The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-24

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The good driver can tell by the wsY''
his horse goes the amount of work hs
should have.-St. Louis Republic. "a
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Teach your team to pull together.
Make sll things ready for thespring
work.
Feed literally and give plenty Of
exercise. 49,.
Fair geldings bring more money
than fair stations.
As some Of the orchard trees die of
others should be set out to taka, theiE
place. ~
Most colts are fond of sweet spples,s
and an occasional feed Of them is sn'
excellent diet. iiflif .3t +.
/ Let your horses come to heavy pull
ing gradually, and not until their
bones are we'll matured. Ii
Why not raise more geeses They ere
easily reared, cost but little for food,
and are in good demand. AS
Very severe punishment when ,ap-
piled to young horse is apt TO CON-
firm him in his bad ways.
Theaheep has been often compared
to Government bond It carries IT'D
coupon on it's back and you can clip ii
annually.
There is no standing still with stock.
They either go forwardsor backward,
and the latter process Is the moro
rapid one. s.i II
In selecting small fruit for hom6
use or for market, it is well to ohooss
several varieties which ripen at differ
ent times.
If the corn 10 all out it would be Q
good plan to clean up and paint some
of the machinery; or how about the 4
farm wagon? u
II the horse becomes restless do nos
jerk the lines; strong, steady pull
will be more effective and will not in-
jure tender mouth. .. - Il
Corn standing in the field should be
gotten out as soon as possible, for
every rain and every wind beats some
of it down, and there is waste. :
The man who is sure his incubator
is running crazy, but who will not
leave his bed to set it going right, Will
never make success of the business
Leghorn pullets will begin laying
when they are FIVE months old, but
'pullets of the larger breed often wait
ten months, or even a yesr, before
laying. IL ,.t.ss.s,#1
An incubator is not toy, as some
suppose, but machine founded on
scientific principles to help us govern
our operations and simplify chicken
raising.
While using the sleigh would be .
good time to paint the farm wagon.
The busy, pushing farmer can always
find something to do to keep tho
work ahead.
The majority at the recent bee-
keepers meeting in Chicago favored
smaller hive than the ten-frame Lang
stroth for comb-honey- Forty-twoe
preferred an eieht-frame. 90.
Hens are fond of variety of food,
and will have better appetites if diff
ferent kinds are given them. As the
appetite influences egg production the
feeding of variety is more Important
than quantity. ......-
The average price of Irish butter in
the home market has advanced during
the past three years, and may be
partly attributed to the introduction
ofseparators and the creamery system
of butter making.
The recent introduction of so-called
bleaching varieties OF celery has
also very much reduced the work and
cost of bleaching, high banking with
the spade and shovel now being un.
necessary with these varieties.
The tims has come for incubator
operators to do away with sentiment
and get down to the plain, hard facts.
If YOU have better success following 9
plan of your own than when following
the instructions of others, stick to
your plan and win. ..
In most localities it will not be
necessary to grow crops especially
for honey. Alsike. alfalfa and white
Dutch clover are tho most profitable,
as they pay we'll for grazing and hay
MS we'll as for honey. OF trees bass
wood is the best for honey.
In the selection of site for the
beehives south or An east slope is
best, but almost any locality is better
than northern slope. The ground
should be reasonably level and
thorough drainage should be sup
piled. If protection can be given on
the north all the better.
# the cattle are sanctioned all day
do not neglect to give them brushing
or carding. When loose they can at
tend to it themselves, either with
their tongue or by rubbing or BY
both. When you change their
surroundings do not deprive them Of