The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-03-01
FARM AND FIREsIpE.

"a hen continually garged with
corn will be fat as a hog but lay no
eggs" says poultryman.
According to the Department Of
Agriculture, the average per acre OF
wheat used for seeding is i.SS bushels
when breaking in young colts, put
them beside fast walking horses. The
first few lessons will make lasting inn
preston on them.
AN inventive genius has invented
a machine which looks as bulky as an
old-fashioned stage coach. to rake hay
and leave it on the ground in perfect
compact cocks.
There are no men in any industry
who have better opportunities for read
ing than farmers in the winter months,
and as rule they do not profit as they
should by their opportunities.
Baked Pumpkin: Half n pumpkin
with sweet. thick meat, covered with a
tin plate, and baked slowly two hours
in brick oven; serve whole in its yell
low jacket, and dish ho.-baked pump
kin from its rind rs wanted.
When the farmer begins TO esti-
mate the value of sheep from the stand
points of meat fertility and general adj
vantage to the farm, he will not allow
the market price of wool to determine
whether pr not he will raise them.
Pigs can be most probably put
upon the market when not more than
nine months old, at which age they can
be made 10 and should weigh 200 to
800 pounds. To secure tho greatest
profit, even then the most of this weight
should be made in the clover pasture.
Cream Gingerbrea: Ono and a
half cup nice molasses. one half cup
sugar, one cup cream, and the same OF
buttermilk. Two teaspoons Soda, one
half teaspoon salt. one teaspoon each
of ginger and cinnamon. and siftcd
flour to make a smooth batter. Bake
in quite thick sheets in moderate
oven.
To grow horses name which
parts in the middle and hangs on both
sides of his neck, so that il will hang
all on one side, braid ii in position by
little weights tied on the end of the
braitls. As soon as the name will hang
naturally remove the weights and COM
mence grooming. BY this treatment
very obstinate name can be made to
hang beautifully on one side.
AN authority on pigs says that he
never thinks of cutting off the tails OF
his pigs. The tails are the indicators
of the porker's condition. If piggy
doesn't feel well, il his food doesn't
agree with him, his tail begins to
straighten. The sicker the pig, the
straighter the tail; and the healthier
the pig the tighter the curl. The old
theory that it takes a bushel of corn to
fatten an inch fail this pig raiser
scorns. The pigs tail is his pulse;
therefore never cut it of,
-Stewed Chops: Broil the chops
and let them get cold; then put into a
saucepan with two tablespoons of butter
and one of minced onion; cover tightly
and set in kettle of cold water; bring
slowly to boil. AT the end Of an hour
add cup of hot broth (made from the
trimmings of chops), seasoned with
pepper, salt. pinch of cloves and
chopped parsley; cover again aud stew
gently until the chops are tender, set
ting the saucepan directly on the
range. Then lay them on hot dish;
strain the gravy, thicken with Drowned
flour, stir in a good teaspoon of eur
rant jelly; boil one minute and pour
over the chops.
One great secret in washing fam
nels is to beat and shake out all the
dust from them before they are put into
the clothes basket for the wash. They
should be washed in clear, hot soap
suds by themselves. then thoroughly
rinsed by Topping them about in clean
water, shaken and pulled after they
have had the water pressed out by the
wringer, but not twisted and wrung by
the hands. 1t is not thoroughly rims
ing out the soap that hardens flannel;
it is washing it with all the dust in ,hat
grimes and discolors it. 1t is wiring
ing that twists and mats the little fibers
together, instead of pulling and shak-
ing. which leaves them elastic and
springy. Tho water should not be too
hot for the hands to be comfortable, rs
boilin0 water is used TO full cloth and