Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-04
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

"A faithful following of a well-selected
plan Of general farming will always be
followed by larger profits, at the close OF
a long series of years, than with the fol-
lowing of that system which attempts to
change from one speciality to another, as
the prices of different products vary.
Eggs in the Italian Method.-Moisten
butter and -four in the stewpan, stirring
constantly; when of the thickness of rich
batter, thin with little boiling milk, and
season with pepper and salt; add little
chopped green parsley. Have ready
eight eggs boiled half an hour, slice, pour
over the sauce, and serve hot.
Wherever good land is in fair state
of fertility and has been manfred occa-
sionally, clover sod plowed in the fall and
exposed to the cold of winter, or plowed
Immediately after crop of hay is taken
off, or still better if the crop of grass is
plowed under about the time it is in
bloom and left to lie until seeding time,
will always yield the best crops OF wheat.
BY means of the drill wheat is sown
regularly and all at the same depth. 1t
the seed is good there need be no allow
ance made for wastage rs in sowing by
plenty, and, if the grains be small, one
bushel. 1t is planted regularly and at a
proper depth, and it all has an equal
chance to grow and to fasten itsroots firm
ly in the soil. BY drilling, fertilizers can
also be sown at the same time.
-" Liver Rot" An English farmer,
who has kept sheep for forty years, says
he has found rock salt valuable anti
dote for liver rot, and that these animals
cannot be too literally supplied with this
saving substance He further declares
that in cases Of congestion of the liver, or
| rot, he has found two tablespoontuls OF
! turpentine, shaken up in half pint OF
water and given to the sufferer, frequent
cure, unless the disease has made very
great progress.
Feed for Colts.-A correspondent OF
| the Maine Farmer, who is a successful
| breeder of horses for driving, &c, gives
that paper his method of feeding colts.
He feeds all colts as many oats rs they will
eat up clean, feeding three times day.
| He gives weanlings four pounds of oats
per day, with eight pounds of hay; to
| yearlings five pounds oats; two-year olds,
six pounds; three-year olds, eight pounds,
with ten pounds ofhay for each of the last
| ages. The colts are all handled from
their birth Even in the winter the young
colts have half-hour's gaIlop daily,
while the old ones are daily driven. A
warm bran mash is given once a week,
and also three or four pounds of potatoes,
occasionally sheaf oats instead Of hay
| and in cold weather an occasional feed OF
| corn.
Housekeeping Hints.-Never put a
particle of soap about your silver, II you
would have it retain its original luster.
When it wants polish, take piece OF soft
leather and whiting and rub hard. The
proprietor of one of the Oldest silver es
Establishments in the city of Philadelphia
says that housekeepers ruin their silver
by washing it in soap suds, as it makes ii
| look like pewter. Stove lustcr when mix
ed with turpentine and applied in the
| usual manner, is blacker, more glossy
and more durable than when mixed with
any other liquid. The turpentinc pre-
| vents rust, and when put on an old rusty
stove will make it look as well as new
To extract ink from cotton, silk and wool
| en- goods, saturatc the spots with turpen
tine, and let il remain several hours; then
rub it between the hands. The spots VIII
disappear without injuring either the col
or or the texture Of the article.