The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-31
rIome aud Farm.

APPLE JAM.-Pare and quarter good
tart apples, and to every pound of the
uncooked apples take half a pound of
sugar. Make thick syrup of the sugar,
and add TO 1t the beaten white of one
egg. Boil 1t and skim well. Add the
apples and boil TO thick jam.
WARM SHELTER FOR Cows.-If you
have not warm shelter for cows, you
have not done your duty 10 yourself
nor to the poor dumb brutes God has
placed under your care. II you have
not a suitable COW house, go right TO
work, split out some boards for roof,
and put up some kind of house or
shed. A shed open on the south, but
made tight on the north or west, ON dry
ground, will answer very well There
is clear profit in taking good care of
cows giving milk; but now many there
are who are abundantiy able, who pro-
vIue their cows with nothing to cover
their backs from the pelting rain and
sleet. This neglect is both foolish and
wicked.
CATCHING Cold. - One chief danger
from colds is the exhausted state OF The
body that frat occurs, so 1t is not able
to resist uEfavorable influences. People
who are not very vigorous should avoid
over-exertion aad keep their strength up
to the highest point. Ii will help those
prone to cold to sleep all they can.
Another cause Of colds is eating too
heartily after days work, when there
are not forces enough to digest the food
and keep up the circulation. Eat
modera ely at night If you would avJId
a cold. 4 cold in its early stages may
be broken up BY hot foot baths,
warmth TO the body, especially 6 hot
pack or hot b tn in the middle of the
day, with much friction and quiet in a
ouIOTIaDIe rUUuI. IL Is not advisable
TO take hot bath at night in such
cases. When you have cold, don't
eat much "r wo k much unless ) on have
great phys cal Strength, when a hard
days work may be a good thing to
squzIiZe the circulation aud restore the
action to the skin, which always suffers
when one tax cold.
MAxpIs + II MILK PRoDUcERs. Our
report OF he Recent meeting ui TIE State
Dairymen's Association at Syracuse,
New York. contained an abstract Of the
valuable paper read @on that occasion
Oy Hon. GeHge Grddes, on the Sup.
pig oil Ciues and Villages With Pure
MIX" a copy Of this paper has been
kindly placed a. our disposal by Mr..
Geddes. We give beloE the conclud
ing passages at length. as they contain
The practical results of the experience
of the members of The Onondaga Coun-
" Milk Associa ION, on several inter-
esting points:
Some talk with these men enables me
70 state that they agree IN saying that
there ie no one breed of thoroughbred
COWS. that are as valuable for milk pro
duction, as cross bred animals bred
with tae express object of the produc-
ti0n Of the greatest quantity Of good
milk, aud that the best method Of pro-
curing good COWS is 70 breed and raise
them. HoIsteins and Ayrshires are
generally preferred for crosses on the
selected cows Of the country commonly
called natives.
Posture Of the best kind will produce
more milk Of the best quality than any
other feed A quart OF meal, twice {
day, Is worth something in promoting
gentleness.
Mixed grasses produce the best pas-
tnres, ana no differences IL dIscoyerabie
between the milk produced On the co.
called graia farms snd that produced
on farms devoted entirely 70 grass snd
pei .nanent pasture; but the milk from
high, DRY l.nds Is superior to that
from the loW lands-
Corn ssd o.fs. ground and mixed In
equal quantities, nsks tAs nost yains-