The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-23
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
A Rhode Island Poultry Farm.


A correspondent of the Boston Tran
script gives an account of visit to the
farm of Mr.. /. O. Wilbour, in Little
is devoted to poultry. The object at
this time of the year is the production
of eggs, and we visited more than a
dozen buildings devoted to the use of
fowls and this branch of production.
The limits of this article will not allow
OF detailed description of the building
or of the different varieties of fowls or
their management, but we understand
that there were now on the premises
about eleven hundred hens, and that it
was no unusual thing to send two hun
dred dozen of eggs per week to market.
Ourideas of the labor of hunting hens eggs
were greatly modified when we saw the
man In charge walk along in front of the
long rows of nests and pick up about
four hundred fine, large, clean eggs.
The eggs are all carefully gathered at
night and sent weekly to the Boston
market, so that there is no chance for
them to be otherwise than fresh and
good; indeed, we were told that every
egg is warranted to be perfectly fresh
and sweet. The labor of providing the
required variety of food for 80 large
family is no small item. Wheat shorts,
beef scraps, and meal are bought by
the ton, and corn by the carload, while
occasionally other varieties of grain are
used, with broken oyster shells in abun-
dance. Cleanliness and a variety and
liberal supply of food, we should Judge,
were the strong points of the manage
ment here. We observed that disin-
fectants were freely used, and were told
that deaths by disease were of rare oc-
currence. regular system of debit and
credit Is followed in this business, but
in the absence of the proprietor we had
no means OF getting the figures. From
our standpoint, it seemed not only
pleasant but highly profitable.
Household Hints.
VERD1GRIs.-To remove verdigris
from a copper boiler scour it with sand,
and then wash it with strong solution
of salt and vinegar.
RHUBARB PH.-Take off the thin skin,
cut the stalks in small pieces, add little
flour, place it between two covers.
When the paste is done remove the top
crust and add sugar and butter, mixing
them thoroughly with the rhubarb. Put
the top crust on again and serve warm.
Other seasoning may he added if de-
sired. Rhubarb pies made in this way
do not run over and waste their sweet
ness in the oven. .'IiI
Mock APPLE PE.-Two soda crackers,
one egg, one cup of sugar and one of
water, the juice and yellow rind grated
OF a lemon. Bake with upper and under
crust.
OMELET SoUFFLE.-From five eggs
remove the whites of three and put in a
separate dish. Beat the I've yolks and
two remaining whites together, add half
cup of milk, and pour into q irving
pan with butter init Just hot enough not
to burn. When. this is nearly cooked.
spread over the top the three whites
beaten to stiff froth, and set in hot
oven two or three minutes. Fold over.
turn on platter, and serve hot. A de-
icious dish.
SCRAMBLED EGas.-Into frying-pan
pour q cup of cream; when this is hot,
pour LII dozen eggs, previously broken,
into dish. Cook slowly, stirring con-
stantly so that the eggs will be evenly
done, and serve Immediately.
Study TO save Steps.
If farmers would get in the habit of
spending half an hour each day in think
ing how steps may be saved, work would
turn to more account. Some barns are
80 unhandy that thousands of steps are
taken every year that might be saved.
In the house, and especially in the
Kitchen, is this the case. Many farmer
spent hours and hours last winter by the
fire, kept in by the cold, when he would
have been much better engaged in dig
glng well under the kitchen, SO as to
nave pump bring water into the sink.
such an Improvement will save miles
Oh travel every year, and whenever
water Is drawn therefrom blessings will
be pronounced. Some pantries are SO
announcement, and so deficient in drawers
and shelves, that time is lost in hunting
1or things, and temper is soured. PRAY
stop, consider, devise, execute and
II 1t does not suit, try again-and do
nave things convenient, and save steps.
.. Preventive Against Moths.
a very pleasant perfume, and also pre-
yentive against moths may be made of
the following ingredients Take of
cloves, caraway seed, nutmeg, mace,
cinnamon, and tonquin beans. of each
one ounce, then add as much forentine
orrisroot as viii equal the other iupre-
dients put together. Grind the whole
well to powder and put in little bags
among your clothes, etc. This will
answer for furs also; but I never tried
anything more certain as q protection
against moths in frrs than to first shake
out or beat out every foreign substance
before putting away for the season.
Then wrap them up In perfectly sound
newspaper. What / mean by sound is,
that there shall be NO holes or breaks in
the paper. Make bag of tha r,aper Inv