The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-11-03
Farm and Houssho,s.


In many. instances il is more profit
abe to plow under the second crop Of
clover than to cut it for either hay or
seed.
Glover should be grown more abund-
antly than it is on many farm. When
properly cured it makes very nutritious
hay, containing more muscle and milk
making material than ordinary hay.
1T is the custom of a great many
farmers to burn wheat and oat straw.
This should never be done, even with an
abundant supply of timothy and cloyer.
Cattle, horses and sheep will eat straw for
a change.
If fsttening hog shows frequent
signs of thirst it is sufficient evidence that
it has been oYerfed, which has brought on
fever and caused arrangement of the
digestion, so that care should be used that
an animal should not drink too much.
For an apple custsrd pudding use one
pint of grated bread crumbs, soaked in a
pint of cold sN eet milk; add pinch of salt,
and nutmeg or cinnamon. Add four beaten
| eggs and three or four well. favored apples
grated, or sliced fine. Bake in moderate
oyen In deep dish. 1t may be eaten with
or without sauce.
SO much depends upon the woman thai
we might almost pronounce the happines,
or unhappiness of the home to be woman,
work. No nation can advance excep
through the improvement of the nation'
homes; and they can only be improved
through the instrumentality of women
They must know how to make homes com
Portable; and before they can know the.
must have been taught.
Farmers generally do not yet full
appreciate the value of bran asf a eedin
substance. It contains less oil than corr
meal but one-fourth more flesh forming
BODYBUILDING material. II is therefor
less heating and more healthful. B
analysis its manurial value after being fe
to animals is rather more thaa double tina
of meal. Bran can usually be bought Il
, the fall for about one-tlli.d less than 1
winter.
, Valuable discoveries are often mad
by accident. For example. an Arkansa
} faamer relates that last year, when coon
made great havoc in his corn-feld. he wen
to drug store to buy strychnine wit
which to kill them. By mistake th
druggist gave him morphine, and the mex
morning he found his corn-ield full {
sleeping coens. He advises the us
Of morphine instead of strychnine for th
"varmints."
Steamed Corn Bread.--Two cur
, Of corn meal, enc cup Of -four, three seal
cups of sour milk, two tablespoons {
sugar, one large tablespoon of lard, on
teaspoon of soda, one teaspoon sal
Stir the sugar, and salt in mixed -four an
meal; add melted lard /; dissolve the soda
, little boiling water and put into the mil
and stir into the dry materials. Beat yer
hard; pour it into a small tin pail we
creased and with tight fitting top. 81
this in = pot of boiling water, guardin
carefully against the water coming over th
top of the mould. Boil three hours, tur
out and eat with hard pudding sauce.
Keep separate saucepan for boilin
potatoes In If possible.
Wash all marble daily with ammoni
and water In place Of sospsuds.
Keep a bit of emery paper in you
work-box for Frightening and sharpenin
needles,
Gloves are said to be better preyer
tive of moth than tobacco or .camphor @
cedar.
| New iron should oe gradually heate
at first. After 1t has become used to tn
heat 1t is not likely to crack.
by adding a spoonful of vinegar and
little sugar to the stove backing hig
polish is easily produced,
Some jars In which laed has been ker
and greasy pie-plates may be beansed b
putting them in kettle with ashes or 50
soda, covering them with cold water an
allowing the to boil slowly for two hours
Let them cool in the water.
Scissors should also be kept in goo
order. 1t is mistake to use old scissor
which have become nicked at the edges TO
trimming lamp wicks. This Is frequentl
the cause of uneven wicks, which smok
the chimney and give very uncertain
light.
"A sponge lie excellent for washln
windows, and newspapers will polish then
without leaving dust and streaks, use
soft pine stick to cleanse the accumulation
of dust from the corners of the sash
Ammonia will give the glass a cleare
look than soap.
If before grinding the mornings
coffee the berries are heated for four o
Eve minutes, or until they take on a darke
shade of brown, the fayer of the coffee will
be much improved.
Upholstered furniture must be brushed
and carefully looked over to see that moth
have not found home in it. If traces o
these are found, go all oyer it with I
sponge wet in pure benzne. When thii
is done do not have a fire or lamp in th,
room, nor for some days afterwsrd. LeaY'
the windows open that the scent ma!
evaporate.
The old advice to treat a COW as
lady, is first-elass advice. If any bod!
can not do that, and milk rapidly ant
thoroughly. better dot attempt to mill