The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-05-04


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MANAGEMENT OF GRASS LAND.
The gass crop is the most important on
the farm for without hay and pasture,
horses, cattle and sheep, cannot be sus-
tanned except at great expense. A large
part of every farm should be devoted to
pasture Or meadow. Grasses require as
much careful culture as cereals. Land
should be as carefully prepared for clover
or grass as for corn or wheat it should
be clensed from weeds of every kind.
Glover and timothy seeds are very often
mixed with the seeds of weeds, and the
latter are introduced into clean tillage in
this way. On every farm there are waste
places which might be easily prepared for
clover or grass, and annexed to the mead
ow or pasture. Grass land may be great
~ improved by top-dressing with com
posted barn yard manure, bone dust,
guano. or plaster also by the application
OF liquid manure, irrigation, &c. The
surface of meadows should be smooth and
level, SO as to offer no obstruction to the
mower. Stones, stumps, chips, brush,
&C., should be cleared away. and the roll
er used to crush Jumps and clods. Weeds
should be removed from grass, as well as
from tillage crops. Selet suitable pasture
for permanent pasture, and do not de-
pend entirely upon clover and timothy.
FARM BUILDINGS.
1t is source of much regret that SO
little taste should be displayed by ma
jority of our farmers in the erection of
buildings. The beauty and value OF a
place can be. largely increased by paying
proper attention to style of architecture.
A well planned building-one that sug-
gests pleasant ideas of harmonious pro-
portion and fitness for the purposes in
tended, as an agreeable variety to the
landscape, costs no more than an illventi-
lated, ugly, lonesome Widowed, bare,
bold, monotonous-looking house. that in
summer makes one feel hot, and In win
ter cold. Every one knows the agreeable
sensation produced by pleasant cottage
empowered amidst forest trees, with a
cheerful variety and intermingling of col
ors, showing the light and shade by its
irregularities. A cottage of this kind
should never be painted white or black,
but some neutral color, with the trim.
mings white and blinds green. Tie out.
buildings should be made to heighten the
effect by being subordinate in proportion
and color to the main building. A little
attention paid to the principles of archi
lecture by the study of such works a:
Downing or Vaux's would not only save
money but add largely to the convenience
beauty and value of the farm.
| PORK CAKE.-One pound pork ]
pint hot water; cups sugar; l cup mo
lasses; 4 spoons cinnamon spoons
cloves; ] pounds raisins, saleratus;
wine glass brandy.
DoN'T live another year without tool
room. 1t will save hours of vexation
search for forks and shovels that shout,
be ready without moments delay.
CLEANING kNIvES.-A small, clean DO
tato, with the end cut off, is very con
venient medium of applying brick dus
to knives, keeping it about the RICH
, moisture, while the juice of the potat
assists in removing stains from the SUI
face. A better polish can be obtained b
this method than any other We have trie
| and With less labor.