The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-04
FARM AND GARDEN.
Tho Nerves ns n Source Of Trial.

Instead Of being vehicle for agreeable sou
eations some peoples nerves are a most di:
trtssng endowment. Such sun, rcls. it vii
usually be found, are dyspeptic lack yt lit,
aud flesh. What they ne d is mno vigor
There is a means OF obisining II, IL they vii
but avail themselves OF that means. 1t II
Hostotters Blttefs. tonic which experience
has shown to DO Of tho utmost service to tn
debiliated nervous and dyspcptc. Digestion
restored upon p; rman, ut basis by tho BIT
ters, ministers as It should to tuo wants Of the
system ana It's integral parts, Of which the
nelyss are one of tho most important are
properly nourish d ard invi8orat,d. The vari-
Gus functio, arc thus moro rct,voly ois-
charged. and obstacles to a re urn TO heal h
removed Ly increasing vitality. In toad Of
nervous prostration. now strength and vital ty
will be infused into tho wlo.o mot v6
machinery.
HARVESTING pEANUTs.-The time for
harvesting the crop Is from The l5;h to
the Both OF OcsObcr, or Immediately az.
ter the first frost. When tho crop is
forward, Or when 1t is an objcct to get
portion Of 1t early In tho market, the
operation may be commenced in the
latter part OF September, but the long
or tho vines continue to grow, the great
er will be the number of sound p0ls.
Select time when tho weather is set
tied and favorable; with Il three prong
e,' hoe loosen the vines along the rows.
then pull up the vines, Snake the dirt
from them, and leave them il the same
place. In dry weather they will cure
In two or three days, ready to be shock.
cd; shOwary weather delays the eur.
Ing but does no injury. The advantage
Of shallow culture becomes apparent
In harvesting when the fruit Is deposit
tod only Il few inches below the sur
face, the vines are detached from their
position with little or no loss; when
tho depth Is greater, tho stems or pcdi-
coils are 1iiD.e to DO broken oil. III
shocking it Is best to use stakes about
six feet long, made sharp at both ends !;
then luy fence rails on the ground rs II
meath to afford free access to the ar.
The st"kcs are stuck in tho ground at
cOnvcI ienl intervals Dctwe tie rails,
tho stu ks built up around them and
finished of by a cap OF straw to shed
tho rain. The diameter OF the stack j.
made 10 conform to tht spread OF a sim
gle vine. After remaining in the stacS
about two weeks the picking shOud be-
begun, taking OF none but the mut,red
pods. The>u are 10 DO carried To the
barn or Il shed and prepared for mar
ket by completing the drying process,
and then tanning and cleaning. The
most tedious part Of the work is the
picking. Unless the management IN
the barn Is carefully conducted, there
Is great danger, where there is much
of u bulk, that the peas will become
heated and mouldy. The condition in
which tho early deliveries are often re-
ccived at market, renders This caution
quite necessary. In fact, there Is us
much carclcssncSS in the handling OF
this crop rs there is in regard to any
othor; perhaps more, for the reason
that so many inexperienced persons ell
gage In the culture every year. UnLIl
the pods arc thoroughly seasoned, the
bulk should be frequently stirred and
turned over.
JUDGING DRAFT iiOKsES.- a good
daft horse must possess strong vital
organs, which fact is usually inticatru
by tho form and relative size OF the
trunk. His joints and logs must hr
strong and perfect, free from curbs
and spavins, the skin lying close and
firm to hard and elastic cords. with an
entire absence OF "brrl' upon those
parts; tho feet should bp large. ncilh-
er Hat nor muic-shapcd, the horn hard
and elastic but not britllu. The bottom
OF tho foot should DO examined TO see
that IL possesses the uusircu cOncuvc
work perfectly because ii Is in the feet
that our heavy draft horses are most
nOtOriouSly defective. The principal
requisite OF good draft horse is, suuh
size, mnuc up Without Suprrabu;,uancc
OF fat; but to this must be added aOcii-
ity, soununess and endurance. Given
all the valuable qualities above descrlb-
Oh IN pcrfcctiOn, and then The more OF
action and style he possesses the better.
he may be very nearly perfect in alt
respects, and yet be too small TO br
classcd as Il 1irsL-class draft horse. On
the other hand lie NAV weigh II ton,
but If the weight he made up uainly OF
tat, or II he DO iil-lcmprrcd, unSound,
or lacking In endurance, his value /.
materially leSsenru. lie may possess
all tho pointscnumeratcd and yet be SO
deficient In energy, and so heavy rnd
sluggish IN his movements, aS TO come
far short OF Il perfect draft horse. When
called upon TO act ns Il judge in this
GLASS, the intelligent hurs, man will
give duo prominence to ali these points.
and will not bo deceived 10y mere meas
uremont or weight; the true test being
the comparative adaptation OF the ami
NAL to perform the work which per-
talns TO tho class IN which IL is shown.
LET PICS RoAM..-A correspondent
insists upon the necessity OF letting
pigs have access TO plenty Of moist sand
or earth In some form or other, and con-
slders that system Of feeding them
almost exclusively on skim-mllk, meal
ana such material Is responsible for
many Of the ailments Of tho intestinal
canal, so r,quentiy met with. lie
states that niling pigs arc often quick.
ly restored to health by simply putin.
trough Of wet sand into their Sly. ana
recommends that a supply should ul-
ways be kept there for the animals to
help p themselves I'D ltJitum. Pigs ronm-
Ing about at large consume Il consider.
ablo proportion OF earth with the varl-
GUS acorns, roots, lar> nc, etc, that they
grub up, aud they should not be de-
prived of 1t when in confinement. Any
one may convince himself hy obSrrva-
ton that 1t Is II natural want. IF u
sucking pig but a fortnight old, that
has never lett the sty, be turned out
Into the open, 1t will at once begin to
eat sand grccdily. II that bc accessible,
or In lis aDSprce will iulnl us in pn ~ l.,