Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-07-12
Farm, Garden and Household.
Patent Wagon LubrIeants.

Patent Wagon Lubricants.
A resin lime soap, prepared by stir
ring so pounds of dry-slaked lime into
100 pounds of rosin oil, and heating,
with continued stirring, until a pasty
mass, free from humps, is formed, which
finally runs from the stirrer like strip.
is a principal ingredient of different
forms of patent axle grease. Some of
these are prepared as follows Blue, by
boiling 800 pounds of crude rosin oil.
one hour, with two pounds of dry
slaked lime, allowing it to cool, draw
ing off the oil from the sediment. and
stirring into it, while still warm, 10 to
II pounds of the above soap, until a
blue mass of the consistency of butter
is obtained. Yellow, by adding to this
six per cent of an extract of turmeric.
prepared by boiling one part of turner
lc with 20 of soda-lye. Black, by adding
two pounds of lampblack, rubbed up
with rosin oil, to 100 pounds of the blue
mass. Patent palm-oil lubricant is
made by melting and stirring together
10 pounds of the resin soap and ten
pounds of palm oil, and then mixing in
500 pounds of rosin oil, and enough soap
(2-3 pounds), to give the consistency OF
butter; and, finally, seven to eight
pounds of soda I've, obtained from 7C
pounds calcined carbonate of soda, zoe
pounds water, and IS pounds lime, as
milk of lime. The cheap, thick, resi-.
dual oils from the manufacture of par.
affine, can be improved as lubricants
by thickening them by melting then
with lead soap. Mixtures of petroleum
rosin oil and resin soap, are frequently
used as lubricants, as well as glycer
inc.
Thinning Fruit.
No person can expect the larges
measure of success in fruit-growine
until he or she becomes convinced O
the absolute necessity of relieving over
burdened branches. 1t may be pardon
able to permit tree or vine to bcal
specimens early, though at the cost o.
vigor and productiveness in the future
But if permanent good results arr
sought the heroic process of thinnins
must be resorted to. There are tree
which will bear large crops of choic,
fruit, but they are rare. Money would
be made if half the fruit of all the tree
In the country were removed every year
An apple that is of full size, and which
has become so by having room and
full supply of nourishment, will Civ,
far greater satisfaction, and have NOR,
real value than twice the weightin small
apples OF the same sort which hav
grown thick together, and been pincheC
and starved, In thinning it is desirable
to seek sunlight, that high color may b.
obtained, but too much sun is decided,
injurious, for undue evaporation take
place and the color changes to sickl,
yellow, or hard red, and the qualit;
is impaired. All fruit needs the protec
ton of leaves, and Judgment must b
used. Much will of course depend o.
the climate, as in dry and hot one
more shade is necessary than in mois
and cloudy one. While the colorin
process is going on, especially wit
grapes, some shade is absolutely essen
tial. rrr.En.. .ar :. b.
Household Recipes.
Pound CAKE.-One pound of foul
one pound of sugar, one pound of but
ter, eight eggs. Beat well and bake til
done.
MoIAssEs CAKE.-One and one hal
cup butter, one and one half cup nc
lasses, one half cup water, one egg, on
and one half teaspoonful saleratus
moderately stiff with flour.
GINGERBREAD NUTs.-Rub one oua1
ter OF pound Of butter in one poun
OF flour, half pound of sugar, on
ounce ginger, peel one lemon, and thre
eggs. Work it we'll and bake in sma
thin cakes, rolled out.
KNOX GINGER CAKEs.-Five CUPS {
Hour, four eggs, one cup of sugar, or
OF butter, one of sour milk, half cup
molasses, one tablespoonful of sod
Roll out and bake. ..... s-...
The Potato Bug.
Eastern farmers could be much ben
flied by taking noteof our experien,
. with the potato bug. I see now how
might have made much money by usir
the experience of farmers further Yves
where the bugs first made their appea
ance, for the price of potatoes has mo
than doubled. I find the cost and a
plying OF Paris green is not more thi
30 an acre. 1t is a sure remedy. A
you skeptical? Then just put a pint
the centre of your linen handkerchie
take hold of the four corners of it al
give it shake over each hill, then e
anime four days afterward, and you
be convinced by the great slaughte
Yet there are people here who spe1
about 80 days work on each acre
picking bugs by hand, and in sweepil
them in a tin pan with wisp broom.
III. VOORHEES,, Ottaa0a Co., Mich.