Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-13

of animals that could find support in
the oldpasture. Itmay be that the grass
Of the old pasture, what there was of it,
was better than like quantity of food
produced on the new seeding but this
superior value in no way compensates
for the less quantity produced on a
given area.
AS manure, the value of an old sod
will be somewhat understood when we
consider the result obtained by Pro
lessor Kenzie, of the Michigan Agri-
cultural College at Lansing. He took
a square foot of June grass turf,
and washed away all the soil in running
water, and then weighed the roots and
surface grass to determine the amount
Of green manural matter usually con-
tanned in a heavy greensward, and found
it to be five pounds to the square foot,
or at the rate of more than one hundred
tons to the acre. This was from a very
heavy maj of June grass, and the Pro.
lessor says in letter to me, in regard
to this matter "This is doubtless in
excess Of ordinary June grass he
says he "thinks that few farmers esti-
mate correctly the amount of vegetable
matter they add to their soil by plow-
ing under heavy greensward."
Household Matters.
RUsKs. one and half pints
new milk, three tablespoonfuls of good
fresh yeast, stir stiff batter with -four
at night. In the morning take half a
pound of white sugar, rolled and sifted,
half a pound of butter, two eggs, beat
en- very light, tablespoonful of rose
water, or one-half of nutmeg grated,
and with the sponge stirred the previ-
Gus night knead well in a soft dough
with -four Make out in rolls, grease
each one with butter or lard, q use
lard, and place into a creased pan to
rise; when light bake as loaf of bread,
slowly and carefully.
FRENCH RoLLs.-Sifta pound of -four
into pan and rub into two ounces of
butter mix into it the whites only of
three eggs, beaten to q stiff froth, and
tablespoonful of strong yeast; add g
saltspoonful of salt, and sufficient milk
to make stiff dough. Cover it and
set before the fire to rise. It should be
light in an hour. Then put it on a
paste-board, divide it into rolls OF
round cakes, lay them in a Toured pan
and bake them about ten minutes in a
quick oven.
RICE BREAD, For BREAKFAST OR TEA.
TO one quart of boiled rice allow one
pint of sifted -four, two tablespoonful
of butter, four eggs, teaspoonful of salt,
and sufficient sweet milk to make avery
thin batter. Bake in a creased pan,
either tin or earthenware. Send to the
table hot and eat with butter.
MOTHS IN FURNrTURE.-There are,
says the Scientific American, two species
of moths which infest furniture One
is a large fly of silvery white color; the
worm of the same is shaped like chest
nut worm, and is Familiarity known. Tt
rarely infests furniture. The other is a
small fly of dark drab color; the
worm is about one-fourth of an inch
long; and tapering from the head to the
tail. It was first observed by uphol-
sterers about thirteen years ago. This
fly penetrates sofa or chair, generally
between the backs and seats of sofas, or
under the seats, where the vacancy
among the springs affords a safe retreat.
1t may make a Judgment in one week
after the furniture is placed in the
house. If such should be the case in
two months the worm will appear and
the continual process of prOcreation in
a few months increases the number to
This moth has no season.
It destroys in winter and summer alike,
and it is kept in active life by the con-
slant heat Of the house. We find at the
same time, in the same piece of furni-
ture, the fly, the worm, and the eggs !;
thus showing that they are breeding
and destroying all the time. It does
not eat pure curled hair but fastens it's
cocoon to it, the elasticity of which pre-
vents it's being disturbed. The inside
of furniture is used by it only for the
purpose of propagation. The worm
when ready for food .craw]s out and
destroys the covering, if of wooden or
plush material; and falling to the car
pet, destroys it. It rarely cuts through
plush from the inside, as it is of cotton
back, but there are instances where
worms have cut up muslin on the out
side back of sofas. There is no protec-
ton against them but continued care
New furniture should be removed from
the walls at least twice a week at this
season of the year, and should be well
whisked all round, and particularly I'M
der the seats, to prevent the fly from
lodging. This is an effectual prevent
i've, and the only one known. Cayenne
pepper, Scotch snuff, camphor, turpen-
tine and all other remedies for protec-
ton from the large moth are of little or
no avail against the furniture moths.
Saturatlon with alcohol will not destroy
them when in a piece of furniture. Ii
the furniture is infested, they may
be removed by taking off the muslin
from under the seats and off the out
side back and ends, where they congre.
gate most, and exposing to the air as
much as possible. Beat we'll with a
whisk Or the open hand, and kill all the
flies and worms which show themselves
This done often will disturb them, an6
may make them leave the furniture, il
their desire to be left in quiet. Whe1
the furniture is free from moths and is
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