Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-08-13
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PROF Knapp. Of Iowa, says that the
plant he would substitute for red clover
Is red clover and more Of II,
Asparagus is supposed TO be q salt
water plant, on which account salt Is OF
benefit where grown distant from the
sea coast
-Cocoanut cookicg Ono cup Of SUI
gar, onc-half cup Of butter. two eggs,
one-half cup Of milk. one and one.half
cups of -four, one and one-half tea.
spoonfuls of baking POWDER The
Household
Few farmers now plant pumpkin
seeds with their corn. as The vines inter-
fcrc too much with proper cultivation.
But the pumpkin crop In its way is as
important ns any on the farm, and a
small piece should be planted by itself
for pies and for the cows. ~ T.
Hcrd II.
Rich soil, light in texture, Is best
for watcrmelons. On heavy clay soils
the best method Of growing them is to
bank up a 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 n
little over half an ounce of starch with
four ounces OF glycerine and one ounce
of water. Boil and stir the mixture
until II is transparent When it is
nearly cold add half an ounce Of the
tincturc of arnica and extract OF rose
suflic ent TO give it an odor- Hdrper's
Bdzdr.
To give quinnc to children. put q
little OF tho white of an egg into tea
spoon 50 that its cavity is coated, then
compress the dose OF quinine into a
small space, drop II upon the egg and
cover il with more Of the white. and IL
Is easily swallowed without tasting Do
not let the qunine touch the spoon
Exchange.
"A common mistake Of beginners n
gardening is covering seeds too deeply.
As good general rule as can be gwen
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 ury weather of summer seeds must
be planted more deeply, so as to be kept
sufficiently moist 10 insure termination.
-CieUe'dHd Lcader
There are some good arguments in
favor OF rolling corn ground immedi-
a,ely atter planting 1t compacts the
earth around the seed, thus insurlug
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 il will by
following in the rows lelt by the mark
er.-M y Tribune.
One Of the difficulties in growing
gooseberries in this conntry is mildew.
A grower OF experience has found that
salt-hay spread over the whole surface
of the ground to the depth Of three
inches is n preventive. Common, coarse
hay soaked in brine will probably an
swer rs well. Its benefit Is said TO be
o. account Of the manner in which the
salt absorbs mo sture 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
II seems like waste 20 remove a third or
half of the promising CROP. vet, the re-
mainder. If this is done, will more than
make up the difference in quality and
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 N y Ezapl-
f1cr.