The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05
MINNESOTA
Farm and Household.
Hints and SugextlOns.

It is a great mistake to fence off a
farm vegetable garden, and lay it
out in beds which require hand cul-
tune. Make the garden in the open
field, and plant in long rows, wide
enough apart to cultivate with
horse, and the greater part OF the
labor will be saved.
What the horse eats, says Field and
Farm, he can and will digest inside of
four hours; therefore, he should be fed
often and have rich material in his
ston,nrh in small bulk The chances
OF many good racehorse have been
spoiled by starvation. A horse or a
man with an empty stomach can
never put forth his best feats OF
strength, or speed. 1t has taken
trotting horse trainers thirty years
to learn this, but those who win have
learned it.
An old farmer, who had given a
note in payment for a new patent
''rpapcr and binder" came into the
house to pay up. GLOW does she
go:: asked the cashier, as he handled
the bill. "Well, We SEQ, this time last
year sot on the fence with cigar in
my mouth and an umbrella over
me, and watched thirty men reapin'
my field. This year l reaped it my
self, and thirty men sot on the fence
and watched me-"
1t is an excellent plan, the American
Cultivator says, as soon as potatoes
are we'll up to go over the piece and
throw handful of a mixture Of salt
and ashes on each hill. The prepar-
alton is soon washed down into
the ground by rains. 1t repels in
stctS, makes the potatoes fair and
smooth and helps to draw moisture
to the potato during a dry time.
An emulsion of kerosene oil with
milk Inns been highly recommended
as an insrctirile forus in the orchard
and garden: but the New England
Farmer advises caution in applying
it, lp.t it do more harm than good.
The emulsion should be perfect, and
not TOO strong. or it will destroy ten
der plants and the bark of trees.
Some one who Processes to know
declares that, for working purposes
the mule is more economical than the
horse. 1t eats less and will do as
much work. Sickness among mules
is IN rx.rption 1t costs less to keep
them, less to shoe them-for their
ft,.t arc much l,nr.ler than those OF
the ilorst-and they are more patient
than the horse.
I Milking seems to be getting more
AMI more the work of IL specialist says
til. Rural New Yorker Good mixers
on dairy farms are generally sure OF
t,>' best wages. They get more milk
than careless or indifferent hands
would. consequently they represent
SO much cash saved to their employ
ers. Some uian are naturally good
mixers. They have q firm yet gentle
hand and way of eating the cows
best confidence. no man can be a
good mixer until he does get the coy 8
confluence
In enr'iost years we have no great
er pleasure than in manipulating a
heap Of sand; and old age, however
rich in honor and regard, finds the
most satisfying delight ina gardened
country home; it is the nearest 81
Earti. 10 Heaven. We can do moth
ing for children more certain to pro-
cure them happiness than lead them
TO appreciated md cultivate these
simple, natural p1ensnre1. the plant:
ing ~ seeds, the setting ofsiips and
cuttings and observation Of tfeit
Development; these are lessons for the
very young. Later, such higher arts
aus grating, and t:e still more init.
mate co-lnboring with nature which
the originating of new hybrid c-osses
implies constitute most fascinating
recreation and pursuit,