The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-10-27
HOME AND FARM.

The best time for soil pulverizaslon
Is the autumn, because the frost Will
then penetrate the earth during the
winter. Boston Post.
"A little bag of mustard laid on the
top of the pickle jar will prevent the
vinegar from becoming mouldy, if the
pickles have been put up in vinegar that
has not been boiled.-M. Y. Posi-.
Mutton Chop Fried: Rub them
with salt and pepper, put in the frying
pan, cover them and fry five minutes,
turn them but once; then dip them in
well-beaten eggs, and then on bread
crumbs, and fry until Drowned nicely
ON both sides.-Ihe Household.
Layer cake ought never to be set
away on plate, but on something with
fiat surface. If you have nothing bet
ter, turn one of the tin jelly-cake tins
bottom side up and put white paper
over it; put the cake on it until you
wish to cut il. Chicago Tribune.
Fried Apples: Wipe few nice,
smooth-skinned apples, have ready a
spider with little butter and lard in it.
let it get hot, and slice the apples into
it, sprinkle little sugar over them,
and fry slow to nice brown, taking
great care not to let it burn. Toledo
Blade.
Cultivate the peach trees, and apply
three hundred pounds of muriate of
potash and two hundred pounds of fine
ground bone per acre. If the soil is
rather heavy this may be done in the
fall, but where the soil is light one
half the quantity may be applied now
and the remainder in the spring. The
peach orchard should always be kept
clean of grass and weeds. = Troy Times.
In the absence of meat. potatoes
boiled in milk, where there is plenty
of the latter, is an admirable prepara-
ton for feeding to young, growing
chicks. A mixture of one-thrd corn
meal and wheat bran with the above
will make the young chicks grow
wonderfully if given fresh every day.
The best feed for setting hens is plenty
of good, sound whole corn. They
should have plenty of fresh water to
drink. Albany Journal.
The best horsemen do not water a
horse for an hour and half after eat
ing. The old saying is that a horse has
more sense than man-as he will not
drink too much. This is one of the
greatest mistakes in 5he care of the
horse. He will drink too much when
heated and the stomach empty. He will
| also drink too much when the first heat
caused by digestion commences. Study
these questions and learn how to feed
and water horses during the heated
| term which has now commenced.
World.
Don't allow water to stand in the
| fields or in any sink-holes about the
buildings or yards. In fact don't have
any sirk-holes about the premises to
hold water. A scraper is good thing
to have about every farm. Many fields
have little knobs and holes that might
easily and cheaply be leveled by the use
of the scraper. If much soil is taken
from the place the manure cart must
follow after the scraper. A depression
of any considerable extent must, of
course, be drained. Even a little sur
face drainage will often accomplish
wonders.-M. E. Farmer
| To plant currant cuttings in Oc-
tober or November, which is the best
time, chose some good, straight young
shoots, healthy and well grown, of about
a foot in length, or little over, and from
the part that you are about to insert be-
low the surface of the soil cut carefully
out all the eyes and buds, as this will
afterward serve to prevent suckers grow
ing up and detracting from the strength
of your young trees. As for the soil, the
ordinary kitchen-garden soil that is uni
formly trenched and MANFRED will do
admirably we'll for your young cuttings.
Take care to plant them firmlyin, but
not in too sunny situation. IN. Y He"
eld.