The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-03-16
HERE AND THERE.

Haul out your manure now ana ges
1t out Of the way before spring. By SO
doing the manure will be in better con-
dition for the crops.
Salt is said TO be an excellent
fertilizer In peach orchards. A better
fertilizer would be twenty parts wood
ashes to one Of salt, applied broadcast
One OF the most important items Of
poultry management is to keep the
drinking vessels clean. In order TO do
this 1t will be necessary to wash out
clean every day or two.
O-Thonsands OF dollars worth OF grain
is destroyed annually by mice, rats and
other vermin. that may be saved by
using half-inch wire netting under the
floors OF stables and barns.
Moist. damp soil, is sometimes the
most valuable. Celery, and In some
sections onions. do best on such soils.
II the soil is sandy strawberries will
thrive better on damp soils that are not
too wet.
The properly-fattened animals
marketed the moment they reach the
points whero further feeding would
entail loss, are always profitable to
the feeder. But II takes a good judge
to know when this point is reached.
EARLY In the season the fowls on
the farm can be made TO do good serv-
ice II allowed on newly-plowed land.
Chickens will scratch industriously for
worms, and the number OF insects
eaten by large flock daily is very
large.
The Matching OF the tent caterpil-
ler can. to a great measure, be pre-
vented by going through the orchard
and picking of the clusters OF eggs
that can be found upon the limbs
During the winters Is a good time to
do this while the foliage is of, as they
can be seen moro readily.
Paint Is an important substance on
the farm. 1t preserves the buildings
and adds TO their appearance. Farm
ers who neglect to use paint are not
economical. II adds much TO the
value Of everything on the farm. stops
holes and cracks and saves It's cost In
single season.
In selecting turkeys for breeding
have either the hens or the gobblers
two years old. 1t is not best with this
variety OF fowls to breed from all
young stock. II the hens are young
have a two-year-old gobbler. A little
pains taken on these points will result
in better class Of fowls.
Eggs used for setting should al
ways be clear II covered with filth or
dirt of any kind the probabilities Of
their Matching are largely decreased.
While II is not desirable to handle any
more than is strictly necessary, at the
same time 1t will be better to wash of
clean than to set them dirty.
Several dairymen who have been
successful in feeding ensilage TO their
cows do not recommend the use OF any
variety OF corn for the silo which will
not fairly ripen a crop OF ears before
cutting. Corn thus matured furnishes
in part the grain ration needed with
the average ensilage.
1t costs less 10 raise colt than
may be supposed. The colt requires
attention, however, as it must be cur
ried and properly stabbed, but with
plenty OF pasture but little other food
is required, except an allowance Of
grain daily. II we'll bred the colt
should bring a good price when three
years old.
The gizzard OF the fowl masticates
the food, but this can only be done
with the aid Of sharp, gritty material.
A hen can eat pounded glass with ben
eft. Many Of the ailments OF poultry
in winter are due to the lack Of gritty
substances, the birds being compelled to
digest unmasticated food, which results
in indigestion
From this time on keep the ducks
confined until eight or nine o'clock in
the morning, as after they commence
laying they will usually lay an egg
every twenty-four hours, and as they
arc not at all particular where they
drop their eggs, II they are not kept
|up there will be considerable loss.
They usually lay early. Feed they
early 10 the morning.