The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-15
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-ENPOSurU 10 sum- WlnO ana rain, an.
der the caves Of the stable, annually
wastes the best half Of the manure thus
expUsed.-N. +. Farmer.
Pumpkins arc excellent for hogs.
They are q sovereign remedy for mites.
final parasites. They are lust what
swine need To make them healthy. Feed
them raw. They will be relished.
--llsisin pie.-Onc pound rsisins, one
lemon, one cup white sugar, two table.
spoonfuls 60ur. Boil the raisins, covered
with water, IN hour; add the lemon, su.
gar, and Aour. Will make three pies.
The glossy appearance Of starched
linen ID procured BY mixing q little par.
afline, or white wax, with the starch.
and using . small iron having q grounded
point. very smooth, which Is rubbed over
the linen with great pressure and for
considerable time. A good deal of eel.
bow grease" Is necessary.
AS . rule, small breeds OF hens Law
best. The Leghorns are especially
noted for their egg.producing powers.
Their eggs are medium sized, but make
up In number what they lack In size.
The Plymouth Rocks are strongly recon.
mcnded ~ winter layers. Among large
breeds the best layers are the lsrshmas.
!'at any hen. tolsy well, must be well
fed.
AT recent meeting Of the Csliior.
mia Academy OF Sciences, DR.. II. Glib.
bons said that since he put petroleum on
the trees In his garden they have grown
better and faster than ever before. Tho
petroleum seems to kin the scale insect.
The AandsOmest rose he exhibited was
from bush which looked nearly dead .
short time before. The petroleum was
mixed with castor oil. Il is applied
sparingly, and great care taken that it
docs not run down the roots. Perhaps
In . crude state the petroleum would be
bad. even on the stalks; but mixed with
the castor oil Il appears 70 be advanta.
gcous to tho plant.
"A 6g pudding made from this reel.
pc Is not only delicious, but furnishes
still another way in which the frugal
hessswits may use her crumbs Of bread
70 good advantage: Take half pound
OF the best figs, wash them and chop
them fine, two teacupfuls Of grated
bread (crusts for one may be used), half
cup OF sweet cream, one cup Of sweet
milk. half . cup, Of, sugar, mix the
bread.crumbs With the cream, then stir
u the figs, tl,es the sugar and the last
thing get in the milk pour into q mold
or pudding.dish and steam for three
hours.
An old ana experienced beekeeper
OF Maine writes to q local paper that the
majority Of beekeepers are ignorant Of
the required makeup Of q good hive for
their especial wants, and seem willing
to adopt almost any contrivancc that
has patent right to be paid for, until
patent beehives have come to be nui.
sance In the land. lie also remarks that
he does not believe In movable comb
hives for general use, ''because they IRE
equipments 10 ruin in the hands al a
novice" They are good enough In the
hands Of experienced apiarians, Who
may desire to change races OF bees or to
divide up colonies At will; otherwise
plain hives with surplus boxes for stor.
ing honey are best. This is sound ad.
vice, and doubtless from one who
knows.-N. Y. Sun.
-Cerculios.-la the report on piums
made BY J. d. Piper to the Illinois Hor.
tacnltursl Society be says that Daniel
Billig kept his chicken coops under his
PLAN trees. and his trees we're 20 hsayi.
" loaded that he had to prop or tie them
Up 10 keep thorn from breaking down.
Peter Myers made pen around his trees
With fence boards only ~ large - one
leagth Of tho boards would make. and
rat two pigs in each pen, and he too
he'd TO prop his trees to keep them from
breaking with loads Of fruit. These
cases are mentioned to show how effect.
ual!y destroying the fallen and infested
fruit protects the crop, which would
only clear the insects for another wear
we're It not that the presence of the
yowh Apd pigs served 70 frighten away
tie timid cdfculios from puncturing the
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