The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-11
FARM AND FlREsIDE.

bSSONs S<'ND FIhGoiOEs
Fine stout carriage horses are al
ways quick of sale atextra high prices,
as the supply is never equal to the de-
mand.
1t has been shown by experience
that pig digests u larger percentage
of grain, converting IL into animal in
crease, than n steer, COW or sheep.
More Improvement in the farm and
draft horses of this country has been
made in the past five years than were
made in the ten preceding years.
Moths or any summer-nying in-
sects may be enticed to destruction by
u bright tin pan half filled with kero-
sene set In a dark corner of the room.
Attracted by the bright pan, the moth
will meet his death in the kerosene.
The best grain for young colts is
crushed old oats. Barley crushed, not
ground. but coarsely cracked is next
best For spring colts begin with II
pint at feed and gradually increase
rs the colt grows.
The value OF any kind OF farm
stock is very largely determined by its
feeding the first year of it's life.
breeding counts for much, though
| every successful breeder knows how
greatly the character of young ami
NAL is changed by innutritious or inn
| proper food.
Fried Cucumbers: Remove skin.
slice cucumbers lengthwise into thick
pieces and lay in cold water half an
hour, wipe dry, dip in beaten egg, then
in fine cracker crumbs, season highly
with salt and pepper, and fry in lard;
drain dry and serve hot. If liked,
squeeze II few drops of lemon on the
slices.
Peach Pudding: Mix one pint of
prepared flour and pinch of salt, rub
in tablespoon of butter; whip three
eggs light and mix with four cups of
milk. then stir into the flour; peel
and stone half IL dozen good peaches,
place in buttered pudding dish and
pour the batter over them; bake in u
| steady oven and serve with hard sauce.
The earth is prolific and appears
as if it would produce crops under any
circumstances. And yet it is very
exacting. If all of the other con-
ditions for profitable crop of corn,
potatoes. or other plants are fulfilled
in the soil, except if potash be de-
ticient, the crop will be II failure. Sup
| ply the potash and the crops will be
abundant.-IoUa State Register.
A horn that has been broken off by
accident leaving the core remaining
should be treated as follows: Take II
strip of cloth, Smear it with common
| pine tar and wrap it around the core,
fastening the end securely in the best
way practicable. Leave il thus until
the bandage comes off when the core
will have a hard covering and give no
more trouble. But the horn will not
grow again.
The best producing food for
summer is wheat and oats, with milk
and bran mash. For winter, wheat,
boiled potatoes, mixed warm milk and
bran for morning feed; at night, corn
and oats mixed. Fresh meat and table
refuse are also essential, as are pull
verified bones, lime and oyster shells.
Vegetable and fruit are also fed with
| profit, and great care must be taken
that they have plenty of pure fresh
| water.
| "A young man who can thoroughly
train horse, or fit harness to the
shoulders and back of q horse so the
draft will be even, easy and comfort
able, is worth ten young men who are
only experts in base ball. And girl
who can make a loaf of good bread, Il
roll of butter, or cup of coffee, is
worth a whole fashionable seminary
full of soft-handed angels who allow
their ''mas" to do the work, while they
do fancy work or play progressive
euchre.
Since eating bears such an i'm
portant relation to life, it would seem
that the kitchen would be the most
popular institution on earth. That
among the high arts cooking would
stand at the top. That the production
of wholesome, palatable food would be
the chief ambition of every house
keeper; and that the compounding of
food ingredients would be fitting SUBJ
ject for experiment among scientists
And that the kitchen itself would be a
place similar to u chemists laboratory
where the quality of all the food ma
terial could be tested. Western P,ow-
| man.
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| APPLYING MANURE.