Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-04-25
AGRICULTU Raj.

to chnrn, 10 work, TO salt and pack il. Any
sensible woman can do it all, and do ii
well. but still they must take pains. they
must be careful. Careful TO skim the milk
before the cream gets bitter; in warm
weather. TO, cool the milk as soon as it is
strained, and before it is set 10 pans. Mo-
very hard task, but very important one.
as have learned from my own experience.
Then they must be careful 10 churn before
the cream stands too long, for if the cream
contracts any bad taste, it will continue in
the butter. Be careful to work on: all the
bu,termik, and work the salt well in. Use
none but the best dairy salt, and use II free
y; there is more danger of making the
butter too fresh than too salt. If packed
in the tirkIn at the dairy, as ii always should
he, an inch or two of clear strong brine
should be pu, over each layer until it is fill
ell. Ii intended to be kept long before
bringing to market, the frkin should be
put into cool cellar. set upon end, a small;
hole bored through the head, few hands
full Of coarse salt, not common selma, bu,
the solar evaporated, put upon the head,
and the head filled with strong pure brine.
When sent to market, the hole should be
plugged up with the brine in, and the sal,
taken off clean. By following these dlrec-
lions. May butter will be sweet and good
wien May comes again. But observe that
the firkin must be thoroughly seasoned,
and soaked in brine before the butter is put
IN, and lha, more butter is spoiled in the
cream than any other way. In warm
y Gather cream will become tainted before
person is aware. Thus much fer dairy
butter. Store butter may be very much
improved If the merchant will take more
care. He should have al leas. three tubs
of strong pure brine, into which he should
put his butter as he takes it in, washed o.
yer carefully, re-saled and packed in fir
klns as directed for the dairy, and managed
in all respects in the same manner. By
all means sort your butter. as it comes IN.
as Won will then be enabled to have it Of
uniform quality in the firkin, d very desl-
! rable object in market. If any one should
send butter, hope they will conform to
the foregoing suggestions, and if it does
3, not come into market in good condition, il
will be the first time have known them
!, Eail.-OMo Cmiiuator.
lightning and Manure.-lt has been
discovered in England that electricity, real
! lightning, conducted by wires to the earth
o greatly promotes vegetation, and hence
- many persons are enriching their ground:
by this new stimu!ant. We hope gooo
will come Of it. This generation is Ger
tain'y fulfilling its destiny. 1t is becomin:
the "utiltaran age" with vengeance
, which brings down from the clouds tn
o lightning Of heaven, (eripit fiAmen) to ma
. nure the corn6eId. substituting Jove'
dreadful lightnings for the stable manure
The guano trade will be broken up entire
". and a tempestuous season, with vlvI'
ighlnlng. will be worth forty muck heap
and stable yards. And yet it is probabl.
true, thu, lightning can be made to promot
vegetation; that it can be conducted to tn
required spot, and made subservient To tn
desired ohject-and if so. man has anothe
cause Of gratitude to the Giver; for he ma
now lay his hand upoa the name of tn
lightning, and render 1t not merely innoA
ious, hut directly and visibly useful. LIZ
him, in the use Of the element, not forge
Him,
"Whose hand the lightning FORMS
Who heaves old ocean and who wings The storms"
q. s. (PhlLJ Gazette.
Thinning Plants.-The thinning
Seeding crops is very necessary thing
be done in time, before the young plan
have drawn one another up too much, b
which they become weak, and Out of form
and sometimes never do well alterward.-
All plants grow stronger. and ripen the
Juices better, when the air circulates free
around them, and the sun is not PREVENT
from an immediate influence; an attentI'
to which should be paid from the first a
pearance of plants breaking the ground.
thinning close crops, as onions, CARO-
turnips, ETC., be sure that they are not !
too near. for instead of reaping grea
produce, they would assu,edly be less.
When they stand too close, they will ma
tall and large tops. but be prevented sw
ling in their roofs; better to err on the W
side. for though there are few plants. tn
will be much finer ones.
Making Jekly.-Those who would ma
fine jelly, shoald always avoid boiling
Juice of the fruit, when it is des'raoie
have the article. when made retain The
vor of the fruit from which 1t was pre-
red. After the Juice is pressed from
fruit and the proper quantity of sugar
l.. :. Lot Il he hAafed until the SugaI