, 1869-02-05
Farm AND HoUsEHoLD.

~ 70 ~ - APSAeNo system OF management, 10
feed whole grain to any kind of animals
All kinds Of cereal grains are provided with
tough hnl or skin, which the digestive
powers Of most animals will not dissolve !;
consequently, If the skin is not broken be-
fore the grain enters the stomach, the
kernels will pass of with the droppiugs with
out atiording the animal that swallowed the
grain any more nourishment than fragments
of wood of equal size. During the month of
August last the writer procured quantity
of horse manure for top-dressing strawberry
plants, and 10 q few days alter the mulch
was spread around the plants, the unbroken
kernals Of oats vegetated, so that the entire
surface of the ground appeared as green as a
lawn. The fact showed conclusively, that
much of the grain had never afforded the
animals that swallowed it any nourishment
at all. Young horses having sound aud
sharp teeth will sometimes crush every ker.
mel. But old horses with poor teeth fre>
quently swallow half their mess Of oats
without breaking the skin of the kernels
When mills are at a distance, and people
will persist in feeding whole grain, it will
always be found more advantageous to soak
the grain at least twenty four hours before
using it. Suppose, for example, teamster
is accustomed to feed team eight quarts of
Indian corn and oats at each feeding, say
three times day. Let the grain be put 10
pail and covered with warm water every time
the team is fed. This plan would require
three pals when the team is fed three times
daily. Warm water is far better than cold
water, as cold water, in cold weather, will
soften the grain but little. Teamsters may
rest assured that it will pay we'll for all
trouble to soak all grain before feediug it.
To MEASURE HAY IN THE STACK OR
Mow-If it be square or oblong stack,
with pitched roof, measure the height 10
feet from the base to the caves, add to this
half the height from the caves to the ridge,
to find the mean height multiply the height
by the breadth, and the product by the
length. Divide The gross product by twenty.
seven, and the quotient will be the number
of cubic yards in the stack The estimate
of the total weight must depend upon the
supposed weight Of cubic yard this will
necessarily vary according to the time al,
lowed for the stack to settle. In an old
stack the bay is much more compact than in
one recently built. A pretty correct esti-
mate will be gained by allowing eighty,ive
pounds to the cubic yard in the new stack,
one hundred pounds in one that has stood
few months, and one hundred and twelve
pounds if it has stood more than a year. To
ascertain the weight of hay in the stack,
multiply the number of cubic yards by the
number Of pounds allowed, and the product
will give the contents of the stack in pounds
divide by two thousand, aud the quotient
will give the number of tons. To ascertain
the weight of hay in round stack with
cOuicdl top, 6ud the height to the caves, and
add One-thIrd of the remainder to obtain the
mean height of the whole. Measure the
girth square this dimension (that is, multi
ply it by itself), and multiply the product
by the decimal 0795. This, will give the
area of the base Multiply the area by the
mean height, and the product will be the
contents OF the stack in cubic feet divide BY
twenty-seVen and we obtain the number of
cubic yards. Multiply this as before, by the
number of pounds allowed to the yard, and
the product will give the gross weight in
pounds To estimate the contents of NOW
where top surface of the hay is level, the
process is the same as with the square stack,
or rick, emitting the allowance for the slOpN
ing roof
BLANcHING CELERV.-A correspondent
of the Nashville Union and Dispatch says
Celery is commonly blanched or bleached BY
drawing the earth up to the plants in the
rows while growing, etc. This work requires
very careful management, aud even then it
is very often with unsatisfactory results.
This practice does much better further north
than in this lstitude-where plants do much
better removed from growing place to
6Lanching bed, which is prepared as follows
The ground for the bed should be as near
the plants as possible. 1t should be thor
ougly, deeply plowed, narrowed, raked and
rendered free from grass and weeds before
worked, and roots aud rocks while working.
For single row give six to eight feet, of
prepa ration. This work should be done the
first favorable time in October, or even in
September. The length of bed necessary
eau be known BY counting your plants
about. Ten to every running yard. Have
this work done some days or weeks before
you begin to plant.
To CLEAN kid gloves, have ready little
new milk in one saucer, and piece Of brown
soap in another, and clean cloth or towel,
folded three or four times. On the cloth
spread out the gloves smooth and neat
Take piece of flannel, dip it 10 the milk
and then rub off a good quantity of the soap
10 the wetted flannel, aud commence to rub
the glove toward the fingers, holding it firmly
with the left hand Continue this process
till the glove, if white, looks of dingy yell
low though clean if colOred, till it looks
dark and spoiled. Lay it to dry, and the
operator will soon be grati6ed to see that
the old glove looks nearly new. 1t will be
soft, glossy, smooth and elastic. 81
A MINUTE PUDDIEG.-Place over the fire
one ,eaeup Of sweet milk for every guest, let
it come to boil, and stir in one egg, and
one tablespoonful of -four wet with little
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