The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-08
HOME AND FARM.

--Give the growing chicks variety of food. and don't allow them to be- come stunted in the first two or three months.
 "A zig-zag rail fence is supposed to be one of the cheapest that can be built. but unless the corners are kept free of weeds it is the most expensive fence that can be used. us it increases the labor of weed-killing.
 Persons owning bees and not To- cated near streams of water, are ad- vised by Massachusetts F bowman to furnish them fresh water daily. as it will save time. which to the bee means honey and to the person means money.
 Mutton or chicken broth is useful in sickness. Boil the meat slowly q couple of hours in water enough to cover it well; strain of the broth, sea- son with salt, and add a few spoonfuis of pui yerized crackers; no butter Is required.
 Properly speaking, the first culti- vation after corn is planted is not of the corn, for the corn is not yet up, l but of the soil. After the grain has gcrminatod it's root at first grows more rapidly than the top, and h arrow passed over it loosens the soil, breaks the crust and practical y does no dam age whatever,
 Probably the cheapest meat that the farmer ever makes is the pork that | he makes on clover Of course, refer ence here is had not so much to the actual pork which fills the barrel at Christmas as to the muscle and bone which are built up and the general | foundation which is laid for that fat. The summer clover makes the frame, the old corn fills it with fat
 --lf your young chicks begin to droop, examine their heads for the 1 long lice, that are the ruinatiou of so many broods. A good remedy, and one which always destroy the vermin, is olive and kerosene oils, mixed in equal parts; it should be kept ready mixed and can be easily applied with 1 a feather, but be careful not to put on too much, as 1t may get into the chicks eyes and cause blindness. -Caulinower: There is no reason 1 why every farmers family should not enjoy this. the most delicious of the cabbage tribe. as we'll as that of the gentleman farmer who can afford to hire regular gardener" The care which will raise good crop of cab 1 hages will raise good crop of cauli- | flowers. Abundant manure, with thor ough and careful cultivation, are the secrets of success Of course good seeds, of a good. variety, are essential Am erican Agriculturist.
 Squash Biscuit: One cup of sifted boiled squash, three cups of sifted -four, one tablespoon of sugar. two tea 1 spoons cf tartar, one teaspoon of soda, 1 one teaspoon of butter; mix the flour and squash we'll together, dissolve the soda in little hot water, and fill the cup with milk. stirring the soda well 1 into it. pour the milk over the flour and stir in well, adding more milk if needed to form stiff batter Have the gem-pans hot, put in the batter, nearly filling the pans, and bake in a ] quick oven. Eat warm with butter and maple sirup.
 --Cornstalks, oat-straw, pea a nd bean-straw and even the tops of root crops, can be made serviceable fl saved at the right time and little prepara- ton given them before feeding them to the stock Nothing that can be turned into valuable commodity should be sold. Straw and other un- likely material may be changed. through the agency of stock, into beef and mutton, and leave the manure be- hind to enrich the farm. Millions of dollars are lost by improper storage of straw and fodder, and greater loss occurs by not properly preparing it for feeding to stock.