Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-25
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

The worst cases of scratches can
be cured by the following remedy:
Wash the parts affected in warm cas-
tile soapsuds and wipe as dry as pos
sible then battle freely with glycerine
and rub with the hand unit. nearly
dry. Y. Herald
81. NJ" in Gardeners Monthly,
alludes to the practice in England of
growing the Gala in the basins of
fountains, remaining there winter and
summer, the water not freezing to the
roots. Here the flowers are unusually
fine. This may serve us a hint to
those who do not succeed in getting
this magnificent plant to bloom freely.
1t needs plenty of water.
Charles Downing asks why lime
is used in a wash for trees, and adj
vises the use Of soft-soap, which is al
ways at hand. Scrape off rough bark
before using. If the trees are washed
every year no rough bark will appear.
Thomas Meehan says that linseed oil
is the best thing he knows of to wash
trees with. 1t is put on with brush
or cloth, and will kill all insects. 1t
is also said that it will prevent blight
in the pear. The cost Of trying it is not
much. Detroit Tribune.
ID. d. Sprague gives the following
prescription Tor the destruction of the
canker-worm: Procure u small force
pump, such as is used in washing win
doWs. buggies, etc, put upon the hose
a new nozzle With two or more valves,
according to the height of the trees,
the object being to throw the streams
above SO that it may settle in the form
of a spray, as there viii be less waste
in wetting the tree in still day. Make
a solution of one teaspoonful of Paris
green Of not pure use more to about
ten quarts of water and throw it
upon the trees when the worms are at
work. More than one application may
be necessary.
No garden should be without a
collection of herbs for uses as food
and medicine. Rue, worii wood. tan
sy, fennel. dill. sage, summer and win
ter savory, lavender, thyme, spear
mint, peppermint, hoarhound, cat
mint, sweet maljorum, sweet basil,
carraway, anise, Gives, coriander, etc.
A separate plat of ground should al
ways be kept for the aboye-named
and other plants of a similar nature.
The soil should be made deep and good
by taking away poor ground and re-
placing ii with fresh loan or leaf mold.
No manure should be used, but the
ground should be kept loose and clean
of weeds. -Pructicd} Farmer.
Many farmers make a great mis-
take by starting IN for heavy spring
work with their horses too fat. Dur
ing winter, when horses are doing but
little. feed light. mostly coarse feed,
allowing horses to run out during
pleasant days. Do not commence to
feed much grain until you commence
work; then gradually increase the
feed until as much is given at a feed
as the horse will eat, giving, as often
as once a week, a handful of salt and
wood ashes mixed, or. when conven-
lent, have small box fastened along
side the feed box, in which keep con-
tinuallv salt and ashes where the hor'
can get it, No horse will eat enough
to hurt him of the salt and ashes. BY
following the above directions your
horses will shed off clean in from -four
to eight days and viii be'in better con
dition at the end of spring work than
when they commenced. --Nebrdska
Farmer.
-Rhubarb Pie. Into three cups of
-four sift one teaspoonful of salt and
one heaping teaspoonful of baking
powder. With knife chop into this
one-half cupful Of lard and the same
quantity of butter; sprinkle over it
one small cupful of ice water. and
mix into dough. still using the knife;
press together and set away In a cold
place ION ice if you have III for an
hour. then line your plates, first dust
iny them with -four, and put IN the
pie-pIant, skinned and sliced; when
half full. put in the sugar according TO
the size of the pie and your own taste.
Mix thoroughly through each cup of
sugar that you use, one teaspoonfui OF
-four: add the rest of the fruit and fill
the plate very full, as 1t shrlnks IN
! cooking. Make the top crust one-half
| inch larger all around than the plate,
4 cut the center as usual; with a knife
| tuck the edge of the upper crust be-
! tween the plate and lower crust, and
press the edges together with fork ;
! this prevents thu escape of the juice.
Glaze the top with the white and a
little of the yelk of an egg (beat well
and apply with brush or swab kept
purposely for this. and bake until the
/ lower crust is thoroughly done. Serve
when partly COD. Fruit pies are not
50 good the second day.