The Red Cloud chief., 1882-02-09
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Pigs are able 10 far o
food in proportion 10 their weight than
either sheep or oxen.
The roots If apple trees have been
found TO extend twcniy-siX fee, or more.
In removing grease spots by ben
zine the stained outline which i loft can
be prevented by the application Of
gypsum extending 4 little beyond the
moiStened region. When dry shake the
powder on and no trace Of the spot will
rcmain.
Save the SCOT that falls from the
chimneys. \ pint Of Dot to 4 pa.lful Of
water will make = liquid manure Of the
greatest value for flowers and plants Of
all kinds.
A horses hoDf i, If the same nature
n horn. II YOU desire To know the 81
fectS If applying a hot sho" to a hor-cS
hoDf place yOur comb on Il hot stove for
a minute OF two, then let it cool and see
how easily il will break. \ hot sho,:
make, the hoof brittle instead IF tough.
Minced Meat Pic.-Chop about one
pound Of cold mcat-vcal J. iSt-ycry
finely with a E,tlc fat bacon; flavor with
a little CAYENNE. salt and mace. the
grated rind If a small lemon. and 4
small quantity of the Juice, add In"
yclks OF three cgvs and the white 81
one. Border a pir-di-h with paste, put
in the m;nce. cover with paste. and
bake in a moderate oven.
A smokc-hou>c should Dee well ven
tilatcd, and the ham, be hung ~ least
eight or ten feet above the ire, and tn
smoke given ~; in mr,!crat" quantities,
and come from corn-cubo or hickory
wood. Ii j. important that the hams b.
kept cool and dry through the whole
operation. Proper ventilation Of the
smoke-hOuSc secures this. Ii they be
come moist By improper ventilation. or
are placed 50 near the fire ~ To be
heated, their favor is greatly injured.
How to Make Shirts GLOSSY. To
secure a gloss when ironing .iirtS. take
of raw starch, one ounce; gum arabic,
one drachm; white Of egg or blood NJ
bumcn, half an ounce soluble "la->,
quarter Of an ounce; water. Make the
starch into fine cream. dissolve the
gum in a little hot water. cool AMI mix
it with the albumcn, and beat up the
mixture with the starch liquid; then add
the watcr-glaSS %(>olution) and >Eak" to-
gcthcr. Moisten the siarchcl linen
with Il cloth dipped in this liquid. and
use Il polishing iron TO develop the
gloss.
Coffee Cusfari.-Makr Il "ocl
strong extract al coffee hv dripping it
Is slowly Il S.po,,iblc through a prrcrla-
t,r. fAr tnr, ,,s,,,l. ,,.tt utIl x-.,.f t,,,
cupful>; take "ight Of the same measure
of milk, and beat into the milk IN" yclh,
of six cyg>; add three ounces If pow
d"rcd SUGAR; mix into this the two cup
fulS of coffee; a>roft-n differs in strength.
TASTE 20 see that il i strong enough:
pour the mixture into cups. and put the
cups in a not too deep pan. with boiling
water; the level Of the water ought not
10 stand higher than half the cup; do not
boil the wafer too hard; about fifteen
minutes of boiling Is necessary.
The common acceptance IS that
freezing Of wheat lands late in the fall
is very damaging, but an old wheat
grower gives it a his opinion that the
light fall freezes are a decided benefit.
The result IF the fall rains i 10 form a
crust upon the s~urfa"" Of the whra,
fields. which is against the perfect
growth of the plant. Ti"Nr slight frcrZ-
ings. not enough To hrayc ia" land AMI
injure the roots. lo"S"nS mp ;he soil and
makes IL mellow, : that in th" warm
DAYS that intervene between the fru>t>
the wheat roots get a better chance la
feed and & it results after all in a
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manur
A farmer tells Us, SAYS an exchange,
that he has tested the value Of his rorn
put into hogs with the following result:
He commenced with a lot of hogs
weighing l1j pounds each on the 2u,h
of September. He fed them two weeks.
and when weighed he found that at the
price Of pork then ruling. $50 per hun
drcd, his corn so fed had brought him
sixty cents per buShcl. The tw" weeks
were mild weather. He again weighed
and fed them two of the coolest weeks
in November and found that the com
fed. at the same prize" for pork. had
brought him only fifty cents per
buShcl. He saws this teaches him that
hogs ought To be fattcd early in the
warm weather to get the greatest value
for the corn fed.
Noodle" if properly made. is n
grcay addition Ia soup: and is preferred
10y many people to the best "ABC
mararoni.' For a family Of four. two
eggs will he sufficient; beat them until
they are very light; stir in flour As long
aS ii is possible To work it in; salt it we'll;
roll it out on a kncaiing board until it
i almost a thin a. paper and is per-
fectly smooth; put a clean paper on a
chair or table near the stove and lay the
noodle on it to dry. II should be pre-
pared early enough in the morning for it
To dry for an hour Vt least. About
twenty minutes before the soup i taken
from the stove take the noodle and fold
il over and over until Won have 4 strip
three or four inches wide. then with a
sharp knife N ii in narrow strips; put
these in the soup and let them cook from
ten TO fifteen minutes. Beef soup. with
noodle, and 4 pinch Of curry powder. Is
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