Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-03-09

WHEN TO PLANT CORN.-FOrmerly almost
every farmer was anxious to get his corn plant
cd the last week in April, or at least the first
week in May One of the principle reasons
for this was that it was less liable to be injured
by the grub and wire-worm on account or ,ltS
early growth. Another was that IN case OF
the seed rotting or the plant being damaged
from any cause, there would be plenty of time
to replant. A trial of this method has not re-
suited successfully, as it is found that early
planted corn is frequently delayed in sproutlng
by unfayorable weather and when it does
make it's appearance it is yellow and stunted,
and sometimes does not recover. Whereas, by
planting from the tenth to the twentieth OF
Nav the ground is sure to be warm and adapt
ed to early termination, the seeds start to
sprout at once and come up strong and healthy.
To combat enemies, siXgrains should be placed
in each hill, properly separated, and then,
should the plants escape injury from the grub
and wire worm by the use of salt placed around
the hill after the corn is up, remove the plants
above three, Again, farmers are beginning
to put their hills closer in the row, and with
the increased number of grains to each hill,
they seldom are disappointed of good crop,
if we'll attended to.
We have known good crop of Dutton corn
to be realized when planted far i'll June One,
indeed, was planted Oh the Doth of the month,
and produced a satisfactory crop, contrary to
the anticpations of many people who witness
ed the planting and watched the growing of
the crop. We do not remember the number
of bushels it produced to the acre, but we
should have estimated it between fifty and
sixty. At any rate, too early planting is rlsk-
ing more than the farmer should l" willing to
risk, in the face Of so many dsappointments.
For INvALIDs-When the yolk of an egg
cannot be borne, the white MAY be given with
perfect impunity. AlbumeniZed milk is pre-
pared by shaking in a wide mouthed bottle or
lar one pint of milk with the whites of two
eggs These are so thoroughly Incorporated
by this process that few would suspect their
presence, and the mixture is much more nOur-
ishing than the milk alone. A delicate egg
nogg is made by beating the yolk of an egg
separately and adding to it three tablespoon
fuls of sugar with the juice of half a lemon
squeezed on it when we'll mixed the milk is
poured in, the white, beaten to stiff froth
with small teasroonful of sugar, and few
drops of lemon juice is heaped on the top and
beaten through the milk, accordillgtO the fam
cy of the maker Orange juice may be substi-
tuted for the lemon. Albumenized water is
pleasant and at the same time a refreshing
drink. 1t is prepared like the milk, by shak-
ing together the whites of two eggs and
pint of cold water, and favored with lemon
Juice, Il slice of lemon being left floating III the
glass Cold toast water can he used to makeit.
WHAT is AN INCH OF RAIN ?-An inch of
rain is that quantity which falling upon a
level surface and not absorbed or allowed to
run off. stands one inch in depth. The amount
of water falling upon an acre of ground when
the rainfall is one inch would astOnish any one
who has given no thought to the subject. On
each square foot of surface there would be
IA cubic inches, and on one acre, which con-
tains 43, 500 square feet, there would be G,212,-
640 cubic inches, which, reduced to imperial
gallons, each containing 10 pounds avoirdu-
pois, would be %, ,G23 gallons, weighing 226,-
23O pounds, something more than III tons to
the acre. The annual average rainfall in this
locality approximates 80 inches. consequently
each acre receives about $500 3-4 tons weight
of water in a year. This amount OF water
would require 265 freight cars to carry it. If
one had to water GAO acre farm at this rate,
it would require figures like those OF the dis
tance to the nearest fixed star.
DAMP CLosETs.-For a damp closet or cup
board, which is liable to cause mlldeW, place
in it saucer full of quick lime, and it will
not only absorb all apparent dampneSS, but
sweeten and disinfect the place. Renew the
lime once in a fortnight, or as often as it be-
comes Slaked.
To POLISH A STovE.-Mix together pulver-
lied stove polish Or black lead, the latter pre-
ferable, with kerosine, suet, or lard without
salt, to the consistency of cream, and apply
thin coating with the stove slightly warm
and polish with a brush as usual.