Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-05-16
FARM AND PRESIDE.

ACREAGE REQUIRED FOR COW
How much land is required for the sup
port of cow This question depends for
an answer so much en- circumstances OF
the soil as not to admit of very definite
answer. In dairy competition In Je1far-
son county, N. Y, in 1857, the first prize
dairy, of sixteen cows, was kept on thirty
acres of land; the second premium dairy,
of eighteen COWS, on sixty acres; the third
dairy, of thirteen cows, on thirty acres;
the fourth, of twenty nine cows, on fifty
five acres; the fifth, of twenty-eight COWS,
on ninety-f acres of land. Mr.. Schulz,
OF Little Falls, N. Y, estimates the land
in pasturage and hay requisite for the sup
port OF cow at three acres; and this is The
estimate of Mr.. Darlington for moderately
good dairy farms in England. In Belgium
ten acres support two cows, one helfer,
and yearllng or calf; but when the calves
are sold off young, and COWS in full milk
only are kept, the portion is two COWS to
seven and one-half- acres. Colman esti-
mates three acres of pasture as requisite
for COW in Berkshire county, Mass,
while in some towns two acres of pastur-
age are sufficient. Mr.. harrington in the
report of the American Dairymen's Asso-
citation thinks that, on the average, tour
acres are required per cow for summer
and winter keep; while Mr. x. A. Willard
thinks that. in Herkimer county. N. Y,
one and one-half or two acres of pasture
per cow will answer, and, in some exeep-
tional cases, one acre.
CHICKENS FIT TO EAT.-Don' imagine
that it makes no difference how your
chickens have been brought up. Don't
suppose that they will be good anyhow.
Chickens have been carefully dressed, de-
liciously stuffed, assiduously basted, ten
derby roasted, and yet they were not to
eat. There was favor about them that
no soda rinsings could cleanse and no sea-
sonings conceal. These we're chickens
that had picked up their living about pig
sly es and other unclean places. A chicken
may be spoiled in dressing it to cook. If
killed with full crop and allowed to lie
for hours before it is drawn Tor relieved
of its internal organs,) it gets an unpleas-
ant flavor. Fowls should be caught and
shut up without food for twelve hours
before they are beheaded. Then the crop
and intestines will be empty, and the task
Of picking and dressing it will be greatly
lessened. Old fowls are not necessarily
tough-only cook them long enough.
They are more tender twenty-four hours
after they are killed than if eaten imme-
diately.
To REMOVE GREASE SPoTs.-To ex-
tract grease spots from books or paper,
gently warm the creased or spotted part Of
the book or paper. and then press upon it
pieces OF plotting paper, one after another,
| so as to absorb as much of the grease as
possible. Have ready some fine clear es-
sential oil of turpentine, heated almost to
a boiling state; warm the creased leaf a
little, and then with a soft clean brush
wet with the heated turpentine both sides
of the spotted part. By repeating this APP
plication the grease will be extracted.
Lastly, with another brush dipped in rec
titled spirits of wine, 60 over the place, and
tho grease will no longer appear, nor will
the paper be discolored.
FATTENINa BEEvEs.-An agricultural
authority says as to beef, the most success
full moGe we have ever tried was to fasten
the animal to be fattened by the horns to
stake in the stable, keeping it we'll bed
ded and never taking it out until it was
sold to the butcher or slaughtered for FAM
lily use. All expenditure of muscular force
takes from the supply which the food con-
stantly gives and the net increase is les
sened, and so the quieter you keep the ami
NAL the better. ALI they will eat, and The
best you can give them is the cheapest in
the long run.
CURE FOR FELON.-The following
cure for felon has been tested by wide
experience among friends, and is worthy
of circulation: Roast or bake thoroughly a
large onion; mix the soft inner pulp with
two heaping tablespoonful of table salt,
and apply the mixture to the affected part
as poultice, keeping the parts well COW
cred. Make fresh applications at least
twice day, morning and evening, and
cure will follow in at least week.
ARTIFICIAL METEOROLOGICAL SPARs.
-Saturate water, kept boiling, with alum;
then set the solution in cool place, sus-
pending in it, by a hair or fine silk thread,
cinder, a sprig of plant, or any other
trifle' As the solution cools, beautiful.
Capitalization of the salt takes place upon
the cinder, etc., which will resemble speci-
mems of spar.
YEAST CAKEs.-Boil a handful of hops:
pour on Indian meal sufficient to make
stih dough; when cool enough not to scald
yeast put in cupful; mix we'll. Ii the
weather is warm, make into cakes imme-
diateIy; put meal on molding board, set in
shade in airy place to dry; turn every day
till dry.
A ONIA ON PLANTs.-For house
plants. five or six drops to every pint of
water, once week, will make them -four
ish. 1t is also good to clean plant lars.
So be sure and keep bottle of it in the
house.
CORN MEAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
pound corn meal. one pint milk, boil to-
gether fifteen minutes, add one-fourth
pound butter, six eggs, rose-water, salt
and sugar to taste.