Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-22
HOME AND FARM.

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Cider made from late apples is of
better quality and possesses more body
than that made from early apples: it
will also keep much longer.-C Chicago
Tribune.
"A farm of twenty-seven acres near
Rochester, n. Y, is entirely devoted to
raising cabbages. The receipts this year
We're S., 400, ,>v
Fowls delight to scratch in loose
ground, and if a portion of their yard is
dug up at intervals it will afford them
the exercise they SO much need.-E1-
change .s
1t is well known that pruning an
orchard too severely does far more harm
than good. ALI that is necessary Is to
remove the dead limbs and unfruitful
branches. An important part of fruit
culture is to know when to let the trees
alone.-Ioledo Blade.
r, Cream fritters, as an entree with
roast beef and vegetables, are made
just the same as if they were to be eaten
with sirup. The, cream is gravy made
of butter and Hour, with boiling water
poured over. A little sugar should be
added, and-a few drops of .vanilla.-N.
7. Post. IS IS
=. -Salve for Chapped Hands: Three
drachms white beeswax; three drachms
spermaceti; two ounces olive oil; three
drachms gum camphor. Put into tin
cup; place on back of range, where they
will melt slowly. Stir often. When
well-mixed, pour into china cup. Rub
on the hands every night.-Prairie
Farmer.
"A little time and trouble used in re-
moving the seeds from grape sauce will
pay a large interest. after the grapes
have cooked sufficiently SO that the seeds
separate readily from the sauce through
D colander, then with. spoon remove
the seeds as far as possible, pat the
skins back with the juice to cook until
they are soft, and skim off any seeds
that rise to the top.
b., Six hundred pounds of land iphos-
phate was put on about one acre and 4
quarter of land, which had been pas
tured quite number of years to sheep;
after, thoroughly narrowing, the rows
were marked out three feet apart, the
hills being about two feet apart. The
potatoes were cut small, one and two
eyes on piece, and two pieces put in a
hill. These potatoes were planted early
and hoed once with q horseshoe. / dug
IT. ouohCio VI Sliootu potdloCS, UIS ssuu
little.-FG,7ner, A1aSO,e, Ne.
White Mountain Cake: One cup
full of white sugar, half cupful of but
ter, half cupful of sweet milk, half
cupful of corn-starch, one cupful of
sifted flour, the whites of six eggs. Beat
the butter and sugar to a cream, add
the milk. mix-twn teaspoonfuls of bal-
ing powder with the flower and stir it.
slowly in; then the corn starch, and
lastly the whites of eggs beaten to a stiff
froth. Use a little vanilla for fiavoring.
The Household. * 2 - = - r.. e
At the last annual meeting of the
National Wool-Growers' = Association,
the secretary, Mr.. w. G. Markham,
was reelected, but immediately re-
signed, owing to severe structures by
leading members of the Association on
his position respecting the reduction of
the tariff on wool. Mr.. Garland, the
tate President, and Mr.. Markham IA
vored the reduction, while majority
of the Wool-Growers' Association de
sire a restoration of the tariff of 1874
desire which is not likely to be gratified
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