St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-11-07
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Persian insect powder is not poison
0us, and is only destructive to insects
by sufocating them. as its fine particles
enter the oritces through which they
breathe.-Troy Times.
When timothy sod has borne one
crop of hay that is enough for one
year. The after-growth is worth more
to lie on the ground as protection for
the roots than it can be as pasture.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
Fruit Cookies: Two cups OF sugar.
one cup of butter, two cups of chopped
raisins, two eggs. two ta5lespoonfuls of
sour milk, two tablespoonful Of CHINA
mon. one tablespoonful of nutmeg.
cloves and soda. Bake same as other
cookies. Household.
There is a general belief that late
cultivation is injurious TO the potato,
causing it to set large number of
small tubers with few marketable speci-
mems. This effect is the result of deep
blowing between tho rows after the po-
tatoes have set. Shallow culture does
no injury at any time, and pulling out
grass or weeds is beneficial even after
the potatoes are half-grown.-Totedo
Blade.
When oats fall down after getting
full in head the quality of the grain 10
not much affected. providing they have
cool weather to fall in. The largest
crops almost always fall before they
are ready to cut. and the principal loss
is from the greater difficulty in harvest
ing and the waste Of heads cut too short
to be gathered into the bundles.-M Y
Herald.
Put your clothes in warm water
over night; in the morning wiring them
from this into boiler containing strong
hot suds, to which is added salsoda the
size Of hickory nut. Boil them one
half hour, dip them into cold water. rub
them out, rinse in clear cold water,
then in water slightly blued. and you
will be surprised to see how easily your
washing is done.-Aibany Journal.
There are few greater nuisances
than bushes. large rocks. thistles and
other large weeds in the meadow and
pasture. Grub up the bushes. remove
the stones. and with q spade cut the
thistles. docks. ETC., that will seed next
year. just beneath the surface of the
ground. 1t does not pay to NOW around
distractions. and they are also insight
~ in pasture. Chicago Tribune.
A good dish for supper: Slice cold
boiled potatoes very thin; sprinkle
thin layer of cracker crumbs in a bak
ing dish, and cover with thick layer
of potatoes; scatter on salt. pepper and
small bits of butter; then repeat the lay
ers until the dish is filled; then pour on
a cup of cream or q cup of rich chicken
soup. Half an hours baking in quick
oven should be enough for small dish.
ful.-Boston Bud3e'.
The place which the pumpkin caL
be made to fill on the farm is an i'm
portan: one. As food for cattle it is
excellent. and after removing the seed
may be fed with profit to the mich
cows. Horses are fond of them. Hogs
revel in their rich and appetizing juices.
Sheep eat them with avidity. Chickens,
ducks. and geese feed on them at every
opportunity. As winter food for all
kinds of stock they are excellent
Prairie Farmer.
-Cocoanut Candy: One large grated
cocoanut. one and one-half pounds OF
granulated sugar; put the sugar and
the milk of the cocoanuts together Gf
not enough. add a little water), heat
slowly until the sugar is melted, then
boil for FIVE minutes; add the cocoanut.
finely grated. and boil ten minutes
longer. stirring constantly to keep from
burning; pour on buttered plates and
cut in squares; will take about two
DAYS to harden. EXCHANGE.