The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-08
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ScNDnSa BEp Bues Always des-
troy these yernin, when the moon is
new, and you viii then destroy an their
eggs
PLASTER ON WEr GROUND" Does
plaster help Orchard EFsss and other
grasses on wet ground ?" So asks a
correspondent. We answer no. IL is
useless TO SOW plaster on wet lands.
DRESSING rom A TURKEr!-The crumbs
Of one large loaf Of bread. rubbed up
fine, two eggs, hall q teaeaP- OF -batter,
one teacupful Of celery, chopped fine,
one teaspoonfal Of salt. one teaspoonful
of ground pepper-F This is delicious.
How TO SET CoI.oEs.- Dissolve a tea
spoonful OF sugar af lead In pail of
water, In which you soak your colored
cambrick for fifteen minutes before
washing. II more convesient, little
vinegar or handful of salt thrown into
a apail Of water, and the dress soaked,
VIII set the color s3gI m
SUGAR COOKIES WITHOUT FGas.-
Two cups sugar, one cup butter, and
one cup sweet milk, one teaspoonful
soda I; two teaspoonfuls Of cream tartar,
slfted IN the -four; spice to- snft' the
taste, and flour 10 make ii thick enough
( 10 roll easy rub butter and sugar i'm the
dry tlour, shen wet and roll NUT lllEins
no eggs.
ToOTHAcHE Put a pieesof qRieklims,
rs big as walnut, in a.pinf al xra4Gr IN
bottle. Clean the teeth with little Of
1t every morning, rinsing the mouth with
clean water afterward. liz. the teeth are
good ii Will preserve them and keep away
toothaehe I; il the teeth are gone, il viii
harden tho guusso that they viii masti-
cate crustE and AL = "a " :. 1~S j.
Rich MNcE PrEs-Eight pounds of
beef, one pouRd suet, two pounds
currants, two pounds raisina.- -ene-half
peck apples, two otnces ground cloves,
two ounces all-spice, one half ounce mace.
one ounce nutmegs, threeaunarfer pound
citrOn, one-quar4er. pound cinnamon,
eight pounds sugar. half a gallon sweet
eioef' eisnt lemons .r11--1
CHARCOAL OH EARTH FOR Hoes. -
Hogs that are put up 10 fatten, as wen
as store hogs, Should baTe sDlps earth
given them occasionally. We have
found il good plan to dig q few sods
from the fenceEcorners for -tsrvrrf,. which
they viii consume with mueh relish.
In state OF nature, the hog, which
roots for It's Hing, nitist nfcessnFiIf,
take into his st6mAch 4 large quantity
of earth II is advisable to let him do
this when penned up. .r-=r-7q
To Cook ~ O1D FowL-Dress and
stuff as for roasting then boil three
hours in n eorqEedpgHYwIth one. quart
of water. 10 wiitA all tNb hble-rcon-. :.
fuls Of vinegar then take it from lhe
water, rub it over with little bStter;
sprinkle over some -four, and put the
fowl into the bake pan and 'baEe-in
hot oven one hour. Use the liquor in
the pot for Eavxs ynrd 10 basfa with.
The vinegar nflEYes@ ftA very tender: but
does not taste al an. t-.r----
ECONOMY ~ -FArrESrSG ANIMALS. -
II has been proved by, ,experiment, SAYS
Hearth and H1GA3, that fhemore randy
an animal is iattened, the less quantity
of food Unnecessary to sustain its mere
vitality. Thus, an animal can he more
cheaply fnttened by consuming ten
bushels of corn IN two months than il
four months were occupied in the pro-
cess. Liberal and abundant feeding is
the most economical, and q saving OF
time in producing the samet result is a
gain i'm the proft.F So
SPREADHo MASuRF,-We think it
wrong practice, 'wiferi hauliug ont. man.
ure, in the fall OF winter, to- place il in
heaps. ItisSbeftef fusspreaa 4 at once.
In the first place, labor is sSypds But
most imporARt yfrah is the fact fhat
most of tire manure Ms wasted WIDEN
placed In heaps III spread NE once tits
more equally divided thans II. can be.
afterwards We ONCE hauled s0at nam
ure to field, leaving - in heapsnatil fhe
hauling was ;compIeted. Dafipn this
time some showers felL The land was
sown to oats next sFFing, .Gnd qn the
spots where the heaps had been, the
grain lodged and Eassspoled. The fol-
lowing cropg was kxheat, and on those
spots the wheat rusted aud yielded no
thing while the growth Sf straw was
remarkable. We have Aneper Einee re-
peated the practice, = H1dasiE aid Nome.
-a5BsaST hEE A% %%H # S st4Wr
PAsrURnsa WTET1fH GgsG1w. IT Sisl
much too cornmCaa ID .euatnln to turn Cat.
tie on to the 6eIdei,f Eilifer grait'at the,
present time, This is Ia very qnadyis-
able practice. Feed ia s10rt, ceftainlf,
and the stock need an thay eaR net
But what occurs fo the grpiiib liza con
siderable portion iii pulled up, by ME-
roots and deyosired. Anpther9 portion
is destroyed by the pdaching Of the
ground, and the filing Of the holes.
made by the feet Of the cattle, with wa
ter when the winter rains come. AThen
the needed projection the herbAge affords
to the roots isowahfing, andNthe crop
can not withstand the severe frostss from
which it is no longer sheltered. The
resul. is a short crop, for which the
spring rains are blamed, or the heavy
showers il May or -IaRass Hhich knock.
off the blossoms or the. hot sun, which
blasts il, or the midgei which sucks its
Juices, and many other ithineB !; all Of
which are probably innocent, and the
real blame .attache tH the farluer, who
allowed his COWS 10 aeat off the full
growth. It IS very .Tstel indeed that
grain needs to be eaten, off; and if such
should bettbe case, calves sheep. or
pigs well Einmnds EAhattaE thaIr sans
or heavy stock.