The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-09
: FARM AND rIRBsIbF

Cows that are running down in a.,
says Colonel r. d. Curtis. Icanlno q n =
healthy milk { TO yield the .bess Sa! eve
they must'be kept.in good eonditesas a''s
| The hay crop Off Massacbus..t. !.
l-one OF the most important. nrodna s'S =
the State. Yet the average weld = .. q
Itremely small, being only one n "a Z g, g
acre. son Per
| -Doughnuts. Mix one ust coffaecnnt.,
OF sugar, one coffeecupful Of sweet sl I,u
two teaspoonfuls baking powder -, 49,
eggs, tive teaspoonfuls 81 fneltsd Law ~
one teaspoonfpl of salt, spice to, tssss
and flour toroll. N'' 1--WE
I -Charred corn is an aexcellent I, II.
in correcting acidity in the stomac ~. !.
the hog, particularly if the corn s y
duced' 70 charcoal. A handful given - ~
casionally to the pigs will aid d;usst;svs '
and stimulate their appetites. b ! ~
| Graham Gems.-One coffae =.
Graham flour, one cup sweet milk t ssp
eggs well beaten, two tablespa0n3 y, ~
lasses, one-third teaspoon soda dissol IN,
in milk; pour in hot. well-buttered rsr y
pan and bake in hot oven..si 81 fiife Is,.
Too much attention cannot ban.;a
/ to the cleanliness and ventilation ~ r -
bles and pens. To insure tho hesk III.
and comfort of animals thew must =
kept dry and warm and have plenty = =
light as well as pure air and pure water
Spanish Cream. Beat the yelks,,,
three eggs with half cup of urarn
lated sugar; heat half an ounce Of ';liSs Il
lass In three pints of mill; when. \ Z.
dissolved, and the milk risen to ho;l;nr
point, stir them Slowly into the velts.
boil once more and then stir n ~
frothed, whites. Pour into moulds and
set away to cool. This is very good tha
second day after it is made. sgi' ~
--Itis said that if linseed Oil is apnl;ed
to sore teats for few times, both befors
and after milking, it will effectually cu,s
any case of the kind. Many cows an
kickers until their teats are So treated
when they become as qiliet,a as, laInha
and seem to. delight in being MIXED
Teats may appear smooth, but stiIl arefen.
der, and only need a. little oilto nIaka
the COW perfectly willing to be MIXED
Pork Sausages. -Haye two thirds
lean and one-third fat pork. ana aim
very fine. Season with three ounces a
salt and one ounce and a half Of pepne,
to every ten pounds of meat, with f5ow.
dered sage to suit the taste. Warm, tba
meat SO that You can mix it well with
your hands. Mix it well, and pack ii
jars. When used, do it up in small
cakes, and fry. in butter or alone. Il
should be kept where it is cool, but ia
damp. Sausages made in this way are
very nice for breakfast. noY ear Les
The culture Of esier. willows. is i
specially that pays only under fayorabla
circumstances, such as asuitaBle lsesfion
andesoil and q steady market for. them.
The demand is unsteady and very limit.
ed, and the soil suitable Is low, most i
wet ground. . They can, be. raised most
profitably on the edges of bitches made
to drain swamps; the cuttings are plant
ed along the bitches on, the soil or m1ck i
thrown out and may be ready for gath.
ering the third year, when the roots
throw up a large number Of shoots, The !
kind of willow grown is shrub and not
q tree, and throws up a cluster Of thi1
stems, which grows to a height of six to.
ten feet. These willows make excellent
bands for binding corn-stalks. sT' n
Few persons know how closely re-
lated to the potato are many other well
known plants. Botanists know them
all as solanaceous plants, and under the
more familiar name as ssnight-shades.r
In this class of plants are to be found
the potato, the tomato, egg plant, pep
per and tobacco plant. Then among
the poisonous plants are the sbefladonna
and the jimson weed; the beautiful pc,
tunia also belongs to it. A large por.
ton Of the plants of this solanaceosis|
family are peryaded by a narcotic prins
,iple rendering the leaves and fruit
poisonous. AT the same time some az.
lord nutricious food, not because free
rom the narcotic principle, but because
The latter is expelled in the process ofs
ripening or cooking. as in. the. caseoi !!
the potato and tomato. $3.50 ''ss"
There are many sores on cattle
which ii kept constantly washed clean
with cold water and kept free from dirt
would heal of themselves. A very care
ful herdsn1an says his practice Of curing
hoof rot is to thoroughly cleanse the IT.,
fected parts with warm water and soap,
and then apply warm tar between the
aoof. In very bad cases there win be !
arge core to come out; remove it care,
'ully with the thumb and finger, cleanse
he cavity as above with soap and watsr
md then fill with warm tar Keep the
parts thoroughly covered with tar, even
t it is necessary to use bandags. Keep
he animal in, q clean, dry pasture y
$ no more liable to affect the whole sys-
em than any other ulcer When once
cured there is no danger Of its appear
ng again unless from the same cause,
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