Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-04-16
FARM and HOME.


clean fresh water 20 drink. In cold days
they are liable 20 DO with too little.
The farm-yard without a good feeding
rack or racks is not complete. Hay is worth
more to sell than 20 waste by careless feed
ing in the open yard.
Any ailng fowl should De at once remov-
ed from the flock TO comfortable quarters,
and specially treated with medicine and
food. A fowl is worth saving but Is often
neglected and left 60 getwell or die
The Illinois Horticultural society de-
nounces the practice of ringing orchard trees
10 produce earlier bearing except in thick
planted orchards where the final intention
is TO take out alternate trees. In this case
the trees to come out may be prohtabiy
forced into early bearing.
Here is q somewhat remarkable expert
ence in growing Lima beans: man po.ed
them with common tour-toot laths, driven
one foot into the ground, and when the
vines had climbed the three foot poles they
were piuched back. Result, more and ear-
lier than ever before.
In sowing grass seed, it was said that
herds-grass and redtop should not Doe sowld
together, for the time of cutting is different
But herds-grass, according to the eSperience
Of a great many, is more suitable for feeding
purposes after the seed has begun TO FORM
Redtop should be cut i'm the blossom.
A supply of lime and gravel should be
kept in the hen house during the winter
A good deal of small, gravel viii be eaten
BY fowls, the stones in their gizlards help
ing to grind the food and make it more die
gestible. The lime Is best given in the
shape Of oysters or clam shells slightly
burned and then pounded into fine pieces.
The best cement for mending broken
dishes is white lead It's better than all
the advertised dement's. With q biz of stick
spread the psint. which must have plenty
of oil in 10, smoothly on each piece press
them tightly together and, if necessary. tie
them in place. wipug away all paint which
O0zes out They must stand for months or
a year 20 harden, but az the end of that time
they are as harJ as if they had never been
broken.
Smearing the shells with lnsaad oil is
reported TO b. a good way TO preserve eggs.
Rub the OH over the egg with the zip OF the
finger and suffer it to become dry on the
shell. Eggs rubbed over with daX-eed oiI
in three months lost four per cent, and in
six months four aud "a half per cent. OF
their weight. and when opened were found
TO be fresh, with che smell Of fresh egg,
Eggs not so treated lost eleven per cent. OF
their weight In three months. and IN six
months thirteen per cent
The lime process of keeping eggs isto
take one pint of salt and one quart of fresh
lime and Stake with hot water. When slaked
add sufficient water Co make four gallons
When well settled pour Off the liquid gently
into stone JAR Then with dish place
the eggs ia, tipping the dish after it hi.s
with the liquid. SD they vii. ro'l out with
out cracking the shell, tor it the shell is
cracked the egg will spoil Put the egg, iu
whenever you have them fresh. Keepthem
covered in a cool place and they will keep
fresh for one year.
Every farmer should know how Co graft
If able 10 do the work him-elfit viii be at
tended TO, while f professional CRATER is
employed it will almost certainly 5e neg
lected. Almost all old orchards have many
trees whose value would be greatly increased
by changing their varieties. Ia grating
very old trees set scion, of varieties that
naturally run too much % wood rather than
70 fruit. The Northern spy In apples is
one Of these varieties, aud viii produce
fruit more quickly when grated on "a tree
past its prime than ON one that is young
and thrifty
Potato pudding is pleasant dessert. made
in this way One pound Of mashed pota-
toes, one quarter pound of butter and halfa
pound Of sugar stirred 90 cream; add che
potatoes. the beatcnyo,ks OF four eggs and
d pint Of milk. Beat the mixture until
very light; favor with tle grated riud Of
half a lemon stir iu the whites of the eggs.
which have been beaten Co 81 stiff iroth; pat
into a buttered pudding dish, and bake
half an hour Il may be eaten hot or cod.
A good beesteak pie is made of two
pounds Of steak and one calf, kidney, one