The Columbus journal., 1898-05-18

Heirloom Cheese.-Heirioom cheeses
are specialties of Switzerland, and mark
one Of the most peculiar of bridal or
marriage customs known. It prevailed
for centuries in what is called the
cheese regions of Switzerland. In that
portion Of the Alpine country, when
pair join in wedlock, it is the fashion
for their intimate friends to buy a
regular cheese" for the young couple
This cheese is presented to the newly
welded people On the evening of the
wedding day, and is ever after retained
by them and used as family register.
On these heirloom cheeses the whole
history of the family is carved; such
as births, marriages. deaths and other
incidents which it may be desired to
make matters of record. Some Of these
old Swiss family cheese records are
said to date back to the middle of the
seventeenth century.-Dairy World.
Kohlrabi.-One Of the vegetables
sEhich every farmer should grow Is
kohlrabi. which in growth and flavor
is intermediate between the turnip or
rutabaga and a cabbage. 1t is hard like
the turnip, but, like the cabbage, all its
valuable part is above ground. 1t Is a
vegetables that comes to us from Ger
many. where it is grown to large size.
and is mainly used for cattle feeding.
But to be fit for table use it should be
sown late in the spring, when the
ground is warm, and the young growth
will be very rapid. Then it will be
sweet and tender, and wholly different
from the coarse kohlrabi sown early,
and which has taken the whole season
to grow in. al roots for table use are
best gathered while young, and after
growing rapidly. Most of the roots
grow either tough or dry, or both, late
in spring.-Ex.
Dust Baths in SCmmer.-We provide
for the hens in the winter in the way
of dust baths, and let us not neglect
to do the same in the summer. 1t Is
true that the hens can often find
some piece of dirt that they can dig up
and make a dust bath Of, but this is not
SO effective in destroying the lice as 4
regular box of dust. That the hens do
not get enough dust in the summer Is
proved by the fact that so many Of them
are afflicted with lice during that De-
riod of the year. Could they have free
access to road dust In large quantities
they would be freer from vermin. The
dust may at that time OF year be Sc
cured with such ease that it is pity il
the hens cannot have all they can make
use of.
Avoid Raising Plugs.-Neyer in the
history Of horse raising was there a
wider difference between plugs and
good horses. Farmers must give as
much thought to the selection Of both
dam ard sire as they do in the breed
ing Of cattle and other live stock. A
coach horse that will bring $500 is as
easily raised as plug that will bring
but SIS. Such horse is useful On the
farm until the time when he is ready
for the market, and can be used both to
the p!ow and on the wagon. In case
he lacks the style or action necessary
to bring a fancy price. he is still a
general purpose horse and will bring
a price that will be profitable to the
raiser.-A. B. Clarke, st. Louis Dealer.
Profits from the Cow.-There are
four systems of getting money f-om
cows in vogue in Colorado, says the
Field and Farm. One is to let the calf
suck and forfeit $50 worth OF milk to
produce a $40 calf. Another is the
lazy mans way, which brings $l2
worth Of gathered cream and a $40
calf. The third is the private dairy
which produces So worth OF store but
ter in trade and a SO calf. and the
fourth that OF hauling the milk to a
separator station. getting the heated
skim-milk back in good condition,
raising a SO calf and receiving a $50
check for the butter fat.
Every farmer knows what It is to |
have to repair pasture fences in the !
spring. when those fences are made IN
the oid-fashioned way and of old-.ash- |
ioned material. This is good time 70 |
suggest that the sooner the farmer puts
On his farm some kind OF a wire fence !
the better.
The cattle raiser who does not read
IN agricultural paper is placed at a :
great disadvantage. He is unable to
foresee the great movements of stock
and prices. Only when the conditions
are upon him can he begin to arm him
self against them.