Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-01-15
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD,


FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD,
The Careful Farmer.
There are many things on farm that
you annot hire done, you must do them
yourself--or see that they are done.
Said farmer to me last spring: "When
we were drawing our manure, let the
boys drive to the lot and stayed in the
yard, because l could put on better
loads, And the cows commenced to
give more milk right off. Now this
Is one of the best farmers in the county.
He keeps q thoroughbred shorthorn
bull, raises capital grades, and has
splendid barn. He thrashes by steam
cuts his straw and hay and corn fodder
with big feed cutter, having an eleva-
tor attached, and is one Of our model
farmers. But there is no nonsense
about him. He is no fancy farmer. He
is up by four o'clock (Which is the worst
thing I know about him), and looks
after his stock. During the day he is
in the field or in the woods. In short,
he is an active, industrious, intelligent,
experienced farmer (; and yet when he
is piling manure in the yards, his cows
give perceptible increase in their milk.
Why2 One of his handsome grade
shorthorns that he is so proud of, seeing
him around, goes up to him and says as
plain az COW can say: Give me lock
of hay" and he gives it to her. Another
says: Mr.. Stevens. don't you think
that rack wants cleaning out, and on
looking he finds to his surprise that
there is lot of dirt, and wet hay seeds,
and rubbish at the bottom. He scrapes
it all out and rubs it clean with some
straw, and as soon as his load is filed,
and while he is waiting for the next
wagon, he gets little iced and puts it
in the rack, and the COWS eat it and feel
grateful. Between the next loads he
takes the curycomb and brush, and gives
one of the COWS good cleaning. The
other COWS come around him, and he
has gentle word and friendly pat for
each of them. He is a good-looking
man, and the COWS like to look at him.
He is a gentleman and his presence has
a soothing effect. They chew the cud of
contentment and peace. As he goes
past the pump, he asks the COWS if they
want little fresh water. They had net
thought about it, but they drink little
just to please him. And SO it goes on
all day. No wonder the cows give more
milk at night. You will notice the same
thing in the sheepyards. The sheep
soon know you and like to have you
around. And you will not be with them
long without seeing something that YOU
can do for their comfort. If you doubt,
go into the yard and SEQ. Even such a
simple thing as bedding the sheep, is
rarely done judiciously. A sheep will
not willingly lie down in its own drop
pings. Shake up the straw, and make
it smooth and level over the whole shed
or yard. About the racks you will find
more straw than is needed. Shake this
out over the yard. The less straw you
use, and yet give the sheep clean bed,
the better. You will be surprised, if
you shake up the old straw and spread
it out smooth over the surface, how lit
tie fresh straw is needed to make the
shed or yard comfortable. If I should
ever be able to build such barn as /
want, 1 would keep as many sheep as l
do now, and more COWS. All the fodder
should be cut into chat. The sheep
should be in the second story. -Ame,i.
can 1griculturist.
Domestic Recipes.
New YEARS MARBLE CAKE.-White
part: Whites of four eggs, one cup
white sugar, half cup of butter, half cup
sweet milk, two teaspoonfuls OF baking
powder, one teaspoonful of vanilla or
lemon, and two and one-half cups of
sifted -four. Black part Yolks of four
eggs, one cup brown sugar, half cup
molasses porto Rico), half cup butter,
half CUP sour milk, one teaspoonful Of
cloves, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, one
teaspoonful mace, one nutmeg, one tea
spoonful soda, and one and one half cups
sifted -four. Put it in the cake dish al
ternately, first one part and then the
other. Tin should be lined with buttered
paper.
JELLY CAKE.-Beat three eggs we'll,
the whites and yolks separately; take a
cup of fine white sugar and beat that il,
well with the yolks, and cupful of
sifted -four, stirred in gently; then stir
in the whites, little at time, and a
teaspoonful of baking powder and one
tablespoonful of milk; pour it in three
ten minutes in well heated oven, and
when cold spread with currant jelly, and
place each layer on top of the other and
sift powdered sugar on the top.
Boston CREAM PIE. Cream part ::
One pint of new milk, two eggs, three
tablespoonfuls of sited -four, five table
spoonfuls of sugar Put two thirds of
the milk on to boil and stir the sugar
and -four in what is left. When the rest
boils put in the whole and stir until it
cooks thoroughly. When cool flavor
with vanilla or lemon. Crust part /:
Three eggs, beaten separately, one cup
of graduated sugar, one and one-half
cups of sifted -four, one teaspoonful of
baking powder. Divide in half, put in
two pie tins, and bake in quick oven
to straw color. When taken out split
in halves and spread the cream be-
tween.
FRUIT CAKE.-Two cups sugar, one
cup of butter rubbed to cream, five
eggs beaten separately, half cup sour
milk, one-half cup of Porto Rico molas-
ses, two nutmegs, one tablespoonful
one tablespoonful cloves,
one teaspoonful of mace, one
of soda dissolved in
little warm water; beat it all up and add
four and one-half cups sifted flour, one
pound stoned raisins, one-quarter of
pound OF citron rubbed in flour, bake in
q moderate oven nearly two hours. One
half cup of boiled cider added is great
baking tin should be
lined with buttered paper.
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