The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-07-09

of leaves to last until spring; liberal ust
OF these not only makes nice, soft, clean
bed, but largely Increases the quantity o
manure. The stable opens into small yard
across one corner of which runs small
brook. Each morning the COW is permitted
to go out and drink if the weather is pleas
ant, she is allowed to remain out an hour
for exercise. She is let out the same at
night, after sunset in warm weather, so that
she will not be annoyed by flies The barn
is we'll battcnod, and is warm in winter it
is well ventilated by two windows, but these
in summer, are darkened by blinds, with
wide Stats to keep out flies. Each morning
while "Spot" is eating her breakfast, she
is well curried with curry comb or card,
and if any filth is observed onsher bag or
tcats (Which is very seldom) it is carefully
washed off, if in winter, with warm water
1t,oays Treated Pleasantly, and NeUe,
Scotdetl, nor whipped; consequently she
never kicks over the pail, or holds up her
milk. She is fed in winter with peck of
sugar-bccts cut up, both morning, noon,
and night; also a bushcl of cut feed, either
corn stalks or clover hay, wet with pailful
Of hot water, with two quarts of ''sugar
meal' or bran, thoroughly mixed together,
with little salt sprnkled over it, I gen.
orally use what is known here rs "sugar
meal to mix with her feed it is corn meal
from the factory after the sugar or glucose
has been extracted it costs from 1Oc to
123c. per bushel, and 1 prefer it to bran,
and "Spot likes it very much. We consider
her machine for converting the food we
give her into milk, and the more VIC can get
her to cat and digest, the more milk is OBJ
tanned, and the greater the profit. 1t is a
good plan to change tho food occasionally
substituting carrots for bects, clover hay
for corn fodder, for brutcs, like mankind,
are fond of variety.
There arc root-cutters that can be pro-
cured for cutting up roots, but l have al
ways used common spade, and an empty
flour barrel to hold the beets. 1t takes but a
few minutes to cut up a mess of beets in
that way. With one bin full of road dust,
and the other full with leaves, winters
supply of litter is secured, and it is surpris-
ing what pile of manure we have in the
spring. Another valuable source of manure
is the pigsty, with plenty of leaves for
warm bed, and sufficient road dust to absorb
all the liquids, it is astonishing how clean
our pigs are, and the sty is free from all
bad odors; the big potatoes and mammoth
bccts show the richness of the pig pen fer
tilizcr. think our fifty hens pay for all
their food with the droppings the poultry
house furnishes. The roosts are over slant
ing platform, which is kept covered with
road dust both summer and winter, the
droppings fall on this floor, and roll down
into a large box twelve feet long. three feet
wide, and three feet deep. The dust the
chickens work down with the droppngs is
sufficient to absorb all the ammonia and
preserve all the fertlizing qualities of this
most valuable guano a large box of road
dust is always kept in the wa.er-closet, q
liberal use Of which furnishes quantity of
most valuable fertilizer, besides freeing the
closets from all noxious smells. The wash
water and slops from the kitchen are util-
lied by being thrown on pile of sods and
other rubbish, which arc forked over, and
as soon as decaycd, cartcd to the manure
pile. From SO many sources we are enabled
to give our small farm Most Liberal Sup
ply Of Manure each spring and fall, so that
even with the double cropping most of it
gets, it continues to improve, and yields
more bountifully each succeeding season.
For sugar beets, the ground is first ma.
nurcd heavily, plowcd deep, and thoroughly
pulvcrized with the cultivator, then marked
out in rows with a garden plow, two feet
apart. Manure from the poultry house is
scattered in each furrow, which should be
lightly covered with soil, so the seed will
not come in contact with it; drop the seed,
about six inches apart, covering lightly
with the garden rake. When tho leaves
arc about four inches long, Thin out to one
plant in place, aud fill any vacancies with
the plants pulled out Hoe them thorough
ly, destroying all weeds, which can easily
be dono by cultivating each time before
hocing, with narrow cultivator. Keep
the ground mellow, and cultivate three or
four times, after which they will take care
Of themselves and soon cover the ground.
With ground in good condition, and fair
season, 600 to 500 bushels per acre can be
easily produced. let them grow until
frost comes, when they should be dug with
garden fork, tho tops cut off, and stored
for winter. Those to be used before the
first of March, are stored in the cellar, the
others are buried in a long pit, digging out
a shallow place, pilinS up the roo4s about
three feet high. and three feet wide, cover
ing we'll with straw and sufficient soil to
keep them from freezing, putting i'll drain
tile about every four feet in the top Of the
pile, with one end to project little through
the covering for ventilation. If the wealth
cr becomes very cold, lay a turf over the
tile, aud remove when pleasant. | grow
carrots after the same plan, and store in
like manner. prefer bcCts, as they are
so much larger, it is less trou Dlc to gather
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