The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
for It, there IS a positive loss. ar.
mers Voice.
Value of Drains,

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Value Of Drains.
s The Hon. James Wilson Of Iowa
says: Drained lands resist the inau-s
ence of droughts while wet lands will
bake and crack when vegetation stops
growing. / cannot think Of any way
to invest money whore it will bring
better interest than by reclaimings
the lands on the farm that are too
wet to grow the best grasses or too
damp to grow corn. 1t has long been
a matter for surprise to me that our
railroad companies do not lay tile
drains through every cut in the state
on each side of thei4, tracks four
feet below the surface; they would
have better road beds in wet times in
such places; and if they would tile
drain the faces Of the banks through
the, cuts they would prevent land
slides With regard to our pu bile
roads, most Of the trouble comes from
want of tile draining to keep the
dumps dry. It would pay our railroad
companies to make the lowest rate
possible on tiles for drains; every rod
laid makes more traffic, and, I firmly
believe, complete draining of the
state would result in the addition of
more than one-fourth to the produc-
tive power Of the soils Of Iowa, The
farmers require from tilemakers
sound material that will last, and so
made that it can be laid in close fit
ting condition. GOOD tile, we'll laid,
loo
had experience with stone and wood,
and mole ditches.. and would not put
money into anything but good, we'll
burned tile. The farmer should study
the laying of tile himself and see
that every one is laid properly, De-
fective engineering is bad enough,
but if tiles are not we'll laid the work
must be done over again. Our soils
vary from a stiff clay to quick-sand,
and each must be carefully studied
Much tile laid in our sandy soils have
filled up because they were not prop
ecly laid. Tiles do not set close
enough together to keep out the sand
in all soils, and this requires the
consideration of the convention
Where the tiles are laid through sand
veins the bottom may need boarding
or tagging, and the tiles Gaping at
the joints, and even cementing for
short distances may be necessary.
Journal Of Agriculture.
Home Hints.
Oil door latches and locks OCCASION
ally.
Milk that stands too long makes
bitter butter.
When putting away saucepans,
pots and boilers, do not put the lids
on closely, or they will retain the
heavy odor Of cookery.
A great deal of unpleasant odor
from boiling vegetables may be
avoided by putting a bit of bread
into the water with the vegetables.
After the juice has been squeezed
from lemons the peels may be utilized
for cleansing brass. Dip them in
common salt and scour with dry
brick-dust.
Scratches on furniture may be re-
moved by rubbing with wollen rag
O1PpCu LII UOllCu 1luSccu OIL. he
vanishing may then be done with
shellac dissolved in alcohol.
A meat safe will pay for itself in
the saving Of nice odds and ends. It
can be made at home; three shelves,
either mounted on legs or hanging,
and inclosed in wire gauze. The
front may be made Of a window
screen on hinges, with a button tc
keep it closed,
Ordinary cloth may be made water:
proof by the following treatment
Put half pound of sugar of lead and
half pound of alum in pail of soft
water; STIR this at intervals until il
becomes clear, then pour it off into
another pail, put the cloth Or gar.
ment into it and let it stand an entire
| twenty hours. Then hang
up to dry without wringing.