The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-16
HINTS ON AGRICULTURE.
Little Things In Farming.

The whole success OF farmer hinges upon
timely attention to little things. This manly
makes the difference between thrift and poV.
erty. The philosophy Of success is expressed
in the old adage, "For want OF q nail shoe
was lost; for want of shoe horse was lost;
for want Of horse man was lost" Ii IS a
little thing to keep accounts of the pecunlary
,lrday evening would enable farmers to know
lust how they stand with the world. Yet we
suspect half The mon who cultivate the soil
never make on entry in book: and for want
Of this the accounts run up fearfully at the
store, and many articles of luxury are pur-
chased for which they are unable to pay at the
end of tho year. Debts accumulate, the farm
little paper and ink. 1t is little thing to put
up tool in it's place when not in use: Yet
many have no tool-house, or place OF shelter
for any implement or vehicle. Things are>le
where thew were last used-thc plow in the
feld. the cart in the yard, the chains in the
stable the harness in the wood-house, the axe
at the woodplle, and the rakes at the corn
crib. Many do not even house the expensive
implements they have bought; and reapers and
threshers are treated like old ploughs and har-
rows. The parts made OF iron and steel grow
rusty, and the wood decays. =,
A machine that is good for thirty years with
proper care, is used up in five by abuse. 1t is
very little thing to turn o nut that is loose,
vet for the want Of the tightening the nut ls
lost the bolt comes out, and the loaded wagon
breaks down on the way to market, and a whole
6ay for man and team is lost. 1t is q little
thing to keep horse properly grooned, yet
for want Of clean fetlocks the skin cracks. aud
the horse is lame, and the owner lcses the use
of him for months or weeks. Ventilation is o
small affair, yet for the want of it the health
of stock in stables suffer severely, and dlsease
sets in. It is small affair to provide good
seed at the beginning OF the ear, but the
Whcle | success Of the season depends upon it.
II is an easy thing to deal fairly with your
neighbors, and make name that is better
than "precious ointment. Many cheat on
small occasions, do not get what they sell, and
get reputation for meanness that stands IN
the way Of their success.
SAVING MANURE.
Every man Of common sense must admit
that the rules to be adopted for rational sYs-
fem of saving manure, must be based on the
knowledge Of this process; and we may lay
down the following rules in relation to 1t:
1st. The ground selected for the disposition
of stable manure should be even, in order to
permit the equal distribution OF the manure an. r!
on it. and thus secure the heap uniformity in
thickness. Only in this case the process OF
pu!refaction will proceed regularly in every
part Of the heap, and its body will prove to be
q homogeneous character.
I'd. The manure should be protected against
the direct rays Of the sun, in order to prevent
the too rapid advance of the putrefactive pro-
cess, and o consequent generation OF heat
which will incur o considerable loss OF ammo.
mia. Practical experiments made with equal
weights OF stable manure exposed to the sun,
and with that under cover, show the effect Of
the latter to be, within certain time, about
twenty-five per cent. greater than the former.
Sd. The manure heap should bo kept mode,
rateIy moist; if it be too dry. the degree of heat
then produced will volatize ammonia; il too
wet. an acid humus will be formed, which,
being soluble in water, acts very injuriously
on vegetation. In order best to attain this end,
the ground should be slightly inclined, and all
the fluid that runs from the heap be collected
in o pit, and from time to time scattered over
the heap.