The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-27
AGRICULTURE.

AGRICULTURE.
| NEARLY every farmer has to provide
himself with extra help during the
haying season. OF course the almost
universal introduction Of labOr-saving
machinery has made vast difference
In this regard; nevertheless one or
moro additional mon are still required
upon any farm ofevery considerable OK
tent through haying time. Such being
the case 1t Is expedient to look out In
season and secure such help as ts profit
able. One good man who has his heart
In ms work, who is careful, industrious
and Intelligent, knowing what to do
an how to do it, Is worth two or
thrce half-hearted, shiftless laborers,
whose only care is to pass away the time
and secure their wages. In fact, the
less of the latter kind one has about
him tho better off he will be. 1t is bet
ter to pay a good hand two dollars per
day foi his services in haying thar two
poor ones a dollar each, setting aside
entirely the llttle matter Of board,
which Is something Of al item, as 1t
will invariably be found that the man
who Is shiftlcss lagga"d In the field
Will "keop his end up" and little more
at the table. 1t Is best, therefore, to
you know of the right man secure him
at once, even If hisprice Is high, rather
than walt until haying Is right upon
you and then be compelled to take up
with any strOlling Frenchman or
worthless tramp who happens to como
along.
| TREE PRUNINa.-rhe tree butcher,
who passes himself of for q pruner, de-
serves Imprisonment the remainder of
his days. In pruning fruit trees there
are several objects. One of these is to
have the top proportiOned to the
strength of the trunk and roots; anOth-
| er Is to make tho tree shapely; a third
Is 10 remove injured, diseased and
chating twig, and limbs, and fourth to
improve tho quality Of the fruit by pre-
venting, as che trees are apt to In this
climate and country, an over-produc-
tiOn. The butcher TO whom we refer
has no idea OF any of these things.
with his saw and his pruning knife he
cuts and whites until tho object OF
nor anything else. The whole top Is
remty,d and in place Of height Of
twenty or thirty feet that a fifteen or
twenty-year- tree should have, it Is
reduced TO eight or Ten; and In place of
far-reachlng, graceful limbs 1t IL left
viii Il number OF knobs orshort, thick,
leallcss stumps, reaching out from tho
trunk from six inches to three feet.
You can find these trees all over tho
coln r. and wherever you fl Il them
you can discover the loss Of beauty at
once and easily approximate tho tre-
mendous loss Of fruit this ruthloss de-
stroyer has effected. lIe accomplishes
none Of tho objects named but one, and
| Nf
tion, and this he does In tho worst
manner possible, and in way to JUS
tlfy the old saying that "the remedy is
worse than tho disease"
CoLIc.-As soon as tho collie pains are
percepltblc, give tho ANIMAL drcnch
composed Of eight ounces raw linsceu
oil, one huid ounce Of laudanum, one
drnchm powdered nitcr and eight fluid
ounces pcppcrnilnt-wator. Mix we'll
ana drcnch slowly down tho throat
from Il common drcnching-horn or n
smooth-necked champagnc-boLtlc. If
entire relief Is not given In ono hour
repeat the prescribed drcnch In the
same quantities rs here given. Ii you
Will givo proper attention to the dict of
your horse and fcod him with sound, ,
sweet and nutritious grain and prov
endcr, the only food In character that
agrees with the stomach and its func-
tons, you Will not have any further
difficulty as regards collie attacks.
Large quantities of water should not
be given at amy one time to horses that
indicate tho least pi edisposition to at
tacka of collie. The water furnished all
live St ock should be at all times pure.
soft and fresh, aud given in small
quantit o. at time three or four tim s
daily. Both food and water should be
given In regular quantities and at reg
ular hours of the day. The stable
should be properly ventilated and light
cd with sash windows. Where strict
attention Is given to the hygienic and
dietary care and general management
Of live stock, health will surely follow.
BURNING LIME.-FOr sixty to seventy
five tons OF stOne we lay of u fOunda-
ti0n about lSx30 feet; dig two ditcncs
the whole length GO fccU, dividing the
foundation into thirds. l'hc ditches
may be nine inches deep and twelve
inches wide. Fill the bitches with
wood made fine, similar to oven wood
This Is the place to start the fire. Then
cover tho foundation with Old rails or
any kind of dry wood, cover the wood
w tn coal, then layer Of ilo tt II -
o''"n WV o'oa" eo tic luulpS Will pass
through a six inch ring. Layers OF
stone may be from four to six inches
thick; cover tho stone well with coal
or good slack; continue alternate lay
ers OF coal and stone. When finished
cover tho outside of the heap with slack,
the finer the better. DO not break the
stone on the heap, as 1t packs it too
close, and will not burn well. We
seldom have any inside the heap, but
will slack some on the outside. 1t will
require fifteen to eighteen tons of coal
to burn sevcnty-iive tons Of stone.
MELON AND Squash NlNES.-A gar
dcncr recommends that TO keep bugs
of melon and squash vines Il tomato
| Dln;lt be set In pnnh hill snuinIr H.,