The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-11-13
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

The boys on the farm some
times get aristocratic notions, and like
to put OH STYLE. Nothing tends SO
mtch to '..style" as a horse with its
head lip. Farm-horses, or in fact any
horse that is compelled to draw heavy
loads, cannot do it comfortably with the
head up. If horse must be compelled
to hold up its head, do not compel it at
the same time to draw load. Let the
cruel check-rein hang loose as much as
possible.--Cor. Chicago Tribune.
"A sufferer from bed-bugs writes as
follows: AFTER fighting them eight
years l learned, from girl that had
served as a chambermaid in a large
clearinghouse, that bugs can be exter-
minated for all time. Immediately
followed her direction, which was to
take grease that had cooked out of salt
pork, melt it and keep it melted (the
vessel can be Kept OH a pan Of coals)
and put it with the feather end of a
quill into every place where l could find
bug. 1t is necessary to see that the
bed-cords or Stats are entirely free
from the pests. It is more than thirty
years since a bug has been seen in my
house."
Sheltered Orchards. Many writer's
advise the selection of a sheltered spot
for an orchard, and some have even adj
vised the planting of belt of quick
growing forest trees in such position
that it will screen the orchard from high
winds. A Main farmer says: "Were I
to plant an orchard, and had two loca-
tons, one in a valley, surrounded by
hills except on the south side, and the
other a high elevation, exposed to high
winds, l would choose the latter in
preference to the former. The same
holds good as regards peach orchards.
A great Objects to keep back the bloom
ing as long as possible, and this can
be best done in northern exposures
without shelter.''
The Poultry Fanciers' Journal gives
the following pertinent reasons why
poultry killed at home, though young,
is not as tender as that bought in mar
ket. 1t says: The former is generally
not killed until wanted, and when eaten
is still rigid with death; while that
bought at the poulterer's has been
killed at least hours-more often days.
Poultry ought to be killed several days
before being eaten, dressed at once,
and, with few bits of charcoal in it,
hung in a cool place. If poultry are
kept from food and drink at least
twelve hours before being killed, the
crop and intestines will be emptied,
and any superfuity of secretions ex-
hausted; the flesh will be juicy and
the fat firm. If left three days without
food or drink, though in good condi-
ton previously, the flesh will be dry
and tasteless, and the fat soft. Never
buy an undrawn fowl. The gas from
the crop and intestines will faint the
flesh, even though retained but short
time.
Picked Mangoes. Take small
green nutmeg or musk-melons and take
a piece from the side large enough to
enable one to remove the seeds. Then
place them in strong brine for three
days. At the end of that time drain of
the brine and freshen in pure water one
day. If one wishes, they may be made
green, as you would green cucumbers,
and then put in cold water again until
cold and firm. Mix two handfuls of
English mustard seed with one of
scraped horseradish. One teaspoonful
of mace and nutmeg pounded, two tea
spoonfuls of chopped garlic, a little GIN
ger, one dozen whole pepper-corns,
one-half tablespoonful of ground mus
tard to pint of the mixture, one table,
spoonful sugar and one of best salad oil
to the same quantity, and one teaspoon
full of celery seed. Fill the mangoes
with the mixture, and sew or tie in the
piece which was taken out. Pack in a
deep stone jar and pour scalding vine
gar over them. Repeat this process
three times, at intervals of two days,
then tie up and set away in a cool, dry
place. Keep four months before eat
inc.