Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-11-14
HERE AND THERE.

piles of brush or stubble afford
harboring places for the insects, and
they can be better destroyed by burn
ing such material early than TO delay
until the ground is frozen.
Digging post-holes, repairs and
hauling gravel should be done before
the ground freezes. 1t entails twice
the labor to defer such work until
later Now is the time to make all
repairs.
Twenty pounds of hay and twelve
quarts OF oats given daily is the esti-
mated quantity of food for horse,
but this must be regulated by the size
of the animal, the labor performed and
the season of the year.
Bran and SKINNED milk will mako
more growth on pigs now than any
thing else. Corn is required only
when the pig is TO be made very fat.
A ration in which corn is portion of
tho food will give better results than
to depend entirely on it for fattening.
When farmer has more grass
than he can NOW, or use in any man
ner it will pay him to attach heavy
chain to a two-horse pillow and turn the
grass under, as it will prove more
serviceable as green manurial crop.
"A small crack in the wall OF the
stable will do greater injury than TO
leave window out More harm re-
suits from q constant current OF air
coming on portion of the body of an
animal than when the animal is exposed
entirely.
"A successful dairyman for many
years gives it as his conclusion that
well-fed COW that does not earn her en-
tire value in a single year is not worth
keeping in the dairy. Says he: "A COW
that has cost seventy-fve dollars should
make net earning of seventy-five dol
lars"
| When man wants to sell COW
pretty badly--unless it is the breeder
of COWS for sale-the COW he wants to
sell is a good COW not to buy as rule.
We shall never believe that a man can
get good COW in any way as easily as
he can get her by intelligent breeding
aud raising the calf. Western Rural.
Tho hog will thrive better If kept
clean and given plenty of water Milk
will not answer as water. The water
trough should be kept filled with clean
water at all times. Many hogs fail to
thrive owing to the fact that they are
given plenty Of slop and no pure wa
tor.
"A Jersey COW knocked one OF her
horns off early in the spring. The
accident was discovered before it be-
came cold. 1t was put back in its
place and tied. In few days it grew
fast and is now the same as the other.
Nothing was done except to pick it
from the ground and put it in position
while the blood was shilling oozing
from the stump. Country Gentleman.
Wheat boards recently caused the
death of horse near Clinton, N. j.
While drawing a reaper the horse bit
of the heads of the standing grain,
and after he had been at work about
two hours he fell down and died. An
examination was made and the back
part of the tongue was found to be full
of white boards. On opening the throat
the boards were found in great guam
titles sticking through the windpipe,
from the effects of which it is believed
the animal choked to death.
The Jersey Bulletin argues that
with her second calf heller that has
been iudiciously fed ought to increase
her yield OF milk and the butter con-
tents of her milk. This Increase or
growth in capacity continues generally
up to the fifth calf There is, how
ever. wide difference in the rate OF
maturing in different heifers. as great.
indeed. as in their mature powers.
Some heifers make very little improve
ment after their second calf, and some
phenomenal heifers have done tbs
| best with their 6rst cali