The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-09
AGRICULTURE.

| SHEEP HUsBANDRY.--Co Tom.
Crutchncld, of Chattanooga, Tenn, In
an article written for work on sheep
husbandry, now beng prepared by the
| Commissioner of Agriculture of Tenn
csscc, makes Tho following suggestions
about t,il cares he devotcs to his flock:
"Annually, at shcaring time, | Gull my
| flock, and take out all ewes and lambs
that arc less perfect in form and fleece,
or in any respect inferior, and place
them with tho sheep, keeping to breed
| from none but The best. l give my
flock good attention. They have access
to an open shed, and salt all the time.
l change their grazing ground often,
and cndcavor to keep them in uniform
condition, as that makes uniform wool.
Any sudden change from fat to apoor
condition, and vice versa. strengthens
or diminishes the fibre OF the wool,
which dctracts greatly from the fibre
Of the wool, frequently rendering the
long wool valuclcss as cOmbing wool.
If the sheep becomes poor when the
fleece is about half grown, and then
fatted, the wool inevitably tells it, rs
at that point where the poverty Of the
sheep Is shown, SO will it be shown in
the wool, being much weaker than the
other portions Of the fibre grown while
the sheep was in good condition; this
same cause, rs also auy other cause
from which they may have had fever,
will cause them to shed their wool. l
have heard it said that the feeding of
corn to sheep makes them shed their
wool. No doubt it is truc--as the corn
brought them rapidly from poverty to
llcsh-tle sudden change causing the
shedding Of wool, which rightfully IS
attributed to the corn.
OMEN BREAKING Down FENCEs.-I
will give you my plan for breaking OK
en- from breaking down icnces. | own
Il pair OF oxen, which, for three years,
have been troublesome in going over or
pushing down any fence they pleased.
Last spring took Il piece Of plank SIX
teen inches broad, twenty inches long
and one and a half inches thick. Then
| took a cotton tic, and ran one end
through Il rug. | nailed it rs Il band
down one end under the bottom and up
the other end, and then put Oh another
ring and nailed the end of the hoop
iron to the plank These rings were
for a band to go over the neck, so as to
let the plank swing underneath. Next
to tho throat followed it out SO as to
fit up well. Then drove on the lower
part forty or fifty cight-pcnns nails,
| put one Of these Frcc-mason aprons
on each Of them and turned them loose.
1t was fun to see them try the fence and
back out. let them wear it every
night for Il month, and now. though
they have not had 1t on since spring,
they never try any fence. | think
they arc under the Impression that the
fence is filled with nails, and they are
afraid of it. AS the plank may be
heavy, the buckle should not be on the
top ct the neck, but placed Oh one side.
REMEDY FOR DIsIEMrEE.-I had Il
horse SO badly afflicted with distempcr
that thought would certainly lose
him. lie was SO badly swollen that he
could scarcely breath. | lcSortcd TO
the following which proved Il success,
and | consider il my duty to make 1t
strong apple vinegar, 2'a quarts; red
PEPPER, six or eight pods; pulverzc
the pepper and boil 1t in vinegar. AZ
ter boiling five minutes. thickcn to the
consistency Of thin mush, Apply the
pOultiCe warm. After three or five
hours tho swelling will be reduced,
TURNIrs. turnips may
be done quickly by topping them with
sharp hoe, plowing furrow away
from the roots, and then dragging Il
harrow across the rows, so far as to
tear them ont of the ground towards
the furrow. a slight bruising will be
little damage rs compared with the
chcapncss OF the method. They may
be rapidly thrown into wagons with
manure forks. Turnips may remain in
the wagon until there Is danger Of
their being frozen in. Light frosts do
not iniurc them.
CHOKED CATTLE.-Onc Of the best
cures for chokCd cattle Is can ounce Of
prevcntlon' in the shape Of Il root-cut-
ter, through which all roots, apples,
etc, shall be run before being fed to
the animals. The price Of such Il ma
chine is much less than the value of
single cow. Many farmers have lost
several animals from choking during
the years which Il good root cutter would
last.
AS the nights grow colder the stock
Will require more care In feeding and
carding. Don't allow the manure to
collect in great patches under their
hinduuartcrs. 1t is careless and
thrittlcss practice that every good far
mcr Is, or ought TO be, ashamed of, be-
cause it is quite needless; and if you
begin with proper care and bedding
now, you can prevent 1t rs well as not.
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