The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
FARM AND HOUSE.
Miscellaneous Recipes.

TOMATO BUrrER.-Nine pounds of to-
matoes, three pounds of sugar, one pint
of vinegar, one-and-a-half spoonful of
cinnamon, one-and-a-half spoonful of
allspice, and one spoonful of cloves. Boil
one hour. Bottle and keep cool.
To KEEP FRESH VEAL.-Veal may be
cut into slices and fried, just as you
would for the table, then packed in lard.
When you take it up for use, heat it
through thoroughly. Be sure to cover
the remaining pieces with lard. 1t will
keep some time, and is very convenient
for those who live some distance from
the market.
REMEDY FOR RosEBUGs. During last
season when the rosebugs COW
cred the trees I tried successfully the
following remedy. The bush was COM
pletely wetted with water and then
showered with flowers of sulphur which
adhered to the leaves until the next
rain which put the bugs beyond doing
further damage. Trees treated in this
way show marked gain during the bal
ance of the season over those not treated
and this spring are putting forth earlier
and more>vigorous shoots than ever be-
fore.
To CLEAN OIL PA1Nr1NGs.-The best
thing to clean and preserve an oil paint
it can be obtained for ten or
fifteen cents, and it should be applied
with piece Of old, soft silk, and after it
has been we'll applied, wipe off with an
other piece of the silk. This etfectually
cleanses the painting besides making it
look quite fresh, especially if it be
an old painting. 1t prevents the
painting. from cracking, but
should not be applied oftener than
once Il year, while once in two years is
sufficiently often.
To keep the nails beautiful they should
be kept Immediately clean, and should
be carefully cut after being held in
warm water to make them flexible. A
mixture of oil and pumice-stonc, pre-
pared blythe druggist, will make them
bright and shining if applied with piece
of channels skin and gently rubbed on.
The half-moon shape should be preserv-
ed at the top, and the skin at the lower
part pushed carefully down, so that the
half-moon there will be visible.
In the Field.
The true farmer is in the field, and his
work will employ his hands continuously
for six months. There will be for him
no time for lettering and visiting, or like
rich men and office-holders, to dodge the
hot suns by hieing off to cool watering
places. The farmer has to feed the
world, ensure it's prosperity and pre-
serve it's credit by a good crop of agricul-
tural products. And there is no royal
road to accomplish this great task. There
are no cushioned seats or plates of ice
cream under any shade he passes. From
early dawn until the close of evening twi-
light he must push the battle. But sue
cess seldom comes to him who proposes
to win by main strength and awkward
ness. Lack of system and absence of
fully developed plans for the work of the
farm came large number to waste their
strength for naught. Thought and thrift
20 hand in hand. Handwriting fore
thought is more important than blind
application of the strongest muscles,
to insure success far the year. A
good manager who thinks, plans and
carefully prepares ahead, saves the
muscles which will be valuable further
along in life's conflicts, and more surely
commands success, than the mightiest
application Of strength and awkward
ness. Make every step count. Unlike
the closely pursued fox, do not be com
PEELED to double on your own track. Al
ways know where you are going, and
what you have to do. And do not change
your plans for light and transient causes.
Make wise plans and then pursue them
with the energy and persistence of des-
tiny: The past six months should suf-
fee for relaxation and for visiting neigh
boring towns. If you are a wise farmer
YOU have everything ready, and there is
no need of frequent absence from the
farm. Whether the owner does all the
work or has dozen hands, his presence
is important every hour of labor. When
he can no longer content himself on the
farm attending to his stock, superintend-
ing the workmen, or holding the pillow,
the sooner he sells the farm the better
for himself, his family aud for his cred
itors. Keep in the field or abandon it
altogether.