The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-22

n dR1NDsToNE should be secured to tho
Shaft by nuts and washers, and the wash
ers liked go that they cannot turn with the
nuts rs they arc screwed up or unacrcwcd.
In hanging the stone, great care should be
taken to hang it true sidewisc, not only for
convenience in using, but because stone
that is not truo sldcwisc can never be
kept true cdgewisc.
GAS lime contains some sulphidcs OF
ammonia, but not enough to give it much
value as fertilizer. If used III any largo
quantity it would destroy vegetation.
The best to which VIC ever saw it applied
was upon the gravel walks to prevent tho
growth OF grass and weeds, which it did
most effeotually, at the same time making
very firm, dry and durable walk.
HORSE diseases, like those which afllict
the human family, arc more likely to oc-
cur In low, cold, damp places than IN
those which are dry and warm. The best
stables for horses are those situated on dry,
gravclly soils, with good natured drain
age. Impure air is one of the strongest
predisposing causes Of disease.
On TIE silly cow that has cultivated the
silly habit of extracting her own milk, put
Il common halter, fasten stick to the
ring of the halter; let it pass between the
fore legs, with loose ring at the other
end; put surcinglc around the COW
through the ring; it is not inconvcnient.
and is sure preventive.
AS SOON as the first cut of grass Is made
an application of we'll. l.rottcd, finely divided
manure may be made with very profitable
returns. The manure protects the exposed
surfaces Of the base Of the grass plants
from the heat OF The sun, and furnishes
tho necessary nourishment to tho roots of
the plants.
lr HAS been wGll demonstrated that in
the case of all live stock clean and open
condition Of the skin is conducive to
health and economical feeding, and no labor
In the barns is more protltably expended
than that which Is employed in a thorough
cleaning, not only Of the horses but also of
the cattle.
THOSE who wish to keep insects in
check must have no procrastination in the
programme, but must act promptly, as
soon as tho eggs, chrysalis or vcrmiu In
any state arc seen. Destroy the first lot,
and 1t is rare there is much trouble after
ward.
lr Is said that kerosene oil slightly
sprinkled on the floor of the horse stable
Will serve to abatc the nuisance of flies,
1t may be shaken out of bottle through
hole in the cork. A pint will last
week for the purpose.
THx following is said to be al antldotc
for blight in pear trees: One quart of
slackod lime, one quart of bone phosphate
end one ounce of sulphur splinkled I'm.
der each tree.
GUT worms arc very poor climbers, and
much OF the damage they do to tomato
plants may bo avoided by making com.
pact mound about the plants as large as an
inverted tea cup.
a LIMITED number of poultry can be
kept upon every farm with profit an in.
crease of number docs not always produce
roportionately good results
THERE arc as many as 1000 known
specimens Of grasses distributed over the
world, and there is not soil in which
some OF them are not indigenous.
You can tell mcrciful farmer as soon
as nc stops his team at a post. He takes
the blanket off his wife's lap and spreads
1t over the poor horses.
IHE yellow-wOod-C Clardastis tinctoriao or
virgila lutca~ ~"bleeds" when cut as freely
as any maple. Wonder if the sap has ever
been tried for sugar?