Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-01-25
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

danger OF suffering for want OF sufh-
cient exercise during the inclement
days Of winter. This is specially appli-
cable to stations, brood mares and
unbroken colts. They should have
several hours of exercise in the fresh
air every day. The great breeding
stables in England and many in this
country have extensive covered areas
for exercise, but clean, well-fenced
barnyard, with shed across one
side will do very well for colts. Mod
crate works. far better than idleness
for brood mares and stations in win
ter.
Cows are liable to severe accidents
il compelled to tramp over icy paths
to water, or if ice is allowed to accu-
mulate around the watering trough
in the yard. There is no room for
question about the economy OF taking
the extreme chill from the drinking
water for stock. Yet there are few
farmers who will take the trouble,
and the least they can do is to see
that the chilly watering places are
rendered inaccessible by ice block
AIDES.
Ensilage made from corn is not
well-balanced food. 1t is rich in the
elements Of fat and heat, but lacks
muscle formers, and should be supple
mented by bran, clover hay, or oil
cake.
Brood Sows and Bears should not
be fed heavily on corn or meal.
Pig-pens which stand high on posts,
with an open space beneath the floor,
are cold places in winter, despite
straw bedding. 1t saves feed and
adds to the health and comfort Of
the pigs to bank up" such pens Of
otherwise keep the winds from whist
ling under them and through the
floors.
Poultry need good, dry busting
place. They like it better on a level
with the floor Of the poultry house
than to climb into box. Over-feed-
ing or keeping on corn and other fat
tening food is quite as frequent
cause for hens failing to lay as lack
of food.
AN INsIDIoUs ENEMY.-Many thou
sands of young trees are annually
destroyed by the Common Round
headed Apple tree Borer, Saperda
bir,ttata, of the orchardists, and yet
this great loss is all due to negligence
The best time to cut out the grubs is
in the fall, for at this season those
Matched in spring or early summer
have not penetrated to any consider
able depth into solid wood, and are
therefore readily found and destroy
ed. To prevent the beetles deposit
ing their eggs in the bark of the trees,
it is only necessary to wrap the base
of the stems with strips of bass bark,
tar paper, cloth. or even common
brown paper, after which the outside
should be painted with gas tar APP
piled while hot The wrappings
should extend down two or three
inches below the surface of the soil
and extend up the stem for foot or
more. A few hours work given to
wrappings the trees with some such
materials as these named will usually
prevent loss from the attacks of Dor
ers. The trees, however, should be
examined every spring after remov
ing the wrappings, for the purpose Of
destroying any grubs that have found
q Judgment in the tree, after which
the old wrappings should be replaced
or new ones provided. Washing the
stems OF trees with soft soap at the
time the beetles are about and lay
ing their eggs is often recommended,
and while it must be admitted that
such application. are beneficial in
destroying the recently-dsposited
eggs or repelling the beetles, still,
they are soon washed off by rains,
and are but temporary in effect.
MUFFINs.-One heaping cup of
flour, two-thirds ola cup Of corn meal,
one tablespoonful of melted lard,
three eggs, and heaping spoonful
Of baking powders. Bake in hot
oven.
NEW ENGLAND CUP CAKE.-One
cup of butter, two cups Of sugar,
three cups Of sifted flour, one-half
cup Of milk, two teaspoonsful Of cream
tartar, sifted well with the flour.
CoCoANUT PUFFs.-The whites OF
three eggs beaten very light, a tea
cupful of fine white sugar, a table
spoonful Of corn flour. When these
ingredients are mixed, put the mix
ture into a custard saucepan or a jug,
set in a pan Of boiling water, and
stir constantly for twenty minutes;
then take it off the stove, and add !
pound of grated cocoanut. When
well mixed drop in teaspoonfuls on
buttered paDer Bake in a very slow