Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-09-05
farmtr's 9epartment.


A Coon HoRsE-The New Y ork Spirit
ofMe Times gives the following characteristics
Of a good horse: l. His eyes when seen in
the stable, are perfectly clear and transparent
and the pnpils or apple of the eyes are alike
in color and size. 2. On being nipped in the
gullet, he will utter sound like that from a
bellows. If on the contrary he shonld give
vent to dry, husky, short cough, beware OF
him. His wind is unsound. 3. His legs are
smooth and "clean." If you find punches or |
puffs, or a difference iu szo though he may
not be lame, disease turks there. 4. Ifbroad |
and full between the eyes, he is susceptible |
to being trained to almost anything. a. If
some white or parti colored, he is docile and
gentle.
IMPURE SEEDS FROM PATENT OEFIcE.-Mr
Bronson Murray, of Ottawa, ILL.,. sends the
Prairie Farmer seven different varieties of
foul seeds taken from one package of "Brent-
nta wheat" They are chess, cookie, wild
peas bean burr, oats and smut. In the
package are also grown wheat and two varie-
ties of wcevil, while the wheat itselfis musty,
"sow in autumn" We agree with Mr. M. in
the opinion that the Patent Office Commits
sioner must be mistaken in the qualifications
of some of his employees. Such "choice seed
can be ho acquisition and its distribution
must prove injurious rather than beneficial to
agriculturists.
RENNEr.-A peice the size of dollar of
strong rennet soaked "a hours in tea cup of
water will turn 10 gallons of milk.
GRATTAN's VENERATIoN FOR OLD TREEs.-
He loved old trees, and used to say; Never
! co, 81; nho fraa
has its roots in the earth, which the fashion
has not" A favorte old tree stood near the
house at Tinehinch. A friend of Grattan's
thinking it obstructed the view Recommended
him to cut it down. "Wby so ?" said Grattan
"Because it stands in the way ofthe house."
-Grattan.-"Y ou mistake it is the house
that stands in the way Oft and ifeither comes
down let it be the house" e."-Cnrran'S Sketches
Of the Irish Bar.
A Mule in possession of farmer near Bal
lingloes Ireland. has been employed in the
transit ammunition, &C., to Vinegar Hill,
since 1898. There is sayiug at the South
that white mule lives longer than any other
mule. Some years ago one of that color on
Mlddleton'S estate, in South Carolina, was
above so years old, and still at work.
THE PLowsHARE.-
The bark may rest upon the wave, the spear
may gather dust,
But never may the prov that cuts the furrow
lie and rust;
Its metal is unsullicd, no 5lood-stain fingers
there,
God speed it well, and let it thrive unshack-
led everywhere. ELIZA Cook.
The Wild Pine Of the West Indies, which
Iro,, oh IF two in hot
where there is little rain, has a mug which
hold quart; when the dew falls it is received
and a valve closes at the top and prevents
evaporation. Often birds insert their beaks
and procure water therelrom.
INCREASE IN ONE SEAsoN.-It is stated by
Bussingault that beet seed weighing but
the fraction of grain, has produced beet
a beet in one season weighing one hundred
and sixty-two thousand grains or twenty y-eight
pounds.
Buttermilk is best of cream soured and
moderately thick If water has been poured
into the churung, it will rise to the top after
few hours and can be poured off. Indeed
an excellent milk managing neighbor, who
cannot churn often pours u pitcher of water
into her buttermik every morning, stirs il
well and pours it off at dinner-she saws il
keeps it fresh all the time Clabber, surplu,
buttermk or sour skim milk, heated until il
cu:ds, makes good chicken feed.
BUTTER.-Numbers Of reliable experiment.
have proved that butter made from son
cream is equal to any in favor, and is tn,
most economical use of the milk all in all :
sweet cream produces fine butter, but infer
ior buttermilk. Milk will produce bntte
iWlthnut. IN Al
small quantity and poor buttermilk. Scol1in.
the milk, according to current theory viii
US made no perceptble increase ofbntter ant
impaired the flavor Of the milk. The chnr,
should be sealded the milk poured in and i
as warm as when fresh from the COW II !;
right; (oo0 by the theemometer) Cburr
rapluiy III coid weather and moderately !,
warm "A lew minutes work will bring III,
butter. aus Wv
When the butter is carefully gathered draw
oil the milk, pour in bucket of fresh water
churn briskly, pour off the water and renea
the operation until the butter is free from
milk. we repudiate the Holstein system q
unwashed butter and hand manipulation \
Allow l ounce of fine salt to the pound q
Dulter: work 1t with paddle Thoroughly an
run iork through 1t lest hair should hay
strayed through the seive. Set it awav mt
1T gets firm then repeat the operation Wbe
sure 'ne wafer Is out set on perforated dis
t>drain' aiter you have moulded it. The mex
DAY put IL IN your butter crock, in cool dar
place or wrap in cloth and put in pickle. c
beat 1t down into your frkins, if for wipts
use. "'A''
CLARIFIED BuTTER.-Put any quantity
butter in preserving kettle boil it ten m
nuies; set it of, and when cold it will be-
clear C 'ke. Cut it out, scrape of the caseo,
sediment, return it to the kettle and at bo
Jug h.a seal it up in kans as you would lrui
luierior but useless in scarse times.
The receipts for restoring rancid butter
chlorine, charcoal, &c. &c, we have found