The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30
Farm. Garden and Household.


CorSEp BEEF.-In cooking coned
beef, ut this season Of the year so deli
cious, It should be put into boiling
water when put on to cook, and when il
Is dyne 1t should remain in the pot unit
cold. This is the whole secret Of having
eoned beef juicy and iull!Aavored, in
stead Of the contrary.
MILKING n SnEScE.-At Farmers
Club in West Cornwall, Connecticut
recently, farmer slid that no talking
should he allowed while milking was go
ing on. He said he discharged one Of
his servants who persisted in talking dur.
ing milking time, and that in three days
the increase Of milk was equal TO the
mans weekly wages.
MILK Sickness. The milk sickness
on the Wabash Is still terror to the
inhabitants along the Wabash river it
has thus far bafilel the skill of all mcdi.
cd science, 1t appears to affect both
man and beast alike, being wholly mega.
tive to all electric forces. It is said that
when the land is cultivated 1t is not
troublesome, showing that it must be
caused by some weed eaten by the cows.
Strangers are very reluctant about eating
the butter or drinking the milk.
ASHES FOR LAND.-A topic brought
up before the Farmers Club was the
use of ashes, in which B. Bennett, Of
Jefferson, Wis, inquired whether it
would pay to haul leached ashes half y
mile to put on an upland sandy loan
which in heavy rains is inclined to wash
Il. L. Reade-It will pay TO cart them
four times the distance. Speaking OF
ashes, l have here two ears OF corn, the
product of a single stalk which evergreen
iourfold its neighbors in consequence
Of being planted where heap Of ashes
had lain for three months, n little more
than twenty years ago. This shows
that ashes, besides being good fertili-
ger for the time, are good for n long
time. Several Others spoke of asles MS
nm excellent fertilizer for fruit trees md
all sorts of grain and vegetables
Do NOT OvERsTocK. This is n CON.
mon error. Make IN estimate Of how
much grain, hay, straw, and corn-stalkS
you have 10 feed out Taking whent,
oats. peas, beans, barley, and corn t..
gether, You will not probably be far
wrong in estimating that for every 100
lbs. Of thrashed grain You have left $50
lbs. OF fodder Cattle, horses, and sheep
will eat per day, per 100 lbs oi live
weight, 3 lbs. of hay or its equivalent
say lb. hay, 2 lbs. Of good straw, and
1 ID. Of grain. Such rntion will keep
animals in good growing condition, and
ID. more grain per day will nuke n
iull.grown sheep quite iat 1t will he
well TO estimate that half Of the straw
and fodder will be wasted in the form
Of butts, tops OF stacks, litter, cic. Do
not overstock. II Won have nny hay or
straw to spare il will bring a good price,
and il you are short you will lie very apt
to put the animals on q short allowance
than which nothing is more improbable.
--Agrieutw'ia.
TAKE CARE OF THE sTRAw.-lf farmer
happens 10 be without straw for one win
ter he fully realizes the value OF it in his
business. A good straw stack makes n
cheerful bnrn.ylrd in the winter. You
will rarely see poor stock where there is
large stack oil bright straw. 1t makes
O dry and sheltered yard, soft, dry beds
IN the stall. and is worth good deal to
work in with better fodder. Bright straw
and some grain will take farm horses
that have little work to do through the
cold months in health and good flesh.
The same feed will suffice for store sheep.
The straw stack affords tho cattle good
luncheon, but the mich cows, tnttening
stock. and those that are young, require
hay and other richer food But the straw
il Of 80 much value that it is worth the
while TO make the stack in the best man.
ner, so rs to keep its contents bright and
dry. The top should he finished with
little fine hay, or grass, cut for the
purpose By raking and trimming after
the machine has gone, and topping ont
properly. the straw will come out III the
winter MS bright as when threshel -
American Rmdl Home.
SHARPEN THE HoE.-" As dull us II
hoe" is M old iavoritc comparison, and
II seems cruel to roll Il of its aioretimp
tOtlINs IuN u AANt NHt vi lllt VI EllNh-
stone is rs rough on the comparison us
the keen hoe is on the weeds. We have
seen hoes that were worn Out, neyel
having been sharpcned, because II SHARP
hoe soon wears out although the cxtr
labor in q day needed TO destroy The
weeds and move the soil with n dull i'm
plement would equal the cost Of new
hoe. Certainly it is poor economy t.
save the wear Of the hoe, Of necessity
only half killing the weeds, and making
heavy toll OF otherwise light work.
A file. even an old file, cleaned with
some diluted acid, will answer every pur.
pose. or grind stone II one has no file,
Never mind II stones do dull or gravel ;
Il sharp hoe carefully used will accom-.
plish more than the noisy grubbing Of u
dull one. We take pleasure in seeing
the hoe daily narrow mp and the corners
gradually round of, for honorable age
and constant service benefits the hoe,
making HE blade thinner and smaller.
Sharpen the hoe ihen-iirst to save hard
labor second, TO do ncater, cleaner
work third, to keep it bright finally.
to have the pleasure Of seeing II grow
old in the service. ---'sf