Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-06-02
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in two quarts of skinned milk.
"A cord of dry horse stable manure
weighs about four thousand eight nun
bred to five thousand pounds.
Grass seed will usually take well if
covered with bush only. But on dry
ground harrow and roller make bet
ter job Of it,
10 obtain glossy skin.-Pourupon
4 pint of bran sufficient boiling water to
cover it. Let it stand until cold and
then battle the face with it. only patting
the skin with a soft towel to dry it.
Raspberry Jam.-To every quart
of ripe raspberries, allow a pound of
the best loaf-sugar. Put sugar and ber-
or three hours. Then boil them in a
porcelain kettle, taking off the scum
carefully. When no more scum rises.
mash them and boil them to smooth
marmalade. When cold. put them in
glass tumblers.
Sink spouts are easily cleaned out
when filled up with grease and other
refuse without the assistance of
plumber. Dissolve four or five pounds
of washing soda in boiling water and
pour down the sink once every month.
Lead pipes leading from stationary
washstands should be occasionally
washed down by pouring in a good
strong solution of potash in hot water.
Be careful not to get these mixtures on
the hands or clothes.
No attempt should be made to grow
any crop in the orchard without heavy
manuring. but if no crop is grown
heavy mulching will keep the trees in
thrifty condition until they come into
bearing, providing the land was in good
condition when the trees were set
When the trees begin to produce fruit,
every few years the land should receive
4 good dressing of manure, which
should be spread on the surface before
mulching.
Veal Stew.-Cut four pounds of
veal into strips three inches long and
one inch thick; peel twelve large pota-
toes and cut them into slices one inch
thick; spread layer of veal on the
pot, sprinkle in a little salt and pepper.
then layer of potatoes. then layer of
veal seasoned as before. Use up the
veal thus: over the last layer of veal
put a layer of slices of salt pork, and
over the whole layer of potatoes.
Pour in water till it rises an inch over
the whole; cover it close, heat it fifteen
minutes and simmer it an hour.
The good luck in Matching eggs of
a hen that steals her nest in field,
suggested the idea of placing earth in
a box before setting hens in them.
Hens certainly have good luck on
ground nests. The nest should be made
so large that the hen can Just fill it. not
very deep. and as nearly flat inside at
the bottom as possible. so that the eggs
may not lean against each other, or
they are very liable to be broken, es-
pecially by the hens turning them.
There is less trouble from vermin when
nests are so made, and the hen being
more contented is more likely to be sue
cessful in Matching the eggs.
Scrap Pudding.-Put scraps of
bread (crust and GRUMPY into a bowl,
with sufficient milk to cover them well.
Cover with plate, and put into the
oven to soak for about half an hour.
Take it out. and mash the bread with
fork till it is a pulp; then add hand
full of raisins and as many currants, six
ounces brown sugar. half a pint of
milk, some candied lemon peel, and one
egg. Stir it up we'll, grease pudding
dish. and pour the pudding in. Crate
over little nutmeg. put it into a
moderate oven, and let it bake for an
hour and half.
Wire worms are very destructive to
corn and potatoes especially. and to
grass. They are hard, shining, many
legged worms, which lie curled up
spirally when at rest. They breed in
manure and in decaving vegetable mat
ter, and gather under stones. clods and
Jumps of manure. 1t is said that salt
will kill them; summer following will
starve them when they are numerous.