The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-27
AGRICULTURE.

L ON IOIAIOES.-AJ LnC lliIlC
| commenced farming III 1886, having
but little dressing to feed any crop, al
though 1t was then tho opinion in this
locality that potatoes would succeed
| without dressing, concluded would
use gypsum on three-fourths of an acre
The ground having been furrowsd and
ready to plant, In the four first rows
on tho west side of the piece, plaster
was dropped where tho hills were in
tended to be; the next tour were not
plastereu; then the remainder of the
ground plastered the same as the first
four; potatoes dropped and all covered
alike with the hoe; when they were of
sufficient size to hoe they were all h0ed
alike, but the tops in the four nnplas-
tered rows wero muc': smalle and COL
or not nearly so dark; after h0cinS [
threw upon the tops Of the two middle
rows which were unplastcrcd at the
time of planting, about tho samo quanti-
ty of plaster per hill rs put in the hill OF
others at tho time OF planting; the two
last plastered rows soon changed shade
TO those plastcred when planted and
soon there was no perccpJible difference
| In size Of tOus. The two upholstered
rows continued to lag behind both in
size and shade until Jack-frost (rathcr
an early one) made change. | did
not think il severe enough to kill any
thing, but II few days after | went to-
ward that part Of the field where the
potatoes were and found all that had
been. plastcred killed by frost, and
leaves turned black; while those that
had not been plastcred at ali (thc right
and left Of the two middle rowN whicl,
were plastcrcd after having been hocd)
remained as green ard growing us be-
Ipta1 nj
the next frost, which was about three
weeks after the first 10 determine
the result at digging, | measured the
same number OF hills Of each from rows
side by side and found The plastered
hills yocldcd the most Notwithstanding
the effects OF the early frost. The more
vigorous snd tender growth of those
piastcred made them susceptible to the
early frost, according to my Reasoning.
Had there been no frost until the un-
plastercd' ones were killed by it, think
the Dlastercd ones would have yielded
Il fourth more than the upholstered
from an equal number Of hills.
CRACKED liEEIs.-ExDosurc to wet
and mud, scarcely avoidable in autumn,
Will surely produce cracked heels in
horscs, unless precautions are used.
when the cracks are once formed, they
are dlli1cuiC 10 heal, because at every
motion of the foot they are opened and
the Grauulllions arc disturbed. Pre-
vcntion consists in frequent cleansing
OF the feet by washing with clear water
and wiping dry ut once with Il cloth or
towel kept for the purpose. The dry
ing OF water upon the skin is Injurious,
and should be carefully avoided. a
little Of the veterinary cosmolinc, or
even crude petroleum., which Is the
basis of the cosmelinc, applied in the
morning before the horses are taken
out, will prevent mischief, and tho
with soap and water, will cure cracks
very rapidly. II the cracks are severe,
from neglect or otherwise, the Dastcrn
should be protected by wrapping Il BAN
dagc around it.
FEW SuGGEsTIoNsTo TO Horse TRAIN
EKs.-Ncvcr try to beat Il colt into do
ing thing, fox If nervous he may turn
out n vicious horse, and if stupid he
may become stubborn. Remember
that by patience and gcntlcness he can
be got to do anything that will not
hurt him. When the horse shows
signs Of shying at an object, do not
beat him, but lead him up to it, allow
ing him to stand and look as he comes
closer, and after he examines it Il few
times he will not fear anything Of the
kind again. In passing by hedges
with colt, throw in stones and stop
him until he takes no notice OF the
noise. Before putting on any article
OF harness, let your colt smell it, and
thcn lub it against his head, neck and
body. Always start q horse with the
voice, mover With the cut of the whip.
In starting turn little to ono side in
stopping when going upa hill do the
same.
a REMEDy for hcaves, and said to he
n sure cure: Forty sumac buds, one
pound OF resin, one pint of ginger, half
Il pound OF mustard, ore pint of unslak-
ca lime. one pound of epson salts,
four ounces of gum guiacum, six ounces
OF cream tartar. Mix thoroughly and
divide into thirty powders, and give
one every morning In their feed before
watering.
TIE LAwN.-To keep lawn fresh
and green put on frequently Il Slight
sprinkliag Of salt or bonc,lust, or SUI
per rphoskhatc, or any good fertilizer.
WHOM the soil Is soft run tho roller over {;
1t helps the appearance greatly. The
Application or little ground gypsum
will also frcshcn up the grass. But,
above all never neglect to run the NOW
ing machine over frequently.
FARMER who has tried 1t, speaks in
tho highest praise of gas tar for paint
ing wagon wheels, stating that it tight
ems tires and spokes better than any
thlng else that can be tried.
store potatoes in q dark, cool place
and in shallow bins.
E.'ss.xssAksess, rss1ssasIssasa
Tho Stupid Man.
They were complimcnting Fancois
Arajo once upon time upon scicn-
tilic lecture which he had delivered,
but the remark was made that he had
elaborated his explanations almost to
proliXity.