The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-21
Farm, Garden aud Household.

being cut from. and wet every time after
meal, This will keep the bread in a
fresh Rate.
CoRxED BEEr.-In cooking corncd
beeF, ut this season Of the year so delic-
ious, it should b. put into boiling water
when put on to cook. and when it is
done it should remain in the pot until
cold This is the whole secret of having
coned beef juicy and full.Aayored, in.
stead of the contrary.
To KErP BUTTER IN TIE SuMiER.-A
simple mo lie of kcepin butter in warm
weather, where ice is not handy, isto in
vert common flower-pOt over the hut'
ter. with some water in the dish in which
j. is laid. Tho oriiice ut the bottom may
be corked or not. The porousness Of
the carthenwarc will keep the butter
cool.
FARM ACCOUNTS many farmers
nre able TO tell the cost or even the pro-
duct Of any Of their crops? Farming
is now more or les successful, rs II is
conducted on ordinary busiEess princi.
pics, II choice Of crops We're not
permitted, or the manner Of conducting
farm were immutably fixed, then it
would not matter whether accounts were
kept or not. But when it makes MI the
difference between gain or loss,
whether this crop or that shall be raised,
it is necessary to net undcrs'Rndingly MS
to the cost OF producing either Of them,
and their relative yields when ,old or
consumed. Then, in feeding the pro-
duce Of farm, how little is known Of
the relative merits Of breeds Of cattle TO
repay the cost Of food md labor, or
whether this or that species Of stock is
host suited to tho circumstances Of the
farm, or disposition Of The farmer him.
self. For instance, man Of impatient
or irregular disposition cannot possibly
feed sheep to ADVANTAGE. The perfect
regularity with which NIL their need
must be attended to, is impossible with
some men still we see or hear that this
or that man has no luck with sheep, and
yet hepcrsists in keeping, or Mt least try
ing to keep them Mt certain loss. But
lc cannot tell how much lie loses, or
what their feed has cost, or what WAS the
weight of my Particular fleece. Until
farmer keeps n regular account-bOok,
and notes all those things which are
necessary as n basis on which to calcu-
late costs and income. he is continually
ut the mercy OF accidents, and cannot
exp CT to realize the true value Of his
llbor,
Sn1PPNd FRUIT. inexperienced fruit.
growers nre often surprised Mt the small
returns they receive from firms to which
they consiGn goods. In many cases,
doubtless, the middle-mrn run mp such
q hill Of commissions and charges, MS to
cfTectu1lly eat up any profit but it is
often the fault OF the grower in forward.
ing unsorted and badly picked fruit.
Numerous letters have recently been
Forwarded to farmers in the peach.grow-
ing districts. advising them to be more
particular in picking and shipping fruit.
A consignment OF one hundred loxs Of
PEACHES was recently sol in New York
for n dollnr box. on which the charges
amounted to ninety .onc cents, thus lCnv-
ing the grower only nine cents box,
which lly NJ means paid him for his
trouble, or the interest on his invest
mnnt. One half OF those peaches are
said to have been good ones, which il
packed by themselves, would have read.
ily brought So nbox. One fourth Of the
lot was soft and crushed, Hnd the remain
der were hnrd and unripe. As the
freight on hox Of peaches or vegetables
is the snme whether the contents lie good
or Ind. it is important that only good
fruit should he sent, II amy profit is cx-
pectcd from the transaction. II is the
aunlity, not quantity, of fruit which
brings good prices, and growers should
bcnr this in mind when sending off their
goods. What is true Of peaches holds
good Of other fruits aud vegetables. A
poor article badly picked will hardly
bring enough to pay for its forwarding
and selling.
MAKING HAT.-In regard to ripe grass
and hay made Of grass That has already
gona to seed, the Massachusetts Pioir.
man saws some argue that cattle love this
dry fodder, and that there is more nour-
ishment III the hay than il the grass
were cut in its green, succulent state. If
so, why do not the instincts Of cattle
lead them TO cnt it when rowing in the
pastures md netting their option MS to
what they will eat. All must have oh.
served TINT when any locality in n pas.
ture las gone to seed, the cattle nvoid it,
and nothing but starvation 'will induce
them to eat such grass. The instincts
Of cattle are pretty sure guide-ccr-
tninly MS likely to be correct ms the nb-
stract reasonings Of the minority Of
men. The true principle in haying, we
think, is to secure the hay Mt time
when We can harvest the largest amount
that shall he like grass in its perfect
state; this We cnn do when grass Las at
tanned its growth, and before the starch,
sugar and gluten OF the plant have gone
10 lie formation nf seed, or been con-
ycrtcd into woody fibre The starch md
other nutritious compounds Nre on the
Increase so long ns the plant grows but
with hlossoming growth ceases, and is
the tine, with the least labar, to secure
the rreatest amount Of ioragc in its best
condition.
FRrsH Grass FOR HoRsEs, 1t n moi
strange that mn animal that runs wild
upon the prlirics, nud graze' the year
ronnd in his natural state, should pine
when confined tot diet Of Inv and grain.
The stabbed horse will do well for time,
II not worked too hard, upon dry food.
But he can not endure the priyation of
green, succuont food continually The
horses upon our city railroads average
only three and a half years OF service.
They either die in the harness, or arc