Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1876 — HOME, FARM AND GARDEN. [ARTICLE]

HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

—Whip Cream.—Beat the whiles of three eggs to a stiff froth; add a pint of thick, sweet cream; sugar and flavor to taste; whijsthe whole together to a froth. —Strawberry Cream.—Mash the fruit gently; drain it On a sieve; when ( weH drained (without being pressed), add sugar and cream to the juice, and if too thick, a little milk; whisk it in a bowl, and as the froth rises lay it on a sieve ; when no more will rise, put the cream in a dish and lay the troth upon it. —When ahorse stumbles, never false your voice—the creature dreads ifs blaster’s chiding; neyer jog the reius--the mouth.of die jiorse is far more, seosltjve than the human lips ; never use thC Jasli, the horse is so timid that theslightedt'correction overpowers its reasoning faculties. Speak to him gently and kindly- —A*. F:. Observer. —Alum will only purify water from organic impurities, which It will precipitate in the same manner as it precipitates dissolved coloring matter In the manufacture of lakes from dye woods. One teaspoonftil of pulverized alum in four gallons of water is sufficient. If the water contains such an amount of impurities that this quantity will not purify it, it is unfit for drinking purposes. —The Farmer •’ Monthly says: “A farmer states that he planted five rows of corn with seed taken from three inches below the top of the ear, rejecting the imperfect grains at the extreme point; then five rows taken from the middle and base of the ear, rejecting the imperfect Sains at the butt. The result was that e five rows planted from the * middle and butt of the ear ripened about two and a half weeks before the other rows, the corn of the former being better eared and filled to the end of the cob.”

—The American Gardener has the following sensible hints on the time to put seeds in the ground: “It is useless to put seeds in the ground before the soil becomes warm and dry. For this reason no particular time can he specified for planting—everything depends upon the location, soil and temperature. A very good guide is the taking up a handful of the loam and closing the fingers lightly upon it. If, on opening the hand the soil remains in a hard lump, and retains the imprint of the fingers, it is too wet, while, if it falls apart in an irregular heap, it may be deemed in condition fjor seed. Another reminder, and one that will prove a guide in all latitudes, is the forest treeß. When these put forth their young leaves ail nature is ready for active work. Seeds planted then germinate at once, and seldom fail to come up and grow vigorously. Nothing is gained by very eaily planting. Better be a grain too late than a few days too early.”