The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-07-31

We copy the following from the
American A OricuIEurist for Iu1v.

We copy the following from the
American Agriculturist for July:
Cultivating corn must, on no account,
be neglected. The cultivators. with
short whiff1etreesr attached, should be
in the field and ready for use at mo-
ment's notice. Then if shower stops
work in the hay or harvest field, or
while the dew is on in the morning,
start the cultivators, if it is only for an
hour or two. The ground should never
be allowed to crust over, and no weeds
should be suffered to grow. We plant
no pumpkins with our own corn, and
cultivate frequently as late as the first
week in August. cit is the last blow
that kills the cat,' and it is the last
hoeing and cultivating that kills the
weeds and leaves a clean corn stubble.
Cultivate shallow-iust deep enough to
kill the weeds. If any thistles escape,
cut them with hoe.
If you are short of grass, keep the
horses in the stable or yard, and feed
cut hay, shorts, and corn-meal. A
large horse at hard work requires about
sixteen pounds of hay and fifteen pounds
of corn meal per day. A bushel of cut
hay weighs about eight pounds, and
corn-meal about forty-five pounds per
bushel. If you mix half peck of corn
meal with bushel of moistened cut
hay, and quart of shorts, you can let
the horses have all of this mixture they
will eat up clean three times a day.
Let them have little long hay in addi-
ton. If your pasture is abundant,
turn the horses out at night. If they
are at hard work, let them hav5 all of
Hla oh
will probably eat but little, but they
should have all they will eat. Make
short incoming, and quit the earlier at
night, SO as to give the horses longer
time in the pasture.
Corn-meal soup" is an established
institution on our farm. We keep a
half-barrel constantly full of water,
with little corn-meal soaking in it.
The horses are allowed to drink all they
wish. We let them drink the first thing
in the morning, and again when taken
| to work. When brought home at noon,
they are also allowed to drink before
being put in the stalls, and again when
taken out, and so at night. By stand
ing few hours, the chill is taken off
the water, and allowing them to drink
when brought in from work, does not
seem to hurt them. If the meal gets
sour, remove it and feed to the pigs.
Mich COWS must have access to pure
water. If the pastures are poor, a feed
of CONTROLLER, cut few hours before
feeding, will be of great value, espe-
cially if the COWS are fed enough meal
to make the corn-fodder as nutritious
as the best of grass.
Sheep should have their feet pared a;
and if there is any reason to apprehend
foot-rot, dress their feet with any sub
stance that will kill the virus. We use
crude carbolic acid, mixed with an
equal quantity of melted ta1low, and
put it on with small brush, being care
full to cover every part Of the hoof, es-
pecially between the claws.
Dip the lambs, to kill ticks, in a solu-
ton of carbolic soap or tobacco water
Repeat in two weeks. Towards the
end of the month. dip the sheep also.
Swine should have access to water.
With this, and good pasture, breed
ing stock needs nothing more. Young
pigs and store hogs, that are to be fat
tened this fall, should be fed literally.
Salt seems necessary to the health of
all farm animals. They will not eat
too much, if they have access to it at
all times. If they are allowed to go
without salt for two or three weeks,
they will eat more than is good for
them. For swine, we mix about two
4 quarts of coal or wood ashes, one pint
of salt. and half pint of sulphur, and
let the pigs eat all they want of it.