The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-11
FARM AND PRESIDE,

The New York World Is authority
lof the statement that p1antain, if not
permitted to go to seed for two years,
will die 1T. Now previous to seed
lime two years in succession.
To make snow drops, beat to b
cream one cup of butter and two cups
Of powdered sugar. Whip in thor
oughly the, whites of Ave well Beaten
eggs. Add oie cup of milk and three
cups of prepared flour. Flavor with
vanilla and nutmeg. Bake in tins the
shape of futed shells.-M. Y. Herald.
To make a pickle for butter take a
pail of water; add to this two quarts of
tine salt, onc-quarter of a pound of loaf
sugar, two ounces of salt-petre. Boil
and skim this well. With the pickl6
thus prepared dover the butter en-
;irely, and SO covered it will keep
sweet the year roundup Il Rsh
Horny Stewart notes in the New
fork Times the fact that some varieties
OF potatoes seem to be more distasteful
e Colorado beetles than others, and in.
stances Wallis Orange and the Dakota
Red as two sorts which with him re-
CURED no attention, while others
grown near were given daily pickihgs.
"A writer in the Country Gentleman
recommends the soaking of the wood
composing a summer house in crude
petroleum., saying it will make any
common wood nearly or about as dur
able as cedar, imparting to. it a rich
brown color. 1t would be an excellent
idea to apply the same preservative to
trellises, ETC., on lawns.
There is a vast difference in the
flavor Of eggs. HENS fed on Clean,
| sound grain and kept on a clean grass
run give much finer favored eggs than
those that have access to stable and
manure heaps and eat all kinds of filthy
food. Hens feeding on the oily species
of fish and onions flavor their eggs ac-
cordingly, the same as COWS eating
onions or cabbage or drinking offensive
water impart a bad taste to milk and
butter .-Cbicago Herald.
When very large quantities of pota-
toes have to be stored for q short time,
or even during the entire winter, out.
door pits may be resorted TO; but for
convenience of handling and the facil-
ity with which they are accessible at
any season, a good cellar is worth more
than the best of pits. A potato cellar
should be so constructed that the floor
is entirely dry at all times, that the
frost and light can be excluded com
pletely, and that perfect ventilation Of
every part Ear be given rapidly, suf1i-
cient to keep the air pure and the tenn
perature as low as possible without fall
ing below the freezing point.-Iht
Household.
fine usual method of supporting
overladen fruit trees is to place long
stakes, with a fork at the top, beneath
them. A much better and more simple
method of effecting the purpose is
suggested by DR.. j. Fl. Mease
of Lebanon, Pa. Instead of using
several stakes, one to each princi
pal branch, he places a single strong
pole against the trunk of the tree. The
lower end of the pole, if desired, may
be sunk a few inches in the soil for ad
ditional support, but usually it will b.
sufficient to secure it to the trunk by
means of straw bands or other ties tina
will not bruise the bark. The pole be
ing secured the dropping branches ar
relieved by means of ties made fast to it
DR.. Mease states that this method o
tying up the branches of overloaded
trees is especially useful in storms
the support being central, and NOR
natural than where several props ar
used.-Amaertcan Agrtcuhurist.