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FARM AND GARDEN. Savor in Dairy Salting. A "Wisconsin dairyman lately told me he milked seventeen cows the past sea ton and early in the summer ran out of salt, and having read in an agricultural paper that cows do just as well without Silt be neglected to pet another barrel. The drouth came, tnemnit-uow uroppeu to about 200 pounds a day, which gave no profit, nor did it increase alter tnc tDXcs were freshened by rains. He bought a carload of millstufT and began feeding but still received only 220 1' ' Unf milk a dav. and several of the j'"""--' ... n F r..n-c U'lilllll nuiva uu tixcii iuua uuv.u ui twice a week, liien be began to suit regularly " every day, and the c ows im proved at once and the increase was steady until on the same feed they "were . , . . - producing :() pounds ol miiKa day, and, L t "d of being kept at a loss, yielded a ! iDa' d ...r ..' t-' . , . , fair proht. lhe larmcr neeus to ue i Kneed ration ted at regular hours ana in ar quantities, with attention to : - r i . , , .-. . . water, salt, bedding, and ail the points t " . . . . , which go to make The animals comforia- j or cnngthe above without brine the bk wiTl save money, particularly in a ; authority quoted from suggests the fol saon when feed i hgh-priced. j I lowing recipe: 12 pounds hne salt, 2 6L'1 . i , l. A v, t i quarts mo asses, pound saltpetre, well never found a work hand to whom I ! . , . , ' 2 1 , . . ' t,,,. t t i i, TO;..tr f..i;nrf. Mnixed. for loO pounds of meat, nub could aiiord to trust the winter leeding . twit u i,i l; 1 " , ii , , t, 7. ; hams and shoulders thoroughly with the of mv stock. a do r. Lt.oicn. it In- . . , , . i . oi uij ai-vj- , mixture, and lay out singly on a plat- lu' form in a cool, dry place. At the end nnc' r,nt o- the first and second week rub them ! again as at lirst, and then expose to con There is too much neglect of the feet ; tinuous smoke for ten days, of horses. When they are unshod, the j A sirapler plan, in which any portion feet will generally take care of them- j or & nf a ho's carcass can be cured, is solves and keep from getting foul; but, to put a laver of half an inch or so of when they are shod, they must be fre- , sait on a ilatform or the bottom of a box .i i .1 i . il i V. .1 . ' - ... quentiy cieaneu out. or uie tarux auu : manure will pack so tightly inside, of the j shoes that the bottom of the feet will get j tnrf and about the fro" inflammation will set in, and the result will be a disease known as thrush. This may be cured by washing the c reases along the frog with a dilution of carbolic acid, or with brine and then packing dry salt in the spaces. The packing of the earth will often make a horse lame, and it is sure to do so if a a horse lame, and it is sure to do so it a j grave or small stone is pressed into the , soleot the loot and Kept there, tome- j times the gravel will force its way) through the sole and only come out at ! the top of the foot. When this is the I case the horse is very lame and it takes a w month or two for it to ?etover the p un always be cleaned out after a drive in the ; inud, and when thev are packed with snow. The bottom of the foot and the frog should be let alone both by owner j and blacksmith, and not be cut down. A horse wants all its frog to reduce the jar of travel and to protect the bottom of the hooi. it win wear awayas last as it is i necessary. The feet of horses are cut down too much, and many a good one is ruined by fancy shoeing. Our Coun try Home. m salt in the pronortion ot a level teaspoon Grass Farming. j ful to tw0 arts dry ground grain. There arc so many desirable qualities . Xever give it in excess, in the ideal meadow or pasture, says the j jolin M. Stahl considers the cow truly Farm and Heme, that no single grass has anf provokingly feminine, and thinks been found that will fully satisfy the tbat in no j)lace (oes politeness pay progressive farmer. In some of the older , better than in the cow stable. shires in England, as many as two or , three doen diri'ercnt varieties of grasses are in use on one fawn. And a propor tionate admixture ol seeds o vaiuaoic , tionate admixture of seeds of valuable urasst's Is- UUIIU Willi yieat lutcinycuti;. i In the older parts of this country it is al- I ready admitted that grasses which ripen 1 early and late, with others that mature ; between, are recjuisite for pasturage: and, as more and more experiments are maue in this direction it is found profitable to a . f f have a wider variety oi grasses lor mow innr than was formerlv thought necessarv. : o i Xot only does the quality of the feed im- prove by a variety, but droughts are oftentimes overcome, and seasons for i cutting made later, earlier,- or both, so but one was obtained under the old method of seeding. The 15S8C bulletin of the Iowa Horticultural College remarks that farmers of the State would do well to experiment with a iiuil luu cij.ft van iniv-.v- greater variety of grasses, as there are J many valuable kinds not now in cu;tiva tiou "which could be raised to advantage. nciinrt?v('lv' TJiju Milmivtnre is found - - to blossom the last of .May, and when . mown early in June the clover stood J , inches high and the oat grass o leer. About per cent, ol this nay was reu j clover, 15 per cent, tall oat grass, and 10 ; About 75 iter cent, of this hay was reel per cent, orchard grass which iiaci ere l , in lieing on an exceeaing.y ricn pit-i-c j of ground, it was estimated to produce , at th rate of 12? tons per acre of dry hay. Besides this, second and third crops of 26" and 11 inches were produced, crops of 2(5 and 11 inches : ere pro a and the grasses showed in every way thc adantabiTii v to each other for meadows and names the following mixture: Ked ; Js Qi th(J n-ode of managerneut. Our c lover and orchard grass, oi) pounds of .armers compci shecp to forage, while in the latter to 10 of the former; tall meadow j F land th' are treated as carefully as out zras and red clover, 50 pounds and , Tail meadow oat grass and timothy, 10 pounds each, and 20 pounds of orchard gras, was found to be a poor mixture, on account of the difference in the time of ripening, and this was true of a variety of mixture which did not seem to be adapted to each other. This mis take of putting such grasses as timothy, which blossoms and matures late, with orchard and other early ripeniug grasses was very apparent. Curinff Meat. The season of the year in which meats may be cured on the farms with best success is from December 15th to February 13th, the interval between these dates affording two indispenable con ditions, viz., cool weather and im munity from insects and pests. Pork must be cut to suit the demands of thc different markets in which it is to be sold, but never lose sight ot the fact that it ought to be in such form as will pack snuglv. Kemember too, the im portance of "having the meat thoroughly relieved of animal heat previous to pack ing down. . The two processes, salting with and without brine, are both popular and I f9 1 11 1 J enecuve -wnen careiuny penormeu. ' When it is desired to use brine the meat may be packed in layers. F. D. Coburn, excellent authority, advises salt at the rate of 8 pounds to each 100 pounds of pork. Sprinkle the salt evenly over and around each layer until the cask is full; then clear rain ater or other pure water is poured in until all - .- - r - - he interstices are rilled. Many prefer to ; r-y -j .cf1 some sugar, sal pet re, etc dissol vinff thm in water Jnd P.our,nS the pckle over the meat. A recipe recom - mended by Coburn is as follows: ror 100 pounds of pork, 4 ounces salt . - petre, 3 pints common molasses or 2 pounds brown sugar, and 7 pounds salt. "When dissolved, pour over ihe meat. Some boil the pickle, skim it of im purities, let it get entirely cold and then Pr over the meat. In any ca be sum tho infat is alwava covered With , . The length of time hams and shotilders , , , , , 1 " - , V i .... , - , 1 r their rhioknr-ss from nnp to two months. or cask, then a layer of meat, cn this a a aver Gf galt,"and soon until all j3 packed and the top well c overed with salt. All kinds of cured meat should be kept in a dry, dark, cool place. New l orc )) or la. Farm and Garden Notes, The modern idea of winter dairying advances m iavor. Licc flre fc ann ance to calves , kecDhera poor.J i keep seed potatoes m a dry, cool Pce and prevent sprouting, Cutting fodder is a saving of one- third, according to me iiurat, xytw Yorkt r The eggs of a bag worm can be plainly seen in winter and should be then de stroyed. An advocate of warm water for cows says it will increase the yield of milk one-fourth. Though dishorning does not always render a naturally vicious bull docile, its wunugcua.1, mgcuciai wvotwv. Pinp.nnt. liav. slio-htlv salted and scalded with boiling water, is relished by fowls, says a California poultry man. Antbontv on noultrv advises feeding ------ ---J . . " Tarfrenrofits do not alwav3 depend upon large crops. One may grow an ex tm ordinarily larire ctod. but the expense Qf gQ doi -maf ba!ance the receipts. . , . . . A Connecticut dairyman tried warming the water for his cows to drink in winter, and the increase of butter in ten days p" C4PUS'' "Ul,6"- To wholly abandon a staple crop or product because it is temporarily un profitabte is to lose one's hold on the market when it becomes profitable ajrain. ' t Ontario Agricultural College nn experiment with peas showed that it rP(jU;red thirty-five pounds more of cookcj than uncooked to make 100 pounds OI pOTK, 11VU Professor .McMurtrie seems to prove by investigations that the much praised and sought for ''folds" in merino sheep are detrimental, in that they do not in crease the yield, and do decrease the quality. Shoe:) here do not pay as iood profits lovervtnmg ue- in speaking auouu for c wg A tt,vherl thc nTinetitea In speaking about the preparation of L. 13. Aiiea says: and digestion of the , em to conflict with the teach . f t rhemisf j take sides with q the rhemist aaimai. :mnroved mutton breeds of sheep - . manner usual with i demaud sood common sheep. They demand good pasture, liberal leeding ana aitentiou, dcmand qt ior icrc i but they pay wen iorme care ul-muwcu At the recent English dairy show a shorthorn cow proved the champion milker and buttermaker. After 224 days from calving, her milk amounted to 45i pounds daily, and her butter to 1.4 per cent., equal to 2h pounds per da-. The total solids in this milk amounted to 4.2 per cent., which shows that thc cow was not only an excellent buttermaker, but exceptionally good for cheese. t ,1 wr-ncsino- wars 'and means for the improvement oi highways it should never be lost signs tu iuut iuv4uv --" -er ho satisfactory as lonir as it is not thoroughly drained. In a majority of cases this can be done by grading up cutting ditches along the sides. But the tendency is toward the hollowing out of the centre of the grade; and, as the o-round is somewhat compacted, water is held for some time, to the great injury of the roadbed. Every few weeks, when the weather will permit, the grade should be dressed, rilling up the de pressed paths made by the animals. When thorough drainage cannot be se cured in any other way, underdrain. The same principles apply as in the draining of land for crops. thnsc in I norland HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. Good Gruel. There are times when gruel is about the only fare allowed the invalid by the physician. When things come to this strait, it is fortunate for the patient if some one in the house happens to know how to make it. Indian meal gruel may be made palatable in this manner: Wet two table-poonfuls of the meal to a smooth paste with cold water, and stir it into one pint of boiling water. Stir occasionally while over the lire, and let it boil half an hour. Be very careful not to let it scorch. If it becomes too thick, add more water. Season with salt, sugar, lemon juice and grated nutmeg. A tiny piece of butteris an improvement, if it is not forbidden. How To Hans Pictures. When there are to be many pictures hung in a room, the walls should be quie t in color and not elaborate in decoration. A wall with surface of the sligthly roughened stucco coating, or of paper of a single tone of terra cotta. dull green, blue or gray, undoubtedly shows pictures to the best advantage, but if the pictures are not many nor very choice, then the general effect of the room should be the main object in view. A beautiful and effective wall decoration is not by any means always an expensive one, and very harmonious" results are often obtained from using the large sheets of cartridge paper which come in good tones of dull blue and terra cotta, and arranging a wide freize of some harmonizing or con trasting color, in which a conventional design has been stenciled. Or if the owner of the room lacks the time and ingenuity for such work, paper for this purpose with a graceful, flowing pattern in chrysanthemums, or other large snowy flowers, in subdued colors can now be obtained at very small cost from any paperhanger. A narrow molding of cherry, mahogany or gilt is a pretty finish to be tacked on where the frei.e joins the wall covering, and upon this should be placed the books for hanging pictures. If some of the money which is spent in overloading rooms with trumpery ornaments that give them a cheap, tawdry appearance, was put into the wall deco rations, the whole effect would be much more satisfactory and artistic. Cretonne cut into two widths has been used for a frieze with very good effect. It is to be put up with small brass tacks. One ingenious lady took cheap Notting ham lace and painted the pattern in har monizing tones, making a charming frieze for her drawing-room. Detroit Tribune. Recipes. Plain Liciit Pudding. One pint of boiling milk and nine tablespoonsful of flour mix first with a little cold milk. When cold add a little salt and four well-beaten eggs and bake in a buttered dish. fcerve as soon as it is done. Plain Lemon Pie. Add to boiling water enough of the pulp and juice of lemons to render it quite acid; then sweeten to taste, and thicken just enough with corn starch to make it like a thin jelly. Fill the baked crusts, and bake about fifteen minutes, then frost them if desired. Meat Croquettes. Two cups of chopped meat, two cups of bread crumbs, two cups of hot milk. Season the meat with salt and pepper. Beat the yolk of one ei?g, add the milk, a teaspoon iui oi melted" butter, bread crumbs and meat. Form into small Hat cakes and fry in butter. Minced Beef. Three pounds of raw beef, lean, chopped tine, five soda crack ers rolled fine, two egs well beaten, one and one-half teaspoonfuls of pepper, three slices of poric chopped, one-half cup of milk, and salt to taste. Mix all thoroughly, make into a loaf. Bake two hours. This should be sliced cold for tea or luncheon. Ouancje Pudding. Grate three sponge biscuits in enough miik to make apasle; teat three eggs and stir them in with the juice of a lemon and half the peel grated. Put a teacupful of orange juice and one of sugar, with half a cup of melted butter in the mixture; stir it well, put in a dish with puff paste around it, and bake slow one hour. To Wakm Ovki: Cold Mutton. An excellent and simple way is to cut it, if loin, into chops, or if leg, into thick scallops, and dip each into egg well beaten with a teaspoonful of milk, then in line bread crumbs, and fry in plenty of very hot fat. If your crumbs are not very fine al even, the larger crumbs will fall off, and the appearance be spoiled. Pumpkin Soup. Peel and cut iilto small pieces three pounds of pumpkin, put it in a sauce-pan, with water enough to cover it, add a little salt; let it boil gently until s ;ft, drain and pass it through a tine colander, put three pints of milk into a stewpan and mix with it the strained pumpkin; let it come to a boil, add very little white sugar, pepper and salt to taste: serve. Fried Potatoes. Peel them and boil in salted water; do not let them boil until they are soft. Beat one egg, and have ready some fine cracker crumbs; roll the potato in the egg, and then in the cracker and fry in butter until a light brown, turning frequently that the color may be uniform: or the potatoes may be dropped into hot lard. In this cae, a cloth should be laid over a plate ftnrl the notatoes should be drained for a moment in this before sending to the table. Blue Eyes. There is some reason for thc admira tion generally felt for blue eyes. A connofsseur in eyes states that nine tenths of the railroad men, pilots and others who are selected for their keen ness and correctness of vision have blue eye. Brown eyesore beautiful. Gray eyes usually denote intelligence, and haei eyes "bespeak a talent for music. The commonest color of eyes is gray and the rareit violet. Dress. "A new theory has been started with regard to the use of soap on the face. Women who for years have been careful of their com plexions would never, under any circumstances, wash the face in soap, as it was said to roughen and coarsen the skin. Now, that Ivory Soap has been invented, this idea is exploded, and a well-known physician in the metropolitan profession recommends his women pa tients to use it freely every day, lathering the skin well. He states that none but the most beneficial results will be effected by this method of improving the skin. He holds with considerable plausibility that the pores of the face become as much clogged by grease and dirt as the hands or any other portion of the body. And if soap is considered a necessary purifier in the bath, its needs must be felt equally on the face. c By an abundant and regular lathering the facial pores, he. claims, are kept open, clean, free from the clogging matter that produces unsightly blackheads, acne, pimples, and a pure, healthy, fresh and brighter complexion is the resultant. Not mincing matters, he says that the trouble with most women who have sallow, pasty skins is, that from year's end to year's end they never have a really clean face." J Brooklyn fU. A WORD OF WARNING. There are many white soaps, each represented to be "Just as good as the ' Ivory' they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lack the peculiar nd remarkable qua.rties of the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting it. pnv,t IMS MARVELOUS Dull OOVERY, Wholly unlike artificial syatein. 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