Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-07-03
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

FARM AND HOUSEhAOLD'
HINTS FOR THE HAY-FIELD.-A few
short and pithy rules for making the
best of hay might just now be repeated,
as follows: Get the mowers into good
condition, without a days unavoidable
delay; watch the grass closely and cut
1t before the seed is formed-just when
the blossom is fading. Cut it as soon
as the dew is off, but not while 1t is
damp. Before the evening dew falls
upon it, rake it up and put it in cocks
holding about three hundred pounds
each. If rain threatens, cover the
cocks safely with hay caps. Take in
no hay until all has been cut and cooked.
The hay will cure IN the best manner in
the cock, and it may stay week with
out harm, If covered with the caps.
When ready 10 draw it to the barn, I'M
cover the cocks and throw them over
and open them. Have one person doing
this while the others are loading and
drawing in. Do not stack il, but place
it under tight roof, if it is only bar
rack, open it at the sides. Uncover
only what can be drawn in one day. AS
soon as the field is clear, give it II top
dressing of compost or some artlhcal
fertilizer; but do not turn the COWS
upon tit would pay better 10 buy
some hay from neighbOr. This last
rule apples 10 next years crop, but it
is rightly placed here, because next
year would be too late to use it. Its OF
the greatest Importance, and should by
no means be omitted. Finally. gather
the hay caps together; dry them, if nee
essary; lay them evenly one upon an
other; roll them up; bind them in the
roll, and store them in dry place
where no mice can gnaw holes in them.
1t would be an excellent thing to steep
them i'm Il solution of alum and sugar of
lead, to preserve and make them water
proof.-American AgricuHrist.
BUDDING TIME.-From this time on
through July is the period 10 attend to
budding fruit trees. The operation is
very simple one, and has been over and
over described, so by this time most
persons who have budding to do ought
to know how it is done. A piece of bark
from last years stem. an inch and
half long, containing an eye or bud
near the middle, is put under the bark
of the stock where it is to grow, which
has been slit and loosed by the back OF
the knife, or piece of bone made for
the purpose. After carefully inserting
the same the bark is closed upon the
bud and the stock and the bud tied with
a cord or Eastwood. Care must be taken
that the branch from which the bud is
taken is of vigorous health or growth.
or the bud will not "take," or grow. 1t
is not necessary that the stock on which
the bud is set should be only one year
old; i'm fact, it is better that it should
be two or three years old. All that is
required is that the bark separates freely
from the wood, which it does generally
during the latter part of the summer;
and where it does so, and the other con-
tons being right. there is not the least
danger of the bud not growing. Bud
ding is really more certain of growing
than grating, aud it can be done in half
the time. We have known children to
graft and bud, and especially farmers
daughters, who take pride in trying
their dainty hands at it, and seldom fail.
-Germantoarn Telegraph.
ORANGE OMELETTE.-Twoe eggs, yolks
and whites beaten separately, two table
spoonfuls orange juice, two teaspoon
fuls powdered sugar, pinch of salt, add
all this to beaten yolks; put in the
beaten whites, place in well buttered
omelette pan, cook carefully until
brown on hotfom then Mace in oven