The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-31
AGRICULTuRE.

NAeN uluu leet " tHe BTOunu StrlKe prlnC1-
pally On the toe. Such horses should have
the heels lowered, and should wear shoes
without heels.
heaVes In teaspcouful doses night and
morning. Bloisten the hay and grain. Be
careful with the diet. Never work a heavy
horse on full stomach.
Steel bits should be kept In warm
place until they are placed in the horses
mouth. Any person can realize tho SEN
satlon Of placing cold bit Ill the horses
mouth by first touching II with his own
tongue.
Tar Is one Of the most useful articles to
be kept about the stable. Internally use
teaspoonful night and morning tor
chronic coughs; externally, it Is partlcu-
larly useful in thrush and all diseases or
wounds OF the foot. Mixed with fish.oll it
is one of tho beh remedies for hard or
brittle feet.
An excellent remedy for mango is: Oil
OF turpentine, pint; add cautiously two
ounces of oil Of vitriol, stirring the mix.
tufe constantly; then add eight ounces lin
seed oil, to be rubbed in with brush
twice q day
IT your double team did not work to sui,
you to-day, one crowdipg to the polo while
tho other would pull his head to ono side,
sec that tho relns are right, and in hooking
, them to your wagon to morrow put the
off horse on tho near sldo.
The obvious use OF the roots OF trees
and plants is to attach these to tho soil
and hold them sefely, and although the
largest portion Of the roots ure fine flbcrs,
Of themselves individually very weak and
brittle; yet IN tho aggregate they are of
such strength and tenacity as to resist the
efforts OF small man to pull up very
small plant. The root ot q narrow-leavod
dock, for instance, or Of plant of common
crab grass Panicua, saaagui,ale), is 30
firmly attached u the soll that either will
sustain weight Of 30 or 100 pounds before
II can be drawn out, unless the stem breaks
OH. The strength OF The roots OF large
tree may he realized when the force of a
storin pressing upon the large area Of the
Top Is estimated, together with the addl-
uonal power stforded by the large leverage
OF the stem, IN all amounting 10 several
tons. But while this mechanical PURPOSE
Is 30 we'll attained by the spreading and
interlaciDg mass Of roots, yet these fulfil a
far more essential purpose in tho feeding
OF the plant, and Ills Junction is so COM
plicated and varied IN its action and effects
as 10 become most interesting study to
The cultivator Of the soil who watches the
growth OF his crops.
a LATE number Of the Gardeners
ChrOnacte contains a detailed account of
some experiments which have been made
III grating potatoes for producing graft
hybrids. hut with single exception with
out any success. Some years ago this
model CT attempting to produce crosses
was thought to promise great results; but
1t appears 10 be now given as of little val
ue. Placing the faces Of two unlike SCI
one together may proGuce union between
them in precisely the same way that the
graft and stock in common grating adhere
together; and as the stock sometimes ef.
tects an influence on the graft, 30 that the
two gratis may produce some change.
WHIT are termed accidental 'sports'-of-
ten caused by some external iniury-have
given more distinct new sorts than grating
has eyer accomplished. Raising new
plants from seed Is much easier and more
prolific mode OF obtaining new varieties,
and when IN addition to this mode arlin.
cial crossing is reso1ted TO the results have
been extensive and OF decided character.
THE Garclene1''s 8 Monthly gives IN sub.
stance the following good practical dlrcc-
tlons Tor pruning ornamental shrubs on the
approach OF sprDg: lndis scrimlnale cut
tlDg back Will not answer the desired plr-
pose. Distinction must be made between
slow and vigorous growers, and between
those which hear flowers on old wood and
those which flower on new growth. Such
as grow too s.1oDg 10 flower well should
be lightly prune o.and in the same indlviu-
ual the weakest sLoots should be cut in
more severely than the stronger ones. Ii.
lacs and The Philadelphus bear flowers on
the wood OF last Year, and 10 rrunc them
much now destroy ,he Towering, while the
aiiheas and others which flower on the
young weed cannot be too severely cut IN.
iHR Bronze is the largest Of the turkey
family, many of them weighing go far in
excess Of our ordinary turkey as 10 bear no
comparison i'll ltgald 10 value of carcass
or pic fit 10 those who keep them. Asone
goD5lcr is kutficl' Mt lor almost ary rumbe1
OF hens detiied, he cost OF in proving with
the ihlee BIoLZe 10 not great considering
lts oovtn'u9es. Fairs OF these turkeys
reath MY Lounds ard ever at times, and
Tie Gloss let"ten 1t and the common tur.
MY AhonSo q cdpCIHJl llui kCI IOWl, IL lS
not out of place 10 claim that evcry person
who laises turkeys makes mistake IN.
lesa BroLze has been tried with the hcns.
lhis bred klould not be confounced with
the ordinary small eized BloDze turkey of
most farms.
lime was when the bean crop of Western
New York Iargcd from twenty to thirty
bushels per acre; but several farmers in
this town say it will not be over eight or
nine bushels this year. One field of ,hlrty
acres, very carefully fitted and cultivated.
gave only between thirteen and fourteen
bushels per acre. Another, near the high.
way, which was thought as promising as
any, only TUNED ten bushels per acre.
Several hundied acres were destroyed by
hail in the towns OF CALEDONIA, York and
other towns in the northwest; many fields
were iDjuItd by using too much seed.
caused by the wccvil scare about planting
time.
PAsTUKINa sheep or hogs in orchards Is
an excellent prac.lce, less for the value of
the pasture than for the benefit to the fruit
by destroying wormy spacimcns. The
ANIMALS should be led literally daily, but
hot late at night or carly in the morning,
20 as 10 encourage them to mako cariy
1orays for fallen fruit.