The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-30
STOCK FARM AND GARDEN.

Cod liver oil is the best thing you can
use on the harness. 1t will keep the
rats and mice away, as well as make
the leather pliable.
One of the greatest draw backs that a
farmer can possibly have is the desire
to procure more land than he can easily
pay for or properly cultivate. Many a
farmer has thus beer kept "lanu poor
ali his life.
Good animals, good crops, good re-
suIts all around on the farm are not the
outcome of good luck. 1t is patient,
continued, Intelligent effort that brings
success in agFiculture-no hlt-or-
miss, happy-go-lucky course.
Ewes that are to be bred this fall
should have their lambs weaned a.
early as possible, so as To have ample
time for rest and recuperatlOn from me
facilitating effect of nursing their
young before they are again turned
with the rams. A handful OF gram 70
each eve each day will also he OF Sood
effect just now.
When evergreens in hedges die out II
ia often found difficult to replace them.
IL is easier TO keep them alive and
thrifty in the first place, ana TINS may
be done by the liberal use OF manure
Plants set as thickly as they must De III
"A hedge make a considerable ana con
slant drain upon the soil, and this
should be made good by fertlllzlng
every year.
Perfectly pure and inodOrOus milk
can not be had unless the skin OF the
cows is kept clean. As with human pc
inRs. there are certain secretlOnS thal
must be- thrown of, first through the
skin, il it is kept in it's normal coma
ton, but, if not, then through the mix
glands. Clean stalls and slght ruo-
bling with the card every morning are
necessities in the high class dairy.
The first step to take, in preventing
the killing of sheep by worthless dogs,
is to kill the dogs. If can not be Done
to an extent that will make security
certain, it is "A good plan to bell the
sheep. The bells are cheap, ana there
should be y number on each flock. The
noise made will sometimes frlghteh the
dog away, and Will often attract the AT,
tention of the shepherd or owner so that
he can get to them in time TIC prevent
damage.
The packing of the wool clip is mat
ter of the first Importance IN It's bearing
upon the profits of the ssheep business
It is poor management to devote tlhlt
and money to procure a good crop OF
wool, and then lose the major portion
of the profit by reason of failure 70 puI
it on the market in good shape Noth
ing connected with the business pay'
halter than the time and labor devoted
to carefully sorting and packing th'
wool.
Ifvou would like to have the grass OF
Vour lawn start out more NlSorouslN
y
rich and green, give il a good top-dress
ing of manure this fall, Just oelor'
freazinH weather. Close about the
hOuse where manure would be OoJec
tionabIe wood ashes may be useu IN
stesd. II you are a farmer and try ILLS
the improved appearance OF the taM
next spring may give you hint OF nov
you can prOtitably IL 1t your meauo"s
Scrubby and runty lambs are no
valuable stock, yet good many shet
men persist in raising them: lhey al
the Inevitable result when low, prlce'
and lower quality rams are useu, SO y"
supposed that men who use such u4
r;tb heir ewes open, knowing wha
thav may EXPECT. The male is hall tn
hoc< a fairly we'll graded fock Z
atyes bred for few years TO none pu
first class rams, will in short tlllS CIV
as fine a flock as any one coulu uoSii
for practical purposes.
We are glad to observe that some
our fairs are giving evidence OF ne
danarture this season end are Deconih
more wholly place for the eXhloiUlo
- farm nroducts and less market IL
tha sale of machinery. rms is ste
in tine right direction. 1t IS very we
10 exhibit machinery at the lalrS, ESP
ciaIIv new inventions ana apPudnECee'
hut Il ia ALI wrong to have the ran
made only gathering place LOT aSeii ~
ba,ykars and statesmen. The ialr Is IL
liz farmer. and the farmer ana ID
vnrodncts should have the hrsC Plac
We noticed that an exchange VIZ
talking only the other day ABOUT ~ ~
danger of overprr0d PROD at % he % in the n
t1,ra of a Joke, when we conslder VII
otr annual import OF WOOL Tor ~ ~ oSy6 eS a.
..at has averaged nearly O,OOO,V'
RAonnds There Is room for the WO
sSTowers yet, and 30, by the way