New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-03-23

ted. Feed some corn to the young
| stock. N. Y. Herald.
About Rennet.
A rennet is at it's best when a
healthy calf is between three and five
days old, and has q stomach full Of
milk. Sailing and stretching over a
bow is better than to fill full of salt.
None but the best and cleanest salt
| should ever touch it, If stretched
over a stick or filed with salt, hang
it. in a pure, dry air, so that the
skins do not touch each other, as they
will mould if they do. Many believe
the older they are, if kept dry and
white, the stronger they are; but we
don't know about that, but used
them when dried to a crisp condition.
When ready to extract the rennet
element from them, soak them in wa
ter that has been boiled and cooled,
with salt enough in it to keep the Iq-
uor from tainting, as it is an animal
substance and will faint nearly as
quickly as fresh meat. Lukewarm
water will hasten the process, but in
no case use water up to one hundred
and twenty, for that temperature
ruins the rennet and makes the CO.
agul atting element inert and worthless.
Let the skins soak week or more,
than handle and squeeze, getting as
strong liquor as possible from them;
then setthem again III more fresh water,
and get liquor of less strength, always
bearing in mind to avoid weak solu-
tions as much as possible. Then mix
the first and second tinctures, so that
all will be OF one strength. To purify
the liquor, filter it through layers Of
straw, clean gravel and charcoal, after
having strained out all animal tissues
by passing through cloth.
Be sure and have it salt enough to
keep well; then put in jugs, or we'll
covered jars, and set in cool cellar till
wanted 1t is we'll to make enough
early in the spring, when the calf crop
is plenteous, to last the season As
the whole has the same strength, the
cheeze- maker can soon learn how much
OF it to use per one thousand pounds
of milk
Observation-Disclosures and Pastures.
Seeding to clover is now advisable
in most sections. The old method of
sowing clover on snow is still prac-
ticed by good farmers, though it may
be soWn this month upon the bare
ground. It generally succeeds we'll
when sown with spring wheat, rye or
barley. When clover is sown alone,
for seed, about 10 pounds per acre
are used; iffor hay or pasture, 16
pounds. Ii sown alone it will gener-
ally produce a cutting late in the
season, and when sown with wheat
will give valuable pasture after the
grain is harvested. The large kind Of
clover is best for sowing with timothy
for a permanent meadow, as both
mature at the same time; use four
pounds OF clover seed and from four
to six quarts Of timothy.
Meadows and pastures should be
protected against injury from animals
feeding and trampling upon them at
this season, and until the ground be-
comes settled Farmers who turn
out their catte very early are won't to
miss it, as they are greater losers
than gamers. tt is beneficial to roll
the surface OF meadows as soon as
dry enough to counterfeit the roots
by frost. Stones that the roller does
not push down into the soil should be
removed or buried, the latter being
the easiest method. In all grassgrow-
ing sections the care OF meadows and
pastures is an importantitem in farm
economy, and one which no farmer
should neglect.
Notes:
Horses should be watered frequent
".
Cutting back stimulates fruit bear
ing.
A permanent sod is injurious to
fruit trees.
Every bruise on fruit is the beginning
OF decay.
Use only well-rotted, clean manure
on the garden.
Whipping.a scared horse is only to
intensity the scare.
Water for plants is improved by a
few drops OF ammonia.
Don't crowd your fruit trees. Give