The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-05-12

condition ut the time OF planting, no hoeins
will be called for. German millet may be
sown broadcast If the land has been well pre-
pared and is in fine filth; Il half buShcl OF
seed per acre is sufficient. Successive plant
ingS of above crops every two or three weeks
to tho first OF August will enable Il farmer to
feed his stock all through the summer on
green forage more cheapy than on anything
else. and with great benefit to their health
Cut and partly clrr-say exposed to sun and
air for one day-betoro feeding: this will re-
ducc th G water in them and render them less
laxative. Any disposition TO Sc0ur may be
prevented by M Eed ration of dry and green
forage: perhaps this Is preferable from: every
point OF view. Cheap stock feed is like cheap
ductiOn of everything raised on the Elrm: and
we must bear in u ind that money saved Is
equivalent TO mot'ey made. If one can re-
ducc ihe cost of + reducing cotton cent Il
pound it is the SAL lc to him as if he sold for
one cent more per pound. An abundance Of
cheap forage mai: :cS less grain necessary.
When not mt work. stock may be kept with
little or no grain If ed full ratons Of good for
age. If you have cpared for large crop OF
cotton. cut It down md plant portion OF the
cotton land i'm these forage crops; they will
pay you better than cotton.
Curing Glover and Orchard Grass.
Clover and orchard grass will be ready for
the mower by the Ell Of the month. Cut Hf-
ter the dew is OIL and cock up the same even
ing I'LL that is moved before one o'clock. Af-
Ter nay Is well WlllCu III llcNcl IiiS
dew. The above apples more especially to
that cut with the NOV er. Spread out in q nm
itorm layer. not in swa tbs like that handcut,
1t dries very rapidly OF, IL bright day: II hand
cut and the sw;..IlS arc 'cry heavy, the cock
ing may be deferred to 1c afternoon Of the
next day; but ii this Is lone, it is better to
turn the swaths over in jhe evening and let
the undricd bottom POI tons take the dew.
Both grass and clover n axe a better quality
Of hay if cut rather earlJ; the quantity, hoW
heads turn brown is probably the best time to
cut clover; when in full bloom the time to
rev growth, tOpdress it with a hundred
pounds of plaster to the acre.
Raising EKOg%.-.Chcap Pork.
Every one who raises hogs onght to plant
Ia rgely of the st. Domingo type of sweet pota
toes for fattening them in the fall Consider
ing quantity and quality. We know Of no 9TH
CT food so easily and caeaply raised for the
the temperature or boiling wafer, three BUSH
els Of potatoes will contain as much dry mat
ter as one OF corn; not rs much fat or album,-
no as matter In proportion as corn, but more
Of the starch group than corn. Peas would
M. Ike up the deficiency in the potato admira-
bly,; the two would fiji well together and make
an almost perfect ration for 1atteninS hogs.
Have a potato and pen patch in the same en-
clio sure, SO that the hogs may cat of each at
will, and you have the foundation for cheap
polk. IT the Spanish ground pea succeeds as
we generally as it seems to have done in
SOIL localities, it might take the place OF the
co, pea, especially on lands containing lime.
Clover for spring, Bermuda grass for summer,
pc; S. groundpcas and potatoes for tall and
cal ly winter, make provision for nearly the
VIII Ole year. Let us strike for independence
in this and every other department OF farm
Ing
Bear in mind that grain harvest will soon
,l,y,
crcnce to 1t. Get crops clean and well worked
now SO thai they may bear Il short neglect
during hulN est. Some cntcrpriSng man in
every neigh oorhO0d ought to be encouraged
to buy Il re- per and cut I'LL the grain just us
parties nov do the thrcshing. In other words
Il tr;lycllin: reaper ought TO he IL regular inSti-
tuition. Farmers can i'll spare the time from
their crops TO harvest grain. ana Graders are
getting more cXactinG and eXOrbtant in their
demands The practice is becoming quite
general t. cut oats when the grain Is in the
''d"ugh," t,d cure it like hay. Cut, and al
lowed to lake the sun day without being
cured 10 Je tied up and shocked in the usual
manner Or it may be cured like hay and
stored away in bulk in stacks or barns. 1t
makes all excellent iced.
Winter Ga!S.
Fall oats were quite generally killed by til"
severe weather in january, but where the
land has not hccn plOwed since, an occasional
Stl!ll nf oats may be found which has Surviv-
cd the cold. 1t would Ec we'll to take care Of
these and gather them carefully when ripe
Their survival indicates II hardness of cOnStl-
tu;i0l; which will stand extreme cold, and Il
very desirable strain OF winter oat might he
pr0p gated from them. The matter is worthy
of trul. VIII us the mercury fell to zero;
tic the rec rust-proof oat WIS entirely killed,
with the very limited exceptions noted above
the winter grazing Oat was also very badly
ki!lld, possibly Il tenth escaping. If variety
Of n;lt that en- stand the cold of zero IS not to
be had, what grain can be substituted for fail
oats: Rye will stand any degree Of cold; can
it Er utilized rs stock feed when mnture and
ripe" Would it he practicable 10 threSh and
grind Tie grain, and chaff The straw for for
age: Or could barley be utilized in place of
oats: We think the latter is USED largely as
stock feed in Caifnrni;l-how is it managed:
Can any one tell us?