The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-06-12
UsEFuL and suGGEsT1YE.

Good care will save most of tho
weak lambs that, left to themselves,
viii die.
A wise farmer will learn as much
from his own and his neighbors' fail
ures as he viii from 5heir successes.
Mans inhumanity to man." is
often deplored; but mans inhumanity
to beasts often oversteps the boundaries
OF excuse and enters the domain OF
cruelty, if not crime.
Common Cake: One pound butter,
one pound sugar, one pound of flour,
eight eggs, beat the butter to a cream,
add the sugar by degrees, then the egg,
not beaten, then beat by hand for TWEEN
ty minutes. Household.
The influence of good feeding, good
care and kindness in increasing the
flow of milk is well illustrated by the
Channel Islands cattle. On these
islands the cow is the pet of the house
hold, and her great milk yield has been
developed solely by the extra sOlicitude
shown for her.
The appearance of the farm build
ings adds much to the attractions and
value of a farm. Whitewash covers
of neatness. system, cleanliness and
every part of the building kept in re-
pair makes an old farm look new.
Cincinnati Times.
--Humbug Piei One cupful of mo-
lasses, one cupful of sugar, one small
cupful of seeded and chopped raisins,
one cupful of rolled crackers, one small
cupful of cold water, one-third of a
cupful of vinegar. butter the size of a
small egg, melted; spice like m nee pies
or to taste, and bake between crusts.-
Boston Globe.
"A writer in the Southern Planter
thinks that the best way to make en-
silage is to cut it down. shock it up and
let it stand one week in the field before
beginning to cut it up. The advantage
of letting it stand for while is that
some of the water sap is evaporated.
1t seems to be sweeter, and loses that
sickening, green smell which fresh
green fodder has when cut up.
The Aanerican Cattle Journal saws:
f'Where trees or shrubs are set in hab-
itually dry ground, pail or two of
water, applied when the trees are set
and when the hole is two-thirds filed
| in, will be beneficial If the hole be
| then filled with loose earth and a mulch
of straw added, the roots viii be likely
to keep moist throughout the season,
anu bhO SAOhuA W Ii AAOS DCCOnAG DaGhO0
on the surface"
Apple Pies; If the house keeper
viii add two or three tablespoonful of
| boiled sour cider to each sliced apple
pie in making, she win find it decided
improvement at this season. Sweeten
| and season as before. For dried APP
| pies, mix a small quantity with the
| stewed SAUCE before filling the plates,
| or slice lemon among the apples while
| stewing. Or should the apples be sour
| enough, few raisins make an agreea-
| bic addition. Exchange.
At every period of life, at all sea-
| sons of the year. and from the tropics
to the poles, in every cline and coun-
try, the temperature of the human body
IN health is the same to a degree. that
is, ninety eight of Fahrenheit; hence we
| should eat in winter mainly of warming
| food, such us meats, fats, oils, sugar
and all the grains, farinas and starches;
in summer, the fruits and berries and
melons, and vegetables of the field. the
garden and the orchard, which cool and
| open and ventilate the system. Hall
| Journal of Health.