Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-08-10


the August number of the american Ag-
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THREsnINa GRAIN.-A farmer had
better hire an extra man than to work st
any steady job connected with thrashing.
He can save more by seeing that every
thing is done properly, than by doing. as
is frequently the case, the hardest part Of
the labor himself. A tbrashing machine
is a regular '-horse killer" The thrash
ers are inclined to save their own horses at
the expense of the farmer. The outside
horse has to walk much faster than the in
side one, and should have correspond
ingly longer part of the evener. Bore
hole in the evener of the inside horse, for
the cleyis, from two to three inches nearer
the center than that of the outside horse.
See that the track is firm, even, and free
from stones. If possible, let it be on
level land, as free horse is inclined to
pull harder when going up hill. When
stopping for lunch, let the horses have
some water, and if pint of meal is STIR
red up in pail Of water for each horse. it
will enable them to do extra work with
cut feeling it. Fodder will be
scarce the coming winter, and all the
straw and chaf should be saved. 1t iss
common mistake to make the straw stack
too wide, and not high enough. This gives
TOO fiat roof, and much of the straw is
damaged by the rain. Better make the
bottom of the stack too small than two
large. The great point in stacking straw
is to keep the middle full and tread it
down solid For the first ten or twelve
feet the better plan is to put a horse or
al OK on the stack, and drive him about
to tired down the straw. With a horse
that is used to it. there is no trouble in
eating him off the stack, especially IL
part of one side is made little slantiug.
and few forksiuls of straw are placed
at the bottom for him to alight on. When
the middle is kept full aud well trodden,
the outsidcs will settle moro than the mid
die, and thus make better roof. The
hole where the uian stands to take tho
straw from the carrier. sh6nl,l, after the
stack is completed. be carefully filed with
a few bundles Of straw, 50 placed and held
in By thatch-pegs that they will keep out
water
WEEDS in Pastures and Fence Corners
should not on any account be suffered to
60 to seed. Let them be moved at once.
STUBBLE LAND, especially after barley.
is often full of weeds; moving machine
may be used with advantage to cut them.
Also, in pastures where thistles and other
weeds or rough grass and rushes are abun-
dant, moving machine affords an easy
method of checking or destroying them.
Mich Cows are apt TO fall of rapidly
in their milk this month, and that dairy
man is fortun tie, or, more correctly speak
ing, prudent and enterprising, who hasa
good supply of corr fodder. There is
little profit in keeping cows, unless they
have all the food they can eat and digest.
The trouble with corn fodder is that Il is
too bulky. Tire cows are capable Of digest
ing more of it than their stoniaehs will
hold. They need, if the grass is of poor
quality. little corn-mcal in addition to
the fodder.
HORSES suffer greatly from flies this
month, md should be provided with nets
or light cotton covers. Washing them
with wator containing little crude car
bolic acid is Temporary relief.
SHEEP frequently suffer greatly this
month for want Of water If there is no
water III their pasture lot, let them be put
at night in lots where there is water, or
else be driven to wafer night and morning;
allow them plenty Of time to drink. II
he weather is wet, and the grass long and
it is good plan to NOV por-
ion of it occasionally. The sheep viii
Eat tand thrive on the dried grass. Il isA
rue saying that sheep like roast meat
better than boiled" Lambs, if not done
ilready, should now be weaned. Let them
have the best of pasture after wcaning,
and place the ewes on poor pasture until
lry. Examine tho bags for few days.
and, if necessary, draw out the milk.
When dry. and if early lambs are desired
next spring, the ewes, towards the latter
md of the month. should begin to have
abundance of good food. Strong. healthy
ambs can only be expected from ewes ia
rood condition. Sheep intended to be
attened next winter, should now be pur-
,hased and placed in good pasture. In
,he case of Merinoes, select strong. thrifty
sethers, three or four years old There
5 no money to be made in fattening poor
beep in winter. Most Of the fat must bo
out on between now and November.
SWINE. Low prices are causing farmers
oneglect their pigs. II is poor policy.
f kept at all, they should be kept well.
Jur own plan is to feed the pigs at night.
'ut not in the morning. They are then
lungry enough to search for their food, to
un on the stubbles, to pick up wormy
ruit in the orchard, and to eat weeds and
,rass. At night they have feed Of
oaked corn. and go to sleep contentsdly
Fith full stomach. They should have
onstant access to fresh water, and an ex-
ernal application will be gratefully We
eived. 49, tA