Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-29
HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.

salts. and dissolve in the usual way by
boiling. Articles starched with this VIII
be sitter, and will be rendered to GER
tain degree fire.proof-Josrndl o. Cnens-
istry.
Millions of acres of land could be
transformed to gardens by simply ditch
| ing and draining. The accumulstions OF
ares in the way of fertilizing material are
| in these low lands. Why should NOT SCI
euce and labor utilize what 10 OF % much
values
Standard Roses.-In budding stocks
| for standard roses, it is always advisable
to insert a bud on eacneide OF the STOCK
tkev may not be exactly opposite, as an
| inch or two will not make much diner
ence in forming good head. When the
stock is cut off above the bud, II Is always
a safe plan to cover the wound with graft
ing-wax. as this will prevent decay
Hearth and Home.
Picked Peaches-Eight pounds OF
peaches and four Of sugar. Make syrup
of the sugar, and put in few peaches az
a time. Cook them until fork VIII enter
them easily, skim them out and pat In
more fruit. When all are cooked put them
| in a lar. boil down the syrup quite tnicA,
add pint of good vinegar. and pour over
fruit Spices TO suit your taste.
The Western Pomologi1 says: we
have cultivated pie plant extensively Ior
market. and find the best time to trans.
plant Is the fall, after the first frost II
| the stools are large and require division,
| do not dig them up, bat divide them with
| a spade, by cutting off or dividing through
| the centre of the plant, leaving . part IN
the ground undisturbed. BY this method
you will have good crop the next spring
on those left in the ground. The roofs
which are divided and reset Will bear
good crop the second year.
Ginger Yeast-Take one pint OF
Graham flour, or coarse -four sifted from
the bran, one tablespoonful Of ginger. one
teaspoonful of saleratus, mix well TO-
| gether and add boiling water until II forms
q good stiff batter; keep warm about IL
| hours. Set this in cool place, and when
you wish to make yeast use one spoonful
| to pint Of water and mix rs you would
any other yeast. 1t will rise in one or
| two hours. You can bake your bread in
| the morning without the trouble OF max
| ing yeast over night.
Beef Tea.-To make it properly, cut
| half a pound of good lean beef into very
! thin slices, spread the slices in hollow
| dish, and having poured over one pint
and a half of boiling water, cover up the
| dish and place il near the fire for half an
hour. and then boil for about eight min.
| utes: take off the scum and let 1t stand
10 minutes, then pour IL off and season
IL with a little salt. This tea is very uee-
full when the stomach ia in weak. irrita'
bic state; it is good for infants, end moth
ing answers better as breakfast for those
t who ere sick in the morning.
Flowing Under Manure.--A CORE
spondent writes the Rvral:. IL have ma
nured heavily with both long and rotten
manure, putting 1t on the top OF the
ground before blowing; turned It under
deep. never yet got any good results
from wellrotted manure treated IN this
wav; but long, unrottcd manure did give
good results, and thst is the way To use IL,
especially if it should be wet eea5on. /
haul my rotten manure out before plow-
ing, for wheat or any other crop, and put
it in rows AZ soon az there is breadth suf.
ficient 10 spread this manure on plowed
ground, l spread each row successiVeiy
| When the harrow crosses the burrows 1t
is thoroughly mixed with the top soil, and
ia there to start, quick and lively, any crop
that may be put upon the land"
Cutting of the Seeds.-The maturing
| of seeds upon almost all kinds OF plants
| is an exhaustive process. There are many
of our ANIMALS and biennials that will be
come perenniais Il they are not allowed
| to produce eeeds, and this leads the florist
| to practice q system of removing al seed
vessels from plants where 8 strong growth
| is desired, and the seeds are OF no value.
| Small he.baceous plants end shrubs will
| usually be greatly benefited by the re-
moyal of the flower stems ms soon as they
are out Of bloom, and the increase in
| growth will readily be observed. 1t is not
only a waste of vigor in the plant to al
| low seeds TO mature that are not wanted,
but IL also exhausts tF' soil to no purpose.
In many Of the comparatively blow grow
ing shrubs, like Rhododendrons and Aza-
| lias, this practice of removing the seed
vessels il OF more importance than in
those of rapid growth, but it il beneficial
to all.-Hearth and Home.
"A scientific journal having recently
advised boring holes in the trunks OF trees
and inserting calomel in order to physic
the insects that eat the foliage. the Boston
Journal of Chemistry expresses Its Dissent
az follows: "This idea OF endeavoring
| to force into the circulation OF tree
mineral poisons to destroy injurious in-
sects upon the leaves and branches seems
| to Us very vulgar and absurd. We hope
no one Of our agricultural friends will
engage in experiments of this nature; for
by 80 doing we fear they will greatly en-
danger their frui: trees. The sap in vege.
table structures corresponds in many OF
| its functions and characteristics with the
blood of animal organisms; and IL is we'll
understood among psychologists and sur.
eeons that this fluid is exceedingly sensi.
tive to the presence of foreign agents. No
more sudden or effective way can be de.
vised to destroy life than to eject into The
circulation any extraneous agent, solid or
fluid. Blood will abstract from food or
medicine what it requires BEAUTIFULLY TO
perform it's proper work, and can obtain
it from no other source and 30 with the
sap. II will draw from the soil the con-
stituent particles 1t needs; and any AZ
tempt to force an abnormal substance In
an abnormal way can Lut result Ia ire
parable injury TO the structure"