Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-11
FARM AND FIREsIDE.

FARM AND GARDEN NoTEs.-Nail on
pickess and fix up she fences generally.
Cut away the sappy shoots of apple
trees that have pushed out along the main
branches.
Insure the rich raspberry crop by bend
ing the canes and covering the tips with
earth.
Keep the small potatoes for feeding to
cattle. They are unreliable as seed. and
it is poor economy to keep them for this
purpose.
Where laying hens show tendency to
lay on too much fat, give them all the
sour milk they will drink. 1t is an anti
fat remedy.
Feed sheep regularly and by daylight.
Noon is the best hour for feed ing roots
and grain. Whenever a sheep S lame, ex-
anime it's feet. 1t is either bad hoof or
foot rot, and requires immediate atten
ton.
Every farmer should be familiar enough
with carpenters and masons' tools to do
the necessary fixing up which the season
requires. A kit Of tools for this purpose
If the farmer knows how to Use them, viii
be the best investment he can make.
An Ohio truck grower plows and sows
with rye that part of his garden which he
can clean off in time. and whatever ma
nure is ready is spread at the same time.
The rye makes quite growth during fall
and winter, and when turned under in the
oo,otu copoofbinr fortiIi1or
besides rendering the soil very mellow.
A writer says that peach trees should be
mulched with coal ashes during the win
ter, at the rate of three or four bushels to
to the tree. deepest about the trunk, and
sloping away three or four feet. The ef-
feet is to retain the frost in the spring,
and hold the trees in cheek from starting
so early as to have the buds killed by the
late frosts.
A prominent Californian, who has fifty
acres in the raisin-grape, says, whenever
grapes become Improbable for raisins, he
can make money by feeding them to hogs.
He contends that grapes will fatten hogs
faster than any other known food-from
two to three pounds per day. An exchange
thinks diet composed solely or largely of
grapes would produce diarrh9a.
A barrel is very convenient receptacle
for holding seed potatoes in winter, but
one that has once held salt should not be
used. If the potato is in any way bruised,
enough of the salt will be absorbed from
/ he wood to cause decay. There will at
the best be an injury to vitality of the
eyes if kept in a salt Or phosphate barrel
through the winter. A light cellar, kept
little above the freezing point, is better
than one that is warm and dark.
Sir j. Bennett Lawes. of England, says
that the best possible manures for gram
nivorous crops, wheat, rye, barley, and
oats, is mixture of superphosphate with
nitrate of soda. In this country super
phosphate has come largely into use, but
the nitrate of soda has not been generally
introduced. 1t is true, however, that
| most Of the popular brands of phosphates
contain good percentage of ammonia.
The use of the more expensive nitrate of
soda is worth trying, as if profitable IN
England, it is likely to prove so here.
CREAM FRITTERs.-One pint of milk,
the yolks of six and whites Of two eggs,
two tablespoonful of sugar, half pint of
-four, three heaping tablespoonful OF but
ter, half teaspoonful of salt, a slight
fiavoring OF lemon, orange, nutmeg, or
anything you please. Put half of the
milk on in the double boiler. and mix the
-four to smooth paste with the other
half. When the milk boils stir this into
it.. Cook for five minutes, stirring con-
stantly, then add the butter. sugar, salt,
and flavoriDg. Beat the eggs well, and
stir them into the boiling mixture. Cook
| one minute. Butter shallow cake-pan
and pour IN the mixture. Have it about
half an inch deep in the pan. Set away
to cool. When cold cut into small squares.
Dip these in beaten eggs and in CRUMBS,
place in the frying basket and plunge into
boiling fat. Fry till golden brown.
Arrange on hot dish, sprinkle sugar
over them, and serve very hot.
TOMATO CREAM SOUP.-Peel and slice
one quart of fresh tomatoes, or use can
of tomatoes. pick over bali cupful of
| rice. and wash it well in cold water; rub
| two tablespoonful of butter to smooth
| paste with one tablespoonful Of bour; put
the tomatoes over the fire in soup kettle.
| with one quart of cold water, and let them
| heat gradually; when they are hot add an
| osher quart of cold water, and when this
| boils put in the rice, a tablespoonful of
| pepper, and two tes-spoonsfuls of salt,
| and continue the boiling until the rice is
tender, but not broken; then stir in the
| paste OF butter and -four, a tablespoonful
of soda, and pint of milk; let the soup
boil for few moments, in order to thor
oughy cook the -four, and then serve it at
once.
CARING FOR THE CALvEs.-IJi is a good
| plan to be watchful of the calves at this
season of the year The busy dairyman is
apt to be Iii mindful Of them in the
| winter BY exposure to sudden
changes ard chills from cold winds and
wet weather - loss OF flesh and stint in
their growth will occur that will after
ward cost heavily in extra feed to over
come. They need shelter and good feed
to keep good condition to go into winter
| quarters. IL is an exceeding hard fortune
for Calf to begin water on losing basis.
--National Lice Stock journal, Chicago.
CHRONIC DIARRHEA IN STOCK.-Care-
full attention to feed and exercise is worth
| more than medicine in the treatment OF
this disease N horrnc ~ :.