River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-26
HOME AND FARM.


Neat fences are characteristic OF
good farming. A farmer who lets his
fences go to ruin lets every thing else
go the same way. nine times out OF
ten.
Reports of large yields of corn
from certain new kinds should not i'm
duce farmers to discard the old varie-
ties. as the soil. manure and climate
are the most important factors that
enter into the yield of crop.
Ounce Jelly: Cut ounces in
slices, pack in kettle. and pour cold
water over them. boil until soft. strain
through a jelly bag. To a pint OF
juice. add a pint of sugar; boil until ii
jellies. -Woman's Magazine.
The best crop for a farmer is one
that is the most profitable. The farm
ers who are most entitled to rewards
are those who produce crops and ami
mails at the largest profit. Chicago
Herald.
Somebody has discovered that
peach-stones can be used as fuel. and
now they command six dollars ton in
California A sack of stones weigh
ing eighty pounds will last as long as
an equal weight of coal and give great
er intensity of heat.
Frozen Peaches: A quart of canned
or fresh peaches, a heaping pint OF
granulated sugar. one quart of water.
Boil the sugar and water twelve min
utes, add the peaches and cook twenty
minutes longer. Rub through a sieve
and freeze. Take out the beater, and
stir in a pint of whipped cream lightly
with a spoon.
For mock or corn oysters CRATE the
corn from about a dozen large ears
and mix with it three tablespoonfuls
of -four and the yelks OF six eggs well
beaten. Season with salt aud pepper
Have an equal mixture of lard and
butter hot in the frying-pan, drop the
corn in cakes the size of oys ers. fry
brown and serve hot.
When your potatoes are harvested
SOW the ground to turnips. There is
time enough for crop to mature.
Turnips are excellent for a winter ra-
ton for cattle; they should he cut up
in a root-cutter and fed with little
meal or bran. They are good regulat-
ors of the digestive system, and herein
is their great value.
Where fine stock is kept barbed
wire should not be used; but If any
pasture is now fenced with that de-
structive material. by blowing a fur
row or two around the pasture, inside
the fence, the danger will not be half
so great as without. The stock will
be able to distinguish the line at night,
and thus avoid being horribly mangled
and perhaps killed.
Nature has enabled some animals
to see objects behind them as we'll as
in front without turning around. The
hare has this power in marked de-
gree. Its eyes are large, prominent
and placed laterally. Its power of
seeing things in the rear is very notice
able in grey hound coursing, for
though this dog is mute while running,
the hare is able to judge to a nicely
the exact moment at which it will be
best for it to double.
Peas to Bottle: Gather the peas
of a uniform size, discarjing all hard
ones and all very tiny ones. Put them
into boiling water, aud let them boil
fast for couple OF minutes. then
strain the water on to the pods.
Pound these in it, and what good
thick juice can be got from them mix
with water sufficient to cover the peas
when in the bottle. Boil this with salt
for quarter of an hour. .Fill the
bottles with peas, and while the water
is hot pour it over them. Whbn cold,
tie down well.
Raspberry Dessert; Put one quart
of milk over the fire in a milk-boiler,
thicken it with two heaping spoonfuls
of cornstareh, blended in little cold
milk. Stir in also level teaspOonful
of salt and level cup of sugar; boil
one moment, then into wet bowl pour
one-third OF the hot mixture; then lay
in lightly one-third of quart of red
raspberries. then another portion of
the mixture, then berries again-the
mixture on the top; when cold put on
the ice; serve with cream. Y. In
dependent