The Red Cloud chief., 1881-07-14

"A yell managed fruit garden IL .
necessary sdiunsi 10 n farm

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"A well managed fruit garden u .
necessary sdiuaci 70 n farm
lii on wish 20 proiaee = slne thai
will resist water boil one pound Of glue
In two quarts OF Skinned milk
-A cord Of dsy honc stable
weighs about four Thousand eigh; hun-
dred 70 i've thonsand pounds.
Grass seed viii usually take vel IL
covered With 3 bush onIy. Bat on dry
ground . harrow and roller make = bss-
ter job Of H.
TO obtain agiossy skin Pour upon
a pint Of bran sufficient boiling water TO
cover H. Let il stand until cold and
then battle the face With IL. onlE pai;ing
The skin with q soft towel 10 dry IL
Raspberry Jam--To every quart
81 ripe rnspberrscs. allow . pound Of
the bcs; loaf-sagar. Pa, sugar and b-r-
ries into a pan. and le; them stand two
or three hours Then boil them In >
porcelain kettle. taking OF the scon
carefully. When no m re scafn rises,
mash them and Lodi them 10 smooth
marmalade. When cold. put them in
glass tumbleTs.
All kinds Of dried fruit should be
stewed long and slowly. Tiny bits of
lemon and orange peel. together with
the Juice of two Or three oranges and
lrnoas. are . yery desirable addition.
Only the thin. yellow part al the rind
must be used and care taken 20 take
out the seeds. The sugsr shousd be
added when the fruit u about half
done.
Sink spouts are easily cleaned out
when filed UP with grease aud other
refuse without the assistance OF a
plumber. Dissolve four OF iive 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 bot 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 n
heavy mulching will keep the trees in n
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
a 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 pots-
toes and cut them into slices one inch
thick; spread u layer OF veal on the
pot. sprinkle in a little salt and pepper.
then a layer of potatoes. then Il layer of
veal seasoned As before. Use up the
veal thus: over the last layer of veal
put n layer of slices of salt pork. and
over the whole 4 layer OF potatoes.
Pour in water till it rises an inch over
the whole; cover it close. heat il 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
n 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 Hat inside at
the bottom as possible. so that the eggs
may not lean against each other. or
they are very liable 10 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 crumb) into n bowl,
with sufficient milk To cover them well.
Cover with a plate. and put into the
oven TO soak for about half IN hour.
Take it out. and mash the bread with a
fork till it is q pulp; then add a hand.
full Of raisins and rs many c%urrants, siN
ounces brown sugar. half n pint OF
milk, some candied lemon peel, and one
egg. Stir it up well. grease n pudding
dish, and pour the pudding in. Crate
over n little nutmeg. put it into n
moderate oven. and let it bake for IN
hour and n half.
Wire worms arc very destructive 10
corn and potatoes especially. and 20
grass. They are hard. shining. many
legged worms, which lie curied up
s~pirally when at rest. They breed in
manure and in decaving We gctable mat
ter, and gather under stones. clods and
humps of manure. Ii is said that salt
will kill them; summer following will
starve them when they are numerous.
and an easy way to kill them is to
poison them in traps consisting OF
pieces of board or shingles laid upon
the ground. with q few small pieces of
potato sprinkled with Paris green or
other poison under them. When very
numerous, summer following thorough
ly DOM. so as to permit no weeds of
any kind to grow, is the most effective
and chaaDest remedy