Sharp County record., 1880-05-13
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SOWING Usage ORANGE SEED
Osage orange seed is sown early IN
snrinc. as soon as the ground IS flt;
The seed is put into boiling water ana
left to soak for forty-eight hours before
planting. The seed is sown IN drills
eiphteen inches apart, and the plants
are well cultivated the first year, after
which they are ready for transplantlng'
JELLY CAKE.-One cup Of sugar,
one-half cup of butter, three eggs one
half cup of cream, one-half teaspoonful
of saleratus, two cups of flour; bake IN
three long, shallow tins; when done cut
each one in two in the middle (not split
theml and put them together with
ielly. and you will have cake COM
posed of six layers one-half as large as
your tins.
VALUE OF POULTRY MANURE.-Poul-
trv manure is rich in ammonia and phos-
pHoric acid, when made by fowls 1ed
upon grain. 1t comes the nearest to
guano of any other animal excrement;
When one has sheep manure, 1t would
he best to mix the two and use it for
crops that are grown in hills, as corn
Plaster may be added to the mixture
with benefit.
PoTATO PUDDING Beat welltogether
fourteen ounces mashed potatoes, four
ounces of butter, four ounces OF 1lne
sugar, five eggs and the grated rlnd OF
one small lemon; pinch of salt; pour
it in a mold or dish well creased, and
bake it. Be careful to mash the potatoes
as smoothly as possible, and adding a
little butter at first helps to make
them smooth.
CULTURE OF SUGAR-BEETS. There IS
no market for sugar-beets except Tor
the manufacture of sugar For inns
purpose the sugar factories pay five dol
lars per ton. But they are very valua-
BILE for feed, and it will pay to cultivate
them for this use until supply could
be grown fora factory. The manufact-
ure is now established in this country,
and nothing more is needed than GER
tain supply of the roots. The culture
of this crop is not difficult; good soil
and clean cultivation only are required.
A fair crop is twelve or fifteen tons, and
good one, twenty tons per acre.
MILK FEVER IN A Cow.-Milk fever
is caused by the irregular excitement OF
the circulation consequent upon the
changed condition of the animal. Ii
the trouble can be noticed at the oItset,
bleeding from the jugular vein IS the
most effective remedy; but after the dis
ease rs confirmed this is dangerous; the
remedy is then to give an active purga-
tive, (Sixteen ounces of EPSON salts,)
with one ounce of saltpeter daily until
the fever abates. Then cooling food,
as bran masheS Or choppedroots, should
be given, but no grain food for some
time. If the animal is very weak and
torpid, give one-half dram of nuX vomi-
ca and One-half ounce of carbonate Of
ammonia; rub the limbs briskly with a
rough wooden cloth, and bathe them
with hot water.
GOOD D'BREAD.-For two loaves, peel
and boil six good sized potatoes, re-
move them from the water, mash fine,
aud while warm add a little salt, a
heaping teaspoOnful of lard, and sifted
flour to make it quite crumbly. Add
one teacup of good yeast, one pint Of
warm sweet milk previously boiled, and
flour to mix not too stiff, work it tif-
teen minutes, cover and leave in a
warm place to rise. In the morning
mold it into loaves by handling as lit
tie as possible, and let rise in pans un-
til the dough keeps its place in the pan
when gently tipped. Bake three-fourvhs
of an hour in properly heated oven.
When done rub a very little shortening
on the crust and stand it in the air a
few moments. You can keep the dough
in a cool place to rise slowly for three
days to make into rolls. To use about
the same amount Of sweet potatoes in
place of white ones, makes excellent
bread.