Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-11-01

Michigan subscriber writes TO the
American Agriculturist that the fol-
lowing lie the Lake Superior method
OF holding a cows troublesome tail
while milking: Draw the bush of the
tail into the inner bend of the left knee
when sitting down on the milking stool.
and hold it firmly clasped by keeping
the knee closely bent.
A Nebraska paper declares that the
great need OF the west is more stock
TO consume the grain surplus. That is
true, but as 1t further AYERS the stock
must be OF higher grade than the
average which now exists in the west.
With cattle at present prices, even
with extreme low prices OF corn, there
is no money in anything except the
best quality. In diaries and in good
sheep, say OF the middle wooded
variety, which are profitable for both
wool and mutton, and in strictly first
class beef cattle, there is fair profit.
In eight-month pigs that will weigh
2OO to $50 pounds, and two-year-old
steers that run from 1,200 to /, 400
pounds, there is good profit But
there is nothing in scrubs Better to
sell corn even at fifteen cents than to
feed such.
A writer says that ian exceedingly
delicate and fine favored butter may
be made by wrapping the cream in a
napkin or clean cloth and burying it a
foot or more in the earth for from II
to 20 hours" We mention this plan
for the benefit OF the boy who has to
do the churning. He can bury his
cream and play marbles till the "but-
ter comes" That will beat the new
tangled butter-separator.
Some kinds OF seeds may be kept a
long time and very large per cent. OF
them will grow; another class will
terminate fairly we'll, while OF others
but very small per cent. will grow.
Some lose their vitality the second year.
Wheat retains its vitality for long
time, and can be used when more than
one or two years old, but it is not adj
visable, only when fresh seed cannot
be secured. But rye must be fresh.
In regard to cutting off the seed ends
OF potatoes and throwing them away,
j. M. Smith says: Last spring saved
bushel of the seed ends and planted
them by themselves right in the middle
OF a piece of two or three acres that |
was planting; and l found, when we
came to dig them, that the yield was
about just the same, ana the potatoes
about the same size. But those coming
from the seed ends were nearly week
earlier than the others.
Prof. b. ID. Halstead finds that the
common asparagus is heliotropic, l. e.,
follows the sun in its daily course. In
early morning the shoots are nearly
upright, but when the sun is two hours
above the horizon the same stems lean
Enthusiastically to the eastward. At
noon the stems are leaning somewhat
to the southwark and at evening they
point westward. The curving is most
prominent with averaged-sized stems
which have escaped the gardeners
knife, and are between one and two
feet in height.
w. Brazelton tells in Hoard's Dairy
man how he kills the horns on his
calves. He says get II stick of caustic
potash, then when the calf is, say 10
days old, take it by both ears, stand
straddle of it, then let an assistant have
a little water, wet the place where the
horn would come then after wrapping
a rag around one end OF the caustic,
rub the other end on the horn spot 1t
being wet, will dissolve enough of the
caustic to cause dry scab to form. IL
thoroughly rubbed for, say a minute,
one operation is all sufficient. Mr..
Brazelton's calves six months old thus
treated have no sign of a horn.
The Household.
APPLE JELLY. Quarter the appies
without peeling or coring them Put
them in saucepan with Just enough
water to cover them, and then let them
boil about five minutes. Then put
them into bug and let it drain until
next day Put half pound of sugar to
pint of liquid and boil it as currant
jelly.
APPLE MARMALADE.-A peck of ap-
pies not all ripe, but full-grown; quar-
ter and take out the cores but do not
pare them. Put them into preserv-
1ng-pan with a gallon of water, and
boil moderately until the pulp will
allow itself to be squeezed through a
cheese cloth. only leaving the peels be-
hind. To each quart of pulp, add one
pound or more OF loaf sugar, broken up
in small pieces. Boil together for
forty minutes, keeping it stirred. 1t
keeps best in large pots.
Hot WATER SPONGE CAKE.-Beat
together until very light two cups of
powdered sugar and four eggs; sift two
scant cups of -four and two level spoon
fuls OF baking powder together three
times; flavor with one teaspoon of
lemon, and add, the last thing, four
tablespoons OF boiling water. Bake in
quick oven. This is white, delicate
and very fine grained. BY adding two
more spoons of boiling water and
very little more flour you have nice
batter for cream, cocoanut or jelly
layer cake. The secret of tender,
delicate sponge cake is to have
thin batter.
Good Morning.
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