The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-03

pounds of milk she will take sixty times
that amount Now we must find some
way of putting this back, and ground
bone is best for this purpose. I would
SOW for seed q mixture of fourteen
pounds of orchard grass, ten pounds
Kentucky bluegrass, twelve pounds
meadow fescue. and six pounds each of
meadow foxtail and of redtop. This
may seem a good deal. A half a crop of
grass is worth more than a little grass
seed. These grasses are all deep rooted
and least affected by drought, and will
give a succession of food. Pm not in
favor of clover in the pasture, as it has
too much water in it. 1 also regard tim
othy as the poorest pasture grass on ac-
count of its dubious root, which is easily
pulled up by cattle grazing close. When
you SOW these grasses keep the cattle off
the ground the first season, because some
of the grasses are weak when young.
The tread of cattle is always an injury to
growing grass, but it is unavoidable.
If you take the cattle off by Oct. 20 and
break the droppings as I have described
you will keep the grass in good condi-
ton. I would turn COWS On to the
pasture early in the spring, as soon as
the ground is firm enough not to meach.
They know when they want to get out,
and will eat the rank early grasses well.
They will crop it evenly, and will keep
their cattle off in the fall, ana there is
nothing worse for a pasture than this
eternal grabbing of roots in the fall and
in mild winter weather.
Dairy and Stock Topics,
The best butter is made on the old
pasture.
Rye bread is a common feed for horses
in Belgium and Germany.
Sprinkle salt upon the back of q lamb
to induce q sheep to own it.
The butter supply can be increased by
frequent stirring of the cream.
The COWS should be MIXED as 'tregu-
lar as clock-work, " as to the hour, and
in precisely the same order, each day.
Keep young pigs dry and warm. Clean
pens and dry beds are necessary; damp
ness causes mango, which stunts the pig.
A dagstone floor is the best for the
dairy; wood, cement or brick absorb
drippings, and the floor soon becomes
foul and odorous.
y A Maine nan says the way to start an
obstinate horse is to take him out of the
shafts and lead him around until he is
giddy.
The last month of an animals life has
great influence upon his flesh, because
the feeding during that period largely
determines the flavor and quality.
Stock needs salt, and it is q matter
that should be looked after. Many cases
of collie in horses and hoven Fin cattle
are caused by a deficiency of a supply of
salt.
The small mess of milk furnished by
one cow may be far richer than the larger
quantity obtained from another COW.
And it is the butter yield that is the best
test of a cows value.
Horses will go eight and probably ten
hours without food if properly fed at
evening and morning. They should
have water more frequently, but never
when hot.
The root crops for swine should con-
sist of a variety; the farmer should grow
not only bects and turnips for them, but
parsnips and carrots also. The cheapest
pork is that made by securing rapid
growth OF roots and grass.
A mixture of skinned milk, buck
wheat bran, and cobmeal with good corn
fodder should be very good feed for Or
binary occasion, but in fattening an ami
NAL, an evenly balanced food is not
wanted, but one rich in carbohydrates,
and cornmeal bran and corn fodder
would be the best.
Household Hints.
In washing bedsteads use strong brine
or hot alum water.
Wash grained woods with cold tea,
wipe dry and rub with linseed oil.
Cayenne pepper blown where mice or
ants congregate drives them away.