The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-26
required. Pigs arc not thst kind Of animate,
90 need very little salt.

90 need very little salt
HoLsrkIxs ron sUrrER.
The dairy public will be interested In examin-
ing the following butter averages from the Lake.
eide stock farm Of Smiths, Powell 4 Lamb. OF
Syracuse. n. T.. which show what selection.
breeding and care will accomplish.
These gentlemen write ~ under date Of July
10. 1855. FOR the past eighteen months We
have tested ~ H0lstein-Friesian cows and heif-
ers in our herd for butter (Which includes none
Of the records made prior TO that time) and we
find they make the following remarkable weekly
averages.
IS cows. 81 lbs. IS ozs.: 10 cows, 10 lbs. 4
ozs.: 23 cows and heifers, n lbs. I or 8 three
year-olda. ~ lbs "a ozs.; II three-year-0ids l3
lbs. IL ozs.: 8 two-year-olds, IL lbs. Is ozs
Odds. II lbs. IS ozs.: So two-year-olds. 10 lbs.
% ozs.''
CABBAGE SALAD.
Shred half : 6rm cabbage very nne; and
when shred stir Into the following dressing.
pepper. and salt: pnt draining into IN eartheu
saucepan, when II boils, stir In the cabbage let
boil once, then turn into m earthen bowl, cover
closely until cold: eat cold.
cHrxEsE PEN WIPER.
Take diminutive Chinese fan with very
long handle, cover the fan with silk on both
Sides then cut several pieces OF black cloth, and
fasten esch side Of fan. For tho outside cut on
cardboard, cover with silk and transfer Chinese
picture In the centre. To complete the orna-
mentation fasten few light feathers turning TO-
wards the handle, and finish with : line cord and
email tassels.
HERRING BONE PURSE,
Only two needles are required for this knit.
ting. Cast on eighty eight stitches, begin with
the silk forward, clip stitch, knit . stitch,
pass the hrst over the second, knit stitch,
bring the silk forward and rib the next: when
this IL done the elk will be forward begin again
II the purse is required TO be longer cast on q
many stitches as are necessary, only II must be
. number that can be divided BY four.
CURRENT NOTES.
A soil but nve inches deep cannot be worth ~
much o another that gives free scope to the
roots Of plante to whatever depth they may pen
citrate in search Of nutriment
In feeding You want to notice that some ami.
mails are more dainty o to their choice than
Othere Their likes should be respected.
Calv-s kept gaining vigorously through the
dret year are worth at the end twice 70 much as
others that that have been retarded In growth.
The lateet and moet reliable advices show
that the grain crop in Scotland will be two OF
three weeks late and light in yield Of both grain
Auu etISWs moihiy - tuc tcruit u 0o1u sprung.
Roots will be rather better, but not an abundant
yield.
Roots or plants that grow by choice ten Or
twelve inches In the soil fall to bring mp full
support when they are restricted to four or five
inches by reae0n Of impenetrable earth beneath.
The annual convention OF the New York
State Dairymens' Association will be held ct
Norwich, Chenango Co.. December II.
Philo Carpenter, one Of the pioneers Of Chica-
60 died In that city August s, aged 81. He came
to Chicago In 1882 when 1t had only 200 inhabit-
ants. l6O acre section Of land which he took
mp for $500 is now In busy part Of the city.
and worth O., 500, 900 exclusive Of buildings.
The next meeting Of the American Agricultu-
raj and Dairy Association will be held q Phil.
adelphia September IA, 1883.
For Hickory mt Cake, use the whites Of 4
eggs ~ cup sugar, u cup sweet milk, scant n
cup butter. 2la cups flour, 3 teaspoonfuls baking
powder, tea cup nut meats.