The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1869-07-21
/ Sbonld a cold storm como on
within q week afler 'shearinr. the
sheep should be put in the barn,

ouvuiu - COiu StOrDl come on
within q week afler 'shearin9, the
sheep should be put in the barn, I
How TO GER Rrb or THE TICKS.
Some farmers instruct e ac h
shearer to cut each ticks head of
at the time Of shearing. It takes
a little time; and although this pro-
cess accomplishes TIE desired re.
suit In the case Of sacfi animal
thus summarily servSd, d few will
escape, enough to make RESPECT.
able show for the next year.
We have adopted the following
plan for years, and at come shear
!ngs have not seen a sihgle. bns of
these voracions parasites Fill ah
iron two.pail kettle with water, into
which place .bhe pound Of the best
plug.tobacc6, torn int6 sinall .frag-
ments. Boil il thoroughly, and
then placing the inixturs in a halt.
hogshead tub, add; say six p.ils of
water. 1T You have waited one
week after shearing, nearly every
tich will be or tho lambs. Having
ssparated theti from the flock, lei
one man take hold of the fore.legs
and nose, and another the hind.
legs, and then dip them all under,
being careful to not let atty of the
decoction get into their eyes. The
man having charge of, the head,
should then hold them up by the
neck and fore-legs, and the other,
beginning at the uppermost part;
press all the water possible out of
the wool into THE Tub. The pro.
cess will require about two or three
passes down the sides and back of
the lahb. This 10 to preserve the
fluid for succeeding baths, other.
wise dozen lambs would CARRY it
all away i'm their wool ard the ad-
dition of water might SO dilute the
mixture as ~ render it worthless.
Eight pals Will be sufficient for
forty lambs, and no flock thus care.
fully served, will NEED the opera.
ton oftener than once in three
years. ....r ......,., .....-.. ..
..r -sALTINo. .... .....
Sheep should be salted at least
once N each week. II he exnen.
diture is not Of essential benefit, il
is something that gives satisfaction
to the animal and why should i've
not seek to make sheep Happy ne
well as men2 b." '''
We once knew man long
since passe to the Better and
beautiful land = WHO always did it
Sunday after meeting and after
supper. With a %o,,deh salt dish
nnder, bis arm, and d staT In his
hand, he sought the pasture where
the flock was kept. They literally
" knew his voice" ahd Would run
from all parts of the field to re.
eeiSe from his hahu THE tnorsel
they craved, aud Herewith, as they
understood 10 his blessihg. A dozen
must eat ont Of the dish that he
held In i,is hahd, and the only strife
Observable, was rs to which should
get the nearest to the gray.hairied
NAH. b. 81. b -. - . '..'... ...
After&ard, came the reading of
the Word ahd the voice Of prayer
in the house ; but, of all the scenes
Of these blesscu Sabbatli-days, salt
ing the sheep, seeths to us now, as
among the most fitting and beahti-
tuE '
Clown. -bnring ouf vish t.,
Cheraw last week we were shown
d lot Of nearly two acres planted
in clover by Capt. w. L. j. Reid,
next his dwelling hotise lot. This
lot of clover is u beautiful one, and
the plants ale healthy and vigor-
ous. 1t III u1doubtedly the Rast