The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16
THOUGHTS FOR THE MONTH.
sOSIE sEAsONABLE SUGGESTIONS FROM
HIGH AUTHORITY.

the Month OF December--lAn Interesting Arti-
Gle From an Intelligent Writer.
(W. L. Jones in the December "Cutivator.'D
Last month attention was called to
the importance of supplying animals,
in winter, with warm water and warm
food. 1t was suggested that water be
brought from springs, in underground
pipes, directly into the stalls, when
ever this was practicable. but as this
cannot be done on many farms, we
suggest another arrangement, which
is practicable on every farm. A force
pump may be placed in the barn or
stable with pipe running from il to
well near by. With such arrange
mcnt, the farmer without exposure,
and without taking his animals from
their stalls, could supply them with |
fresh, warm water, by pipes running |
from the pump to drinking vessels IN |
each stall. The pipe, leading to the |
well, should be sunk deep enough in
the ground to escape freezing in the
coldest weather. How quickly, how
easily, how pleasantly could stock be
supplied with fresh, warm water in
winter, and cool, fresh water in sum-
NOR. The first outlay would be soon
returned in the saving Of time and
labor i'll taking animals in and out Of
their stalls. lrrcgularitv in feeding
and watering lays the foundation for
much Of the sickness of stock. Ar
range everything, therefore, about
barn and stable with reference to great
est convenience and dispatch. The
casicra thing can be done, the more
certainty of its being done.
Rainy weather usually sets in this
month and continues during Tie Will
ter. If stock has bccn allowed the
run of the fields up to this time, stop
1t at once. There is no practice in our
farming more short sighted than allow
ing stock to tramp the wet fields during
winter. Pretty much everything Of
value as food has been cleaned al
ready; the stock will get little or
nothing, but they will damage the land
greatly. The land is entitled to all the
debris Of tho crop. Don't be so short
sighted rs to try TO get everything out
Of it at once. Remember the story of
the goose that laid the golden cgg.
Moreover, il is truChconomy, as well
as kindness to stock, to keep them out
of the cold rains. The little glcanings
they get will not produce more animal
heat than that which exposure to cold
rains will take from their bodies. In
other words, the animals will gain
nothing, the fields will lose their vcrc-
table matter and the soil its friabilitv.
In all the more thicklv sn,ticd ,,o,iin,y,c
of the c0,ntrv wc L,Tr noscnI pba bn,nn,l ,,"r,,
Ihc niycd nnStorol ma fnrrrinn, :,'tn ,'
and lave reached thn C,rn,;ns22 ',' stn,o
propcr. Our nnlirv now is t,,S tn SSrn,,;io n,;'Io
special pastures and rnisr rnrJ ru' Cor ,,II oII
the stock kept Oh the farm. This must
become, rs much as any other, an or
9aniZc0, WCil-urVrlOOCI mart of our
inrlu cconomy, SEQ how rnodii,, o"h
quickly i, assumes this Shave an Tho
stock farms scattered ovcr tho r,nn-
trv. Owners OF Jcrscvs-wh0 at,arh
value TO thcir stock yr,.,, snnn Ln,n
GOOD uasturcs orJ urlimiinT e,'r,,i;or
Of forage. II onlv rrunirrs ,irP',1o ,i'1I nno
should make up his mind 10 Lovn thnn
With Bermuda Grass, rcd, whitr onI
Nurr clovrrS lu,nrn AMI Snon;'I, ,;'I ",'" ''i''
YER. orchar1 lords omI Nh" ,''tra' 'trn.Dno oco-
bnrlcy. ryr. Cnrmon miI,ni cGr,rI,,,,,>'
pea vines and JrilIrd corn ,nL,. Ss2hn'ihi
ono ever be at 4 loss in nroviIinn rn,.
his stock? W.
With 50 MANY ayuilnblc cram. SIM.
Nlcmanird bv nm unIimitnJ a,In,,, "r
cotton seed and = mild ,rrni,I '.,ii,iio,n
SuDcraddrd. ,vl,v shnuII moi E,,,tI,o,.,
farmers raise more storE> WIN. .LnnlI
Amulc or = horse ryrr hr h,,nm:,ht t,.n,' |
The north side Of the Ohin ,ivGr| WV. WV.
should hundreds of TONS Of hnttcr
and olcomar~uriuc from ,hr %mrth
be sold in inc Souih cvrry rnar5 |
WHY work ourselves tn 6n,ih in |
raise cotton to buy horse. nm,Ins
bacon, flour, lard, mcol. Ulnrosc ~, |
starch syrm when every one or ,hr,n
except the glucose, which ran hr sun'
planted bv soroh,m svrun can Ln |
raised at home Without tie sli"htcsi
difficulty! WHY play into thc hnnI. |
Of middIemcm, railroads, banks, Sn"c.
ulators, etc, to say nothing of the de-
pcndcncc upon the unsteady, unreliable
laborcrs in our midst? You sav cotton
Is always salabiG, always brings cash.
90 docs lirsI-ciaSS butter, 50 docs
bacon, SO does lard, so does Il good
m''lc or morse. JIrscy butter finds
feaay SAFE SIMPLY because ii is good
putIcr; Inc owners OF such stock