Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-12-24

back in their old position in front of Peters
burg
THE GRAssEs.-0n low lands, which are too
wet for any crop but grass, as our seasons
generally occur, it is better to prepare the
ground, and SOW the grass seed which may
be selected, without any grain. Worn out
lands do well when thus prepared, without any
manure, for two or three years, when the
process should be repeated, and so on for
successive periods We have seen land TAX
en- up and thus prepared, where not more than
a fourth of a ton of hay had been mown on
the acre, and by simply being well ploughed
and sown down with herds grass, to produce
two tons of first quality hay for the market.
The second year the crop would be lighter,
and the third still less, when the ground would
be again plOughed ard sown, but still with
much better success than the first trial.
The pasture, too, can be improved and
made to feed three times the stock by proper
care and attention. Let such pieces as are
covered with fern and shrub bushes, be cleared
and sown down to grass, cleared with she
pillow if nothing else will answer the purpose,
and one acre can be thus prepared to yield
more feed than three or even six, which is
suffered to lie overgrown with vines and
bushes. Grass is a natural growth, which
with little care can be doubled, and even
increased three fold, as well in the pastures
as in the field.-ROacman.
BEEF AND MUTToN-Four pounds of beef
will lose one pound by boiling, and a pound
and five ounces by roasting, and one pound
three ounces by baking. Four pounds of
mutton lose fourteen ounces by boiling, and
one pound and four ounces by baking.
How TO DO ITO destroy barn weevils-
burn the barn.
To get rid of bed-bugs-salt 'em.
To cover strawberry beds-cornstalks;
they give protection and ventilation.
To make hens Law in winter-feed them
well, and keep them warm.
To make good bread-good -four and plen-
ty of kneading.
To make haI d-times ruit-cake-Two cups
of dried apple, soaked over night, chopped
rather coarse, three cups of molasses, one
egg, two thirds of cup of butter, one tea
spoonful soda, all kinds of spice; -four as you
would cup-cake-all this making two loaves.
Cheap vinegar-To eight gallons Of clear
rain water add three quarts of molasses, put
into a good cask, shake well a few times,
then add two or three spOonfuls of good yeast
cakes. If in summer, place the cask in the
sun; in the winter, near the chimney, where
il may be warm. In ten or fifteen days add
TO the liquor sheet of brown paper, torn in
strips, dipped in molasses, and good vinegar
will be produced.
Soft soap mixed with a solution of potash,
or pearlash and Stacked lime, mixed with a
sufficient water to form paste, is an excel
lent solvent for old putty and paint. Either
of these, laid on with an old brush or rag,
and left some hours, will render the putty or
paint easily removable.
APPLE CHARLOTTE.-Take two pounds of
apples, pare and core them, slice them into
pan, add one pound of loaf sugar, the juice
of three lemons, and the grated rind of one.
Let these boil about two hours. Turn it in
to mould and serve it with thick custard or
cream.
PoTATo CAKEs.-Take two pounds of very
mealy boiled potatoes, rIash them very fine
with little salt, mix them with two pounds
of flour, and milk enough to make this into
dough, beating il up with a spoon, and put in
little yeast Set it before the fire to rise,
and when it has risen divide it into cakes
the size of a muffin and bake them. These
cakes may be cut open and buttered hot.
RoAsr.-However huge the beef, there are
not after all many handsome roasts. The
sirloins are the choicest pieces, and the mid
die fore ribs the next. The sirloins, if not
W DC uoCu AOE a COmpdu1 OCtdciOu. may 20
divided into two or three pieces. A double
sirloin not divided through the spine, is term
ed baron, and is only used for grand dinner
occasions. The round likewise dresses hand
somely as a roast, and usually dressed ala
mode, hot for dinner, or cold for party occa-
siOns.
THREE WAYS OF CURING Docs or SHEEP
NLLING.-First, tie the dog on his back in q
gateway and drive flock of sheep over him.
Second, fasten him between two stout rams,
the three abreast, and let them race him
about the field awhile. Third, cut off the
dogs head. A German says the two former
methods are effectual. We know the last to
be so.
Two KINDS OF SoUAsHEs.--A man tried the
Hubbard squash, and being asked how he
liked them, said -" Morn half the plaguey
things kind o. ran into hard shells / had to
cut 'em up with an ak before the cattle would
eat 'em; the rest were middling." He had
fed out his ripe squashes and eaten the green
ones. Happy cattle; unfortunate mani
The horses. carriages &C., belonging to the
establishment of Lord Lyons, have been sold
at auction. This disposition of his property,