Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-01-30
Farm, Garden and Household.

TOP DRESSING GRAIN AND GRASS CRops
d WINTER.-A correspondent says he
sowed a crop of rye seeded to grass and
got large crop Of both by top-dressing
the field in winter when that part of
the field that was left undressed failed
almost entirely under the influence Of
an early drought. But he says it does
little good to top-dress sward- bound
grass unless there is rain enough to
wash the stubble matter Arough the
thick ssd.
WHITE HAIRS ON HoRsEs.-A cores
pondent of the Massachusetts, Pough-
man, recommends the following remedy
for white hairs on horses, which appear
on spots CALLED by the saddle or harness:
"Take piece of lard large enough to
give the place thorough greasing; rub
the same with the hand until it becomes
hot, repeating the operation three or
four times, and the white hairs will soon
come out and hairs of O natural color
take their place. / have tried this on
several horses and / never knew it to
fail. think the best time 10 do this
is in the winter, before the new coat
starts.
KEEPING MILK FROM SoURNG.-The
Southern Farmer says that teaspoon
full of fine salt or horse-radish in a
pan of milk will keep it sweet for sew
eral days. Milk can be kept year as
sweet as when taken from the cow by
the following method Procure bottles,
and as they are filled Immediately cork
and fasten the cork with pack thread or
wire. Then spread little straw at the
bottom of boiler, on which place the
bottles, with straw between them, until
the boiler contains sufficient quantity.
Fill up with cold water, and as soon as
it begins to boil draw the fire and let
the whole gradually cool. When quite
cold take out the bottles and pack them
In sawdust in hampers, and stow them
away in the coolest part of the house.
MEAL AS FEED.-We have fed great
deal of corn and cob meal to both horses
and cows, and never discovered any in
furious effects from it. Cur own opinion
is, however, that it does not pay to grind
cobs wis the meal to feed to horses.
We had rather feed the corn meal alone
with hay or steamed straw; but we had
rather have the corn and cob meal for
mich COWS. We believe the distension
of the stomach which is produced by
feeding the ground cob with the corn
MEALS an advantage over feeding clear
meal. Some dairymen claim that milk
is largely increased by feeding boiled
cobs to cows. We once heard farmer
of considerable experience say that he
believed sixteen quarts of boiled cobs
equal to four quarts of corn meal as o
milk-producing feed.
KILLING POULTRY exchange saws
the easiest, quickest and best way 10
kill fowl is to open hissbeak, and then,
with pointed and narrow knife, make
IN inclsion at the back of the roof,
which will divide the verterbra, and
cause immediate death after which
hang the fowl up by the legs till the
bleeding ceases then rinse the beak
out with vinegar and water. Fowls
killed in this manner keep longer, and
do not present the unsightly external
marks of those killed by the ordinary
system of wringing the neck. In this
connection we wish to impress on our
readers the Importance of special care
in dressing poultry for market. The
difference IN price will more than COM
pensate for the trouble. Also, don't
send in poultry in poor condition holi-
day customers all look for and will take
only fat birds.
CLOVER HAY CUT WITH GREEN TIM
oIaY.-Harris Lewis, the great Herki-
mer dairy man, says that green timothy
cut with clover in bloom, if well cured,
makes the best hay for milch cows. He
calls the timothy dried grass. George
Geddes says the believers in old pas
lures and old meadows and the natural
grasses very much dislike his testimony
In favor of clover hay as being worth
more than the best meadow hay, if it is
only cut early and well cured. Bous-
singeaelts farm experiments show that
seyenty-fve pounds of clover hay cut in
full bloom and well cured is worth as
much as one hundred pounds of ordi-
nary meadow hay. The reason why
clover hay is not better estimated is that
when sown with timothy farmers gener-
ally wait for the timothy to ripen before
the field is moved; others do not cut
clover until it is dead ripe to save the
labor of curing. l have found that q
little Stacked lime will prevent clovre
from burning in the NOW, even if not
thoroughly dried. Some farmers apply
salt, but this only creates moisture and
increases the evil.
WINTER WORK ON THE FARM.-P. T.
Quinn, Essex Co., n. Y. says: A heavy
fall of snow about the holidays is most
fortunate occurrence, and one that is
always turned to a profitable account in
getting ready for the spring work. The
heaps of farm-yard manure that have
been accommodating fer months back, are
now hauled out to the different fields,
and thrown in piles, with farm sled,
at about one third less expense than if
wagoned. Distances from the farm
yard, when eight loads of manure is a
days work for n man and team, IL
can be more easily made in the same
time with runners with less fatigue to
the horses. 1t has been my rule for
many years that by the first OF January,
the area for each crop is mapped off,
and no chance is allowed to pass, be-
tween now and the first of April, to get
everything in readiness, for an active
and timely springs work. Located
near large city. where there liz always
q ready sale for cabbapes. potntoes. and