Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-06-25
HERE AND THERE.

AS the hot weather advances have
care for the shoulders of the plow
beasts. Do not allow the laborers to
work the poor mule or horse with gals
under the collar.
Bear in mind when you feed, that
a hen not laying will require less food
than a laying hen. Separate the lay
ers from the others, or you will have
one half of them too fat.
Remember, never fail to remember,
that we are deep in dept to the work.
ing animals for their services. We
can't pay all, but let us pay what we
can in kindness, and care for their
wants.
The estimated yield of wool for
this year is POS, 251, 1913 pounds, while
that of 1890 was 300, Ala, 956. The agri-
cultural report indicated a loss of 904, =
900 sheep and 1000, 900 pounds of wool,
but this loss was merely in few states.
The roup in fowls is very difficult to
cure. One of the latest remedies is to
add tablespoonful of chlorate of pot
ash to each quart of drinking water,
and anoint the face with mixture of
one part spirits of turpentine and three
parts sweet oil once a day, and ten
drops down the throat.
AS an egg promoter there is no ele-
ment that equals raw crushed bone, fed
as balancing food with other rations.
For growing chicks it furnishes both a
rich, nutritious food and good grind
ing element. The meat bones from the
table are also valuable, but the heat
has removed some of the best elements.
1t will pay far better to keep COW
that makes three hundred pounds of
butter per year and have her die at the
age of twelve, than to keep one-hun-
acknowledgement COW and sell her
to the butcher at the age of six. The
one has paid her own way and profit
besides; the other has cost the man un-
fortunate enough to own her money
every day of her life,
New beginners with pure bred poul-
try are quite apt to overfeed. Especially
is this the case when the fowls are
tame. The fact that fowls run toward
their owners every time they appear
with a dish or anything of the kind fur
nishes no reason for feeding them on
every occasion. 1t is bad plan. Feed
them at regular intervals, and if they
want anything between, times let them
| hunt it up.
There is every encouragement now
for farmers to take care of young stock,
whether it be sheep, swine, kline OF
horses. The present demand gives
promise of good prices for some months,
if not years, ahead. 1t is the youngsteI
that is well cared for which bring!
profitable returns. Push the young
things, and sell when it is most profita
BILE to do so.
The tendency is toward better
distribution of crops, and to higher
prices and greater profits. The proper
ton of agricultural labor will decrease,
non-agricultural will increase, agricul
tural production will be more varied
rural intelligence and skill must adj
vance, and the farmer be In better posi-
ton to demand and secure TN equitable
share in the net procee6r of national
industries. -Rural World.
When there is break IN the feed
ing sheep there is corresp nding break
in the wool fiber. 1t is necessary, there
fore, to feed the sheep well and with
regularity, if wool of good quality anC
proper quantity is obtained. The WOO
responds to the feed, and when the feet
is stopped the wool stops growing ant
a thin place is formed in the fiber
Well-fed sheep will always pay for the
extra feed they consume by heavy
fleece of good, sound wool.
The best subsoiler the farmer can
use is clover roots. The hardpan may bt
so near the surface that clover will not
grow, but in farming sections where
there is sufficient rainfall to grow clover
there is no subsoiler so cheap and effec
tive as the roots of clover. The clover
root bores down by night and day. Sab
bath included. The silent force, which
honeycombs the subsoil can not b,
measured, but its work is none the lesl
effective