Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-05
The War on Cut-Worms.

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am fully persuaded, says Prof.
Cook, that there is no more sure way
to ward off cut-worm injuries than to
enter into partnership with the birds,
in which it shall be the duty of the par
ty Of the first part to pillow the land
early in the fall, so that the bluebird
robin and grakle may have cut-Worm
feast before leaving for more genial
chimes. Deep narrowing will aid the
party of the second part, while repe-
titiOn of the same as early in the spring
as the season will permit, will secure a
thanksgiving repast of the same nature,
feel very certain that from this cause.
and not freezing of the larvae, has orig
mated the unquestionable fact that fall
blowing is an advantage. When UNI
ture of 80 degrees, as | have proved in
the winter of 1915, we may be slow
to credit the freezing method of de-
struction. Our early spring birds are
much put to it to gain sufficient food
for themselves and brood, and with the
opportunity will become chief abettors
in cut-worm destruction. That the three
birds named do merit loudest praise for
such valuable service, have personal
proof.
The only method to supplement the
above measures when they are not
adequate to remove the evil, with our
field crops, is digging out by hand and
destroying. This Is by no means SO
tedious a procedure as would be thought
at first, as by passing along the corn
field early in the moning the cut stalk
will reveal the whereabouts of the
night marauder, which, by digging
around the stub, may be found and
crushed. AS this plan implies the loss
of at least a single stalk to the larvae,
it would be very well in planting to
practice the advice Of the poet: "Two
for the blackbird, two for the crow
(they have earned them), two for the
cut-worm, and four to grow" This
advice will be all the more pertinent if
the corn is to be planted after late spring
plowed greensward; l need hardly say
late, as our wet springs usually necessi-
tate late spring blowing. If our far
mers will heed the above, and give
goodbye to all those quack remedies
which obtain annually an unmerited
place in our periodicals, such as salt,
plaster, etc. Though all fertilizers
which promote rapid growth are always
to be commended as aids in the work
of insect destruction), this cut-worm
evil will soon assume less i'm portance.
Choice Recipes.
CURRANT JELLY.--To one peck of ripe
currants, add one quart Of cold water;
put into the preserving kettle, stems
and ALL boil; when it commences to
boil-ffteen minutes-strain through
crash bag. To every pint of juice a
pound of granulated or the whitest cof-
fee crushed sugar; boil; after boiling
six minutes, pour into jelly-jars.
Boston BROWN BREAD.-Three and
three-fourJhs cups of Indian corn
meal two and and one-haf cups of rye
meal, not -four, two-thirds cup molasses,
one quart milk, either sweet Or sour;
two even teaspoonfuls Of soda dissolved
in the milk, steam in tin pudding
boilers five hours: take off. the cover
beans until morning.
MUSTARD PICKLEs.-One hundred
small cucumbers, two quarts of silver.
skinned onions, two quarts of French
beans, two caulifowers, one pint mas
turtiums, one dozen small red peppers
salt of each of these ingredients separ
ately twenty-four hours; then scalo
them we'll with vinegar separately, and
throw the vinegar away; then take one
half pound of ground mustard, beat il
smooth with a little vinegar, add two
quarts Of vinegar (bring your vinegar to
boil before adding the mustard), pack
your pickles in bottles and fill up with
the vinegar and mustard.
To PRESERVE STRAWBERRIES WHOLE
Take equal weights of the fruit and
granulated sugar; lay the former in q
large dish and sprinkle half the sugar
over; give shake to the dish, that the
sugar may touch the under side of the
fruit; next day, drain the juice from
the berries, add the remainder of the
sugar and one pint of red currant juice
to every four pounds of fruit. Boil and
skim until no scum rises, drop in the
strawberries Ia few at a time); let them
boil slowly for about ten minutes; skim
out into jars. Boil the syrup until suf
ficiently thick; then pour it over the
berries and seal while hot.
Corn STARCH CAKE.-This is simple
and digestible cake, easily and quickly
made, and generally liked. Rub wei
together one cup of butter and two cups
of sugar. Add the whites of six eggs
beaten to a froth. Stir in one cup OF
sweet milk, two cups of flour in which
have been thoroughly mixed two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, Or two Of
cream tartar and one of soda, and flavor
With one teaspoonful of extract of bit
ter almonds or other flavor desired)
Lastly, stir in one cup of corn starch
which acts both as food and as shorten
ing. Immediately bake in a moderate.
ly quick oven.
| STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE.-Here is
receipt for strawberry short cake which
i is worth cutting out and preserving I'm
; til some day when you have invited ar
editor 20 sup or dine with you: Make
the crust exactly as you do for igh
/ biscuit, made with baking powder, viii
) the exception that you use considerabl,
| more shortening; then roll it out yer.