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THE FAlttl EMS' ALLIANCE, LINCOLN, NEW. THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1801.
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1JE FAKM AND HOME.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE DRAFT
OF FARM WAGONS.
; Will Ba Good Thlag; for Every Farmer
ta BVJ THfm PolaU la Mind
Vsriova KotM Haasrhold
I Hint, for the Dajr.
( Pratt at Wagons.
Prof. Sanbornf pi the Utah agricult
ural experiment station, has made
some interesting tests by means of the
dj namonx.ter, from which the follow
itj conclusions have been reached ro-
gai-ding the draft of wagons: 1. When
tha loud wan nl.if (vl nror iha Mnd
heels it drew 10 per cent easier than
when it was placed orer the front
wheels. 2. The hind wheel 23.3
per cent orer an obstacle three inches
Lifiwjr than the front wheels. This
,was whon attachment of the force was
directly applied to each set of wheels.
3. The hind wheels when drawn over
an obstacle with the usual hitch drew
only 1.2 per cent ea4er than the fore
wheels. 4. When the ends of the
wagon were reversed and the draft was
applied directly to the hind wheels
it drew jr,r sly 5 per cent easier. 5.
The inc ' J the reach towards the
front w .s, as now put in, causes the
wagon to draw harder than it should.
S. Lowering the reach or the point of
application of force on the hind
wheels materially decreases the draft;
therefore the reach should run hori
zontally or on an upward incline from
the rear of the front wheels. 7. High
er front wheel will reduce draft. 8.
The change of the angle of draft as
applied from the end of the polo varied
.the Hraft very markedly, and the rela-
tlon of the draft of the front to the
rear wheels. 9. A long hitch or such
a hitch as occurs when lead horses are
used, increases draft on account of the
angle of the hitch. 10. Loose, burrs
,with one-half or more inches play
.lessen the draft of the load by 4.& per
cent 11. Little difference was found
!beneath the draft of throe wagons. 12.
Draft varied with the varieties of
grease used from nothing to 17 per
cent, lard proving the best or practic
ally the same as u manufactured axle
grease and but a little bolter than
,cylinder oil. 13. The draft of varying
,roads and condition of roads varied
iVery markedly, being between the best
and the poorest classes of local roads
nearly 300 per cent in difference. In
.iVi (a tt al rtrttt Viam Iia Vniof had iVtd
't poorest roads were available, or only
such as are found in country towns.
14. There is a decided opportunity for
tmnnAvnmAnt In ntilt ... minj
Hlorobei In Acrleultore.
The somewhat recent discovery and
demonstration that the fertility of the
soil is due to the presence in it of liv
ing germs or creatures, and that they
are active only when there are due
proportions of certain vegetable and
mineral substances, goes far toward
the solution of problems in agricultural
I jpryice for which there has been hore
totie no sufficient one. Why old
gardens should be manure-sick after
years of cultivation; why land should
become clover-sick, dandelion-sick,
plaintain-slck, buil-thlstle-sick, and
sick of everything too long grown up
on it, has never been so nearly clearly
understood as now. It appears as if
the work of preparing food for each
"." separate plant was committed to one
'form of these microscopic creatures,
and that for success In this work there
must be certain essential mineral and
vegetable elements; and, just as certain
Microbes which produce scarlet fever,
whooping cough, and other germ
diseases require a special medium
to develop and work in, and after
that the medium becomes to them
sterilized, so the soil is sterile for a
dandelion, bull thistle, etc., etc., but
subsequently recovers. As for manure-
sick, it is simply the excess of vegeta
ble matter and perhaps nitrogen, with
a deficiency of the proper mineral sub
stances that prevents the successful
efforts of the Httle creatures to pre
pare the choice food for delicate veg
etable organization. That is, the
manure-sick gardens often produce the
hardier and coascr vegetables, but
. foil with the others. But if lands may
become sterile from an excess of ma
nure, they may as well from an excess
of any of the essential mineral sub-
: stances, and for a good illustration of
the latter, I quote the fact that some
cotton lands of the South Jiave been
Tendered almost wholly barren by too
.hberal and too long-continued applica
tion of guano and other potash and
phosphate fertilizers. Country Gen
tleman. -
j Arorn Hog.
There seems to be a General misun
derstanding among hog producers as
to the quality of an acorn hog, and
many a shipper has thought himself
robbed when shipping acorn hogs that
had been put on grain for a momn or
two on finding that he was paid the
price of soft hogs when he thought he
ought to get the market price of hard.
! The fucts of the rase are simply
these: you cannot make hard pork
out of n hog tliat has been fod on
acorns without you allow him to got
j i-oor before you feed grain. The roa
x Son ot this is tbnt any fat that is put
on by scorns will (hi always soft, and
the grain fat will be underneath it and
entirely separate. The soft fut of the
acorns will clam the hngt as soft.
TUersj Is no mmy la fasting acorns
to hog, as soft hog are always hard
to soil and brlnif a very low prict.
j (wl Locail !- I'imI.
j We know soma Urge furimtr who
'ittllU waste corners of thvir farms by
planting lix-it.l trv.- in ihtuu, to ho
nil evry fw )rvs whun l.irys enough
fur fnc HMia, After aniH st'ltlug, a
lmi jrtivc renew ts, prtttittntf
rrs llly if rut in fall or tur, and the
tie sprout ftmsinf a sjumtw mpitt
trit than a yining ti dihiSJ Uu.
Th tojw rv!u uf IS Irws sn.
fur fui'l, and a liut pint of !
than an. ik'h tuu la f I 4 I. t e
um'erUl tfl as final prtlit for ll
lUr rv-(ulr4 at tin any .rm rroi-.
It at Imut a r?li il Urin pr.
It. lUu a any tar unit Htiht tr) Uh
advantft
j h llMM M taWnWa,
t It is ao-vWi si4 Uist anllssry
n B-nif U "rlN as mu U n iv
guAtM." Thl U n4 the fwt aa4
Oi.iw hJ wm l.'i hi timro iB Itit
td' Sf- tr l t itl itwl. tits
ra-a fua I f tlitimnsiw ftts am at
l.'vs Vil.at fa it 1ht h lilnl. if
W tw-ilk A'tMoU'sv V Hi vuut Un4
kt U 'iU H W k J sflutjr
feed. Tlicn. too, the heaps of guano
are deposits of bird dung that has lain
for centuries without rain, and in that
time has enormously concentrated iu
valuable properties. Composting hep
manure, with enough phosphate to sup
ply this deficiency would make i more
like guano in supplying quickly avail
able fertility.
liaising Turkey.
Get a good breed to start with; It
costs no more to raise a turkey that
will bring the best price than to raise
one that sells low. Generally it Is best
to arrange to hatch out, early. Keep
them growing so that they will be
ready to market early in the falL
Where one has a comfortable home and
the turkeys are gentle enough, it will
pay to hatch late turkeys and keep
them uutil after the middle of winter,
but with the average treatment given
they ought to be ready to market be
fore severe cold weather sets In.
Turkey hens ?eem to delight in steal,
ing their nests out, and roust be
watched, or many of their eggs will be
lost. A barrel or box laid on one side
with a little straw in it and a few
pieces of brush thrown over it or a few
Imards set up in a corner of the fence
with a little straw or brush will often
tempt them to make a nest there, and
the eggs can bo much more readily
found than if they are allowed to hunt
a place for nests among weeds or
brush. S;t the first layings under a
common hen. Generally turkey bens
are poor mothers and will tramp with
their young through the wet weeds and
grass without mercy.
Cold and dampness are death to
young turkeys. They must bo kept
comfortable and dry, penning up at
night and on rainy dnys so as to make
sure of keeping them dry.
At first the young turkey needs to be
fed often. They are hearty eaters and
need feeding to get a good start to
grow. Feed at regular intervals and
give them all that they will eat up
clean and no more. l'oultry never
should have any food left over.
Malciujc Koap.
A valuable recipe that I gave some
years ago for making soap is asked for
by an old subscriber, and as so many
new ones have come to us, I know they
will like to try It also.
Take one cun of concentrated potash
to four pounds of good, clour grease.
I bought beef tallow for the purpose,
as I had no accumulation of fat, as
some do who use a great deal of pork.
If you have that kind ot grease, it
must carefully be tried out and strained.
Dissolve the potash in two gallons of
lukewarm water. Melt the grease and
let it get lukewarm; then turn the dis
solved potash into the grease, being
careful not to lean over it, as very
strong fumes arise from it, and remem
ber the potash must be poured into the
grease. No boiling is uooerfsary. Stir
thoroughly for fifteen minutes, away
from the stove.
Line a shallow, wooden box with old
muslin, and pour the mixture into it;
set in a warm place and cover tight;
throw a heavy piece of carpet over it.
Let it stand four days, when you can
cut it into cakes and set away to dry.
If a perfume is desired, an ounce of
any favorite odor will make it quite
nice enough for toilet use. We used
it to the exclusion of any other soap
for a long time, both for toilet and
kitchen use. "
Amos? tka Poultry.
Fowls will eat a large quantity of
clover.
Feed young fowls liberally while
growing.
Copperas is a good medicine to keep
on hand for the poultry.
Tobacco stems are good to scatter
about the nests.
Hens will eat the parings of any
kind of vegetables if cooked.
From one bushel of corn a hen will
produce 10 dozen eggs, worth at least
$1.
When it is possible the nests should
bo placed iu a separate place from the
roosts.
One great advantage with tho Incu
bator is that the hutching is under
control.
Feeding tho ducks too much corn
and getting them too fat will kocp them
from laying.
Hons will- keep in better health if
they are obliged to scratch for a part
of a living.
Three kinds of food are essential ts
poultry, grain, green food and aalmal
food of some kind.
Copperas dissolved In water is
good as well as a cheap tonio for
poultry of all kinds. -
One advantage in keeping a good
breed of fowls is that generally they
will receive bettor caro.
Hlata to HoitMSaepen.
Cow tails bleached and made into
taasels are now used on the leoplngs oi
heavy portieres.
. The skin of a boiled egg is the best
remedy for a boil. Carefully peel it,
wet. and apply to the boll; It draws
out the matter and relieves soreness.
Large perforated and small, plain
wooden spoons are needed In dessert
making. On no account should butter
be creamed, fruit Juices moasured, u
cream beaten with an iron spoon,
Bathing the nose with water in
which thore has beeu put a few drop
of ramphor is said to whiten it. !ut
as mine of the nose usually results
from stomach trouido, it would be wise
to search for the cause and get rid of
It U'fore you apply external remedies.
The strained juice ot a bakt of
lTrl ftdilttl to a quart of whipped
ctvitm niiik-s a delicious syllabub or
since for ai rice or any oher
delicate cold pudding. Then there r
straw Wry nioui. sponge and a
tarlety ot dUUca ihul requlro only a
litki'l of bnrrlpa,
JUurttlf !a in the fc hn len eurl
by sitt) iutf a nnt planter tn th
riUi. lot neuralgia la the head,
apply tht p!n(ir ! il lm It ot the
ntKk. T ren fr this la thai
tnutUrd l said Ut Iimm K the aarvtM the
luoment It In'.Mih to drf or burn, ami
tnUiwf ti.it im tuut be pUe4 Id
Ih mtsit c'iitrv, t dln-tly er U
Sitc tir It atll Utucft lh a flitted
aerta kwl ruUkl.y,
-,U (ovUent a.ullro!ahtaeep
tie bftW whlu siol s'Mtt'lH after the
mi mWI uiL'l,'uif I'U b cHiv
to iliw all tfM fca.iwr l
rr'- kJ vtr a a4 wtr, It U a
iah plan ta Wt a Mils of It pro
pr4 an I standing In ihi kU hi
clwvt Wh tl ltd flrl thr
o',"jf U arui asler, wijie then dry,
Kh4 rtatM lhurvHis')!y t Iha mUlur,
11 satM riariM Is fod 4 lt
wi tUioe livia t.e hals,
BASHFUL BRIDEGROOMS.
Man Whose Nervousness Causa
Them to Make Blunders at tha
Altar.
Ministers declare that in nine cases
out of ten brides are much more 6e!f
pesses'sed than are bridegrooms when
the marriage ceremony is being per
formed. A ehy, molest-looking little creat
cre robed in white will stand perfectly
erect, looking the minister calmly and
squarely in the eye without for an in
stant losing her self-poise, while the
big, blunt six-footer of a bridegroom
by her side is pale and nervous and
trembling. His fingers are likely to
. witch nervounly, and he may even
hitch at his t rouse r legs or twist a
ceraer of his coat skirt.
I was once "best man" to ft stal
wart, middle-aged bridegroom, noted
for his cournje and feats of daring,
saya a writer in tho Philadelphia Call,
and when the time came for us to go
down stairs to meet the bride and her
attendants, he nearly had a fit, and
he looked like a walking corpse all
through the ceremony. "I had to
keep saying, "Brace up old boy," and
"Come, come, you've got togodown,"
to get him started At all. and at the
door he was idiotic enough to clutch
at me and say: -
"Say, Fred how would it do to
have Mary and the preacher slip in
here and have it all over with before
we go down nt all? I can't go through
it before all that crowd."
"Idiot," I said briefly and pointed
ly enough to leave no doubt us to my
meaning, "Mary won't come in here,
and you will go down this instant."
He got through at last without
doing or saying anything ridiculous,
in which respect lio was luckier than
another stalwart bridegroom of my
aeequaintnnce who wns so dazed and
overcome that lie held out one of his
own fingers for the rina when the min
ister said: "With this ring I thee
wed."
Another bridegroom I know lost his
head to such a degree that when it
came time for him to say "i, Horace,
take thee, Annie, to be tnj' lawful wed
ded wife," lie said, in an unnatural')
loud tone, "I, Annie, take thee, Hor
ace, to be my lawful wedded wife,"
and when the time came for him to
introduce his bride to some of his
friends who had not yet seen her, he
did it by, saying awkwardly, "Ah, er
Miss Carter, this is my wife, Miss
Barton, calling her by her maiden
name.
Few men say "my wife" easily and
naturally the first time they use the
word in public.
A funny case was that of a badly
rattled bridegroom who stared blank
ly At the minister until asked if he
took- "this woman to be Iris lawful
wedded wife'" when he started sud
denly and hastily, and said, in the
blundest manner:
"Ah! beg pardon, were you speaking
tome?"
A village meacher said that he
once married a rural couple at the
home of the bride's parents in the
presence of a large company of invit
ed guests. The bridegroom was a big,
bony, red-faced young fellow, who
looked as though he could have felled
an ox with his fist; but he shivered
and turned pale at the beginning ot
the ceremony, and at its close fell
down in a dead faint, to the manifest
annoyance of his bride, who had been
as cool as a cucumber. St. Louis
Giobe-Demociat,
The First Transatlantic Steamer.
The first steamer to cross tho At
lantic was an American vessel named
the Savannah, and the voyage wan
made in 1819. The Savannah Mas
built in New York, and was of 300
tons burden, with a fuel capacity of
seventy-five tons of coal and twenty
five cords of wood a very large
quantity considering her tonnage. She
was advertised to take passengers,
but no one was willing to go in so
novel a craft. She cleared from New
York on May 25 and on June 20 came
to anchor off Liverpool, where she
created an immense sensation, the
impression at first sight, from the
smoke pouring from her funnel, being
that she was on fire. Her engines
were used during but fourteen days of
the voyage, as, when the wind wns
favorable, she proceeded under sail.
The vessel visited several seaports in
France, Germany, Sweden and Russia,
and returned to America in thefollow
ihg year. St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Cumulative Story.
Notes and Queries tells the follow
ing from the Persian: A hunter finds
some honey in the fissure ot a rock,
fills a jar with ir, and takes it to a
grocer. While it is being weighed a
drop falls on the ground is swallowed
up by t he grocer's weazel. Thereupon
(he huntsman's dog rushed upon the
weazel and kills it. The grocer throws
a stone At the dog and kilis him.
The hunt m tin draws his sword and
cuts off the grocer's arm, alter whit h
he is cut down bv the infuriated mob
of the luuar. The governor of the
town informed of the fact sent mes
engers to arrest the murders. When
Vie crowd resisted, troos were sent
In tho wens ot the couilu t, whereupon
the townspeople inued themselves up
in the riot, wiiuh lasted three days
and three lights, with the result that
7o.lMM m. it wrre slain. All this
through a drop of honey,
Waterloo Veterans,
If Gen. Whit bote Is really the only
survivor of the glorious lnth ot June,
K'uiitntd has Wen badly beaten in the
m:ter of longevity by her allies as
w!l h by tier adversaries. Friiixs
still ho! cf at leant a dtueii heroes
ot !) Old Guard. Germany fount
about Isk th it ttuiubar ot Waterloo
Uretn. Ihe idet of them beiuij r
puled lu I 1 17 )r old, and IWIgi-
um lnMt at ktt ! atthi r (d
1st , ll lotxti rrttttM !! of thni
Iwinj I Imvtlw Uvorij it j.iiu,, al.o
tiHik rt ut l trm ballta, formed
a pari vf the nu trd t( iiunur Mt U
niinitKt IsrttpoM . nr lelvr,
and t a, at sea OI to i, ill balje
iOi t:.L h'V lli tin iil '.utir"it
tor nail ii ',; t t i hi let IMh ).
(lnlUnd alo viannit ! ur itnrs, Ids
m4)ruy -mhht MMiejririttt, an-
ail f Kpl lwa rllti 1st lutfv'l tr
r 1 1 ut in es, N ii V o r t'i ! I i , a.
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The strongest proofs of the Excellency of our machines are given by
our competitors. They all imitate us.
WE MADE THE FIRST STEEL FRAME HARVESTER HI THE WORLD.
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irahla oiidi and iiwl bolt.. All li bt part, of ths be.t insliesble Iron. No alr In 'rout brki.i. Kxtrat for worn out pru can ha proeurad In arerjr oountf. and aaarty
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no
tlftn
iiur an. 1 Mawr .land, at the bead of
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tvia farmftra of Lancaster countv are cordial
ly invited to call on me
H3o o street, wnere i wm a.e pieaauxo m
arioTO-ino' thfim mv handsome line of jewelry.
watches, clocks, etc., which I offer to members
of the Alliance at discount rates. Ait muus oi
repairing at low rates. Eespectfully,
The Lightning
A. H. SNIDER, STATE AGENT, 01IAHA, NEB.
807, 809 NORTH I6TH IT.
We Handle Bale Ties, Coil Wire
Always Kept on Hand.
TO THE FARMING
I June imuU' nrnuiim nt wlun iiy I wi furnih Vu firt-4-ki
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intTt tl &U I otTi r vtii U-fr iiuriiiiimf.
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ia nsr. lltH Street.
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