The Red Cloud chief., 1878-10-10
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
A~crr.sIOa oG assns.c..

NWeGfssuOW 81 0estosscss
In passing over the country We have
observed that the foNtail grass. which
several years ago supplan,ed the crab
grass is now disappearing and crab
grass is taking its place. II has now
been about thirty years since the fox.
tail grass became common in our fields,
before that time crab grass grew On all
cultivated land and it was considered
very injurious Ia crops. much more 50
than the foN,ail grass. Stock were very
fond Of IL and ia,,cned ON il, but would
. not touch "foxtail. Now W. find stock
eating foN-tail. Which Of the LOO
kinds II grass that Is said to grow IN
this country shall We have nc>t.or shall
We have som, thing altogether ncwP
HrryrlN, No. F',r,ncr.
a'ropmgMainx plants l,s s'Sasimx>
The season is approaching when this
pasde OF increase is practiccd by those
shing Ia do So. The class Of plants
capable If increase by cuttings il very
large. including. among trees. ca,alpa,
mulberry. cottonwood, lombardy pop
lar. and many others. ~ well ~ cur
rants gooseberrics. grapes, blackberry
roots. ounces. and frequently apples
ANU VftTN. ~ I'N'~, l'E'l't IV-fS.
snow ball or viburnum. and many of the
ornamental plants. By far the best
mode If doing this is Ia take off the cut
,ing- in the fall, and bury all winter in a
dry place in the ground. An %acIuain,-
ancc takes of currant cuttings very
early-as soon ~ tn" leaves drop in
Angus, or Scptcmbcr-hurics them. and
plants out next spring. He claims that
they then grow better than If set ont
with well = formed roots. - I'rdiri,
Farmer.
saving Frosted plants.
As the season of frosts l. approach,
ing when tender plants are liable Ia b,
frozen. ii il of advantage To know how
Ia save them. Cold water will do it,
but itmus, not he applied in the light
Cover them so they may Ice entirely
dark and excluded from the air. After
treated Thus, all except very tehder one.
will come ~, all right. II is even bet.
ter that the" be- not wa,crcd Will,
frozen. The proper way Is, when the
frost has been partially drawn out al
them. naturally. to drcnch them Will
cold water from a iinc.rOscd watering
pot. and Immediately cover again an,
let them so remain until they regain
their natural color. When they are re-
moved, clip all such parts rs are black
encd. The better way, however. in tn,
fall. i, to remove all tender plants Il
= the house, or else carefully cover then
: when frost may be feared. Thus dab
lias. cannas. and other h%erbaceuu> plant
may he made To do duty in the West fol
a month longer than usual, since we If
s, h.,.. m f.xa, .1ls,s ,..lty .,l ia.
that u long season Of beautiful weathcI
for weeks. -Prairie Farmer.
Cold Water u Charming.
II We have made "A discovery, or i
everybody knew il before us. We vii
tell il all the same.
SAs O ~ ~ the cream shows signs q
coming pour into the churn two o
three quarts Of water-.as near ice col,
As ii is possible to get-and the butte
will gather n great deal quicker an,
come hard and firm We tried the col,
water (ice water) IN the start, and foun,
il made the cream too cool aud kept tn
butter from coming; but put il in at tn
last end, it is a capital idea. and vii
save hours Of churning in the course n
the season. Butter will come in tifteel
or twenty minntes, as a rule, IL the cream
is in the right condition and tempera
ture. A cool cellar is coo enough I
start the churning, and ~ near right a
most farmers n get it without ther
? nOmeters and ice, and cold water Wi
lower the temperature for gathering
The temperature Of our cellar is o.
and the butter invariably comes quic
with the help Of the cold water, whic
is probably - colder. When the crear
stands too long on the milk before skin
ming. the butter will not come so quicI
iy and il is always poorer, and such bu'
ter will not keep well. This is one re,
son, and the main one, why there is $
much rancid butter. Better churn O
tener. and have good, sweet butter, an
skim oftener also.-Rurdi NeW IorkeI
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