Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

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Red raspberries should not be al
lowed to grow more than three feet
tall. Nip back the ends of the canes.
New tins should be SCI over the
FIRE with boiling water in them for
several hours before food is put in
them.
FREQ manuring of dwarf pear
trees is absolutely essential, and with
some standards it makes the difference
between large, fine and delicious speci-
mems and small and poor ones.
The points of a good COW are ro-
bust constitution, a good appetite.
large milking capacity, long milking
tendency, rich milk and an easy mixer
with good disposition.
-Tapioca Custard Pudding: Three
tablespoons of tapioca soaked in a cup
of milk one-half hour. yelks of four
eggs, one pint of milk; boil ten minutes
then add the whites of the eggs; flavor
with vanilla and serve cold.-DetrOit
Free Press.
Hens roosting in the trees will be
subject to roup when east winds or
daupness reaches them. The fall is
more uufavorable to poultry than the
winter. Shelter of some kind should
always be provided, even in summer.
This demon of waste is the feud
that is eating out the profits of our
farmers. Keeping Improbable COWS,
feeding weather-beaten fodder, and
doing every thing in the most expensive
manner. and then wasting their breath,
calling themselves practical.-Hoard' s
Dairyman.
"A very nice breakfast dish is made
by baking ripe tomatoes. Taking a
shallow earthen dish that can be sent
to the table and cover the bottom with
nice tomatoes cut in halves, placing
the cut sides up and sprinkling them
with pepper, salt and bits of butter;
spread fine bread crumbs over them
and bake half an hour.
Bone dust, says an American Agri-
culturist writer, should not be mixed
with the chicken feed. 1t is too slim
ulating and is liable to cause enlarge
ment of the liver in hens that are not
laying. Put it where the hens can get
it, and those that want it, and need it,
and then eat just what they care for
and no more.
Raise horses, but do not fit them
for the track. The real character of a
horse, like that of man, will show
itself. Sell the colt and let others do
the training and take the risk. To &c
into the work of a trainer is folly for
a farmer. 1t involves too much time
and trouble and always results IN
profitably to farming.
Apple Pudding: Pare. core and
slice two medium-sized apples into the
pudding dish and add a very little
water. Make a batter of one egg, one
half cupful of sweet milk or water, and
enough flour previously mixed with
baking powder to give the consistency
of cake batter. Pour this over the
apple and bake in a moderate oven for
one hour. Serve with cream and
sugar.-New England Farmer.
The earlier oats are sown in the
fall the better the plants will be able
to stand the freezes of winter. Septem.
Der is the right month in North and
Middle Georgia for the early crop.
Don't be afraid of winter killing. Ii
killed the loss involved is practically
but little more than the value of the
seed. II killed the land will be in fine
condition for sowing again in January
or February. Indeed, if the same seed
Ike kept and sown successfully in the
fall for series of years we believe the
strain" so developed will become
more and more hardy and less liable to
winter killing. Cultivator.