Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-14
HOME AND FARM.

The best time for sol pulverization
! is the autumn because the frost viii
: then penetrate the earth during the
! winter Boston Post.
+! "A little bag of mustard laid on the
! top Of the pickle lar viii prevent the
/ vinegar from becoming mouldv. If the
/ pickles have been put up N vinegar that
! has not been boiled--N l. Past
! Mutton Chop Fried: Rub them
with salt and pepper. put IN the frying
pan. cover them and FRY five minutes.
| turn them but once: then dip them n
well-beaten eggs. and then on bread
crumbs. and fry until drowned nicely
/ IN both sides Household
Layer cake ought never to be set
away on a plate. but on something with
4 fat surface. If YOU have nothing bet
! ter, turn one Of the tin jelly-cake tins
bottom side up and put white paper
over It; put the cake on II until you
! wish 10 cut It-Chte1go Tribune
Fried Apples: Wipe a few nice.
sraooth-skinned apples. have really 4
spider with little butter and lard IN Il.
let il get hot. and slice the apples into
II. sprinkle little sugar over thEm,
and FRY slow 10 a nice brown taking
great care not TO let II burn Iole1Eo
Blade
Cultivate the peach trees. and apply
three hundred pounds of muria1e of
potash and two hundred pounds Of fine
ground bone per acre. If the soil is
rather heavy this may be done N the
fall but where the soil is light one
half the quantity may be applied now
and the remainder IN the spring. The
peach orchard should always be kept
clean of grass and weeds Troy Times.
In the absence of meat. potatoes
boiled in milk. where there IS plenty
of the latter. is an admirable prepare
ton for feeding TO young. growing
chicks. 4 mixture Of one-ih5rd corn
meal and wheat bran with the above
VIII make the young chicks grow
wonderfully # given fresh every dav-
The best feed for setting hens IS plenty
Of good. sound whole corn. They
should have plenty of fresh water 10
drink 4iba7y Journal.
The best borsemen do not water q
horse for an hour and 4 half after eat
ing. The old saying is that 4 horse has
more sense than a man-as he VIII not
drink TOO much This IS one OF the
greatest mistakes N he care Of the
horse. He VIII drink too much when
heated and the stomach empty. Ee VIII
also drink too much when the first heat
caused BY digestion commences study
these quest ons and learn how 70 feed
and water horses during the heated
term which has now commenced. -R5tr4L
HoT d.
Don't allow water TO stand N the
fields or n any sink-holes about the
buildings or wards In fact don't nave
any sir k-holes about the premises 20
hold water. 4 scraper Is a good thing
to have about every farm. Many fields
have little knobs and holes that might
II and cheaplv De lereled BY the usa
IF the scraper. # much soil IL taken
from the place the manure cart must
follow after the scrapeT- ! depression
Of anv considerable extent must. Of
course. he drained Even q little sur
face drainage viii often accomplish
wonders z. Farmer.
TO plant cur-ant cuttings in Oc-
tOber or November, which i the best
time. chose some good. stTai ght Young
shoots, healthy and well grown. of about
a foot in length. or little over. AMI from
the part that you are about to insert be-
low the surface of the soil cut carefully
out all the ewes and buds, as this viii
atterward serve to prevent suckers grow
ingup and detractdng from the strength
Of YOUR Young trees. As for the soil, the
ord nary K tchen-garden soil that Is uni
formly trenched and MANFRED will do
admirably well for your Young cuttings.
Take care TO plant them firmly in. but
not in too sunny situation.-A. 7. Her.
cid