The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-17
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

eggs, whites and yolks, we'll beaten to-
gether, put four teacupsful and eight lev
ell tablespoonsful of white coffee sugar;
rub eight level tablespoonful of sifted
flour into teacupful of cold water add
the grated rinds and the juice of six
large lemons; mix all together and bake
Immediately in one crust. For each pie,
beat until stiff the whites of two eggs !;
add two tablespoonful of nice sugar !;
put on this frosting and bake three min
utes.
pFARMING.-The Rural World says:
When we consider that less than one
third Of the area Of the United States,
and less than fifth of the entire domain
of the United States is mapped into
farms, and remember of this farm area
only one-fourth is titled or moved and
when we further reflect that the average
yield per acre could be doubled if the
many could be brought up to the plane
of the few, in the practice of intensive
culture-then we begin to realize what
numbers our country is capable of feed
ing, and what waste of soil and efforts
comes from neglect of the economic
lessons taught by the statistics of scien-
tiiic agriculture.
BALKY HORsEs.--The Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, puts
forth a set of rules for the treatment of
balky horses.
l. Pat the horse upon the neck; ex-
anime the harness carefully, first on one
side and then the other, speaking en-
couragingly while doing so; then jump
into the wagon and give the word go I;
generally he will obey.
2. A teamster in Maine says he can
start the worst balky horse by taking him
out of the shafts and making him go
round in circle till he is giddy. If the
first dance of this sort doesn't cure him,
lhe second will.
3. To cure balky horse, simply place
your hand over the horses nose and shut
off his wind until he wants to go.
4. The brain of horse seems to en-
terrain but one idea at a time; therefore
continued whipping only confirms his
stubborn resolve. If you can, by any
means, give him new subject to think
of, youwill generally have no trouble in
starting him. A simple remedy is to take
a couple of turns of stout Irvine around
the f0releg, just below the knee, tight
enough for the horse to feel, and tie in a
bow knot. At the first check he will
generally go dancing of, and after going
a short distance you can get out and re-
move the string, to prevent injury to the
tendon in your further drive.
5. Take the tail of the horse between
the hind legs, and tie it by cord to the
saddle-girth.
6. Tie string around the horses ear
close to his head.
SYSTEM IN FARM LABOR The amount
of muscle that can be saved by little
brain labor is wonderful. And yet the
science of doing everything in proper
season and place, in fact, properly is
something that agricultural papers, or
farming books, can not teach. Expert
ence, calculation and forethought are
the mentors. A month before piece OF
machinery is to be used, glance at it
will show where it is defective. A rainy
day, spare hour, chance to take it to
town to be mended without going on
purpose. These present themselves to
the intelligent farmer, and when the har-
vest is ripe, or the corn ready for the
cultivator, there will be no delay for the
mending of damaged machinery.
There is no such weak lazness, or
wicked waste of time and opportunity as
the man practices who never has time to
do anything properly. He goes to town
with three errands, and comes home with
one finished, he has no time for the others.
He plows for fifty acres of corn, but not
time to get in but forty. He plows with
a dull pillow, and chops with duller axe,
for lack of time to sharpen them. All
these are the result of lack Of forethought
and system. A neglect to use the brain
that God has given him to shape and
direct and save the muscle. An OK
will do the work, but he cannot plan it.
The horse ispowerful, but he is controlled
by his master, and his power utilized.
Mans labor is but brute strength, and
the strong brain force that il brought to
bear upon it, the more surely every
stroke tells and the more grand will be
the result Western Farm journal.
HYBRIDIzING WHEAT.--The fertiliza-
ton of wheat is effected by The pollen OF
the anthers coming in contact with the
pistil or central portion of the flower.
The pollen or male element is literally
distributed from the bursting anthers,
and finds its way, if conditions are favor
able, on to every pistil, thereby fertiliz-
ing and making them fruitful. If q
wheat flower is examined it will be found
to be furnished with short styles, and
with anthers suspended upon filaments.
In crossing different varities of plants it
is necessary to bring the pollen of one
parent variety in contact with the style
of the other and the result is crossed
progeny. Precautions must at the same
time be taken to prevent mongrel pro-
geny by protecting the plants under treat
ment from the impregnating influence of
other pollen than Of which it is desired
to use. Mr.. Sherreff gives the following
practical directions for accomplishing the
crossing of wheat: First, fix upon two
varieties for crossing. Secondly, shorten
the ears Of the seed parents as soon as it
is clear of the sheath, remove every alter
nate spikelets and leave only two forets
in each "notch or "chest." Third, the
valves of the chaf may then be opened
widely and kept in that position until
the anthers are removed from the foret,
and the anthers from the pollen parent
are introduced. The chaff scales are then
closed by gentle pressure of the fingers
These manipulations are best performed
by two persons operating together, the
one attending to the valves of the chaff
and the other to the removal and chang
ing of the anthers from one horet to the
other, which can be best performed with
fine pincers. Let the forets of the two
parents be near the same stage of de-
velopment. BE careful not to rupture
the anthers of the seed parent, but those
of the pollen parent may be less carefully
handled. The operation is most likely
to be successful when done without much
delay. Finish operations by fixing the
hybridized ear to stake and surrounding
it with globe of gauze wire. With these
precautions the crossing of cereals may
be carried on either in garden or field.--
London agricultural Journal
Household Helps.
WHIPPED CREAM.-Take one pint rich
oraop, nnn tnao,,~ ~ - II a,.-o. $1,000.