Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-06-05
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

ana are poisoned.
To polish stained floors rub them
thoroughly once week with beeswaX
and turpentine.
Strong brine may be used to adj
vantage in washing bedsteads; but alum
is also good for this purpose.
The principal reason why rye is
regarded as a good crop to seed on, is
that the stalks have few leaves as COM
pared with wheat or oats, therefore
make less shade.
The German growers of sugar beets
sow from twelve to fifteen pounds of
seed to the acre SO as to be sure of
good ''stand.'' If the plants are too
thick they thin out early in the season.
Professor Dana says COW will
make about seventy pounds of manure
a day, or twelve tons a year. This in
cludes both solid and liquid, and is
worth from one to three dollars ton.
In 1867, AZ ZOO head of sheep pro-
duced $1,000 pounds of wool; in
1877, 35,000,000 head produced 20S,-
900, 900 pounds. This shows a wonder
full improvement in the science of sheep
industry.
The Farmers Club of Elmira, N.
Y, has offered premiums of S12, So
ttheA I'c AOI ulC pulCO diSCSG C1ODS VI
corn that may be raised the coming sea-
son on one-tenth of an acre by boys un-
der sixteen years of age.
Remove all dust from a garment
every time it is worn. Black especially
should be treated in this way. Shake
it thoroughly and brush with brush
or old silk, OF other material being
particular that the dust that settles in
the folds is all removed.
1t is said that good Colorado po-
tato-bug destroyer can be made with
mandrake root dried for week OF more
in the shade. Put one quarter bushel
in a barrel, fill with water and let it
stand for two days, stirring now and
then; strain the liquid through cloth
into a garden sprinkler; sprinkle to-
ward sunset only those plants on which
the young brood hatch and before they
scatter to adjacent plants.
strawberry Cordial.-One quart
strawberries, fully ripe, one lemon, one
orange, three pints of water, one pound
of sifted sugar. Mash the strawberries
through q sieve. Add the juice of the
lemon and orange and the water, and
work well together. Let it stand two
hours. Put the sugar into a bowl and
strain the juice over it, stirring till all
the sugar is dissolved. This should
stand on ice several hours before serv-
ing, and makes a delicious cool drink.
Pruning. ANY limb as large or
larger than ones finger should, after
being cut off, be painted over with some
kind of preparation to shut out the air
and prevent rain from getting into the
body. Gum shellac and alcohol is cas-
lily prepared and put in, and when once
hardened is not subject to the effects
of heat. 1t happens very soon after ap
plication. and can be used in either hot
or cold weather-is always ready for
use. Prepare in wide mouthed bottle
or jar and apply with a brush. Keep
well corked when not in use, to prevent
evaporation.
Cherry Pudding.-One quart of
scalded milk, not quite pint of Indian
meal, a scant half pint of sifted flour,
four well beaten eggs, two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, a
teaspoonful of salt and pint of
stand after heating until tepid; stir in
the meal and flour, reservlng table
spoonful to mix the baking-powderw with;
add the eggs and salt, then the cher
ries and baking powder. Turn. into a
pudding mold or bag and steam two
hours. Eat with sugar and cream or
butter-sauce.
The wings of turkeys, geese and
chickens should never be thrown away.
This, probably, is needless advice to
country ladies, but many may not have
utilized them in any way but that
of brushing the stove-hearth Gan es-
tablished custom.) An exchange says
that they are excellent for clean
ing windows, and, of course, much more
economical than chamois. They are
also useful for putting on paste when
papering walls. The country house
keeper will find this suggestion timely
when about to present her walls with a
new coat, and finds. after purchasing
the paper, the needed brush has been
forgotten and the store miles away.
Indian Pudding. One pint of milk,
three eggs, one tablespoonful Of mo-
lasses, one tablespoonful of butter, one
half cup of flour, one tablespoonful of
baking soda, one tablespoonful of mixed
| spices, Indian meal to make batter.
Scald the milk and when boiling hot
stir in Indian meal till the spoon moves
stiff1y. When cold add the eggs we'll
| beaten, and all the other ingredients.
Bake in a buttered dish two hours, in a
sauce.
To Cure Felon.-Do not put the
fingers in hot water or put on hot poul-
tices. Apply cold poultices. The third
or fourth cay after felon makes its
appearance it should be opened with a
sharp penknife, making short, deep
lengthwise cut. This will cause it to
discharge, and it may continue to do SO
| for two days or more. Put on cold poul-
tices until the discharge stops and keep
them on until the wound heals. The
| finger or hand should be carefully
wrapped up for two weeks afterward,
as it will be tender. Treated in this
manner, felon will not deform the fin
ger or hand. 1t will require courage to
bear having felon cut, but in a short
time the relief afforded by it will be so
great as to call forth feelings of graft
tude.
Cooling Moth Traps.-The cheapest
bands for trapping codling moths are
made of thick coarse paper, what is
termed carpet-paper answering good
purpose. it may be more or less folded,
according to its thickness, the bands
being about four inches wide. There
are two modes of fastening them to the
tree, either of which answers well. One
is to pass cord around at the middle,
which, when drawn tight, causes the
paper to spread little above and be-
low, and affords a hiding place for the
insects; the other is to secure one end
of the band by driving a carpet tack in
to the tree, and then passing the band
closely about the tree, and overlapping
the other end, fasten it by driving in
another tack not quite to the head, SC
that the band may be removed every
ten days for destroying the pupa. The
bands are put on about the middle ol
June. Their length must be adjusted
to the size of the trees.
What is Gained by Crossing Seeds.