The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-24
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
FARM NOTES.

!. Farm AND HOUSEHOLD.
FARM NOTES.
The demand for heavy horses far ex.
ceeds the supply, and is likelyto for the
next ten years.
MASSACHUSETTS was the first State in the
Union to order special survey Of its for
est resources.
THE clip OF wool for 1870 is the largest
ever shorn in this country, amounting
to 23S, 100000 pounds.
Do NoTput too many eggs under the
hens at this time Of the year; from seven
to ten are enough.
IN Berks county, Pa, good match mules
bring from $3.50 to 1876, and the supply,is
scarce at those prices.
PLANT early potatoes this month when
ever the ground is in good condition.
Manure heavy and cover deep.
TIE Praire Farmer predicts scarcity OF
hay before the new crop Is cut. That is
the outlook from Chicago standpoint.
FEBRUARY is a good month to set hens
for early chickens. When these are want
ed see that every hen that wants TO sit Is
gratifed.
THE chinch bug, so destructive to the
wheat crop, and the bed bug both belong
to the same order, yet one has wings and
the other is wingless.
GRATING may DO commenced the latter
part Of this month, II the weather is mild,
especially cherry trees, which succeed best
when grated early
SHOULD the frost come out during the
month the truck patch should be manur-
ed and ploughed TO save time and labor
in the spring, when the busy season
comes.
BucKwHEAT is recommended as the best
remedy for the wire worm. Two or three
crops sowed in succession will completely |
starve them out, as they will not eat 1t to
any extent.
SPRING wheat should DO sown early. A
cold spell may freeze the ground or cover
1t with snow, but the seed Is safe il the
work is done, and one may rest contented
while the others arc grumbling.
MIXED husbandry is what we need. The
farmer who grows something Of everything
adapted to his locality will be safer and in
the long run will save more than he who
devotes his energies and lapd mainly TO
one or two crops.
HOUSEHOLD KNOWLEDGE.
Excellent SUIT Pmiding.-Two eggs, one
ounce Of beef suet, six ounces Of flour,
three ounces OF bread crumbs, little salt,
and mix it slack with milk.
Excellent Honey.-Five pounds OF good
brown sugar, one quart OF water, bring TO
a boil, skim well, and when cold add one
pound OF bees honey and four drops Of
peppermint essence. II you desire bet
Ter article, use white sugar, half pint lees
water, and half pound more honey. II it
is desired to give the ropy appearance Of
bees honey put into the water one.fourth
Of an ounce OF alum.
Apple Fritters.-0ne pint OF milk, six
pinch OF salt, half a teaspoonful OF carbon
ate Of soda, teaspoonful Of cream tartar;
then slice some good sour apples rather
thin, and mix in the batter, fry in hot
lard, browning them nicely on both sides.
They are nice made OF raisns or currants
instead Of apples; deliciousit made OF can
ned peaches, well sweetened and poured
over them when served, for sauce.
Marble Cake.-For the light.Colored cake,
take six ounces OF pounded loaf sugar,
nine ounces of -four, the whites OF four
eggs we'll beaten, four ounces OF butter,
half a teaCupful OF milk and two teaspoon
fuls OF baking powder; mix we'll, and
flavor with essence OF almonds. For the
dark.colored cake, use the same ingredi-
ents with this exception, that the yolks
instead OF the whites of the eggs are used,
and quarter OF pound OF treacle is
added; it should also be favored differ.
emily. Line tin with buttered paper,
and fill with alternate layers Of the cake,
first light, then dark.
Minced Mutton 1rih POuchcd E5gs.-l
Mince the mutton small, taking out all
skin and sinew. Put in stewpan small
piece OF butter, with one or two onions, |
some parsley and sprig Of tarragon, all |
chopped fine, and let them fry well in the |
butter; then add sufficient stock for the
quantity OF meat; pepper and salt to taste,
a little browning ii needed for the color,
and a tablespoonful or more OF flour,
mixed in little stock OF water. Stir con.
stantly, and when the sauce is smooth and
well boiled, add the minced mutton and
warm it through, but do not let 1t boil, or
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serve itwith some nicely poached eggs on
the top.
ROuiadc of Bcg.-Three pounds Of beef
steak, butter size OF an egg, two carrots,
one pound Of sausage meat, four slices OF
pork, two onions, salt, pepper, six cloves,
parsley, one tablespoonful OF flour. Cut the
steak into four very thin slices. In each
OF these roll up one-fourth OF the sausage
meat and tie very tightly with thread.
When these rolls are made, put on the
fire small porcelain lined kettle with the
pork, butter, carrots and onions-the veg
etables sliced thin. When the butter is
melted put in the rolls and let them
brown. Add boiling water TO cover the
salt, pepper, cloves and parsley. Cook
slowly three hours; skim the gravy.
When and How the Grain Biockade is to
| be Raised.
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