Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-10-31
Farmhouse Notes.

Potato MUFFNs. pint of milk,
six large potatoes mashed, one egg, one
desert spoonful of butter, and about one
gill of sweet milk
CUTTING UP Constitutes it is in
tended to husk the corn from the stand
ing rows, the work of cutting and stock.
ing, if not already concluded, should be
finished as early as possible.
CRIBBNG CoRN.-If the corn is sound,
dry, and hard, it may be kept in large
crib, but if somewhat soft it will be
necessary to take some pains to keep it
from moulding. The narrower the crib
The better, and it is well to make some
chimneys in the corn with boards Soft
corn should be spread out on the floor to
dry, and be turned occasionally. Feed
it out at once. It is better for cows and
cattle than for fattening pigs.
ALMOND PUDDING Half pound of
blanched almonds, four ounces of white
sugar, six tablespocnfuls of rosewater,
half pint of sweet cream, three eggs, a
little grated lemon-peel. Put the almonds
in a mortar and put few spoonfuls of
sugar on them, and rub them fine, then
add the rosewater, beat the remaining
sugar, and the eggs together separate.
and then add them to the mixture in the
mortar. When ali are we'll mixed, warm
q little, then put little crust around
the edges or sides, and bake half an
hour.
HUsKNG.-In our own case we find it
it far cheaper to have corn husked by
the bushel than by the day. We usually
pay from four to six cents bushel of
ears, depending on the quality of the
corn. Last year we paid six cents.
This year the corn is so much larger and
better ripened that the husker can make
more at five cents than he could last
year at six. Wo say che" but in point
of fact this work is often done by
women, or by q man who has wife
and child to help him. It is often with
us cheaper to have 1t husked on shares.
A correspondent of the Agriculturist IN
Wisconsin speaks of paying one-third
the crop for hlsking. We often get the
work done for one-seventh or one-eighth.
That is to say the husker takes one bush
ell and leaves US seven. When corn is
cheap it is generally better to have it
husked on shares. See that the corn is
husked clean, and that the stalks are
ried up properly.-Agrieutturist.
FARMING.-The Rural Home cites the
following as among the practices which
make farming improbable: Raising
and feeding poor breeds of stock which
consume as much food, require as much
care rs good ones, and finally sell for
less money. Selling coarse grain, instead
of feeding it with straw and hay, thereby
decreasing the profit of feeding the
latter, aud diminishing the fertility of
the farm. Growing special crops that
require all the manure the farm can make
on small area, and demand labor which
should be bestowed on the legitimate
branches of farming. If special crops
are grown they sheuld be manured with
purchased fertilizers, and enough labor
be employed so no other farm crop will
be neglected. Special crops, as they are
termed, are out of place on ordinary
farms. Letting the land get full of
weeds which makes the cultivation more
costly, and abstracts fertility which the
crops need. Neglecting the shelter of
tools and making timely repairs to build
ings. They will decay and render it
necessary to employ more capital to re-
new them, thereby further dividing
profits. Not having a well matured
system of cropping. Neglect in expend.
ing money in needed and paying i'm
movements.