Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-01-22
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

hAAm F1NA
DON'T KEEP TOO Much Stock. Said a
farmer who does not take the american
Agricu1turist to neighbor who does ~. You
want more stock to make manure" hEwas
an innocent remark, but our friend Isl as
fond of an argument as was DR.. JON 80
and replied "That remark indicates Il
of just ideas on the subject. 1t is as absurd
to say [ want more stock to make manure as
it would be to say want more stoves to
make ashes If burn fifty cord of woods the
amount of ashes will be the same, whether [
use three stoves or dozen, and # I use APP
all the fodder haze it will make little diff
ference, so far as the quantity and quality of
the manure is concerned, whether | keep a
large number of cattle, sheep, and pigs, OF a
small number. The value of the manure
heap will depend on the grain, hay, straw,
and stalks used on the farm, and not on the
stock" There is considerable truth what
our friend says, and we are glad he has SO
far profted by the teachings of the Agrica|-
tu,lst that he realizes that the value of the
manure depends on the food and not on the
kind of stock it is fed to. tits great mis-
take to be overstocked. There is no possible
acknowledgement even in the manure heap
and not unfrequently the loss is very great.
Better sell part of the stock and feed what
is retained all they can eat-enough, at all
events, to keep them in a thrifty, healthy
condition. If an animal is not gaining, VIC
are losing all the food it consumes. By
providing warm sheltered, dry, and comfort
able quarters we can save considerable
amount of food, but after all is done, the an
imal still requires about q lbs. of hay per
day, or its equivalent in straw, for each 100
lbs. Of live weight, to sustain the vital func-
tons and keep it from losing in flesh. What
we gain in milk, flesh, or wool, is derived
from the food consumed in excess of this
amount. american AgricultaWist,
HINTS CONCERNING KERosENE-A RENE
DY FOR SEVERE BURNS. Scarcely week
passes during the winter months but we read
accounts of frightful accidents from kerosene
lamps exploding and killing, or soaring for
life, men, women and children. A simple
knowledge of the infammable nature Of the
fluid would probably put a stop to nearly all
the accidents. AS the oil burns down in the
lamp, highly inhammable gas gathers over
its surface, and as the oil decreases the gas
increases. When the oil is nearly consum-
ed slight jar will often infame the gas.
and an explosion is sure to follow, dealing
death and destruction. A bombshell is not
more to be dreaded. Now, if the lamp is
not allowed to burn more than hathaway
down, such accidents are impossible, Al
ways fill your lamps every morning. then
you never need fear an explosion. Half
teaspoonful of salt added to the oil Of lamp
which holds pint will take away the disa-
greeable odor sometimes apparent, and it is
said to prevent the formation of that danger
Gus gas. 1t is simple remedy, easily ap-
piled. 1t is also asserted that the salt makes
the OF! last much longer, but we have only
hearsay evidence concerning it, ian !,
To TELL AcTUAL VALUE OF cows-The
American Stock Journal in reference to this
subject says: *
CHOW, we can 60 into dairyingineigh-
borhood, and point to farmers who are los
ing from two to three thousand dollars
year, by keeping cows yielding two hundred
pounds of butter year, instead of those thai
would yield from five to six hundred pounds
in the same time. How many dairymen
can tell the relative value of each COW of his
herd by actual test There is a little instru-
made for this purpose that don't cost much
but very few diarymen know anything about
it. It is called f'Lac!oaseter, constructed
by placing o number Of glass tubes, all Of
equal length and diameter, in a wooden
frame. The milk from each. COW is placed
in one Of these glass tubes there they stand,
side by side, and you can see the depth OF
cream that rises i'll each tube. representing
certain COW, and estimate her relative value
thereby, These instruments are kept fog
sale in Philadelphia and other cities,
= Might not our farmers profit by the above
item? ~ .si.s - T., e.
The BEST RECIPE FOR MAKING Coop
BREAD.-Professor Horsford, of Cambridge,
in lecture, in New York on Wednesday
night, gave the following as the best recipe
for making good bread: go i 81,
81, "Take fresh ground wheat flour, boil
Thoroughly, with their skins on, in quart of
water, potatoes enough to make quart Of
mashed potatoes peal the potatoes and mash
and add quart Of -four, and then let cool
to eighty degrees. Add then one pint of
brewers yeast and set aside to raise. Then
add half a pint of water or milk to seven
pounds salt; and knead thoroughly, This
will make four small loaves put them in tin
pans larger than the loaves, cover them with
tin or stiff paper in an oven heated to 212
degrees. When nearly done, remove the
cover to allow the crust to brown"
~, WARM BED FOR Pies, If pigs are kept
warm and dry during the winter they will
do much better for it. In building straw
stack, it is very well to provide shelter at
one side or end of the stack around and over
the pen, leaving gap suitable for the pigs
to pass in and out, and will make a delight
full house for them, and they may sleep there
warm and comfortably in the coolest wealth.
or. .-
To CURE A FELoN AS soon as the pulsa
ton is felt, take piece of tape about twelve
inches long, wax it we'll and wrap the finger
as tight as can be borne, commencing at the
end Of the finger. This prevents the flow
Of blood to the part and the felon dies from
want of nourishment in five Or six hours
ABOUT CuEEsE.-Rich cheese feels soft
under the pressure of the finger. That which
is very strong is neither good nor healthy
To keep one that is cut, tie it in cloth.
put it in cool, dry place. If mold APP
pears on it, wipe it off with dry cloth.
al CURE FOR NEURALGIA HALF drachm of
sal-ammonia in one ounce of camphor water,