Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-31
spoonful of soda is enough. One cup
Of raisins makes it better.
SAUCE.

SAUCE.
One and one-fourth cups of sugar
and a half-cup of butter beaten to a
cream. Stir in half cup of boiling
water, beat it, flavor with lemon. 1t
should be all in q foam. The light
brown sugar is the best.
ITEMS FOR HUsBANDMEN.
A New Jersey law forbids the sale Of
skim milk.
The Tribune and Farmer considers
sheep manure the best for wheat.
All drains by the roadside should be
kept open during the winter, that
the surplus water may readily pass
away.
A German observer is surprised that
more attention is not given IN this
country to directing youth IN the study
of nature.
It is estimated that there is an an
nual loss in this country OF IS, 600, 600
from neglect to care Tor agricultural
machinery.
In Malabar tree called the tallow
tree grows; from the seeds Of it, when
boiled, is procured firm tallow which
makes excellent candles.
Potato stalks should be left through
the winter where they grew. They
are rich in ferhlizing value, and pro
tect the surface from blowing and
washing through the winter.
AS an experiment, an electric cur
rent was recently made TO pass through
forty five gallons of fresh mix, and in
four and half minutes, says the re
port, the usual amount OF butter rose
to the surface. It's quality was per
feet.
One of the most common ways OF
! distributing noxious weeds is by feed
ing them IN hay to stock in winter.
Once in the manure heap, they are
carried all over the farm. This is an
other strong argument for cutting hay
early.
According to report by the presi-
dent of the Wisconsin, Dairymen's
Association the number Of COWS in
Wisconsin is estimated at $50, 1000
product of cheese, 10000 pounds; to,
tai value, $50, O0O,0O
Pigeons are not generally liked on
the farm. They do rauch damage in
tearing down grain and picking ur
grain in sowing. They, however
never disturb plants, once they are
up, and during the whole summer
breeding season are great destroyers
Of insects.
A farmer who keeps several dozen
work horses says that ne occasionally
fed sour apples to his horses, with ex-
cellent results. They are a certain
cure for worms, He recommends
from half to q whole pailful once a
week. Another citizen, who had bees
IN the practice of keeping a consider
able number of work horses on his
farm, says that he has been in the
! habit of turning his horses into the
orchard in the fall, where they could
eat as many apples as they liked. He
found that they derived much benefit
from the feed and gained flesh much
more rapidly thad others which did
not receive an apple feed.
Every farmer may not be able to
build sllo, and some of them may
have but little faith in ensilage, but
they all believe in the importance OF
feeding turnips, beets, carrots and
even potatoes. Ensilage is valuable
as a means of dieting the stock in
winter, afording them green, sac
culent material when nothing but the
dry matter can be had. For that
reason, if for no other, it is valua,
bic adjunct to the crops used for food.
The farmer who has not ensilage, but
who has laid in a crop of mangels,
sugar-beets, turnips, carrots or pota-
toes, will find himself fortunate now
that tbs winter is setting IN. There is
no difficulty in feeding roots if they
are properly stored. A good method
is to pack them in bins ia the barn,
filing the spaces between the roots
with dry sand, which will keep them
at an even temperature. Roots are
injured more by heat than by cold.
A freezing is not dangerous if they
are not thawed too suddenly. By
keeping them at an even temperature
hey Will last till late in spring.