The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-12
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
nutrer aud IIartrr Making.

CAumue consists principally n get
ting the temperature ut the cream to th'
best point or degree, which is generally
conceded "a hc about SIXTY to sixty tW,
degrees. Tins is quite generally matter
Of guy,awark with the dairy woman, ano
performed iu "a hunFlng manner, often
DOING positive injury rather than bvnc
tiuug The practice ut setting the cream
jar uu ar near the stove ia hnd, as one
side may bee very hot while tho other II
Vet frozen. 4 much better way IN, when
the cream hHa become sufficiently sourrd
the Stone jars or tin pals containing II
should be surrounded with water and
brought gradually to the proper temPen'
turc. The Wutvr gives a more uniform
distribution of the heat tu all sides, and
II the cream is stirred while warming Il
viii bc all the better. IL should then be
cmpticd u the chum and churued
There are those who prefer ia chuu
their cream sweet. especially when M
tended for Immediate use, as the flavor
uf the butter l4 different from butter
chumtl from -uur cream, and they pre-
fer that flavor but for butter intended
for future consumption tAv swcet-crcnm
butter viii mot stand up sn well nor hold
lis flavor %, long a- butter frum sour
cream "a corresponding change viii soon
take plac, lu the butter II not allowed a.
IN the cream before yhumlug The prlu-
ciulr la ,hr same as lu cheese making.
NJ curi il hy o. work until acidlty ID
properly developed The good bread
maker haa AyT oven hut and puts her
luayrs lu o. bake "a, soon as they are
light enough and ready delay viii IN
lure them. 81 should the butter maker
have her chum dasher Topping AS soon
as thc cream lis IN proper condition.
but We must not forget that while We
are getting uur cream ready We ought "a
he al,u preparing our churu for use. We
need first plenty ~ hut water o. give II a
thorough sgAllug. or course II Was ret
away clean. hut then IL needs the hot
water Ia ,aak lt mp well, and after that
ta hr cuu.ra and rlused with cold water.
ur else the pore, uf the wnod being open
and dry viii he fiilci with the cream,
and the butter wall stick 'u it and Il Will
bv next % impossible to cleanse again
when through. When we'll soaked the
pores ut the Wooi are tlllrl with water.
aui the cream cannot enter them. II
allowed tn enter them once Il Wlll he
very apt tn stay there and suddenly
vuur cAuru ls smelling sour and bad,
and something Is wrong with the haNur
ui yulr butter. Have your clum well
scallyi and r.usei a., last thing before
pouring .n yuur cream. II culuuug In io
he added 90 butter, the best way ls to
Introduce It into thc cream. Ii can be
dome her, equally as Well as in tho but
ter. and with less trouble. and although
/ am the patyutee az o., Epud au artificial
culurue as l- made. still | recommend,
Il possible, that thr color ho always
natural and pr,luc,l directly frnm the
fcrl which tie animal receives. Ii cvr-
talu.y cau hy done just ar well this way
with FI4ss ur grain, ur buth. and then
Won have genuine article ia place II an
imitation.
Nh-orbcuG, la NaHurr.
When luauurrs are lclt uvcra season 20
drcamrr-,. SAYS +. B. Miner iu the
World. ahsarnyuts 81 the ammonia
in thym arr alvavs beneficial Plaster
IL decidedly the bees, absorbent - the
gases 10 a manure pale that in known 10
exist. a-d B, may hc spruAlri among
tho mausry HlyH iAr pile ls made uui
much. -ay % barrel yf plaster tn what
manure ,sa head ut cattle VIII make lu "a
ressuu I-mr las % tendency tn rpt the
gases .aww.uaE fgrri and 8! should
never bH u..i .u tlr compost heap, o1-
crpi when Mura coarse matter ls "a Ice
jgc1mua Nur are ..hc~ ~ any hsuc-
ht o. the heap, over their value when
used alone. Swamp muck ls good. 4
placed u alternate layers ut manure and
muck through ,ho heap aud LETT % season
90 dccuuruss uuI unite All compost
heaps shauli D.. ma.iy With their tops fiat,
or little cuucayr. ta catch the rains 10
keep the heaps moist. lu England the
system uf composing ls earned o. per
frriIou. They pack their manure IN "h-
long heaps. Uud shovel them over two or
three times during the summer - has
zen decomposition. and apply such fine
mauurrs a. thc.r lands the next season.
Here We cauuu; sa well afford the labor
II cumpastlug ID that manner; cnuso-
qucutlv many farmers apply all their
stable dung % their lands fresh and
some crops. however.
require well rHttoI mauurcs % grow IN
perfection. aui every farmer may profit
ably have % small compost heap o. sup
ply HIM with fine manure whore Il n
most needed.
Questions and Answers.
What kind of millct is the best 20 SOW
IN eastern North CarDliua2
Tho seed Of the common mlllot. which
can bc obtained NJ amy seed store.
How are the breeds of sheep in this
country classified
There are three general breeds Of
sheep IN TINS country long woods, mid
die woods and fine vools Under the
first come LnIccstcrs and Coiswolds !;
under the sccpud-which are specially
mutton sheep, producing q small amount
of wool-comc Sluthdowus. Lincoln and
others. and under tho third are three
families, VIZ. French, Spanish and
SilcsIan mcrlnucs.
What then are the so-callcd American
mcriuocs ?
The American merino is the result Of
the three varieties above described;
they have been bred together until they
have produced what is now known ms the
American mcrino. which for
weight and fleece are not 81 hc cICollcd.
This breed is rather small. with r clean
head and broad. sound body; the fleece
is long, fine, thick set, white and extends
over the whole body down to the hoof.
Black Teeth in Hogs.
The subject Of black teeth in coming
mp again. ono member Of the American
farmers club said that these teeth, which
are small. come ont of placo--nrc in other
words "cXtras, and all that there is to
be done is 10 take them ont.
4 farmer from Now Jersey, who had
seen black teeth in hogs from boyhood,
had never heard Of their causing any i'll
effects, and did not believe it necessary
to even extract them. He Thought they
are the embryo so to speak, of the tusks
that grow in wild hogs.
A stranger present gave II rs his opin-
ION that these teeth are not Of the least
II hogs falls sick and
the owner docs not divine the cause, and
the animal possesses thrco black teeth,
they are thought 10 bc the occasion of
all the trouble. but he did not believe
they had any effect whatsoever.
McdicnI Hints.
MARSH -MALLow LozENGEs. Powder
cd marsh-mnllow root, two ounces /;
powdered sugar. fourteen ounces !;
of tragacanth, made with orange
flower water 10 proper conslstcnce. A
good remedy for coughs.
A CHEAP BUT LITTLE KNOWN DIsIN-
Il,,t f.,,. t.r,-gfalp Of ,I1 70