The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-06


nomiually cheaper. ia not cheap at all
When We feed - bullock, u sheep, or "a
pig for sale, after il has passed the store
stage We want % make It Fat as quickly
and as cheaply As possible, but with "a
horse for work the object is - give him
muscle-ln common language, hard flesh
There are times when II Is profitable 10
make horse fat, as, for instance, when
he is going up for sale. For this pur-
pose al addition of about pound and
half of oil cake to his ordinary food
has a good effect. II Is especially use
ful when horse that has been closely
clipped or slugei is in low condition.
Ii helps on the change 10 the new coat
by making HIM fat. 4 horse in low
condition changes his coat very slowly
When from any cause there ~ Difficult.
~ IN getting supply of the best oats,
All excellent mixture may be made Of
crushed maize and beans, and the pro-
portion OF two-thirds Of maize and one
Of beans, which exactly afford the pro,
portions OF tiesh.formlng and fat-form-
ing food Bran Is very valuable food
IN stable for reducing the intlamma-
tory effect OF oats and beans. Made
into mashes, it has cooling and laIa-
tive effect; but used in excess, especially
IN dry state, II Is apt u form stony
secretions in the bowels OF the horse
Stones. produced from the excessive use
OF bran, have been taken out of horses
after death weighing many pounds
London Lire Stock Journal
scot ns Il Manure.
The value of SCOT. like that Of ashes,
depends good deal upon the material
that made IT, That produced from q
wood fire is the best: but there is little
of II that is hardly worth while - con-
slider it. The burning OF coal, however.
produces q great deal of SCOT, and It's
value is such that it would pay TO save
and apply all that Is produced. Coal
SCOT contains fair percentage Of am
monia, besides some phosphates, pot
ash, soda, magnesia, sulphates, carbon
ates, and chloride of lime. Sulphate of
ammonia and sulphate Of lime are the
ingredients Of most value, particularly
the former. Ii is used on all kinds Of
crops, and the testimony, though
variable, is strongly in its favor. The
upon clrcu&stances, but one can scarce
ly apply toYmuch. From ten 20 twenty
bushels per acre is enough, perhaps.
In England SCOT has long been "A fovorite
fen tlllzer for wheat and rs a top-dresslng
for grasslands. Mixed with salt, the
effect Is said 70 be greatly increased.
In one experiment recorded the soil
without any manure produced l5I
bushels Of potatoes with thirty bushels
OF SCOT the Weld was increased 10 l94
bushels; and with thirty bushels OF
SCOT mixed with eight bushels OF salt 24O
bushels were produced. Grass and
top-dressed with SCOT nave a beautiful
green color, due principally to the sui
phate Of ammonia present For garden
purposes nothing is better than SCOT dis
solved in WATERFALL peck e. barrel
Of water-the plants ana beds being
sprinkled with il. Moisture increases
its value, and, hence, its best effects are
seen on moist soils or in moist seasons.
Journal Of Chemistry.
Vegetable Recipes.
PARsNrPs. 10 be well washed
and rubbed, but not scraped. Boil them
from an hour 10 two hours, according
10 their size, and try them with fork.
They ara nice with pork. When done
split them III half, dredge them with
hour, and fry nice brown. Serve hot.
CARROTS. Are plain boiled, and re-
quire as much cooking as parsnips
pour drawn butter over them, and serve
not. They are nice with beef.
PEAS SrEwED N CREAH.-Put two or
three pints Of young peas into sauce
pan OF boiling water when they are
nearly done and tender, drain them III
colander quite dry; melt two ounces a
butter in a clean stew-pan thicken u.
evenly with little -four, shake IT over
the fire, but on no account let il brown
mix smoothly with the fourth Of a pint
of cream; and half a teaspoonful of white
sugar, bring it to boil, pour in the
peas. and keeping them moving until
they are well heated, which will hardly
occupy two minutes; send them 10 table
Immediately.
To Bon RIcE.-This simple process
is seldom well done Wash half pint
bowl full of rice thoroughly, put it into
a very clean timed or porcelain sauce
pan, and on this pour one pint OF cold
water. and half teaspoonful OF table
salt; put this in a hot place, covered,
but do not stir it; when the grains are
soft it is ready for table. II properly
done il will be dry and white, and each
grain whole; turn it out with care into
a hot dish. 1t is o very nice vegetable
served with beefsteak.
Garden Notes.
Grated horse chestuuts mixed with
ten times their bulk of water, will expel
worms from the soil in flower pots.
Many farmers think it doesn't pay 10
bother with much gardening; but
good, large garden, well planted and
well worked, will give liberal profit
from the sale of surplus vegetables,
after supplying the home table the
season through with all the vegetables
desired.
A good supply OF manure for a garden
NAV be made from the refuse Of any
household. A shallow pit may be made
and some chaff, short straw, the con
tents OF a worn mattress, grass, sods,
weeds, wooden rags, burned bones,
waste from the kitchen, wood ashes,
chimney swcepings, scrapings OF roads,
earth, chip-dust, saw-dust, manure from
the poultry-house, old boots and shoes
chopped into shreds. and all such mat
ters may be thrown into this pit, and the
waste slops of the house, soap-suds. etc,
may be thrown upon them. In the
course of year a large pile can be
gathered and if a COW and a few chickens
are kept the waste from these may add
largely to the heap. The heap should
be built up squarely and hollow at the
top. A bag Of bone-dust added to the
pile would greatly increase its value,
and stock of manure that would cost at
least ten dollars to purchase could thus
be made. A pile six feet square and
three feet high would richly fertilize
good sized garden, and help TO produce
sufficient vegetables to supply a large
family.
MUTTON AND BEEP.-Four pounds OF
beef lose one pound by boiling, and
pound and five ounces by roasting, and
one pound three ounces by baking.
Four pounds of mutton lose fourteen
ounces by boiling, and one pound Six
ounces by roasting, aud one pound four
ounces by baking.
On OUT OF WooLEN. You can get
bottle or barrel of oil of any carpet or
wooden stuff by applying dry buckwheat
plentifully. Never put water TO such a
grease spot, or liquid of any kind.
To MAKE Toast -WATER. some
slices Of bread quite brown, put them in