Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-03-24
FARM AND FIRESIDE.
ADVERTISING RATES.

UOOD MANAGEMENTy- u0 ohiOi opJoes
sought in procuring dairy stock is to pro-
duce the greatest quantity of rich, pure milk
from the least number of cows; or to state
it other wise, to obtain the largest quantity
of the best quality from the smallest cost in
food The cow is the machine for CONVEX
ting the food into milk To geta continual
supply of good milk equires a constant sup
ply of proper, nutritious food, and here is
wherein very many farmers and dalrymen
are apparently ignorant or short lighted
for when the season of grass has passed, no
provision having been made for good milk
producing food, the cows are allowed to go
dry, or are fed very often with ill-cured
hay, dry straw, or stalks, or all manner OF
villianous slops from the kitchen. With
such management, is it surprising that there
is SO much inferior, greasy, soapy butter in
the market2 1t has been said oftentimes,
and with truth, that like meat, wool and
other produce, there must be plenty OF
nourishing food to manufacture the article
! from; bat as milk, butter Or cheese have to
! be eaten generally by mankind, the flavor
has to be studied, and unless this is attended
to, the quality will be very inferior. Guam
tity and quality can be combined and pre-
duced just as easily in the Winter as the
Summer, by any man of common sense.
INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE ON Wool GROWTH
| The climate exerts great influence on
the growth of wool, and if it has to be pro
duced Of good and even quality, this agent
cy must be considered. It has been already
mentioned that the pores of the skin act as
sort Of guage for the wool and it is there
| fore perfectly clear that if sheep ara so much
| exposed to cold and wet as to ALLOW the skin
| to become chilled, the size of tt . wool must
be reduced thereby the extent of the dam
age is, consequently, regulated by the inten-
sity of the cold. 5ai1ees r.rlt f.
For this reason, shelter from the full force
! of the cold winds is found to improve the
staple Of the wool, ard prevent, in some de-
gree, this inequality in the size of the fiber
Injury arising from the wet shows itself
more generally by giving the wool more the
character of hair, and thereby injuring its
telling properties. The excessive heat of
Summer has ust the opposite influence
The warmth of the skin being considerably
increased, the pores become more open, and
coarser wool is produced. The injury
thus occ stoned is far from being as impor-
tant as that arising from cold and wet; but
still, it we desire to produce wool under the
most fay orable circumstances, We must give
shelter from extreme heat as well as from
excessive cold ~
Poison Ivy.-There being great deal
Of poison oak Rhus taxlcodendon) in this
country, we give the following two RENE
dies: l. Olive oil is said to be sure and
certain cure. In severe cases it is to be ia
ken internally as we'll as applied externally.
Dose-two table spoonfuls three times
day, keeping the ffected parts well oiled all
the time. Amounting the exposed parts with
the oil will prevent p oisoning. 2. Take
handful of quicklime. dissolve in water, let
it stand half hour, til en- paint the poisoned
part with it. Three or four applications
never fail to cure the most aggravated
cases. '-s
BURNED ONIONS FOR CoLoRING AND FLA
voR1NG SOUS, GRAVES, SAUCES, Ere
Put one pound of onions, peeled, and chop
ped fine, into an iron stewpan, with quar-
ter of pint Of water and one ound Of loaf
sugar !; let them boil steadily over clear
fire. When they turn to deep brown, be-
gin pouring on the onions, one pint of boil
ing vinegar, half teacupful at a time, stir
ring well one quantity before you add an
other. Let the whole boil quarter of an
hour. A small quantity will color and fla
vor soups, etc.
TOMATOES FROM CUTTINGS. Saratoga
gardener plants his seeds in January and
February, and when the plants are five or
six inches high, cuts off the tops just above
the seed leaves, and sets them out as cut
tings in properly prepared hot bed, where
they take root and grow. In April they
are transplanted to cold frames, and finally
set out in the open ground. Mr.. Henning
claims that by this treatment the plants have
better roots than when they are allowed to
retain their original ones, and that they
bear earlier and are more productive.
To Boil HAM-Soak the ham for
twelve or fourteen hours, lay it in suitable
vessel, and cover plentifully with cold wa
ter; bring it very slowly to boil, and clear
off the scum Then draw back the sauce
pan to the edge of the stove that the ham
may be simmered softly, but steadily, until
tender. A bunch Of herbs, a bay-leaf, and
few carrots thrown in will improve it
The time required for boiling varies, accor-
ding to the size of the ham, averaging four
hours and half.
MIXED FARMING MIXED husbandry is
needful to realize the full amount of profit
which the farm, properly managed, will
yield. Every year the price of farm pro-
ducts varies-some will be high and some
low, and thus the farmer catches good prices
for part, if not all whereas, if he is
wholly dependent upon one kind of crop,
he may be wholly disappointed A little
sold of every thing makes muckle, and if
one thing does not pay, another will
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ANOTHER CURE FOR HOG CHOLERA Mr..
A. G. Ballard of Sturgeon, Mo-, writes
that he has lost a large number of hogs
from cholera, and after an unsuccessful trial
of great many remedies, has found Pine
Tar to never fail of cure. He gives the tar
in slop-about tablespoonful to each hog.
Its cure is rapid, complete, and leaves no
injurious effects behind sAT .s,]lal
PORTABLE GLUE.---Best glue, half a
pound boil in a double glue pot, and strain;
add quarter Of pound Of brown sugar, and
boil pretty thick then pour it into moulds
When cold. cut into small pieces, and dry
tham 1 immediatelu dilntou IN ,uon,