The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-25
AGRICULTURE.

SPRING GREENs.--The real value OF
all food is not to be Judged by the
amount of nutriment 1t contains.
Many OF tho green vegetables we con-
sumo contain so little Of actually nour.
ishing matter, that If one were confined
TO a diet of them he would soon starve,
as the digestion could not extract from
them enough to sustain life. Still,
their utility as articles Of food is not
doubted, and the very general desire
for them, especially In spring, when
of them, Is sufficient evidence that they
arc needed, did not Psychologists toll
us that the salts they contain are re-
quired by the systom. Many. os-
pecially farmers, depend upon various
wild plants for their first greens. The
boys arc sent over the meadows for
dandelions, to the brooksides for "cow-
Slips" as the marsh-marigold is i'm
properly called In this county; besides
these, nettle, dock, poke, milk-weed
and numerous other wild plants arc
used as pot herbs. Indeed, almost any
plant that has no unpleasant taste aud
no Injurious properties, and will cook
tender, appears to be used In some part
Of this. country. 1t Is rarely that
farmer raises anything to serve as
greens, unless he may have kept his
cabbages In cellar, and has saved the
stumps to set out In tho spring to give
a crop Of sprouts, and very good indeed
they are. The trouble about the Wild
supply Of green's is the time it takes to
gather them, and tho uncertainty Of
finding them when wanted. More
over, they are generally not so tender
rs the moro rapidly grown products Of
tho garden. There Is, perhaps, no use
In TN fn a rIt
seldom as spinach. During the past
mild winter there has been hardly II
day that It has not Deen abundant In
the CITY markets, and In Il mild winter
like past 1T may be had almost daily OH
the farmers table, while In ordinary
winters he can have 1t whenever the
snow Is Off and the grouLd thaws. For
this eall ly supply tho sowing must be
made In September, and IL Is well to
''stick pin" just here in the memory,
to mako'a sowing. Our object at pres
cnt Is to urge spring sowing. While
the crop from this Will not be so early,
iJ will be most acccptIble, and vastly
superior to any wild plant, and those
who bccon:e accustomed to it now Will
be sure to prepare next fall for an carly
supply next spring. Sow The seed IN
the richest soil in the garden in drills
fifteen inches apart; rs it Is a hardy
plant the seed may be sown as early as
the soil can be worked. In two weeks
make another sowing, and two other
sowings ut intervals of Il fortnight will
not come amiss; this will bring the
late st sown into the hot weather, when
iG soon runs up to seed and other
things take it's place. When tho larg
est leaves OF the spring sown arc two
or three inches long, pull or cut out
for use where it is thickest, and what
Is left will grow all the more rapidly.
Farmers who live near markets will
find spinach profitable crop especially
that which has been wintercd, though
the spring sown will pay fairly. In
ordering seeds do not forget a paper Of
"Spinaeh Bcct'' and Of "Improvcd
DandelioG." Tho first named is to be
sowp like bects to greens during tic
hot summer; by ltting tEe outer
leaves for use, taking care not to de-
st.oy the central bud, 1t will give II
continuous and abundant supply Of
most excellent groons. The dandelion
Is to give greens early next spring. It
must mako Il ScasOn'S growth to get
roots; these are to 10 thinned, or bet
ter, transplanted 10 foot apart, and
next spring they will give an abund-
ance supply of greens as much better
than the wild plants as ono can imagine.
Try it!
NJ MANA0EMENr OF HORSES. Feed lib
orally, Work steadily, and clean thor
Oughly, Is my motto In tho management
OF hors es. The great trouble is to have
the horses rubbed dry and clean before
leaving them tor the night. When
horses are worked six days in the week,
thorough grooming Is absolutely essen
tial to their health. The more highly
fn1 Inn, IN
clean them. Most men use the curry.
comb too much, and the whisk TOO
little. We do not insist upon it,,
but believe It would pay always to
take the whole harness from the horses
when put in the stable at noon, and rub
them dry, washing the shoulders with
cold water, afterwards thoroughly dry
Ing them with cloth. We doubt If
one farmer in a hundred duly apprc-
ciatcs how much he looses from having
poor horses, and in not keeping them
In vigorous health, and in Il condition
to do maximum days work.
BuTrERMILK is excellent for cleaning
sponges. Steep the sponge in the milk
for some hours, thcn squeeze 1T ont, and
wash it In cold water. Lemon Juice Is
also good.
For soft corns dip piece Of linen
cloth in turpcntine and wrap it round
the toe on which the corn is situated |,
night and morning. The relief will be
Immediate, and, after few days, the
corn will disappear.
Early Birds.
A great deal has been written about
the English sparrows, and naturallsts
still dispute upon their usefulness and
whether they really do kill the worm )
they were brought over here to kill. 1t
does not seem to have occurred to any
one that If they do not we shall need to
revise our accepted proverbial philoso-
ply, for 1t surely cannot be pretended