Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-16
HOME AND FARM.

Hard woody hay may do for cit,
horse stables, where the principa
1000 is grain. It's feeding is poo,
economy on the farm CHICAGO irib
Lemon juice will whiten frostino
2neerry or strawberry Juice will colol
Npink, and the grated rind of ar
orange strained through a cloth vii
color 1T yellow.-Toledo Blade.
There is no doubt that the Sigh,
sweating of hay in the cock adds ma
ter1aily to its value. especially if clover
constitutes portion. Subsequent air.
ing generally goes on sufficiently while
handling to the wagons and thence to
the stack.-N Y. Tribune.
-Custard Pudding: One and one.
nan plnts milk. four eggs, one cupful
sugar, two teaspoonfuls vanilla. Bea,
eggs and sugar together, dilute with
milk and extract. pour into buttered
pudding dish. set in oven in dripping
pan two-thirds full of water, and bake
until firm. about forty minutes in mod
crate oven.-The Household.
1t costs as much to raise an animal
FAULTY In constitution, form. and capa-
city, through heredity. as one more
perfect, and the animal is comparative
worthless when raised. Breed out
the weeds and weed out the breeds is a
good motto for the stock-breeding
farmer to paste in his hat.-Boston
Transcript.
Potatoes and Cream: Cut up cold
boiled potatoes into small pieces. put
IN skillet with lump of butter and a
little pepper. rub small teaspoonful
OF Hour in milk. and pour a pint of
mix over the potatoes, let them boil up
and thicken with the flour and milk
when they are heated through salt and
serve immediately.-Ihe Caterer.
1t is not correct. as has been stated
IN print that. IF milk is brought Just
to the boiling point, then poured i'm
medlately into cans and sealed air
tight, it will keep Indefinitely" 1t
must be heated in the can or Jar in
which it is to be preserved. and when
the steam is escaping freely the orifice
IS sealed and the cans thereafter kept
COOL Chicago Tribune.
In much of the hard work required
in clearing new land oxen are prefer
able to horses. In blowing among
stumps or stones they pull steadily
where most horses would 90 with a
jerk, breaking either harness or imple-
ments. In some rocky portions of New
England OK teams are regarded as a
necessity, while with equal need for
them at the West they are rarely SEEN
The heavy breeds of draught horses
rival oxen in the steadiness with which
they will take hold of dead pull. "
7. Examiner.
"A writer in the Prairie Farne,
says: I have kept hogs for over forty
years, with never sick one, though
the so-called hog cholera has often been
prevalent all around me- 1 attribute
this exemption to the regular soap suds
which have ALWAYS given chem. Every
washing day, except in extremely cold
weather. all the suds are emptied into
the swill-barrel. and the hogs drink it
greedy do not think the suds any
better for the contact with dirty clothes,
but where only few hogs are kept the
weekly suds seem about the amount
needed. Those who make the suds
specially for the purpose should mix
about three pints or two quarts of good
soft soap with barrel of water. stir to
a foam and give it to the pigs. one to
three times week, and they will be all
right.