River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-08-15
HOME AND FARM.

Give the growing chicks a variety
Of food. and don't allo- them to be-
come stunted in the first two or three
months.
"A zig-zag rail fence is supposed TO
oe 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. as it increases
the labor of weed-killing.
Persons owning bees, and not To-
Gated near streams of water, are adj
vised by Massachusetts p bowman TO
furnish them fresh water daily, as il
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
couple of hours in water enough to
cover it we'll; strain off the broth, sea-
son with salt, and add few spoOnfuls
Of pulverized crackers; no butter is
required.
Properly speaking, the first culti-
vation after corn is planted is not OF
the corn, for the corn is net yet up,
bet of the soil. After the grain has
terminated its root at first grows more
rapidly than the top, and harrow
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 -hakes the frame,
the OLD corn fills it gith fat.
If your young chicks begin to
droop, examine their heads for the
long lice. that are the ruination 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
feather, but be careful not to put on
too much, as it may get into the
chicks eyes and cause blindness.
-Caulihower: There is no reason
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 a good crop of cab
bages 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 good variety, are essential
Am erican Agriculturist.
Squash Biscuit: One cup of sifted
boiled squash, three cups of sifted
flour, one tablespoon of sugar, two tea
spoons Of tartar, one teaspoon of soda,
one teaspoon of butter, mix the flour
and squash well together, dissolve the
soda in little hot water, and fill the
cup with milk, stirring the soda well
into it, pour the milk over the flour
and stir in well, adding more milk if
needed TO form a stiff batter. Have
the gem-pans hot, pat in the batter,
nearly filling the pans, and bake in a
quick oven. Eat warm with butter
and maple sirup.
--Cornstalks, Oat-straw, pea and
bean-straw and even the tops of root
crops. can be made serviceable If saved
at the right time, and little prepare
ton given them before feeding them
20 Tho ctnol- Nof6ino that can no
turned into a valuable commodity
should be sold. Straw and other I'M
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.