The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-04-06
Farm, earaen and n0nselleId.
churnIng sruls vs.. Cream.

churnIng Millg ". Cream.
A question which is often asked, /.
with regard TO making butter by churn,
ing the milk instead Of the cream alone.
MY own experience has taught me thai
tho milk first drawn from the COW has
no butter-at least one-third Of the
milking; therefore, churning this mill
is only time and labor lost. Nv plar
has been 10 take from the COW such 4
portion OF the frst milk as Is necessary
for family use, churning the remainder.
Until tho past season, my family re-
curing great deal of milk and butter,
1 have neyerhad an opportunity Of test,
ing the abilities Of q single COW: bnI
since last May Ihaye kept but one cow
/ followed the above plan with the milk
churning each alternate day; and Al
thought had neither cellar nor mill
house, 1 have made 90 pounds Of butter
The churning was done early in the
morning, thus securing the advantage
given BY the cool morning mir, and the
butter came from the nhnrn solid and
ready for packing, with only the aid Of
little cold water from the well. Some
prefer chnrning every morning, because
the milk is more easily separated from
tho butter- consequently, tho labor
less but after years of ample. expert
ence, find that milk, although suili-
ciently sour, II ohurned when too fresh,
yields butter that Is sweet and good,
but not solid as when left a longer ne.
Rod for the water 10 begin to separate
from the milk. This OF course refers 10
summer months; as to winter, I follow
about the same rule with my neighbors
-churning when the milk Is in readi.
ness, which depends on the weather
and the surroundings. y
Farm Notes.
One dozen living grasshoppers, small
but smart, were found ON q farm Al
Putney, VT, on the 9th day Of January.
The Arabs tan q hide as follows: II
isspread in the middle of travelled
road, and men md animals pass over 4
until II is beaten fiat; and when dried Il
Is finished, and good leather Il il,
though the hair remains. =
There is good sense in the proceed.
tngs OF divers county agricultural socie.
ties in Pennsylvania. They send com.
mittees Of intelligent members TO visit
the State Agricultural College at unex.
pected times, thus having the adyan,
tage OF accurate and fair reports, and
of keeping professors and students IN 4
state OF anxious readiness. 'fT5
Aman of truth and acquainted will,
chickens describes in the Now England
Farmer certain sable ways in which
fowls are made to appear beautiful at
poultry shows. imprisonment in n
darkened room while ieathering. and n
curling iron. insure fair and wayy
plunge; while trimming feathers, and
scraping and vanishing spurs assist
the artificial effect.
The owner Of a sudden deceased COW,
mt Lsle, N. Y, being Of an inyesti.
eating turn Of mind, Immediately pro.
ceeded TO discover what sent her ont Of
this world Of grass and butter. II was
eighteen small pebbles which were pic.
turcsquely lodged in the second stom.
och. 1t is supposed that the COW was
dyspeptic, and had been consulting
some ancient medical chicken who was
all Tor gravel and grape stones.as digest.
ers,
Curing Cold.
Areccnt medical writer SAYS: "sleep
whenever you can-anywhere you car
get chance the want of the age L
sleep. This is not always safe to fol.
low, as one Of our townsmen (says q co.
temporary knows 10 his sorrow. He
was recently afflicted with a bad cold,
md to cure himself Of il resorted TO the
remedy Of putting his feet in hot water
and drinking tumblerful of strong
whisky toddy, prescribed by an aged
and respected friend OF tic family.
Having got everything in order fol
carrying out the prescription, he sal
down by the fire, his feet immersed in
warm water, and tumbler OF smoking
toddy by his side. In this condition 4
sense Of enjoyment stole over him as
he slipped the exhilarating liquid, and
fell asleep. His wife had gone to bed
and, on awakening about three o'cloel
in tile morning, wondered why she was
alone. Going down stairs she was hor.
ritied to find her liege lord asleep II
his chair, the fire out, his feet stiff i'm,
mersed in tho water, over which 4
cake Of ice was forming, and IN empty
tumbler on the chair beside him. Hit
cold isn't bit better.
Grape Seedlings.
g. W. Campbell describes a methot
by which he claims TO be able TO ascer
certain in advance the qualities Of seed
ling grapes. He says that "in III
taste or flavor OF the green, tendrils o
the vine may DO found o true index o
the character Of its prospective fruit.
He further declares that the tendrils Q
each variety possess q distinguishin
flavor, by which It may always be de
tected from any other, and q seedlin
with this peculiar character may be O
once set down Us good, even in advanc
OF its crop. His predictions have bee
verified in every instance, and frequent
~, too, when the appearance Of III
foliage would Iced him to the opposit
conclusion. = -
Refuse Leather.
Old boots and shoes arc manure 70
vines and trees II cut small and pu
in the ground where they will kee
moist. For other agricultural purpose
they act too slowly. II rottad wit
quick lime or steamed, so Us to admi
Of pulyerization, they make quiC
fertilizer, but costly 70 prepare goo