The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-01-26
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Kerosene 10 cheap. ana s's
lamp will do wonders in small plant
room to keep out frost.
Hardy roses which are mol pro
tectcd this winter with stra" or o'nc.
covering around the tops will neeu
more severe pruning in the spring Inan
those which have been protected. ms
will be good point to remember ia'er
on. American Garden.
All receptacles Of milk. after being
thoroughly washed. so as to look ciean'
still need to be immersed. Tor nve
minutes at least, in boiling water NJ
wheG not so taken care Of. there -
substance left that is liable to poison
the next milk placed therein.
There can be no more certain and
positive indication Of the success anu
wealth in store for the farmer OF Da-
kota than is displayed by the progress
Of the past three years toward a diver.
sity Of crops. 1t means that ne has
become a stock-raiser as well as tiller
Of the soil.
Carrots act directly on the liver.
and therefore young carrots plainly
boiled. or carrot soup, which is made
Of older carrots boiled and pulped
through sieve into weak stock, are
extremely wholesome. Tomatoes
stimulate the liver and TIE stomach
generally.
Beef Jelly.-Take about one pound
Of lean. juicy beef. cut it into small
pieces, put into cold water and let soak
for one hour Then put on the fire
with one pint Of water. seasoning with
salt, pepper and little celery seed. and
let it stew until reduced two-thirds;
strain on few blades Of mace. Serve
hot.
TO economic hay an excellent au-
thority suggests: 1.-Two pounds of a
mixture Of middlings. bran. ground
oats and corn. Of equal parts, added
TO tweniy-four pounds Of straw OF
corn-fodder. will give more growth
than twenty-five pounds of the bes,
timothy. and costs about half as much
Fowls are machines to produce
eggs and flesh. and we might as vel
expect cloth from factory that has
no wool or cotton as to expect eggs
from hens not supplied with food.
Liberal feeding means liberal profits;
neglect means loss Of what you do give
them. As rule. feed well or kill the
flock. This should be the rule. for the
results is rs sure to follow a. day il
sure to follow sunrise.
Baked Omelet. six eggs,
three even spoonfuls Of flour. little
salt and beat them well together-the
more it Is beaten the lighter it will be
then add one pint Of hot milk and
keep on beating Have . hot dish
with some melted butter the size VI an
egg. and put into the oven. Bake
twenty minutes. and eat it when it
comes from the oven, for it will fall
soon. This is very nice for breakfast.
A Doe man says that by placing
your ear close to q hi.e twelve Of
twenty-four hours before the second
swarm issues. you will hear the shril,
voice Of the queen. It is called voice,
bnt it is the vibration Of the wings.
The sounds are '.p-e-e-p-p-e-e-p-
pcep--peep." The next nearest ma.
tured queen yet imprisoned in the
cells will answer .Quack-quack.
quack." Whenever you discern these
sounds, if the day is fine you may look
out for the swarm.
Good strong vinegar may 10 made
to best advantage from cider. Partly
fill cask with apple juice or old cider
and place it in warm, airy and sunny
building. leaving the bung out of the
cask. Never put it in cellar. except
to keep it from freezing. If cider can
not be obtained. use sour beer. and
feed occasionally with molasses and
water. exposing to air and heat, the
same a. cider. When strong enough
to use. feed the stock cider. or molas-
SEES and water, in proportion to the
quantity drawn off to use. In this way
you will always have good and whole
some vinegar.