The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-07-17
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Nearly or quite half the strawber-
ries sent to market are spoiled in the
picking. Many of them are plucked
too green, while others are bruised or
squeezed by the picker. So says an
exchange.
"A sprinkling of fine plaster or sui
phur over the leaves of the strawberry
at the first appearance of the blight is
suggested as remedy for this disease,
which has made such sad work with
the foliage of this delicious berry.
"A farmer may use rotation in
crops. spend money for fertilizers,
diversity the products with stock, grain
and dairy-he may sow his clover, and
refrain from shipping the cream of his
farm in its crude condition, and yet if
he does not use brain power literally
on his farm, it will soon dwindle in pro-
duction and run him into bankruptcy.
-IosUa Register.
"A certain farmer in Illinois will
not allow cartridges to be killed on his
place. He states that recent investiga-
tions made by him prove conclusively
that they are the best protection the
wheat crop could have. In the craw of
one he found over hundred bugs of the
most destructive kind to the wheat
crop. His crop is excellent, while
those of his neighbors have been ruined
by bugs.
-Entomologists seem to agree that
when fields become badly infested with
either the white grub or the wire worm,
the best way to get rid of them is to
starve them out. A year of following,
together with burning up all rubbish,
stubble. etc. will efectually eradicate
them. The rest thus given the land,
and the elements it gains by frequent
stirring and exposure to light, air and
moisture, in part at least compensates
for the loss of season of cropping
Exchange.
We have known farmers of many
years experience pillow up old, rich
pastures of our rich, prairie soil and
SOW the same to wheat, and still con-
tinue planting corn in fields that are
exhausted of the elements required to
make the crop. The result was there
was tremendous growth of straw with
little wheat and light crop of corn,
while if the fields had been employed
vice versa there would have been a
heavy crop of corn and fair yield of
WHEAT. G. Broom, Of IONA.
For hot cross buns, sift two and
a half pounds of flour and set before
the fire, or where it will get hot with
out scorching. When the flour is quite
warm, beat half a pound of sugar and
the same quantity of butter very light
and put to the flour, half a teaspoonful
of powdered cinnamon, and the same
of coriander seed; wet the whole with
half a pint of warm milk. Beat very
light and free from Jumps, then beat in
two tablespoonful of good light yeast.
Set to rise, and when risen handle
lightly as you form the dough into
buns. On each bun cut a cross with
the back of the knife. Christian Union.
-Old-fashioned as it is, the morn
ing-glory continues to hold its place
among our flowers as ga thing of
beauty" 1t is true that a single BIOS
som endures but few hours at most,
but one vine will produce more than
a hundred flowers in the course of a
season. The morning-glory may be
ployed to most excellent advantage
for covering dilapidated buildings and
unattractive fences. Trained to Irvine
around the trunks of old trees it pre-
sents fine appearance. The COM
mon cypress vine is very beautiful,
and may be planted and twined like the
morning-glory. For covering lattice
work and partially shading windows
and porches it is very appropriate.
The blossoms, though small, are ex-
ceedingly beautiful, while the leaves
are very finely cut and colored. The
seed should be soaked in warm water
before planting, and should not be COW
cred too deep.-Los0a State Register.