The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-07-19

Col. Scott says that, a far Is practi-
cable, hay should Be cured the day it y
cut, and put mp in cocks for the night.
The next day, II the weather be favora-
BILE, open it out. turn it over, and take it
to the baxn or stack.
The cest way to pillow nead-lands Is to
leave strips Of untouched lands at the
sides rs well as at the ends of the field,
all of equal width, and then finish the
whole by going round with one continu-
Gus furrow until it is completed close to
the fence, thus avoiding the treading
down OF newly -plowed land.-Ioica State
Register.
TO stuff tomatoes, cut thin slice
from the upper part of smooth, ripe
tomato; do not peel; take out all Of the
inside and chop it first; fry Gerry little
chopped onion in some butter, and when
1t is turning yellow add the chopped to-
mato and few fine bread crumbs; stir
well; season with salt, pepper, and little
chopped parsley-both this and the onion
can be omitted if not liked Simmer q
minute and I'LL the tomato with the mix
ture. Place in q pan; fit each top on its
own tomato and bake for an hour or until
light brown.
years has proved the following recipe an
entirely reliable protection against moths:
| Take one gill alcohol, one gill spirits of
| turpentine, mix, and dissolve therein one
ounce of camphor. Keep in stoppered
glass vessel, and shake well before using.
With this mixture wet some blotting
paper, roll into a ball and put into the
| box or drawer where the fur to be pro-
| tected will be kept; the fur should be
wrapped in linen. Wardrobes containing
clothing should also be provided with
these paper balls, the smell of which will
drive away and kill all moths, but quickly
disappear on exposure to the air. This
procedure should be repeated every year.
I-Amate1r Artisan.
Plaster of Paris is highly recon-
| mended by some who have tried it for
bugs that infest vines. A correspon Gent
of the New York Tribune says: Having
often seen inquiries in your columns for
something to keep bugs off squashes and
melons, and having tried everything
ever heard of, and found ct last what
seems to be, here, at least, a sure cure,
wish you to help me to make it known.
| Nearly two years since, while talking
with friend of the ravages of the bugs,
she said: I" Have you ever used plaster of
Paris! We used it last season, and it
| worked we'll" Of course we took the
hint. and that season, 1878, we saved our
cucumbers and squashes with tive had
no melons. Last summer we used it on
melons, summer and winter squashes and
cucumbers with very satisfactory results.
Now for the process. Get your plaster of
Paris at marble shop, where you will
find it the best and cheapest. Watch
your vines closely, and When the leaves
have grown large enough to please
the striped bug, go out early in the morn
ing while the dew is on, taking basin
for your plaster, get On the windward side
of the vines, and sprinkle the powder
carefully over them till they are well
| whitened. If there are striped bugs on
them you will see them double up and
roll off In very disguised manner. 1t is
Just as good for the large black bug. The
vines must be watched and gone over
after every shower, as the wind and rain
will wash most of the plaster off Don't
fancy that gypsum, or plaster as it is
called here and in many other places, will
do. 1t will not. Plaster of Paris is the
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