The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-12-15

wv. L. Jones in the December "Oultivafor."O
Last month attention was called to
the importance of supplying animals,
in winter, with warm water and Narm
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
anilot be done on many farms, we
suggest another arrangement, which
is practicable on every farm. A force
pump may be placed III the barn or
stable with pipe running from il to Il
we'll near by. With such arrange
mont, 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 10 drinking vessels in
each stall. The pipe, leading to the
well, should be sunk deep enough in
the ground to escape freezing in the
coolest weather. How quickly, how
easily, how pleasantly could stock be
supplied with fresh, warm water in
winter, and cool, fresh water in sum
mcr. The first outlay would be soon
returned in the saving of time and
labor i'll taking animals in and out Of
their stalls. lrrcgularity in feeding
and watering lays the foundation for
much Of the sickness of stock. Ar
range ovcI ything, therefore, about
barn III ST; bic withrctcrcncc to great
est con chi nee and dispatch. The
easier ''lg can be done, the more
certainty OF its being done.
Rainy weather usually sets in this
month and continues during Tic win
ter. If stock Has been allowed the
run Of the fields up to this time, stop
it at once. There is 10 practice in our
farming more short-si@htcd than allow
ing stock TO trampthc wet fields during
winter. Pretty much everything Of
value as food hes been cleaned al
ready; the stock viii ret little or
e Nothing, butthoy will damage the land
greatly. The land is entitled { o all the
debris of The crop. Don't be 50 short
sighted as to try to gc; everything out
Of it ut once. Remember the story of
the goose that laid the golden egg.
Moreover, il is true economy, rs well
rs kindness to stock, TO keep them out
Of the cold rains. The little glcamings
they get will not produce moro animal
heat than that which exposure 10 cold
rains will take from their bodies. In
other words, tho animals will gain
nothing, the fields Will lose their vegc.
table matter and the soil its friability.
In all the moro thickly settled portions
of the country VIC have passed beyond
the mixed pastoral! and farming state,
and have reached the farming state
proper. Our policy now is to provide
special pastures and raise food for all
the stock kept on the farm. This must
become, as much as any other, an or
gained, Wcll-dcVclopcd part OF our
farm economy. Sec how readily and
quickly it assumes this shape on the
stock farms scattered over the coun-
try. Owners OF Jcrsoys-Who attach
value to their stock-vcry soon have
good pastures and unlimited supplies
of forage. 1t only requires that one
should make up his nlindtO have them.
with Bermuda grass, rcd, White and
burr %clovcrs, luccrn and Spanish do
yer, orchard, herds and blue grasses,
barley, rye, German millct, sorghum,
pea vines and drilled corn; why Should
one cvcr be at Il loss in providing fol
his stock?
With so many available crops, sup
plcmcnted by al unlimited supply OF
cotton seed and q mild, genial climate
supcraddCd. why should not Southern
farmers raise o stock? Why should
amulc or Il horse ever be brought from
the north side OF tho Ohio river? WHY
should hundreds Of tons Of butter
and olcomargarinc from the North
be sold in the South every wear?
Why work ourselves to death 10
raise cotton TO buy horses, mules,
bacon, Hour, lard, meal, glucose or
starch syrup when every one of these,
except the glucose, which can be sup.
planted by sorghum syrup, can hC
raised at home without the slightest
difficulty! Why play into the hands
OF mlddlemcn, railroads, banks, spec
ulators, etc., to say nothing Of the de-
pendcncc upon the unsteady, unreliable
laborers in our midst? You say cotton
IS always salablc;, always brings cash.
So does lirst-class butter, so docs
bacon, SO docs lard, so does a good
mule or horse. Jersey butter finds
ready sale simply because it is good
butter. The owners Of such stock
make butter in Il busincss-likc way;
they have good ~milk-hOuscs and
proper arrangements for cooling and
keeping milk; water power or some
other mechanical device for Churminr.
They do not lose patience in cool wealth
CT ana pOur hot water i'll the chUrn:
they know that slow churning makes
the most and the best butter. Fhcv
know that large feeds Of cotton seed
spoil butter, and they feed something
else. If all OF II farmers handled
their milk and butter in like manner
Northern butter would soOn be driven
out Of the market, In the oldcn time,
the little surplus butter on our farms
was regarded as a triilc, and little
attention given it. Hence, we have
fallen into careless ways and methods
let us change them. Let every
farmer arrange to make some butter
for market handle it properly, make
its quality good and its appearance
attractive and he will always find
ready sale at good prices.
In this connection attention may be
called to the importance Of improving
= our native stock. This al be most
quickly done by crossing with some
of the ilnnrovcl hrncls LrrSnn hnnr