The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-23
PARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


poTFTNG PLANTS. In p0ttng plants,
drainage is OF the very Grst importance.
/ IL should be provided by covering the
bottom Of the pot with small pieces Of
broken flower pot or croekery. This
prevents the water from laying In the
bottom of the pot and rotting the plant
roots.
In preparing your seed beds, don't
rake the surface fine, and leave all be-
meath lnmpy and rough. A rule almost
exactly the reverse would be better than
this. The plant roots enjoy a hne mel
F low bed, while the surface, II pulverized
so thoroughly, is beaten down by the
I first rain, and then baked and dried into
an air-tight crust.
To CUHE HORSE or kIcKIxS. There
are several methods Of curing this habit.
7 One is TO keep the horse in a roomy,
. loose box; and another is 90 fasten ehort
chains 20 the hind legs by straps around
I the fetlock. Instead Of chains, n short,
strong cord may be fastened 30 the strap,
and q round wooden ball rs large As a
base ball, or somewhat larger, should be
strung on 20 the cord. When the horse
kicks, the bah or chain rebounds and
strikes the legs, NO as 30 make the habit
become rather tiresome after while
CAHE or CoWs.-If COWS are kept i'm a
half-starved condition, they yield but
little il any milk, and this Of poor quail
ity. The food they get under these cir
cumstances may not even be sufficient 10
meet the more immediate requirements
Of the body, so that little, II any, Ia
available for milk Not only is there no
profit gained by keeping cows under
/ these circumstances, but the food thus
consumed may be said 10 be wasted.
since, il given 30 fewer cowH, ID might
yield proper quantity and quality OF
milk
LAND DKPIcKST IN LINE. - Where
land is deficient in lime, then lime
should be applied 10 Il; il is better 20
apply il frequently, say once In every
four or five years, and In moderate doses,
say forty 30 fifty bushels 10 the acre; il
should be applied 10 the surface and not
ploughed under Immediately, MS IL has a
natural tendency 10 sink rapidly in the
soil, and As il acts more efficiently when
mixed with the soil near the surface,
where the air can reach H. Stiff clay
soils require larger doses than light or
sandy soils: and il will do little or no
good upon low, wet, UNFRAMED lAndS.-
Farm Journal
FLOWER SEEDS This is the season
for planting flower seeds in the house,
hence the following directions are oppor-
tune: Sow on rich and light soil, cover
ing very fine seeds, such az lobelias.
with an eighth Of an inch OF fine sifted
sandy soil; water with = fine sprinkler
often and little al a time, keeping the
soil moist, but not wet. IL the tempera-
ture Of the room il above fifty degrees
Fahrenheit, the seeds will grow long,
slender and weakly. When the plants
have four gooi-siEed leaves, carefully
transplant them without breaking the
rootlets, and when an inch high trans
plant again. Coarser seeds require
covering deeper, but in no case more
than from one-fourth 70 one-half an inch
Recipes
BurTER SCOTCH CANDY.-One cup OF
molAsses, one Of sugar, and one-half q
cupfnl Of butter. Mix them together,
and cook until il will stiffen when drop
ped into water. When done pour in
pans and let il cool.
RIcR CAKE-One-quarter pound OF
ground rice, one-quarter pound OF white
sugar, Eve eggs Beat all together till
il froths; then pour into tin lined with
buttered paper. Bake IN a quick oven
three-quarters OF an hour. Lemon flaw
oring may he used.
BAKED FIsH.-After cleaning, salt the
! fish for about an hour, then wash it
Make dressing. OF bread crumbs, salt
and pepper, summer savory and piece
+ Of butter the size Of a walnut. Then put
I in a pan and sprinkle with -four; put on
little butter, pepper, salt and about
pint OF water. Bake an hour and hall.
SouP OF GREEN PEAs.-Boil three
quarts af shelled peas in two quarts OF
water. Nix three ounces OF butter with
flower until quite smooth; add q little
salt, black pepper, and a dust Of Cay
enne pepper, and stir into the boiling
peas until the whole boils again. and
Won will have a cheap and wholesome
summer dish.
A RELISH FOR BRRLKFAsr. -- Take
one ourth Of a pound of fresh cheese,
cut in thin slices. put in q ffying-pan,
turning cup of sweet milk over it; add
one-fourth teaspoonful dry mustard. a
pinch of salt and pepper, and piece Of
butter about the size Of butternut; stir
the mixture all the time. Roll three
Boston crackers very fine and sprinkle
in gradually; then turn at once into
warm dish; send TO table Immediately.
A NICE AND HANDSOME SALAD.-Se-
lect two good heads Of lettuce, split them
in half, then wash them in cold water
and shake them dry in a napkin; lay
them in a salad-bowl, cut lengthwise
some well-cooked red beats, and lay
them between the heads OF lettuce; boil
three eggs, very hard; remove the whites
from the yokes, and cut up the whites
into squares, and scatter over the salad,
then cut mp some squares Of the beets and
scatter over; Of the yokes make the
sauce, by rubbing very smoothly the
yoke with a spoon; add little Cayenne,
salt, large spoonful of dry mustard,
add teaspoonful of pulverized white
sugar; mix these well together in a
basin, With n spoon, then slowly add two
large spoonfuls Of olive-oil, and when
smooth paste, add three spoonfuls OF the
best vinegar. The sauce must be served
with the salad.