The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-08
The Farm, Orchard. Garden,
and Household.
HINTS AND NOTES FOR ALL.
Seeding CONGRATULATIONS Sickness
-Grapes-sueeotash-Angsl
Food-Anti Noise.

q little sugar added to the ingredients
for mixing bread makes the loaf much
finer in grain.
A teaspoonful of granalated sugar
moistened with pure vinegar will gener-
ally remedy that annoying complaint,
hiccough.
Give bees plenty of room to store
their surplus when honey is abundant.
They often remain idle for want Of stor-
age room.
II bottle is placed on a towel. thor
oughly soaked in hot water, there Is
said to De no danger Of its being crack
ed by the introduction Of hot liquid.
Put new milk into an .earthen pan
aud set IL on the stove or over clear
embers until il is quite hot; then set il
asi till mex. day and 1t will produce
excellent cream for fruit or coffee.
Clean cane chairs by saturating the
cane with q sponge and hot water, using
SOAP IL necessary, then put in the open
air or IN good current of air, and as il
dries It will tighten and become as firm
as when new.
A Missouri farmer who has been test
ing corn from the butt, the tip and the
middle of ears for three years, finds that
the corn from the tips of The ears viii
ripen first, that from the middle next,
and that from the butt last.
The cause of cattle chewing old wood,
bones, etc, is for the want OF pnoSphats
in the soil. Now, il the cattle are fed
one teaspoonful every day or two If in
the stable, or mix half and half raw
ground bone with the salt every time
the cattle are salted, they will get well.
Ii is what is called bone sickness.
Have one head OF high grade Merino
sheep for every arabic acre in your
farm, cross with y coarse wool ram and
June for four dollars apiece, besides
eight or nine pounds % good wool to
sell from every sheep. That will give
YOU a nice little income while waiting
for your field crops TO grow.
The fact is not so well known as it
should be that the grains of corn which
grow on the tassels will produce new
varieties, often after differing most wide
IL from the parent stock. IL is better
to select these from stalks which bear
two or more ears, as thus the prolific
habit may be more likly to be continu-
ed.-Ez.
A flock Of sheep will pick up wind
| falls IN apple orchards even more active
| ly than 3 drove OF hogs. The pig Is ma
turally lazy animal, or he is IL bred as
he should be and kept well fed, as is
most consistent with profit sheep will
get more benefit from pasture in
orchards than will pigs. and vii: deposit
their droppings more evenly.
We notice in the papers the ads. OF
sure cures and preventives for the gspes.
With proper feeding and management.
which mainly consists IN no lice and 10
filth, there Is not much 70 be feared
from the disease. A pint OF burnt aluUi
in little milk seasoned with pepper.
given to the chick after the disease is
established. effects a cure. The dose
may have to be repeated in severe cases.
A little alum put in The drinking water
proves 70 be preventive. No use Of
paving big prices for so called sure
cures.-Ex.
You can make suceOtash with two
dozen ears OF sweet corn. cut not too
close TO the cob (scrape the cobb; one
quartOf green beans. limas are much
the best. but any other kind will DO.
Let the beans boil fifteen minutes, thee
put the corn in and boil sthree-Quarters
not stick. There should be two quarts
of water to begin with. Then put in
twe quarts OF rich milk ana piece OF
butter the size OF q goose egg and one
heaping tablespoonful OF sugar. salt
and pepper TO taste.
Farmers often have opportunities 10
buy e valuable calf, or even several
calves, If they thought they could raise
them without milk. This can be done.
and very chesp!y and well. too. Oat-
meal or ryemeal put in kettle and
boiled very slowly until II IS reduced 20
a glutinous state, makes one OF the most
easily digested foods which can be given
to calves. Ii will be found that by add
ing little milk at first the calves Will I
soon learn to eat it greedily. and direct
" the milk can be replaced by suffice Il
milk-warm water 70 make plentyN0f (
drink for the youngsters.
There can be no question that balls \
would be more docile aud easier 10 /
handle were they subjected 10 work 4
upon the farm. As the 9 animals are !
now usually kept, they are allowed lit /
tie exercise, too little, in fact. 10 proper
iy develop their massive frames. A
moderate amount of work would not
only prove beneficial TO them. but
good eIfecE NOuld DC nOUceQ upon their
get. The idea that bull must be boxed
up and allowed no exercise with the ex-
ception " an occasional stroll around
the field, that he Is too choice 70 pnt 70
actual WORK, IS ridiculous.
A remedy for ingrowing nails. Pare
the nail in the middle; then with n pin
put IS much cotton under the corners
as you can This will cause the nail TO
press out. Never pare the corners Of
the toe nails; this viii only make the
matter worse. Take a sharp pointed
and cut a little furrow all
along the top of the nail lsngthwise.
As II fills mp scraps il out again This
vii cause the nail 10 contract az the
top. and so loosen its hold from the
lesh- Persevere until the diihcs:ty Is
overcome.
An excellent cake is that called angel
God. Beat the whites OF eleven eggs 20
! stiff froth Into these sift one even
up of -four, and one even cup OF
powdered sugar. Add one teaspoonful
II lemon or vanilla extract, and one of !
baking powder. Beat ten minutes. Pat
n a deep, buttered dish, and bake. in
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