The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
FARM AND FlREslpE.

Potatoes should be we'll dried be-
lore storing. that they may not gather
moisture sufficient to decay easily.
"A little green food, a few apples,
beets, potatoes or other roots given to
the COW occasionally will help to keep
her healthy and maintain tho flow Of
milk. Il.
lin laying in stock of preserved
fruits 1t 10 economy to remember no
amount Of heat and sugar can render
fruit better and more healthful than in
It's natural, ripe state.
According to some experiment re-
Gently made, cattle fed on hay with
other food increased in live weight
more than those fed with ensilage, but
those fed with ensilage gave more and
better milk.
There is scientific reason why q
green crop of any sort, even weeds, is
more profitable for land than black
fallow. Without it, nitrogen, the most
valuable constituents of plants, and es-
pecially of wheat, can neither be de-
veloped nor retained in the soil.
Winter pears should be left on the
trees as long as safe from frost, then
placed on a tray in cool cellar, COW
cred to keep the air still about them.
The proper cellar temperature is a few
degrees above freezing. AS soon as
the pears show color remove to a warm
room to develop full flavor, still
wrapped or covered.-N. Y. Tribune.
Unless the shocks of corn are made
firm in the field they will be blown
down. A little extra care in shocking
will save much loss in fallen shocks.
Whenever possible haul the shocks to
the barn, as corn fodder is always in
jured to certain extent, no matter
how we'll it may be shocked.
.-Sourkrout: Take either white or
red cabbage, cut it fine and lay it in q
tight tub or jar; cover the bottom with
thin sprinkling of fine salt. then a
layer of cut cabbage, then salt, in al
ternate layers until the tub is full,
having salt on the top; then, with a
potato-masher, crowd it down solid,
cover up tightly, and in few weeks it
will be ready for use.
If the ground is damp a one-horse
pillow should be run through the spaces
between the strawberry rows in order
to allow the surplus water to flow off
In winter. Strawberries are partial to
somewhat damp locations, but in the
winter and early spring, when heavy
rains cause the water to stand on the
plants, it is injurious. The frost will
also heave up the plants if the ground
is too wet.
Scale insect on plants such as the
oleanders, the fragrant olive, roses,
cult pests to overcome, and no single
application of any remedy can be
trusted to eradicate it. A remedy that
has been favorably reported upon is a
mixture of white hellebore powder.
with dissolved soap, thoroughly rubbed
on, care being taken to remove every
scale from stems and twigs, as we'll
as the broad surface of the leaves. Re-
peat the use of the mixture at intervals
OF week or two till all danger is past.
-Beefsteak, Spanish style: Lay a
slice of upper round steak, rather more
than two inches thick, on pie-dish,
leaving on the rim of suet. Add very
little water, and basic every ten
minutes for thirty minutes, baking in a
moderate oven. Take it out and cover
with layer of sliced onions; bake
fifteen minutes; cover with q layer of
sliced tomatoes, and bake again for
fifteen minutes; sprinkle over it two
grated spoonsful of grated cheese, and
place in the oven long enough for the
cheese to melt. There will be a thick,
rich gravy on it deliciously Favored
with the onions and tomatoes.