The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-26
HINTS ON AGRICULTURE.
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Few people are aware that they do wagons
and carriages more injury by greasing too
pentifully than in any other way. A well-made
wheel will endure common wear from ten to
TWENTY-FIVE years if care is taken to use the
right kind aud proper amount Of grease; but il
this matter is not attended to they will be used
up in five or six years. Lard should never be
used on q wagon, for 1T will penetrate the
hubs and work lis way out or lund the ten
ons of the spukes. and spoil the wheel. Tai
low is the best lubrIcator tor wood axetrees,
and castor oil for iron. just grease enough
should bo applied to the spindle OF wagon
to give it light coating: this is better than
moro, for the surplus put on will work out at
the ends, and b. forced by the shoulder-bands
and put-washer into the hub around tho out
side Of the boxes. 70 oil an iron axletree,
first wipe the spindle clean with cloth wet
with spirits Of turpentlne, and then apply o
fcw drops of castor oil near the shoulder and
end One teaapoonful ls sufficient for the
whole. For journals on wuich there is q
heavy pressure it Is q good plan to mix with
the oil somo lnmp-black or common SCOT.
puwd led plumbago or black lead is also en-
pluyed for the same purpose.
ECONOMY IN FEEDING CHICKENS.
Those WHO keep chickens know very well
that if all The iced that is given to them has 10
be purchased the pr. fit arising from keeping
them IS very small. II ls true hat ut certain
seasons of tho year tho necessities OF tho firm
aud garden require that they should be SMUT
ND and of course fed almost wholly out VI
hand; and during winter, although they may
be allowed to range, !ot the am Iunt OF feed
winch they can p.rk up is but small. Aud yet
our experience leads US 10 believe thai Lho
lief advantage arising from keeping chickens
lies in their acting as savc-llls. We have,
therefore adopted Certain rules Which are in .
measure based up II this idea, and We hud
That just SO lar as we depart from them just 30
muc.I do NC loss.
Our first rule is 10 keep as few chickens as
possible during win er and tie time WHOM they
must bo shut up: or, il We have number on
hand, they are mostly small, requiring little
feed and not bonS Very obstructive. With the
execution Of few old tavorite hens kept for
breeding. We keep but few hens over winter.
During early summer, all the old hens in the
country lay freely, and eggs aro cheap. Early
spring pullots commcuce laying cary in the
fall, and furnish good supply OF eggs whom
prices are high.
By tho middle Of October We proceed to fat
teu our chickens, and this VIC accomplish with
out coop1Dg them up; but we do not commit
the common error of giving our heus warm
breakfast" Many OF our chicken-keeping
friends do this, and the consequence is that
the chickens satiate items YES. anu go off to
sun themselves i'll the shelter OF some quiet
bank Our system il to give them good,
hearty meal OF sulnc easIly-dIgestod and eusily
pckcd-up feed just before they go 10 roost or
Thought. This enables them to resist the cold
better; the loud ls digested while the birds
ar; n. rest. aud they wake up i'll the morn ng
sirorg and hungry, in euger for forage.
They ticn 20 TO work just Us if tho had TO
Gcrend upon their rwn tx rtions Tor . living.
III this way they pick up onou1h to hvo O,
willie all thu food tlatwc .-lye tlcm is 50 much
ex IT. aud goes to mako iat.
Some w.selclrs may object TO giving an'm Is
he ry meal just btIurc aen;l,G tiic.n 10 bel.
Ii wuul. b.: c;! y TO f.l cunmi Will argyll
ments III lavor uf the practice hus 1t is llii-
II. cessary Loo!; al tiiat Lump attic quail
at las gomu 10 rocst i'll ,Ec 8 nter or 4 leap
of brush. He il fat and sl..ck and his health
ind strength are MIST rXc.iIent rs You Will
Likely tin II YOU Try yuur hand at cap urIns
brm: ard vet hc e YES to led ovcry night win
his crop literally siuH i wish grain. AL wilt
animlIs that we know any thing OF go 10 bel
with rull stumacLs and we never find that
any evil cnnsrquclccs result. Whoever knew
n iiol with O lii OF u,spepsia? We tecd
ull our chickens in this Way. we have no
desire to fattcn gone TO The exclusion or the
rest. We mover lind hat iibera' feeding inter
feres with the laying OF young brls and chick
ems that enter upon winter N 60 d condtlon-
they + uulre less food, and come OUT better III
s..ring tnah those that arc snnt d. Moreover.
we lnust acknowledge that although We have
heard G OWING accouais OF the .pract ce. anil
have OF on tr ell il, we Yer could maks it pay
to tatlcn chickens 10 close croDs.