The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-14

To rs hop Sacks three yards burlaps
Is, making and thread TIC. each,
Eight boxes for Tor So So piciers, i2x25xs7
1nches. ...... .........'.. ~ w
To hop bars with springs for common
lumber wagon. n.................... 30 w
To carriage to yard, c........ 1856 Sc
To two hop boxes 20 pounds each, 15c 6 90
To two grubbing hoes, 12s. .... 8 90
To two self-sustaining ladders for
tying. Observation-Disclosures. UU
Total. ..... ................ So, ,468 81
To put it in round numbers for ten
acres, it will cost $3.50 per acre. In
addition to all this, house is needed,
with beds, stove, cooking and table
ware, for a family of twenty-five to
forty, for use only from fifteen to
twenty days, in picking time. believe
these are about what will be needed,
and the prices on an average nearly
correct. I have said nothing about the
use of the land for the first year, or the
cultivating, as the corn crop will pay
this nor have I said anything of such
tools and implements as are needed in
usual farming, for these are on hand, if
no hops are raised. A two-horse culti-
vator will be desirable, on the score of
economy. The labor, cost of harvest
ing, use of land, fifteen per cent. on
cost of poles to make them good when
worn out, ten per cent on other capital,
etc., for each year, with good fair
crops, will be about fifteen cents per
pound.
Household Notes.
RICE CAKEs.-To make rice cakes of
superior quality beat the yolks of a
dozen eggs, for nearly half an hour,
with an egg-beater mix we'll with them
10 ounces of refined sugar, pulverized,
put in pound of rice flour, little Or
ange OF lemon water or brandy, the
rinds of two lemons grated, then add
the whites of the eggs, we'll beaten, and
stir the whole for fifteen minutes. Put
them into pan and set them in quick
oven for half an hour. This is de-
icious cake.
SUGAR GINaERBREAD.-11 pounds of
-four, 6 ounces of butter, pound of
sugar, eggs, half teaspoonful of sal
eratus dissolved in rose-water, a table
spoonful of ginger, and nutmeg to
be baked in slow oven. The eggs and
sugar should be beaten together, and
then put into the flour and butter.
FRENCH CUsTARDs. Boil a pint ol
cream with some mace and cinnamon
and when it is cold take the yolks oi
four'eg little lemon-water, nutmeg
and sugar to taste; mix them well an6
bake carefully.
PIE CRUsT.-One quart of flour, ! O.
pound of lard; put in half the foul
to half the lard, and with water kneat
until mooth roll it out thin three
times, touching it each time with the
lard, sprinkling it with the -four, anc
rolling it up to be rolled again.
NICE Recommendations cup mo
lasses, one cup of thick, rich cream, on,
teaspoon saleratus mixed with tht
cream, one teaspoon ginger, one we'll
beaten egg with little salt. Bake il
q quick oven.
TAFFY.-One cup molasses, one cul
sugar, two-thirds cup water, q piece o
butter the size of hickory nut. I
brittle when dropped in water, pou
out on large plates stretch out to tn
thinnest while warm when perfectl,
cold break into squares.
Application of Lime.
At the Solebury Farmers Club, ther
was talk on the subject, in whicl
Moses Eastman said che thought a
soon after harvest as possible, was tn
right time to apply lime, and the plac
on the wheat stubble. Applied in thi
way it helps the grass crop, puts tn
ground in good condition for corn, ant
does not make oats ripen unevenly
Hampton Rice had obtained the mos
benefit from applying lime on the so,
the winter before the corn was planted
Samuel Fl. Rice had applied from 20
to 1900 bushels per year for 40 years
on farm of 80 acres. 1t had almos
made his farm, but for few years pas
it had not been much benefited by ii
Wallace Paxson thought the man hit i
who said "get it on, never mind where
but get it on" Henry Wildman ha,
applied handful of air slaked lime t.
the hill of corn after it was up, wit
marked benefit. He had also made
mixture consisting of so bushels o
lime, 10 bushels of plaster and bush
els of salt - dissolved the salt an,
slaked the lime with the brine. HI
sowed the mixture on 10 acres of gras
in the spring, and had fine crop o.
land poorly set.
How to Preserve Flowers.
Take deep plate, into which pour
quantity of clean water. Set vase o
flowers upon the plate, and over tn
plate set bell glass with its rim in tn
water. The air that surrounds the flow
ers being confined beneath the bel
glass, is constantly moist with water
that rises into it in the form of vapol
AS fast as the water becomes condensed
it runs down the side of the bell glas
into the dish /; and if means be takel
to enclose the water on the outside O
the bell glass, SO as to prevent it evap
Grating into the air of the sitting room
the atmosphere around the flowers i
continually damp. The plan is desig
mated the Hopean apparatus" TIL
experiment may be tried on smal
Gale by inverting a tumbler over
rosebud in saucer of water.