Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-11-28
FARM AND HOME.

take them out, put IN a pan, and set IN
the oven till they are Il light brown
How TO CLEAN FLAT lRoNs.-The
best way TO clean fiat irons is to take
small, clean board, put coarse table salt
on, and rub the irons thoroughly on
that, then wax them and wipe them ON
a clean cloth. This will make the face
smooth.
TO BolL POTATOES --put the pot ON
first, with sufficient water. Wash the
potatoes twice To he sure they are clean.
When the water boilS drop them in, and
cook over a brisk fire till done; then
pour off the water uncover them, and
set ON the stove n minute or two before
taking out,
WASHING OuLCLoTHs.-mw washing oil
cloths never use any soap or n scrub.
brush, 1t will destroy in II short time
an oil-cloth that should last for wears.
\ Use instead warm water and soft cloth
/ of flannel and wipe oil with water and
skim milk Keep the best of soap ON
hand but 10y fair trial il will he seen
| that full two-thirds more soap is used
| than is beneficial.
/ MoLAssES FRUIT CAKE.--One pound
OF sugar and three-quarters of a pound
of butter, beaten to a cream. Slightly
warm two cups of molaSscS and mix
well with the butter and sugar; next
the well-bcaten yolks of six eggs and
half cup Of sour cream; one tea
spoonful of cinnamon and one of cloves F..
| one teaspoonful of ginger. if desired;
two pounds of sifted flour with the
well-heaten whites Of six eggs one
| heaping tcaspoonful Of soda, dissolved
in hot water, and at the last one pound
Of raisins, seeded and chopped; one
pound of currants, well washed and
dried. Flour the fruit well before mix
ing, Bake in two bread pans in Il slow
oven.
CoTroN-Woop lREEs.--A member Of
the American Institute Farmers Club,
ut recent meeting said he desired to
speak good word for the cottonwood,
which wonderful tree is fast commend
inc itself To western farmers, ON account
of its exceedingly rapid growth and the
y reluctance with which it dies He could
mot understand why this tree, So easily
cultivated and SO useful, has not been
adopted in the Eastern states. The
cuttings can bc obtained from nursery
men west. ut a small cost The cotton
wood not only furnishes good fuel in a
short time, but makes shade tree I'm.
surpassed for cattle.
GApEs IN CHICKENS. In Il recent con
; vcrsation with an experienced chicken
grower, he informed me that he had
been very successful in conquoring that
precarious disease in his Young fowl,
by the application Of air-slaIlcd lime
As soon Us Il manifestation of gapes II
his fowls appears, he confines his chick
ems in Il box, one mt n time, sufficiently
,, large to contain the bird and places =
coarse piece of cotton or linen cloth
over the TOP. Upon this he places the
pulverized lime, and taps the screel
+, sufficiently to cause the lime to ial
through. This lime dust the fowl IN
hales and causes il to sncc2o, and IN 4
, short time the cause of the gapcs il
! thrown out in the form of II shiny mas
! or masses of worms, which had aCcu
: mulated in the windpipe and smalle
air vessels. This remedy, he consid
ers, superior TO any he has ever tried
and he seldom fails to effect pcrlcc
cure.
MONEY IN SWEET CoRN-An Obi,
farmer grows over 500 acres of this crol
; annually. The drying house employ
over fifty persons The fresh ears ar
steamed five minutes to set the milk;
the grain is then cut off rapidly will
cutters having concave faces; thel
spread on perforated zinc tables, AM
heat applied four or five hours from
long furnaces, stirring constantly; the
= packed in barrels, three bushels each
for shipment. Great care is require,
to have the corn Of the right age, ant
to have it dried enough to keep wei
Four bushels of corn on the cob max
one bushcl dried, the wholesale price o
which is $50 to SD per barrel.
SrEAuING FODDER FOR SHEEP.-A farm
er in Ohio who has experimental eXtcn
sively in feeding sheep, ~ IS reported
selected 3 0 ewes and divided them int
two equal numbers and a. nearly cqua
, in size. weight. age and condition a- b,
could get them. One lot Of $50 wa
/, placed i'm one surd and received liberia
rations of clover, hay and sheaf oats
The other lot Of $50 was placed in Z
neichboring she'd, and fed twice "a day
with steamed cOrn-ioddcr, cat 70 three
. quarters of an inch in lcugtb, miXcC
with two bushels Of bran. and wet down
/ with boiler-watcr-a the rate Of ont
bushel Of the mixed feed to ten sheep
Before beginning each lot was weighed
ON u set Of stock scales conveniently
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