Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-09-04
FARM NOTES

MUTTON FOR THE TABLE-Too
much of the mutton sold in our mar
kets is 50 dry and tough as to be almost
uneatable- such meat is alike unsatis-
factory and Improbable to the con-
sumner, and is dear at any price. This
is particularly the case with mutton
chop, which often consists of two coarse
bones and mouthful or 50 of moder-
stely tender meat growing close to
where the two join at right angle,
while all the rest can scarcely be maSti-
Gated, and if SO, gives little nouK.shment
and is hard of digestion.
A breed of large Merinos has been
grown for some years past in Western
PENNSYLVANIA and that part of Ohio
bordering on il which, it is claimed,
produces a fair quality of Merino wool
and a good carcass OF mutton. But we
should not wait the slow spread of these
but continue 20 import from England
the various breeds of downs, and in
much larger numbers than has hereto
fore been done. Instead of hundreds
We should multiply these by thousands,
until our country is filed with them
and our markets abound with their
lean. tender, juicy mutton
| wish every American hOusekeeper
could have a taste Of well-cooked Eng
lIsh chop, for after that L think he
would do his best to promote the pro-
duCtion Of them in his own country.
When travelling in England IL was the
ouy meat / ordered at the hotels, for /
liked 10 much better than beef, the lat
ter not eNcellIug our own, rs English
mutton does
WORKING BUTTER LOST WORK.
\ farmers wife. in the Western Far
Uitr, says that she can make hundred
pounds Of butter q week easier and bet
ter than she could make twenty pounds
uItyvu years ago. The has not worked
"a pound of butter over in two years
Her process IS as follows: Have your
milk brought in and strained into cans
as soon as milk ed. Submerge them in
"a tank Of water; If YOU have no ice. let
them stand tweuty-tour hours, run off
your milk and keep the cream in a cool
place until you have enough TO churn.
Then place 10 where it viii be at least
SlNty-tour or sINty-Iive degrees To sour.
DO not cuUru above siNty-tOur degrees,
or the grains of butter will be too large,
causing white spots. Draw of what
huttcrmIlk you want to use, throw in a
handful of salt and a pail of water, turn
"A few times, and draw OF; then wash
again. We give two thorough wash.
ugs that way with two pailfuls of va
ter, and "a little salt each time; the laSi
time clean as dry as possible. Add sal
40 the rate OF ne and One-QuarteI
ounces TO a pound Of butter, turning :
few times, 10 be sure that il is thor
uu-l.y worked through the butter. lie
It stand in the churn one hour. draw
of the extra brine, and turn the chuu
carefully until 10 Is gathered into balls
Pack tightly IN Jars or tubs, filling
little more than fun, cutting of with a
string dipped i'm brine. Butter made iIl
this way, shipped fresh, Will bring tha
highest market price, and Is a pleasure
10 make Thoroughly Scaid both chuui
and packer, then soak in cold water.
TERMS USED IN GARDENING. -
Young people, especially those IN rural
life, should iamIIurIZe themselves with
the terms used in garden and farm
operations, and understand their mesu-
u-. y little study and attention viii
enable any one 20 do this. For example, I
a Seeding plant Is SO named TO diStiu-
-rft~tf u from $ ch rs have been grated
-udde,i. marched, raised from suckers, |
or cu tJngs. y Seed-bed is a space DE-
voted 10 seed Only-in smaller lots,
seed pam, box, and the like, for the same
reason seed may be sowu in rows, or
broadcast; If by the former process,
drill ug-maChiues are useful. There are
also broadcast machines for sowing
grass seed, and horse and hand-machIneS /
Cor drilling. y Seeding is said to lie
prICked of when trausplanted in its
young or Seeding state. Race is used
when variety reproduces itself more
or less uniformly from seed.
FACTS FOR FRUIT GROwERs.-One
who talks like an expert cultivator de-
riares that a big pile of manure is the
trUt-gruwer'S bank. lie adds that 10
raise Strawberries successfully the
ground must have rested the wear pre-
v.uuSly as "a summer fallow. Currau,S
VIII bear fruit for twenty-five years.
ami not lose their yigor. An established
home market IS worth five foreign ones.
Three or four varieties of grapes are
better than "A large number. Grapes DO
not pay aS well as strawberries, but
they pay 200 per cent. better than COM
mon farm crops. To succeed, a man
must know his trade, he vigilant and
~ sSt, and not expect 70 get rich all ut
GREENHOUSE AND WINDOW PLANTS.
-lIan.S that are set out for the sum
mrr should not be forgotten. Water Is
needed. The hot sun upon the pots
VIII bake the ball of earth, to the great
injury ut the roots. II former aIvice.
iu make amy repairs 10 greenhouses.
heating apparatus, as well rs laying in
needed supplies, has not been needed,
delay uu longer. For window plants a
light cellar makes an admirable pottiug
Sized and store room, aS well as the best
place To- Keep tender plants that are
resting.
INSECTS must still have attention. II
the apple-wurm WIS not poisoned early
M the season, bands around the trees
VIII ue of service 70 entrap the worm us
IL seeks q place 20 form its cocoon.
sands OF hay, bagging, or other coarse
fabric, or even heavy paper fastened
around the trunk with a single tack.
should be looked TO every week or ten
days. This. II supplemented by pick
iag up all fallen fruit, will materially
diminish the number Of wG.ms.
IT Is is suggested that the posts TO
which barbed wire is fastened for fenc-
lug be painted White, as they will then
ur better observed by cattle. Pieces of
tim, painted white and fastened along
the line Of the wire, have also been
recommended as a safeguard against in
jury.
THE RAKE MIGHrIER THAN THE
UpE.-It may seem like Hibernicism
that good rake Is the best hoe, if the
rake have long, sharp teeth and is used