The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-26
The Farm Workshop.

The Farm Workshop.
! Written for The Republic.
A workshop of some sort Is an imperative
necessity to the modern farmer, who must
also. II he would succeed. have some me
| farm work is done nowadays by means Of
machinery. more or less complicated and
liable to accident. that where a man is
and carpenter of the nearest town for his
repairs he adds very largely to the debit
side Of his accounts: II. however. he has
Ing, screwing and gluing. there will be
great saying of time and expense every
season.
The ideal farm workshop should contain
a forge and anvil for metal, as well as
arrangements for. woodworking: also full
sets Of blaeksmith,s. earpe snt slazier ,g..
ply of materials used in these trades. But
all these appointments and conveniences
farmer, and many a lack in tools and ma
terials may be made up by ingenuity and
perseverance In overcoming difficulties. The
shed or summer kitchen. or it may be a
separate building. In any case it should
be well lighted. with some arrangement fof
for tools, and a solid. well placed carpen-
ter's bench. Its furnishing may also in
clude some plain. strong chairs or seats
not only be greatly appreciated by the boys
when there are traps and chicken coops to
be made, gates and carts to be %refitted.
windows glazed and the various devices of
q boys ambitions and ingenuity worked
out, but it. will be scarcely less than q
blessing to the tidy h~ousekeeper. who would
otherwise, on many cold and stormy days
in winter. ave to submit to having her
kitchen numbered and muddied by various
Jobs Of tinkering and nlending very neces-
to the family.
The warm workshop in winter will pro-
vide a comfortable resort for the farm
his working clothes to consult his friends
upon various subjects of farm economy, or
manufacture or repair Of some farm or
household implement. The shop WILL be
free from the conventions Of the sitting
room and sociability can be carried On
to the buzz Of the saw and the tap Of the
hammer In that perfect freedom and ease
which city men find at their clubs and
BY all means. from the standpoints of
utility. economy. comfort and enjoyment,
let every farm have its shop: large: and
owner has abundant means: smaller and
ruder. built by himself and his boys at
odd moments. II there is not money to
for winter by banking with earth
around the foundations. with weather
stove, that can be replaced In the. house
a better one. or that can be obtained
from q hardware merchant for
h very SAiahk oohi. ~ oitAAo AuAl- " !. "a |
as well as to promote mechanical skill and
habits of self-dependence NJ. f. NJ.
Cattle Distemper.
Experiment Station. Manhattan, Eas., |
Dec. within the past TWO years focca- |
sional reports have come to this depart.
what appears to be a contagious disease
Of cattle that in some respects resembles
lump Jaw. During the past few months
these reports have been more frequent. In /
shows the disease to be entire
ly different from true lump jaw TIL
most important differences to be noticed
an ordinary observer are as follows:
In cattle distemper the swelling comes on
suddenly and. always in the region of the
thrn ;rn and .1 appeaf ,sw sc De Emo more .,s CONTAGIOUS 9an
on slowly and usually attacks the
of the face or jaws. and the lump
Il he tS Sone Il, npR moss cases to nave Cattle sfowa ais assa to
attacks young animals most frequently. put
may attack cattle Of any age. The first
iced il a swelling of the throat. especially
he glands in this region. This swelling
appears quite suddenly. often within twen-
8 preceded by a slight discharge from the
yes and nose. and is associated Wit q
ie so (, the hsrs temperature apsratu Of the animal
progresses the swellings increase in size
md an abscess containing a rather thick,
or three of these Assesses vii form
bout the throat. on the side of the. head
IT along the jaw. These sWellings do lot
fleet the bone. but occur in the loose is
Iue and glands. II left alone the abscssses
xin break and discharge pus. but do not
zeal readily, often remaining open and
unning for some time.
Treatment-The disease appears to be con-
agious, but so far experiments do not show
n what way. 1t is not highly contagious.
Injected animals. should be isolated from
healthy, and not allowed to eat or
from q common receptacle In the
'ariy stases. Il the swelling Is thoroughly
nent It win usually scatter the swelling
Q no abscess will form. a IMMINENT com
.ossd g, e9usi parts 81 sG tut annces sn ~ kern ss0n
amphcr is dissolved in half q pint Of tur-
dded The iiniment is improved. This should
. rubbed on twice daily until the skin be-
ins to get sore. After pus b formed the
bscess should be- opened freely washed
ut with warm water and 4 strong solu- !
OF blu vitriol ~(sulphate Of copperl. q
lhleSpoon1ul dissolved In one-1alf pint OF
Iater. This can be infected once daily for /
or three days Pure tincture Of iodine /
A~pA - ~nnvnn raaa. Vnssf<fa~ . 4-Ault ~