The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-20
FARM AND GARDEN.

A1sW AM 0AhDHN.
REST ToRING A WORKOUT ORCHARD
This Is difficult problem to solve. If
farmers would only prevent their land
from being W0rnout, by using the sim
pie rreservatlve methods of growing
clover, using plaster and lime and pTow-
ing under clover-sod at least once In
! four or five years, such requests us this
would never need to be made. When
land is WORKOUT nothing can restore it
but manure and costly labor and time,
1t Is the fable Of the killing of the goose
to get the golden eggs repeated. In
this case 1t might be we'll to Dlow the
ground and sow bushel and Il half OF
Duckwheat per acre. lfany wood ashes
can be procured, Or Il bushel Of plaster
per acre, we would sow it on the seed
ed ground. In September the buck
wheat will be fn blossom. Then we
would hitch q chain to the double tree
and the plow-bcau, and with the loop
dragging In the furrow, plow and turn
under the buckwheat and leave tho
ground until the spring; then cross
plow and SOW half Il bushel Of buck
wheat per acre in May, and with
one peck of clOverseed per acre. The
clover will probable take and as soon
rs the buckwheat Is ripe it should be
cut, leaving high stubble, which will
stlll protect tho clover. The clover
should be permitted to fall OH the
ground, and the next year should be
plowed under, and tho whole process
repeated; harvesting the buckwhcat,
however. The next crop Of clover
may be cut for hay or pasturcd. After
that orchard grass seed may be sown.
FARMERS HoMEs.-It is worthy of
much thought and attention on tho part
OF the farmers to throw such influence
around their children as will attract
them to country life. This aim should
he we'll studied in winter, but should
not be forgotten at other times. 1t iocs
not require heavy expenditure of
money. Intelligence with economy is
better than ignorance with waste.
First, the farmers home and its sur
ronndings should be made complete.
An ornamental garden and neatly plant
ed dooryard should hold IL prominent
place In making these provisions.
Workingmen's cottages should be eco
nomical III tho long run, by allowing
hired men with families to board them
selves, anu prevent confusion in homes,
and avoid hard work by the women.
roster In young people every rural
study. Help and encourage those who
like the culture of flowers. Facilitate
experiments on the farm and in the
garden. Provide every assistance to
those who have a taste for naturul SCI
ence. A room should be secured as q
museum, where insects, dried plants,
minerals, fossils and stuffed birds may
be kept, and insect Transformation wit
messed aud where cheap philosophical
and chemical apparatus may be used.
Procure books to assist in all studies
connected with these objects. This is
the way to make intelligent and useful
farmers, instead Of id!ers, spendthrifts
and horse Jockeys.
WE wish more of the raiscrs
would give tho results attained by feed
ing hogs on grass and clover. What is
fair gain per month for hogs running
OH grass? a friend or ours informed
us, few days since, that he was trying
the experiment. The result of the first
months trial was Il gain Of twenty-six
pounds pcr head on Il lot averaging at
the beginning $50 pounds. This was
on clover. We have a lot of seven run
ming in an orchard set with blue grass, |
timothy, orchard grass, white clover,
and very little red clover. On May |
10th they averaged Ill pounds, and on |
oule Zith lncy were again weighed |
ana had gained twenty-eight pounds
per head. Tho lot had received per-
haps bushel of corn during the time. |
we noticed that the red clover was all
kept eaten close down (tlicro were also
sows and pigs in the orchartD, SO that
1t ala not get into bloom. The timothy
and blue grass appear to be their next
choice, while tho orchard grass is
grazed butycry little.
TIE yield of milk and butter in the
summer depends greatly upon winter
feeding. All the foed given to cows is
not consumed without return. The
manure gives Il good dividend upon the
outlay, and the animals are storing IN
energy and strength TO be made availa-
bic altcrward. The winter is the sea-
son for liberal and iudicious feeding,
and not for "short commons" which Is
but another term for half starvation.
For diseased fowls procure one pound
OF wood charcoal, pulvcrizc it coarscly,
and mix with thalf a pound Of common
table salt. TO half pint of Ills mix
turo, add one quart OF corn meal and
bran, half and half. Mix well and
feed to about SIX or seven fowls.