The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-02-16
Come, Farm anS 8arnen.
WASHING BUTTER.

! not agree With the ideas advanced by
one of your prominerS correspondents,
viz: that butter should never be washed
IN water. On the eontary they contend
that it should be washed in pure cold
water, and every particle of butter milk
washed out, if such a thing is possible.
They say the butter-milk cannot be
| worked out without water, but the but
ter will be injured in texture, or be left
| oft and ''fabb by Cold water is also in
dispensible in warm weather, where the
cream is apt to be above SIS degrees.
We believe in water yet.-Cor. Country
Gentlemen.
COAL TAR AND FENCE POSTS.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette writes: Fourteen years ago,
built a yard fence around every dwell
ing, sawed oak posts 6x4. I had them
we'll seasoned, and placed about dozen
or two logs, letting tie foot of them
project over q feet. then built a fire
under the foot of them and let them burn
until well charred. | had close at hand
my barrel of tar, with the end out, and
sunk two>thirds in the ground. When
the posts were blazing hot I plunged
them into the tar, letting them remain
minute. I was particular in having
some water or tight cover at hand to
put out the tar if it should catch fire.
My posts appear to be sound to-day
excepting some which had sap on.
Sawed oak posts do not last more than
six or eight years.
BLANKETING HORSES.
Now that the cold weather has at last
come, we begin to button our coats about
us, and let US not neglect our horses. IF
our shoulders, neck, chest, and back are
protected, we can stand an extreme de-
gree of cold. Our lungs need protection
and so do those of horse. It is not
enough to throw blanket on a horse
rump. His neck withers, and shoulders
need protection, and should have it
Protect your hors's lungs, button his
blanket snugly in front Of him, as we do
our coats, and it will serve to protect
in driving storm.
KEEPING CATTLE IN THE STABLE.
Farmers not unfrequently allow their
cattle to remain out of doors when the
first cold winter winds come longer than
they should. They are not as accus-
toned to frost as they will be in Febru-
airy, and thus they are pinched, and
chilled very much to their injury. They
should be kept in the stable on those raw
and windy days all the time, with the
exception of being turned out for drink
in the morning, at noon, and at night.
1t will require less food to feet them,
besides contributing both to comfort and
health. An hours summing at noon is
also of great value.
PREPARING RENNET.
As CALVES will soon be coming into
market, a few words In regard to rennet
will not be amiss to many OF our read
ers. Rennet is prepared by the inner
membrane Of the stomach of calf
The stomach Of pig is sometimes used,
but is not as good. Prepared rennet
is used in cheese-making to separate the
curd from the whey. The way to cure
is as follows: Empty it of its contents
turning it inside out. Do not wash it,
but scrape off the curd gently Now it
must be very thoroughly sailed on both
sides. Some fill the bag with salt, with
out stretching it. When sailed, put it
into small crock, to which others may
be added during the season. They are
better to be year old before using.
After they have been four or five weeks
in salt, they may be taken from the brine
and stretched upon cross-sticks to dry.
The brine from them may be used to
make cheese. IF too much rennet is
used to make cheese, the curd will sep
arate too quickly, and the cheese will be
full of holes in the inside. IF too little
is used, the curd will be too long in COM
ing.
GINGER SNAPS.
One cup of sugar; on half-cup of but
ter; teasp DON saleratus, dissolved in
two tablespoons of water; one teacup