Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-05-30


becoming very offensive. II bricks are
used, the floor should be kept painted
all the time, and even with this extra
trouble, it is not so good as flagstone
and cement. The flagstone under.
ground is always easily kept cool, as Q
dairy floor should be.
The first setting of eggs every year
should be in the line Of improvement.
! Ifyour fowls are mongrel breed,
send for some pure breeds OF the
variety you prefer, and they will
probably furnish you more eggs next
| winter than all your present fowls
would If kept over. 1t may seem
questionable to pay breeders prices
for early eggs but there is money in 1t,
| getting them now rather than waiting
until summer, when the eggs can be
got at cheaper rates.
A good deal OF grain must be grown
where farms are entirely devoted to
stock husbandry. The keeping of even
cattle and horses does not imply only
grass for pasture and meadow, as it
once did. Some grain must be grown
for feeding, for the simple reason that
grain grown on the farm is in most
cases cheaper feed than hay or pas
ture. 1t is also necessary to grow and
feed grain to keep the land from ex-
haustion. Meadows and pastures run
out in time, because manure enough
cannot be made by them to maintain
fertility.
Prof. Manly Miles says; "The ad-
vantages of ground feed may BIO sum-
married. as follows: /. 1t is conven-
iently fed with cut fodder, and an
economical consumption of the feed
may be secured. 2. When mixed with
cut fodder the demands on the several
organs of digestion is equalized, and
the digestive apparatus as whole acts
more efficiently. 3. The wastes in the
alimentary canal are reduced to a min
imum, as the digestive secretions are
brought into more intimate relations
with all the food to be digestcd. 4. A
greater aggregate return may with
greater certainty be obtained for the
food consumed.
1t will pay to give extra care to
cleaning seed oats or barley. These
grains rapidly run out in our climate,
as they are very apt to head and the
grain to fill during hot, dry weather.
Like produces like. If light grain is
sown the crop harvested will be lighter
than it otherwise would be. 1t is a
good plan to get seed grain from more
northern climates every few years.
Though it costs extra for such seed,
the larger crop will more than pay the
expense. Much barley is every year
imported from Canada, paying a con-
siderable duty, because so much of
that grown this side the line is too
light for profitable mailing
Cultivator.
Hints to Housckeebers.
To cure and heal a running sore, ap-
ply alum water twice a day.
Remove warts by rubbing several
times with the half of an onion dipped
in salt
Silverwarc can be kept bright I or
months by being placed in an alright
case with n good-sized piece of cam
phor.
To whiten yellow piano keys, rub
them with sand paper and finish with
a piece of channels.
For a cough, boil one ounce OF flax
seed in pint of water, strain and add
little honey, one ounce of rock candy
and the juice of three lemons; mix and
boil well. Drink as hot as possible.
BY rubbing with a flannel dipped in
the best whiting, the brown discolor-
alton may be taken off cups in which
custards have been baked.
Much sickness in farmers families
in winter is due to keeping large guam
titles of potatoes and other vegetables
stored under sleeping-rooms.
Never throw away cold potatoes, as
there are SO many delicious ways in
which they may be warmed over and
made into new dishes.
To mend china or glass, mix unslack.
lime with the white of an egg, and see
ing that the edges of the broken parts
are quite clean, put the paste on with
a match.
Ringworms will yield to the treat
mept of borax Wash with strong
solution three times n day, and dus
over the fine, dry powder.
A good rule for the use OF the diff
ferent kinds of flour is to use pastry
flour wherever baking flour is used ant
bread -four with yeast.
Useful napkin rings arc made by
crocheting them out of old-gold mac
rame cord, and arc made glossy ant
stiff by an application of varnish
Work-baskets, vast paper baskets ant
whisk broom holders are all durable
and pretty made in this way, ant
frightened by bows of ribbon.