Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-11
-. A9ritultural.
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD

Soar MAKING. the first plucc, ii your
wood is poor, your ashes will be poor and
yon will no, have good soap. Take good
care OF yonr ashes and ono week before
the lye is required put them in the leach,
pounding them down solid. It is easier
done il they are dAlnpene4l. Than pour
on water until they begin to drip, nf-
ter which. let them stand ono week to ''rot;"
tla.n hang on yonr kettles, and commence
running off lye for operations.
by letting the ashes stand to ''rot," as it
~ called, the lye is STRONGER, and The soap
of II l'ctter quality, and not SO apt to
be "livery." Ii the lyo is too strong,
| weaken it; if too weak, boil
it. The proper strength can be told by
putting Il fresh egg into it. II should
throw the big end Of the egg up above the
surface to show about the size OF silver
dime (if amy one nova days can find oncto
make the comlmrison.) II the lyc isa trille
weaker The egg sinks: With lye. af this
strength, take a pound OF clear grease, or It's
equivalent in Common soap grease" to
each gallon of lye used, and set tn boiling.
After tho grease is 'eatcn up" if the mix
ture will ''t:at' or take tho plunfc off
feather, put i'll more grease. If q white
scnm rises Oh top, skim il off, or put in
more lyc. This scum is grease, and should
never he left until it is cold. boil until it
looks ropy as it ruins off tho stirrer. 7fnot
boiled too thick, all sediment will settle
while 1t is cooling, and prefer not to have
the lye poured in.
a former writer gives her trouble with
grease that was too salt. think if she had
rightly known, her lyt was too strong.
never had trouble with salty grease except
that it makes the soap hard. A lady once
put mp her ashes with mine for making
soap. 1t was so strong as to bear an egg
entirely above the lyc. weakened mine
and had no difficulty. She tried al expert
nient, and boiled all day; still. Us she en-
PRESSED it, cit wouldn't come worth cent. "
An old lady seeing it, told her to pour VA
ter int. it. She added nearly as much Vs.
ter as there was compound in Tho kettle.
Instantly III" soap came.-l". A'nericu''
Hgr;rHiui>t.
A Coon VAENIsIr FOE Doors, SHols AMI
HARNESS. = Put halt, q pound Of gum shell
lac, broken W in small pieces, i'll q quart
bottle or jilg, cover it with alcohol cork il
tight, Qo prevent tho alcohol from evapo.
rating, which should be rurc) and put it on
Il shelf in 4 warm place. shake it we'll sew
eral times day; then add a pieco Of gum
.canlplior rs large as hens egg; shake ii
we'll and in n few hours shake it again, and
add one ounce of lamp black; il the alec
.hol is good it: will; be dissolved. in three
days; Then Shake and use IF It gets toe
thick, add alcohol pour ont two or three
tt;.spooufulS in a saucer, and apply it with
Il small paint brush. If tho materials wert
all good, il will ttry in ahout .1ivo minutes
and it will DO removed only by wearing Oft,
Giving gloss almost equal to patent leather
:. Me advantage Of this preparation above
others is, that it does not strike into the
leather and make it: hard, but remains or
the surface, and yet excludes the watel
almost as perfectly. This same prepare
ton is admirable for.harncss,' md does no
soil when touched, as laml'tluck mixture
do"
will add hero that as far NJ Il,nve heart
Of tho above mixture being tired, it ans
wcrs all tho purposes claimed for it: I
wonld be excellent for boot and shoe. a
VOL as harness makers.
MANAGEMENT OF POULTRY. few far
mers pay sufficient attention to the breed
ing and management Of poultry, although
it il, we'll worth while to do So The pric
Of eggs and dressed poultry has been re
muner;.tive for several years, and no doub
will continue to be so. The manure Of tn
poultry house, when properly manage,
and applied to garden and field crops i
very beneficial. TO tho orchardist. poul
try are necessity, for he wants then
injurious insects, and 80: savin
his fruit from destruction. The apple worn
and the curculio have been nearly extermi
mated III some orchards Ivy the simple rem
ely or preventive Of keeping poultr
about the trees. No remedy for the stripe'
hug, the destroyer of the melon and en-
cumber vines, has been found equal to :.
flock of small chickens.
Every farmer should have n we'll arrane
ed poultry. house in some well-sheltere,
nook, with door opening into the orchard
Ii the orchard is not very near the DWELLING
house, tho best plan will heto winter TIL
| fowls in q warm house in the barnyard an
| to put up a shed in the centre of the orch
ard to be occupied by them during sum
mer.
Mich Cows. -Milch cows should he ft
night and morning regularly now, an
housed nights and in wet weather. The
should not be obliged to depend too nue.
on the pastures; there is no reason why
good flow of milk should be stopped now
as it too often is by short pastnrage, an
there is no economy in feeding the mowin
lands down to the roots Of tho grasses; be
sides, heritage when frost-bitten is les
nutritious than if it had not been expose
TO the frost, and substantial fodder is es
sential for animals which are either grow
ing or producing. At no season OF til
year may pumpkins, root tops, immatur
cabbages, and even grain, be used to bel
ter advantage than now. An abundanc
of good water is necessary, also fire
qnent supply of salt.-Massaclusell
PlOughmdn.
! WASHING SWEATED HoRsEs.- "A CORE
spondent of the London Field answers a
inquiry whether it is a safe practice to was
sweatel horses in cold water. He says h
has adopted it, and with beneficial results
both in summer and winter. After wash
ing, the animal should he rubbed dry, a
far as practicable, and the legs especially
Should the hair Oh them be too long to ad
nit of this being sufficiently done, flame
bandages shoullbe put on, and WOODEN ru
thrown loosely over, but without the roller
| In the course of an hour the horse will b
tolcrably dry, and should then havo anoth
or rub down, and be clothed in the ordina
| ~ manner. Ii horses were treated in
more rational manner than is often tn
case; with pure air and scrupulous cleanli
ness, disease would be far less common. :
| Exchange.
To SEED GRAPES. BOIL them until the,
burst, then part or loosen them gentl,
with a wooden fork, or otherwise, so tn
seeds can sink to tho bottom; then with
spoon in your hand, pour and scraLe OIL
of the vessel, leaving the saeis Mt the bot
tom. Then spread few of the grapes o1
Ilat dish. and with Il teaspoon remove tn
Com VINEGAR II pint OF corn unit
pint of luolasscs and four quarts of water
In two days it will be good beer; ana in tw
or three weeks it will be good vinegar. =
The samo corn will do for six months
When tho vinegar is made, pour it of AM
add moasScs and water to the corn. Ii
this way you wiillavo constant supply.
| A CHEAP AND DELICIOUS PuDDING.-Tak
four tablcsnoonfuls OF flour, which mi
gradually into quart of milk; add til
yolks, we'll beaten, OF four eggs, reservin
the whites OF the same until moment be
fore placing in the oven; grease your dis
and pour in the above mixture, and bake il
a quick oven fifteen or twenty minutes
Fat with any kind Of sauce you choose.
Boiled BEEF FROM Sour The beef tn
ken from, Il soup may he utilized in variou
ways. | am myself Of tho opinion tia
the best way to employ hoilc,l beef is to CT,
it, cold, into slices Of extreme tllinncss
dressed with bnttercd toast; or clso to ca
it rs salad, tho dressing 70 be seasone
with plenty Of pot herbs. However, TO
those who prefer it hot, thcrc are oxcellen
ways of sorvingit. For: example,;