Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-11-20


DO NOR remove the plants e The
house m1i ,hcrciS danger OF frost.
ana ,den give them abundance OF air
and igh Mud hrrc We viii say that
some 81 ,be lipcs, plants we eyer saw
were kept la soU.a chamber in
which ikefe WAS 80 iiee bNt adjoining
a room which was warmed by stpyc.
There is reaorally more danger from
too macl. heat than too huic. Fer
such plant, AZ gcraniums, petuniaS,
fuchias. roses, olanacrS, etc, u temp
eraturc from ~ to IS degrees is ahau.
dainty warm.
Perhaps the greatest nbstacle to
success IN window gardening lies in
the drvness q the air. When vases
were warmed in the cd iashieaed way,
by fire places ~ wood stoves, With
abundance OF cracks al ihc windows
and doors Is let ia fresh air. plants
grow very well Ana BOW when q
lew plants are kept ia a Kitchen win
dow, WHARF tho air is charged with
yapor iran the boiling water, they
..tten jhtipc With old fashioned hlxarl-
:ncc. How, thea, can We modify The
arched air d. our parlor aud sitting
rooms: One Way is to keep pan Of
water cooperating on our stoves and
in Nh. mir c.amher ofcar furnaces.
IN addition 10 this, provide q table
for thc plants rs wide rs the window
and lust he hcigti of the window sill
Fas,cn tie rim around the border of
the table two inches high. aud line
the whole With zinc. Fill this space
with sand and cover it with moss
Set lie pots on this sand, and keep i,
always inois,. yoa arc wiling 10
take ,he tronhlc. s., eadh pot in anoih,
or one halt incA larger, filing the
space between with moss. which is
10 be Acpt moist. BY these means,
thu air around ihe llaut VII be kept
somewhat liuiYi1.
A. to watching and vcniilEinr,
discrimination sAonla be used. As
q general rule water should be given
copiously cnous'i 10 wet the eatire
ball vi sod: voting simply is not
enough. A daily sarinkling or syrin-
ming OF the leaves is alwsys a good
llhag. In ycntilatiar. il is seldom
safe in cold weather. 10 open the w'ir-
Cow directly in tron,sof the plant
s,and. 4 better way is II tt il mir
from d. window on the opposite side OF
The room: it will then become TEN
,,lel a little before reaching the
l'lanfs.
Sir the soil often witha small stick
when i, IS dry. II insects appear,
pick them eff. or Kill them by lumi
eating, = iarsi Aaericdn.
Directions FtR DRESSING PoUL-
TRY rog rms NEW YosK MARKET
llepp rom hood "A hours before kill
iag. opening the veins in The neck is
the best nodo of killing. Most q the
poultry sent 10 this market is ''scald
ci' Or ~~et-picke,a.n (which deem,
best J dry picked will only sch 10 a
limited extent. Poultry may be
licked dry, ii done Immediately after
killing. For scaldiag poultry, the wa
lcr sholl he as near the boiling poin;
rs possible without actually boiling
las fowl. held by the legs. should be-
Immersed aud flied W and down in
Tie water two or ihrce times; the
Aoiion helps the hot water 10 pene-
1-atc the pluinace and take proper
,.:'ect q, on the skin continue 20 hold
tie fowl by the legs with one hand
Male l,lacking the feathers with the
other, without; mameni's delay after
taking out. lfskiltuliy handled in this
way, The feathers ard in may all lie
renewed without breaking. the skin.
\ broken skin Injuries the sale. Tie
intesunes' or crop should not be
drawn" Take the heads of, and at
ter removing the feathers the skin
81 auld be drawn oyer the neck bone
and tied. II Should next le
.plamped.' by being dipped into Wa
ter iearly or quite boiling hot. and
ten nj once iuto cold water. Some
think Tic no, water sufficient wi,leat
the cold. /, should be entirely cold
hsiere being packed. In packing Use
Clean re straw; vheat or cat straw
Miz an-wer-mest be clean and Tree
from hast. Place layor Of straw d;
1he bottom; then alternate LAYERS OF
poultry and straw stos~smugly back
upwards, legs under tie body. Pack
lhe boxes se IS 10 prevent ss.ifling or
siuck.ng. Boxes are best TO raek in.
They ought rot to CONTAIN over i5C to
goo pounds, and it possible never put
Two kinds Ia box. Mark on each boa
IFS contents. The gross weight and
tare Of each on the cover.