The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-11-18
FARM AND FIREsIDE,

DO nos let foul weeds go to seed !.
either in fields or roadsides. Y
Never ailo W fresh IN lat to remain
In paper; it absor RIBS the juices.
New York State has 77.40O farms
OF over 23,7SO,734 acres, valued at
$1,000, 170,741.-N T.. Mall.
= All small apples anu others defect
i've in form or damageo by worms
have their best market on tie farm as
food for animals.-N. Y. Tsle9.
BE sure that the ground a. or in
the poultry house is enough hi. rher
than the surrounding ground to Keep
it perfectly dry. Dump floors are very
productive of disease.-N L. Farmer.
20 clean bottles, put into the boz.
tie some kernels OF corn, teaspoonfuE
of ashes, pour it half full OF water.
and. after a vigorous shaking and
rinsing, you will lind the bottle as good
as new.-HedtGnap bis Sentinel. M
Picked sweet apples; sFor six
pounds of fruit, use three of sugar.
about five dozen cloves and pint of
vinegar. Into each apple stick two
cloves. Have the syrup hot and cook
until tender. Peaches and pears are
picked in the same way.-Toledo Blade.
d "A writer in the Country Gentleaaax
gives the following as good method
of keeping cider: Take cider freshly
made and boil and skim as long as any
thing comes to the top, but don't bill
more than fifteen minutes; then bottle
hot and cork, but not seal. Ii will
keep as long as one wants it to keep,
and is better than when first made. ,ritb
Never place fresh eggs mean lard,
fruit. cheese, fish or other articles
from which any odor ar,ses. The
eggs are extremely active in absorbing
power, and i'll a very short time they
are Contaminated by the particles OF
objects in their neighborhood, by
which the peculiar and exquisite lasts
OF a new-laid egg is destroyed. Boston
Post. ~ &
1t is a question with some good
wheat growers whether the manure
should be applied before the first
blowing or afterward, but the prevail.
ing tendency is toward blowing tifspi
then to draw and spread til, manure
on the surface and afterward work 1t
into the soil in subsequent cultivation.
The manure is thus kept nearer the
surface, where it is believed to do the
most good. : N. Y. Herald.
-Omelette: To three well beaten
eggs add little salt, some pepper. a
small cup of milk and five butter crack
ers rolled very fine. Have your pan.
hot but not to scorch; put in little
butter and pour in the omelette. When
it begins to set, run knife around the
| edge. and as soon as firm fold it over
on itself once and again and turn out
on plate. 1t is very nice and much
more economical than simply boiling
or frying. - Toledo. Blade.
Onion Pickles: Take large white
| onions, remove the skin and pour over
boiling salt water, let stand three days.
pour off and add fresh brine, let stand
over night. Then take one gallon of
vinegar, adding two ounces of turmeric,
scald and pour over the onions. cover
the jar and let the onions stand for ten
days, then pour off, and put on them
strong vinegar. seasoned with red pep
per, horseradish, celery seed, mustard
and small spices.-Good Housekeeping.
| The idea that chickens belong to
the herring family seems to be gener-
| ally prevalent with shippers. Trampled.
bruised and suffering from thirst, most
| of the poultry that comes to market is
| wholly unfit to use directly from the
coop. Whileit is not practicable to
send chickens to market in palace cars.
it is possible TO ship them with some
regard to the comfort of the fowls and
| for the stomachs of those who pay fol.
and who are to eat them. -Prasrid
Farmer. ntaa sfs