The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-02-17
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

In the long run, a reasonable price
for farm products is better for farmers
than spasmOdic flu tuations. High
prices are generally followed by corre-
spending depressions and losses. - Chi
cagO JOstrnd'.
When you turn granted calf on
pasture you must continue the grain;
but il you have fatted a calf on grass
and grain you can drop off the grain
when the calf is on grass and he will
still do we'll M Y Herald.
Plunge well-polished knitting
needle into vessel of milk and with
draw it Immediately in vertical posi-
ton. If the milk be pure, a few drops
of it will rem hin attached to the needles;
if, however, only small quantity of
water has been added none will adhere.
toledo Btdde.
The consumption of par nips is
largely increasing in towns. At one
time they were only salable in the spring
after they had been frozen and thawed.
They are now in demand all winter.
Some raisers dig thu m in the fall, allow
them to freeze, and keep them in that
condition till they are sent to market. -
Chtcdgo Times.
For white fruit-calle use one cup
of butter ard two cups of white sugar,
and beat them together thoroughly;
then add one cup of milk, two and half
cups of flour, the whites of seven eggs,
and two teaspoon fuls of baking powder;
beat all well before adding the fr it.
Take one pound each of rasins, figs,
dates, and blanched almonds, and a
quarter of pound OF cilron; cut all
very fine, sprinkle with flour, and mix
the other ingredients. Bake slowly. -
Chicago Meas.
Orange Shortcake: One quart oil
flour, two spoon 'uls of butter, tea
spoonful and half of baking powder, a
little salt and sweet milk to mix. Sift
the baking powder with the -four and
rub the b tier through it. Mix as soft
rs possible. Roll into two thin sheets
and bake ~ a quick oven. The o anges
should be peeled, cut into small pieces,
freed from seeds and sugared at least an
hour before wanted. When the pastry
is done. put the oranges between the
layers and serve with sweetened cream.
The editor of an Eastern agricult.
ural Journal says I'm the course of a
ride of five miles, in good farming
county in Massachusetts lately, we saw
three moving machines standing out
in the snow, Just where their careless
owners had left them when they got
through using them last summer. II
we were making or selling moving
machines we should be tickled to
death when we saw the farmers rustng
out their tools more in one winter than
they could wear them out in three
summers"
Regarding the value of birds to the
farmer, Prof. Stearns. in paper read
before the Connecticut state Board OF
Agriculture, states that young robin
in the nest requires daily supply Of
food more than iuivalent to its own
weight. The swallows are the. natural
enemies of the midges and similar small
insects that prey on grain. 1t is esti-
mated that the nestlings of single
pair of swallows viii in three weeks
consume half a million insects. Blue
birds protect fruit trees from insects
The king-bird is strictly insectivorous
and great protector. The wrens car
be induced to remain near houses i
suitable boxes are provided, and they
war without ceasing upon caterpillars