The Lake County star., 1877-05-24

EARLY Cur HAY.-It may not be
generally known that some OF the ad-
vanced farmers of the Eastern States
have begun 10 cut their grass before
the first bloom and to cure 1t In light
kinr0ws as much as possible, thus
6kying the aroma and color and maj NJ
amply cured grass. With such food
~ this for their COWS they make" June
butter' In midwinter and have grass
fed COWS all the year. BY taking of
such ali early crop they give the grass
. chance TO make still heavier cut
ting later I'm the season. They also
secure one crop before and the other
after the usual grain harvest and are
In shape to take all advantage of the
weather az IL comes. Analysis shows
that there is muclr-more nutriment In
grass that contains all Its natural juices
fRae fibre, coStrs4 SSiss sS Common aU S be-.
lief that the latter contains more Sub
stance" Besides, II cut before the
f0Ymati0uQfvRdx viii not the soil and
the plant be less exhausted II 60,
then we shall be subsisting our live
stock largely from the Iodean Of air
that .surrpunds us and the wealth Of
which we can never exhaust, >, >
LoNa CREbIfs. !" iis ,
A great deal has been said IN agricul-
tural papers OF late about theIimpolicy
of running up, store bills,, and living
on credit, but very little Is said about
dealing at stores where credit ID free
ly given.1 IT 10 very littley use for one
man to pay cash for what he gets, so
far as getting things cheaply is con-
csrned, 20 long a. all around, him are
getting credit. 1t mayssve, him from
running into needless expenditures,
and that II all. m the cash paying
man deals ut . o. place where much
credit In given, be will have to pay .
part OF the bad debts. A contemporary
well says: l3n,'aH y ".
, Weihavet found, by inquiry among
many retail dealers In this. city, that
such houses as are In the habit of al
lowing credit to their customers, from
six months to, one year, add on an
average Of at least ten per cent. to the
cash price. And this must be 80, be-
cause the dealer cannot afford to lose
the interest on his money and take the
risk Of afailure OF payment offs portion,
which Is inevitable. Another fact for
debtors, especially Of wine merchants,
tobacco-sellers, and tailors, IL worth
remembering; and that Is that, where
one Of these dealers gives credit, he
calculates that Q certain percentage Of
the debts will never be paid, and this
percentage Is necessarily added to the
charges made to all customers, both
time and cash. There are multitudes
of other Dement'S, which will suggest
themselves to any thoughtful person,
all accruing by the prompt cash ays-
tenn. co., .r g14y
~, =. A coNvENIENT DEVICE ,,,' .gs'
for the farmer, small poulterer. or cot
tager, who desires to keep but one flock
of fowls upon his premises, 10 to have
q single cock Tor two Of the same vari-
ety. and breed them to . clutch or
nOn-sitting hens, say Of the LeghOrEs
or Black Spanish, fOr eggs, with a few
Asiatic hens to use as incubat0rs. This
plan may be adopted to advantage
where the fowl quarters are limited;
and the cooks being pure.bred, like one
of the above-suggested variety Of hens
only, will afford eggs for hatching that
are pure of course, which may be
chosen by the owner ia, set under the
COchinso or Brahmas, while
the others (non-sitters) will furnish
eggs In the season withOutinterruptiOn,
for family uses or for market. Tha.
eggs, as they are laid away, may be
easily distinguished-One sort laying
white and the other hens colored
shelled eggs. And there being but one
kind of cock with the flock. there need
be no difficulty in determining which
sort may be preferred, or what the eggs
are when gathered. a-o. afu sls~
Horse-shOes made of Bessemer steel
are said to be very superior to those
made of iron. They will last more
than twiceas long, are lighter to horses,
and when bought by weight come
cheaper than iron ones. .,.,..-.
it upon dish; lay all over 1t Jumps
Of Jelly, or preserved fruit Of any kind:
Beat the whites Of three eggs to d stiff
froth, add q littlesugar and favor with
what you please. Add 10 this when
beaten very stiff, about tablespoonful
of rich cream < drop IT. over the rice,
and 1t gives appearance OF o rock
Of snow. A ~ry elegant and tasty"
dish.
RICE MERINoUE.-( Pronounced
Meerang. .)-One cupfhl. rice, boil In
one pint Of water, add one pint milk,
yolks Of three eggs, Juice End grated
rind Of one lemon, sugar to taste. AT
ter baking, beat whites Of the eggs to
q stiff frOth, add. one ,cupful white
sugar, spread over the pudding and
brown In the oven,
SNOWFLAKE CREAM.-Put In o stew
pan four ounces of ground rice, two
ounces sugar, q few drops Of.the essence
of almonds, or, any other essence you
choose, with two ounces OF fresh butter;
add one quart of milk, boil from fifteen
to twenty minutes,J till 1t forms a
smooth substance, though nottoo thick;
then pour in q mould previously oiled,
and serve when cold /; re will turn out
like Jelly. IT no mould, put I'm cups or
q pie-dish. The rice had better be done
q little too much. than under DONE h.
A correspondent of the Scientific
American says that sunfiower seed fed
to horses in halfpiht doses aida diges-
ton and acts as q mild laxative. 1t
gives relief to horses with the heaves,
and Is valuable for horses whose lungs
have been affected by pneumonia. u
The shipment of horses from this
country to Europe ,is becominga fea-
ture of our trade hardly less marked
than the shipment Of dressed meats,
and shows clearly that the true road
to prosperity in this country rs by de-
velOping our agricultural interests. ~
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