The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10
+ AGRICULTURE.

% makes mo sick to think Of 1t. How
senny young men haYe gono to the bad
CO account Of it; and what good does 1t
All do? The horses Of to day are not the
equals In endurance of those Of the
ssthera. The horses Of earlier days did
moro and harder work, lived together
anl kept sounder than ours. They tIot
iastor now, but what o, tha,p Il is u,
virtue, If it is, which makes vice. Teach
Mo colt to walk, to start OH a walk, and
TO keep Oh walking until it 10 bidden to
20 fastor; suoh colt will make pleas
amt driver and last longer, and will DO
worth a great deal more to a sensible
&Ra Break the colt before he is har-
pesse6 to my vehicle. 1t will make II
sAYer and moro easily managed animal.
i hnye such horse, aud the other day
hp BaYed the team because he would
rot run away with his mate. He walk
cd, and turned in at homo all right,
yith big load Of coal. The driver
sselessly left them without tying, and
3 was cold. A fast.walkirg morse vii!
/. 30 further and faster than ono broken
30 go by spurts, anu do Ii ensier and
3RBt longer. Whom a wofking.horse' Is
pushed to q trot 1t will walk every
0hance it gets and walks slow to get it's
1reath and rest. A driving horse with
hight draft can trot with moro case.
bnt good walker on long heat will
mako tho time much sooner than one
sDnld suppose.
IANAr all horsas kindly, both in and
Du$ Of tho stable. Give them clean
boas at night. Use the curry-comb
lightly otherwise 1t Is source OF great
ln,in, especially to thin skinned anu ner-
yor,s animals. Let the heels DO we'll
hh51l5ileti out every night. Whenevez a
borse is washed, never leave him till he
is rubbed dry; ho may get ohili If
neglected. When horse comes in from
Journey, hot from over-driving or
aerl1, walk him about until lie gets
eoolcd OF. then groom him with straw
md good brush, and rub his legs we'll
with tho hands. If possible, let the
hMso have somo exercise every day;
BtnndiDg i'll tho stable is conductive to
dry and cracked feet. TO cure or pre-
Won't this trouble, use beof-brine turned
into tho bottom of the uplifted foot, and
an ointment for the hoofs composed
pnrtly OF hogs lard. Water regularly,
but not too soon after feeding; feed
GbeSally, tut do not overfeod. Salt at
hl times Is in order, with wood-nshes
Socasionly. Good, bright oats straw,
ont and M ed with corn-meni, makes
mn economical, as well us su9icient
feed Tor horses in Winter, when doing
bat little hard work.
1mu only kind OF soil which is almost
hopeless for good farming is one in
which the subsoil is a quicksand. 1t
aeaohes away the manure as rapidly as
il is applied. It is difficult to under
drain such land, for tho tllo or stone
sink down and speedily choke the pas
RAge. In draining we often come to
streaks of qulcksand varying from few
lnobes to several feet Ill width. If the
sand Is short enough for n tile to reaola
aoross, resting both ends on solid ground
ihen in suoh places suoh tile SHOULD
always be used. We have used hemlook
boards under the tile to bridge quick
sand of eeuerM feet, and the drain has
done good service moro than twenty
years and is yet in good condition.
11xpnEMEMFs, of every kind, oven tho
mowers and reapers pnd fodder cutters
should be cleaned md put il order for
use. There will be many wet days in
which this may be done. OF course
Dvety farmer should have these under.
soyer. TO clean gum from gearing,
Kerosene oil is the best material; 1t will
also loosen rusty screws, Every part
OF the machines should be cleaned,
aurnod around and we'll oiled. Plows
may be secured with soft brick and
waser, and will then be ready for use;
harrow teeth should be sharpened and
driven up tight and even and so on
through nil the list.
A few loose flowers arranged in dish
or bowl, III the centre of tho tnble. are
quite an addition. It is sometimes diff
Aoult to arrange them in wido I'll II as
$hey fall into the centre and do not show
20 advantage. 10 overcome this diff.
Guilty hav0 small network of wire with
quite large meshes. This is made to fit
almost any dish by means OF q sliding
catch, as in e lamp-shade. Tho ste1as
in this way reach the water, while the
wire supports the body of the flower.
Flowers will mako more show in this
way, as they don't depend for support
on one another.
THE vegetable mould In swampa. both
Of peaty character, and that contain
ing large proportion of earth Or sand.
with moro or less top-sod, affords an
excellent addition 10 oomposts for field
and garden use. Tho best plan is to lay
It mp in large heap, sprinkling the
layers, which should DO abont six inches
thick, with slaked lime. The limo aots
promptly, and after once working over,
it may be mixed with stable or barnyard
manure, or used as an absorbent. Each
layer should bo whitenod with the lime,