Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-04-04
The farm and fireside.

CoRN.-We trust that our farmers see and
feel the necessity of planting and raising a
good crop of corn. One requisite is to see
that large area of your farm is planted in
corn; and another requisite is to see to it
that the ground is properly prepared, the seed
carefully selected, and the crop when growing
judiciously and prudently worked. There is
a great deal of idle talk about the condition
of the moon upon crops, and silly talk about
mems luck If farmer will prepare his
ground thoroughly, manure it judiciously
have a good many rows, and long ones, OF
corn and cotton; will watch them and work
them we'll, and the seasons are good, the moon
will do her duty, and luck is apt to be on the
farmers side. To make start to have luck
break your corn land thoroughly, seeing that
suficiency of fertilizers is on it. Get an
early stand as soon as possible. Do not pillow
your land when it is too wet, but see to it that
the blowing is thoroughly done. Work your
corn at the right time Do not stop mule
to ride off to the postofice to see if Senator
Jones is paired off on the silver bill, or to
talk politics. Your great interest, your silver
mine, is not in Washington city, but on your
farm, and it is silver mine, so far as corn is
concerned, which must not be neg ected A
good plan as any to have luck and the moon
on your side in regard to corn, is to use fertil'
izers. Do not run your corn rows too close
break out the middles deep, subsoil and plant
in the water furrow, cultivate shallow and
work faithfully, and you will come out all
right Constitution.
PLANTING CoRN.-As the corn planting
season is here, and as | have been farming
for number of years, and have experiment
ed, to some extent, to ascertain the proper
distance to give corn: | find that five ny
three feet, one stalk in the hill Al feet by -
feet one stalk in the bill or feet by Al feet,
two stalks in the hill are the most successful
modes I have ever tried. And for the salts
isfaction of those who may not be competent
to make the calculation, will state the num-
Der of stalks to the acre by each method ;
1st. 5 by 3, one stalk in hill, 2,903 stalks
I'd. 43 by 81, one stalk in hill, 2,765 stalks
3rd. by A., two stalks in hill, 1871 stalks.
The above modes of planting are intended
only for uplands, as in planting low lands, or
bottoms, the farmer must, in giving distance
be guided by the nature and quality of the
soil. Corn planted according to either of the
above methods and properly cultivated, will
never fail, unless stimulated too highly by
fertilizers. Wherever you see corn fired up
to the place the ear ought to be, you may
conclude it too thick on the land, or not
rightly cultivated. Young farmers, please
try the above modes; I think the result will
give you satisfaction.-OBsERvER in Chester
Reporter.
THE BEST Cow For SMALL FARMs.-It is
not supposed that COWS kept on a small farm
are placed there for the purpose of raising
calves for sale. They are placed there for
the butter they produce. The question is of:
ten asked. (Which shall they be, blooded or
scrub stock? p The question is easily answered.
Keep only such stock as is best adapted for
the purpose. Our opinion, and also that of
the principal dairymen of the country, is that
the Jersey, commonly called Alderney, is,
above all others, the best butter cow. They
are easily kept, very docile-a point not to be
overlooked-and beautiful, giving milk of a
superior richness, from which is produced fine
colored, solid butter, having an equal tex
ture and flavor. Butter made from such
milk has been known to keep, when placed
in dry, not cold, cellar, without the use OF
ice, and when taken out was in hard, firm
condition, and was then sold twelve to eigh-
teen cents pound higher than the best ordi.
nary butter. The cost of Jerseys is not much
more than for scrubs, and they will more than
make up the difference in price in few
months.-Live Stock Record.
BLIND srAGeERs IN sw1NE.-Hogs, like
horses, are subject to blind staggers. They
are suddenly taken blind and staggering, and
in short time 60 into spasms, especially if it
be severe case of the disease. These spasms
or fits last but short time only, but recur at
short intervals, and in one Of these fits the
sufferer usually dies. This disease makes
sure havoc among swine where it prevails,
and no farmer should be ignorant of a remedy
to apply when needed. Cold water frequent
ly dashed on the head, the administration Of
cathartics and injections of turpentine and oil,
is one kind of treatment recommended, and
we know of no better But in treating the
the disease, particular attention must be given
to the dieting of the anmals-a mild, laxl-
tive diet being required for some time after
the subject begins to recover and regans an
appetite for food.-Factory and Farm.
SEEDS IN A PoUND.-The following is CIV
en- as about the average:
The number of seeds Of wheat in one pound
is 10000
The number of seeds in one pound of bar
ley is 15,400.
The number of seeds in one pound of oats
is 10000.
The number of seeds in one pound of buck
wheat is $4,000.
The number of seeds in one pound of red
clover is 249,600.
The number of seeds in one pound of
white clover is 688,400
A bushel of clover seed, 60 pounds, will
contain 20,9760 seeds, which equally dis
tributed over an acre, will give about 3 seeds
to the square inch of ground.
sar Tallow for wagon grease-says "Broth
er James" there is nothing better and
cheaper. Melt the tallow slowly in an old
pot or dripping. pan, putting in enough only
to make it one. third full or less when melted
Fill the vessel to the top with coal-oil and
put it out of doors to cool. Pour off what oil
remains on top, and you will have splendid
grease for all kinds of wagons, and of just
the right consistency, whether the weather be
cold or hot 1t will take much less coal-oil
in summer than in winter. Be sure to use
enough coal.oi to have little remaining on
top after the tallow settles to the bottom. In
summer, the oil should be poured off on cool
nnorninn or unnr rraaaa will he thin