St. Landry democrat., 1886-08-21
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

The number of clover-felds is re-
ported as increasing in the Western
States.
Give the boys chance to develop
their judgement in regard to horses.
1t may be money in their pockets in the
future.
Let us have a standard of excel.
lence for poultry which will promote
quality as we'll as beauty. Country
Home.
A farmer who has every thing con-
venient can care fer 200 hens without
neglecting his other work, says an ex-
change. Boston Post.
To make wet ground dry, drain it;
to make dry ground moist, drain it
The drainage rule is good one, be-
cause it will work both ways.
The Iowa Homestead says you can't
steal from your land or from your calf
without being caught in the act. I'm
even crops and thin ribs will not be
driven out of sight.
Ginger Cake: Two cups of mo.
lasSes, one cup of shortening, one cup
of hot water, two rounding teaspoon
fuls of soda, one egg, ginger to taste;
mix lightly and bake in quick oven.-
Toledo BLADE.
A Tennessee farmer describes ga
new pest which works into thes fruit
twigs of pears, ounces and apples, and
decmates the crop. The point of at
tack is where the new growth joins the
last year growth.
"A man may walk mile in twenty
five minutes and return refreshed and
benefited for the exercise. Let him
run mile and it may harm him in
many ways. 1t is the same with a
horse. 1t is fast driving that kills.
Some improvement should be made
i'll the OK yoke commonly used. 1t
should fit the neck, or else, when the OK
is drawing the load, much inconven-
fence may be the result, the windppe
being at times partly closed and the
inner part of the neck galled.-N. Y.
Telegram.
Bread Mullins: Take quarter of a
pound of light dough from the bread
pan, roll it out about half an inch thick,
in round cake, put it in a Toured
baking-sheet with a tin ring the size of
a muffin round it. Let it rise to double
the size before it goes into the oven.
Bake lightly, split and butter it; send to
table hot.-EGchange.
Crooks of butter to be kept for
several months, should never be placed
upon the cellar bottom. This causes
two degrees of temperature in the
crock, which will be at the expense
of the quality of the butter near the
top. The crooks will keep their con-
tents far better if placed at least foot
from the cellar bottom, upon bench,
and thick wooden cloth thrown over it.
Rural.
Market chickens may be pushed to
advantage by frequently feeding, be-
sides having free run, if possible,
while they are growing and before they
are put up to fatten. After ducks have
passed the delicate stage and have their
feathers, they may be given frequent
feeds of food to give them rapid growth
and size. The earlier they are sold af-
ter they become marketable, the greater
will be the proft.-N. Y. Times.
Burberry Pudding: For six per-
sonsuse one quart of berries, one quart
of milk, pint and half of stale bread,
two eggs, one teaspoonful of salt, one
quarter of a nutmeg, grated, and four
tablespoonfuls of sugar. Soak the
bread and milk for two hours; then
break up the bread with spoon. Beat
the eggs, salt, sugar and nutmeg to-
gether Add this mixture to the bread
and milk. Stir well, and then add the
berries. Turn into pudding dish and
bake in slow oven for fifty minutes.
Serve with creamy or foaming sauce.