Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-02-10
EGGS IN WINTER.

Livery ldTuleT WIZ huo"S any yLuInS, huo"S
that it pays to have eggs to sell in winter
when the price is anywhere from 20 to 30
cents dozen ; but no one farmer in twenty
takes the slightest pains to persuade his hens
to lay in cold weather. They grumble and
growl about their fowls, and~are eternally
rehearsing the same old story about the per.
verseness of hens who will "lsy we'll enough
when eggs are cheap, but will quit entirely
as soon as the price goes up" One man de-
clares that he "don't take much care of his
hens in winter, because they don't lay enough
to half pay for what they eat," never once
thinking that the failure to produce eggs re-
suits from lack of proper food, shelter and
care. Many farmers who use common sense
in caring for their horses, cows. sheep, and
swine exhibit wonderful amount Of igno'
rance and stupidity when it comes to manag.
ing poultry, aud the focks of twenty or thir-
ty hens, instead of being source of "reve
nue." barely pay their way in summer, and
eat their heads off, in winter. Whose fault
is it? Not the hens surely. A hen cannot
run an egg machine without supply of raw
material to work on, any more than the lsra'
elites could make bricks without straw. What
would these farmers think of man who
sheltered his cow in a rail pen, fed her on
straw, let her 60 without water, and then
growled because she did not produce as much
milk as when on clover pasture in June. Ia
put it mildly, they would call hima "fool. "
Draw your own conclusions.
A mediumsized egg contains l27 grains
of albumen, 81 grains of fat, l3 grains OF
ash, and 766 grains of water. To those who
have never Studied up these things, the
amount of water seems large, but it is less
than in beef, while the amount of fat and
muscle, forming material is greater than in
fat beef
Now is any body. fool enough to imagine
that hens can manufacture such highly
nutritious article of food unless they are pro
vided with plenty of raw-materal in the
shape of egg making food, and comfortable
house to work in?
1t is just as easy to have eggs to sell in
winter as in summer, and a great deal more
profitable. Don't tell me that lit amt natu
rap for hens to lay in winter. 1t is just al
natural for hens to lay in winter as it is fo'
COWS to give milk in winter Give your fowls
comfortable houses and with proper food anc
care they will lay, because they cannot hell
themselves. 49,.
No live stock on the farm will pay as wei
in winter as flock of hens properly managed
Farmers, look to this. Turn over a new
leaf with the New Year, and give your fowls
the same care that you give to other stock
and you will never have cause to complain
that hens "eat more during the winter thar
all the eggs they lay in year would pay
for"
CURE FOR THE EYEs.-1. Rest the eye
for few minutes when the sight becomes in
the least painful, blurred or indistinct.
2. Have sufficient light. Never sit facing
it. Let it come from behind or from ont
side The writer of this notice considers tot
much light almost as bad as too little. HI
strongly recommends moderate light, 81
that surrounding objects may not be too much
illuminated, and the wearing of black
shade, so large that front and side light ma,
not enter the eyes. With this protection the
light may he safely in front. If reading, il
is better that it be to one side.
3. Never read in horse or steam cars.
4. Never read when lying down.
5. Do not read much during convalescenc'
from illness.
6. The general health should be maintain
ed by good diet air, exercise, amusement
and proper restriction of the hours Of hare
work.
7. Take plenty of Sleep Retire early ane
AVOID the painful evening lights. Ten hour
sleep for delicate eyes is better than eight
Christian at Work.
BEANS AS FooD FOR SToCK.-Chemica
anaLSsis and observation in feeding, alike
show the large amount of nutriment contain
ed in beans. There is no more valuable fooc
for forming muscle than beans. In the pro
duction of fat they are greatly inferior tc
corn and the small grains, but they are supe
rior to them in the production of flesh. AL
young animals are benefited by an occasional
ration of beans. Sheep are as fond of bean;
as boys are of watermelons, but they are moi
relished by most domestic animals when they
are first given them to eat. Many animal;
need to be educated to eat beans, but, after 8
short time, they will acquire taste for them
Hogs, cows and fowls will acquire taste fol
beans as readily as human beings will for to
matoes, celery and ripe 6gs If beans are
ground with corn or any kind of small grain
in the proportion of one bushel of the former
to four of the latter, the meal will be eater
by all kinds of stock. Beans may be soaked
till they are quite soft, or boiled and mixed
with bran or cornmeal to excellent advantage
How TO TREAT MANURE-"Agricola," Of
Massac county, Illinois, writes: II would like
to understand more fully the action of water
upon manure and litter taken from the stable
and COW she'd Should it be exposed to the
rain, freezing and thawing of winter, or shell
tered until spring? Would it have time tc
rot after the freezing weather sets in, and be
in time for use in the corn-feld ?"
1t would be much better to have the man
ure piled up under shed, than exposed to
the weather Manure, to keep we'll, must be
either packed by treading to exclude the air
or kept so moist that fermentation will not
become violent and burn (6re-fang) the heap
If exposed to rain and water, much of the val
ue teaches out, and is lost If kept under
cover, there should be tank at the lowest
point covered with rails, or grating where
liquids can settle, and be pumped up over the
heap again. Add fresh water, if necessary,
to secure moisture enough to prevent burning
Such manure is in good condition in spring
The corn crop does not require rotted manure.
american Agriculturist.
WHEAT FOR CH1cKENs.-Every farmer
has noticed that about the time of wheat har-
vest, if the fowls are allowed to run the fields
and barnyards, there is a material increase
in the egg supply. The second fact is the