South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-17
Farm, Garden and Household.

SHADE - shade trees, eX
cept evergreens, as soon as the leave
fall If done carefully they viii hardl
feel the effects of their removal.
MUFFNs.-One teacup OF yeast. thre
eggs, teacup of -four, pint of sweet milk
teaspoon of salt T; let it rise until it i
Light, and then bake in muffin rings.
CURRANTs AID GoesEBERRRs-Se
out in rows five feet apart each way
Make cuttings as soon as the leaves fal
of. and plant in good soil. Prune oil
bushes in good shape.
FEDERAL CAKE.-I pound of To-
pound of flour; I pound of butter
gill OF wine fgillo of brandy } pint O
cream or rich milk; 1 nutmeg 1 poun,
of ralsins; 4 eggs; 1 tea-spoonful o
soda.
CRULlERs. Il pint of flour; II pint o
sugar 2 pints of milk ; 5 tea-spoonful
of baking powder; cinnamon, a it'll
nutmeg. Flour enough to roll out bu
they are better not very stiff. Boiled il
hot lard.
NANURE.-If the orchardist wishes TO,
a COOL crop of fruit, he Will find it ne
cessary to give his trees a liberal suppl,
OF manure. Manuring not only paws il
the larger quantity of fruit, but also il
the finer quality.
GRAPEs.-Prune'as soon rs the leave:
have fallen. The vineyard ought to be
shallow plowed, and if any fertilizer is
used, apply ashes or ground bone. Re.
move tender varieties from the treIlises
and cover with earth before the ground
freezes.
French LOAF CAKE.-1 pound OF
sugar /; I pound of butter ! pound Of
flour ; s eggs 2 table-spoonfuls of milk
J teaspoon of soda /; the rind and Juice
of large lemon. Mix sugar. butter,
yolks-then the whites-then lemon and
Hour. Last, the soda in milk.
BURNING BoNEs.-An inquiry was
made of the Farmers Club as to the
value of bone ash manure. MIR. Curtis
stated that while bones lost some part of
their valpe by burning, the ease with
which they could be crushed afterwards.
made this mode of preparation advisable
In some cases.
BUM CAKE.-Cream together one
pound of sugar and one cup of butter /:
when very light, add six eggs, beaten
very light. Beat all together, pour in a
teacup OF rich cream, sour is best. with
one-halfa teaspoonful of soda. Mix with
light pound of -four; one-half o tea
snr'nful of cream OF tarter ; season to
taste.
Your BARN.-Make your barn tight,
especially about the top, and your cattle
will eat less, be in a better condition,
and bring a larger return in milk or
meat. Radiation from their bodies be-
ing reduced, health, comfort and hap
piness will return to them, and money
to you. A barn full of cracks is an
offence against science and your pocket.
LIVE SrocK.-The present low prices
ere only temporary, and now is the time
TO prepare for the reaction which il sure
to follow Select the best COWS and
sows for breeding /; use only thorough
bred males /; feed literally, and take good
care OF the young stock when the market
changes for the better, you viii have
something that viii bring a good price.
HUsKNG CoRN.-Where a farmer and
his DO S do the husking, it is a good
p''n- OF aov rnte FOR the first dav or two.
to husk for only a few hours at a time
an tnen go 70 some other job. In our
own case, we find it cheaper to let ont
the vorI by the bushel taking care TO
see tina. the corn is husked clean, that
the stalks are properly tied, and the
bundles mace into compact good-s1zed
stosks. with two bands on top.
Chambers ScRAPs.-A gentleman
asked the Farmers Club about scraps
for fowls. He had understood that thew
were unwholesome. NJ. Bruen had use-
ed them for his fowls without any bad
effect /; he had cooked them with the
other food. Dr.. Smith explained that
these scraps supplied the natural demand
OF the fowls for animal food which they
got ordinarily in the shape of worms.
bugs, etc. Without this they would not
produce eggs, as their food would be de
fcient in albumen. Nh. Ely provided
his fowls with a serao-cake, which he
placed on a raised platform, where they
could help themselves when they wished.
PRESERVING Eees IN WNTEe Al piece
OF lime, as large as a quart-dipper, IS put
into five gallons of water, and salt added
until an egg will float. This is strained
and put into a clean keg, into which a
loose head is made to fit easily ; a knob
is fitted to the head for a handle. The
eggs are put, as they are gathered, INTO
the liquid, and the loose head placed on
them to keep them below the surface.
The keg should be kept in a cool place
In the cellar. The liquor will not freeze
except at a lower temperature than
freezing point. Eggs thus preserved
viii sell readily as "Gned eggs" until
fresh eggs come, and are almost as good
as fresh ones.
WATER--A proper supply of water is
an absolute necessity. Animals can not
thrive if compelled to drink from a hole
chopped through the ice on a pond or
creek. They are chilled through by the
freezing water, nor will they sufficiently
Stake their thirst, unusually increased by
the dry feed they consume. a sistern
now made will be filed by a few rains
and will furnish a supply of water of a
proper temperature through the winter.
1t viii without any doubt, in many in
stances, save its cost the first season.
Besides the b~arn-yard will not be a mud
hole after every rain, and the manure
pile will not have half its value washed
out on to the road.
Eating Hoes should be pushed for.
ward rapidly, and sold early. We shall
probably be obliged to accept low prices
this season. In our section we are feel
ing at a decided loss. With good pigs.
it requires from seven to eight bushels
of corn, judiciously fed, to make 100 lbs.
of pnrk. If a fat hog is worth one cent
per ID. more than a lean or habitat one,
1t viii pay rs better to make him fat
than BY selling him lean. We shall
probably lose money in either eases, but
less by making the hogs fat than by SELL
ing them lean. This is emphatically
true in the cheap corn sections Of the
West. Besides, meat is very high in
Europe, and wages are advancing, and
there may yet be sufficient foreign de-
mand to give US fair prices for our pork.