Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-22
home. FARM AND oARDEM
II camphor is applied to . burn i
will take out the fire almost immediate-


II camphor is applied to burn i
will take out the FIRE almost immediats-
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Young plants grown from healthy
cuttings often give better satisfacton
than the old overgrown stock.
Take vegetables up the moment
they are done; every second they cook
after Injuries the flavor.-Amer'cG"
Garden.
The daily growth of hogs increases
until the animals reach two hundred
pounds or more. Cattle, on the con-
trary. make smaller growth per day
rs they become larger.
II the wood ashes be carefully
saved and applied to the canes OF
blackberries and raspberries early in
the spring the result will be rapid
growth and strong canes.
"A small garden is better than
large one. If well cultivated. Spread
some well-rotted manure that is free
from litter on the garden plot. and use
the manure literally. The crops will
more than repay it
"A lady writes to TcEs Monthly
that after placing several OF the in
sects known as "Grand-daddy long
legs" and as many lady bugs on her
crysanthemums, the "thrips which
were destroying the plant disappeared.
-COcoanut Cream Candy. Three
cups of white sugar, water enough to
dissolve it and a pinch of cream Of
tartar. Boil ten minutes. When near
" done add one cup of cocoanut-
Spread on buttered paper and cut into
squares.
Breakfast Sausage.-One pound of
sausage. one tablespoonful of pounded
crackers, and three well-beaten eggs;
work and make them into cakes;
d-op each into plate of pounded
crackers; fry in hot frying-pan with
out lard.
DO not use too much water on
house plants. Simply moistening (not
wetting) the earth is all that is re-
quired. Perfect drainage must be al
lowed at the bottom Of the pots. and on
cold nights the earth should be rather
dry than otherwise.
Moss is tho best of all materials for
packing trees and plants, as it retains
moisture for long time and never
heats. Outside of the moss. however.
which is put next to the roots, consid-
cradle straw is used, rye being the best
for the purpose. The straw prevents
bruising:
When q cow is choked with an ap-
pie. the best thing to do is to hold
block of wood on one side of the gull
let, and strike with a mallet on the
other a smart blow to crush the apple.
This is better than trying to force it
down or to lose the COW. The throat
is not seriously hurt
Picked beets are delicious relish
to keep conveniently on hand. Boil
tender half peck of beets. They
should cook at least two hours slowly.
When thoroughly done. allow slice
of raw onion to every beet Slice them
into a jar, put in teaspoon of horse
radish. six cloves, and tablespoon of
whole peppers to every half dozen
beets. Pour boiling vinegar over them
and set them away. When cold. cover.
Common pine tar is excellent for
colds in poultry. Put tablespoonful
of tar in a quart bottle, add twenty
drops of carbolic acid and a teaspoon
full of crude petroleum. Then add hot
water and shake well before using,
giving tea>poonful of the tar-water
to any fowl that may have hoarse
breathing or that seems debilitated
from colds. 1t may be kept constantly
on hand. and is very cheap and ex-
cellent mixture. and Farmer.