The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-25

trees in grass. We we'll remember,
when the subject was first mooted, what
storm the suggestion made. 1t was
looked on as the height of absurdity,
and those who recommended it were
thought to be lunatics OF the most con-
hrmed description. We never took any
sides in this question until our own ex-
perfence proved its value, and when We
have successful instances Of pear cul-
ture in grass, as we often had. We do
not deny that there are many good cul-
tivators who have excellent SUCCESS in
what is called clean culture OF pear or.
ohards. Their error has been in reg9r-
ding 1t as the one successful plan. AS
we have said, it is rather remarkable
how great 10 the change the other way;
and we should not be surprised one Of
these days to find the public running TO
the opposite extreme, and insisting that
IN grass only pears can be grown. We
are confident that the drops ars more
regular, the fruit more perfect, and the
trees are better protected against blight
We do not, IN fact, ever remember hay
ing pear tee to die Of blight--not that
we believe grass is q perfect prote ction,
only that suoh is the fact. The ground
Vated lanO. and generally is more moist,
and then, too, the roots are never dis
turbed. We have lost several standard
and number of dwarf trees by blight,
i'll fact, latterly not a year passes that
there il not a dlminution OF our trees in
tins way; while in grass nothing but old
age seems to cause them to succumb.
When we say that we have three trees
on our premises said to be full 100 years
old, in good bearing condition, one OF
them apparently as good rs ever it was,
we think there is good ground for our
opinion.
LIGHTER BARNS AND STABLES. The
rule obst III hearty all modern hou-
scs, says al exchange, is to make
dwelling as light and cheerful as posi-
bic. Men no longer put windows Iii
their houses two icet wide and three
feet high, with panes OF glass six by
eight Inches i'll size. The rule now runs
Ill the other direction. They want all
tho light they can get; the more the
better They have learned the value OF
sunlight not only OH the nm.d, but also
on the health. People don't thrive in
cells from winch day light has been eA-
sometimes slow to follow the fashions OF
the hour, admit the correctueRs ana pro.
priety OF tins modern innovation. The
comfortable modern fnrm house resem-
bles the stuteller city mansion III this ro-
sPect. There are large windows Oh aII
sides, and plenty Of them. They tcel
better in mind and body for them, and
would not do without them. But here
nearly all farmers stop. They recognize
the great benefits that result from we'll
lighted dwellings, but when it comes to
building burns, they almost invariably
ignore this principle. They want to
live III the hight themselves. but thoy
conslgn their horses aud cattle to the
darkness ana obscurity which nro char
noteristlc of our oltt- iushioned burns and
stables. There arc no reasons Tor be.
hevlng that domestic animals do not
enjoy light quito as much as human be-
have proven that COWS give more and
better milk when changed from dark
stables to light ones, and also that they
. can be kept i'll better coudition on less
food. Ii returned to their former uuur.
ters the flow vi milk shrlnks ut once. Is
stronger argument in favor OF lighted
stables needed? When the gases and
smells of stable combine with dark.
hess, the sight OF horses is injurod. VIM
dows thut shall admit fresh ulr ns we'll
as light arc absolutely essential to their
general health. In many new barns
tneto requisites arc carefully observed.
The ANIMALS seem to appreciate the
changed ct ndition of things rs greatly
as human beings would. Let tho snme
principles we apply III our houses be
nppncd to barns and stables. If we
nhu II btntGolal, agreeable and desirn-
ble III our own cases, hnve we not rea-
Bon 10 ihln ii IL equally q, sirnbic to
the 1nierlcr ANIMALS committed to our
carer
MIR. IL. Il. LEWIS, of Atco, Camden
county, n. j., in order to test the mer-
its OF white Lcghorns as market chicks.
used the Plymouth Rock as n compnri
Son. MIR. Lewis, Ill collecting his flock
OF one dozen fowls, procured a cook of
large hlZe aud great vigor, while the
hens were selected not only for size but
Tor their laying qualities also, which is a
remarkable trait with this breed. In
nearly all cases every egg in the sittings
hatohed. When the chicks reached 81
weeks ct ago, he weighed ten of them.
chosen promiscnously, and the weight
was l6t pounds, or fraction over one
and u half pounds each. Ten Plymouth
Rocks of tho same ago rs the White
Leg ghorhs weighed fourteen pounds, the
result of the comphri ION beng sur
prise. Tho experiment demonstrates
what may be done by careful selection
OF the parent stock, rs the Lcghorns. aa
class, are much smaller than PIy.
mouth Rocks.
IHE following is from tho Oswego
17"'ts: Attention having been called
to the record OF remarkable COWS, Henry
Lewis gives the following IN relation to
an ANIMAL owned by him. The COW is
l3 years old, and Mr.. Lewis has owned
her four years. Duril that time she
has been dry only six days, and n, neal
as can be ascertaincd has been dry not
to exceed three months since her first
oalf. Following is a statement Of the
number OF pounds Of milk given in one
year: ApnI, 700; May, 931: June, OIL;
july, Sl1; August. 856; September. 233
October, 348 November Oil; Dccemb, r
e62;JaDuary, $40; February ,8J8; March,
S77; total, 8768. She has done bett, !
since under mere favorable circumstun
oes. She gave on al average last win.
ter 28 pounus of milk daily, and now
gives 40 pounds without slop. Her mill