Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-02-02
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

The English collar with points
turned down in front and standing at
the back is still worn.
Sow salt early in the spring, and
the more the ground is stirred after
ward the better it will be.
Heavy feeding of fowls Just before
butohery is detrimental to quality.
Fowls should be killed with empty
crops
.Head-worll will tighten labor; for
the housekeeper it will save valuable
time and give many an hour for study
or recreation.
A veterinary writer condemns high
managers for horses. claiming that they
irritate the throat. and create a tenden-
cy to heaves. He says the mangrr
should be on a level with the feet, rs
that is in accordance with nature.
Grass grown on MANFRED land gives
a more nutritive fodder, richer les
pecially in albuminoids) than that
grown upon unmanured or poorly ma
nured land. The difference is some
times as great as ten per cent.
A bit of black court-plaster is very
good thing TO mend small tear in black
silk or any kind of black goods. Moist
en- the plaster. put underneath the tear.
sticky side up. and press the frayed
edges of the goods down upon it.
Persons who suffer with cracked
hands would do well to wash their hands
in cold instead of warm water. After
each washing Tor after the hands have
beer in water) wet the hands with a lit
tie weak vinegar and rub together until
dry.
Farmers should endeavor to sell As
little as possible Of that which comes
mainly from the soil, and as much rs
possible of that which comes from the
atmosphere. Butter and fat stock sold
will improve farm, while cheese, milk
and lean stock sold will keep the farm
lean unless manure or fertilizers are
bought.
A very good smoothing harrow may
be made of hree-inch-square timbers
framed together of a suitable size. and
with bars about eighteen inches apart.
Half-inch square or round teeth are put
in foot apart, sloping at an angle of
forty-fve degrees backward on the line
of the draft. Such a harrow works very
well where there are no stones. but on
stony land il is of very little use.
1t is surprising to those unac-
quainted with the fact 10 see how much
crude sulphur pigs will eat when fatten-
ing. 1t should be given TO them every
few days; or. what is better yet, be
kept in the pens where they can heIp
themselves to it. When pigs are fed a
large amount of hearty food. their
stomachs become disordered and they
need sulphur and charcoal to neutralize
the acidity and to correct the condition
Of their stomachs. When it is given to
them plentifully they will eat better,
digest more and are freer from bowel
disorders. These correctives help TO
keep the blood pure and the skin free
from affections.
Take the best end of neck of veal,
with sharp knife remove the meat in
one piece from the bones. Lay the
meat flat on board. and sprinkle
thickly over the side from which the
bones were taken minced parsley. sweet
herbs. pepper and salt. Lay over this
very thin slices of fat bacon. and then
roll up the meat tightly, tying it into
shape with broad tape Rub over the
outside of the meat with bacon fat or
lard. sprinkle little pepper and salt
and flour. and roast quickly for about
an hour and half. basting it very fire.
quently. 1t must be nicely brown on all
sides. Serve with ii rich brown gravy,
and garnish with spinach.
A cheap and easy way to make a
snow pillow is to take two boards. from
twelve 10 fifteen inches wide and four
feet long. nail the two ends together and
spread the other ends thirty inches
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