Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-07-30
FARM Ann MOUsEHOLD.

How TO MAKE A COOP STRAW STACK.
Straw mag be so stacked that II Will
keep In good condition until it Is fed'out
during the winter. 1t Is the common
opinion that the straw stack furnishes
the hardest positions about the thrcsher;
hence, the men usually take the other
positions, leaving the straw stack to De
mismanaged by the boys. II you wish
the straw properly stacked, you must
see. first of all, that capable men are put
upon the stack, and you must insist
upon their doirg their work we'll. A
very common fault is to start the stack
too wide. 1t will always spread of itself,
and becomes so wide that it must be
drawn In abruptly, and rhe water sinks
into It. Another fault is, not to keep
the center highest and frampled solid.
Let one man be delegated to lay the
outside, and each of the other men to
stack and trample down a certain section
of the interior, and not to stand In
hole and throw the straw idly about him.
II requires close supervision and good
work TO make q straw stack. And when
il is made. do not allow the top to be
blown of for lack of few "keepers,
or the cattle to waste half of it-being
allowed to run to the stack. Put fence
close around the stack, and build racks
or managers close to the fence. Then.
during the winter cut down the stack
with a knife and fill the managers. Put
the chaff in pen and roof it, or else
have il evenly distributed through the
stack. Do rot allow it TO accumulate
i'm a mass around and under the straw
carriers, to spoil. The above is written
for the benefit of those who have not
NOW room or barracks for the straw
american AgricultWist.
Destruction OF VERMIN.-In warm
weather insect pests increase with great
rapidity, multiplying thousandfold.
Some of the worst of these repi oduce
themselves in few days, and rs their
progepcy is very numerous, their num-
bers soon become overwhelming. 1t is
therefore necessary that means OF re-
preston should be taken Immediately.
The young animals suffer chiefly, and
the poultry most. Fowls, indeed, not
only suffer themselves, but soon infect
barns and stables with fleas and lice,
and it has been known that horses have
died from the intolerable prosecutions
of vermin brought into their stables by
fowls. Owls, swallows, rats and mice
also bring vermin into barns and stables.
Oil is fatal to every insect which 1t
touches, and sulphur is very offensive
to them. a mixture Of four ounces of
lard and one ounce of sulphar, well
rubbed together, and with the addition
of one ounce of Kerosene oil and one
dram of creosote, will be found an
excellent remedy against all sorts OF
insect vermin, while the liberal use Of
kerosene oil OIL poultry roosts will free
the fowls from their tOrmentors.
GOOD COFFEE EASILY MADE 1t is
one of the simplest things in the world
to make good cup OF coffee, and this
can be easily accomplished by applying a
little common sense. If you put boiling
water on coffee and do not let it boil,
you have all the good qualities pre-
served. One reason dyspeptics cannot
drink coffee is because it is boiled. The
style of coffee pot is just a matter Of
fancy. | have made as good coffee in an
old tomato can as | ever slipped from a
cup filed from the finest French coffee
urn. We should take lessons in this
matter from the Turks and Arabians,
who grind their coffee to fine powder.
When the coffee is ground as fine as pos
sible put 1t in little bag Of unbleached
muslin, which should be tied tightly
enough to prevent the escape of
grounds. III you use cup of unground
coffee you can make over a quart Of very
strong black coffee. In making coffee
many people sacrifice flavor for strength.
Bitterness comes from boiling. When
boiling water is placed on bag Of
ground coffee it should stand at least
three minutes before serving. Remem-
Der the longer it stands the stronger 1t
becomes.