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lands on which The nAtnral Wlntei
grasses grow, also a sufficient amount
| Of upland well set in Bermuda grass.
The cattle penned every night on
ground designed TO provide winter 1000
for f~attening them. Three wear Ola
steers and boifers raised in this way,
taken from the swamp in January, well
sheltered and fed with turnips, DOtatoes,
pea vines, straw or hay, would ba ready
for the butcher in March, and bring a
handsome price. Under this treatment,
the swamp or cane brake becomes a
Chincha islandiO the farmer who knows
what 10 do with il. n money cannot
be made by cattle raising npon a farm
70 situated. under iudicious manage
ment, then IL cannot be made by this
branch Of farming in any country.
Nothing ia aaid Of the dairy, because
Of the uncertainty OF obtaining good
and reliable milkers. n this desidern-
tnm could be ateadily supplied, the
dairy would be n source Of great profit,
IN 1860, the butter crop Of the state OF
New York sold for more money than
the cotton crop OF the state Of Georgia,
which was the largest cver made in that
state, This il one of the departments
Of agriculture in which we must RELY
for aid on foreign skilled ~labor-small
farmers owning their wi lands, and
managing the dairy within themselves
and their families.
II must not be forgotten that in sue.
cessful stock raising. the jndicious man
agement and husbandry Of the manure
is Il vital point. Commercial fertilizers
are in certain aspects II necessity. II
the large cotton planter, could save one
half OF his annual expenditures for fer
t~ilizers, by devoting a portion OF his
time TO live stock, it wonld be n great
gain TO himself and his land.
A striking instance Of the value OF
this kind Of manuring ia found on this
farm. Reference ia made to the crop Of
six acres of tnrDips. fed Off by sheep,
which was the subject of II statement
by the commissioner Of agriculture OF
Georgia, in the Rural Carolinian last
winter. The success OF the experiment
was entire. Enough OF the tnrnips was
sold TO amount TO nnwnrds OF two hun
dred dollars, and sufficient were left to
feed u flock Of Merino sheep. upwards
Of one hundred in number. Tho ground
il now in cotton, corn. and n and n
quarter acre in onions. IL is perfectly
rich and clean, and the growing crops
promise beautifully. The enrichment
Of those acres cost the writer nothing,
in fact it was thrown in. They will be
sowed with. oats in September, and in
February with clover on the oats. After.
wards n malicious rotation for n term OF
years will yield heavy crops without
Improvement or necessity Of manure.-
Q. W. Howard, In Rnrai C~arohnian.
%sHORT.HoRN CATTLE.
In M interview with Mr.. VIM. Csrtis,
n noted short-horn breeder of Michigan,
tho inquiry was propOunded to him,
why is il you prefer tho short horn,
Mr.. Curtis, to any other breed OF cattle?
Woll, air, no said, | oan very soon
answer that question. Because there
IL more profit in them there is more of
them, you can got more ont of them.
The calves and young stock bring more
money they take on flesh faster. The
COWS give rich milk and the butter IL
rich. know this, for | have tried
short horns for years. They have no
superior for beef. They make good
working oxen. They combine more
good qualities than nnv other breed Of
cattle. They cannot be improvad by
crossing with any other breed. Cross a
short. horn COW with n Devon OF Ayrshire
or Jersey bnll, and you lose size. Bnt
tho short. horn improves everything 1t
touches. II IN the best known breed
for improving native stock, and for
this purpose alono they arc invaluable.
Theyaro kind aud gentle. easily handled,
good breeders and good mothers, hearty
feeders, and | prefer Them to any other
They all have their good points,
but the short horns, in my opinion, have
,ho most bost points.
HOW re rTALIANIzR YOUR BEES.
To ItaliaDize your bees safely and in
he most profitable way, you must send
or O good Italian queen to introduce in
The strongest colony of your apiary.
Az soon as the new queen has arrived,
take another empty hive Of the same
sizs, without bees, and insert n division
board so that you will have On your left
a little room In the hive for four frames.
Now take from the colony which shall
have the new queen, two combs with
plenty of sealed brood. On ono Of these
combs cage the new queen and bring
her with the second brood.comb and all
adhorinR bGca, but without the old
queen, in that little room, and give still
two other combs containing only hor ey.
The other brOod.combs OF the colony
transferred with tho old queen and bees
in that roo on your right hand, close
the hive and then set il on tho old
stand. After two or three days confine
ment OF the now queen take ont the two
combs from tho little room at your loft
hand, Ont out every queen cell, aud set
at liberty tho now queen. The bees of
this little colony will do her no harm.
From this time Won will have two queens
in m hive, and each queen will fill the
cells with eggs in proportion to the
number of her worker. bees in her room.
After some days, at your leisure, you
may hunt out the old queen in the
strong colony. This done, you will
open some passage OF the division board
cut in il, and closed before you have
inserted it. Having opened the pas
sages, the strong colony will not bnild
qneen cells, and 30 become acquainted
with each other. After one day or two
you remove the division board, fill up
its place with a comb from tho room ut
your left hand. and you have safely and
in the most profitable way, a new queen
to a strong colony.
In the same way I have described,
yon will divide a small colony early in
the spring, We will say at the close of
April or ut the beginning OF May, as the
weather is favorable and tho colonies
are sufficiently strong. Give the little
colony brood combs with sealed brood
and eggs and larvm, and let it rear a
queen. (To give it q queen cell would
be Of great s~dvantsge.) Do this early