The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-05

just now about the size and capacity
Of a bushel. It is a natural conse-
quence Of the great variety Of such
in use among dealers in diff
ferent articles of merchandise, and
which are ~variously encountered by
conditions and customs
bundled upon some peculiar necessity.
a common charcoal bushel in
Michigan ard New England is 1850
cubic inches, which IS more than q
standard heaped bushel, and the al
is made ON account Of a GER
tain loss in measuring, by the break
ing down of the brittle material into
dust, and which causes 80 much loss.
A standard U. S. bushel contains two
thousand one hundred and fifty and
four-tenths cubic inches. and is'a CYL
inder eighteen and a half inches in
diameter, and eight inches deep. This
is tho truck bushel, used for measur-
ing grain and meal. A heaped bushel
is a common bushel heaped up with
any loose substance, Is potatoes or
apples, to a point in the centre. The
cone thus formed will have a height
equal to half the depth of the measure
and its cubical contents, it is very
clear, will be equal to one-fourth those
tho measure itself. Then two thou
sand n hundred and fifty and four
tenths inches, plus o%ne-fourth, will be
two thousand six hundred and eighty
seven and ive-tenths inches, which is
the exact contents of a heaped bushel.
In use this hushel is called two thou
sand six hundred and lightweight
inches, and is the Pennsylvania coke
and charcoal bushel. 1t would be a
great convenience if ali farm produ ce
were sold by weight. including eggs,
milk, fruits and garden vegetables. It
would be exact and fair to seller and
purchaser, and would save a good deal
of dispute and useless discussion. We
have far too many differences in meas
ures !: there are three tons, one OF
1000 pounds. another of 2.24O pounds,
and q third of 2,26S pounds :; three
gallons, the imperial, the beer gallon.
and the U. S. Standard, or Winchester
gallon ; two sets Of pounds, ounces,
etc., and what is very curious. an i'm
perial (English) gallon Of water
weighs ten pounds avoirdupois, which
is equal to 10000 Troy grains !; while
a standard gallon Of the United States
weighs 1892 Troy grains, or eight
and a half pounds avoirdupois. As
both Of these measures are confounded
in discussions about the weight of a
quart of milk, there il a beautiful and
lively state Of uncertainty about it.
Then we have the metric weights and
measures, which are used in scientific
calculations, and the grams (not
grains) and centimetres thus used are
bewildering to ordinary readers
american AgricultusIst.
Recipes.
Cheap Soup.-Only practical cooks
know how little meat is needed to
make good soups. The bones Of a
turkey from which all the meat has
been cut, or the rib bones of mutton
from which all the meat has been re-
moved. make good soup +; also the
bones from a roast Of beef or mutton
do as well. 1t is better to crack the
bones and boil them the day before
using the soup. so as to take off every
particle of fat. put turnips, carrots,
Pressed Chicken. = Two chickens
boiled until the meat leaves the bones
easily, then pull to pieces and chop
tine, letting the liquor in which they
were cooked boil down until only a
cupful remains. Add about one-half
as much chopped ham rs chicken; roll
two soda crackers, pour the stock
over. seasoning highly. Mix well to-
gether; put in a deep, long pan. press
ing down hard with the hand. Fold
a cloth several times, put over the top
and put on weight, It viii slice
nicely II prepared the day before
using.