Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-01-04
THE FARM.

OSE Of the first things to be taught a
boy upon a farm is the use Of tools He
should be good carpenter and black
smith, in fact, able to make or mend
any implement upon the farm. A few
tools are always necessary and the pro
per use Of them can soon be acquired,
50 that the farmer can shoe his own
horses. make his sleds, build his barns
and thus turn every day to account
Western Stock Journal and Farmer.
DESTROYING INSECTS. The Journal 81
Chemistry says that hot alum water is
the best insect destroyer known Put
the alum into hot water and let it boil
till all the alum is dissolved then APP
ply it hot with brush to all the cracks,
closets, bedsteads, and other places,
where any insects are found Ants,
bed bugs, lcockroaches, and creeping
things are killed by it, while it has no
danger Of poisoning the family or in
Turing property.
Cows AND SHEEP IN PASTURES. In
Holland, pastures are stocked with
COWS and sheep in equal numbers. The
sheep eat the hard and wiry grasses,
which the COWS reject, and keep the turf
close and fine. Care is also taken not
to oyerstock. The presence of the
sheep improves the fertility of the pas
turc, besides keeping down the growth
of bushes, and shrubs. Our farmers
would find it for their interest to initiate
this feature of Dutch farming Pas
lures exclusively devoted to the use of
cows soon become ovcrrm by bushes
and worthless grasses which the pre-
sence of sheep would keep in check.
House PLANTs-House plants ought
to be stimulated gently, once or twice a
week. Rain water, SO refreshing to
summer flowers always contains am
monia. If you take an ounce of pull
verified carbonate of ammonia. dissolv-
ed in one gallon of water, it will make
spring water even more stimulating to
your plants than rain water. If you
water your plants once in two weeks
with guano water tone tablespoonful to
a pint Of water), they will grow more
thrifty. Always keep the soil III your
ilower-pots loose. A common hair-pin,
used daily, will stir the earth suf-
ticiently.
CRoss-BREED SHEEr.-At the New
York state fair there were exhibited
some sheep bred from common Merino
ewes and Cotswold ram. The hccccs
of the first cross measured five inches
in length, and the wool was fine us the
Merino, and rs easily combcd as that
Of n Cotswold. The wool of the second
cross, as long us that Of the pure Cots
void, was still as fine as Mcrino wool.
The carcass of the cross breed sheep
makes excellent mutton. and is nearly
rs heavy as the pure Cotswold We
have frequently alluded to the advan-
tage Of this cross. and the interesting
example shown ut Rochester, proves
how successful and profitable Il farmers
sheep it would be- The farmers sheep
is undoubtedly the cross-breed. AM.
dNaclqhria.
A NOVEL WAY on MAKING JELLY
CAKE-Tnkc the whites Of six eggs, one
cup Of white sugar, same Of flour, one
teaspoonful Of butter, two tablespoon
fuls Of sweet milk, two tcaspoonfuls
Of cream of tartar and one Of soda
Bake III il large obong dripping pam
so the cake will be very thin; mean
while stir another batch, making just
the same, with the exception Of using
the yolks instead Of the whites; when
both are done. spread when warm with
Jelly, or preserves Of any kind; put to-
gether, bring the largest side Of the
cake toward you and roll Immediately.
or cut III four or eight parts, put to-
gether alternately, puttingjelly between
each layer, and frost lightly over the
top. Another method is to make three
pans, making the third layer of one
third rcd-sand sugar, proceeding the
same as for the other layers; in putting
together let the first layer be the yellow,
made Of the yolks, then the red, and
lastly the whites. Nicely frost the top,
and YOU have beautiful rs we'll as Il
delicious party cake. They are very
pretty made into rolls.
ApILTERArING FERTILIZERS Despite
all the efforts made 10y chemists and
repressivc laws, the adultcration of
commercial manures is alarminglv
general; this arises from the extensive
demand for them, which ut the same
time is tribute To their worth. Analysis
may do much, but the grand security
is to purchase only ut the fountain
head. For numerous farmers it is not