Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-27
Farm Votes.

LEGHORN eggs average Ten 10 eleNeu
to a pound. Those OF light Brahmas
average between six and seven.
FARMERS are seriously inquiring if
they can make pork for 81, 80 per hundred.
They did for half OF that in 1861, and
lived over it. In 1871 they sold dressed
pork for Is cents per hundred, and no
more than half took the benefit OF the
bankrupt law. Nearly half did, however.
LET every man who expects to raise
but a litter of pigs, put in a few rods of
mangel.wurzals, and begin to feed out
the trimmings as soon as they begin to
crowd keep the corn till fattening time,
Instead of having to fatten a lot of
stuuted shoates, he will begin on 250
hogs at least,
| WOULD advise farmers not to let
their ideas run too high on the subject of
chufas, for they are nothing new, and,
although very prolific and edible, are not
delectable. The great labor incident to
harvesting will prevent their being exten
sively produced for swine or poultry, aud
when estimated in bushels artichokes
will exceed them in yield. Frost kills
their terminating powers.
If there is a profession upon earth,
which must be practiced in order, it is
that of farming There should be- time
for everything as we'll as a place, and
more depends upon timing work on Il
plantation than on almost anything else.
Good seed, good sowing, good blowing,
good cultivation, are good only when en-
ployed at the right time, aud many a
man, if he looks back over 1877, will see
that his failures arose from a disregard of
natures first law.
IN t~ransplanting remember: Dig wide
holes, cut off all broken or marred roots,
spread out the roots in a natural position,
set the tree a little above its previous
depth, fill in with good soil (no manure),
work between the roots with the hand,
do not pull the tree up and down, and
finally press the earth firmly down and
if there is a likelihood of dry weather
spread a mulch over the surface. Bear
always in mind that plants are injured
if their roots are exposed to sun or wind
for ever a few minutes.
IN an old agricultural paper of forty.
seven years ago, we learn that it is a good
plan to put a piece of chalk in the pen
with the young calves. They will lick
ii and thus correct the acidity of their
st0machs and assist digestion and prevent
dyspepsia, which often leads to scours.
There is no doubt but that this is a most
excellent practice. Prepared chalk is
often prescribed by doctors as a remedy
for heartburn, which is a symptom OF
dyspepsia, and for diarI hea. The crude
chalk Carbonate Of lime) is unquestion
ably a good preventive and remedy fol-
similar disorders in stock. The prepared
chalk is the crude with all the gritty
particles worked out Coz.
S. D. PAYNE, of Kasota, Minnesota,
announces his expectations of having
one hundred acres in forest trees before
the end of the year. He planted 70, 0
during the past season, and his mode Of
operations, briefly stated, is as follows
"Break the land the first year, crop il
the second, plant the trees, seeds, or cut.
tings the third. Put 1000 trees to the
acre; distance apart, 4 feet 8 inches each
way, or 6 feet one way and 8 feet the
other; the latter distance preferable fol
many reasons. Planted as last stated
and after the ground becomes thoroughly
shaded, l intend to cut out every Other
tree. This will leave my plantations {
feet by 7. After this cut out only dead
trees. Our forests are like the human
family, composed of pigmies and giants
The pigmies do not amount to anything
At the expiration of thirteen years | Dc
not expect to have over three hundred
handsome, thrifty, growing trees, stand
ing on an acre."