The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
Stock for u Farm.

Economical husbandry indicates the policy
Of keeping more STOCK on gram growing iarniS,
or on farms where u mixed husDandry is fol-
lowed, than farmers generally. keep, Stock
are manufacturers of the crude products of
the farm, and manufacturing generally adds
to the value of the raw material, while the
wastes and refuse Of manufacturing are left
on the farm as manure instead OF DelnS CAR
ricd off the farm. ..-.
\ certain number Of horses are necessary to
do the work of the farm, and If the horses cin
be employed in earning something IN 0ther
ways than simply doing the work or the 1ilriH,
The farmer can afford to keep enough ~ rusn
through tile work on some occasions and In
crease production by seaSonable sowing,
plan ting, cult1vatlng or harvesting. Juul,
ciouS farmer, by keeping span OF mares, OF
good breed, can arrange to have their services
in times of most urgent labor and YET nave
them bring pair OF colts every year ny
tOaling in the latter part OF autumn they
would be able to assist in plowinS for spring
grain and also for autumn seeding, without
suffering any injury III consequence, Ii far-
mcr is able to sell span OF three or lour year
old colts, every year, al good prices, IL ADDS
considerably to his income.
4 good dairy of we'll selected cows, of high
grades, may be made to add considerably to
cheese, Whenever pays best in the locality.
But dOn't add the care OF the dairy 10 the.
work of the already overburdcncd housewife.
# there is no creamery or cheese. factory IN
the ncighborhood, employ Il skill1nl dairy
maid or ,lairy-ln,n and make gilt-edged but
trr' There is none too much of that class of
lNlttcr in market. Make every cow IN inc
herd produce from S75 to 800 worth OF butter
a year. TO do that they must be good butter
cows and must be constantly supplied W!tA
the best kind Of feed Cold setting OF milk
will always insure best results.
Have one head Of high grade Merlno sheep
for every arabic acre In your farm, cross with
a coarse wool ram and have good lot or fat
lambs 10 sell in June, for four dollars apiece,
besides eight or nine pounds OF good wool h
sell from every sheep. That VIII give You q
nice little income while waiting for your field
crops to grow.
Keep a good number Of the best breeds Of
swine; let them run In your orchard and PICK
pasture. the skim-nilk and buttcr-nilk from
Your dairy, a patch of peas to prccede corn
rripening ii the 1all, and mix a good propor-
tion OF nil-tccd with the corn you feed In fat
tcning. You will get back more than half the
cost OF mi!l-teed in manure:
\ farm would not seem like home without O
liberal supply Of eggs and poultryj the hest OF
the meat kind, to your taste, and the SCOT
tase rousing crow' of chanticleer always
life on the farm. But poultry wandering
about at their own sweet will, tearing down
grain III the field, stratching In pieces bundles
OF grain in the NOW, fOuling the hay, scatter
upon the harness, scratching up seeds in the
garden, picking the berries, currants and
grapes, are not an agreeable or prontable KIND
Of stock. No; poultry must be restricted In
their movements, and when restricted must
the Lcghorns, Hamburshs, the non-sitters are
most dcsirabic; but for hatchers, mothers.
and the table, some Of the larger breeds, like
Plymouth Rocks, or crosses or the common
fowl upon the Asiattc breeds, are preferable.
breed superior to the Dorking.-Amcrican Ru-
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