The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-07-29
HOME AND FARM.

,. il atetod that If farmers viii throw out
,,,. sheaves in stacking their wheat,
and 10 sal: over il as they stack 1t, the
,rbeat vv,ll cure and save much batter than
If the salt ia not used. This is the experience
of An old farmer who has sailed his STACKS
for wears. and can be relied on. Italso adds
To the value of the straw.
The following is submitted by one VINO
has tried it as cure for potato bugs: TAKE
dog fenneI and place 1T in Kettle full oil
water and boil it, making strong decoctlon,
and when cold sprinkle the vines tD0r-
oughly, using common sPIIn5A1leA' io
saws it cleaned them out eftectually. IL is
<.ertain lv worth a trial, and If true 1t Will
get rid Of two nuisances at once.
A farmer informs the Kentucky Home
journal that he always turns his sheep on
his standing corn after it IS IN i1l ear
They destroy many weeds that would other
wise reseed the ground, clean up the fence
rows and get much good food that at TINS
season of the year comes well 10 Rano' ne
adds that you can continue TO let then IN
the field, and so long as they hnd anything
else 20 feed upon they will not modest the
corn.
The Ohio Farmer says: a man who has
lived all his life on farm stands but very
little chance to compete successfully with
men VINO nave D60n 6uuCoLOQ oAA
for speculative pursuits. II you have a
good farm keep it and improve 1t, adorn IL,
be proud of it, hand it down TO your chill
dren; the best inheritance, with a COCO
name and education, that You could leave
them.
SARATOGA FRIED PoTAToEs.-The follow
ing is said to be sll there is OF the cooks
secret for producing those world-renowned
potatoes served at Moons Lake House,
Saratoga Springs, every summer: Peel
good sized potatoes, and slice them as
evenly as possible, drop them intolce water.
Have a kettle of lard, as for fried cakes
and very hot. Put few at a time into q
towel, shake them about to dry them, ano
then drop into the hot lard. Stir them occs-
sioually, and when of a light brown, take
them out with a skinner. If properly
done, they will not be at all greasy, out
crisp without, and mealy within.
WHEAT AND CLovER.-Prof. Vockler says:
All who are perfectly acquainted with the
subject must have seen that the best crops
of wheat are produced by being preceded
by crops of clover grown from seed. have
come 10 the conclusion that the very best
preparation, the best manure, ia good crop
of clover. A vast amount OF mineral ma
uure is brought within reach of the corn
crop which, otherwise, would remain IN
locked up condition in all tbs soil. The
clover plants take nitrogen from the atmos-
pierre and manufacture it into their own
substance, which, on decomposition OF the
clover roots and leaves, produces abundance
Of ammonia. In reality, the growing OF
clover is equivalent, to a great extent, to
manuring with Peruvian guano-
CAEpIED HoNEY.-The candying of honey
is due to part of the sugar becoming crys-
talized. The honey is just as good and as
pure as ever, but not quite so pleasant to
eat on account of the small grains OF sugar.
There is no way known to prevent this, and
the best honey, that made from clover early
in the season, is more apt to be candled at
the present time than the later made. BJ
placing the bottle or jar containing the honey
in vessel Of water, with sticks under
ii TO keep IT from direct contact
with the bottom OF the vessel,
and gradually heating it, the sugar
will he dissolved and the honey become
clear. and last in that condition greater or
less time, according TO the temperature at
which it is kept. If it should become can
died again the heating may be repeated.
ISCREAsE THE PoRKERs.-Every indica-
ton favors the business OF hog and pork
production for the coming year. The pres
ent price OF hogs, bacon and all pork pro-
ducts is high, young pigs are nearly every
where scarce, and all through the West an
unprecedented breadth OF corn has been
planted which bids fair to provide an abun-
dance OF food, much of which must be put
into pork. Il is hardly probable that the
scarcity OF hogs and pork caused oy Two
years light crop will cease under a year
hence those who go into the business of pork
raising at once can hardly fail to do well "
it,.especislly those OF our western readers
who grow corn largely and who would other
wise lack a profitable market for it. Corn
Is scarce and dear at present; but it will pay
even DOW to buy it for growing hogs rather
than let them get poor.-Moore's Rural.
BRINE THAT WILL PRESERVE BUTTER :
YEAR.-Among the many devices for keep
ing butter in a manner that will preserve
the fresh, rosy flavor of new, with all it,
sweetness, is the following from the Dutch
ess Farmer, which is said to be entirely sue
cesstul: To three gallons of brine stronl
enough TO bear an egg, add quarter OF
pound of nice white sugar and one table
spoonful of saltpetre. Boil:the brine, snC
when it is cold strain carefully. Make you
butter into rolls, and wrap each separately II
clean white muslin cloth, tying up will
a string. Pack large jar full, weight thu
butter down, and pour over the brine until
all is submerged. This will keep really
e.0od batter perfectly sweet and fresh for
wEO.e year. Be careful to not put upon &c
butter that you wish to keep for any length
OF time. In summer, when the heat vii
not admit of butter bang made into rolls
pack cIOsely IN small jars, anu, usInS III
same brine. allow it to cover the butter
the depth of at least four inches. This eS
cludes the air and answers very nearly a
well as the first method suggested.
To Cook a HUsBAND.-Many good hus
bands are spoiled in the cooking. Som
women go about as if they were bladder
and blow them up; others keep them cor
stantly in hot water, whilst others freez
them by conjugal GOODNESS; some smothe
them in hatred, contention and variance
and some keep them in pickle all thei
lives These women always serve them u
with tongue sauce. Now it cannot be SUI
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