Connecticut western news., 1874-07-17
Farm, Garden and Household.
Shade and Pure Water for Stock.

Shade and Pure Water for Stock.
 We always thought it cruel to expose Jtock to the fierce midday rays of our summer sun without shade trees. That stock of all kinds do suffer moro or less from the direct rays of the sun is evi- dent enough to all who have observe with what tenacity they cling to shade in the middle of 8 hot day, even pre- ferring to endure the bangs of hunger to the meridian rays of the sun. We have known oxen, that have been blow ing all the forenoon of hot day, retire to the shade and stand there during their nooning, in preference to cropping grass in the sun.
 Some farmers are in the habit of keeping their COWS in the barn-yard all night, and until the sun Is some dis tance above the horizon in the morning, without anything to eat, and then after cropping hasty breakfast, they will retire to the shade and remain there until within 8 few hours of milking time, when they go forth to feed q short time. Is it any wonder that COWS shrink in their milk in hot weather and that farm horses that run out fall away in flesh |?
 We have known some writers to deprecate shade trees in pasture, be- cause stock will cling to them so in hot weather, neglecting to eat all the grass necessary to their greatest usefulness, but'it must have been heartless disre- gard of the comfort of brutes that die tated such 8 proposition, An animal to thrive and to do its best must be comfortable and contented.
 If stock in pasture remain under the shade too much of the time to crop suffi Sient feed, why would it not be q good plan to drive them into cool stables during the heat of the day, and give them little cut grass or some other nourishing food It is un. doubtedly the true policy in keeping such stock as employ their organs in manufacturing food for man, whether it be flesh or milk, to induce them tc consume all the feed that their organs Can digest and assimilate without detri mont to their health. If they are driver by the fervid rays of the sun to remain under shade too much of their time then they should be fed under the shade, either by placing managers tn ere and drawing them food, or by shutting there up in stables and feeding them We throw out these suggestions for the consideration of the humane man as we'll as the economical for we believe 1t Is both lnhumau and wasteful tC compel stock to seek their food exposed to the heat of the midday sun.
 Household Recipes.
 CORN BATTER BREAD.-Take six tea. spoonfuls of four and three of corr meal, with little salt {; sift them, and make a thin batter with four eggs and sufficient quantity of milk bake in small pans in quick oven.
 RICE BUNs.-Take a quarter of g pound of loaf sugar, and beat we'll with two eggs; then add 8 quarter of g pound of ground rice, and flavor with any essence preferred. Bake in droI tins.
 JERSEY WAFFLEs.-Two pounds oi flour, one quart of milk, four eggs, well beaten, and two ounces of melted but ter. Beat the eggs, stir in the milk and butter; then add the four. Beat the butter till smooth, and add yeast enough to make it rise.
 ITALIAN BEEFsTEAK.-Score & steak transversely with sharp knife, cutting it through. Lay it in a stew pan with
 
 pepper and salt and an onion chopped fiue. Let it cook then three-quarters of an hour in it's own gravy, and serve hot. .....
 COLD S1Aw.-Yolks of two eggs, a tablespoonful of cream, 8 small tea spoonful of mustard, little salt, two tablespoonfuls of vinegar. If cream is not used, put in small lump of butter rubbed in little flour. Out the cab- bage very fine; heat the mixture and pour it on hot. +a
 DRY BREAD GRIDDLE CA6Es.-To a quart of milk add pieces of bread suffi- cient to absorb it, let them soak for three hours, then press the whole through 8 sieve, add half teaspoon ot salt, teaspoon of butter, two eggs and 8 small quantity of saleratus mix the whole thoroughly and bake on hot griddle.
 GINGER CUP CAKE.-Two cups of but. ter; two of sugar one cup molasses one cup cream three eggs one table. spoon of dissolved saleratus foul heaping cups of flour; half cup oi ginger. Beat the butter and sugar to 6 cream. Whisk the eggs light and add to 1t, then stir ill the other ingredients < Butter pan or earthen mold and poul in the mixtures !; bake in 8 moderate oven. Or it may be baked in queen. cake pans.
 Fruit Garden.
 There will be plenty of work in look. ing after the harvesting of the fruit and destroying the weeds, which now grow rapidly. .-.....
 Strawberries, in most localities, will be through with by this time. The mulch Ehould be taken off, and dress ing of manure applied. If plants art needed for new beds, allow the runners to take root. The plants thus formed may be set out in the coming fall, or the following spring. ....
 Raspberries follow close upon straw berries, and will require picking daily After the crop is gathered, cut out the old fruiting canes, and allow only three or four new canes to each stool these should be tied to stakes, or trellises, SC that they will not be broken. by higI winds.
 lie up the young shoots of grape vines, and thin out the fruit on young vines. Pinch the laterals to one leaf and as they start again, repeat the pinching. Keep sharp look out fol beetles and caterpillars, which should be hand-picked. As soon as mildew ap pears, apply sulphur with bellows.
 If the "'worm" eats the currant leaves, dust with powdered white helle bore. When trained in tree form, the branches are liable to break down, un less supported.
 Dwarf trees need care in thinning the fruit. Preserve the proper shape oi the tree, by removing all superfuous and pinching rampant branches.-Ag, riculturast.