Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-05-22
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The sugar beet is excellent for
sheep, being palatable, and containing
much solid muir .c:ous niatter.-Prairte
Farmer.
"A fruit grower placed tobacco
stems around che trunks of peach trees
and the borers did not touch the trees.
He set the stems around the butts of
the trees and tied them at the tops,
n it kept Oft the rabbits in winter
Troy Times.
Chicken roosts should all be of tho
same height, then there is no crowd
ing among the fowls for the highest
perch, and consequently no tumbling
down. The latter results in eggs being
broken inside the fowl, and very often
causes death. especially if the roosts
are high.-Erchangc l.
The first requisite after one decides
to engage in stock-feeding is to select
a location suitable to the kind of stock
ne wishes to raise, as to soil, lay OF
the land, water, ETC., as we'll as prox-
unity to markets. There is hardly a
farm, however, upon which stock
raising may not be done protitably.-
Chicago Journal.
"A Writer in Chambers Journal
says that chloride of lime mixed with
water VIII effectually drive rats from
their haunts, aud claims to have ridded
an infested ship and his own house OF
these pests. The plan is a very cheap
n and easily applied, and at all
events is effective as a deodorizer and
d%isinfectant.
Put a pinch of sulphur and half a
teaspoonful of carbo,ic acid in a pint
OF Kerosene oil. If your fowls have
scaly legs take them from the perch
at night, anoint the legs with oil, and
set them back to roost. One applica-
ton will usually suffice to EXTERN. nate
the parasite nest which makes the
trouble.-1oledo Blade.
Plum Pudding: Three cups of
sifted flour, three well-beaten eggs, one
cup of seeded raisins, two cups Of A.
rants. a half cup of butter, one Gun of
sweet cream, three teaspoonfuls of bak-
ing powder, Il teaspoonful of pow
dered cloves and the same of cinnamon
and nutmeg. a half-cup of molasses, a
little salt; mix thoroughly and steam
three hours. Eat with lemon sauce
Boston Globe.
"A very good tea cake is made by
beating to a cream half q cup Of butter
and two cups of sugar. with one cup
OF milk and a teaspoontul of soda dis
solved in it. Beat we'll together, then
add n cup of -four with two tea
spoonfuls OF cream tartar rubbed in it
and the well-beaten yolks Of three
eggs. Beat the whites separately I'M
til stiff; add them and two more cups
OF flour to the other ingredients; beat
well, butter two tins, pour in the cake
and bake twenty minutes OF half an
hour. Carefulness in baking is inn
portant.-Household.
Orchard grass is a robust grower
and very tenacious of life. 1t masses
its roots so as to resist the cncroach-
ment of other grasses, covering much
OF the ground with its large pendant
leaves that spring out near the base of
the plant to shade, nourish and en-
rich the soil not occupied by the plant
itself. This, perhaps, accounts largely
for its ability to endure excessive
drought. 1t will produce two large
crops of good hay on rich soil, and
submit to more abuse than any other
forage plant, except blue grass, VIII oh
is of little value in a very dry season,
ALBANY Journal.