The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-14
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
All About Egss.


Mr.. De La vergne, Of New York, by
invitation, addressed the convention Of
butter and egg dealers in Chicago. He
had been in the egg busigess since .
boy, and had had large experience In
packing and handling. He felt the nsed
OF improving the quality of eggs, and
how it could be done was an important
question. He did not believe it neces-
sary to take eggs from the nest with q
spoon, but at all events, they should be
handled with great care, and kept In q
light, dry place. He would make three
grades Of eggs, and, to maintain their
grade, no time should be lost in getting
them from the producer to the con-
sumer. TIE production was not always
good, but, on the contrary, he be-
Geved what are called fresh eggs were
often imperfect, which he thought was
the result Of imperfect feeding of the
fowls. Great care was necessary In se-
curing straw for packing purposes. Tho
straw should be provided year in ad-
vance, and ought to be clean, dry, and
bright. He had often received eggs
seriously damaged by being packed In
damp straw. When the straw and eggs
were what they should be, care should
be taken in heading the barrels, which
should be Of uniform style. The break
ing of few eggs on top often spoiled
the entire barrel. No time should be
lost in shipping. and no care spared.
and, above all things, the packages
should never be held for speculation.
BE believed if eggs reached the New
York market in q uniform, good condi-
ton, that the price would be twelve per
cent. higher than it now is.
The lining or preserving OF eggs had
become q great feature in the trade.
The preserving Of eggs did not advance
their worth, or make bad egg good.
The packing process with lined eggs,
he thought, should be much the same as
with fresh eggs. One of the advantages
OF the preserving process was that eggs
when they are cheap, for winter use in
bakeries, etc. It gave to dealers cheap
eggs, for which there was o certain de-
mand.
In answer to o question as to his
opinion of fruit-house eggs, he said
that it was not favorable.
Earn Hints and He lps.
Gnleached wood ashes viii benefit
lawn If used as o topdressing.
There is no advantage to be gained
by putting lime in a hill of corn. II the
soil needs lime, apply it broadcast to
the entire surface.
When the name of tho horse comes
out, or has come out, apply to such
parts powdered charcoal, one ounce
olive oil, one pint; pyrolgneous acid.
five ounces; common salt, one ounce.
Mix and rub on daily.
Currants can be grown from cuttings
planted this spring. Make the cuttings
q foot long; cut out the buds of that
portion placed under ground, insert in
good soil, leaving three to five buds
above the surface, and you will have TO
difficulty in propagating all the curr&T TO
you will need for family use.
Narrowing wheat in spring is bench
cial. The narrowing may be repeated
two or three times at intervals of few
days until the wheat is twelve inches
high. The smoothing harrow, with the
teeth inclined backwards, should be
used. This implement does not injure
the plants, while it pulyerizes the soil
effectually. Broadcast or drilled wheat
may be narrowed equally easy, and the
wheat drilled as easily across as with the
rows.
No farmer who pays any attention 10
the collection of homemade manure
and what farmer deserves the name who
does not attend to this important mat
ter r2-should be without barrel or two
of ground land-plaster to sprinkle over
his manure heaps from time to time, to
prevent the evaporation of their am
monia. The cost Of plaster is very
trifing, and is compensated five fold by
preventing the waste of manures from
evaporation.
Massachusetts, Dairymen's Associate on.
DR.. Noah Cressy of the Agricultural
College explained the mysteries of ''horn
all, ;" the symptoms of which were shown
to include about all the ills that cattle
flesh is heir to, whether they have any
horns or not. They cover especially all
the varieties of puerperal fever. He
showed that tho nearest approach OF any
reality to this fabulous disease is In
cases of nasal catarrh, when the infarn-
nation which originates in the nasal
sinuses sometimes extends to the cavities
in the horn pith. 8. r. Lewis, of
Chenango county, New York, discoursed
of the manufacture of butter and skim
cheese. His mode is essentially that of
the Speedsville creamery. His expert
ence goes to show that when it can be
shurned and salted without breaking the
grain, butter made from sweet cream
can be kept any reasonable length Of
time by being properly cared for; that
one of the greatest obstacles to long
keeping consists in breaking the grain 30
much as to give it salvy appearance.