Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1869 — The End of the Horse [ARTICLE]

The End of the Horse

When the horse fails, he is hied, raid his blood is preserved forth;* use of the dyer. The tiiarie rind tail are next eut off f«>r the manufacturer,. of sieves, hair cloths, and bow-strings for the violin; the shoes are taken off for the nailer; the hoofs are taken off for combs and various other kinds of horn work, and a portion of the feet goes to the glue maker; the skin is ' stripped off for the tanner, who converts into excellent leather ■■■ fuf bouts;■hnrrß-ss, etc.', and~tfie : collar maker finds it. in its lough‘state, the Best niat’erial forc»rt liarnew/ The fi-sh is then cut foi' carniverons beasts or for dogs, and though,.without knowing that the are (bippophagi) a club of horse eaters, who regularly advertise their club da\ s, some of anrJellow creatures are' regaledin tile cheapeating houses of great cities with delcate bits ofcarcass, in the form 14'pate#, pretended beefsteaks or soup. When the flesh and fat' have been removed, the stomach and intestines are laid aside for mama c bine straps an d'strings, for musjcial instruments, and are often sold for the latter purpose as the best Naples cord, the ribs are turned into buttons and childrens tdvs;*tb.e large bones serve for tweezers, whistles ferules, knife handles, cups and balls, dominoes, etc., the large fiat bones are of use to ' the toy men, for many things; even the teeth are useful, polished, to the dentist, and for many purposes for which ivory is mpiu ed. The bones of the head are either consumed" in heating furnaces; or crushed for manure. And from the fat is coarse oil, whielris * used by mechanics.—N r . /F. Farmer. t J— —+ ___ 1 should hear in nJnd that pluipbs may be profrom the curculio by syrtree twice a week ;wnth lime water of the ’consisthin white-wash the fruit is the a until the of

i Shallow Tillaok fok 1 swj:kt Potatoes.- -The advo-1 cates of shallow plowing have 'one handle to their arguments, and that is tim sweet potato. ’ lit is stated that when the land is plowed deep the tubers grow i downward, .and are Jpug and; slender; whereas, if the mould, in which they are grown Ts mellow only to a slight depth, this downward tendency is checked, and the potato grows Uliort ami thjck, a shapq much 1 ' preferred by marketmen and consumer'. . . L ~■ , ~ i i To Boil Eggs.—The best ' way to boil eggs is to place them in cold water and set ■ them over the fire. In this ’ manner the center of the egg will cook as soon as the outer part. . If they are preferred the water 'h<>nld not boil. The following items are dip. i ped Jwwwtf# .1 </?■/- . <:>iitultur,i*t. >"' Old currant bushes are jirraig the mti't in.promising things'with which one has to jdeai; their tangled aTi(l misjshupen stalks presents a puzzle Ito the novice. W hatever is • done should be undertaken during the first mild spell, as the currant pushes very early. The bush will probably have numerous shoots starting from below thegroftad, or near the surface; cut out all but four or six oi these, according to the size of the plant, leaving only the most healthy.looking ones'/ and taking care'to have these as equally distant as possible. The fruit is borne, on wood two or more years old. One year-old-woqd is distinguished by its different color and >inaii bud'. (.’nt off all weak shoots the~ stronger ones two-thirdsorone'' half. Manure around thetbushes, and when dry weather approaches, mulch. Make the old bushes do their best, and start a new plantation * which will come into bearing in two .yflw. .

The Workshops.—-Every farmer should at least have a good work-bench, tolerably supplied with carpenters’ tools, and to these many may profitably add soldering irons, awls, and needles for mending harness, a rivet set and rivets, paint pots and brushes, and a variety of other tools. There i> a great deal of work for rainy and cold days that may .be done —like mending and painting farm implements, making bee-hives and hofiey boxes, hens’ nests, chicken coops, etc. Horses are often injured by their exertions to draw hgftvy wagons-out of iiiiry spots in the road. Spavins are frequently caused in this way. After such exertion, the horses’ legs ought to be hand rubbed for an hour a day, for several days. This is a gentle friction by the hand up and down the legs Coarse horses seldom require it, but high-bred ones are much benefitted by the operation.

Fences. —Before the ground settles after the coming out of the frost, and while it is yet too wet toplow, embrace the opportunity to reset old fences, and put up ones. Try the posts; and strengthen the weak ones by stakes driven .along side;'replace rotten rails with strong ones. ■Shriveled Trees, that have become dried during transportation, are to be placed in -a trench, and covered, root and branch, with fine, mellow earth. In about a week they will be found-to have regained their plumpness, when they may be taken out. properly pruned, and planted. Grafting may be done first on the cherry, and later on the plum. Apples and pears do betterif left until the buds commende to start * ' , CvfiRANT CrTTIxW-zshould have been put out last fall, but they will do fairly it set' now?; Pack the eaYth weH about their lower ends. Currant and Gooseberry bushes start early',*aijd. should be transplanted as sooir as practical. ’’ U- 1