Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-12
HOME. FARM AND cAsDEM.

TO give q good oak color to n pine
floor. wash in q solution OF one pound
of copperas dissolved in one gallon OF
strong lye.
The queen bee usually lays from
February to October. but early in the
spring she lays sparingsy. When aow-
ers bloom and the bees are gathering
honey and pollen she lays more rai'-
idly.
-Currant PuddinS.-One pound OF
ripe currants. pinch Of e:sit. ten tabis'
spoonsful of sugar. a cup of -four. io'''
eggs, tablespoonful of soda and IA
blespoOnful of butter. Boil ara a.;
with foaming sauce.
To take rust out Of steel. rub the
steel with sweet oil: in dag o. twa
rub with fincly-powdered unslaSed ike
until the rust all disappears: then oil
again. roll in wooden and pat in u G-y
place, especially if it be table cutlery.
"A very cheap way to fence poultry
from the garden is to stretch three No
II wires quite tightly. and thca weave
in common swamp willow. s.arpeai:...
the ends and sticking them il ia,
ground Z couple Of inches This fsless
does not cost over six cents arol, and
is very effective.
Every time n crop IS rcnGCeI .he
soil loses the amount of fertility re
quired to grow the crop. No soil c.s,,
therefore produce crops unless il il
provided with food, which shcsld be i'll
the shape OF manure or fertilizers.
Keeping up the fertility of the soil il
simply feeding the future crop.
Make mixture OF hydraulic cc.n ~:
and skim milk for painting farm Build
ings and fences by putting the concert
in a bucket and sweet skim milk stirred
tency OF cream. The proportions are
about one quart of cement to a gallon
Of milk. Color may be added ii o.s-
sired. This paint is cheap and durable.
When linen has turned Fellow ell.
up a pound of fine white soap into q
gallon of milk and hang it over FIR,
in a wash kettle or boiler. WGcn tie
soap has completely melted put in the
linen and boil it hall an hour, have
ready lathe, of soap and water. was!
the linen in it, after which rinse il ii,
two cold waters with Il very little b.;.c
in the last.
RoSc
and one-half cups OF raisins, chop i.ne.
add One-haif cup of sugar. the iuic.
and rind of one lemon. a pinch of sal;
and One-half teaspoonfNl Of cinnamon.
Make puff paste. roll thin. cut oft with
a biscuit-cutter. add one teaspOonful OF
the mixture. roll out the top cru,ts u
little thicker, make three thimble hOic:
near the center, and press the edges
with iluted roller.
The currant and goOseberry worr-
hatch out about rs soon is the leaves
begin to put out. They can be four6
at first on the other side of the leaves.
and very little hellebore powderes.
and sifted on them will save subse-
quent trouble. II the frat grower
waits until they begin their ravages he
can not destroy them without subject
ing his currant bushes to damage TIA.
q little fOrethOught will prevent.
Where manure is not available. !
very good fertilizer, for asparagus may
be made by mixing twenty pounds OF
nitrate Of soda with one hun,1.rsI
pounds of superphosphate OF lime.
This quantity will be sufficient for {,
plot of fifty feet square. and it sloul'!
be spread over the whole ground when
it is mellow-immediately after the
ground is worked. Fre4uen: hoeiHg
around the stools Or working betwesar
the rows is needed for n full CROP