Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-10-18
HOME AND FARM.
What he Needs Grapevsnes-Feeo ior
Young Chicks-An Orchard Lao-
der-Cucumber Pickles.

Sailor hats in colored straw are ehect-
lively trimmed with black lace.
Tonatoe Pickles.--Choose small req OF
yellow tomatoes, prick them with a pm,
put in a glass or stone jars, add TWO or
three dozen nasturtium seeds to each
quart. cover with good cold CIDER VINE.
gar. They will be ready for use IN TWO
weeks and will keep all winter.
French Pickle.-One peck OF green TO-
matoes sliced, two heads OF cabbage cut as
for slaw, twelve large onions, chopPeu'
twelve green peppers chopped, TOUR tanie-
spooniuls each of ground cloves, allspice'
celery seed, and salt to taste. Cover WIN
strong cider vinegar and boil two hours,
When done and cold, seal in Jars ana
keep in dry place.
Mixed rations are more economical
than the feeding of any particular artlcle
of food exclusively, as some foods ASSIST
in the digestion of others. There are
growing rations, which are best Tor grow
ing stock. and there are rations that
promote fat more than others. Inc
stockman should have an object in view,
and feed in manner to obtain 1t at the
least cost.
There is no fixed quantity Of butter or
q ca m to expect from milk. MIX varies
daily. according to the food and amount
of water consumed. The quality OF the
food largely determines the amount OF
cream also. Cream itself varies,. anu
does not give the same proportion OF but
ter by measurement of weight. A great
many conditions enter into the work be-
fore an estimate can be made.
Small Cucumber Pickles.-Wash and
wipe a quantity of small cucumbers and
place them in jars. Cover them with
boiling brine strong enough to bear an
egg let stand twenty-rour hours. Then
take them out, wipe, place in clean Jars
and cover with hot vinegar spiced With
an onion, twelve whole cloves, one ounce
of mustard seed and little mace. They
will be ready for use i'll two weeks.
Oxen are serviceable on large farms,
and also in those sections where the
roads are nearly impossible in winter, as
they can travel where horse cannot
venture. They can be bred for the pur-.
poses desired by judicious selection OF
the best breeds for producing quick
draught oxen, the Devon breed being
superior to any other. A Devon OK will
bear the heat well, travel at rapid gait
and endure fatigue. A cross OF the Devon
with large native stock also produces ex-
cellent oxen, if the male calves are re-
} tanned for that purpose.
Grapevines Apply sulphur at the
first appearance of mildew, and follow 1t
up. We are surprised to find that some
well-known pomologsts, if they do not
advise, speak favorably OF ringing the
vines. This is done by removing ring
, of bark quarter Of an inch wide, or by
, twisting wire firmly around the shoot,
Just below the lower cluster. This causes
early ripening and fine-looking fruit, but
is destructive to flavor. Most grape
growers, with a conscience about them,
look upon ringing grapes that are to be
marketed in the light OF fraud. Horti-
cultural and similar societies should
, speak on this matter.
Feed for Young Chicks.-This should
be changed as often as possible, advises a
good authority. Too rapid feathering is
2 drain on the system. Some varieties
! feather up quickly, while others are al
: most naked. Feed ground bone Zine
every day mixed in with the feed
"Where we raise from 5000 to 10000 pei
, year we know by this time the necessity
! OF proper feeding. Corn and oats grounC
: together is our standard feed, to which
we add ground bone, ground meat, char
1 coal and oyster shell. A pinch of breaC
3 soda (Bicarbonate of soda) can be uset
g as substitute for charcoal.
: An Orchard Ladder.-It is made O
r.. one-inch spruce or good pine, sixteer
. feet long, and the sides are joined to
. gether at one end for length of twenty
inches, when they begin to spread apart
d Three ieet six inches from the end TIN
q end the sides are held together by fiv
e by one-half inch carriage bolt, both end
of which are let into the wood so tina
= they will not injure the bark on tn
= limbs Of the trees. The first rung, tel
: inches lorg, is placed twenty inches be
> low the bolt, and the last runs is eigh
teen inches long, those between being O
o graduated length. These LADDERS can b
e run up into tree and under the branche
- anywhere without injuring the tree o
shaking down the fruit. There is n
\ patent on them, so that any one cal
y make one for himself.
" Fall Feeding OF Bees "A western apiar
list we'll says that the average hee-keepe
te dos not like the work Of feeding sugar
<. syrup to his bees in the fall to insur
% them against starvation, because of tn
puttering work it takes. To any such lie
u y this word o! caution be dropped: now
IL the time to prepare against having thi
n 10 -,
Is the surplus being stored, few broo
combs filled with honey should be re
% moved from your best colonies and sc
is to one side that they may be ready t
ii give to those light in stores later OIL
1t There is probably no more satisfactor
way than this method of fall feeding.
is easily and quickly done, and does nc
rs incite robbery.
n Unless lawn is seeded to grasses ths
is can endure constant moving, as well a
a dry season, it becomes unsightly in
stead of ornamental. When seeded dow
C. III the spring 1t becomes at times neces
h sary to grow oats, wheat or some graf
in crop ON the lawn in order to shelter tn
to young grass from the effects of the noo1
day sun in dry weather. This NAV b
avoided If the seed is sown in the fall, ,
re which period of the year the ra ms a,
y usually plentiful, and the young grass
Ut not so easily overrun with weed
ne Should the grass not make good "catch
te the ground may again be seeded over i
re the spring by simply scratching the SUI
face with rake, hut it is seldom tn,
10 seed sown in September fails, if a plent
II ful supply of seed be used and the groun
a. properly prepared.