Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-16
Farm. Garden and HousehoId.

CoRNEp BEEF.-In cooking corned
bee. NJ this season of the year so deic-
ious, Il should be put into boiling water
when nut on TO cook, and when IT Is
done il should remain in the pot until
cold. This is the whole secret of having
corned beef juicy and full-aavored, in
stead of the contrary.
To KEEP BUTTER N THE SUMMER.-A
simple mo lie OF keepinl butter in warm
weather, where ice is not handy, Is TO in
vert common Aower-pot over the but
ter. with some water in the dish in which
il is laid. The oriiice at the bottom may
be corked or not. The porousness of
the earthenware will keep the butter
cool.
FARM AccoUNrs.-Howm many farmers
are able TO tell the cost or even the pro-
duct of any of their crops? Farming
is now more or less successful, as IL is
conducted on ordinary business princi-
pies. II a choice of crops were not
permitted, or the manner OF conducting
a farm were immutably fixed, then 1t
would not matter whether accounts were
kept or not. But when il makes all the
difference between n gain or loss,
whether this crop or that shall be raised,
il is necessary to act unders'audingly as
to the cost of producing either of them,
and their relative yields when sold or
consumed. Then, in feeding the pro-
duce Of a farm, how little is known of
the relative merits of breeds of cattle to
repay the cost of food and labor, or
whether this or that species of stock is
best suited to the circumstances of the
farm, or disposition of the farmer him
self For instance, a man of impatient
or irregular disposition cannot possibly
feed sheep to ADVANTAGE. The perfect
regularity with which all their need
must be attended to, is impossible with
some men still we see or hear that this
or that man has no luck with sheep, and
yet he persists in keeping, or at least try
ing to keep them at certain loss. But
he cannot tell how much he loses, or
what their feed has cost, or what WIS the
weight of any Particular fleece. Until
farmer keeps q regular account-book,
and notes all those things which are
necessary as basis on which to calcu-
late costs and income, he is continually
at the mercy of accidents, and clnnot
exp, ct to realize the true value of his
labor.
SH1PPNa FRUIT. inexperienced fruit
growers are often surprised at the small
returns they receive from firms to which
they consion goods. In many cases,
doubtless, the middle-men run up such
bill of commissions and charges, as to
Effectively eat up any profit but it is
often the fault of the grower in forward
ing unsorted and badly picked fruit.
Numerous letters have recently been
forwarded to farmers in the peach-gr
ing districts. advising them to be more
particular in picking and shipping fruit.
A consignment of one hundred boxs of
peaches was recently sol in New York
for dollar a box, on which the charges
amounted to ninety one cents, thus leav-
ing the grower only nine cents box,
which Ivy no means paid him for his
trouble, or the interest ON his invest
ment. One half of these peaches are
said to have been good ones, which if
packed by themselves, would have read
lily brought So box. One fourth of the
lot was soft and crushed, and the remain.
der were hard and unrjpe. As the
freight on box of peaches or vegetables
is the same whether the contents he good
or bad, it is important that only good
fruit should be sent, if any profit is ex
pected from the TRANSACTION. 1t is the
quality, not quantity, of fruit which
brings good prices, and growers should
bear this in mind when sending off then
goo1s. What is true of peaches held,
good Of other fruits and vegetables. A
poor article badly picked will hardly
bring enough to pay for its Forwarding
and selling.
MAKING HAY.-In regard to ripe gras
and hay made of grass that has alread,
gone to seed, the Massachusetts Plow
man says some argue that cattle love thi
dry fodder, and that there is more nour
ishment III the hay than if the grasl
were cut in its green, succulent state.
so, why do not the instincts of cattl
lead them to eat it when rowing in tn
pastures and acting their option as t,
what thew will eat. All must have oh
served that when any locality in pas
ture has gone to seed, the cattle avoid il
and nothing but starvation will induc
them to eat such grass. The instinct
of cattle are pretty sure guide-cer
tainly as likely to be correct as the alb
stract reasonings of the minority o
men. The true principle in haying. W
think, is to secure the hay at tim
when we can harvest the largest amour
that shall be like grass in its perfec
state this we can do when grass Las at
tanned Its growth, and before the starch
sugar and gluten of the plant have gon
to the formation of seed, or been con
vertedin wo ,dy fibre The starch an,
other nutritious compounds are on th
increase so long as the plant grows bu
with hlossoming growth ceases, and
the time, with the least labor, to secur
the createst amount of forage in its bes
condition.
FRESH GRASS FOR HoRsEs.-It is nc
strange that an animal that runs will
upon the prairies, and grazes the yea
round in his natural state, should pin
when confined to diet of hav and grair
The stabbed horse will do wellfo tim,
If not worked too hard, upon dry 'foot
But he can not endure the privation I
green, succu' ent food continually. TIL
horses upon our city railroads averao
only three and half years of servic
They either die in the harness, or al
prematurely broken down, and sold Q
to men who slaughter them for the
hides and carcasses. This early failul
is not more owing to hard service this
to the privation of their natural foo
The great eagerness with which stable
horse crops grass, especially in Il
spring, indicates clearly enough the foe
he should have. 1t is not always col
venient to turn out ahorse for MON