The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-07-06
FARM AND HOUSE.
Brief for Farmers.

Brtc1o 1Or Farmers. 49,.
The Iowa Agricultural Society has bad
the grace to decline the $500 offer ed
for the privilege of running wheel of
fortune at the next state fair.
What can be done in the case of ''self-
milking cows?'' The easiest way to stop
the practice is to tie across the forehead,
at the base of the horns, with stout
leather strings in a way that will not
cut into the skin, strong hickory stick
pointed so that they will prick the sides
when she reaches fer her teats.
Cooperative butter making is extend
ed among the mos thriving communi-
ties of New England, and when one ap-
preciates the superiority of creamery
butter over that Of the average dairy, it
is singular that the same methods are
not rapidly introduced throughout the
the country wherever milk is churned.
Some Texas wool was not long since
sold in Boston for IS cents-but, says the
advertiser of that city, lit ought to be
remembered that that was an extraor-
binary price for an extraordinary lot of
wool-the finest clip according to same
Juu6OC) CVC4 AVCCASCu 1lc1Cs
Weeds should never be permitted to
get an inch high. Go over the garden
beds with steel rake as often as once a
week. The labor will be more than in
areased growth Of the crop. and the
weeds will never make their appearance.
The labor will be far less thon required
to clear out weeds after they have grown
several inches and have checked and
partly spoiled the crop.
An Indian sheepkeeper proved by ex-
pertinent that clean wool shrinks per
cent. per annum; another packed 200
pounds in tight box and the decrease
in a year was 20 pounds. ut is grease
and water that is lost. There is nothing
lost to the manufacturer"
Recipes
To make drop dumplings for soup, take
half a cup of sweet milk, or water, a tea.
spoonful of butter, one egg, little salt,
one teaspoonful of baking powder-mix
stiff, roll thin, cut in small pieces and
drop into the soup.
PorAro SALAD.-Boil quart of pota-
toes, as soon as done pecland cut in thin
slices; mix with the slices, without break
ing them, one gill vinegar, one gill melt
ed butter, Said oil. pepper and salt to
taste, one apple and two small onions
minced fine.
70 QulNCH TH1Rsr.-S. NJ. says: "A
feverish thirst that cannot be quenched
by water may be thus allayed: Throw
slice Of bread upon burning Goals, and
when it is all atlame throw it into a tum-
bier Of water and drink of the water.
This remedy has been tried and proved
good.
ORANGED STRAWBERRIES. a LAYER
Of Strawberries in deep dish; cover the
same thickly with pulverized sugar; then
layer Of berries, and so on until all are
used. Pour over them orange Juice in
the proportion Of three oranges to a
quart of berries. Let stand for an h0nr.
and just before serving sprinkle with
pounded ice. Some use claret, port,
grape or currant wine instead of orange
juice.
HARD MONEY CAKE.-Gold Part-Take
two cups Of sugar, scant cup of butter,
and work together to cream, and then
add the yokes of eight eggs, four cups of
of of"' co @aa sts 1nS te oae eS1
of sour milk, with teaspoonful Of
soda in it, add the last thing, except
the flavor, which may be lemon or va
nilla. Silver Part-Takc two cups of su-
gar and one of butter, four cups of flour
and one teaspoonful of corn starch. the
whites of eight eggs, one cup of sour
milk, teaspoonful Of soda; flavor with
almond or peach. Put in the baking pan
alternately one spoonful of gold and one
of silver.