The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-05-25
AGRICULTURAL

AGRICULTURAL
Pssasees.
Ths practice Of thinning potstos
vines 10 two stains in each hill,
whsn they exceed that number, b in
d0xssd, sfsE many annual triAls, by
corr@pondsnt Of tho Ansericsn Guilt
vosor. This ID done q the hoeing time
tho supsrAuous (weakess) stalks being
treated as weeds. The effect is, a. may
be supposed, N increase of largo hand
some tuberA
Lemon Pc Frosted.
Crate and squeeze the juice OF two
lemonA Take the yelks Of four
eggs, two cups Of sugar, and beat
well together, and add one cup Of cold
water Have o crust as for custard
pie, pour the mixture in and bake.
While baking take the whites Of the
four eges, one cup Of powdered suear,
two tsble-spoonuk Of Aour. and beat to
. cream When the pies are baked
pour the frosting over them and bake to
. light brown. This makes two pies.
We think them splendid.
Chocolate Pie.
Lovers of chocolate can make this ad-
dition to . common custard pie: Beat
an egg to . stiff froth. then add pulver-
lied sugar and grated chocolate with a
Tablespoonful of vanilla: spread this
ON top Of the pie and let it harden for .
. moment in the oven. Or you may
prepare it in still another way: Put the
Chocolate In basin ON the back Of the
store, snd let h melt lido not put drop
Of watef with it,; when melted beat
one egg and some sugar in with it; in
the hitter ease it will be regular choco-
late brown In color, and in the other .
sort Of gray.
Bsssss Baked Beans.
Take one quart of beans. pick clean
from dirt and wash, then pour boil
ing water over them and let them
sosar over night The next moen-
ing pour Of the water, put into .
kst&ass pour boiling water over them and
boil slowly till just soft take off from
tho stove, skim out the beans into the
bean-pot, add one tablespoonful of mo-
lasses (some like them best without
any). one pound of salt pork that has
beeA washed and the rind of the skin
eat in squares. II the pork is not very
salt add . little salt before putting in
the pork then cover with the water
they were boiled in, add more water as
it dries away till the beans are nearly
baked. II you do not add the water
they viii be too dry. Bake four hours
in . slow oven.
B1srs ssd Afssr Election.
Whe4 . canvass . in progress the
candidate lof Congressional honors can
MOI do enough to show his love for the
farmer, bat when once firmly seated it
is the professional politician and not tie
horny handed sons of toll who receive
recognition and favors at his hands.
Before election he caters to the farmer,
pets his children, praises his industry,
md makes fulsome promises m regard
10 shst H vff DO h the interest Of ag-
rieulture, but thess promises are ususliy
but transitory and absolutely meaning
lss1 Thisfact wasiilasxatedi IN Congress
vhsn the bill appeoFriating 1856, 500 for
the Department OF Agriculture was put
upon its passage. The roll-call showed
101 members absent from their SEATS
Chicago Tribune.
A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer
says the Hamburgs will lay more eggs
in . year than any other breed in exis-
tence, tho Oochins and Brahmas make
the best mothers, and the Plymouth
Books are among the best, If not the
vesy best, for narkst fowls. II you
want fowl for III purposes take the Ply
mouth Rocks; Il you want to
get tie most eggs. without re-
gard to size of fowls or eggs.
take the Hamburgs, and il You want to
get the most meat to sell by the pound
take the Brahmas and Cochins. If these
deductions are the result of experience,
the advice is timely and Of great impor-
tance, but it Is not likely that il will be
generally followed, the fact being that
farmers who are not engaged in the spe-
cialty of raising fowls will continue to
be satisfied with the old-fashioned barn.
yard fowl
| xMPsssed Oasess- -Yords.
| A barn-yard IN this country Is . sort Of
out-of-door prison designed 10 keep stock
from wandering about and getting into
mischief. It il composed Of ) fence on
the outside and . collection Of mud,
water and manure. The ground is gen.
orally 10 wet that cattle, horses and
sheep can not lie down without being
made very uncomfortable as we'll as
dirty. In Great Britain improved stock.
yards have recently been fitted mp that
give good satisfaction. A large portion
| of them Ia covered bv n roof that pro-