The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-13
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
A box stall for horse comfort.

"A box stall for horse comfort.
Make good us, of these short
days.
The sexes can be distinguished in
ducks by noticing that duck quacks
in loud, coarse voice. while drake
has sharp thin, peeping voice.
The Arab compels his horse to
feed from the ground in order to main
tain the curve of the backbone. This
is the natural way of feeding, and il
is an argument for low managers.
Tho growing animal intended for
beef, requires Il little exercise daily to
promote muscle and strength of con-
stitution; but when ripe, only so much
as to be able to walk to market. M
J. Witness.
feeding red pepper TO laying hens
is not beneficial unless given very
moderately, and not oftener than
three times week. 1t acts rs q tenn
porary stimulant. but if given continue
ally causes injurious effects. Indian
apolis Journal.
The cause of farms running down
or wearing out is to practically farm
er very readily seen. FIRST. no land
can be continuously farmed and all
it produces taken off unless as much is
returned.
The cheapest and most profitable
meat is made on young hogs. gradual-
ly increasing in size until the matur-
ing period sets in, when the increase
of cost is rapid for each pound made,
and wheat middlings is the best single
food. Home md Farm.
There are fourteen thousand acres
of vineyard along the Hudson river
valley. and the average yield is four
tons to the acre. A three cents per
pound this means $40 per acre to the
grower. Some grow larger crops
than this average, and realize $500 per
acre in sales.
-Gingerbread: Fur tablespoons
fuls cold water and fill tho cup with
molasses. one teaspoonful soda in two
tablespoonfuls boiling water. one-half
teaspoonful ginger, two cups flour and
a pinch Of salt, one tablespoonful
melted butter stirred in as fast as pos
sible at the very last; bake in hot oven
as quick as you can. Good Cheer.
-ureen wood Is easier chopped
than dry wood. But tho forehand ed
man will chop the green wood while
it is green and have it seasoned after
ward. Stove wood seasons rapidly
when it is in dry, airy place.
Though the wood must be burned as
cut it is the more economical to
choose the dry wood. The extra
labor required for its cutting will be
more than well paid for by the
greater heat from its combustion. not
to speak of the time lost in getting
green wood to burn. = Chicago Times.
In any apiary located in public
place where mary persons visit it as
sight seers. 1t pays to keep hive or
two in proper condition for rapid
and easy manipulation, that the
queen may be exhibited readily, the
brood and drones, workers pointed
out, etc. Oae or two hives can be
made to pay in this way in a large
apiary. Use them to draw brood
from. using the purest stock in the
apiary for the purpose. as we like to
''show' our best stock. and such bees
make the bert nuclei and work well
anywhere. -F'armer and Manufacture
er.
Before any farmer leaves his COM
Portable Northern home and the.
friends and associates of life time.
thinking to find u better spot South or
West, let him take his wife and make
a trip to the land OF promise and look
the country over before selling out,
a woman's intuition and judgment at
sight is more generally correct and re-
liable than that OF man. A move
which means the breaking of family
ties, and the making of new set Of
acquainlances in u strange section,
should not be made without the
gravest deliberalon --St, Pau Pio-
neer-Prsss