The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
HOME AND FARM.
How to Feed Stock-The Breeding of
Fowls-Foundation Walls for
Stables and Barns.

The simplest way to fumigate room
is to heat an iron shovel very hot, and
then pour vinegar upon it, drop by drop
The steam arising from this is dis n
fectant. Doors and windows should be
opened that it may escape.
1t has been estimated that cattle disease
in the past forty-six years has cost Great
Britain $500, 100000. Commissioner Col
against all Europe, which has been the
hot bed OF diseases, which afterward
afflicted this country.
A handsome low serene is made by
painting large cardboard sky-blue,
then paintings spray of daisies and clover
blossoms on it. Then set this in fra me
of plush about an inch and half wide,
and this is to be placed in a light ebony
frame with a standard.
Roots should not be fed with straw or
poor hay, as they are too much alike in
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 well drained. Many walls go to
ruin by failure to 90 little deeper for the
foundation. An exceptionally cold win
ter may cause damage from frost, and it
is always well to bank up as much as
possible.
Unless the shocks of corn are made
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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 -four, half 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 in
a good oven.
The heavy breeds of ducks can be kept
within an inclosure, with very low
fence, and, If given trough for bathing
purposes. they will thrive and do well if
fed 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 a mat
ter OF Importance. Experiments show
that, contrary to expectation, 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.
A drink that is truly refreshing for one
from sore throat or cold is made
by pouring quart of boiling water over
4 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
emOn, until it is about like lemonade a
little cinnamon is considered an addition
by some people.
A good relish to take with lunch is
made Of ham. Pound some pieces of
nam in a mortar, just as fine as you can.
Season it with pepper and spice, and
nOisten it with clarified butter Put this
INTO mold, or earthen bowl, and press
It in very tightly. Put it into the oven
,or half an hour. Let it get perfectly cold
1t can then be cut into thin slices. 1t is
nice if used for filling for sandwiches.
That plush may be cleaned is fact of
children's plush coats that have
become so led on the front can be softly
and delicately sponged with a little borax
and water without injury; a teaspoonful
of powdered borax to nearly a quart of
water is the proper proportion; use very
soft sponge, and, by the way, q sponge
may be softened by boiling it in clear
water then take it out and rinse it in
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 -four 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 a permanent institu-
ton, and the extra expense of making it
right pays big profits yearly for long
time How much will it cost to put up
a few boards over favorite vine that an
nually just barely misses ripening it's
fruit? That by warding off cold rains
and dews and checking the passing off of
heat into space will probably make the
grapes one or two weeks earlier. This
semi-protection is also in many places
preventative of mildew. The finest grapes
grow on vines trained to house walls un-
der the projecting caves and cornices.
A hen smoker is something that all
poultry farms should have. Tobacco
smoke is death to lice. 1t is also death to
the fowl if confined until the smoke is
thick enough to kill the lice. Here is the
description of convenient smoker which
almost any one who is handy with saw,
hammer ard nails may construct. The
smoker is made in two Compartments
The upper one for the fowl has hole cut
in one side of the fowls head, and one
in the floor to admit the smoke form be-
low. pan Vi uVc COdiS 10 pldCcu III Iilc
lower compartment, handful of tobacco
leaves or stems placed on them and the
door closed. A few holes should be bored
in the door near the bottom to admit air.
A sliding door on the back OF the box is
SO constructed that when opened for the
purpose of inserting or taking out the
fowl, it closes the hole which admits the
smoke from below, and when closed after
putting in another fowl the hole is OPEN
ed and admits the smoke. We apprehend
that this smoker can be used to great adj
vantage when large number of hens are
sitting. Another use to which such a