Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-17
FARM AND FAMILY.

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Pick out those that are nearly perfect
leaving the stems on, and put them int
q preserve kettle with enough warn
water to cover them. Heat this to boil
ing, slowly, and simmer until the skin
break. Drain and skim them; then
then, with q penknife, extract the core
through the blossom ends. Weigh them
allow q pound and quarter of suga
and teacupful Of water to every poun(
of fruit. Boil the water and sugar to
gether until the scum ceases to rise; pu
in the frnit, cover the kettle; and sim
mer until the apples are clear red and
tender. Take out with q skinner; spread
upon dishes to cool and harden; add K
the syrup the Juice of one lemon tothres
pounds Of fruit and boil until clear anC
rich. Fill your jars three quarters full
of the apples, your the syrup in, and
when cool, tie up.
THE DAINTY INSTINCTS OF HORSE.
The horse is more dainty about his
food than any ether farm animal except
ing sheep. No uneaten refuse should
be left in the feeding boxes to sour un-
der the animals nose. In warm weather
the danger of this is greater, especially
when meal with wet, cut hay is given
This is the lest possible feed for q work
ing horse, but if left to many hired men
it will be unsatisfactory from overfeed-
ing. Some people seem to think that all
there is in feeding horse is to stuff his
manger full with hay all the time and
give him large amounts of grain or meal.
Under such management q horse will
grow poor and his appetite will fail, and
with no appetite he cannot do efficient
work.
THE POULTRY HOUSE.
The poultry house should be separate
and apart from other buildings where
farm animals are kept. Fowls need
treatment which they cannot get when
allowed to run and roost with other
stock; and besides, their uncleanly habits
make them unfit companions for farm
live stock, and it is disagreeable to have
them roosting about the barn. They
take on vermin more readily than any
other creature, and when allowed to
root in sheds or stables are almost sure
to give lice to cattle and horses. Kept
in houses of their own these evils are
avoided, and the fowls themselves can be
kept in much better condition.
Many farmers, believing horse should
not drink water after labor until entirely
cool, bring their teams from the field af-
ter six hours siege at the plow, and
bitch item to rack of dry hay to eat
during the hours incoming" and water
just before returning to the field. Think
nf fhio q roaynor< Whok =.
the team in to eat dry hay when suffer-
Ing with a burning thirst? And what
condition are they in for blowing in the
afternoon without taking food, but with
twice as much water as they should ever
be brought into q condition to want at
any one time? Is not this practice in
human, to cay the leasts
FRESH AIR FOE ROOTS.
Roots like fresh air, and this is one
effect of watering. The foul, exhausted
air is driven out every time water is
poured into the soil, and when the water
goes out, then fresh air follows. Hence
soil that dries rapidly, that wants wa
ter often, is much better than one that
needs little moisture; and 80 we like soil
rather shallow in the benches or pots,
md well drained. On the other hand,
'oil that is often watered, soon becomes
poor. The rich material is washed out,
70 that to have fine flowers, guano, or
)r other concentrated manure. should be
frequently applied to the surface.
LARGE PATCH.
The largest watermelon patch in the
,outh is probably that of Captain R. F.
kolb, near Eufaula. There are 100000
hills that will average not less than four
melons to the hill, and there are now in
light not less than 100000 melons, vary.
ng in weight from ten to thirty and for
y pounds each. As yet but few of this
arge number are ripe, as the planting |
vas purposely late, in order to avoid the |
irst melon glut of the northern market. |
It is estimated the Captain will clean |
10000 On this crop if lucky enough to |
get ten cents each for them.
Mixed Pickle.-Take one pound gin
yer root and one-half pound garlick |
both previously sailed and dried), two
,allons vinegar, one-half ounce tuner
OK and one.quarter pound long pepper.
digest together two or three days near
he fire in a stone jar, or gently simmer
hem in pipkin or enameled saucepan.
hen put in almost any vegetables, ex-
ept red cabbage and walnuts, all pre-
iously sailed and dried.
To prevent bookbinder's glue from
urning sour, add enough of the raw sail.
ylic acid in boiling water to keep it
oluble. 1t is also recommended never
o keep glue in open pots, but in cylin.
lrl:al vessels that admit of tight corking.
The dairy products of this country ex-
eed the oat crop $3.50, 900 900; the wheat
rop, 500, O00, 600; the cotton crop, $780,
%, 900; the product of iren bars and steel
S51, 600 600, ard the pig-iron output,
419,OOO,OOO.
Eternal vigilance is the price of fruit.
With the borer, yellows, blight and in
ects OF all kinds to combat; no one can
,ake fruit-growing profitable who does
OF watch his trees and give them un-
easing care.
For chicken cholera there is nothing ]
etter than carbolic acid-one dram
liked with two gallons of water. Let !
le fowls have free access to it as q | 1
rink and mix it with their food once q &
az.