Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-05-22
Aprieulturpl.

Mr.. L. +. Allen in his American
Cattle favors leaving shade trees in
pastures. while giving the objections
urged against the plan Of their due
weight
-James Webster, Of Ontrario
Co., n. Y, claimes to have the Oldest
fioek Of sheep in the United States.
He hiss never disposed Of his entire
dock since 1903,
1t is said the buffalo giants are
destructive to stock in Arkansas. 4
Newspaper published in that State
Gays 50 horses we're killed by them in
10 one vicinity in one week.
The Burlington, Iowa, Hawk
Eye states that fears are entertained
that great portion of the oats sown
in that county viii have to be put in
again. 1t is supposed the sleet
and rain rotted the CRATER part Of that
already sown.
English dairymen object to the
establishment Of cheese factories on
the ground thatthey win derpive their
wives and daughters Of an an hon.
erable and helthy employment, aud
by relieving them from labor lead to
idleness and extravagance,
In selecting cove for dairyinp, or
furnishing milk for market. the Far.
mer's Cabinet directs - follows -
Selrct good wedge shaped animals /;
heavy hind quarters, tapering towards
head with light heads, long faces
and long wax-eelored horns; slim
ncck., small tails. capacious udders
running we'll forwards; milk
veinslarge teats good size, rather
long, aud set well apart.
"A correspondent of the Prairie
Farmer. after ten years. experience
With the Suffolk hogs, and trying
other kinds, decidedly of the opinion
that the Suffolk will furnish the mos,
pork for the money, and with the
east trouble Of any other kind of
hogs" He thinks them the most
harmless and easiset kept Of any kind
make the least offal, aud are always
ready for the butcher. The Suffolks
are certainly very valuable breed
for those Who wish to keep but few
hogs, raising meat for family use. but
those who rails larg numbers for mar.
ket generally prefer other greeds.
Soft Observation-Disclosures tea
epconfuls OF soda in a common tum-
bier of.warm water; add q tumbler-
full o. ginger, and three cups of -four.
STIR well, and bake in quick oven.
After the ingredients are all together,
add piece Of alum as large a. val
nut. dissolvein acknowledgements Of
hot water.
Sscscf Biscaits-Rub four ounces Of
butter well into eight ounces Of -four
add six ounces Of loaf sugar, the = elks
Of two eggs. the white OF one. and a
tablespoonful Of brandy. Roll the
paste thin, and cut it with . vine
glass or cutter; egg over the tors Of
each with the remaining white, and
sift on white sugar. Bake in q warm
oven.
kittls Short Cakes-Rub into one
pound of dries -four four ounces of
butter. four ounces of white powder
cd sugar. one egg, and q spooiul or
two OF thin cream to make into paste.
When mixed, put currants into one
half and caraways into the rest; cut
them as before, and bake on tins.
Temiceli Soup-Put four pounds
Of any kind offresh meatexcept pork,
into gallon of cold water, cover close,
and boil gently until the meat 10 ten
der. Throw in head or two of celery
and half an hour afterward take il
from the fire, strain it, and return it
70 the pot Season with sal, pc PIPER.
Add vermicelli, which has been seal
,fed in boiling water. in the proper
TOW Of four ounces 10 two quarts Of
son, It it boil ten minutes. and
nor. tureen.
cnun,S 'I n. ince any cold meat
very hnely, season it eme finely
: mo : he dish have - 70 .ali
n.n, cfaDhs, With ill.,. Ito
1T A.; and naiueg. ana pour l.
"a. Aay nice gravy that may be
taen COVERT over With . !
nick layer of the bread .crumbs,and
ut email pieces of Sat:, " over the
%. Place it in the oven till quite
OF !: and should the brea crumbs
ot be sufficiently brown, hold . saia-
nander over them. a.
70 Boz Corned Beef-Neash il
thoroughly and put into . pot tn 1t viii
,old plenty Of water. The wafer
hould be hot; the same care 10 neces-
AIRY in skiming it as for fresh meat
i IS not too much to allow aalf an
,our for every pound of meat after
i has begun to boil. The goodness
IF corred beef depends much on its
,e,,,-- boiled gently and. long. lift
law it, when boiled,
INTO q COARSE earthen dish ., ' ".'1
,ver it . piece of board the size Of the
neat Upon this put clean stone,
u couple of fat irons, or some other
'eavy weight Sals meat is very
much imnroyed by being dressed.