The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-05-05
AGRICULTURAL

BY washing the TRUNKS VI youhS
trees in preparation of an ounce OF
carbolic acid to a pail of soap-suds'
YOU will be able to keep away all an
imaIs and insects that destroy the
bark.
There is nothing like having u
rcod quantity of bedding for all anil
mails. It makes their repose more
comfortable and serves an excellent
purpose of absorbing the liquid ex
crements.
BREAD NG.-Soak the bread
ornmbs in sweet milk until they will
mash fine; add two eggs, a cup OF
raisins, one cup sugar, and flavor TO
taste; bake in quick oven. Serve
with sweetened cream.
SAVE all the ashes that are made
upon the farm even coal ashes are
useful as an absorbent end o divisor
of The soil--but by all means save
all the wood ashes for their supply
of potash, which is an important eie.
ment Of fertility.
LAYING hens need great deal
of lime, in order that their eggs may
have the proper thickness of shell.
Nothing better can be given than
raw bones crushed fine. They are
of special value on account of the
fatty matter contained in their cells.
WASH FOR MossY TREES. Heat an
ounce of sal soda to redness in an
iron pot, and dissolve it in one gal
lon of water, and while warm apply
it to the trunk. After one applica'
ton the moss and old bark will drop
off and the trunk will become quite
smooth.
-MoDERArELY fat animals are the
most profitable. Every fat animal
has been fed at loss during the lat
ter part of its feeding. When ar
animal is ready for market sell it,
if there is feed left, buy some more
lean animals and feed them. "Th'
nimble sixpence" brings the profit
To Color Butter WITH CARROTS
TO color FIVE pounds Of butter
CRATE of the deepest colored porto
of a clean, goodsized carrot, pou
over teacup of warm water, lie
stand fifteen or twenty minutes, the
strain through a cloth and add it |
The cream just before you churl
For flesh producing purpose
sweet corn is the best, but, for max
ing good bread meal, white flint cor
is the best, possessing more stare
and flesh-producing properties an
less oil than the yellow corn. Th
white corn is also better for wolkin
animals, but for butter and fattenip
purposes the yellow corn is the hes
"A CALF will draw milk in thre
minutes, and tue nearer o mixer ca
come to that time the better.
slow mixer makes the cow impi
tient and often causes her to hold u
her milk. The strippings are th
richest part, and if a COW is mike
quietly, as well as quickly, the
will be more as we'll as richer mil
TINS advice comes from an o
lady seventy.three years old: "re
your readers to put one pint of 50
and one pint of soft soap tit Dug
to be farmers soap, to ten gallo'
of water and use it on currants at
goosebeiries. I'll warrant them
full crop. Put plenty of ashes, co
or wood, around the roots to increa
size of the berries"
SULPHUR, one ounce to gall
of water, and sprinkled or syrlng
over grape vines just at nightfa
will destroy insects and milJew, al
leave no bad show afterward. VIII
siftea rs powder it has an implies
ant and oftentimes Injurious effe
although it is acknowledged spe'
ic manure Of value, even when a
piled broadcast.
. French poultry fanciers W
make specially of raising fowls
the market are now feeding tn
poultry with barley and steamed c.
rots. Their rapid fattening qus
ties are something wonderful, and
is said that the roots also impari
peculiar flavor to the flesh that su
the taste of the French epicure
actly. The long yellow carrots
considered the best for this purpo
ANGEL PUDDINGs. Two ounces
-four, two ounces of powdered sug
two ounces of butter melted in b
a pint of new milk, two eggs, q
well. Bake the above in small T
ty-pans until nicely Drowned, |
send to table ON a dish covered "