Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-08-22
HOME AND FARM.

Throw the wash water around the
plum and pear trees instead of into a
drain. 1t is splendid fertilizer and
will insure good crop.
-Leaky roofs in summer do damage
as well as in winter. 1t is important
that the crops stored in the barn be
kept absolutely dry. A single leak
will cause enough damage to pay for a
new roof
After planting a young tree, throw
about the roots chip dirt, wood ashes
or broken bones, and then fill up with
the top soil, but no fresh manure or
fermenting material
The choicest way to cook canned
lobster is to cut the lobster into small
pieces, lay in pie-dish. and pour over
white sauce made of milk cooked thick
with little butter. Crate over it
four ounces of Parmesan cheese, and
bake until brown.
1t has been demonstrated that the
straw from a wheat crop can be made
to take the place of hay if cut and fed
in connection with grain. This should
encourage farmers to give more atten-
ton to the storage of the straw, and to
keep it in clean, bright condition.
The Rural Canadian indorses the
old rule that every cow kept for butter
will keep sow and pigs. The skim
milk and butter-milk form basis for
healthy feed, and if given a run in the
pasture or in the orchard the litter of
pigs in the fall will bring nearly as
much as the housewife has made from
her butter.
Frozen Raspberries: Use one quart
jar of preserved raspberries. the juice
of one lemon and of two oranges, and
one quart of water Rub the raspber-
ries through a sieve fine enough to
keep back the seeds. Add the water
and the orange and lemon juice. and
freeze it like ice-cream.-GoodH House
keeping.
"A summer drink that proves both
refreshing and invigorating is COM
posed of an ounce and a quarter of
tartaric acid, one pound of pulverized
sugar and a few drops of essence of
lemon. A heaping tablespoonful to
gill of water is about the correct pro-
portion for each drink. The mixture
should be kept in a wide-mouthed bot
tle.-Golden Days.
Corn Fritters: Crate the corn,
and to every cupful add two eggs, one
tablespoonful of cream, salt to taste, a
half teaspoonful of butter, and flour
enough to make batter. Beat the
eggs we'll before adding them, and stir
the batter hard so as to mix all the in
gradients thoroughly. The batter may
be made stiff. and dropped into ket-
tie of boiling lard, or it may be thin
ner and fried like pancakes
"A farmer says a good way to pre-
vent young animals from creeping
through a wire fence is to take a good
strong stick about four feet long; make
one end light so that when you attach
a strap to the middle it will always
stand perpendicularly Put the strap
around the cows horns or Calls neck.
If rightly put on you will have no
more trouble.
Among the many advantages of
raising root crops, and by no means
the least, is the fact that their proper
cultivation greatly helps to drive out
the weeds. This is true to a consider
able extent with all hoed crops, but
the root crops by covering so much
of the ground with their leaves, not
only smother the growth of weeds
but leave the ground in a mellow and
improved condition for future crops.
To restore unhealthy plants in
pots. first ascertain the cause of the
trouble. Defective drainage and inju-
dicious watering stand first. Some
times the drainage, once good, be-
comes clogged. See that there are no
worms at the roots, and that the soil is
sweet and porous. Insects are often
the consequence rather than the cause
of disease. Plants have a limited time
of existence. which varies greatly in
different kinds. When one has run its
course, better let it die and start