Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-05-01

closed bed will destroy the crop in q
few hours.
Cows should be MIXED with regu-
If this work is postponed be-
You'd the regular time the COWS will
not yield tho usual quantity and will
become dry very rapidly.
A few grapevines planted along the
borders Of the walk aud trained to
meet overhead will not only provide
shade but yield a crop Of fruit as we'll.
The vines a therefore tie mace use
full and ornamental.
Soils containing "A large proportion
OF sand are best tor garden purposes,
but the sub soil should be of clay il tho
fertility is to be retained. Drainage,
however, is important in securing good
crops from the garden.
Hives should not DO placed directly
on the ground, as it will rot tho bottom
boards and harbor ants, but the earth
may be banked up over with the en-
trance, SO that spiders, toads and
lizards cannot find u hiding place un-
derneath.
Rye may be pastured with advantage
at this season, and makes excellent
green food until grass is ready. I'm
less trampled on too much no injury
will 90 done to the rye by p~a-turing
upon it, and q crop Of grain may be
secured later in the season.
At this season, WHEN the stock has
young grass, plenty of salt should be
allowed. Very young and tender
grass will sometimes cause bowel dis
ease, especially if the animals have
been fed on dry food exclusively dur
ing the winter, and as salt counteracts
the injurious effects to a certain ex-
tent, it should DO within convenient
access.
The disadvantages OF the ordinary
system of setting milk in shallow pans
for raising cream are that a long peri
cd elapses before the skimming is
completed, too much space is required,
and in summer the milk becomes our
before the whole of the cream is raised.
Rats usually find a barboring place
under a pig-pen if they can do so, and
as they will always have plenty to eat
they cannot easily be captured or
driven off. By the liberal use of chlOr-
ide of lime in their holes. or OF caustic
potash whore they are compelled to
walk, they will become Disguised and
leave.
A regular system of rotation on the
farm will greatly increase the fertility
Of the soil, and when tho practice OF
turning under crops Of green n
is made u permanent one 1t will great
ly increase the yields Of the regular
crops and enable the manure made
upon the farm to be used to greater
advantage.
There are two kinds OF strawberries,
the bisexua. Cor perfect) and the pis
tlllato Cor imperfect } The first will
produce fruit OF itself, while mo other
requires pollen from a variety OF per-
feet plants before the plsnts can fruit.
In setting out strawberry plauts there
fore, a row Of the perfect plants should
be placed every third or fourth row, in
order that the imperfect plants may be
fertilized.
The pigs should be turned on grass
as soon as they are weaned and the
grass is ready. They will then require
40 feeding except a mess Of ground
oats mixed with middlipos. which
should be given at night. Corn is too
heating for the pigs during the sum
mer season, and will do more il jury
than benefit. Plenty of grass. " ith an
abundant supply of fresh water, is the
best food from 10Y until fall.
HOUSEHOLD.
A great deal of Goa may he saved
during the winter in the kitchen.
When tho fire is not wanted for cook
ing it should be covered with ciuders
or fresh coal and all the draughts
opened. II is burns too quickly then a
little fine ashes should be ~sprinkled
over the top.
Cold boiled rice NAV be utilized to
make hot cakes for breakfast. To
every two cups of rice add a quarter
of II cup of flour, one egg. Il table
spoonful of sugar and enough milk or
water to make into a batter Fry in
hot drippings in small round cakes
and eat with maple syrup.
< capital substitute for maple syrup
ia made by boiling II pound of good
brown sugar in a pint Of water. A
quarter OF p pound OF maple sugar and
a half pint of boiling water will make
nice syrup.
A palatable yet simple dessert is
made out of apples-greenings are the
best. Pare and core them and let in q
pudding dish. Put a half cup of water
on the bottom and fill the center of
each apple with cinnamon. brown
sugar and a little molasses. COOK un
til tender; serve cold or hot.
A good substitute for coffee il choc.
late made with three On ar,.rs water
n one quarter milk. + ur square
inches Of bakers %chocolarn will make
four cups. When the m,iS AID water
hoii mix in the chocolate. which should
first be melted in hot water Add a
little sugar. A few -poo"tuls of whip
ped cream put in just before serving
adds to tho tn tie.
Rolls and biscuits that hsvo become
cold may be mace ~ if fresh n, DIG
ping in hot wafer for n f.. nments
and then put,inx ia a hon oven
Tomatoes stewed and poured over