The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-09
FARM AND FiRESIDE.

"A little ammonia put in the water
given to plants about once week will
have a stimulating efect.-N. Y. Her.
AID
There is no feed for sheep equal to
clover hay, especially if smaller pro-
portion of oats be allowed daify.-ChS-
cago Journal
Fowls must be fed Systematically
three times day. Give warm break
fast every day as soon as the hens are
off the roost Boston Globe.
When wash-boiler begins to rust
and is still too good to cast aside, make
good sized bag of strong muslin or
old bed-ticking, put the clothes to be
boiled into it and so save them from
rust -Erchange.
A highly nutritive drink for inva-
lids is made by dissolving one ounce of
Iceland moss in pint of boiling milk
and mixing it with pint of water in
which an ounce of chocolate has been
boiled for five minutes. Bul-
IetiR.
The best way of cleaning black
ashmere is to place the dress or goods
in strong boraX water made lukewarm;
let it remain in soak all night, then
take out and hang on line to dry,
and when dry press off. Do not rinse
or wiring. = Cleveland Leader.
Gold Weter Pie A good substitute
for custard pie when milk is
scarce. Two tablespoonfuls of flour,
level, two tablespoonfuls of sugar,
heaped, one egg, a lump of butter the
pt taste,
and a good half pint of water. This
makes one pie. - The Household.
Many farms have soft, springy
portions which can not be used for the
growing of crops, in which fish pond
could be constructed without great ex-
pense, and enough raised for family
use. But in the taking of fish, whether
it be from natural body of water OF
from private pond, you should regu.
late the killing of them the same as
you would your fowls - Toronto Globe.
"A barn or stable should be kept al
between fifty and sixty degrees in order
to derive the best results, In some
cases this can not be conveniently done.
but as the animal heat is about ninety
eight the temperature of the stable will
have more or less influence on the
quantity of food required, and hence
the warmer it can be made in the stable
in winter the better. -IadiG1apOhs
Journal.
Scotch short cakes are made thus
Take one-half pound of slightly sailed
butter and one pound of flour; then
mix flour and butter with hands; then
add four ounces of loaf sugar and work
all into a smooth ball; then roll out UNI
til it is an inch thick; prick over with a
fork and pinch round the edges and
bake for one-half an hour in an oven,
with moderate fire, in round or
square pan, according to taste.-Philo-
deLphtG Call.
j. j. H. Gregory says the expert
ment stations have proved great safe
guard againt fraud on farmers. They
have driven out imposters and sus-
tanned honest manufacturers. In the
South Carolina station six hun
dred specimens of fertilizers were ana
lyzed, and only one found which was
cheat. For potash fertilizer hard
wood ashes are worth about thirty-ive
cents a bushel. But there is great
difference in them. IF manures do no
ferment ashes do no hurt them. Ashe
should not be put with hen manure un
less it is to be used at once. Muriatt
of potash is the cheapest form to bu,
it, the potash costing about fou
cents a pound, but in good ashes i
costs about seven cents.-N. Y Iri6
u1se.