St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-13
FARM AND PRESIDE.

-Temon Juice, instead of cream, in
tea makes a very refreshing drink
Boston Globe.
A potato with one end cut off is
better than n rag for securing Inc
knives. A thin shave must be taken Oh
each time, to give q moist surface
Chicago Journal.
The advantages of soiling consist
of a saving of land, saving of fences,
a saving of food, saving OF manure
and better care given the stock, as Well
as increased production from the land
-Erchaaye.
When a horse is troubled with in
digestion. saws the NelC Hampshire Ntr-
ror. it should not have large quantity
of hav or grain. Dat meal is the best
food, being easily digestible. Feeding
often, with small quantity each meal,
is better than large quantity al once
Peach leather for pies is made by
stewins peaches as if for present use;
take out the stones and mash into q
pulp. Spread out thin on 4 smooth,
clean board exposed to the sun. In a
few DAYS it will be dry enough to roll
up and put away for winter.-Pratrte
Farmer.
Sudden changes in the color OF
butter. unless caused by sudden changes
in food. say from oat and corn meal to
bran of poor quality, or rye meal, IS
caused by churning too warm and load
inc the butter with casein. Soft and
white butter are both due to one cause
too highly charged with the solid
matter of buttermilk.-N. I. Post.
Coffee Cake.-To make one good
| sized loaf take one beaten egg. one hall
cup of molasses, two-thirds of cup oil
brown sugar, one very small cup OF
butter, same-sized cup OF very strong
| cold coffee, one teaspoonful of cream
| of tartar, one scant teaSpOonful OF sal
eratus, one cup of raisins; flavor with
nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice; put in
enough Hour to make as thick as pound'
cake-T'ie Household.
Some farmers find it an advantage
to plant corn on their clover sod Will
manure, aud then follow with poiatoe:
the following spring. The potatoes are
less likely to be scabby than wher
planted directly on clover lea, but in :
dry season are more likely to be in
jared by drought. Where it Is intended
to plant potatoes after corn the lane
should be fail plowed and rye sown TO
turning under in the spring.-Chicdg'
Times.
The Chicago Druggist recommend
the following for the cure OF sever
scalds and burns: Cover the injured
parts freely with soft soap. If the burr
be severe apply soon after linseed oil
with a plentiful dressing of flour. Ihl
cakes on. and fresh oil and flour ca
be added. When this covering falls o.
a new skin will have formed and n
scar left. Carron oil is also regarde,
rs an excellent remedy where the ski
is unbroken, care of course being take
!. to exclude the air from the injure
part.
All cellars should be ventilated
There is n great deal Of foul gas tina
accumulates from the. decay of vege
table matter i'll them that too often
. allowed 10 pass into the rooms above
to the injury of the health of their oe
, cupants. The best way to secure ventiis
ton is to have communication betwee
! the cellar and the chimney by means
a pipe or other opening. The upwar
draft will remove the foul air as
accumulates, and render it nearly c
, quite as pure as in the rooms above. :
s Boston Transcript.