The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-18
AGRICULTURE.

SMUT POISONING. Hitherto I have
not found such a thing rs a remedy for
animals poisoned by smut, although |
have given much attention to it. All
animals thus poisoned seemed to be af-
fected alike, and death occurs similarly
IN all. The symptoms are similar to
| salvation, or dribbling from tho mouth
and weeping Of the eyes, but quite diff
fercnt In general symptoms. Paralysis
occurs within n few hours after
the poison begins to act. l never know
one subject TO recover, or stand up,
after thS smut had been received ini"
the circulation. There Is q circulation.
There is Il general idiotic stare and
drowsiness. The breathing is quite
often thick and stertorOus. In the
early stages one of tho best remedies |
have found to be one-Ounce doses Of
hyposulphitc of soda and two ounces Of
alcohol in eight ounces of rainwutcr at
100 degrees. This may be repeated in
two hours If necessary. If the smut Is in
the stomach tho stomach-pump is quick
est and primary remedy, then the sui
phite and alcohol. IN tr:. yeling over a
wide extent OF country l have noticed
the prevalence Of large quantities Of
smut this year In every variety of crop,
but fcariully large among corn. l am
quite close observer of this thing, and
am obliged to say never saw half SO
much in any one year in all my life,
anywhere or IN any country. The best
remedy for preventing smut doing
harm is to pick 1t off the corn, ETC., and
burn 1t. 1t would seem TO Increase in
proportion to the neglect to destroy it
or prevent it. l have attended many
valuable animals whose owners seemed
not to have the remotcst idea Of such
thing us smut poisoning, while many
hundreds of our very best animals die
every year from it. Farmers trust to
the first, nearest and usually the lowest
priced man, no matter how ignorant he
may be Of the science he claims to rep
resent. The results are so disastrous to
the owner, and SO terribly torturing
to the poor animals thus victimized, :,
that it Is quite sickcning and great
reprOaCh 10 our common humanity and
national intelligence.
SALT THE GARDEN.-Gardcnss should
be saltcd very literally, for by so dong
you will haYc no wOrln-eaten radisheS,
maggoty onions, club-footcd cabbayes,
or any other vegetable grown in it in
lured by worms, grubs, or any vermin
raises asparagus knows the necessity of
using salt abundantly. One can scarce
ly nSo too much. Many who grow
cabbages know its value when applied
to the roots or growing head; but every
one does not know that growing onions
may be buried undOr SAT-, leaving ouly
the tops out, and that tho onion will
grow thriflily, while all maggots or
worms will die or disappoar-yet such
Is the fact. Salt mixed with wood
a hes In the pro2' rti NJ one Of salt TO
tour OF wood ashes, applied 1T the rate
of handful to the centre Of each hill
ofcorn immediately after planting, will
snpcrsede the use of scare-crOws and
coal-tar as no worm or crow will touch
it, besides giving the lcrtiizing prop
crtles OF the compound. a friend re-
siding in Edmcstown, Otsego county,
who had broken up four acres of sward,
upon which to plant corn, found 1t to
be so very wOrmy that lie dared not
plant 1t, until | gave him the above re-
ccipt, which he used after planting.
In the fall he told INC that, although
his lot had woods upon three sides of
1t, he cid not lose single hill by worm
or crow. The fact is worth remember
Ing.
WORK FOR THE TEAMs.-Sod can be
plowcd when the ground is not frozen
too deep. The teams will be the better
for the exercise, and will be greatly
relieved In the strain that usually
comes in April aud May. The sod land
Dlowcd now will be in hcttcr condition
for corn crop than if lett till May.
The Larvae of cut and grub worms will
be killed by tho million if turned up to
tho troSts of tho late winter. The DIFF
ference between failure and success
may be just there. The Larvae ere nearer
the surf"ce than If the winter had been
extremely cold, so the chances are in
favor OF destroying them now. The
teams may haul In fodder till the
ground thaws, and then go to tho plow.
Manage to keep tho teams employed.
1t Is pleasanter, we know, to stick to
one thing all day. The men may think
1t trouble to change from the wagon
10 the plow, but it will pay. Ii there
Is no Iodder to haul on frosty morn
ings, the man and team can be profita-
ply employed bringing in wood, moy-
ing rail fence, or hauling gravel.
There Is no farm so well kent but odd
hours can profitably be employed haul
ing gravel to improve tie roads or
paths about the house or barn.
BUCKwHEAT straw, which has here
totore been considered of little value.
has of late been utilized by some of the
western farmers by chopping it finc
and adding meal to 1t. a small uuan-
tlty FED to stock occasionally would be
rclishcd, no doubt.
photographs IN Natural Coloys Cap
tain Abney, the well-known English
photographer, has succeeded in obtain
ing pictures of the solar spectrum in its
natural colors, both on silver plates and
on compounds of silver held in place
by COll0diOn. The photnrranhs are nro-