The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-07-17
Farm and Household tColuml,.
The Pea as a Fertilizer.

>-AAN. AAOUSCI1OlU ILOlu1u4is
3 The Pea as a Fertilizer.
| We invite the earnest attention Of
3 ti'lers OF thin or worn. out lands +"
the following article from the 'Sou
Of the Soil: :"
Not long since We were conyersing
with a very intelligent and successful
piny woods farmer upon tho subject
OF fertilizers, when he informed us
that during one season he increased
the fertility of his land fourfold BY
land turning under one crop of pea
vines. 1t is now claimed by expert
enced farmers all over the South
that there is nothing better than the
common field or COW vines for enrich
Ing the soil. We know it takes great
moral courage to turn under q tnc
ileId OF peas, especially when forage
Is scarce, but on the score of ecOnO--
my, this is the best way to improve
any soil. The labor of scattering the
manure on farm is very expensive
and labo,ious, though this matter
should never he neglected, so far ~
manures collected on the farm is con-
cerned, but the trouble, labor and
expense Of ferti'izing with the pea is
so little compared with other manures
that we often wonder why farmers
are 80 prone to neglect this cheap and
efficient mode of enhancing the val
ues Of their farms. The simple pro
cess of planting and blowing is all
that is necessary; nature scatters the
vines evenly over the ground aud
these vines collect the very elements
required to make rich soil. When
the cost is counted all will be aston
ished at the comparative low price of
tho pea vine as fertilizer, when put
on the scale with our cheapest and
best commercial manures. Even sta
bic manure cannot compete with the
pea vine, on account Of the labor re-
quired to haul out ard distribute this
manure.
Our farmers have ample time this
season to give a good crop Of pea
vines to their lands that require Gu
riching for the next summers crop.
Ginger Beer.-One pound hops,
two pounds brown sugar, half pound
ginger, two gallons water. To OK.
tract the strength of the hops boil in
a part Of the water, and boil again.
adding enough more to replace the
evaporating. Strain aud put in a
jar or key of sufficient capacity, with
the sugar, ginger, and a pint Of live.
" yeast. Keep in q warm room un-
til it has worked we'll, then draw off,
if yon wish to keep for any time,
bottle and put in the contest place
you can find. For immediate use it
can he strained off into n large jug .
and cooled.--Exchange.
A premium will he given to every
farmer in Cherokee, Georgia and
Alabama, at the fair this fall, who
will furnish satisfactory evidence that
he has not bought any farm product
this year for the use of his family
and stock.-Rome (Ga.) Courier.
Removing Dandraff.-The host
remedy for removing dandruff is to
dissolve an ounce of borax in four of
water, and then rub the scalp we'll.
1t makes lather that will wash per.
fectly clean. Then rinse thoroughly
with clear, soft water. Ammonia
should never be used, rs it is iniuri-
Gus to the hair.
Fumigating Poultry Houses.-A
good plan for fumi eating poultry
houses, is to put sulpher upon live
fire GOALS in an earthern or iron YES.
sci; close the house tightly for u few
hours, and tho insects will be gone.
OF course the fowls must he removed
before doing his.
Continue your energetic and thor
Ough work Patrons aud Farmers!
Do not let anything occur to discour-
age yon. The harvest will he graft
flying if you will only persist in per.
forming your duty. God helps those
who try to help themselves in a prop.
er manner.--S0. Country Gentleman.
Lemon Pies.-Yelks Of 8 eggs, 2
tablespoonful Of sugar, / cup Of
sweet milk, u tablcspoonfnls Of melt
ed butter, grated rin1l Of 2 lemons,
juice Of II lemons, pastry. Frosting:
Whites of 8 eggs, juice Of ! q lemon,
7 tablcspoontuls ot sugar. Pies
Beat the yelks Of the eggs light.
Melt the butter. 10 tlle,yelks add
sugar, milk, butter, and rind and iuice
of the lemons. Pour the mixture in.
to two pic-plates, having a crust in
each. Bake. Frosting Beat whites
of eggs to a stiff froth. Add sugar.
and beat it in well. Put in lemon.
juice, and stir again. When tho pie
is baked and cold, add frosting and
put plates in oven long enough tn
make flusting 4 good brown color.
Remedy for Painful Wounds.-Take
a pan or shovel with burning GOALS
and sprinkle them with common
brown sugar, and hold the wounded
part in the smoke. In q few no.
mcnts the pain will be allaye,l and
recovery proceeds rapidly. III my
own case a rusty nail had made y
bad wound in the bottom of nv foot.
The pain and nervous irritation was
severe. This was all removed by
holding it in the smoke for fifteen
minutes, and l was able to resume
my reading with comfort. We have
often recommended it to others with
like results. Last week one of nv
men had a finger nail torn out by i
pair Of ice tongs. 1t became very
painful, as was to be expected. Held
in sugar smoke for twenty minutes,