The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-24
FARM AND HOME.
The Home.

allnight with soft soap and wash with
Eboiling I've.
I To TAKE Our IRON RusT. One
ounce of cream tartar and one ounce of
salt of sorrel; spread this on the gar
1ment until the rust disappears.
| STARCHPOLIsH.- Take one ounce Of
spermacetti and one ounce Of white
| wax, melt aud run into thin cake on
| a plate. "A piece the size of a quarter
| dollar added to quart of prepared
starch gives a beautiful luster to the
clothes and prevents the iron from
sticking.
To CLEAN BRAss.-Brass is cleaned
with pnmice stone and water. applied
with brush-an old tooth brush will
answer polishing with dry pumice
and WOODEN cloths. This will clean
lamp burners, candlesticks, knobs and
faucets, also the pedals Of pianos, and
gas burners,
CLEANING Floors. To take Oil out
of floors, wash with a mop dipped in
strong hot I've of potash or wood ashes,
and let it dry without wiping, then
wash in suds. This will take the oil
out of floors which have been finished
| in linseed oil, but it will need several
applications.
POLISHING FURNITCRE.--Furn
| can be cleaned with kerosene oil, but
must be wiped off well. White spotes
on vanished wood are removed by
| rubbing with a flannel wet in cam
phene or kerosene. Dull varnish is
frightened by rubbing with a flannel
wet with strong alcohol, which dis
solves trife of the gum of the old
varnish, and gives a fresh surface.
To RESTORE FROZEN PLANTs.-A
soon as discovered pour cold water
over the plants, wetting every leaf
thoroughly. In few moments it will
be crystalized with thick coating of
ice. In this state place it in the dark,
carefully covered with newspaper.
| The ice will slowly melt, leaving the
plant inits original state of health, but
1 it must be left in a moderately cool
place for several days.
| OILING Dull WOODS This is
made by melting two ounces of yellow
wax in a clean earthen vessel, and
when hot adding four ounces of best
spirits of turpentine, stirring till the
mixture cools. The polish is rubbed
on the wood with a flannel cloth and
penetrates the pores of the wood, leav-
ing a little coat of wax, which bright.
ems with slight daily rubbing. This
care in old times gave the fine luster
which made plain, substantial oak
and cherry furnishings so handsome.
A good polish to keep wood in order
is made of equal parts of sharp Vine
gar, spirits of turpentine and sweet
oil or boiled linseed oil. Half pint
of each is enough. Rub the furniture
or wood with this, and go over it with
a clean, soft cloth.
4 The Farm. @
SALT ON WHEAT.--In the application
to the soil, of all early soluble substan-
ces, there is great waste, except at the
4 time when the growing plants can
i assimilate the food offered. Salt may
| be applied when the grain is sowed, or
4 directly after, which is probably the
4 best time. If this is not done then,
sow. early in the spring when the
4 plants begin to start. We regard two
1 bushels per acre as a sufficient guam
tity, though on good authority very
much more is recommended. F.
/ ALsIKA CLOVER. -Bee-keepers are
enthusiastic in praise of this clover
for e-pasturage; and we wish farther
to speak of it's good qualities as a
forage plant, and as fertilizer. It
originated in Sweden about the begin
4 ming of the present century, and was
first introduced through the patent
office, in 1858. Itisa hybrid between
the red and white clovers, and par
takes of the good qualities of both.
The stem is more branching than
that of the red clover, and less woody;
nor does it turn black, but retains its
color in drying. It ripens about the
last Of July, and when sown with red
clover, the seeds are so much smaller
that they are readily separated; from
! timothy they cannot be, as they are
about the same size.
The roots are more fibrous than the
red, but form larger bulk, and being
:. anative ofa cold climate, it withstands
the winter far better. Two pounds
of seed per acre mixed with red clover
seed is simply sufficient; and one
pound will be enough if it comes up
well, as there are 100000 seeds in a
pound. It is much the best to SOW
both together; the red clover roots
F penetrate into the subsoil, the alsike
!, filling the soil with it's fibrous roots,
and both together forming the most
:, luxuriant and nutritive pasture OF
T meadow, or if designed to pillow under
! far SURPRISING the red sown by itself
: II sown with timothy and red clover
:, the alsike will ripen before the others
!, so that the seed can be preserved pure
:. if desired. In sowing, eight pounds
:; of red clover seed and two Of alsike i.
E about the quantity. as there are 200,
] 600 seeds in a pound of red and 600,
: 600 in pound Of alsike. This viii
! place the seed less than an inch AM
! three-quarters apart, which if ever,
I seed terminated would be too crowded
! for healthy growth.
e. How TO BEGIN SPRING Work..
g The season OF labor commences O,
d the farm in earnest with March. /
d the weather is too stormy for farm
i work, time is allowed for reflection
+ and thoroughly maturing plans To-
e operations of the season.