The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-29

seed; cut Wnen the perry naTueuS, "Hen
it is passing from the dough state, is
best for -four.
If one or two pigs of litter are small
er and weaker than the rest, allow them
to suck a week or two after the strong
ones are weaned.
There is only one profitable system of
feeding, and that is to feed the calf, the
lamb or the pig literally from the day OF
its birth to its maturity.
There is nothing like uniformly good
condition, with no shocks given to the
system of the sheep, for producing a
uniform fiber and the best possible wool.
Mop and wash all parts of the stall.
trough or manger, in which a diseased
horse has been standing, with a pint OF
sulphuric acid put in bucket OF water.
To make profit in dairying try put
ting two COWS in one skin; that IS, make
the feed and care bestowed on one COW
produce as much as you now get from
two.
Fowls should be provided with fresh,
clear drinking water, especially when
chickens need constant supplies of good
water.
Instead of selling old cast iron at one
half cent per FOUND pat small pieces
near the roots of grapes, currants,
gooscberries and fruit trees. 1t is very
beneficial.
There is no better place for rows OF
currant, gooseberry, raspberry or black
berry bushes than along the fence in the
ward. The fence gives good support to
the vines, which, if tied to it, are easily
picked.
Some philosopher says the young far
mer who spends in rich living, show,
etc., all he makes the first year he begins
life on his own account, will be apt to
continue in the same line as long as he
lives.
Although the short-horn is one of the
largest breeds of cattle, it s'stated that
Cow of that breed, belonging TO MIR.
David Niles. of Pickaway County, Ohio,
gave birth to calf weighing only eight
pounds. 1t was well developed.
The Ingredients of commercial fertil.
izers, upon which both their agricultural
and commercial value depend, are nitro
gen, phosphoric acid and potash. Sui
phuric acid aud lime are also always
present in superphosphate in the shape
of plaster.
The first thing to do before storing
corn in the crib is to have the crib rat
proof and well protected against beating
rains. Rats will destroy more grain than
the most liberal estimate allows for loss,
and the crib should be so protected as
to prevent them from getting in through
any source.
A ripe, dry onion contains at least
eighty per cent. of water, and when a
large mess of them are together they are
likely to Sweat" And yet, in order to
p-ese. We onions during the winter, the
great point is to keep them dry. If in
a cold climate, it is as well to suffer
them to freeze solid, and stay frozen un-
til wanted in the spring.
The following describe the character
istic points of excellence in any breed of
hogs: Face short, fine, and we'll dished;
wide between eyes; ears fine and thin;
neck short and thick; jowl large; shoul-
ders broad and deep; back broad and
straight; ribs well ar he'd, making the
legs broad and strong; hips good length !;
hams thick, full and deep; coat, fine and
soft; legs short, straight and strong.
1t may be surprising to some farmers
to be told that filing horses rack with
hay, as some do, and permitting con-
slant supply to remain before the animal,
is one of the most probable means Of pro-
ducing disease, and the most positive in
rendering the animal unfit for fast work.
Large supplies of hay have the effect Of
making the stomach large and weak.
Everybody knows, too, that the vcntila-
tion of the sta lie should be as perfect as
possible, so that all the odors and gases
will have an opportunity to escape.
II the drinking water be ice-cold it
will require the consumption OF much
extra feed QueD to bring it up to blood
heat in the stomach. The animal is taxed
to digest and assimilate this extra load
of fool above that required for the ordi.
nary purposes of sustaining life and
making muscle and fat. Would it not
pay for the farmer, in addition to warm
stables, to have some method Of warming
the water for his fock2 Wood and coal
are certainly cheaper fuel than hay or
grain. At least it will pay to give water
fresh from the we'll, and not allow it to
stand until chilled. To allow them to
drink from q fro: en- stream or pond is
wastcful and barbarous.
One may keep ten or twelve fowls
with profit who could not double or
treble this number sue: :essfully, because
with larger number all the difficulties
which arise, such as want of cleanliness,
the presence of vermin, impure air, and
risk of infection. increase in much
larger ratio than does the number in the
flock. But if one has succeeded with q
small flock there is no reason why he
should not do so with several tlocks, if
each is kept in just the same manner as
the original one. Afterward the fiocks
may be enlarged, but as this is the very
point on which young poultry raisers fail
the greatest caution should De observed
in adding to the number of fowls kept
in each coop or house or yard.
Handy Things to Know