The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-10-05

Farm, Garden and Household.
To REMoyE GLASS SroppERs.-
When the stopper of glass decanter
is TOO tight, cloth wet in hot water
and applied to the neck will cause the
glass to expand, and the stopper may
be removed. In phials the warmth
Of the hand may be sufficient. 80. i
How TO Bore HOLES IN GLASS;
Any hard steel tool will cut glass with
great facility when kept freely wet
with camphor dissolved in turpen:ine-,,
A drill bow may be used. or even the
hand alone. A hole bored may be
easily enlarged by round file. The
ragged edges Of glass vessels may al
so be easily smoothed thus with a flat
file. Flat window glass can be readi-
ly sawed with a watch.spring saw BY
hid Of this solution. In short, the
most brittle glass can be wrought
almost as easily as brass BY the use OF
cutting tools kept constantly moist
with camphorizod oil Of turpen-
tipe:
BUTTER MAKING IN HoT
WEATuER.-Whcn it is very warm
and dry, we cool our milk room BY
keeping wet sheets, wrung out Of
cold we'll water, hung up in the warm
est part Of the room. Put . small
quantity Of milk in a pan, and If
shelves are used, set upon Stats al
inch or two thick, so to let the air
cool tho bottom Of the pan !; be sure
to skim before the milk gets sour or
thick, in twenty-fqur or thirty:six
hours, and sometimes IN very war j
wealth erin! twelve hours. THROW a
handful Of, salt in, the cream pail, put
in the cellar or.other'cool place, and
stir all the cream every time more is
added. Tie greatest care and neat
ness in every particular is necessary
to make a good article of butter
Vt. Farmer. Vt, o.. nj, r.:c- e.,
STAr1sTlcs.-Avcrage yield Of corn;
stalks to the acre in hills three feet
six inches. - ,r..>r-> M
Common culture, 2 tons per atre.~ I
Better culture. q tons per acre. 80
Good culture, 3 tons per acre. f..,.
BEST high culture, 3! to 4 tons per
Estimating quality Of hay in
NOV: Woll-settlcd hay is 500 cubic
feet to the ton, or four cords less II
cubic feet; thus, bay 16x60, with
20 feet posts, will be 16xGO-960x20-i
19.200 cubic feet. Five hundred cp.
bic feet into 19,2O0 cubic feet, and
you have 3S 2:5 tons of hay in your
lay. Add ouc-half in bulk to this,
and you will have an equally fair cri-
terion by which to estimate your tom
mage OF - cornstalks if cured and
housed. .-II.. 9AG Il ,t-iit-..- :
Your HENNRY.-Nothing is made by
oysr-erowding the hennery 8; ON the
contrary, twill prove dctrin,catal.
The fowls must be fed regularly and
at stated periods. r They must have
plenty ofpnre airat hand at alltimes-
this is of much Importance to the
health of the brood as proper food. If
possible they should also be given in
addition plat of grass for run.
Place within the hennery dust heap;
this may consist of wood or coal
ashes, sand, or dust from the straets.
1t should be kept under cover so that
it will not become drenched with rain
or snow, and to it the fowls should
have access at all times to dust, and
hereby rid themselves, in q great de-
gree, of the numerous parasites
Which infect thcm.-Paultry .Stau-
dard. .:.l ....r..j n
RENEWING MEADcw.-First harrow
the ground thoroughly with a harrow
with shaTp tseths Il Ssptsmber;; sow
u liberal supply al Seed; sgiye the /
meadow-a good coat Of. oldss manure,
spread from the sWago1;.t .then brusiriu
over so as to have; the manure made
one and well Incorporated with the
surface. SrAnother way .is,,when the.
ground wills admit, tosplowx the mear]
dow, turning q smooth ,farnsM, cnlti
waiting With the harrow and making i
the surface smooth =. sow the grass
seed, following with a liberal coat of
old manure or compost, spread from
tho wagon, so: as to spread it evenly;
use the bush to incorporate it firmly
with the earth. This process should
be completed in Sept, Der, so that
the yonngrgrass may be rooted sbyI
winter, and q full crop may be ex:
pected next season. Flowing and
seeding with q crop of rye tbis'falb or
a crop of barley early.in spring, may
be desirable in some cases, but it will
delay thc hay crop, at least one sea-
son. . ="
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How TO FRAME P1cTuREs.-If you !
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wish to frame yourself let q glazier OF + .