Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-21
NOM AND FARM.
How to Feed Stock-T nreooi's
Fowls Foundation Walls Tor
Stables and Barns.

| in the past forty-slx years mas coSt 'i.''
Britain $500 100000. Commissioner coi-
man recommends cattle quarantine
against all Europe, which has been the
hot bed OF diseases, which aiterward
afflicted this country.
A handsome low serene Is made by
PAINTING large cardboard sky-piue,
| then paintings spray OF daisies ana clover
blossoms on it. Then set this in ira me
of plush about an inch and hall wide,
and this is to be placed in light ebony
frame with standard.
Roots should not be fed with straw or
poor hay, as they are too much alike III
composition. Feed the roots with clover
or good hay, and give the more concen-
trated food with the straw. 1t requires
more skill to be successful in feeding poor
than rich kinds of food.
Foundation walls for barns and stables
should go down deep on low soils that
are not we'll drained. Many walls 90 to
ruin by failure to 20 n little deeper Tor the
foundation. An exceptionally cold WIN
ter NAV cause damage from frost, and 1t
is always well to bank up as much as
possible.
Unless the shocks OF corn are made
firm in the field they will be blown down.
A little extra care in shocking will save
much loss in fallen shocks. Wherever
possible haul the shocks to the barn, as
corn fodder is always injured to certain
extent, no matter how well it may be
shocked.
To make nice teacake, take one pound
OF flour, half a pound OF butter, one nut
meg, one teaspoonful OF saleratus dis
solved in cup of sour cream. Rub to-
gether the butter and sugar and flour.
Roll ont and cut into rounds, dredging
sugar over them before baking. Bake III
good oven.
The heavy breeds of ducks can be kept
within an Enclosure, with very low
fence, and if given a trough for bathing
purposes. they will thrive and do well if
led on grass or bulky food. Too much
grain is detrimental. The Pekin breed
seems best adapted on farms that have
no ponds or streams OF water.
The color of the hog seems to be mat
ter of importance. Experiments show
that, contrary to expectation, a black hog,
such as the Essex and Berkshire, thrives
best in the South, while the white breeds,
such as the Chester White, Yorkshire
and Cheshire. thrive best in the North.
The Poland China, spotted hog, and
the Jersey Red are preferred in the West
ern states.
drink that is truly refreshing for one
suffering from sore throat or cold is made
by pouring quart of boiling water over
a carefully washed handful of Irish moss.
Let it stand until the water is cool, then
strain through muslin bag, add sugar
and lemon Juice, with few thin slices OF
lemon, until it is about like lemonade; a
little cinnamon is considered an addition
by some people.
A good relish to take with a lunch il
made of ham. Pound some pieces OF
ham in a mortar, just as fine as you can.
Season it with pepper and spice, and
moisten it with clarified butter. Put this
into mold, or earthen bowl, and press
it in very tightly. Put it into the oven
for half an hour. Let it get perfectly cold
It can then be cut into thin slices. 1t is
nice if used for filling for sandwiches.
That plush may be cleaned is fact Of
interests children plush coats that have
become 50 led on the front can be softly
and delicately sponged with little boraH
and water without injury; teaspoonfu
of powdered borax to nearly quart o.
water is the proper proportion; use very
soft sponge, and, by the way, sponge
may be softened by boiling it in cleal
water; then take it out and rinse it il
several waters, if not softened sufficiently
repeat the boiling and rinsing process.
A most excellent pudding is made by
stewing one pound of prunes until they
are so tender that the stones may be re
moved without difficulty. Take one
quart of sweet milk and subtract tea
| cupful; into this stir enough flour to make
} it like thick paste, then mix it with the
rest of the milk; beat four eggs very light
and add, and lastly stir in the prunes
. over which you have first sifted little
-four. Boil or steam for two hours
Serve hot, with some highly favored
sauce; venilla or wine sauce is preferred
| A grape trellis is permanent institu
ton, and the extra expense of making i
right pays big profits yearly for Ions
time. How much will it cost to put III
a few boards over a favorite vine that an
E nually just barely misses ripening it
3 fruit? That by warding off cold rain
: and dews and checking the passing off o
: heat into space will probably make tn,
grapes one or two weeks earlier. Thi
I semi-protection is also in many places .
preventative of mildew. The finest grapes
grow on vines trained to house walls I'm
der the projecting caves and cornices.
Excellent ragout pickles are made will
Y two gallons of sliced cabbage, one gallon
OF green tomatoes, twelve large onions
chopped fine, one gallon good vinegar, on,
pound OF brown sugar, one half ounce O
! tumerlc powder, one tablespoonful o
! ground allspice, one tablespoonful OF Gin
namon, one ounce of celery seed on,
teaspoonful of ground cloves, one quartz
Y OF pound OF white mustard, salt to the
/ taste. Some persons like the addition o
r three green peppers chopped fine, with
Y out the seeds. Boil all together three O
four hours, until quite tender, and to no
add the spices until it is done. Ready t.
r use as soon as it is cold.
: A hen smoker is something that al
t poultry farms should have. Tobacco,
. smoke is death to lice. 1t is also death +,
the fowl If confined until the smoke i
: thick enough to kill the lice. Here is tn,
description OF convenient smoker which
almost any one who is handy with saw
hammer and nails may construct. Tn,
smoker IS made in two COMMITMENTS
me upper one Tor the fowl has hole Ell
!. IN one side Tor the fowls head. and ON
:. IN the floor to admit the smoka IRON, No