Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-08-11
The Farm, Garden, Kitchen & Shop.

Is any preventative or amelloratlon
to the little pests which are so annoy
ing to horses, and cattle through these
few months, every one should know
what it is, and be willing to take
little trouble to apply it. An item is
going about the papers that the an
noyance of flies on cattle can be
greatly mitigated by the use Of a mix
ture of one-third kerosene oil and
two-thirds lard oil, applied to the legs
OF the horses, oxen, or COWS, with a
feather or brush, or, what is better,
but more Objectionable to the applier,
with the hands, rubbing it well in
One who used this preparation last
summer on his oxen, applying it
morning and afternoon before going
out to work, says his cattle gained
all through fly time. A horse, uneasy,
tretting and stamping becomes, after
the application, at once quiet. It's
results are fully as marked when used
upon cows, in the increased quantity
Of milk they give. They do not have
to spend half their time fighting
flies.
BoNED CHICKEN.-This is nice for
pic-nics. First take out the breast
bone; then remove the back with a
sharp knife, and next the leg bones
keep the skin unbroken, and push
within it the meat of the legs. Fill
the body with alternate layers of
parboiled tongue veal lOrcemeat, and
the liver OF the fowl, thin slices of
bacon, or aught else Of good flavor
which will give a marbled appearance
to the fowl when carved, then sew
up and truss as usual.
CURRANT WINE.-Here is a good
receipt for making currant juice, three
pounds Of sugar, two quarts Of water
to make a gallon oil wine. The white
currant, when well ripened, does not
require so much sugar 10y half a pound
to the gallon as red.
MORE ABOUT STRAWBERRIES D..
WalIisou Of Pittsfeld says he has
gathered tins season 1000 quarts OF
strawberries from three-lourths Of an
acre of ground, which he sold at an
average oil % cents per quart. This
is at the rate OF $500 per acre. For
all the corn, or potatoes, or almost
any other crop that can be produced
from an acre, it Is very hard work TO
get over the sixth OF this sum. Then
why not plant a larger area with
strawberries and a less with the usual
crop? Ii we must have corn and
potatoes, and we must, it certainly
would bc economy to buy them with
the strawberry money, rather than 10
attempt to raise them. An acre of
strawberries, including labor, manure
and plants, can be set for S15. Amy
time now before the first OF 5eDLem-
Der, plantations may be made, which
il done with care in setting, vii! pro
ducc good crops in June next, and
enormous crops the second year. OF
course, at 3his very warm aud dry
season, little extra labor in water
my will De necessary.
The plan OF setting in hills has the
most friends and brings the finest fruit
IN the greatest quantity. As man, as
400 fully developed berries are often
gathered from u single stool. Set in
rows ) II feet apart, so that the
tending may he mostly done with
horse and cuItiyator or light harrow,
and thirteen inches between the
plants, they are easily kept clean, and
will last. without renewing, from five
to seven years. Clip the runners as
fast as they appear, whicI will bt
four or five times Il season, for whlci
a pair of sheep shears are good. II
the fall very light coating Of straw
may be put on, which will protect Tn,
plants in winter, and if left ON in til,
spring, will keep back the weeds anC
serve to keep the fruit from the dirt.
All obtained over 10 cents a quar-
is profit. The average price for tn
past two years has been 20 cents pc
quart and The average yield per acre
Tor the same time, has been 26OJ
quarts. SO long as the price remain
at the figures indicated, aud there
no very great probability that 1t WI
decrease in the next half cenCur,
there is. not much risk III making
good plantation Of Strawberries ,
once. As to varieties, it is universal
ly acknowledged that the Wilson
Albany, while not OF the highest Fl
yor is by far the most prolific al
profitable market berry.-SpriagFe
Rcpubiica1.
BEAUTY IN HOME MATTERs.-E
cravings shed their spirit over
household. The calm portraits of Il
great and worthy dead exercise
great influence over me. | could loo
on those over my own fireplace unt
they seem neither absent nor depal
Ell, but living yet. Every good pi
ture is the best of sermons and Ice
ures. The sense informs the soul
Whatever you have, have beaut
Let beauty be GU the paper on yo
walls. 1t Is as easy to choose "a Z
per suggestive OF the lovely in loI
and color as the uncouth. W
should not every household object
sanctiGed with this grateful charm
Each chair, each table, each tea
chamber service, and every object +
kitchen or parIor, tor the home Of t
poor man, artisan, or mechanic,
would have them all worthy OF