Milford chronicle., 1883-09-01

r. ~ Oimclr uiMNYh Wohucl why the
k pork spoils in summer when there is {
IS much salt in the brine. 1t makes n
(. difference how much extra salt thel
v may be in the brine, nor how strong th
" brine is, if the grease and impurities j
s it, which always rise to the surface, ar
b allowed to remain there for any lengt
e of time, the pork viii be injured. Tn
t grease and other impurities on the sur
+ face coming in contact with the air, the,
r decay, which produces putrefaction, an,
this in turn taints the brine, which o
= course affects the pork. It is plain
then, that no amount of salt or strength
of brine viii prevent this result, unless
r the grease and other impurities mingled
5 with the brine are removed.
5 The most effectual preventive is tc
boil the brine before warm weather sets
) in and skim off the oil and impurities
which will rise to the top The salt in
the brine may be cleansedin the same way
, by boiling it with the brine and stirring
} it frequently, which will cause all for
eign substance to rise to the top If the
brine on top Of the meat should be fre-
quently stirred, every two or three days
SO as to mingle the oil with it, thus talk
ing it away from the air, it would not
probably become tainted. For the
above reason, where pork is taken out of
the brine every day OF two, thus stirring
it, it rarely spoils, unless the brine is
very dirty. Another preventive is to
put such an amount of salt on top Of
the meat, that the brine will not come
to the surface but be covered by the
salt. This prevents contact with the
air and keeps it from becoming tainted
f. d. CURTIS, Kirby Homestead,
New York.
SEED PoTAToEs.-G. Williams, Phila-
delphia county, Pa, writes: "a good deal
is said and written about seed potatoes.
Now, it seems to me, and my opinions
are based upon my experience, that
'like produces like" in potatoes as in
most other things. Potatoes of good
quality and fair size are the best sort
for seed. Ialways cut these to two eyes,
for I do not believe one eye is sufficient
as a rule. I think it is all nonsense
claiming that eye ends are preferable to
stem ends forseed. If the potatoes are
of excellent quality and good size, and |
are cut when wanted, so that the pieces
will be fresh at time of planting, my
word for it, there will be no difference
between the yield of seed from the stem
or butt end of the tuber"
FERTI1IzERs FOR PEAR TREEs.-'T
have had considerable experience in pear
culture and have learned that in nine
cases out of ten pear trees suffer for
want Of prepared fertilizers. A common
mistake consists in allowing the'trees to
take care of themselves for a number of
years, then, when they begin to fail, ap-
plying a large quantltyof strong manure
Now, this is all wrong. It is on the
same principle of starving man a num-
Der of days and then feeding him a big ]
dinner. The best way is to apply every {
fall dressing Of some well decomposed | {
such as good manure, leaf
mold, little gypsum of lime and muck: {
work this into the soil around the roots. s
Never apply fermenting manures to
,ruit trees of any kind. A good plan is c
% apply compost one year and wood
lshes or bone the next. t
AN EARLY FODDER CRoP. 1T is a good
ime just now to think of providing a
yreen crop to cut for the cows before the
yrass gives a full bite in the spring. v
Rye sOwn this month will furnish late c
all pasture and the earliest cutting in f,
he spring. But rye is objected to be- Il
ause it gives a bad flavor to milk and a
'utter. Personally we have not had a
ny trouble in this way in either milk or 81
utter. But as several very trustworthy n
airymen have made this complaint, as G
lr. w. A. Cheever, of Massachusetts,, C,
'el-known butter-maker; Mr.. Thomas oi
I. Gold, of Connecticut, who is large a
lllk producer, and several others w},,ize1 N
tatements cannot be dorbted. the fact tr
lust be admitted. Perhaps itwould be
.ellii 20 have a substitute, and this is m
richard grass, which is the first green Sc
)dder that gives a bite in the spring. in
n Indiana dairyman says in regard to CT
that he has used rye for a number of tl
ears very extensively and profitably for
arly spring fodder, but has never used tI
"since he learned the overwhelming in
1vantage of orchard grass over everv- e1
ling else for that purpose. Soiling, bi
} a partial extent, is indispensable if
q form anTsxr5 r5fcbs 70, ek II
lily as he can and ought to do. And We
le great trouble is to get some green
dder before the clover is ready. Rye DC
the first green crop, and it may be WI
at if it is pastured or fed before the en-
ossom appears the Objectionable flavor til
d Ifoetsappear. We have been in the be
bit of sowliHG.five bushels of seed to
g acre, in August, Sear this early pro- an
ilon Tor the COWS; but as Nge. find or m,
ard grass IS far cheaper than rye.--as
ce it is in the ground it stays for ones on
etime, and as after it is pastured or ms,
{ 1t grows up ag8in very rapidly, bel
lieh rye does not, we are seeding down wa
)re orchard grass and glowing no rye, he,
DOSING rather to feed hay or fodder au
lger in the spring and wait a few days Ion
; the later orchard grass. But every
mer should grow at least an acre OF sbe
o Of rye, if it is only for the straw for use
lding corn; and if this is done it will tin
ovide also some early pasture, if it is
yn in August. -Nel0 York Times. erc
PLANTING ONIONS IN AUTUMN. 1t is fre
Ich better to plant onion sets in the mo
than to wait until spring. Aside els
m the gain Of time BY doing it in bes
umn, the risk of keeping them in I