The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-08-23
FACTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD

cellent top dressing for old orchards,
which are denonlipated hide-bound.i
THE intelligent cultivator of the coil
allows no motive to interfere in pre-
venting his procuring, under any cir
cumstances, the most perfect seed that
can be obtained, regardless of trouble
or cost.
EVERY cow should fatten one pig,n
is an old rule and good one; that is,
the daily product of good cow should
be, in buttermilk and whey, enough
10 feed Que pig, after the cream and
cheese are extracted. ,t'l'i "a
THE easiest and best way to keep
milk from souring is to scald and wash
perfectly clean all the pals and pans
used i'm milking and setting milk, and,
to use tin ones By doing this, milk
may be kept sweet for twenty -four
hours at any time in the year in any
clean, cool cellar. ~ 49,
CORN to replant should be taken
from the butt of the ear. Aliobser-;
want farmers know that they should
have late pollen for late issues of silk
that is produced by "late rains
which fill "out', our corn crop. The
com from the point of the cob will do
the job.
A PERPETUAL paste can be made by
diSsolving one ounce of alum in
quart of warm water; when cold, add
flour enough to make it the consistency
of cream; then stir into it half tea
spoonful Of rOsin. Boil it to a proper
consistency, stirring all the time. It
will keep for twelve months, and
when dry may be softened with water.
A CONDITION powder, made Of three
parts salt and one Of ashes, and given
to horse at the rate of a handful
twice a week, is highly recommended
by The Turf, Field and Firm. fla
little sulphur is added to the dose once
a fortnight, 1t will he benifical. The
prescription is valuable for other do
nestle animals. E.F r. -;
1t is said that one of the most power
full remedies for bolts i'm horses, is q
strong decoction Of sage tea, made very
sweet t.et7
IT is remarkable that while we hear
much of the pauperIed labOrer Of
England, We seldom hear much Of
that of the Continent. The English
labOrer has been steadily improving
his condition, till at the present time
the chasm between him andhis Ameri-
can brother is fast filling up. The
German and French laborer IS at the
present time much worse paid than
The English. In SaxODy the pay Of
the farm laborer is about twelve cents
per day and board, or twenty-five and
board himself; or at least olle-half be-
low the English laborer. What is most
remarkable about this is that food, -
general thing, is much higher than in
England. Wheaton bread is unknown
to the laborer, rye being the only food,
and meat is eaten in very small guam
tity. Indeed the statement that mot
by bread alone shall man live" has
very little meaning to Saxon. The
wages Of the European laborer has
equaliZe TO our own, the better able
ale we to compete with the world in
the open market.
WM. ANDERSON, Ann Arbor Mich,
writes the Farmers Club" that be
has lost many of his fowls in the fol-
towing manner: ''The first symptom
that appears is lameness in one leg;
after a few days both legs become SO
weak that they cannot stand, and pine
away and die i'm two weeks, and some
times less than that" In reference to
this matter, Washington Hills, of
Long Island, says: zone cause of this
disease complained of is allowing tur-
keys to eat the seeds of pumpkins.
About the time farmers take in their
corn and gather their pumpkins, al
most invariably the cattle are treated
with meal of pumpkins. If the tur-
keys are around the barnyard they also
have meal of seeds, and so sure as
they do so sure they will he lame.
Sometimes it kills them. At any rate
they do not get over it. They will
stay lame all the season. Nothing will
fatten them. In fact have known q
whole flock affected i'm this way to be
almost worthless, and nothing else
caused it but pumpkin seeds. 90
THE best homemade yeast 1 have
tried is made thus:
Boil two handfuls of hops, tied i'm a
small bag, in six quarts of water; slice
thin six large potatoes, and boil them
with the hops; when they are soft
skim them out aud mash perfectly
fine; add to them one and half pints
of wheat flour stirred to smooth bat
ter with cold water; turn over the
whole of the boiling hot liquor, first
taking out the bag and squeezing it
dry; then hang it aside to dry to use
another time, for it will make two
patches of yeast. Stir into this mix
ture two tablespoonfuis Of sugar, one
of ginger and one Of salt. When milk
warm, add a teacupful of yeast, set in
a warm place to rise, and it will be
ready to put into jug by the next
morning. Keep in cool cellar or ice
house, and it will last good for six
weeks or more. Always shake the jug
before using any of its contents. A tea
cupful of this yeast will make three
Ioaves of bread and a pan Of rolls. 1
shall surely try the recipes for south
ern corn meal, which alway use in
preference to the yellow meal.
DAISY EYEBRfGHT., ;
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