Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-08-19
HONE. rARM ANn GARDEN.


Purchase good implements II you
wouid hayu ubcap Jnes,
--fhe bclier Way 81 feeding corn to
chickens is In n crushed or cracked
form. - Prairie Fqrncf:
1t has BecR demonstrated that the
best manner for keeping lemons fresh
is to pack them in dry sand.
TO entrap the butterfly that creates
the cabbage worm place among the
cabbage n few wide-mouthud bottles
containing SOME vlnegat and f1olasses.
-cNicdgo ,Jgpwdt ,.
Spiccd GurranIsi five Pounds of
ripe currants, one pint Of vinegar, one
tablespoonful. each OF cloves and all
spice, a little nutmeg, boil one hour, or
until uuite thick. - Bosion Budget.
Clean out all the foss bushes by
taking away the old wood and then
shortening the stronger roots one
third. The growth and appearance
will be greatly improved thereby
Boston FUsf
-flltrc Is ho other gardcn plant
which hda So nihhy lnsect eilcmles as
the SQUASH still II 4 llrg6 bianta-
tion, after the striped beetle has been
whipped, other insect enemies will
rarely do enough damage to make the
injury serious. Toledo Bid,ic.
--Currants and gooscberries should
be pfuhca oyery season 10 be product
i've and have large fruit When prun-
ing bear In mind that the former will
producc fruit ON the onc-year-old
wood, while with the latter the wood
is two years old before bearing. -RurGi
NeW Yorkcr.
--1he green deposit in the water
troughs ought to be fciiidvcd az least
as often as once week when cattle and
horses are drinking the water daily.
Don't give attention to the silly plea
that this groen stuff ~ healthful, and
that il ''purifes" the watcr II puff.
iies only as it is taken out. for il is it.
self q disgusting impurity.- Western
RRrdi
"A told damp soil. with hard inn
perviohs subsuill Is not suitable for n
garden, and before 1t can bC Properly
utilized should be we'll drained. For
garden purposes, il the tile drain has
been laidi the trcnching system is best
ipI SNtu eulis. hUN lnttUUu tuhl per
mits il to rid itself Of surplls moisture,
and allows the air aud heat to enter,
will be beneficial Cicrcidnd Leader.
AL mineral manures should be left
on or very near tho surface. They are
never bulky, and to plow them in is to
bury them where roots of crops will
find them 50 late as 70 receive little
benefit thcrefrom. The decomposition
OF barnyard manure under the burrows
gives both warmth and fertility to the
roots. But potash or phosphate buried
90 deeply il either soon washed away.
or becomes lns6lublp and Of no value.
Albany Journal
Red Raspberry Shortcake: One
quart Of prepared -four, two table
spoonfuls of butter, three tablespoon
fuls ol powdered sugar, one and a half
cupfuls Of milk, two 6ggs, whipped
cream one cupful; cream the butter and
sugar, beat in the whipped eggs. the
milk and lastly the flour. bake in a
square or oblong nan; when cold cut in
three pieces, cover one with Ped or yell
low raspberries, sprinkle with sugar,
lay another third on this, more berries
and more sugar. then the final layer;
sift sugar on it and spread thick with
the whipped cream; stick the finest
berries thickly in the snowy Gaping
and sund around liquid cream to eat
with It, Marian HdriaHd,