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

Lies wiherei where the violets blow.
POULTRY IN ORCHARDs.-Thisis is a mat.
ter that should be practiced when possible.
We believe that if farmers and fruit raisers
knew the benefits arising from such manage.
mcnt, they would at once adopt it. Last
fail We visited au 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 q
corresponding amount Of fruit was obtained.
But what Il change was evident now Ths
grass was kept down, the weeds killed and
the trees presented an appearance of thrift,
which the most enthusiastic horticulturist
could not but admire and envy. The
growth Of the trees was most vigorous, and
tho foliage remarkably luxuriant The
fruit was abundant, of large size aud free
from worms aud other impcriections This
eXccllcucc was accounted for by the propri-
ctor, who remarked that the "hens ate all
the worms and curculio in their reach, even
the canker worm" He 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 fowisor. .!.r'nrhard Sec
tion seemed to require The Poultry World.
KEEP OUT OF DEBr-Why will our til.
crs of the soil persist in the suicidal poll
cy of making a single crop and running in
debt, 'head over heels" for means to make
it with. A single crop of any kind, often
| fails-a diversity, rarely.
More attention should be given to the
production of home supplies, upon the
farm. The garden, especially, should re-
ccive 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
uncrring. 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 sadvance" without
demanding it. Indeed, in too many cases,
the merchant is the greater sufferer, for if,
| from any cause, successive crops prove q
farmer cannot pay for what the merchant
has pledged his credit to furnish. "a
A little selfdenial for year or two-a
i,tlo more attention to little thinss--a
the desired object is accomplished. Out df
debt, is out of trouble. The crop when
raised, is then the property of the produ.
Ger, who sells it when the price suits his
views and makes his merchant happy by
paying cash on the spot for every thing he
orders.-O Our Home Journal
A 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
if referred to at the proper time S BussfUl
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
be preserved until wanted. Gates, fences,
bitches and the thousand of other things
which make up the tout ensemble of the
farm, require frequent repairs or eEtire re-
construction, and the hints and helps which
may be afforded, if. the scrap book has been
well kept are Of immense value.
We base our assertions on the supposition
that the farmer reads. If he does not,
why our remarks do not apply to him or ID
those of his class who do not believe the
can be taught anything. Fortunately 70
the world, this class is not numerous and Isl
decreasing every day.
1t is fair to assert that there is not
newspaper published in the whols world
which does not return tn its natrons in