The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-10
Farm. Garden and Household.

of flour, One-fourth pound Of suet, one
half pound OF trcacle, and little grated |
ginger; mix with milk, and boil for
four hours.
MARMALADR PuDDNa.-Half pound
of suot, half pound Of bred crumbs,
seven ounces Of siited sugar, and one
pound Of mnrmalnde. Mix we'll with
four eggs, and boil for four hours.
HALp.PAY PuDD1Nd.-Four ounces Of
the following ingredients: Suet, flour,
bread crumbs, currants, and raisins.
Two tablespoonfuls OF treacle. Mix il
well with half pint of boiling milk. and
boil it in mould for four hours, An
economical pudding when eggs are
scarce.
PoRT WINE JRLlY.-One ounce Of
isnIgmss ana one oance of gum arabic
stirred in one-half pint Of port wine /;
add a little cinnamon, and sweeten 10
y:ur taste dissolve the gum first, and
when all is dissolved together strain Il
through q muslin bag. An excellent
jelly for inyalids.
How TO LEARN FARMrNa.-If n Young
man desires toget a practical knowledge
OF agriculture it would be very salts.
factory why for him to hire himself TO q
tirst-clRss farmer. Then lot him indus.
triouSly set himself 10 learn the bust.
ness, without any fear Of working few
minutes or m hour over time, and give
his spare moments to reading good
agricultural papers.
SEVERE, Among the Druses Of Mount
Lebanon, when the husband can prove
the wife unfaithful, no sends her home
to her family with the proofs, with the
Mandjar, or dagger, he had received
on wedding her, but Vith0nt The sheath.
The father and brothers sit in solemn
Judgment over her, and II convinced Of
her criminality, with that weapon the
elder brother sewers her head from her
body, and sends her tantoon, or head
veil, back to the husband, stepped in
blood, md with lock OF her hair, as q
mute witness OF her punishment.
VARIED CRoPs AND HoxEMARKrrs.-
II those who raise corn could "chauge
their crop to wheat, says tho Tribune,
nothing would DO gained. The produc.
ton even Of wheat is now beyond tile
demand for consumption, and farmers
who raise it complain as much Of its
unproatableness as those who raise
corn do OF that crop. II tho supply
was increased, II would be unsala6lc,
for wheat is not so safe grain TO feed
to stock as corn. But wheat cannot al
ways DO grown when and where corn
can, and we sec no possibility of max
ing any such change as you suggest.
The way out OF this difficulty Is to
raise more varied crops, grow moro
wool, fatten moro beef, and mako more
markets for the farmers produce by
manufacturing moro cloth, more paper,
more iron and hardware, instead OF
looking to Europe Us tho ultimate mar.
kst for Western produce, to consume II
ut home, and gather into the farmers
pockets there the vast amounts now
paid out to carry his corn all over the
world, seeking for purchasers for it,
which he ought to have at his own
door.
How TO FEED CoRN STALKS PRoPrr.
ApLY.-The rearing and feeding OF ami.
mails arc receiving, US they should, from
farmers and herdsmen IN all parts OF
tho country greater attention every
year; and especially is this true Of
dairynen, whose only hope OF gain
rests in their success in obtaining pay.
ing yields from their cows. Corn stalks
enter largely into the fall feed Of dairy
cows, and how to feed them is the i'm.
portant question. The common prac.
tice is to feed them in the bundle, as
but few farmers feel able or willing to
use outting.maClline. This feeding
in q bundle without any preparation, I
am fully satisfied, is very wasteful, as
not onlyare tho butts left, but frequently
nearly the whole stalk. l have learned
bycxPerience thatalittle brine sprinkled
upon stalks once every day Just before
feeling is OF material advantage in
many respects. Tho weak brine will
cause the cows to consume nearly all,
even when fed whole; the flow of milk
increases, the condition OF the cows i'm.
prove, and they show greater content.
ment; especially is this last remark true
on cold, windy, and rainy days. 1 find
it much better MS general rule, when
it can be done, to feed salt on the food,
instead of feeding II alone. In no case
should more than one day be permitted
to pass without brining the mornings
feed. The brine should not be strong.
only enough TO furnish sufficient salt to
the COWS. OF course tho COWS should
have access to plenty of water: this
brine food will cause them to drink
more, and thus increase the flow of
milk. Let my brother farmers try this
and they will thereafter place greater
yalne upon corn stalks.-Liro Stock,
Farm, and FlreSido Journal.
TIM MISTAKE OF BUTTER MAKRRs.-
After abiding to the similarity Of pro.
cesses and results which characterize
cheese factories throughout tho coun.
try, Mr.. Arnold, before the American
Dairyman's Association, cited the but.
ter.making interest in evidence of the
disadvantage of working privately and
alone. improvements move slowly
when they go single.linnded. Rapid
progress in all the affairs Of life comes
from learning OF each other. Differ
onces in understanding could DO MS
readily reduced rs in chcese.makiug by
comparison OF results. But butter.
makers aro very little organized. Yer.
mont, it Is true, is working systcmati.
cally to improve hG butter interest,
and the market reports OF st, Adams
chow hnw wall eha hnu sunnon5n,I D,l