Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-08-15
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

To make excellent rhubarb pies, take
one and one half pounds of rhubarb, one
cup of raisins, chop them both fine and
add three cups of sugar. This makes four
pies.
Fly Paper which is sticky without
being poisonous may hc made by melting
rosin in an iron vessel, adding sweet oil
or lard enough to make II as thick rs mo.
laSSeS when cold, and spreading tie mix
ture with brush on coarse brown paper.
Brick dust, obtained by rubbing two
small bricks together, is the best remedy
for lice on stock, says correspondent of
an agricultural paper, that he ever tried,
Sft the dust evenly over the animal, and
work it well into and among the hairs,
Tomato custard is said to be beno.
fetal diet for ConSumptiveS, 1t Is made
by stratning finely stewed tomatoes
through coarse sieve, and adding two
pints Of milk and one pint of tomatoes,
for four eggs and one teaspoontul Of SUI.
gar Bake in small cups quickly.
The Rural Messenger recommends the
following treatment for the cabbage fly
take the water in which salt fish have been
soaked overnight, and with a brush or
broom sprinkle plentifully over the
plants. This is ALL one liberal applica-
ton. if il is "dshy" enough will clear
out the fIy entirely so that not corpo.
rails guard of them will he left. and the
salt will be stimulating to the plants.
-Thoro c,,, l,a ,,n douh, ,hat ,rsee ;s
tho Natural fna5 nF Tho horse fnr;i To Good
inv snd sHgbtly medicinal koening The
hnwels OMEN sb,rnrninr thr anrrtit, and
hence is bealhfull This is evident from
the fact that if the animal is ailinr, there
is nothing that will so surely promote di.
restion and remove MI tendency to fever
in the system as green grass. A short
min nt the Grass daily for n horse that is
kept M is beneficial, and there need be
no fear TINT be will lose in condition from
it, or fail either In speed or strength. No
farmer should denriyc his horse of grass
in its season. 1t is not only the cheapest
but the best food he can have Eab,}.ge
A wiso md ovnori,,cod e,,cl.rois
SAVE, .nn ,urnir,r nv, COWS into nastrrc
in Tho snrinr nrnt,iao soycroI snail
nhs and heyine i ynd theu, 6rmh, IN tho
soil 10 nreyen, ,hnn hn;nr nvertnrned
mi INTO each ,,h nnr opnrt Of sn,t md
ihrer nnarts NJ s;fted wood ashes nrcyi,
ausly we'll mixed hy stirring. The cows
partake freely of this mixture. II pre-
vents injury from the sudden change
from dry TO green food, and has. besides,
most ipvigoratinr effect upon the gen
eral system Some assert TINT salt should
be given only as often AS once a week, MS
its more frequent use would be injurious
But when supplied in this way no apprc.
hension need be entertained 81"
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