The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-25
rnrm, Garden and Household.

10 lEAiONE 1lASS DIOfFEhS'- W utu
the stopper of glass decanter is too
tight,a cloth wet in hot water and applied
to the neck will cause the glass to ex.
pand, and the stopper may be removed,
In phials, the warmth Of the hand may
be sufficient.
How TO BoRI HOLES IN GLASS. Any
hard steel tool will cut glass with great
facility whcS kept freely wet with cam.
phor dissolved in turpentine, A drill.
bow may be used, or even the hand
alone. 4 hole bored may be olsily en-
largcd by round file, The ragged edges
Of glass vessels may also he easily
smo0thed thus with a ilat file. Flat win
dow glass can be readily sawed with n
watch spring saw by aid Of this solution.
In short, the most brittle glass can be
wrought almost rs easily as brass by the
use Of cutting tools kept constantly
moist with camphorizod oil OF turpcn-
tine.
BUTTER MAKING IN Hor WEATHER
When 1t is very warm and dry, We cool
our milk room by keeping wet sheets,
wrung out of cold we'll water, hung up
in the warmest part of the room. Put
Il small quantity Of milk in pan, and if
shelves are used, set upon stats an inch
or two thick, so to let the air cool the
bottom of the pan; he sure to skim be-
fore the milk gets sour or thick, in TWEEN.
ty.four or thirly-six hours, and some
times in very warm weather in twelve
hours Throw Il handful Of salt in the
cream pail, put in the cellar or other
cool place, and stir all the cream we'll
every time more is added. The great.
est care md ncatncSs in every particu-
lar is necessary to make good article OF
butter.-H Farmer.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. yield OF corn
stalks to the acre in hills three feet six
inches, by three feet six inches.
Common culture, 2 tons per acre.
Better culture, q tons per acre.
Good culture, tons per acre.
Best high culture, 81 to 4 tons per
acre.
Estimating quality Of hay in now I:
Well.sottlcd hay is 500 cubic feet to the
ton, or four cords less 10 cubic feet I;
thus, u bay lGxGO, with with 90 feet
posts, will he lGxG0-9G0x20-l0, 200
cubic feet. Five hundred cubic feet in
to 10, 200 cubic feet, and You have IS 30
tons of hay in your bay. Add one.hall
in bulk to this, and you will have an
equally fair criterion by which to esti-
mate your tonnage of cornstalks il cured
and housed,
YoUR MISUNDERSTANDING is made by
ovvr.crowding the hennery on the con.
trary, it will prove detrimental. The
fowls must he fed regularly and at
stated periods. They must have plenty
of pure water ut hand at all times-this
is rs Of much importance TO the health
Of the brood rs proper food. II posi-.
bic they shoulda also be given in addition
n plat OF grass for run. Place within
the henncry dust heap; this may con.
sist Of wood or coal ashes, sand, or dust
from the streets. 1t should be kept I'M
der cover so that it will not become
dronchcd with rain or snow, and to il
the fowls should have access at all times
to dust, and thereby rid themselves, in
n great degree, Of the numerous para
sistcs which infect thcm.-P6ultry
Standard.
RENEWING MEADOWS. First harrow
the ground thoroughly with harrow
with sharp teeth, in September; SOW a
liberal supply Of seed give the meadow
n good coat of old manure, spread from
the wagon then brush it over so ms to
have the manure made fine and well in
coDorated with the surface. Another
way is, when the ground will admit, to
pillow the meadow, turning smooth fur.
row. cultivating with the harrow and
making the surface smooth SOW the
grass seed, following with n liberal coat
Of old manure or compost, spread from
the wagon, so as to spread it evenly
use the bush to incorporate il firmly
with the Garth. This process should be
completed in September, so that the
young grass may he rooted by winter,
and full crop may he expected next
season. Flowing and seeding with
crop of rye this fall, or crop Of barley
early in the spring, may be desirable in
some cases, hut it will delay the hay crop
at least one season.
BARK LIcE.-A correspondent writing
from Brookllne, Mass, says In 1888
/ began to cxterminntc bark lice by n
wash OF potash, and succeeded in clear.
ing my trees, that were overmn with
both kinds. continued it yearly, in
the spring OF the year, and l have not
suffered since. while many others are
complaining Of the injury their trees are
suffering For the last three years l
used the crude wood ashes unleached.
] put about three quarts Of ashes into
bucket Of water. and mix it well, and
with I'M old broom put it on the trees,
rubbing them well with the broom. 1t
leaves quantity of ashes on the tree,
and every rnin gives n new wash from
the ashes left on the bark. l have found
this n perfect remedy il done faithfully
II should be stirred often, so rs to give
a due quantity Of the ashes to every tree
It may be put on amy time But l
would recommend April and August as
the best time iorapplication. The ashes
and old broom are in the possession Of
every one. So no excuse can be made
for not cxterminating the great evil Of
bark lice or scale.
CANNING FRuT.-Just at this season
when so much fruit is canned for winter
use, the newspapers abound with direc-
tons for putting up the fruit securely.
We know many ladies are troubled with
the air bubbles which are often seen in
the glass Jars after they arc sealed up.
An exchange gives some useful hints on
this and other points, and We clip para
graph: 49,,
. lin regard to the air bubbles which