River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-15

quantity of milk, and very much to his
advantage, could he reckon on the ar
ticle being at once cheaper and of a
higher standard. He eats cheese and
butter, which at the average consump-
ton of four ounces per person of the
ore, and three and a half ounces per
week Of the other, wOc'd bring the
value OF the dairy pro luc,s in constant
demand by London alone up to f45,-
GOO day, or El6.000 600 a year
Ice upon the farm, and especially in
the dairy. is more and more becoming
a necessity, An ice-house can be built
that will supply a family with one of
the greatest comforts and conYeniences
of the hot months at a triiing expense.
1t is wise economy to build one that is
substantial. and will last fer long
time. II has been carefully estimated
that. under ordinary circumstances of
harvesting the ice, and with house to
hold from twenty to thirty-tive tons,
the ice can be furnished for fifty cents
a ton. Atsuch a low rate, surely many
farmers cannot afford any longer to
deny themselves of ice during the long
months of summer.
Following land for short time, for
the purpose of destroying weeds and
weed seeds, is doubtless an excellent
practice under some circumstances,
but the practice is too wasteful of nitro
gen to be followed for any other pur-
pose. Nature teaches us that the
surface of the earth should be kept con-
stantly covered by some form of vege
tation. The practice of sowing winter
N fbn fall aftav. btA
are removed, is therefore, on this
ground. an economical one, even if it
be ploughed in in the spring, though it
is better to let it get large enough to
feed to cattle either green or dry.
Prune young trees in mild spells dur
ing the winter. If grating is to be
done, cut scions and pack away in saw
dust. The most important work for
those who propose planting in
spring, is to make proper selection of
varieties. If one lives near a market,
early apples, which viii not bear long
carriage, are most profitable. Do not
select too many varieties for market.
Those in doubt as to the kinds TO plant.
should consult some fruit-grCwing
neighbor.
Horses get very little green food during
the busy season, and yet it is necessary
to their health and condition. In the
morni 10 they are harneSsed for work,
and ut night they are consigned to their
stalls, with dry hay, in the same man
ner as though they were under winter
keep. If the horses are allowed to
Craze for an hour in the evening. after
their day work, they will be all the
better for it.
Put a pinch of sulphur and half a
tea-spoonful of carbolic acid in a pint
of kerosene oil. If your fowls have
scaly legs take them from the perch
at night, anoiut the legs with oil, and
set them back to roost. One applca-
ton will usually suffice to eXterminate
the parasite nest which makes the
trouble.
The faulty plums, which fall before
ripening, should be carefully destroyed
as the egg deposited in the fruit which
caused it to drop from the stem, will
develop into parasites which may
utterly destroy the whole plum crop.
For this very reason hogs should al
ways have the run of the plum orchard.
Palm-leaf fans may be very pretty by
decorating them; as a suggestion paint
the fan on both sides a Prussan blue
and decorate with a bunch of peoples.
tie blue ribbon around the handle.
and suspend in some spot which re
quires a touch of color.
Rust upon steel may be removed by
covering she rusted parts with oil OF
fat, letting it remain some time, and
then wipe off with a cloth.
A decorative receptacle to contain
the less slightly flower pot of earthen-
war is a tluted gilt cylinder on a
circular tray.
Straw mating may be cleaned with a
large coarse cloth dipped in salt and
water, and then wiped dry.
Metallic lions rampant with dis
tended jaws are receptacles for waste
paper.
Cords or wires attached to pictures
should be suspended from beneath the
frieze.
Silver salad fork and spoon with cut
glass handles now come with a salad
bowl
Attractive homes make less attractive
the allurements of the outside world.