Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-06-26
From the Valley Farmer. i
Items for the Farmer,


1t is loss to plow with dull plowshare.
10 keep tools In order is greater benefit
than people arc generally aware of. They
work the better, and they work much the
quicker. 4.
After takipsg M the pains to put your. -
order is next to insanity to sow noorS seaa
or not enough of it. After cron CT >, i sro,n
It IS equally silly to let it suffer BY delay sin N
IL rs the province Of agricultural newspa-
pers to repeat information, rati,or than Cd y
give new A'eople forgot, and must BE II. s.
minded New facts worth recording. ass few 81
and for between. ~"
Ihe time will come when clay will be used '
regularly as manure It acts so,noay where s$
properly treated Those who have used il on s
sandy soils admit its benefit It is goodsin & 81
compost heap. In order 70 become ft for sSs
use, it must hz zENSosed to. the elements.
To. the far,hss bake tAts "A I.
weather by the forelock, and he will come biz
all right; otherwise he will be dragged bY, q
his work. & gfs q . ss Is. .5s|
Soap-suds and kitchen slops arc cxcelisnt "a
ior grape vines fruit trees, 30, I'VE know, bud
let there be free accessof mir aid 10 not Kself !
the soil too constantly wet. .atf si - 7
1t is held by some Of our best yetefina !
ans breeders, that uniform feeding Of i ftaS s
articles, say clover anthtimothy, is produol ~
OF apoplexy and other diseases, and ttR
mixed feed is the best, making grass, 81 oasly 8
cut hay the principal feed. s.:sfs.3@ IS.
That COWS should be cuafriod as well saa s.
horses, seems, old ta,'sorne u
| negligent. fis' a|z
The first step in farming s,ibscribiek fo NJ
an agricultural paper. .,s.$'. ] J 4 .sl l
Wc have kae"n agricultural ~ -
the means ms Of higher general, ard sometsta s
literary CULTURE. sSSsgs d
The man who destroys weeds iisa bensffas. u
tor to his neighbof, as we'll ps to Iin,ssi
Fruit trees are moro truly ornamental tbais
the most fahcifnl shrubs. s5'ssa asSss
Take ono good agricultural papes mud sad 5 ss.
that thoroughly, and you need mo more. I.
Much roadiug confusess Careful tx 1nssys
With a view to prodt,tis what is wanted II.
and no paper is as good for this, rs yonrs own
paper, published in your locally. y ists Saras
fully read, aud tho Information pus te asc
will pay for4your paper shundrod sinlssDF q
and that ycartysss 'snaa s
practice do this persc yerahss. aid S.
discouragemcnts--for hose win iocc Il ou IS
Will also unexpectedly i'nd yourself moro id
telligent, giving you. thv,adyantages of yosis
friend, who takes no. papet.f sfS7
When you set out new orchards, it iss tss l. .y3
not to them out onaolds dsorchard gfs,ih MN S
A rotation is as necessary here, as insraig bill
grain. The orchard attrnots its gprinsY IL M sss
from the soil, and impovcrshcs IL f1siiy N ysas 81
orchards This thing has been
just becnroporscd tofthe EFarmera ALA, nsssf;
New York, by aIcorrcspondoRt Ind y. &
the old ochards, and old orchard foua d d -
deteriorating. & Rsf tS3s M ;BssS q :'Ss
TRUE.-Somc persons, say nm oxctan a s,isg
seem TO have mania for going abroad is sS,ls
chase that which they can buy az Iiotna 81 ~
though an article ce@iag from d IL
good deal hetter than the same nt tshouas. sss
This isi wrong ng,7 detrimental tos tho ISl
in which you live, ,Disbpsses gour ,,,iS,eV 8
whore yogpsyiptegost saint lies 6 live md lat
should be, the motto of every an,,G Z,
be deceived into % idea that YOU os
money BY sending away fof an afSiol q tssiaR& IL
be had at home for you cannota doll. s RI8 SsS
expensc2of getting 4 II here would sl,e5 ass;sE
than ittwophl bcIat' homo, ifonshe reaso,
the merchant who has several safs ssgos
como at once, can bring t hero ioF Ia n
half tho & expense Y would coat B
i Waar csa yoa not nam Isl
Lit? Silence, s. S