National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-08-16
Farm. Harden and HOusAhOld.

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GRAHAM BREAD. Keep it before tn
people, and on the table, till dyspeptic
are no more, One quart Of new milk
half n cup of new yeast, and half cul
of molasses, or one pint of bread sponge
with milk and molasses. Stir in Graham
meal, until stiff; let rise, bake three. quar-
tiers of an hour; never mold ~ for fin
-four bread. When the meal is coarse
as is best for pudding, stirring in cul
OF shorts, or tine flour, will make II les
harsh.
WEEps.--The best thing to do witt
We sd-seeds clean cd out of the grain is to
bum them. II the screenings contain
weeds, as they almost always do, they
Mould be thoroughly boiled before feed.
aux. If possible, allow no weeds to go to
seed in the growing crop or IN the fence
corners and waste places. Nov the
weeds IN the pastures. If the wheat or
barley stnbbles are weedy, it is capital
plan TO go over them with "A moving
machine.
A RELISH FOR BREAKFAST OR LUNCH
Take quarter of n pound of good
fresh cheese; cut il mp into thin slices
and put in spider, turning over it n
large cupfu of sweet milk; add quarter
of n tcaspoonfnl of dry mustard, dash
of pepper little salt, and piece Of
butter rs large as n butternut; stir the
mixture all the time. Have at hand
three Boston crackers finely powdered or
rolled, and sprinkle them in gradually,
M soon as they are stirred in, turn the
contents into warm dish and serve.
THATcHING.--W do not advocate
stacking bay; but we do most earnestly
recommend any of our readers who have
hay-sacks to thatch them .as soon as
they can get the straw. 10 is a mistake
to suppose that il is necessary to have
long, straight straw to thatch it with.
Short straw will answer the purpose.
The first point is to ,ret II thronghly and
lay il out straight on the roof. commenc-
ing at the caves and tapping the courses
AS yon would with shingles. Rake smooth
and fasten carefully with pegs aud
hay-rope or Irvine.
THRAsHING.-If the grain is safe in
the barn, says the Agric,dtwia, we
should be in no hurry to thrash 1t is
not probable that wheat will rule per
mainly lower during the next twelve
months than at the present time. We
do not say that it twill be higher, We
are not urging farmers to hold on to their
grain, but simply not to he in hurry to
thrash, unless there is some object to be
gained Wheat keeps far better in the
straw than in the granary, and it is far
better not to thrash until the straw or
grain is needed. But where grain has
to be stacked and where matching is
not practiced, it is better to thrash as
early as possible.
A HOME MADE WIND Mill j Corwin,
n. j., says Farmers and others can, in
many cases construct IA wind mill them
selves for 1.-THE of the cost Of the
patented plans, that, for certain pur.
poses. would suit them better, because
easily kept in repair. Here is the sug-
gestion of IA plan of which it may be said
that 1t can be constructed for churning,
stock pumping, &c. J, for S5, beside the
material that the farmer can find on his
farm and his Gown labor, excepting also
the sails which properly belong to the
maintenance. Of course to obtain such
a result the simplest possible plan must
he devised, and all Improvements"
rigldly ruled ont. 1t consists of an up
right post supporting an upright shaft,
having a hub on top carrying three hori
zontal arms, to each of which are hinged
light rectangular frames covered with
heavy muslin or light canvas, regulated
to swing in one direction only from
horizontal to perpendicular. The sails
are carried with the wind, at right angles
to it, and return edgeways against the
wind. The post may lean two feet at
the top, so as to shorten the connection
of the upper box with it. The lower
hearing may be in post set in even with
the ground, under the upper bearing.
The pulley, four feet in diameter, secur-
ed near the bottom, the shaft may have
asmooth true groove for rope band burnt
into its circumference by "stone" bar,
its one end resting in hole in the post,
the other in the hand, the section in
contact with the wheel being red hot. A
mill on this plan can, at moderate cost,
be constructed for milling.