The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-05-30


Useful aud Sugg.sn,s9
NoOne thing adds 80 much TO the pro.
Htableness and selling advantages Of q
farm ~ fruit aud shade trees
TO WASH CHAMoIs SKIvs,-W Wash in
cold water with plenty of soap and rinse
well in clear, cold water; thus treated
the skins will never be hard, but soft and
I piiable
\ New ENGLAND farmer hired a mar
who proved very expensive help, as, in a
months time, he dried up the cows
nearlya third, " simply by kicking and
sColding,"
INDIAN PCDDlNG,-On HatCup yellow
Indian meal one quart boiling milk
poured upon II allow 1t to cool add
two eggs well beaten, and one tca9pOonfll
baking powder a mcrlnguc top IT liked
bake twenty minutes,
SUGAR GlNGERnREAp~-tou egga,
one and = halt cups sugar, one cup hut,
ter, one tcaspOOnnl Of sugar, one tea
spoonful Oicream Of tar, and one.half tea
spoonful OF soda; mix soft, roll out and
sprinkle sugar on top, then cut in
squares.
Fax SEED LEMoNADL.-pou quart
Of boiling water on halt n cupful of whole
fax seed, add q dozen Of raisins, the luicp
Of two lemons and n little ~IicOrice root
shredded fine. Sweeten to taste let all
CONT to a boil, then yet away in covered
pitcher for a couple OF hours, This is an
excellent remedy for cold, and very
paIatable IN well,
MAZE your farm - valuable 10y con,
slant improvement, skiIltuI culture, good
fruit, ornamental 5hrubbery and pleasant
surroundings that no money will tempt
Won to leave it, We think ii should be the
settled purpose of every young mar to
put down his stakes for life, to make a
permanent home which he will never
wish to part with till he IN called to the
better land.
FARMERS who live in sparsely.settled
districts, Astounding in large dry pas
lures, can afford to give the time of a
faithful and intelligent lad the whole
summer through, to be devoted excIu,
sively to rearing turkeys. The young
br0Ods must be watched as constantly AZ
ever n shepherd watches sheep in a region
infested by wolves, Every night, or
during the day on the approach OF
rain, they must be driven TO Il roOmy
shed with u tight roof. The mother
birds and the young can soon be trained
to being driven AZ easily az cows are
driven TO pasture. Give good forage
ground, and keep out of rain and dew,
and success is almost certain.
BREAD THAT Will KEEP MOIsT.-
Take a pitcher that will hold two quarts
OF water, scaId well, and then put a pint
Of warm water in it and a little soda (no
salt ; stir in -four enough TO make a bat.
ter, not very thick, for it will not rise so
soon set it in a warm place to rise.
When The emptylngs are about light
enough to mix use, for four or five lOavc3
OF bread, two quarts or more OF Hour IN
your bread pan and pour into it three
quarts of boiling water, stirring with a
spoon while pouring it in, forming athick
paste let it cool 50 as not to scald the
emptyinga, then stir them in well and
sprinkle some flour over the top and set
it away to rise. When light enough to
make into IOaves and set them to rise
have your fire Just right, for II great deal
depends on baking; it must not bake too
fast.
There IL ono point in poultry manage.
ment TO which w wish to call especial
attention, ~ but few persons who rear
poultry for profit ever attach much i'm.
portance, Notwithstanding it has "A great
influence upon the profits, 1t IL to keep
your birds tame, whether they are kept
up in suitable inClOsure during the en-
year or permitted to have unlimited
range, for il pays to do 10, in many WAYS.
II you keep your birds tame, 20 they
will come to you quickly at the call and
'st out OF your hard without any sign Of
distrnst, they will always be quiet
md content, mud will fatten and thrive
much better, This il well understood ny
breeders of the larger kinds OF atocs,
such as cattle, horses, sheep and swine,
while there are Il sensible few who apply
The same principle with poultry, Many
a fine nest of eggs has been destroyed by
q wild and frightened hen, u hen which
had early learned to fear her master or
owner, II uniform kindnes. and gentle.
ness had been resorted to, the hen would
suffer herself to be handled while ON the
nest, and never once think Of leaving it
III such q hurry "a to endanger the eggs.
the poultry on the farm is kept tame,
It IL not Il very difficult matter TO catch
one or more when wanted for table or
other uses.