The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-11-12
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

"A tablespoonful of guano in gallon
of soft water, administered once ir
three or four weeks, is an excellent fer
tilizer for all house plants.
Flowers in winter time are chear
luxuries. Now is the time to start a few
bulbs for winter bloom in room and
windows. Write to scotsman for a
catalogue, which will inform you all
about management, varieties, prices, etc.
and then try u little-or much, as you
may inclinc-indoor winter gardening
Danbury Ne,os.
To Keep Sweet Potatoes-A CORE
spondent of the Cincinnati Gazette says
Procure dry forest leaves; place in a
barrel or box layer of leaves, then a
layer of potatoes, and SO on. Last fall
wrapped some Of the finest in paper be.
fore placing them in the leaves, and these
were found in the spring to be more per
fectly preserved than those that were
not thus envcloped, although all kept
WELL"
"A correspondent of the Boston Tran.
script gives the following way of pre-
serving autumn leaves, viz: Iron them
fresh with warm mot hot iron on
which some spermaceti has been lightly
rubbed. This method preserves per-
fectly their lovely tints and gives a
waxy gloss which no other one secures.
The process is very rapid and very agree
able, and no lady who has ever tried the
tedious and uncertain experiment of
pressing will ever again resort to it after
once trying this new and better way.
A gentleman long resident in Mexico
says that good way to manage horse
that will not be shod is to take a cord the
size OF common BEDFORD, put it into
the mouth of the horse like bit, and
tie it tightly on the animals head,
passing his left ear under the string, not
painfully tight, but tight enough to keep
the ear down and the cord in it's place.
This done, pat the horse gently on the
side of the head and command him to
follow. 1t subdues any horse, and he be-
comes as gentle and obedient as dog.
Oatmeal Mush.-As general rule
the cOarser the meal the better the mush.
The meal in which the kernels are barely
broken in two once is next in quality to
the greats, which arc not broken at all.
Pour one measure of this coarse oatmeal
into three and one half measures of boil
ing water Stir occasionally and boil
briskly until the meal is evenly uitfused
through the water, then set the kettle
back where it will barely simmer, cover
close and let it cook an hour rittout
stirring. Then dish and serve warm
Science Of Heath.
To Keep Eggs-A Canada farmer
thus tells how he does it: II take tub
of any size and put a layer of common
salt about an inch deep in the bottom.
Then grease the eggs with butter and
place them in the salt with the small end
down, SO that they will not touch the
wood of the tub nor each other; then fill
the vacancies with salt and cover them
again about an inch deep, as before; then
place another layer of eggs as before; ;
then salt, alternately, till the tub is
filled; then cover the top with salt and
put them where they will not freeze. l
have kept eggs in this manner from Sep
TENDER till April, as good as fresh eggs.
The grease on the shell keeps the salt
from penetrating, thereby keeping the
eggs fresh, while the saving qualities of
the salt keep them from becoming putrid.
This recipe is both cheap and good, as
the salt can be fed to cattle afterward.'