The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-10-27
FARM AND PRESIDE.

EAhM AMI F1hESlUEs
MIR. II. j. Dunlap, of the Chicago
Tribune, maintains that cooking. feed
for farm stock dou't pay. and he quotes
SO high an authority as Professor Cald-
well in confirmation of this view.
Steers weighing from 1920 to LOO
pounds best suit the British butchers,
as they can cut up the carcasses of such
most economically for their customers.
and the sizes of the pieces are more ac-
ceptable to them.
Vinegar Pie. cup sugar. ore
half cup vinegar, one tablespoonful but
ter. one egg. one quarter cup rolled
crackers. Boil the sugar and vinegar
together few moments; add the but
ter, cool, and add the egg and crackers.
Bake with two crusts.
An excellent remedy when the
finger or part of the flesh is burned, is
to wrap it in raw cotton. The effect
is severe for short time, but is effect
ual. Sweet oil is often used with the
cotton, but the latter is all that is nee
essary TO remove the fire.
Honey Pudding. pound
honey, six ounces butter, one-fourth
ounce bread crumbs, eight eggs. Beat
the honey and butter to a-cream. and
add the bread crumbs; beat all together
for ten minutes with the yelks of the
eggs. Put into mold and boil for an
hour and a half Serve with any nice
pudding sauce
10 make the colors stand in wash
ing Isle thread and delicate cotton hose:
Turn the stockings right side out and
wash in lather Of lukewarm water and
white Castillo soap; then wash the
wrong side. II very much soiled two
waters will be required. Rinse in luke
warm and then in cold water; dry as
soon as possible by heat, not by sun. 1t
rs better not to iron them, but when
nearly dry, smooth and pull them into
shape by hand. q
"A very important but seldom moot
ed point in agricultural practice is
treated upon by the Burlington. Free
FTess-that OF weedingth the grass fields.
In England where the meadows are
permanent, centuries Old, and the num-
her Of sheep and cattle raised and fat
tened while still quite young, is some
thing enormous farmers. on their
tours OF inspection, often walk with a
chlselIike spud as staff, using it to
cut out any plant found that is not a le-
gltlmate component of the sod.
,h-aLeguminous crops have d special
powerof accumulating nitrogen in the
surface soil, and are hence of The GREAT
est value IN g rotation. Red clover is
The most striking instance of this ac-
ton Its roots extend further perhaps
than those Of any other farm crop. and
being biennial it has a long period for
growth. The accumulation Of NITROGEN
at thes surfaeemin 4the form of roots.
stumble and deeayed vegetable matter.
rs, IN the case Of a good crop of clover.
so considerable that the whole of the
aboEe-ground growth may be removed
as hay, and the land yet remain greatly
enriched with nitrogen, and in an ,ex-
ceilent condition for producing crop
VI "neat. Basass9 ane .~gsasa
aa--Grape sLeaves for Pickles Il won
derif housewives generally use fresh. i
green grape leaves to. put On top of their
pickles, to keep them sharp and free
from mold.a1 used to cover them with
q flannel cloth, and rinse It out every
other day. Two years AGO a friend told |
me that grape leaves were much nicer.
SO tried them.s and I shall never trv
cloth again. Grape leaves keepDickles
the best of anything I have eyer found, |
l change them once week. and the |
vinegar keeps sharp and clear, and. it
imparts q nice shavorste the pickles /
rinse the leaves in pure water and let I
them drain quite dry. then lay them
over every place 10, the jar. They ex-
ciude the air perfectly and are better
and cause less work than anything else.
Cor. Country Gentleman.
The results Of exp an and the.
DRY make the feeding quality Of fiftv-
seven pounds of corn equal to that Of
one hundred pounds of. hayr .14O
pounds of corn equal to q ton of bav
Bnt the feeder should bear thisin mind
enas nay IS not what is termed . perfect
ecu unless II consists OF q large COM
Dlnataon of different grass while on
the other hand corn fed alone is a
more imperfect food than almost any
nay or grasses. Some hay. and grasses
contain much larger percentage of
1itrogenous matter than Others. and
here is a wide difference between the
'elatlye feeding qualities of some corn
lnd hay nthe amount, not only of the
litrogenous matter they contain, but
liso in the fat, starch and sugar. It
an exceedingly difficult matter to OBJ
ain definite chemical comparison. of
he feeding qualities of corn and hay.
70 that they shall be at the command
II che feeder Boston Traveller. I;
Clinch Bug Remedies.