New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17
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HOUSE AND FARM.
Rescipes.

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Use carbolicSascid and water 20 purify
sinkes, drains, setc.
Make apasteSof soft soap and emery
tor polishing STEEL
Dip candle wicks into spirits OF turpen-
tine and then dry before using.
Old pain pals and cans may be thor
oogghIy- cleaned with strong, hot lye..,--
When washing cambrics, do not allow
soap to come IN contact with the fabric.
Ink stains on silver can be removed hy
rubbing with paste of chloride of lime
and water.iEff ra8 xTg.ef
! A samlnl . q quantity .ot 1turen;:ne adde
tos stose blackire viii make tshc s1oy
easier to bolish.
To keep stoves from rusting during
the summer: rub with with Kerosene and
wrap we'll in papers.
A bottle of faxseed oil, chalk and
vinegar mixed to consistency of cream,
should De kept in 'evry house for burns.
scalds, etc. f, ssass4lg
Housewives, provide yourselvei with a
bottle of ammonia and package OF boz
ak before commencing your semi ,annua-
! 1enovations.
A few drops OF gIycerine In q bottle of
mucllage will cause the muciIage to adj
here 10 glass when used apon labels.
Farm Notes. ESD
setting out Rhubar6s Digging hole:
for each plant is a decided waste OF labors
better pillow out a dead furrow, fill up
with old manure, in spots three feet apart
pillow the earth back again, and set out the
plants. A man could do ten times as
much in day in this way as by digging
and the work will be better when dane
- satisfy.
Many are very decided in their praise
of this vegetable and we are amongthem.
1t is not cultivated enough, ana gen
orally where it is cultivated, TOO little
care is given to the manner of cooking ii.
1t needs about the same management as
parsnips Or carrots. Sow the seeds an
inch deep in drills a foot apart and thin
out the plants to six inches apart when
two or three inches high. They may be
eaten in the fall or left in the ground
until spring or taken out as needed Re
speeding ing-scrape them and throw
at once in water to which little vinegar
has been added. Then boil in fresh
water until it has aporated-add but
ter. pepper and salt, mash, form into
parties and roll into crackers crumbs and
Try the same as on oyster We think
those Of our readers who will & Try this
ttyle Of cooking satisfy or the vegetable
OYSTER" as it has been we'll named. will
ever after find little place IN the gar
den for its cultivation
STRAWBERRY.
Some OF our readers viii DC asking
themselves "Shall plant Strawberries
now or wait until summer or fall?n We
say, plant now. This will insure a full
crop for next year. If it be deferred un-
til late in the season, a partial crop only
will result next year. Select young plants
which may be known by their fbrous,
whitish roots, while those of old plants
are longer, darker and more stringy. For
home use, use manure without stint, Of
almost any kind. Ashes bone dust 8arc
excellent, but barnyard manure will SUI
fee. Plant in rows two feet apart and
eighteen inches apart in the row. Tri-
omphe dc Grand, LUCINDA, Boyden so,
Charles Downing are fine varieties, Capt
Jack with us is preferable to the old Viii
SON. Try the CT. American, Beauty, Pres
Lincoln. Upon a number of plants we
last year tried the effect rot only Of a
com bination of all the manures at hand,
but we also applied liquid manure boun-
| tifully. The result was surprising
growth of leaves such Us we have never
before seen in the strawberry and very
large berries, but fewer than chose borne
by other plants not so treated
Covered Barn Yards
(. We find an excellent on
this subject in the Country GentLcmuu
from Maryland correspondent After
speaking of the disadvantages of manure
cellars directly under the stables, he says:
"The only argument for this cellar is
chat it will keep its contents dry, and save
waste, and this can be done as well, and
in much more practical manner, by
making the barnyard the receptacle fer
all the manure, and then roof this com
pletely over, and allow cows or cattle the
range Of it the most of the time. There
is three-fold advantage in these cover
led yards.g L. it is impossible to keep a
yard in decent order in wet weather, es
pecially in early spring, or fit to be oocu-
pied by dairy cattle at least, when it is
! exposed 70 the storms; a roof is cheaper
u in the end than litter. 2. The cattle them
selves will appreciate the benefit of the
shelter, and pay for it in contented looks,
!, as well as in the more substantial results
of the pail In this sort Of yard, with
water always at hand, they are not dispos-
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