The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-04

that carDonaceous compounds increase
the butter product, and the reasoning
seems to be plauslblo, as cheese contains
a .arge proportion OF heterogeneous mat
ter, while butter is almost entirely
fatty substance largely composed of
carbon.
CHOOSING PoULTRY.-In choosing
poultry never buy 4 bird that cannot
DO cleansed without wishing. 1t ought
to be so cleanly picked and drawn thata
towel would be sufficient. Buy chick
ell that has white flesh and pale yellow
fat. In buying tame ducks young ones
are the best, and If you take hold Of the
under part of the bill and can either
bend or break it the duck is youug.
The breast being hard and thick de-
notes that 1t Is fresh and sweet. No
duck, either wild or tame, is good un-
less tat. Tame ducks are served with
apple or cranberry sauce, with currant
jelly, or oranges, and frequently with
olives stewed In the gravy about five
minutes before the bird is eerved.
When geese are young and in good
condition their legs are soft, yellow and
rather downy; If the legs are stiff and
dry they are bad and tainted. Some kinds
of tame birds require TO be kept little,
others ought to be eaten as soon as pos
slble; thus pigeons are best when fresh
and lose all taste and flavor if they are
kept; but turkeys require to bo hung
up for several days before they are ten
der. This condition again will vary
with the age Of the bird, the state of
the weather, etc. But If a turkey be
hung by four of It's largest tail feathers,
as soon rs it falls upon the towel pre-
pared to receive 1t, It. Is In prime con-
ditiOn, and will then deteriorate. In
other poultry an excellent plan to know
when they are Just at their tenderest
is to Judge by the case with which the
feathers come out. Therefore when
you clean and hang bird leave few
feathers, and when these can be readi-
ly pulled out the bird is as tender AS it
will ever be.
AN AGRICULTURAL GREED. accord
Ing TO the Canada Farmer, the agri-
culturists of Canada met in convention
not long ago, and adapted Tor them
selves the following creed: 1--WE be-
lteve In small farms and thorough cul-
tivation; we believe that tho soil lives
to eat, as we'll as the owner, and ought,
therefore, to be well manured; we be-
lieve.in going to the bottom of things
and, therefore, deep blowing, and
enough oft, the better / tit be Il sub soil
plow; we believe in large crops which
leave the land better than they found
1t, making both the farm and the farm
or rich ut once; we believe every farm
should own good farmer; we believe
that The fertilizer Of any soil Is n spirit
ofindustry enterprise anu Intelligence;
without these, lime, gypsum anu guano
would be Of little use; we believe in
good fences, good farm-housea, good
orchards and good children enough to
gather the fruit; we believe In clean
Kitchen, neat Wife In it, q clear
cupboard, a clean dairy and a clean
conscience: wo believe that to ask u
mans advice Is not STOPPING, but of
much benefit; we believe that to keep
Il plac: for everything, and everything,
In It's place, saves many a step, and Is
pretty sure to lead to good tools and to
Keeping them in order; we believe that
kindness to stock, like good shelter, is
saving Of FODDER; we believe that 1t isa
good thing to keep an eye On expert
ments, and note all, goou and bad : we
believe thatit Is good rule to sell grain
when 1t is ready; we belive in produce
ing tho best butter and cheese, aud mar
keting 1t when ready"
REST BETTER THAN PHYsIC.-Rest
would cure half tho accidents that
horses receive, but people will not give
1t Lkom because it costs money. A pct
horse Of mine had a very bad sprain
consequent on Il grooms' disobodiance;
his ley was almost as useless as though
1t were broken he was seen by many
veterinarians and pronounced incur
ably injured. l was advised to sell him
or to kill him. | did neither.
| had his plates taken off, put HIM
INTO the largest loose box l have-one
eighteen feet by thirteen feet-with
straw up to his knees, and then, giving
him no treatment except cold water
bandages, kept him doing nothing for
year, gently walking him about on
SOFT paths OF nv woods when it was
line weather. He recovered entirely
alter twelve mOntns's rest, and now he
ts ready to jump over the moon, and
the only hard task Is to make him not
gallop.
THE FARMER OF the future must be a
man OF resource; he must be ready to
adapt himself to new circumstances.
and to adopt new crops when he finds
he IS undersold. He must look upon
the air and soil as his agents for the
production OF vegetable anu animal
forms, the precise type OF which must
aepend upon the supply and demand.
If an ironmonger finds he has strong
competition In the sale Of locks, he
turns his attention to lamps, or some
thing else, and SO must the farmer.
WE read that TYPES are being made
OF toughened glass, and they are srid
to wear we'll In tho case, to hand le
easily, and to give good impression
without cutting the paper"
1T would seem that the entire alb
sence OF sunl!gh; on tho deep-sea bot
tom has the same effect as the darkness
of caves. IN reducing to a rudlmentary
condition the eyes OF its Inhabitants.
THERE are hundreds Of entertaining
writer's who would be good historians
II thoy did not know 80 many things
have never happened.
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