The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-02-04
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Farm Notes.

Farm Notes. ...
Cabbage supply I'm excellent auxiliary
for the winter feelings Of chickens.
Stagnant and impure water which the
COWS drink while at pasturage is one OF
the most prominent causes of bad odors
in milk.
To cure horse from paving in the
stable, fasten short piece Of log chain
say five or six links-by means OF a
light strap to his leg.
The Live Stock Journal advises that
stables be moderately lighted; the light
should, however, fall from windows
placed behind or on one side of the
stables, and not in front.
When horse is worked hard his food
should be chiefly oats-if not worked
hard his food should be chiefly hay, be.
cause oats supply more nourishment and
fesh-making material than any other
food-hay not 80 much.
Mr.. Benjamin P. Ware recently pe-
marked at the farmers convention,
held at Auburn. N. Y. that heavy corn
land was good for onions, and better the
first year than when first devoted to tile
crop. The manure should, If possible,
be applied in the fall. -
Pure water and salt must be supplied
to milch COWS all ltbtt,l,1,, as eighty-seyen
per cent. of the milk consists of water,
and where salt is sparingly surpiied the
digestive powers ofthe COW are enfeebled,
and the milk is defective in keeping
quality, and probably also in quantity
and quality. ,... ........ ....
Swine that are fattening will do better
with soaked corn than dry. Corn
stepped in water for twelve hours has
been found more economical to feed than
when ground into meal. The animals
are sooner filled, the food digests better,
and, conseq uently, the feeding is finished
more expeditiously, and feed-which is
money-is saved. .g..~ ;.
II you would feed profitably you must
bring the pasture into the problem.
Summer feeding pays better than winter,
because cattle need less to keep up the
natural heat of the body in summer, and
their blood is kept cool by the grass.
These elements of success can be brought
into winter feeding by warm houses and
the use o. roots and oil cake. .'.."
An exchange says that cheap walks
around the farmhouse and yards may
be constructed by laying sapling trees,
say six inches in diameter, parallel with
each other and one and two feet apart.
according to the width desired. Bind
them in place by pinning ties across oc-
casionally. Fill in the middle with
sand, gravel, sawdust or any similar
material. ....".s-.. -., r.....
A breeder of poultry says: Farmers
will feed a bushel of. corn to produce six
pounds of pork, while the same amount
of corn will keep q coed laying hen one
year, and she will produce at least
twelve dozen eggs averaging eighteen
cents per dozen, which would equal two
dollars and sixteen cents; in addition
she would rear brood OF chicks worth
as much more, making total of nearly
five dollars, against six pounds Of pork
at ten cents, equaling sixty cents; or in
other words, the hen will yield seven
times as much for the feed"
EnricninR Fruit Trees.
Many think kthat fruit ttrees require good
ricn manure, and when Ole thinks Of
manuring fruit trees he has an idea that
valuable material at so many dollars a
ton must be procured. Nothing of the
kind. A ride around our good old Ger
mantown will show many an old pear,
apple, or cherry tree, so situated that
simply earth every year washes down
around the stem over the roots, and it
is wonder. ii how they grow and bear.
Some of these old pear trees ale Sickles,
and the fruit is of size generally to ex-
cite astonishment. This dirt, or dirt
similar to it, hauled and scattered under
the large trees, had q wonderful effect
on the growth and productiveness.
About one load to three or TOUR trees
does not take long to haul and spread rs
a general thing, and the good effects
will be visible for several years. We
have also seen excellent results fram
kitchen ashes spread under the trees in
she same way.-Germnntoncn 1elcyrGpf.
Two murderers were lynched at
Golden Colorado. The pair had cruelty
murdered and robbed a popular man.
One was white man named Woodruff,
who had long been regarded as II sneak
ing. cowardly thief, and the other was
an Indian called Seminole, to whom re-
markable courage had been attributed.
But their behavior when taken out OF
the Jail by a mob belied their reputa-
tions. Woodruff proved to be the
stole, for he argued his case calmly with
his captors, and, failing 10 convince
them that he ought not to be hanged,
said that he die not much mind hang
ing, after all. if they did it neatly and
quickly. The Indian, however, showed
no pluck, but abjectly pleaded for his
life, and tried to put all the guilt on his
companion. He prayed to heaven for
mercy after the rope had been placed
around his neck; but Woodruff said be
guessed he had mo influence up there"
and would "take the chances just as
they stood"
Household Hints.
A fresh egg has lime like surface:
stale eggs are glossy and smooth OF
shell.
Paint splashes upon window glass can
be easily removed by strong solution
of soda.
If wood for carving is stepped in
solution of copperas it becomes harder
and more indestructible.
To preserve soap grease-Fill cask
half full of good strong lye and drop all
refuse grease therein; stir up the mix
ture once week.
Many soups are better on the day after
they are made, provided they are. not
warmed over too quickly or left too long
over the fire after they have become
hot.
Sour apple sauce is greatly improved
by the addition of tablespoonful OF
butter to quart of sauce, and moreover
there is much less sugar needed; In
absence of butter, n little salt will i'm
prove it. :.
Oilcloths can be kept like new if
washed once month in skim milk and
water, equal quantities Of each; rub
them once in three months with linseed
oil: nut on very little, rub it in well and
polish with an oil silk cloth, and they
will keep for years.
Tea should not be infused for more
than seven minutes. Have the water
boiling, and use teaspoontul OF tea ior
each person, and one over. Put the tea
in the pot. and pour the boiling water
over it. (. I'D lett stand for seven min
utes. II it is allowed to stand, the tan
min in the tea is drawn out, and dys-
pepsia is the result.
Years That End In Nine.
Beware of the years that end in nine!
We give the following facts for what
they are worth: In $50 the Adrlatic
.-aa f.ouon ll1Q einht feet of sno :, in