a Donor td Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 22, 1905. FARM NOTES. —Livseed meal, cottonseed meal, bran and other feeding stuffs serve admirably as fertilizers for crops, but it will pay better to feed such materials to stock and use the manure. —The plant food necessary to induce leaf growth is not the same as is required for frait development. Plants having abun- dant leaves, such as cabbage, lettuce and kale, require more nitrogen than plants with less foliage. The stones of fruit, es- pecially of the plum and peach,draw heavi- ly upon the soil for plant food, preferring potash and phosphates. Overbearing by fruit trees exhausts the land and causes the production of imperfect fruit. —The real benefit derived from keeping stock may always be traced to the manage- ment. Good blood is essential, but no animal can thrive that is compelled to de- pend upon itsalf. Pare- -bred stock demands the best care, but the same may also be said of common stock. The food is the im- ported factor in the production of meat or milk, but some animals can make better use of food than others. The farmer’s at- tention, however, is necessary for all kinds of live stock, it the animals are to give a profit. —A cow requires from eight to ten gal- lons of water daily, if she is capable of giving an abundance of milk. Water is the largest proportion of iilk, and the cow should have a sufficient amount to use in manufacturing milk and for supplying ber bodily requirements. If the cow must seek water in some low, shallow place in the pasture she will be compelled to use that which is not pure. Every farm must have a plentiful supply of pure water for the cows, or they cannot yield their full quota of milk. —It is difficult to estimate the value of manure, a3 the quality of the manure de- pends upon the kind of food provided. Ex- perimenés made show that when cows are | well fed and kept on water-tight floors they voided manure valued at ten cents per day. Horses kept in the same kind of is produced manure valued at four cents per day, two-fifths being voided in the fields. Sheep produced manure valued at a cent and a balf per day a sheep, and swine produced manure valued at a half a cent a day each. This shows that the ma- nure from all kinds of stock is a valuable portion of the receipts. —The farmer who begins the new year with the intention of reducing expenses will find many opportunities for so doing,, and will also be surprised at the end of the year at the many avenues for allowing the loss. One cause of loss is the neglect of the farm wagons and impliments. An ac- count kept of the cost of repairs will show that quite a large sum goes in that direc- tion, much of which could be saved. The use of more oil on tools, and keeping them sharp and in the best condition for use, will save labor, which is an item that must be paid for. Too many unprofitable ani. mals, however, cause more loss than any- thing else, and the farmer should begin the new year with sufficient courage to thin out the flocks and herds so as to retain only the hest and thost profitable. —By actual experiment it has been dem- onstrated that the saving cof food by means of good shelter is equal to the cost of the shelter in a short time. Pigs, when provided with good shelter and warm quar- ters, were fattened on much less food than was formerly required to simply keep the unprotected animals alive. The compari- son is an important ove. In the first place animals that were not properly provided with suitable accommodations, and not gaining in weight at all, really destroyed or wasted all that bad been provided them, for the food was converted into heat, in order to give the animals protection that should have heen furnished with boards and shingles. In the one case it might be asked whether feeding an animal on the products of the farm, which require labor in order to be produced, is cheaper than the shelter, which, when once erected, lasts for a number of years and does service for successive seasons. The use of the shelter is as important as the quality of the feed. A pig fed semi-occasionally on a mass of bulky provender, containing but little nutrition, certainly is not expected to do as well as one that receives a plentiful sup- ply of all that is needed to promote growth, health and thrifty condition, and peither should it be expected that a shelter which allows the cold to enter, or the water to leak in, can properly protect the animal against the rig rs of winter and the mois- tures of early wpring. —1In caring for the horses the question of proper teeding is all important. The oare given the horse along other lines may be done exactly right, but the feeding may not be given proper judgment. Too many farmers do not feed their horses sufficiently heavy, while on the other hand there are those who overdo the matter. The mis- take in the light feeding of horses applies especially to the horses that are expected to do heavy farm work only, although many of these horses are obliged to do not only farm work, but road work besides. It we consult the statistics of some of the large cities in reterence to this matter, we will find that horses there are much better fed asa rule than those on the farm. To illustrate this point the average road horse in the city, or the street car horses, that are drawing cabs and loads of about similar weight are fed from 4 to 15 pounds of oats and 10 to 12 pounds of bay daily, and where corn is a part of the ration the pro- portions are about 15 pounds of corn, 10 pounds of oats and 15 pounds of hay. In the feeding of the dray horse, whose work is more nearly like that of the farm horse, the ration is at least one-half more than what it is for horses doing lighter work. Let us stop and compare for a moment these rations with those fed by the average farmer. With the farmess, in too many cases, the ration for grain is corn and corn stover for roughage, and if corn stover is not used for roughage, a poor quality of hay is often employed. It is not to be wondered at, then, that many farm horses quickly wear out when spring work begina. The farmer should be prepared to feed oats asa part of the regular ration throughout the year, it at all possible, especially is this true when heavy work is being carried on He should aim to feed for the work which the animals are expected to do, and bear in mind that when horses are employ- ed to do farm work and go on the road be- sides, great care should be exercised in feeding properly. FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN- “Good luck unto old Christmas, And long life let us sing, For he doth more good unto the poor Than many a crowned king.” Once more the snow and ice, the blazing fires,the holly and the mistletoe of Christ- mas! The very word fills us with thoughts of good cheer and overflowing hospitality. No trouble is too great to make our homes speak of the spirit of the day. There i8 a fancy just now for the minia- ture little trees, oddly clipped, which may well be utilized for the Christmas dinner- table. After banging the dining-room with ground-pine and holly, arrange a mat of holly in the centre of the table, and stand on it a candelabrum set with red candles, with smaller mats bere and there with in- dividual candies. Then put some of these odd little trees about, and you will bave a delightfully quaint effect. They come of triangular shape, or round, or in the tall, slender poplar shapes; beside these, there are lovely copper pots fllled with artificial holly which may be used instead of the little trees, with a charming effect also. For a simple family dinner one may also use the holly and candles as before, but in- troduce the idea of Christmas bells. A large’ hoop wound with holly ot vines may be suspended by wires from the ceiling,a large papier-mache bell bung from the centre with red ribbons and holly intertwined, with a dozen or more small bells hung with narrower ribbons from the hoop, each bell with a bit of holly fastened to it. With this the table may have place-cards of little cardboard bells, and the red cran- berry jelly and perbaps the ices may carry out the same shape. Roast goose is the traditional dish for Christmas day, but as many families prefer to have turkey in- stead, the two menus are given with the different dishes as a main course: Grapefruit. Clear soup with croutons. Radishes, celery, salted nuts, olives. Oysters gratin, a la Crane. Chicken and ham timbale with cream sauce: Roast goose with prune and rice stuffing; giblet gravy; sweet potatoes; French string beans. Cranberry sherbet in Christmas cups. Breast of partridge with dressed lettuce, Plum-pudding jelly with whipped cream. Coffee, nuts, and raisins. ‘For the oysters, butter a baking-dish and putin a layer of soft fine bread crumbs. Put in a next layer of medium-sized oys- ters, bits of butter, salt, paprika, avd a layer of soft crumbs; then moisten with sherry and a listle strained oyster juice mixed: put on another layer of oysters and seasoning and crumbs, and so fill the dish, with crumbs on top. Cover with bits of butter and bake in a hot oven for twenty minutes and serve at once. This disb may be prepared iu individual dishes and baked six minutes. The timbale is an excellent and easily prepared entree. Take three-quarters of a cup of cold chicken breast, cut into fine bits, and half a cup of cold boiled bam,also cut up. Put these twice through the meat- chopper and pound fine. Mix two table- spoonfuls of buster with one of flour and a half cup of chicken steck or strained gravy and cook thoroughly; mix in the meat, stir well, and cool. When very cold fold in half a cap of cream, whipped, with the beaten whites of two eggs; butter small moulds, fill each one half full of the mix- ture, and bake ina pan of water. Tarn out and put a spoonful of rich cream sauce by each. The dish is prettier if a little star of truffle be put into each mold before the mousse is poured in. In selecting the goose try and get one that is large, but young and tender, and not too fat. If there is any doubtin the matter, parboil the bird for at least an hour the day before you need it. A very nice stuffing for goose is this: Soak a quar- ter of a pound of prunes over night, and cook till nearly tender. Put a cup of rice into a quart of cold water and slowly bring it to a boil, rinse,and drain in a sieve. Add the prune juice and more water if necessary to make a pint and a balf altogether, and cook the rice with a little salt, till nearly done and all the water isabscrbed. Cut the prunes into bits. Add twelve large chestnuts blanched and out up, and the rice, half a cup of melted butter, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix lightly and stuff the goose. Next make a sherbet by adding the juice of half a lemon to a quart of strained cran- berry sauce,sweetening it well,and freeze to a mash. Serve it in pretty little white crepe-white paper cups which come on pur: pose for the day. Oune is a miniature bag tied up with holly and red ribbon, with the words ‘‘Plum Padding’ in gilt letters on the front. Another is a sparkling snow- ball with a little gilded snow-shovel fasten- ed to the top. The game course following may he slices of breast of partridge or any game to be found iu the generous markets of the sea- son, served with French-dressed lettuce. After this may come the usual plum-pud- ding or, for those who find this too rich and heavy a dish, yet wish to keep to the traditions for the day, there is this new and delicious plum-pudding jelly to be substi- tuted: Put balf a box of gelatine into a cup of cold water and soak half an hour; heat a pint of milk in the double boiler, and when hot dissolve a cup of sugar in it and an ounce and a balf of melted chocolate. Pat a heaping cup of stoned raisins, a cap of washed currants, half a cup of sliced cit- ron, and a teaspoonful of cinnamon and one of cloves into a very little warm water on the stove, to soften and mellow. When the milk and chocolate are well mixed, pour them over the gelatine and strain in- to a bowl. As soon as it begins to grow firm stir in the fruit and put into a mould. Turn out on a plaster,surround with whip- ped cream, and edge with holly. This will look and taste like a veritable plam pud- ding. This second menu is quite different from the first, but bas the rame flavor of Chris nas day: Oysters on the half-shell; celery and horse- radish. Clear soup. Radishes, olives, salted nuts. Deviled scallops in little dishes. Chicken pie. Roast turkey; cranberry jelly; browned po- tatoes; French pease, . Dressed lettuce with tomato crescents. Christmas plum pudding. Ice-cream with small cakes. Coffee, cheese, and wafers. The scallops are to be scalded and the juice saved ; when coid chop them fine and add half the quautity of soft bread crumbs, salt and cayenne, a sprinkling of chopped parsley, a piece of softened batter as large as a walnut, and then enough of the juice to make a stiff batter. Pat into little rame- kins, or in large scallop-shells, cover with crumbs and batter, and brown in the oven. This is a new sort of chicken pie,sometimes called a chicken pudding,and will be found nice for a change; Cut up two chickens and remove all the large bones; fry in a very hot pan for five minutes only with two ox three slices of onion and a dozen bites of salt pork; put the chicken jnto a deep saucepan with just enough hot water to cover, and simmer till tender. Take it from the pan, drain, and arrange it in a baking dish. Beat the yolks of three eggs, add a cup of milk, a tablespoonful of bus- ter, salt and pepper, and enough flour to make a stiff batter. Fold in the beaten whites of the eggs, pour over the chicken, and bake till it is brown. Thicken slightly the stock left in the saucepan and pass in the gravy boat. Cut-up mushrooms or a pint of small oysters are a most delicious addition to this excellent dieh. As there is no game coarse after the roast it is unnecessary to have a sherbet; a plain lettuce salad may follow with these pretty crescents: Cook for twenty minutes half a can of tomatoes with a tablespoonful of sugar, a slice of onion, three cloves, salt and pepper, and strain. Return to the fire and thicken with two tablespoofals of corn- starch cooked smooth with four of water, and add a beaten egg and remove at once. Pour into a shallow pan till the tomatoe is less than an inch thick, and when perfect- ly cold cut into crescents with a round bis- cuit-cutter. Dip into fine crumbs, beaten eggs, and crumbs again, and fry in deep fat in a wire basket. Drain on paper and serve cold or hot. Another plan is to dispense with the plum pudding and have Christmas cake. This is a famous rule: Business Notice. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER. 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All tbese goods are well worth the prices named on them and will give good satisfaction. MINCE MEAT. The foundation of our Mince Meat is good sound lean beef, and all other ingredients are the highest grade of goods. It represents our best effort and our customers say it is a success, and at 123c. per pound is very reason- able in price. FOREIGN FRUITS. We are now receiving some of the finest California Naval Oranges and Florida bright and sweet fruits. This fruit is just now reaching its very fin- est flavor. They are exceptionally fine and abt reasonable prices. Lovers of Grape Fruit cau be nicely snited on the fruit we have. Lemons for some time past have been a difficult proposi- tion, but we now have some fine fruit. SECHLER & CO. Pure Food and Fine Groceries. BELLEFONTE, PA. a... calle lth ite thet Mle... calf PERPER yp we pg Twelve years ago ground black pep- per was selling here at 40c. the lb.— - and not {He best at that. 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REDUCTION N ALL GOODS SOLD—WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT THE COUNTY FAIR You can combine business with pleasure, and make the trip pay for itself. You will save more than your expenses hy calling .at SCHOFIELD'S HARNESS FACTORY and purchase bargains that we will offer during the Fair week. This offer is good while the Fair is in blast, as all leather goods are advancing in price. Why we make this special offer to you is that you make special offort to come to the Fair, so that this year’s Fair shall be the greatest in the history of the county. It wouldn’t be a success unless you come and bring your friends along. Make Oct. 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th, 1905, the greatest of all. We have now in stock a very large assortment of HAND-MADE HARNESS—LIGHT AND HEAVY — at all prices. Our stock of Blan- kets and fine Rohes is complete— and nicer patterns than we have bad for wany a year. We can supply youn with anything in the horse line, Axle Grease, Harness Dressing, Harness Soap, Stock Food, Chicken Food ; the best in the market. Money refunded on all goods if not satisfactory. Very truly yours, JAMES SCHOFIELD, Spring street, RELLEFONTE, PA. Flour and Feed. A” 47-19 {ems Y. WAGNER, Brock ErHOFF MILLS, BELLEFONTE Pa, Manufacturer, and wholesaler and retailers of ROLLER FLOUR, FEED, CORN MEAL, Ete. Also Dealer in Grain. Manufactures and has on hand at all fmes the following brands of high grade flour WHITE STAR, OUR BEST. at HIGH GRADE, VICTORY PATENT, FANCY PATENT—formerly Phe: nix Mills high grade brand. , The only place in the county where 4 SPRAY, 3, ETL a extraordinary fine in pie Spring wheat Pate obtained. ALSO: INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD. FEED OF ALL KINDS, Whole or Manufactured, All kinds of Grain in bought at office. Exchanges Flour for Wheat. OFFICE and STORE, - Bellefonte. MILL il Bishop Street, ROOPSBURG, ATA TA TS TF AW TA TAT
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