Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-04-23
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WATERY POrAToEs.-In the spring,
potatoes are apt to be wstery, bat If, when
you boil them, you put into the water a
bit of lime as large as walnut, it will
render them mealy and white Western
Rlirdl.
i. The English are advocating our
cheese-factory system, for they say Ameri-
can cheese has become 60 good as serious.
ly to compete with their best, and they
complain that the Americans are sharp
feliows
The Commissioner OF Immigration for
Kansas last year sent out 10000 circulars
setting forth the advantages Of that State.
1t is said Ninnesota, in the same time, sent
out 60.OOo pamphlets descriptive Of her re-
sources alI
Worms in fower-pots may be de-
stroyed by using common lime water,
made by Stacking lime in water. The So
luton must be weak; al ordinary sized
lump of lime VIII be sufficient fox six gal
Ions of water. Ilt ttH'
BRowS BREAD.-Eyerybody likes good
brown bread, and send you sure recipe
for making it good One pint rye meal and
one of corn meal, halt cup of y east, a small
tea-cup OF molasses, one teaspooniulofs salt;
mix with warm water, ard have il so soft
twill pour out easily and settle readily to
place Sean i've minutes. Cor Hestega
RgrGI. ga u fs .,.es7.r,F 81
The Kansas Legislature has enacted
ihst an Ossce Orange hedge, one year Old
and over, the plants set not more than one
foot apart, aud some other conditions com
pled with, shall be alaBful fence, and the
owner can have q lien on any Animal doing
damage 10 hedge or crop. Z ks4 = 81
"a Wisconsin farmer writes To the
Country Gentsenan strongly fayoting hsr-
rowing wheat in the spring. He has hsr
rowedl FIVE years ioct of seven, The other
seasons being W ret, and alSsy 3 with wing
results. This season where he has har-
rowed tn ice shis wheat is more even than
wherehe harrow ed once, and s1llis grow
ing yefy rapldly 40 scare ,sr2rkgT
Give breeding cows a good shelter
from. the cold storms. Don't work the,
breed mares Zoo severely. Care for The
breeding ewes and the lambs Keep books
"A complete record of costs and profit.
Know just what will pay you and Whist
viii, not Keep accounts with eysry
field you critivatc, and you will be graft
fed at the results a. the lend of the
season.
The following recipe for wloopihs
cough, which has been used with great
success by a promire al. ply stefan of Gin
cinnati, We publish st the suggestion OF
one of our city physicians :" Take from 3
t. 4 graiIs of the leaves, of the chestnut 10
the pint of water; letit come 10 a boil,
then pour the whole into teapot, without
straining, and let them drink occasionally,
either cold or warm, and ss much as they
will, through the day and iat bed time
Children, 1 find, like to drink it, even
without sugar, which consider best, and
have that way administered it 10 infants
without the least dlficulsy."--.I ttedo
B,ads. - - 80. - 49,. -. -,
PREPARINe SEED CoRN. = Farmers Who
have not choice corn for seed already on
hand had better pay five dollars per
bushel for the best quality than TO plant
inferior grain, if The latter is obtained for
nothing a kind of corn should be select
ed that ripens early, Ills the eobs well 10
the end, large sized ears, with deep, plump
kernels, and small cob. Its bad plan to
buy shelled corn for seei, for likely tkefe
viii be grains of'inferior quality mixtd in,
and besides experiment has shown that
kernels from the small end of'the ear will
always produce small cars - -. -
2 If the crop be 60. into the ground early.
il is not advisable to soak the seed for the
purpose of Mastering. its growth. If the.
weather comes on ulfaYorable Tor planting
while the corn Is soaking, the sprouts are
apt TO get go forg that they will be broken
off while carried in the planting bag; and
besides sprouted seed cannot be nrt in the
hand planter, the use of which VERY much