The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-01-30
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


teepers, mechanics and others, gaving perl
sonaz experience Of any topic of general IN
'erest to persons living in the country. THE
name and postc6ice address Of the acriter
should accompany each letter, not necessarily
for publication. but as q guarantee Of good
faith. 1t is oar purpose to open this column
to a free exchange Of experience and opinions
betareen its readers.
WELL KEPT FARMs.-A well ordered |
farm, well chosen stock, comfortable build
ings, neatly kept garden, roadway or en-
trance way, gates we'll hung, fences we'll
kept, shade trees or ornamental shrubbery,
paint without, whitewash within, all these are
worth more to farmer in money value than
a few hundred dollars carefully scraped to-
gether and jealousy boarded and loaned to
needy neighbor on interest. No invest
mens pays as well as money iudiciously
spent in farm implements. Draining wet
land will pay fifty to hundred per cent. on
its cost every year; good stock will pay
equally as we'll !; good roads will turn their
cost every year a gate will save its cost
in short time good fence will save its
cost in one night a well kept garden, a
neat lawn, orchard and shade trees, which
need not cost enc hundred dollars, have
added ten times that amount to the value of
farm, and the omfort and self-respect
from their possession are worth more
than the cost.
Old Cato the Roman Senator, was not
only asenator, but also farmer. He wrote
book upon farming. 'sOur ancestors" said
Cato, regarded it as grand point of hus-
bandry not to have too much land in one
farm, for they considered that more benefit
came by holding little and tilling it well"
Virgil says, and that was after the empire
had begun /: 'The farmer may praise large
estates, but let him cultivate small one.''
And GURUS, the Roman orator. went $50
far as to say : s'He was not to be counted a
good citizen, but rather dangerous man to
the State, who could not content himself
with seven acres of land. " M
To.STEw CHICKENS WHoLE.-Take a
large, tender chicken, and clean as for
roasting; wash it thoroughly in several wa
tiers, and wipe it dry with clean towel /;
then season, inside and outside, with salt
and pepper; have ready as many oysters as
the chicken will hold, which take out of their
liquor, and after removing all of the parti-
Giles of shell that may adhere, put them into
a colander and let them drain; then season
the oysters with saltand pepper, and fill the
chicken with as many as it will hold. Al
ter skewering it tight, put it into tin pail
with closely-f1tting top, put the pail into
a pot of boiling water and jet it boil until
the chicken is tender. When the chicken
is done, remove it to a hot dish, covering
Immediately, and set it where it will keep
hot. Turn the gravy from the pail into a
saucepan; add one tablespoonful butter
three tablespoonful of cream, the yolks of
three hard-boiled eggs chopped fine, and a
little mixed parsley, and tablespoonful of
corn-s starch made smooth in little cold milk.
Boil up once, pour over the chicken, and
serve very hot.
Every housekeeper should have a high
seat, like an ofice-chair, on pivot to turn
easily, and with small kerosene heater for
the irons, which stands on the end of the
table and costs dollar, she can do large
ironing without rising, and without the fear
full ache of tired feet and back. Whether
her work is done sitting or standing, she
should vary her position for IA few minutes
at the end of each hour, sitting down if she
has been working about the house, or going
into the fresh air if she has been sewing
steadily. A little rest taken SO helps won-
derfully through the day.
THE BURDocK BEATEN.-For years we
have been troubled with burdocks, and, not
withstanding repeated moving during the
: summer, they would form seed in the fall.
After many experiments, a certain and
+ speedy remedy for the pests has been dis
covered in kerosene oil. II small quantity
be poured into the hearts of the plants, d.
rectly after cutting, they will disappear en-
tirely, roots and stalks, leaving no trace of
their former existence save small hole in
earth where they stood. This may be styled
by General Noble crude idea, but refined
or crude oil will accomplish the purpose
equally as well.-Rural Neao Yorker.
AMALGAdATIoN PIE OF DRIED APPLES
Soak the apples over night, and then stew
them together with few raisins, and lem
on cut in thin slices, removing the seeds,
sweeten to taste, with brown sugar, and let
cool. Beat up custard of eggs and milk.
1t you only wish one pie, two eggs and O
pint Of milk, with little nutmeg, Gf liked
pie with paste, and fill half full with the
prepared apple sauce, then pour on your
custard gently, until the dish is full, and
bake. Dried apples prepared in this way
make very paletable sauce for the table.
MARBLE CAKE.-Light Part-One and
one-half cups of white sugar, one-haH cup
OF butter, one-half cup of sweet milk, the
whites of four eggs, two and one-half cups
of flour, and one heaping spoonful of bak
ing powder. Dark Part.-One cup of brown
sugar, one half-cup of butter, one-half cup
of sour milk, one-half teaspoonful of soda,
the yolks of four eggs, half nutmeg. one
spoonful of cloves, one spool of cinnamon.
. Put layer of the dark, and then the light,
until it is all used.
The Mexicans have a method of subduing
fractions horses, such are inclined to run
away, which might be introduced here with
profit. A hood or winker is so arranged
thas the driver or rider can in an instant
draw it directly over the eyes of the animal,
effectually blindfolding him. When this is
done, the horse instantly becomes quiet,
and repetition OF the blindfolding two or
three times gradually results in his becom-
ing quiet and docile. Such an arrangement
would be a valuable appendage to the head
gear of such horses as are inclined to run
away.
To MAKE AND KEEP SAUsAGE.-Propor-
ton the meat, dean and faD to your
taste, then grind and mix, and season to
your taste, with salt and pepper, and sum-
mer savory, and sage, all ground fine. Now