The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-10-29
FaRnAvD HOUSEHOLD
\ few tubs of poor butter in al

may bring the average price down below
the line of prodt.
Thorough cultivation Of corn ard p0-
tatoes often repeated Wit be fouul q sai e
protection agaiEst droughl
The land that viii maintain twenty I
common bred cows wtlImsintaia. twenty !
well-bred ones, aud the annual profit
from the latter will be considerably more
than fIom the former.
a corn crib should be mounted uposi
posts several feet high, and these capped
With inverted metal pans. in order %
prevent depreciation from rats ana ures.
Instant relief iron a burn may be lad
by The applications of equal parts OF Che
gelk Of an egg and glyceriae. It foFms
q kind Of yaruish 10 Keep of the air, and
the burn heals underneath.
Clean fsncesadd greatly to the appear
ance of farm, as compared with one
having IT'S fence corners crowded Mith
weeds, briars aud tangled grass Ehis
is an exce.lsut time TO clean up and put
the fences in order.
one Of our farmers Who constructed a
silo two yeare ago, says he prefers taking
the judgment Of 1s cauie, rather than
the theories Of mea. VINO know 6o,hiag
personally about the value of ensilags,
and they eat It eagerly aud thrive on it,
In designing poultry house allow
plenty OF Hah, and roem Tu-u arrange
the interior Wih a. rna
create. Z. o.
ing, feeding aru ga. .a I.r.
nests and dus soAt srtsI ue'
provided
Nip of the ENDS og grapevines, ,uiu
out the pears aud app'es, remove eaT.s
peas and prepare ,ils aud ID once Bad
SOW lGrLips, fodder e9ru 5r somelhI.
else. Cut back Ee tai shoots OF alaea
berries and raspbsIries, aud pinch off
the laterals.
Poultry farming doesn't take a great
deal Of land. but with good management
the harvest comes every day, and though
it is small its multiUIieaoion by an The
days Of the year makes sum tLat com.
pares fayorably with more pretentious
ventures.
For blaekiHg for leather. take. twelve
ounces each Of ivory black and unolasses
spermaceti oil, four -oRnces ! white wine
vinegar, two quarts. This blacking is
highly recommended for giving "a high
polish, and for not cracking or eating
the leather
Ivy OF any vine that runs perpendicu-
larly up tree, does not injure it, unless
branches from the vine extend along the
branches, and, by its mass Of leaves,
smother the leaves of the tree. Wires
that coil around tine trunk Of tree, like
wistaria, do injure it.
The disposition OF an animal depends
somewhat on the Treatment it receives.
Rough usage causes the animal to be-
come irritable. and, when they are not
vicious, they are in perpetual state o.
fear, which prevents improvement in
Weld OF either butter or meat.
When hay is stacked in the field .herz
IS a loss from moulding at the bottom.
Despite all precautions more or less rain
will work its way into the stack, while
the sides are always exposed. Tne loss
from such hay compared with thai
stored In the barn is sometimes very
considerable.
The guinea fowl IS d great foragsr.
and destroys many insects that hens viii
not touch. They do nos scratch III The
garden, and though not easily KEEP near
the house, they make known the places
where they lag Uy peculiar noise, that
enables one accustomed to them to find
all the eggs they lay.
There is much difference in the quail
ty of paris green, much that is sold being
SO heavily adulterated that it is impos-
sible to decide how much to apply. The
impure poison is believed to be injurious
to potato-Yines, perhaps, because of its
impurity, applied stronger than it should
be. The high-priced pure paris green
is cheapest.
Cider should be made only from per-
feetly clean and sound apples if it is
expected to be good. Insist on oIeanli-
ness being praCJiced at every stage Of
the making. For preserving It, there
should be first slow fermentation in d
cool place, after which bung tightly. II
will soon become clear, when it should
be racked off in bottles.
Do not allow the garden to be left in
disorder be ;ause it is late in the sesgon. f
Collect all the wilhered plants, weeds
and grass, and burn all that are useless. .
Then plow the garden deeply, spread The f
manure over the plowed surface and
harrow it into the soil. In the spring
the manure will have rOttpd and the
ground be in good condition.
During the very warm DAYS no live .
poultry should be shipped to markgt.-s
The loss is usually too great, as lack of .
care, want Of water, exhaustion and fau. .
ing off in weight, cause too great shrink .
age, and the freights, commission aud
loss from the lack of condition at the
time they are scid compel returns from
the merchant that are usually uot very
Children generally have a fancy for
what they call 'hOIse cakes, - from the
fact of the cakes being cut in the shane
Of horse or other animal. The follow.
ing is a tried recipe for these plain cakes
such as we all like Two quarts Of -four.
enc quart mOlasses- Lult srInr l one en-.