The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-19
AGRICULTURE.

SIZZLING EXTRACTED HoNEr.-As |
always sold my extracted honey at
good prices, perhaps my plan might be
ol use TO some that can produce better
th&n sell. The first thing look to is
good ripe honey; it would be better to
throw unripe honey away than put 1t
on the market. The time to attend to
this is when 1t is gathered. Ii it once
becomes sour, 1t has lost its flavor, and
cannot be cured. The best remedy
have found Is to let 1t candy, when the
sour part will drain oil, then bring it
almost to boiling, and skim we'll. This
VIII help 1t some but is not cure.
Honey snould always be ripencd In the
hive. Il may be cvaporated, but doubt
II the 1lavoi can be held. Never extract
I'LL 1t Is capped over Is the only sale
rule. The more comb you give the
bcos, the longer iC will stand before
they sap it, and tho thicker it Is. 1t
takes much longer In wet weather to
Npen than In dry, and if they don't
have good supply OF combs, they often
cap 1t too thin. 1t Is nothing unusual
TO see comb honey that bus sourcd.
After you have extracted, place in open
vessels; never seal 1t up. have otic-
ell good honey put III Mason jars,
which stood sealed up, and when OPP
eneu 1t had a sour smell, and had lost
some OF its flavor. The best thing
have found TO keep honey in is tin bar
rels with cloth stretched over them,
The next day after extracting, all tor
elgn substances can be SKINNED Off;
you never need to strain it, as all im-
puritics will como to tho top. After
this skim ever y three or tour days,
several times. That whicl, you can
take OF can be placed in another vessel
anu treated the same way but it will
never De as nice us the first. Now
comes pncking and selling. You want
something attractive, sumethiug that
will DC OF use In every house. The
best things have found orc quart tin
top fruit jars, and jelly cups for the
light. These can Dc put up with a nice
piece OF comb in them, anu nicely la
Deled. For the darker grades use Il
ten-pound bucket. This can be got up
on cheap scale, atalmosJ any ,in-shop
for 81 oO per dozen. Place "iloney'
Oh these with Il stencil, Using bright
coloreu paint. You might put candied
honey III tho buckets, but in cold wealth
er warm the light money just so you
can hold your finger III it, and 1t will
not tcandy soon. AL We want to sell
eXtructeu honey is to produce Il good
article, place IL out In tho retail trade
packed III good style, stop adulteralion
and it is bound TO sell. We can afford
TO sell it lower thau comb honey, and
we arc giving the people something
that Is healthier.
HANDLING SHEEP. Not even tho COW,
should receive gcntler handling than
the sheep. Kindness Is always well
repaid by any Of our domestic animals,
but the sheep being so shy an animal,
it nj cnoniul h1hit tSn nf kind,
ness. 1t should be SO handled and
treated as 1t will never become fright
ened at the approach Of person.
Their treatment should be such as that
they Will actually learn to entertain an
affection for their keeper, and If they
do, they VIII naturally be tamcand do
ellie. a llock OF wild sheep Is about the
most unprotablo Investment that Il
farmer can make. They arc continu-
ally getting themselves into some troub-
lc, and causing great annoyance, IL
not loss, to their owner. We have
seen some tlockmen jump into flock
and pull and haul the sheep by the
wool until the animals were not only
half frightened to death, but suffered
great injury otherwise. ~ sheep should
never be caught or lifted by the wool.
Some one has said that If anyone doubts
tho impropriety Of lifting II sheep by
the wool, just let him permit himself
to be lifted by the hair, and It Is good
suggestion. When sheep are thus
caught or lifted the skin in some i'll
stances Is actually torn from the flesh,
and if the injury is not TO that extent
1t cannot but effect the flesh some.
y sheep should be lifted by placing
the arms around the body and near the
forclega. This Is the easiest way to do,
especially with large sheep. 10 catch
the animal, the hands should be thrown
about the neck, or else the sheep should
be caught by the hind leg Immediately
above the hook. This latter may be
done with the hand or the crook, and
when this way is adopted the utmost
gentleness should be observed, and the
sheep gently drawn back until the 9TH
er hand can reach the neck. 1t is
scarcely necessary to remind the keep
er that when the crook Is used upon a
sheep which Is Is closely surrounded by
other sheep, that great care must be ex-
ercised lest the other sheep jump
against the one caught, or against the
crook, In which case severe damage
may be done.
PLANTING EvERGREENs.-We advise
planting evergrcens, and all other
trees, Il little deeper than they grow.
The greatest drawback with early trans;
planted evergrecns, Is tho liability of,
exposure on certain hot days, to strong
: south west winds In April ar'' May.
June transplanting often comes at Il
TRY season. a continued drouth too
often proves fatal at this season: so on
the whole, we prefer early planting of
all the coniferous trees. We find no
objection to planting evergreen trees
as soon as the frost is out Of the ground.
1t Is a delusion to believe that June is
the onlypropcr time to plant evergrcens.
Plant them with care from March to
June 10th, Don't dry the roots. Cat
back much Of the previous years
growth, also thin out numerous small
branches, 1t often saves the liie Of trees;
do this at planting. Copious spring
showers after planting make success