Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-01-06
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sen He insists that the only effectual
Nmrn,ection vet discovered is the jarring
process. o 49,, ,.ouo
g Nothing better to promote the growth
- ,ba hair in horses name or tail than
" teen the roots clean. Wash thorough
y, " m tenid water in which little soda has
been dissolved.
A correspondent of the american En-
tnnolocia says that ants nests, In gardens
~ elsewhere, may be dispersed by bury
;nr them in sliced onions A few spoon
f n Of kerosene oil poured into the nest,
wil also cause the ants to leave.
Keep none but the best implements
that can be produced; and when you pos
sass them. take care of them. 1t is shock
inc 10 a good farmer to see his neighbors
leaving their plows and harrows in the
Geld week after week, to soak in the rains,
and crack in the sun.
1t has been going the rounds of the
naners, agricultural and Others that tobac-
% will cure diseases in chickens. 1t has
been tried here, and though it may cure
the disease it invariably kills the chickens.
Feed no tobacco of any kind to your
chickens if you do not WI TO kill them.
-Farm Journal.
We presume every farmer understands
the usual method of making cut-nails
flexible by heating them, but if instead of
allowing them to cool in the air, they are
thrown when red-hot into linseed oil, it
tha,, OF ly,n lny, m
as though they were galvanized Those
who have occasion to use cut-nails in
nlace of wrought should not forget this
simple method of preventing rust-Hearth
and Home.
Slices of toasted bread dipped in
milk or wine, and fried in honey, are ex-
cellent. Then instead of calling them
afried bread" they are torejas, an excel
lent Spanish delicacy, can assure you.
Please understand there is neither butter
nor lard Simply melt the hole in a
pan, and when it is very hot, put in the
bread, which is served hot also, after be.
coming nicely Drowned. Lovers of honey
can take notice. Exchange.
AT a recent meeting of the Farmers
Club of the American Institute, seedless
apples were exhibited by Lysander Bar
rett, of French Greek, West Virginia
Mr.. Greeley alluded to the current opinion
that seedless apples may be produced by
inverting branch from an apple tree,
and planting it in damp soil. He thought
the specimens on exhibition must be
taken as an evidence that seedless apples
can be produced.
Pea Soup.-A pint and half Of
split peas, two small onions, pepper and
salt to taste. Use three quarts of water
and boil from five to six hours. Pork is
often put in, but makes the soup far less
wholesome If the water is hard add a
piece of saleratus not larger than pea
1t would be difficult to find way in
which the same amount OF Rourishment
could be obtained from four times what
this costs-HearM and Home.
White Potato Puddins.-Take one
and half pounds of potatoes, boiled and
mashed very smoothly. Beat to cream
three-quarters of pound of sugar and
one-half pound of butter, add to the but
ter and sugar the yolks of seven eggs,
beaten very light; the juice of three and
the grated rind of one lemon, wineglass
of wine or brandy, and half nutmeg
grated Then stir in the potatoes, and
lastly the whites of the eggs. If you find
this rather stiff, add cup of cream.
Bake in one crust Western Rural.
Frequent stirring of the soil is a rem.
edy against drought. In dry season
frequent stirring will increase the grow
ing crop two fold more than if the ground
be left unworked. Corn which was
stirred between the rows six times in
dry season yielded full crop Of well ma
tured ears, while similar ground along
side but stirred but three times did not
produce more than half crop. In the
one casethe soil was kept loose and mel
low, and retained its moisture, while in
the other the moisture was speedily ex-
hausted. Frequent stirring is means of
preserving moisture IN the soil, and in
airy seasons should not be neglected.
Fdrm Journal
-Buckwheat Cakes One pint of buck
wheat meal, one quart of water, salt just
70 taste, one gill OF homemade yeast
Mix The water-which should he lukewarm
IL the weather is cold-with the meal
add the salt and yeast, beat it well when
light, bake them on a griddle. Grease
The griddle, pour on little of the batter,
spread 1t so as to form a cake about the
SIZE OF breakfast plate. The cakes
should be very smooth at the edges.
When they are done on one side turn,
when brown on both sides, put some but
Ter on the plate, place the cake on it, but.
Yer the top, bake another and put it on,
butter it and send to the table. Buck
wheat cakes are much better if they are
sent to the table with only one or two on
plate. -krehanQe