Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-07-05
DAIRY FARMING,

" hlato, q Ne" ork dairy fsr-
mer' has recently returnedI from: an inspec.
ton OF tho dairy farming in England. He
delivered an address before the New York
State Agricultural Society on the subject.
and his results are thus condenced by the
editor Of the Country Gentleman:
Although Mr.. Willard had been sur
priced to find so little in English dairy far
ming which conld be adopted here to ad.
vantage, there were nevertheless, some i'm
portant respects in which that example is
worthy Of imitation.
l. English grass lands carry more stock
than ours, because freer from weeds, and
more highly fertilized bv the use OF farmy.rd
manure, bones and irritation, and because
they seed more heavily and with greater
variety Of seeds. The area of pastures 10
extended, as compared. with our practice,
! and that of meadows reduced to small
compass.
2. The English system Of feeding &C.
comPlishes more than ours, because, hav.
ing thus secured larger and more produe.
tive area for grazing in summer, they still
make up fully for the lack of hay in win
ter, by using cut straw, with oil cake-in
this way obtaining also much richer ma
nure, which brings additional elements to
the soil, instead Of only returning those de.
rived from the grass crop.
8. The English dairy farmer has some
thing to depend on, besides his dairyproduc.s
oLiy-he adopts mixed system of hus.
bandry, which is not only better 70. him
self, but better for his farm. This system
Includes two branches-the feeding Of
stock and the raising of grain. Dairy
cows are kept fat and sold fat to the butch
er. But still more important is tho feed.
ing of sheep, while pigs are also fatssnsd
to a considerable extent. Thus, Mr..
Harding, leading dairy farmer in Chss-
hire, was cited as. having, on farm Of
three hundred acres, two thirds Of which
is permanent pasture,) from one to two
hundred sheep or moro pigs annually,
(besides sixty-five to seventy cows,) half.
a-dozen heifers and eight horsea,) The
one hundred acres of arabic land are un-
der four course system, which would
give twenty-five acres of wheat on ono
quarter, the same quantity of turnips,
vetches and taros ous sths second, barley on
the third, and grass and clover for moving,
on the remainder.
In other words, the secrets Of the En-
glish dairy farmers success, out of doom,
are, feeding the land, feeding the cows and
increasing his resources to do both, by tho
cultivation Of a portion of his farm and
the feeding of other stock. His income 10
thus made one-half greater than it could
be from cheese making only and the com.
bination of the various branches also ens.
bles him 10 keep the lands and cows in
such condition that the return from cheese
itself is perhaps fifty per cent. higher than
could otherwise be the case.
TREATMENT OF CRouP.-Halvs Jour,,-
al Of Health says: "Croup is an iEflam-
nation of the inner surface of the wind.
pipe: Inflammation implies heat, and that
heat5must be subdued, or the patient will
inevitably die. 1fprompt efforts are made
to cool the parts in case of an attack of
Group relief will be as prompt as it is sur
prisiug and delightful. All know that ap.
piled to hot skin cools it, but all do not
as we'll know and understand that hot wa.
ter applied to an inAamed skin will 40 csr>
tainly cool it of. Hence tho application
Of ice cold water with linen clothes, or of
almost boiling water with wooden asnuel
isvery efficient in the cure of Group. Take
two Or three pieces Of woolen flannel Of
two folds, large enough to cover the whole
throat and upper part Of the chest; put
these in pan Of water as hot as the hand
can bear, and keep it thus hot, by adding
water from a boiling tea: kettle at hand;
let two or three of the Aannels be in the
hot water all the time, and one on the
throat all The time, with a dry flannel COW
or the wet one, 30 as to keep the heat in to
some extent; the fannels should not be 90
wet when put on as to dribble tho water.
for it is important to keep the clothing %
dry as possible, and keep up II proesss
until the doctor comes, or until the pohleom
is loose, the child is easier, and begins to
fall asleep; then gently wrap dry fan
mel over the wet one which Is on, as TO
cover it up entirely, and the child Is saved,
when 1t wakes up, both fannels win be
dry"