The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-04-27
Suudry Suggestions.

A great point of value in dairy COW
is to have the milking habit firmly es
tablished.
First.class fruit in first-class shape
will probly create an inquiry for more
of the same kind.
Even in Summer. when there Is
plenty of good pasturage, it is mis-
| take to feed your ungrowthy animals
as it is largely waste or ieed: ~
better and more economical to selec'
smooth, thrifty, growthy animals t1
feed, even at greater cost.
Feeding little chicks on such things
as bread and milk may appear to many
as being too bothersome, etc, but year
after wear the fact is demonstrated thai
these little matters in feeding pusf
little chicks, so that at the end OF the
first week or month they are the equals
of those fed on cracked corn, wheat OF
miliet at twice that age. BE sure tC
start the Youngsters off right, and keeE
them growing until they reach either
the frying pan or maturity, as the case
may be.
A Department of Agriculture buile-
tin contains the following on feeding
molasses to horses: G. H. Berne re-
ports the successful feeding of mo-
iasses to 100 draft horses, working ten
hours day, bauling very heavy loads
usually at walk. The horses averaged
| ZOO pounds in weight and received
per head, night and morning, Que q t.
of molasses diluted with three quarts
of water and thoroughly mixed with
six pounds of cut hay of good quality
is Quarts of cornmeal and 90 quarts OF
coarse bran. In addition they receive
five quarts Of dry oats in the middle OF
the day and eleven pounds OF long nay
at night. 1t is reported that the horses
gradually improved in condition ana
gained in weight during the fourteen
months covered by the test.
A ham is greatly improved if, after
being boiled, it IS wrapped in buttered
paper and baked for an hour.
Flat-iron holders, if lined with lay
er of old soft leather, like the top OF a
boot, will protect your hand from heat
far better than if made in the ordinary
way.
1t is we'll to remember when paper
ing small room that blue in all light
shades makes room look longer
Dark colors or papers with large pat
terms have the opposite effect.
To repair broken wall it is best not
to use whiting with size, as it rises
above the surface of the walls when
dry. The wall shows plainly where
the break was. Use plaster of Paris
and whiting, as it hardens rapidly
and may be colored or papered on with
out delay.
The best way to clean an invalid's
room is to rub the carpet with cloth
wrung out of ammonia, rinsing and
turning the cloth as the dust and dirt
collect upon it. Change the water
frequently. This is far better than
sweeping and raising an unpleasant
dust.
When taking feathers from pillow
or tick to put into new one, the lat,
ter must be stitched all round, except
for space, say, of ten inches. In the
former rip hole to correspond, sew
the two tightly together, and by push
ing and shaking the feathers will pass
into the new receptacles with not bit
of down or fluff flying about.
Thick, sour milk will polish silver
without the trouble of rubbing. Put
into a pan, cover with the sour milk
and let stand for half an hour. Wash
and rinse as usual. Every little Gre
vice will be found bright and shining.