The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-03-13
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


mO1Stened Will wafer huu III wall
place, Tho proportion of these which !
sprout and the time required can then !
be easily noted.
The following remedy for constipa-
ton in cattle Is given Feed no dry /
fodder but instead cut the fodder, wet |
it thoroughly, and sprinkle some whest
bran and handful Of salt upon it. Ii
this is not effective add half a pint OF
hnseed oil or a quart of linseed cake
meal to the feed twice a week,
Brain work and that of the clearest
kind comes into profitable play quite as
we'll on the farm rs anywhere else.
Look ahead, get a Just view of the
position have ploughing, sowing,
harvesting and selling all done OF the
proper time. Never hurry, but always
drive work ahead. Know In the evening
what you intend to do the next day.
Have your rainy day and your clear day
occupation designed beforehand. AL
ways bring into requisition the full
means for comprising the desired ends.
In short, study and understand your
business, and you will enjoy it and
thrive on it,-CinciandH Gazette.
1t is economy to feed your working
stock, cattle, horses or mules, with a
liberal hand. Do not expect to get
frst-class work from them unless you
do. Many men pamper trotter or
some fancy animal, which often is of no
earthly use to its owner or anybody else,
and let their teams go hungry. 1t
seems the rule of some men to get as
much work as possible out Of their
teams at the least possible expense
This is right in theory, but it is in re-
ducing to practice that the grave mis-
take is made, The cheapest work ID
done with the best cared for team. Son
Of the Soil.
Joseph Ramsey, of North Egremont,
| Mass. has discovered rule for guess
ing the weight of hogs. He says;
Multiply the length in inches from
the point of the shoulder to the root OF
the tail by the number of inches girth
just back of the shoulder, and reduce
the product to square feet. Multiply
the result by twenty-five, the number
of pounds weight of one square foot OF
pork. The product will give nearly the
exact dressed weight" BY this rule he
lately guessed within half pound of a
hog dressing five hNndred and seventy
pounds.
RecipIea.
BEEF SoUP.-Take' four pounds of
fresh beef, or, what is better and more
economical, a nice beef shank or "soup
bone;" put it into four or five quarts of
water; salt it and let it boil slowly five
or six hours; skim we'll; half an hour be-
fore YOU wish to take it up put it in q
! ,oVsilx lxrf fYr1l Of RIO
! of potatoes, carrots, onions and celery,
cut in small pieces.
FINE SPONGE CAKE. To the yolks OF
six eggs, we'll beaten, add three-quar-
ters of pound of powdered white su-
gar, juice of one lemon, half pound of
-four, having in it, well mixed, one
teaspoonful of soda and two of cream Of
tartar, and then add the whites of six
eggs, we'll beaten.
SAUCE PIoUANT. To two ounces o
melted butter add small onion, chop
ped fine; stir, and when nearly fried
add spoonful Of -four, and when
browning add half pint of broth, salt,
pepper, picked cucumber chopped,
four stalks chopped parsley, and mus.
tard. Boil gently about ten minutes,
add one teaspoonful vinegar, give one
boil, and serve.
PLAIN LEMON PIE.-Slice one lemon
as thin as possible in little slices not
more than half across the lemon; put in
one cup Of sugar, two-thirds cup of
water, one tablespoonful of -four; put
your -four, sugar and water together,
and place your lemon all around on your
crust before putting the liquid in; then
wet the edge of the crust and turn under
the top crust, and pinch tightly together
to prevent the juice running out
BAKERS GRAHAM BREAD. Make a
sponge as for white bread with wheat
-four, say one square of compressed
Yeast TO two quarts of water; when
light, make up the dough with Graham
flour and one-half a teacupful molasses;
let stand 70 rise agaiL then make up the
louves with the hands, and when light
bake.
How to Manage Fowls Successfully.
The Butter, Cheese and Egg Reporter
thus tells how Mr.. Benton, who keeps
eleven different kinds of fowls and is
very successful in their management,
cares for and protects his hens Mr..
Benton, found weak lye and wood ashes
an effectual remedy for the canker.
The doctors recommend chlorate OF
potash. Ashes are also excellent for the
hens TO wallow in and he kept box in
each coop for that purpose. This
effectually keeps of lice. The flowers
of sulphur sprinkled in the nest of set
ting hens is excellent Mr.. Benton's
principal feed is Indian corn, which is
kept constantly in reach of his he(
means of boxes in the partitions,
serving for two coops. Water in a aIsn
set under a nail keg with a hole cut in
the side serves for watering. The nests
are in long box along the ends of the
coops. The hens enter through holes
and are then in comparative darkness.
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