Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-09-26

burnt over after frost. the weeds can
be kept out II weeds appear in the
pasture early in the spring before the
grass makes Roadway, cut them down.
At this season all stubble should be
cleaned Off.
Keep up the cultivation with the cul-
tivated crops until they are made. In
many cases one additional cultivation
given iB-gOod season will materially in
crease the yield, while it will aid in de-
stroying the late weeds and leave the
soil in a better condition for the next
crop.
Corn in the glazing stage makes the
best fodder IL cut when the ear is
hard the stock is then (to certain ex-
tent woody, and il cut very young,
before the ears are formed, the stalk
abounds In water and is lacking in
nutrition. When the ear is about
filled and beginning to glaze the cut
ting OF the corn at that stage arrests
the nutritive elements in the stalk, and
the fodder is then equal to hay, being
fed to stock with the ears on the stalk
or cut up in a cutter.
The depth OF drains and their dis
lance apart should be regulated by
reference to the thickness and order OF
acter or texture of the supersoil. II
the upper bed is retentive, and OF such
depth that the drains can not be cut
completely through it, the best system
to adopt will be shallow drains at close
Intervals; and, on the contrary, pre-
vious material should have deeper
drains ut wider intervals. II COM
paratively thin bed of clay rests upon
IL porous substratum, the drains should
be cut into the latter or through it,
according to its depth; and they must,
in any case, not be too far apart.
The Household.
Picked TOMATOES. To seven
pounds of tomatoes take three pounds
of sugar and one quart OF vinegar. Cut
the tomatoes through the middle and
soak them over night in weak brine.
In the morning drain them we'll aud
boil II few moments in weak vinegar
Drain, put II Glove in each piece and
pour the vinegar well mixed over the
tomatoes cold, and add piece of horse
radish root. Tomatoes prepared in
this way will keep any length of time.
Picked ONIONS. small onions,
which should be the silver skins, and
let them stand in strong brine for four
days, changing it twice. Heat more
brine to Il boil, throw in the onions and
boil three minutes, then put them at
once into cold water and let them re-
main four hours. Pack in jars, scat
tering over the layers, mace, white
pepper cOrns and cloves. Fill up with
scalding vinegar in which you have put
cupful of sugar for every gallon.
Cork while hot. They will be ready
for the table in three months.
PRESERVED PEACHES WITHOUT SPIR-
lTs.-ChOose the fruit before it is too
ripe, peel it, take out the stones, and
if liked cut them in halves or quarters.
Add equal quantities of sugar and fruit,
and half Il glass of water to each pound
OF sugar. Bring it to the boil aud skim
well; then add the peaches to this syrup,
and boil gently for about half an hour.
They should still be in good shape
take them out, put them in pots, and
when you have boiled down the syrup
quite thick pour it over the peaches.
Some persons, when they have peeled
and cut the fruit, plunge them into a
basin of boiling water, and let them
soak in it for two or three hours. This
will soften them so that they need only
be boiled in the syrup for u few minutes
afterward. and will keep their shape
better.