Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-15
FARM AND PRESIDE.

How TO SELL HoGs.-A correspondent
of the "Ohio Farmer gives his experience
in selling hogs as to whether it pays best
to sell on foot or dressed. He says: ''The
price here last season was four and half
cents on foot, six cents dressed. The ques-
ton with me was whether it would pay bet
ter dressed or on foot. tested the subject
as far as my opportunities would permit not
aving anything to weigh with but beam.
1 weighed the pigs, each one, after killing
| and bleeding then dressed and cleaned,
and after hanging an hour weighed again
with the following result: First pig before
dressing, 224 pounds, after dressing 175
pounds; second pig, 100 pounds before
cleaning, 154 after; third pig 23S before
cleaning, after 200. 1t will be seen that
the first pig lost 40 pounds, the second SO
pounds and the third 3S pounds-in all 1913
pounds Weight of all pigs before dressing
652 pounds, at 400 per cWt. would be
1894; after dressing, 500 pounds at Sc
per cwt. would be SOL ia profit of $40,
which would hardly pay if you had to
spend one day to butcher and one in haul
ing to market. If sold on foot it takes
but one day to deliver, but in selling
| dressed it leaves $40 for one days work.
SHEEP.-It is generally conceded by
mutton dealers, at any rate it is claimed
by butchers, that pure Cotswolds make too
fat mutton to suit customers; at least.
that they lay their fat too much on the
lean, and do not distribute it through the
lean. On the other hand, Merinos make
too dry, lean mutton, which is hardly as
acceptable to the consumer, as that which
is too fat. What mutton eaters call for is
meat with fat and lean properly intermix-
ed, so as to make it tender and juicy. It
is claimed by butchers that cross of
Cotswold, upon Merino, well fattened,
makes just that quality of mutton, and so
we regard it as desirable cross-Cor.
american Cultivator.
sliced and put in a sick room are an excel
lent disinfectant, and will prevent conta-
gion from eruptive troubles. They should
be removed, and fresh slices put in their
places, as soon as discolored.- Be sure
that these slices are buried, or put where
they cannot be eaten, as soon as taken
fresh from the earth, during any epidemic
of eruptive diseases, as they are so quickly
sensitive to, or impregnated with any con-
tagion or malaria in the atmospheric
Boston Transcript.
To REMOVE Spots OF BLACKING FROM
CARPETS the spot with hot water
and, borax, using little soap; rinse with
clear water, and rub dry with clean dry
cloth. Spots of backing may also be tax
en- from carpets with mixture of one
ounce of powdered borax, dissolved in one
quart of boiling water and small piece of
soap, about the size of walnut, cut fine
and dissolved with borax bottle this up,
and use to take spots from carpets or
cloths.
AN INVALUABLE REMEDY FOR RHEU-
pint of spirits Of turpen-
tine, to which add half an ounce of cam
phor. Let it stand till the camphor is dis
solved then rub it on the part affected
and it will never fail of removing the
pain. Flannel should be applied after
the part is well fomented with turpentine.
Repeat the application morning and even
ing. It is said to be equally available for
for burns, scalds, bruises and sprains, nev-
er failing of success.
How TO SALT ROUNDS FOR DRIED
BEEF--For 100 pounds of beef use 81
quarts of fine salt, 4 ounces of saltpetre,
II pounds brown sugar. Mix we'll. Pack
the meat in barrel; "a hours after make
a brine that will bear an egg and pour on
it. Leave it in the barrel ten days, then
hand up to dry. Put weight on it to
keep the meat. under the brine.-Uncze
John.
To CLEAN WHITE FURs.-Lay them on
a table, and rub we'll with bran made moist
with warm water; rub until quite dry,
and afterward with dry bran. The wet
bran should be put on with flannel, then
dry with book muslin. Light furs, in adj
dition to the above, should be we'll rubbed
with magnesia OF a piece of book muslin,
after the bran process, against the way of
the fur.
GREEN PAINT FROM PIQUE DRESS
Soak the spots well with spirits of turpen-
tine and rub gently if the dress has been
washed 1t will take a longer time than
usual to remove the spots. After all has
been removed with turpentine there maya
yellow stain remain; bleach it out in the
sun, using water made soft with borax or
lemon juice and salt. Use no soap.
SoAP.-Take six pounds of potash, four
pounds lard, quarter Of a pound of rosin.
Beat up the rosin, mix altogether well and
set aside for five days then put the whole
into a cask of warm water, and stir twice
! day for ten days, at the expiration of
which fine Won will have 1O0 Tho of Nv