The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-01
FARM AND FiREslpE.

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Cold tea is the best thing With
which to clean grained wood, Never
use ammonia for this kind OF work.
Much of the success in growing root
crops depends upon keeping them clear
OF weeds. Cultivate often; also the
later corn. II there are no weeds a
light soil is an excellent mulch in q dry
time.
-Pig-pens in summer are an abomi-
nation. Thousands of pigs are kept in
them at q loss, or with doubtful
profit, when with small outlay for
suitable fencing, they could have the
benefits Of grass and ground. and do
better and make meat far more palata-
BILE.
There is always plenty to be done
IN destroying insect pests that injure
the fruits and vegetables in the orchard
or garden. Whatever means are en-
Ployed care should be taken to do
thorough work from the time they
make their appearance until they dis
appear.
Farming tends to cultivate indie
pendence of character. The farmer is
his own master more largely than most
other classesO men. He has not to cater
to the whims of the public. and it is
susceptible of demonstration that these
things favor health and longevity
American Agriculturist.
Root lice, says an exchange, are
more destructive to vegetation than
those which prey upon the stems and
leaves. The louise which attacks the
roots of the apple tree is one of the
most destructive of its class. This
pest sometimes works on the naked
trunk, where it may be detected by a
mass of little granulations about the
size of cabbage seed.
Meadows should not be mown too
close nor should grass become too ripe
before moving. When meadows be-
come unproductive, despite the farm
er's best care and treatment, then the
remedy is to pillow up the aged grass
and release the soil from it's indurated
and inactive state by thorough tillage
for couple of years. Then if desira-
Bile. it can, by reseeding, be restored
to its prime condition.
Water from some wells is too cool
to be given to animals. Especially in
'uJ warm weather it is judicious to
draw the water long enough in advance
to allow it's chill to be removed before
the animals drink it, especially if they
are fatigued. A handful of fine corn
meal stirred into a bucketful of water
will be acceptable, and prevent injury
from excessive drinking of cold water.
Strawberry Gelatine: Take a paper
of gelatine and soak it as usual, adding
one quart less of water with sugar and
the juice of one lemon. Have quart
of Strawberries sugared and left stand
ing for about two hours, when crush
them and rub them through the sieve
and pour over them through the sieve
the gelatine. Whip up pint and a
half of cream, stirring it into the gela-
tine, when put it into form and set it
on ice. Serve with or without cream.
Good Housekeeping.
The value of red clover has but re-
Gently become known, and in COM
paratively very limited territory,
though it was introduced into the
Unite Estates some time prior to the
Revolution. being known and cultivated
by all the leading husbandmen of an
Gent Europe; but up to within COM
paratively recent date its management
was such as not to show it's super-ex-
cellent qualities. But this is a scien-
tific era. and the experiments lately
made have developed fact after fact
which have demonstrated beyond a
doubt its superior qualities, not only
for one use but for many.