Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-09
HOWE, Farm AND eARDES.


A pEEp snow Is called the poor mans
manure, for the reason that Il Is good
wintor mulch. And large amount Of
ammonia is brought from the atmos-
pheru to the earth by the falling snow.
PlowING should be doue only when
the soil viii crimblc loosely; when tho
plow smears The upturnNd surface. the
soil wiz bo injured, Yet TO make
haste with caution is advisable.
RsCEsr experiments in England
show tha, thin sowing Of wheat in drills
,is more productive thaa thick sowing.
By special culture on smau plots
single grain 10 the hill has given a yield
of 100 TO lG2 bushels 10 the acre, accord
ing 10 the Experiment Record,
A CORRESPONDENT OF the New York
Tribune says tor the last nine years he
has used the soft-soap wash ON
apple trees. About june is he takes
sufficient quantity of the soap, thin
little. let stand halt day to thoroughly
miN, and then paste or plaster or paint
It on the trees with large paint brush.
First Scrapiug tho body OF the tree aud
seeing that the trunk Is clean. put on
ono has time aud patience. aud EXTEND
ing well 10 the ground. One viii be
astonished At the beneficial effect
Wa would suggest 10 those who have
no woodlands that, rs measure nt
economy, it is we'll TO plant cuttings or
roots of iast.growing trees like the
weeping willow, oatalpa and silver ma.
pie. These planted in cornors OF fields
or oui-ot-tho.way places soon make
large trees and NAV then be cut down.
without be ng missed, and used for fire
wood The weeping willow. for in
stance, in six years from n cutting will
mako treO eighteen inches in diameter
and thirty feet In height. Rural Neo
Yorker
BAKED BEANS. Pick over quart Of
beans at night, aud put over them warm
water 10 cover them we'll In tho
morning drain them aud put thom in
cold water, with uue-quarter OF spoon
ful OF soda, and boil them half an hour;
/ drain again, free from water, and put
1 them in a hean-pot. with two table
/ spoontuis Of molassos and half a pound
/ Qt,,S2A R9rk,s Witch. has booR well
| ng water 10 cover the beans, place the
/ cover on the pot, and putarim of paste,
/ made of Hour aud water, around IL, and
I bake in a very moderate oven eight or
/ ton hours III YOU have not q regular
/ boan-pot, put them in baking-diSh ami
I cut the pork into small pieces, placing
one In the center OF the beans and the
rost AT even distances around it.
70 REsroRn ScRArcHEn FURNITURE.
-Serape one pound Of beeswax into
shavings la pan; add half q gallon
spirits of turpenliue and one pint lin
seed OIL Let il remain twelve hours,
then stir il well with stick, Into a
Gauid; white stirring add onesquarter
OF a pound of shellac varnlsh and one
ounce of alkanet root Put this mix
tur. into gallon jar and stand Il be-
fore tho fire or IN an oven, for week,
tto keep It Just warm), shake itup three
or four tinlos Il day Thou strain Il
through hair sieve and bottle H. Poug
about a Tablespoonful ON wad OF balss,
go lightly over the face and other parts
uf mahogany furniture, then rub brisk
IN with similar dry wad, aud IN thret
minutes It Will produce dark
brilliant polish unequaled Another
preparation may bo made a
follows. Mako mixture Of three pars'
linscod oil and one part spirits OF tur
peutine. IL not only covers the dislig
urcd surface, but restores wood 10 ~
original color. and lnayes luster upog
the surface. Put ON with wooloI
cloth, and when dry rub with woolen
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