Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10
Farm, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Farm Notes and Hints.


A few vines can be grown occupying
very little space.
Hang an old stub of n broom in the
tool shed now TO clean the plows and
cultiyators. And saw the handle short
from light one and keep it close by the
place for hoes and shovels.
Agents are around in the United |
States trying to sell what they call |
"ivory wheat" a new kind of spring |
wheat. The article they offer is not |
wheat at all, but variety of Indian
millet.
w. r. IIazenby, of the horticultural
department of Cornell University, has
made a number of experiments, and
finds that by sprouting garden seeds be-
fore sowing there is gain of three or
four days in the time of ripening.
Few persons practice pruning cucum-
Der, melon, and other similar kinds of
vines still, it is just as beneficial, if
properly done, as the annual pruning of
the grape and other woody plants. The
pruning should be confined, however,
to the pinching off Of the ends of shoots
only.
To keep the roots from rambling we
lift, and if necessary shorten few times
while the trees are young, thus bringing
them into the habit of forming fibry
roots near home; while to prevent them
entering cold, unsuitable soil we find
there is nothing so effectUal as keeping
the surface soil in a suitable state as re-
CARDS moisture and richness, aud, of
course, not digging and cropping it.
A farmer states that he planted five
rows of corn with seed taken from the
three inches below the top of the ear,
rejecting the imperfect grains at the ex
treme point then five rows taken fiom
the middle and base of the ear, rejecting
the imperfect grains at the butt. The
result was that the five rows planted
from the middle and butt of the ear
ripened about two and half weeks be-
fore the other rows, the corn of the
former being better cared and filled to
the end of the cob.
The celebrated farmer, John Johnson,
of Geneva, N. Y, says he has used
plaster every year since he came on his
farm, now tifty-four years and it has
done wonders for him on corn, clover,
and grass. The first he used was on
corn, soaking the corn in water, then
mixing it with plaster when wet. He
planted plastered corn, and hired man
planted the corn that was not plastered.
When the corn was up, that which was
plastered was stronger and better col
ored than the other. 1t kept ahead
throughout the season, and when ripe
blind man could have told the differ
ence by feeling the stalks and ears.
Domestic Recipes.
SPONGE CAKE.-Three eggs, one cup
full sugar, one cupful -four, one tea
spoonful cream of tartar, half tea
spoonful of soda.
MoIAssEs CAKE.-One- half cupful
butter, one-half cupful sugar, one.halt
cupful molasses, one-half cupful SOU
milk or water, one-half teaspoonful soda,
two cupfuls Of flour; spices to taste
one egg.
Corn BREAD.-One pint of butter
milk, two eggs, one pint Indian meal
two tablespoonfuls melted butter, q little
salt, one teaspoonful soda.
LEMON CooKIEs.-One pint sugar
one cupful butter, three eggs, three
pints -four, juice of one lemon, one tea
spoonful of soda dissolved in boiling
water.
CRUILERs. One cupful of butter
two cupfuls of white sugar, four eggs
one cupful of milk, one teaspoonful O.
saleratus dissolved in milk, one tea
spoonful of salt.
LEMON PIE.-Take two lemons, peel
and CRATE the rind; of the remainder ex
press the juice and cut in small pieces
add one egg and one and half sod
crackers; water enough to fill the pie
sugar to taste.
RHUBARB TART.-One pint stewet
rhubarb or pie plant, four ounces sugar
one-half pint cream, two ounces pound
ed cracker, three eggs; rub the steweC
rhubarb through sieve; beat the othe
ingredients well; bake with bottom
crust only, half ali hour.
COFFEE CAKE. Ono cupful of butter
one cupful of brown sugar, one cupfu
of molasses, one cupful of coffee pre-
pared as for the table when cold, fiv
cupfuls of -four, one teaspoonful of sod
dissolved in some OF the coffee, two CUP
fuls of raisins after being pitted, Glove
and cinnamon.
PHILADELPHIA ICE CREAM. - Tw
quarts milk (cream if you have it), tire
tablespoonfuls of arrowroot, the white
of eight eggs well beaten, one poun
powdered sugar +; boil the milk thicke
with the arrowroot and the sugar, and
little salt /; pour the whole upon th
eggs flavor with vanilla or lemon.
CURRANT JELLY.-Wash your cul
rants, put them in kettle, stems an
all, mash, and boil fifteen minutes afte
they begin to boil; then strain, an
measure, and boil fifteen minutes LONG
er ; then remove your kettle, and adj
eight pounds of sugar to seven pints c
juice. Always have one more pound {
sugar than there are pints of juice.
Parasites on Animals.
ALI kinds of animal parasites, such @
hen lice, the hog louise, and mango i
horses and horned cattle are the resu
Of uncleanliness. Internal parasites
which live in the intestines of our large
animals, attack only the enfeebled an
neglected. Therefore to prevent I'll
appearance of the first adopt rules whic
shall insure the strictest oleanlines
about the barn, stable, and hennery
prevent the latter give good, wholesom
food and plenty of it, and avoid exhau
ton through severe labor. AS soon
an animal becomes feeble through an