The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-13
Agricultural MISCELLANY.

There are 200 acres in hops within q |
radius Of FIVE miles Of Sacramento, Cal.
Over 100000 pounds OF Colorado
wheat have already been shipped from
Denver.
II is estimated that the present cotton
crop Of tho South will not amount to
more than half the ordinary yield.
hay chopped ready for feeding is
now pressed into bales in Maine and
shipped TO the Boston market.
Dtehl wheat seems to be giving salts
faction In Michigan. Thirty to forty
ave bushels per acre are reported in
some sections.
Borneo has a tree the nut of which
yields vegetable tallow. The trade in
the article promises to become one Of
great importance.
1t is estimated that Of the present
great cop Of fruit throughout the
United iates, more apples have been
lost byl ting and waste than an aver.
age crop would amounted to,
an epidemic resembling the horse
disease has attacked the deer in the
woods Of Michigan. Many Of them have
oeen found dead, with their threats
badly swollen and every indications
having the horse malady.
A lot Of Texas cattle were recently
driven into Appanoose county, Town,
fof pasturnge, and now the native cattle
IN the vicinity Of Moulton, in that
county, are dying of OF rapid rate
with the Texas cattle fever.
a hen has unfortunately been killed
IN Boston which might in time have
attained the power Of laying golden
eggs, A solid nugget of the precious
metal was found in her insides, weigh.
ing four pennyweights and in shape
very Like IN egg.
Walnut stamps have become On article
Of merchandise and many OF them are
very valuable. The curly grain Of the
roots 10 used for yeneerinp, md some
stumps are worth $3.50 after being prop.
erly worked into shape.
A late writer lays down this as an
axiom IN drainage :...It is not iudicious
to spend money in draining land that
needs draining, so long rs we can use
the money to good advantage in the
better cultivation Of other good lind
that does not need draining.
Breeding fine stock successfully is q
speciality which requires study and OK.
Perence. It ia science that but few
farmers are able TO comprehend. To be
competent judge Of fine stock nature
must bestow the talent, and that gift
must be cultivated and educated.
Paschal Morris says he once saved
the Life OF a $500 short.horned bull,
sick with hoyen, by placing a wisp Of
twisted hay in his mouth and tying it
mp tightly behind the horns. The work
ing Of the jaws to get rid Of this encum-
brance iberates the gas in the stomach,
and relief is immediate.
Making beet sugar has not been sue
cessful in Indiana this year. The season
was SO wet that the product was ex-
temely Light.
To prepare vegetable oysters, parboil
II, scrape of the outside, and cut 1t in
slices. Make n batter with powdered
cracker, beaten eggs and salt; dip each
alice in, and fry both sides brown.
Wafer Cakes. DRY three pounds Of
fne flour, and rub 1t into a pound Of
sitted sugar, one pound OF butter, and
one ounce Of oaraway seed. Make it
into o paste with three.quarters OF q
pint Of boiling new milk, roll very thin,
and cut into the size you choose punch
full OF holes, and bake on tin plates in
cool oven.
To Make Preserved Ginger Of Lettuce
Stalks. Put the quantity of lettuce
stalk that you wish to preserve in salt
and water for four or FIVE days, chang.
ing 1t every day make a syrup Of one
pound Of sugar, one pint Of water,
quarter Of n pound OF ginger, with the
peel 81 lemon, the white OF m egg !;
boil till clear, which must be done three
times a week for three weeks wipe the
stalks quite dry, and pour the syrup
over, boiling. This preserve, II well
he'd down in jars and kept in dry
place, will keep for four or Ave years.
Cold slaw.---Mince very finely small
cabbage; put it into china bowl, and
prepare for nice dressing. Take half
. pint OF the best white vinegar, mix
with quarter Of a pound OF butter cut
in bits and rubbed in flour, a little salt
and cayenne. Stir all this together and
boil in small saucepan. As soon ms
il boils, stir in the yolks OF four well.
beaten eggs, and take it immediately of
the FIRE. Pour II boiling hot over the
cabbage, and mix II with spoon. Let
1t become cold before sending to table.
The u s. Agricultural bureau. The
report Of the Agricultural Bureau, Just
published, shows that the corn crop Of
this year is an unusual large one. It is
manifest that the corn crop is rs large
as that of1S70, and when thereturns are
all in, crop Of one thousand one hun.
dred million bushels will be indicated,
in quality somewhat below the average.
The season has been unpropitious foi
cotton, but not less favorable than that
oflast season. The total product as in.
Dictated by the first week in November
ismade very nearly 8, 450, 900 Commercial
bales OF 1865 pounds. In potatoes the
returns point to decrease OF Ave pei
cont from the product Of last year,
amounting to six millions OF bushels.
There has been q small increase in the
hay crop, which will probably reach "a,
1000 tons.
Home Made Yeast...Daisy Eye.
bright, in the Country Gentleman 70.
oommends the following: Boil two hand.
fuls Of hops, tied in q small bag, in SIX
quartz OF water, slice thin six large pota-
toes, and boil them with the hons. when