The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-01-30
EARN, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
Tin rly Hints.

T1mrly Hints.
CARE OF CELLARS. If they are too
cold, bankup the outside with some
thing, or place a double thickness OF
newspapers over the windows. This
lets in some light, and prevents the es-
cape of heat. A double floor, or fire
in the room over the cellar, will help to
keep out the frost. A kerosene stove in
the cellar may be used in extreme cases.
Ventilate on suitable days, and clean
out decaying vegetables and fruits.
ENGAGE HE1P.-Look about early in
the season, and get your pick of hands
in the market. Make written bargain
in detail, no matter if you are well &C
quainted. This will prevent misunder-
standing. The man agrees to remain
certain number of months; to perform
certain chores Sunday or holidays; to
start about such an hour in the morning,
and close at such an hour in the even
ing. If, in case of an emergency, he
works longer, he may have certain priv
ileges to compensate for it. In case he
quits before his time is out, he only re-
ceives certain stipulated sum.
CALVES AND 'SHEEP. Lard and kero-
sene are good to keep lice from calves;
sulphur mixed with salt is good to drive
ticks from sheep. Calves, like all ami
mails, should be kept growing from birth
to maturity. Here is one place where
the profit comes in. There is always a
loss of time and feed, and more, too, by
allowing young animals to "stand still "
for six months or more of the year.
Sheep are well clothed, and need shelter
from snow and rain, and perhaps from
the very strongest winds, but cold agrees
with them. Feed them we'll; give them
plenty of water, in small focks; keep
them dry, and they may stay out in the
cold and thrive. A close, dark pen is a
poor place for sheep Rural Ney
Yorker.
Woop, Tools, IoE.-Cut supply Of
wood, posts, rails, and logs for lumber,
ready to be moved easily on the advent
of sleighing. No thrifty farmer will
leave these things to be done in the
buster seasons. Get wagons and bug
gies repaired and painted, as well as
Make stone-boats, cut handspikes and
stakes, and get ready everything Which
can be got ready. Snow may be scraped
from the ice to keep it clear and allow it
to freeze thick. If you have never tried
it, build a cheap icehouse, and enjoy q
cheap luxury next summer. The cakes
should be cut of even size, and set On
edge close together. There should be
perfect drainage at the bottom, but no
access of air. Around all, place layer
of eighteen inches of sawdust.
LOOK BEHIND AND BEFoRE.-Many OF
the hints for last month are equally ap-
plicable for this. Now is the time to
make plans for the campaign of 1879.
Take an inventory of the farm-stock and
everything on hand. If this has never
been done before, the proprietor will
doubtless be surprised t. find how much
he owns. Straighten up the books and
the little debts, and collect those due
from neighbors. Small accounts should
not run long. Trust not to memory.
Arrange the books for the business of
the year. Study over the plans consid.
erably in detail, and do not wait till the
ground is ready &c plow before deciding
what to do. Look over the past, and
study the good hints and the failures
whether all was done to the best advan-
tage; whether there was too little or too
much help. This should lead to better
plans for the future. Nothing can bring
larger returns for the time than few
weeks spent in accordance with the above
suggestions.
Oows.-Treat them generously and
kindly, but do not keep them fat, unless
they are to be turned off for beef. A
cowis machine, laboratory for con-
verting. raw materials into milk. If
little be given, little will be received
All animals should have exercise. espe-
cialE those kept for breeding. Some OF
them are naturally lazy, but they will be
the better for STIRRING about in the open
air. It is cruel to keep animals tied up
or shut up for days at q time. They
need light, too. Direct sunshine e1erts
apowerful influence for good on animals,
as well as on plants. Do not overlook a
good supply of pure water two or three
times day, or good ventilation and
proper cleaning OF stables. When the
ground is frozen and covered with snow,
it maybe weH enough, on pleasant days,
to scatter the fodder. and allow the
stock plenty of Toopa,to pickzit mp; but
when it issmuddE no one buta sloyen
will fodder On The ground. Good racks
should De made for the sake Of .conven-
ience and economy. go -
- Appies for Mich Cows.
A correspondent Of the Ne,o England
Farmer reports this instructive expert.
ence IN feeding apples to milch COWS:
He had one which gave only small
quantity OF milk, and with her he began,
thinking there could be but small loss
should the experiment fail. He COM
menced by giving two quarts at afeed,
and gradually increased to half a bushel.
The COW began to increase her milk till