The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-24
AGRICULTURE.


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FREQUENT CAUSE OF DISEASE IN PIds.
Tho diseases which affect these ami
mails generally originate from their be-
Ing kept In loathsOme and uncomforta-
BILE situations, inhallng the most infec-
tious eXhalations, and being at one
time stlnted with food, and at another
fed to the extreme. The hog, although
wallowing In the 1ilthiest mire, some
times feeding upon the most disgusting
kind offood, both animal and vegetable,
and often when in a decomposed state,
does not always do 80 with impuuity.
We are convinced that many animals
of this class are annually lost from the
effects of improper food, or from living
IN al atmosphere surcharged with poi
sonOus efliuvia, the product of animal
or vegetable decomposition and we
think owners Of pigs often make great
mistakes III not paying more attention
to the quality of their food and condi-
ton Of their lodgings. Decomposing
substances, both animal and vegetable,
grain that has undergone a change
from long keeping or exposure to damp,
and which Is loaded, perhaps, with the
sporules of poisonous fungi, brine from
the meat tub-thcse and other similar
substances are often given to pigs as
food, and in many instances have been
known to cause great losses. Much
that we have seen convinCes US Of the
necessity Of more attention being paid
to the quality of the food Of these ami
mails than is generally bein,; done, and
also to the nature Of their lodgings, as
well as the air they breath. AS a rule,
we believe that old and strong hogs are
not so easily affected by improper food
as young ones, and we have sometimes
known sows to appear III perfect health
when sucking their pigs, but yet to
have their lgs so altered in duality
| iroi the effect of bad food as to destroy
the pigs.
WIND BREAKs.-If the farmer has a
barn, and /; fence around it, let him
| plant, outside of that fence, row of
evergrcens, closely together, so that
nothing can injure them, and In a few
years he will have such protection
| from the storm for his stock that no
! money could indur" him to remove the
| trees. We know this to be a fact, and
we further know that where such Il
| "wind breaker" exists no shivering
stock is to be found. OF course we
would not have these trees all roul.d
the barn, but just at these parts where
storms arc most prevalent. And where
| farmers have barns, or protection by
buildings, and wish to have protection
In some way, let them select some suit
able field, and hedge it in with the
same kind of trees. in the same way
they would their barn yards they will
meet with success; as every person
who has tried the experiment knows.
Let these wind breakers be planted
during the coming summer, and in a
few years no farmer will complain of
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| TO PRESERVE BUTTER.--Fo three gal
Ions Of brine strong enough to bear an
egg, add 4 quarter of Il pound of nice
| white sugar and one teaspOonful Of
saltpctrc. Boil the brine and when it
is cold strain carefully. Make your
butter into rolls, and wrap each care
fully in Il clean white muslin cloth,
tying up with string. Pack a large
jar full, weight the butter down and
pour on the brine until 1t is submerged.
This will keep really good butter per-
fcctly sweet and fresh for Il whole year.
that you wish to keep for any length of
time. In summer when the heat will
not admit of the butter being made into
rolls. pack closely in small jars, and,
using the same brine, allow 1t to cover
the butter to q depth Of at least four III
ches. This excludes the air, and an
swcrs very nearly as well as tho first
method suggested.
Horse FEED.-Ilay and oats make
the best feed for horses that are obliged
to work hard and regularly. If the
hay is cutand the oats bruised or ground
the whole mixed or mOistcncd, the
horse will cat his ratiOns quicker, di-
geSt them sooner. and thus have more
time for resting and renewing his pow
er for labor. Farmers horses tn at
work little during the winter may be
kept cheaper by cutting and mixing
bright straw and hay In equal quanti-
ties, and adding ration OF steamed po-
tatoes or raw carrots.
LICE ON CATTLE.---rhe Practical Far
mer says good remedy for lice on cat
tie Is water In which potatoes are boil
Ell. For every one Of your cattle take
two quarts Of water and eight middle
sized potatoes cut in half. II you have
ten cattle you must take eighty potatoes
and twenty quarts Of water. When
the potatoes are soft take them out.
Get large spoon and wash the cattle
freely, choosing Il warm day. Comb
them with currycOmb, and you will
be surprised to see the effects of the
potato.
10 save posts from decay, dip the
ends to be set In the ground in pctro-
lcnm; paint or char them.
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