The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-07-26


That tried to blossom in tho snow
Lies witherel where the violets blow.
PoULTRY IN ORCTARDs.-Thisis is a mat
ter that should be practiced when possible.
We believe that if farmers aud fruit raisers
knew the benefits arising from such manage
mcnt, they would at once adopt it. Last
fail We visited an orchard in which fowls
were kept the owner of which told us that
before the fowls were confined in it, the
trees made little or no growth, and only a
corresponding amount Of fruit was obtained.
grass was kept down, the weeds killed and
the trees presented an appearance of thrift,
which the most enthusiastic horticuturist
could not but admire and envy. The
growth Of the trees was most vigorous, and
the foliage remarkably luxuriant. The
fruit was abundant, Of large size aud free
from worms aud other impcricctions This
cxcclicucc was accounted for by the propri-
etor, who remarked that the "hcns ate all
the worms and curculio in their reach, even
the cankcr worm" lie found less trouble
with their roosting in trees than he expcc-
ted, and that picket fence six feet high
kept them within bounds. His orchard
was divided into three sections, and the
fowls were changed from one to another, as
the condition ofthc fowis-ci ~,~~onchard Sec
tion seemed to require The Ioudry World
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KFEp OUT OF DEBr-Why will our TIL
lcrs of the soil persist in the suicidal poll
cy of making s.nsl lc crop and running in
debt, ''head over heels" for means to make
it with. y single crop of any kind, often
iails--a diversity, rarely.
More attention should be given to the
production Of hcme supplies, upon the
. farm. The garden, especially, should re-
ccivc liberal attention. The hog sty and
poultry yard should not be neglected. I'm
proved breeds should gradually crowd out
| scrub stock and the smoke house and egg
basket will record the increased gain with
! unerring exactuess.
The habit of getting in debt is not an
economical one. No farmer can afford to
! pay the enormous interest eXacted, and no
merchant can afford to advance without
demanding it. Indeed, in too many cases,
the merchant is the greater sufferer, for if,
/ from any caass, successive crops prove 4
failure, he suffers irretricvable ruin, rs the
farmer cannot pay for what the merchant
! has pledged his credit to furnish.
| \ little sell:drnial for year or two-a
tiiit!a mora attention to little things--<Sl
the desired object is accomplished. Out oi
debt, is out OF trouble. The crop when
raised is then the property Of the produ.
crr who sells it when the price suits his
views and makes his merchant happy by
paving cash on tie spot for every thing he
orlerS.- or Uomc .joWnol
\ FARMERS SCRAP Book Should be
kept on every well regulated farm. There
are thousands of recipes for the curing of
sick animals which may be of great value
il referred to at the proper time eAS UussfI
hints, regarding special crops. may be for
gotten, unless preserved in this manner,
convenient for reference. Plans for farm
buildings or their interior arrangement may
he preserved until wanted. Gates. fences,
bitches and the thousand of other thins.
which make up the toW ensemble of the
farm require frequent repairs or crtire re-
construction. and she hints and helps which
may br Afforded il. the scrap book has been
/ well kept, are Of iMmcnsc value.
! We base cur assertions On the suppcsition
that the farmer reads Ii he does notv
why our remarks do not apply to him or I'd
those Of his class Who do not believe the
can be taush, anything. Foruna;ry fo&
! the world thi, class is not numerous and isl
/ decreasing every day. =
! Ii is fair 10 assert that there is not
newspaper published in the whole- world
which does not return to its patrons. in
valuable information. many times its annual
cost. Progressive farmers read more than
one paper ;-sometimes ten or more. and
consider the investment paying one
The compilation of the valuable Items We
have referred t., during series of years,
would make volume Of great value. not
, to the compiler alone. but to hi. children
and hi. childrtu's children.