Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-09-30
Farm, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
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readily, and at better price, than wheat !
foul with weeds, seeds and chaff, and
full of cut or bruised grain.
Thrashers are apt TO manage in way
to secure their own interest, rather than
of the owner of the grain, by rushing
the work so as to put through large
amount OF grain, and increase the aver
age profits of their labors. The farmer
who has raised good crop of plump
wheat has only himself to blame il he
allows the thrashing machine to do the
work in an unworkmanlikem manner. The
most of the thrashiug is done by men
who own the machines, and go about
from farm to farm, thrashing by the
bushel, so that the more grain is put
through the machine in day the great
or will be the profits, and are apt to act
on this principle by crowding their ma
chimes to their greatest capacity.
With careful management on the part
of the machine men, great saving may
be made to the farmer, and satisfactory
results to themselves; for, with the i'm
proved machinery, which has been
brought almost to perfection during the
last few years, the work may be done
well and rapidly enough to satisfy the
ambition of the thrasher, or the econo-
mixing spirit of the farmer. AS the ma
chine brings with it large gang of men
and horses to pay and feed, the farmer
naturally feels some rs the owner of the
machine does, that he would like to get
through with the job as soon aspossible.
So, while the injury may be on both
sides, the loss from the slighted work all
comes off the farmer. Grain may be
and often is wasted in the cutting and
handling, but the greatest waste is in the
single operation of thrashing, often
without anybody's knowing it, or stop
ping to think about it. Insist on saving
all the grain possible, and have the work
done well.
Barring the danger of fire, steam is
the most economical power for thrashing
purposes, giving a more steady speed to
the machine; so if the grain is fed
through at an even rate there is no dan
ger of the grain being blown through
with the chaff at the moments of high
speed. Besides, it is decided cruelty to
animals to press horses into succession
of full days work running the thrashing
machine, during midsummer, while the
days are long, the heat oppressive, and
flies inf1ict their severest punishment.
Give the horses all the protection they
can have from the flies, and the ma
chinery will be less liable to be broken
and the grain wasted by an irregular mo-
tion.
As the straw has now become matter
of great Importance, it should5 be put
upon the stack over carrier. In this
way the chaff and whatever grain which
would otherwise be wasted, by being
left scattered upon the ground on &C
count of its fneness, the pitchers not
being able to put it upon the stack with
the use of their forks, would be saved.
Domestic Hints.
MIXED PICKLEs.-To one gallon of
vinegar put four ounces of bruised gin
ger, two ounces of white pepper, two of
allspice, two of chilis, four of turmeric,
one pound of mustard seed, one-half
pound of shalots, one ounce of garlic,
and one-half pound of coarse salt. Boil
all together except the mustard seed,
which must be added afterward. Then
mix very smoothly one-quarter of q
pound of made mustard with some of
the vinegar, when cold, in basin, and
add to it the remainder with the seed.
Take broccoli, radish pods, French
beans, or any other vegetables or fruit
blanch the vegetables, lay them on q
sieve, and sprinkle little salt over
them to draw out the water. Let them
stand in the sun till very dry, then
pour the vinegar boiling over them,
slicing in some horseradish if desired.
Add green and red peppers until the
pickles are hot enough to suit the taste.
OAT MEA1.-Take one pint of oat
meal, and just warm water enough to
stir up batter like griddle cakes.
Pour it into shallow pan and bake fol-
twenty minutes in hot oven. Or add
handful of wheat -four and q little
water and bake as griddle cakes.
To GAN TOMATOES. -Scald them sc
that the skin will peel off readily, and cut
them up in colander to drain, removing
all hard and inedible portions. Boil them
in porcelain or brass kettle till done
which will be in about five minutes
from the time they begin to boil. Their
dip them into cans and seal immedi
ately. The liquor which has drainad of
may be spiced and boiled down to cat
sup.
GRAPE JELLY.-Pick the grapes from
the stems, simmer them till soft in JUS
water enough to cover them, pour into
a jelly bag aid drain. Measure thu
clear liquor, pour it back into the ket
tie and boil twenty minutes, skimmine
constantly. Then add for every pint O
juice, as measured, pound of whit,
sugar, and boil till it is hard when cold
Heat the glasses and pour it into then
while hot. Cover with egg paper.
TO Cure Butter for Winter Use.
Reduce separately to fine powder in
dry mortar two pounds of the best ant
whitest common salt, one pound of salt
peter, and one pound of white sugar
Sift these Ingredients, and then blent
them well. Put the whole in a clos
covered jar, to be used as required
One ounce of this composition to b
added to every pound of butter, just q
you take it from the churn, sprinklin,
and working it in the same manner a
usually with the salt alone. Observe
however, in the first place, to work tn
butter until entirely freed from milk
then weigh it, and to every pound O
butter add one ounce of this compost
ton. Butter thus cured must lie KEEP
three or four weeks before it is fit 70
use.
Shooting Vicious Horses.
A horse, no matter how vicious an
obstinate he may be when attempts ar
made to shoe him, can be rendered quie
and manageable by making him inspir
during the operation few grains of til
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