The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-01
Farm and Garden Notes.

A COW that wastes much of her time
fighting flies will do very little work at
the pail.
There is nothing so attractive and or
namental as a well-kcpt hedge, and it
adds TO the value Of the farm.
Remove all dead limbs from fruit trees,
which can be more easily distinguished
when the foliage is on the trees.
The idea anon. the English has been
that the best nation is obtained from
three and four-ye;r-oll wethers.
Those VIII, have practiced soiling sufi
ciently to test it know it to be most
valuable aid in thu economy of dairy
ing.
Strong unbleachel muslin is excellent
in place of glass for poultry houses or
chicken runs, and is much less eXpen-
sive.
The standard for a good cow is said
to be GOO gallons Of mix year, and
of this there should be ten per cent. OF
cream.
A good poultry lonse may be built of
tarred felt, and will us is in keeping off
verm'n. Whitewashing it improves its
appearance.
Warm and cod milk should not be
mixed. The new milk should be rid Of
its animal heat before adding it to that
of previous milkings.
A hay rake can lie used for clearing
up weeds, when the latter should be
k,,rpnl rHbone,n,Ic Ic ,>orptoip,,c lS
may thus be destroy' d.
If you wish to raise good hogs buy q
well-formrd thoroughbred male pig, and
his grade desc nd ;nt, will fattcn about
as we'll dis full bloods.
A farmer claims that cucumber vines
fastened to st;oag bushy stakes, like pea
sticks, thrive better than when left on
the ground in the Us al way.
An Indiana farmer advocates cutting
off part of the tops OF p ,tato vines when
they grow too Ink, and states that lie
had incrca cd the yield by so doing.
One of the greatest drawbacks that
new beginners in poultry raising have is
the desire to crowd fifty fowls into the
space that half that number should oc-
cupy.
Shol?d the wheat fed appear uneven,
or grass appear, go over 1t with har-
row. 1t will not injure the wheat Early
in the spring it should be narrowed
agIin.
It is now generally believed t at So
luton of copperas i, the best remedy
known for grape rot. 1t is sprinklcd
freely on the ground ar .und the vines
and on the leaves.
Save all worthless heads of cabbage
and the waste leaves for II e COWS. They
will appreciate and eat them greedily
and materially inc.rase their flow of milk
as result of the extra feed.
An exchange recommends feeding
young pigs W tn equal parts of meal,
ground oats and shorts; one quart Of tie
mixture in bucket of skim milk. allow
them all they can drink of it three OF
four times daily.
Milking should be done rapidly and
thoroughly; if any milk is left in the
udder the secretion will be checked to
some extent, aid within reasonable lin
its; the more that is taken away the
greater the secretion.
A feed of soft corn, which is generally
very plentiful at the beginning of win
ter, given night and morning will keep
up the yield of milk and be of great
benefit to the cows in giving them flesh
and strength to endure the cold OF
winter.
The experiment of burying manure
fifteen inches deep has been tried. Itwas
never heard from in tha succeeding
crops. All experience proves that it j.