The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-24
HOME AND FARM.

There IS no known cure for genuine
hog cholera--Nec England Farmer.
Cows become very fond of beam
stalks, after little use of them, and
prefer them to good hay.
Sheep should not be allowed to run
in muddy yards or be driven through
the mud to and from the field. Such
treatment may engender foot rot.
"A Prairie Farmer correspondent
10 confident, from his own experience,
that better results are obtained by top
dressing with manure than from
blowing it under.
The Poultry Yard says that the
eggs of prairie hens. or, indeed, the
eggs of any bird. if not so small and
delicate as to be crushed. can be
Matched by domestic hen. The eggs
OF the quail and rutfed grouse are
frequently Matched in this way.
III moths are at WORK at the EDGE
OF the carpet it will sometimes suffice
to lay a cloth and press hot fiat-iron
over 1t; but a better way is to take the
carpet up. clean it. wash the floor with
benzine, and scatter red pepper on it
before putting the. carpet-lining down.
-Cereiand Leader.
-Tapioca Cream: Soak three table,
spoonsfuls of tap oca in half pint
OF new milk for three hours, add a
second half pint of milk and let it
simmer for four hours; when cold aid
half pint of cream. powdered sugar
and van ila to taste. Beat for ten min
utes and serve--7oiedo Blade
-Horses that are troubled with
worms may be safely and speedily re.
leved by giving them a small dose of
turpentine two or three times in their
feed. 1t nauseates the worms so that
they lose Their grip on the intest;nes
and pass through with tho excretions
OF the stomach. Rural Ne,U Yorker.
"A very complete filling for open
cracks in floors may be made by thor
oughly soaking newspapers in paste
made OF one pound of flour, three
quarts OF water. and tablespoonful of
alum. thoroughly boiled and mixed.
Make the final mixture about as thick as
putty. and it will harden like papier-
mache- ~ T. Examiner.
"A recipe for small cream cheese
is given in the irish Agricultural Ga
zette. as follows: Take one pint thick
cream. NIX little salt. according to
t4ste; put it into a wet. scalded cheese
cloth. tie it. and hang up for two or
three days; then change again into an
other for day or two, AMI put
weight on it, by VIII CHI time it will be
ready for use.
Cranberry Pudding: Cranberry pud
ding is made by pouring boiling water
on a pint OF dr.ed bread crumbs; melt
. tablespoonful of butter and stir in.
When the bre I'd is softened add two
eggs and peat thoroughly with the
bread. Then put in a pint of the
stewed fruit and sweeten to your taste.
Bake in hot oven for half an hour
The Household.
Farmers should have q large va
riety OF fruits. such as peaches, pr. mes,
cherries. pears. pluns. nectar mes,
Gu noes. crabs. grapes, raspberr es,
strawberries, currants. etc. Peaches
should be planted on northern slope.
and should be mulched with rotten
strew. Coarse manure. litter. sawdu {.
etc. 1t makes the ground hold moisture
in tine of drought. Their CULTURE .
about the same as Of apples It would
be good policy for farmers to set out
> " nd-brake on the north and west
side OF Their orchards. composed of
Norway spruce. to protect Their trees
from the severe winter and storms
San Francisco Chronicle.