The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26
ITEMS FOR FIELD AND HOUSE.

KEROSENE will soften boots or shoes
which have been hardened by water.
Loss of appetite, thirst, diarrhea, gem
eral weakness and cyanosis of the comb
are the symptoms of chicken cholera.
FoR throat distemper, crate ine
small, green, wild turnip; orif dry, give
. asheaping spoonful, mixed with, bran or
oats. 1t il, good for ? cough also.
A FEW. drops of ammonia added. to
gallon of water and applied once week
to all pots of flowers will do much good
and + keep the pots and earth from
souring.Egofi fsGal s4 sdsga 5.lflE 5aas "a
A, DAIRYMAN says: Never, keep Q
poor COW the second year. No man can
afford to keep COW that will, not make
from two Hundred TO two hundred and
twenty pounds of butter or its equiva-i
lent every year. gag "a tsatgozg gEa so.
SOAK oats in tepid water before feed
ing them to horses. Old horses with bad
teeth can then mastieate the grain
sufficiently, and greedy young animals
viii not swallow 1t whole. - > :
A. SOFT. firm, velvety skin is nearly
thick, hard hide on poor one. Aosoft,
",
velyety skin indicates quantity of milk.
FARMERS do not fail SO much from
want of knowledge as they do from want
of action # their knowledge is not
applied to labor Promfted by energy
and perseveianee,y it will accomplish
nothing. sh.p5 va .'zfzs.oI. :. a.anisi:
The following rule in plowing is re-
commended: T" Never turn up over one
or two inches of unfertile subsoil IN one
season and, when 30 turned up, the land
should receive a dressing Of smandreypg
"a PoRRIDGBlmadeo of buekwheat -four,
with aalittle cornmeali added makes .
good substitute, for, milk for young
calves. II; must be fed quite. warm.
After the calves are, three weeks old
| feed gin of oats twice day. These
should be- boiled before feeding.A ,eE5
| sGRAPEs, rcurrants; ounces, ETC., may
be propagated and rooted by laying
down a branch, covering it with, soil,
and pinping it to its place in the moist
earth with q crotched stick; cutting the
branches partly off where roots are
desired facilitates: roofing. Several
vines may Be started from one branch
in this waysi II 'a,qsaosI > zeaa5slsi gsd1
ANGLE-woRMs at the root of plants
can be made to come to the surface by
inserting q fine hair-pin or darning-
needle intosthe mold. and then pouring
lime-water upon the soil This will be
found to be- good for the health of the
plants also. and will keep, the, foliage
fresh and green. Apply once q week
Apple FILTERS: One pint of sweet
milk. six eggs; -four enough to form q
stiff batter, "a pinch of salt, half q tea
spoonful of assleratus, teaspoenfnla of
cream tartar; then slice some good sour
apples rather thin and mix in the batter,
Fry in hot lard browning them nicely
on both Sides Sauce--a little cream
and sugar They are nicely made of
raisins5 or currants instead of q apples.
Delicious, efmade of canned peaches,
and the juice, of the. peaches, well
sweetened and poured over them when
served, for sauce. Bass g '-'' = '-o =
PIGEONS with green peas: Roast
four pigeons for say ten minutes, then
take them of, the spit and split them
lay. them in saucepan with three
ounces of butter. As soon as the butter
/ is melted, pour in pint of young green
1 peas, little salt, pinch of white pep.
per, and a couple of tablespoonfuls of
any kind of stock. Shake the pan while
cooking, and stew for twenty minutes.
Serve pigeons in the middle, surrounded
with the peas and sauce.