Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-17
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Time spent in thoroughly prepar.
ing the and before seeding will be more
tnan made up by the labor saved in Gull
tvat'ngg, the saving of seed, and of in.
creased yield.-Troy Times.
When it is desirable to promote the
growth OF a horses hoofs the best
IN, meCnoo Is TO Keep them frequently wet.
The SIMPLE application of water is all
mat IS necessary Chicago Times.
"A Wisconsin farmer recommends
as a sure euro for potato bugs to plant
one or two flax seeds in each hill Of po-
tatoes. He says the bugs will shun it
every time, and for ten years he has
been successful in growing potatoes.
Corrosive sublimate. dissolved al
the rate of ono pound of the poison to
nve gallons OF water, will keep wood
from decay n nearly all situations. The
wood must be we'll seasoned, so that
the pores will be entirely filled by the
liquid.-M. Y. Herald.
The loss from feeding grain whole
to domestic animals is we'll understood
by Intelligent farmers. Some have
found by careful experiment that
grlndingcorn increases the value as
v is to five, when fed to swine,
making a gain of forty bushels in every
hundred.-M b. Farmer.
Notwithstanding the numerous 80.
called 'inilk tests" for determining
the adulteration of milk with water.
there is good authority for saying that
unless the quantity of water is exces.
i've in proportion. its presence can not
be successfully detected by any known
test.-San Francisco Chronicle.
White pound cake: Two coffee
cups of white sugar; three-fourths OF
q coffee cup of butter, one coffee cup Of
milk, three cups of flour, whites of nine
eggs, two t%easpoonfuls of baking pow.
der, grated rind of one lemon, stir the
butter and sugarto acream. add the milk
and flour, and last the whites of eggs
whipped WI to a stiff froth.-z%e House
Mutton Collops: Cut some very
thin slices from acold leg or the chump
end of a loin of mutton; sprinkle them
with pepper, salt, pounded mace.
minced savory herbs. and minced
shalot; fry them in butter, stir in a
dessertspoonful of flour, add half a
pint of gravy and one tablespoonful of
lemon-iuice; simmer very gently for
about five OF even minutes, and serve
immediately.-Iolcdo Blade.
A porcelain kettle is recommended
for a soup kettle or to make stock in.
The soup made in it will not be injured
by standing in it as it often is in an
iron Kettle, but it is best, if you have a
quantity of stock, to have large earth.
en- bowl or dish that is lighter and more
easily handled to keep the stock in. II
you wish your soup stock to be CELIA
tinous put broken bones into it and let
them simmer in it for several hours
Prairie Farmer.
Gravy for Roast Turkey: There is
great art in the preparation of gravies,
a greasy, oily gravy spelling the best
cooked fowl or joint. Remove the tur-
key from the pan, skim off every parti-
Gle of oil, and leave just as much of the
drippings as you think will be sufficient
to fill your gravy-boat; add to them a
little boiling water, and stir in smooth.
ly a tablespoonful of Drowned flour,
made previously into a paste with the
smallest quantity of cold water; let the
gravy come to a boil as you stir it con-
stantly, and it will be ready to serve.
--EachGnge.