The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-26
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Fruit. when picking, should be
handled precisely as an egg. 8
In proportion to its weight the goat u
the best manure maker on earth. ~.
As rule getting a yearling fat does
not materially hasten its maturity. i
Mill feed and SKINNED milk are good
materials to make growth in pigs. 81. 81: /:
First or last We have to employ fer-ss
tilizers, and he that gets them tirst gets
first money.
Among the best trainers toe weights
aud heavy shoes are classed among the
back numbers. III gij s,5 q
One time to sell is when everybody
wants hogs. Buy when all are anxious
to part with them.
Close planting on fairly rich land is
required for good crop of brush lifted
for making fine brooms.
Asparagus beds can be made in
October to advantage and will be ready
to start at the opening OF spring.
Never send out package Of butter
that you are not proud to have your
name and address on in plain letters.
If you are going to make any repairs
on your poultry house do not put the
work off until cold weather, but do 1t as
soon as possible. y;
If you have a square plat Of land and
little spare time on you hands plant
some things which can be used as winter
food for the poultry.
A dairy cow is one of the most eco-s
nomical producers of human food known.
She will make three times as many
pounds of solid food in year as q steer
will of beef. =.
The Philadelphia Farm Journal adj
vises going over the trees grated last
year and culling out the shoots that are
near the gratis and likely to interfere
with their growth. 81
If you want to make money, breed
good and extra good horses. There are
enough medium to poor horses in the
market to lose all the money that
breeders have to spare.
A slight dent in the surface of an ap-
pie made by fall OF only a short dis
tance will not cause it to rot; but the
spot will dry the apple around it and
spoil the appearance of the fruit.
Too much attention cannot be paid to
horses which are running at pasture, IS
they are liable to accidents at any time.
Look after them every morning and
night, and thus be sure of their safety
scaly legs are eyesores, and with such
simple remedies as applying vaseline or
lard, to which few drops of carbolic
acid has been added, there is no excuse
for their presence in a we'll kept flock of
poultry.
The Northwestern Agriculturist states
that strong solution of alum and
tannin dissolved in water will toughen
the back and breast of animals liable to
be CALLED in the spring work. Wet the
places night and morning.
A harness should be so arranged that
the traces can be adjusted up or down
to meet the line Of draft. Thus the
pressure upon the shoulder may be evenly
distributed. This is very important If
the team is to do heavy work. -...
The American Cultivator thinks there
is not much doubt that lack of available
mineral food is the main reason why
many orchards are unproductive aud
trees do not live as long as they did in
the early settlement of the country.
The fungus Of the potato rot appears
first as blackish spots on both sides OF
the leaf, and on the under side there is q
silky or woody appearance surrounding
the spot. The spot increases around the
border. Spraying with the Bordeaux
mixture is the remedy for the potato
blight.
Bee paralysis is becoming so common
of late that it threatens to be quite a
serious affair. From quite a number of
sources comes the report that common
salt is specific remedy. Ernest Root
says that in the home yard, where the
grass was kept down with salt, no cases
appeared, while in the out-yard, where
no salt was used, there were two cases.
1 have almost always kept the grass
down with salt in front of my hives, and
hoya never had a case in nv apiary. SAYS