The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-09
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classes, that Of dairying for milk and
that for butter, the latter-being true
dairying, Since the creamery system
been able to compete with the whole.
sale method except by throwing on the
market butter of @ superior quality.
Dairying for milk requires COWS chat
give large quantities OF milk, while
butter production demands COWS that
give milk rich in cream. The butter
makers are far In advance Of those
who make q specially Of selling milk.
and have already been educated bV ex-
perience to rely only on butter.prOduc
ing COWS. The shippers OF milk, as a
rule, do not breed and raise their dairy
stock, and although it is not inferred
that they do not succeed, yet from the
amount OF capital. land and labor In.
vested annually the results are not as
satisfactory as would be the case if the
milk dairymen should give more atten.
tion to the quality OF their stock. The
average yield of the milch cove is 80
small compared with what 1t should be
as to make 1t surprising that dairymen
succeed at all; but their success is not
from the milk sold, but from the
manure made and inc "eased fertility
Of the farms. This annual increase OF
value may not be apparent, but it is
demonstrated IN a few years, as the
COWS not only produce milk to be sold
but contribute to the growth Of crops.
The curse Of the dairymen Is their
failure to recognize the fact tn they
must raise their cows and breed for
the kind best suited for yielding milk,
instead Of attending sales to purchase
COWS and selling off their calves.
Many farmers will not believe that IN
dlvidual COWS Of the best milking
strains have yielded over forty quarts
Of milk per day, yet it Is true, as is
we'll known with the Holsteins, and 1t
is admitted that but few COWS will pro-
duce so largely, but the fact that we'll
bred COWS can be made to perfo m
such service should stimulate the dairy
men to discard all animals but pure
breeds or grades. Dalrymen whOuld
make large profits IL each COW In the
herd should yield twenty quarts Of
milk per day during her milking period,
as the average yield ls not One.half that
quantity in dairles. aud yet the herd
can be made to give twenty quarts per
COW by careful breeding and judicious
management. But If only fifteen
amount to a large difference for herd
in a year compared with the quantity
got from nongrel COWS. Larger yields
to obtain the same results as from
former yields, while the care and work
are lessened. The milk business III
laborious, calling for work from early
in the morning until into the night,
with no cessation on Sundays, and the
only way to be amply rewarded is to
grade up the herd by the use Of pure
bred males.
SWEET IIERBS. Every garoen
should have a small bed OF sage, thyme,
savory, parsley, and marioram. In
fact, no garden is complete without
them. They can he grown from seed
aud once obtained remain for long
time, being propagated by the seeds
and roots. A vacant corner serves as
a good place for them, or along the
margin Of the walks. The great diff
Guilty with herbs is that they are usual
ly neglected and allowed to die away.
If they are to be permanent they
should receive not only care but an oc-
caslonal manuring.
EARLY SQUAsH.-The bush or patty
pan Is the best for early use, and may
le put out at any time after warm
weather begins. This vegetable is often
destroyed by the striped bug, and the
proper method to pursue in order to
p1'eUont their attacks is to place coal tar
in water and keep the plants we'll
sprnkled with the solution. They
may be allowed to grow until fully
maturcd, but the squashes should not
become too hard before being pulled.
Pull them before they begin to turn
yellow. Stick the point Of the finger
nail in them. and if the flesh yields
easily they are just right.
EVERY time you use the cultivator
in order to kill out the grass and weeds
you are at the same time stirring the
soil, thereby admitting more air to the
roots Of the plants providing a greater
amount Of moisture and converting
the insoluble substances into plant
food.
GERMAN millet, sown and lightly
narrowed in, in the proportion of one
bushel Of seed per acre, makes an ex-
celient crop for summer. But 1t must
be cut as soon as 1t shall blossom, for
il allowed to ripen Its seed it will be-
come hard and woody. On good, WELL
manured land it should produce two
tons Of hay per acre.
AN ENGLISH eXperimenter finds
that. contrary to general opinion, the
growth Of Ivy over house renders the
interior entirely free from moisture,
the ivy extracts every possible particle
Of moisture from wood, brick or stone
for its own .sustenance, by means of
tiny roots, which work their way into
even the hardest stone.
FOR growing stock clover is better
than grain. Glover contains more lime
for the production OF bone and mote
nitrogen for the production Of flesh
than corn. A liberal allowance of
bulky food Is always best for young
growing stock. Grain should only be
given once a day, and sparingly, oa g
being preferred.
THERE is yet room for some one to
discover sure remedy for tile cabbage
worm. The remedy must be nom
poisonous, cheap, easily applied aud
free from odor as much as possible.