The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-02-19
STOCK Farm AND GARDEN.

STOCK FARM AND GARDEN.
In feeding many hogsit is the better
plan to separate them INTO IVY vi
more punches, getting those OF the
same age. size and condition together
as much as possible. Some tatteh
better than others, and some are
larger and stronger than others, ana
so get more than their due proportion
of feed. The same advice Will apply
even in greater degree, to the housing
aud feeding of calves. The stronger
ones will drive the weaker ones away
from the feed troughs, and often sho"
q disposition to worry ana Ouily Shose
that can not 40 well defend them
selves. Thus such as are not thrifty
or for auy reason need extra care or
feed, stand even poorer chance Ihan
they would otherwise do.
Carelessness is the disease that
carries off most of the young chick
ems. One w6y in which it does THIS
is by not properly protecting theh
from cold draughts and damPness'
If there are openings about the Dot
tom of the cOOps the little chickens
being close to the floor, suffer from H.
All the ventilation should be from
above, 80 that they will not be In line
of the draught. Do not let them run
out, either, when the weather or the
ground is cold or damp. Clear, dry,
cold weather will not hurt them, but
the dampness will. Be careful, TOO,
in giving them water. keep 1t con
stRRtlv before them, fresh aud clean,
so they may set TO it AZ wanted, ou'
have tina trough arr anged 80 tney eau
not plunge in AMI get wet all over:
II YOU will observe this matter, ana
F,o
will probably grow most OF your
chicks to maturity and hnd some
pleasure and profit in the business.
Otherwise not.
Doubtless much harm often results
from the practice of keeping horses
constantly bIanketed III the stable III
cold weather. 1t is true that horses
wearing a stable blanket are much
more easily cleaned and cared Tor,
and many of our stables are so poorly
constructed that they are an absolut,
necessity, but it can not be denied
that the health of horse so kept IL
in much greater danger from colds,
lung fever, ETC., when worked or
driven. Horses ought always to be
blanketed when allowed TO stand still
out OF doors in cold weather attei
exercise of any kind, aud when
horse comes into the stable warm, the
blanket should be put on for Few
minutes, so that he does not get SUD
denly chilled; but when the stable Is
80 built that it furnishes fit winter
quarters in any circumstances there
should be no need of keeping tue
horse constantly under heavy cover
ing.
Give a thought to sheep, this
spring, il you have any run down
fields that you have not quite decided
that YOU can use to any pronIaole
purpose. Often it is the only animal
that will bring any return AZ all from
such land, as it will get much OF its
food from heritage 50 short or OF such
n nature that other stock could not
utilize it at all, and the sheep will
help the land also, especially IL you
are generous enough to give them a
little additional food. They will util-
ize this to their own advantage, and
YOURS, in making flesh and wool, and
vet distribute good portion OF its
value rs a fertilizer upon the land
1.-THE land is foul the sheep will clean
il up more cheaply than any other
laborers that you can employ, Tor
they will eat almost all sorts OF weeds
and bushes, and will crop them go
CLOSELY aud persistently that they are
compelled to give up the fight for
life. The sheep also will clean the
feuce-rows and corners and out-of the
wav places that are overlooked when
YOU send q man for that purpose
They will clean foul pasture, and
so make it ready for better grasses
and other stock, for horses, cattle and
hogs, for even the latter are more
fastIdious AS to their pasture than
sheep are.
Intensive agriculture is something
more than phrase; it is the brief
definition of the system of farming
that is bound to obtain in the near
future in all the more closely popu-
lated districts of our country. The
wise farmers are getting in line with
the movement now. 1t does not
mean large tracts of land belonging
10 a single owner and poorly Guilt
waited, but the direct opposite. Ii
means small farms brought to the
highest state of fertility and cultiva-
ton, Welding n vastly larger product
an acre than our average farms DO
now. 1t means progress IN the
science OF agriculture, aud WlueI
and better average OF prosperity
among those engaged IN the calling
It means less manual ana more
mental labor, and consequently the
onnortuhity for the farmer TO advance
10 a higher place of Intelligence and
living. The surest way to reach this
10 to become an earnest student, now,
Of every development that Is making
i'm the science aud practice OF agrlcul-
ture. and to try and keep abreast with
its progress. There is no longer any
need OF clinging to old ways because
they are safe, AS many OF the new
ONES have been shown to be much
safer and more trustworthy.
Lime has been long used as ferti'
ljzer. but there is room for wideI
ami better understanding OF its uses
uuon the fsrfs1 and in the garden,
Upon vegetables it is inVaiuabl'. Ii
i tne best preventive and check thai
can be used for mildew upon cucuIn-
hers and the diseases Of the potato
vine, As soon as the vines show
signs OF disease, powdered lime should
be sprinkIed over every party OF the
plants that are affected, and the
operation repeated until they have
resumed perfectly hea thy AID nor
NAL appearance. Tue application
will not need to be repeated otttne
than one, week, unless it should be
washed off by rain. In that case II
should be made at once, az mlldeM
and other dis-ase of that soTt spread
most rapidly at such times. II 1t i
used early enough it will tffectually
preVeut such outbreaks, and II disease
npDears i'm spots In the field Ii would
he we'll ~ siRt lime over the entire
surface, & rus preventing its spread
Lame water Is also good insect
destroyer, aud may be used to advan.
s.tave uoon almost all the insects tina
clsSuble the fruit or vegetable garden
sue even excepting the COLORADO