The Columbus journal., 1898-08-24

made any poor butter. and for
nearly a score of years butter, from
my hands, has brought 25 cents, or
more, q pound the year round, which
Is. I think, evidence CT its merit. How
ever, were I to set out to make poor
butter, the first thing I should do would
be to let the milk III set in pans) stand
until it was covered with white spots.
and the next would be to allow the
cream to remain until it vas a mass
Of fermentation before churning. Then.
II the Thermometer showed about 20
degrees, when inserted in the cream.
and the churn smelled decidedly
cheesy, I should know l was on the
right track. When the butter had
come" in q soft. ~"sQuashy" mass I
would take it out of the churn and
make q feint at washing 1t with cold
water, salt 1t, and after only half get
ting out the buttermilk. pack it away.
There would be streaks and notifies
caused by insuficiently Incorporating
the salt, the remaining buttermilk
would soon become rancid (for what
more quickly gets to smell "old'' than
buttermilk! =, the mold spores In the
cream, in other words the bacteria.
would begin to get In their work. ard
I would have poor butter in a very
short time"
Death from Anthrax.-Anthrax re-
Gently broke out among some cows on
a small holding at Cramington, q few
miles north of Newcastle. and has, IN
fortunately. involved the loss Of a hu-
man life. It appears that a few days
.1o a COW died and q butcher was call
ed in to dress the carcass. which was
sent to Newcastle. At that place it
Vas seized as unfit for human food.
The butcher shortly afterwards visited
Newcastle Royal Infirmary with q bad
hand. He refused to stay at the insti-
tuition, as suggested by the medical
stan, but on Saturday last he returned
in q worse condition and consented to
become an indoor patient. He died. !
however, within a few hours after
wards. and the cause of death was GER
tilted to have been anthrax. Altoseth-
er. three cows have died at the farm
referred to.-Mark Lane Express (Engl |
Manure for Compact Soil.-n the
soil ID too stiff and compact, the ma
nur used upon It should not be thor |
oughly rotted. Al it is needed for the
mechanical effect In making the soil
more open q we'll as the chemical ef-
feet. The toughness Of the straw In
the manure, worked by cultivation into
the soil, will have q tendency to loosen
Il. II the soil II very porous and needs
eompressing rather than opening, only
yell rotted manure. which In mixing
With the soil will make 1t more com-
pact. should be used. In the loose soil
that has not q clay subsoil much Of
the valuable part Of the manure may be
carried below the reach Of the plant
roots II not 30 thoroughly rotted IS
To be combined with the soil quickly
and be ready to be taken up as plant
food.-Texas Stock Journal.
Meaning Of Corn.-When You are
.vay from home It is well to know
what corn means. In this country In
lian maize is corn. In Scotland oats
are corn. In Egypt wheat or rice IL
.orn. 1t thus seems that corn means
any Of the food grains and BY custom
II applied to the grain most familiar
to the people Of any country.-Ex.
The use Of lime as a soil imp1over II
very ancient. and its value for this pur-
pose is generally recognized. Its ac-
ton as a fertilizer Is both direct and