Sharp County record., 1888-06-21
tiERE AND THERE.

hERE AND THERE.
Dr. Salmon says there are two
contagious diseases known as hog
cholera, one affecting the bowels, The
other the lungs. The one is the genu.
inc hog cholera, the other the swine
plague. 1t is possible for an animal
TO have both diseases at the same
time.
The persimmon tree does not de-
prlve the soil of large amount Of
fertil zing elements, and for that rea'
son makes the best of shade trees for
stock. In the South, even on aban'
doned fields, the pcrsimmon is allowed
to grow. its growth is slow, how
ever, but its fruit is highly valued BY
some.
"A few hills of sweet corn should
be planted every week from now Il
the 1,t of July. BY following this
plan a succession of fine ears for boil
ING and roasting may be secured I'LL
late in the fall.
The onion-bed should only Do
cultivated shallow. As far as possible
the weeds should be kept down and
the surface of the soil mellow. lhey
GROW very near the top OF the grounu
and not IN II.
With all the talk about the value
of Jerusalem artichokes for hogsfewG
are planted every year. While large
crops of them are sometimes raised
the average yield appears to be very
small and dependent on the season
The Farmers alliance was intro
duced into Mississippi in March, 1884,
and now has l, 200 lodges and 10000
members.
The market for fat sheep ShoI
these days very clearly that the man
who remembers that carcaSses as well
as fccces are to be sold from his
focks is the shepherd who is going 10
win.
Disease always turks in filth. This (
being true, the cleaner the stables and
surroundings where horses are kept
she less liable are they to take all ln'
epidemics that are passing through the
country.
You can always tell the character
of man by the way in which he treas
his stock. A pleasant, generous
hearted man never abuses his StocN
and always has their surrounding
pleasant and comfol table.
1t is claimed for the mutton breed
of sheep that with the same method
keeping them on the farm as is in uS
in England, land worth as much
one hundred dollars per acre might
profitably devoted to sheep, and tna
if farmers would hurdle them, inSlea'
Of giving them the range of the faHl
large profits could be made. =
Field and Farm says: What D
horse eats he can and will digest ID
side of four hours, therefore he Shou'
be fed often and have rich material
his stoma ach in small bulk. J"
chances of many COOL race-hOS
has been spoiled by starvation
horse or man with an empty stom'v
can never put forth his best feas "
strength or speed. 1t has taken tO'
ting-horsc trainers thirty years
o'learn this, but those who win LA"
learned it.
The kind of sheep to keep depeae'
on the soil and pasturage. The oOuh
down is the best breed to cross WV,
native ewes that are made to foraS'
great portion of the time. Merlno'%I
better in large focks than az
heavy mutton sheep Heavy prev
can not range as easily as the 'D
sheep, and therefore require nlor'
tention. Using the improved Ol''
for crossing means that larsei n.
lowance of foo must be given j ''
cess is expected.
The best tonic and preven'i'
poultry diseases is as follows ..,s
one gallon of pure water ada -
Ifteen to twenty drops of tlnc'%I nih
ron and two or three drops OF a'Vj M
Stir and mix we'll before putting n
he drinking-vessels. If uSeo 'lt ~"
year round this will produce a n'% h,!
lock of birds. The iron streDs"
he blood, while the aconlte pi',
md allays feverishness. Caro .n,a
'e 'iken not to get loo much S'''