Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-08-27


10. Peas viii mellow the soil. 80 will buck
wheat. And 90 will olayer. These can All be \
applied without any difficulty, not being hoed
crops that require any tillage.'
A stiff soil turned up in the fall and well
lined, the lime narrowed In, followed BY q
crop Of peas, and sown in the fall to clover,
Will, when the sWafd, few years thereafter,
"a turned down, show an improvement thas
amounts TO q complete change. The land
now u in fair workable order, and needs pus
manure and plowing when dry enough laqu
usually IN the fall) to keep il IN good condi-
ton. OF AL things, clay soil % the most
critical to manage. 00ln'af's RlFdl World
LARGER HoRsEs.-A correspondent resid;
ing in Knox county, is pleased with the effort
now being made To introduce the French
draft-horses. He says the farmers need
large and wel-developed horses 10 bring ont
the wealth that lies In these prairies. In this
he is right We are satisfied from personal
observation In France, that for heavy farm
work, for teaming and for draft, omnibus and
stfeet car horses in our cities, the Percheron
horse has no superior. We have too many
Of the small breeds Of horses. For the road
and for light work the Morgans are well
adapted. They are light, easy TO keep, active
and hardy; but they, IKE all light horses,
must fail for the heavy work Of the farm, the
road or the city. tits our opinion that when
bred in suficient numbers, the French horses
will take the placoin this city, and IN all cth-
ers, Of the dlnunitiye, unsubstantial stock
now in use. We think farmers will find the
new stock profitable to breed, both for home
use and for sale,g Those enterprising mon
who have Of late been bringing these animals
to this country, have donea good thing, and
should be looked upon aspublic benefactors.
Prairie Farmer.
FEED THE Mich cows.-cows will begin to
fail in their quantity ofnlilk very soon unless
they are fed, Pastures may look very good
in the month of August, but the strength
commences to go out Of the grass after the
1st of August; and Of course when grass
begins 10 lose its strength, the cows may give
almost the same quantity OF milk, but there
is a great deficiency in the butter producing
qualitios All farmers who had foresight
enough to SOW patch OF curn, should com
mence feeding some Of II once day by the
first OF August, say an armful t2 each COW;
After week or 30, give them all they will
eat, twice day; and with what pickings Of
grass they can get, you will find your butter
account good. Uf
Give your COVE and other stock salt at
least once week, and all the good water
they want at all times Have shed for your
milch cows to go under in the heat Of the
day. II convenient, feed your COWS their
green corn in a rack, instead Of scattering 1t
on the ground, where a great deal will be
Rock Co. Wis. o. AFARMER.
To REMOVE THE SKIN FROM PEACHES. Eve
ry one knows that there is a great loss Of
pulp in pairing peaches with knife; TO obvi-
ate which an exchange has the following
method Of treating them: Make lye as strong
as possible Of wood ashes and soft water.-
Fill kettle with the lye, and when boiling
rapidly, drop in twelve or eighteen peaches
and take out again almost Immediately, and
immerse them in pail Of cold water. Take
one in your hand, and you preceive that the
rind will slip off entirely, leaving round
beautiful yellow ball; throw it Immediately
into another pail, Of pure water, and SO pro-
ceed till all are done. This process will not
inlure the flavor Of the finest peach, and once
tried, the old fashioned way Of pealing with
a knife will not be again adopted. II the lye
is not strong enough, put into the kettle two
dipperfuls OF clean wood ashes. This is an
excellent way to rid small onions OF their
Jackets preparatory to pickling them.
SA1T1Na DOWN CucuapERs FOR PIcKLEs.-
Leave half-inch Of stem on cncumbers--w
them in cold water--immediate pack with
salt in alternate layers, salt next to the wood
-one barrel salt to five Of cucumbers. Fill
barrel full, putting salt on top--cut a wide
board 30 as to Just fit inside barrel-bore a
half dozen half-inch holes through--place 1t
on pickles with stone on, which should
weigh at least twenty-five pounds, so as to
keep the pickles always in brine. Take off
all scum which rises. Keep the barrels in the
and fill to the top, as they will settle some.
Put more salt on, head them up and they are
ready for market. It is best to have two
sizes Of pickles. Country Gentleman.
P1cKLED BEErs. This vegetable makes an
excellent pickle, and from the brightness Of
its color has very pretty effect in glass
pickle dish or jar. Wash the beet perfectly;
do not cut off any Of the fbrous roots, as
| this will allow the juice to escape, and thus
the coloring will be lost. Put into sufficient
| water TO boil it, and whom the skin will come
off 1t will be sufficiently cooked, and may be
taken out and laid upona cloth to cool Hav-
ing rubbed off the skin, cut the beet into
thick slices, put It into jar, and pour over
1t cold vinegar, with an ounce OF whole black
pepper and an equal amount Of ginger, and
let It stand until quite cold. The jar should
be kept closely corked. ..
TRANspLANT1Na TREES IN THE NIoHT.-A
correspondent Of the Working Farmer says
that he transplanted ten cherry trees while
In blossom, commencing about four O'Clock
until one o'clock in the morning. The trees
transplanted during the daylight shed their
blossoms, and produced little or no fruit
while those planted during the night main
tanned their condition fully: He did the same
with ten dwarf pear trees after the fruit was
one-third grown. Those transplanted during
the day shed their fruit. Those transplanted
at night Iipened theirs.
! COOKING SWEET CoRN.-That sweet corn
may retain all its rich flavor and sweetness, it
should be cooked In the following manner:
Loosen the husks at the. small end Of the ear,
and remove all the silk thatcan conveniently
be got at. Then replace the husks, lying
them with string; put the ears into water
that is boiling, being careful not to put 80
many into the kettle at time, as to essen
tally reduce the temperature Of the water
II is good thing to place a little white su-
gar on the corn when the husks are loosened.
To those who raise their own corn, we would
say, do not break off tho ears till they arc
wanted for use.
WILD FRUITS Of all kinds, especially plums,
cherries, and cranberries, are very plentiful
this year. In some parts of Wisconsin the
wild plum trees bend almost to the ground
from fullness. Farmers would do well to
note the location of superior wild plum trees
which may be growing on unenclosed land,
with view Of transplanting them to their
gardens next spring. They improve much
under cultivation, and are hardy and not
| likely TO be injured by insects,
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