The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-12-16
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Manure for Orchar dis.

Manure for Orchards.
Wood ashes are, doubtless, excellent
for orchards; but, instead OF being put
around the trees, they should be spread
over the whole land. But where are the
ashes to come from, in this region We
have little or no wood, and, OF course,
little or no ashes. In our limited ex-
perience we have learned one. thing in
regard to orchards, as well as fruit trees
of every kind, that we have cultivated;
and we believe the principle can be ap-
piled pretty much to everything that
grows upon the earth, which is that the
application of manure benefits them all.
Ground occupied with fruit trees should
be manured as literally as are other
portions of the land used for the raising
of wheat and corn. 1t is the neglect TO
do so, in connection with the general
negligence with which orchards are
treated in many sections, that make
them Improbable and to become worn
of manure with which orchards ought
to be treated. While any kind, almost
without exception, will prove OF adj
vantage, there is none in the world TO
be compared to stable or barnyard ma
pure. A liberal application of this only
every third year, with careful pruning,
scraping, and washing of the trunks of
the trees, will make prodigious change
in an orchard. This dressing can
be applied at any time when the ground
is not frozen, and, ii not bestowed in
too heavy Jumps, so as to injure the (or-
chard) grass, will yield, in addition to
the fruit, couple of tons of good hay.
We have known three full crops of good
grass to be cut from an orchard. Ger
1aantoacn Telegraph.
Barriers Burned Away.
The burning of the clay of garden is
an old and often very complete method
ofrendering the soil permanently mellow
fertility. A little English manual,
"Manures for the Many" gives
method OF doing it on large scale, and
the Journal of Horticulture says there is
no doubt OF its immediate and perma-
nent advantage. If this were always
the case, one should expect to see tine
sites of brickkilns and other large fires
overl un by luxuriant weeds from flying
seeds, instead of remaining sterile for
length of time, as frequently observed.
1t is easy, however, to test the matter in
Il small wav where tough clay makes
gardening all but impracticable. The
roasting of earth for potting flowers is
common, but it is resorted to chiefly to
secure the destruction of pestilerous
seeds, germs and insects. The clay le-
ferred to in the pamphlet was 40 tough
and adhesive before being burned that
the workmen were obliged to dip their
spades constantly in water to cause it to
slip on the metal. A stack of wood was
built UP five feet across and high, with
kindling in the center, and a gutter to
supply draft. The clay around, except
ing that of the somewhat imp1 owed sur
yuao he hrA ~, law
10 about foot deep. and the fire started
and watched. Fresh clay vas added
when any part of the clay on the heap
became burning hot. When this last
was heated, long hooked iron rod was
used to break down and distribute the
fire so as to enlarge it. More wood was
laid on, fiat this time. aud over it more
clay, which had been taken out ready so
that the wood could be covered quickly
This breaking down, extension of base,
and renewing, was repeated until all
the clay had its sticky tenacity and
other bad qualities roasted out of it.
The. succeeding crops are described as
having been amazingly fine.
Recipes.
FRUIT JoHNNYCAKE.-Two cups oI
sour milk, one teaspoonful of saleratus,
one tablespoonful OF butter, one heaping
tablespoonful of sugar. one cup of ready
cooked fruit which you happen to have,
that will not color the cake, as apple,
pear, peach or ounce sauce, salt and
thicken with corn meal and bake quick.
FRIED BREAD PUDDING. fake q stale
loaf OF bakers bread; cut in slices; beat
up six eggs, stir them into a quart OF
milk; dip the slices into the milk and
eggs; lay them upon a dish, one upon
rnth Nd of aIo ok
hour; then fry them to a light brown in
a little butter; serve with pudding sauce
or syrup.
BUTTERED APPLEs.-Peel dozen ap-
Piles, first taking out the cores with u
thin scoop. Butter the bottom of a
nappy or tin dish thickly; then put the
apples into it. Fill up the cores with
powdered sugar. Sif5 powdered CHINA.
mon or grated lemon peels. Pour II
| little melted butter over them and bake
twenty minutes. Serve with cream
sauce.
CREAM PoTAToEs.-Parea and cut the
potatoes into small squares or rounds,
cook twenty minutes In boiling water
and little salt. Turn this off, add q
cupful of milk, and when this bubbles
up a tablespoonful of butter, with tea.
spoonful OF water; wet up with cold
milk; also little chopped parsley; sim
mer five minutes and pour out.
Fattening Swine.
When hogs are being fattened in pens
, there should always be Two apartments,
the one for feeding and the other for
sleeping in. The one should be cleaned
daily, and the other kept well Uttered
T with straw, and the straw newed as
often rs the nest becomes very dirty.
When first penned, mix with the feed Of
{ each hog at least three or four times 8
week teaspoontul of sulphur and also
teaspoonful of pulverized eopperas
Feed regularly three times daily. A
, rubbing post in the inclosure will be o.
advantage. Also place in a trough under
, shelter mixture of rotten wood, pulver.
ized charcoal, ashes and salt. These
methods or an open range are indis
:: pensable to the good health of the herd
e Nutritive Qualities of Fodder.
p: The proportion of nutritive matter
t in one hundred pounds of the tollowinl
4 substances is as follows:
Flesh Fat
formers, formers
pounds. pounds
Clover hay. ay............., 13t 80
e Timothy. y...,..,......... 81 AS