The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-12

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A WoRD ton MUTTON s,asa.lhe mutton
OF well.fed sheep OF svsrt breed. from
!. the Dow ,,s and Shirss down to the little
: wooied Saxony, is palatable and health
full. None ot the objections urged
against the use of pork cum he brought
against those Of mutton. 1t never has
been known to impart scrofula. trlchinse
or tape worms to its consumers, The
shcop does not thrive in the mire, nor
does it consume garbage or verm,n, or
decaying meats or vegetables, It does
not wallow in the trough it feeds from,
but 1T is O dainty and u careful feeder
and as cleanly as needs be in it's habits.
Mutton is more easily and cheaply pro-
duced than beef, ls just q, nutritious,
ana may be served iu as great variety
OF forms. AS steady food it is far
superior to poultry, and costs no more.
We mean good, fat, Juicy mutton, not
that from the halt.starved, scabby or
foot-ordered specimens that have out
lYed their breeding age and been shorn
OF tieeces enough to furnish shoddv
blankets for trlDe of In1inna peoX.,
III Cities g6fiu0m K718w now really Good
mutton tastes, and the remark NAV also
apply TO most families upon the tarm.
Tho latter too often fail to try 1t. We
KNOW OF many well-to.do farmers. men
VINO have well-stocked farms, who do
not slaughter sheep during twelve
month, yet who kill !. pig eyory month
Ill the summer season, and In the fall
put down" pork enough to last eyery
other month during the year. This is
a. n'ltlon OF meat-eaters. but it confines
ltselt too exclusively to pork and beef.
1t Ii better to sandwich in q little more
mutton. a lew sheep for family con-
sumption, even when Ghey are not kept
Tor sule or for wool, will be found most
excellent Investment OH oil tarms.
For young cattle feed one of flesh to
elgnt o1 producing substances, and
10 older animuis give one to six. Most
Oh The food of young cattle goes to make
up bone and muscle, leaving about third
class manure; the food OF half-grown
animals goes to MAKE flesh mostly ,leay-
ing second-class manure; too food of
mature animals goes to make fat and
support life, the excess being first class
manure; exclusive of water. Chemically
"nlmais coming to maturity will eat
about one-iifth Of their own weight per
day.
IN wet, clayey lands there are fire..
quently oppol tunitios in winter fol
mtohlDg and draining thcm better than
cnll be Iound ut any other senson. AL
Old axo will cut tnrough t!e crust o
frosted calth and tho numerous small
1oois that often form network III sucl
soils. Tho best drains arc those that
arc formed Of stones OF suitable sizes,
but whcro these alr not to he had g
good covered drain may bo mado with
pine poles--two OF them forming the
sides OF the drain and the third resting
above the two and overlapping them.
Over these place straw, turf or cedar
bou9hs, to prevent tho loose earth from
passlng through whilst filing up the
drain. and tho work is then done. OF
comso, drain tiles nro best of all if they
can be afforded.
IN Russia the sunilowor is extensively
cultivated lOr the oil the seeds contain.
Inc Oh ls palataDlo, clear and Hnvorless,
and 1t is used for adulterating olive oil,
being exported from st. Petersburg to
the shores of the Mediterranean Ser.
Next to poppyseed oil, sunhower oil
burns the clearest and longest, so that
tho peasants apply it to household pur-
poses. From the stocks of the plants
thoy also make good quality of potash
and the residue OF the seeds, after the
oil Is extracted, is made into oil cake.
NEVER apply pure hon ,lrcppings or
any pure guuno directly on seeds or
plants; applied prrc, it will destroy the
germs OF most plants. Properly pre-
pal ed, fowl manure may bo applied
with benefit 10 nny crop, field orgarlen,
broadcast or narrowed i'll, but is moro
economically employed in tho hill or
drill. AS good plan rs any, probably,
IL to gather the uroppinRs as often IN
once II week. md mix with say twice
their bulk oil dry earth.
WHITE worms, which infest occasion.
ally all soils where plants are kept in
pots, may be removed as follows: Lime
water may be sprinkled over the soil, OF
II little sIuked lime may be sprinkled
nlso OH the earth and in the saucer OF
tho pot Lime water may easiiy he
made by shaking n large piece OF lime in
Il pail OF cold water, letting it settle and
then bottle lor use. Give each pot q
tablespoonful twice week.
LIVE evaporation OF sweet corn pro.
mlseh to become an important industry.
One bushel OF sweet corn will make
twelve pounds OF the evaporated prc.
dnct, selling at fifteen to twenty five
ceLts per pound. Great caro- must be
taken not to get the corn too old, Corn
that is none too ripe to be used green
becomes tough and dry after oyapora.
tion.
PROFESSOR SHELTON, of the Kansas
State Agricultural College, holds tina,
the cultivation Of such crops as broom
com, hemp, flax and perhaps castor
beans, which furnish but little. if ary
stock feed, will ultimately lead to scri.
ous consequences in the loss of fertilit,
sustained hy tho lands so cultivated.
In the culture of squashcs the ground
should be thoroughly pulvenzed. The
seed should not go in until the weather
is we'll opened, as the vines delight in q
warm temperature. Plant in hills nine
TO ten feet apart for running varieties.
and FIVE or six feet apart for bush sorts
Work some fine, rich manure in tho
hills. and thin out the plant to two 70,
each hill.
Tie State Chemist OF Georgia. finds
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