River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-20
HOME AND FARM.

Growing a boy on farm is gooo
oundation preparation Of him for any
honorable business.
AS rule those crop= pay best that
sequire the most care aud attention.
The brains and the labor are what sell
n the markets in the shape of the
:rop.
Wheat bran should be part Of the
morning meal of laying hens in the
winter season; one-third corn meal.
'wo-thirds bran mos .ened with milk
makes a good ration.
The COW will pay good dividends
on any cash investments necessary 20
provide daily ration of bran if she is
depended upon for good quantity of
milk.
Fine manure may be spread on the
pasture, in order to promote the
growth of grass next spring. 1t will
also serve as protection to the roots
and enable the plants to start off early,
Bread baked from Eastwood saw
dust and corn starch passed muster in
"A Boston restaurant as Indian bread, :"
but some of the eaters afterward COM
planned that their hunger had not been
satisfied.
The farmer Is more tempted TO
run in debt than almost any other
man, because dealers are so willing TO
trust him. His farm is a good basis
for security. and it is property which
can not be hidden or carried away
Gingerbread Pudding: One cupful
each molasses and milk, one table
spoonful of lard, one-half of table,
spoonful of cinnamon, one teaspoonful
of soda, One-half of a teaspoonful of
salt, one tablespoonful of vinegar, and
about four cupfuls of -four. Bake
Good Housekeeping.
Sandwich Dressing: One-half pound
of butter, two tablespoonfuls of mixed
mustard, three tablespoonfuls Of salad
oil. little red or white pepper, little
ssit; yelk of one egg, rub the butter to
a cream, add the other ingredients
and mix thoroughly, set away to cool,
spread the bread with this mixture
and put in the ham, chopped fine.
"A fowl should be quick in picking
up food, for when one is slow in feed
ing, occasionally taking a grain and
then moping about, something is
wrong. One can soon become expert
in detecting other symptoms of disease
as ruffled plumage, lusterless eyes, pale
comb and wattles. droppings sulphure-
Gus, green or watery.
In the early settlement of the
country hogs ran wild in the woods,
and got good deal of their living in
summer from ground roots, and to-
wards fall fattened on the nuts from
the beech. oak. and other trees. This
was called mast" 1t made a sweet
but not very solid pork unless the hog
was given final ration of corn five or
six weeks before killing. The beech
nut was reckoned best of all nuts for
feeding hogs. 1t is full of oil and very
fattening.
Lawn grass is often injured in
stead of benefited by being covered
with coarse stable manure. If the
ground is poor, and especially if the
raw clay becomes a compacted surface
among the grass blades. the necessary
humus is lacking and an application
of fine compost or any vegetable mat
ter reduced like leaf-mold will help
to give the proper surface, open to the
air and unpacked by raius, which the
grass needs, and which the decay oil
its own blades gradually supplies in
the course of perhaps twenty years.
Even If the ground is rich, close cut
ting constantly practised may prevent
the roots from becoming strong
enough to push up good blades. AT
least once year, the lawn grass
should be allowed to grow long for
the purpose Of securing corresponding
strength of the roots.