Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-11-12
Home. FARM AND GARDEN.

There is no place on q well,con.
Quoted farm for poorly fed stock
Soda water is very effective in
washing the smoke of kerosene lamps
from the ceiling.
"A wash of equal parts Of Tactic acid
and giycerine is said to be an effectual
and harmless application for moth and
freckles.
Hard Gingerbread: One cup each
of n,olasses. sugar and milk. one tea-
spoonful of ginger, one tablespoonful
of saleratus boiled in water, two table,
spoonfuls of lard and salt-Tks House
hold
If closet or cupboard is damp
and likely to cause mildew. place in it q
saucer of quicklime, which should be
removed once fortnight This win alb
sorb the dampness and sweeten and
purify the place -Cincinnati Times.
White. Oyster Soup: Take four
toast biscuits, roll them fine and mix
with pint of water; add another pint
of good milk, an ounce of butter, pep
per and salt to taste. and bring to q
boil; then add . dozen oysters and
serve.-M Y. Herald.
Corn Beef and Pork: Slice cold
corned beef very thin. and cut in two
inch squares. Cover each with thin
bit OF salt pork. Dredge with flour.
skewsr in firm roll and fry. Add .
pint of soup stock and simmer. season
ing with lemon and cayenne.-Boston
Globe.
"A grapevine exhausts itself if pet
mitted to ripen all the fruit that sets,
and the effect is seen in the succeeding
crop. The fruit should be thinned
every season, not only by reducing the
number of punches, but also by thin
ming out all but the grapes in the
punches. Albany Journal.
An experienced gardener says that
. sure sign to find out if plants in pots
require wetting is to rap on the side of
the pot, near the middle, with the finger
knuckle; if it give forth hollow ring
the plant needs water. but if there is q
dull sound there is still moisture enough
to sustain the plant. IN y. Sun.
Remember this: so far as IS known,
the expensive fertilizers. nitrate of soda
and sulphate of ammonia, are either
taken up by plants the first reason, or
they pass through the soil and are lost.
Stable or farmyard manure. however,
decays slowly, giving up its nitrogen
every season for years.-Tcsedo Blade.
The HuSbandnaan says that no
grain bin is complete if unventilated
from the bottom. One of the best and
most simple ventilators consists of q
galvanized iron cone about six inches
scross at the base and foot high,
punched full of holes over the entire
surface like colander. To construct
this continuance, saw circular hole
five inches across in the bin floor. over
which place the cone, securing it by .
few nails. This ventilator is cheap,
convenient and effective.
If you have any old cane-bottomed
chairs which W. vt recaning. you may
make the seats Useful with thick, col
ored wool Irvine. Cut away the old
cane first, and thread 4 long. stout
darning needle with the Irvine. Knot
the ends, loop it through the holes
backwards and forwards, crosswise
from side to side. right and left, and.
every hole being filled, work them back
again, weaving as you would for cloth,
so you must be very careful not to draw
the threads very tight the first time
over. or it is more difficult to weave.
Finally, press the pair of threads To-
gether. Budget.