The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-01-26
FARn. GARDEN AND noUsEHoLD.
The Careful Farmer.

boys drive to the lot and I stayed in the
yard, because I could put on better.
loads, And the COWS commenced to
give more milk right off," Now this
is one of the best farmers in the county.
He keeps thoroughbred shorthorn
bull, raises capital grades, and has
splendid barn. He thrashes by steam;
cuts his straw and hay and corn fodder
with big feed cutter, having an eleva-
tor attached, and is one Of our model
farmers. But there is no nonsense
about him. He is no fancy farmer. He
Is up by four clock (Which is the worst
thing 1 know about him), and looks
after his stock. During the day he is
in the field or in the woods. In short,
he is an active, Industrious, intelligent,
experienced farmer and yet when he
is piling manure in the yards, his COWS
give perceptible increase in their milk.
Why One of his handsome grade
shorthorns that he is 30 proud of, seeing
him around, goes up to him and says as
plain as q COW can say: "Give me q lock
OF hay," and he gives it to her. Another
says: " Mr.. Stevens. don't you think
that rack wants cleaning ont" and on
looking he finds to his surprise that
there is lot of dirt, and wet hay seeds,
and rubbish at the bottom. He scrapes
1t all out and rubs it clean with some
straw, and as soon as his load is filed,
and while he is waiting for the next
wagon, he gets little iced and puts it
in the rack, and the COWS eat it and feel
grateful. Between the next loads he
takes the curycomb and brush, and gives
one OF the COWS good cleaning. The
other COWS come around him, and he
has gentle word and friendly pat for
each of them. He is q good looking
man, and the COWS like to look at him.
He is gentleman and his presence has
soothing effect. They chew the cud of
contentment and peace. AS he goes
past the pump, he asks the COWS il they
want a little fresh water. They had net
thought about it, but they drink little
Just to please him. And SO it goes on
all day. No wonder the COWS give more
milk at night. You will notice the same
thing in the sheepyards. The sheep
soon know you and like to have you
around. And you will not be with them
long without seeing something that on
can do for their comfort. If you doubt,
go into the yard and see. Even such q
SIMPLE thing as bedding the sheep, is
rarely done iudiciously. A sheep will
not willingly lie down in its own drop
pings. Shake up the straw, and make
it smooth and level over the whole shed
or yard. About the racks you will find
more straw than is needed. Shake this
out over the yard. The less straw you
use, and yet give the sheep q clean bed,
the better. You will be surprised, il
you shake up the old straw and spread
1t out smooth over the surface, how lit
tie fresh straw Is needed to make the
shed or yard comfortable. II I should
ever be able to build such barn as
want, would keep as many sheep as
do now, and more cows. All the fodder
should be cut into chaff. The sheep
should be In the second story.-An,e,i.
can Agricult,trist.
Domestic Recipes.
New YEAR's MARBLE CAKE.-White
part: Whites of four eggs, one cup
white sugar, half cup of butter, half cup
sweet milk, two teaspoontals of baking
powder, one teaspoonful of vanilla or
lemon, and two and one-half cups of
suited hour. Black part Yolks Of four
eggs, one cup brown sugar, half cup
molasses porto Rico), half cup butter.
half cup sour milk, one teaspoonful of
cloves, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, one
teaspoonful mace, one nutmeg, one tea
spoonful soda, and one and one-ha cups
slfted flour. Put it in the cake dish al.
ternately, first one part and then the
other. Tin should be lined with buttered
paper. risa
JELLY CAKE.-Beat three eggs well,
tine whites and yolks separately; take a
cup OF nne white sugar and beat that il
well with the yolks, and cupful of
sifted -four, stirred in gently; then stir
In the whites, little at q time. and a
teaspoonful of baking powder and one
tablespoonful of milk; pour it In three
jelly cake plates and bake from five to
ten minutes In well heated oven. and
when cold spread with currant jelly, and
place each layer on top of the other and
SUI powdered sugar on the top.
BosToN CREAM Pm.-Cream part
One pint OF new milk, two eggs. three
tablespoonfuls of sifted flour, five table,
spoonfuls of sugar. Put two-thirds of
the milk on to boil and stir the supar
and flour In what is left. When the rest
boils put in the whole and stir until it
cooks thoroughly. When cool flavor
with vanilla or lemon. Crust part
Three eggs, beaten separately, one cup
or granulated sugar, one and one-balf
cups OF sifted -four, one teaspoonful of
baking powder. Divide in half, nut in
two pie tins, and bake in quick oven
TO o straw color. When taken ont split
In halves and spread the cream be-
tween. r.+-ao.,a p ~,
FRUIT CAKh-Two cups sugar, one
cup OF butter rubbed TO o cream, Ave
eggs beaten separately, half cup sour
milk, one-haf cup of Porto Rico molas-
ses, two nutmegs, one tablespoonful
cinnamon, one tablespoonful cloves,
one teaspoonful of mace, one
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a