The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-07

dltchesr Perhaps you think those bitches
a terrible job to undertake, and knowing
little or nothing about it yourself, fear to
trust the "colored persons with so sci
entific a job. Well, then, combine your
several capacities and 60 at it. Take
good turn-plow and run off a deep furrow
where the ditch ought to be, throwing
the soil uphill now another two or three
feet from it throwing the dirt down hill;
now drag the plow back, and plow out
the ditch throwing all the remaining
earth down hill, what you fail to throw
out with the plow, now that it is loose,
finish with the hoe.
GAME FowLs.-.After all that has been
said for the larger breeds, none of them .
surpass or even equal the games for the
farmer. They are smaller but lay about
as we'll, are better foragers, thrive on less,
are more hardy and far surpass all other
breeds in excellence of flesh, and in cour-
ageous effective defense of their young.
Mixed with the Dominique, they are still
as hardy, grow larger and fight less
OVERRIDING THE Tn1NG.-There is such
thing as going too far in almost every
undertaking, and prudence and good sense
must exercise discretion as to how far it
is wise and profitable to go. Diversity
Of farming or gardening is a good thing,
but the man who undertakes everything
that looks practicable will most likely ac-
complish nothing. One or more things
should be made specialties, according to
the adaptability of the soil and climate,
and the principal energy Of the farmer
exerted upon these will generally turn
out the best results. Don't undertake
too much, but what you do, do WELL
SAVE THE GRAss.-Save that field of
grass while yet it is green, even if it does
make inferior hay. 1t will be decidedly
better than none during the forage
scarcity next spring, and then it will
make good stock bedding for the stalls
during the winter, and finally, greatly
add to the value of the manure heap when
we'll saturated in the stables and rotted.
Beside these advantages, it will be off
the ground when you come to plow, and
not have to be burned with the old trees
and farm fence, or the adjoining rough
woods, and thus compel you to stop
everything, fight fire until you are almost
strangled with smoke, and wind up with
months rail-splitting for new fence.
LEGS AND CURRY-C -CoMBs.-M horses
are very restless when the curry-comb is
nsed on thor logo below tl.v Anees, auu
thin-skined nervous animals are apt to re-
sent it with blight or foot-stroke at the
offender. The curry-comb is unsuited to
the work of cleansing the hard bony por-
tion of the leg. and should not be used to
the great injury of the animals disposition.
A brush is much better, and the, parts
may be improved by rubbing down with
bit of coarse cloth or bagging. A corn
shuck brush can be easily made for the
purpose, by binding with string a hand
full of shucks and chopping off with a
hatchet.
GRATING is not resorted TO
for the purpose of improving the varie-
ties of fruits grated, but to hold or pre-
serve the varieties in their perfection
through the dangers of propagation. The
qualities are attained through seedlings,
but these cannot be rapidly propagated
with anything like certainty, and when
good variety is once produced from a
Seeding it is increased by grating. But
even this safe method can not propagate
the varieties with absolute integrity, un-
less such fruits are grated on roots of the
mother trees. A pear on quince can
not be absolutely cl EAR of the ounce, and
so it is with all the rest. Whenever pos
sible, therefore, to graft on their own
roots, we think it best.
WIRE FENcE.-There is no actual need
for all the wires of fence to be barbed.
The top wire and the third from the bot
tom will in general suffice, or at furtherest
not more than two below to keep out
swine. The rest may be smooth wire,
which is unpatented and cheaper, while
it is just as effectual defended as above by
the barbed.
RAISING FowLs.-Avoid overstocking
yourself at the beginning, and be pre-
pared for the undertaking. Think over
it we'll, and find out what will be neces-
sary to do, and then do it. Forty young
hens and four cocks will be good start
for small farm, and you can soon have
your hands full with half the number.
But it is not much trouble when once you
learn the ways and means. Prompt at
tention, clean roosts void of mites, good
food with regularly, clean water conven-
lent, separation or plenty Of room, will
soon show good results.
Stock IN WINTER-One of the Offices
of food is to keep supplied with fuel the
forge of animal heat. A fat animal has
more heat than poor one, and of course
it requires less fuel to keep up forge al
ready heated. If winter finds the stock
already in fine condition, good shelter to
preserve the heat, and moderate feeding