The Placer herald., 1870-05-28
HOUSE AND FARM.

for cattle The seeds make good feed for
chickens besides yielding a very superior
oil The stems make the very best bean
poles, and if cut and kept dry, are good
kindling wood The leaves, whether green
or dry, are eagerly devoured hy horses or
cows. We are not prepared to vouch for
the correctness Of the opinion that The sun
flower is an absorbent Of malaria, and, there
fore preventative Of ievers; but some per-
sons who live on low ground cultivate II
near their dwellings, under this impression.
Leaving that point of view out altogether,
the plant is worthy of cultivation. One
good quality has not yet been mentioned,
but it is one Of The most important recon-
mendations-t affords excellent pasiurs for
bees Indeed the hore,s are SO full ct honey
that the bees seem to be clogged with an
excess Of sweetness, and sometimes are so
covered over with it that they become bel p
less, until their comrades come to their re
lief. We are pursuaded that it corner OF
q yard or garden has once become devoted
to the raising Of suutlower., there will be
no disposition in subsequent seasons to let
the supply die out Take it altogether, the
sunflower is deserving of much more atten-
ton than has usually been allotted 10 it
Journal Of TIE Farm.
There is small kind Of sunhower that
is indigenous TO this coast which Yields
rich seed The native Indian women gather
it every year for food. 1t makes good
chicken feed, but is not so valuable for bees
MS the larger sort, the well known Old va
riety spoken Of in the above article. Now
that chicken raising is attracting so much
attention in tie State, The old sort should
lie given trial. We are not sure but it
oil, as well as for chickens and bees. The
kind Of poles and fuel that the stalks would
furnish would be an item IN some paris Of
the State. AT any rate, ii is useful pro-
drct OF the soil, California wants it, and
can use it to advantage if any State can
Scientific Press.
A CAT Sucks BABES BAEArH-The
Easton, (Pa } Express of a recent date has
the following:
A cat nearly caused the death Of child
in The vicinity Of Sandy Hill, Perry county,
few days ago. Our informant states that
Mrs. jeremiah Hull left her child in the
room playing with the cat while she was
engaged in another part of the house.
After some time she went to see about the |
child, when she saw the cat sitting on The |
thild's breast with its nose inserted 10 the
cbild's mouth and its claws clasped around |
lis neck. Mrs. Hull ran and threw the
cat frcm the child, which was almost lifeless,
but the cat immediate y sprang back upon
the child placing its nose in the child's |
mouth and clasping it around the neck as |
before. A second time the animal was
drown back, and then greatly euraged it
again sprang forward and caught the child
by the throat. After releasing the child
iie cat was taken out aud immediately
khled. The child recovered ia few DAYS.
ORANGE CULTURE.- Oranges, at present
prices, when grown convenient to a market.
are susceptible Of producing more monev
10 the acre then perhaps any otner agricu-
iarai product, requiring equal care, which
rau he raised. Orange trees at ten years of
age ought to te able 10 produce 5000 or,
snges each; ard as sixty trees can easily be
grown on r single acre, it follows that a
tract Of land in orange trees is capable of
producing, al half cent only for each
orange, 81 500 TO the acree. What crop
will do better than that? and how can the
crop fail of realizing the price named 7 Pine
apples and bananas, which might be readily
produced in the southern portion Of the
State will yield quicker returns, They
might probably be made to yield equally |
good returns in three years.
To CURE CoNsuMPrIoS.-"I do not give
the following" says writer in an exchange,
"as an efectuaI remedy for deep seated
consumption, bat that it will cure many OBJ
stuate cases | well know. / have witnessed
its good effects in numherless nstauces.--
Live temperaleiy and avoid spirituous IL
quors, wear flannel next The skin, and take
every morning half pint of new milk mixed
With wine glass foil of expressed juice of
green bosrhouud and il you are not too far
gone, cure is certain"
WoRru kNowlNe Place a bone 10 the
earth near the root of a grape vine, and the
vine will send out leadiog root directly TO
the bone In its passage it throws out no
fibera, bat when it reaches the bone the root
will cover it with the most delicate fbers
like lace work, each one seeking pore Of
the bone. On this bone the vine will feed
as long AS pulriment remains TO be extract
ed, and this greatly increases the quality of
the grape.
Com SrARcn.-One cup Of butter, two
cups sugar, one cup sweet milk, one tea
spoonful soda whites OF seven eggs; mix
tboroupy toOetber one cup Of corn starch |
three cups -four, two teaspoontuls cream
tartar. Add to the rest, aud bake quick in |
deep tins. 1t is also very nice baked in one
loaf.
To Fay FIsH.-Have plenty OF lard in
your kettle or pan; let it get just as hot as
it will bear, not to scorcb; put in SALT and |
then have your fish cut into slices; then
serve up on dish; send to the table hot. |
|, does not take near so much lard to cook