The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-11-24
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Blinkcra.

FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Blinkera.
Much has been said against blinkers,
yet their use continues TO a considerable
extent. If the eyes of the horse, like
those of man, were directed forward,
blinkers might prove uncomfortable
but not injurious. The range of vision
in the horse is much greater than in
man; by limiting this range of vision
and allowing it a forward direction only
which is not according to nature-the
muscles of the eye become strained and
their strength impaired. Is it not
reasonable to suppose that the timid,
nervous horse, that starts ut every IN.
usual sight or sound, would be inspired
with more confidence if allowed to see
all there was to be seen, than if strain.
ing the eyes painfully to see objects
terrible to him just back Of the blinkerse
The position a horses head has to as.
sumo when feeding from o high rack is
the most favorable for chaff or other
hurtful matter from the hay to fall into
the eyes. The most serious injury COM
monty arising from this cause is from
the boards of grain. The sharp little
hooks or pricklcs on these attach them
selves to the eye in such a way that the
water from the tear. gland cannot wash
out the beads; inflammation follows,
and even the most judicious treatment
cannot always save the eye.-New York
Tribune.
Do Not Neglect Your Wells.
Friend, you have q mud hole at your
well! Go for it at once. Do not eat or
sleep till it is removed. Take O hoe and
drag out the mud and filth, and then fill
the hole with dry soil or sand. After
doing this shut out the pigs and poultry
from the well, and keep them out. If
the curb is broken Dr. rotted down re-
place 1t with a new one. After doing
this, scrape away the grass and surface
soil around the well. and replace with a
layer, of sand and gravel. If, from the
character of your land, your well ever
fills with water, cut a ditch six feet all
around it, at the distance of a few yards.
and have an outlet from this to take off
the water. The water in the well will
not after this rise higher than the bot
tom of the ditch. If your water is
muddy and impure, throw in a peck OF
lime to purify it. II animalcuis appear
in the water, throw in half a gallon Of
salt to make them settle to the bottom.
And it is worth while to take some
pains to fix up some c%onveniences at
your we'll. A bench to set the bucket
on while it is being filled, and a handy
and easy way to get the water, ard a
smooth, dry path from the well to the
kitchen these things will make SO
much easier the task Of your wives and
daughters. Farmers, do not neglect
your wells q single day longer, but see
that all about them is neat and tidy, and
determine to keep it so.
The Egg Yield.
If the farmer could but be sure of a
certain yield from his crops and stock
annually, the profits of the business
could be easily computed. But in that
event, over.production would come in,
and the same parties who are now be-
wailing the uncertainties of the problem
would be complaining Of low prices.
We are often asked how many eggs
may be expected from a certain breed
OF owls yearly. Well, how much but
ter will q jersey cow make yearly?
These questions depend on the keeping
and health of the fowls or cowsi in a great
degree. Hens have been known to pro-
duce over $50 eggs yearly. but 200 is an
extra yield. We have often heard of
COWS that would give twenty quarts OF
milk daily, and OF others from whose
product two pounds Of butter could be
made daily; but in our purchases we
have not as yet been the fortunate owner
of either of this class. To return 10
fowls, to what we have said before, we
will add that a flock OF ten hens that
will net l,400 eggs per annum is an
extra flock; while to still further brush
away these howery anticipations, we
will bring q fair average yield to ten
dozen per year per hen. These at thirty
cents per dozen amount to three dollars;
from this deduct half for feed, and the
net profit is no mean one. Over
production in eggs makes uncertainty in
Matching chickens, 81 be moderate in
giving stimulants. Poultry World.
Recipes.
BARLEY SOUP.-Soak four tablespoon
fuls.ot Scotch barley in q little cold waters
for an hour. Place it in a stewpan
with about a pint of cold water, and stew
gently, adding three good. sized onions,
two small turnips, O carrot and 'ome
celery. Season TO taste with salt and
pepper. When quite soft a tablespoon
of catsup may be added.
STALE BREAD GRIDDLE CAKEs.-Take>
stale bread, soak it in water till soft,
strain off the water through a colander,
beat the bread crumbs lightly with q
fork; to one quart of these soaked
crumbs add one quart OF milk, one quart
of flour and four eggs. Bake on a
griddle.
Com PUDDING.-Take the grated
corr of a dozen large ears, add a quart
of milk, three beaten eggs, two table.
O o of melted butter, a tablespoon OF
sugar, and a small tablespoon OF salt.
The eggs should be beaten separately and
the whites stirred in the last: Pour
into q baking dish, cover and bake an
hour. Remove the cover and brown De-
fore serving,
Corn FR1TTE RS .-Grate corn from
the cob until you have n quart, add
two teacups of sweet milk, two beaten
eggs, one teaspoonful Of soft butter, one
teacupful of flour, having a ~teaspoonful
of yeast powder mixed with it. Season
with pepper and salt and fry on q grid
die like batter CAKES.
Selection OF Breeding Stock.
The art of breeding may be summed
up in the one word, selection, or it may.
be expressed in the common rule OF
good breeding - always select the
sbest" To be able to tell the best is the
most difficult point in the breeding OF
farm stock. The successful breeder
must have a clear idea of the qualities
sought, and the quickest and best
method by which such ends may be
reached. He must necessarily be keen
of sight to observe the good and bad
points, and the cause by which they
have been brought about. His judg.
ment must be Of the hest to suggest
remedies for defects, and new methods
for bringing out valuable character
istics. He will prove himself the most
successful breeder who can select wit!
the most correct judgment. Edward
Hammond, whose breeding in sheep has
been so successful, once said, when asked
what proportion of the rams bred by
himself he would willingly use in his
own flock, answered: "Not one in
three hundred" This is but al instance
of the care, skill, judgment, and, we
may add, present sacrifice exercised bv
the true breeder. We have said that IN