The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
CARE OF STOCK.

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gradually incro.Sed.
You,xo COCKTAIL young animals
need Iihs<n and kindly treatment, and
watcbM care. The farmers eye should
eu-f be on the alert to discover the first
sign of disorder, and when found, it
should be remedied at once.
Z Lambs, and yearling ewes that are
not to be bred from, may be put to-
gether and kept separate from other
sheep. If any of the focks have the
scours, a tablespoonful of p mixture of
prepared chalk and peppermint in wa
ter, should be given once a day. Cos
tiveness is quickly remedied by little
linseed oil-cake meal.
Rorses.-Provide blankets for the
horses. A warm blanket will save feed
and loss of time by sickness. Avoid ex-
posture to cold rains, and if caught in q
storm let the horses be rubbed dry be-
fore the blankets are put over them.
Keep the stalls clean. and on no account
allow, manure to gather beneath the
horses feet. This INJURIES the hoofs,
and often produces cracked heels. Be-
sides it renders the air foul, and is very
injurious to the animals eyes. In the
effort to keep the stable warm, proper
ventilation should not be neglected.
The curry-comb and brush should not
lie idle; their use invigorates the skin
and promotes healthful secretions.
CoDs.-Milking COWS will now need
extra feed. On the whole, more value
in milk will be returned from bran than
from any other feed-not the light
husks, but what is know as bran at
country mills. A winter dairy we'll
managed, may be made more profitable
than q summer one. Dry COWS should
be kept in good condition. They are
now storing Hp material for future
profit. The future value of the calf
too. depends upon how the dam is fed
before its birth. Bran is excellent feed
for in-calf COWS, and it is cheap now.
It is well not to waste time in milking
COWS that give only a quart day, but
it will be better to dry them off.
Iheep.-No stock suffer more from
damp close quarters, than sheep. They
will winter better in the open field,
than in low damp filthy yard. But
they should be spared either of these
infections. An open shed that may be
closed in driving storms ought to be
provided with q roomy yard in which
they may lie in fair weather. Oats and
corn are both dear this season, and
bran, rye, or buckwheat, may be given
with equal profit. A little variation of
feed is good for sheep. but the changes
will learn to look for it and become dis
satisfied. Frozen grass or any cold
watery feed is bad for ewes that are to
lamb early.
ORCHARD AND NURSERY.
Leaves.-Coliect and store as large q
supply of these as possible, for covering
and bedding.
Bulbs ported and placed in the cellar,
may be brought out from time to time,
if they have good roots.
Seedlings.-Givep protection, but not
until the weather is quite cold; if
applied too early, growth sometimes
occurs.
Cions may be cut at any time when
the wood is not frozen; store in saw-dust,
and take care that they do not dry out
during the winter.
Plowing.-All blowing should be
done early this month; ground for new
orchards will be in much better con-
Lasons.-n the grass shows signs of
failing apply q dressing of fine, we'll
rotted manure. Where the grass has
died out SOW fresh seed and rake it in
moothly and evenly.
Storing Roots, Root crops and pota-
toes should be stored in dry pits, in
preference to cellars beneath the house.
Ventilation should not be neglected !;
wisps of straw should be placed in the
tops of the pits every six feet apart, for
this purpose. If any are still in the
ground, they should be harvested with.
out delay. A good substantial and per-
manent root house in convenient place,
will be found valuable.
Raassah -ReRairing zeefs ashAHI}6Gd faiffdi
have a permanent road through the CEN
tire, which should be kept in good re.
pair. Roadmasters should see that mud
holes and bad spots in the roads are
filed with stones. Mending roads with
earth at any season, is waste labor.
There should be Blake's stone crusher
at every country mill where road mate
rial can be procured. One years use
would pay for it. In nothing are we SO
behind the times as in the condition of
our country roads.
Manure is the basis of good crops in
the, garaanRNut most farmers womb %
surprised at the quantity applied to an
acre by our market gardeners. Every
method should be used to increase the
supply. Gather leaves. woods earth,
swamp muck, to be used rs absorbents
for the liquid manure of-the stables or
the house slops sods and Jlbam should
be carted to the barn-yard for use in
the stables.
Grape Cuttings. wood from the
pruning of the grape vines may be used
for propagation. Cut into pieces con-
tanning two buds, and tie into bundles,
and bury in sand in the cellar. Varie-
ties ha d to start, like the Delaware,
should be rooted in the greenhouse or
hot-bed from one-eye cuttings, while
others, like Norton's Virginia, can only
be proftably multiplied by layers.
Root Cuttings. : Blackberries and
raspberries are most readily propagated
from root cuttings. The roots are cut
into pieces two or three inches long, and
packed closely in box with earth !;
there should be holes in the bottom of
the box to allow of drainage, then burs
the box and contents in a dry spot, and
leave until spring.
Sa0iae.-Fat hogs should be finished
up as fast as possible. Those intended
for home use should be finished upon
dry shelled corn, with pure water only
for drink. This will PRODUCE firm hard
pork. Store hogs will d. best upon
cooked food, and in rlaee of corn,
boiled potatoes and bran gill make e1-
cellent feed. Buckwheatis too heating
food for pigs, and should be avoided.
Brood sows may have tie company of
the boar if pigs are waited in March.
The increased value Of khe first hitter of
fr,vp mn .
Nothing is more certain than that it pays
to breed only from pure blooded males,
Of whatever kind or breed they may be.
Blood will not stand in place Of feed.
Blooded pigs are most profitable and
thrive best where there is fullscor
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OLIVE GROWING FOX PROFIT IN THE SOUTH
Desiring to deyelop every possible re-
source of our flvored region, we have
constantly called attention to what
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