The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

Keep the air of dairy stables as pure a
possible; the cleanest cows. kept in cleal
barns and fed on sound food always give thu
best milk. Accidents may happen in the bes
Kept dairy, but no risks should be taken.
Harness that has been hanging In dusty
corner almost all winter should be resurrect
ed now and made piable again by oiling ant
rubbing. The weak places should be strength
ened and each set put in good condition fol
work In the spring on the oat ground.
There Is an advantage Of using walnut as q
shade tree, and that Is IN addition to securing
more or less nuts to use ID Is freer than the
average from insects. and during the summer
i Wnen good rest Is desired, this is quite an
One part cement and two parts Of coal ashes
T 1sake anexce1lent mixture for garden walks.
II ieft until 1t sets it will become very hard
ana servceabe.
Whenever YOU whitewash, slake stone lime
Wi.h boiling water, and then thin down to
tne desired consistence with skinned milk,
ana 1t will be much more durable.
Don't be afraid of 'burning up" your crop
Dy using too much manure. 1t is myth that
never materializes. The only way to ''burn
mp" crop is by neglecting it. Plenty of ma
ntre and the soil kept loose on the surface
VIII always give good results. Concentrate
your work on small space and aim to leave
lhe SOIL richer after the removal of every
crop.
Wneaever the seed can be sown let white
clover be grown. 1t is more permanent than
the red VARIETY. is harder and more suitable
1or poultry thar. the larger kinds. 1t will
grow on the.awn with other grasses, and
stand OF it can be secured where the red
clover fails. Being short, the hens prefer 1t,
and as it grows rapidly quite supply of it
can be secured from very small plot. 1t is
one OF the most valuable of all green foods for
poultry.
1 suffered from a very severe cold in nv
head for months and used everything recon-.
but could get no relief. Was advised
10 use Ely's Cream Balm. 1t has worked like
magic IN Us cure: am free from my cold after
uslng the Balm one week, and believe 1t is the
best remedy known. Feeling grateful for what
1t has done for me l send this testimonial
Samuel Ws Harris Grocer ls Front
1t is not known by all farmers that sows
may be bred four or five days after dropping
heir young. If not bred promptly, then the
sow will not be in heat until after the
pigs are weaned again, six or eight weeks, as
he case may be. The loss of time makes an
difference in the value of the sum-
ner litter if one be desired. If the breeding
,e delayed so as to bring the pigs later than
August or September, the litter will be scarce
Y worth the cost of wintering.
Six days of labor in the week are as much |
IS body or brain can stand. In those kinds
# business where work is necessary seven
lays in the week. extra help should be en-
'loyed, so that all can have one day in seven
or rest the man whom necessity obliges to
work on Sunday taking his rest on some 9TH
r day in the week. Milkmen deliver milk
even days in the week, and there is always
n farms much work in the care of stock
ecdng, Watering and bedding-that must be
one every day in the week. Where this
york is sufficient to occupy one mans time
Trough the dav, he is entitled to his rest one
ay in seven; but on most farms the chores
nat must necessarily be done every day in
ne week take so little time, that, if each one
oes his or her part, the labor need be oner-
US on none.- Am Cultivator.