The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-27
FARM AND FIRESIDE.


A wise observer says there is too
much pig-pen and not enough pig
pasture A truthful alliteration.-CA CHI
cago Tribune.
To raise the crushed pile of velvet
hold the wong side over a bowl of boil
ing water, stretching it tight, and the
pile of velvet will be gradually raised.
~ Y Mail.
Bitter-sweet will bear transplanting
and looks charming climbing over a
stump. Plant vineSS$lereyer You can
make them grow. The hop vine grows
rapidly and is very beautiful.
Sour cream cookies are made of
one cup of sour cream, one cup of sugar,
two eggs, one teaspoonful (not heap
ing) of soda, little salt and flour
enough to make soft dough; flavor
with cnnamon.-Toied0 Biade.
President Barry, of the Western
New York Horticultural Society, does
not believe that fruit can be shaken
from trees on canvas without injury
thereto. His opinion is fully worthy of
credit, The bruising of fruit from
striking limbs and spurs in falling must
necessarily cause rOttlDg.
"A good bran mash is composed of
two quarts of oatmeal, one of bran, and
half pint of flaXseed. The oatmeal is
put in a bucket, over which is placed the
linseed and boiling water added; then
the bran is put in and the mixture COW
cred with cloth and allowed to stand
five hours, when the whole is well stirred
and fed - (bjc11O Tyib1l1p
Hard boiled eggs taste good at any
time, but never 50 well as when, like the
four and twenty blackbirds, they are in
a pie. Boil q dozen eggs hard, and,
when cold, shell and slice them and put
them in layers in buttered pie dish,
alternating with butter, breadcrumbs,
pepper and salt, and covering them with
this mixture. Add cupful of cream
and bake to brown Chicago JOurndi.
Fowls should be given the fullest
possible range in summer to insure
health. Birds naturally require large
amount of air, and are constantly alert
and in motion. This is especially true
of granivorous birds. to which class
farmyard fowls belong. Therefore let
the fowls roost out of doors in summer.
Cleanse, fumigate and keep ventilated
the winter quarters and they will again
take kindly to them when the proper
season arrives. y. Tribune.
delicious fritters may have stale
bread for the foundation. If care is
taken in removing any or all of the
crust that is dark brown, the fritters
will be light coIorcd and very inviting
in appearance. Eggs are good addi-
ton in the proportion of four eggs to
one quart of sweet milk; saltspoonful
of salt and four or five slices of bread
are also required. The bread should
lie soaking in the milk for two hours.
1t can be broken into small bits and
then it will not be lumpy.-BoSt0n
Bttdget.
Few farmers seem to understand
the value of stanchions in feeding
calves. They can be made very cheapIy
out of any old boards lying around the
farm, and save a world of time. Give
each calf twenty inches space Put a
trough in front, spaced off so that each
calf gets his share and no more They
will soon learn to have their heads in
position at feeding time and YOU can
fasten and feed dozen in a few
minutes. After they are done with the
milk, give little ground feed or corn
and turn the whole lot into a ward
where YOU have some nice hay in a
rack.-DetrOU Post.