Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-25
HONE, fAkn AND GARDEN.


All other conditions being the same
the vigor and richness of vegetation are
proortionate to the quantity Of light and
heat received.
The excursions Of the bees to collect
honey are variously estimated at from
one to three miles each, and they are
supposed 70 make each about ten trips
day.
A correspondent of the Germantoson
Tsleqrcph, who lost seventy chickens by
gapes last year, now says that fresh water
daily, with lump of roll birthstone kept
in it, viii be found 9 certain preventive.
Steamed Brown Bread.-Two cups of
Indian meal, one and half cups of rye,
half cup of -four, half . cup of molas-
ses, two cups of sour milk, one cup Of
sweet milk or water, one heaping tea
spoonful of saleratus, little salt; steam
four hours.
--Whortleberry Pudding.-Six cups Of
-four, in which two teaspoonsful of baking
powder have been sifted, two cups of
milk, three eggs stirred well together;
then add three pints Of berries, and boil
in q Toured cloth or bag two hours and
half Serve with rich, sweet sauce.
TO Take Grease from Paper Gently
warm the parts containing the grease, and
apply blotting paper, 30 as to extract as
much a. possible. Boil some clear essen
tial oil of turpentine and apply it to the
warm paper with soft, clean brush. A
little rectified spirits of wine should be
put over aftcrward.
Hot Ham Sandwiches Make batter
of -four, eggs and milk, and pour some
into frying pan of hot fat, as for pan
cakes; let it be very thin, and when 1t
has fried for minute or two, lay very
thin slices of cold boiled ham on it, and
cover them again with some more butter;
when brown on the other side cut it into
quarters and turn them TO brown on the
other side.
Alum is recommended for chicken
cholera. A writer says: "When l notice
the hens begin to droop and look sleepy,
I give them three or four tea spooniuls of
strong alum water, and repeat the next
day. / also mix the feed (say corn meal)
with strong alum water, feeding twice
day for two or three days; afterward once
a week. Since have practiced the above
/ have not lost any"
I'm steaming food for cattle, 1t Is not
proper to use galvanized iron pipe, from
the fact that the zinc coating is liable to
shell off speedily after being once broken,
and entering the food would bepernicious
in its effect This zinc coating, says the
Arts almost always contains some free
acid, and will be so introduced into the
system of the animal, which is by no
means desirable.
"A correspondent of the Southern Oil.
tisdtor imputes rust TO excessive moisture
in the soil, az he has never known II TO
occur on wheat on eide hills or on that
grown on clay lands well underdrained.
It is observed that wheat, bordered by a
forest on the south side OF field, and
thus measurably excluded from the rays
Of the sun, shows strip OF rusted wheat,
while that on the north side OF the same
field 10 exempt from IL.
Rural Pudding.-Put one quart OF
sour apples, pared and cored, into round
pudding dish; pour over them batter
made Of one and half cups Of sour milk,
one half cunpf ssour cream, one small tea
,spbpn OF saN; One large teaspoon soda;
stir stiff with -four. Instead OF apples,
dried berries or fruits may be stirred into
the batter, If preferred. Steam two hours.
Eat with cream and sugar, or such pud-
ding sauce az you choose.
Paste for Labels.-Tske lineced oil,
yarnish and turpentine each half an ounce,
an ounce of glue, and one pound OF rye
-four; make paste of the rye -four in the
usual way, then dissolve the glue and put
1t in. When the paste Is Tor ordinary
uses, 1t may be made by taking two
ounces of glue, ten Of water, four OF rock
candy, and one and half of gumarabic.
This makes most Of the mucilage used on
most Of our envelopes.
TO Preserve Tomatoes.-Tbe most
economical mode for family purposes Is
to nut them into widemouthed jars,
holding two, three, or more quarts, &C
cording to the size OF the family. The
tomatoes, previous 10 their going into
winter quarters, are merely cooked with
out seasoning of any Tort, and put, while
not, into the jars, which SHOULD be filled
full, and the corks driven home tightly
and tied down. Preserved in this man
ner, they will keep as fresh almost as
when first picked L. Western Resra2.
The following singular statement was
made at q late meeting Of the American
Institute Farmers Club, New York: ITO
prevent steers from jumping fences, clip
OFF the eyelashes Of the under lids with
pair of scissors, and the ability or dispO-
sition to Jump is as efectuaoy destroyed as
SIMPSONS power was by the loss OF his
locks. The animal will not attempt fence
until the lashes are grown again. OF this we
are informed by Samuel Thorne, the great
breeder Of Duchess county, who assured
us that he had tested it upon pair Of
breechy oxen. As II is of great value TO
him, he hopes it will be tried by others"
Sheep in Summer-5heep ought TO
have access to water, though they get
along better than any other stock without
it. II, however, we have succession OF
dry, cloudy nights, when no dew falls,
they may suffer If not watered; and pains
should be taken to drive them TO water
once daily. The ay will begin TO cause
them trouble. If droutb and the lack OF
upland psstursge force the sheep into the
Vet ground, foot-ros may appear, and any
lamcness should be investigated, and
proper remedies employed. Early lambs
should be weaned, by separating them
from the ewes, and putting them on
good, fine pasture, out OF hearing Of each
others cali. Look to the ewes In full
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