Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-12
Asrloultu1al Items.

The National Grange meets al
Charleston, S. G. Nov. IA.
Eleven members have been expell-
ed from the California Sub-Grange
during the year.
The members of Hope Grange, Pi'
qua, Ohio, claim to have saved $500
this year on implements.
A very pleasant and interesting
picnic, was held at Argyle, Wiscon-
SIN last week. The speeches were
short and the dinner long. 1t was
pleasant social and an intellectual oc-
casion.
DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE "A
Georgia farmer says that he has found
that diversified agriculture pays him
best. He had 25 acres in turnips.
His premium crop produced 1852
bushels, but the average was 1000
bushels per acre. He planted two
ponnds seed per acre, three feet apart,
on clover sod. He used 1900
pounds ofSouth Carolina phosphates
and 1000 bushels of stable manure.
He broke up the ground ten inches
deep and turned over the sod in
June. He found clover and COW peas
excellent fertilizers.
The Southern Agriculturalist
louisville, Ky..) hopes the district
council will unite and open in Lou
isville, New Albany and Jefferson
vile beef markets, butchering their
own cattle and selling their beet to
the consumer, making the profits of
the grower of beeves from one to two
cents per pound, and yet reducing
the price to the consumer two to
three cents per pound. A move OF
this kind, it thinks, would place in
the pockets of the farmer 100000
per annum, and save equally as great
sum to the laboring men Of the cit.
les named.
HORSE SHoEfNG--Murray writes :
Never touch the bars, frog sole or
outer surface with knife or rasp.
Shoe with light, thin shoes that al
low the sole bars and frog TO be
brought in contact with the ground,
and thus bear their due proportion of
the horses weight. Use small nails,
and not over Ave of them. Never
allow the points to be driven high
up the wall of the hoof. For
ordinary service in the country du-
ring the summer months, use only
tin which protect the toe, but leave
the entire ground surface Of the foot
unprotected.
We find in the Sacramento Valley
Agriculturist's report of the late State
Grange meeting, the following re-
msrkable paragraph "The Mas,
ter of Stockton Grange announced
that Sister Stevens of this Grange
had died to-day, and the funeral
would take place tomorrow at ii
o'clock. The officers of the State
Grange were invited to take charge
of the exercises, and the body invi-
ted TO attend" Whether or not, the
body of Sister Stevens accepted the
invitation to attend, is not stated.
Perhaps after all that reporter sim
ply meant the members of the State
Grange but why could he not have
said so?
PEACH MAYGoEs.-Select tie lar
gest heath peaches for this purpose.
Cover the peaches with brine strong
enough to bear an egg Allow them
to remain so for one week. Careful
ly remove the stones, lay aside the
piece cut out to cover the orifce
again. Wipe them dry. First rub
on the inside of each pesch tea
spoonful of celery seed then stuff
the peach with a stuffing made of
horseradish scraped Up, white mus
tard seed, broken ginger, three cloves
of garlic to each peach. mace and
nutmeg pounded. Have vinegar
ready to cover them, prepared in the
following manner: To each gallon
of vinegar put three pounds of very
light brown sugar, and pod of red
pepper sliced, or teaspoonful Cay
enne. Let it come to a Doil, and i'm
mediately take it off. When per-
fectiy cool pour it over the peaches.
Tie up closely. The peaches should
be nearly ripe but not mellow, when
put into the brine.