The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-23
Home and Farm.

Home and Farm.
/ y Western editor received letter
frcm a subscriber asking him to pub,
lish cure for apple-tree worms. He
replied tina. he could not suggest d
| cure until he knew what allied the
worms.
FRENCH FRYING BATTER, FOR VEG
ETAELEs. -Moisten little flour with
water, add pinch of salt, one spoon
! full OF olive oil; beat this mixture
well, and Just before using add the
white of an egg, beaten 10 stiii
tfroth.
The question of what to do with
West Point graduates is quite general
" discussed by the press, and possibly
we can throw no light on the subject
but there is need of an increased force
to combat the savage Colorado beetle
in this vicinity. Sentinel.
PEACH CoBBLER.-Make rich bis
cult crust; put it rolled thick around
the dish; put in layer of peaches,
then butter and sugar, with a very lit
the dish is full: cover with thick
crust, cut SHIT in the center, and
pour in boiling water unit! full; bake
in moderate oven.
Now ii ere is another man who thinks
he knows how to make hens Law, and
he communicates the process to one oi
the agricultural papers. II is in the
pF lnN oil hNs n
idiots say. When will the true nobility
Of a hen he understood: Hens are not
machines. They are reasonable, think
lag beings If there is one sight more
impressive than another, 1t is hen
thinking. IL you want to make hen
lay ret on her best side. Work on her
feeling. This can be done by studying
her nature, and learning her tastes.
This accomplished, go to work to show
her th6t you are her friend, and not \
grinding, grasping leech with no
higher ambition than worming eggs out
of her. When hen sees that you love
her and respect her, that you are truly
her friend, that you are in active SYM
pathy with her reachings out 70, the
indetinable in nature, she will Just turn
her toes In. tighten her jaws, and fair
ly fill the entire atmosphere with eggs.
You can't lay for q hen with food
tricks. A hen desplses concealment.
Dan1uyy Ne'rs.
THoRoUGHBRED V. COMMON SHEEP.
y farmer in this county, who is sup
posed to own as good common sheep
as anybody in this locality, sheared his
flock on the twenty third, and after
weighing the fieeces, found that each
sheep averaged two and half pounds.
Take the whole number of sheep in
this State, and they probably will not
average more than the above. Say
that wool is worth twenty cents per
pound, the profit from each sheep will
be fifty cents Take now an estimate
OF tleeces of the thoroughbred Merino
aud Cotswold, which will not aver
age less than eight pounds per
head - the net profits of each
sheep, fl so, or Sl.10 in favor
of the thoroughbred over the COM
mon stock. 1t is not, however, alto
getner iair to estimate the fleeces of
the two breeds at the same price, as it
is well known fact that the wool OF
the thoroughbred will command a
higher marketable value. Now it Gusts
the same to raise the thoroughbred as
the common sheep; the mutton of one
is as good as the other; the profits of
the wool of the thoroughbred is three
times greater than from the common.
Every farmer owning flock of sheep
should make 1t convenient to purchase
thoroughbred ram to improve the
quality and yield of his wool; such an
investment Will pay. - Southern Lice
Stock Journal.
TURNIPs. usual time for SOW
ing turnIps in this latitude is from the
tenth to the fifteenth of the present
month. We have known them sown
later and do well, though it Is not safe
TO risk IT. The Swedes and rutabaga
kinds ought to be sown still earlier.
The intermediate sorts, such as cow
horn and yellow stone, may be sown
by the end of the month or early in
September. New ground Is always
the best for this crop, but where it is
not convenient to sow them in this
kind of soil, then the next best must
be utilized. The most successful rails
ers of turnips we have ever known
were those who prepared their ground
some weeks beforehand by careful
blowing and stirring it frequently in
advance of sowing the seed. In this
way the soil was put into excellent
condition and the weeds thoroughly
conquered. This crop requires heavy
fertiliZing. There must be copious APP
plications of manure. Turnips are ex.
haustive, and therefore the soil must
be generously supported in producing
them. Cow manure we think the most
efficient, though manure of any sort
Will answer the purpose. We have,
in our experience, found drilling the
seed the best way to put them in. This
plan will double the production, in our
Judgment. OF course, here a large
crop is put out it will be necessary to
get small drilling machine for that
purpose. This will not cost much,
and ought TO be on every farm any
way.