Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-04-06
Sailing Butter,

or blade for a day.-Country Gentle
man.
Sailing Butter.
The Farmers Call gives the fol-
lowing extract from an English dairy
address:
The way in which butter is sailed is
a matter of great Importance. on ac-
count of different tastes. In the south
Of England very little salt is liked,
while in the north large quantity Is
looked for. The action of salt in pre-
serving butter is: II kills the germs of
decay. II absorbs the water and re
tards or takes very little salt TO pre-
serve well made butter, while no guam
tity will preserve badly made butter.
At the Cheshire dairy institute quar-
ter of an ounce OF salt is used to every
pound OF butter for the Liverpool mar
ket, while there Is no salt whatever
used for some OF their customers. Salt
ing butter is working it or pressing il
so as 10 thoroughly incorporate the salt
and give the butter an even, waxy text
ure; and this must be done with Z
careful, gentle pressure, without an!
friction. But it must not be over
worked, as overworxing spoils the
grain and gives the butter dull
greasy appearance. Streakiness in but
ter is caused by the improper mixture o
the salt. The proper way to salt butter
is TO mix the salt fairly well with on'
working, then put the butter away fo
an hour or two TO allow the salt to dis
solve, and work it over again until fin
ished. There is no substance more liza
BILE to take injury from outside in
fuences than milk and its product 1
a roll OF newly made-up butter is plac
ed in a room with any strong smell |
will very soon be tainted. This is VIII.
butter should not be packed in boxei
made from deal, as the odor from tn,
resin would faint it. Oak is the bes
wood to use for packing butter. AL
the butter sent over from the continen
70 England is sent in beech firkins. Tn,
custom in Normandy is TO sell the but
ter in humps 10 dealers, who remake i
and pack it in clean baskets lined witt
straw, and send il over to the Englisl
markets. This system is practiced il
some parts of ireland very successfully
Farm Notes.
To cut down taxes, stop up the crack
in the stables. Town, county and stat
taxes are not the only ones the shift
less farmer pays.
The asparagus and rhubarb bed
should always be MANFRED late in tn
fall. II is very difficult to have tn
soil for these two varieties Of plants to
rich.
Save up all the wood ashes. The,
make good top-dressing for the ONTO
bed in spring, or can be used to goo
advantage by applying in the hills wit
potatoes.
Sheep manure applied in a hqui
form is recommended as good fertil
izer for chrysanthemums. Soak |
water until the water is strongly colo
cd with It and then apply.
Flowering plants should never b
watered with cold water, as il will ten
TO chill the plants. A little time take
to warm the water before applying wi
be found OF considerable benefit
From an experiment tried at tn
New York Experiment Station IL woul
seem that coal ashes, hitherto account
cd almost worthless, possess some valu
when applied as much TO the straw
berry bed.
Tho young trees that have been kel
clean in cultivation should have tn
ground we'll firmed around them II Il
frost leaves the ground at any time
they will be thrown over by hie
winds.
Charcoal lie an aid TO digestion, an
should be given occasionally to fow
and swine. Corn burned on the cob
the best form TO give It, and lit
properly charred will benefit the hum1
organism.
II the bulbs Of certain flowers sta
10 sprout when in the cellar it ind
Gates that they are kept too war;
They should be kept cool enough to r
main in dormant condition unit
spring. Sprouting Injuries them.
The healthiest pork cannot be o