The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-17
Farm, Garden nnd HonsehoId.

IMPROVING ToMAroEs.-The Roa
Ncrc Yorker has found that it grows
more and better tomatoes by stalking
than by any other kind OF training
ever tried. It's stakes are three and Z
half to four feet long.
To DESTROY Cur WoRMs.-A table.
spoonful of saltpeter dissolved in pal
Of water, is said to be n death dose to
cutworms. Sprinkle around the plant q
little OF the wish every evening, until
the plants are strong and out Of danger.
To oAS PIE-PLANr.-Preparc tia you
would for pies. Then put in pre-.
serving kettle, allowing one teaspoon,
full Of sugar for each quart of pie-plant.
Pour in one.half pint OF water, and let
it come TO good boil. Have your jan
ready and seal tightly.
PRUNING yNEs.-Gppe vines may
now be pruned to any extent desired OF
necessary without danger of their bleed.
ing. In the case OF neglected vines,
which have too large proportion Of old
wood some of 1t may now be removed to
the advantage Of both vine and fruit.
FRKScH SoUP.-The stock-pot Of the
French artizan supplies his principal
nourishment and it IS thus managed by
his wife, who, without the slightest
knowledge of chemistry, conducts the
process in truly scientific manner. She
first lays the meat into her enrthcn stock.
pot, and pours cold water to it in the
proportion of about two quarts to three
pounds OF the beef she then places II
by the side OF the fire, where it slowly
becomes hot and us il does so, the heat
enlarges the fibres OF the meat, dissolves
the gelatinous substance which it con.
tains, allows the albumen Tor the musctl.
lar part, which produces the scum, 10
disengage itself and rise to the surface,
and the osnaZOne (which is tho most
savory part OF the meat 10 be diilused
through the broth. Thus, from the
simple circumstance Of boiling it in the
gcntlest manner, relishing and nutri.
tious soup will be obtained, and n dish
Of tender and palatablc meat; but, il
the pot be placed and kept over quick
fire, the albumen will coagulate, harden
the meat, prevent the water from pene.
trating il, and osmazone from disengng.
ing itself the result will be broth
without flavor or goodness, and a tough,
dry bit Of meat. Add salt in the pro.
portion Of half nm ounce to the quart,
throw in three or four turnips, MS many
carrots, hnlf head OF celery, two or
three leeks, one onion stuck with some
cloves, teaspoonful OF pepper.corns,
and bunch Of sayory herbs. II will
require four and half to six hours,
according to the quantity.
DoEs FARMING PAY ?-we often hear
It said there is no longer nny money in
farming. In the course Of our expert
encc We have heard similar statements
concerning other occupations. A printer,
adhering in these days to the old-fash-
Toned hand.press, might mako tho same
complaint, and with rs much Justice MS
the present farmer, who carries on opera
tions in the old style, or a carpenter who
makes his holdings by hand and planes
boards. The improvements in machinery
Of all kinds have so quickened the de-
mand for hbor in every bAncl Of in
dustry, that the farmer rs well MS the
mechanic must obandon hand labor and
use machinery, or his profits must be
eaten mp in expenses. Hay may he
made and put ia the barn by machinery
now Mt the rate of one dollar per acre
BY hand the cost would be four dollars.
The old style OF crop is half ton per
acre now three times that is n fair crop.
Tho difference is Just TINT between eight
dollars per ton and sixty-six cents. The
wide-awakc farmer has this difference
for his profit, eight dollars being about
the market price for hay in many places.
Tho same is true of most other crops,
grain and roots especially. In feeding
stock and making and using manure,
equally large differences result. SO OF
breeding stock the old-style rooter, and
the modern Berkshire, are not more I'M.
Ike than fIe their several values when
made into pork. The same Of the ILL
fed, rough.coated native heifer or steer,
and the sleek, well.fed grade Jersey or
AYRSHIRE. Dhe same is true Of mnny
farming communities in respect to roads,
fences, and schools. All these must be
fitted up with modern Improvements, OF
farming Us business must suffer. We
17lop whereof we speak, when we en-
phatically deny that farming is an I'M
profitable business. The capital invest
cd will, II rightly used, return in this
branch Of industry us good IN interest
MS in any other, besides having the in.
valuable merit Of irdestructibility. A
workshop or factory may burn up, but
land remains not only intact, but from
uncomfortable circumstances is ever nd.
yancing in value. So the labor Of the
fariner is sure OF some remuneration il
properly directed. Poor farms and
poor farmers arc the ones whose crops
fail through drouth or excessive wet. On
Il properly conducted farm these may
damage the crop, but will never destroy
=. The divine promise Of seed-time
harvest is for the especial benefit
the farmer but it rests with himself
in great measure whether the fulfil.
ment 10 him individually, or whether
his more enterprising noighbor secures
iL-Jg'icIirisi.