National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-09-20
Farm, Garden and Household.

To DRY SWEET CoRN.-The Shakers,
whose dry sweet corn is considered rs
good as the best, strip the corn from the
cob by cutting down the rows with n
knife, and then scraping the grains off.
The corn is then dried in the sun or in
common ovens The Alden process of
drying is suited to an extensive bust
ness. When the corn is dry it is packed
in barrels for market.
CREAM PE-This requires 3 cups OF
milk, 2 eggs, tablespoonfuls of corn
starch, pint of salt, butter the size of
walnut, and tabespoonfus of sugar.
Have the crust ready bnked, then scald
!. crp of the milk with the butter and
salt beat the yolks of the eggs with the
corn starch and the other cup of milk,
and add to the scaided milk, with l tea
spoonful of lemon extract. Put il in
the crust and bake until doue. Then
beat the whites of the 2eggs to high
froth, add the sugar and spread over the
pie, and brown slightly.
RENovATING STRAWBERRY BEDS. -
Either spade under tho plants and set
out young, thrifty runners on the same
ground, after giving it a good, liberal
dressing OF manure, or make new bed
in some other part Of your garden. AT
ter straw berry plantation has become
choked up with weeds, it is much the
best plan to pillow it up and make a new
one. We know that some strawberry
growers boast of their old thrifty plan
tations, but the modern system of fire.
quent renewals is far the best and most
economical as well rs profitable.
WASTED WATER. -One acre of meadow
that can be irrigated is worth three
acres not susceptible Of such treatment.
A large proportion of farmSin the East
ern States might, to Il greater or less ex-
tent be brought under this system.
Wherever there is a spring flowing from
high ground it may be gathered into a
small stream, turned into n pillow furrow,
and led back and forth across the lower
lands to nourish the grass. Wherever n
stream has fall of a few feet there it's
waters may be carried in lateral channels
and made to overflow more or less of the
soil along its banks. Every farmer
should practice with an ordinary spirit
level until he is able to determine suf.
ficiently well where and how he can turn
water upon his fields.
SUB-lRRIGATIoN OF TREEs.-A CORE
spondent of the Pacific Rural Press sup-
gests the following mode of sub-irriga-
ting trees: When the tree or vine is
ready TO be placed in the pit whcl has
been excavated for it, have ready al hand
two or more buckets of coarse gravel, or
enough so that when pou red into the
side OF the pit the column of gravel will
reach from the surface to the bottom of
the roots then fill the remaining space
to within four inches of the top with the
soil intended for the support of the plant;
being careful in SO DONG not to dis
turb the gravel, but in such way as to
leave trench around the outer rim of
the excavation, which will hold two
buckets at least of water. The water
poured into the trench will find its way
down the column of gravel, and the air |
be excluded; in fact, trial has proven it
far better than wooden spout, or an
open hole of any kind for getting the
water down and preventing evaporation.
FEEDING CATTLE.-In Orange county, |
n. T.. milk commanding better prices, |
the cattle are fed higher than elsewhere. |
Some mill feed, or corn meal, is gener-
ally given in Summer, always in Winter.
Brewers grains and sprouts are largely
used little drilled corn is fed in Sum
mer, when pastures are failing. In
Winter fodder and hay are fed every
where. The use of drilled corn for Win
ter fodder is general, hut the use of it
for Summer food is not customary as
yet, though increasing. Roots are fed
III Central New York considerably also
in Massachusetts and Connecticut pre-
ference is given to beets as better than
turnips. But the vast majority of dairy
farmers contine their cattle to pasture on
the native grass in Summer, and hay and
corn fodder in Winter, with little gram
or roots i'll early Spring to "bring them
IN, and put them to grass" in fair
condition. No variety of grasses is
produced. have seen only one field of
Lucerne; no italian or rye grass or mil
let, or orchard grass, though no doubt
some little is grown yet clover, timothy,
and the native grasses are the "stand-
bys." On very few places some rye is
grown for early green food. |