The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-05-23

| OF the can; if it resists pressure, the
contents are we'll preserved.
Ilye is excellent for cleaning sinks
and sink drains.
The use of distilled water for the face
and hands is conducive to o good com
plexion.
A piece of soft sponge attached to
the end of a stick is very convenient to
use in greasing the griddle.
A little alum in roily water will facil-
itate the deposition of the sediment it
contains.
To clean ivory rub it with b%icarbonato
of sodium, applied by means of a tooth
brush dipped in warm water.
Salt is o valuable astringent in hem
orrhages. 1t is well to rinse the mouth
in a solution of salt and water, if pro-
fuse bleeding follows the extraction CT
teeth.
Prepare indelibly marked wooden la
bells for garden use by writing with a
soft lead pencil on the surface of the
label moistened with linseed oil.
A correspondent wishes to know what
Will make cacti blossom in the winter.
Clean straw mating with hot salt and
water; when dry, apply q coat OF var
nish.
A small piece of resin dipped in the
water which is placed in a vessel on the
stove, 1t is said, will so affect the atmos-
phere Of the room MS to afford great re-
lief to persons troubled with a cough.
Drowned flour should be kept for
gravies and soups. Place apint of -four
in a saucepan the fire and stir brisk
ly until brown. Keep it in a dry place.
Whitewash for a barn or out house
may be made bymixing water lime with
skinned milk to the proper consistency
to put on with a brush. 1t will adhere
to any surface, either rough or smooth
where oil has not been applied.
Hoeing the Short Rows.
Neglect is the prime reason why so
many people have what they call "poor
luck" with fowls.
The fear of lice is the beginning of
wisdom in the hen business. The
breeder who masters that difficulty will
find other things comparatively easy.
Attention to little things about the
farm as to any other business, Is what
increases the profits. Plenty of eggs o
few chickens, a few calves, q colt or SO
help wonderfully. If some of the per-
quisities arising are given to the child
ren for the care bestowed they will
cheerfully help in the garden, and thus
another important item is added to the
we'll being of the family.
Sir. j. Bennett Lawes, of England,
has been trying an experiment in let
ting grain and weeds grow together not
only until harvest, but year after year
on the same land, and he finds that one
or two crops are all that the land will
produce without blowing and seeding.
Farmers who have families of chill
dren a hardly be too careful about the
character of the help employed both in
the house and out of doors. Most of
the farm laborers have habits of thought
and act that make them very injurious
to the young people with whom they as
! ~sociate.
A disease resembling pleuro-pneumo-
mia has broken out among cattle in
Washington county. Pa. Veterinary
surgeons pronounce it contagious and
have recommended the governor to
quarantine the districts. The disease
first developed itself about two months
ago on the farm of Robert G. Vance. It
was proved beyond doubt to be pleuro-
pneumonia.
There is a general opinion among old
farmers that COWS having only three
teats are apt to be superior milkers.
This is often the fact, and one reason
doubtless is that COWS which give large
quantities of rich milk are most liable
to those injuries from Inflammation
which destroy N of the teats.
Glover hay is much better for mich
COWS than timothy. Itproduces a larg-
or quantity of milk, and also of a better
quality. AL bu~tter-makers know how
yellow the butter is which is made from
the milk Of cows fed on clover.
According to government statistics
the area under wheat in British India
is Q 10000, 900 acres, and the yield about
$50, 900 900 bushels or about nine bush
els to the acre; some of the sections
more favorable to the crop or better cul-
tivated yield as high as 10 bushels, COM
pairing we'll with the average yield in
this country. The cost of production
varies greatly in different provinces. 1t
is calculated for northern India at 35
cents per bushel.
Cream cheese is made by pouring
cream into muslin, which is placed in a
small box or wicker mold; here the
cream coagulates by reason of its own
accommodating acidity, and forms itself
into shape as the whey drains from it.
It is ready for consumption as soon as
it is firm enough.
There are several works on cattle dis
eases; Dadd's Cattle Doctor" is an old
work and is plain, simple and useful.
Dadd's Horse Book" is also a useful
work for those who do not understand
technical terms. The best book of the
kind is Laws farmers Veterinary Ad-
viser' but it is of little use to inexperi-
enced persons because there is no way
indicated to recognize the diseases, SO
as to apply the course of treatmentmen-
toned, which, however, is excellent.
Dadd's books on this account are better
for popular use.
Poultry MANURE is of great value.
When fresh it contains in 1000 pounds
16 pounds of nitrogen. with 4 to 8
pounds of potash, worth 48 cents; and