The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-24
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE

The rearing of stock is the best APP
pliance yet discovered for the enrichI
ment of the soil.
Too many horses are left entirely
to the care Of boys and inexperienced
hands and thus become ruined.
When any farm crop commands
paying price it is folly for the farmer to
turn Spectator and hold for possible
rise. N Y Times.
"A mixture of one pound sugar, one
pound arsenic and five pounds bran,
mixed dry and stirred up with sufficient
water to make a thick mush, has been
used with good results in the present
grasshopper raid in California. The
hoppers eat it readily and it kills them
by wholesale. Toledo Blade.
One of the best methods of interest,"
ing the children on the farm is to en-
courage them to exhibit and compete at
the fairs. They soon take an interest
and pride in everything they see, and
the habit thus implanted in them de-
velops into business qualities and meth
DDS on the farm as they grow Older
Boston Journal.
Baked Indian Pudding: One quart
of milk, boiling; sift in meal to make
thick batter, and one handful of flour.
Before the milk boils put in one cup of
molasses, one teaspoonful of SALT and
teaspoonful of ginger. Remove from
fire and add two quarts cold milk and
raisins. Bake three hours. philadelphia
Call.
-Cocoanut and Tapioca Pudding:
One cup tapioca soaked over night; one
quart milk, yolks of four eggs, whites
of two, one cupful sugar, two table
spoonfuls grated cocoanut; bake one
half hour; make frosting of whites of
two eggs. three tablespoonfuls sugar,
two tablespoonful of grated cocoanut;
spread over pudding when baked. Set
in oven until light brown.-The House.
hold
The greatest. care ought always to
be devoted to the cleaning of che churn.
1t should be carefully rinsed every day
with boiling water, and afterward aired
and well dried in the open air. Churns
that are not perfectly dry often give the
butter an old taste. If one can steam
the churn once week, this is particu-
iarly ble.-Albony Journal.
To properly manure an acre Of
ground with stable manure, estimating
cost of labor and hauling, the expense
Is but little below $40 an acre. The
same advantage may be secured by the
use of fertilizers at one-half that amount.
Much depends, however, upon the
quality of the manure, the food from
which it was made and the manner in
which it was kept.-PrGirie Farmer.
The owner who makes frequent or
yearly additions to his fruit grounds,
even if with only few trees at time,
will acquire knowledge of fruits and
their management, and will not be liza.
BILE to the impositions often reported,
extravaganza claims on the part of unre.
liable vendors, and they will be able to
discriminate between impostors on one
hand and trustworthy agents of reliable
nurserymen on the Other.-RurGI Neoo
Yorker.
When stung by bee, first remove
the sting with small pair of forceps, or
by pressing the hollow of watch-key
over the spot. Then the best remedy is
strong liquid ammonia (hartshorn).
If this is not at hand several other reme-
dies may be used-powdered blueing
(used for washing) made into paste;
honey or butter; tobacco moistened and
firmly pressed over the part; or a lump
of moistened earth. If the swelling and
inhammationsho still continue, battle
the part frequently in hot water and APP
ply hot bread poultice, which should
be frequently renewed. - Cincinnati
Times.