The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-06
gq0HoME AND FARM.


gentleman of the highest credibiity
said the other tlay that be knew of half
bushel Of extra white wheat which has
beer kept for several years by farmer in
one of the counties of this state aud carried
round TO various fairs duriBg that time TO
win premiums Tnere is a suggestion in
this.
1t is not wise to delay the putting uPofl
stoves TO make the house comfortable with
the first chilly days. Already bright fires
in the CRATES awaken cheerfslness. There is
health in il, too, for the first attacks of wind
and cold find rs exceedingly susceptible 10
danger as we'll AS discomfort
A writerin the Homestead" gives plan
for preserving fence posts, no matter what
sort ofwood they are. Take boiled Hnseed
oil and stir it i'm pulverized charcoal to the
consistency of paint Put coat of this over
the timber. and there is bot a man that Will
live o see it rot. Just about as good way
is to char the ends in a fire, and II is much
less costly.
Now, Betsey, you just buy nice piece OF
the brlsket, a "plate piece, or rib, streaked
beautifully with fat and lean, put it in the
pot and boil slowly till il is tender. Then
make q gravy, thickensd with flour and duly
seasoned with salt and pepper, buttered
little il you wish, and pour it hot in the
platter all over the tender boiled beef. How
wholesome and how delicious il Is. Cheap,
too. Tie best steaks and sirloin roasts are
inferior 10 this.
The approach OF winter is rather pleas
ant prospect to the farmer and his family if
suitable preparation is made to go through
with comfort. Stores Of provisions, fuel in
abundance, buildings in order for both the
family and the domestic animals, these are
things which afford delight In the contem-
platiOn, apleasure which the inhabitants OF
a tropical CLINE eau never know. But this
| Is just the time TO fOrtify againss the assaults
| of frost, mud, rain and incIemency that are
| terrific to the unprote cted.
The American Agriculturist tells this fun
ny way to deal with wet boots. 1t may do:
When the boots are taken off, fill them
quite full of dry oats. This grain has great
fondness for damp, and will rapidly absorb
the last vestige of it from the wet leather.
As it takes up the moisture IL swells and
fills the boot with a tightly fitting last
keeping its form good, and drying the leaJh-
er without hardening liz. In the morning
shake out the oats and hang them in a bag
near the fire to dry, ready for the next wet
night, draw on the boots, and 60 happily
about the days work.
Some bilious fellow writes to the New
York Tribune bitterly as follows: Popular
prejudices prevail in favor of a mammoth
! cow whose pedigree is long but whose frame
is so built up with fat by long feeding with
oilcake and meal that she has semblancs
D Of cow left, nor can she fulfill any of the
uses of one neither bearing calves, proba
bly, from overlooking, nor producing mill
; sufficient 10 feed calf could she bear one
t This is the prize COW, and the modes
I heroine OF the stall, which can produce hei
own weight in milk in one month, is passed
over in contempt. grain of truth In that
HeZekiah.
To MEASURE HAY IN THE Mow.-Fiv
3 hundred cubic feet, or a cube of eight fee
:. each way OF closely packed Timothy ha,
; will make a ton; 700 feet, or cube of min
feet each way, or of clover and timothy il
equal parts will make ton. Light meadow
hay, consisting of blue grass. red top, whit
bent, or loosely packed clover hay will re
quire 20 feet each way for a ton. Allow
apces must be made tor differences in th
: state of com preston in which the hay ma.
be. Glover hay tightly pressed down in
NOW under Quantity OF grain might onl
> require 700 or 800 feet for ton. A ton @
loose hay is a much larger quantity thar
, most people suppose, and estimates O
. weights are more frequently TOO large thai
! too low.
a CosT OF WHRAT.-A writer in the Rurs
: World puts up these figures for cultivatin
ain acre OF wheat in Richland county, Ill.