The Osceola times., 1886-09-11
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE

California farmers insr,.
crops.--San Francisco ChronieS nei
"A hen may be calculated -
sumo sixty pounds of grain in a " con con
The time to sell wool is whom s '''r
one wants il. This point should ~e'ery
forgotten by wool growers.-Ciac5in~.,oes, ~, os
Times. 'ia
The hog that stands son,ro
strong upon his feet should be- cb.c aac
for a breeder in preference 10 Iuusen oH.n
weakened animal Chicago Tl3I,'.i
If one-tenth of the land in o,,.
vation was covered by water in noaS S.,s'
from which nine-tenths might ba suI s
piled in seasons of drouth, the c.in
production would be immense.@T,o
Times.
Washington was never so hannr
when. on his farm. he could bosst
he did, that the plows ran every das
there; and Jefferson never felt sncS
pride in having penned the Declarafoa
of Independence rs in having inyep,oS
an improved plow.-BoStop Post
Men sound in soul and limb can n,
bred and reared only in the exercise !,
ploW and spade, in the free air and sun
shine, with country enioyments And
amuscments; never amid foul drains
and smoke blacks, and the eternal elant
of machinery. ry.-FrOUde.
Sponge Pudding: Beat the yolksd
eight eggs very light, then add fvs
hCap.ng tablespoonfuls OF sifted gonr
and beat hard until very light. add ,
quart Of milk and mix well. last Of an
add the whites after they have been
beaten until You can turn them UPSIDE
down without spilling. Put immcd.
ately into a huttered cake pan and baks
one hour.-Thc Household
The book for every farmers boy IA
read is the open book of nature. There
was none ever written that contains
onc-half Of the information, none othe,
half so fascinating, none so perfect and
pure. Nature teaches us to dwell AZ
much as possible upon the beautiful and
good, and TO ignore at all times the evil
and the false.-Am erican Garden.
Boston Brown Bread: Two cup.
Of graham flour, one cup each of corn
meal and New Orleans molaSses. two
cups of sour milk, two tcaspoonfuls Of
soda and a pinch Of salt have three
vegetable cans that | melted the top.
off of and secured mp bright and clean
that / use for steaming this bread in,
filing them about two-thirds full and
10, sFg
kettle Of hot water to steam three hours,
and then put the cans in the oven to
bake one-half hour. .-HOUseho,d
1t is singular that so little attention
is paid TO the Improvement Of pasture,
by our farmers, for there is no reason
why the grass should not be as early il
the spring, as late in autumn, and Al
abundant on them as on the mowin!
lands. Instead then, Of its reQuirin!
three to four acres of pasture to carry
cow or bullock through the whole sea
son, il would not be necessary to devot
over the half Of this, unless it happcne,
to be particularly dry during the sum
mcr months - ClcrliaHd Lcdder.
The active outdoor labor Of IN
farm. with It's ever changing and a'mo'
| endless variety. tends to the symmei
r.nal development Of the physical ma
in all lis organs; and the cyer-Shiftn
mental work which the care and dreC
ton of his business demand Of hin
/ keeps the mental machinery awake an
active; and proper activity of bod
| and mind is an important condition ]
maintaining good health. 49, Indian
! fdIRer.