Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-10-07
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

The Western Farmer objects to the
nractice of topping corn, believing II much
better to cut the stalks near the ground,
thus saving nearly the whole stalk for
fodder. n
The Journal of Agriculture has sensi-
BILE article urging the importance of farmers
keeping accounts with their farms. Many
farmers are not able to tell whether a
given crop is produced at profit or loss.
To Extract Paint from Garments
Saturate the spot with spirits OF turpen-
fine let It remain number of hours, then
RIB it between the hands; it will Crumble
away without injury either to the texture
or color of any kind of wooden, cotton or
silk goods.
A Canada farmer gives his experience
in destroying the thistle which abounds in
his country. He says, that after the land
Is well saturated with moisture he en-
nloys women to draw them by hand de-
tending the hand with stout gloves, with a
niece of old sacking sown over the palm
to prevent the plant from slipping when
the gloves become wet. With little care
the thistle may be drawn with six or eight
inches of the root. He says that by this
mode of treatment he was rid of the
nuisance in two years.
To Try Out Lard,-For fifty pounds
of lard, make two quarts Of white lye, and
pour into the kettle in which you are to
try the lard; then cut up the leaf lard
and put it into the lye, and let it cook all
day over slow fire. The I've completely
dissolves the lard, so there are no scraps
to strain and squeeze-only a brown Sedi-
ment at the bottom, and similar scum on
the top. Remove these, and the lard is
left white as snow, and keeps for any
length of time without becoming rancid
AHhur'S Home Naga2ine,
"A correspondent of the Small Fruit
Recorder gives the result Of an experiment
which he made with liquid manure for
strawberries, He says that he procured
q halfhogshead, filled with rain W, ter,
and put into it one-quarter pound OF nm
monia and one.Quarter pound of common
nitro. When the strawberry plants were
. ilossoming he gave them sprinkling Of
the solution at evening, twice a week
until the fruit was nearly full size. The
result was nearly double the amount Of
fruit on those to which the liquid was APP
Piled, than was obtained from plants
alongside, to which none of the liquid was
given.
To Make Tea-Mrs. L., Jr., of
Northampton, Mass, writes. " First heat
the teapot by pouring boiling water into
it, pour this out, and put into the pot
as much good tea as you wish to use, then
pour in boiling water enough to complete
" cover the tea 50 as to wet it thorough
II. Set the pot on the cooking table, if
that is handy (it need not be set on any
thing that IS hot), and in five minutes pour
on boiling water enough for the first cups,
and pour ont Immediately. If a second
cup or cups are wished and tea enough
has been put into the pot, add boiling
water in sufficient quantity. This rule
applies particularly to japanese and Tyson
teas. do not know that black tea would
be as good made in this way as if it were,
stenped longer. That may depend on
tt&u
M Victor Chatel, an eminent French
Y griculturist, has published some remarks
upon the preservation of potatoes. After
stating that they should never be allowed
to shoot unless when planted, he proceeds
to show the importance Of selecting a
proper place to keep them in. Under the
influence Of light, they soon begin to grow
green, and then they acquire a sour TASTE
which is increased in proportion to the
development of the green matter, caused
by their continued exposure to light. In
this state the potato contains peculiar
substance called salamine, which, if alb
sorbed in large quantities, is dangerous
poison, and which becomes more abundant
as termination advances. He strongly
recommends that potatoes intended for
human food should be kept completely in
the dark.