The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
HOME AND FARM,

The best time for soil pulverizstion
ls the autumn, because the frost will |
then penetrate the earth during the |
winter. Boston Post.
"A little bag Of mustard laid on the
top of the pickle jar will prevent the
vinegar from becoming mouldy, If tho
pickles have been put up in vinegar that
has not been boiled. N. Y. Post.
Mutton Chop Fried: Rub them
with salt and pepper, put in the frying
pan, cover them and fry five minutes,
turn them but once; then dip them in
wcll-beatcn eggs, and then on bread
crumbs and fry until Drowned nicely
on both sides. The household.
Layer cake ought never TO be set
away on plate, but oil something with
Hat surface. If you have nothing bet
ter, turn one of the tin jelly-cake tins
bottom side up and put a white paper
over it; put the cake on it until you
wish to cut it.-Chicago Tribune.
Fried Apples: Wipe a few nice,
smooth-skinned apples, have ready
spider with little butter and lard in it.
let it get hot, and slice the apples into
it, sprinkle little sugar over them,
and fry slow To nice brown, taking
great care not to let it burn. Toledo
Blade.
Cultivate the peach trees. and apply
three hundred pounds of muriate Of
potash and two hundred pounds of fine
ground bone per acre. If the soil is
rather heavy this may be done in the
fall. but where the soil is light one
half the quantity may be applied now
and the remainder in the spring. Tho
peach orchard should always be kept
clean of grass and weeds. Troy Times.
In the absence of meat. potatoes
boiled in milk, where there il plenty
of the latter. is an admirable prcpara-
ton for feeding to young, growing
chicks. A mixture of one-third corn
meal and wheat bran with the above
! will make the young chicks grow
wonderfully If given fresh every day.
The best feed for setting hens is plenty
of good, sound whole corn. They
should have plenty of fresh water to
drink. albany Journal.
The best horsemen do not water q
! horse for an hour and half after eat
ing. The old saying is that a horse has
more sense than a man-as he will not
drink too much. This is one of the
greatest mistakes in The care of the
horse. He will drink too much when
heated and the stomach empty. He will
also drink too much when the first heat
caused by digestion commences. Study
these quest ons and learn how to feed
and water horses during the heated
term which has now commenced.
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| Don't allow water to stand in the
fields or in any sink-holcs about the
buildings or yards. In fact don't have
any sir k-holes about the premises to
hold water. A scraper is good thing
to have about every farm. Many fields
have little knolls and holes that might
eas ly and cheaply be leveled by the use
of the scraper. If much soil is taken
from the place the manure cart must
follow after the scraper. A depression
of any considerable extent must, of
course. be drained. Even little sur
face drainage will often accomplish
| wonders. E. Farmer
To plant currant cuttings in Oc-
tober or November, which is the best
shoots, healthy and well grown, of about
foot in length, or little over, and from
the part that you are about to insert be-
low the surface of the soil cut carefully
out all the eyes and buds, as this will
afterward serve to prevent suckers grow
ingup and detracting from the strength
of your young trees. As for the soil, the
ord nary k;tchen-garden soil that is uni
formly trenched and manured will do
admirably we'll for your young cuttings.
Take care to plant them firmly in, but
not in too sunny situation. Y. Her.
aid.