South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-11-16

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number Of cubic feet in tho house. a.
divide the number by So; this gives the
number of tons II closely packed.
VCarrots for horses. experiments
have shown. are most beneficial when
fed in conjunction with oats. Alone.
they are less nutritious than oats alone;
but when fed together. in the proper
ton of, say, two quarts OF oats and two
OF sliced carrots to mess. the result
will be moro satisfactory than il either
were fed separately.
PIcKLED PoRK.-In the last number of
the year 1870. is the formula for the
Hampshire (England) method Of sweet
picking porks. which, gave then from
written memoranda brought here by my
SELF 1t is really the only way to so euro
pork as to be pleasant food for many.
who cannot eat pork as ordinarily cured
without much unpleasant afterfeeling.
In the manner referred to, the greasy,
nauseating quality is overcome, and
either the dried bacon or in the picked
| form is palatable and wholesome. For
mula: TO every lbs. OF the best salt,
add | pit. of Thrown sugar orimolasses.aud
! or. of salts Pennell "a refined saltpetre.)
Make pickle strong enough to buoy
antly support an egg. Five weeks will
be the length Of time required to fully
! pickle the meat. 1t can be left in the
pickle and taken out when wanted. or
taken out and carefulley dried. / pre-.
fer using from the pickle; the meat
! is better favored and richer. This is
"a h,,f 10 10 al
knowledge obtained when living among
the Hampshire hogs" (the nickname OF
The pcople), it may be relied on rs correct.
! A New WRINKLE IN BEE-KEEPING.--
A writer in the Western Pomoogist
strongly advises what has usually been
considered on unnecessary article OF
diet for bees. According TO his state
ment, there is no one more fond OF water
than the honey bee. In fact, water is
believed TO be absolutely indispensable
to the successful operations of The hive.
Water should at all times be near the
beestand, where it will be casily,access-
IDLE, and at the same time not to endan.
ger the lives of the bees by drowning.
as in open troughs, pals, or tubs. take
either Of the vessels mentioned, fill up
with water, and cover with piece OF
coarse canvas, such as comes around
bales Of sheeting and yous have a most
perfect watering place for bees.
MILK AND LiME-W ATER.-Milk and
| lime.water are now frequently prescribed
by physicians in cases of dyspepsia and
weakness Of the stomach. Often when
the functions Of digestion and assimila-
ton have been seriously imp aired, "a
diet of bread, milk, and lime.wate has
an excellent effect. The way to make
lime water is simply to procureFa few
Jumps OF unslacked lime, put the lime in
stone jar, add water until the lime is
slacked and of about the consstence OF
thin cream the lime settles, leaving the
pure and clear lime water at the top.
Three or four tablespoonful of it
may be added to goblet Of milk.
Do Nor FACE TIE LIGnT WHEN AT
Statistics kept by oculistsscm :
ployed in infirmaries for eye diseses
have shown that the habits OF some
persons in facing a window from which
the light falls directly in tbe.eye as we'll
as on the work, injure their..eyes in the
end. The best way is TO work with a
side light, or, if theiwork needs a strong
illumination, so that it is necessary TO
have the working table before the wins
dow, the lower portion Of the latter
should pc covered with a screen, 80 as
20 have n top light alone, which does
not shine in the eyes while the head is
slightly bent over and downward toward
the work.
KENTUCKY Corn CAKES ake'one
quart Of cornmeal and two tablespoon.
fuls Of common wheat -four mot prepar-
ed; add salt TO taste, and mix.th
oughly with sufficient quantity Of butter
milk To- form batter. Next melt a
heaping tablespoonful Of lard, stir il
well. and bakco q hot 'griddle, pouring
them thin. BY this receipt the full flavor
Of the cornmeal is obtained, unmixed
With the taste Of molasses, which MANY
people mistakenly deem necessary TO
cause the cakes TO bake brown.
LIVE AND DEAD WEIGHT or TURKEYS.
Farmers frequently have occasion TO
sell turkeys By live weight, and wish to
know what is the fair relative price be-
tween live and dead weight. In tur-
keys dressed for the New York market,
where the blood and feathers only arc
removed. the loss is very small For
the Eastern markets the heads are Ia
ken or and tie entrails are taken out.
This makes a loss Of nearly one-tenth
In the weight. a large gobler was re-
Gently killed weighing 81 pounds. Ar
ter bleeding and picking he weighed 29I
lbs., loss Of 2 pounds, or one 6lteenth.
When ready for the spit he weighed
284 pounds, loss ofSl pounds, which
is nearly onetenth Of the weight. When
the market requires the New York style
Of dressing, The price is Is cents a
| nonnl. live Meinlli or laaa IN he lnllor