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

CLEAN THE HEN HoUsE.--Cleanli1e e,s IN
and about the fowl house and runs ID iIdis-
pensable. Nothing Is more conducive to
the health and thrift of poultry than clean
roosting place. In whatever light we Wow
1t we are compelled to say that no fowl can
be comfortable, healthy, or productive
while confined in filthy room, or obliged
to pick, scratch or wallow in its own fetld
dropplngs. 1t is evident that filth gener-
ates vermin and disease. Fowls will often
in confinement or at liberty, without show
ing lll-health, providing their roosting place
is kept clean and we'll ventilated. But
confine the most spirited. active and healthy
fowls In filthy house day after day with.
out being cleaned, and they will become
slckly and Improbable to their kccp.r. In
a filthy hen house one may look to tho un-
der portions of the pcrches and find that lice
brood and breed, aud hive uuder tho roosts
Ill great numbers. This is horrlblel But
how complucenlly the careless poulterer
can l""k this naked tact in the face without
wlnci... lie likes a nice fresh egg for
breakfast. and a tender broiler once in
while. but cannot see the necessity of keep
ing his fowl house clean. Weagain advise
you to keep your hen h)uses and runs
clean. Remove all tho fixtures carry out
all the dirt, and commence fIom bottom to
top and whitewash the whole interior
Apply kerosene oil TO the perches and wood
work of the nests, and dust the hens with
carbolic powder.
TROUBLESOME INSECTS These may in.
fest your plants, and if allowed to remain
do much damage. Green tly-not always
green, but varying from yollow to green
according to what it eats--is the commoncst
pest and the easiest to get rid Of. You may
bruse Them to death between your fingers
with sponge or brush but if you merely
rub them of. they fall down only to jump
up again. Better take your plarts out to
the back kitchen or wood shed, and there
wash off all vcrmn. This you can do with
clean water. In green houses, fumigating
with tobacco smoke and dipping the crops
(ncver the roots) of plants in tobacco wator
arc the ways to destroy green fly. Red
spider is q minute insect. exceedingly de-
structlvc and hard to eradicate. 1t appears
like brown, red o. yellow particles OF dust,
usually on the under side Of the leaves.
Its presence IL observable by the scared,
sickly, yellowish look OF the leaves. Ere
qucnt and thorough washings with water
will effcctually remove 1t.
CATERPlLLARs.- The tent ca erpiIlars can
he readily destroyed, if, when thoy are
first Seen 10 form tho web, you ascend the
tree to where thoy are located, either after
sundown or carty in the morning, and with
an old glove on your hand Just roll them in
their web and squelch them. If there are
any OF these pests ON the ends of small
twigs which trouble you to reach, tic cot
ton rag to the end of Il long stick, saturate
1t with kerosene oil and set it on fire; apply
this To &c web and sure destruction is the
result, and without injury TO the tree
CANKER WORMS. West crn gentleman
has invented new trap for cankcr worms.
Put on the ground around and touching the
trunk moist plaster Of Paris or cement
shape Into circular, level trough, smooth
1t off. and when dry coat the inside with
cheap paint; allow this to harden and then
I'LL with kerosene or petroleum. Less oil is
needed II the tough is first partly filled
with water. 1t will soon bo filled with
grubs, when 1t is easily swept out and re.
filled. 1t is cheap, simple and effective.
DID you ever try prongcd hoe or fork
to pick up stoncs3 onn loosen them
with the hoe or potato digger, pick them
up and throw them in a heap faster than
with the hands, and neither wear the skin
from my fingers nor break my back stoop-
ing over. Then with the stout pronrcd
fork can pick them up and put them In
the cart neatly as easily.
Cows.-Thc caro- Of cows during the hot
season Is ono Of prime Importance to the
dairyman. This il the season when they
necessarily shrink in the quantity of milk
gi ven unless properly fed and looked after.
The results attained by those who take
pains TO keep up the flow of milk in their
herds show that it pays to supplement the
food taken III pastures by regular feeding
In tho stables. You cannot get milk unless
the animal has food to make it from.
WATER Is much better deodorizcr than
is generally supposed. 1t HIS great alb
sorbing capacity. Fresh water running
through a milk room keeps it free from
odors. Standing water soon becomes
charged with odors and then gives them off
again. Water used III milk room TO cool
tho milk Is great puriIlcr, but must not
be allowed to stand more than twelve hours
before being removed.
BLIaHT.-Take Il pail Of cold spring
water, the colder the better; add thereto u
piece of salt about the size Of walnut, not
larger, and syringe the rosc-trce when the
SUN is hot upon them. The salt and water
will cleanse the trees from blight better
than anything yet tried.
SooT.-Soot contains large amount of
when first brought from the CHM
ncy. SCOT also absorbs ammonia after it
has been spread upon the land; 1t also
contains II large quantity of crcosotc, which
Is useful in destroy ing insects, besides beng
al excellent fertilizer for all kinds of crops,
TIE planting OF elm, maple and other
forest trees at proper distances along the
highways increases the value of adjoining
property and adds to the beauty anu COM
tort OF the section. In Germany fruit trees
adorn the wayside,
The two implements which do tho most
toward libcratiug tho fcrtilizing materials
from the soil arc the harrow and cul,ivator
The more these arc used the less weeds we
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