American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-10-30
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Lime slaked just before application
and sown by hand is said to be an infalli-
BILE protection against fly in turnips.
Beef Tea.-Cut a piece of lean, JUICY
beef into pieces an inch square; put them
into wide-mouthed bottle and cork it
tight; then set it in Il kettle of cold water
and boil an hour and half.
"A good way to start slips of plants is
to get an old glass fruit jar, sift nice mel
low earth in il till it is two or three inches
deep, or till it touches the end of the slip,
then pour water over it till it is full. Set
the jar where it will not be moved often.
After the roots start sift more earth over,
fill again with water if needed, and SO on
till it isl ull and filled with roots, then
carefully break the glass off and trans
plant to pot, and you will have no
trouble in starting it.-N. y. Herald.
Those who buy plants at green houses
know how fresh and green they look when
they are first taken out, and how they
droop afterward from the effects of the
change from the warm, moist air of such
houses to the dry atmosphere and draughts
of the sitting room. 1t is stated that if
the plants are enveloped for a few days in
thin, soft paper, leaving an opening at the
top, they will become acclimated without
feeling the change. Sprinkle the leaves
daily, on both sides, with small wisp-
broom with warm water.-IHe Household.
Corn loses one-fifth by drying and
wheat one-fourteenth. From this the es-
innate is made that it is more profitable
for the farmer to sell unshelled corn in
the fall at seventy-tive cents than at one
dollar bushel in the following summer;
and that wheat at $1.25 in December is
equal to 81 so in the succeeding June. In
cases of potatoes-taking those that rot
and are otherwise lost-together with the
shrinkage, there is little doubt that be-
tween October and June the loss to the
owner who holds them is not less than 80
per cent.-Globe-De Democrat.
The Canada Farmer says this is the
way to cure horses of the habit of pulling
at the halter: "Get piece of BEDFORD
four times the length of the horse, and
double it in the middle, and at the
doubled end make a loop, through which
pass the animals tail Then cross the
cord over his back, and pass both ends
through the halter-ring under his chin,
and tie both ends of the cord 10 the trough
ring through which the halter-strap plays,
the end of the halter being attached to a
billet of wood. Should the horse attempt
to pull back, the strain will all be on the
root of his tail before the halter-strap will
become frightened, and he will at once
step forward to avoid it. After so fixing
him a few times in the stable he will
abandon any such propensity"
Plum tomatoes are preferred for pre-
serves on account of their size and smooth
ness. Other kinds will do if well selected,
using those of medium size ard not over
ripe. Pour boiling water over them to re-
move the skin, weigh the fruit, use pound
for pound of fruit and sugar, adding lem
ons to suit the taste; put layer of fruit in
porcelain-lined kettle none other is as
good for making any kind of sauce or
pickle), then layer of sugar, mixing the
sliced lemon occasionally-again the fruit,
then sugar, alternating each until the fruit
is all used; cover the kettle and let it re-
main until there is sufficient juice ex-
tracted to cook the fruit in. Then boil
slowly several hours until the liquid is
well thickened. Care must be taken so as
not to jam or break the pieces whilst cook
ing; also not to scorch them. Many prefer
green tomatoes to ripe ones for preserves
but when green tomatoes aye used they
should be treated to the salt bath" in or
der to remove the strong, bitter taste nat
ural to their green state. To remove the
skin from green tomatoes, pour boiling
water over them the same as when ripe.
To preserve green tomatoes, the same di-
rections can be followed as given for ripe
tomatoes. Less care may be exercised, as
they are not liable 10 fall in pieces while
being cooked.-OhiO Farmer.