Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-05-21
Useful RECIPES. ETC.

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., AN experimenter found that five bushels
of corn mush, boiled, made eighty four
pounds of pork, while three bushels OF
meal and i've of potatoes made seventy-two
and a half pounds. ea5 : .s5o0s Eel
LIEBIG says: every farmer who
takes sack of corn or bushel OF pota-
toes to town, ought, like the Chinese
5coolie, to carry back an equal or greater
quantity of the mineral constituents OF
the produce sold, and restore them to the
field from which they have been taken"
aa JAPANNINa OLD TEA IRA rs. First
clean them thoroughly with soap and
water and little rotten stone then Dry
them by wiping and exposure by the ire.
Now get some good copal yarnlsh, mix
with 1itpsome bronze powder, and apply
with a brush to the denuded parts. After
which set the tea-tray in an oven at hest
of 212 degrees or 800 degrees until the
varnish is dry. Two coats will make it
equal to new. .,,a aaelss s.ts n, sgsa,af IS .
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 be. half
full of This liquor; then, with 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 she'll /;
for if the shell should be cracked, the egg
will spoil.-1EcchGaage q, 2.eg ASA. Sass
ACCORDING to Knaffi, zinc may be given
fine black color by cleaning its surface
with sand and sulphuric acid, and miners
ing it for an instant in solution COM
posed of four parts of sulphate of nickel
and ammonia in forty parts OF water,
calculated with one part of sulphuric acid,
washing and drying it. The black coat
ing adheres firmly and takes q bronze
color under the brusher. Brass may, be
stained black with liquid containing two
parts Of arsenious acid, four of hydrocho-l
loric acid, and one of sulphuric acid, in
eighty parts of water. .sf, era sx,ssisgq1
A STORY WITH MORAL =" Once upon
time man went collecting for a benev-
olent purpose. He came upon 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 chart
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 and well headed
back; and on, poor land an occasional
dressing of manure, muck or fertilizers OF
some kind, adds to the quantity and quail
ty of the fruit There is no likelihood of
the market being Overstocked with the
fruit, as it pays well to make it into wine.
Three quarts of blackberries and three
pounds of sugar, with the addition of a
little water, will make gallon of wine
highly recommended for its medicinal
properties, worth SO per gallon while
new; and its value increases with age All
the poor berries, those that are too ripe to
ship to market, may be properly converted
into wine at home; and only the finest
and most perfect fruit sent to market,
which will always command fair price"
AN exchange says superb crop of po-
tatoes was raised in the Blue Ridge region
of Virginia in this wise. "The soil was
sandy loan, covered with thick sod of
many years standing. This sod was turned
over four inches deep, with heavy three
horse bar shear pillow. 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 it was level and smooth.
After the potatoes were well up, another
narrowing was given, and then one more
working with cultivators made as fine a
crop as we ever saw. Now, here was a
process differing very materially from that
laid down as the proper one to be pursued
| in the cultivation of potatoes. We give
it here, not as worthy of imitation, but
simply as an agricultural fact of more or
/ less value. The area cultivated was a.
| large One-fifty 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 gypsum
was the only manure used"
| BEE KEEPING.-A correspondent of
| the California Farmer thinks that every
owner of rural home ought to have q
few swarms of honey makers, and he
gives the following suggestions as to
where they should be kept and how man
aged: First, on dry soil, and, if conve-
nent, in some quiet spot away from the
| busy routine Of the domestic circle 1t
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 a
tree and good hive. The hive should
always face the south east if possible, SO
your bees get the morning sun, and few
er storms come from that direction.
Let it be located where it can be readi-
ly seen in swarming time from some door
or window, from the kitchen if possible,
so that the women may give the alarm.
The grass should be kept short by occa-
sional cutting Ali ant-hills in the inn
mediate neighborhood of the apiary
should be destroyed, as also spider-webs
and the like. l recommend the planting
of trees, where you are not already ia
vored with them, and setting one or two
hives under each tree, always avoiding a
bee-house or room, as there is no place
| like the open air." ,as d'
The Economy Of Taking Food in Natural
Proportions.
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