The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-09-05
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Composition Cake.-One pound of
sifted flour, with two teaspoonfuls of
cream baking-powder we'll sifted through
it, one pound of sugar, half a pound of
butter. half pint of sweet cream, and
one gill of white brandy. Bake in
slow oven. Flavor to taste. Citron or
candied lemon improves this cake.
Blowing sands may be gradually
made productive by spreading six inches
thick OF straw over them, to remain till
rotted. Then seed thickly with clover
on the surface, without blowing, and
when the clover has taken hold and be-
comes established pasture sheep upon
the land for two or three years prepare
tory to manuring and cultivating it.
Sponge Cake Roll.-If the directions
for making this cake are carefully OBJ
served there will be no such thing as
"failure" in making it. The eggs are
not beaten separately, and the quicker
the cake IS put together the better it
will be. Take two teacups of coffee A
sugar, two teacups of sifted flour, two
large teaspoonfuls of baking-powder;
into this break six good-sized eggs; beat
all we'll together; turn into square jelly
tins, and bake in a quick oven to light
brown. When done turn out on mold
ing board and spread thickly with jelly;
roll carefully, and wrap each roll in a
clean napkin. Can be used for the
table at once.
Fine and Coarse Hay-Producers
are sometimes puzzled to know why city
buyers generally ask for coarse, well-ma-
tured hay in preference to the more ten
der and in reality more nutritious kinds
The Live Stock Journal thus enlightens
them: City men feed hay for different
purpose than the farmer. The farmer
feeds it for its nutriment and as prin-
cipal food, while the city man regards
grain as the cheapest food, and only
gives sufficient hay to make bulk in the
| stomach and for the purpose of health.
Coarse, well-matured timothy serves the
purpose better than the early-cut and
fine grasses. They do not desire such
hay as will tempt the horses to eat too
much of it. Straw would answer this
purpose If cut and mixed with the grain
about as we'll. But farmers should he
content with this practice of the city Gus
toner, for it enables them to sell their
poorest hay for the best price, and to re-
tain the best quality for home consump-
tion"
| Accidents from Mowers-The Ne,o
England Farmer says: "Accidents occur
every year from the use of moving ma
chimes, and what might be avoided by the
exercise of a little prudence and common
sense. 1t is always a piece of reckless
carelessness to allow yourself to sit or
stand in front of the knife bar when the
horses are attached, and little better to
handle the knives when the machine is
in gear. In the first case your legs
are in danger of being sawed off,
and in the other the hands are liable
to more or less injury, even if the horses
are perfectly gentle. A very slight move.
ment of the horses in either direction, to
nip mouthful of grass or drive away q
fly, will throw the cutter bar into motion
and if the fingers or hands are in the way
they are liable to very serious injuries
Keep good lookout, too, that favorite
dogs and cats and all kinds of poultry
are out of reach of the machine when in
action. And above all things, keep little
children out of the grass when moving
1t is so much easier to prevent an injury
than to cure one."