The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-06-15
FARM AND FiRESlDE.
Land poor and poor land are evils
be avoided. Plowman.

Land poor and poor land are evil
to be avoided. Western Plowman.
The first half hour after milk leave,
the COW has much to do with its excel
lence.
1t is better to kill one or two of the
young pigs than to allow the SOW tc
attempt to provide milk for large
litter.
Milk is a much better food fol
poultry during the summer than corn
Corn is heating and fattening, two
conditions that, as a rule, ought TO be
avoided, unless feeding for the market
Poor hay is a mighty poor thing.
Stock are compelled to eat much more
of it than Of good hay, while they will
not thrive upon it, no matter how
much they eat. Orange Judd Farmer.
Lemonade which is intended for a
sick person should be strained. This
is particularly necessary if there is any
trouble with the stomach, as the tough
fibers of the lemon are hard to digest.
No farm is complete unless it con-
tains orchards. Not only should the
apple be given place but all other va.
rieties of fruit. The small fruits should
be grown especially for family use, and
a large supply of all kinds should be
canned for winter
"A green-pea omelet can be made
green peas or canned peas, poured in
side the omelet before it is folded. As
paragus may be used in the same way.
Only the green ends should be used
after they are boiled, drained and
seasoned.
The best tonic for fowls in the
drinking water is ten drops tincture of
iron in gallon OF water. Once a
week teaspoonful OF tincture Of cam
phor is excellent if the fowls are de-
bilitated If the flock is in good con-
dition nothing but pure, fresh water
need be allowed, along with variety
of food.
"A splendid substitute for brush for
peas or pole beans is made by driving
strong stakes about twelve feet apart
in the row, leaving them thirty inches
high and fastening a smooth fencing
wire along the tops and another within
six inches of the ground. Wrapping
twine is then passed back and forth be-
tween the wires. The stakes and wire
cost but little, are easily put away, and
will last for years.
BY feeding one kind of soft food
too continuously, to the exclusion of
raw grain entirely, some poultry
keepers have gotten their focks into
an unhealthy condition, and conclud-
ing that soft food is the cause of it, de-
eide to discard its use altogether
either extreme is to be avoided 1t is
a bad plan to lay down strict undevia-
ting rules about many things; in feed
ing fowls one must be governed to a
great degree by the state of the weather
and its temperature.
In whipping cream there are eev..
eral precautions to be taken. While
cream will not whip if either too thick
or too thin, cream should be perfectly
cold to whip. Many persons use an
egg beater, but the froth made in this
way is apt to be lumpy. The best churn
has a single dasher. To whip easily,
set the churn a little inclined and use
very short strokes, with the force in
the down stroke. A pint Of cream
should treble by whipping. Use deep
dish, and as the froth collects skim it
off into dish and set it on ice. When
the quantity of cream is too low to al
low the churn to act, add a little milk
and the cream can be reached by the
churn.