The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-05-12
FARne MOVES


FARM MOVES.
APPLES FOR ANIMALS We used
to feed apple pOmace 60 COWS. says an
Ohio farmer In the New Z ork tribune.
and they relished it keenly. Feeding,
apples to cattle Is rather difficult. TOO
many founG er the cows, sometimes. and
they dry up for weeks. Some cows
choke of them. I have known COWS to
break In and eat all the apples they
wanted. and their flow of milk would
much increase. On another occasion
half the herd foundered; some of them
stretched out and dried nearly up for
weeks. Year before last we cut apples
until tho cattle got used to them, ll1"n
turned them into the orcl,ali ia /,
short time; but then Some q III u
went back on their milk. Last year We
were more, successful. T found by al
loving them to eat apples for ten min
utes twice day, they did we'll and the
flow of milk Increased. Leaving the
COWS in twelve minutes. one Of them
foundered q little. One cow choked on
apples twice. We tied her nose up and
pushed the apple down with arake.
handle. y But o COW that chokes Will
continue to do 30. unless she runs in an
orchard Sall the time. Cows will eat
apples. that hogs will not touch. and to
pasture an orchard with COWS is a good
way, If the trees have been trained
high, as they should be.
WHEN stock is turned on the pasture,
and there left all day. the water annnly
must be looked after. A mllch cow
must have plenty Of water. She can
not walt until she is driven up atnight.
The water is necessary constituent Of
the milk, and she must have 1t during
the time the milk Is being manufac-
tured. If deprived Of water during the
warm days her supply Of milk will fall
OH.
THERE Is but one secret In preserv-
ing eggs, and that 51s to keep them in
q cool place. the nearer 40 degrees
above zero the better, but not over 60
degrees. The eggs should be turned
two or three times week. Eggs from
hens not IN company with cocks will
keep fresh twice as long as Will those
that are fertile. No packing material
is necessary. Simply lay them on
racks and keep them cool.
1T is important that the sheep sheds
be we'll supplied with racks and feed
troughs, 80 THAT ,the, sheep will not
crowd each other in their en1eavor to
get their share Of feed. Often the
smaller and weaker ones are crowded
away entirely and do not get any grain
and only the refuse hay. Abundance
Of room should be given, so that each
animal may eat its fill at'its leisure and
without c,owdlng.
IN speaking about judging mutton
sheep a WRiter says: zone almost
wishes the judges would once in o
while be little bit bold and mark their
approval Of real merit by picking out
the level shoulders, great girth round
the heart, close wool and smart heads,
leaving the tremendous achievements
in weight for age for what they are
worth--a mere matter of size and high
feeding, but not criterion Of profit.'
In those sections where the frost has
left the ground the plowing should not
be delayed, Corn land cannot be
turned over too soon, as the frost will
greatly assist in reducing 1t. The cut
worm Is the principal enemy to contend
with when the corn Is young, and tho
best remedy Is to plow the ground early
enough to allow the cutworms to be
turned up to the frost.
KEEPING toads out Of wells is a diff
flcult matter with some. The surface
around the we'll should be cemented for
q space equal to a circumference Of
afty feet. This would compel the toads
n nr q r a Oh k<~~ 4
the well. It seems almost impossible
to keep them out by closing the en-.
trance only, as they find their way in
THIS Is good time for American
swiue-raisers to be alert. The English
swine eaters are going back on overfat
pork. To help the reform and get
leaner meat a prize has been offered by
an English paper ''of half-a-crown each
in addition to the price per score on all
pigs Of good quality between seven and
nine scores, provided they shall not
measure more than certain thickness
of fat IN every part Of the back"
J. T. FAIRBANKS, Of Chenango
county, N. Y, had twenty ewes. From
them he raised thirty.slx lambs, which
he sold at Sd each, or $144. He also
sold l35 pounds wool, at 40 cents per
pound, or $56.70, making total from
twenty ewes Of S2U0,70. The year be-
tore the ewes raised thirty-four lambs
Mr.. +. thus received over $40 from
each eve and still has the ewes on
hand.
PIGEONS can bs confined In yards
made Of Pinch wire mesh, the sides
and tops covered, so as to prevent
hawks, cats and rats from entering,
a covered space 20x5O feet will allow
room for fifty pigeons. at one end q
house with suitable nests should be
provided.
COMPOST may be made very fine and