The Placer herald., 1870-06-04
HOUSE AND FARM.

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of his experience with the Marsh harvester
II have this season added machine to
my stock Of labor savers which | consider
a valuable step towards the saving of tabor
and making farming prof abe and easy;
it isrlbe Marsh harvester. Tue peculiar
merits Of the harvester are that Two binders
ride on the machine, and bind the grain as
fast as it cuts a swalh Gse feet wide, and do
it with ss.labor and greater ease than four
or FIVE hands will bind lhs same grain on
the ground-tbus making a saving OF two
or three hands, acc ccording TO the thickness
Of the grain, which, at the usual wages Of
this vicinity, is from five TO seven and
half dollars per day. Besides there is no
grain left in The subb!e by careless binders.
which is estimated at a saving of from one
10 two bushels per acre.
y " After cutting about ninety acres with
my machine, pronounce it decided ac
qaisi,on. 6ud that all. my hands after
binding on the machine, prefsr binding
here to binding on the ground.
""Odr crops of wheat and oats we're very
heavy this season and well calculated to
try this plan Of binding But we found no
difficulty in managing standing grain Of
any kind. We found the harvester to be a
good grain cutting machine, with a draugbt
about equal to the Buckeye machine, and
20 percep,ibe side drsught.
in oats that were very long and badly
tangled so that they had to DO cut low to
aave them, The binders could not manage
the grain as fast as the machine could cut,
from the difficulty Of dividing it into
sheavts Of suitable size. But in such grain,
one band can stand on the ma.hne and
throw eff the grain 10 better gavels than
II can be raked into of of ordinary machines
This machine has proved a favorite with
sthe cook, from the small numbsr Of harvest
bands 10 cook for.
LueERNE OR FRENcn Clover IN TIE
WEsr. : Levi Bartlett Of Warner, N. II ,
in an article in your paper Of April 7'h. ex-
presses belief that Lucerno or French
~r,lover will do we'll on our Prairies out " est.
II is in my opinion Just the thing for our
deep, rich, loose soil. have some Of 1t
growing here. and it does finely. The roots
strike down into the soil like a tap root Of a
young hickory or walnut. dug up few
Of The plants just to see how deep they did
grow. Some were over two feet straight
down in the ground, and as thick around as
mans finger. 1t is perfectly hardy, and
puts oel early in the spring Some Of mine
are now six inches high. Thus far we have
found great difficulty in getting any kind of
tame grasses to make stand" on account
Of the looseness Of the soil. A residence of
Is years in this Territory and State, war
rants me in asserting, however, that as our
in tai knn li.,I ~ ;a 4
decreases. - Brownsville. Nebraska. CORES,
pondence Country Gentleman april Is, 1870.
Day Soil FOR WlNE.-The grapes from
which the famous Johanli,burger wine Che
finest and bghes'-prIced wine in the wo,ld)
is made, are said to be grown on Ll-
sldes, where be soil, especially al and about
the time Of ripening, is ike sold cake Of CLAW
WinegrOwers 10 This State, who do not al
ready rueognize the fact, have yet to learn
that, in producing good vim. the roots
OF The vine cannot be kept 90 dry. at l-as.
from furface moisture. The roofs shruld
60 Own deep into the soil. A rocky
botto III, in a volcanic or metamorphi, re
Rlop. is the best and full Of seams which
Inc roots can peDetra'e, 50 as to derive
the lr moisture, charged with mineral salts,
10 stead of depending upon the surface mos
tire. which has not yet taken up from 'be
earth the salts which appear to be 80 es-
senual TO the production Of a perfect
wine grape. The vine should never be al
lowed to receive artificial irrigation after
1t has come into bearing and during its
early growth even, only sparlngly.
CREAM rIE.-Pace a pint of milk where
1t will heat then beat together one cup of
white sugar, one bail cup Of Hour and two
eggs. and stir il iato the mill when it is near
boiling. stirring IL rapidly until II is cooked
iborughy, when cool flavor with essence Of
lemon, and pour upon the crust, which
should be baked bsfore the cream is put ir,
making Two pies.
ONLRr.-Four eggs. (~htes and yolks
beaten separately aud tablespoonful flour
beaten up III little milk, salt and peper to
taste. Heat the milk ip skillet, when
boiling stir in the lhickeniug and salt and
paper; take of of the stove and stir in
the whites and yolks, pour in buttsred
dish and bake in quick oven until nearly
Drowned. This is easily made, and excel
'spl, xIu $40 1at rtu'~ae f-rz
Muck MIScE PIes. One and half cups
sugar. one aud a half cups molasses, one
cup chopped raisins. Que cup vinegar. one
5 Eaff 'crp butter. two eggs. six Boston crack
ers, rolled fine. one teaspoonful Of spices of
all kinds. This will make three pies, that
will be hard to tell from real iouce pies
If the plates are not full enough, thin with
little water.
s CLEANING SnvER.pLATED ARTIcLEs.-
Whits,ms.ai articles, electro-plaled with |
silver, should be cleaned with the creates,
caution. The use Of soap gives to the ar
tieles q leaden appearance. II tarnished.
rub them with little 6ne whitening, wet
with water, then wash with clean, soft !
water Dry carefully and polish with fine
whitening on a piece Of soft leather.
PEAS AND OATS - Peas and oats will be
found profitable crop for many purposes.