The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-14
FARM AND GARDEN.

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1'DE BEST BOARD FENCE.-The best
board fence that has ever been made
hero is called the ''panel fence" 1t
has been in use for dozen years, and
now very little board fencing of any
otller kind is made. The boards sre
usually twelve feet long, four inches
wide, and OF beech, maple or other hard
wood. -Four boards are nailed together
with pattens, one In tho middle and one
about one foot from each end, spreading
the boards far enough apart to make the
height Of the fence. -Four inch square
posts are driven about elevelf feet apart
and these panels hung on to the posts
upon hooks OF half inch iron driven
into the posts. This fence can now bo
made here for twenty-five to eighty
cents per rod: 1t a man has his own
timber his outlay, aside from his work,
need be butabout twenty cents per rod.
A frame is usually made to nail the
panels together upon by setting up
three posts with blocks nailed upon
them to hold the boards the right dis.
tance apart, and iron plates to clinch
the nails upon 'clinch or wrought nails
are used. The advantages of this fence
are the following: 1t can be made in
the winter or rainy days, and with
are piled up out of the way until wan
ted. The posts can b. sharpened and
hooks driven Into them at any time.
1t require a less number of posts; If
the posts are lifted by the frost, they
can be driven back without breaking
the boards; if a post rot or Is broken 1t
can easily be replaced. The fence is
easily removed by placing lever under
the hook and drawing out the posts.
Should panel become broken it can be
replaced with a new one. Three men,
one to make3the post holes with crow
bar, one to drive the posts and one to
hang Oh the panels and tighten up the
hooks, will set seventy-tive or one hum
dred rods In day. 1t has been ropor-
ted here that some one claims patent
on the hooks, but we do not know Of any
one who ever paid anything for using
them.
How TO PLow WELL.-In the first
place have your plow sharp. Even a
good workman will not be able to do
good work with bad tools. It Is not
enough to turn over clean turrow.
Good plowing means the thorough
pulveriZation Of the soil, and the best
plowman is he who can break up the
ground Into the finest particles. Plow
an inch or so deeper each year, and
thus deepen your seGd-bGd and bring
the subsOil into contact with light and
air for their chemical operations. You
can never go too deep provided yon 90
. slowly. Never be in II hurry at this
kind of work. If you have not the
time to do your work just right make
the time. One acre well plowcd is
worth two acres half way done. If a
rock or root or any other Obsti uction
Is In your way stop and get rid of 1t
entirely. If It Is a rock put it Oh your
fence or throw IL in a sink-holc; never
let 1t bother you again; dispose Of 1t
at once. DO not ride on your plow
handles. Your team has draught to
overcome without your laziness adding
fifty pounds moro. Riding on the han
dies never does good work. When
done take your plow and clean IT, well
and put it under cover out Of the way
OF wet and moisture, which, like rot,
soon destroy valuable implement.
Baker. Of Crcsshill, N. j., Is the lar
gesr artificial poultry-raiser in the
world and after spending $50, 600 in cx-
periments and getting established, now
has gross income Of $4,000 year,
and will raise 25O,OOO young chickens
during 1880. He is enlarging his ac-
commodations to keep $500 laying hens
OF the best varieties, but still has to
buy eggs. Both hens and chicks are
housed and ted in luxurious systematic
style, the Matching being done In two
1ncubating chambers capable of holding
S,OO0 eggs each, IN tiers of shallow
drawers where they arc warmed by
gas made on he place, and turned
daily by women III attendance. The
young chick is taken to the brooding-
house, some hours after it Is hatchcd,
where 1t Is kept till thrc, weeks old
and creeps under a hen-mother Of hol-
low zinc, filed with hot water and
lined on the under side with blanket
ing. After three weeks tho lusty
young fowl is put among the laying
hens or In tho cramming-housc,w where
each hen Is confined in a small box and
stuffed for two or three weeks till ready
for market. Mr.. Baker can now iatten
$4,000 Il year.
SULPHUR has been found to cure cro,p
In fowls when applied as follows Open
the affected fowls beak. and with a
tube, which may be formed of paper,
blow half a teaspoonf,ll of sulphur down
the throat. Three applications have
been known to cure.