The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06

building his silo he bought and read oil
the best authorities on ensilage.
Grating Trees.
A statement was recently made in these
columns that the American Pathological
Society since its organization had ruled
out some six hundred varieties of fruit as
being unworthy of q place in the list of
fruits desirable for cultivation. The list
might be reduced still more, but the un-
profitable trees would still remain to bear
occasional crops of inferior fruit, unless
tree owners saw fit to abide by the
judgment of the fruit committee, and
improve their trees by regrafting to bet
ter v~arities. Time and none may be
wasted or foolishly spent in grating old
trees. 1t is often better to cut down or
dig out and begin anew on fresh land
and with young trees of the most desir-
able sorts. But there are many young
healthy trees recently come into bearing
which arc not true to the name given
them by the nurserymen or their agents,
and which it may pay to graft over to
better v~arities. Any thrifty, vigorous
tree that is not too large will pay for
grating if the present variety is nwo
thy of cultivation, and the tree is want
ed at all. Our advice is to dig out every
worthless old fruit tree on the
farm or in the garden, and convert
it into fire wood. If allowed to stand
it is sure to make a breeding
ground for injurious insects whose pro-
geny will prey upon the fruits of better
trees. In these days of harmful Insects,
never let n tree stand because it is not
thought worth cutting down. 1t is
worth destroying, if for no other object
than to check the increase of borers, cater
pillars and other creeping and flying
things. Having cleaned out everything
not worthy of keeping, then graft tho
inferior varieties to the best kinds
known.
Grating is a very simple operation for
any person with mechanical ingenuity
enough to white a cider tap that will
fill a smooth. round hole, or who can
sharpen a jack-knife to a good edge.
The tools needed are a fine saw, a strong
knife and hammer for splitting the stock,
a keen-edged knife for shaping the cions,
and some grating wax for covering the
cut surfaces to keep out air and water
till the parts have had time to unite and
heal over. For wax there is probably
nothing better than that recently recon-
mended by DR.. Shurtleff, the formular
being 4 1-2 pounds white resin, one
pound pure beeswax and one pint linseed
oil, all to be melted together, and after
cooling in cold water, to be worked to a
uniform cousistency.-N e. Farmer.
Household Hints.
If meat bakes too fast cover with but
tered paper.
Unslacked lime near meat preserves it
by keeping the air dry.
A cup of strong coffee will remove the
odor OF onions from the breath.
Ham dries less quickly if it remains in
the water in which it is boiled until
cold.
Parboil old potatoes, putting them on
in their skins in sailed boiling water for
ten minutes, and then finish them by
baking in a hot oven for ten minutes
more, or until they show mealy when
one Is broken apart.
Breakfast Rolls Without Sodu-Two
eggs, 1 10 cupfuls of sweet milk, q tca-
spoonful Of salt, and flour enough to
make a thick batter. These must be
baked in an iron gem pan to be a success,
and a quick oven is desirable.
Beef Soup-Take o shank OF beef with
plenty of beet upon it, put over in cold
water, and boil five or six hours the dav
before using. The next day skim off the
grease, put the jelly in soup kettle, and
n hour before serving add turnips, car
rots, onions, cabbage and potatoes,
chopped fine, in quantity desired; few
tomatoes and q little celery improve it.
Season with salt and pepper, and drop In
q few noodles.