South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-01-18

MovsE.PRooF GRANARIEs.-Nothiny
about farm is more ANNOYING or un-
satisfactory than we'll filed granary
over-run with rats and mice. The own.
er has a sort OF feeling that he has been
beaten or outwitted by the vermin. a
thorough man often puts bricks & moi
tar between the joists. Many other de-
vices have been prac.icel with greater
or less success. but none that we havo
ever seen are cheaper or more efficient
than the two following: Coil up tho
granary with any kind OF wood on all
sides, and while this is going on stuff
in scraps.of tin from Tin shop. Mice
will not work in such places. The strip
below the door should be of hard wood
and come up few inches above the
floor TO meet tho bottom of the door,
The other method is neat and inexpen-
siye. IL consists in ceiling NIL around
with two layers. breaking joints of sea-
soned beech or hard maple boards each
three lourths OF an inch thick.
To CuRE BEEF For one hundred
aud fifty pounds Of meat well packed in
cask. without salt, allow from one To
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common salt added 10 make n brine
strong enough to bear up goodsized
potato. Boil the brine AMI add two
ounces of saltpeter and one pint OF mo
lasses, pour over the beef while scald-
ing hot. covering with n cloth until
cold. This will keep until March. when,
il any remains, take out and rinse in
cold water; boil and skim the brine.
adding salt sufficient to bring to the po-
tato test again and pour cold over the
meat. The beef may he taken from
the brine and cooked the same as fresh
beef If cured during cold weather. aud
] it retains its juices and flavor better
than by any other method Rural Ne,o
! Yorker.
FACTS WORM REMEMBeRrNG.- Ono
thousand shingles laid four inches IN
the weather will cover one hundred
square feet of,surface. and five pounds
OF shingle nails will fasten them on.
One-ffth more siding and flooring is
needed than the number Of square feet or
surface TO he covered, because of the lap
in tho siding and matching of the floor.
One thousand laths will cover seven
ty yards Of surface and eleven pounds
OF lath nails will nail them on.
Eight bushels Of good lime. sixteen
bushels Of sand and ono bushel OF hair
will make enough good mortar TO plas.
ter one hundred square yards.
A cord OF stone. three bushels -of
lime'a cubic yard OF sand will lay
one hundred cubic feet OF wall.
Five courses Of brick will Law one
foot in height on a chimney six bricks
in a course will make fue four
inches wide and twelve inches long. and
eight bricks in course will make fiue
eight inches wide and sixteen inches
long.
SCRATCHES. Wash the horse's heels
Of mud and filth. and dry thoroughly:
keep the bowels moderately open by
bran masbes. and give repeated doses OF
salts. followed bv doses Of an ounce OF
suiphde Of soda daily. with the subsiitn-
tior Of crushed oats, bran. and linseed
meal for corn together with continued
washing of-thc heels with warm soap
and water, an then rubbing them with
glycerine.
l1flsLSI EFPER CATSUP.-I semi you
recipe for making this which use for
almost every thing daily. in preference
to even Lea Sc PERKINS, Worcestershire
sance. IL may be rather late. for your
meridian. but il will keep.
Take twelve ripe Bell peppers. seven
tumblers Of vinegar, tour large onions.
one tablespoon full each OF mace. pow.
I dored cloves, powdered cinnamon. sugar.
Boil two hours in n tin ycssel ian iron
one will turn IL black in pot Of water
/ AMI strain through n sieve.
The green peppers can be prepared in
the same way. AS | do not appreciate
I tie heat, cut out the ees and seeds
of peppers. which leaves 10 still "a hot rs
/ can relish. Our Southern people, as
I you are aware, arc great lovers Of Cay
enne pepper, but do not relish the
great heat. The above castup find
good for almost every dish of eitber
/ meat or fish.
/ Charistoi, s. q. y. O..
! OYSTER MACAGoEi.- Boil Macaroni
IN cloth % keep il strait put a layer
Ia dish seasoned with pepper. salt and
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