The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-09
Farm, Garden and Household.

thls uuu Uuc eBB, Wtll bcutchs uut cup
oil flour, half cup of cream or buttermilk /;
salt and pepper them to taste ; fry in
butter.
SMOKY CHNSRYs.- you have n
smoky chimney, see that the chimney.
top reaches higher than any other part
ofthe building; TINT the inside through.
out the Whole length is plOstered very
smoothly with good mortar that the
throat Of the chimney is not less than
four inches broad and foot long, open.
ing into chamber at least twiceas large,
aud that no flue contains less than sixty
square inches.
BurrERED ToAsr.-Cut thin slices the
whole way round stale loaf lit should
be ut least day old); warm both sides
before the fire, aud toast carefully have
n hot plate ready to lay it on when done.
Put some bu ter, cut into dice, on it ;
first warm 1t before the fire aud spread
the butter on each side OF the toast.
Toast second round aud lay it on the
first cut Off the crusts and divide into
four quarters. Serve very hot,
EXCELLENT vARS1su FOR HARNESS.
Pulverize and put in jug or bottle half
n pound to a pound OF gum.shcllac,
covered with good alcohol, and cork
tightly, Pat the mixture in warm
place. In about two days, il shaken
frequently, the gum will be dissolved aud
realy Tor use. II the liquid appess as
thick as thin mOlaSSes add more alcohol
To one quart Of the varnish adj one
ounce OF good lampblack, and m ounce
OF gum camphor. An occasional coat OF
this is also good for rendering boots
waterproof.
FARM NorEs.-It pays to raise corn
for winter forage-r lint in drills, n
bushel to the acre. Cut stalks two feet
from the ground, il large; cure in
stacks tied at the top till the stalk is
dry (some four weeks, then house, and
not stack out for rains to damage the
fonge. Our barns and stock-sheds are
generally poor and small. This is bad
economy. Split more boards, and make
large and tight shed.roofs 10 protect
both stock md stOck.feed. Then cattle
do better and drop their manure under
cover, and out OF washing rains. One
load of such manure is worth more than
five loads OF old welthered stuff, with all
the salts Of amonia, potash and lime
taken out OF it. A farmer who would
sell fine mules Of his own raising for
copper cents nm think them gold eagles,
would not be more mistaken than thou.
sands are in regard to the true value OF
fertilizers. What all boys ten years old
ought 10 know, their fathers have vet to
learn. That Is, the value OF carbon and
the elements OF water in well.dripped
outdoor manure, Of which they genor.
ally form ninety.eight per cent. Think
Of it, the precise thing. that form all
manure are unknown to planters and
farmers. Is this wisdom, or Is it folly?
Our best friends on the farm are named
carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen,
phosphorus and sulphur. To these add
potash, inagnesia, limo, iron aud chlorine
and vou will have the elements OF good
manure.
HrNrs FOR Fly TnrE.-open your
doors in the morning and let the fresh
mr. pass freely through the house. After
an hour or two, close the blinds and
doors, or otherwise darken the rooms !;
except Of course the one in Which yon
are ut work. Take care that no crumbs
are scattered or milk split in places which
DIRE accessible to flies. Keep food and
sweet things in tue cellar as much MS
practicable, aud keep cupboard doors
shut. LISA great help to hang mosquito
netting before yOnr pantry shelves and
indeed u great deal more use might be
probably made of mosquito netting
than is generally thought Of. If you
have no leo chest, netting box Is in
dispensible to preserve meat, pastry.
etc., from flies. I dress my sitting
room stove with it (the pink is pretty
enough, making kind OF case that can
be slipped off easily II wish to make n
fire in cool day. No househeeper who
has not tried it, can guess how much
nicer it is than to be daily taking n
brush TO n dusty stove. Bits OF green
"bn'hes," sprigs from the cherry trees
or currant bushes suspended from the
ceiling and wall make excellent resting
places fot flies, and walls kept thus pro-
vided will show marked difference
when house cleaning time comes. An.
other advantage is TINT at five o'clock on
a coolish morning, the dies will he found
by hundreds asleep on these "roosts,"
which may be taken down carefully aud
transferred to the fire, that will merci.
fully consume without awakening them.
SHEEP on A PooR FARM.-Some farm.
ers Of our acquaintance feel an antipa-
thy to sheep Tor the reason that they
"bite close" We consider this their
chief recommendation. They can only
bite close where the pasture Is short,
and the pasture Is short only on n 10 #
farm. A poor iarm will necessarily be
encountered with briarS, weeds aud
brush III the fence corners. Under such
conditions, we would say to n farmer who
has twenty dollars or upward in cash
Tor credit for il, aud then lot him borrow
the amount II he has to pay one per
cent. n month for the use Oiit), invest ii
in rs many ewes, not older tllan three
years, as you eau get for that money.
Put them this summer in such field rs
We lave described, aud give them, in
addition TO whit they can pick mp, n
pint OF wheat bran and oatmeal daily,
with free access to water and salt. They
will first Ego for" tho briars md clean
them out every portion Of that field
will he trOdlcn over and over again, and
the weeds will have no chance Fold
thCm on that field during winner, and
carry h them feed sufficient to keep
them thriving. Get the use OF good
buck in season South Down would be
prefenble-aud In the spring, II yon
have luck-that mems, II yuu give them
proper attention aud feed regularly
t,n,, will toisn mara lanl,s than Won have