The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-10
Farm, GARDEN ASD HOUSEHOLD.


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: why IS wood better LOT lahdnng nut
ter than any other substances! why
use woOtien raddieR Instead ot u metal
sponn9 gfg ~. ee.i,. si. 'm.sf.,.,
/ There Is nothing better Tor Landnng
batter than wood well soaked III water,
for the simple reason TINT the pores Of
the wood are filled with water, which
will not easily mix with oily substances !;
hence tie butter does not adhere ~ 10
iitho metal. y-'tG5l NJ q oyst /. Z.
y WHY'S the preietrence gwen to tlnwdre
oyer wooden vessels for milking pur-
poses .ra 3, led, .ra u.. ~. w,
Because, nnless great t?lre Is Observed
III wilsillng the Mtter, wilich SHRINK anu
@ swell whenever if s'Sy are wei, ~ imlk e.. u
liable to become locked III the ptres,
and 10 soon render tic bucket 1tnht tor
use. All wooden vessels, spoons, ETC.,
iTSett allout milk ami butter should be
thoroughly scalietl with boiling water,
After lu!Tng nrst been washed ~
til"t whlc1 N ontF ""Fh!. taeS saoulG
them beatlried III a,iy a'ry pIace, bnt
not-asi Q is too = often the caseEln
the sun, to tall IN lneces.ut When by
mischGnce they ,hayc been 80 dried they
sh9ul! be sTelie.l buck nS"ig Gy beng
filled iltil o. e9ld water oetore ife9 coming
In contact With mix or Oiltter: ~.
7 What ls the difference between analia
and llicerne? .l!Si I4a ,sigN s+ ot,
Alfalfa, lucorne mud Chilli clover igre
one and tho same. N botany tllis plant,
4 wmcll u one OF Tie Oldest Known Y Mtve
been cultivated for fodder, Is the moat-
Gayo sattsdj Its leaflets are IN threes
like the common clover; the flowers
vary from pale blle to purple IN line md
pare pea shaped the seetls are held III
! dpwny pods, which areN tWlstedilnto two
| or three twirls. fgyr l.,grIa. = ngol
I Is there any effective remedy lor cab
bage WORMS? t.si,-;,.,r..1...,. VII.
One correspondent says that buck
wheat flour sifted through n sieve III the
evening or in the morning. when the
] dew IN on, will eradicate them: The
usual remedy adSiSel lis an application
rof lLsllebore. % ,ggsi ~ .u4 ,g4l
How long will an asparagus bel live?
asparagus beds will, viii. regular Gut
Ehhe, continue from twenty ID thirty
. wears -. 81.
1--WE ;%DeiNe. hotIe Sn9geS'i"nS l"E forcing
4 is!uceiorssii1 sl'tluS supply ~. ~, y.
2oFlnsS u lettuce set'. lntei9etsl Ie lur !'le
J spEl,E pIsE supply :re eta..e rom rom lDeeeMoes
70 ..t' tt!r, xn tNelye NceA. "S Estl!lIesI
~ nS I'm i, tsenen'l.ii. ~ u.e GHlilsr Gltl1
Ion!i.S. ne SCI. - s""n tniHi, nIoai TVl;
S'S' ma h",-Deti % anu whe.l , NE 'pltlts paI.S
lntNS i''"'u iwo,E thtec le''ye" uhtS +"re
pflSAtII CIV 10 tilteeoF ,io''T 'iiienes nPnr'
~ H'lo'!iri lnt.Im " me "e". mhSn
nv tiIt !uf'1sN !.ii'' .'il' ,Nts 'u lslI's
i.n 'El.ss .,is" ~ H'.Y.ns F. y w. w.
pr ~ 'usl'S'ieeS w w TOlEeSsY @ NY, tLle
s.@r "l 1nt NI'"'S, fs H.e lanLs II, n,
Ste!'4s III sIS, .ue .l'illitS ot "r slo,.ltl
w w 'mcte'1sti., aa wafer Si,oll%l2 e lven
TteheyeE we surface u ,nts toe1i see"lS
1 uf!S. l! ~ severe GNNt weather lhief Oh
stlseIlhg or sihilitr covering siiou1u pe
EeI over ilie si;'sS 4"f !aG llr'ler pro,
@ trs'HH ot ,.n tny .n!Hs. .hnlN AflnetS ~ ;
.r'lSpnthE Hlres!ly q rom !le n!!rserf net'
70 where rue p.uits nfH !" reumh, nm
one e1m Mltorl!ies MNiTe- th nfS'
ilHTulou aS ginning me tneS't ietV''ee' Z,
Curing Hanns.Irg Z ale
\ New York farmer gives tile follow.
Ing AZ his rule, instead Of tile old way 1t
Salting them down: For preserving beef
, my recipe III six gallons of wiIter, nine
4 pounds OF salt, three pounlS of sugar.
one gallon Of lnoh'sses, itlrec; ounces Qf
saltpeter and one ounce Of saleratnS |
mix these ingredients anl heat TO boil.
! ing point, skimlhmg of MI the impurities.
VIII 'I," ,i pout ~ WI ny lhS''. u"
;nr tn- tho nmmnt If msOt I"t r~'% INV in
fla nnmnrtion4 Uiy.n nnJ nae a,m,n"l, "f nj
tIe mixture Ia cover tlo meat I w;sh
to preserve 7 .iinI fLnt t6is 5mcfhmi
'mn{ts the INN. an,l leave. iLr,n tE,1er
/ mi q iuicr : Thev never Wi 'IsrIHS7f T
leave tbs lIS,ns in The nickle from tM,r IN
six ws,,ks,t ,,c,or,ino, To tIe;y s;yr If
.takesl Ionn,r tn. cnre rIarre, bor,s tl,r II
does 1nnll ones. I always 1noye. .tl,e hams
after thry have been IN ihc l,ickJe thrrr
lays-take them o,,t md mex flIen over
THIS Ia necessary for when sthev, ',.rc
cl,sclv 3 ~ noeEed to;StbST y son,e % nSrts NJ Il H. H.
hams joGmt ,IT,Te a chance "a Ee Mono.
trnt,xl by Tia nirkley II keen beef 4, tlIa
saIpe way. exceut that j wo,,ld l,oiI ;,Tcr
tIo pieEle leforc warm weather in ~.
spriug, The finest Loms Nc over s,ia,rl
we're Of n p;p frozen with otl,er fr,.sI,
mcnt nhil 81 kent lin snrins md linn
put into n pickir iust i0pr enGngIt Ia
.ion, thrnirh -" s,.v tpn or twrIye ,idvs
Win, Il was, smoked nn,ll eat.,n > n Tj,s
MS sweet und render as a chicken ~;
/ w. NS--NN - a.