The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-16
HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.

Economy means cutting downnead-
Ia expenses and buying only the
lly necessary things, It the same
llllo Increasing and developing to the
utmost all sources If profitable income.
Connecticut farmers are hiring
fy6Aif hands for the summer season, at
11e to go per month, with board.
Nightee4 Nrae -
- pfi1b, - conn or lab rerd ar
very ~
To restore old Hs8yUqfp4fea
thick mucilage byiboilHgYa bird ~ Of
fiaxseed; add a listleA &ssofEed 46ap;
then, when the mixture eoels, with q
Ltl6(6 Of white flannelswipe the gloves,
previously fitted to the hand. Use
only enough of the clai7er tk&kdA
the dirt, without wettjd) hrRth
ss4fo make corn meal PONIES, take
y; s:si i,sssll3}WsEks5a9
flour; . good pinch of salt; one cupful
Of good sweet yeast ss6et 10 Esai in the
incoming (if wanted for supper), and
fttSd the sponge is light stir in three
eggs well beaten, one half cupfpAo RI
molasses and q small lump r H3Eer
melted. Let it stand another of
twesrand bake in gem pans. ta Re
lnHfease well and heat hefoze diop-
Il in the batter. BaR0s S1st half
an hour in a quick oYepa-~s{sa set
of gem pans does q sufficient
quantity at one tn&R2o ds, | use any
az tea and coffeeE &ups that are
Clipped or Xit&.pf6ken handles,
ja4J out Of d 4 arn out in just as
pretty .shatIts md ssnen only the one
bskipgj ary.-Bessie Burton in
Agricultural writ fined to
recommend small farms. As well ads
small sssls. Hseer6 1smsi ia1fd
paid for and well managed than to owe
for a large one without the means to
work it well.R stsfA farWer is sAlsetQ
own a laegeAfrrhA and has the ebility
q manage it, no one need to waste any
sympathy on In. %Large EaffnH ne
often poorly farmed, so are small ones.
The difficulty is not SO much with the
size of the farm as with the eapacity of
the farmer. Good farming can be done
just as well and more economically on
q large farm than on a small. one.
Teams, implements and farm hands
can be used to Better advantage on The
\ large farms, for the farmer can afford
Ito have a variety suited to his needs. 1t
isfoolish to seek TO get a large farm
just for the sake of room, but il the
large area is fully utilized then we see
no objection to it.-Husbamdnaap.
-InasmucH al every farmers wife
must have the ordering and arrange
ment of three meals a day for 365 days
lin the year and as a good supply of
Observation-Disclosures necessary II
secure q good variety with the adyisa-
BILE changes, VIC gladly give plabe t.
thesfollowing suggestion from a farm
crss wife, as to what may sprdperly
come within the limits of a good farm
| eT's garden: Butter beans for early use,
early and late beets, early and late cab
bage, carrots for soups, celery for fall
and winter use, corn planted at inter-
Efvek for a long season, .cucumbers fer
tetRly use and for pickles. lettuce the
whole summer long, musk andiwater-
melons for their season, asparagus and
pie-plant in permanent beds, onions
fer the whole year, parsley for flavor
ing and g%arnishing, peppers for various
purposes. parsnips and satisfy for late
fall and early spring use, pease sown
at intervals so as to make a long sea-
son, squashes both summer and winter,
spinach for greens and tomatoes for
all sorts of uses. This is quite an ar
ray; but there is no reason why nearly
all of the sorts may not be grown in
every garden on the farm, and what a
delightful choice the housewife could
have in the planning of the endless