Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1878 — HOME, FARM AND GARDEN. [ARTICLE]

HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

—Mr. Vink, th% florist, says that oelery will bear IQ V lßdeg. of frost, or down to 20 oii*l deg. Fab., without injury, but that iporc than that vfifl —Like mathematics, in oooklng no laggards ever get to the top of the ladder. Household duties stimulate thought, promote activity and produce —Waterln'fthioh potatoes have been boiled U rccotauflhded tor the cleaving of silverware, especially spoons that have been me blaekened bv eggs. >T4e . -=Tlie fat dud hearty steer, cow, sh«ep£.or omA wrtl tofibis hstoWuv tlft oxulieranoe of health and strength, .bidding defiance to the coldest weather, while the lean WAaklinar stands With arched back and droopinfwead, shivering in the fence cornea— lowa Stats It faster. —To destroy wiiris dlkafelVe’ as Ufb6h common iiratoing qpda, v.the fatfr will tpko upj-wet the Waite with this for a mimite or two, and let them dry without Keep' the water in a bottle and repeat,'thu .washing often, and it will take away the largest warts. ~ •• - • —lt is n6t - known” that boiled carrots, when properly prepared, {pcjp au excellent substitute for eggs in puddings. They must for this purpose be boiled afld mashed and passed through a coarse cloth or hair sievestrainer. The pulp is then introduced among the. other of the pudding, to the total omission of eggs. A pudding made up in this wav is much lighter than where eggs are used, and is much mdre palatable.— N. 7. Times. . .. . —A Writer in thj Xbfidon Garden says that he finds fruit to keep best in perfectly dry sand. He keeps fruit in that way all the year round. He has had French britbs two years old. The Catelae pear ban remained sound for twelve months., The/ruit must be sound when stored, and tßfl sand must be quite dry> The ! chief advantages of pacting in asftd are, tbruexeluaiop qf air currents, the preservation from changes of temperature, and the absorption of moisture, whicS, favors, decay. Much will depend on the apartment in which the experiment Js tried, a dry or cool ppe being beat. Thls is not a new discovery. l'he Pennsylvania Dutch farmers have lung practiced this way of keeping apples. —A farmer who keeps hens should build a hennery for them, so arranged that it dab easily be kfept clean and well ventilated. Ifi wtntertbetemperature to it shonld , bf warm enough to § revent it from freezing—say from 43 eg. to 6d deg. Fah. A .supply of iretfa water therein*is of great import- 1 ance; hens' drink often if They can get water,, Ground. |eed is best when egfls are V wanted. J Corn and i wheat middliarfs form an excellent combination fovtoodi put) btei toq gijvan them by way'of a change, oncfibrtwice should be made of fright straw instead ft fHif K® IlMsfedtit« i* mept glace for depositing their eggs, andappreeiate good carey — Rural New Yorlcer.