Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-07-24
Farm, Garden and Household.
Patent Wagon Lubricants.

Patent Wagon Lubricants.
A resin lime soap, prepared by stir
ring 80 pounds of dry-slaked lime into
100 pounds of rosin oil, and heating,
with continued stirring, until pasty
mass, free from Jumps, is formed, which
finally runs from the stirrer like sirup,
is principal ingredient of different
forms of patent axle grease. Some of
these are prepared as follows: Blue, by
boiling 500 pounds of crude rosin oil,
one hour, with TIVE pounds of dry
slaked lime, allowing it to cool, draw
ing off the oil from the sediment, and
stirring into it, while still warm, 10 to
II pounds of the above soap, until a
blue mass of the consistency of butter
is obtained. Yellow, by adding to this
six per cent. of an extract of turmeric,
prepared by boiling one part of turner
ic with 20 of soda-lye. Black, by adding
two pounds of lampblack, rubbed up
with rosin oil, to 100 pounds of the blue
mass. Patent palm-oil lubricant is
made by melting and stirring together
10 pounds of the resin soap and ten
pounds of palm oil, and then mixing in
500 pounds of rosin oil, and enough soap
(2-3 pounds, Ito give the consistency Of
butter; and, finally, seven to eight
pounds of soda lye, obtained from 70
pounds calcined carbonate of soda, 200
pounds water, and 35 pounds lime, as
milk of lime. The cheap, thick, resi-
dual oils from the manufacture of par
affine, can be improved as lubricants,
by thickening them by melting them
with lead soap. Mixtures of petroleum,
rosin oil and resin soap, are frequently
used as lubricants, as well as glycer-
inc.
Thinning Fruit.
No person can expect the largest
measure of success in fruit-growing
until he or she becomes convinced of
the absolute necessity of relieving over
burdened branches. 1t may be pardon
able to permit tree Or vine to bear
specimens early, though at the cost of
vigor and productiveness in the future.
But if permanent good results are
sought the heroic process of thinning
must be resorted to. There are trees
which will bear large crops of choice
fruit, but they are rare. Money would
be made if half the fruit of all the trees
in the country We're removed every year.
An apple that is of full size, and which
has become so by having room and a
full supply of nourishment, will give
far greater satisfaction, and have more
real value than twice the weightin small
apples of the same sort which have
grown thick together, and been pinched
and starved. In thinning it is desirable
to seek sunlight, that high color may be
obtained, but too much sun is decidedly
injurious, for undue evaporation takes
place and the color changes to sickly
yellow, or hard red, and the quality
is impaired. All fruit needs the protec-
tion of leaves, and judgment must be
used. Much will of course depend on
the climate, as in dry and hot one,
more shade is necessary than in moist
and cloudy one. While the coloring
process is going on, especially with
grapes, some shade is absolutely essen
tial.
Household Recipes.
POUND CAKE.-One pound of -four,
one pound of sugar, one pound of but
ter, eight eggs. Beat we'll and bake till
done.
MoLAssEs CAKE.-One and one half
cap butter, one and one half cup mo-
lasses, one half cup water, one egg, one
and one half teaspoonful saleratus,
moderately stiff with flour.
GINGERBREAD NUTs.-Rub one quar-
ter of pound of butter in one pound
of -four, half a pound of sugar, one
ounce ginger, peel one lemon, and three
eggs. Work it we'll and bake in small
thin cakes, rolled out.
KNOX GINGER CAKEs.-Five cups of
flour, four eggs, one cup of sugar, one
of butter, one of sour milk, half cup of
molasses, one tablespoonful of soda.
Roll out and bake.
The Potato Bug.
Eastern farmers could be much bene-
fited by taking note of our experience
with the potato bug. I see now how !
might have made much money by using
the experience of farmers further West,
where the bugs first made their appear
ance, for the price of potatoes has more
than doubled. find the cost and ap-
plying of Paris green is not more than
S5 an acre. 1t is q sure remedy. Are
you skeptical? Then just put pint in
the centre of your liLen handkerchief,
take hold of the four corners of it and
give it a shake over each hill, then ex-
anime four days afterward, and you'll
be convinced by the great slaughter.
Yet there are people here who spend
about so days work on each acre in
picking bugs by hand, and in sweeping
them in a tin pan with a wisp BROOM