The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-01-05
The Flock Mistress.

The Flock Mistress. II 81
Now and then some gallant editor
as if he had found curious piece Of
evidence that women did amount to
something-tells us in glowing terms
Of some lady who has made grand
success at farming, dalrying or cattle
raising We are among those people
who believe that woman can do any
thing she sets out to do and do it we'll
In some branches of agriculture she
seems to be much better suited TO-
achieve success than man does. Dairy
ing is one of these branches; and to-
say the least she is as capable of man.
aging flock of sheep as any man is.
Some years ago we knew woman in
an Eastern state who achieved wealth
by raising sheep and growing wool
She was suddenly left a widow and
was bequeathed farm that nder her
husbands management had been run
down from year to year until the land
was so poor that crow would pretty :
nearly starve to death flying over it
The husband was not good manager,
but was stubborn as mule, and hence
turned a deaf ear to many good piece
of advice that the sensible wife gave
Thrown upon her own resources, and
with the children to provide for,
she concluded to change the whole
manner of conducting the farm. She
proceeded to put considerable of il
into pasture, and she purchased a
large flock Of sheep There was moth
ing but native stock in the neighbor-
hood and she purchased that. But
she proceeded to apply the principles
of science to her breeding operations,
and the result was that by making
careful selection the standard of her
flock was elevated every year. She
soon found that the farm was improv-
ing; the weeds were disappearing; lost.
fertility was returning to the soil, and
the ultimate outcome was that she be-
came wealthy. 1t was refreshing to
see that woman go among her sheep
Every animal had confidence in her;
every animal seemed to love her, and
to be trying to do its best for her.
+ The thought will likely occur, that
this case was one where there was pc
culiar aptitude for. the business, else
this lady never could have picked it
up, without any knowledge of the bus
mess and made such success of it.
But she did not just pick it up and go
on with it in blind ignorance. She
subscribed for several agricultural
papers, and read all that they said
about sheep: she read the sheep books
that were published, and once she told
the writer that she read all of noted
work on sheep between the time She
had finished washing her dishes and
the break of day next morning: She
adopted the course that usually leads
to success, and in her career there are
profitable lessons for some of us to
learn.-Farmers' Voice. t. HE
,',. Farm Notes.
, A straight fence is the most econom-
zeal as regards room and material
The size of a farm has less to do
with success than the manner OF
farming: - .s..,.
The cleaner the stables are kept the
less bedding will be required for the
stock.
One decided advantage in small
farms is that neighbors will be much
closer.
Breeders Of stock often make the
mistake of breeding their stock too
young
Fences should be Of character t.,
suit the purposes for which they are
intended.
One cause of abortion among cows
is often the driving them through mar
row gateways.
Let every kind of food be fed In the.
manner that will give the best and
largest returns. 25a 81 Z
Home Hints:
When washing red tablecloths and
napkins put little borax in the water.
They will clean easily and will not
fade I'D
Fresh rolls may be kept on hand by
putting in a refrigerator some Of the.
fresh sponge and letting it rise when.
needed. s
When ammonia is used to remove
stains on colored fabrics if the color
is dulled little weak oxalic acid viii
restore it.
An old-country drink used for
hoarseness and roughness. of the throat
is blackberry juice diluted with boil
ing water. Il.
tits said that a gargle of hot salted
water repeated frequently viii cure.
almost any sore throat that is, not Of a.
diphtheritic nature.
A plaster Of salt and molasses, apA
piled hot on retiring is one Of the best.
remedies known for: sprains, wounds,
etc, particularl where such are at
tended by Inflammation
For piece of dried beef weighing
two pounds allow two hours steady
+ boiling. Remove from the fire and al
low the beef to stand in the water UNI
til cold. This beet, cut in thin slices.
will be found very nice for lunchson
or light suppers