The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
Sauer Kraut

little salt, and pound with a stamper till
it becomes juicy or nearly a pulp. Each
layer is to be treated in the same man.
ner. When the vessel or barrel is full.
some leaves of cabbage are first put on
the top, then a board, fitting mo- too
closely, and weights placed upon it SO it
may be well pressed. In the course of
d week h scum that rises to the ton
should be removed. In from four To
SIX weeks 1t is fit for use. The best
pl &c for keeping is a cool cellar. but
not so cold as 10 freeze. The vessel
should not be used for n other pur-
pose n should be renovated each year.
Eggs as Food.
As flesh producer one pound of eggs
is equal TO n pound of beef. A hen
may Toe calculated to consume one bushel
OF cOrn yearly, and to lay twelve dozen
or eighteen pounds of eggs. This is
equivalent TO saying that three and one
tenth pounds of corn VIII produce.
when fed to a hen, n pound of eggs.
A pound OF pork, on the contrary, re-
quires about five and one.tenth pounds
OF corn for its production. When eggs
are - cents a dozen, and pork 10 cents
n pound, We have a bushel of corn fed.
producing S2SS cents worth OF eggs and
Sl.o5 OF pork. Judging from these facts
eggs must be economical in their pro-
ductlon and in their eating, and especi-
ally ut for the labOring man in replac-
ing meat. Moreover, there is no source
OF meat supply on the farm more eco
nomlcal, or convenient than d good vard
OF fat pulletS II capOns. /. is neither
necessary or indeed advisable, that every
farmer should raise poultry for the
market; but every homestead should
have a flock of fowls large enough TO
supply household requirements.-Rural
NeW Yorker.
Feeding Cattle.
A correspondent Of the Rural Sun
gives his experience in feeding cattle as
follows: If they are sometimes stuffed
and at others starved. they will soon go
through the process of "eating off their
heads" In feeding meal, | ALWAYS
want 1t ground fine, as my experience
IS that three bushels of fine meal is
equal 10 four ground coarse, though an
over feed Of fine meal will scOur worse
than the coarse; this the feeder must
guard against. Always give each one
"A box 10 himself, 20 you know he eats
what you feed him, and ALWAYS accus-
tom them TO being tied up from calves:
If this is not convenient when YOU be-
gin 10 feed, tie them up al night and let
them run loose in the lot of adty. Keen
them well bedd-d. and never allow A
hog IN their stalls, or you VIII lose much
OF the manure they make, and that with
me Is a big item. When your stall
begins to get too hot to be healthy, clean
out and haul directly to where YOU
wart the manure.
Agriculture Indians.
The Omaha Indians, in Nebraska. I!
according Ia the report of the agent
there. make a very fair showirg of this
years work. They number about 900
n Will raise this year 5000 bushels of
wheat, 900 bushels of oats, 5000 bushels |
Of potatoes, 27,o00 bushels of corn, and |
so bushels Of turnips, onions, etc.
Some of these Indians receive small
annuities from the Government. but AS
a rule they are self-supporting. al least
that portion Of them living after the |
manner of the whites. If the Indians
generally could be induced TO live affe, |
the manner of the whites, the Indian |
problem would be very easy of solution. |
but the trouble is that very few of them |
viii. and only upon compulsion.
Fencing Figures.
According 10 United States statistics |
worm or Virginia fence costs o. CENTS |
post-and rail Sl,35. board fence : % |
n stone wall S234 per rod, i'm Massa. |
chusetts. This estimate is based unon
boards AT Sl6 per thousand. and rails n |
$50. From the same source if wouId
seem that OF our fences "a per cent are
of the kind known as worm mr. snat.
fence, seventeen per cent of DOS, and
rail-. Twelve per cent Of board. and onI,
lour per cent OF permanent stone wall
The returns embrace l56,37tsoI rods of
fence. lnclosing l6.37464l acres =, =
COST OF SI".N@i.i"l. or al the rate of Oh
RODS 10 each 100 acres. The nnuaI ex
penSe OF repairs and interest upon the
investment Is fl9S S0G.lS2. The interas,
bearing National debt, the cost of our
fences and the value of the live stool ~
the nation, all figure up to about the
same amount. Each dollars worth of
I'VE STOCK requires II dollars worth of
fence 10 keepl II III order. That p Der
scent OF TINS fencing is needless and may
he best dispersed with. is Unidentified
HOW much OF the remainder would he
rendered needless by a properly con-
nected system Of pasturing ana soiIing
1t is bard 10 say.
Brains In Fan ming.
Nina must be made the emancipator
OF me farmer, Science, Intelligence.
machinery these must liberate the
white hondmen Of the soil from their
long slavery When / look back and
see what has been done for the farmers
III my brlef memory. | am full of hone
I"r me future. The pillow under the
hand pf Spiaroa - H.