The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-11
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


arrested.
To CLEAN MARnLE.-Take two parts
Of common soda, one part Of pumice stone
mud one part Of fnely-powdered chalk;
sift it through fine sieve, and mix it
with water then rub it well all over the
marble, and the stains will be removed
then wash tho marble over with soap and
wnter, and it will be rs clean rs it was
at first.
To MASH TuRSrrs.-After having
been boiled very tender, md tho water
pressed thoroughly from them, put them
into saucepan and stir them constant
ly for some minutes over gentle fire
add little cream, salt, fresh butter and
pepper continue to simmer and to stir
them for five minutes longer, and then
serve them.
GINGER CAKEs.-Rub n quarter OF
pound OF butter into half pound OF
Hour, mix one egg, three ounces of pow
dercl loaf sugar, and half IN ounce OF
ground ginger, with the butterand flour,
aud make them altogether into paste
roll it out quarter OF MI inch thick
and cut into round cakes, about two or
three inches across; bake them in n
warm oven on iron plates.
The Potato Bug.
Paris green and other chemicals have
been recommended for the destruction
Of these pests. but from the correNpon-
dencc OF the Country Gentleman wotind
that simpler and safer remedies can be
used. How these creatures find tho way
about and spread is mystery to lis, rs
they do not appear TO fly about, but to
crawl from place to place. We have
seen them on the silcwalksof thestreets,
on Fifth avenue, and in tho, lower part
Of New York city, and tho potatoes on
Blackwell's island, which is surrounded
by salt water, were infested with them.
Mr.. Robt. J. Swan, of Geneva, writes
thus to the Country Gentleman: must
tell you of the good success have had
with tho Colorado beetle. On patch
OF potatoes where the hens had access, I
watched them going up and down the
rows, and found they killed tho bug
Last year Ind great numbers OF them
on the same piece OF lnnd, but now
owing to the poultry have had only one
beetle to kill. And find several OF my
neighbOrs have had the same expert
ence.
And another correspondent ut Syra.
cuse says: Much has been written about
the best methods OF destroying this new
pest. though some arc very tedious. II
our way is simple, it is nevertheless ef-
fectual. Expecting much trouble this
year, from the little experience OF last
year. we looked for the enemy early,
destroying them as fast rs they appeared
md before they mid their eggs. This
was our method. Made bag Of stout
cotton cloth, rs large rs water pail,
sewed n wire hoop in ut tho top, and for
handle had n broomstick tied across
the middle Of the bag. This WIS light
and could be managed easily, with one
hand holding the bag under the stalks,
knocking them gently with tho other
with piece OF single, md the bugs
either large or small would drop in until
the end Of the row was reached, when
We emptied them into pail partly filed
with ashes and water. Our field Of seven
acres we have been over once week,
and only n few can be found up to this
date. This is as quick as poisoning and
equally as effective, md no danger TO-
sulting therefrom. DO bugs discrimi-
nate varieties2 Early Rose and Extra
Early Vermont are much moro affected
than the Peerless with us.
sand on Meadows.
If you have time aud suitable place
trythe experiment Of putting top dress
ing OF sand on some Of your meadows.
It is very inexpensive, if youhave plenty
Of it for the carting, aud on many
meadows it will prove valuable. A man
who works for me, who has been farm
owner, and is n also practical chemist,
has been recounting to me tho result OF
IN experiment OF this kind which he
tried few years ago, and upon rather
highland dry lind, too. Near by was n
bed of dry sand, 70 dry rs to blow for
some distance with every wind. He no.
tieed that the grass upon which this sand
Blew seemed the best OF any in the field.
lie therefore tried the carting on and
spreading OF this sand upon other parts
of the field, spreading it nearly rs thin
as he would have spread well composted
manure for top dressing. Inhis words,
tho result was simply astonishing.
The grass began to turn all sorts OF
colOrs-yellow, brown and red-until l
thought it was all going 10 die. I saw
there was a powerful chemical action
going on, but l was not satisfied rs to
what the result would be until saw it
finally change to very dark green.
Then felt that l Ind done tho right
thing; and had, for l more thnn doubled
my crop of grass TINT year upon that
lind, aud the effects OF it lasted for more
than one year, but could not tell how
long, for l sold the farm" II phosphate
Mt $50 per ton had done rs well, the
manufacturer would have published his
certiticate.-BoSt0n journal.
Where to rut Farm buildings.
The Germantown 7clcgraph, in mr.
tlcle on this subject says: In view OF
tho advancement that Inns been made in
tho social condition OF farmers, there
is no reason why III locating buildings |
the spot chosen might not be especially
in view to its contiguity to Il neighbor-
hood as not. A dozen farms of hum
drcd acres or more each could be so
arranged TINT the dwellings might NIL
he within gunshOt OF one another. Even |
though there were some disadvantages |
from tho labor point Of view, the near
moss to society would generally compen-
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