Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1869 — USEFUL RECIPES, ETC. [ARTICLE]

USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

It is said that if a sheep is kept fat the wool will be coarser than if kept only in moderate flesh. A hop grower in Massachusetts has proved that he can get more and better crops by setting one pole to a hill than two poles, as is generally practiced, A correspondent es the Gauntry Gentleman says every time a colt, a calf or . nt.lier ynnng animal feel* miaarahhyhnngry, cold or tired, a mark to a certain extent will be left on the general figure. At a recent meeting of an agricultural society in Pennsylvania, it waa resolved to set apart two hundred dollars toward a fund to be used in importing insect-destroying birds from Europe. The society extend an invitation to other societies to join them in thia enterprise. Ridding a Hennery of Lice.—Daniel Kemble, of Mount Holly, N. J., ia positive that “if you mix about a gill of gas-tar with a pail of whitewash, and apply it with a brush to all exposed surfaces, these pests of the roost will either die quickly, or go away very fast.” A writer recommends the following practice in feeding chickens: “For the first week after hatching, hard-boiled eggs, chopped fine, at least twice a day, wheat steeped in milk, and coarse Indian meal, bread crumbs, etc. A change of food is necessary twice a week, substituting cracked corn for wheat.” A writer in Hearth and Horn* has found the best way to take starch out of bleached goods to be as follows: “Make strong soap-suds, and dip the goods in it, and hang them out to dry without wringing. They will be perfectly soft and free from starch, and nice to work either by hand or machine.” Ants’ Nests in Hardens.— A correspondent informs the American Entomologist that by burying a few sliced onions m ants’ nests he has caused them to aban-, don their quarters. The same paper learns from horticulturists, that two or three tablespoonfuls of kerosene poured into the holes in their nesta will produce the same effect. A COEREBPOHDINT of the Rural World advices the application of pine—not*coal —tar too a brittle hoof, asserting that he has frequently applied it to' hard, diy and cracked hoofs with good success. It appears to penetrate and soften the hoof, gives .it a bright and clean look ;* also closes the cracks; would apply once or twice a month.

Broom Cor*.—A Chautauqua county correspondent states that a one-third greater yield, and that of better quality, would be produced if the hills were not more than twenty inches apart one way and three feet the other, instead of three or four feet each wav, as ia the general practice. Only eight stalks should be left in a hill, and the harvest should commence as soon aa the seed is frilly grown. : Staffordshire Pudding.— Line a shallow pie-dish with puff paste, and put raspberry-jam about an inch in depth, over the bottom; beat the yolks of four eggs and the white <tf one, to which add a quarter of a pound of powdered loafsugar, three-quarters of a pound of butter, arid* flavor with a little sceenns of almonds. Mix all well together, pour it upocthejaifi,andlMkuK ~

Ouuurr worn Leather—Of many sutstoncaa lately brought very oonsplcuonaly to notlovf wr fastening pieces of leather together, mending harness, Joining machinery belting, ana making al-oea, one of the best, aays the Boston Jourrul of Chemittry, is made by mixing ten parts of sulphide of carbon with one of oil of turpentine; and then adding enough gutta Krcha to make a tough, thickly -flowing .old. The surfaces to be Joined must be perfectly freed from grease. This may be accomplished by laying a cloth upon them, ana applying a hot iron for a time. The cement is then applied to both pieces, and pressure is used until the joint is dry. How to Mare Good Yeast.—A farmer’s wife sends to Hearth and Home the following recipe for making good yeast : “ Take eight good sized potatoes, peal and boil them in a gallon of water until quite soft; then mash them very fine, and put in two-thirds of a cup of salt and one cup of sugar; piour ■ over them the water they were boiled in and let them stand until cool. Then put In some good yeast, and pour all Into a good, clean Jug; let it stood in a warm place twelve hours, then cork up tight, and set in a cold place. It will lie ready for use in a day or two, and will keep a month in summer, and any U-ngtb of time in winter if kept tightly c.-rkcd.” Atlantic Monthly—The contents of ths May number are: Part V. of Halbone, as Oldport Romance, by T. W. Hlgglnson ; The Clotbea Mania, by Jamas Parton; Brahmanism, by James Freeman Clarke; The Heroine of Long Point, by JohnO. 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