The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-10
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MUTTON kidneys: With q very sharp
knife cut mutton kidneys in the thinnsst
possible slices; flour, and fry quickly
until they are a crisp; while frying
add pepper and salt; souse them in q
good gravy, to which a bit of garlic
will give a very slight flavor.
COLONEL MOSES HUMPHREY, of Con-
cord, N. H., one of the leading farmers
in that State, and nnted as a successful
c%orn-grower, says his corn costs him
thirty-three cents a misunderstanding in
its cost interest on the land, taxes and
every hour Of labor spent in raising the
crop. He also credits the crop with $l3
per acre as the value of the slower.
A PARIS company employing a large
number of horses, has been making
scientific investigation of the nutritive
value of oats. 1t is found that oats
recently harvested are not suitable food
for horses; neither are those which have
been gathered in a damp condition.
Light oats are considerably less valua-
bic for feeding purposes than heavy
ones.
SLACK one peck of lime, and while
hot and at the thickness of cream, add
a pint of linseed oil and a quarter of a
pound of glue. Let it stand a half a
day before using. This, for interior
walls, is far superior to simple lime and
water. 1t is also first rate for outdoor
work, though expensive. For buildings,
fences, etc., slack clean, white, fresh
lime under water; add a pound of sui
plate of zinc to every peck of lime, and
a half pound of salt.
WHITE fricassee of lamb: Cut the
best part of the brisket of small lamb
into square pieces of four inches each;
wash, dry and -four; having boiled four
ounces of butter, one of fat bacon, and
some parsley, ten minutes, put the meat
to it; add the juice of half a lemon or
onion cut small, pepper and salt; SIM
mer the whole two hours; then put in
the yolks OF two eggs; shake the pan
over the fire two minutes, and serve.
EGGS for Matching should be chosen
of the fair average size, usually laid by
the hen they are from, any unusually
large or small being rejected. Some
hens lay extremely large eggs and others
small ones A fat hen will always lay
small eggs, which a only produce
small aud weakly chickens. Absolute
size in eggs is, therefore, of but little
Importance. Round, short eggs are
usually the best to select; very long
eggs, especially if much pointed at the
small end, almost always breed birds
with some awkardness in style or car
riage. Neither should rough shelled
eggs be chosen; they usually show som
arrangement of the organs and art
often sterile.
How farmers lose money: Keeping
no account of farm operations, paying
no attention to the maxim that a ''stitcf
in time saves nine in regard to sowinl
grain o. planting seed at the prope
time. Leaving reapers, c~ultivators
plows, ETC., unsheltered from the rail-
and the heat of the sun. Permitting
broken implements to be scattered ovel
the farm until they are ~irreparable
By repairing broken implements at tn,
proper time many dollars may be saves
i Ia proof of the assertion that time i
money. Buying at auction sales al
kindsof trumpery, because in the word
of the vendor, the articles are yer,
cheap. Allowing fences to remain unre
paired until strange cattle are foun'
+ grazing in the meadows, garden o
q grain, or browsing on the fruit trees i
the orchard.