The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-13

Cold Water for Animals-Foot Rot in
Sheep-The Fruit Cure-Painring
Upon Glass-Orange Salad.

Cold Water for Animals-Foot Rot in
sheep-The Fruit Cure-Painting
Upon Glsss-Orange Salad.
1t is said salye of equal parts of tar,
tailow and salt, will cure the worst case
of felOn.
Rats and mice have as great an aver
sion to the odor of chloride of lime as
humans.
A little -four shaken on your creased
cake pan is better preventative of stick
ing than paper.
For large raspberries or blackberries,
head back severely, cutting out super
hous canes and mulch.
Poultry may be made the most profit
able branch OF farming and ought to en-
gage considerable OF the attention of every
farmer.
As the potato beetle is now busily at
work it should be the aim to use paris
green as soon as they appear on potato
vines, in order to destroy as many OF the
beetles as possible Every one that is
destroyed lessons the number another
year.
The best remedy for field-mice is to
encourage the owls. For fear of damage
to pigeons and poultry the owl is some
times driven off when it appears. It's
natural food is field mice, and it will
never disturb birds as long as the mice
can be had.
The hens will soon begin to molt, and
will lay but few eggs during the process,
which requires about three months. Old
hens and early pullets begin to mott ear
lier than the late puliets, but all OF them
should have their new feathers complete
before November.
One of the best garden implements is
the rake. If used frequently on the
Young weeds it saves hoeing later in the
season. By raking between the rows OF
plants once or twice week but little
labor will be required, while much bene-
fit will be impaired to the crops.
An open well will soon be the resort OF
toads at this season, and If covered the
work of so doing cannot be done too care
fully. The curbing of the we'll should be
laid in cement; and extend two teet
above the top of the ground, upon which
heavy boards should be fastened if a
pump is used.
1t is just as proper to keep rich milk
separate from that of inferior quality and
secure fOr it the extra price as it is TO as
sort other articles on the farm. Ii dairy.
men would make it point to sell milk OF
the best quality only they could secure
class OF customers who would not object
paving an extra price for it.
When the time arrives for cutting the
corn in the field it should be stored in
the barn as SOON as we'll cured. Leaving
it stacked in the field invites waste and
deterioration of quality. Ii there is in
sufficient room in the barn provide q
cheap shelter. Exposure destroys one
half OF the value OF the crop.
1t is more difficult to procure fresh eggt
III summer than in winter in the market
During summer many eggs found In out
Of-the-way nests are added to those Ii
the basket, with the chances in favor o.
q portion of them being stale, while IL
winter the hens are confined to yards
and Law in the poultry house.
When the pigs from the oldsow fail te
grow as fast as their companions iron
Young sows it is an unmistakable lndlca
ton that the old mother is failing anc
should be sent to the pork barrel. while
the old SOW is doing well don't discaro
her unless there is a certainty that sht
can be replaced with something better.
Orange Salid.-This is delicious salad
and easily made Peel two or three
sweet, Juicy oranges and cut up the quar-
ters in nice mouthfuls, remos ing al
seeds. Serve with half dozen bits o
orange in nest OF three or four leaves
| lettuce. and pour mayonnaise sauce Owe
each nest. A similar sauce OF apples cal
he made when the apples aie very ripe
juicy and sour.
Gold water from some wells is too coo
tn he given to animals. Especially IL
very warm weather it is judiclous t
draw the water long enough in advanc'
to allow it's chill to be removed before tn
animals drink it, especially if they ar
| fatigued. A handful of fine corn mea
stirred into bucketful of water Will o
acceptable, and prevent injury to exces
sive drinking of cold water.
For Foot Rot in Sheep.-A Vernon
fock-master of much experience say
that the best method of doctorlng sbee
for foot-rot is to wet the feet OF ever
sheen in the flock, sound or lame. thol
ouehly with kerosene oil, and pu
what sulphur you can take in the thum
and finger between the hoofs OF each 100
Keen them in dry place for twelv
hours. Repeat this operation IL aool
two weeks, and you Will nave no nnoi
trouble.
i Mr.. John Gould, of Ohio, thinks ths
the sooner the dairymen get out OF "a
"rut,' that milk is all alike, pound Il
nonnd. or that there is such thing
special cheese COW, the sooner tl
dairy business will be put upon payir
basis While the butter performances
cows are published broadcast, the ylelt
of these special cheese COWS are notab
w;thheld. The weight OF milk daily
yaunted abroad, but the pounas o. cllee1
!. it made, is consp:cuously absent, slinp
because it isn't there In great amour
; The butter yield of standard miik Is
: test of its cheese-maKlng quality.
Painting Upon Glass.-The best al
nrettiest way to ornament windows Is
p pn"rave scenes or figures on the glas
q The method of doing this is begun
0 having the glass fat, and giving IL q 90
: of brunswick black. Wnen diy, sc:al
on picture With needle nxec II
q handle of wood or cork Iu' IN , 81
' ON flouric acid. When 1t is on ior nall n.:
e hour, pour back into the rubber ,ho pJs' bIs
for future use. Then wash Oh tle pa
with turpentine. Very enectlse W.
8 can be produced by gliding on u .ne e's 9
D ~oraved ora side OF the glass; which IS 90
9 Rv thoroughly cleaning it, licking WI WI