The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-11-09
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WHAT ONE FARMER DID.

asuccess of the undertaking III every re
spect-. Ills experInce proves that to-
bacco as a crop does not impoyerish the
soil, or the pockets Of the grower. Ii
1870 be plowed up one acre of worn oul
land. that did not cut more that SOC
pounds eff hay. turning in 81 loads Of
stable manure with the turf, nd har-
70 cd IN - loads more. with 400 pound,
OF guaao. and set it with tobacco. He
harvested 2.200 pounds of the weed,
which he sold for % cents through,
amounting to $3.50. As soon as the to-
bacco was off he sowed the acre with
wheat and grass, and this season he has
harvested heavy crop of wheat not yet
threshed, and has since moved off full a
ton and half of stuuole aud roWen.
WASHING BLANKETS.
Now is the season for washing blankets
and not every housewife knows the best
and easiest mode of washing them. Here
is plan that never fails, if strictly fol-
lowed. Take one pint of soft soap two
teaspoonfuls Of powdered borax, dissolv-
ed In boiling water. Put&his mixture in
tub, add fill half full ofteld water, put
in from two to three blankets, as many
as the water will well cover. Let them
stand from twelve to twenty, four hours
Squeeze aud rub chem thoroughly. and
put them in a basket to drain. without
wrluging. Rinse in clear, cold water, and
drain again
Put little blueing in, for final rinse,
drain aud hang out without wringiDg.
1t will take longer for them to dry, but
they will not shrink but look white and
smooth. Be sure and use cold water,
and not wiring during the process.
We have at different times reported
favorable results In growing potatoes
where the ground was covered with straw
Mr.. f.. VI, Cooper, of Leicester, Wis
cons n, informs US that he has had fine
success this year with the following plan:
Having his ground in good condition he
dropped the potatoes In burrows, as usu-
al, and covered them by narrowing the
ground. just as the potatoes were COM
ing up he cross-hVrowed the ground and
then covered it with from SIX inches to
foot OF straw. Nothing further was done
to them until they we're dug. About
quarter OF an acre was uncovered with
straw, but although much labor was eX-
pended in picking the Colorado potato
beetles, they nearly ruined the whole
crop.
Mr.. Cooper is one of the very few men
we have found who has not a good opin-
ion of the Early Rose. He considers it
inferior 10 qualify, not so productive as
some other kinds, and especially subject
Ia the attacks of the bugs. He states
that number of his neighbors agree
with him. He prefers the Early York
Early Goodrich or the Peach blow-as
late potato-to the Early Rose. This
DOES not seem to be a case OF a mistake
in the variety. and we can hardly explain
his statements-wbich we have no doubt
are true So far as we have known the
la " Rose has almost universally given
good satisfaction in every respect. YES
fcJR ICta'tt.
MOLD ON CANNED FRUIT.
[ often hear complaiut from frieEds
about their fruit having mold on the top
when opened, and as | have never seen
one particle of 1t upon the fruit L have
put up. | have thought of one item
did not get into the last years article
and that ! always practice, may be the
reason why my fruit does not mold. Ev
er so little air or space IN the jar Will
au>e mold, aud consequently the fruit
VIII not be SD uice, although there are
those who persist in saying that 1t does
M hurt it if there are specks of mold
o top. 1t can be eaten and may be pro-
y need nice. but compared with well
fiji d and perfect jar the difference Is very
II Il ceabie aud besides not being as palat
a5l it cannot be so nice and wholesome.
know from experience that there l.
no eei of having fruit come out upper
feet either modify or fermented, if prop
er aims are taken to have all air exclud-
Ell. 1t is unnecessary to repeat the man
ner of preparing. aud heating the fruit.
only wish to tell how proceed after it
has been heated and the jars are ready
for the covers.
: Let us imagine jar of hot fruit upon
the table. Ii makes no difference which
way it has been prepared, whether it was
put in the jars cold and heated up, or
put in hot from the kettle. There are
many who would Immediately put on the
covers, screw it down and think it done
all highland | think just here lies the
trouble and cause of moldy fruit.
If you look at the jar you will see small
bubbles of air, especially near the bottom
[ take silver tablespoon by the bowl
and lass the handle down through the
c,ntents, very carefully, so as not to mash
the fruit, this lets the bubbles find their
way out at the top, and the fruit settles,
more or hess. | have ready some boiling
hot syrup which is im. .edatcIy poured
in 10 ill the jar up full. [ then put on
the rubber aud screw the covers on more
if they need 1t; and do not put them
avn uattl tha next day, when | make
sure that the covers are on as tight as
possible.
1t Is said that it is better to keep the
Jars in dark place as the light has an
effect, and | have always done so. L pat
anp over hundred jars of fruit every
year, and have never had spec& Of
mold or lost jar in any way. 1t com 5
vut perfect and AZ near like fresh frul
as pos>i6lc.-Correspoadeat Webste.
Times
Yankee invention, with all its ingenuit,
has seldom gone beyond a contrivanc,
which We see noticed in orr foreign ex
changes under the head ef Willacy' Cat
tie Feeder. 1t has been shown at tn,
last two shows of the Royal Society il
successful operation The patent cover
peculiarly constructed car. running
upon a freak In the stable massage, oil
one or both sides of which the stalls o
the cattle face also peculiar form o
trough at the heads of the stalls.
man stands on ste d suspended behln'
this car AMI by turing crank not OIL
pronels it along the track. but also give
motion to root cutter or cake mill, a
the case may De. carried by the car, ans
the machine as it proceeds delivers tn
food into a trough at the head of eacl
animal In a given quantity. Thus a ma
can have hundred cattle eating roots i
eight minutes cut and delivered tother
hv himself and lad; and If the cattle ar
to he fed cake, the man alone can brus
and give it to them quite as soon. d
the cutie feeder making one pass hetor
the cattle when given turnips, each bea'
l. ~ IN ny,