Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-07-19
THE FARM AND HOME.


burn up in soft linen, and keep con
stantly wet with the solution. DO not
remove the linen until the burn is
cured
PEACH PuDDING.-Beat the yolks Of
six eggs and one cup Of sugar light,
moisten one tablespoonful Of corn starch
with milk, and stir in the yolks Of the
eggs: flavor to taste. Stir tins mixture
in one quart Of boiling milk. Let it
boil up once. Lime the bottom Of u
pudding dish with peaches peeled, cut
in half and sugarcd. Pour over them
n layer Of the custard, then peaches,
and so on until dish is full, leaving
the last layer ctls.ard !; cover the top
with the Whites Of the eggs whipped to
froth; put in the oven and brown.
Serve hot or cold.
TIE farmer should be student Us
well as a teacher. The well regulated
farmers home should be school-a
manual labor school, and should be
made 80 attractive that boys should
love il above every other calling.
AN Oskaloosa farmer says clover
boat, 80 fatal TO cattle, may be cured
by fastening II stick in their mouths
and compelling them TO hold their
heads in an elevated position, the
poisonous gasses escaping. lie says It
never has failed.
A Ihinhr and FtrDler correspondent
has known speedy relief to be given to
several hundreds Of choking COWS by
throwing n tablespoonful OF saltpcter
we'll back on the sufferers tongne. The
obstruction invariably in his expert
oncc moves one way or the other IN Y
very few minutes.
CHEESE, as met with in the market,
varies greatly in compositions. Good
kinds contain from 30 to 80, and inferior
kinds 3S to As per cent. Of water rich
sorts include from % to 30 per cent. OF
fnts and about the same proportion Of
abuminntcs Poor cheese often con
tnins only d per cent. of water. The
amount Of ash varies from 3 to 10 per
cent.
EVERY year milk and it's products are
becoming more and more appreciated.
II il demonstrated by scientific invcsti-
CATION that milk and flesh contain nearly
the same clements of meat and as u
COW cnn and does produce more valua-
bic food by her secretions Of milk than
u steer by his flesh, the cow is rising as
mn economical food producer.
ALL mcat-producing animals should
bo killed when they are in the cool
est state, or when respiration is the least
active. Their flesh will tEen keep
much longer fresh, and be more beau
tfuI, sweet and healthful, When killed
hi IL heated condition, or Immediately
after hard drive, tho flesh will take
longer to cool through, spoil sooner,
while the flesh and fit will have u dark,
foyorish look, caused by being full of
Hood and hence will not be so inviting
in appearance or so hcalthyas food.
THE Sacramento Bee says 1--WE are
constantly told that small farms will not
my IN California. But We know n
farmer within twelve miles Of Sacra-
mento who owns 100 acres, and who on
that land supports II family of seven,
and puts IN the bank every year WI 900
us clear profit Hcraises chickens, tur-
keys and vegetables, and sows much of
his land in wheat and buckwhcet and
oats for poultry feed. The chickens
arc cared for by the young children,
and il dog herds the turkeys. This man
has good wagon and several horses. I
STACKING Cons FODDER. "A writer III
the Practical Farmer says: ~ have prac-
ticed stacking fodder for twenty years
never had any spoil, and after trying
various ways think il decidedly prefer
able TO III Other modes, because first
mono but tho butts, the worthless por-
ton, arc exposed to the bleaching rains
Of winter, and second, because larger
quantity cnn bc placed close Ivy the
feeding place than by Any other way. /
put usually fifty shocks Of leOhills each
III stuck A few sticks are placed on
the ground to raise the centre of the
stack. The stack must hc made of
such diameter only ~ to allow the tops
Of bundles to hp, and thus keep up
tho center, a single row Of bundles only
forming the circle. The finishing Of
the stack should be IN form similar to
m ordinary lO0.hill shock, and he well
tied with II band. feed only four head
Of cattle from such il stack. and never
had amy damage hy RAIN; only one
course appears To got damp, and the
cattle prefer ii IN that condition. II Ia
snow-storm occurs, or II slcct-stotni, or
very heavy rain, | Immediately re-
move one whole course, and set on end
all net fed. | feed in the ordinary box
Manager, always in the stable, being
particular to have the butts of the bum
dies placed in the bottom of the man
ger. None IL over wasted NOT even
lItoly tIltn Sinll+a "a ~ ilp.,NVt
under the COWS, and make good bed
bedding always keeping thon clean
TuE plNE BoRER, Prof. Cook. OF the