The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-18

"VJ'' SoiiI'Iiltc tlc icCQlhS OIL nOgS
for slaughter, as heretofore directed
until You get rid Of thom. Givo them
alittlc salt occasionally, or corn soaked
IN salt water, and charcoal or rot,cd
wood, and let them bo very quiet. In
slaughtcring do not indulge servants in
tho brutal practice OF bleeding them tc
death, without FIRST striking on the head
nor allow them to DO raced around
IN catching them for slaughter Such
practice is injurious to the quality of tho
mcat. Stock hogs should be kept in
thrifty condition, and not allowed to
sleep about manure heaps, or other FL
thy places. A bed OF leaves on'a wood.
ed hillside TO the south is tho best for
them,
lPotT.--lTavc water in your wards
L possible. Tho purest is tho rain wa.
ter from clean roof, and it costs little
to have ci9.crn and pump.
TOBACCO.
Whenever the tobaccois soft enough
to admit Of being handled without break.
ing, the work Of stripping Off the lcavca
and lclng, IN preparation for market,
should be carried OH without no loss OF
time. Early in The season, a press Of
other work is very apt to cause tho
stripping to be postponed, and if the
crop be large onc,. the getting ready
for market ia too long delayed. Great
care should be observed in Tie proper
sorting and handling. On each plant
there will be usually three or four sorts,
which should be put each in It's scporato
allotment. In taking down tho crop
for stripping, do not allow tho sticks to
DO thrown to the ground, but handed
down with caro-. The bundles arc TO be
neatly tied, and then when held in ono
hand, pressed by the other against the
breast Of the alrppcr into the shape it
is intended to have when ta,on ont OF
the hoGshcad for inspection It shows
better when pressed into u ian.lil;c shape.
This IS very quickly done by PASSING
the hand over it; then the bundle mus,
be laid down with caro-, not thrown
down. 1t IS an easy matter to make il.
keep this shape throughout the prcpara-
'lon for market. The value Of tho crop
l3 much enhanced by ncatncsa IN hand.
ling it, and attention to such i,llo mat
tcrs bcGcta habit Of caro- very essential
to the successful planter. On tho close
OF a days work all done du,na Tho dav
is to be laid in Dulis Of two rows, with
tho tails somewhat tapping and with no
weight upon it bu. a few labacco sticks
The floor OF tho house is to bo cleared
up, tho sticks put out OF tho way, and
tho tobacco stalks preserved under Gov
or. IL lsa common practice, and a
most was!clul ono, to throw them out OF
the door, and expose them to the wash
ing from The roof From an estimate
made with some care, wc havo found
tho stalks from twenty acres Of tobacco
worth for manure about as much as a ton
OF Peruvian Guano.
rLOuGHING.
| Continue tho ploughing Of such stiff
land as! may DO benefited by exposure
to frost. We do not recommend fall
plou&hing except in that case. 1t is
allowable too for tho sake Of putting for.
ward the spring work.
CURING HAMS
Among tho suggestions proper TO ,hc
season, we should not omit Tho curinn
properly Of the bacon we have raucncd
with SO much cost Tho following re-
cipc will mako as good bacon as any ono
may wish Ia cat:
For one hundred pounds Of meat,
take SIX gallons Of water, nine pounds o
| 9al, half fno and half coarse, three
pounds Of brown sugar, ono quart o.
molasscs, three ounces Of aal,rctrc, an,
one ounce Of potash. Boil and skim i,
well, and let it stand until entirely cold
then, having rubbed your meat with
iino srlt, pour this brine over it; lot il
remain six weeks, aud then hang up and
smoke.
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