The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-07
FARM ANp

"A little ammonia put in the water
given to plants about once a week will
have a stimulating effect.-N. =. Her.
aid.
There is no feed for sheep equal to
clover hay, especially if a smaller pro-
portion of oats be allowed daily.--Cht-
cago Journal.
Fowls must be fed Systematically
three times a day. Give a warm break
fast every day as soon as the hens are
off the roost.-Boston Globe.
-When a wash-boiler begins to rust
and is still too good to cast aside, make
a good sized bag of strong muslin or
OLD bed-ticking, put the clothes to be
boiled into it and so ave them from
rust. --Erchange.
"A highly nutritive drink for inva-
lids is made by dissolving one ounce of
Iceland moss in a pint of boiling milk
and mixing it with a pint of water in
which an Inc of chocolate has been
boiled for five minutes.-Boston Bull
letin.
The best way of cleaning black
cashmere is to place the dress or goods
in strong borax water made lukewarm;
let it remain in soak all night, then
take out and hang on a line to dry,
and when dry press of. Do not rinse
OF wiring Cleveland Leader.
Batter Pudding: One egg, one cup
full of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of but
ter, two and one-half cupfuls of flour,
one-half teaspoonful of soda, one tea
spoonful of cream of tartar, one cupful
of raisins. Steam one hour. To be
eaten with sauce.-Chicago Standard.
Cold Weter Pie A good substitute
for custard pie when milk is
scarce. Two tablespoonfuls of flour,
level, two tablespoonfuls of sugar,
heaped, n egg, a lump of butter the
size of a hickory nut, nutmeg to taste,
and a good half pint of water. This
makes one pie.--The Household.
Many farms have soft, springy
portions which can not be used for the
| growing of crops, in which a fish pond
could be constructed without great ex-
pense, and enough raised for family
use. But in the taking of fish, whether
it be from a natural body of water or
from a private pond, you should regu-
late the killing of them the same as
you would your fowls.-Toronto Globe.
"A barn or stable should be kept at
between fifty and sixty degrees in order
to derive the best results, In some
cases this a not be conveniently done.
but as the animal heat is about ninety
eight the temperature of the stable will
have more or less influence on the
quantity of food required, and hence
the warmer it car be made in the stable
in winter the better. Indianapolis
Journal.
Scotch short cakes are made thus
Take one-half pound of slightly salted
butter and one pound of flour; then
mix -four and butter with hands; Their
add four ounces of loaf sugar and work
all into a smooth ball; then roll out un'
til it is an inch thick; prick over with
fork and pinch round the edges and
bake for one-half an hour in an oven,
with a moderate fire, in a round OF
square pan, according to taste.-Phita
delphiG Call.
j. j. H. Gregory says the expert
ment stations have proved a great safe
guard againt fraud on farmers. They
have driven out imposters and sus
tanned honest manufacturers. In the
South Carolina station six hun
dred specimens of fertilizers were ana
lyzed, and only one found which was
a cheat. For a potash fertilizer hard
wood ashes are worth about thirty-fv,
cents a bushel. But there is a grea
difference in them. If manures do no
ferment ashes do no hurt them. Ashei
should not be put with hen n un
less it is to be used at once. Muriat'
of potash is the cheapest form to bu,
it, the potash costing about foul
cents a pound, but in good ashes i
costs about seven cents.-N. ?. Trib