The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-04-02
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RAISE TSsSk COLTS.

generally chargeabie with q great
Oversight in our neglect OF ra'slHg
work stock. We speak expert :
mentally when We say that under ..
most uniavorable circumstances 1 :
colt can be raised for aooal twenty
FIVE dellars, to a working age, ami
8 mule for about what it takes TO
raise a calf. Ifonc does not know
what o broomsedge pasture is good
for, let him try mule ~; 'ng b" ITS
help, and he will see.
It certainly cannot be mere fan
cy in US when we avow our strong
conviction Of the superior vs'ae OF
a Southern raised horse or mule.
We do not hesitate to say that we
mnrh prefer the animal that has
been reared here 20 one ma;urcu
further North. Much OF the
advantage in the difference. we
think, results from the mode CT
raising, probably mere than in the
iact Of climate. 4 colt OF any
kind. which from its birth, is forced
and brought forward with al!
expedition, that 4 price may be
had for him is soon AS Possible.
must, we think, come into market
With u confirmed sottneSs and al
immaturi,y which will not be very
conductive ID strong constitu-
ton or much durability.
We have known Georgia raised
mules which, in their rearing, Jared
li,tle if any better than calves,
which were gay as colts, At fltteen
years Of aye. 1t is not Gnreason-
&bie to expect twenty or twcrty'
fve years good service from
home. raised mule, if from the start
it has been humancly and carefully
treated. Oar practice has icen t"
keep one or two good stout mares
for the purpose Of breeding our
own stock, and putting them IN as
the regular farm animals. Let the
colts come in the latter part OF
August, and as the dam Will have
nothing to do about the time ot
foaling, everything is favorable
for good start for the colt bcs"rc'
regular duty III the crops begins
again. In fact. good FaI! pastures,
plenty Of cool milk, (wc mcan moi
over heated milk tor the suckIng,
will bringit on so rapidly hy March
it may be, and should be, weaned
and the dam wi: make fall count
in the labors Of the plow for the
ensuin g crop.
In this way we would and 4
horse or mule cot coming Oh upon
every farm in cur county, and
thereby we would repair the drain
upon our resources by wear and
tear and loss Of work stock, Us
we'll as stop the imme'sse outlay
for mules which we make every
year. Ofconrse very large plant
crS might not Go ibis, hut every
small farmer certainly might, ant'
we think certainly should. If
stock were multiplied I'LL over the
South by this sort Of thrift and
economy. the sinai! farmers woAi1
&c able TO keep up their own num-
lcr Of piow animals. and out Of
their surplus supply the large
planter al home, aiti thereby we
would keep the money made from
our cotton where il belongs.
This is no mere !;t"citui theory.
We Know il can be done, and with
far less Outlay ui:d care than any
who has never tried it could posi-
t!y sHSrcci.-N1(AtNt;2a.
CvcrMnEES On TRE!.LisES.-
Il he-cvcr We 20 Wc see !hH
cucum Der in the opcn air suffered
10 ran on the ground. This is, 10
doubt, relic OF European cult&rc.
There it is necessary. The climate
IS not hot enough. and the plants
haze to be started, i not grow:
altogether in low f;st g!sss f;'amcs.
But where the cucumber grows
wild, it spreads over bushes and
trees. and the growth and product
is enormous. All plants with ten
drills prefer TO ramble in this way.
The grape vine, j; is well known,
seenS iair!v to rejoice when it.can
fad = large !naSs OF twiggy brush
80 :anb bic over is it wills; ana so
does the cayumher. No one who
mas hot tried, can have any idea
Of tho !axu:icuS growth q s
cEcGm &er wien trained TO . stake
which has i Set Of ssNbby side
branches Lett along lis length.
Some which tie writer saw. might
ne ;aken 81: Il distance for some
vigorous kind ot ornamental goIrd
--ani the crop was enormous. !
y:ca; advantage in this style Of
culture is, that the plants occupy
far less @roan'! than when permit
ted to spread over the surface in
:ac usu::! way. This is great
gain 10 small sardens-and to
!:Uge ones for tha; matter, ior if
we ;:avc land enough and to spare,
:;.w Of lis have time - waste in
preparing moro tAaa necessary
- perfection OF = crop.-Gar3sn-
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