The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-02-25
FARM AND FIRESIDE,

POAN ~ MANI SupcIIOT ulGdG WIlH u
large proportion of lean.
Ducks usually begin to lay in Feb
'ruary' They require warm house,
with leaves or cut straw upon which
to sleep at night, as damp quarters are
injurious to them.
Common homemade I've soap, well
mixed with cornmeal to a stiff dough,
and given every few days, is now rec
commended as preventive and sure cure
of chicken cholera.
sheep here do not pay as great
profits as those in England. Every
things depends upon the mode of man
agement. Our farmers compel sheep
to forage, while in England they are
treated as carefully as are cattle.
The seed of sorghum cane should
be more extensively used. 1t may be
ground or fed whole, if well cleaned.
For poultry it is excellent. and as the
yield OF seed is from fifteen to twenty
five bushels per acre, it is really very
valuable portion of the crop.
"A heavy sod, plowed when there is
thin slice of frozen soil among the
grass roots, makes a particularly mel
low seed bed in spring. The frost
works it down about as well as working
on it half the summer could do
AnserieoS. C,tltiUator.
Keep cream apart from any strong
smelling vegetables, as nothing so rap
idly absorbs doors as milk or cream.
Never put it INTO jar that has had
vinegar. pickle or acids in it, until the
jar is thoroughly cleansed and aired.
The best plan isto have a jar especially
for it, and be ve'y particular shat it is
often thoroughlywashed and aired.
An Ohio girl, who tired of hearing
the farmers in her section growl about
wheat growing Lot paying, decided
she'd see about it. She rented So acres
of land, kept strict account of every
dollar expended in raising the crop, got
an average yield OF thirty-fve bushels
to the acre, and sold it for $142. 10.
The cost of production was sos. u, in
GLIDING $3.50 for fertilizers, and the
gain on the investment was torty-fou
per cent.
For gooseberry tlrts, pour the juice
OIL can Of green gooseherries, set it
on the stove, wet a tablespoonful of
corn starch with a little cold juice, and
add to the juice on the stove when it
boils, stir over the fire till it thickens,
remove. add to the gooseberries,
sweeten, and bake as cherry tarts.
When done. cover with meringue of
white of egg and sugar. and return to
the oven till it begins to color.
Spanish Cream: This is one of the
most delicious desserts. Put half a
box of gelatine into a quart Of sweet
milk, keep in a warm place until the
gelatine is dissolved; to this add the
well-beaten yelks of four eggs, and one
teacupful sugar. When scalding hot,
but not boiling, stir in the whites,
beaten to a froth Flavor with lemon
or vanilla Pour into mold, and set
away ma cool place to stihen. OF
course IL is 10 ne eaten cola.
"A Colorado farmer recommends a
somewhat novel method of preventing
the loss of water by evaporation from
open tanks or ponds. 1t consists in
giving the surface of the water thin
coating of oil, and was successfully
adopted by him during the unusual
drought of last summer He demon
strates the correctness of his theory by
filling two vessels of equal size with the
same depth of water an pouring few
drops of oil on the water of one. In
due course the water in the other YES
sci will entirely evaporate, while the
one that was oiled shows no loss.
Too many husbands seem to forget
that their wives need labor-saving inn
plements and machinery, that the farm
house as well as the barn, the back yard
as well as the barn yard should have
conveniences for saving useless steps
and burdensome drudgery. Here is d
case plain enough for any husband to
understand: A farmer near Gardner,
Me-, had allowed his wife to carry water
from a distant spring for ten long years,
but as soon as he had occasion to use
the water for his cattle pipe was laid
and a force pump put into use. We feal
there are not II few just such thoughtles;
husbands who will read this item ant
not see the point in it--Soathern C~L.
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