The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07

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The latter is frequently criticised, be-
cause it prevents visitors from passing
along and looking at the faces of the
stock; but the COWS seem satisfied
Our stables are too frequently made
for the comfort of man instead Of
beast. This stable is pre-eminentlyI
adapted to the comfort of the COW. I
use two snaps on the ropes which
fasten my COWS. In this way if one
gets loose the other is sure to hold
her.-Farm, Field and Fireside.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES
The ducks must have dry floor in
winter. .... ,,.-g.--
+ A COW that is not big eater is no
dairy cow. 'r#.y .y't.
Feed the COWS as regularly as you
milk them.
Fewer eggs will be gathered if the
hens are crowded. " @'
Pork is still pork. It is ''good 40
wheat" or better. -.
Very little ventilation for the poul-
try house is needed in winter.
Unclean eggs should always be
washed or wiped clean when gathered
Pumpkin seeds do not appear to i'll;
jure hogs unless fed in unreasonable
quantities.
When eggs are to be stored for
long keeping they should be wiped
clean, not washed. = :
Feather plucking is often begun
when the poultry have nothing else
to keep them busy.
The most expensive kind of feed Id
that saved by giving the stock lesa
than they can pro6tsbly use.
While some lime is good for fowls II
should be given in their food, as there
is danger of their getting too much
Roosts should always be on the SANG
level or the fowls will crowd to the
highest ones, leaving the lower ones
useless.
Now put in the piggery windows,
batten the cracks, especially IN the
floors, and rake down good bed, for
there is money in cozy quarters.
Do you remember that the hams
bacon, shoulders and beef for smoking
may all be prepared in the same
pickle at the same time, thus saving
labor?
1t is poor management to waste
good hay by feeding it to dry COWS
when it could as we'll be fed to Cows
that will manufacture it into good
butter. ..
Cabbsges are often covered too heay-
lily when buried and consequently be-
gin to decay. Cover lightly at first,
and increase the covering as it be-
comes colder. .....
If colony becomes queenless and
it is not desired to unite it with an
other, give it frame of brood from
another colony containing brood in
its first stages.
Do not apply salt to butter careless
ly. Weigh the butter, and then add
salt at the rate of three quarters OF an
ounce or an ounce to pound, and
work it in thoroughly. >'s
There seems to be no limit to the
study of bees. By the use of an OBJ
servatory hive everything that goes
on inside can be seen and something
new learned every day.
The honey of the Malta bees is noted
for it's purity and delicious flavor
This is due to the extensive crop of
sulla (clover) from which the bees exi
tract most of their honey.
Feed makes. a great difference with
any breed. Even common pullets can,
by feeding from the start, be brought
to laying a month or six weeks earlier
than they otherwise would.
Good clover hay is splendid forage
for any animal on the farm, from tho
hog to the horse. 1t goes long waya
toward taking the place of ensilage or
roots. But it does not quite fill thu
place.
When the bees are building comb
or raising brood they must have water,
which should be placed in shallow
troughs, with floats, that they may not
drown. If located near small body
of water, that will be sufficient.
The poultryman that has milk avail
able for his fowls is most fortunate
man. Don't give all the skim milk to
the hogs, but divide UP and share
some with the hens, and notice how
much better the latter will lay eggs
that are worth something now.
Darwin relates instances were black
bees were crossed by the Ligurist
bees at distance of from one to three
and half miles, the Ligurians being
the only ones in that region. Thus il
will be seen that inbreeding is not
necessarily a matter of course.
Although ducks are apparently
greedy, they are easily satisfied, and
will thrive on coarser, cheaper food
than hens or turkeys, so that the cost
is very much reduced. During the
latter part of winter and early spring
they cannot be excelled as layers.
During the winter one of the best
foods that can be provided for change
is sprouted grains. Take almost any
kind of grain, soak it over night in
warm water, pour off the " ater in the