The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-11-25
AGRICULTURAL.

AGRICULTURAL.
From tho American Agricul,urist.
TREATMENT OF MULES.
,.GAsToN," on page 1877 orthe Agricul.
Iprist, gives his sad experience with stock,
and makes most lamenlable face Of it. in
worltl.'' He gives you, know, a faithful
account Of the how, that work-horses are
generally itreated-but I. for one, enter my
capeat against the treatment, and say, no
man has any right to accuse our Maker OF
parliality, who Wilt stock in this man
ner. here give you true and plain
statement how do. and defy man to visit
the Hall aud lind anything to the contrary.
My team turns out about 4 o'clock, these
days, say, about daylight; at | o'clock
the horn sounds, which calls them from
the field; the mules arc all turned into a
lot, where my cows are fed and milkcd,
having in il a trough 50 feet long, under a
roof, in which salt lies the year round, with
ashes occasionally mixed Herewith. Here
che mules walk about, wallow, and rest un-
iii cool; when they arc turned into horse
LOT adjoining, and driven in one corner 10
water; they, Of their own accord, return 10
the stable, where food is present, each one
to his stall, there tied, curried. and rubbed
my mangeris never empty. AZ 2o'clock.
+. NJ. tho horn again sounds, when the
hands turn out. having wnteied again, aud
work until dark, when they return to the
LOT. and undergo similar treatment.
lnse no racks, / use no long prov cnder;
and about half the time use Cub an,. corn
meal; provender and the latter is ihoruugh-
]y sprinkled, SO as to be damp, with weak
brine. feed about one week wifi the
meal above mentioned and cut stnf1:-being
fodder. millel. hay. and slucks
week on corn and cut stuff. My iron-
aWebster 8; US trough)-is 2 feet wids at
bottom. l foot deep, 2 | 2 wide al top, an!
5 feet long. with a partition Of about 20
inches for corn; it is cleaned out ofcvery-
thing, once aEweek, and when wet stuff las
been used is well cleaned out with u cloth
wet in brine.
This is my mode--anl was born and
raised in this glorious South and here
mean TO live and die-and, by the by, ex-
cept one mule, l have not had II case Of CO.
lie; since the Sheriff, ct id omne genus.
drove me out Of fine duings in 1889. TO al
tend this small business. l say now 10
friends, North, South, East, aud West, I
do not in truth consider there is ANYTHING
IN This, but system. and believe il was my
profession that gave me this, which leads
meto say, as / do believe, that the doctors
OF America are bound Ia be as useful men
10 this country. in giving more system to
the science ard art Of agriculture as any
other class. am proud ofmy profession,
aadiProud ofmy country, aud sny that l.
may stimulate my brother chips To grea,er
exerlion, and thar Emy brethren Of lhis
cline may profit thereby, as 5wellas by nv
pen. tss
NJ. w. PHIL1ps.
Edacards' Depot, Miss., JuneI5 1916.
From the Now york Saturday Emporium.
,la i WHEAT. F
Those who hate.n0t seede Il Ill cir wheat.
should.pus aheatIand getilin as speedily
as possible. Should dsSnny have delayed
ploughing their lands intended for this
crop, and have that work yet TO perform,
we would admonish them to be careful and
see that their ploughmen do their work
thoroughly-lhat they y5plouglrdcep, inver,
the soil well, and harrow and roll until the
soil shall have been reduced to q complete
state of pulveriza.ion.
PREPARATION OF THE SEED.-To ensure
your next years crop against the smut,
you should wash your seed wheat in pure
water, until It ceases 10 be discoIored, In k
ing care to skim off all the light grains
which may float on its surface.s and cast
them 10 the pigs. Then soak the seed in
salt and woter, made sufficiently strong 10
float an egg. for twelve hours. AS the
seed is about being sown, drain off the
brine, and dry The wheat in slucked lime,
or ashes. No.mote wheat should be TAX.
en- out Of the brine daily thu, can be sown
tho same day, and the see,l when cast uponI
the earth should be coyered,as speedily as
possible.