Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-07-06
HOME ANDFARM,

/ when you have a tile pie crust left
do not throw it away: Toll it thin, cut
it in small squares an d bake. just
before tea, put spoonful of raspberry
jelly on each square.-N Y Post.
If you have hens of the right breed
and age, warm and SUNNY quarters for
them to stay in, and keep them supplied
with everything they need, you will
have eggs, simply because hens can no
more help laying than they can help
breathing.
AN old poultry-raiser, who believes
inmiik for fowls, says: eft is meat and
drink both. Some of the finest chick
free use of mink with their. food. Hens
ley ssYell, or better, when furnished
with this than any known article offered
\ Beaten Biscuit: Mix two pints OF
Hour, one tablespoonful of lard and one
teaspoonful of salt into very stiff
dough with equal parts of sweet milk
Rnd water; beat thirty minutes with an
FAKE kept for the purpose; or if you use
kneader, run the dough back and
forth through it until rather soft and
spsr&uy smooth.-Prairie Farmer.
t2A-AsJa wash for the trunks ana
branch hes of fruit trees, Mr.. Charles
Downing recommends solution of one
Hound ct potash ash in a. gallon of
water. Apply with brush at any time,
but especially in the spring. One or
two applications will rid the trees of the
bark-louse, and render the bark smooth
and glossy.
An excellent way to wash black cam
brick and. calico dresses is first to pre-
pare water for it thus: To four quarts
of cpld water allow pint of wheat bran;
boil it for half an hour, then strain it
and wash the dress in it do not use soap
Unless there are grease spots, and then
only on those. Blue the starch deeply,
and iron onthe wrong side.-N. Y. Post.
The manner of milking in the Chan.
mel islands,. the home of the Jersey COW,
brsmore properly, perhaps, the Alder
ney, is peculiar, and has the merit of
'cleaniness, at least. Milking and
straining the milk are done at one ope-
ration. The milkmaid, with her tin
pail. linen strainer, and sea-shell pro-
ceeds to the pasture. Seating, herself
beside the cow, she thus completes her
arrangements The strainer is securely
tied over the narrow-mouthed bucket,
and placing the large, shallow shell on
the strainer she vigorously directs the
streams into the shell. Overlooking the
narrow brim, the milk passes through
the strainer into the receptacle beneath,
the shell being used simply to prevent
wearing hole in the linen strainer.-
Chicago Times.
Milk and coffee stains in wooden
and mixed fabrics may be thus removed:
Moisten the spots with brush dipped
in mixture of one part glycerine, nine
parts water, and one-half quart aqua
ammonia. Let it remain twelve hours,
{ occasionally renewing the moistening.
Then press between cloth and rub with
q clean rag. Cry the mixture on
piece of the garment first, and if it hurts
the color omit the ammonia.) Silk
garments should be thus moistened six
or eight hours only. Then rub with
clean cloth and remove the remaining
substance with q knife. Brush with
clean water and dry, between cloths. A
lthin ISOLATION of gum arabic and a warm
iron applied on the wrong side will
restore the finish.-Scientitc american.