The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-29
AGRICULTURAL.


AGRICULTURAL.
FAEMER'5 HoUsEs.-Many farmers will
doubtless build new houses this Cear, and
u such We viii tLro"' ont practical hints
for them to consider: Build with tie il
;ention of making q permanent home for
yourself anu YOU: child after yoll ID not
build q home for some one else t. occupy; ,
therefore have it fitted to your own wants. ,
Having decided 70 build. first consider
what rooms YOU want, and then estimate !
your means for providing them. Don't !!
mortgage the farm Tor the sake of living
in new house. Build thorough CON- f.
n.eGcc 81 the brtto.A with q god fJunda. |.
ton OF cellar wall. rs this IS q matter 0! /.
first Importance. 1t Will be cheaper in the !
end and oicc more satisfaction 10 build 0:
good substantial materials, and III q thor
ough manner, than 10 hullu OF cheap stul
by The Job. The number OF rOons each
one mast decide Tor Eimseif-sDine vii!
want more, others less, but see 10 it-ana
if You feel yourself untitled for the task,
consult one experienced in buliGIng-thdt (
they are well arranged. The rooms most
in use, kitchen, iivingroom and dining
room, should have precedence over those
only used occasionally. So arrange the
rooms tha: the cellar and chamber can
both be reached from the kitchen, even Il
you have, what every one should have,
stairs in The front calry. We have seen
houses in which the only entrance to the
cellar from indoors was under lie front
stairs, twenty or thirty fee from the
kitchen. BY all MEANS make provision for
entering the cellar from tn.-of-doors, for
the purpose OF carrying in and removing,
barrels, OF enytlSngsslse. II possa
partitions of the ifsta astaEgsfSlkss
rectly under those of the upSssss Ss:sS r :,
the purpose of securing solidity sssSS. S1iD S.>Si
ness to the entire structure. %~~S%
Keep the house well painted inside nv
well as out. In all cases we would adyiseS
the erection of two-story houses The ex-1
ira expense over an ordinary story -and-a-
half house, is very triting; and the better
accommodations of the second floor, es-
pecially if, as is generally the case, they
are used as sleeping rooms, will more than
compensate for the additional expense.
Dry EARTH Fol: BEDDISG.-If any one
will observe when the COWS choose to lie
down IN the yard or pasture, it Will lie
seen that they choose the bare ground,
rather than the sod or bedding of straw
The same is true Of sheep. We have taken
this hint and furnished the cow-stabeS
with dry earth bedding. Leaves end straw
are poor absorbents IN comparison. Ii the
pig-pens dry earth has no equal. Ia very
cold weather we add straw or leaves; bat |
until the weather IS very cold the animals !
will te more comfortable with bed of
fresh soil, OF of soil changed once fort
night or week. In the chicken-housc we |
have learned lis great value as a deodo;lZer.
Our rooSts are over sloping flor, On !
which we occasionally scat er dry earth. |
The dropping roll down into pile of dry
earth This is turned over With u shovel !
each week or oftener, and We eau say the
ch:cken-house is free from any offensive
odor and the bright combs and glossy
feathers tell of the health OF the fowls |
Dry earth isa good preventive, too, Of ver-
min on cattle, pigs aud poultry. 1t must !
be procured at dry time, and Stored TN
der shed or in the stables. 1t not only |
promotes neatness and health, but saves the
very elements Of the manures which make !
them most valuable, and most of which |
would evaporate If not absorbed by the dry !
earth. We do not like it as bedding iin
the horse stables, but it should be found in
every stable, to sprinkle the floor with as
soon as the bedding is removed in the
morning. When removed from the stables,
styes and cocpS, it should te kept under
cover for spring use, or for drilling with !
the wheat il the fall.
s-lSoABBY LEGS IN 7PoULTaY.-The u
;-;:::i:z 19sses sstHtR the legs OF
which is similar In appearance to that
which caus,s the scaS in sheep 1t IS
roundish, oval and semi-trausparenJ, about
one-elght huDdreth of an inch in length,
appearing, when magnife6 400 diametcrs,
about half an inch long. II the scales
from tie legs Of diseased fowl are be-
meath the microscope number of these
mites may be found between Them. Pc
meath the scales there are spongy, scahby |
growth, IN which the eggs and pupa OF the !
mites are to be seen in great numbers. |
The pupa ere very similar in shape to the |
mature mites, but arc very much smaller.
appearing when viewed with the above
mentioned power one.tentn of an inch
IN length. The disease being of a similar
character to the scab IN sheep, or the
mango in dogs and cattle, it may te cured
by the same treatment. If this disagree
able affection Is suffered to remain in tie
flock while one fowl is troubled with it,
it will certainly spread, as the mites viii
burrow beneath the scales of the other
fowls II precautions were generally useC
Tie parasite could socn be externIinated.
it should be made disqualification d,
poultry shows for fowls 10 be affected with
seabby legs or feet in any degree what
ever, for we know that several poultry
yards are not free from this disease and
whenever affected fowls are sen! out dis
ease goes with them.
Dr.. NICHOLAS gives the following exact
figures of the quantities used in reducing
bones with ashes: Break 100 pounds OF
OOucS lulO SAidu lldSueuts, auO pam luShi
IL tight cask or box with 100 pounds of
sood wood ss:es which have been pre-
viously mixed with 25 pounds of dry water
slaked lime and II pounds of powdered
sal soda. Twenty gallons VI water will
saturate the mass, aud more may be add
ed as required. In two or three weeks
the bones will be soft enough to turn out
on the barn floor and be mixed with two
bushels of good soil.
THE sooner potatoes are dug after they
have flushed growth the better. They
may be kept in heaps for a little while to
throw off moisture, and thus TO secure
them from heating when put in the deep
bins or large pits. Potatoes should not be
ovpoeod to cuplirht os thov 'tprpenH ami