The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1892-08-10
HOUSEHOLD AND FARM

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RooTs FOR LIVE STocK.-A farm
er and stockman AYERS that the main
reason why roots are held in such
low esteem by feeders is because too
much is expected of them. These
feeders should remember the fact
that almost any single food which
is not in itself a perfect ration will
not build up tissue and produce the
best results in animal growth with
out the addition to it of complement
tary foods in the ration. Even oil
meal, as highly as it is recommend
ed, requires the addition of certain
carbonaceous foods to balance. On
the same principle land fed exclu-
sively with single element of fer
tility would not produce in perfec-
ton many forms of plant life, unless
the other essentials happened to be
present in the soil. The reputa-
ton which turnips have acquired
proves that, although analyses give
them small value, they do for stock
more than the limited amount of
nutrients which they contain would
accomplish if fed in other forms.
The enterprising beginner in sheep
raising will do we'll to study the
cheap p oduction of roots, for moth
ing, not even ensilage, can take
their place in the economies of win
ter sheep feeding.
SWINE IN SMALL HERDs--In dis
cussing the question of small and
large herds of swine western writer
says that a careful comparison of
heavy weights at an early age will
bring out the fact that the heaviest
weights are made with small num-
bers fed together. AS a rule, farm
ers herd too many together. 1t
would pay to take pains to find out
at what point the increase of num-
bers in a herd destroys the profits.
In considering it the cost of fencing
in and dividing up lots and addi-
tional shedding must play an i'm
portant part. Too many reckon
profits only by large numbers and a
big pile of money, forgetting that
the ratio of expense increases with
the increase of numbers. 1t is a
question whether the single dose of
excessive numbers in the hands of
the farmer fed at loss, as has been
the universal complaint for many
months, will cause a sufficient cut
ting down of herds to make a scar
city of fat hogs during the years to
come. The question should be, how
many hogs and what number to-
gether can be fed on the farm to Sc
cure the greatest growth?
THE THRoAT.-"The great thing"
prescribed Sir Morell Mackenzie,
els to try and harden the throat; do
not wrap it up too much. Endeav-
or to make the neck as capable of
exposure as the face. We do not
cover up our faces, and they are
practically the hardest part of our
bodies. OF course, when a person
gets to certain age it is too late for
this. Keep the throat free from
wrappings. The throat is the en-
trance to the lungs-a very vital
part, narrow and tender. The great
feather boas and Medici collars
which ladies wear round the neck,
and the sitting muf1lers which men
put on, are calculated to do harm. /
recommend turn-down collars. Gar
CLING with cold salt water in the
morning is very excellent thing;
also bathing the throat, first with
very hot water, and then with very
cold. The throat gets the effect of
a sudden shock.
THE DOUBLE CATALPA-General
Harrison grandfather of President
Harrison), in an address delivered
at an agricultural fair near Cincin-
natl nearly sixty years ago, told of
a catalpa foot log over small
stream in the Wabash country,
which had been in use one hundred
years and was still sound, showing
no sign of decay. There are many
we'll authenticated reports of catal-
pa fence posts which have been set
fifty years or more and still EXHIBIT
no indications of dilapidation 1t
is generally believed by those who
have had lifelong experience with
it that the catalpa will outlast any
other timber in use, not even ex-
cepting red cedar.
"That boy of mine don't earn his