The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-24
Farm and Household Notes.


In England barley-fed pork is bringing from
to cents per pound above the market price
of common pork. 1t is claimed that it is special
~ beneficial to invalids and physicians are pre-
scribing it for their patients
A market gardener near Chicago says he has
found dry hydraulic cement busted over cab
bages better protection against the cabbage
worm than any or all other remedies he mas
used. and he has tried about everything that has
been recommended.
A twenty acre farm at Carrollton. Mich. pro-
duced this year thirty tons of hay, 5, 600 worth
of raspberries, 400 bushels of straw berries, 300
Of onions 200 OF POTATOES and 200 of corn. The
total receipts were So $50. "A little farm well
titled, little wife well willed," etc.
After killing the goose immerse it in scalding
water and then wrap it in a thick cloth for Ave
minutes. All the pn-feathers will then come
off easily. In marketing geese they may be
scalded after all the dry, clean feathers have
break the skin. After removing the feathers
immense the carcass in cold water for an hour.
A good sponge cake roll is made by taking
two teacups of sugar, two teaeups OF sifted
-four, two heaping teaspoons of baking powder
and breaking into this six eggs. Beat all we'll
together. not taking the eggs separately. and
get the cake into the oven. which should beIa
quick ono. as expeditiously as possible When
it is done to light brown turn IL out on to q
molding board aud spread with Jelly; roll care
fully and wrap in a clean napkin.
The so-called French Mastic." SO long known
as ''Leforts liquid grating wax" is made by
melting one pound of common rosin over gen.
tie fire. and stirring in one ounce of beef talow.
Take from the fire. and when it Is partially
cooled, mix in eight ounces of alcohol.
If this cools it off too rapidly, it must again be
placed over the fire; but great caution must be
used to keep the alcohol from taking fire. When
glass bottles, and keep well covered or corked.
This was, until quite recently. kept a secret
and the ''mastc" imported from France.
Says the Mechanical News. "a brick DWELL
ing with a shingle roof is estimated to last rs
years. and depreciates l-3 per cent per year.
The plastering therein. 80 years. l-3 per cent;
painting, 2 years. IA per cent; cornice and base,
10 years IA per cent; shingles and outside
blinds, 81 per cent; sheathirg, 80 years, per
cent; flooring. 20 years, per cent; doors. win
1-3 per cent; building hardware. 20 years.
per cent; piazzas and porches, 20 years. per
cent; stills and first-foor ioists, 10 years. "a per
cent; dimension lumber. rs years. II per cent.
Creamery butter is a term which be
only applied properly to the product of . manu-
featuring establishment, known as factory or
creamery. where the milk or cream from the
butter made under Substantially unchanged
conditions. day after day. 1t Is but
Ter made on tho factory plan
and this ia entirely independent of any patented
particular utensil or appliance used at a farm
or factory. In fact at many creameries turning
out fine creamery butter. no Dreamer" "crea m
cry" or other appliance of like nature is used In
connection with the process.
AS spring approaches attention should be CIV
to tho bees. II colony has become affected
with dvsentery, which condition can be detected
by the loud roaring well known to apiarists,
itshould be removed at once to a separate apart
ment, constructed for the purpose. little
ter given such colonies will sometimes quiet
them. If not, the only remedy is to set them
out the first day that is warm enough for them
to fly. Bees should be prevented from flying, il
possible, while the ground is covered with snow.
Shading the entrance will tend to keep them in.
If this fails, the may be shoveled up
around the entrance. This will hold them IN
check until the snow is fairly gone, when they
nav be liberated.