Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-10-13
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FAR..i AND FlRESIDE.
ADVERTISING RATES

| " no advertise tor three. SIX or twelve montnS.
FAR.I AND FIRESIDE.
Sow1NG WHEAT IN DRILLS. -Experiment
has amply attested the advantage OF sowing
wheat 10 drills. at such distance apart that
the crop can be cultivated i! the Spring
| We have seen Il report Of crop where three
pecks per acre, sowed in drills twenty inches
apart, through which garden harrow was
run, produced crop Of twenty-nine bushels,
while the balance of the field sowed in nine
inch drills and not cultivated. produced only
nine bushels per acre Numerous similar
experiments in this country and Europe all
attest similar results A premium crop,
two years ago, which yielded over forty-six
bushels per acre, was drilled about eighteen
inch s apart, and cultivated in the Spriag.
In England, where labor is cheap, wheat
receives hand-hoeing and wedding, and
the result is that crops average forty bushels
per acre, while tue grain often weighs sixty
six pounds to the bushel, 1t has also been
found that wheat, well manured, drilled,
and cultivated, is much more exempt from
rust than crops sown broadcast on ordinary
land and unmanured Drilled wheat stands
up better, and dries off quicker after rain,
| than when broadcast. We would urge our
| readers to SOW one or two acres this fall in
drills eighteen to twenty inches wide, as an
experiment.
O1L1NG WAGON AxLEs. Few people full
ly appreciate the Importance of thoroughly
lubricating the axles, ETC., Of wagons and
carriages, and still fewer know what are the
best materials and the best methods ofapply-
ing them. A well-made wheel will endure
common wear from ten to twenty-five years,
if care be takon to use the right kind and
proper amount of grease but if this matter
be not attended to, they will be used up in
five or six years.
Lard should never be used on wagon,
for it will penetrate the hub, and work its
way out around the lemons OF the spokes,
and spoil the wheel Tallow is the best lu-
bricator for wooden axle-trees, and castor oil
for iron Just grease enough should be ap-
piled to the spindle of wagon to give it
light coating this is better than more, for
the surplus put on will work out at the
ends, and be forced by the shoulder bands
and nut-washers into the hub around the
outside Of the boxes. To oil an axle-tree,
first wipe the spindle clean with cloth wet
with spirits of turpentine, and then apply
few drops of castor oil near the shoulders
and end. One teaspoonful is sufficient for
| the whole.
IRON FOR PEAR TREES. A correspondent
says: had very fine pear tree (Flemish
Beauty that became affected, first by blight
in one limb, which removed, and then an
other was effected in the same way, until
had removed considerable portion Of the
tree. Early the next Spring resolved to
try the application of scrap-iron, to the
roots. I procured my iron, removed the
soil from the roots carefully, deposited the
| iron between them, and replaced the earth.
There was no further progress in the blight,
the tree continued to grow that season, and
the next, leaves and blossoms came out vigo-
rously; no black spots appeared on the
leaves, and the trees bore fnely-and no
appearance Of disease was seen on the tree
afterward In subsequent conversation
with friends, found that some of them had
tried the remedy with perfect success.
GREEN TOMATO PICKLES. Select as good
ones as you can and cut them into slices
CATER cutting of all bad Places and steam
them till they just begin to soften; put
them into jar, sprinkle on little salt and
little sugar-about tea cupful to gal.
Ion of tomatoes (; cut up two good sized
onions for the same amount; add one table
spoonful of black pepper, one of cloves and
one teaspoonful Of alspice, some mustard
seeds whole, and about tablespoonful of
cinnamon. Here are spices for two gallons
of pickles. After steaming all the toma-
toes you wish, put all your ingredients to-
gether in jar, and cover the whole with
vinegar Let it stand twenty four hours,
pour off the vinegar and boil pour it back
on to your pickles, and when they are cool
they are ready for use.
STORING WINTER APPLES "A correspon-
dent thinks that apples keep far better when
put into close boxes or barrels, and secluded
as much as possible from the air. When
thus stored, he says they will come out in
the Spring full and plump as when taken
from the tree. Many varieties, as the Tai
man Sweet, Spitzenberg, and those kinds
that are not considered as long keepers, and
shrivcl badly, will do we'll treated in this
way. Ehey keep better to let them lie with
out picking over. It is much better to pile
them into large bin across the cellar, say
six or seven feet high and four or five feet
wide, and cover them up tight, than to lay
them on shelves.
BREAKFAST ROLLS Pour sufficient
quantity boiling water on one pint OF corn
meal to make thick Cruel let it stand
until nearly cold then add salt, and one
large spoonful of yeast; mix in wheat flour
until it is still dough ; knead it well, and
then let it stand in warm place seven or
eight hours to raise /; when light. make into
rolls, and bake one hour
IMPORTANT HINT ABOUT THE FEET. AS
the feet are kept more closely covered than
any other part of the body during the day,
they should be thoroughly washed and rub
bed till dry, every night. Impurities gath
er as the result of the confined persplratlon,
and these should be removed before Sleep
ing. However if convenient to 90 so, we
repeat it, wash the feet every night.