Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-12-03

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soil deepens the tint of dahlias, hya-
cinths and petunias.
Scions, it is claimed, carry with
them the bearing year of the tree
from which they were taken.
Shelter and warmth, with regular
ity in feeding, are essential to sue
cess IN the management of cattle.
Clear the ground now on which
you expect to set out small fruit
plants next year. Do it thoroughly,
too.
All that you wish to know of any
new breeds Of fowls will not be learn
ed from those who are anxious to
sell them.
Scrub sheep are dear even for no
price at all. On a good farm they
are as bad as rusty nails on a new
house.
Feed windbroken horses frequently
and little at time. Grind the food.
Give plenty Of salt and little water
at a time.
Teach your children not to annoy
or maltreat the toad. Try rather to
coax him to your garden. He will
destroy many insects.
a little grease or kerosene on the
legs Of fowls will remove scabs in q
short time. Two applications are
sometimes needed.
AS a partial antidote for droughts,
keep the land rich, plow'deeply, and
cultivate as often as possible. Gull
tivation always tells.
On many farms there are some old
cattle and old sheep that can only be
kept at a loss. 1t is economy to fat
ton them for the butcher.
A piece of zinc placed on the live
Goals in a hot stove will effectually
clean out a stovepipe, the vapors pro-
duced carrying off SCOT by chemical
decomposition.
If a little vinegar or some cider is
mixed with stove polish it will not
take much rubbing to make the stove
bright, and the backing is not likely
to fly off in fine dust.
SAUCE FOR PUDDINGs.-Takeo one
tablespoonful of flour, one of water,
one of butter, and three of sugar.
Rub we'll together, and pour in one
cup Of boiling water set on the
stove and let it boil; take off and
stir in n egg, and a little flavoring
extract.
When putting away the silver tea
or coffee pot which is not used every
day, lay a little stick across the top
under the cover; this will allow
fresh air to get in and will prevent
mustiness. 1t will then be ready for
use at any time, after having been
first thoroughly rinsed with boiling
water.
V~ERMICELLI PUDDING. Two
ounce of vermicelli, three-quarters
OF a pint of milk, quarter of a pint of
cream, n ounce and a half of but
ter, two eggs, n ounce and a half
OF sugar. Boil the vermicelli in the
milk until tender, then stir in the
remaining ingredients. Butter a
small tart-dish and bake.
BUTTER SCOTCH CANDY.-One
pound of G sugar, three ounces of
butter, put in a stew-pan or kettle,
and stir often to prevent burning.
Iry a little in water if brittle it is
done. Pour out on the top of a but
tered pan and mark in squares. |
think them as good as those YOU buy.
A little grated lemon rind improves
the flavor.
Put your stock in good condition
to stand the winter by giving a little
fodder of some kind early in the
morning. a Slight breakfast of
cornstalks or some other food will be
greatly relished while the air is cold
and the grass frozen. Colts, calves
and lambs need particular attention
at this season.
A Connecticut farmer says that
the butt ends of potatoes and the
kernels of corn from the butt ends of
the ears, each produced crops that
were materially better than where
the opposite course was pursued. In
the case Of potatoes the stalks from
the butt end were much the larger
and more forward.,at the first hoeing.
The ~increasesln corn was some twen-
ty per cent. in favor of the butt end
kernels.
No one knows until she has tried
it how much she may change the as
pect Of things about the house by
using a little varnish. On a sunshi-
ny day take the old chairs and tables
out on the porch, or by an open door,
and after thoroughly busting and
wiping off with a damp cloth, apply
a thin coat of varnish, and so cover
up scratches and marred spots of all
kinds. 1t will dry in a very short
time, and you will be surprised to