The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-08-20

crOppln the lana WIN Ccittll hnus on gfalli
&c. Peas will mellow the soil. So will buck
wheat. And 50 will clover. 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 a
crop OF peas, and sown In the fall TO clover,
will, when the sward, a few years thereafter,
is turned down, show an improvement that
amounts to a complete change. The land
now ia In fair workable order, and needs but
manure and blowing when dry enough land
usually in the fall to keep it in good condi-
ton. or all things, a clay soil Il the most
critical to manage.-Colman's Rural World.
LARqER HoRsEs.-A correspondent, resid-
ing in Knox county, ie pleased with the effort
now being made TO introduce the French
drait-horses. He says the farmers need
large and well-developed horses to bring out
the wealth that lies in these p%rairies. In this
he lie right. We arc satisfied from personal
observation in France, that for heavy farm
work, FOR teaming and for draft, omnibus and
street 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 Morguns are well
adapted. They are light, easy TO keep, active
and hardy; but they, like ali light horses,
must fail for the heavy work Of the farm, the
road or the city. 1t 10 our opinion that when
bred in sufficient numbers, the French horses
will a X the place in this city, and IN all 9TH
ora, Of the ~dimunitive, u%nsubstantial stock
o in use. We think farmers will find the
new stock profitable to breed, both for home
use and for sale. Those outerprising men
who have Of late been bringing these animals
TO this country, have done a good thing, and
should DO looked upon as public benefsctors.
Prairie Fumer.
FEED THE ucH Cows.-Cows will begin to
fail in their quantity Of milk very soon unless
they are fed Pastures may look very good
In the month Of August, but the strength
commences to 60 out OF the grass after the
LIST of August; and of course when grass
begins 20 lose its strength, the cows may give
almost the same quantity Of milk, but there
is q great deficiency in the butter producing
qualitce. All farmers who had foresight
enough TO SOW q patch Of corn, should COM
mencc feeding some Of it once a day by the
first Of August, say an armful to each COW.
After a week or 90, give them all they will
eat, twice n day; and with what pickings Of
grass they can get, you will find your butter
account good.
Give your cows and other stock salt at
least once n week, and all the good water
they want ut all times. Have a shed for your
mich cows to 60 under in the heat of the
day. If convenient, feed your cows their
green corn in n rack, instead of scattering il
on the ground, where a great deal Will be
wasted by their trcading II unt or foot.
Rock Co. Wis. FARMER.
To REMOVE TUE SKIN FROM PEAcurs.-Eve-
ry one knows that there il q great loss Of
pulp in pairing peaches with a knife; TO obvi-
ate which an exchange has the following
method Of treating them: Make lyo az strong
as possible Of wood ashes and soft or
Fill q kettle with the I've, and when boiling
rapidly, drop In twelve or eighteen peaches
and take out again almost immediately, and
immersc them in a pail Of cold water. Take
one in your hand, and you preccive that the
rind will slip of entirely, leaving a round
beautiful yellow ball; throw ii Immediately
into another pail, Of pure water, and 30 pro-
coed TIL all are done. This proccss will not
injure the flavor Of the finest peach, and once
tried, the old fashioned way of pcaling with
O knife will not be again adopted. II the I've
Is not strong enough, put into the kettle two
dipperiuls Of clean wood ashes. This IS an
excellent way 10 rid small onions Of their
jackets preparatory to picking them.
Sailing DOWN CucuMDERs o PfcRLEs.-
Leave half-inch Of stem on cucumbers-wash
them In cold water-immediatcly pack with
salt in alternate layers, salt next TO the wood
one barrel salt TO five Of cueumbers. Fill
barrel full, putting salt on top-cut q wide
board so as 20 just fit inside b~arrol-bore a
half dozen hnlf-inch holes th~rough-placc il
on pickles with q stone on, which should
weigh at least twenty-five pounds, so as 10
keep the pickles always In brine. Take on
all scum which rises. Keep the barrels in the
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and ill to the top, as they will settle some.
Put more salt on, head them up and they are
ready for market. II is best TO have two
sizes Of pickles.-Couaby Gentleman.
PIoKLED BEETs. This vegetable makes an
excellent pickle, and from the brightness OF
its color has n very pretty effect in n glass
pickle dish or jar. Wash the beet perfectly;
do not cut of any Of. the fbrous roots. as
this will allow the juice to escape, and thus
the coloring will be lost. Put into suficient
water 10 boil II, and when the skin will como
of II will be sufficiently cooked, and may be
taken out and laid upona cloth TO cool. Hav.
ing rubbed of the skin, cut the beet into
thick slices, put II into a jar, aud pour over
II cold vinegar, with an ounce Of whole black
pepper and an equal amount of ginger, aud
let II stand until quito cold. The jar should
bo kept closely corkcd.
T-RANsPLANTINu TREES IN THE NIoHr.--A
correspondent Of the Working Farmer says
that he transplanted tee cherry trees while
in blossom, commencing about four O'Clock
in the afternoon, transplsnting one each hour
until one o'clock in the morning. Tho trees
t~ransplantcd during the daylight shed then
blossoms, and produced little or nc fruit,
while those planted during the night main
tanned their condition fully. He did the same
with ten dwarf pear trcos after the fruit was
one-third grown. Those transplanted during
the day shed their fruit. Those trGnsplanted
at night riponed theirs.
COOKING SWEET CoRN.-Thnt sweet corn
may retain oil its rich flavor and sweetness, II
should be cooked in the following manner:
Loosen the husks at the. small end of the ear,
and remoye all the silk that can conveniently
be got at, Then replace the husks, tying
them with a string; put the ears into water
that is boiling, being careful not 10 put so
many into the kettle at 4 time, "a to essen
tally reduce the temperature of the water.
II is q good thing TO place q little white SUI
gar on the corn when the husks are loosoned.
To those who raise their own corn, we would
say, do not break of the ears till they ale
wanted for use.
WILD FRUITs Of MI kinds, especially plums,
cherries, and cranberries, are worry plentiful
this year. In some parts Of Wisconsin the
wild plum trees bend almost to tho ground
from lullnoss. Farmers would do well TO
note the location Of superior wild plum trees
which may be growing on unencloscd land,
with a view Of transplanting them to their
gardens next spring. They improve much
under cultivation, Rnd are hardy and not
likely TO be injured by insects.