Morris tribune., 1882-07-06
FARM AND HOUSE.
Briefs for Farmers.

Briefs for Farmers.
The Iowa Agricultural Society has had
the grace to decline the $2tl00 offer ed
for the privilege of running wheel Of
fortune at the next state fair.
What can be done In the case of "seif-
milking'cowsP" The easiest way to stop
the practice Is to tie across the forehead,
at the base of the horns, with stout
leather strings in way that will not
cut into the skin, strong hickory stick
about three feet long and with the ends
pointed 80 that they will prick the sides
when she reaches fer her teats.
Cooperative butter making is extend
ed among the mos I thriving comm1ni-
ties OF New England and when one ap-
preoiates the superiority OF creamery
butter over that Of the average dairy, 1t
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 BSstsn for 35 cents--but, says the
advertiser OF that city, "it ought to be
remembered that that was an extraor-
dinary price for an extraordinary lot Of
wool-the finest clip according to same
judges, ever RECEIVED here"
Weeds should never be permitted to
get an inch high. Go over the garden
beds with a steel rake as often as once a
we&k. 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 dear 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 fight box ana the decrease
in year was 20 pounds. "It is grease
and water that is lost. There is nothing
! lost tUahe manufacturer"
Recipes.
To make drop dumplings for soup, take
half cup of sweet milk, or water, tea
spoonful of butter, one egg, little salt.
One teaspoonful of baking powder~fiiiX
stiff, roll thin, cut in small pieces and
drop into the soup.
PorAro SALAD.-Boil quart of pota-
toes, as soon as done peeland cut In thin
slices; mix with the slices, without break
ing them, one gill vinegar, one gill melt
ed butter, salid oil. pepper and salt to
taste, one apple and two small onions
minced fine.
y QU1NoH TH1Rsr.-s. NJ. says; "a
feverislxthirst that cannot be quenched
by water may be thus allayed: Throw q
slice of bread upon burning Goals, and
when it is all afame throw it into d tum-
bier Of water and drink of the water.
This remedy has been tried and proved
good.
ORANdRD STRAwBER1Es.-Place a LAYER
of strawberries in deep dish; cover the
same thlekly with pulverized sugar; then
a 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 staRd for an hour,
and Just before serving sprinkle with
pounded ice. Same use claret, bort,
grape or G11rrant wine instead of orange
juice.
HARD-MozEy CskE.-Goh Part-Take
two cups of sugar, scant cup of butter,
and work together to cream, and then
add ddtheyokes ofeight eggs, four cups of
flour and one teaspoonful
of corn starch; one cup
of sour milk, with a teaspoonful of
soda in it, add the last thing, except
the flavor, which may be lemon or va
nhla. Silver Part-Take two cups of su-
gar and one of butter, four cups of -four
and one. teaspoonful Of corn starch, the
whites of eight eggs, one cup of Sour
milk, teaspoonful Of soda; favor with
almond OF peach. Put in the baking pan
alternately one spoonful of gold and one
Of silver.