Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-12-17

Farmer and Housekeeper.

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to keep harness free from mold.
Shelter and warmth, with regular.
ity in feeding, are essential to sue
cess in the management OF cattle.
To remove paint splashed upon
window panes, use a hot solution of
soda, and rub with soft flannel.
The easiest method of removing
rust from iron is rubbing it with a
rag dipped in oil of tartar. The rust
will disappear Immediately.
If ink has been spilled on rosewood
or mahogany furniture, half a tea
spoonful Of oil of vitriol in a tumbler-
full of water, applied with "A feather,
will quickly remove it.
Potato water, in which potatoes
have been scraped, the water being
allowed to settle, and afterward
strained, is good for sponging dirt
out of silk.
An Ohio farmer says: II can
make more pork with clean, shelled
corn, soaked twelve hours in pure
oRAiiAS NAtOlf AAl1Al L tdil MlIli iltW.
soft corn keep nv pigs in better
condition, and my feeding floors and
pastures will not be covered with
cobs."
The best beef is young beef, reach.
ing its greatest point of superiority
at from two to three years. The
same is true of sheep and swine. AS
a general rule, "A $50 pound pig is
better in quality and more profitable
than a hog weighing 500.
A flannel cloth dipped into warm
soap suds and then into whiting and
applied to paint, will instantly re-
move all grease and dirt. Wash
with clean water and dry. The most
delicate paint will not be injured,
and will look like new.
Coffee Cake.-This is one of the
best of plain cakes and is very easily
made. Take n cup of strong cof-
fee infusion, one cup molasses, one
cup sugar, one-half cup butter, one
egg and one teaspoonful s~alaratus.
Add spice and raisins to suit the
taste, and enough flour to make a
reasonably thick batter. Bake rath-
er slowly in tin pans lined with but
tered paper.
Washing vs.. Shearing Sheep
The custom Of washing sheep before
shearing is opposed by most Of our
practical w00lgrowers, who say that
it is injurious to the sheep and a
needless expense to the owner. 1t
has been estimated that by cleaning
wool with gasoline of about eighty
six degrees, oil now wasted could be
saved to the extent of forty-five mil
lion pounds. and the wool be left in
the best possible condition for taking |
the dye.
Puff Puddipg.-Measure eight ia
blespoonfuls of flour, put it in an
earthen dish and warm it in the oven, |
then stir in one pint of sweet milk,
three well-beatene eggs, one teaspoon
full OF salt /; beat the yolks and whites
separately. Take six or seven tea
cups and butter them well, and fill
about two thirds full of the mixture.
Bake in a quick oven for twenty
minutes. For the sauce, have one
cup of hot water, six tablespoonfuls
of sugar let this come to a boil, |
then add one egg, stir constantly,
add a piece of butter the size of an
egg, and flavor with lemon, vanilla
or nutmeg. Ii you prefer a sour
sauce, add a tablespoonful of vinegar.
Buttermilk as a Vermin Destroy
er.-The Chambersburg Spirit says:
Mr.. Jacob Oyler OF Falling Spring "a
practical farmer, says, after trying
various remedies to destroy yermin
on live stock, the use of buttermilk
was suggested to him. He has tried
it many times and it has never
failed. He simply gives the animal
afflicted by the vermin a thorough
rubbing from head to foot with but.
termilk, and n application usually
produces the result desired. Mr..
Oyler believes that many animals
have been permanently injured by
the use of many of the remedies
compounded and sold for this pur-
pose. Buttermilk is perfectly harm
less. 1t sleeks the hair and aids the
growth, and, altogether, seems to be
the simplest and best application
that is now used for the purpose we
have named.