Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-13
FARM AND GARDEN.


The carpet-worm is a new pest just
discovered. 1t is of dark color, less
than half an inch in length, and covered
with fine hair. 1t makes havoc with
carpets In short time. 1t is said that
fine salt and fine cedar chips sprinkled
on the edges of carpets will protect them
from its ravages.
To RESTORE CoLoR.-When a color
ON fabric has been accidentally or
otherwise destroyed by acid, ammonia
is applied to neutralize the same, after
which an application of chloroform Will,
In almost all cases, restore the original
color. The application of ammonia is
common, but that of chloroform is little
known.
To REMOVE MLDEw.-Take hand
full of salt and half cup of soft-soap,
rub on the cloth, expose to the sun and
1T will come out after one or two bleach
ings or, wet the stained part well with
soft-soap, then rub chalk over it thor
oughly, and wet the cloth and expose to
the sun, repeating the process until the
stains disappear.
PRESERVED fruits often either fer
ment, mold, or candy, unless they are
placed in air-tight cans, and these are
not always within reach of the house
wife. Now these three effects are pro-
duced by three separate causes-they
ferment because they were not boiled
enough they mold from being kept in
damp place; they candy from being
boiled too long. If papers dipped in
whisky or alcohol are laid directly
over preserves and ielies, it will often
prevent them from spelling. Pre-
serves should be kept in a dark but dry
place, and in arranging them on the
shelves of store-closet they should
not come in contact with the plastering.
MAKING FAT PERSONS LEAN.-Drink
only water, or, for change, water with
a little vinegar; no beer, or any malt
liquors, no wine, soup, broth, milk, and
especially no sugar or starchy prepare
tions no fine flour, no fat meat, no but
ter, no cheese, no sweetmeats. Now
we expect you will ask, what is left then
to eat? We answer, plenty of fresh
fruit and green vegetables, especially
salads, bread of unbolted flour without
yeast, and no animal food except lean
meat, smoked beef, tongue, etc. As
carnivorous animals are never fat, it
proves that starchy food is the main
enemy to be avoided.
An INCH YEAR.-A Minnesota farm
er gives, In the St. Paul Pioneer, his ex-
perience with blowing field for wheat
one inch deeper every year. The first
year he plowed theland four inches deep
and harvested seven bushels of wheat
to the acre. The next season he plowed
one inch deeper and took off 20 bushels
per acre. Continuing to pillow one inch
deeper the next year, he harvested thir-
ty-one and half bushels He says, in
conclusion: "Last fall / did not go
down for the extra inch. 1 feared if
kept on until / got down fifteen or twen-
ty inches the straw would grow eighteen
or twenty feet high, and that won't stand
the storms of Minnesota but if we
want long straw and heavy wheat, we
must pillow deep. One inch deeper each
year is plenty, and if this rule is fol-
lowed strictly, our farms will Re in good
condition ore hundred years to come.
NEED OF SECRECY.-The Pacific Ru-
raj Press remarks that the secret fea-
ture of the Patrons has thus far
proven most beneficial, and is the only
device of which we can conceive, by
which the farmers In most localities can
free themselves from the disturbing and
disorganizing influences of either open
or secret enemies. Many who have
heretofore been conscientiously OPP
posed to all secrets societies, have been
induced to come into this as last re-
sort, and have since become fully salts
fed that we must meet strategy by
strategy-that we must conceal our
plans of operation from those who are
living in wait to rob US, if we would
effectively thwart the schemes of our
willy adversaries.
Cosr OF RAISING WHEAT.-An enter
prising farmer in one of the best wheat
growing neignborhoods in Madison
county, ILL.,, In a recent address before
the Farmers Club Association, In that
county, made the following interesting
statement: "The average price for
wheat, corn, and hay, for twenty-five
wears, In st. Louis, has been for wheat,
S1.2S; corn, So cents and for hay
s19.S6 per ton" In making an estimate
ON the profits of wheat culture, he esti-
mated at $50 per acre, of which the
average yield of wheat was ID bushels,
corn Al, oats 40, and of hay II tons to
the acre. Interest, per cent; or s.. 80
per acre taxes about so cents per acre I;
interest on wear and tear of machinery,
20 per cent. on first cost, which is about
20 cents per acre for reaper and mower,
40 cents for drill, and 5 cents per acre
for the pillow, etc.
Flowing % days, 30 per day. $500
Narrowing DAVIS e. 10 per day.---.--- $40
PoI1irg A daxs - 10 mr. day $40
cd * bushels AT Al so per bushel - $3.50
Interest ON seed 10 months at 10 per cent?. 3.15
Seeding and use of drill IL days.........- 1910
Rent 20 acres AZ s. go per acre ........... 72.O0
Tsres ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1870
Heryesting davs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $500
Stacking 4 mem % 45
sI'hras}nino 3S.05
Total $299 25
Or, 9se5 cents per bushel-
CRIBBING CORN.-The Journal of the
Farm says Many sore-fngered
husker has wished that his load ofscorn