Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-05
HOME AND EARN.

Clipping horses of the farm can not
De recommended. IN. e. Farmer.
Weeds are useful for one reason,
and that is they make good cultivation
necessary to success.
1t is said that the milk of cows that
are sailed regularly churns much more
easily than the milk of cows not sailed.
-Western Rural
Never let sharp draught of wind
dow on housed stock In windy
weather close all openings except such
as are needed for entilation.-Detroat
Post
"A handsome ottoman may be made
OF soap-box. Pad the box with pieces
OF carpet or cotton, taking care to have
1t smooth and firm; then cover it with
crazy patchwork, or chintz will prove a
pretty covering.
An experienced blacksmith says
that more horses feet are ruined BY
rasping the hoof than by any other
cause. This outside coating is impre-
vlous to water and does not evaporate.
When broken into by rasping the
moisture of the foot evaporates, leav-
ing the hoof dry and brittle.-N. Y
Herald.
-Corned Beef and Turnips: Cook
the beef in plenty of cold water, bring
ing slowly to a boil Cook fifteen min
utes to the pound after it begins to sim
mer. When about three-quarters done,
put in dozen turnips, peeled and quar-
tered. When you dish the beef lay
these unmashed about. Serve meat
with drawn butter, having as base
Driving fast against strong cur
rent of wind is not only hard on the
horses but is apt to injure their breath
ing power permanently. Many horse
that is thick-winded has received the
starting point of his injuries in this
way. A thoughtful or merciful driver
will observe this and govern himself
accordingly.-Bostoaa Journal.
Sponge cake that has become dry
may be cut into thin slices and be
toasted. 1t is delicate and really nice
with tea. Slices of stale sponge
cake have been Drowned in the oven
and been served to unsuspecting people
as Italian rusks, and have been eaten
with rel sh.-C Cincinnati Times.
"A gentleman who has had consider
able experience in putting up fences on
the praires states that it is better to
shorten and dress posts than to dig
holes and set the posts by beating earth
around them. The fuel obtained in
sharpening the posts pays for that work.
He makes hole for the post by means
of an iron bar, which he sticks through
the sod and. works about till hole is
made nearly two feet deep Chicago
Times.
Cinnamon rolls are made by taking
the dough just as in the fruit loaf
Spread the rolls with butter and sprinkle
cinnamon and sugar over it; roll it up
tightly; then cut Off strips as you would
if you were making biscuit; put them
into the baking-tins, put little lump
of butter on the top of each one, and
sprinkle sugar and cinnamon on each.
let them rise until light, then bake
quickly. These are especially nice for
tea.-N Y. Post.
There is nothing that takes the life
out of cream like old age. Twelve
hours will ripen it, and, like fully ma
tured fruit, after this point is reached
every additional minute is waste of
quality. If it is not sour then churn it
sweet, but churn it any way, and if you
want it acid then put some sour milk in
at first. By long standing sweet milk
gets funky, and, in time, bitter. The
man who keeps his cream too long is
the victim of lost opportunity.
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