The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-02
FARM N

Pears, peaches and ounces will MOI
thrive in the shade of larger trees
Chicago Journal.
"A writer in the Country Gentleman
says that good syrup can be made from
the sap of the soft maple tree.
Indian meal will remove spots of
grease or oil from carpets. Rub it on
the place to be cleansed until the meal
is discolored; brush it off and repeat
the process with more meal until the
spot has disappeared. = Philadelphia
Press.
Indian Bread: Two cups of Indian
meal. one-half cupful each of rye and
wheat flour, two-thirds of a cupful of
molasses, one pint of sour or buttermilk,
one teaspoonful of saleratus or cooking
soda, one teaspoonful of salt.-The
Household.
Who has not observed that the soil
is always loose and moist beneath a
stone heap? The american Cultivator
tells of some pear trees that were
mulched with stones, and which made
three times the growth. of any other,
though all did well.
oil cloth may be kept bright when
hAb1OSO jill OuUs IL, dltCI WdSIIluS H.
you take a flannel cloth and dip a corner
of it in kerosene, and rub the oil cloth
with it. Of course, a very little oil goes
a great ways, and care must be taken
not to use too much.-T Toledo Blade.
In melting maple sugar to make
syrup, put in only a little water at first.
After the sugar is melted and comes to
a boil, add sufficient water to give the
desired thinness. Syrup so made will
be found much more satisfactory than
when the water is all put in at once
N. Y. Examiner.
Corn that is thoroughly ripened on
the stalks in the field, we'll dried in the
sun, traced up and placed in a room,
possesses remarkable vitality. Some
seed corn was disposed of at an auction
sale in Vermont in the spring of 1883
said to be thirty years old, but it
sprouted readily and produced a large
crop Chicago Times
To fatten a horse, mix q bushel of
flax seed, one of barley, n of oats and
one of corn, and grind the mixture
together. Feed two or three quarts Of
the mixture three times a day, mingled
with a peck of cut hay and straw. II
the horse eats readily. let the quantity
be gradually increased until he will ca,
four or six quarts at every feeding three
times a day.-Rurat NeW Yorker.
"A writer draws attention to the
necessity of treating stock with mild
ness, as having great influence on their
health, %fattening, their yield of milk
and their working powers. The ami.
mails treated with gentleness are quick,
lively and docile; they work at theil
ease, employ their strength in a regular
manner and without effort. The attach.
ment of the Arab horse for it's master is
due to the extreme care bestowed on it,
and where it is reared under the tent Of
the tribe Chicago Tribune.
The american Cultira'o says;
During the long summer days, when
COWS fresh in milk have plenty of grass
| they can not carry with ease the burden
| of milk produced between early morn,
ing and the usual time for milking al
night. Milking at noon is a good plar
in such cases, as it nearly equalizes the
intervening times. While the milk il
in the bag some of it's fat is being con
stantly absorbed by the COW. Hence
frequent milking produces a larger
product of butter, but the COW needs al
the heavier feeding to stand such a de
mand on her milk-pIopucing capacity