The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-07
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Prof. Knapp. of Iowa, says that ths
plant he would substitute for red clover
is red clover and more of it.
Asparagus is supposed to be salt
water plant, on which account salt is of
benefit where grown distant from the
sea coast.
-Cocoanut cookies, One cup of SUI
gar, one-half cup of butter, two eggs,
one-half cup of milk, one and one-half
cups of flour, one and one-half tea
spoonfuls of baking powder.-The
Household
Few farmers now plant pumpkin
seeds with their corn, as the vines inter-
fere too much with proper cultivation.
But the pumpkin cropin its way is as
important as any on the farm, and
small piece should be planted by itself
for pies and for the cows.-M T.
Herald.
Rich soil, light in texture, is best
for watermelons. On heavy clay soils
the best method of growing them is to
bank up heap of manure and cover
with four inches of dirt, planting seeds
on four sides and keeping the heap
damp by pouring water into the center.
Indianapolis Sentinel.
For chapped hands and face, mix
little over half an ounce of starch with
four ounces of glycerine and one ounce
of water. Boil and stir the mixture
until it is transparent. When it is
nearly cold add half an ounce of the
tincture of arnica and extract of rose
sufficient to give it an odor.- Harper's
Ddzdr.
To give quinine to children, put :
little OF the white of an egg into tea
spoon SO that its cavity is coated, then
compress the dose of quinine into
small space, drop it upon the egg and
cover it with more of the white, and it
is easily swallowed without tasting. Do
not let the quinine touch the spoon
Exchange.
"A common mistake of beginners in
gardening is covering seeds too deeply.
As good a general rule as can be given
is to cover to depth equal to twice the
thickness of the seed. But Judgment
must be used in every case. In the hot
and dry weather of summer seeds must
be planted more. deeply, so as to be kept
sufficiently moist toNnsure termination.
-CieUelGnd Leader.
There are some good arguments in
favor of rolling corn ground immedi-
ately after planting. 1t compacts the
earth around the seed, thus insuring
more speedy termination. The surface
being entirely level, it removes the
marks by which crows and other birds
find the grain. Again, rolling checks
the work of the cut worm, which does
not find the hills so readily as it will by
following in the rows left by the mark
EN- 7. Tribune.
One of the difficulties in growing
gooseberries in this country is mildew.
A grover of experience has found that
salt-hay spread over the whole surface
of the ground to the depth of three
inches is preventive. Common, coarse
hay soaked in brine will probably an
swer as well. Its benefit is said to be
on account of the manner in which the
salt absorbs moisture from the atmos-
phere, the mulching and the keeping of
the bushes at an even temperature. -
Boston Globe.
1t requires an amount of nerve
which most amateur fruit-growers do
not possess to thin out their apples,
pears and peaches while they are young
in order to secure larger and finer fruit.
1t seems like waste to remove a third or
half of the promising crop, yet, the re-
mainder, if this is done, will more than
make I'M the diffarenca in ol1alitv an6
not infrequently in bulk while the price
of the finer fruit thus obtained will
greatly exceed that for the more numer-
Gus but poorer product-M. Y. ETana-
i7aer.