The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-09-13
FARM AND HOUSE.
Agricultural Notes.

Agricultural Notes.
Iowa has about 800 creameries. Eleven
years ago the first one was started in
Manchester. Delaware county leads of
with about seventy.
Tomatoes are somewhat nutritious,
and are said to be q remedy for tor
pidly inclined liver.
The prevalence of suicide among farm
ers has never had its cause explained.
May not the strain on the mind while
acting a. judges at co ,nty fairs have
something to do with it2
Farmers know not what it means to
get up and run county fair, il they did
We think they would set higher esti-
mate on it when in full blast. How
many hours, days and weeks of hard
earnest work it has taken the enterpris-
ing secretary (espec ally) and other of.
ticers can hardly be realized. Go to the
fairs, support them, show at them
and learn all you possibly can. 1t
pays.
FIX. Moreland, writing to the Breed
ers Gazette on the training of heifers,
says; II wonder how many farmers
and dairymen properly appreciate the
Importance OF training young he,fers to
stand while bling MIXED. A great
many mixers approach q young heifer
that is to be MIXED for the first time
Just as they would approach an old one.
The heller has never been MIXED.
knows nothing about it, is sick and
weak, Ind perhaps frightened, with
teats that lack the toughness
OF old cows, and, as far as the heifer
herself is concerned, needs but slight
assls' ance to become kicker"
G. B. K: Alderney is the name of one
OF the English Channel Island. The
cattls there are small, slender, light
fawn and white in color, and rich milk
ers. This name is sometimes given to
the Jerseys, which ditier but little in
appearance from the Alderney cattle,
but it is very wrongly so given, as the
two races are quite distinct. GUERNSEY
cattle from the Island of Guernsey ar.
large, rather coarse boned, orange red
and reddish brown in color chiefly.
They give rich milk and good deal Of
it, and are fair beef cattle when fattened.
General Recipes.
DR.. Holmes says one good thing for
women: There is no such thing as te-
male punster. never knew nor heard
OF one; though l have once or twice
heard woman make single detached
pun, as have known hen to crow"
Mead, which is enjoyed by many as a
summer drink, is made Of one pound
of white sugar, with one pint and half
of boiling water poured over it; add an
eighth OF pound of tartaric acid and
halt an ounce of sasafras. Bottle this,
and when you use it, to each glass add
a pinch o. soda.
BY process lately discovered by an
English chemist, the hue of flowers is
changed without affecting their perfume
or freshness. The coloring material is
absorbed through the stem. Queerly
enough, flowers refuse to receive
certain colors, however, and if placed in
mixed solution, make a complete anal
ysis. Some lilies which had been
treated with pur .,le showed distinct red
veins and blue veins, the colors having
been divided in the process of absorb
ton,
MoLAssEs CANDy.-Two cups of molass-
es, one cup of white sugar, small piece
of butter, boil from twenty minutes to
one.half hour. Try it by dropping lit
tie into cold water; it it hardens, it is
ready to cool. Pour into a flat-bottomed
pan, buttered. and when cool work 1t
with the hands. If you put piece of
butter in the pan before you commence
to cook it, you will not need to stir until
it is done.
To CAN SWEET CoRN.-Fill glass cans
with fresh sweet corn cut from the cob,
place the cans in q wash boiler with clean
straw covering the bottom of the boiler,
also between the cans, now fill the boil
| er with cold water to come half way up
the cans, lido not put water in the caLs,)
cover the boiler tight, cook two hours,
then put the covers on the cans and cook
one and one half hours more, now re-
move to cool. Tighten the covers and
| keep the cans dark and you will be re-
| warded for your trouble by having green
corn TIP year round. If any sister tries
this. please report through our paper
| with what success.