1862. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



77 



WHKAT VERSUS CORIQ' BREAD. 



The urgent need of money to carry us through 

 our political troubles, makes it a duty incumbent 

 upon every loyal citizen to add as much as possi- 

 ble to the exports of the country, which furnish 

 us with specie in return. Wheat is the one great 

 staple demanded for foreign consumption. And 

 every additional bushel that we can spare from 

 our gi-anaries will serve to alleviate the financial 

 difficulties of the country. i\Ir. Judd, of the 

 Agriculturist, Avith a view to encourage the sub- 

 stitution, as much as possible, of corn for wheat 

 flour, oftered, last month, premiums for the best 

 made loaves of corn bread and cake delivered at 

 liis office. Specimen loaves were received from 

 every loyal State but tMO, to the number of 250, 

 and placed oh exhibition last week. Hundreds of 

 people manifested their interest in the subject by 

 visiting the exhibition-room, and testing the vari- 

 ous loaves contributed. A committee, consisting 

 of competent persons, after two days' sitting, de- 

 cided upon their relative merits. Their report 

 will soon appear in the press of the city. We 

 are permitted to publish, at this time, the essen- 

 tial points which it embraces. The first prize ($10) 

 for the best loaf of bread, AvhoUy made of corn 

 meal, was aAvarded to Mrs. Jane O'Brien, of Car- 

 rick, Alleghany county. Pa. The following is the 

 recipe accompanying it : 



The loaf is made up of two quarts of coi-n meal, 

 one pint of bread-sponge, water sufficient to wet 

 the whole ; and half a pint of flour, a table- 

 spoonful of salt. After rising, knead it well the 

 second time, and put into the oven, letting it re- 

 main an hour and a half. 



The second prize of .$5 was awarded to Mrs. 

 Lott Cornelius, of Sullivan county, New York. 

 The following is the recipe for making the loaf : 



ilLx two quarts of new corn meal with three 

 pints of warm water ; add one teaspoonful of salt, 

 two teaspoonfuls sugar, one large tablc-spoonfid 

 of hop yeast ; let it stand in a warm place five 

 hours to rise ; then add tlu-ee-quarters of a pint 

 or one and a half cupfuls of wheat flour and half 

 a pint of warm water ; let it rise again an hour 

 and a half ; have a pan well greased with sweet 

 lard, into which pour it, and let it rise a few min- 

 utes ; then bake it in a moderately hot oven one 

 hour and twenty minutes. It is much better hot. 



Mrs, R. Franklin, of Annapolis, Md., received 

 the third premium of $2, for a loaf made in the 

 following manner : 



Mix two quarts of white corn meal, one table- 

 spoonful of lard, one pint of hot water. Melt the 

 lard in the water ; stir it well, in order that it may 

 get thoroughly heated. Add half a pint of cold 

 water. When the mixture is cool enough, add 

 two eggs well beaten, and two table-spoonfuls of 

 home-made yeast. If for breakfast, make over 

 night. Bake an hour in a moderate oven. 



The first prize ($4) for the best loaf of cake of 

 any kind, in which corn meal is one of the princi- 

 pal ingredients, was awarded to Mrs. W. II. Jen- 

 kins, of Williamsburgh, L. I. I'he following is 

 the recipe for making it : 



Combine three tea-cupfuls of corn meal, one 

 tea-cupful of wheat flour, two table-spoonfuls of 

 brown sugar, two table-spoonfuls of cream of tar- 

 tar, one table-spoonful of salt. Mix well together 

 while dry, adding one teaspoonful of saleratus or 



soda dissolved in warm water. Work the whole 

 to a thin batter, and bake in a quick oven three- 

 quarters of an hour. 



The second prize for the best corn cake was 

 awarded to Mrs. II. A. Judd, of Oneida county, 

 New York. We are unable to give the method 

 of making it, as some of the visitors not only de- 

 voured the loaf, but stole the recipe. 



EXTRACTS AND REPLIES. 



PPllING-SOWN GRASS SEED — SOILING COWS — 

 BAKX STOCK. 



1. Will herdsgi'ass or clover bear hay enough to 

 be profitable, if sowed early in the spring, or had I 

 better sow oats and seed together in the old way ? 

 taking after crops in consideration, Avliich will be 

 most profitable ? 



2. Can I soil two cows with profit where fair 

 pasturing can be ])rocured at six dollars per head, 

 Taking increase of manure by the soiling process 

 into consideration ? What will cure barn itch on 

 cattle ? SuBScrviBER. 



North Dunharton, N. H., 1861. 



Remarks. — Ifherdsgrass and clover seed are 

 sown about the first of April on ground in good 

 condition, and the summer should prove a moist 

 one, a ton of hay per acre is sometimes obtained. 

 Perhaps the better way would be to sow oats or 

 barley Avith the grass seed, and cut them for fod- 

 der. This course would not materially exhaust 

 the soil, and the oats might in some measure pro- 

 tect the young grass, and give it an opportunity to 

 escape drought, if it should ensue. The oats, when 

 well made, will be nearly as valuable as the same 

 weight of herdsgrass hay. 



We should question whether soiling on a small 

 scale, would be profitable, where tolerably good 

 pasture could be had at six dollars per head, — but 

 there are so many things to be taken into consid- 

 eration, that we can scarcely offer on opinion of 

 any value. 



To cure the "barn itch," some persons use un- 

 guentum with success ; others give the animal as 

 much salt and soot as it will eat, and afterwards 

 doses of sulphur. 



USE OF RAW hide. 



In a late number of the Farmer you recommend 

 the use of raw hide. If you will tell us how to 

 cure hide, you will confer a favor on 



Enjield, Ct., Dec. 27, 1861. Subscriber. 



Remarks. — AVe gave the article as we found it, 

 supposing that many farmers might find it conve- 

 nient to use the raw hide profitably in some cases 

 on the farm. Two or three inquiries have been 

 made to the same point as the above. In the ar- 

 ticle we copied no intimation was given us as to 

 how the skins were managed. Skins may be 

 tanned by spreading powdered alum, or soft soap, 

 on the flesh side, and rolling them together to re- 

 main eight or ten days, if the weather is cooL 



