Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-01
HOME AND FARM.

Exposure TO sun, Wlnu ana ram, I'M
der the caves of the stable, annually
wastes the best half of the manure thus
exposed.-N. e. Farmer.
Pumpkins are excellent for hogs.
They are a sovereign remedy for intes-
final parasites. They are just what
swine need to make them healthy. Feed
them raw. They will be relished.
--Raisin Pie.-One pound raisins, one
lemon, one cup white sugar, two table
spoonfuls flour. Boil the raisins, covered
with water, an hour; add the lemon, SUI
gar, and flour. viii make three pies.
The glossy appearance of starched
linen is procured by mixing little par
afline, or white wax, with the starch,
and using a small iron having arounded
point, very smooth, which is rubbed over
the linen with great pressure and for
considerable timeS A good deal of eel
bow grease" is necessary.
AS a rule, small breeds of hens lay
best. The Leghorns are especially
noted for their reproducing powers.
Their eggs are medium sized, but make
up in number what they lack in size.
The Plymouth Rocks are strongly recon-
mended as winter layers. Among large
breeds the best layers are the Brahmas.
But any hen, to lay well, must be well
fed.
AT q recent meeting of the Califor-
MIA Academy of Sciences, DR.. II. Glib
bons said that since he put petroleum on
the trees in his garden they have grown
better and faster than ever before. The
petroleum seems to kill the scale insect.
The handsomest rose he exhibited was
from bush which looked nearly dead a
short time before. The petroleum was
mixed with castor oil. 1t is applied
sparingly, and great care taken that it
does not run down the roots. Perhaps
in crude state the petroleum would be
bad, even on the stalks; but mixed with
the castor oil it appears to be advanta-
geous to the plant.
"A fig pudding made from this reel
pc is not only delicious, but furnishes
still another way in which the frugal
housewife may use her crumbs of bread
to good advantage Take half pound
of the best figs, wash them and chop
them fine, two teacupfuls of grated
bread (crusts for one may be used), hall
cup of sweet cream, one cup of sweet
milk, half cup of sugar, mix the
bread-crumbs with the cream, then stil
in the figs, then the sugar and the last
thing get in the milk; pour into mold
or pudding-dish and steam for three
hours.
An old and experienced beekeepel
of Maine writes to local paper that the
majority of beekeepers are ignorant Of
the required makeup of good hive fol
their especial wants, and seem willing
to adopt almost any continuance tina
has a patent right to be paid for, unit
patent beehives have come to be nui
sance in the land. He also remarks tina
he does not believe in movable coml
hives for general use, "because they are
equipments to ruin in the hands OF {
novice" They are good enough in tn,
hands of experienced apiarians, VIII
may desire to change races of bees or Il
divide up colonies at will; otherwis
plain hives with surplus boxes for stor
ing honey are best. This is sound ad
vice, and doubtless from one VIII
knows.-N. Y. Sun.
--Curculios.-In the report on plum
made by j. D. Piper to the Illinois lIor
ticultural Society he says that DaniC
plum trees, and lis trees sG We're Sc eaRRi
ly loaded that he had to prop or tie ther
) up to keep them from breaking down
: Peter Myers made a pen around his tree
, with fence boards only as large as on
| length of the boards would make, an
| put two pigs in each pen, and he to
had to prop his trees to keep them fror
breaking with loads of fruit. Thes
: cases are mentioned to show how effect
: ually destroying the fallen and infeste
fruit protects the crop, which woul
| only clear the insects for another yea
, were it not that the presence of tn
fowls and pigs served TO brighten ava
: the timid curculios from puncturing tn
: present years crop.