Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-03-11
HOME, FARM ANo GARDEN.

n 1heAmerican Humane Association
has made a protest against the practice
of clip9ing horses. N T. Times
English farmers consider II a duty
sud a necessity to purchase and use
large amounts Of feeding stuff In order
to make manure for their soil, and this
is done without regard TO prices.
Ham Croqucttcs; One cup Of ham,
two cups Of potatoes, one cup OF bread
crumbs, one tablespoonful of butter
and one egg. Make in balls, roll in
bread crumbs and fry in hot fat.-The
Household.
"A farmer who has tried steamed
rye says 1t is the best of all grains for
fattening hogs. In forty days he says
he can make hog as fat as may be
desired ON such food, while one that Is
thrifty can be finished on about five or
six bushels of the food. Troy Times
Ounce tree roots are small and
come very near the surface; il IS there
| fore necessary to protect them against
cold or heat by careful mulching, The
trees also require pruning like any
other fruit-trees, though this operation
is very generally neglected. Cincinnati
Times.
Lunch or tea-cake made by this
recipe is very good: One cup Of sugar,
a piece of butter the size of an egg, two
cups Of milk, two eggs, one quart of
iloHr, two teaspoonfuls of bakn,7 pow
der and one teaspoonful of salt. Bake
in good oven and eat hot. This cake
must be broken, not cut - Western
Rural.
"A correspondent of the Rural Nct
Yorker advises the laying out of the
garden in oblong shape, with perma.
nent fences at the ends and movable
ones at the side. so that when the gar
den is to be cultivated the side panel,
can he removed, the land titled by horse
turning on the outside of the garden
and the fence restored.
If we were keeping but one matur,
bull at a time, we would keep q horse
power for him toexcrcisc in, and would
make him do all the wood-sawing, ant
rs much other work on the farm ~
possible. Then we would never tie {
bull in a dark stall by himself bt'
would have him in sight Of and will
the herd. Treat bull like barbarian
| OF VIII anlulals anu ne VIII very llkcll
develop into one 49, Prairie Farmer
Sheep on the farm are almost
necessity in these times of advance
ment in farming. The highest autl or
tiles on agricultural economy CLAIM
that there must be variety in stock a,
well rs in crops to attain the creates
success on the farm, and sheep are ad
mitted 20 be the best on foul lands
Their size makes them very cOnvenien
TO furnish meat for the farmer family
Their products are marketable whei
there is little else on the farm TO brin,
in ready cash. They fit well TO tn
large gap between hogs and CATTLE
Albany Journal.
Beef Loaf: Take one and one-hal
pounds of round steak, raw, pne thin
slice of fat salt pork, chop these to
gether with two good sized slices o
stale wheat bread, add TO this ten com
mon crackers, rolled fine, piece O
butter the size Of a hens egg, melted
and two eggs. Season with pepper
salt and sage Gf hked). Mix all TO
gether, and make into n loaf like bread
put into a shallow baking-pan with
little water. cover with bits of butter
dredge with flour, and bake two hour
in a good oven. Baste often like meat
Cut in ces.-ErchaHge.