The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-14
Farm. Garden and Household.


to prevent them from knocking togeth-
err; fill up with cold water, When 1t
bofls, take ont the kettle and let the
bottle stand until It is cold. Vinegar
thus prepared never loses its virtue
though kept for years, and II used for
packing will never mold.
APpLp FRUIT CAKR.-One cup OF
dried apples soaked over night, then
steamed until soft put into them one
cup Of molAsses and simmer them slow.
ly until well cooked when cool, add
one egg, half cup OF sugar, half cup
OF butter, half cup Of milk, two and
half cups OF -four, teRspoonful Of soda,
half teaspooniul OF cream tartar, and
spice.
To REMOVE STAINS PROM BROAD.
oLoTH.-rGke one ounce Of pipe.clay,
that has been ground fine, and mix with
twelve drops Of alcohol, and the same
quantity OF turpentine. Whenever you
wish TO remove any stains from cloth,
moisten little Of this mixture and rub
il on the spots. Let it remain till dry,
then rubit OF with WOODEN cloth, aud
the spots will disappear.
GNdHRBREAD LoAF.-0ne pound
-four, one pound New Orleans molasses,
one-fourth pound butter, one egg, one
ounce ginger, some candied peel and
few carawRy seed ground, and tea
spoonful OF soda. The flour to be
mixed in gradually; the butter and
molRsses to be milk warm the soda TO
be put IN last. Let it stand half an
hour to rise. To be bSken in q allow
oven.
Coon CoRS MEAL Pupprgt.-sHr
sifted meal into scaldips skim milk,
TIL IL Is thick as Cruel, and, when cool,
add ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt
aud sveetening 10 suit the taste, and o
little fno cut apple. II should bake IN
hour or more, according TO size. This
Is good pudding and Is the cheapest
and most wholesome food that q family
can live on,
Drained Lands and tho Drouth.
The English are doubling the eener.
ally received belief that drained soils
are more retentive Of moisture in dry
seasons than undrained ones, II is
said that Mr.. Mechi, one Of tho most
positive supporters OF the theory, has
abandoned the belief. Another Rpp.
lish farmer asserts that he mas known
the plugging OF the months OF drains
in meadow to be beneficial in dry
time.
Whatever may be tho real facts, we
opine that Y will not prevent the drain.
age Of wet lands where the value Of the
SOL y sufficient to warrantthe expense.
Iba Western Rural's experience is that
drained land does stand drouth better
than undrained land nevertheless We
can easily believe that piece OF land
so wet rs to need draining may mot
stand drouth so we'll in dry season as
the same piece Of land would have done
in a dry season II undrained for the
simple reason that the water lie would
be nearer the surface than II drained
Even u 1t should be conclusiyely
proved that d.ainage does subject tho
land to somewhat greater dryness in
times Of excessive drouth, Il Is OF
couFse not intended us an argument
against the drainage OF wet lands. This
VIII always pay when the value OF the
lanas reach the neighborhood Of 300
per acre.
shelter for Tools.
The Fdrmers' linton says Now that
harvesting ia over,- take care OF the
tools. A harvester that costs $500 Is
too expensive piece OF machinery TO
lie out In all weathers, exposed 10 wind,
sun, and rain. One Of our correspond.
ents some TINS since made the startling
announcement that on an average they
did not do over two months work be.
lore they were worn estimating
tpat two weeks labor was got out OF
them each year, and that in four years
they were. used up. Now this had not
ought to BIO, and yet 1t is on par with
much Of the farming in the West.
Build shelter, be 1t ever so cheap, and
store your machinery in It the first
thing alter getting your grain in the
stack. Take out the sickle, oil 1t, and
Jay 1t away for safe keeping in your
house. Clean thoroughly all tho metal
work and rub il over with tallow, to
save rusting, for this not only destroys
Your machine, but causes friction,
which will rack II 10 pieces when II Is
next needed for uso. And rs soon as
you can, paint it over. Paint preserves
your wood, and keeps II from sun
cracks androt. II II Is sheltered and
painted, and kept from rusting, and the
nnta properly screwed up when In use,
agood harvester will last dozen years
with occasional renewal Of the sickle.
Pumpkin. for SIllch Cows,
1 wonld say, in answer to "sub.
scriber," that pumpkins will rot sooner
in cellars than above ground unless the
cellar is very dry and cool. II kept dry
and Just above the freezing point they
may, by careful sorting, be kept sound
till midwinter, and as long as they last
arc good for mileh COWS, making rich
and fine favored milk and beautiful
yellow butter. They make better milk
than beets or turnips, but have less fat.
ening properties than beets, mangolds,
tnrnips, carrots, or parsnips. They
contain more water aud less organic
matter than any Of the roots above
named, and hence q greater weight
must be taken TO produce equal results.
They are easily raised and arc valuable
in their season for the sake Of variety
IN feed, but they cannot DO relied on as
profitable substitute for roots, first,
because they arc too perishable and
short.lived 10 last till late winter aud
spring, when green and succulent food
is most needed, and second, by reason