The Russellville Democrat., 1880-02-19
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
Little Farms-Rancid Butter-wants of the soii-Old Butter--Cidre Vinegar
 --r0tes. fA
 | :.
CffFa viNnEAR.

ldttle Farms-Hanctd Butter-Wants or tn
 soil-Old Butter--Cidre Vinegar
 --N0tes: Y fa
 cf1Ea viNEiAR. gg
 This is almost a necessity in house keeping, and is easily prepared. Aftel cider is fermented draw it of into keg and take strips of straw paper, dipped into West IndIa molasses or maple syrup put them into the keg of cider and SC in warin place; neara stove or chimney where 1t will not freeze and in few weeks you will have sharp, pure vine gar. If one needs it to use in shor time, they can fill a jug with cider anC turn into each gallon of cider pint o molasses and cupful of lively yeast Have jug full of the liquid, let it stafIt uncorked back of the cook stove, where 1t will keep warm. It will commence fermenting in tvepty-four hours, ant will take over week to make splended sharp vinegar It must be drawn of into another jug, leaving the dregs, and kept in tight eorked jug or bottles where 1t will not freeze. If one has good cider there need be no trouble about vinegar, as it can be made into sharp vinegar in shot time by using g little labor and taking care of it. Straw paper saturated with molassss acts upon the cider like mother, and in few weeks has every appearance of that ar. l ticle, only little ffmef in consistency aliaa rather thicker in texture. .-= Country l Gentlemen. 'n l3He# atd$ 7a RANCID BUTTER. He An authoiistt in dairy matters ex. plains how rancid butter may be greatly | improved, and almost restofed te It's pri. ginal excellence, by kneading it wei. in fresh milk and then washing thoroughly fin cold water, with the addition of little salt. In almost every parcel of butter some small proportion of casein is re- tained. and the decomposition of this is accompanied by the formation of butyric acid. which causes the unleasant taste and smell known as Yancldity. This butric acid is really soluble in fresh milk spd hence can easily be got rid of by the simple method of treatment recom- mended. .F#4tf a-... THE WANTS OF THE SOIL,
 Careful observation of the growth of crops will enable the farmer to ascertain the wants of lis soil, while by the appli- cation of few general principles he may be led to the general improvement of his lands. If, with good stti exposure, his crops wear pale green, he may safe- ly infer lack of nitrogen; if the straw is soft and too weak to bear the head, It will teach him that his soil is deficient in available potash; if he has good growth of straw and light yield of grain, he will find, that the yield ot grain, will be largely increased, though while grow ing his crop may not appear to be bene- hted. i'|.'l LtrrtE FARMS:
 Many little farms well tffledi with many industrious, sober farmers to tfll them, constitute the highest degree of az rieultural prosperity. The greater num- Der of persons who own land Ill any com munity, the more interest they will take in its improvement. People who rent land as rule care nothing for the soil they work, further than what it will yield them; but man who owns land wants to see its fertility and productive capacity kept up, not alone for his own, but for his children's benefit, who will i inherit it after him. ]l'7 NOTES. VERMONT has 247 800 milch cows, val ued at s, ,445,000.
 NEW HAMpsHIRE has S060S0 acres in grain, potatoes and moving land.
 WARMTH saves feed, helps fattening and prevents sickness among any of the stock. rH
 BvcKwnEAr flour Is recommended tor giving the hair of horses fine, smooth brilliant appearance.
 A MAN in Easton, Maine, has this year harvested 10000 bushels of potatoes from forty-five acres of groun5. fl'
 MR. ]. II. PHILLIPS, of Suffolk Park, near Philadelphia, Is the owner of a hog that weighs 1.250 pounds.
 A VIRGINIA paper estimates the annual loss to that State by the destruction ol sheep by vicious dogs at S1 100000.
 TIE South has raised this year 600,. COG. 900 pounds of tobacco, which IS 12,- GOO, 900 more than she has ever raised be- 1 fore.
 DAMAGED corn is exceedingly injurious l as food for horses, because it brings on | inflammation of the bowels and also skin diseases.
 STAaNANT and impure water which cows drink while at pasturlng IS one | OA lliC NAe.'~" NA bs'NA NN'os Tn milk.
 BOHEMIA has two superior and seven ordinary institutions for agricultural in struction, all of which are in the enjoy ment of State support.
 TIE value ofimports ofeggs and poultry into Great Britain amounts to 0,000, ,00t a year. These products are said tc come largely from France.
 VERMONT in 1878 produced 2,275, ,50( bushels of corn, which exceeds the pro duct of New Hampshire by 6S,l06 bush els, and that of Maine 95,000.
 GIVE hens constant access to lime il some form Hens must have the raw ma; erial in order to manufacture shells they can not make them out of noth ing ...
 FARMERS should bear in mine tba frozen meat will not absorb salt. Befor' either frozen beef or pork is put in thu barrel for saltipg it should be thaweC out.
 TIE best remedy for the sting of bee, wasp or hornet, is liquid ammonia nd nothing will equal it's dilution il water in allaying the irritation cause' by mosquitoes.