Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-09-02
HOME AND FARM.


tages. The farmer who grows some.
thing of every thing adapted to his 10
cality will be safer and in the long run
will save more than he who devotes his
energies and land mainly to one or two
crops.
THE Massachusetts Ploughman says:
eLast wear our agrical societies
awarded for tretting horses S1,725.45.
and for objects not strictly agricultural
SIO,3O3 81, while for experiments on
manure the tribe of $207 only was of
fered."
LICE on SwINE.-A mixture of lard
and Scotch snuff rubbed along the back
and behind the ears will soon destroy
the lice. Kerosene rubbed on with a
wooden rag wherever lice are seen will
destroy them. Two or three applica-
lions are necessary in any case, as some
eggs may hatch.
THE Prairie Farmer wisely advises
farmers to eat moie mutton and less
pork. 1t declares that mutton IS the
cheapest and the healthiest kind OF
meat, and, with the exception of poul-
| try, the most convenient meat for the
farmer. A sheep is easily killed and
| Dire .sed by single hand in an hour, and
| in the warmest weather it can be dis
posed of before it spoils.
| THE simplest method for sharpening
a razor is to put it for half an hour In
water. to which has been added one
twentieth of its weight of muriatic or
sulphuric acid, then lightly wipe off and
after few hours set it on the hone. The
acid here supplies the place of whet-
stone, corroding the whole surface uni
formly, so that nothing further than
smooth polish is necessary.
SMorHERED CHICKENs.-Cut the
chickens in the back, lay them flat in a
dripping-pan with one cup of water; let
them stew in the oven until they begin
to get tender, take them out and season
with salt and pepper; rub together one
and one-half tablespoonful OF flour, one
tablespoonful of butter; spread all ovel
the chickens; put back in the oven
) haste well, and when tender and nicely
Drowned take out of the dripping-pan
} mix with the gravy in the pan one cuI
| of thickened milk with n little flour
put on the stove and let it scald up wei
and pour over the chickens; parsle.
chopped fine is nice addition to tn,
gravy.
: THE VALUE OF SKIM MILK.-Fron
,, numerous practical tests in feeding
has been found that skinned milk ut
/, quarter of u cent a pound will be equa
TO corn at one cent pound; so tina
where corn costs 90 cents 4 bushel
skinned milk may be worth half-a-cen
a quart; but the milk is more easily iii
l pestible and contains more nltrogc
I than the corn, and by adding the tw
T together in the right proportions, tn
= milk adds to the nutritive value of I'll
II corn. Besides pork made from corn an
) milk is OF better quality and worth MOI
than corn fed.
70 TOMATO CATsUP.-Wash and wI
(this to prevent the addition of an
liuuid) one bushel of just-ripe tomatoes
cut into pieces and put over the fire
: heat. When cooked sufficiently to strai
" put through fine sieve. Allow tw
I, ounces each of whole black peppe
= cloves and allspice -then tie in a III
r.; Ir muslin bag-add one ounce each
t, full of cayenne pepper and cupful m
J. a half of salt, stirring the ground spi
into the tomatoes. Boil until reduced
st little more than one-thiid. | can n
e. specify the time required to boil dow
,e because it varies with the quality of q
a tomatoes. When cold, bottle and
at down the cOrks.
re SALT BoXEs.-It is very easy to Ike,
rs a supply of salt in an open box in she
he where cattle can have free access to
:. 1t requires but little ingenuity to erect
o salt-box in pasture SO that its conten
id will not be wasted. All that is requir,
G. is 4 hanging roof that can be moved
of the heads of cattle and sheep. Wht
nj / cDttlp have "A SlnnlV Of salt nj WA
L. within their reach they will never eat
h. much at any time as to render them u
:, comfortable. Salt is not a luxury, b
s. a necessity, and it should be suppl,
RS without stint. Animals know bett
il than their owners do how often they I
n quire salt. Any stock owner would o
ly ject to being allowed to taste salt b
r once a week.