Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20


LEMONS, s,--Lemcns win keep good for
months II sliced when perfectly fresh.
and packed In glass jars with thick
layer of white sugar between the slices.
CArsuP. Take the tomato and turn
boiling water ON ID let il stand hll You
can rub the skin off, then cover with
sNst, and let IL stand twenty.four hours !
then strain il, and put three ounces Of
cloves 60 two quarts. two ounces Of pep
per, and two nutmegs; boil ID half an
hour. then Rdd pint of winsA
Broken HoRN.-If the horn is broken
close 10 the skull. the broken base should
be savn off smoothly. scared over with
hot iron. aud patch Of cloth sAtnrat-
ed i'm tar should he fastened over the
bare hollow. Another similar patch
should he laid over that, and so on until
ii il quite certain that the air IN perfect
Nv excluded. The admission of air
would he very painful to the cow. II
the pith al the horn in left whole, il
should he wrapped in tsrred cloth until
u new coating of horn has grown over
il or the sensitiveness has decreased. In
some cases new growth soon takes
place. We have an idea that il rubbing
posts were placed in the yard there
would he fewer broken horns Cattle
commence by rubbing each others horns
together, proceed then 20 play, then get
to fighting, and the result is broken
horn or scored ribs.
Oar CHAFF FOR FEEp.-A year or two
ago we were, by accident, led to feed
some cat ehaff 60 few head of milking
cows, and were agreeahly surprised to
find that they suddenly came M eonad-
erahly in their milk. The chaff was dis
continued for day or two, when the
cows feli off 10 their former quantity /;
bat ON feeding the chafr again. the flow
again increased. Since then the value
Of cat chaff as q milk producer has been
satisfactorily proved nv ms This would
then make il advisable that when oats
are thrashed the chaff should be saved
for feed 1t may be fed in the place of
cut chat, with the usual wettinC, salt.
ing. and mixing OF the regular allowance
of meal In years when hay is ms scarce
as in the present. not only the chatf may
be fed. but the oat straw should he care
fully saved for fodder. III il quite as
nutritious as timothy that has gone to
seed. Heard and Hogas
SHEEP TrcKs If the lambs are badly
infested with ticks they win he stunted
in growth, reduced i'm flesh. and seriously
weakened at a critical time when thew
need DO he in the best condition III the
lambs have been already dipped il would
be wei to inspect them closely, and with
q small pair of scissors nip every tick
that mar have escaped destruction that
is, ii they are only few i'm number. III
1t should be found that they are still
numerous, another dipping should be
administered Immediately, as ii woRld
not be safe operation during cold
weather. We repeat the directions for
making the dip given some months ago,
viz. Five pounds ofcheap plug tobacco.
broken mp and boiled in two pailfuls OF
water, with thirty gallons added, viii
make dip sufficient for 100 lambs or 80
sheep After dipping keep dry for day
or two. III fowls are permitted access
10 the sheep-yards they will eagerly
search for ticks and pick them ont OF
the woal, but we would rather trust to
the more effectual process of dipping.
ADUITERArTOS OF BurTER. The SCI
eRfiSc AslericvE states that n great deal
of butter il daily sold in the CITY OF New
York, which il adulterated with sub-
stance made from cotton-seed oil. It is
creditable 10 the farmers, that they are
not open to the charge OF adulterating
their produce vet they suffer from the
dishonest competition Of dealers who
make UP and sell these fraudulent COM
pounds, and by so doing affect unfasor-
ably, not only the sale, but the char
3cter OF the genuine article Az N mat
ter of curiosity. we describe an artificial
compound which was manufactured ira
Paris TO supply the want of real butter
during the late siege of that city. The
refuse materials left after the manufac-
ture OF stearine from fatty animal mat
tiers, such as talloE, etc, consisting Of
nn oily paste, composed of oleine and
margarine, were washed in water acidu-
lated with muriatic acid for the purpose
OF bleaching il. It was then subjected
10 the action OF chemical solution for
period OF three hours, during which
twas made TO acquire the taste and color
of butter This substance, manufactured
without any assistance from the cows.
was considered an excellent substitute.
for butter, and was readily accepted in
the place OF ii by the people, who con-
sldered il much superior to any other
artificial prodnct of this description.
SURFACE MAxURNG. Now that the
harvest is gathered and housed, the next
subject IN order is that of manure-how
to make the most of the sources of supply
at hand, and how 10 dispose of the man
ure when procured. The supply OF
homemade manure win never become
adequate TO our needs, and il is only by
means Of che greatest carefulness and
diligence that sufficient can he gathered
together TO keep hfe in our soil. 'Feed
your soil when ID In hungry says an old
proverb, in which case the proverb is
not concentrated wisdom" at all. nor
indeed wisdom Of any kind. Soil should
never be allowed 10 become hungry.
Before this can occur damage in being
done, TO repair which will need some
manure to be expended. leaving less
for present needs. With ell our economy
we shall never have manure sufficient To !
supply our wants Ii should therefore |
be matter OF study how to apply what |
we have or can procure. that IL may do /
most good. BY spreading on the surface
we get not only the strength and fertility |
OF the manure, but whatever benefit |
occurs from protecting or mnlc'liur the /
soil. Bare straw undecomposed hNs been \
found TO exert good influence by the
mere covering il has afforded, and heavy |
crops which afford dense shade, as peas. /
clover, or buckwheat, are reckoned to |
benefit this soil simply from this sha-
ding, Then the spreading of manure on |
the surface to remain there during the |
time the land in living idle between crops /
viii have this effect, which will be add |
tlonal to the direct manurial benefits /
accruing. Gardeners follow this system.
and farmers could not follow n better
lead than that of the gardeners. The
more nearly the condition OF the farm
approaches that of the garden, the nearer
approach viii be made In size and valne I
OF the crops. and in nothing can we learn
more than in their system OF nanurinR.
PREPARING AND PLANTING AN ORcHARD.
In reference TO the preparation OF the
ground for and the planting OF nm orch |,
ard, the Gardeners A0athty offers the
following suggestions We feel that
the advice constantly given to subsoil,
and underdrain, and manure, to the ex-
tent OF hundreds of dollars per acre. is
too costly to follow, and OF little use after
IL il taken. III we were going to prepare
"a piece OF ground for On orchard. we |