The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-27
Farm, Harden aud Household.

and condition for grain crops, and thsn
a,,l;ng iown to Grass The first is by
having roots with the help of manure
I, rr.loro fertility and get rid OF weeds,
,gbirr can be done to most advantage on
g,iIs already well worked and smoOthcd
down by tho action OF the plow' Inc
other is by Summer following
porArGs. In the Farmers Club,
Mr.. Na,h snid: Twenty years ago !
heard Of some experiments in placing
potntnrs ON turf and covering with
mulch. ] tried the plan in small way,
using leaves ci,hy, with little over.
lnypr oi straw to keep them in place. ]
removed The crop in October, and found
thu potatoes clean, and the yield ! est'
mated at the rate of 900 bushels per
acre.
To fousE. CLEANERS, yon have
mFnu mp Il dusty carpet, don't touch 4
broom 10 the floor until You have tlkcn
dust.pau and filed il with moist earth
from the gordon or elsewhere Scatter
the earth oll over the floor; then use
yonr broom Ms il scrubbug, and finally
sweep all mp together You will find
tint won mise scarcely any dust IN the
operation, md Won will have very clean
Dort III ~ trv Il once. and Won will
nnt ro,I ,,r,,i,,,. IN rorc,t II
49, ''' ''e'''e
GEAHAM AND INDIAN BREAp'-iake
hot wutcr. though not sc0lding, and stir
into il corn mcal until it is about halt
~ ' XXI LA ,,n,os onj mol,c th;cl
i,,,,a. I H.. ,,l5;nc Gr,bam aonr, oiyc
.La ,,,,ro , ,', oooj s,irr;ng nut ;nto mans
aI,,r, ,I,r,n inches door. lrt il stand nm
I,a,r crso ,hon n,,t !, into n hot oven
aag 1" s,oa1;i, t,ro homrs and a hoif
WI WI tal.on "m, on,.or viii tbicL cloths
t,r sn So"r nv Wv" ,w " 7, Ia host Il cotcn
, W. -" ,, 49, hrt 4 ,,oaj co,J
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WHEN TO Cur TMREh-ln tho old OF
the moon of August, 1870, cul down
about half an acre OF small growth OF
timber, mostlyhic cory, from five to four
teen inches in diameter, 1t lay in the
tree rs il fell till the following winter and
spring, when trimmed il up and chop
ped it into stove wood, and pu: IN wood.
house. In the winter OF ISL and 1877 !
burned it for common fire-wool, and
have not discovered amy worm.eatnp or
pJu "s, ~ % 'o'I'" na To- t WIZ a ~
Tor aS.bsNiIc. s,Iit ono ~ t IN" To- toc
n,bor nnnd ,onrd !, ne It'll AND troo
Srom , Wy "r oa, ; ns ho Jav "ns ~,
C'rr, S,l'' 70 50 Wv Wy ""' Wv
Az Lee BuTTHn.B Box j. l.. Williams,
Oneida Castle, N. Y, would know" how
to make n butter box with ice compart.
mcnt for % or % pounds. in hnlfPound
cakes or balls, mud whit wood Is pre-.
ternbic. Inc Hon. Harris Lewis, to
whom the question was submitted, kind
" furnished the following reply The
very best thing for butter'hox for Ship
ping butter any considerable distance
during hot weather IL good reIrigera
tor made to the size you need with con.
venient handles, The size OF the ice
compartment must conform to thedegrcc
Good, sound pine is the best material
with which to build il, You cnn nur.
chnso of those who manufacture reirip.
orators better one than Won can make.
and with II the right 10 use It IbelIeye
they are all patented.
g..
IuHh FIH w Ii iL u, cores
H.. ~ V, a'e Sn'eASp L'.o""s states
t'lht luc poison rom tno me OF mad
aos elh We Simin1ted from tho system
ny ''pur n'tliS' ne quotes from nn mr..
! ,ie'T printed n. VI rams medical journal
~ Jr buis'oh' a ceIgDrated French sur
gpun, %ip Slys' IL Tue olsordef has
utGInteu Itseli, prescribe u single bath,
"1u les'e the Pltlent IN lhtli crlre u
Snec'eu; hNarophobia may last three
GhNs' Experience mas proved to me
iiiat q cure IL certain on the first day OF
t .i outbreak on .ne second day doubt
l,,i ahG on tnG thIrd' hopeless, on nc
conn. OF tne aililGnltS OF conveying the
i'atlpnt 10 t9e O3th ana Keeping INN in.
nuu US nNuloPl1pia never breaks out
peI9re Iiie seventh day, there IS lime to
Pcrioim " long Journey TO OBTAIN bath.
G,s T,rtp ,yn Wnp.wo,,,o 49,.
respondent of tbc Inrdon Ej,Ij oora.
l nlNe Hnu some experience on three.
q .l''I -. Oh IN mere OF garden ground
! u,a',p rom on tItt a9d, ana tecl sure
Nv 'n','g,', MIlch anopteu VIII answer
Wv uh,' w my ,nnu; me hrSt ana second
10 was uIeuuiuily Pestered with
m.e"Un' 5 ny po'HVoeS' turhlp'. car,
I".s, Hnn ".ncr Toots, were pierced
lUTNugl ana through with TINS pest. A