The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-07-07
AGMCULTURR.

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MANY persons overstock their pastures
and the animals fail to gain as much aa
they would with better range. Dur
ing May and juno the grass seems SO
abund mt they purchase more stock to
keep down the growth, and the result Is
the cattle during August and September
frequently gain nothing. The farmer
must recollect that he cannot depend
upon much growth of any grass except
red clover from tho middle Of July until
fall rains set iu. With plenty OF rain In
the latter part Of summer the grasses
do not grow half rs fast as during May
and june These things must be oon-
sidered by tho breeder of onttle II he OK
poets tho largest gain in weight, aud his
pastures must DO at all times such that
the cattle can readily and quickly hnd
sufficient grass.
HOP plants caM be used for various
purposes. Thus, tho wires or twigs are
Of service for basket or wicker work ,and
the leaves furnish food for farm stock
and sheep; t ON the teMdrils vegetable
wnx is obtained, and fpm their juice \
coloring matter, The young shoots, too.
are eaton, tasting, when boiled, hko
asparagus, and WHOM Oleacked they can
be made into strN,,9 paper and GARD
board; from their abre IN Sweden yarn
and hnen are SPIN, and the ashes arc
used by makers W Bohemian glass;
while from the tlowers, whiNh give m
agTeeably bitter taste 10 beer.a tincture
is derived and a medicinal extract; and
a pillow filed with hops will often
oanse sleep, and is a great specific for
Old county DANES.
HEAvES. III you want to- have no
trouble with beaves III your horses DO
sure that they are fed no dusty anu dir
ty hay, which is the prolific source Of
tins annoyance. Ordinary clean hay
can wHSs be fe<l with safety if properly
cut up, moistened. and mixed with
ground Srain; but to feed tho musty or
dirty sorts Is very injurious. Glover,
owing to it's liability to crumble, often
gets dirty, even after storage, and should
never be fed without being previously
moistened.
TRH orchard should be cultivated at
least eight years, or till it comes we'll
INTO bearing in any hoed crop, or sown
to buckwheat and let fail back on the
ground; care should be taken not to
plow too near or TOO deep Near the trees
When you seed use red clover. 1t il
advisable to shuI ten i'll the the branches
two.thirds the last years growth, for
the reason that the tree hns lost rooJs in
being taken up, and thut equalizes the
top and roots.
IN order to have successive cropps of
green food for stock, small pieces of
lend should be sown ut intervals for
that purpose. Some sections will not
produce in abundance, but such diff
Guilty may partially be avoided by SOW
ing peas and oats mixed, mustard, rad
ish, collards, kalo or any thing else that
comes i'll early. Though the quantity
may not be large. the green stuff will
answer for the change of diet, and
serves an excellent purpose in that re-
'pect.
1T is common remark that the cher
ry must be grated early-a very indie
inlte term to most people. In the |
months Of April and May applications
~ the nurseries for scions are frequent
and no such orders eau 10 honestly sup
piled at such time. An amateur gar
dener brought with him from Germany
a nnn skilled in several departments,
one OF which was grating the chcrry, |
and he claimed that earllness was the |
cardinal point. He said that they must
be grated i'll February.
WEIL-pAoKED. butter, if it is good to
start with, aid Is packed in good oak |
frklns, scalded and brined az every
dolryman knows low to do; solidly |
packed, headed and filled with strong
brine. 80 that every particle OF air il ex- !
such will keep year, and will |
be rosy and sweet ana marketable; but
the butter must be good. Salt will not
keep poor butter,
The failure of all the patented milk |
ing machines is nscribed to the fact that
they all aim at q stronger method, imi-
tatlng the sucking of calf rather than
the manipulations of hand-mss liking.
This last il essential to getting the lar
gest secretion Of the milk, and unless
some machine can rival the hand for
mllking;sthe old way must be followed IL
while longer.
Cows when first turned to grass will
eat und eed considera 10 dry feed dali
~. Even straw will be eaten at this
time, the grass not having substance
enough to it to satisfy the animal. If
the COW Is giving milk tho meal ration
should be continued until June. or Ion
ger, If eaten readily.
AS SOON as al orchard Oh single tree
is pruned the brush should be gathered
in heaps 10 be burned when dry. Leav-
ing 1t under the trees, as dropped, is
very slovenly practlce, and when over
grown with grass or weeds in midsum-
mer the labor Of gathering it up in heaps
is much increased.
THE clover plant is so impatient of
shade that we have never found an ad-
vantage IN covering it with coarse ma
nure, IA tho large clods destroyed as
much GLOVER as the finer manure bene-
fitted. But great improvements have
been made in spreading manure, 80 that
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