The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-04-21
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.



iul chopped apples, onc.half cupful
sugar, two eggs, two large tablcspoonfuls
Of Hour, onc.halfpound misins, spices to
taste; baked in q hot oven for two hours.
KEEPING CARPETS GND FURSrrURg.-
Carpets and furniture can be entirely pre-.
tected from moth by care, cleanliness and
Nice carpets should be
well beaten tp rymDvC dust and moth;
papers wet with spirits Of turpCntine
should be placed over the seats nnd backs
Oi stuffed furniture and the whole scwcd
up in cloth. The most delicate mate.
rial will not he injured by applying tur.
pcntinc in this way. For carpets free
use Of tobacco Leaf or stem. is desirable.
Papers dipped in turpcntinc here and
there will do their share, and for outside
packing each carpet should be sewcd in
burlap.
REMOVING TEA STAINS. The stains
will come ont Of bufr linen lunch cloth
by being put in the boilcrin Il suds made
Of two pallfnls of water, Il tcAcupiul Of
soft soap and u tablespoonful Of the
Magical Mixture" for washing. Let
these ingredients boil together five min.
utcs; then put the boiler on the corner
Of the range aud put the cloth in. Stir.
ring it around, but not letting it boil.
The color will not be injured in tue least
by this process.
VEAL PIE.-Threc and Il half pounds
breast Of veal, cut in small pieces, placed
in hot frying.pan, with n quarter Of Il
cupiul Of fat; Try quickly each side To a
rich brown, then turn into u pot, with
enough boiling water TO cover il; add
one small white onion, one hcaping table
spoonful grated carrot, one traspoonful
thyme, salt and pepper to tastc; cool; I'LL
very tender; add piece OF butter the
size Oi large walnut and sufficient
Drowned flour to thickcn the gravy; boil
well, aud turn into a baking pan or dish.
the sides Of which have been lined with
paste; place small cup upside down in
the center To keep up the upper crust,
which should be half an inch thick, The
under crust to meat pies is apt to he slacl.
baked. therefore it is frequently omitted.
To REcooK CoLD Fresh FIsH.-Pick
up in flakes any cold fish, boiled, bnnilcd
or fried; brown some butter, add To il n
pinch II grated nutmeg aud few whole
pepper comS. n little minced parsley, and
one onion, with tablespoonful salad oil;
stir the fish in this sauce. and when dish.
ci squeeze the juice Of lemon over it.
Tue Orchard.
WHAT IL GEAFTISG Almost every
one knows that a cutting, or piece Of the
stem, 0i many plants, il placed IN tie
soil, will take root, grow, AMI become
Il new plant. In grating, VT take Il
piece OF stem, and instead Of putting il
in the soil, We plant it in the branch Of
another tree. Let us saw oil branch
Uf nn apple tree, and tukc twig, say ns
large as 4 lead pencil from another
apple tree, whittlc the lower end Of ittua
clamfcror half Of n wedge, for an inch or
more, then carefully, bymcansufawel
push the bark Of the branch away from
thcwUOd, andslip thctwig itscutunrt
between the bark and wood.
coyrrall the cut parts with some kind II
M air.tight plaster. We shall essentially
plaut the twig on the branch. It Will
not take root, but wool will form and
unite the two. putting the twig in cum.
with the roots Of the trfe
This is one kind Of grntting, but a kind
not suited to general use, though il
illustrates the principle.
Why DO VIZ GRAFT TO plant tvirs
Of 4 kind oil iruit that We know anI want.
upon the roots Of kind that We know
nOtiingabout, or of m undesirable kind.
In the nursery, seeds oi unknown kinds
Of apples, pears, etc, are s0wn; il these
were allowed to grow up. they would in
ten or mon years bear fruit, hut very
likely poor fruit, and each Seeding dif.
fcrcnt. The uurscrymau takes up these
young trees, cuts them nearly 10 the
root, and gratis, or plants on them A
twig Of a well tested and valuable kind
This is the usual way Of making appls
trees in the nurseries. II the seeding
tree Is allowed to grow up and brnnch.
then Il graft may be put in each branch,
all the rest Of the tree being cut away
allowing the growth from the gratis 10
form the head.-Igricul,rie,.
Two Hundred IEE-n Year.
+. +. H., Of Lowell, Mass writes.
" My poultry have not laid more tban
IN egg every third day. would like to
know by what kind Of management or
care | can get over 200 eggs in wear:
mine don't lay more than l2j each in A
year. | feed them well. "
Reply-Onc hundred and tweaty.fiyc
eggs in a year is a very fair production
for hen. This is abou. seventeen
pounds, and probably four times thc
weight Of the hen herself. Al twenty
cents dozen these are worth twndollari
and to feed the hen should not cost more
than one dollar, leaving one dollar profit
which is doing very well. Hens that Law
200 eggs year, that is two in three days--
leaving ont Suniny-without s,op6iur
are often talked and Dragged about. but
are very rarely found. One hundred
and twenty-five year is one egg every
third day, winter and summer, and il
must he an unreasonable pcrson that
would expect hen to do more than thnt,
Hens should not be fell all they will cat,
\ quarter 0t u pint Of food lav is
enough. They shoull have some OK.
crclsc, and plenty Of grass nnl clover in
the summer, and il fCd to much they
will not forage for themselves. On tile
whole, your hens do pretty well.