The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

three years. Z.
Make your fowls scratch for part
of their living.
Sell all quarrelsome, over-fat and
non-laying birds.
Good scratching is usually synony-
nous with good laying.
All butter-makers should not only
have but use dairy thermometer.
Hens will not lay during the winter
unless they are comfortably housed:
The English and French regard the
Houdan as one of the best table fowls!
Dry, road dust is invaluable for
fowls to scratch and dust themselves
in.
Be careful not to feed the Brahmas z
too well or they viii take on too muchi
fat. II
The proper kind of salt improvesths
flavor of the butter and adds to. ita
value.
Next to cold iniudicious feeding is
responsible for most Of the ailments OF /
poultry.
The egg is one of the most natri-
tious forms of food because it is easily
digested. 81 G5 ~, %,F.3
Bone meal is valuable for poultry
because Of the phosphate OF Lime il
contains. r. 49, lS, ( 4
It is said that to make hens lay there
is nothing like an exclusive use Of meat
and bone. Is "a ~ :
The Golden polish is one iof ths
most beautiful fowls known to- the
poultry yard. s.T
Beets are said to be an excellent
food for poultry in either 8 raw or
cooked state. ~ Z y. fssp: s.. -
White Indian game fowls are the. I
latest breed in England to take the
popular fancy.
Growing chicks suffer more during
very wet weather than they do duringis
a very hot spell. s.. * ~: a
tits said that gspesin young chickens
can be cured by administering pincH
OF Persian powder. s. q
Sweet potatoes which are to be kept
through the winter must be handled
with the greatest care, Il
| Rats and poultry will never thrivef
together. It is the earthen and the
iron pot all over again.
A colony with q young queen is iess
inclined to swarm, and, therefore,
makes better honey record. isl
If you would avoid disease among
your poultry see to it that they have
clean, well-ventilsted quarters. s
The vulnerable point of q bee is be.
tween the rings Of the body, and it
stung there it will generally die. ~
Good water; good shade and suAS,
cient amount of salt are the chief re.
quisites for the sheep in summer. ~
Chickens confined on one run all 'thse
time soon show signs of the many all 4
ments to which they are subject. y
4 young hen Of an egg-laying breed
if fed so as to produce the greatestt
bodily vigor. can't help laying eggs
With good dust bath and q clean
house and perches your fowls should
not be bothered with lice this winter.
Plough your stubble land for fall
WI eat as early as possible. The ground
should then be rolled to prevent dry
ing out. So.
A plow Of poor shape, or q mistake
in fixing the line of draught, makes
poor work and hard work for both man
and team. IT,. ~
There are some lands upon which
fall plowing means decided saving OF
time and labor in the spring. Have Z
you that kind? 3
Market your stock as soon as it is Y
ready. Do not wait until later, when
the market will be glutted and low
prices will rule.
Keep supply of buckles, rfvets,
ETC., on hand to repair harness By
making repairs in time much time and
money may be saved ~. -. 49,. -.
At the present prices for good farm
ing land one can hardly afford to pay
rent. Better invest the money in . s
little place of your own.
From the reports of the experiments
in detasselling corn, it looks as though
the farmer might employ his time IN
other ways to better advantage.
To clean an old comb, scrape the
frame, brush the dead bees from the
comb, and then place it in or on q
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