The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-26
FARfa AND FIRESiDE.
If you want bloom. use small pots:
if you desire luxuriant foliage, use

If you want bloom. use small pots;
if you desire luxuriant foliage, use
large ones. --------
All who aspire to gardening honors
should at some time get in the way Of
raising many of their own seeds.
The reason the hen that steals her
nest always matches well is that she is
not too fat. and every egg has the same
same vitality.
In pruning roses cutting back
closely produces, as rule. flower
blooms of finer quality. while from
those not so closely pruned will be OBJ.
tanned larger quantity of smaller
flowers. Garden.
The ground for carrots and pars-
nips should be free from small stones.
The best soil is light sandy loan.
The roots would grow forked and
irregular if they should meet with OBJ
structions in the soil.
The geranium is healthy plant.
and one that is invaluable for garden
purposes. By little care and caution
one may have geraniums bloom the
year through. The soil should be light
and rich.
To prevent birds, mice or squirrels
from pulling up seed corn. pour hot
water over the seed corn until it is
warm, then stir in little pine tar. until
every grain is coated. Now mix plaster.
ashes or fine earth to dry off the corn.
1t will thus be in condition to be
planted by machine or by hand. Farm.
and Home.
BY tying small corn-cob to one
leg. allowing it to dangle at distance
of about six inches, a Maine poultry
fancier is said to succeed in keeping
her chickens at homo. The fowl can
scratch and get about with ease. but
will not attempt to fly over palings or
squeeze through crack"
"A prosperous farmer remarks that
when he raises crop he has to ship it
to market to obtain sale for it; but
when he raises horse the buyer comes
to him and buys his product. A little
horse sense of this character will open
the eyes of hundreds of farmers in this
State, and not before it is needed either.
"A woman who has always used a
broom-handle or straight stick of any
kind, can have no notion of the COIL
venience of one forhed at the end; one
prong catches Il fold of cloth and holds
it as the stick is turned, so there is
slight danger of its slipping off. as so
often happens with the plain stick. A
hole should be bored in one end by
which to hang it up.
Telegram Pudding: Boil a quart
of milk in saucepan, adding a pinch
of salt and two tablespoonfuls of but
ter. Beat four eggs and mix to Il
smooth batter with four table spoon
fuls of flour and little cold milk; add
this to the boiling milk and stir rapidly
till it thickens up. Eat with powdered
sugar and cream or 4 fine maple syrup.
There is big cid err mill in North
western Pennsylvania, and the farmers
around there cart away thespomace as
fast rs it is made to feed to their mich
cows. One man bega at once feeding
peck of pomace, night and morning.
to each COW, and noticed an immediate
increase in the flow of milk. The
cows kept increasing in milk and flesh
as the ration of pom ace was increased.
which finally reached a bushel and a
nalf per day.
In making any soup observe: lst.
A soup should never boil; let it only
simmer. I'd. A soup should never be
greasy. Make the stock day in adj
vance and remove the fat if necessary
Sd. A soup sho uld be judiciously sea-
soned. Salt, cayenne. celery seed.
sweet herbs-all are good. 4th, A
soup should be covered while cooking,
served hot and eaten with "a quiet
mind'-that final grace which makes
every dish palatable.-Gooa Cheer.