Huntsville gazette., 1883-05-05
HOME AND FARM.

Wet lands should not be plowed
deep until they have been thoroughly
drained.
Water in which bit of soda has
been dissolved is the best solution with
which to clean painted plastered walls
DR. Sturtevant says that potash,
- whether in the shape OF wood ashes or
IN the form Of sulphate or munafe, IS 2
special fertilizer for melons
10 - Charcoal should be fed hogs and
poultry Experiment has demonstrated
that the same amount of feed will pro-
duce far greater amount of flesh and
fat when fed with plenty OF charcoal
Cincinnati Times.
None of the tuberous-rooted grasses,
like timothy, are suitable to permanent
pastures. They can not stand close
cropping nor constant tramping Past
ure grasses must be fbrous and deep
CA ~F y n rooted varieties Chicago Journal ~
JAS al " A-Oat Meal Gems: One beaten egg,
one cup of sweet milk, one cup OF cold
oatmeal pudding, beat all together,
Es1add half tablespoonful of soda, and one
and one-haf cups of Hour. This guam
tity will fill the gem pan. Does not
hurt some dyspeptics.-Ihe s1ousehola.
A pretty tidy is made by embroid-
cring a spray of flowers or a bird on
small square of satin; then put band
of satin around this have it of con-
trasting color; then another band out
side of this, and finish with fringe. If
the satin is of bright color and OF
good quality, it needs no other decora-
tion.-N T. Post.
Top dressing, unless with very fine
manure is of doubtful advantage with
the clover plant. The clover IS easily
smothered by anything covering its
leaves. 1t may, however pay if the
clover is to be turned under early for
corn or potato crop this season. The
best time to manure is before the seed is
sown. A very light top-dressing then
will secure heavy growth.
The value of wood ashes as fer
"a E~ stilizerg is too little, appreciated They
IS sB contain in VARYING proportions the val
liable mineral properties needed by
plants They are especially valuable
for orchards in bearing, having an as
vet unexplained effect in perfecting the
fruit 1t is better to give light dress
inc of any potash manure every year
than to give large doses at any one
time.-N. Y. Times. --
-Raisin pie, which is preferred hy
many people to grape pie, is made OF
one cup of crackers, rolled very fine,
one cup of cold water, the juice and
rind of one lemon, one cup OF raisns
stoned and chopped very fine, and one
80 heaping teacupful of sugar. Beat these
etS thoroughly toGetner anu aud one egg
the last thing. Bake with thin upper
and under crust; rub the top crust with
the white of anwegg or with little
milk with sugar dissolved in it; bake in
moderate oven, but brown the pie by
% setting it on the shelf in the oven.
Boston Post.
Those who have been pestered to
death by the irrepressible dandelion on
their lawns may now take heart. The
pest will trouble them no more. Eastern
markets have begun to utilize them for
green's, so gardeners will cultivate them
II = for sale. The plant having thus become
lA3 1As,seful. the. bugs wilLcut it off above the
ground, the grubs will saw its roots in
two, the sun will parch it to death, the
rains will drown it ont, the wind will
thrash IT to strips and boyswill dig it
out and steal it. Thus the dandelion,
which has been the first of weeds to
coax its way into human favor in the
spring by throwing out its golden bios
SONS as sort of flag of truce and peace
offering combined, will retire from the
field and lawn to the secusion of the
guarded greenhouse Chicago Tribune.