The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-11
HOME AND FARM.

TUNE ANU TAnWs
Tomatoes can be kept we'll into
the fall by careful storing, and be
made profitable as long as the market
calls for them.
"A citizen of New Ulm. Mimi, owns
a horse whose eyes, he claims. change
from very light color to dark blue
twenty-four hours before a change in
the weather
Fall planting of trees has strong
advocates among experienced tree
planters, and where planter has given
that fair trial his favorable testi-
mony, as a rule, is secured.
Strip the COWS clean, as the strip
pings contain from twenty-five to thirty
per cent. cream. If milk is left in the
cows bag to dry away there will be
Jumps in the teats.
Plant potato onions late in fall, so
they can get a little start before the
ground freezes, for early use. Cover
them an inch or more and pack the
earth around the bulb.
The latest plan with ensilage is to
cut the entire corn crop-stalks, ears
and all-into the silo. The kernels OF
the corn will be wholly digested by
the cattle, as it does not dry out nor
lose its milky character, which gives
it succulence for rapid digestion.
Vinegar for Pickles: Four quarts
vinegar, three cups sugar, three nut
megs, two large onions, sliced, one
half cup grated horseradish, one ounce
celery seed, one ounce mustard seed,
one ounce SALT one ounce allspice, one
half ounce mace, one-half ounce black
pepper.
There are various ways III which
a new-laid egg may be known; by its
weight, its slightly rough, limy and
somewhat transparent shell, by sinking
to the bottom of the dish when placed
in cold water. by the quick drying of
the she'll after boiling, and by its adj
herring to the shell when cut open.
To get currant and gooseberry
plants for next year take the trimmings
after the leaves shall have dropped,
and cut them into lengths Of eight
inches. Set them out to the top eye,
cover with a little straw after frost,
and work them in the spring. They
will take root and produce young
plants.
Peach Dessert: Boil one pound OF
sugar with half pint of water until
brittle. Grease half gallon mold
with fresh butter. Pare two dozen
large ripe peaches, cut in halves and
stone. Dip each half of peach in the
strip, and press it against the sides of
the mold until it is lined, then set away
to harden. When hard fill with Char
lotte russo, and set ON ice in a very
cold place for two hours. Turn out
carefully, and serve with whipped
cream.
To preserve lemons put a layer of
dry, fine sand, an inch in depth, at the
bottom of an earthenware jar. Place
row of lemons upon this. stalks down.
ward. and be careful that they do not
touch one another. Cover them then
with another layer of sand, fully three
inches in depth, lay on it more lemons,
and repeat until the jar is full Store
in cool, dry place. Lemons thus pre-
served will keep for months
1t is not good practice to SOW
winter wheat very early, says the Cul.
tivator. Old farmers have a rule to
wait for frost before sowing, so as to
head off the Hessian fly, which will not
deposit its eggs after frost touches the
wheat leaves. But the rule is a good
one aside from danger from the fly.
The wheat plant likes cool climate
for its development. and succeeds best
generally near the Northern limit for
its growth. After one or two frosts
there is time for wheat to make all the
top necessary before it goes into winter
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