Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-03-08

BE so good as to INFORM me II the GStfUS
oris dcposites its egg ''from the middle OF
August to the middle of September. =
How do the worms get into the nostrlls OF
lambs in the spring.
Very respectfully,
SAM'L ALLISON.
Iarlsrile, n. Y. 1Omo. 10th, 1885.
From the Tennessee Farmer.]
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE SPADE.
Ihavc discoverd much easier and more
speedy method Of digging garden ground,
than th.t performed with the spade, which
is merely to substitute in its stead, the COM
mon manurcfork. ONO, however, made
square at top for the foot to rest on, would
be better. Mine is Il coarse 3 pronged fork
the tines inches long, 4 inch wide, and
l-2 inch thick at the shoulder, and tapcring
to the point, and inches in breadth, bent
as much as q common spade-the handle
straight or nearly so, and 4 l-s feet long.
The advantage in working is that it's easier
forced into the ground than spade, and
the upper end of tho handle being thrown
forward to nearly arms length, the fork de-
sccnds perpendicularly into the earth-then
instead of lifting and turning, the process is
rather rolling the lump over by lever power,
first breaking it loose, then as the handle
with one hand near the end and the other
about the middle desccnds, the arm rests on
the knee and the forward hand becomes
the pivot of the second lever, of less power
than the first and sufficient with little for.
ward motion, if the ground is somewhat
adhesive to turn over almost a cubic foot
at once. Ifit inclines to turn backwards
drawing the fork partly out will generally
obyiate that difficulty but sometimes the old
method Fitting and turning must be resor-
ted to.
Ground dug in fall Or winter, conclude
should be left rough as presenting more sur
face to the action of the frost and alr, 1t Is
in better condition in the spring than if made
smooth though finely puIvcrized.
Very respectfully yours, &. Ii.
Dec. IL, 1885.
SEE TO YOUR BARNs.-Evcry farmer
ought to visit his barn himself occasionally,
unless he has somebody to attend to it who
understands the business better than himself.
Do not trust too much TO small boys; when
amuscmcnts engage their attention, or the
cold weather incommodcs them, they will
usually do their work in haste and not as 1t
should be. They must have their education
in this business and should be assisted by
those of better Judgment. 1t requires much
practice and wise head to determine what
quantity of fodder is just sufficient to keep
cattle in good condition. Every part OF
the barn should be examined to see that it is
in good order and that each creature has 4
comfortable situation. Yankee Farmer.
| WATERING CATTLE II WINTER.-PcrllapS
it would excite the surprise Of many Of our
readers, should we assert that cattle generally
suffer more from thirst in winter, than during
the heat of summer. Yet there is strong
reason to believe that this is to great extent
the case. Cattle whose winter food consists
entirely ofhay, straw, and other dry materi.
ais, need plentiful and frequent supply OF
pure fresh water. This many do not obtain,
as hearty all running streams arc covered
with ice, and cattle arc obliged TO wander a
considerable distance from the yard to the
watering place, through deep SHOWS or over
a slippery path, exposed, to the annoyance
of dogs, or to be gorcd by other cattle, and
rather than endure this, they often suffer
much from Il want of wafer. 1t has been
ascertaincd that bullock, who has water at
command, will drink it eight times day. 1t
should always therefore be ofeasy access to
cattle at all times: and not on distant part
fthe farm, or in the open road, so that in
order that cattle may help themselves to it,
YOU arc obliged to leave your gate open, or
barn yard bars down, and thus your yard is
thronged with vagrant colts and other ill-bred
animals, who take possession Of whatever
fodder they can lay their mouths upon, and
pay no regard to the rights Of meum and
tuuas. DR.. Anderson saws that he knew 4
man who became very rich by being great
| in little matters, that is in attending carefully
TO things which other men consider of too
little consequence to claim their notice; and
this man always made it a pointto see that his
cattle, particularly his mich COWS, should
have constant supply ofthe purest water.
u.
When confined, or when simply roosting,
In All enclosed house, hens are apt to become
| infested with lice, in the warmer months.
Dry wood ashes, put on the ground where
they dust themselves, will very soon free
them.