St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-10-16
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Remember that the manure ques.
ton is the most important one connect
ed with agriculture or horticulture. -
Western Rurai.
Cleaning Knives: Use flour OF
emery. bought of any druggist. Ten
cents worth will last a long time
Exchange.
Veal Oysters: A good substitute
for oysters is made BY cutting veal into
small squares. dipping them into a bat.
ter and frying in hot lard. Serve with
cayenne pepper and salt, and should be
eaten hottie Caterer.
When a porcelain kettle is worn
down to the iron, it can still be quite
serviceable by warming the kettle and
dropping in it few pieces of gum.
shellac. and with rag rub it well over
the worn parts.-Chicdgo Journal.
1t may be doubted but nevertheless
it Is 4 fact, a well fed hen will lay 3
larger egg than one that is stinted. II
is certain that there is as much diff
ference in the quality of an egg laid BY
well fell hen and one lily fed as there
is in the quality of poor or well fattened
beef.-Ftetd and Farm.
For killing lice on cattle, Prof. A.
j. Cook gives it as his opinion that a
detection of tobacco is the best and the
simplest treatment. 1t is easily and
quickly made BY turning hot water on
any kind of tobacco; even stems will
do; one application is usually all that is
necessarily. Y. Herald.
Apple Soup: Peel and quarter one
pound of good cooking apples. put
them into three pintS of medium stock
made from bones and trimmings of
meat, etc; season with three cloves.
cayenne to taste, little white pepper;
stew gently for half an hour, rub
through a strainer and add little more
pepper and little salt; boil up and
serve.-Boston Budget.
-Whitewash is to some extent dis
infectant, and should be used in cellar
and kitchen closets not less than once
a year. twice being better. A good
whitewash is made of one peck of
Stacked lime. a pound and half OF
white vitriol, pound of salt and half
Il pound of melted glue, the salt and
glue keeping the wash from rubbing
Off. For cellars the Stacked lime is suf-
ticient. Witness.
In sowing mixed grasses for hay
reference must be had to their periods
of ripening; they must be ready for the
mower ut the same time. Red clover
and orchard grass do well together in
this respect. Tall meadow oat grass
nj -, - ha 81,
above and may be advantageously
added to them. Timothy and herds.
or redtop, ripens later and would not
fit well into the combination.-N Y
Telegram.
European cultivators pay much at
tention to educating the masses con-
corning insects, both injurious and
useful. As one means to this end. ex-
hibitions of insects are made at fairs
and shows. being stimulated by pre-
miums. This lisa practical and valuable
hint for adoption in this country.
Many moth or butterfly that is now
admired and allowed to escape would
be destroyed if its true nature were
known.
Nonsense. the lightest of dessert
dishes. is made by beating the whites
of six eggs to 4 stiff froth, adding grad
ually six tablespoonful of powdered
sugar After the two are thoroughly
blended beat in u cup of jelly. or soft
fresh fruit, and serve with sweetened
cream favored with vanilla This dish
should be prepared while dinner is
going on, if possible. and the cream
-
be slightly warmed by beating
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