The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-09-01
FARM AND FIRESlpE.

EthW btIND FIhEoiDEs
Work the cabbage plants often
during dry weather. Keep the surface
stirred and the top soil as loose as pos
sible.
The farmer who carries q note
book in his pocket and jots down his
mistakes as we'll as his successes In his
farm work, will have very interest
ing and profitable book for reference
next season.
BY good management OF the pas
lures it is possible to secure supply
of grass until late in the fail, and then
with patch of rye sown early in the
fall, 1t is possible to have a supply very
early in the spring. Nationa! Ltue
Stock Journal.
An hour and half incoming is none
too much for the farmer and his labor
ers in the long days. A little later in
the evening, when harvest work is
pressing, is better than hard work in
the middle of day.-Prairie Farmer.
"A long-handled brush. long enough
to reach the ceilings, is as important to
q good housekeeper as n good broom;
If the walls and ceilings are lightly
brushed before the room is swept, the
paper will keep clean and fresh much
longer.
1T is utter folly to say farming
don't pay, but it is n fact that profits
are not as large as they would be with
more acute intelligence employed in
I, I,,af mi al r,ra
aration, which is q condition precedent
to full success.
Banana Pudding: Make pint Of
thin boiled custard and place on ice to
become cold; when cold line a pretty
dish with thin slices of sponge cake and
fill with alternate layers Of cake and
thinly sliced bananas, pour over it the
custard and whipa half cupful of cream
and heap over the whole, place on ice
q few minutes and serve.-GOod House
keeping.
THAT habit OF throwing every tool
down, any how, in any way, or any
place, is one of the most detestable
habits a man can possibly get into. II
is only matter of habit to correct this.
Make it an inhexible end of your life
to "have place for every thing and
every thing in it's place. "-Rural Neu
Yorker.
-Tapioca Cream: Two tablespoon
fuls of tapioca soaked over night ir
warm water, one quart OF milk; boi
ten minutes with the tapioca, two
thirds cup OF sugar, yelks of three
eggs, salt and flavor to taste. Beat the
whites of the eggs to stiff froth, ado
two tablespoonfuls OF sugar, spread
over the top and brown.
What the horse eats he can and
will digest inside of four hours. there
fore he should be fed often and have
rich material in his stomach in small
bulk. The chances of many a good
race horse have been spoiled by star
walton. A horse or a man with al
empty stomach can never put forth hi!
best feats of strength or speed. 1t ha:
taken trotting-horse trainers to learr
this, but those who win have learned
it.-FfeM and Farm.
The best authorities have settled
upon few staple products which con
tain food in high degree. First ant
foremost is milk. 1t is no economy t,
scant the supply of milk used by a fam
lily. 1t often takes the place of othe
food to large extent. Butter is whole
some fat, and cream palatable form
in which to take fat when it is espe
cially needed by the system. Chees
is very nutritious. The cereal food
have varying values. They are nu
1nerous in variety, and, by making th'
different preparations of oat, wheat
barley and corn the staple breakfas
foods, housewife can scarcely g
amiss.-ChristiGn at Work.