The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-08
EGGS FOB MARKET.

It is universally conceded that It
pays to sort and pack carefully all fruit
intended for market, but many per-
sons are under the impression that
when it comes to eggs this care is un-
necessary. As long as the eggs are not
broken they imagine nothing else mat
ters. ~. ..' l,, ,',1
They never made bigger mistake.
To sell well all kinds of food must be
tempting to the eye. Cleanliness is
the first thing to be considered, and
for this reason many of the eggs must
be washed. The next point is the uni
formity of color, which is attained by
keeping certain breeds that lay eggs
of the same color. In this connection
it is well to find out the color in
demand, as some markets require
brown eggs, while in others the white
are preferred.
Finally, the eggs should be sorted
according to size. All housekeepers
feel themselves cheated if they find one
or more small eggs among their pur-
chases. For this reason small eggs
should not be mixed with those of the
usual size. On the other hand, un.
commonly large ones should also DE
laid aside. They are equally objec-
tionable, as they tend to make the 9th
ers appear small by comparison. At.
tention to all these points pays in the
long run.-New York World.
WINTER STORAGE OF FARM IMPLEMENTS.
Upon storing farm implements in
proper condition depends, in no small
degree, the success of farming, writes
]. NJ. Stahl, of Illinois, The man who
provides dry, airy shelter for farm
tools and machines. and puts them in
it when they are not in use, has done
a wise and profitable thing; but he
may have done only half of what he
might and should do for the preserva-
tion and good work of his tools and
machines. He should also put the
tools and machines away in good con-
dition. This includes freedom from
dirt. The plow, for example, put
away coated with mud will rust and
rot, though in good shelter; and such
a coating is yet more harmful to the
delicate parts OF machines. Though
bright and steel surfaces are clean
they will probably rust unless coated
with oil in some form; and to be sure
that even clean wood does not rot one
must coat it with paint or oil. For
coating metal surfaces coal oil or beef
tallow is good. Of course the tallow
should be applied in a liquid condition.
It will pay to coat rough but unpainted
metal surfaces as well as polished ones,
For farm tools and machines mineral
paint is better than artificial pigments,
and brown mineral paint is very cheap
indeed. Anyone ought to be able to
mix it-use only boiled linseed oil,
and the best is certainly the cheapest
or one can buy ready-mixed paints of
good quality at reasonable prices.
One should have two brushes-a large
one for ordinary surfaces and small
one for narrow surfaces or small
corners. It is advisable to put away
all tools and machines in condition for
work-plows, hoes, harrows or sickles,
sharp and with all breaks repaired and
weak parts strengthened. There will
be more time for this at the close than
at the beginning of the seasons work !;
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surance that as soon as the season per-
mits he may begin work. When one
puts away the implements just as they
leave the field, it is often found that it
has been forgotten that some must be
mended and others sharpened, and
this is not recollected until they are
brought out for work; then valu-
able time must be lost in going to the
blacksmith.