The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-01

'AHu tipoSh VIZ iIiiiS ioI uiWdSS VIII
We never will submit,
But still wade in, dear brother jim,
And die like men Of grit
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Remove tho Flowers.
| Lovers of flowers should know that
one blossom allowed to mature or ego
to seed, y Injuries the plant more than
Il dozen new buds. Cut your flowers,
all of them, before they fade. Adorn
your room with them, put them on
your tables, send bouquets to your
friends who have no flowers, or ex-
change favors with those who have.
All roses, after they have ceas ID
blooming, should be cut back, that the
strength of the root may 90 to form
ing new roots for next wear. and on
these bushes not IL seed should DC al
lowed to mature.
a Pleasant Kitchen.
Ohio Farmer
Considering the fact that so many
women of the middle classes are
OIL gcd to pass great portion of
their time in the kitchen, why not
make ii an attractive apartment rath-
er than stow it away in the basement
or i'll some dark corner of the house
as is now too frequently done? Most
houses display pleasant sitting rooms;
but it we Judge OF the convcn!cnccs
and general plcasantncss Of the kitch-
Ell by the rooms in the front of the
house, we utterly fail in our conicc-
tllrc. To make IL little show in com
pany rooms, how many actual Kitchen
comforts are denied in many house.
holds:' 1t is surely better to begin our
house furnishing ut the kitchen and
work toward the front as we are able
Let the kitchen closet be we'll stocked,
even though the parlor suffers Il little
Surely The health of the household and
the comfort Of the women folks should
lie placed above all other cons .dera-
tons.
Shrubs and Flowers.
| Gardcrcrs' Magazine
Watering is the csscnt al thing to
insure Il beautiful hanging basket.
The soil may be right, the drainage
good, AID the plants properly planted;
but neglect in watering VII soon spoil
all the labor. They should never be
allowed TO get too dry; neither should
they be constantly Wet. Experience is
the only guide. Wire baskets, filled
with moss. require the most attention,
and need occasionally to be wholly i'm
mcrscd i'll water, so as TO wet them
through. All baskets NAV be Spin
Killed. every day: and ut least once Il
month plants with la"gc foliage should
be gently washed with soft sponge.
1t is good rule to let the basket Oc-
ras:onally get rather dry, then give
them Il thorough soaking; this acratcs
the soil, and gives greater vigor to the
plants. If the position in the window
is too hot and sunny, newspaper
thrown over the plants will benefit
them. especially before they get well
established. If We could be sure of
proper caution in its use, where the
plants appear TO have exhausted the
soil, we should advise one or two wa
tcrings with liquid manure, quite
weak: but so many failures have been
made that it is rather unsafe to dab
bile with ammonia, guano, and other
fertilizers. IT is only where the plants
are we'll established and growing Wig
orously that fertilizers should be given:
to attempt to force them into
growth is sure to result in failure.
Occasionally 60 over and pick off all
dead and dccaying leaves, and de-
stroy any insects which may be distig-
uring the plants.
Feeding Grain In Summer.
Western Rural.
Will it pay TO feed grain to mich
cows in the summer? writes Il cores
pendent. We do not know, and think
nobody else does, we would reply. The
subject has been discussed by some of
our most prominent da;rymen, at
times. but we think no definite con-
clusion has been arrived at by any OF
them. 1t is tiue field. however, for
theory, though as simple matter rs it
is. it could be readily settled. In the
en- oTmcnt of the right to thcoriZc,
however, we hcve no hesitancy in say
ing that we do not believe it would
pay. Grass is the great milk-produc.
ing food. 1t contains the elements of
milk production, when good, in as
nearly perfect form as they can tie
made, to say the least. and the cow on
good grass probably does all that she
should be made TO do. We have sew
cral tines limited at the questionable
policy of forcing cows. 1t does not
seem to pan out we'll. Those that have
Ecen for, cd to make aston: sh;ng re.
cords. are not maxim such records
now. The; a:c dead. 1t seems to be
IL well defined law of nature that an
existence, animal or human. can ac.
compl:sh about 50 much. and then it
ends. 1t can acso nrlish this by fore
ing, in the half OF usual lifetime or
il may accomplish it more easily BY
going slower in the whole of Il usual
life me, In fact whcl the work of
years is done in few months, the
mach merry wears cut. be ore the full
Ute work is accom- plished. A cow
will pay Il better profit if kei at work
Tor seven years, than she W II if driven
10 crowd the work for her life into
Jour or five years. We do not seem to
make much account of preserving the
cow. She is TO- nj Tx. and the more
milk she gives the better we Ike her.
We give he Little exercise, in fact give
her none. All the movements that Il
COW has, unless there is II dog or a
ru>tling 10, about. cannot be called
exercise. There are times when her
exercise should be exceed ngly moder-
ate, in hot weather, for instance, but
IN cool weather the COW would be ben
Gifted by quite Il brisk exerc Sc. We
iced the cow all she will cat of the
strongest kinds of food. And now
suppose we should use ourselves in
that way. Eat hearty and take no cx-
srcisc. No one need be told what the
result would be.
There is something else to look at
10 the management OF the COW besides
the quantity of milk she gives and the
pounds of butter she produces. Her
icneral health is 10 he lnnkad after