Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-10-15
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AGRICULTURAL NOTES AND HINTS
FOR THE HOUSEHOL9.
Gov to Make Farm Work Easier ana
Home Brighter.

Gov to Make Farm Work Easier ana
Home Brighter.
Poultry yards should have some kind
of shade provided for the hens. Ducks
suffer greatly if exposed 10 the heat of
the sun the whole day. \ piece of
muslin or brush arranged in the cor
ner Of the yard viii answer the pur-
pose.
To destroy the striped eIcumber
bugs a reader writes: Take half a
peck of plaster, one and one-half table
spoontuls Of cIyeue pepper, and mix
the substances well. Sprinkle 4 guam
tity on each hill and the plants. l
have used this remedy for yea-s, and
never lose q vine from the bugs"
A subscriber wishes 70 know how 20
destroy ants I'm the garden. IL is very
difficult 20 destroy them or drive them
away, rs the substances that are disa-
grecahle 20 the ants often iuiure the
plants, but one Of the best remedies
is TO ill their holes with strong soap
-uds 70 which small quantity Of ker-
Oseue has been added.
II Won have a few choice plants ex-
posed 90 the attacks OF cut-worms lust
surround the stems with strips of fold
Ell newspaper. IL viii prove perfect
protection and viii cost less than birch
bark or tin. Last year while away
from home dozen tomato plants set
IN the usual way in my garden We're
nearly all destroyed in two or three
days. This year, Of more thvn two
dozen, set with fence Of folded news
papers around each, not one has been
touched, and yet cut-worms are abund-
ant in the garden.
It seems % be well settled that ac-
tive exercise or excitement lessons the
proportion of butter in milk. How
Important sIe application of these facts
are 10 profitable juirying must be evil
dent 70 any one. Those who have been
in the habit Of driving their cows lou-
distances % pasture, and returning
them in the evening To be MIXED, viii
see the necessity of disseminating this.
or, if that can not be done, they will
see the propriety Of driving them as
steadily and leisurely as possible. ANY
large amount Of exercise is at the ex-
pcuse OF the yield and quality Of the
milk, but excitement from rough treat
ment Is most Improbable Of all, and
IA dairymau who employs a rough, pas
siOuate mixer among his cows does
little better thau he who worries them
with dog.
MiIk when fresh is a perfect emul-
sion, the fat globules being free and
and without an envelope. The chief
differences in the composition Of nor
NAL mi,Es are due 70 varitiOns in the
in the amount of fat, the remainder Of
the milk, known rs milk serum, being
quite uniform in composition in all
milks. The variation in the amount
Of serum solids, in milk from the same
COW Is rarely more than one-half per
cent, In milk from different cows of
the same breed is usually less than one
per cent, and in milk from cows of
different breeds not more than two and
one half per cent, This holds true
even when the fat varies as much
rs seven or eight yer cent. Milk
contains a principle analogous TO, or
identical with blood fbrine, which is
capable Of spontaneous coagulation,
the clo,s Of which entaugle the fat
globules and 70 considerable extent
prevent an efficient creaming. The
most efficient Dreaming IL obtained
when conditions are supplied which
retard OF prevent the coagulation OF
tbrin. This may, in practice, be best
accomplished by setting the milk di
rectly after milking in cold water Ccs
water Is hcsD, the creaming vessel te
be Of bright Jin or other metal that can
easily be kept clean. When the milk Is
transported or when for any reason
the setting must be delayed, no method
of crcamiug gives as satisfactory re-
suits as the centrifugal.
In no class In the world is there such
= general lack Of taste as among our
farmers. They seem TO think that
taste il OF no importance whatever,
something which they have nothing TO
do with, and il they only attend 10 the
Important duties Of the farm every
thing that goes % make mp appear
snces can he neglected. One way in
which they show want Of taste Is in
the surroundings Of their dwellings.
They will leave an OK cart, sled or hay
rick in the d1or-yard, or in close prox-
unity 20 the house, rather than be at
the trouble Of moving them a rod or
two further, where they wQuld not
be 80 uu-ightly, or OF putting them un-
der cover, where they belong. Some
viii have pilos Of manure, heaps of
stones, or large piles Of wood and tim
Der, left where they viii give an air
OF slIypuiiucss 70 the homestead, no
matter how new or handsome the build
ings may be. AZ a general thing the
arrangement OF hog pens is objection
able. These buildings are generally
placed al the uortherly or westerly side
of sheds and other outbuildings, in
close ajuccucy 70 the farmhouse, and
where the foul odors are alway, going
into the kitchen or sitting room. Ev-
cry farmer does not indeed exhibit
this want Of taste, for scattered here
and there among our valleys and hill
sides j. many a sylvan home showing
an appreciation OF the tasteful and the
beautiful highly creditsble 20 the pro-
prietOr. Let not the farmer think IL Is
beneath him TO attend 10 such things,
nor consider that time lost which he
spends in making the surroundings Of
his house tasteful and attractive.
HOUSEHOLD
Cracker Jars are an attractive novel.
ty, and in many families where crack
ers are extensively used at meal times