The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-22

One ounce of carbolic acid, dissolved
in five gallons of water, and sprayed
upon grapevines when the fruit is small,
has been known to check the disease
known as grape rot.
Before Cling harness it ought to be
thoroughly washed clean with lukewarm
water. Dry it slowly, and rub on the
oil, when it will soak in thoroughly and
permeate the leather. &
Horses thrive best on oats when
handful of hay is put with the oats.
Clear oats they do not digest we'll And
it is best to give horses oats but once a
day, varying their rations.
With hocd crop of weed seeded land
millions of weeds may be destroyed by
frequent cultivation in single season.
So far as possible, horse labor should be
utilized in weed destruction. =
Botanists include in the grass family
barley, wheat, oats, corn, rice, timothy,
red top, blue grass, sugar cane, sorghum,
etc. Clover the most valuable of forage
plants is not grain, but legume.
Well drained and deeply titled land
stores warmth to such an extent as to
prolong the season of growth and obviate
risks of frost that otherwise might re-
duce profits of cultivation materially.
When horse strays away during
storm or high wind be sure he went in
the direction of the wind. A hose
breads wind in his face. With sheep
the contrary is the case. The sheep
faces the storm.
In selecting SOW for breeding, choose
one that is quiet and mild in disposition.
She may be the one that will lay on fat
most easily, and it will, therefore, be:
necessary to feed sparingly. but she will
be all the better as breed for this.
There is no way in which one can do
the horse more service. in the way of
keeping him healthy, than by washing
his skin with water as hot as the hand
will bear. Use large sponge and
piece Of good soap; wash him well and.
rub him dry.
Keep good lookout for rats and
cats. Remove all piles of rubbish from
neor where the chickens run. Rats will
not stay where there is no place for them
to run into and hide. Keep young chicks
as far as possible from buildings, and the
rats will not trouble them.
Sickly- looking plants may be taken out
of their pots, the roots washed, the
weaker branches trimed, and placed into
as small pots as the roots can be placed
into. Let such plant remain there
until by good growth it shows its healthy
roots, then it may have more earth in
little larger pot.
The Wisconsin Agricultural Expert
ment Station tried the experiment with
nine plain-bred pigs with little Berk-
shire blood in them, and ascertained that
to produce pound Of pork with meal
alone cost 4.3 cents, requiring 5.3 pounds
of meal. The same amount of shorts. !.
costing 81 cents, produced the same in
crease; and 3.3 pounds of the mixture
produced the same results. 7
A large crop of potatoes takes from ,
the soil nearly one hundred pounds of
potash per acre. Few soils will stand
this drain, and therefore the yield de-
ciines. The potato crop is universally
sold from the farm, and it leaves less
refuse as manure than any other. Potato
tops should be brought up to the barn
yard to be worked into the manure heap.
Though not bulky, they contain consid-
erable fertllizing material Left IN
field they will be blown into fence-cor-
ners in winter, and thus be lost,
The Vermont Watehman gives the fol-
lowing mixture for lining eggs: To four
gallons of boiling water add half peck
Of new lime, stirring it some little time.
When cold, moye,any hard Jumps by
coarse sieve; add ten ounces, of salt and
three ounces of cream of tartar, and mix
the whole thoroughly. Let the mixture
stand couple of weeks before using.
ak the eggs as closely as possible, and
they should be kept closely covered with
the preparation. If treated when newly
laid, nine months after they will taste
nearly as good as when fresh. Eggs, to
be preserved by any method, should be
treated the same day they are taken from
the nest; their quality depends upon this
being observed.