Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-23

Flat surfaces are better than round
poles for chickens to roost on, as the fowls
cover their feet and keep them from freez.
ing in winter.
Recent experiments have proved that
animals cannot take on flesh rapidly, un-
less the temperature is nearly uniform,
and between fifty and sixty degrees.
Brown Bread.-Three cups of meal
one of flour, two cups of sweet milk and
one OF sour, half a cup of molasses, tes
spoon OF soda; steam three hours
In setting out young orchards, always
register the varieties Immediately in a
book, where they may be referred to in a
lew years, when the trees commence bear
ing, and the labels are lost, and name for
gotten.
"A Southern paper mentions the case
OF an eighty acre farm, that had become
so exhausted as to yield but four or five
bushels of wheat per acre, but by the use
of clover as green crop, it was made to
produce this year from 20 to 25 bushels of
wheat per acre.
TO Cleanse Blankets.-Put two large
tablespoons of borax and pint bowl of soft
water into h tub of cold water. When dis
solved, put in apair of blankets and let
them remain over night. Next day rub
and drain them out. and rinse thoroughly
in two waters, and hang them to dry. Do
not wiring them.
To Make Hens Lay in Winter. Give
them a good supply of chopped meat--the
refuse from the house or the butcher s
shops-provide warm airy quarters, with
plenty Of range in fine weather. and you
will have an abundant supply of eggs
Gravel and lime should also be furnished
then along with a liberal allowance of
grain, and plenty of water.
Pumpkin Pies-One quart of sifted
pumpkin; beat or 10 eggs, yolks and
whites together, stir them we'll into the
pumpkin, add even tablespoonfuls of
ground ginger, 21a tablespoonfuls of
ground cinnamon, l even teaspoonful or
less of salt Stir all well together, there
add 2 quarts of sweet milk, and make
about as sweet as for custard. Bake with
one crust. This will make 4 pies-Amsr-
tc1n AgriculturiSt
Queen of Puddings. -One scant pint
OF grated bread crumbs, one quart milk,
one cup sugar, one lemon, four eggs, but
ter the size of a walnut. Crate the rind
of the lemon and put it with the butter,
add a little salt to the bread crumbs; then
pour on the milk boiling hot. When cool
add the yolks of the eggs, well beaten !;
beat all thoroughly together and bake.
When cold, make a meringee of the whites
of the eggs, the juice of the lemon, and
half II cup of sugar beaten till stiff.
Spread this over the top of the pudding,
and set it into the oven for few minutes,
till OF a delicate brown,-M0ther at Home
"A correspondent ofthe Canada Farmer
keeps dairy of twenty six cows, the milk
of which is disposed of at cheese factory.
He says that last June he sowed an acre
of corn in drills and commenced cutting
and feeding to the cows the first of July.
When the September rains came on he
omitted the corn feeding four days, and
the result was diminution Of tifty-two
pounds of milk per day. The corn feed
ing was again resumed, and in four days
the cows gave their customary quantity of
milk The inward flow of milk doubly
paid the cost of the food given.
"A Cheap Hard Soap.-Four large
bars of yellow soap; two pounds of sal
soda; three ounces of borax; one ounce
Of liquid ammonia. Shave the soap in
thin slices; put it into eight quarts of
soft water (rain-water is best). When
the soap is nearly dissolved, add the borax
and sal-soda stir till all is melted. Pouri
into large tub or shallow pan; when
nearly cool add the amonia a0soly mixing
it we'll Let it stand day or two, then
cut it into cakes or bars, and dry in warm
place No better soap can be made to
wash white clothes, calicoes, and flannels;
and it is excellent for all household pur-
poses 1t costs but three cents per pound
and is made In less than half an hour.
This recipe has been sold for five dollars,
and will be of service to every family
Hearth and Home.
Soda Ash for Wire Worms-A letter
quoted in Milburn's "Pests of the Farm"
states; 81 had sown headland with
soda ash, as fertilizer; the following
spring it was under turnips, and man
hoeing asked If anything had been done
to the headlandy' l asked why's? He
said, there was not plant destroyed by
the wire-worm and the rest of the field
had fifteen to a nest | then determined
to try it upon another field which was full
of wire-worms. have never since seen
one on it. In the following year, | had
twenty five acres of oats attacked more
generally. happened to have cask of
soda ash by me, and ordered it to be sown
From that day the ravages ceased and
within week the whole field changed It's
color to a vivid green. ! have since
ceased to consider it as an experiment
and have always cask by me, ready, in
case of any appearance of the wire-worm.
The remedy is equally efficacious in re-
polling the attacks of the green Ry.'--Dep.
Of Ag. Report
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