Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-30
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--Raw meat. if fed Sparingly, is ~
good as cooked for laying hens.-Iroy
Times.
If the teeth be brushed with soap
daily and once a week with salt, the
formation of tartar Will be arrested
Chicago Times.
The Philadelphia Press SAYS two
thirds of the orchards reported dying
OF old age arc really starving to
1eath. They need manure.
The followingA:s recommended IS
excellent for keeping b~lood-sucking
flies from horses and cattle: Mix
twenty parts of glycerine with one
part carbolic acid and rub lightly on
the hair. but not on the skin.gAkGamu
Journal.
10 Sweeten Rancid Lard: Put
your lard in the stove and let it melt.
g hive or six potatoes, cut them
up with the lard and boil until they
are tender. Then strain your lard,
n L think you will find it improved.
Boston Budget.
When you are ready to SOW your
wheat select the choicest and plumpest
grain. shriveled seed should never be
used. With good seed one-half the
difficulty is removed. Make the seed
bedtime. and have all the conditions as
favorable as possible. -Toledo Blade.
The oftener carpets are shaken the
longer they wear. The, dirt that col.
lects underthem grinds out the threads.
DO not sweep carpets oftener than is
necessary. A broom wears them very
much. When a carpet is faded. strong
salt and water will often restore the
brightness of the color. -Detr Post.
In selecting trees give preference
TO those with smooth, healthy-looking
bark, which have entirely shed their
leaves and haye plenty Of small, f.
brous roots. Trees on which the leaves
remain after the first frost sets in and
stick to the branches in the spring NAV
be regarded as not heal thy.-Er
change.
Don't milk a troublesome COW, but
turn a calf or two to her and let them
do the milking. An average COW will
raise four calves to veal age during a
season, and these will bring forty to
fifty dollars. This is often more than
a be made from her milk. The same
policy would pay farmers situated at a
distance from market. AS q rule ii
will pay them better to let their COWS
raise calves than to make butter and
cheese to sell.-irdirie Farmer.
Coffee Cake: Two cups brown
sugar, one cup butter, five eggs, one
half cup molasses, one nutmeg grated,
two teaspoonfuls cinnamon, one tea
spoonful cloves, one-half cup made
coffee, three heaping cups flour, one
cup raisins, one cup currants, one tea
spoonful saleratus dissolved in warm
water, one-quarter pound of citron,
one teaspoonful lemon extract. Cream.
butter and sugar together, and be sure
to flour the fruit before stirring it in:
bake in a moderately fast oven.-1he
household.
-Chow-Chow: One-half peck finely.
chopped green tomatoes, five white
onions chopped; salt these over night
in the morning squeeze as dry as pos,
sible, then add mi small tablespoonful
of ground black pepper, one small ia
%blespoonful of ground allsp;ce, two
small tablespoonfuls OF ground cloves,
four of mustard. one and one-half ia,
blespoonfuls of h~orse-radish, grated,
six mountain sweet peppers sliced very
finely, one-half pint of white mustard
seed. Mix we'll and add cold vinegar,
say one quart, then put in wide
mouthed bottles. -Bostom Globe.