New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-15

Heavy carpets sometimes do not re-
quire taking up every year, unless IN
constant use Take out the tacks from
these; fold the carpets back. wash the
floor in strong suds, with a tablespoon
full Of borax dissolved in them. Dash
with insect powder, or lay tobacco
leaves along the edge and retaek. All
moths can be kept away. and the eggs
destroyed by this means.
Ingram, or other carpets, after shak-
inc. are frightened by sprinkling
Mound of salt over the surface and
sweeping carefully and thoroughly.
It is also an excellent plan to wipe of
the carpet with borax water; using
thick flannel cloth wrung tightly. Be
careful to clean every grease spot with
ammonia and water not too strong,
aad dark wooden cloth. lie pieces
of camphor into little bundles. and put
one in each article. Wrap the articles
in newspapers. as printers ink IS
great preventive Of moths, and then
sew them up IN strong sheetlng bags,
labeled. so that it will not be necessary
to open them during the summer eN-
cept for use. This is a good way foI
those who do not possess cedar boxes.
and the articles need have no other
care. if every spot is treated as oil
rected, and the garments are not left
hanging in the closet too long before
putting away for the season.
Hints for the Garden.
Orange County Farmer.
In almost all gardens there are eer-
tain standard vegetables grown, year
after year, and but little attention Is
paid to those products which are Less
common, but not less desirable. The
kitchen garden is such an important
factor in the health and comfort Of the
home, that one should east about from
time to time to see how it could be I'M
proved There are gardens here and
there, which, of course. do not come
within the scope of this article, but tits
not for such we write.
First of all. many gardens have no
asparagus bed, that prince of early
vegetables. 1t comes early in the
season, IS a great vielder, and after
being once established, needs very lit
tie care. Then there is Kale, Broccoli
and Brussels Sprouts, all of which are
which Should find a place. Cauli-
flower is seldom grown by the farmer
for his own table and yet i'll sections
where it does well. it is most desir-
able addition to the table. EGG Plant
is seldom seen. Parsley is such a de-
licious Havoring for soups and stews
that it could hardly be spared. Okra
is a valuable material for soups also
and is very easily grown. Satisfy OF
vegetable oyster is another excellent
vegetable for spring use and who have
once tried it are seldom willing to dis
pense with it. Spinach is another dish
for the early season and comes most
acceptable in time when everything
green is desirable. Celery is becoming
quite general in the farm garden,
though too many neglect it yet. Let
each of our farmer readers add at least
one or more OF the vegetables enumer-
ated above, which has not been found
before in his garden and he will find
| himself amply repaid for the trifline
amount of extra labor it involves.
Farm Notes.
| The best way to preserve eggs, accord
| ing to recent tests, are packing in salt,
oillng the shells; beef dropping maybe
used, and immersing in lime water.
1t pays better and affords more. sat
| isfaction and pleasure to raise the finer
varieties of anything, whether plant or
vegetable, and it is the successful, most
prosperous and intelligent farmerswh
do so.
Keep few sheep on the farm, III not
many. Wool will always bring. cash
at some price and it comes off when
there is little else to sell. Mutton
always sells well and is always good
for the table.
The Gardeners Monthly says that
little windmill, such as some boys car
make with a jack-knife, will: keep
birds out of a cherry tree in casa.a tiny
bell is attached to it. 1t is better thar
a stuffed cat OF an imitation hawk.
1t will not be forgotten, while re.
pairing the fences, that good fences
make peaceable stock, but that poor
ones are trainers OF breachy stock, and
an open menace to growing cEDps.
A bit of natural history: Elves of
bees placed in an orchard viii increase
the crop of apples, as the pollen rub
bed off their bodies on the tree. fertal-
ICES thousands of blossoms which might
otherwise be barren.
1t is said to cost less too naise arti-
chokes than any other crop there be-
ing no danger from inse ctsand drouth.
Hogs thrive as well on them as upon
corn, and stock hogs better. Try a few
and find out if this is true.. 1T will not
cost much, and may, be, asaite an ad-
vantage to you.
The proverbial benafactor of the hun
man race makes two blades of grass
grow where one grew before, but the
japanese do better than that Every
body who cuts dow1p,a.treei in Japan is
required by law to, plant two. Ou,
toresty reformers couliE do no better
than that try they ever so hard.
A member of tha Warsaw TIL uor