Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-10
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Apple Fritters-Make a batter, not
very stiff, with one quart of milk, three
eggs, and flour to bring it to right con-
sistence. Pare and core dozen large
apples, and chop them to about the size of
small peas, and mix them well in the bat
ter. Fry them in lard, as you would
doughnuts. For trimmings, powdered
white sugar is best, though good brown
sugar will do.
Raising Squashes.-The Hearth and
Home says: 1--WE have succeeded ad-
mirably for the past few years by planting
our squash-vines in a deserted hog-pen,
where liberal supply of manure had
been let behind But one vine was per-
mitted D grow on hill, and from that the
producthas been always large and sure.
There iano protection that we are ac-
quainted with against borers or worms"
The Massachusetts, Houghmdn says
eggs on which a hen is setting should be
examined after seven or eight days, to see
if they cntain chickens. This can best
be done a night by looking through the
egg, held between the thumb and fore
finger, at /, candle. If it is clear, and
looks as if filed with melted wax, it
should be removed. AS soon as examined
they shopd be carefully replaced under
the hen.
Warren Leland writes to the Country
Gentleman Objecting to recommendations
that corn cribs be constructed in barns.
He tried the plan and found it resulted in
large wasteage from rats and mice, and
from damaged corn. He then tried the
old fashioned corn crib, set on posts ex-
tending three feet from the ground and
with inverted tin pans on the top, and
havingslat floor and slat sides. Such a
building is rat and mice proof and per
fectly preserves the corn
-Thcking Beef--An Ohio farmer sends
to thu New York Farmers Club the fol-
loving directions for packing beef: For
100 pounds meat take four quarts rock
salt, four pounds brown sugar, four ounces
saltpetre; pulverize, mix thoroughly
sprinkle layer half an inch thick in the
bottomof barrel; pack layer of beef close
down upon i, and pound 1t close with q
wooden peste cover with the mixture ;
pack another layer close, and so on. The
moisture OF the beef will make brine
that will keep the meat any length OF
time.
Manure for Potatoes. -The Hearth and
Home gives the following recipe for max
ing mineral manure that is especially
adapted to potatoes: Take one cask of
lime and slack it with water, and then
stir in it one bushel of fine salt, and then
mix In loan, or ashes enough that 1t will
not become mortar; it will make about
five barrels. Put half pint in hill at
planting. All manures containing potash
are particularly suitable for the potato.
Ashes contain more than any other natural
fertilizer, and should be freely used ana
carefully saved.
"A correspondent Of the Prairie Farm
er at Watsga, ILL.,, has the following In
regard 70 lice on stock: "Take hogs
1ard, meltit and mix with it q little sulphur
Ind apply the mixture thoroughly TO q
space six inches wide on either side of the
back bone from the head to the tail Of the
animal. Do this on warm sunshiny day,
and if there is living louise on the ami
NAL, twenty four hours sfterward, won't
say that will eat it, but will say that
the louise has stronger constitution than
any other specimen with which have
come in contact