The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-13
Farm and Household Column.

Farm, and Household Column.
a4. aan2 Cotton Seed. i"
/ Cotton seed, which the planters are
sending otf in such Quantities IL
market, contaiu the life Of the sujl ;
the lint abstracts but little nutriment
from the land, 10 Comparison to the
| seed. - ,'.,J ',,''
How few planters reflect that they
are ,'robbipg themselves and their
heirs aud ass;gns, lyn sanding their
cotton seed To-. market, .iakt Gssd sif re-
turning them tn the soil as maahre.'
the !saa s Il. :ipasi,|ag lts e .s'
seed as we dO.''..; ~ ,-tn"1 =. 'r'iH
The oil, when expressed .g,g1e, Ia
the soap maker and into q hnndrt.l
other nsesi,tAAsa il cake CUES to En-.
rope, chiefly to England and Scotland,
to fatten British cattle aud make rich
the we'll titled British soil while
the best part Of the seed il. totally
lost for any. farm use s., this is the hull,
so very rich in piiosphates. The
hulls Of cotton seed, which are work.
cd up in the South, as most Of them
are, are fed to milch cows iu cities Or
are used as fuel. - i.Gs- =.
We trust the day will soon come
wien, If cotton seed must be used for
oil making, that they will be. worked
MP near tbs cotton fields, so that tue
planter will receive back tie all cake
aud the hulls to he fed TO his own
tSeeves, seowsTand work t3tt6cE,s and re-
turn as manure. TO his soil. :, s,,.r
| The Oranges SHOULD take up the
subject, aud ~, ;tbst their cotton
landy sfs pet robbed y they now
A cotton seed oil ~ isaniac;tory is
not very costly stablisment, aud
every, peiaIlbarhooa ash0slA hsvs,sse.
To all appearances they are AZ profita-
rt6ffoer ~ 1yasds5, Whisky l6Iiis, 81
State Offices! I.Itii ~ II
One Of the chief duties Of the
Grange is not only to promote tho
cul kivation 0f the, Soil, j Nbnt tostimu-
late and educate the cultivators,
Improvements Of farm ara faf-
MerS is tue motto. II e4ltsitysT
70 We eau NJ saes~oalou1ato~~n
wearing out ,lapdy and then moving
out West. The West has disappear
ed in the land Of grasshoppers and
mountain deserts. ,r.. ,l,e..!
NO farmers q the world have such
materials to make simple madsre'of
the richest 4nality as have the cotton
planters: They can, II they viii,
build oil establishments id their own
peigh6orl,oods, aud get back the oil
cakes aud liallbf hot only have lees
corn to rajse, ;;but they. will have ,ua-
nure' Resp pa. that will. ssarpass Any Of
the commercial fertilizers aud their
lands may be made more fertile each
y00ts
How to Make Lard Oil.-The pro.
cess by which The oil is extracted fran,
lard 10 very, simple one, and at the
s&ahe time tho machinery required il
soiucxpcusivc TIM" We tilink II Worth
the attention Of farmers, WIN by that
means could supply thenselve, With
al the oil they would require, for H..
tuMinatlng PM poses, and at the same
time detract but little from tlte value
Of their lard for cooking pnToses.
n he lard is first placed in bags
made 7bf osnabure cloth, or so,Se
otll!er ,sputf pcrous c|otlI;s aud then
subjected to . moderate pressure l,y
meaH5 IL i lever with weight at
flashed to; it, iscrsasiDg 'tl,s pressure
gradually a the oil escapes ttruaxAt
the pores Of the cloth. A pole ten
feet long, fastened down at dhe' end,
Twill answer ,thia parpcss, and the ing
of lard, pp,t, ls, l3ecel near the point
wherd It is fastened. A. lag of sand
or bits ofIstone of' va iron Win utl.
swer for thu weigAtai'dAh fl.A I6il
drips out it may " caught III any
kind e vessel es pl9Nsd qn4Hs thelie.
yer, ahd'ft u ready for Use immcji--
atsly. ,mc1 o "a i'nod .s'' Fa919I
The lard from which the oil las,
been expressed j. rather improved
for nearly ell culinary ,psrpoers, ca
pecialIy II it should by stale and ran
cid, and will 60 nearly as tai al II tt.iss
pil had never been -t,dken from it. ~
the oil t*ingSmuciI tAr iightSSt b!ift II
nearly always wasted ,ltsl soaks istn,
the food, doing more I,ar,n than ,g,snl
by making It greasy And in,ais es s
bic. no I
The oil thus obtained is valuable
for burning ard llNbgi@tiNg, la,skliA
;'s9Ssss ii + e III tsstf! 'ffSs y
Duties ii ff'r Farmers; aot1r ar, +. i,
not only a profession, but of all pr,,.
fessions it embracey mo widest rauqo
! Of seientifio pfottUsitsBus' ana tracti.
cal fhctsi and A4ordhAliei widest tiell'
for the exercise Of the philosoplic
and analytic mind. Instead Of tho
brigl'sest'toys being set's tJ 4 ine,li.
[cal college for . field vanity of,heir
i talents, they should Ne educated prac-
I ticn|ly,in the duties Of .agrieulturs.I
4 1tisa prominent duty If the farm
..kert 60 TO pursue .l'is calling ss,to. im-
spire d respect f6r it II the minds of
I lis children aud no train them that