Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-20
HONE AND FARM.

E'NIcE Farms. AN exchange says /:
"a good looking farm will sell quicker
and at o better price than bad looking
farm" or course il Will; 80 even If We
feel that we are not preparing for our
selves permanent home 1t viii pay well
TO keep everything neat and In order. 1t
is pardonable pride that makes one take
pleasure In hearing passers by speak or
his place as ''a nice farm, r." and no farmer
should be content with less. Broken fen
oes, unhinged doors. tumble down sheds,
scattered masses of manure, and q luxu-
riOus growth of nOxiOus weeds every
where, are always unsightly objects, and
do not speak of the taste, thrift and in
telligence that should dwell on every
farm.
Coon NMKERs.-The largest recorded
yield ola single COW that is perfectly well
authenticated, is that of an animal kept
at the jail, ut Lewes, England. In eight
consecutive years she gave 9,720 gallons,
or an average OF more than l,2lO gallons
year.
She was MIXED one year 39S days, and
gave / $50 gpllons, which made 450 pounds
of butter, or ut the rate Of pound of but
Der from % pounds Of milk.
A Mr. Scott, of Shaftesbury, Vermont,
lad q cow whose milk yielded 504 pounds
Of butter in 1866, or at the rate of one
Yound of butter from 0 pounds of milk.
a -
pounds of butter in ten months after calv-
ing, or between March 10th, 1862, and
January 10th, 1869, besides supplying a
family with milk and cream.
1t must be apparent that the proportion
of butter win vary not only with the
breed, but with the season Of the year
The milk of the Ayrshire COW Is general
ly richer in butter than that of the short
horn, but not so rich as that Of Jersey or
Brittany. The best returns OF butter are
generally got later I'm summer or early in
the fall, September and OctObsT.-Cana-
da Farmers Advocate.
SHELTER FoR STocK.-There are but few
of our farmers who realize the impor-
lance of having shelter for their stock, es-
pecially for cattle, sheep and hogs. Good
shelter for stock We regard rs one of the
most important features of the farm. 1t
Is not only an act Sfhumanity for the far
mer TO protect his stock from the frsezing
rains and SHOWS of winter, but he makes
money by it. Take, for instance, = shed
closed up on the sides and open at each
end, that viii conveniently shelter nifty
head OF cattle; such shelter can be built
for $50 OF $500, including racks for hay;
and the manure alone, II properly collee-
ted, (for the cattle would cODgregats
there, even when not fsedinsl would pay,
in one winter the cost OF the shed. In
in the spring fat and healthy, having con-
sumed at least one-third less food than
would have been necessary had they been
exposed to the weather.
Cattle housed in this manner, and
properly fed through the winter, will
readily command from TO cents in this
market from the middle OF March TO the
middle of April. A great many farmers
think IL only necessary to "look after"
and shelter their stock in the severe win
ter months. This we think mistake
Farm stock Of all kinds should DO shell
tered, especially from the cold, chilly
rains OF November and the raw, cutting
winds Of February and March At that
time the system of the animal is under
going change, and Is more susceptible
TO cold and other diseases than at any
other season Rural Sun.
DEEP TnLING AND UNDER- DEANNG.-
Intelligent and observing dllers of the
Hoil in almost every section or the country
where the drouth has prevailed TO any
considerable extent during the past sea
son, have been strikingly Impressed with
the surprising advantage TO the growing
crops arising from thorough drainage OF
heavy soils in connection with deep till
lage and abundant fertilization OF the
ssed-bed. When the wateT-line of heavy
soil that is disposed to De wet, is sunk by
draining, say thirty or moro Inches be-
meath the surface Of the soil, If the seed
bed be broken up deep, the finely commit
nuted soil will retain a much larger guam
tity Of moisture In dry and hot weather
than if there were no under-drains. AS
the soil is deepened by under draining
and deep blowing, the capacity TO absorb
moisture from the atmosphere is greatly
augmented. Hence, in dry season, If
the seed-bed be broken up deep, the roots
Of growing plants spread farther in eve
ry direction through the soil and as the
mellow earth will absorb much larger
quantity of moisture than if the entire
strata were one solid mass, every grow
ing plant is, in great measure, fortified
against the trying influences of hot and
dry weather. Understanding and deep
blowing, in numerous instances, have
been the means of saving large crops from
utter ruing by protrRctsd drouth. Hence,
many farmers have been led 20 appreci-
ate the advantages OF understanding and
deep tillage where the soil was heavy, as
they have never done before. 1t will pay
well to under-drain wst land and to pillow
it deep, whether the growing season is to
be too wet or too drV