The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-11-12
Agricultural.
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUsEToID.

Soar MAKING. In the first place, il your
wood is poor, your ashes will be poor and
you will not have good soap. Take GOOD
care of your ashes, and one week before
the I've is required put them in the leach.
pounding them down solid. It is easier
done If they are dampened. Then pour
on water until they begin TO drip. ef-
ter which let them stand one week to drot;o
then hang on your kettles, and commence
running off lye for operations.
By letting the ashes stand TO orot," ne IL
10 called, the lye is STRONGER, and the soap
of n better quality, and not so ant to
be '1ivery." If the I've is too strong,
l weaken il; if too weak, I boil
II. The proper strength can DO told by
putting a fresh egg into IL. It should
throw the big end of the egg mp above the
surface TO show about the size of n silver
dino Of any one nowadays can find oneto
make the comparison.) IL the I've lisa triae
weaker the egg sinks. With lye af this
strength, take a pound ofolear grease, or it's
equivalent in common soap grease" to
each gallon of I've used, and set 90 boiling.
After the grease is ''eaten mp" II the mix
ture will ''eat' or take the plume off n
feather, put in more grease. IL n white
scum rises on top, skim IL of, or put in
more lyo. This scum is grease, and should
never be left until IL is cold. Boil until il
looks ropy as IL runs off the %stirrer. Ifnot
boiled too thick, all sediment will settle
while 1t is cooling, and I prefer not TO have
the I've poured in.
A former writer gives her trouble with
grease that was too salt. | think If she had
rightly known, her I've was too strong. /
never had trouble with salty grease except
that IL makes the soap hard. A lady once
put up her ashes with mine for making
soap. IL was so strong as TO bear an ego
entirely above the lye. l weakened mine
and had no difficulty. She tried an expert
ment, and boiled all day; still, rs she ex-
pressed II, 'it wouldn't come worth n cent. "
An old lady seeing IL, told her to pour wa
ter intg 10. She added nearly rs much wa
ter as there was compound in the kettle.
Instantly the soap came.-Oor. american
AgricdbTisL
A Coon NABNIsH ron Doors, SHoRs AND
HARNESS. Put half u pound Of gum shell
lac, broken up in small pieces, in q quart
bottle or jug, cover IL with alcohol, cork IL
tight, TO prevent the alcohol from evapo-
rating, which should be pure) and put IL on
n shelf in n warm place; shake IL well sew
eral times n day; then add n piece of gum
camphor as large as n hens egg: shake IL
well and in q few hours shake Il again, and
add one ounce Of lamp black; if the alco-
hol is good IL will be dissolved in three
days; then shake and use. IL IL gets too
thick, add alcohol-pour out two or three
teaspoonfuls in a saucer, and apply IL with
q small paint brush. If the materials were
all good, It will dry in about five minutes;
aud 1t will be removed only by wearing of,
giving a gloss almost equal 10 patontleather
The advantage of this preparation above
ANI.wm Ia NLAN T. H. - - - -.
leather and make IL hard, but remains on
the surface, and yet excludes tho water
almost as perfectly. This same prepara-
ton is admirable for harness, and does not
soil when touched, as lampblack mixtures
do"
l will add here that as fr rs I have heard
of the above mixture being tried, IL ans
wers all the purposes claimed for il. II
would DO excellent for boot and shoe, rs
well Us harness makers.
MANAGEMENT OF PouLrRY.-Very few far
mers pay sufficient attention to the breed
ing and management Of poultry, although
IL in well worth while 20 do so. The price
Of eggs and dressed poultry has been re-
munerative for several years, and no doubt
will continue TO be so. The manure of the
poultry house, when properly managed
and applied to garden and field crops is
very beneficial. To the or~chardist, poul-
try are n necessity, for he wants them
for picking pupm or larvp OF
injurious insects, and saving
his fruit from destruction. The apple worm
and the curculio have been nearly extormi-
mated in some orchards by the simple rem
edy or preventive OF keeping poultry
about the trees. No remedy for the striped
bug, the destroyer of the melon and Gu
cumber vines, has been found equal TO a
flock of small chickens.
Every farmer should have u we'll arrnng.
ed poultry house in some well sheltered
nook, with n door opening into the orchard.
If the orchard is not very near the dwelling
house, the best plan will be to winter the
fowls in a warm house in the barnyard and
10 put mp n shed in the centre of the orch
ard to be occupied by them during sum
mer.
MncH Cows. -Milch COWS should be fed
night and morning regularly now, and
housed nights and in wet weather. They
should not be obliged to depend too much
on the pastures; there is no reason why n
good flow OF milk should be stopped now,
as 1t too often is by short pasturage, and
there is no economy in feeding the moving
lands down 10 the roots Of the Qrasses; be-
hiAAAHf h'AhhBN WAAbh llDhi#bllltn u lthA
nutritious than if 10 had not been EXPOSED
to the frost, and substantial fodder is es-
sential for animals which are either grow
ing or producing. At no season of the
year may pumpkins, root tops, immature
.cabbages, and even grain, be used 10 bet
ter advantage than now. An abundance
of good water is necessary, also n fire.
quent supply Of salt. -MdssdchuSeNS
PlOughmdn.
WASHING SwEATED HORSES. "A CORE
spondent of the London Field answers an
inquiry whether il Is n safe practice TO wash
sweated horses in cold water. He says he
has adopted ii, and with beneficial results,
both in summer and winter. After wash
ing, the animal should be rubbed dry, M
far as practicable, and the legs especially.
Should the hair on them be too long 10 adj
nit of this being sufficiently done, flannel
bandages should.be put on, and a wooden rug
thrown loosely over, but without the roller.
In the course of an hour the horse will be
tolerably dry, n should then have anoth-
er rub down, and be clothed in the ordina-
ny manner. If horses were treated in a
moro rational manner than is often the
case, with pure air and scrupulous cleanli-
ness, disease would be far less common
Exchange.
To SEED GRAPEs.-Boil them until they
burst, then part or loosen them gently
with a wooden fork, or otherwise, so tho
seeds can sink TO the bottom; then with a
spoon in your hand, pour and scrape out
Of the vessel, leaving tho seeds at the bot
tom, Then spread a few Of the grapes on
a flat dish, and with a teaspoon remSyo the
remaining seeds. Then re-hOAtand can.
Conn ~VINEGAR-Bolt a pint Of corn until
it is a little soft; put it into a jar; add a
pint of molasses and four quarts of water;
mix well together and set near the stove
In two daysit will be good beer; and in two
or three weeks II will be good vinegar
The same corn will do for six months.
When the vinegar is made, pour il off and