River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-01
nome AND FARM.

Three rules for improving dairy
cattle: Select and keep only the best
and most promising calves, study and
practice she best methods OF feeding
and keeping stock, secure the best
blooded stock possible,
| 1t is an easy matter to have a
small, steady income TO meet the little
outgoes. The most prosperous farm :
ers are those who rarely go to town
without "A package of butter, basket
of eggs, some poultry, fruit or vege-
tables to help pay the bills.
"A farmer at Santa Clara Cal,
bored an artesian well some four hum
dred feet deep, and found the soil
black ard just as rich at that depth as
at the surface, and when raked down
and sown with cucumber and other
seed, it grew them just as well as that
at the surface.
1t is asserted that THE farmer who
has neat, well-kept garden is almost
sure to have neat and well-kept farm.
a comfortable and well-appointed
home, tidy outbuildings and stock in
good condition; and the housewife
who takes pride in the garden general
ly has home to take pride in and be
proud of"
While the work can be done before
the ground freezes, a large supply OF
dry dirt should be slowed for winter
use. 1t is an excellent absorbent and
deodorizar, and is cheap. On the stable
floors, in the pig pens, and on damp
places occupied by stock, it answers in
place of more expensive materials.
Lima Beans for Winter Use: Boil
the beans ten minutes, strain and put
them in glass fruit jars. Make brine
strong enough to bear up an egg and
cover the beans with it; seal up tightly
and they will keep all winter When
needed for use they will have to be
soaked several hours to draw out the
salt-Rurai Ne10 Yorker.
Oyster Broth: To one cupful of
oyster liquor add one cupful OF cream.
Rub up a teaspoonful of cornstarch
with a little cold milk, add it, and let
the mixture boil for few moments
until it thickens. A few grains of red
pepper improves it. If the oyster liquor
is too salt put in less and supply the
deficiency with milk"
Onion and Potato Pie: Peel and
slice the onions and potatoes; take
nice salt pork, not too salt; first put a
layer of potatoes, then of meat, then
of onions, and repeat till your dish is
nearly full; put in water nearly enough
to cover and set ON the stove TO cook
for about half an hour. Make a paste
as for other pie just enough to cover
the top and set in the oven to bake.
Glover is a renovating crop every
time and for various reasons. One is
that it roots deeply and gets a large
part of its nOurishment from the sub
soil; and if the ground is thoroughly
filed with clover roots, when clover
dies it is a great addition to the fertil-
ity, and the soil is in better condition
for other crops. A crop of clover will
increase the heterogeneous elements in
any soil, whether it is cut and cured in
the form Of hay or whether it is fed of.
Sweet picked peaches should first
be pared, though some leave the skins
on. No amount of cooking can make
the skin of a peach fit for the stomach,
or agreeable to eat. Stick two or three
clover in each peach, and cook slowly
for fifteen minutes in a sirup made Of
one pint Of strong wine vinegar. one
pint of water and four pounds of sugar.
Skim out the peaches carefully into
Jars, give the strip one more boil.
pour over the fruit hot, and cover
aloaalV trha,, cold