The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-09-06
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Exposing Manure.
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Exposing Manure.
Some of your correspondents advocate
he fall spreading OF manure for good
crops the following year. My experience
does not convince mo Of tho value OF
this practice. Late in the autumn OF
1868 | spread fourteen ox.loatls OF barn
manure on about one.half M acre Of sod
ground, intending to pillow it in before
the ground frozc; but the sudden freez.
ing of the ground prevented me, and it
laid spread on the surface all winter.
have heard it said by some writers that
barn manure docs not ovaporntc ammonia
i'll cold rs i'll warm weather; but in De-
cembei, rs | passed near this piece OF
land, l noticed n very strong scent OF
barn manure on the air; and il there is
any virtue in ammonia in manure, n large
portion OF il was lost in the atmosphere
that winter, as the result proved the
following year The next spring l
covered the adjoining piece OF land, of
about two acres, which was old ground.
and which bore n crop Of potatoes the
year before, with about tho same quantity
Of green manure from tho barn cellar,
the whole being plowed in in the spring,
both old and new ground, and planted
to coTil-that on the old ground with
green manure being good, and that OF
the fnll spreading on tho sod ground
being exceedingly poor. This l have
ever since considered n fair test, and !
have never considered it good husbandry
to expose barn manure containing vola.
tile ammonia to the action of the atmos.
pherc any more than to sun and rain,
the plausible reasoning Of agricultural
writers to the contrary notwithstanding.
-Nc,r England Farmer.
Domestic Recipes.
To Dry CoRS.-Place the corn in n
stove oven without removing the husk.
Let it heat through, then strip and cut
from tho cob and TRY in tho sun or
III the stove oven, us is most con.
vcnient. This is said to make n good
article OF its kind.
TOMATO PE.-Tako fully ripe toma.
toes, scald and peel the skin of, then cut
in slices and lay in shallow dish, sprin.
klo with sugar, add little butter, cover
with crust, and bake till tie crust is
done. Then turn the crust on q plate,
crust downward, aud spread over the
tomatoes the white OF IN egg beaten
with sugar. Set i'll the oven till the egg
stiltcns. This is more wholesome than
lemon pic and almost as good.
Cons CAKEs.-Gratc half dozen ears
OF green corn, stir in cup of milk,
add flour with which ycast powder, in
the proportion Of two tcnspoonfuls to
tho quart, has been siftcd, until the
whole is thick batter. Add two or
three eggs well beutcn and n pinch Of
salt. Fry as batter cakes, or bake in
gem PAINS in u quick oven. A pleasant
breakfast dish.
Cedar for Hen Lice.
A breeder Of poultry writes: Every
spring l procure q quantity OF cedar
boughs, and scatterthcm plcntifully III
md around the hen house. This is all
that il necessary, rs the odor Of the
cedar keeps away lice. This remedy is
cheap, simple, and effective, and is we'll
worth trying by all who have hens to
care for.
Oranges.
There arc now formed in Mississippi
GG5 subordinate oranges; in Louisiana,
3O5; in Alabama, $50; in Arkansas, $40;
in Texas, 79j, and in Tennessee, 100,
aggrcgating in the six States 1855 sub.
ordinate oranges, with III average mem.
bcrship Of fifty in each grange, giving n
total Of 1877, $50 members, and the rnnks
are filling rapidly.