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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
Winter Butter.

The New York Times in an ar
tlcle on the above subject says:
The feed hat produces the best
butter Is early-cut hay. Glover,
blue grass, and timothy cut early
and well cured in the cock. with
little exposure to the sun, is GER
talnly the best fodder. Mixed with
this may be given a daily feed Of
three or four quarts of meal, con
sisting of yellow corn and wheat
bran II equal parts, or wheat bran
and barley. When oats are mixed in
the feed the butter loses color, and
sometimes the cream is long in
churning. Buckwheat produces
white and tasteless butter, and no
dairyman except a milkman should
use it for feed. Sugar beets and
carrots are excellent roots for but
ter: mangles, turnips and ruta-ba-
gas are Objectionable on account of
the flavor. We have found steam
ing the feed to be an econom
where the requisite help Is at hand
without extra cost, and if the feed
is given slightly warm it adds much
to the compost of the cows, aids
Digestion, and increases the milk
product. In Il own practice We
have found that carefully grown
and well-cured sweet corn fodder
is equal to the best hay. The dali
" rations for COWS that were giving
one pound of butter daily during
the depth of winter IN our dairy
were two bushel baskets of cut corn
fodder, with three and one-halt
quarts of ground feed of corn and
wheat brand in equal parts. Hall
of this was given III the morning
and half in the evening. At noon
10 pounds of hay were gwen III the
racks. and just before milking IN
the afternoon each COW received Il
apailful of cut roots, sprlnkled with
corn meal or bran. Each feed, eN-
cept the hay, was sprlnkled with
salt. 1T the rate of Il handful to each
COW. The butter produced was OF
= GOOD color. and a pail which was
kept over a year was az sweet II
well favored when opened as when
packed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06

4 chicken "a chicken u tIa
op.a.on If a vast majority ~ she
people. and Ii thoroughbred fo".
aag.I not ST. sold ~ them for maea.
more than the price of rsaa m9--
common duugh..L. l.. rs h@ar.
thing out.
4 le-aoru hen. wau f-d and -da--
tered. viii lay about twenty dozen
eggs ln a single year. At twenty
i've cent. por dozen. the gro- IN
come from one hen would ts h'e
dollars. The daaZa-l-. having ca
ac,ly the same care, cannot ~ per
-aaded into Iasnz more than SIN
or. II most, eight dozen. 1ht-
produces an income II TAO dollars.
Two from five leaves three, winch
represents the number o. dollars
tile thoroughbred f5al worth
more than the other. each year.
Lest our readers mas tl.uk Ne ar
oyer-r4rlug the ease on the
horn tide, We vii assure them TIA.
SIC have been there and know how
il i. our3elL
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
Roots for Stock Feed.

Roots have become a necessity.
with progressive farmers, as Il VIM
ter food for stock. and their great
value IN this connection should
commend them to those who have
not essayed their cultivation. Even
the owners Of work and driving nor
ses in large cities, where no Oppor
tunitv is had to raise them, annu
ally bay hundreds of bushels o
carrots, mangc1 ~wurtzels, turnIps,
etc. to be fed in connection with
grain food to their horses. and they
are well assured Of the profitable
ness of using them, for the animals
are ALWAYS sleek, fat, and glossy IN
appearance, and never become hide
bound II slckly.
come in for Il share Of the root, IN
winter. and no farmer who has a
right to be called one should think
of ~neglecting the cultivation of
root, for his different kinds Of stock.
There is scarcely a farm, on winch
the farmer makes 4 LIVING, winch
i not large enough to make II prot
liable to grow from one TO two acres
or more Of carrots, man9cl Wurt-
zels, etc. If they have not been
grown this season, by all means
purchase some. If the markets are
carefully noted, it is often possible
to buy comparatively large lots at
very moderate figures. lie VINO
goes without them deprIyes hls
stock Of something they really need,
besides not realizing the same
amount Of value from the food con
sumed that would be obtained If a
few roots were regularly fed, TO
tone the system and keep the AMI
mails sound and healthy.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06

- degrees; this j an important. 20
a 10 insure that all the animal heat
J. ont Of the meat before ii i -alted.
The meat should then be cut and
well rubbed Wit. salt and a small
quantity Of Saltpctrc. The pieces
should then he laid I'm a cool. dark
place. on a floor, Claving the skin
side DOWN and packed in piles not
exceeding five piece, high. In a
weeks time the piles should be
broken down and each piece again
well rubbed with salt and again
piled, not exceeding five pieces
high. The same process Of break
ng down the bulk. and rubbing
each piece with salt must be repeat
ct weekly for five consecutive weeks.
The meat viii then be properly
cured and can be used a. dry saltcd
meat OF hung up and smoked. The
RIB bones from the sides should al
ways be taken out at the time Of
cutting up. In many cases the en-
tire side Of the hog. except the ham.
Is salted IN n piece. the fore lee
beng aiken out, leaving the shout
der uncut. The meat must be Us
much excluded from the light as
possible, or the skipper fly will GER
talnly attack it. This is a simple.
easy and effective way Of curing
meat, and if adopted, may save our
farmers from loss Of having their
meat spoiled"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06

The repetitions are of grain
grown on different soils.
In concluding his report, Prof.
kedzie says:
Compared with the flour of stan
dard varieties of wheat raised in
tins State, the Clawson flour holds
a good rank. For food value and
palatabllity | ask no better wheat
than the Clawson. For hardness
and productiveness our farmers
give it the first rank.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
Fall PlOWinp.
Mr.. Harris says, in the 1meri-
cdH 1gr1cuHurist:

Mr.. Harris says, in the 1merl-
run 1gr7cuHurist:
| am convinced that we shall find
1t to Our interest to work our land
more and more in the fall-and the
earlier the better. Our springs are
short, and we are in a hurry to oct
IN the seed !; the land is wet. and if
ploWed in this condition we do
more harm than good. If we wait
until 1t gets dry it is apt to turn up
lompy, and much narrowing. cui-
tlyating and rolling is required to
get it in anything like good condi-
ton. And as everything is crowd
ing Us, we + often obliged to put
III the crop with some of the land
so hard that unless we have an I'M
usually wet spring the seed is a long
time IN coming up, and the crops
are ''spotty." and it is these poor
spots that pull down the leverage
yield to such a low figure.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
Dru Sailed Meat.

We are indebted to Mr.. William
n. Oliver (who takes a great inter
est in collecting and disseminating
Snch information as may be OF m
terest and advantage to our farm
ers.) for the following process OF
dry sailing meat. The process was
obtained of Messrs. 1. |. george
& Co.. one of the largest Baltimore
hackers. 1t is as follows:
..After the hogs are killed they
should be hung in the open ar two
nights, with the temperature under
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
0be Stock l!aro.
Good Stock.

y correspondent writes ..E.lp-
rlence Ia, taught me never tp ra,.
a calf. no matter how good tile
dame. unless sired hy a thorough
bred" Here Is the whole secret IF
successful breeding IN a nutshell.
\ calf sired by a bull Of good milk
ing stock, but Of 10 particular
blood, whose pedigree cannot b.
traced to sire, who have transmit
ted their good qualities through
several generations. may. and often
does make a good COW buff sIrrd
by a thoroughbred bull ii good
milking stock the chances ii fail
ure are reduced To Il very low rate.
and can only be further reduced hy
using a thoroughbred COW Of the
same stock. Thoroughbred seldom.
If ever, fail to perpctuatc their onsI
qualities, and common stock often
do it but In the latter case i. 4s
only chance work, and vet W know
there are those who viii still con-
tInue TO raise calves If common
stock, when at an increased tN-
pen>e of five dollars per animal
they might have had good milking
ancestors on at least II side.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
To Tell the Age Of Fowls.

If a hens spur Is hard and tile
scales on the legs rough she j, Old,
whether YOU see her head or moi.
but her head vii corroboratc your
observation. II the under5lll : -
stiff that you cannot bend IT down
and the comb thick and rough
leave her. no matter how fat and
plump. for some one le-, particular.
\ Young hen has only The rual-
ments Of spurs: the scales Oh the
Leo. are smooth. glossy and fresh
colored. whatever the color may be:
the claws tender and short, the
nails sharp. the undcrblll soft and
the comb thin and smooth.
An old hen turkey has rough
scales on the leg. callo-ties - the
sole. Of the feet and long, strong
claws: a Young one the reverse u
All those marks. When tile feath-
ers ar Ola the Old turkey cock has
= LONG tuft or beard. q Young one
but a sprouting one: and when they
are of the smooth scales OF the les
decide the point. besides the dli-
ference in size Of the neck and N
the elastic shoot upon the no-c.
An old goose when alive 10"
bv rough leg. The strength u the
wing. particularly II tile plnlon--
the thickness and strength u the
blll.and thr tineue-- II the feathers.
when plucked Is the Leg, the ten
d.rnes, ofthe skin under the VIM,
by the piuions and the hlll and the
c0arsness Of the SKIN.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
CLAWSON WHEAT.
Fxnariments with this Wheat
Which is the Popular Kind Out
West.


West.
The flour from seven varieties of
wheat was placed in the hands OF a
professional baker to test their bak-
ING quality. The varieties were
..Buckeve" or white Wabash, Claw
son. Fuitz, Egyptian red, Gold
Medal, Asiatic and Weeks. On ac-
count of the small quantity (5olbs.)
Of each kind Of flour, OF for some
other reason. the baker Ibid not
have good luck" the bread OF no
specimen was up to his usual stand
ard of excellence. The baker was
purposely kept in ignorance OF h
kind of wheat from when each
sack Of flour was made, the sacks
being designated by numbers only;
When called on. the baker said
there was very little difference III
their baking quality except tina
No. ! (Asiatic) was much better
than the other kinds all the rest
were about alike. Before the Da-
kcr made out his written report
the miller called in to see the bread,
and told the baker the variety OF
wheat from which each KIND OF
dour was made. The baker coulo
then see there was a marked dlller
ence in the different kinds OF flour.
and made out the following list II
the order of their relative value
which is presented for what it i
worth /. Asiatic; 2, Fultz; 5
Weeks 4, Golden Medal ., Egyp
tan g., Buckeye; I, CiaW5oh.
4 further test was made witt
Trcadwell. Soule's, Clawson am
Golden Medal flour, ana III I'll
bread made from them there wa
hlrdIv any difference IN the 1ual
In the chemical analysis the 10
LOWING table exhibits the percent
ace Of water which the hour COZ
tanned, the ash or inorganic matte
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06

Coal AsHEs.-Bliss, the seeds
man. recommends the use of coal
ashes. for potato patches, and says
that persons who are IN the habit
Of throwing ashes away as useless
are making a great mistake; they
are found by experience TO be OF
GREAT benefit in the culture of po-
tatoes. Many ashes are dumped IN
the streets and alleys, when they
could be used to improve the soil
of gardens. Save your ashes and
use them for the purpose of manure.
Wood ashes are counted among the
FIRST fertilizers. and they command
a good price by those who know
their value.
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49, lI41'A l'1ANItN VII
the table, but We know there is
nothing better for pigs in summer.
-Iflunt0 CouSfituttou.
There is not farm of one hun
dred acres III the South upon which
a dozen sheep could not be kept
without feeding ut all during the
year 1t they were allowed the range
Of the farm during the winter, and
the products of that farm were
properly diversified.
The oat crop is a very impor-
tant one IN the Southern States. 1t
Is not only the most certain grain
crop, If sown early in the fall. but
IS peculiarly suited for feeding work
stock during the warm months.
Ihe winter grazing and the red rust
proof / the most reliable yarie-
ties.
Jack Wilson is a colored resi-
dent of Meriwether county,, Ga,
who has bought and paid Tor 700
acres of land since the war. He
will make this year sixty or seven
ty bales of cotton, 1,5OO or 1900
bushels of corn: has ten or twelve
raises his own meat.-k'lOrlau In
lOn.
"A Connecticut River farmer
plowed under a rank growth of clio
YER, and then planted winter wheat,
which harvested RI bushels to the
ere A neighbor whose land adj
joined the above plat, planted the
same kind of seed, but without fer
tilizing with clover, and obtained a
fair crop of wheat straw that con-
tanned no grain.
Sow oats from the middle of
October to the middle of November,
in Southern Georgia and Florida,
if YOU wish to secure the greatest
Weld and most certain crop. The
closest observers say drill or SOW
the manure with the seed, and Gov
er four or five inches deep. Any
kind of dry land will make oats, II
properly fertilized. -Flor1dn In
tOH.
Mr.. Isaac Martin of Smiths
Hill, showed natural curiosity the
other day IN the shape of Il Canada
thistle with a well formed potato
on the root. The article was quite
genuine, and the ANOMALY can be
accounted for BY the supposition
that the thistle was beneath the
growing potato: and forced its way
through it and then reached tho
surface, and both the potato and
thistle grew in beauty side BY side.
Montreal G0zette.
A dog is a necessity in a ma.
ioritv of country families. but eight
out Of every ten kept on farms art
worthless, yelping. sheep-stealine
ours. which are a disgrace to the
whole dogfamily. 1t costs as mucI
to keep one of these as it would t
keep an intelligent one which woulC
be Il protector to property and
helper on the farm. az we'll as al
agreeable companion. \ good doc
is a treasure. but a poor one i
curse to any man.-Uu-rOr an
Farmer.
Keeping squashes in winte,
seems to be attended with consider
able difficulty. They cannot b,
kept where it is camp. as in mo,
cellars. or where frost can reacl
them. 10 Will they keep 80 vel
where it Is very warm. The bes
conditions for keeping them seen
TO be where the air is cool and dry
vet safe from frost. An attic cham
Der until winter. then a closet nea
the chimney where the frost canno
reach, or the temperature does no
rise very high. is the best most fam
lies can command. Extensiy
market gardeners often keep then
IN houses built for the purpose
where they can maintain an eyel
temperature BY the aid Of fires an,
/. ventilation,-Hass. Hort. Report
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remaining after complete combus-
tlon, the percentage Of nitrogen
present, from which the amount Of
alDumlnolds was estimated BIZ null
Iiplyln@ the amount Of nitrogen by
ii, the carbohydrates. such a.
starch, sugar. gum and fat wa.
found by subtracting the percent
age OF water, ash and albuminoids
from loo.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
FARM NOTES.

We have never tried pusIey on
the table, but we know there IS
nothing better for pigs in summer.
(OuSttfuti0u.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-08-04
S11EKlEFfS SALE.
The Western Electric Manufacturing Co.
VS.. Merchants Union Telegraph Co.
No. lG1.

The Western Electric Manufacturing Co.
VS.. Merchants Union Tclr3raph'Co.
mo. lGl.]
In the 18th Judicial District Court for
the Parish of Webster, Lii.
DY VIRTUE of an order and writ of
ID seizure and sale issued in the above
entitled case and ont 1T tire court at"rr-
said and to me directed, I have. seized
and will Offer for sale at the court house
door in the city of Natchitochcs on
Saturday the 4h dag Of -'"ynsf, 1871,
within the legal hours of sale, for cash,
subject to appraiSement til" following
described property seized as the property
of said Defendant viz: The Telegraph
Line from the parish OF Red River 20 the
parish of Grant running through the par
iSh of Natchitoches together with the Of
tic" fixtures, batteries and appearances
in the town of Camptc and the office fix
lures batteries and appearances in the
city of Natchitochcs; also including all
the wire, poles erected, insulators and
right Of way on said telegraph line from
the line of Red River parish through to
the line of Grant parish, including all
the fixtures, Improvements and other
appcrtcnanceS thereto and belonging to
said Defendant 'Mewhant Union Tele-
graph Company" with all the rights of
way or other privileges of said Defend
ant in the said parish of Natrhitoclcs.
D. II. BOCLLT, JR.
June 23- ttls. Sheriff.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-08-04
SlIERlEE'S SALE.


WRIT or f.. "a. or twE.vE McNrI>
BOND.
by VIRTUE Of u writ Of fl. IA, issued
ID hv the Honorable the Parish Court Of
the parish of Natchit"rhrS and! to me
directed issued on a twelve months bond
of NJ. j. McTirr and {. J. C. Pnckrttr in
favor of Jno. NJ Sandid &c 4 Co., or Jack
Il PirrSon. their attorneys. | have seized
and will offer for sale to the last and
highest bidder, ut the door of the court
house in the city and parish of Natchl-
tOchcs on
Saturday the 4M day Of august, 1877,
the following described property to wit ::
A certain t,t of ground with the build-
inyS and improvements thereon, situated
in the city and parish of Natchitochrs, on
the West side Of Jefferson street meas
urin. ninety feet on said street with y
dept of one hundred feet, bounded above
by Bayou Amulet and below by proper
ty of Mrs. NJ. }. Mcrirr, seized as the
property Of Mrs NJ. J. McTicr.
Also a certain lot of ground situated
in the city and parish of Natchitochcs
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon situated on the West side OF
Second street. bounded on the South by
Siblry street East by Second street
North by lot now owned by }. l.. Payne
and on the West by lot owned he Ellen
Price, seized as the property of the ':c
PENDANT G.. J. G. pucktttr.
Terms Of Sale.
CASH without the benefit ofappra>c'
mcnt.
y. II. BOlLLT. JR.
june 23-ttls. Sheriff.
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parish of Natclitochcs, t" the last an"
highest bidder, in legal subdivisions, on
Ihuvsduy, the 2M day Of -l"g"Sf "y''
all the following described real estate
situated in this patish belonging I" ne
Succession of the said VaIrry Galrln''.
All of Section IS, Township 10, North OF
Range s West. and all of Section ~
Township 10 North, of Range ! wrst'
containing in all one Thousand tour num-
lrrd and fifty four and 03-'o0 arlr>'
Northwest Land District of Louisiana,
according to survey approved by the
Surveyor General ON the goth day OF
June, 1881.
Also Lot No. 3. in Section Il north:
range west, containing tcrty-e'yht and
O4-1OO acres.
Also Lot no. 8, of Section Is. township
10 north. range west, containing eleven
acres.
AlsoLots Nos. S, 6. 7, 3 and 9, il Sec
ton Sc, township 10 north. range
west. Northwest District OF Louisiana
containing one hundred and fourteen and
tt 100 acres.
Also that portion Of Lot No. ], in Sec
ton 81, township 10 north, range west:
living north Of Three League Bayou, and
that portion of the northwest quarter OF
the northeast quarter of Section 81, and
that portion Of the southwest quarter Of
the southwest quarter OF Section 49, III
township 10, north Of rang" west,
north Of Three League Bayou, containing
in all ;,bout titty-riyllt acres. al OF which
is more fully described on the Inventory,
TO which reference is hereby made.
Terms Of SITE.
CASII--,ubjcct to apprai>rnrnt.
u. II. BOUILT JE.,
JuIy ?l.t,S. Sheriff.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-08-04
In the Woods of Nevada

A book agent of this city has just
returned from the Boney Lake coun.
try. The agent one day stopped at
a cabin situated in the edge of the
foothills. Before reaching the cabin
about dozen dogs of assorted sizes
and unacceptable breeds started up
from under stuntc.l pines or came
running from sheds about the place,
yelpiay and barking like a pack of
coyotes. III the wake of the dogs
swarmed forth seven or eight bare
headed, tlaxen. haired children, plain
~ all one brecd-the forest breed.
The Juveniles were followed by a
gaunt, saffron. complexioned woman
of about forty. BY cooking for many
years before an open fireplace, she
had become as etfcctually smokc-cur-
ed as any herring.
10 the woman who thus appeared
the agent made known his business.
"Wall, stranger, Pm afeerd yer
come to the wrong place, eff yer got
nothin' but books to sell. Eff yer
had some powder or caps, or suthin'
in the amcrnition line, yer might sell
some to my ole man. As fer books,
stranger, we're not much on the read
hyar."
"Could I see your husband, ma'am p
asked the book agent.
"Wall, stranger, reckon yer could
eff yer was whar he was; he's big
enough to see, Lord knows"
"He's not at home, then 2"
stranger, he's not at home"
"Will he be likely to return soon p
"Can't say, stranger; he's a little
Onsartin."
(which way has he gone? may
meet him somewhere IN the settle.
ment."
II reckon not, stranger; he's gone
out huntin'."
"Gone out hunting! What do YOU
mean by that ~
"Wall, stranger, 1lo tuck down the
gun this mornin', and from a wink
lie gave me as he started away,
calkerlate he's gone of somewhere t.
bang a sheep or two."- Virginia, Ne
vada, Enterprise.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-08-04
Nice Man.

Collector King, whom some OF the
city press laudcd to the skies a month
or two since, as an honest Republican,
has shown his hand, as all those fell
lows usually do.
The missing Auditors books, which
johnson, Packara's Auditor, stole
from the State House, were traced to
the Custom House by the Committee
now engaged in making inquiries in
relation to the official short .comingS
of Radicals, and other officers Of Kcl-
logS's regime.
Collector King was profusc in his
desire to sec all riShtcd he promis-
ed to do all he could, would not allow
the books, contained in boxes, re-
moved, and in connection with the
New Orleans Tines man, Jack "Nhar-
ton, United States Marshal, INDUCED
in that quantity and quality of CAB
which every Radical has ready to
hand out as cheap virtue, and as a
stake in'' for New Orleans idiots.
Lo! and behold, Attorney General
Ogden, who is not one of the gullablc
Sort informs L. $. District Attorney
Lacey, that "a portion of the con,
tents, perhaps all OF the four boxes
had left the Custom House in large
hogshead."
OF course, Collector King being
such nice Republican, knows moth
ING of this surrcptitious removal.
How long will it be, yc Gods, be-
fore our people learn that he wh'
aids, abcts and associates with th!eve
and out. laws are no better than they
Collector King is simply an office
hunter, who knows no principle o
honor which is not measured in th
spoon that feeds him. lie is Ton
Anderson's friend, and that is enouS
for any decent I.ouisianan. 1t stamp
him at once with the flock with who'
he cOnSOrts.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-08-04

A Mr.. Morris, planter, near st. 10
seplI, Tcnsas Parish, La., accidentally
discovered what he calls a Cheap aud
effective means of destroying: the CO.
Goa grass. 1t is to sprinkle coal oil
THAT in its crude state is best) on tho
grass out of an ordinary watering pot
putting it on SD that about five OF
six drops Will be on each stem that
.oes down to the nuts in the ground.
rhe'best time toput it ON is when the
grass is perfectly dry, free from rain.
water and dew. Will some one try
!. ;slel report the result.