The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-01-09
Farm and Household Column.

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ming the finer kinds Of leather, es-
ppclal;y in the manufacture of hard
grained movocc" aud similar goods.
1t is also amployed az the base Of ma
nv colors in calico and de!ainc print
ing. Probably the CONSUMPTION of
| this article throughout the country
for all purposes aggregates more tlan
20, 900 tons, of whicI, about two-thlrds
are i,nnortpa from Sicily, not because
| lust % good sumac can no; 30 grown
| in this couutay, but because, unit!
few years ago, our people did LOT
know it's value. or in what way to
prepare it for the market. The gu
mac Of Virginia, Maryland and Ten
nessee il particular are said to be the
best IN tic world, and even their
worst varieties have been officially
| pronounced oy experts t" he better
than any imported from Sicily. al,
most every farmer has d clump OF
these busl,.s. They ure called by
some "shoemale;" b. others, "'ed
sboe,nake." Probably many farmers
NAV have tried to kill them by cut
It;ng down. If they have, they kno"
lhoS difficult a task it is. 1t grows
like asparagus, al! the better for be-
in. cut; aud when once started upon
IL lot and cut once a year, it is as easy
! to cut as fodder. Tie only trouble ID
in curing it properly. This must be
|done with all the care that is given to
tobacco or hops. Exposure, after
cutting, to heavy dew, Injuries it,
and a rain -etorm detyacts materially
from it's valve. It is cut when in full
leaf. aud When properly dried is
ground, leaves and stalks together.
.An acre in full bearing will produce
not Iess than three tons, ind when
fit for market it is worth from $50 to
slOO pey ton. The "manufactarers,"
as tho curers are called, pay about
one cent pound for it III = green
state. A xumac-mil! coats aboNt
$4,000.
WHAT IS MANUREi-Any thing
which, upon being applied to the soil,
causeo it to produce i more abundant
crop, is manure. Manure is Of three
kinds-na,uraI, mental and mcc'."ni-
|cal. Natural manure is anything
: which, being decemposcd, assist" the
earth to support p'aat life. 1t wal
natures original agent iu preparing
the barren waste, which our cart!
formerly was, As lifting abode tol
SO man. The progross "F decay and
'' lcatl. 10 the animal ah'l vegetable
kingdoms is the only mode OF Great
ing natural kanure. The final dss
Itiny Of all animal and vegetable lif'
Ii. to DO transformed to natural ma
nure. This is the beginning "a wei
AZ the ending Of all earthly things.
Mental manure is brains-l,ot tn
animal composite which We call Oh
- brains, but the active, creative prin
sss-I cipls, which il the guiding power c
HA man, and Which, when applied to tn
'sl operations of farming. produce tn
ss;3a third kind Of manure, the meeI'anl
81 81 cal. Mechanical manure is the resn
Of bra;us applied to rural affair
mechanical measures are Of more re;
value to tho farmer than either
both Of the other two. Mechanics
measures consist Of plows, harrow
cuit;vators, rollers, spades. shovel
rakes. &C., ID omncs. If the farm'
,. Aooks Oil to the mechanical manure
guides tiem 10y q thorough applies
ticn of The mental manure. and sti
up tie natural manure, he farms al
ing derstani,pgly, he loosens up the sol
the fe-givirx atmosphere enters j
"a heat and moisture, in contradistin
ton to Geld and wet, pcrvade tt
earth, nature asserts her prerogativ
seeds End themselves in eongeui
element, the growing crop feels Il
81 treble impulse, natures, and com
al to harvest abundantly.
h. All these nlanules are dependc
upon one another. 1t is FIRST nece
sary to cover the earth with the na
. ural !; then the mental comprehen
the necessities of tho case, and 4
plies itself to the good work, an
calling in the aid Of her oldest 90
the mechanical, 80 ,nanipulates o
" mother carth that smiles spread ov
her whole face, finally bursting into
laugh Of golden JOY, which rim
=. through all tho happy harvest.
"And thus may we three meet again,
= Wheno'er We SOM our fields to grain"
z TO Bake Beefs Hcart.-Cut
q open, remove tho vcntricles, and
\ it soak an hour in lusewarm wat
4 to free it from the blood. Wipe
4 with cloth, and parboil in lit
~ water for twenty minutes. Make
.,f:s:.. rich sitting, fill the heart with it, a
~ secure it with a string. Let it ba
8 an hour and !. hall, or two hours, "
q half pint Of water, in the oven
dripping pan. The gravy viii |
need any thickeniDg. Serve. il
"A. chatting dish, and with current,
. acid jelly.
c XXI Pudding Sauces.-Ono cupfal
w. sugar; one large tablespoonful
-four; one cupfnl Of water; q Iii
salt; favor to taste.
= Another.-Two cupeals Of nice ,
in lasses; one cnpfal Of water; 4 pi