The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-23
HOME AND FARM.

land was 200 gallons, but that now IL Is
more than double that quantity.
Hard wheats are all natives of warm eli
mates. such as Italy, Sicily and Bareary.
The soft wheats are from Northern climates,
such as England, Russia, Belgium, Den
mark and Sweden.
Coal tar in which fresh stone lime had
been mixed, freely swabbed on birch, maple
and elm fence posts set out by 4. X Elliott
in 1852, was followed by these posts remain
ing sound for 20 years.
There were 81 sales of shorthorns IN thls
country last year, at which 2.292 head were
sold for Sl,O04, l59--an average of 1887: The
highest price paid tor single animal was
$14 600, and the lowest $40.
A member of the dairymen's convention
at Binghampton, n. Y, said be had known
the simple employment of a dog on dairy
farms to decrease the yield OF cheese per cow
nearly 100 pounds per annum.
Hot alum will destroy insects in doors or
out, says the Journal OF Chemistry-one
pound of alum to two quarts of water. 1t
should be used while nearly boiling, and
applied TO all cracks and crevices.
The Gardeners Monthly notices unfavor-
ably movement on the part of the Massa-
chusstts Horticultural Society to secure tho
passage of q state law, providing for the in
speetion OF orchards and trees, and the pro-
lection Oforchards neglected by their owners.
A poultry raiser in West Amesbury
Mass, reports as the result of his expert
enes that chickens are much surer crop
than turkeys. if not as profitable. Out OF
% turkeys Matched he was able to raise only
20, while out of 200 chickens Matched, he
raised 1873.
RYE PANCAKEs.-11z cups of rye meal, =
cup of Indian meal. 4 cup of flour, 2 small
egg, tablespoonful of molasses, IL cups
OF milk, q teaspOonfuI of soda, = teaspoon
full OF cream tartar, salt. Drop from a spoon
into hot lard. These cakes are intended for
breakfast, to be eaten with syrup.
MINCE PIEs.-Two pounds beef, two
pounds sust, four pounds currents, four
pounds raisins, twelve pounds apples, two
pounds sugar, one-half ounce mace, one
quarter ounce cloves, one-half ounce nut
meg, one pint brandy, some salt. Before
baking add one pint cider (sweet).
When DR.. G. Fl. Cook gave the following
requisites for successful farming to New
jersey Farmers's Club, he said that which
is almost equally applicable in any state:
Good land, all the manure the farmer can
get industry, economy in spending and in
saving, and skill acquired by practice and
experience.
The editor of the Maryland Farmer has
been gathering evidence pro and con upon
the disputed question whether butter is in
iured or improved by being washed in cold
water before sailing. The testimony of
seventeen witnesses is cited, eleven being in
favor of washing and six opposed to the
practice.
Prof. Arnold says that COW that is feed
ing on green grass in June, and givinga good
flow of milk needs five to ten times as much
salt az if she was feeding on ripe hay and
giving much less milk. Corn merl calls for
more salt than wheat or rye bran. The next
best rule is to have salt where COWS can help
themselves to just what they want and
whenever they want it.
The annual report of john r. Shaffer, sec
rotary of the State Agricultural Society,
shows that the corn crop of 1874 was one of
the largest ever raised in the state. The av-
erage was given in many of the counties.
Some were as high as 55 and 60 bushels, and
the lowest was in Fremont county, where
on account OF severe drouth, the crop av-
ersged only Is bushels.-Davenport Gazette.
PLUM CAKE.-One pound butter, one
pound sugar, one pound flour, one pound
citron, two pounds raisins (seeded), two
pounds currants, one pound almonds,
chopped fine, one tea cup molasses, one halt
tumbler brandy, two teaspoons cinnamon,
one teaspoon cloves, one nutmeg (grated)
Mix butter and sugar, beating well; then
the eggs beaten separately; then the flour,
molasses, fruit and spices; last of all, the
brandy. Bake four hours.
PICKLED OYsTERs.-Take large oysters,
put them in their juice on the fire till they
come to scalding heat only; then take
them out before they come to boil, and
throw into cold water, drying on clean
towel; then put into q tureen. Take one
halt pint vinegar to every hundred oysters,
some whole allspice, black pepper, little
mace, the juice of the oysters strained, and
cork well. Let ID cool and pour over the
oysters. Ready to use in one day.
TEA RoLLs.-Two quarts of flour, one
tablespoonful of butter. three tablespoon.
fuls of sugar, and one-half cup of yeast
salt. Mix thoroughly with one pint of
scslded milk when it is almost cold. This
will seem very hard, but when raised will
mould easily. Mix at night and next
morning mould. Roll out, and cut with q
cake cutter Place small piece of butter
on the edge of each roll. Fold the other
edge upon IT. Let the rolls stand until
raised again, then bake.
The Kansas Farmer gives the experience
of a good farmer who had tried feeding
hogs on wheat as well as corn. He SAID
when wheat wss cheap he found it profita-
BILE to feed his hogs on it. He took 100
hogs, ard put fifty in pens and fed corn, and
fifty and fed wheat, with the following
result: The fifty with corn made eleven
pounds per bushel; the fifty with wheat
made seventeen pounds of good solid pork
per bushel OF wheat. The wheat was
ground like meal, boiling water poured
over it, and then les stand forty-two hours.
A good soup is easily made in the follow
ing manner: Two carrots, two turnips, and
one onion are cut into small dice and
Drowned in the bottom of the stew pan " it'll
good tablespoonful of lard; boiling water
is poured in according TO the quantity OF
soup to be provided; it is sailed and pep
Pered to taste; it should be left to boil three