The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-15

y teaspoon Of baltpette 70
be rubbed smoothly with the hand on the
flesh side OF the han; It WILSON dissolve
and disappear. The salt In the kettle be.
ing hot, lay q tablespoon Of salt on the
ham, and rub with the hand; continue to
apply the salt 10 all parts Of the ham until
the ham sEeGh, which Is an indication that
the salt has penetrated through the ham.
The above quantity Of saltpetre IL for O
ham Of twenty pounds; O ham Of this size
may be cured In ten minutes, The ham
may be treated thus before the animal
heat Is entirely out, and Is ready for the
smoke house, where II will be 1T for use
In ten days or kept the entire yearthropgh.
Any lover OF good ham, alter trying this
plan, will be satisfied It Is the best meth.
3D."
The Germantown Telegraph says; The
cheapest plan Of erecting agreehouse that
we have any knowledge oi-and we used
one successfully many years-is TO dig out
a pit In q side.hill, where the upper end
will be just above ground, where the door
must be, with two or three steps down
for an entrance. Wall up, roof the wall,
and cover the whole with sash, as In hot.
beds, the sash having more fall, say three
ieet In a width Of two, the house being Of
teen by ten. Erect In this the stand Of
shelves, and when 1t Is time to take up the
summer flowers, bulbs, ETC., store them
here. The glass should be covered with
thick straw mats, which can be removed
even when the weather Is coolest, In clear
weather, Tor an hour or two ut midday,
to get the warmth and influence Of the
sun. AT such times ventilation also
should be attended To, by slightly opening
a sash or two. No fire Is needed. Nearly
all readily 'lowering plants will boom,
and there will scarcely boz week during
the winter that o bouquet may not be
gathered, II the house Is properly man.
aged.
"What roots are most proftably raised
to rotacsa large for Of mak-beets or car
rotsY and is there any other equally desira.
BILE, or more soP" My reply 10 the above
Is; beets and mangels are the most prof.
table OF the two for the purpose named,
and the turnip more so. This Is the solu.
ton Of the problem by milkmen OF this
vicinity. The Cow Horn variety Is grown
almost exclusively for this purpose, and
the man with ten ora dozen COWS, who has
less than 1000 to l,500 bushels, has less
than he desires. They are given the pre-.
ference because Of their quick and rapid
growth. Sown in July or early In August
broadcast, as a second crop, they give a
large yield and require no after.culture,
while beets, mangels aud carrots require
not only the whole season, but a good
deal Of labor In cultivating, especially III
their early stages, when other crops need
attention. That tutnips areiess nutritious
than either OF the other roots named all
will admit, but they are fed for the specific
object OF producing a large flow OF milk,
are grown because they are the cheapest
root a farmer can raise for the purpose.
while the nutriment required is furnished
in a liberal use ofhay, corn meal, brewers
grains, etc.
Mr.. Thos. +. Eastgate's excellent sugpes.
ton in reference to and Illustration OF, The
advantage OF providing heat for young or
ailing animals, is seconded blythe Nichiqan
Farmer, with the following additional hint
US to ways and means: I'VE once advised
a breeder of pigs and lambs to build a
range OF pens with a brink nue running
under the floor like what Is used in green
houses, which would keep the floor warm
and dry aud which would act as a kind OF
nurse for young stock that came early, az
likely to pay well for itself in the growth
it would give the early pigs, lambs and
calves. There are more young animals
stunted during the months OF March and
April by being chilled than would pay
twice over for such u room. The chilling Of
pigs and lambs alone, taking their growth
into consideration, is II costly matter,
These animals are dragged round through
the slop aud wetAnd the slush Of the burn.
yard by their dams at a period when they
need warmth and a dry bed. Let them
find q warm bed heated with a brick hue
running under the floor, and they would
lie there and sleep and grow strong and
be ready for an early market where
they would bring the highest price,
Cor Netr York Tribune.