Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-05
gzIIg farmhouse Notes.

KEEPING BEEs --It isbv no means i'm
po ,sible to keepbees in villages or even
cities, if one owns a moderately Erge
garden. Many persons are deferred
from keeeias ssbeesin such e'ose quarters
from the fear of being stung. Now, be
il knowaEthat bees never sting If care
is ttkon to Landle them gently in tn
various mlnipglations that may be ne.
cessary. It is rough handling that final
Il gets them into the babit of flying at
every one. whocomes near. They shour'
never be Ills -urbed until you have caused
them to Gil themselves with honey; then
they MY be han lied with impumtv, if
clrsixnSed' not tn llurt them. There
are no hetter forage grounds an city
andEiN,u9e gardens. with their prnin-
sion Of flowers and the out lots covered
with various wild fl )wering plants. ANY
one wtp hasfalpl,ces where the bees NAV
ba Shsde& IN >sil nm r, may keep hees;
indeed, sDme villagers keep swarms by
scored and reap profit thereby. Once
accustomed to them, anv lady may han
die them without fear, and rice plate
OF comb honey now aud then is by no
moanS to be despised, and is positively
enjoyable when 1t is produced under our
n WIZ. IRE. L,1-4-i'-t
BEBDIS6a TALL CHINNEYs. a
chimney is built on the wing of a dwell
lug house, the top mnst always be Car
ried up few inches higher than any
part of the roof Then, if the dranght
is not strong, the cause must be looked
for in the shape of the Aue. A proper
attention tofundamen, al principles at the
out ,Sdften saves in'the end much un
necessary expenditure. A church was
recently erected iu village a few miles
from, New York, having a steep roof
wit6t~ chimney tops, neither os which
was eqpiel mp as high as tn ridge Of
the roof, hy four or five feet. The re
suit vas That rs soou as a fire was made
imttkeJ stoves, if there was any wind,
smoke would soon fill the house. The
builder of the edifce and the masons
contended that no reason could be given
why the dgaughtwoJd he strong if the
chimney tops were carried up as high as
ths3u& hest part of the feef. Some of
thespldest men In the society assured
them that their chimney tops must be
carried up as high as the ridge of the
ROOF, SO that the wind cannot plunge
doys&ara into the sfue, and drive the
smoke back into the house.
PAsTURING PIGs,-Thc chief depoD-
aNnce in fattening pork, saws The Rural
World, shOuld he on good pasturage
Clover pAsturage is considered the best,
bnt MI kinds Of pasturage are relisbed
bv swine, and they thrive on it as reldi-
lv as ether stock. 1t is not economical
to keep bogs up in pens aud yards and
fetfptiIa by baad every mouthful they
eat athes Should have pastures Just as
cattle or sheep or horses They must be
taught to take care of themselves, ant
they viii gladly do it if the pa>ture is
goodSsbd Supplied with water An acre
oTtS9sf earngtoseaeh head is. however,
hiahsAds6sable In -6sttening hogs a
great d al,of unnecessary labor is given.
Instead of@uoing to the fields and gather
ing, husking, and hauling the corn t"
hogs in the p rs and Yards, they. should
be.mads to do their own hlrve ting and
to 'eed .the1Ds Ives. Portable or nova
ble fenc should be rea y on any farm
to partition off such portion OF the corn
field fss tie owner' thinks Can be most
profitably used by the hogs. In this the
hogs are turned as soon as the corn Is
GLAZED. and then they will take care OF
themselves; Many think a great deal OF
waste wall tbus occur. but such is not
the case ztle, hogs viii waste very little.
TheSo ostalps learn to knock down only
what-they want tO eat, ana they will
pil afe the Grain clean. The stock hogs
cT-1 after&adAbe turned in so that every
thing can be saved.
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