Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1879-10-16
FOR THE FARMERS HOUSEHOLD.
Helps for the Housewife.

ter, one ounce of saleratus and one
ounce Of ginger.
NICE TEA CAKE -One-half cup Of
butter or cream; one Of sugar; one egg;
one half cup OF thick milk or buttermilk I;
q teaspoonful Of soda; handful of cur.
rants Use flour to make the proper
thickness.
LEMON BEER Pat in keg one gal
lou OF water, one sliced lemon, one tea =
spoonful Of ginger, one pint of strip,
one half pint of yeast. In twenty four
hours it will be ready for use. Ii you
bottle II. the corks must be tied down.
APPLE JELLY "A very nice, firm, rich
Jelly made from the pariugs of apples
and the cores. Cover them with water
and let them boil until the water has
wasted little, and the appeskins are
very soft; then strain them, and add an
equal quantity of sugar as there Is
liquid.
WELSH RAnE BIT.-Slice bread half an
inch thick. and toast it very slightly o.
both sides, cutting OF the crust. Then
slice some rich cheese not quite so large
ns the toast, upon which lay the cheese
IN toaster before the fire. Watch it,
lest 10 burn or grow hard. Butter each
piece slightly, and use III eating it mus
tard, pepper and salt.
RICE SNowBALLs. Ingredients - six
ounces OF rice, one quart OF milk, flavor
ing Of essence of almonds, sugar to taste,
one pint of custard. Mode-boil the
rice in the milk with sugar and flavor
ing essence of almonds, until the former
is tender, adding if necessary, little
more milk should it dry away too much;
when the rice is quite soft put it INTO
teacups, or small round jars, and let it
remain until cold, Then turn the rice
ont in a deep glass dish, pour over q
oustard, and on the top of each ball
place q small piece of bright colored
Jelly. Lemon peel OF vanilla may 30
boiled with the rice instead of the es.
sence Of almonds, but the favoring of
the custard must correspond with that
of The rice.
Black Leg in Calves.
This disease, which is so prevalent in
spring and fall, and is 30 sudden in its
attacks that it is nearly always fatal, ef-
fects only those calves which are well
fed and ia good condition. When the
young animals are to oil appearance
thriving, the owner is apt to be satisfied
end thinks all is well with them; but in
reality it is then that watchfulneea
should be exercised. or at least some
PROBATION should be used. Over feed
ing is productive OF more disease than
scanty feeding, and when calves are
known to be in luxurious pasture, Il
Will be wise to give them an occasional
purgative OF an excellent autiseptic
character Sulphite of soda is an excel.
lent Alternative, and mBy he given in one
dram doses with some EPSON salts at
intervals of q few days; once q week, for
instance, will benefit as a preventive of
tins QlseRee.
Mixture Of Grasses.
1t is well known fact that mixed
crops are more productive than those
sown singly. Thus one acre sown TO
oats and barley, or oats and peas. will
yield as much, or nearly as much, as two
acres Gown siugly to either crop. SO IN
grass lands, clover and timothy, mixed.
VIII produce nearly twice as much as il
the ground were seeded to one of these
alone. 1t is also a well known fact that
our grass lands are not so productive ga
We could wish, and the reason of this
may be, and probably is, that we have |
put one or two kinds of heritage in them. |
1t we examine an old. thick. luxuriept
500, IN pasture or meadow, it will be
.oand 10 consist OF variety of grasses
md other plants, each of which seems
o vie with the other in occupyina sIs.s.AIs
i--4f III IL rive
stS ,TEelr. i nls Is the fesnlt q
natural seeding, and R1ves us rrbere il
snother reason why grasses should DE
mixed; this in that the periods OF great
est vigor OF different varieties occur at
different times. We can therefore Sc |
cure succession of heritage for a long |
season by sowing variety OF grass
seeds.
To give examples, we might mention
that a mixture OF orchard grass, red clio.
yer. timothy and Kentucky blue grass
viii produce pasture which will be in
good condition for grazing from April,
when the first mentioned grass is in fine
condition, up to October, when the last
rs II it's most vigorous state, the clover
and timothy serving to fill up the inter
val. With one of these alone there
would be but one month of good herb
age, and that coarse if given the whole
beld to itself. In like manner. a oman.
tity OF rye grass added to q meadow
wonld help to furnish a quick growing
heritage which rapidly and constantly
recuperates after cutting or eating
down.
The fact is, that we make much less
OF our advantages ia regard L, -,sss,,,,;- !,
meadows and pastures thsn ware,igbt
On the average, seven ec,QF al n8sfnra |
are required to keep o2H cow through
the pasturing season. Mhen by the best
management one acre, or at the most
tTC. ought to be Sufficient. This is due
~--~-~nr to the prevalent fashion ,
q hesuln Town with but one variety OF
grass, with clover added sometimes; a
fashion which, hereafter, experience
teaches us should be more honor ed in
the breach than in the Observance
american Agriculturjst.
Raising Irish Potatoes.
Mr.. Ames, a trucker, of Chuckatuck,
Va, and a gentleman somewhat noted /
for his success with Irish potatoes. late /
ly read before farmers club the paper
from which is condensed the following /
important information: In the matter .
Of Irish potatoes he prefers the early .
rose variety. because earliest. and stands .
highest on Northern markets; cuts the .
seed to two or three eyes; prefers heavy,
dry soil; plants in drills, ten to twelve .
inches aparf. 6ril1e fbraa 70 tbr,o OIL n