The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-05-27

in the spring to save feeding hay gen.
erally saves at the little end OF the
horn.
DO not delay complaining. With
good seed. If planted when the hickory
leaves are just opening, it will germin-
ate all right, and mature in good
season one year with another.
Ifyon intend to SOW beets. carrots.
or par>nips with view Of winter feed
ing of stock the sowing should not be
delayed beyond complaining time.
Rutabagas may be sown not later than
the middle Of June.
A remedy for the maggot which in
tests cabbage is to make hole with n
dibble close to the stalk. insert ten
drops of bisulphide of carbon and
quickly close the hole again.
The common purple lilac makes y
pretty garden hedge. The plants
should be set one foot apart. Mulch
with straw or litter Of any sort to keep
down the grass.
A few sods and little COW manure
made into heap now, where you can
throw kitchen slops, will make an cx-
cellent compost for your flower pots
next winter.
The house plants that are to be kept
from year to year should be placed
where their natural requirements may
be attended to. Gcraniums, however,
and all that class had better b. thrown
away. and young plants started for
next winter. They may, however, be
used in border with good effect il
they arc properly cut back.
DO not forget to thoroughly clean the
foliage of all window plants before
placing them out of doors for the sum-
mer. Look carefully for plant lice,
mealy bug, and other minute insect
life. Drenching with pretty strong
soap suds. followed with q thorough
watering with clear water, is q good
application.
The earlier maturing the crops the
richer should be the soil, but crops that
require the whole season to grow yield
good crops on rich soil without man.
uring. But no crop pays on poor soil,
and this is essentially true Of garden
crops. Another important considera-
ton in gardening. with all seeds sown
thick. is the sooner they are thinned
after they fairly show the rows the bet
ter.
If your hogs begin to cough, look out
for the malignant lung troubles. II
they NOPE and lie about their beds, in.
testinal difficulties may be suspected.
Plenty OF pure air, pure water, and
varied food will scare away malignant
diseases. How many farmers pay
proper attention to the condition 81
their hogs and where they are kept?
Pack all heavy clothing away, shak.
ing and brushing it thoroughly. Furs
may be put in news or brown paper
bags, pasted closely. Gum camphor,
sewed in little bags, is also . protec.
ton against moths.
In spring cleaning, begin with the
closets, and do not turn all out az once.
Take one at time. Remove every.
thing from it and have the walls wiped
down with dry cloth, and the shelves
or drawers scrubbed with hot suds.
Oilcloths should not be scrubbed
with . OFuSn, nor SnOulu SIfOng soap.
suds be used upon them, as this dims
the colors and destroys the fibre.
Wash them every week with warm
milk and water, allowing q quart 81
skim milk to pail Of warm water. and
wiping afterwards with wooden cloth.
To get rid of moths benzine is always
effectual, and can be poured about but.
tons in furniture, etc., without staining
or leaving any odor, as it quickly
evaporates. Hmoths are found thickly
in any article. put it in a warm oven
over night, and the next morniag beat
it thoroughly.
Blankets, If only occasionally used
during the summer, may be kept either
in large trunk with bits of camphor
in it, or laid between two mattresses,
the latter method being preferred BY
many housekeepers who have no large
closet for slowing such articles.
A pretty lamp is made out OF the ordi-
nary ginger jar. Do not paint it or past
| anything on it. Leave it in its pretty
blue and the wicker covering. remov.
ing only the handles, ard get q com.
mon brass lamp that will fit into the