The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-22
AGRICULTURE.

ers made for the purpose; one Of these has
triangular blade, another long blade,
with one fiat and another slightly concave
edge. An old hoe Is quito ae good tool
as any; cut off the handle to about 18
inches, and do not grind the blade loo
sharp, as cutting implement ls not need
ed-only a scraper. On very old trunk
some force may be needed to detach tho
scales that are partly loose, but on young
trees be careful not 70 wound the healthy
bark. When there comes moist, drizzly
spell, go over the scraped bark with good
soft soap, mado thin enough with water to
apply with brush, Paint over thick
coat Of this soap aud leave the rest to the
rains. Later in the season the trees will
appear US If furnished with maho gany
trunks.
ROAD horses should have their front
feet stuffed with flax-seed meal twice a
week.
When light shoes are needed, partic-
ularly hind ones have them made OF cast
steel.
Don't hook your horse to the sleigh the
same as to your wagon. but give him more
trace.
Horses wearing boots should have them
loosened while under the shed at the road
house.
II your horse should pull on one line or
throw his head up and down and fight and
pull on tho bit have his mouth and teetn
examined
The hand pieces of driving rcins fire..
quently become smooth from use, causing
the hand to shift. In such cases rub the
lines with powdered rosln.
II you wish to drive your horses with an
open bride have him tried with one before
putting hlm to your top wagon, otherwise
he might get away with you.
When horses overrcach lepgthcn the hind
shoes; when they hit the front of tho hind
feet have the toe OF tho front shous made
narrow and concayed on the inside.
CONTROLLING THE HoRSE.-The rcins
may guide the horse, the bit may inspire
him by ,s careful manipulation, and the
whip may urge HIM forward to greater
ambition; but The human voice ls more po-
tent than all these agencies. lis assuring
tones will more quickly dispel his fright;
its severe rcproaC hes will more cffectually
check his INSTRUMENTATION; its sharp. clear
electric commands Will more thoroughly
arouse his ambition, cu' it's gentle, kindly
praises Will more completely encourage
The intelligent road horse than the united
forces OF the bit and reins and the lash.
No animal III domestic use more readily
responds to the power Of kindness than
the road horse.
EXPERIMENTS mode at the farm of the
R,,y0i Nr,y J'oyto,. to sho,v ,rn ofran,s
OF shade on growing potatods, give the III
Of NOE imnortonco 70 tho vin,n ~, n,,a,oaS
than ,hc mnrniho ann 1ho arst p"' nwmar,
mental Moi shodcd ,ftor At reoo,u;,,n
onlv thn morn;ng en-, nrnd,,cod ronrI,, dno
bushels ncr acre Tho sorond ,ph;cb ,v0s
shaded min . y II rno,,u;,r ,I,a s,','
nfterward nroducod hoo hoio ,,or ooro
sun nroduI on more noto,ons ~ s,,,aII,'r
size than the morning sun.
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THE record as milker of the wonderful
COW owned by a. -. Hull, of Charlestowp
N. H., is attracting considerable attention
IN that section from cattle breeders and
dairymen. She IS 4 years old, from
grade jersey and Ayrshire COW imported
pounds, which i'll Il space of nineteen days,
has been exceeded by that of her milk,
which weighed 053 pounds 13 ounces The
first milking weighed 4G pounds 10 ounces
the last 63 pounds 4 ounces, and averaged
upward OF GO pounds per day for eleven
days OF The time weighed.
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DIR. JOHNSON, Of Indiana. says: "In
dairy products we, in the West, with our
method Of using five acres of high priced
not compete with the intensified farming
of the East, where they keep one animal a
year OIL one acre of land, and that, too of
natural fertility much inferior 70 ours.
anr. more than that, where bv means ot
slos and ensilaee now they are keeniny
TWO animals to single acre.
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in a turmoy eoc,;on tor ,,,,rroso ";"' of ~,
movement adds morn y;ooi,h ,,or an, ~
other investment ,hnt "a, hn n,ode Thoun'
worth but very I,t,In in tho shono .,f 81,
manv nounds of an;mol n,otto, ,ro v.,,,o
of the nropcnv NAV ,onch ou,nv wv ~ ,,,o
thousands Farmers should lo,rn,hia CIV,
and take II ,nto consjdrra,,on @"'' A"''
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almost entirely ccoscd oy,n1 ~ NV. fan,
tint several ve.ra 600 q UolI,rd hn,I ,,,oa
corr,ed ,hcre y et,;ct.d WHY ,ro ,,', ";" ""'
ease. which hrforo II con,d bo s,rn,>nS
sDread bcyond control This sh,,,Id 'pp, proun ~