The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-02
HOUSE AND FARM.

Every family should cultivate small
fruits. A convenient plot should be set
apart for their growth.
It is said that filthy man, with filthv
hands, milking a filthy COW, in filthy.
corral, into filthy pail, and setting the
milk in one corner Of hot, filthY, kitch-r
en-. is the perfection Of filth in butter
making, and that the product will be
anything but "gilt-edged."-P1diris
| Farmer.
Cows giving milk need an abundance
! Of water. The dry hay usually given .af-
tords little material for milk, and even
with abundance Of roots, unless water is
placed within easy reach, cows will tend
to fatten rather than to milk production.
A great difficulty in cold weather is in
having water so far from the yard that
COWS will suffer long before going from
comfortable quarters to obtain it.
The Western Farm, Journal is of the
opinion that neither cooked nor ground
food promotes. gr0wth and increase. Of
flesh In animals commensurate with the
expense Of grinding and cooking. 1t says
that there are plenty of instances where
feeding the whole grain raw has been
followed by as rapid gain from given
expenditure as when prepared food was
used. The Farmer is entitled to its opin-
lon, although there are many stock rails
ers who differ with it.
Let no farmer be deceived. One year
ago, wise political and agricultural edi-
tors said prices have reached the low
est point. We are down to bed rock"
And yet the products of the farm are 80
per cent. below what they were when
these statements were made. We say to
the farmers, lay your plans, and manage
your farms for yet lower depths. Con-
tract fewer debts, arrange for more profit
able labor, and be prepared for the worst.
We know this is safe advice.-Ioua State
Register.
1t is stated, on good authority, that
teaspoonful of cayenne pepper mixed in
a quart of oil, and rubbing the harness
with the oil, will effectually protect it
against the gnawing of rats. 1t is also
said that an ounce Of aloes to one gallon
Of Oil will afford the same protection.
Our remedy heretofore has been, and we
have never known it to fail, to hang the
harness up so that no rats can moiest it.
But as some people are careless in this
respect, the red pepper and the aloes
and oil remedy had better be adopted.
A friend at our elbow says carbonlc acid
is sure remedy.--Germanto11a Telegraph 4
How many Of our fair readers known
how to make what is called foatingisa,
land?" There may he number who;
would be pleased to have the receipt, apal,
we give it: Put pint of milk in a small !
tin pail, set it in kettle of boiling water
and let it scald; take the whites of three
eggs, beat to stiff froth, then drop
poonful at time into the milk and let
hem cook about five minutes: then skim
them out into deep dish. Take the yolks,
add one egg, sugar, nutmeg. lemon, and
very little salt; beat and turn into the
milk; let it cook until it is as thick as
cream; then turn into the dish with the
islands, which will rise to the top.
A leg of fresh pork, two tablespoonfuls
powdered sage, two Of sweet marjoram
one sweet basil, one-quarter ounce mace,
powdered, one-half ounce cloves, two-nut-
megs, one bunch pot herbs, chopped fne,
one loaf stale bread grated fine, one-half
pound of butter, two eggs, one tablespoon
full salt, black pepper to taste; mix all
with grated bread and egg; take out
the bone of the leg of pork, rub the meat
on both sides we'll with salt, spread the
seasoning thick IN the hole made by TAX
ing out the bone, and tie up tightly and
in good shape, and skcwer we'll; put in
dripping pan with water, and bake two
hours. basting we'll. This makes an ac-
ceptable collared pork"