The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08
FARM AND GARDEN.

VENTILATION OF THE CELLARS 1t
would seem as ifnOwhere should Uwol =
Ing houses be 30 healthful as in the
open country, with ample space around
them, and plenty OF pure air and sun
shine to keep. them sweet. Yet they
are often far from being the whole
some places they ought to be, with so
many and so great advantages In their
favor; and ono Of tho reasons why
this is the case Is the commonly bad
condition OF the collar. EHE AMERI-
CAN CULTlYATOR has some suggestions
on this pOiut well worth needing.
The worst place for storing vegetables, :,
suoh as cabbage, turnips, mange's or
carrots, Is the dwelling-house cellar.
II Is uttorly impossible to keep them
stored ma dwelling the gases cman.
ating therefrOm must ASCEND and find
their way INTO the house and even tho
chambers, These gassea contain tho
germs of disease, which are pregnant
with typhoid and malartal feYcrs. The
best place for these vegetables Is in
pits, or in cellars under some Of the
out-buildings. Thoy should never be
stored in any pace where tho gusscs
could reach tho milk room, or where
the cream, butter or cheese is stored.
Il house can never be considered hoal-
thy where there Is not tho purest air
IN the cellar, and while every precau-
tion should be used TO prevent fretz
ing, tho proper ventilation should at
the same time be secured,so That when
ever the cellar door Is opened no oilen-
sive odors would be perceived. The
entrance to the cellar IL generally from
the Kitchen, which Is a n cat many de-
p,,r,,f k,,. Il In,
uir rushcs up, and in Il great many
houses thisiis The only way In which 1t
can be ventilated during cold weather.
there are always gasses ascending from
Tho cellar, tor 1t wonlu bo Il rare case
indeed TO find floors or doors perfectly
air tight; this renders 1t necessary to
have the atmosphere Of tho collar as
pure rs that OF any of tho rooms in the
house, otherwise The dwelling cannot
be Il perfectly healthy abode.
New METHOD OF RECLAIMING BOa
LAED.-Dr. PlayIair, Of Edinburgh,
draws attention to the German meth
Cd of reclaiming bog land, which has
already received attention at the Agri-
cultural Department ut Washington.
The fundamental idea of this method
Is to cover bog earth with a deep layer
Of gravel, after means have been pro-
vidcd for draining the land, and to
leave this gravel rs II permanent sur
face layer, which Is never to be mixed
with the bog carth that lies beneath
It,. Upon this ground the crops are
grown. The surface shields the young
crops from destruction by night irosts
in the spring; 1t lessons the cvapora-
tion of water from the soil, and tho ra-
diation of heat also, and so keeps the
ground comparatively warm, while, as
experience shows, the buried humns
can still supply the crops with food.
Tho upper surface must never be ploW-
cd, so AZ TO mix o.. 0 soil with the other,
but, when 1t becomes hard and incrus-
ted 1t is worked with u suE-Soil plow
In such wise that the soil may be loos-
encd without mixing ono layer with
tho other. Somo writer's argue that it
is better to sweeten the bog land first
by burning, before spreading the gray
cl over 1t. 1t, however, Is an open
question, and no doubt exists that the
method has merit. No manure is re-
4ulred. Instead Of being eXhaus tod
ny cropping, the reclaimed fields aCtu-
ally become too fertile. Twclvc-ycar
Old fields still give the best crops Of hay
grass, cut over and over again for green
fO(1or