Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-14
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.


Soap suds are = valuable fertilisee
to use in the orchard and among the
small fruits.
One of the favorite table fowls is
the Dorking; when dressed they are
very plump and. their flesh is juicy.
Plants are much injured by having
their roots water-soaked Wait until
the plants show the need of water be-
fore giving it.
Poultry manure is one OF the best
that can be used in the garden. either
as top dressing or to apply in the hill
or drill. and good care should be taken
to save all that is possible.
Rye Fritters. and one-half
cups flour, one egg, one-half cup rye
meal. one tablespoon sugar. little
salt. two teaspoons cream tartar; mix
with milk and drop from spoon into
hot lard.
Honey Comb Pudding. Three cups
of flour. one of beef suet. one of milk.
one of molasses. one of raisins. currants
or whortleberries,' one teaspoon of So
da; salt Boil or steam three hours
Albany Journal.
Yankee Brown Bread.-One quart
corn meal; one quart rye meal (not
aour); one cup molasses; one-half cup
of yeast; wet soft with warm water
and allow it to rise three hours. Bake
in a very slow oven. or, what is better.
steam it for five hours.-The House
wife.
Early in the season. before the
potato is up, the beetle will attack the
tomato plant in hot-beds, or that may
be set out in the open ground. 1t will
destroy a whole field of egg plants in
a single night and often does more
damage to early plants than it does to
the potato crop.
Many of the so-called cheap cuts
of meat are preferable; for instance.
the shoulder of mutton is much more
delicate than the leg, and as few per-
sons know. the price is low. The En-
glish, who of all people know wha:
good mutton is. always give the leg TO
the household. and save the shoulder
for guests or first table.
Among the most useful of all can
nibal Insects are the small and beauti-
full ladybugs, too weli-known to our
readers to need description. Their
favorite food consists of plan.-lice
(aphides) and potato-bug eggs. Two
years ago they were so plentiful in
our garden that they almost kept the
potato patch cleared from potato
bugs. The gardener should try to
protect these little friends of his
Orchard and Garden.
One of the heaviest works in grow.
ing a crop of carrots is the harvesting.
With the old sort that run downward
indefinitely, this labor was impossible
on a large scale, except by blowing
out. and in deep soil this often cut Off
the bottom of the root. The Southern
carrot grows enough above the sur
face to make a good handle to pull up
by. It is variety that is less injured by
crowding than any other, and will pro-
duce nearly or quite as much per acre
as the long sorts. and with far less
labor.
--Ifvegetables are to be marketed. as
certain which varieties are popular in
the locality. Sow the main crop OF
tested varieties only; invest moder-
ately in highly praised novelties, pro
curing only enough to give fair trial.
and. if found desirable. to give supply
of seed for another year. If peas and
other garden truck are to be shipped
to distance. provide supply of ship
ping crates. of half-bushel and bushel
capacity, beforehand. Let your mark
or brand stand for honest measure
American Agr1culturist.