The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-12-23
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

AuluadLs app2eclalo hluuaoSo.
Use the curry-comb less, and thi
brush more. <
Nowhere will skinned milk pay
better returns than in the poultry yard.
Never allow a bottle of medicine to
remain in your stable, unless it is plainly
marked.
A horse has no gall bladder and Of
course is not affected like a human being
by Its being upset.
Refuse vegetables will be greedily
eaten by fowls and is good food in con
junction with grain.
In order to have good, healthy, vigor.
GUS chickens it is necessary to have
strong, vigorous breeding fowls.
Neglected repairs to fences often re.
suit in creating a breechy habit in the
live stock that are kept on a farm.
Dust baths are nov in order, and
happy is the farmer who has a big supply
of dry road dust on hand for his fowls.
Never undertake to treat an animal
whose disease you do not understand,
but secu=a competent veterinary sur
geon.
Orc of the best crosses for common
hens, when it is desired to increase the
size, is to use q Brahma or cochin
rooster.
Sorghum seed can be used to good
advantage in feeding the incubator
chickens as soon as they are large enough
to eat it.
Isn't it a little singular that a eve
sheep will distinguish her own lambs
bleat among hundreds all bleating at the
same timea
Because prices get low at certain sea-
sons is no reason why, with good man
agement, poultry-keeping cannot be
made to pay.
It is said that a horse is more sensitive
to pain than a man, and as to nervous
ness, he is more sensitive than q hys.
woman.
Eggs generally bring good prices from
this time on and care must be taken in
managing so IS to secure as large q sup
ply as possible.
Don't expect to see the effects of your
medicine as soon as it has been admin
but wait a proper time before re-
the dose.
The comic side of farming appears
when those complaining of hard times
leave their reapers and binders out to
take the weather.
The leaves in the pig-pen help to fat
ten hogs by keeping them warm and dry,
thus preventing loss of food by saving
the warmth of the body.
The quiet cow, the friendly hen, the
peaceful horse give the largest returns
with the least expense. Conquer every.
hing on the farm, including the hired
nan, by p~oliteness and kindness.
Do not expect any breed to lay equally
we'll in the summer and in winter. If
7ou insist on a good supply of eggs from
till February, then select a
breed noted for the ability to lay in the
Do not expect everything Of n
breed.
The raising of ducks is only in its in
'ancy in this country. The time will
come when that fowl will be
as extensively as in Chin a. One
the best reasons for extending the
breeding of ducks is the fact that they
re less liable to disease than any other
,reed of fowl:
Small sweet potatoes are superior to
;orn for fatting pigs, as they contain a
arge proportion of starch and sugar. The
way to feed them IS to first boil
hem, adding a peck of brand to each
,ushel of potatoes. The refuse roots
all unstable portions are equal to the
,est for fattening purposes.
Keep as many animals as possible, but
10 not keep more than can be comfort
bly, sheltered. A sheep should have
wenty square feet of room, as crowding
injurious. Too mary animals will &C.
aston a loss, but the capacity of the
arm and buildings for the support of
took should be fully utilized.
A barrel of apples or other fruit will
ring a better price when the fruit has
'een assorted. 1t is waste of barrels,
ruit, labor, and transportation to ship
wo barrels of ordinary fruit to market
shen a better price a be obtained for
ne half of the same fruit if it is care.
ully selected over and only the best
oarketed.-