Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-06-27
Farmhouse Notes.

against all injurious lDSeCCS, anu nSdnS
for destroying them used.
CURRANT bushes which have become
sickly or unsightly fronthe want of care,
ought to have the old wood cut back, so
as to give light and air.
RAspBERR1Es AND B1AcKBERR1Es.-
up the canes of last years growth and
cut away the old bearing canes, if not
attended to last fall. Plenty of manure
should be spaded under, between the
rows.
GRAPE.vTNEs When vines are trained
according to the m-system, the arms
should be bent in the form of curve, to
allow the buds to start equally. Young
vines, set out this season, should be al
lowed to grow only one cane.
MU1cHING.- Too much cannot be said
about properly mulching young trees, es-
pecially the first season after they are
set; it saves a great deal of work in de-
stroying weeds, and during dry season
will often prevent trees dying.
POULTRY. Provide plenty Of nest-eggs
fof the hens, and see that two do not lay
in one nest or in the same nest with a
setting hen. See that everything is kept
clean in the poultry house, ard that it is
we'll ventilated. Whitewash frequently.
Move the coops frequently, so as to keep
the ground or grass clean. This is par
ticularly necessary with turkeys. Avoid
the common mistake of having the coops
too small, and see that they are well ven.
tiIated. The great secret of raising ducks
is TO feed them all they. will eat, half a
dozen times day, or msre.
LIVE STocK.-The animals on the farm
need care and attention this month, and
vet, owing to the pressure of other work,
they are very apt to be neglected. AL
most any farmer can raise corn and po-
tatocs, but not one farmer in ten has the
qualities necessary to manage horses,
cows, sheep and pigs to the best advan-
tage. Itrel1ires good judgment, keen
eye to detect the first symptoms of lame
ness, indigestion, want of vigor, etc,
When an animal is taken sick, it should
he taken for granted that, as general
rule, there is some defect or neglect in
the food or management, not only OF this
one, but of all the others. At any rate,
the matter should be investigated.
P1as.-Geo. Mevanda, said in the
Farmers Club: I have a lot of good
stock Chester Pigs, two months old,
still running with the SOW, and very
thrifty so far; but within a few days,
when standing or walking, they are sud
denly jerked down or give way through
weakness in the back until the belly
comes on the ground, their feet remain
ing stationary. They remain in this po-
sition short time, then come all right
again. These spasms come on very fire.
quent; at intervals of from one to five
minutes. Mr.. Stewart-The trouble is
costivness; the SYMPTOMS are similar to
those of stretches in sheep. They need
some green food, some inseed oil meal,
or some laxative feed. No complaint is
more fatal to young pigs than costivness,
and it should, therefore, be strictly guar
ded against.
FERTIL1zNG CoRN.-Here is hint to
corn. growers, of some value "An in
telligent and reliable farmer, who had
been for many years making experiments
with corn, has discovered an importance
and value in replanting corn which is
quite novel and worthy of publication.
We havn always thought replanted corn
was of little consequence he plants
whether it is needed or motor rather
he plants two or three week after crops
are planted. about every fifteenth low
each way. He says if the weather be-
comes dry during the filling time, the
silk and tassel, both becomes dry and
dead. In this condition, if it should be-
come seasonable, the silk revives and 1e-
news, but the tassel does not recover.
Thus, for the want of pollen, the new
silk is unable to fill the Office for which
it was designated The pollen from the
replanted- corn is then ready to supply
the silk, and the filing is completed. He
says nearly all the abortive ears, 50 COM
mon to the corn crop, are caused by
want of pollen, aud that he has had
known ears to double their size in the
double filing"
SHEEP AS WEED ExTERMINAToRs. 1t
may not be known to farmers in general,
that it is common practice in some
parts of the country to turn sheep into
the potato field, for the purpose of eat
ing down the weeds. The sheep will
not touch the potato vine. This pastur-
ing with sheep is advantageous, when
the crop is late planted one, so that
the hoeing cannot be completed until
after the haying or harvesting is finished.
At the growing season it is the farmers
aim to keep down the grass and weeds,
so that they may be covered by the cul
tivator and hoe, when these are used.
PasSuring with sheep will attain this OBJ
ject. Early planted crops, the cultiva-
tion of which is completed in the early
part of the summer, frequently become
grassy and weedv, before the time OF
digging, when the size o. the tops pre-
cludes cultivation. In this stage the
sheep are economical weeders. 1t is
hardly necessary to mention that the
feed thus given to the sheep, makes a
double profit, inasmuch >as it costs abso:
lutely nothing, while labor is saved, and
weeds prevented from seeding.