The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-12
USEFUL RECIPES ETC.

AN English farmer chose his seed wheat
with such care, and cultivated it with such
skill, that his heads increased in length
from four to eight inches; the berries
from 45 to 125 in head, and the number
of stalks from seed from 10 to 81
THE Country Gentleman says it has not
yet met the farmer who could make
enough manure to Obviate the necessity
of using clover as fertilizer. 1t thinks
manure spread on clover sod in the fall is
the best preparation of ground for corn
the following spring.
IT is said that cabbage plants may be
protected from the cutwOrm by wrapping
the stems in oak leaves-One leaf to each
plant, covering from the roots to the leaf
stems This should be done at the time of
transplanting, the oak-leaves being first
mOistened with water
ROLL JELLY CAKE.-One cup white
sugar and three eggs beaten together, one
tea spoon cream of tartar mixed with a
cup of flour, half tea spoon of soda in
two table spoons of sweet milk; mix all
these together, stir well and bake in two
square tins. When done, spread both
cakes with jelly and roll.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Rural World
says that an ordinary hotbed is a capital
place for drying fruit. A floor is laid in
side, on which the fruit is placed Then
put in the sash, raising both ends to en-
sure proper ventilation, and to prevent
the fruit from baking instead of drying.
Here the fruit is safe from damage by
rain, insects, etc.
A FRENCH writer states that butchers
| meat may be preserved in hot weather by
placing it in large earthen jars, putting
clean, heavy stones upon it, and covering
it with skim The milk will become
sour, of course, but may afterwards serve
| as food for pigs, and the meat will be
found to have Kept its natural primitive
freshness, even after eight or ten days.
THE editor of the Gardener's Monthly
| says that coal oil is a most effectual remedy
against insects. A tablespoonful of coal
oil put into common garden water pot of
water, sprinkled over the seed bed, when
the little pumping beetle is noticed, will
instantly destroy the whole brood One
great fact in favor of coal oil is, that it
acts as manure to vegetation, while deal
ing out death to insects.
THISTLEs are biennial Like the turnip
and carrot it takes two years for them to
| mature; if they are cut down before the
seed is ripe this year, and the seed that
| was dropped off last year and has sprung
up, this should be cut down next year, be-
fore the seed is ripe enough to mature
The seed that was dropped last year can
not be destroyed by cutting off this year,
because it will not kill the root but after
it goes to seed the root will naturally die of
itself.-Erchange.
To DESTROY THE Potato BUG - A
writer in Hearth and Home says: "A sure
and cheap remedy is to apply Paris green
to the vines when the dew is on them. 1t
will not always kill the old bugs, but will
invariably destroy the young ones while
they are yet worms. The old bugs soon
die off without our help. A tin box with
fine holes in one side, SO as to make
sieve, should be used in applying the Paris
green. Care should be taken not to put
on too much, as it may injure the vines
Three ounces is sufficient for one acre"
OFTEN in fine orchard we find one or
more trees leaning over so far as to des-
troy the beauty of the whole orchard. 1t
Is also much more difficult to cultivate
| around leaning tree. This may easily
be remedled, while the trees are young, by
partially digging up and replanting the
tree. The roots will usually be found
| smallest on the side from which the tree
leans; and therefore these roots should be
loOsened from the earth, the tree set i'm a
perpendicular position, and carefully fas-
tened by stakes or guys, and the earth re
placed around the roots. 1t would be well
to add some rich compost to promote their
growth. If, as is very probable, the top
of the tree has become One-sided, it should
be pruned SO as to- restore the balance In
this way we have righted up pear trees six
inches through the stem but the best way
is to look after the young trees, and not
permit them to depart from the way of up
rightness-Journal of horticulture.