Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-25
HOME AND FARM.

When boiling cabbage set vessel
containing vinegar on the stove and
the smell of cabbage will not be appar-
ent.
If milk is carried to the factory or
train, keep the can cover off until
ready to start, and protect the can from
the rays of the sun while on the road.
1t is always best to water horses
before feeding them. Ii they are wa
tered soon after they have eaten much
of the grain will be washed out of the
stomach and do them no good
DO not cut the corn for the silo
until it has nearly matured-until the
silk has begun to dry and the kernel
| on the ear has commenced to glaze.
Then there is virtue in the plant, and
the grain and the ensilage will be first
class.
-Sponging the horses at night, aft
er a day of hard work, will greatly
invigorate them for the next days
service. Keeping the skin clean al
lows them to sweat out" more freely
and relieves them of the excessive
heat.
1t is often question whether we
shall kill the dog or let the dog kill
the COW. We should always decide to
kill the dog. Whenever dog persists
in getting his chief amusement from
chasing and barking at the cow, he
should be killed.
Boston Berry Cake: One cupful of
butter, one cupful of molasses, one
cupful of milk, one cupful of sugar.
three eggs, three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, three pints of berries, and
flour to make it as stiff as pound-cake.
With huckleberries use spices.
Never attempt to work a colt be-
fore it is four years old. While serv-
ice may be secured earlier from a
well-grown colt. yet it is a risk to be-
gin with a colt too soon. Give him
plenty of time to mature. but break
him in early, imposing but little work
on him.
Stuffed Onions: Boil four large
onions until tender, press out all but
the outer layer, breaking it as little as
possible. Keep pressing out the in
side and leaving one layer until you
have three or four shells from each
onion, stuff these with the same force
meat used for the potatoes. Beat two
eggs until foamy. add a little salt and
two tablespoonfuls of -four. Dip the
onions in this and fry in boiling fat.
Serve with a rich brown sauce.-GoOd
Housekeeping.
If to be used for the farm, do not
allow it to get too ripe; if to be sold
for baling, the purchasers do not mind
the hard stems. they think that there
is more substance" in it. SO there
would be in shingles. and in any kind
of wood. The beginning of Towering
is the proper time to begin cutting
clover, as we'll as the grasses. Timothy
becomes hard and woody much more
rapidly than orchard-grass. 1t makes
better hay to sell, but not so good to
feed out.-American Agriculturist.
Weeds are the great crop of the
season. Every farmer should know
all the weeds on his farm, and their
manner of growth, whether they are
annual. or last more than one year. He
harvests his grain before it is ripe,
knowing that the process of maturity
will go on. but he often does not think
that many weeds If cut soon after they
have lowered, will ripen their seeds
as we'll as if high on the ground, and
these weeds if thrown on the manure
heap. or into the pig-sty, will afford
an abundant supply of weeds to con-
tinue the trouble