The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-10
noME AxD FARM.
How TO Feed Stock The Breeding or
Fowls Foundation Walls for
Stables and Barns.

tnen pour vinegar upon ", drop pY urOp.
The steam arising from this Is dis'n-
Ifectant Doors and windows should be
opened that II may escape.
II has been estimated that cattle disease
in the past forty-six years has cost Great
Britain 500, ,000, 600. Commissioner Col
man recommends q cattle quarantine
against all Europe, which has beon the
hot bed OF diseases, which afterward
afflicted this country.
A handsome low serene is made by
painting o large cardboard sky-blne,
then painting spray OF daisies and clover
blossoms on it. Then set this in a frame
OF plush about an inch and half wide,
and this il 10 be placed In a light ebony
| frame with a standard.
/ Roots should not be fed with straw or
poor hay, as they are too much alike in
composition. Feed the roots with clover
or good hay, and give the more concen-
| trated food with the straw. II requires
more skill TO be- successful in feeding poor
than rich kinds Of food.
Foundation walls for harms and stables
should 90 down deep on low soils that
are not well drained. Many walls 20 10
ruin by failure TO 60 little deeper for the
foundation. An exceptionally cold win
ter may cause damage from frost, and it
is always well to bank up as much as
possible.
Unless the shocks OF corn are made
firm in the field they viii be blown down.
A little extra care in shocking will save
much loss in fallen shocks. Wherever
possible haul the shocks to the barn, as
corn fodder is always injured 10 a certain
extent, no matter how well it may I've
shocked.
To make a nice teacake, take one pound
OF -four, hall pound Of butter, one nut
meg, one teaspoonful of saleratus dis
solved in cup OF sour cream. Rub to-
gether the butter and sugar and -four.
Roll ont and cut into rounds, dredging
sugar over them before baking. Bake in
q good oven.
The heavy breeds OF ducks can be kept
within an inclosure, with very low
fence, and, if given a trough for bathing
purposes. they will llthrive and do well il
fed on grass or bulky food. Too much
grain is detrimental. The pekin breed
seems best adapted on farms that have
no ponds or streams Of water.
The color Of the hog seems to be mat
ter Of Importance. Experiments show
that, contrary 10 expectation, black hog,
such as the Essex and Berkshire. thrives
best in the sorth, while the white breeds,
such as the Chester White, Yorkshire
and Cheshire, thrive best in the North.
The Poland-China, spotted hog, and
the Jersey Red are preferred in the West
ern states.
A drink that is truly refreshing for one
suffering from sore throat or cold is made
by pouring a quart OF boiling water over
a carefully washed handful Of Irish moss
Let II stand until the water is cool, then
strain through muslin bag, add sugar
and lemon juice, with few thin slices OF
lemon, until If is about like lemonade;
little cinnamon is considered an addition
by some people.
A good relish TO take with lunch ia
made OF ham. Pound some pieces of
ham in a mortar, just as fine as you can.
Season it with pepper and spice, and
moisten il with clarified butter. Put this
into a mold, or earthen bowl, and press
il in very tightly. Put ii into the oven
for half an hour. Let II get perfectly cold.
II can then be cut into thin slices. II is |
nice II used for filling for sandwiches.
That plush may be cleaned is fact Of
interest children's plush coats that have !
become 50 led on the front can be softly Z
and delicately sponged with little borax
and water without injury; teaspOonful
of powdered borax TO nearly quart Of
water is the proper proportion; use very |
soft sponge, and, by the way, sponge
may be softened by boiling it in clear
water; then take ii out and rinse ii in /
several waters, il not softened sufficiently |
repeat the boiling and rinsing process.
A most excellent pudding is made by I
stewing one pound OF prunes until they 1
are 80 tender that the stones may be re-
moved without difficulty. Take one
quart Of sweet milk and subtract tea
cupful; into this stir enough -four 10 make
1t like thick paste, then mix it with the
rest Of the milk beat four eggs very light
and add, and lastly stir in the prunes,
over which you have first sifted little
-four. Boil or steam for two henrs.
Serve hot, with some highly favored
sauce venilla or wine sauce is preferred.
A grape trellis is permanent institu-
ton, and the extra expense Of making 1t
right pays big profits yearly for long
time. How much will it cost to put up
a few boards over favorite vine that an
nualIy just barely misses ripening It's
fruit? That by warding off cold rains
and dews and checking the passing off Of
beat into space will probably make the
grapes one or two weeks earlier This
semi-protection is also in many places a
Of mildew. The finest grapes