The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-20
AGRICULTURE.

AGRICULTURE.
BE READY EARLY.--A season Of activl-
~ Is near at hand. Spring is coming with
ITS pressing work. Are farmers ready for
sowing and plantinsp Every implement
should be provided beforehand, that no
time may be wasted In making purchases
OF repairs after the work should be2io. We
have known halt day Of plowing to be
lost because the whif1etrees weie not at
hand. Some farmers start oat with their
spring blowing without single plowpolnt
IN stock, and when one Is needed, the team
ls taken from the field and driven to the
store. Such loss OF time Is serious mat
ter, and should be thoughtfully guarded
against by ample provision of all such arti-
cles of the farm. 1t Is a poor time to
mend harrow when 1t should be at work
In the field.
We do not favor that economy--if 1t
may be 30 caled-that relies upon the
ne'ghbors for many OF the tools Of the farm
There are tain farm implements that
may he owned In partnership. as a roller
or reaper. but the constant borrowing of
rakes, forks, etc., ID not wise and econ
omlcal practice. Be provided with all
these essential farm tools, and have them
In good order, and at hand when tho time
arrives for using them.
Now l8 the time to look 10 these mat
ters, and make all needed preparations
for the busy days that will soon be here.
In ihe peace Of winter prepare for the war
Of spring.
lame sHREe OF the PRIME secrets
OF SUCCESS III sheep breeding Is to have
quiet, tame animals. THIS Is true in oil
branches OF breeding, and nc truer OF any
than in sheep breeding. A wild flock OF
sheep will not be as profitable as tame
flock of tho same natural quality. In
order to have the sheep tame they sil ould
always be treated in the kiGdest manner,
and considerably pcttcd when that is prac-
tlcal. If fockmaster begins early with
the lambs, hanC lug them often. and be
particularly ca, eful never to scare them, he
will stand pretty good chance of having
tame flock; but 1t is scarcely necessary
to say that he must see to 1t that they arc
not harrassed by anybody or anything. II
there Is dog on the premises, keep him
from interfering with the sheep, il you
have to kill him. The flock is worth much
moro than the dog. HIreI help must be
taught 10 20 among sheep gently. Give
then good care, kind treatment, and pro-
tect them from tho aEnoyances OF the cnar-
acter we have named, aGd tho result will
be tame and quiet flock, If it has any
natural merit In It.
COLTs should not be permitted to stand
on plank, cement, paved or any hard
floor the first year, as these arc Iiahlo 10
seriously fleet the feet and legs Unless
the yard where the colts run in the winter
has sandy or fine, dry, prayel!y soil, i,
should be we'll Uttered, 81 as to keen their
feet dry. Mud or soft, wettish ground is
apt TO make tender hoofs, no matter how
well bred they may be. Ono reason why
the horses IN one district grow up superio,
TO those In another IN hoof, bone, muscle
and action Is bt cause it has dry limestone
and siliclous soil. When tho mare is al
work DO not let the colt run with her; and
II shc comes back from her work heated.
allow her to get cool before sucking the
colt, as her oveIhcated milk Is liable to
give the foal dlarrLO..
TuE following combination of figures
Will give II faint idea OF the ccaselcss, pa.
tleEt and rapid work performed by The
honey bees 0urlng tho fow ehort weeks
when everything IL favorable for good
honey harvest. II Is matter Of wonder
that the days of the worker are "dwindIe,i
70 the ehcrtest spanf' 1t ls estimated thai
l26 clover blossoms contain Que grammc
OF sugar. AS each b o,so II consists of GO
caly ces, at least 126, 900 by 10 or 900.
oOo caly ccs must Le rifles 10 afford kilo-
gramme of sugar, and rs honey contains
10 per cent Of sugar, it requires s, 600 600
ca1yces OF clover 10 } yield Kilogramme OF
the former; hence we may imagine the
count, IS number Of flowers that tho bces
must visit TO tc able to stock their hives
with honey.
That "Easfcrn methods" of farming arc
equally well adapted 10 tho broad prairics
OF the west Is shown In The experience of
Slr. A. Rcscr, Tho thirteen wears 400
moved from the East to The high prairie
land In MARSHALL county. Kansas. MIR.
Keser farms but eighty acres, hut he hns
been remarkably successful, and h,s sue
cess has, observes tho Topeka Farmer. IN
spite OF droulhs, verified the rcprated d
statement that moro grain can be raised
from well titled field Of ten acres than
from iorty acres poorly tended
The paris Of animals generally used for
glue making arc the pairing OF hides and
SKINS tlom tann,rlcs and slaughter houses
shown as glue pieces, fleshipg, pelts from
furnt1s. hoofs ahd ears OF cattle, horses
and sheep. Animal skins in every form.
when unacled upon hy tannic ucid, are cx.
cellent material for the glue. maker. 1t il
sald that Tho raliDgs Of ox,n and other
thick hides make the best glue. Fish-bones
the core Of horns, tinews and animal mem.
branCs are all utilized tor The sanie purpose,
LAMBS can be made to shear from two
to four pounds more wool by little extra
care and feed during tho winter. The
extra WOOL Will molc than pay tor tho cx-
ira feeding, and the result will be much
larger and stronger sheep. For this rur
pose feed good clover hay, with bran, oats
and corn mixed equally.
AT the Dairy Show at Milwaukee the
fancy cheese exhibit was very large. and
while some exhibits were of foreign man.
ufacture, the greatest part of The sap-sapos
Brickstone, Rcquei ort, and all other kinde.
fiag1art and Otherwise, were Of American
manufacture; showing that DO climate or
county is sale from Yankee imitation.
The white OF hens egg contains Sd, 8
per cent. of water, 20 of albumen, 9 of
fat, sugar, and men,blane and 9 ror