The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-10-15
Farm, Garden and Household.

lRANsPLANTISG 4REES IN AU-
TUMN,-The proper time for reno
wing deciduous trees Gf in the falD
is as soon after the wood is ripened
as possible, andif due care is taken
not to mutilate the roots nor allow
them to dry, a successful result
may be counted on. Always strip
off every leaf; this defoliation is
the primary safeguard, and cannot
be neglected. There is not the
least difficulty in safely moving even
very large trees when these preea,l-
tons are adopted, and the operation
can, if necessary, he performed long
before the frosts loosen the foliage.
Horticulturists, as a rule, have
decided against fall planting for
evergreens, constant failure at this
season having fully demonstrated
the evil effects Of the practice.
But here again comes in the value
of the carliness we .adyise. eEver-
greens require amuch longerperiod
before cold weather, to prepare for
the change; hence if set out very
early, say in the beginning of Au-
gust, success is sure. liow well
this fact is known to European
nurserymen is shown by their very
general habit of transplanting in
early August, and in this country
we are Just now coming to a real
izing sense that that they are right.
We know the objections urged
against stripping off the foliage al
the time of transplanting, but it is
not a serious operation after all, and
by so doing any tree can be trans
planted at any time with reasonable
success, although during the grow
ing period Of June and July the
young and immature shoots should
be removed as well. Transplanting
at so very early period we do not
recommend except in extreme
cases; but it can be done, and is
done by some of our most intelli-
gent landscape gardeners. In con-
clusion, neverforget that the roots
once dry rarely if f ever recover :
hence, as soon as. they are out OF, tue
ground, wrap them in damp cloths.
A WHEAT F1ELp,-Geopge VII
kinson lives in Goodhue Township,
State of Minnesota, and his wheat
field this year was 500 acres in ex,
tent. At the harvest seven reaping
machines followed each other in
quick succession, and forty men
came after, binding and shocking.
1t was a sight to see the thickly
standing shocks stretching away
for two miles. Immediately upon
completion of this part of theSwork,
the stacking crews were organized,
with twenty teams to do the haul
ing. The threshing will commence
as soon as practicable, and the grain
be carried direct from the machine
at the rate of a carload a day and
shipped to Milwaukee. The varie-
ties grown are the Lowland Scotch,
Rio Grande, and Odessa, and the
seed is produced on the new land
turned over each year. Sowing this
on fields gives, Mr.. w. says, alI,the
advantages of a change of seed.
A portion Of the yield is placed at
35 bushels per acre, and the gross
proceeds at $4,000. .rrr~
FEED1NG~ FATTENING HOES. LA
hint to feeders, valuable though
not new, may be found in the fol-
laMipg, condensed from the Boston
!G,atrutor: Warm, dry pens should
be provided for our swine, and their
quietFand comfort studied as much
as possible. By so doing, we save
many bushels of grain. The best
feeders change food frequently, and
find they make decided profit by
so doing. If salt is occasionally
given, it tends 10 keep-upthe appe-
tite, as well; as aids digestion. Too
much rich food is injurious; the
stomach can only assimilate GER
tain quantity at once. If an animal
loses its appetite, the food should
at once be changed, and very gen
orally to something lighter, as roots,
pumpkins or apples. Sour milk
adds much to the growth of hogs
land we have seen it terrified that
raw meal mixed with sour milk,
was much better for fattening pigs
than any ether cooked food what
every Fcrmented food is much pre-
ferred by some feeders, and it is
we'll to give it. as a change, if no
more.
IHE GOOD COWS AND THE I0oR
ONES. - Many persons think that a
cow is a COW any way. We will
suppose that there are two cows for
sale: the one is an ordinary COW and
is offered fos $40 aiidsthe others an
extra COW, is offered for SIS, both
of the same; age and the first one
viii make on an average 125 pounds
of butter in one year, and at the
price of 80 cents per pound would
amount.tothe, ,slfui OF $37. 20, and
the othereow will nake25Q pounds
in theSsan1e time. Which at thirty
cents a pound would be s75, double
the amOnnt of the first, Now, sup