River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-10-21

Then simmer the pulp little and run IL
through colander TO separate the seeds. Next
put the skins and pulp together and they are
ready for pies.
The pumpkin is a profitable crop to raise for
feeding all the animals on the farm. Two or
three tons per acre may be raised with very
little labor on the corn field, and the food value
per ton is greater than the best corn fodder.
But il is not advisable 10 feed the seeds 10 mich
eows-the danger is greater than the advantage.
-toaHfrg Gentleman.
Picked cabbage: after the heads are trimmed,
cut them IN quarters boil in water until tender
Dat not so they break; after they drain, psck
closely IN jar, putting mustard seed, cloves
a1d bark cinnamon between each layer. then
pour over It hot spiced vinegar, asd little salt
In TWO or three days it will be ready for use.
a scraper Is good thing To have about every
farm. Many 1lelds have little kDoIls and holes
that might easily and cheaply be levelled by
the use of the scraper. II much soil is taken
from any place, the manure cart must follow
after the scraper. A depression OF any consid-
cradle extent must, OF coarse. be drained Even
d little surface drainage will often accomplish
wonders.
To measure lumber, multiply the length in
feet BY the width in inches, and divide by 70
When OF varying width, find average width by
taking half-sum OF end widths and proceed
before. Then piece OF lumber, l6 feet long,
10 inches wide At one end and 26 inches wide at
the other, would have 10 and 20 are SO; one
half is eighteen inches. average width; multi
piled By sixteen aud divided by twelve, equals
twenty-four feet
The Western Rural says: AS to special
grams. we name buckwheat as one OF the most
valuable for the production OF eggs. Sunhower
seeds should also be included in the bill OF fare
Of all well-regusted poultry yards. The large
amount Of oil that they contain seems TO be es-
pecialy valuable for young growing chickens.
They also give a gloss and briiliancy TO the
feathers probably unequalled by any other food.
Even when fed in large quantities, no bsd ef-
fects follow. a. the husks shell must be
taken with the meat.
Carefully catherine scraps from the table and
give them TO your fowls. There is 10 kind of
food which will produce a more liberal supply
Of eggs. There are hundreds Of families who
throw these scraps into the waste basket and buy
corn for the fowls, where the former is Far the
best feed for egg production. Corn and grain
should also be fed, but only in small quantities
during the hot summer months.
Farmers who have tested the matter claim
that any variety OF wheat, as well as Indian
corn, can be improved so as to largely increase
the yield. by carefully selecting the best-sbaped,
b. filled and largest heads for seed. This az
flzt sight may look Ike too great task. It
can be accomplished with but little lajO., how
ever, by extending the time through two or
three seasons. 10y gathering a small quaint ~ OF
the very choicest heads, and sowing on piece
separate from the main field, then gathering only
the best heads from that lot and sowing by them
selves the following year, and so continuing a
few seasons. This is certainly worthy Of
trial.
In some localities straw is one Of the cheapest
substances for bedding stock. but most farmers
let their animals eat what they will Of It before
it goes under their feet. The too common idea
that straw Is OF no value as food except as
filling is all wrong, forit contains the very
elements required for building up and sustain
ing the animal system. Its elements are not
in the best proportions, as may be the case with
the best mixed hay and clover. but it las real
food value. lvertheless: and il is. and always
must be, more or less wssteful 10 use il only
for beddin grad for manure