The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-18
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.


If you want your cows to look well and
thrifty, and yield generously their milk,
you must remember that they will pros
per in proportion as they are cared for
during the Indictment weather of winter.
THE bee keeper must not Judge Of the
state of his hive in the spring by its
weight alone, because at that time the
number of young bees and Larvae in it
weigh heavy, and may impose on the IN
wary for real wealth, when the stock of
honey is nearly exhausted Nldman
A CORRESPONDENT of the Neao England
Farmer does not approve of growing
grape vines on trees. He says he planted
grape vine close to tree and allowed it
to run on the tree As long as the tree
was small he was benefited by the grapes,
but when the tree became large the birds
lodged in it and deyoured the grapes.
A WRITER in the Germantown Tie
graph concludes, after having had three
years experience with storing manure in
the cellar of barn and under the ami
mails, and the hay and grain stored in the
barn, and when special care was devoted
to ventilation, that it is a very objection
able arrangement, and unhesitatingy con-
dennis it as very iDjudicious.
NEVER feed your fowls in haste, throw
ing down the corn and running Watch
the peculiarities of your flock. One fowl
may starye while the others are fattening.
Fowls have their likes and dislikes as well
as people, and their tastes must be studied.
And no kind of feed that they dislike
should be forced upon them. If you do,
your fowls will suffer both in condition
and plumage.
CURE FOR THE ITCH.-Take fresh butter,
one pound; put it in skillet, boil all the
pickle out, skim it well, then add che ounce
Venice turpentine and one ounce of red
precipitate; stir till cool or the precip
itate will settle TO the bottom. This
will cure the seven year itch, I think, if
persevered in short time 1t has not
the disagreeable smell of preparations
made with sulphur.-RuraL Neao Yorker
THOSE who have plant houses, frames
&C., know how difficult it is to remove old
putty from sashes without injuring the
sash. | have seen it stated in some Jour
nal that it could be removed very easy by
applying hot iron to it. | tried the eX.
pertinent few days ago for the first time
and was quite surprised to find how easily
the most indurate old putty could be cut
out after being we'll warmed up by the ap
plication of red hot iron. Try it,
Gardeners Monthly.
| A CORRESPONDENT of the Mdtne Fdrnle7
writes off have COW or a heifer which
is inclined to kick, take my stool and sit
down, with my milking pail between my
knees, with my left hand hold of one hint
teat and my right one hold of fore teat
then commence milking. and if she tries
to kick, hang on to the teats and keep or
milking, as she can neither hurt me, tn,
pail nor herself, nor prevent me from
milking. / keep on milking until l get
through. BY thus persevering few times
she will see she can do no harm, and will
abandon the idea of kicking"
A POOR farmer cannot conceal the fac
that he is poor farmer. All his surround
ings proclaim the verdict against hin
his horses, cattle, wagons, harness, plows
fences, felds-even his wife and children
bear silent, but unmistakable evidence
against him. On the other. hand, all these
things will testify favorably on behalf O
the good farmer. Every passer-by car
read the evidence pro or con. This fact
alone, ought to stimulate every farmer t.
do his best, for the sake of his own charac
ter, as we'll as interest for he may res
assured that every passer-by will pro
nounce judgment according to the evi
! dence.-OhiO Farmer.
To COLOR black use one and a hall
ounces of extract of logwood; one ounce
| of vitriol to four ounces of extract-this is
for one pound of wooden goods-dissOlve
the vitriOl well, then put in the goods and
leave them in one hour stir occasionally
to keep from spotting; have the water
quite hot; then have your extract wei
dissolved in plenty of water to cover the
goods we'll Take out of the vitriol water
put it in your dye, stir and air it well fOl
one hour Then take out and add on,
pint of salt and one pint of soft soap, t.
the ooZe; put back your goods, let it come
to scald This will set the color so it viii
not crock Wash we'll in cold water
and hang out to dry.-Rurd Ne1o Yorker
ENGLISH writers say the system Of pack
ing eggs small end down is wrong; anC
their reasons have the appearance of right
We quote: r" Most persons will have oh
served that when an egg is boiled tn,
vacuum is st the large end of the egg, anC
that it is more or less extensive according
to the age of the egg Now, this is The
part of the egg where the shell is mos
porous, and where the air is admitted mos
freely. This air chamber is of the utmos
Importance to the chicken while Matching
as it seems to equalize the supply of tn,
necessary air under the variations of tn,
outer temperature; and it will be founC
that the chamber enlarges as the Matching
proceeds; therefore when eggs are packed
with the small end up, the liquid presses
on the most porous part of the shell; con
sequently, for the air to penetrate the
eggs, it would have to lift the weight o.
the fluid"
"WHAT are you doing there, Jane p
pinafore red" "But what have you go'
to dive it 2" "Beer." "Who on earth