The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-12-22
HOUSE -XND FARM.
Gleanings from Farm Fields.

The rule of best fabrication is to use an
oil that has the greatest adhesiveness to
metal surfaces and the least adherence as
10 its own particles. Fine mineral oils
stand first in this respect, sperm second,
neatsfoot third, lard fourth.
Mr.. William Maltby, an old student of
the Kansas Agricultural college, and one of
the thriving farmers of Saline county in
that state, kept on six acres Of alfalfa con-
siderable herd of cattle during most of the
season, and his work teams all the while,
and then turned on 10 hogs. He is con-
tident. the in0ustriaNst says, that this is
the forage plant for his section, and other
intelligent residents ARE rapidly comlEg to
the same conclusion.
Stock should be we'll sheltered during
the winter, for when unprotected from the
cold winds and snow storms great deal of
the food consumed goes to maintain ami
NAL heat instead of adding pounds of flesh
to the animal. The scarcity of grain and
the consequent high prices will make this
winter good time to try the experiment of
economizing feed by sheltering stock.
In Denmark, in the management of the
dairy, rape cake, oats and wheat bran are
reckoncd as trst-c class butter foods, palm
nut cake and barley as second-class foods,
while hnseed Ike, peas and rye are placed
in the third class. BY the employment of
first and second class foods, with cut straw,
hay and roots, an abundance of excellent
butter is produced throughout the winter
The latest crop reports from the agricul-
tural department give the average yield Of
wheat perucre for this year at 10 10 bushels,
against l.; 10 Inst Year The severe win
ter. the dr"uth and insects caused (. large
falling Oft in the crop in the west, but the
quality is generally reported good. Corn
has yielded, on an average, 20 l bushels
per acre, IL falling of OF about 25 per cent
from last years yield. The quality is nj
up to the average. The drouth seriously
affected the cotton crop in the south and
the total yield will be considerably less than
last year. In Louisiana the decrease is
about 33 per ceut.; III Texas 40: in Arkan-
sas 60; in Florida Is; in Tennessee AZ;
while III South Carolina. Mississippi and
Georgia the crop will be about the same as
last Year.
Table Etiquette.
From tho Rural New Yorker.
1T is manners that VIII" respect for the
lowest as we'll as the highest. In my opin-
ion "manners" at the table. is one Of, if
not the leading point Of etiquette to be OBJ
served
Some people eat too rapidly, either for
health or manners, while some eat so slow
~ as to appear ridiculous. While some
eat too much for health or manners, others
pick ut their food as dainti!y rs birds. OF
course there are some whose appetites
are poor, and who make an appearance of
eating, but have seen young girls plump,
rosy, robust creatures, who in company
would not cat enough to keep cat alive
once visited a family in viii, IN We're two
girls answering this description. I had
dined and supped with them, but
never at their OWE house. I had
often smiled at their dainty a ppetites, and
so at vari;nc with their plump bodies and
rosy cheeks. and thought should see
some hearty eating at their own table, but
really, nearly starved during the few days
spent with them. They rarely ate whole
biscuit at time, and partook of other
things in accordance, and ] was ashamed
to satisfy my hunger before them. At the
end OF my visit with them, one Of the girls
accompanied me to visit some mutual
friends, and was SO amazed that scarcely
ate myself, to see that girl eat after the
first meal.
It is really absurd to see stout, healthy
person it down to we'll supp lied table
and eat esthelically. On the other hand it
is not exactly absurd. but rather disgusting
10 retlned tastes to see person eat with
such 9ns'o so greedily and rapidly. One
thing have noticed. is, that many persons
who have excellent table manners, will
make faces every time food is conveyed iu-
to their mouths. I have often been
amused at the ugly contortions Of face
prActiced by some people who would have
been drea'!fnlly n ortitied had they real
lied what they did.