Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-17
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

who advertise for Three Six or Twelv month
FARM AND FIRESIDE.
How TO HAVE PLENTY OF CUcUMBERs.--
A correspondent of the Horticultarsst writes ::
I had narrow border, not more than two
and half feet wide, on the edge Of a high
fence. planted three cucumber hills in
the border, and laid some brushes (such as
are used for pea vines) between them and
the fence AS soon as they crept up to the
brush, I pinched off the ends of the vine
which thiokened rapidly around the roots.
and in every direction thowing out the most
vigorous foliage and profusion of flowers.
did not allow the eucumbers to grow,
but watched them, and such as I wished to
reserve for the table picked as soon as they
became of proper size; and all the rest were
gathered every day for pickles; every day
pinching off the bud at the end of each
shoot. In this way the hill continued fresh
and productive until they were touched by
FROST Some Judgment can be formed of the
value of this practice when 1 add that more
than barrel Of pickles were made from
three hills, besides allowing supply for the
table.
Whenever a leaf began to look rusty or
yellowish it was removed, and the cucum-
bers and leaves were cut off with large scis-
sors, so as not to disturb or wound the vine.
There is an advantage in having them run
upon brush instead of trailing over the
ground because they are much injured by
being trodden on, and by being kept low on
the bushes they can be easily and thorough
ly examined over every day, which is essen
tial, because if cucumbers are overlooked,
and grow very large, it stops the yield of
that vine.
CULTIVATE APPLE TREEs.-A correspon-
dent in Montgomery county, Pa, informs
US that be can succeed with his apple Or
chard in obtaining crop as well as any
other field product upon his farm. He
commences his orchard by selecting his trees
himself in the nursery. as farmer selects
his seed before sowing; helps to take them
up, as a farmer secures his seed hauls them
home late in the afternoon or evening; puts
them in where they are to be planted until
next day; has the ground prepared before
hand and the holes dug; removes and sets
the trees as he needs them in the most care
full manner, applying two buckets of water
to each tree-one when the hole is half filled
up, the other when entirely filled, leaving
the ground around the tree bowl-like.-
Stakes firmly; mulches; waters occasional
ly; keeps all cattle and hogs out;
and when the trees are few years planted,
twice year, spring and fall, scrapcs the
trunk, scrubs it severely with COW urine
gathered in tank from the stable, using
about half bucket to each tree, and gives
them thorough examination to ferret out
any worms, etc. He says it is not nearly
as much labor as any other crop on the
farm.
Farmers, do you hear that ?-German-
toDn Telegraph.
PETROLEUM AS PA1Nr.-Crude petroleum
is not only useful for painting buildings,
but is the best preventative for all manner of
farm implements, wood or iron. AS soon
as it becomes dry, any tool may be handled
without the least annoyance. For priping
when other paiut is to be used, petroleum is
not only the cheapest but the best material
to be found We have between three and
four hundred garden sashes in use. A por-
ton of these were painted two years ago
with Princes mineral paint and linseed oil.
This is now 80 nearly gone that it has been
necessary to oil the sashes to keep them from
decaying. The others were oiled with Pc
troleum when new, and afterwards received
one coat of the same paint, which seems now
as fresh and solid as when it was first put
on. This oil costs from twenty five to thir-
ty cents per gallon, and the only precaution
necessary in it's use is to have no fire about
until it has been spread for a few hours.
long enough for the most volatile and in
fammable parts to have evaporated.-Eve-
ming Post.
Shooting HoRsEs.-Among the reports on
the Paris exhibition is chapter on new
system of shoeing horses. Its inventor, NJ.
Gharlier, contends that the shoe destroys
the horses foot, and substitutes for it an iron
band let into rectangular groove scooped
from the outer circle of the horses's foot
This band is fastened with seven rectangu-
lar nails driven into oval holes. The sole
of the foot and frog are thus allowed to
touch the ground. The horse never slips,
and never gets diseases of the foot. The
new shoe has been tried by M. Lauget,
large jobmaster in Paris, and has reduced
lameness by wo-thirds. The omnibus COM
pany, moreover. have shod 1900 horses,
and speak of the improvement in high
terms.
Safety from moths for furs consists in
having them undisturbed through summer
in a snug place. Muff boxes are not Sc
cure Taking them out occasionally to air
exposes them to the moth No pepper,
camphor or tobacco is needed after you
have worn them for the last time in spring
put them into linen pillow case, tie up the
end in tight knot, and shut them up in
drawer which will not be often opened. A
true and tried prescription.
BREAD.-It is said that great economy
in the manufacture of bread is secured by
the following process: Gluten to the amount
of ten or twelve per cent. is extracted by
boiling water from bran, and the -four is
kneaded with this infusion, whereby from
twenty to thirty per cent. more bread is OBJ
tanned. The bread, of course, is not 80
white as that of first quality, but is much
more nutritious.
Iron rust is removed by salt mixod with
lemon juice. Mildew, by dipping in sour
buttermilk and laying in the sun. Ink
stains may sometimes be taken out by smear
ing with hot tallow, left on when the STAIN
ed article goes to wash Freezing will take