The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-03
HOME AND FARM.

Creswell's Maryland farm produced Sz,0OD
worth of peaches this year.
In feeding pumpkins to milch cows, re-
move the seeds. 1t is admitted that the
seeos reduce the flow OF milk.
The latest returns place the Cape Cod
cranberry crop at 10000 bushels, twice as
much as the yield in the other parts OF the
State and Rhode Island.
There is a scarcity of hogs in the country
which will make them valuable for some
months. But it is astonish ng in what
short time this condition can be changed.
A year hence, look out for a glut OF the
market.
1t is common to laugh at the Yankee
farmer who digs among the rocks, but
Abraham Melvin, of Wesre, N. H, who has
boon in the busines of wool-growing and
raising sheep of the best blood for the mar
ket, tue past fifty six years, aud has ac-
cumulated 500, 900, is about to sell his
1000 acres of land and mis- 1000 sheep, and
retire from business.
Is it good policy for farmers to hold so
much -unproductive land? Certainly it can
not be on any other ground than that the
value of the land is increasing enough to
cover taxes and interest. There are large
proportions OF the far1n which return but
little II any income TO the farmer, that it
seems as if it would b9 better 20 dispose of
them and put their value to earning some
thing.
SueI Foster tells the Western Farm
Journal that he is now, after much Obser-
walton and experience, "fully satisfied that
orchards should be plowed every year; the
less grass the better. Plow in late fall and
early spring" or his own orchard he says;
"I know of none, nor have 1 seen or heard
of one in this country, that is this year so
productive. l have kept it under the pillow
all the time, usually with a crop of potatoes
or corn; no
Coon AND CHEAP BEDs.-Take any kind
of clean paper, except straw wrappings,
and roll or fold it so tic an be cut
with one clip of the shears, then
cut it. The narrower it is cut the better it is.
These clippings are like little curls or rings
of paper, and lie almost as light as feathers.
They will not break up and grow fine and
dusty, but are clean, and can be stirred as
light as when first used.
To CURE BEEF FOR DRYING. To four
gallons of water add one pound of
brown sugar, one pint of molasses, two
ounces of saltpetre and fine salt until it will
float an egg. This quantity will answer
for a quarter of beef. For drying, when
the beet is thoroughly picked through,
take il out and hang where the drying
process is comparatively Slow. The time
required TO pickle through depends upon
the size of the pieces, probably from ten
days to two weeks.
To KEEP SWEET PorAroEs.-A CORES
pendent of the Cincinnati Gazette says:
procure dry forest leaves; place in
a barrel or box a layer of leaves, then a
LAYER of potatoes, aud 80 on. Last fall /
wrapped some OF the finest in paper before
placing them in the leaves, and these were
found in the spring to be more perfectly
preserved than those that were not thus
enveloped, although all kept WELL"
Nor BAD TO TAKE. An exchange re-
peats what some medical authority has
said, that a hot lemonade is one Of
the best remedies ia the world for a
cold. 1t acts promptly and effectively, and
has no unpleasant after effects. One lemon
properly squeezed, cut in slices, put in
sugar, and cover with a half pint of boiling
water. Drink just before going TO bed, and
do not expose yourself on the following
day. This remedy will ward off an attack
of the chills and fever II used promptly.
Gen. Meredith's fine six year old COW,
Ruberta, which has been trimmed all Over
with red ribbons at the fairs during the
season, dropped a calf on the 10th, which
$1,000 would not buy. IL is a fine cherry
red, exceedingly mature and perfect from
the hour of birth. The calf is from the sire
ROYAL Duke OF Booth and Bates blood,
splendid animal, now owned in Canada
The point in this case is, that IL explodes thu
theory often urged that fine blooded stool
kent In high condition will not breed stronl
and healthy calves. This COW has beef
kept fat as a seal, yet a hklier calf wa
never produced.
wINrERINo PLANrs.-More house plant
areinjured by too highs temperature and to-
dry an atmosphere than by cold. Prepare
tons could be made for preserving half
hardy plants in a pit or In a cellar. If plant
are to remain dormant until spring, severa
may be put into one box, with plenty o
earth around the roots. See that the cart
IL not wet; plants when dormant are mos
likely TO suffer from too much moistur
than from too little. They should be looke'
20 now and then during the winter, and b
watered IL they absolutely need it. Gera
NUNS cut back winter we'll I'm the cellar
but II too much foliage and too many sue
culent stems are left ON they will decay
Those who have never tried it will be SUI
prised to find what n valuable adjunct
good dry cellar Is 10 the garden In prosery
Ing tender plants.
DANGEROUS CELLARs.-The Rural Me-
Yorker hasa contributor who says: Ho'
frequently ave I known farmers To- pU
all kinds Of vegetables into one cellar an
that one under the dwelling house. tn
first freeze the cellar Is banked up probabl
with fresh horse manure, all the window
and doors closed tightly, except the on
leading to the rooms above, throug
which the fumes OF sweating, decaying vel
etables alone hnds egress during the entil
winter. Turnips, cabbages, beets, onion
potatoes oil I'm one cellar, II In any conside
able quantities, IL certainly putting "tc
many eggs in one basket for the safety
the vegetables or the occupants of Il
dwelling. It's no wonder that 80 many
my farmer friends got a little touch
"spring fever" and require "tansy bitter
at the approach OF warm weather.