Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
Farm, Garden and Household.
Profits of Farming.

Pronts Of Farming.
 We believe that there are many farm. CTS who take an incorrect view of the business of farming, so far as it's profits are concerned. They seem to suppose that what IS sold from the farm is alone to be accounted profit, while no accounI IS taken of what goes to support thf family or is invested in the improve. ment of the farm. To give an instance we will refer to conversation we had with farmer few days since-a mar wish some five or six thousand dollars industrious and thriving, who com plained that he was only able to raise In cash some seven or eight hundred dollars annually.
 As contrast he mentioned one who had about the same amount in funds as he himself had in real estate, and he seemed to consider the interest which his friend received as clear profit on his capital, and that the money so invested gave greater income than the farm would. We knew that our farmer friend had large family to provide for, and suspecting that he had overlooked the cost of providing for them in his es. timate of what he had received from his farm, we inquired how much he thought he should have left in cash after main talnlng such family as his, from the sum which his friend received as in teresE? He hesitated a moment and answered-not anything; his receipts would barely foot my bill of family ex- pense for one year; in truth, he has little or nothing left to support his own. So, we doubt not, it often is with the farmer; that which his family eat, drink, and wear-that which goes to make them comfortable and respecta- ble, (the gift of kind Providence and the result of his own toil, is frequently overlooked by him in the estimate of the profits and loss in farming, and nothing is counted but the cash which remains after expenses and outgoes are provided for.
 In one case the farm is capital, and in the other the capital is in the funds, That which goes to support the family IS as much the produce of the capital in one case as in the other, and in both cases should be considered as the profit, And If the farmer, after the mainten- anee of his family and defraying the ex- Penses of his labor, improving his farm. &c., has some $500 or $500 left, it can not be inferred that the farmers profits are the least.-Practical Farmer.
 Household Recipes.
 SPONGE CAKE. Three eggs. one and a-half cup of water, one tablespoonful ot cream tartar, one-haf teaspoonful soda, and two cups flour. Flavor with extract of lemon.
 MoLAssEs CANDY.-Two cups molas- ses, one cup sugar, one tablespoonful vinegar, butter size of hickory nut Boil briskly twenty minutes, stirring all the time. When cool, pull until white.
 EXCELLENT DROP CAKES. cups o1 sugar, one cup of sour milk, three teaspoons of soda; two eggs, one tea spoon oI cloves, one teaspoon of cinna- mon: Stir very thick and drop on but tered tins.
 ORULIERs.-Four eggs, four table spoons of brown sugar, and one of flour. well beaten together; add four table, spoons melted butter; mix hard; roll thin; cut in two-inch squares: set in bars; fry in very hot lard.
 TEA.-Water for making tea should pc used the moment it boils. The reason assigned is, that if it is boiling for some time, all the gas that is in it escapes with the steam, and it will not then make tea of the best flavor.
 FILTER FOR C1srERN WArER, forate the bottom of a wooden box with number of small holes; place inside piece of flannel, cover with coarsely- powdered charcoal, over this coarse river sand, and on this small pieces of sandstone.
 BREAD OME1Er. into stew-pan one teacupful of bread crumbs, one tablespoonful of butter, with salt, pep per and nutmeg; when the bread has absorbed the cream work in two beaten eggs; beat them up 8 little with the mixture; try on an omelet-pan and roll up. REMOVAL OF INK SPoTs FROM Co1oRED FABRICS. solution of pyro-phosphate of soda, 1t is said. will quickly remove fresh ink stains Gold ones less sol with | out affecting the colors of the fabric, as IS the result when oxalic acid, chloride | of inc, or chlorine water are made use of. - ' ---'''0 "'o
 Salt for Hogs.
 An English agricultural paper, the Gardeners Chronicle, relates the death of one SOW in pig, another with a litter, and of eleven small pigs, of what was called ''strike on the brain" The pigs were taken with what seemed to be- epileptic fits; they suffered great pain, uttering occasional shrieks, and constantly throwing back their heads convulsively. They died in 8 few hours after the first seizure. On examining these pigs, the brain was found ali right the stomach and intestines were inhamed in large patches, showing that death was caused by irritant poison taken in the swill On making inouir- ies, it was found that a quantity of waste salt had been cast into the swill barrels to get rid of it. The lesson to be learned is, that while dry salt is wholesome for pigs when taken volun- tarily, when it is given in in excess in such way that they are obliged to take it. if is A. deadly noison