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

The whole success of q farmer hinges upon
timely attention to little things. This mainly
makes the difference between thrift and pow
orty. The philosophy Of success in EXPRESSED
in the old adage, "For want Of nail a shoe
was lost; for want Of q shoe horse was lost;
tor want OF horse man was lost" 1t is a
little thing to keep accounts of the pecuniary
transactions upon the farm. A half hour Sat-
urday evening would enable farmers to know
just how they stand with the world. Yet we
suspect half the men who cultivate tho soil
never make an entry in book and for want
Ut 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 the year. Debts accumulate, the farm
is moftgaged, and finally lost Tor tie want Of
little paper and ink. It is o littlo 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 left
field, the cart in tho yard, the chains in the
stable, the harness in the wcod-houso, the axe
at the woodplle, and the rakes at the corn
crib. Many do not even house the expensive
threshers arc treated like old ploughs aud har-
rows. The parts made Of iron and steel grow
rusty, and the wood decays.
machine that is good for thirty yea1s with
a very little thug to turn nut that is loose,
yet for the want Of the tightening the nut is
lost, the bolt comes out, and the loaded wagon
breaks down on the way to market, and whole
thing to keep horse properly groomed, yet
for want Of clean fetlocks the skin cracks and
the horse is lame, and the owner loses the use
Of him for mouths or weeks. Ventilation is o
Of stock in stables suffer severely, and disease
sets in. It is q small affair to provide good
seed at the beginning of toe ear, but the
whole success of the season depends upon it.
1t 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 q 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-
tenn of saving manure, must be based on the
knowledge Of this process; and we may lay
down the following rules in relation to it:
Of stable manure should be even, in order to
permit the equal distribution OF the manure
on it, and thus secure the heap uniformity in
thickness. Only in this case the process of
putrefacton will proceed regularly in every
part Of the heap, and it's body will prove to be
a homogeneous character.
Cd. 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 consequent generation of heat
which will incur q considerable loss OF ammo
MIA. Practical experin ents made with equal
weights OF stable manure exposed to the sun,
anu Will CnuI unuer cover, snow the eUeCC or
the latter to DO, within certain time, about
twenty-five per cent. greater than the former.
Sd. The manure heap should be kept mode
rately moist; If it be too dry, the degree Of heat
then produced will volatilze ammonia; if too
wet, an acid humus will be formed, which,
boing soluble in water, acts very injuriousy
on vegetation. In ordor best to attain this end,
the around should be slightly inclined, and all
the fluid that runs from the heap be collected
in a pit, and from time to time scattered over
the heap.