The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
Farm and Garden Notes.

A hen may be made to lay right on
from the time she begins in the spring
till she moults in the fall if she is fed
judiciously.
In making good butter attention to
the proper ripening of the cream is
much more important than skill in
manipulation.
When the windmill towers loom up
among the buildings we find the best
stock, the best barns and tae best
farmers. No long drives Of the cattle
to the river when the drought comes.
Raise cattle, horses, hogs and poul-
try enough to consume all the grass
and roughness on the farm and that
mortgage will soon be lifted. The
farm will fertilize itself meanwhile.
1t is said that peach yellows may be
largely if not wholly avoided by the
use bf potash-not the meagre 100
pounds per acre, but an application of
ten times that amount. Proof of this
statement is offered in the fact that
peach trees grown on new land are
always healthy and vigorous.
The butter-maker who puts her pro-
duct on the market in such condition
as not TO appear as good as it Is, does
himself an Injustice. Make the but.
ter first class, and put 1t on the mar
ket in such manner as to show tor
all it is worth.
An Ohio dairywoman attributes the
presence of white flakes in butter to
the fact that when cream gets too
warm the acid formed turned little
particles of milk to curd. A current
of air passing over the surface of the
cream also dries it and dried flakes are
formed.
A Kansas fruit grower says that
corn Is undoubtedly by far the best
crop for an orchard that can be grown,
as it breaks the wind and the tree
grow up straight. Insects, as rule,
will not trouble the trees when there
is plenty of green fodder and corn for
them to work on.
A cornell experiment station bulle-
tin concerning raspberries and black
berries says that the only remedy for
red dust is to dig up and burn at once
every plant found to be affected. Cut
away and burn all canes affected with
anthracose pits and spray the planta-
ton with the bordeaux mixture.
In its first stages caked udder can
be quickly relieved by copious appli-
cations of lot water-as hot as the
hands can stand. This is a simple
thing that is we'll to remember. 1t
will also pay to remember that vase
line is firstrate application for sore
teats. Sometime the teats get badly
scratched by briars and occasionly by
the barbs on wire fencing.
The violet does best in a moderately
rich, moisture-looking loamy compost,
with no rank manure within reach OF
the roots. The planting should be
firmly done, crowding Of the plants
not allowed, and but little space be.
tween the lights and the plants per.
mitted; therefore the foundation OF
the bed must not be of yielding char
acter, and for this purpose nothing is
worse than manure and tree leaves.
How to Prepare Spinach.-Take 9
peck of spinach, cut off the roots and
remove the yellow leaves. Wash un:
til free from every particle of sand
and then put the spinach into large
stewpan. Add a cupful of boiling
water and teaspoon of salt. Cover
the pan and boil rapidly for twenty
minutes. Drain we'll and mince. Add
more salt and two spoonfuls of butter:
Serve hot, garnished with rounds OF
hard-boiled eggs.