The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
HOME AND FARM.
The Horns Must Go"-Compost Heap
The Pasture-Feeding for Fat
or Lean-Air Stacked Lime.

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| or Lean-Air Stacked Lime.
All the rakings, sod grass and refuse
OF the farm can be used as foundation
for compost heap.
Ii you have a rough road across the
tarm where heavy loads are moved, make
1t smooth before you use it again.
Air-slacked lime busted over the ground
around young trees serves as a partial
protection against some kinds of insects
One stone six inches high in a wheel
track causes more wear of team and car.
rlage than an additional half mile o
smooth road.
The fact that systematic men do sc
much work with 80 little effort is largely
due to their keeping their implements oi
labor in order.
Keep an eye on the future shape of the
tree, and timely remove small, needless
crossing or crooked limbs. This will OBJ
vlate heavy pruning in after years.
Haaf has discovered chemical de.
horner. If used ON the calf it kills the
horn completely without leaving a scar
Several years ago Mr.. Haaff piped up in
a shrill falsetto, "The horns must 90. d
He was joined by few, then by hun
dreds, until the grand chorus swept from
ocean to ocean. Now he starts another
refrain, "The saw must go.'
To have pasture we'll stocked with grass
the pasture should be divided into two
sections, which allows the grass to grow
in one while the cattle are grazing on the
other. When grass is kept too close. and
constantly trampled by the animals, it is
liable to be killed should drought come
By alternating stock on pastures. the grass
will grow better and the animals secure
more food with less labor
AS the hens can find large share OF
their food at this season they must be fed
very sparingly, or they will not lay. This
season grass has been plentiful in some
quarters, and it makes excellent food fol
poultry, either for those on the range OF
that are confined, only that, in the case
of fowls confined in yards, the grass
should be chopped into short lengths be.
fore being fed to the hens.
To Cook Tough Beef. Season thick
steak with pepper and salt and fry slowly
in little lard, turn it often so that both
sides are cooked alike, when we'll brown
ed add small quantity of water, half a
a sliced onion, some minced parsley and
thyme, thicken with a spoonful OF flour,
cover close and leave for an hour on the
back of the stove, where it may simmer
slowly, then add pound can of tomatoes,
then let it cool til the meat is ready
to fall to pieces.
Biscuit.-One quart of sweet cream OF
milk, one and half cups of butter OF
fresh lard, two tablespoonfuls white
sugar, one good teaspoonful of salt; add
-four enough to make stiff dough, knead
well and mould into neat, small biscuits
with the hands, as our grandmothers
used to do; add one teaspoonful of cream
tartar, if preferred. Bake we'll and you
have good, sweet biscuit that will keep
for weeks in dry place, and are very
nice for travelling lunch.
Good Bread.-Save the water in which
you boil your potatoes for dinner,
mash two or three good sized pota-
toes and put in the water; when it is
cooled little put in yeast cake. Let
stand until night, then add enough hot
water to make it of the required warmth
set in sponge over night and cover so il
will keep warm. In the morning beat
the sponge until smooth and knead fol
half an hour, or longer if you have the
time. Let rise and put in loaves, bake
one hour in moderate oven.
Dressed Eggs.-Boil six eggs hard, cut
in halves take out the yolks and with
them mix thoroughly the following: A
little sugar, salt, mustard, pepper and
enough vinegar to make damp enough to
again form into balls same shape as be-
fore and replace one of these in each hall
of the eggs. These placed evenly on a
dish and garnished with parsley make a
nice dish for lunch or tea. This is espec-
tally palatable for the warm evenings
which are about upon us.
Cottage Cheese.-Set the clabbered
milk in the oven, leaving the door open
tuln it round frequently and cut the curd
in squares, stirring gently now and then
till about as warm as the finger will bear
pour into coarse bag and hang in COO
place over night if made in the evening
when wanted, turn from the bag, chOt
rather coarse and add salt, pepper and
cream. Some prefer to dress it with
sugar, cream and little nutmeg, omit
ting the salt and pepper; or work in a
little butter and mould it into balls.
Hauling out fresh manure for crops
that are to he planted on the manure is
unwise. Before the plants can derive
benefit from the manure it must first de-
decompose in the soil and its elements
dissolved by the rains. Well-rotted, de.
composed manure is always the best fol
any crop. If the manure is undecom-
posed it will not become available as
plant food to it's fullest extent until the
next season. The more litter in the
manure the slower the process OF decom-
position.
Last year it was demonstrated by those
who make special experiments to deter
mine the matter OF feeding for fat or lean,
that steer or hog can be made to at
tain heavy weight, with a fair proper
ton OF fat and lean, by feeding for lean
as by the former method of feeding to
secure weight or fat only. The relative
cost of each system of production is nearly
the same, but the quality of the carcasses
that were evenly interspersed with both
fat and lean were far superior to the car
casses that largely abound in fat.
The German squadron escorting EN-
peror William will arrive at Dover on Au-
gust 1st and proceed the next day to the
Isle of Wight The Emperor will remain
/; with the Queen at Osborne until August
IL. On the 9Th he will review the troops
at Aldershot.