Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-02-17
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

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and thoroughly intermixed with the soil.
as compared with manure plowed under in
Jumps, or after being newly spread with
fork On the surface. There may sometimes
be less difference on a strong well pulver-
lzed soil and IN wet season; but if fol :
lowed by severe drought, manure may
do positive harm if turned under in Jumps.
with not enough moisture in the earth to
dissolve and absorb the soluble parts. If
finely broken and thoroughly intermixed
or diffused, it never fails to exert posi-
tive benefit even in the driest season.
The great superiority which has been
found in applying and spreading manure
on the surface of land in autumn, is main
ly owing to the thorough diffusion of it's
soluble parts into the soil; but when it
must be applied in the spring, nearly as
much benefit may be obtained if it is
thoroughly pnlyerized and intermixed with
the soil, on any other than sod ground.
The means which we have found easy and
effectual for this purpose, are the follow
ing:
Spread the manure from the wagon or
insure more even distribution than if
first dropped in heaps. Then go over the
whole several times with a smoothing or
any s]anting tooth harrow, breaking tbs
manure, and spreading it evenly.-If the
harroW-teeth are not slanting backwards
they will scrape or roll the manure up into
heaps, instead of spreading it evenly. The
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soil. This is effected very completely with
the Acme harrow, which slices and pulver-
ICES the soil and partly buries and diffuses
the manure. As this harrow takes several
feet at passing, the farmer can well afford
to 60 over the ground several times, ma
king the whole as fine as an onion bed. II
the soil is not clayey, and was plowed late
in autumn. it will now be ready for a
sprlng-sowea crop with clover and grass
seed, but in most cases it will be better to
give the whole a blowing to moderate
| depth with narrow furrow-slices, especial
| ly with light soil and if there is proba-
bility that the land may suffer from dry
weather. The whole expense of this treat
ment Of soil and manure will be about as
| follows: Three borrowings with the
smoothing harrow, per acre, two hours, Is
cents three with the Acme harrow. 81:
one blowing, So; total So, 75-not more than
| dollar and half over a single common
| blowing, with positive gain of several
| dollars per acre for almost every crop which
is to follow.
| The Acme harrow we have found very
! useful On corn stubble in spring to precede
blowing. by leYeling the uneven surface,
| pulverizing the top ground, and rendering
the succeeding blowing not only easier for
the team, but giving fine mellow surface,
which otherwise is often encountered with
| clods and Jumps. A strong additional
benefit result from its use when manure
| has been applied to the ground. Country
| Gentleman.
THE DYEING OF BUTTER.-All who eat
are interested to know that nearly all the
butter offered for sale in our large cities
owes its rich golden color to artificial adj
ditions. The Scientific American gives
several recipes in nse among butter-dyers.
Annatto and turmeric are commonly en-
ployed, but there are also various COM
pounds put up in cans to be sold to the
trade. For some of these it lis claimed
that they not only impart the desired COL
or to the butter, but will keep it sweet and
fresh for an indefinite time. Rorick's rec :.
lpe calls for lard, six pounds; annatto six
ounces; turmeric, one ounce; bromochlo-
ralum, three and a-half ounces, and as
much water as is necessary. These are
we'll concocted together, and the sham col
or is then ready for use with either sham
or genuine butter. It is sometimes con-
sidered little difficult to distinguish oleo-
margarine from the article OF which it is
an imitation, and the difficulty is height
ened when the color is good. The semi
transparent character of the imitation is,
however, conclusive against it, as we'll as
its waxy gloss of surface, and the false
color can be detected by the fact that it
is apt to separate when the oleomargarine
is melted.
STEWED CARRoTs.-Scrap and lay in
cold water half an hour or more; boil
whole three-quarters of an hour; drain
and cut into small slices quarter of an
inch thick; put on in a saucepan with a
teacupful of broth-veal or beef or mutton
pepper and salt to taste, and stew gently
half an hour; just before they are done add
four tablespoonful cream or milk and a
good lump of butter cut into bits and roll
ed in flour; boil up and serve. If you have
not the broth, use water, and put in ia
blespoonful of butter, when the saucepan
is set on the fire, in addition to the guam
tity have specified.
STALE BREAD GRIDDLE CAKEs.-Soak
your stale bread in water about two hours
before using it lit may soak all night ifyou
wish 1t for breakfast), break it thorough
ly with potato masher, add to each quart
of the batter one egg, one tablespoonful
of flour, two tablespoonful Of indian
meal, little salt, and dessert spoonful
of baking powder. Bake on griddle as
you do buckwheat cakes. If desired, milk
may be used instead of water, and the egg
omitted.
CORN CAKE.--Mix thoroughly two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder into one pint
of white Indian meal, also a teaspoonful
of sugar, and one of salt warm two ounces
of butter and mix we'll with the meal. add
slowly one pint of milk to make the batter
thin enough to pour; lastly put in the
whites of three eggs beaten to stiff froth
The yolks of these eggs must be stirred into.
the heal after the butter. Beat it all
have the cups warmed butter
I'd, pour in the batter and bake about half
an hour &
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