The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-04-24
HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.

| The new roses are the .s.Bennett,"
the ''Sunset" and american Beauty
Use quart of coal tar to half a
barrel of water stirred up well, and
sprinkle the water over the floors of the
coops or against the sides, and it will
kill the lice and purify the COOP
Prairie Farmer.
The DGiryman says that 1t is simply
annoying to notice how much more
milk one man can get from herd Of
COWS than another. Good mixers, it
| thinks, are born, not made, and when
you get one you had better keep her.
Plain Dark Cake: One and one
half cups of sugar, two spoonfuls of
molasses, one cup of butter, one-half
cup of sour milk,,one teaspoonful of
soda, two eggs, two and one-half cups
of flour, little of all kinds of spices,
surrants and raisins. = The Household.
| Don't let your boys shoot the birds.
| Teach them that it is as wrong to kill
| bird as to take the life of pig or lamb.
One reason the apples are so wormy of
late years is that so many of our be auti-
full native birds which destroyed worms
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initiated. Toledo Blade.
"A writer in Picks Magazine says
that in raising strawberries for market,
| the rows should be ut least twenty-five
rods long, so that horse power may be
used in destroying every weed as soon
as it sprouts, and the surface of the soil
kept constantly clean and mellow. No
ridges or burrows are to be formed be-
tween the rows.
In the winter time, it is better to
wash the fannels first. Do not rub
soap upon them, but make a hot suds,
wash out of this, aad rinse through hot
water, shake out we'll after wringing
dry, then hang up. They should dry
quickly, and be taken from the line
while damp, and ironed on the wrong
side. Never use cold or boiling water
to wash fiannels, as it shrinks them.-
Practical Farmer.
"A nice dish for dessert is made by
| soaking half pint of tapioca in cold
water for two hours, then let it boil
gently until it softens, slice canned
peaches and put into pudding dish,
and pour the tapioca over them. Bake
until the tapioca is perfectly tender;
serve with sugar and cream. Dried or
evaporated peaches may be used for
this dish, and, if they are properly
| cooked and softened it is almost as good
as when the canned fruit is used.-N
Y. Evening Post.
| Old seed growers and seed planters
say: That beet and onion seed will grow
up to five and seven years old; that Gu
cumbers, melons and squashes make
less vine ard fruit better from old seed
than new; that parsnip seed should be
used while fresh that onion seed
grown on clay sol is heavier, and will
vegetate better than that grown on light
soil; that good seed of the squash and
cucumber family are white inside
those that are dark and rancid are
worthless.-M. Y. Mail
| Magic paper is used to transfer fig
ures in embroidery Or impressions of
leaves. Take lard oil or sweet oil, mix
to the consistency of cream with either
of the following paints: Prussian blue,
lamp black, venetian red or chrome
green, either of which should be rubbed
with knife on a plate or stone until
smooth. Use rather thin but firm pa
per; then put on with sponge and
wipe off as dry as convenient: lay be-
tween two newspapers and press dry
by laying on books or q flat weight
until the surplus oil is absorbed, when
it is ready for use.-Boston Globe.