Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-06-30
THE HOME AND FARM.

not be in any danger from scorching.
If a dish gets burnt in using, do not
scrape it, put a little water and ashes
in it and let il get warm. 1t will come
off nicely.
If you wish the pigs to mature early
feed the SOW well while they are with
her. A good start will carry them well
toward a good finish.
According 10 the Medical Record cas-
tor oil has not failed in any case to re-
move warts to which it was applied
once a day for two to six weeks.
That was a sensible and suggestive
remark Of the man who said what he
liked most to see growing on the farm
was a family Of healthy, happy child
rem. ! ~lt'
Kerosene will make a tin kettle as
bright as now Wet a flannel cloth
and rub with it. Kerosene will also
remove stains and dirt from vanished
furniture.
Cows should not be allowed to drink
from ponds and pools stagnant water
will not only make the milk impure,
but will endanger the health of those
who drink it.
Never hitch a colt 80 that it can break
loose, even if you have 70 use a log
chain. If he once learns that he can
get away when tied he will never be
safe afterward.
Almost any mar with a sharp knife
or saw can trim a tree better than a
COW can ; some men seem to prefer to
turn the COWS into the orchard and let
them do the work.
Every time you stick in the mud
when hauling q load of porduce to
market, let it be q reminder to do oil
that is in your individual power for the
permanent improvement of the roads.
1t 10 reported that corn and oats DO
tatoes, peas, rice and tobacco are in
cluded in the increased acreage for the
Southern States, and more attention
will be given to the raising of hogs and
0a'i az Fi{li1. -.[t
DR. Hutchin son recommends for the
treatment of bleeding ut the nose the
plunging of the feet and hands of the
patient in water as hot as can be borne.
He says that the most rebellious cases
have never resisted this mode of treat
ment.
Statistics show that 90, 1902 acres in
the United States are devoted to the
growing of tomatoes upon truck farms
and among those who grow them for
the canning factories, besides the guam
tity grown in market gardens and FAM
lily gardens.
One OF the revelations of the census
is that the nursery and floral interests
OF this country make use of 40, 900
acres of land and employ a capital es-
timated at $42, OOO, 200. At no former
era Of the Republic would the census
show such a result as this.
There is not much difference between
the cost of the food needed to produce
aPound of butter and thatrequired for
pound of beef. Then if the beef cat
tie must be housed and cared for the
same as the dairy cattle, there is, of
course, the best profit in butter produc-
ton. -"
Give horses water before feeding. In
France some worthless horses were kill
cd for dissection ON purpose to deter
mine the effect of giving water imme-
diately after eating, and some of the
grain was found undigested in the in
testines beyond the stomach, and it had
caused inflammation OF the mucous
membrane.
II hay isto be sold from the farm it
should be'of the quality to bring the
highest price. This is timothy, free
from weeds, cut just before it gets into
bloom, and cured in the cock with little
exposure to sunlight. In some markets
horsemen like timothy cut after it has
formed seed. But such cutting is hard
er upon the land, not alone because the
delay makes time for seed to form, but
because the seeding weakens the plant
and lessons next years growth.
It'is.a drain upon every farm to carry
stock;that does not pay. If for human.
itarian feelings any one'wishes to keep
an old horse, cow or OK. that has been
a faithful servant; II isapil right, but
the expense ought.n the charged to the
farm: The keeping Of scrub COWS that
produce little milk and of low qualify
is one of the hea West drains that a
be laid upon a farm. 1t in reality be.
comes an expensive mode Of transform
ing hay and fodder into manure. So
long as r must be given to animals
let II be bestowed in such a manner, or
rather upon such animals as will give
some returns for the labor, and only
good animals will do that.
II the farmer, himself were obliged
to provide materials, and variety for
three meals per day for the family. in
GLIDING hired help and visitors, he
would appreciate the garden more than
he does, In one sense probably the
farmer thinks he is a good provider.
There is abundance but the variety is
not there. 1t is not fair that residents