The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-05
FARM AND HOME.
FaE ROSE oyER rHE boo,

FARM AND HOME.
TIE ROSE OVER THE DOOR.
A cottage, oil fitted and furnished.
Stands daintily over the way,
And here young pair to housekeeping
Came promptly the hrst day Of May.
The place seemed to be home-like and cosy,
The sun shone bright on the floor,
ret one dewy eve saw them planting
A rose to bloom over the door
"Bat love. J" they cay, ''dies ont Of the window
When poverty enters the door,
But against all trials and troubles
These two young hearts gsrnered full store. /
FOR when tell the hush Of the twilight,
They whispered anew loves sweet lore,
Move closer the bonds Of affection,
Meath roses that bloomed DER the door.
And then the dark days. closed around them
And poverty's waves overbore;
TO keep the dear home how they struggled,
Where roses bloomed over the door.
And now, oil their ''trisl time'' ended.
They dwell In the sunlight once more.
And love brightly gleams on the hearthstone
Where roses bloom over the door.
Ye new.mated pairs who are building
Your home-nests, now heed, l implore.
This lesson: That love fingers longest
Where roses bloom over the door.
80 ye who count home more than shelter.
Plant, ere the bright spring-time is Ger
To make home the brighter and dearer-
A rose to bloom over the door.
CHEESE TWO cENruR1EsyoLD.
Washington Dispatch to Boston Herald:
Boyd Winchester, the Committeeman of the
United States to Switzerland, has lust COMPLETED
some exhaustive researches in regard to the
cheese industry Of that country. He has made
certain discoveries that the cheese makers Of
THIS country will be little slow to believe
he claims to have seen cheeses that are more
than 200 years old. Que of the customs that
formerly prevailed In the cheese regions of
that country, Mr.. Winchester says, was for
the friends Of bride and bridegroom to join
IN me presentation on their wedding-day of an,
elaborate cheese. This cheese was used u q
family register and heirloom on which the
births, marriages, and deaths were recorded
lie says tina he has seen some of these ''old
cheese" that date back to 1860. In many parts
of Switzerland cheese forms the principal diet
OF the people. He says that new cheese often
causes sickness When this is the case the
patent fs treated in the homeopathic fashion
with old cheese, which generally effects
cure.
1t has been determined by experiment that
meal will pass through the digestive organs
quicker than hay, and that il the meal is fed to
an animal on An empty stomach it passes away
before it is fully dgested but II fed after hay it
becomes mingled with it and more benefit is de-
rived. When oil-cake is added to the ration, in.
stead OF getting six and one-half pounds of but
ter eight and One-half pounds were obtained in
one instance. Where the selection of COWS has
been 1OOlClOuR nf tho IL, i,,
butter will naturally follow the use of rich feed
to larger degree than with the ordinary COW.
Each COW has her own peculiarities in this direc.
ton.
CARE OF UMBRELLAS.
Umbrellas will last far longer il when wet
they are placed handle downward to dry. The
moisture falls from the edges of the frame and
the fabric dries uniformly. II stood handle up
ward, which is commonly the case, the top of
the umbrella holds the moisture, owing to the
lining underneath the ring, and therefore takse
u long time to dry, thus injur.ng the silk or
other fabric with which it is covered. This il
the prime cause Of the top of the umbrella wear
ing out sooner than the other part. Umbrella
cases, too, are responsible for the rapid wearing
of silk. The constant friction causes the tiny
holes that appear ST. provokingly early. When
not In use, leave the umbrella loose; when wet,
never leave 1t open to dry, AZ the tense condt-
ton thus produced makes the silk stiff, and
then IL will soon crack.
COOKED VS.. RAW GRAIN.
1t has generally been supposed that cooking
food for cattle assists greatly in the extraction
Of the elements Of nutrition through Digestion
So far as animals are concerned it has long been
doubted whether cooking food pays its cost.
Late conclusions arrived ut from Investigations
at the New York Experiment Station would
seem to show loss of albuminoid and also an
apparent loss of fat in the process Of cooking
The loss AZ stated is in clover hav 1873 of a
POUND, in fresh ground meal 1901 and in old
meal .543 of pound. The cooking showed not
only loss OF actual albuminoid, but depre citation
ia the digestive value Of the albuminoid remain
lug.
PASTURE AND HOGS.
1t is not generally known that naturally the
hog is a delicate feeder-that is, naturally he
leeds only on clean substances. He is an ON
nivorous feeder. He eats unclean food only
when he is refused better. Throw q hog
several sorts Of potatoes, inferior and superior
in quality, and the best will be eaten first.
Plxce several varieties of corn before hog not
severely pressed by hunger, and the best will be
selected. 1t il the same with pasturage. The
hog eats fewer plants than any other of the
farm animals. Grass is not bis natural food.
The legumes, Of which clover is familiar
example, are. They are rich in lesh.forming ele-
ments. Thus clover and other leguminous plants
are the natural pasture for hogs. The despised
purslain is eagerly sought by them; so is red
root, species Of amaranth. The srtichoke is
greedily eaten. 1t contains more nutriment
than the potato, and is cooling in its nature.
In preparing pasture for hogs it is fully as
necessary to know what plants to produce ~ in
preparing pasture for other animals. As y
single plant red clover is the most valuable,
because it is easily and generally grown. A
variety of pasture plants and liberal feeding
also OF grain, together with absolute cleanliness
in the resting places, and perfectly pure water
to drink, would 60 farther to Danish hog
cholera and other contagious diseases to which
hogs are subject than all the nostrums with
which they are sought to be dosed.
FRENCH METHOD.
The French through the Department of Agri-
culture instituted an inquiry in regard to sailing
animals. After careful experiment and inquiry
on the subject the following was recommended:
Working OF or mich COW, two ounces yer day:
oxen, fsttenng in stall, two and one-half to four
ounces; pigs, fattening, one to two ounces;
sheep double for fattening) one-half to two
thirds ounce: horses and mules, one ounce.
PROPER SAVING OF slEDs.
At the National Nurserymen's Association
meeting, just held At Washington, D. c., paper
was read by DR.. B. D. Fernow of the Department
of Agriculture on ''Forest-Tree Seeds and Infiu-
ences Affecting Their Quality" The paper
contained well-digested matter on the manner
Of saving seeds to best preserve their integrity.
A vote OF thanks was rendered therefor, and the
following resolutions adopted on the subject:
Resolved. That in consideration of the i'm
portance which the selection of seed material for
agricultural, horticultural and forestry purposes
bears upon asuccessful and progressive improve
ment Of these pursuits; and in consideration Of
the difficulties which attend the proper deter
minstion Of seed values, Of the great number
Of varieties handled in the trade, which make it
next to impossible for the individual dealer or
COZ sumner to pay proper attention to this essen
tial feature of the business; therefore,
Resolved. That We recognize the necessity
of such continuous and periodical examination