The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-12
FARM AND GARDEN,

AN HORTICULTURAL CREED. Accord
'hg to the Canada Farmer, the sagrlcul-
thrists Of Canada met in convention
not long ago, and adopted for them
selves the following creed: "We be-
lieye In small farms and thorough cul-
tivatlon; we believe that the SOIL lives
to eat, as we'll as the owner, and ought,
therefore, to be we'll manured; we be-
lieve In going to the bottom of things,
and therefore deep plowing, and enough
OF 1t, all the better If it DO u Subsoil
plow; we believe In large crops which
leave the land better than they found
1t, making both the farm and the farm
,er rich at once; we believe that every
farm should own a good farmer; we
believe that the fertilizer OF any soil is
q spirit of industry, enterprise and in
telligence; without these, lime, gyp-
sum, and guanO would be Of little use !;
we believe In good fences, good farm
houses, good orchards, and good chill
dren enough 10 gather the fruit; we
believe in clean kitchen, a neat wife
IN it, clean cupboard, clean dairy,
and clear conscience; we believe that
to ask mans advice is not STOPPING,
but of much benefit; we believe that
to keep place for everything, and
everything In its place, saves many a
step, and is pretty sure to lead to good
tools and keeping them In order: we
believe that kindness to stock, like good
shelter, Is saving OF fodder; we believe
on experiments, and note all, good
and bad; be believe that it is u good
rule to sell grain when it is ready; we
believe in producing the best butter
and cheese, and marketing it when it
Is ready" AL this may certainly be
commended rs 'ssound doctrine"
BEE.H1vEs IN PARIS. II he establish
ment Of large apiaries in Paris in the
most crowded quarters, such as Sare
and Vllette, is a fact to which DR.. Del
pech has recently called attention III all
interesting report. This proves to be
very lucrative industry at the expense
of the sugar-rctlners, and a source of
much risk to the population, DR.. Del
pcch found in one establishment two
hundred bcc-hlves ut the beginning Of
winter, and the number is more than
doubled at the proper season. AS Il
hive In good working order contains
forty thousand workers, one may Judge
OF the amount Of sugar carried away.
The proprietor lives in the country,
and only comes to receive the yield of
honey. The bees stings suffice to make
chem respected. The sugar-retiners
furnish the raw material, and the bees
convert it into honey without expense.
The manager Of the sugar-works says
that In spring the court. yard swarms
with bees, and that they are collected
by the hectoliJer in sacks and consider
able sugar rccovele from them. The
windows of the refinery is coated with
oil, and man specially employed tor
the service. Notwithstanding all pre-
cautions, the bees obtain entrance into
the rooms where the men are employed
almost In naked state, Mt Il high tenn
porature. Workmcn are often stung IN
grasptng the molds. This happens so
oftcn that Il man Is engaged to go round
with bottle OF ammonia to aid the four
huidred workmcn. The bees show re-
markable instinct in presence OF molas-
ses and pure syrup, as they prefer the
latter; and when the mOlasscs from
cane and that from beet are both treated,
they neglect the former and eat with
avidity the latter.
FARM NoTEs.-Mcal N will make more
milk than bran. The change in the
butter product is remarkable; in
changing from meal to bran, there was
loss Of 177 per cent. in tho butter
producing capacity Of milk; in chang
ing from bran to meal, there wus Il gain
III thea butter-producing capacity of
milk Of q. y per cent. There Is Il sub
stantlal agreement in the two changes.
Every farmer who has not, should try
Il patch Of sugar bcets or mangcls this
summer, for his COWS to cat next win
ter. lie Will know then what to do on
larger scale next year. 1t Is a good
ana profitable plan to grind the cob
with the corn. Pure cob meal has no
perecptible nutrlment II. it, but IT
seems to have Il mechanical effect, so
that its value Is about equal to bran
mixed with corn meal. The quantity
OF tho feed improves the uualityiof the
milk, but only by slow and persistent
efforts can this be done with the aver
age COW, and 1t may be considered use
less to try and make a Jersey out of q
Holstcin by feeding straw alone. An
advance Of one cent Il pound in the
price Of butter would add nearly $lO,-
OO0,00 to the total value of the product
of the country for one year. Orchards
on low or Hat ground in heavy soil
should be under-draincd If the trees
are expected to be healthy and prolific.
All seeds grow best from having the
earth pressed over them. If the soil is
oNlhP ~ Silouiu llOlc pressed
than If dry.
REVIVAL IN THE SI EEp lNTEREs r.
There ale at present more calls tor the
names Of raisers of pure-bloodcd sheep,
than for a long time. y short time
ago, 4 gentleman wished to know
whore he could purchase several car
loads of the best MerInos, mostly rams,
for shipment to the Southwest. Not
only Is there revival as regards the
number Of sheep to be raised, but a
strong tendency TO grow only those of
the best breeds. The "bOom" In sheen
raising, as the slang of the day has it, is
healthy one, and one to be encouraged, :,
moreover it seems likely to last for an
indefinite period Of time.
WHEN cows are becoming too fat,
stop the meal and increase tho bran. A
very fat milk COW is a losing piece of
property. Ask any grazicr ifhe would
bc willing to buy lot of old dairy COWS
to fattcn tor market. 1t is only where
there IS more pasture than the regular
herd can clean, that such cows should
be accepted as q present. .&*@