The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-23
AGRICULTURE.

stance, is ready for market from one to
two years earlier than q scrub. The
object In raising steer tor beef, and
how TO get him to the block In the most
desirable form, from the batcher's
standpoint, In the shortest period after
his birth, and at the minimum of cost
Is the leading question for the farmer
or feeder to solve. The high grade
steer Is ready for market from one to
Two years sooner than the scrub can be
put into that form. The former more
easily digests and assimilates his food
than the latter, and approprIates more
o. It's nutritious principles. When
ready for market the grade turns the
scale generally at oDc-tilird more than
the scrub, the meat is laid on where
the butcher wants 1t and is far better
In quality, hence brings higher price.
Here Is the differe ace In the cOyt of keep
Ing OF from one to two years-general-
ly two-and third heavier carcass,
besides the difference per b. in the
price OF the meat. The truth Is, it Is
impossible for farmers In tho older
States, not only In the East, but in the
States east Of the Mississippi river, to
raise scrub stock probably. The
Western cattlc-men, whose herds are
counted by thousands, are now "bree-
ding up" their native stock-a fact
that makes IL Imperative upon his COM
DctitOr farther cast, to raise cattle
that are well-brcd, that Inherit large
capacity from consumption, digestion
and assimilation Of food, and mature
In from two and half to three years
ut most.
The WILD PARsNIp.-We notice two
or three deaths have taken place
through tho eating OF this root, there
fore wo give our readers few details
OF the bulb. The botanical name OF
this same root Is pastinax sativa--and
1t belongs to tho od0r Of umbelllfcrn. 1t
Is Il relation Of parsley, water hcmloc ok
etc., ana Includes several very poison
Gus members In Its growth. Whether
wild END garden Darsnips are not one
una tllo same thing we arc unable to
find out; Of ono thing we are certain,
that q garden becomes dcletcrious the
second absolutely poisonous tho third
year. 1T ID this circumstance that
should make persons careful in buying
Clls vegetable, anu In parsnlp beds Of
ola Btnndlng great danger Is run, lest
ono OF tho old roots should become in
cluded among The recent growths. The
only certain way IL never TO plant Dars.
nips on the same ground twice running.
Care should also De taken not 10 allow
cattle 70 stray on olu pursnips bed, rs
many have been killed by want OF This
..recnution. Tho treatment in case Of
poisoning consists of producing vonit-
iiIR ny means Of sulpnato OF Zinc or
tartar ehctic together with large
amounts Of tepid water as u dilutcnL.
After the stomach has been well cleared
administer Vinegar mixed with water,
ana If 1nscn.iDility occurs apply
warmth, friction and blisters. Should
Inflammation supervene general anti
phiogistic means should be resorted
70.
IMPROVING Poor LANDs.-How can
these old fields be made to produce
abundant harvest ut u cost that will
enable tho crops to pay fair interest
ON the Investment Tor the labor P''
This question Is very important one
Tor farmers as well as others. Land
has been neglected, and, worse still,
exhausted by repeated cropping with
scourging crops, till the average Of our
wheat production has been lowered 70
OiKhloon bushois, sVIIo Of tlIcIu to eu
low yield as to be an actual loss TO
the farmer. There was some excuse
Tor the system Of over-cropping whom
the farmer had to rely entirely upon
tho wheat market; but now, with good
markets for meat and wood, butter and
cheese, there exists 10 longer plea
Tor an uninterrupted succession OF
grain crops till The soil Is thoroughly
exhausted. The farmer who would re-
store to impoverished lands their form
er.prouuctlvcness, must feed sheep and
iatten cattle on his land. But that
lana Is so impoverished that live stock
would starve Ola 1t, Let him, then,
SOW buckwheat, oats, rye and clover,
not TO sell the grain grown, but for
soillng ana to plough them under crop
AFTER crop ti!l there 10 again vcget-
able molu within the soil that Will pay
him remuneration for his Labor,
This Is the work of time; 1t ie however.
Ihc acquiring OF Il new farm that will
yl.lu as heavy crops as tho old iurm did
III the clearing.
BRONZE TURKEYs.--Thob bronze yari-
ETY. OF ttrkcys-u cross between tho
tame and the wild family-is superior
70 the common turkeys in size, hardi-
ness, ana tenderness OF ilesh-the lat
tcr prevalent trait of wild game.
me male wild turkey, in fully de.
vclopcd stage, Is an imposing looking
plfu' OFTEN attaining a weight of forty
PSNh'ot VI uioIC. llC general nu8 of
their plumage may be called black, but
Is often relieved by stlong bronze or
copper color, giving them rich an
pcarance when the sunlight falls fairly
upon them. at certain seasons of the
year the male Of the wild turkey Is tull
Of he fire of battle. Frequently the soli-
'ude OF the forest will be broken by tho
sonorous gobble Of defiance. Anon aro-
ssponse, equally belligcrent, viii be
heard. Guided by these notes OF chal-
lengc and acceptance, tho parties ra-
piuly approach each other, and when
In fun view they rush together with a
startling shock, and tho tug Of war
commences. 1t is rational to nfor thnt
an Infusion of wild blood would tend to
hardness, Il characteristic in which the
young OF the tame variety arc greatly
deficient. a brief ramblo III wet grass
usually suflices to finish up young
tame turkey, while Il wild ono Of like
age Will rarely succumb to a kindred
urenching. ltis owing manly to this
hardness Of constitution the bron-
Zed or crossed breed is so highly prized
by poultry-Srceders and the general
pubic.