Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-12-05
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For seed, pick out big potatoes
with big, plump eyes.
1t is easier TO fatten stock in mod
crate than in cold weather.-Troy
Times.
Many of the Affections that visit
our poultry yards arc the results OF
neglect and filth.
If the pasture is short give the
calves a pint of wheat middlings and
hnseed meal once a day, and see them
grow.-Prairie Farmer.
"A California bee-keeper takes the
position that no plant makes a better
pasture for bees than alfalfa clover.
The honey made from it, he saws is
almost equal to that from white clover.
One egg cake: One egg, one large
spoonful of butter, two cups of sugar,
one small cup of milk, two and a half
cups OF flour, two small %teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, nutmeg or lemon to
favor.-Ihe Household.
"A Wisconsin farmer claims to have
discovered a specific remedy for the
ravages of the potato bug. He plants
one or two flax seeds in every hill OF
potatoes, and says that by so doing the
bugs never trouble the crop.
The Homestead says that there is
something wonderful in the fertilizine
properties of clover. 1t is astonishing
that the farmers do not realize it's in
estimable value for the improvement of
the soil. 1t should never be omitteain'
a systematic rotation of crops.
The greater the number of fowls
in a place the greater the chances
for loss from disease and accidents,
While one man may own a great many
fowls, he can not succeed unless he
manages to give about as much. care
and watchfulness to every twenty or
thirty as he would to a single flock of
that size. 1t is just there that most
ambitious poultrymen, aiming to do
something large, make their mistake.
Albany Journal.
Baked OK tongue: Put the tongue
into an earthen pan and lay on the top
of it a few slices of butter; then cover
the pan with a flour-and-water crust
and bake, according to size, in a
moderately hot oven. When done
take off the skin and straighten the
tongue on a board by meal of skew
ers at the tip and root. When cold
glaze it, ornament it with a frill of pa
per, vegetables cut into shapes and
curled parsley
IS. R." asks how Goldfish can be kept
soft and light when cooked in milk.
The secret of success in this process is
that the fish must be picked in fine
pieces, and soaked in cold water fot at
least an hour; then pour hot water
over it, and after draining it put it into
the milk which you have thickened
with flour; let this cook just long
enough to cook the flour, and the fish
will be done. A minute or two before
taking it from the fire. add some we'll
beaten eggs.-M. Y. Post.
Turkeys do not require as warm
quarters in winter as do other fowls.
However cold the weather, they
should be allowed to run out of doors
every day, except, perhaps, in very
stormy weather. If confined in warm
quarters and not allowed to run out
of doors, they usually show signs Of
indisposition, lose their appetite, be-
come dumpish and inactive, and not in.
frequently die. They are very hardy
birds and easily wintered. About al
they require is a place to roost at night
| where they will be out of the wind
| plenty to eat and drink and their liberty
during the day.-Chscago Journal.