The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-02-16
New SGHiBS--.V 3. No. A.
FARs.,YARn spRAPs.


sI Set out Apple and Peach trees now.
W Corn feeding IS the best milk creator fol
COWS, w
llv IN the long run there is nothing equal to
stable manure. .ue,s rs i''sat,l
s Frequent stirring Of the soil is a remedy
against drought. .ese esll6
II Is proposed to make sugar from pump
kins, which contain about four per cent 81
t',e sacularine quality,
sas'.One who knows makes ita point to
select 4 COW with q yellow skihs One
whose skin IS pale or colorless is not, he
says, half 50 likely to produce good butter
II. GRAHAM BREAD.-Twoacups Of sweet
milk, two cups Of sour milk or buttermilk.
one-half a cup Of molasses. one teaspoonfnl
Of soda, with unbolted wheat meal to make
stiff batter. fag m
The first principal Of, gardening is liberal
manuring, and the second frequent cultiya-
tion. 1t is easisr,, too. to hoe often aand
keep weeds down, than to whack away at
big ones once q fortnight.
We clip the following items from The
Reconstructed Farnter:
IRISH PoTAToEs.- open wliateer in
this month is good time for planting this
valuable root for an early crop. Fora late
crop, they may be planted in the last Of
june. Plant IN rows from two feet to thir-
ty inches apart. Let the sets be from nine
to twelve inches apart.
h9GARDEN PEAS. Sow in drills FIVE feet
apart, thus having room for salad between
the rows, and two inches deep. When we'll
up, hoe and draw the earth 20 them lightly,
and stick them with brush.
Onions may Be planted in the fall, but
they are better planted, at this season
Plant the sets in rich light sod, in drills
twelve inches apart, the plants from three
to four inches IN the drills. The scrapings
of the fowl house is the very best manure
for this plant. "' 's'
EARLY sCAHBAGE.---SoW now. and al
soon as the plants are large enough, sct
them at eighteen inches apart, IN rows three
feet wide, in rich soil, and work them often
and deeply. ,sIs.
LAER- -CABBAaE--Snw in May, IN
Strong. deep soil and work among them With
the hoe and pronged spade until the leaves
touch.
BEETs---Sow IN deep rich soil. III driIls
twelve or fifteen inches apart, and about an
inch deep. Thin the plants from eight 10
twelve inches apart, and hoe and spade
them aften till the tops cover the ground.
RADrs1Es. Sow thihly in driIls, IN :
light rich soil. When theyare wellnp give
them, occasionally. liberal sprinkling q
ashes,dnd IL win improve the growth great
w
IIEITUcE.-Sow thinly in very shallow
drills. foot apart IN rich soil. Cover We
4 ~ lightly, and if dry. water the plants.
To make them head we'll, thin them out
To nine Or twelve inches apart, and hoe
them often, keeping the ground clear and
loose.
To Prevent Wounds from MoTtifying
sprinkle sugar on them. The Turks wash
fresh wounds with wine and sprinkle sugar
on them. Obstinate ulcers may be cured
with sugar dissolved in q strong dissection
of walnut leaves. n. Stock JOarnui.
The most easily digested articles of food
as yet known are sweet apples baked, cold
raw cabbage sliced in vinegar, and boiled
rice the most indieestible are aiet, boiled
cabbage and pork the former require an
hour, the latter FIVE.
a correspondent of the Western Rural
tells how a German woman cooks food for
s.four great fat hogs." She has barrel
sunk IN the ground. In this is placed some
meal, and on this Is poured wash boiler
Of boiled potatoes and carrots, which then
are rapidly mashed. with great FOUNDER.
More meal Is then thrown IN and tie barrel
il tightly covered. The whole mess Il
cooked By the heat Of the posatoes and car
rots. These are cooked twice & day.
Many dangerous fever has beea caused
by the foul air from dark. damp ant ,in-
ventilated cellars. Confined air, without
the purifying influence Of sunlight, soon be.
comes impure aud unwholesome. Most sell
lars serve as d reservoir for this impure dir,
which, III addition, Is loaded with dccom-
posing organic nlatseFs and foul gascs, given
OF from the masses Of decaying vegetables
with which they are stored. Cellars should
be kepta clean, pure, and well ventilated
as any portion Of the house.
A farmer first care Il 10 his family; tin
second should be tie domestic animals.
"Be thou diligcnt 70 know the state Of thy
aocks, and look well to thy herds," IL
will not do TO leave them TO the care Of hir-
cd men. Washington made il rule 70
visit his stables every morning, and put his
hand on every horae 70 see IL il had been
groomed properly, and otherwise wellcared
for. M .at ~. se.
There are very few ordinary farm men
that are Ct to have anything t. do with do
nestle animals. They never pet them.
rarely speak TO them except IN harsh tones,
and ike 70 use whip better than curry