The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-07-23
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Agriculture is the most useful, the
most healthful, the most noble employ
ment of man.
-Advices from Northern Texas say the
crops are very fine in that section, and
travel to that State very heavy.
The best mulch for trees and plants
in drought is fresh-mown grass, lightly
covered with leached wood-ashes.
The canker-worm has already made
it's appearance in some sections of the
country, and therefore must be looked
after at once.
The sun direct upon the wood or
fruit is not necessary to their perfect
ripening. Yet the vine, as whole,
should have the full and free benefit of
sun and air.
The grape loves deep, mellow soil
which should be thoroughly pulveriZed.
A dry subsoil is an absolute necessity; if
this he compact clay, retentive of moist
ure, the remedy is draining.
Never strike colt when you are
breaking him. Push him sideways or
any way. Let him 60 just where he will
and how he will. Let him fall down if
he will, but don't strike him.
One COW of herd may he dear at
twenty dollars, another cheap at $500.
Different cows in the same herd, with
same feed and treatment every way, often
vary 100 per cent. in their profits.
If every farmer and farmers son
would plant one tree each every year,
and every farmers wife and daughter
cultivate half dozen flowers each, how
much brighter the country would be.
The French in hot weather cover the
milk cans with textile wrappers wet
thoroughly. The evaporation keeps the
milk cool, which can thus be transported
long distances without serious deteriora
| ton.
"A tablespoonful of Paris green dis
solved in pailful of water, applied with
a syringe to the branches and foliage OF
the fruit tree, is said to effectually destroy
the canker-wOrm and all other nOxiOus
insects.
Converting corn into fat is the most
extensive and important branch of man
ufacturing carried on in the United
States. Even slight improvement in
the process would result in an immense
aggregate gain.
Always manage to have the COW eat
ing when she is being MIXED, and when
| thus occupied she lets down her milk
freer and is less liable to kick or move
about than when she can give her whole
attention to the mixer.
"A fine polish for boots may be made
as follows: Mix together two pints Of
the best vinegar and one pint of sof
water; stir into it quarter of pount
of glue, broken up, half Il pound of log
wood chips, two ounces of green cop
peras, and an ounce of the best isinglass
Put the mixture over the fire and let il
| boil for about ten minutes. After
straining it bottle and cork it. Wher
cold it is fit for use.
Flour Chocolatc-Put one teacup OF
-four in small iron kettle and set it owe
the fire to scorch; stir it constantly t.
keep it from burning on to the sides o.
the kettle. When the flour is of a darl
brown color pour boiling water over it
say two quarts or more, if the drinl
should be more desirable to be thin. lie
the whole boil up Il few minutes. Ado
one pint of sweet milk, and sugar tt
suit the taste. Use for drink the sam,
as coffee.
Cheese Frittcrs.-Put about PIN
of water into a saucepan with piece o.
butter the size of an egg, "thc least bit
of cayenne, and plenty of black pepper
When the water boils throw into it sutfi
Gent flour to form thick paste; thel
take it Oft the fire and work into it abou
a quarter of pound of grated Parmesa1
cheese and the yolks of three or fou
eggs and the whites of two beaten up II
a froth. Let the paste rest for couple
of hours and then proceed to fry b,
dropping pieces of it the size of walnu
into plenty of hot lard. Serve sprinkle'
with very fine salt.