Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-21
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

AN experimenter found that i've bushels
of corn-mush, boiled, made eighty four
pounds of pork, while three bushels OF
meal and five ofpotatoes made seventy-two
and half pounds.
JAPANNING OLD TEA.TRAYs. First
clean them thoroughly with soap and
water and a little rotten stone then dry
them by wipiDg and exposure by the fire
Now get some good copal varnish, mix
with II some bronze powder, and apply
with brush to the denuded parts. After
which set the tea-tray in an oven at a hest
of 2l2 degrees or 300 degrees until the
varnish is dry. Two coats will make il
equal to new.
How TO KEEP EGGs FOR A YEAR.
Take perfectly fresh and sound eggs and
then pure water. For every three gal
Ions of water put in one pint of fresh
slaked lime, and of common salt one half
pint Mix well and let the barrel he halt
full of this liquor; then, with a dish, let
down the fresh eggs into it, tipping the
dish after it fills with water, so that they
may roll out without cracking the shell
for if the shell should be cracked, the egg
will spoil-ErchGnge
ACCORDING to Knaffl, zinc may be given
fine black color by cleaning its surface
with sand and sulphuric acid, and immers-
ing it for an instant in solution COM
posed of four parts of sulphate Of nickel
and ammonia in forty parts of water,
acidulated with one part of sulphuric acid,
washing and drying it. The black coat
ing adheres firmly, and takes bronze
color under the brusher. Brass may be
stained black with liquid containing two
parts of arsenious acid, four of hydrOcho.
loric acid, and one of sulphuric acid, in
eighty parts of water.
A STORY WITH MORAL -" Once upon
time man went collecting for a benev-
Slent purpose. He came upon a large es-
tate; there were many laborers and many
teams at work-Or rather they were just
quitting work. The proprietor was berat-
ing his hired man because he had left the
hempen traces of the harness exposed to
the rain; the traces had become hard and
stiff, and were injured for present use at
least. The collector, hearing the repri-
mand, became down hearted, and feared
that from such close man as this seemed
to be nothing could be obtained for chari.
ty. He ventured, however, to make his
errand known, and great was his surprise
to receive very large donation" Waste
brings want; economy, thrift and the
means of doing good.
To RAISE BLACKBERRIEs.- writer in
thd Practical Farmer says "To insure
good crops requires close attention the
canes should be kept thin aud well headed
back; and on poor land an occasional
dressing of manure, muck or fertilizers o
some kind, adds to the quantity and quail
| ty of the fruit There is no Likelihood o
the market being overstocked with the
| fruit, as it pays well to make it into wine
| Three quarts of blackberries and thre,
pounds of sugar, with the addition of 1
little water, will make a gallon of win,
highly recommended for its medicina
properties, worth 81 per gallon while
new; and its value increases with age Al
the poor berries, those that are too ripe t
ship to market, may be properly converted
into wine at home; and only the fines
aud most perfect fruit sent to market
which will always command fair price,
AN exchange says superb crop of 20
tatoes was raised in the Blue Ridge region
of Virginia in this wise "The soil wa
a sandy loan, covered with thick sod o
manyyears' standing. This sod WAS turneC
over four inches deep, with heavy three
horse bar shear plow. The seed was drop
| ped in every other furrow, and covered
by the inverted sod of the succeeding
| furrow. As soon as the planting was fin,
ished, light harrows were run over the
surface until II was level ard smooth.
| After the potatoes were well up, another
narrowing was given, and then one more
working with cultivators made as fine d
crop Ms we ever saw. Now, here was a
process differing very materially from thai
laid down as the proper one to be pursued
in the cultivation of potatoes. We give
II here, not as worthy of imitation, but
simply as an agricultural fact of more CT
less value The area cultivated was a
large one-titty acres-and time was want
ing TO give the ground thorough prepar,
alton. The secret of success probably, in
this instance, was loose bed, formed by
the decaying sod, and an uncommonly
good season. Fifty bushels of gypsu N
was the only manure used"
BRE KREPING.-A correspondent oi
the California Fdrmer thinks that every
owner Of rural home ought to have d
few swarms of honey-makers, and he
| gives the following suggestions as "a
where they should be kept and how man.
aged First, on dry soil, and, if conve.
| nient in some quiet spot away fi0m Il 4
busy routine OF the domestic circle II
should be shaded by trees TO relieve the
little occupants from the rays of the burn
ing sun, and shield them from too much
exposure to strong winds The best bee
house that was ever used is the shade of q
| tree and q good hive. The hive should
always face the south east If possible, Sc
/ your bees get the morning sun, and few,
er storms come frOm that direction,
Let 1t be located where il can be readi,
| ly seen in swarming time e ON some door
or window, from tue kitchen If possible,
50 that the women may give tne alarm,
The grass should be kept short by oooa,
sional cutting All ant-hills in the inn
mediate neighborhood of the apiary
should be destroyed, as also spider-we6s
and the like l recommend the plautiil
Of trees, where you are not already ia
vored with them, and setting one or two
hives under each tree, always avoiding
bee.house or room, as there Is no plao'
like the open air"