THE. PROGRESSIVE FARMER, NOVEMBER 10, 1887.
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POULTRY DEPARTMENT.
(We are pleased to announce to the readers of
Thk Progressivk Farmer that we have been so
fortunate as to secure the efficient sen-ices of Mr. R.
H. Weathers as Editor of this Department. He is
one of the best informed men on this subject in the
South. He desires that all communications and
questions designed for his Department be addressed :
" poultry Column, Progressive Farmer, Raleigh,
c." He will most cheerfully answer all ques
tions relating to poultry through this column.
Write him. Editor Progressive Farmer.)
Poultry is King.
Years ago we used to hear the
Southern boast " cotton is king " very
frequently ; latterly we have heard
from the West that " wheat is king,"
"corn is king," " silver is king," and
other variations of the same old tune.
We do not wonder that kingship has
been attributed in turn to cotton,
wheat, corn and silver, when we recall
the immense value of each of these
products, the number of men engaged
in their production and the great cap
ital invested. There is semething
royal about the appearance of eight or
nine figures, and many a man has re
gretted that his bank account was
obliged to be limited by a shorter row
of numerals. Let us look at some of the
figures taken from the statistics of 1 882.
Wheat, $488,000,000; hay, $43G,
000,000; cotton, $410,000,000 ; dairy
products, $254,000,000. Such num
bers make the mind dizzy to simply
contemplate them. We do not fully
realize their meaning. Suppose a
man could count one each second, or
sixty a minute, and he should count
for ten hours each day ; how many
years do you think it would take,
reckoning three hundred working
days for a year, to count the number
of dollars which the wheat crop rep
resents in value ? It would take forty
five years, fifty five days, five hours,
thirty-three minutes and twenty sec
onds. A long laborious life would be
required in counting this sum.
But great as is this number, that
which represents the value of poultry
products is still greater. In the year
1S82 they amounted to the enormous
sum of $560,000,000. Our counter
would have to work to count up this
sum, fifty-one years, two hundred and
fifty-five days, five hours thirty-three
minutes and twenty seconds, working
ten hours a day and three hundred
days a year. It will be noticed that
the value of the poultry products for
that year exceeds the value of the
wheat crop by $72,000,000, of the hay
crop $124,000,000, of the cotton crop
by $150,000,000, of the dairy products
by $306,000,000, or more than double
their value. Great is king wheat,
great is king cotton; but greater still
is king poultry.
Edward Atkinson, than whom there
is no better authority, says that the
value of the yearly egg product great
ly exceeds the annual output of our
silver mines, and it has been mocking
ly suggested that eggs should be sub
stituted for silver as a standard of
value than the 83. cent, dollar which
our government is unrighteously
forcing upon the American people.
We have no means at hand of de
termining the number of persons en
gaged in keeping poultry, but the
general diffusion of the business in
every town and hamlet of the land
makes it certain that no other occupa
tion has one-half the number of per
sons employed in its prosecution. If
then we regard the numbers employed
in rearing poultry, we must again
proclaim the astounding fact that
poultry is king.
Let us honestly acknowledge the
rightful sovereign of the land and
render a loyal obedience to him by
making our poultry not only superior
in numbers, but in excellence, by im
proving and perfecting the various
breeds of fowls we now have, and
having our king of royal blood banish
the usurping mongrel and place the
thoroughbred upon the throne.
Royalty demands royal blood, that the
king may command the respect as
well as the obedience of his subjects.
Poultry is king, and only thorough
bred poultry is worthy of so vast an
empire and so royal a throne.
Poultry World.
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America's dairy interests represent
an investment nearly five times as
much as the entire bank capital of the
country. The banking capital is a little
less than $671,)00,000, while tha dairy
interests amount to more than $3,000,
000,000. The number of? milch cows
is 21,000,000, giving an aggregate an
nual milk production of 7,350,000,000
gallons. Four billions of gallons are
used for butter 700,000,000 for cheese,
and the semaining 2,650,000,000 go
down the throats of the 60,000,000
men; women and babies in this land of
freedom. The value of the American
dairy products for the last year: was
nearly $500,000,000 or $20,000,000
more than the value of our annual
wheat yield, and nearty as much as
the total value of our corn crop. Ex.
VINEGAR PIE.
Two eggs, reserving the whites for
frosting, one teacup sugar, one teacup
cold water, one tablespoonful flour, one
tablespoonful sherry vinegar; flavor
with lemon.
STEAMED PUDDING.
One and one-half cups sugar, one
quart sour milk, one cup currants, one
teaspoon saleratus, one teaspoon salt,
one or two eggs, one teaspoon shorten
ing; steam two and one-half or three
hours, then bake one-half hour.
LEMON CAKES.
Three-fourths of a pound of flour
and two ounces of butter rubbed to
gether in a dry state; then add three
fourths of a pound of white sugar, the
juice and rind of one lemon, and one
egg. Bake in small cakes on a tin.
FRUIT CAKE.
Two cups of molasses, one cup of
sugar, four eggs, one cup of cold cof
fee, one cup of butter, two teaspoon
fuls of soda, one pound of raisins, one
teaspoonful of cinnamon, one teaspoon
ful of cloves and seven cups of flour.
BOILED FROSTING.
One-half cup sugar and one table
sboon water, let it boil until it hairs
from the spoon, then beat the white of
an egg very light and pour the boiling
sugar on it, beating very fast until it
will stand alone. The cake must be
cold.
WHITE SAUCE.
Put into a saucepan a quarter of a
pound of butter, and mix it with a
sp onf ul of flour, add a glass of water,
set it on the fire, and keep stirring;
when it boils take it off, set it aside
and salt it. If your sauce be too thick,
add a little water; if too thin, a piece
of butter, and turn it afresh.
POTATO SOUP.
Cook as many potatoes as are needed
in salt and water, drain them and mash
fine; thin them with boiling water and
pass the mixture through a sieve, boil
a leek and add it to the soup, as well
as some flour browned slightly in but
ter, and cook for ten minutes. Just
before serving add the yolk of an egg.
CORNSTARCH PIE.
One pint sweet milk, one cup of
sugar, two tablespoonfuls of corn
starch, yolks of two eggs. Cook in a
pail in a kettle of water, when thick
flavor to taste and pour into a previ
ously baked crust. Beat the whites of
the eggs to a stiff froth, add four table
spoonfuls of sugar spread over the pie
and brown slightly.
STEWED VEAL.
Cut the meat in pieces, wash them
clean, and put them into the stew pot,
add three pints of water, put in one
onion, some pepper and salt, let it stew
one hour, then add sliced potatoes, and
make a crust of sour milk or cream
tartar; put in and stew till the potatoes
are done, about half an hour; the crust
mav be made into biscuits.
COOKIES.
One cup butter, two cups sugar,
four eggs, four cups flour, three table
spoonfuls milk, three teaspoofuls ba
king powder; rub the flour and butter
thoroughly together, cream the butter
and sugar, beat the eggs separately,
add to the above, with a little nutmeg
and cinnamon, or any seasoning pre
ferred; sift in the flour and baking
powder, and add enough flour to
mould and roll out.
SCALLOP MEAT.
Take cracker crumbs, macaroni cold
meat, the gravy of the meat, or soup
stock. Boil the macaroni until soft,
put a little cold water on it to prevent
it sticking together; cut the meat in
small pieces, cover the bottom of a
deep dish with the crums, then a layer
of meat, a little salt and pepper, a
layer of macaroni, crumbs, meat, etc.,
with the crumbs last and over all pour
the gravy. Bake one-half hour.
JELLY ROLL.
One cup of flour, one cup of sugar,
four tablespoonfuls of melted butter,
two tablespoonfuls of water, three
eggs, two level teaspoonfuls of cream
tartar and one teaspoonful of soda
sifted into the flour. Put all the in
gredients together and beat ten min
utes, bake in two long sheets, spread
with, jelly and roll up while hot.
Cream of tartar and soda may be omit
ted, and one teaspoonful of baking
powder used instead.
LIGHT BISCUIT.
Two quarts of best sifted flour, one
pint sweet milk, in which melt one
quarter pound of butter, one teaspoon
ful salt in the milk, one teacup fresh
yeast; make a whole in the centre,
pour in the yeast (well shaken), stir
diligently with a fork; let the milk etc.,
be just lukewarm (no more), then
knead as bread; cut it across through
and through with a knife; let it rise
six or seven hours, as it may require;
take from the pan, knead it well, cut
in small cakes and put to rise in pan
an hour or more before baking; this
recipe, with sugar and suitable spicer,
makes excellent doughnuts.
CHICKEN BROTH.
Cut chicken into quarters, lay it in
salt and water an hour; put on in soup
kettle with an onion and four quarts
of water. Bring very slowly to gentle
boil and keep this up until the liquid
has diminished one-third and the meat
shrinks from the bones. Take out the
chicken, salt it and set aside with a
cupful of broth in a bowl (covered)
until next day. Season rest of broth
and put back over the fire. Boil up
and skim, add nearly a cupful of rice,
previously soaked in a bowl of water.
Cook slowly until the rice is tender.
Stir a cupful of hot milk into two
beaten eggs, then into broth. Let all
come barely to a boil. When you
have added a handful of finely-minced
parsley pour out into tureens and serve.
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
Hearths of gray marble are cleaned
by rubbing with linseed oil.
A small foot afghan or a crazy quilt
is seen on many made-up beds.
Revive leather chair seats by rub
bing with well-beaten white of egg.
To clean piano keys, rub them with
a little alcohol, applied with a soft rag.
If your flat-irons are rough, rub
them with fine salt and it will make
them smooth.
Turpentine will remove ink spots
from white muslin if added to them
while boiling.
To clean tinware, dampen a cloth,
dip it in soda, rub the ware briskly
after which wipe dry.
Do not shut off the damper in the
pipe so closely as to cause the gas to
escape into the room.
To prevent cakes from adhering to
the tin, after greasing the tins dust
thoroughly with flour.
Keep the flour barrel raised a few
inches from the floor, so that the air
may circulate underneath and prevent
dampness.
The kitchen window is the best of
all windows for plants. They receive
the needed moisture from the steam of
kettJes and boilers.
To remove the shiny look from black
clothes wash well, then dip black
clothes in hot tea and coffee, equal
parts of each, and sponge clothes thor
oughly If troubled with pie juice running
out when baking, wet the under crust
around the edge well, place the top
crust on, flour the thums and press
both crusts together.
To keep the plants in the cellar take
them up and spread loosely on shelves
or hang to the joists overhead. The
temperature of the cellar should not be
over 40 or 50 degrees.
There should be a small table about
the height of the range for use as a
resting-place for utencils when ome
letts, griddle cakes, etc., are made. It
should be covered with zinc.
Choose a time when the ground is
dry for taking up plants. The plant
is more dormant in dry than wet
weather, and less likely to be injured
by removal from its native soil.
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THE GIRL WHO HELPS MOTHER
There is a girl, and I love to think
of her and talk of her, who comes in
late when there is company, who wears
a pretty little air of mingled responsi
bility and anxiety with her youth,
whom the others seem to depend on
and look to for many comforts. She
is the girl who helps mother. In her
own home she is a blessed little saint
and comforter. She takes unfinished
tasks from the tired, still fingers that
faulter at their work ; her strong
figure is a staff upon which the gray
haired, white-faced mother leans and
is rested. She helps mother with the
spring sewing, with the week's mend
ing with a cheerful conversation and
cogenial companionship that some girls
do not think worth while waiting on
only mother. And when there comes
a day when she must bend, ; as girls
must often bend, over the old worn
out body of her mother, lying unheed
ful in her coffin, rough hands folded,
her long disquiet merged in rest, some
thing very sweet will be mingled with
her loss, and the girl who helped
mother will find a benediction of peace
upon her head and in her heart. Ex.
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