Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-02-18

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any particular crop, the care of stock. or any
other subject Of interest, give US the partcu-
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TARRINa FENCE PosTs.-A heavy coat
of coal tar applied to fence posts, will pro.
mote the durability Of the timber to such
an extent, that posts of any kind Of timber
will last more than twice as long as if the
posts we're not tarrcd. Touching this sub
iect farmer writes: Fourteen years ago l
built yard fence around my dwelling of
sawed oak posts GA. had them we'll
seasoned, and placed about dozen Of them
on two logs, letting the foot Of them pro-
iect over two aud half feet. l then built
q fire under the foot Of them and let them
burn until we'll charred. ! had close at
hand my barrel of tar with the end out,
and sunk two.thirds 10 the ground. When
the posts we're blazing hot pumped them
into the tar, letting them remain minute.
was particular 10 having some water or
tight cover At hand to put out the fire if
the tar should catch. My posts appear
sound today, excepting some which had
sap on them. Sawed oak posts do not or
dinarily last more than six or eight years.
TIE trac way to apply the tar is to lay it
on thick after the posts have been set, and
the holes half filed up with earth. Char
ring is decided injury to posts, as it will
promote their decay. As soon as heavy
coat of tar is applied to post, let the hole
be filed to prevent the tar from running
down.
To FARMERs.-Of all the dreary places,
deliver US from the dreary farm houses
which so many people call home. Bars
for front gate; chickens wallowing be-
fore the door; pig pens elbowing the house
in the rear; scraggy trees never cared for,
or no trees at all no cheering shrubs no
neatness; no trimness. And yet, lawn,
and trees, and neat walk, aud pleasant
fence around it, don't cost great deal.
They can be secured, little by little, at odd
times, and the expense hardly felt. And
if the time comes when it is best to sell the
farm, City dollars SO invested will often
bring back FIVE hundred. For a man is a
brute who will not insensibly yield to a
higher price for such a farm, when he
thinks Of the pleasant surroundings it Of
fers to his wife and children. Farmers,
beautify and adorn your farms; Sc: out
orchards, shrubbery, shade trees; lay off
lawns; build good fences; put up good
gates, and paint or whitewash your out.
houses and fences.
SMALL FARMs.-Be content with o
small place entirely paid for, if you have
not the money to buy large farm. Do
not allow that eager and avaricious spirit
to town all the land that joins yours" to
ruin you. One Of the curses of our agri.
cultural districts is the size of our farms.
Forty acres paid for, and titled, is better,
and far more remunerative than four hun.
dred under heavy mortgage, and only
half cultivated. Where one man may sue
coed by rashness in assuming large respon.
sibilities, hundreds fail; and experience
and observation will show that the sue.
cessful owners of large tracts of lands,
usually begun by small purchases for cash,
and by gradual additions as they acquired
wealth BY industry and economy.
y One of the best farmers east of the
Hudson, ten years ago expended 500 on
q shed thirty feet long by twelve wide, I'm.
der which his cart, wagon, sled, moving.
machine, ploughs, hoes, and chains, could
be kept when not in use. His implements
are Is good now as they were then, with
the exception Of the inevitable wear which
their use involves, and in the opinion Of
the owner, the building has saved him at
least 20 per cent. of its cost each year.
The same roof can be made many times to
cover loft which may be used as grana-
~, or for some other purpose which the
business done upon the farm may make
desirable, at the same time that the lower
part is used for the purposes indicated
above.
MARBLE White Portion The
whites Of four eggs, beaten to a froth
white sugar, one cup; butter, one-half cup;
two tablespooafuls sweet milk; one.half
teaspoonful soda; one of cream tartar; and
ene-haf cup of -four.
DAyk Portion The yolks of four eggs
brown sugar, one cup; molasscs, one half
cup; butter, one.half cup; sour cream,
one-half cup; one teaspoonful each of the
following spices: nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves
and allspice; oue.half teaspoonful soda,
and two and a half cups Of -four. This
makes two cakes.
Conn STARCH CAKE.-Take four eges
and beat the whites and yolks separately ;
70 the yolks add one coffee cup Of pulver.
lied sugar, and one-half cup of butter
bestsn with the sugar; one.half teaspoon.
fui soda, aud one of cream tartar; thicker
with corn starch, and favor to suit the
taste, then add the whites of the eggs. -
0Carrots are recommended as feed
for farm horses, as they save corn and give
Inc gins TO the skin, besides promoting
healthy condition Of the system. From
fourteen to twenty-ons pounds is liberal
allowance, any thing over that being ap,
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