The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-27
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: sssS MADE IS UP ERPH oS pIIATE.-
4 4Ahcsphatei Of lime is special
t. kSilixer which may be used prohtably
l. sf1ore soils. aud on Il greater variety
/ kfg9pss than sny other special fertiliz-
I kSSNgArly lallo our clay looms, as
/ lighter soils, are deficient
fyS8%hent.i Especially is it need
Yarns fromwhich large guam
| SNy4STmilk, live stock or grain, have
!. EAsold.s The habit which COWS and
I NS stock often form Of chewing
i S8ther, or boards, is u special
&2SSlI bOf its deficiency In the soil
S$Yhhey feed. The cheapest and
sMp obtain superphosphate Of
Spurchase the materials, con-
gs%!pTuric acid and fine ground
y one carboy ofabout 175 lbs,
fength, to 500 lbs Of bone.
'spaper men and scientific
d.. W to discourage farmers
/ Ajhthemselves, telling them
+ sugto buy it Of phosphate
t. gesll advice helps to enrich
i Buhn by increasing their
5: ,,vI,e expense of the far
'nssole- danger or difficult
m$facture OF it. if due care
r.-nandling the acid to avoid
ssassN. e 1t or scattering on the clothes
%orshSItY. 1t Is well to wear old woOlen
mittSds, and over-clothes which are not
9s very valuable. so if you burn few
s%Ss sSsSs S3,les 1t will be but a small loss. If
tReI acid Is poured out with a steady
iisa&d, and quite slowly, it will seldom
spatter. l buy the bone from local
fsSsyslllill where can see it ground, and |
ipsSnow 1T to be pure. | prefer steamed
Isi5Sne to any other form in which 1t is
+ @ound. 1t is better than raw bone,
aeaause it contains less water, is more
}Gblnble, and the grease, which is not
G@Iertiltzer, but Is a damage, is also re-
Ssssipoyed bysteaming. LII ton of dry
sSs8s sSs8sYateamsA~D we. get more pounds Of
Shosy horic acid, and If it is not steamed
i, SN1Ong, nearly as much nitrogen as in
W bone, while bone charcoal is entire
destitute of nitrogen. In preparing
}erphosphate use round tub, two
which make by dividinga Il molasscs
'gsheod. This tub may not be rs dur
assHIr. Nichols square box lined
!, but IL works very we'll, and
last several years if properly
,,ssnd after washing and soak
\ -. ,."Dc used for sealding hogs.
\ mNENCEs.-It would seem that
!, cs understand the great eX-
,.UGnccs. a fOrty-acre piece of
fsquare, will require 320 rods
/ mile) OF fence to enclose it,; II not
~,Jrc, but longer one way, it, VIII
cost still more fence to surround it. At
sEf9d, making cost Of 1920 % enclose
TasNrty acres Of ground; then If IT. be cut
nto four lots. with fence across il
ach way Uhc shortest that can be donc),
40 rods more, adding $lG0 to the cost
\ Sthe small farm fence; IN all, $3.50 or
per acrc-ccrtainly serious expense
4 sum that would be much better cx-
nded In manure or fertilizers. This
J, pcnse for fences can he nearly all
,,,.sed by having law requiring all
owners to keep up or take care OF their
E5;stock. which would be q much cheaper
operation than fencing against all the
stock Of the community. In some States
%f people are required to keep up their
tastock, and after trying it, they found it.
n #Gesirable; and when an effort was made
Il 80 have the law repealed. the people
rose and petitioned In such force against
sit that tle effort failed and was aban-
%doned, and where the measure is I'm.
~ derstood 1t will he approved. In many
IN fnSranccs,- tho fences of the farm cost
at more than the land is worth which they
4 enclose.
$n ooME dog fancicr or breeder could
F#l Ike handsome sum by giving his
kj Htion to the raising and training of
1 2hcrd dogs. There is a large de-
II .nd for we'll trained dogs all through
~ he sheep growing regions of the
IL sand rs the tiOcks Of sheep multi
ply this demand must Increase.
6# LAMBS. EARLY lambs may be pushed
,S8 forward BY giving them q little cows
fss milk. They will soon learn to drink
~ this from pan. The milk should be
t& given warm from fresh COW, quar-
ter Of pint to a meal. DO not over
SM feed any young animal; that rctards,
SsStstead Of assisting growth.
1 MIX which Is turned or changed
SA may be sweetened and rendered tit for
~ Ii laIrc cfir ~, In.