The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-08
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Poultry Notes.


Fowls must have ample range to do
we'll,
Apply kerosene frequently and an
sparingly to the toosts.
Fowls depend more on the eye in dis
tinguishing their food than on the
taste.
Superior parentage is of the first
Importance in choosing fowls for breed
ing. The nearest they approach per-
lection, most generally the better the
results.
Carbolic acid mixed with about thirty
parts of water, and applied with small
brush to the roots of the feathers about
the neck, belly and vent, usually kill or
dispel the vern1ih on fowls.
The amount of fesh-formihg food Is
greater in oats and oatmeal than in any
other grain, being about sixteen per
cent, anG the amount of fatty sub
stance is double that contained in
wheat.
When putting up perches use some
j Judgment, at least in placing them SO
far apart that the fowls cannot peck
those of another. This alone is a
fruitful cause Of many injuries happen
ing them in their endeavor to escape
from their belligerent neighbors.
Colonizing fowls in separate small
flocks in the manner they are kept in
villages and small towns is practica BILE.
Any number divided into small lots
with separate houses and runs will be
means and thorough practical knowl-
edge of poultry culture be employed
at all times.-Roult7y Monthly.
Raising Seed Potatoes.
Good crops may be grown on great
variety of soils, but it must be borne in
mind that a'soil that is adapted to one
variety of potatoes is not at all suitable
for another, and that one variety re-
quires to be planted much thicker than
another on the same kind of soil. Hence
it is of prime Importance to the grower
that he should understand the nature uf
his ground and also of his seed. l al
ways cut my potatoes to single eye,
and by making the hills trifle closer
and less seed in each, better results are
obtained than by throwing in seed by
the handful. The potato, when propa-
gated from the tuber in the usual man
ner, naturally tends to deteriorate and
revert to its primitive condition. The
causes which produce deterioration are
a continual planting upon the same soil
without change of seed and imperfect
cultivation. The remedy is to procure
recently originated varieties possessing
the greatest amount of natural vigor.
If was to make list of any of the
newly originated varieties, l would
name the Mammoth Pearl as the best
for general cropper; the Magnum Bo-
nun (not the English variety of the
e.,
tiveness Misunderstanding yielded last
year 54S bushels from one acre of
ground, without any manure whatever,
and dug sixty days after planting Cor
responde1ce Country Gentleman.
Recipes.
BAKED Corn MEAL PUDDING.-Boil
two quarts of sweet milk; scald in it
seven tablespoons of corn meal. When
Il little cool add salt, three eggs and half
a teacup sugar or syrup; season with
nutmeg. Bake in a moderate even oven
three hours.
Rock CAKES. s.-One pound of flour,
half pound of sugar, half pound OF
butter, half n pound of currants or cher
ries, four eggs, leaving out two OF the
whites. A small quantity of candied
lemon peel improves the flavor greatly.
SuU lllc CdhCS lhto w ilii iitc'S Ill
cutters, and bake in steadily heated
oven.
FRIED CHICKEN.-Cutu up, steam in a
little water, salt, roll in flour, broil on
a gridiron, or fry in butter in a frying
pan; or lay in pan with little butter
and water, cover with another pan,
haste often, and fry brown. In either
case make gravy of the drippings and
serve in n gravy boat.
TONGUE ToAsT-Take beef tongue
that has been well boiled, chop fine, mix
with cream or milk, the beaten vol k of
an egg, II piece of butter, and salt to
taste; simmer gently. Toast thin slices
of bread, butter them, spread with the
mixture and serve hot Keep covered
and hot in tureen. This is also very
nice without the toast, and is good for
breakfast or tea.