The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-16

spooniuls four, two cups water. (boiling;)
take the peel of three OF the lemons, put
in cold water, set # On the fire till it
comes 10 boil change the water three
time; this will remove the bitterness;
chop this peel with the pulp of the six
lemons after they have been squeezed;
put all together.
WHAT STOCK NEEDs.-A writer in
the Farm and Fireside r,marks: "The
requirements Of success in stock feeding
for profit are well bred stock, clean,
warm quarters, pure water, sufficient
salt, stall for each, having rope and
chain fastening instead OF stanchions,
gentle exercise daily, when the weather
is too stormy, sufficient sweet clover hay, /
cured in the cock, to supply their wants,
and q uniform supply OF finely ground
corn meal. Whatever method of iced
ing may be adopted, the question in
which the progressive, practical farmer
Is the most interested is, Flow can
produce the most tender, Juicy beef in
the shortest time, at the least possible
ezpense?'"
SAVE THE TURKEY FEATHERS
5 a-ona5le advice with regard to taking
care OF turkey feathers is given by Ro5t.
Skene, Of Louisville, KY, which, as
there IS a demand Tor the feathers for
making brushes and busters, is called to
/ cheat. ntion ofthose who have heretofore
allowed them to go to waste. Ia saving
the feathers OF turkeys, it is recon-
merded that they be taken in bags like
geese feathers, those from the body, wing
and tal being kept separate, and each
kind packed in a box by itself. For tail
and wing feathers the boxes should be a
little wider than the feather is long and
the feathers laid in the boxes straight,
care being observed that the sides and
ends do not curl up, as this spOils them
for making busters and thereby impsirs
the .a,2 of them. In selecting the wing
feathers leave cut the third joint, or that
part commonly used as fan, as the
feathers on that part of the wing are
useless in the manufacture Of busters.
Body feathers should be kept as straight
as possible and also packed in boxes.
Keep ali feathers perfectly dry, as wet
feathers are unsaleahle; for this reason
turkeys should be dry picked.
Pr, FITABLE POULTRY.-A poultry
, raiser Of experience says his conclusion
is thst farmers can do much better with
good common hens, with some good
: blooded cocks, than with flock OF fancy
fowls. a good cross among poulty is a
valuable a., among stock. One Of the
most pref liable kinds for a farmer Is
a Gloss between the Leghorn hen and 9
Poland or Brahma cock. Their progeny
are good layers, nice for the table and
Z prof table for market. The White Leg
= horn is the most profitable breed Tor eggs
they need a little more care than some
T other sorts, but care of pou try pays.
i To RELIEVE CHoKED Cows.-Th'
0 proceedings of the Elmira Farmers
# Cub, officially reported in the Hus
= bandmsn, contains the following; Ny
g way is to open the mouth of the chokeC
animal and insert clevis wide enough
r to keep the jaws distended, and Civ
e space for the passage of a boys hand.
y hold the clevis in place, while my DO!
V passes his hand through and picks on
2, the apple or other obstruction. An.
q bov whose hand is small enough to pas
d without crowding, can easily remOv
a the trouble with entire safety. 1 hav
J. tried to do it myself, but my hand is to-
., large. There is no difficulty or DANCE
if the clevis is firmly held 10 position.
- Another member said that an easy va,
il to bring relief is to cause the choket
ct animal to jump over high bars, as higI
II as may be leaped with considerable e1
o ertion. 1t never fails to eject the Of
II Tending substance, Or cause it to pas
" downward. He had tried it many time
% and ALWAYS with success.