Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
SOME QUERIES AND ANSWERS.


SOME QUERIES AND ANSWERS.
VIII you please inform me how 10 make cheese
nj home. ! get about four gallons ofmilk day,
aud wouh HE 20 make cheese for home use.
from one COW and No ali called Il good.
lIennepin, IN. CONSTANT READER.
ANswER.-The operation is very sim
pie: Get q little prepared rennet and use
Il according to directions. After the
coagulation Of the milk the principal
trouble will be to keep up the tempsra-
ture to the point Of cooking. This may
be done by either steam or the use OF hot
water. When the cooking Is sufficient
to secure tolerably dry curd, let II re-
main In cheese cloth until 1t Is kneaded
or mixed into a proper degree Of consist
ency. Then roll II into the form OF q
cheese or loaf and manage by some con-
trivance to give Il the proper pressure
aud shape. Grease the faces with whey
or other butter. Then place II on a
smooth shelf or board and daily rub II
with the hand until there is formed over
IL the required amount Of rind. Keep II
at q temperature Of about ZOE until IL
has cured into soft, mellow, buttery
and nutty tasting cheese. BE careful to
guard Il against the cheese fy, the eggs
Of which VIII be readily perceived II
close watch Is kept.
HuSaARiAS GRAss.-will you please answer
the following questions; How late win it do 70
sow Hungarian grass. and how much 10 the
scref WI u make good sol. or has 10 got 70
be souei each yearf In short wha. are i's
eharacteristicsr suBscRiBkk.
ANswER.-If sown any time In June
or July, II will ripen. Ii Is grown the
same rs all the other millets. II must
be cut early, cured and used the same as
other mlllet. Sixteen to twenty quarts
Of seed per acre give good stand. Ii 10
an annual and forms no permanent sod.
See "Feedlng Animals" by Stewart, page
l93; also Flint on "Grasses," page l45.
IL does best on rich, dry soil. Both
these booek can be found at the the book
store and should have place In every
farmers library.
FLOWING IN MANURE. Which In your
opinion would be the beet for fall seeding ~ Erass
-plowing In manure OF harrowfng inl ..
Would plowing In manure produce the best 70.
suits under some circumstances and Tor some
crops. waile the reverse vouh be best under
s. put In piece Of oats last spring. plow:
ing In the manure: after taking oats on ]
ployett In another coat OF manure anu soeueu u
" grass. Can I expect any benefit from the
manure. and how would it have produced the
best resultsr j.
Olneyyille, II. i.
ANswER.-with ordinary soils, sur
face application of manures and harrow
Ing In are the best. There Il generally
no trouble about the fertillEing elements
OF manures spread on the surface find
Ing their way deep enough into the soil.
The philosophy is to get the manure
where the roots OF the plants can reach
Il and feed on Il. Only deep-rooted
plants can require that the manure shall
be stirred deeply Into the soil. Much
depends on the character Of the soil. In
a stiff, tenacious soil, thoroughly break
Ing lt up and deeply mixing In the fertil-
izer will do best because Of Its mechani-
cal effect and better pulverization. There
Il no danger Of the manure washing
away unless tho soil 10 very wet and
drains badly. It 10 possible With loose,
dry soil for It to dry up and waste nj
trogen by evaporation. Nitrogen 10
often wasted ln this way by summer
fallowing. but II the soil is constantly
growing . crop which shades II and
keeps Il cool, Il will aid the process OF
nltrihcation. This is especially true
with crop Of clover.-Mlrror & Farmer.