Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-10-20

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE
THn Nsp Hhsland Fdrmsr thinks the
discussions among farmers at fairs when,
properly Conducted, as Important as any
branch of the occasion-
EEoL1sH PoTAro BALLA-Bon some
potatoes very dry, mash them a. smoothly
as possible, Season well with salt and
of butter to the pound and 9 few SPOOL
fuls Of good cream. Let them cool q
little, roll them into balls, sprinkle over
thanua0ne orushed vermaceM or maca-
roni and fry them , light brown.
Al N. aAn11rD, Il ths Wslisrn Rpraz,
1oiserates the opinion that Farmers who
sell their docks ofsheep TO bufchers, o.
allow them to be decimated BY neglect-o or
disease. act very foolshly& he fhInks
WOOL wiz soon bring better prices, and
that the demand for mutton Is ste4dilym-
creasing. lie, however, does not advise
keeping large hocks in the States east Of
the Mississippi.
IT is said that clothing treated with
tungstate Of soda may be rendered nom
| infamnabIe.T A Observation-Disclosures 50
luton of this salt is diluted with about
one-third water, and then mixed with
three per cent. Of Phosphste Of sods- i
1 10 h600 al MAA2 IA "a
| Even the lighte6t muslins dipped in it and
dried VIII not take fire or burn
sEcnnrARx HowAHD. OF the Michigan
Board Of Agriculture, IN reviewing the
characterilfics Of the season, IN 1869, in
Michigan says the great a~gricultural les
son to be learned from b season Is the
necessity of drainage. He thinks there
sr9mRly thousands Of acres. ON which
the Increased value AofI theF crop that
might have been obtained in that year
would have paid the whole expense of
drainage.
ia BARREL Of -four weighs 196 pounds,
rice 900 pounds, q keg of p67del
pounds, a tub of butter "a pounds, Tie
following are sold by weight per bushel
Wheat, beans and clover seed, 90 pounds
corn, rye and Hezsesds 81 peunds; buck
wheat, b2 pounds; barley, ~ pounds;
'O oooETs oSP%g@s.2r.ke a. an.,,
OF water in a tin kettle, place it on the
stove and put ina littleIsalt Stir in slow.
" two large tablespopnfub of meal. Ietii
simmer gently for half an hour, stirrine
frequently. It WIN thicken and crow
whittier until the expiration of that time
when it is suficienflv done. Some milk
can be added. If scalded milk Is objected
70, cold can be used after being brought
teson 1eela; s.z l.hG bui,dine s.sd,
ipsh6dld be placedPina wall inathe sam
relative positions as that in which.i wa
taken ont of the QUARRY. 9WhenSthsrock
became solid from Its pfimeTAH semis1nid
condition, gravity made The strati6catior
take place In q horizontal difection.I so
as wood in paTemeitsi is exposed with the
ends of theG grain to the wear the etone
should be dressed in such . way that the
edge Of the grain may sustain the action
IA wRrfhR in an Enelsh ionrnal sue.
gests the use of ordinary suIphurIc acid
or oil of Yftriola as an excellentAagent f6T
the de~struction Of weeds on lawns. The
diflc1ltY q eradicatilg such unsightly
elements Of the lawn is well understood
since to do so satisfactorily requires the
removal of q large amount of dirt, pro
ducing corresponding injury to the gen.
eral appearance. By taking the acid in
question and allowing q few drops 70 fall
into b crown of any obnoxious weeds
1t will turn them brown in a~ninstant, and
ultimately the dcath-o of the-plant
Great care must of course be taken to pre-
vent any ofthe acid from falling upon
the akin OF any articles of clothing.
PETROLEUM Al PAMT.-WeA recon
mend the use Of petroleum to preserve
Wood-not as q paint Nothing should
be mixed with IT, The only point IN ap-
fplying it is to get as much oil on as the
wood will absorb. We use ton impls-
ments, machines, wagons, carts, fences,
buildings, shingle-roofs, pig troughs, etc.
with great sd~vantage.9 It will Certainly
do much g preserve wood from deeaying,
and non nom msting. We buy it by the
barrel, at from %, to 30 cents per gallon;
and use it freely on all woodwork expos
ed to the weather. It is not neeessarYto
go into the details of its application. We
would simply advise our readers to get q
barrel and use it freely on plows, harroWs,
drills ealtivators, reapers, mowers, ted.
ders, forks, rakes, spades, shovels, hoes,
axes, Iscythes, cradles, ~hen-coopkF dog
Kennels, hot4bed frames, sashes, swil bar
rels, pals pig troughss9 plank floors,
wheelDarrows, gates, fences wagons, carts,
sleighs, stone-boats. horse-poweFs, and
sewing-pachines. We have used it on all
these and many similar things, and think
even log chains AID croWsbars would be
none the worse for being rubbed over
with itTAn1eTicGn A1ricNItuwSst.