Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1882-01-14
HOME AND FARM.

keep sheep Qry under IOOI' 1nlS Is
wen more necessary than roofing them.
Never let sheep stand or lie in mud and
water.
Trees that are mulched are al,
WAYS in danger of being injured, during
winter, by mice, if no efforts are made
70 prevent them; so are trees that are
surrounded by grass and weeds.
To Color Switch-Boil it in strong
lea-cheap-in which put six rusty
nails. When quite dry drop a little
pure glycerine between your palms and
gently stroke down the switch.
-Doughnuts Take two cupfuls of
sour milk, two cupfuls of sugar, three
eggs, two teaspoonfuls of soda, two Ia
blespoonfuls of melted lard; add flour
till stiff enough TO roll out.
--Souse-Clean pigs feet and ears
thoroughly, and soak them a number
Of days in salt and water; boil them
tender, pour boiling vinegar over them,
and spice to your taste. They are good
fried, and will keep all winter.
The number of living horned cat
tie exported, chiefly to England in the
year ending June 80, 1881, was 1876, 707,
valued at $l4, 1904, 103; being an excess
over the previous year of 1851 in num-
Der and $685. in value, and almost
$4,000, 900 in value above the year 1879.
-Mince-meat.-Bo till very tender a
good quality of lean beef, and when cold
mince very fine. To one quart of the
chopped meat, add half this quantity of
chopped suet, three pints of chopped
apples, one pound of raisins, two pounds
of currants, one nutmeg, one tablespoon
full of cloves, cinnamon and allspice to
taste, one teaspoonful of salt, one tea
spoonful of pepper, one quart of cider,
and one.pound of sugar. Mix the APP
pies, meat and suet together; boil the
other ingredients, and pour the hot
liquid over the mixture.
The Hampshire sheep is large.
bodied, short-wooled, black-faced sheep,
hardy, prolific, and easily kept. 1t is,
no doubt, preferable to the Cotswold
for mutton, having better meat and
more like the Southdown in quality and
flavor, this excellence being derived
from the share of Southdown blood
which it possesses. But any sheep Of
English breeding will deteriorate in this
country unless the English method O
feeding is pursued. This consists main
ly of pasturing upon luxuriant grass anC
sowed green crops in the summer, and il
feeding upon turnips, rutabagas, o.
mangels, with grain and oil-cakes, anC
hay and straw in the winter. Herr
some persons take these sheep and pas
ture them upon light, weedy meadow
without shade, in the summer, and Civ
them only hay in the winter, and seen
to be surprised that their pet sheep, pur
chased in fine condition at a high price
do not keep up to their first estate. TIL
sheep is not to blame, but the manage
ment.
-Scab in Sheep. is a diseas
of the skin only, and penetrateS no fur
Their than the skin, unless through th
destruction of the skin loss of muscula
tissue is caused. But this is very rare
! and when the skin only is affected tn
meat is in no way injured. Seab
caused by minute insect which bun
r rows in the skin and causes inhammf
A ton and a vascular eruption. Thes
S watery blisters break and eXude serum
: which dries into a scab; hence til
J name of the disease. These scabs il
crease in extent and thickness if nj
n elected, and the sheep suffers yer
+. much from irritation. The disease
: very contagious, as the insects al
l rubbed off wherever the sheep scratcht
:. itself, and so they get on to other SHEEP
e The cure is to apply something thi
y, will kill the insects, and to reach the!
e the scabs must be softened and broke
e up by hot water and soap, and then Il
II application is made. A strong deco
y ton of tobacco with sulphur mixed in
+, is used, as hot as it can be born
! Some sheperds use carbolic acid d
y prepared for the purpose, which is vel
Il effective.