Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-03-16

For warts on horses, tie a piece of
strong Irvine around their base, drawing
tightly and repeating the operation until
the wart drops off.
FROZEN plants, says the American Az
riculturalist, will often recover if taken
to q room where the temperature is just
above the freezing, and allowed to thsw
very gradually. The change to a very
warm room would be very injurious.
FARMERS should have a diversity of
crops, so that if there is a failure in one
there may be a hit in another. The in
telligent farmer lays his plans as much as
does the military leader. He looks ahead
to see what will make him money and
he don't put all the eggs under one hen,
for she might leave the nest and all
would be added. Farmers should plan
wisely and carry ont their plans to the
best Of their ability,
A WINTER in the Practical Farmer
says he kept his young orchard well cul-
tivated with hoed crops for several years.
They grew eighteen inches TO two feet in
a season. Only one tree died. A neigh
Dor set out an orchard at the same time,
and seeded it to grass. In three years
One-third of the trees were deal, and
those which lived grew only from two to
six inches in a year, This is about the
usual experience.
A CORRESPONDENT wants to know if
rye fed TO a mare in foal, or to any breed
ing female, will cause a premature birth 3?
Well, rye is dangerous it is apt to con-
tain ergOt, a powerful medicine used
by physicians as an aid in midwifery
and to prom te contraction of the womb,
and is, therefore, apt to cause abortion
or a premature birth, Hence, it is not
safe 10 feed rye promiscuously to breed
ing animals Michigan Farmer.
SOME persons believe in planting po-
tatOeS whole some cut them in quarters
or halves, allowing them to lie a few
days and dry, after cutting before plant.
ing. Anulnber of years since | had Just
the eyes taken out siDgly and lett to dry,
and then planted one eye every ten
inches in the row by pressing it down
with my finger to a depth of nearly four
inches, The ground being level, was 50
kept till the second cleaning, when the
plow was run to throw the furrOw toward
the row of potatoes and leave it about
one foot level across the top. From the
single eyes l gathered a larger crop than
from potatoes cut in halves and whole,
the land and the culture being the same.
INCOMING COWS, more especially those
high bred and well fed, should be Judi
ciously starved for two or three weeks
previous to calving, and for a week after
it. Feed such cows only dry hay and
partly cut straw, with a little bran and
a handful of salt. The milking of an in.
coming COW, just previous to her calving,
should be avoided, as tending to unduIy
stimulate the organs and produce the
very trouble that is sought to be pre-
vented.
Where the calf is to be raised, the COW
should go dry ten or twelve weeks but
if the calf is of no special value, and the
COW is well fed, she can be MIXED up to
within a few days OF calving without
damage. Some COWS of dairy breeds
never go dry, but give milk up to the
time of calving. The milk is fit for
family use in three Or four days after
calving if the animal is healthy and there
is no milk fever. 1t is a popular opinion
among dairymen that il a heifer be
MIXED the first season up to within a
few days of calving she will always re.
tain the habit if it be esired.-TCountry
Gentleman.
Few men who handle horses give prop.
er attention to the feet and legs. Espe.
ciallyssis this the case on farms. Much
time is spent of a morning in rubbing,
brushing and smoothing the hair on the
sides and hips, but at no time are the
feet examined and properly cared for.
Now, be it known that the feet of A horse
require more care than the body, Thew
need ten times as much, for in one respect
they are almost the entire horse. All
the grooming that can be done won't
avail anything if the horse is forced to
stand where his feet will be filthy. In
this case the feet will become disordered.
then the legs will get badly out Of
fix, and with bad feet and bad legs there
g NOT much else Of the horse fit Tor any.
Ehing.
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