The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-04
Farm and Garden Notes.

from the use OF nitrate OF SODA lertlllIcT.
A New England farmer reports that
COW manure produces many grub worms.
For producing eggs give chopped clio:
yer and chopped meat, mixed and
scaldcd.
A Western exchange advises each far.
mer to have map oI the young orchard
made, with the location Of all the diff
fcrent varieties put down in black and
white. Then if the labels get lost or the
writing on them becomes illegible, one
can refer to the map.
To cure the pernicious practice of egg
eating among hens an exchange suggests
that it is a good plan to make the nests
out of boxes about ten inches square and
fifteen inches deep. This will prevent
the hens from standing on the edge of
the nest and reaching down to the eggs
after laying them, and they will be un-
able to get at them while they are in the
nest.
I prefer to d'shorn cattle before they
are two weeks old, before the little nub
is attached to the skullbone; with sharp
penknifc it is easy and quickly done,
says New York farmer. I consider it
no more harmful than taking wart of
Your own hands. do not intend rails
ing any more horns, l am so well pleased
with the young stock l have growing
without these worse than useless excres-
cences.
According to the american Agricu'-
turis', all that is required for smooth
waterproof face on the rough foundation
wall of house is to make good strong
sand and lime mortar, and then mix into
it, i'll small patches as used, one shovel
full of cement to six or eight of the NOR
tar. When the face Of the wall has been
made straight and smooth with this, put
on a thin coat of cement and fine sand,
adding coloring matter if desired. To
lay the face off IN blocks, stripe with
brush before the mortar is thoroughly
dry.
In addition to its value for feeling,
clover is one of the best crops for restor-
ing the fertility of the land. Its roots
penetrate deep, and thus bring nonriSh-
ment to the surface that the ordinary
grasses do not reach, and as they have
been found to weigh 5000 pounds to the
acre when dried, it will readily be seen
what al amount of matter is left in the
soil when the pasture is plowed up. The
decay of this adds largely to the fertility
of the soil, and on this account clover is
made use of on land that has been rem
dered unproductiveby constant cropping.
Spokes or other woods will shrink
more or less even after ten years, when
ever the surface is dressed off. In order
to make joints that will never start, the
Woyd- Worker advises that the piece on
which lemons are made should be dressed
several times until the shrinkage has
ceased. Then let the lemons be made.
After these have shrunk in the air of the
warm workshop, the spokes or other
tenoned pieces may be driven into place
with the assurance that they will shrink
no more, especially if dipped into OIL
paint before driving in.
In an address before the New Jersey
State Horticultural Society scme time
ago, John Thorp. an eminent New York
florist, calls attention to the fact that
while many of the newer roses are worthy
of the praise they receive, some of the
old ones are still dcservedly in popular
favor; stating that the hardy climbing
rose, Baltimore Bell, the Bourbon, Sou
vcnir de Ia Malmaison, and the Tea, Bon
Silcne, have all been in cultivation since
1S43, while the Tea, Safrano, was intro
duccd in 1889, and the Bengal rose.
Agrippina. in 1889; and al are yet held
in high estimation.
The Diary World learned that several
members of family were made sick by
drinking the milk from young COW.
An investigation was made by that paper
with the following result: " In the cor
respondcnce we drew out the fact that
the COW was rather q wild one and had
been driven from the auction On fast
run, and that before she had been cooled
off the milk had been drawn, with the re-
suits above stated. We have time and
again warned readers that milk taken
from frightened or heated cow is unfit
for use, and sickness in some form or
other is sure to follow its use.
Three trials in. feeding milch and but
ter cows at the Wise onsin Experiment
Station resulted in q saving of 36 per
cent. of the fodder fed on the first trial,
81 per cent. in the second and 8 per cent.
in the third by cutting the corn fodder.
This shows an average gain in cutting
corn fodder of over 25 per cent that is
to say, 100 pounds Of corn fodder cut
into inch lengths produced as much milk
or butter as l25 pounds Of uncut fodder.
Prof. Henry thinks that the gain from
cutting the mammoth varieties of South
ern fodder corn may run up to fully 40
per cent. In another case, 121 pounds
of cut corn fodder produ ed as much as
1883 pounds of uncut fodder, or gain
of more than 60 per cent.
A commission appointed by the French
Government to inquire into the use of
salt for domestic animals reported on
the matter as follows: !! Salt ought to
be given to domestic animals to replace
the saline matter washed out of their
food by boiling, stcamirg, etc. .. Salt
c2untc acts the i'll effects of wet pastures
and food on sheep, and prevents foot
rot. 3. 1t increases the flow OF saliva,
and therefore hastcns fattcn;ng. 4. In
making miyures of thaff, potatoes, bccts,
bran. oil cake, etc., salt always ought to
bc added. The daily allowance recon-
mendcd by the commission wa, for 4
mich COW or OK ozs. for fattcn:ng
stall.fcd OK, : 1-2 TO 4 12 ozs. for 4
fattening pig, to 2 ozs. for Iran
sheep, l-2 to 3D. OF an o., for u horse,
donkey or mule, OF.
The scatirg-or perhaps more prop
erlu standinm-canacitY Of the cipht