The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-19
HIoIIIe ana Farm.

w nilE JAKE. - w mics OF ten eggs,
one cup at butter, two cups sugar,
three cups -four, two teaspoons of
cream tartar siftcd with the fur, one
levelcd tcaspoonful of soda.
SooT Save the SCOT that falls from
the chimneys when they are cleaned.
A pint Of SCOT TO a paiifull of water
will make a liquid manure of the great
est value for flower beds and plants of
all kinds.
SETTING EGGs.--Sprinkle the eggs
with water when the hen is off feed
ing for seven or eight days before the
eggs hatch. 1t will prevent the chicks
from being found dead in the shell.
GERANIUMs. "A French horticultu
raj society recommends novel mode Of
insuring the luxuriant growth of gera-
NUNS and pelargopiums. 1t simply
requires watering the plants once a
week with solution of $50 grains of
CIV IN about two gallons of water.
LEMON PIE. - Take the yolks OF
three eggs, one tuD of sugar, one cup
of water, one tablespoonful of -four,
the JUICE and grated rind of one lemon
stir all up together; bake as custard
then beat the whites Of three eggs to o
froth, add three tablespoonfuls of SUI
gar, put on top, bake light brown.
CREAM STARCH CAKE Whites OF
seven eggs, two cups sugar, cup OF
starch, one cup cream, one cup butter,
two cups flour, one-half teaspoonful
soda, one-fourth teaspoonful cream tar.
ter; DISSOLVE the starch in cream, beat
the sugar and butter to a cream first,
then add the cream and starch, Their
flour, then eggs; dissolve the soda and
| cream tartar In cream.
SHEEP.-The right way to keep sheer
is to keep them in the best manner
| to keep only so many as to have the
best care aud attention, so as to give
the largest weight of fleece possible
The right way is to Gull out the poo
ones yearly, those with the light aeeces
those that are getting advanced il
years, and put them in u separate pas.
ture, and fatten them for the butcher
The balance will do better, aud gIvt
more weight Of fleece by this careful
culling.
PAsTURAGE.-Orc grass. Ken
lucky blue grass, and whit clover
and, if the ground is low OF : is, ado
rcd-top, and you have the finest lnC
most productive pasture known an M
extensive stock growers, as it require
no resceding, but improves in quantlt,
and quality, carrying more stock eacl
succeeding year, invaluable for wood
and pastures, and should be eXten
Sively sown in the burnt forests. Leav
ing out the orchard grass Gas it is to,
rank aud rapid II grower, you hav
the best mixture that can be formed 70
lawns, etc.
MANURE FOR FRUIT TREES. The
Western New York Horticultural So
ciety lately discussed the question o
manure for fruit trees. One membe
said that he had used superphosphat
Of lime with good results. Anothe
member said that he had seen NOR
benefit resulting from superphosphat
the second year than the first, cspe
cial'y when the first was dry season
Another member preferred wood ashes
He once used 1900 bushels of leache'
ashes on the sandy soil of his orchard
and vineyard with very. great advan
tagc, applying it ut the rate Of 30t
bushels per acre. TIE quality as wei
as the size and yield of fruit was YER
much improved.
EARLY HAY.-"Ofa truth and veri
ity," as the Quakers say, 1--WE hav,
found by practical test that early Gu
hay we'll cured is decidedly the hes
food for dairy stock, pong much fun
Their when fed and producing bette
product of milk, and Consequent!
butter. 1t keeps stock in finer condi
ton than hay that is cut after bein
matured or ripened. AS early as til
middle OF June, sometimes before, W
have praciiced opening the hay har
vest, and find when feeding that tn
earliest cut is preferred to the later b
all the stock. When first putting tbi
plan of cutting hay early into practic
the neighbers, all old farmers, locke,
askance with ipcredulous eyes, pre-
dieting il! results; but upon noting III
facts in the case, have fallen in wit
the practice with hearty good will. ~
Correspondence 0hie Farmer.