The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-06-04


oar STRAW. A. rule, j. superior 10
wheat straw a. stock food. inasmuch
a. 4 contains larger per cent. II fat
forming and heat-produclng ingre-
dents.
10 KEEP bugs Oh melon and squash
wines. plant tomato plant In each hill
b. doing this the bugs did not bother
them for me. while across the fence.
where there were no tomatoes they
were al killed b. the bu-s--Cor- EI-
chanqc-
FEw realize the necessity Of manur-
i'm orchards. When once planted. the
trees are 70 remain in the same soil
thirty or forty wears. Al least. They in
a few wears exhaust the food in the soil
that they are most fond Of. and then
they viii cease 10 be productive and
thrifty unless properly fed
No CHINESE farmer ever sous seed
Of any kind Of grain before il has been
soaked in liquid manure diluted with
water. and has begun "a terminate: and
experience has taught him that this
operation not only tends % promote
The growth and development Of the
plant but also 10 protect the seed from
the insects hidden in the ground
FRAGRANCE AND Color -Planfs~ith
white blossoms have a larger proportion
OF fragrant species than any Others;
next comes red. then yellOg and blue.
and lastly grange and brown The
flowers u spring are white aud highly
fragrant: those OF summer are red anG
yellow. and less fragrant. those of au-
tumn and winter are much darker. and
with less perfume
SPoS6E CAKE--Take FIVE fresh eggs.
their weight in pulverized sugar: the
weight 81 three in -four. Beat yelks
and sugar 10 creamy paste. whip
whites 70 stiff frofh. and add 10 yclks
and sugar Sift in the Hour gradually:
add teaspoonsul Of favoring extract.
and stir only Just enough 10 mix well.
pour Immediately into pans lined with
butfered paper. Sprinkle over \ little
pulverized sugar. and bake in a quick
oven for twenty-five or thirty minutes.
Coon WHEATES BREAD.-TaAe six
gvti-sixed POTATOES. peel and boil in
tND quarts IL water: when done put 4
pin; VI hour into a suitable vessel. and
pour the waser OF the potatoes on the
hour ~ scald il Then rub the potatoes
through n colander and add 10 the fi0ur
Add cold water enough 10 wet what
bread YOU want 10 bake n one time:
when cool. add pint OF good yeast
and haaiisl II salt: let il rise over
night ia the morning mix stiff in the
bread tray and let il rise again. When
light. pul into tins and let il rise again
Eake IN \ moderate oven one hour
STRAWBERRY SHoEr-caKE. Make
crust sufficient 70 cover the bottom Of
two pie-sliShes. rolled Thin Of the in
gradients which would make raised bis
cults: bake both az once: have two boxes
or tH0 quarts q. strawberries thorough
n cleanSed. and well sweatenedr as
SD0n A. the paste j. baked. while hot.
spread with good butter. cover with
half ~ the berries. sprinkling more
su-ar Oh top. cover with the other
BAKED biscuit butter IS before. add the
other half Of the berries. with more
su-ar, and wrap well with clean
towel. and cover with a blanket. To re-
main 70 steam until cold.
a WRITER in the Fanri.rs' journal.
in Sfeakin. OF ducks. pron0unces the
and Pesin the best varieties.
the former being noted for it, large
white eggs and delicately- favored
flesh. and the latter for the richness Of
IL e-Es- good constitution and rapid
fxtttnln-- The R0uen j. pronounced
Only slightly inferior in flavor and in
ssnaiiy 0f e-yS 10 the above. natures
earlier and J. harder The Aylesbury
and Pekin commence laying in Eebru-
arr. and continue for fire months. with
Two or three brie< internissions. When
the duck wants % sit she should have
from twelve ts fifteen eggs. and should
IL in = separate division Of the duck
house kept for this purpose The door
should always he open during the day.
and she should have sufficient water
near BY 70 battle in The time Of incu-
baton i twenty-eight days After the
are all Matched they should
not be disturbed for twenty-four hours.
when they are ready for food. which
should consist a hard-boiled eggs well
mixed with oatmeal When three or
f0nr days old they may have oatmeal
mixed ~''h milk and little grain The
durklin-s should not have access to
water. except 10 drink. until they re-
ceive their feathers. when they can
swim without injury