The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-12-25
FARM AND FIREsIoE.

Poultry houses should be so cleaned
that when entering them at night not
the slightest odor should be detected.
The potatoes from whole seed RI
pened nine days earlier than those from
cut potatoes at the Ohio experimental
station.-Geuel0nd Leader.
When a cow holds up her milk,
says the Farm Journal, tie her calf near
by while milking, IL give her something
to eat. The idea is to divert her atten-
ton while being MIXED.
Almond Cake: Three eggs, two
cups sugar, one cup o III milk, one tea
spoonful soda, one-half cup of butter,
two and one-third cups flour. Bake in
pie-tin.-Toledo Blade.
Peach and plum pits should not be
planted in the fall, as many of them
will terminate if allowed to remain out
all winter. 1t is better to keep them in
| doors until spring, then crack and plant
very early.-Troy Times.
White Cake: Two coffee cups of
sugar; n coffee cup of butter; the
whites of four eggs; n coffee cup of
cold water; three and a half coffee cups
of flour, with three teaspoons of baking
powder. Beat the butter until light,
add sugar and stir well, then add whites
of eggs (not beaten) and beat well all
| together; add the cold water, then flour
and baking powder.-The Household.
An exchange says that rocky forest
land had better be kept in woods until
the rest of the farm is in the highest
possible state of cultivation. There are
millions of acres of poor land partly
cultivated that ought never to have been
cleared off. Of that which is plowed
not one acre in 1000 is made to produce
half as much as it would produce if
thoroughly titled and wisely fertilized.
SO long as a stone is not too large
to be turned in the furrow, or pass be-
tween the harrow-teeth, it is a benefit
to the soil. 1t is merely a solid frag-
ment which gradually weathers away
and is constantly furnishing fertility as
the rain and frost crumble it down.
Hence to pick a field clear of these SIN
cumbrances'' is to deprive it of a source
of constantly accruing plant-food-pot-
ash, lime, phosphoric acid and other
valuable mineral matter.-New York
Tribune.
Raised Loaf Cake: One cup of but
ter, three and one-halfcups of sugar, one
cup of lard, seven cups of flour, one cur
of yeast, two eggs, one pint of milk
one small pinch of soda, one-fourtf
pound of citron. Warm the milk, ther
add half the flour, and one cup O
shortening, one cup of sugar and the
cup of yeast. Let this stand three o.
four hours. Then take the remainder
with spice and ~raisins, and mix all to
gether. Let it stand in a warm plac,
over night. just before putting init
the pans add the soda and citron.-
Boston Globe.
The Country Gentleman says
Sometime between now and mex
spring every owner of a plum ogchart
or apricot tree should insert in tn
trunk, or if the tree is large, int, eacl
main limb, an iron plug to strike Oh
with a heavy hammer for jarrins dow
the c%urculios. The plugs may be easil,
and cheaply made by a blacksmith, b.
chopping up a round iron rod, sa,
th~ree-eighths of an inch in diamete
and three inches long; and then set il
holes bored in the tree an inch or tw,
deep. A blow on one of these plug
will bring down every curculio, upol
sheets to be spread under the trees.