The Canton times., 1894-12-07

a The TIMES has once before allude
l. to the water supply on farms, whic
g should be the purest and best affair
h able. The present is fine time TO
IS deepening ponds, and cleaning ou
e cisterns and wells. If you have no
!. already done so, you should not los
any time IN beginning this importan
and necessary duty, as the winter rain
!, will soon set in. This has been al
: unusually long dry spell, not having
had any rain of consequence, since the
first of Septem ber, a period Of three
months, and the water supply on most
farms has been exhausted. We have
four capacious ponds and three cisterns,
and never expect to be out of good
water.
The most notable event of the Texas
State Fair was the breaking of the
Worlds yearling race record 81
seconds, .,y a little bay filly, Elrod,
pacing half mile IN 1O6. She is the
property of Col Henry Exall, who
owns Lomo Alto Stock Farm, FIVE
miles north of Dallas. She is highly
bred, being sired by Electric, out of
Laura Dambs, and covered one-eighth
of mile in less tLan twenty five
seconds before she was six months old.
Verify Texas is great state, poor
Mississippi, how her blood stagnates.
The right way to raise find healthy
hogs for quick profits, is to put them
in pen foored and sheltered, and stuff
them all they will eat from weaving
until killing time, which should be
within twelve months, keep the pen
clean and give variety OF food. The
rest-cure in disease, which is the most
rapid fat producer, is based upon con-
servation of vital energy, and it is true
about a hog, he should only exercise
enough to get up to eat 1t takes just
so much food to make a given quantity
of meat, and the sooner the better.
The hog breeders association of
Texas, had on exhibition at the Dallas
Fair 4I3 head of fine hogs, Berkshire,
Poland China and Essex. The rela-
tive weights as to breeds were as
follows: Berkshire hog, . years old,
nearly 500 pounds; Essex, 2 years old,
700 pounds; Poland China boar, % !,
months, 7e5 pounds. The Essex being
non-caraivurous breed and showing
Up in weight with the other carni |
'orous breeds, 10 our choice of hogs of
arge breeds.
Eine-miltIun- bale cotton crope may q
ONE and go; the cotton farmer may q
rag his weary body into premature c
rave ana D. sur1.,'Len. but the men c
1ho raise the meat supplies for the t
lultitudes, will come nearer than al
lost any other class of producers, to
citing value received for their labor. i
he hungry stomach calls for spot @
ash, while the thinly clad back can q
e persuaded to give 80, 60, or 80 days c
redit. v
SIT is not rank nor wealth. nor state,
But git up and git that makes men great" T.
Many u man-with less natural ment- &
power than you have, reader, has n
rcome a great success because he had
lie indotnita hlc perseverance to stick
} it." through sleet and snow, rain U
nd hail, drouth and food, famiSt and II
artial failure. 10 be a success in
yriculture, you must hav. good de- D..
rec of sticktoitiveness.
Young man, middle-aged, or old
an, don't imagine you've learned all
lere is to learn ABOUT farming, 1t il
lch q deep. broad, towering subject.
lat you cannot learn it all in 300
ears. There's lots you don't know.
Pure liquefed carbolic acid. repeat
lily applied, rapidly removes warts.
he surrounding surface should be
ell protected with vaseline.
Cold tea is mild astringent, useful
all eye inflammation.
Saturate blood stains with kerosene,
t stand for a time, then wash out
ith warm water.
or Interest TO Women.
Four terspoonfulls of liquid equals
ia tablespoonful; pint of liquid equals
pound; gills of liquid equal cup Or
e-half pint: 2 round tabiespoonfnlls
-four equal ounce; cups bread
ur equal ] quart or pounL; cup OF
tier equals a pound; pint of but
r equals pound; l tablespoonful o.
tier equals ou nee; butter size of au
< equals two ounces; 10 eggs equal
pound; cups of granulated sugai
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