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THE FARM AND GARDEN. 



IxlYB SiFOGI^. 



Oood eheUer^ even wotrring and /r-edinfj, tciih 

 lUndness alwat/s paj^s on live stock, Tfeyleei is al- 

 wqy/s xinprojifaiil^. 



2/ poor sUkI: can be grown and/ed at aprofitj could 

 not good sUjck be made to pay betler f X^rmers^ 

 Vtink of Oi ix. ' 



EARLY LAMBS THIS MONTH. 



Some ewtis in the flock may drop lamba this 

 month, and If so, tlicy will bo twico as valuable 

 as those '.hat come in Febmarj', tboiifih the ma- 

 jority o» the early lambs usually como during 

 next month. Tbe«e are two sources of profit in 

 the earlleet lambs, one of which is that the 

 demand is much 5reat<'r than the supply and the 

 prices are consequently high The otner la that 

 the earliest lamoR can be sold at a time when 

 they are very small, a fifty pound lamb selling as 



things to keep sansage In this manner, are essen- 

 tial. 1st.— Narrow, deep tin cans. 2d.— To pack 

 the sausage tight and hot^ 3d.— Keep the sausage 

 covered with the grease. When the cans are 

 cold, pour a little hot grease again over the sau- 

 sage, and that will fill all the air spaces and keep 

 the air out. Earthern Jars, when used, will allow 

 the sausage to mold- To open the tin cans, set In 

 hot water, and if the cans are made as they should 

 be, without tops, or take tin cans with the tops 

 melted olT, and as soon as the fat melts, at once 

 Invert over a dish, and the sausage wii, slide out. 

 The above recipes are worth to any man or 

 woman who kiUs only one hog, four times the 

 price ofTHB Faum axd Gakdkn. 



("W. H. Bokford, Bridgeport, Connecticut, asks : 

 l.-For us to name a good work on stuU feeding of 

 beef cattle. 2.-The address of some of those 

 engaged in it. Answer l.-Henry Stewart has a 

 very good work on " Feeding Animals." It will 

 be sent by the Franklin 

 News Company, of this city, 

 on receipt of price, S2.00. The 

 work deals upon the whole 

 theory of feeding domestic 

 anLmal.s. There is no bookwe 

 know of that treats exclu- 

 sively upon feeding of beef 

 cattle. The practical parts 

 of stall feeding in winter 

 are, reguliirlty in feed and 

 water, good, healthy, rich 



PARSONS' PROLIFIC 

 POTATO. 



Bofit and mo«t prolific lato market 

 potato frown. Orovra by Mr. Q ^W. 

 PiT'on'*, of I0W&, from seed of the Princ* 

 AltH-rt. Vliie4 are vlfforoais *''h * 

 dark aroen fo)Li|fe, lui 1 v. ry b'^alUiy 

 Tuiwr^ ii'>.)T.j inc<iluiQ of ualform (*lze. 



fttMs from rot, iiu 1 n.'VLr hollow cored, food, and all of it they will 



-i''.S1«^\^fl T*S^ '*'*''i"^'.**'i*^r consume without leaving 



sbullow; nt^Hb. tine irruinea fcod of »7. _j hi *»„ v,^ 



exc*aicnt flavor; verj prolific, and ftny. Feed nfjhtly on be- 



th.y «n^w xcry compact, in thy hill, and ginning to fatten an animal, 



aro verr lone keepers. iou-» eute col- and then incroasG the iv.^A 



llflo of the t 



jicwc4 .1 thj college. Prof. Ko.pi. reponc-1. Will r c q u i r e it . Warm, 



o-s 4!>H bn.hcls per ftrrr. of which 49ti clean stablcs, a frequent 



bunhcU weremerohantAblc use of the currycomb, and 



OUB OFTEKi-For T6<!. w, wfli when first stabled, a sufll- 



F.VIIM .\>T> 6AKDEM o>s clent exorcise in the yard 



readily as one weighing seventy pounds, which 

 was dropped later. Here is a profit In tlie saving 

 of expenses, and a.s the sum derived for the 

 emailor early lamb will be greJiter than tliat 

 obtained for the larger later one, it will l>o to the 

 advantage of the farmer to tise every endeavor to 

 avoid lass. Tlie ewes 'must be carefully exam- 

 ined, and caked udder or deficiency of milk must 

 be romcfiled. If necessary, each ewe must be 

 placed to herscU with her lamb. It will be a 

 tronblcsomo undertaking, bat as young early 

 lambs are sometimes worth $10, It pays to expend 

 labor in that diriH-tlou. Keep tho eurllent ewe 

 lambs, if possible, for breeding purposes, as they 

 Will oome In earlier when matured. 



SCfl'l tl: __ „„„ __ 



RS?irA"plS"K,''t^n ^'"tJIT.'i.'^'^f'S to'keep the" ani'raaY with a 



Folaw, tree br mall, or for » ol-i'i of M , j , <., n. 



rrabscriiHr., ntSrvc. c-«h, we wiii«iuJono good and healthy appetite. 



pound, po«t-pal(L Avoid above ail, too much 



feeding at tho start, 

 as it will bo a waste of feed and may ruin tho 

 digestion of the animal and prevent fattening 

 altogether. 2. -There are so many who feed beef 

 cattle that wo could not give the address of them 

 e\'en If we knew them. There are In Illinois ver>' 

 many who make a specialty of feeding beef 

 cattle. But as each must U.am by experience 

 what his markeus are and know the conditions 



CURING MEAT. VALU ABLE RECIPES. 



Hams and bacon arc, in tho South, cured by 

 dry salting. Tho Soutliampton and SmlthUeld 

 bams and bacon are cured by packing the hams 

 and Tx>rlv, thorotighly cold before salting, on a 

 table, bench, orsiat.s a little slanting, to allow tho 

 blood and scum to drain off, with llosh side up, 

 and for 1,000 pounds of pork, use from one to one 

 and a half liushels of good lino salt, well rubbed 

 In, especially next tho bono. Pack tho pork in 

 bulk and sprinkle a llttlo more salt on tho thick 

 pieces, and allow to cure. In mild weather, or in 

 a cellar two or throe weolcs will bo long enough 

 to absorb tho salt. Then resalt the meat, using 

 about a peck to the meat tho second sailing, more 

 for largo plroos. Allow the pork now to remain 

 four or live weeks, and take it up and wash clean 

 and after draining, apply to tho flesh side of the 

 meat, one gallon of mola.sse3 or ten pounds of 

 sugar, and fi)Ur powids of black iwpper are dusted 

 ever tho llosh side. Tlio moat is then hung up 

 land smoked, ftomo use a liltlo sidtpotre to pro 

 serve the incNVt and give it a.rcd color, one pound 

 to l.ODt pounds of pork. will bo sulBclenU Should 

 BUgar be used, melt it before using, as it will 

 bpread easier. For wacm Southern sections, dry 

 iBaltlng is more favorable to Iteeplng, but In tho 

 ^Northern States, sailing in brine is prefenvble, as 

 being 16.SS troublesonio. New Jersey has long 

 been noted fo^ line hams, dried beef and sausage, 

 and wo give 'the reelpo in use to make their 

 J:enownod hams, beef, and sausage, 



HyUIS,— 100 PotTNDS. 



f^alt, eight pounds; sugar, one and" one-half 

 Unas I'Siiitpetro one and ono-hulf onnoee; wat*'r, 

 ir gallons. PaoU in a tub when cold, flesh side 

 , and pour tho pickle over them. Allow them 

 lie in pickle, if the hams are large, six weeks. 

 Dry and .smolio to the taste. 8ome before using 

 tho pickle, boil it woU and skim, and apply when 

 cold. Ke<9 the hams covered witii plcluo. 



Beef,— 100 PorrNCi 

 Same pickle as hams, and allow to lie In plc«lo 

 four woelcs. Take up, drain, and hang up to dry, 

 and when dried, run Cayenne popper over the 

 dried booC Wrap up the beef in stmng manilla 

 'papor, and tic securely to keep out lllc« and meat 

 worms, and hang up in a moderately dry plac<?. 



under which he labors, he can only know how U 

 will pay by a careful practical trial. The manor* 

 Is always allowed to pay for the labor. 



One of the most successful pork raisers w» 

 know, says the secret of his success is his feeding, 

 lie begins on an eight weeks pig and feeds It luat 

 what ft will consume of meal mixed with kltcnen 

 slops, regularly, three times a day. The feed Is 

 never increased as the pig grows older, bnt re- 

 mains the same always. The pig makes a regnlar 

 growth and is never over-fed or under-fed, bat 

 always remains healthy and in a good growing 

 condition. When ready to fatten, he feeds all the 

 meal the hog will eat, but does not at once begin 

 the fnU feed, but increases the feed gradually for 

 a week or two, before a full feed is allowed. HJb 

 bogs, at one year old, often weigh 500 to fl09 

 pounds, and the cost Is much less than the usual 

 plan of feeding. His pens are always kept dry, 

 and In summer a cool shade Is prepared lor tho 

 hog. He believes kindness is cheaper and pays- 

 as well as so much corn. 



Roots for Hobsks.— Hofsm will eat all kinds of ro«ta 

 In u inter, especially if tbey are sliced and a little aalt 

 sprinkled over them. Roots are dletarj' In action, keep- 

 ing the bowels open, and take the place of green food. 

 A mess of carrots is highly relished by horses, kuA 

 horses 6o fed, are cJeaner and in better order than wheA 

 on dry food alone. Mares that have colts by their sides, 

 win give a much larger quantity of milk when allowed 

 roots, and the c«lts will be less liable to conBtipatloa- 

 Tbe roots also lessen the amount of grain required, aad 

 the lalx.r of slicing them may be facilitated by the o»e of 

 one of the Implements for that purpose. 



Fef.mno Pios.— Tho young pigs that have lately *««■ 

 weaii.'d. should not l>e fe<! on slops unless such food has- 

 l)e<n warmed. The late fall pigs should be treated tke 

 the K.ime way. A cold sloppy teed given to them •• » 

 very severe day is damaging, chilling the pigs oofla- 

 pletely, and greatly impeding growth. It will l>e foond* 

 by comparison, that warm food f«d to young pigs, will 

 make fifty per cent, greater increasewlth them thaa th» 

 same quantity of food fed cold. We do not allude ta 

 cooked food, bnt simply suggest that a few qoarte «f 

 boiling water be poured into the feed -'or them. 



For fear ve might not have said »o be/ore tee tat/ • — 

 Please send u» a club. 



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 Balt^thrwvqu.artftrsof apound- pepper, one and 

 'one-qaartor iKninds ; sa^c, one pint. Cut in smiUl 

 plocea, o<ni:tl \y.\T\A of lean and fat meat, or more 

 leaa than Trt., if preferred, and mix the salt, pep- 

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ble, hard hltt^^r*. anJ afx-uratc Mhootent. The 



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elilncrv. Tlie Pleper tJun i" lULt^le oo a 



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crows iUlllQj? on a ir«e. at loaa* T5 j-anls off. and I killed them all at ooe «hot. with ibree drains powder and uue ooooe of No. 6 snot. 



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