The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-08
Keen sheen Dry.

1t is in the springtime that sheep
most need protection from storms.
Wet is worse than cold for sheep. SO
long as their wool is dry, the cold can
not get to the skin, and sheep will not
suffer much if we'll fed, no matter how
low the mercury may fall. But at this
season there are many rains. The oil
which coats wool is some protection
against wet reaching the skin. But
the evaporation from it gradually chills
through to the skin, even though water
does not penetrate to it just as wet
overcoat if kept on too long will give
man a cold, even though the cloth
ing beneath be dry One bad effect
of keeping sheep in rains is that when
a cold follows it is accompanied by
fever, and this dries up the supply of
oil from the skin, making the wool
harsh and also less protection against
future storms, so when a sheep once
catches cold, it needs a dry shelter
more than ever.
Growing Horse Radish For Home Use.
Use plot of ground three by five
feet in any convenient place that is
not too dry, we'll MANFRED and deeply
dug before setting the roots. These
may be placed at intervals of eighteen
inches and about two inches below the
surface, which should be kept free
from weeds until the leaves fully shade
the ground. The roots may be dug
any time after September, the later the
better. They need not be stored dur
ing the winter. In fact, they will usn-
ally be better if left in the ground and
removed only as needed. They are
not injured by frost and may be taken
up with pickax if the soil is frozen
hard. M. G. Rains, Circular Is, Di-
vision of Botany. United States De-
partment of Agriculture). They will
generally be found to deteriorate as
the growing season advances, but may
be used up to and even after the ap-
pearance of the leaves. After once
established the only attention they
will need will he an occasional dress.
ing of fertilizer and the prevention oil
their spreading to contiguous parts oil
the garden.
Fattening Stock.
The writer does not believe in con.
fining the diet of fattening animals
entirely to CORE, except perhaps dur
:. ing the last week or two of life. Corr
is too carbonaceous to employ alone
By feeding heterogeneous foods in con
nection with corn we are following 8
more reasonable and scientific method
and are sure of securing increased
weight as we'll as better quality o.
meat products. Glover and alfalfs
are the ideal forage crops for sheep
hogs and cattle, and young animals il
general cannot have better life thar
to run upon pastures upon which
these leguminous plants are making
thrifty growth; and the mature stool
preparing for the shambles SHOULD
also get plenty of clover or alfalf.
(either green or dried into hay) il
connection with their rations O
grain.
There can be no doubt but tina
beeves with reasonable feeds of Glove
will be able to digest more corn AM
to do it to better purpose than if cor1
alone were fed them while fattening
Furthermore, I would always us
bran and linseed or cottonseed mep
to mix with the cornmeal, that is
whenever prices would admit of sue
a method of procedure. That such i
better than the feeding of simple cor
or cornmeal does not admit of an
doubt, since the bran not only cor
taius protein; but also possesses sue
mechanical lightness as to separat
the particles of the heavier meal an
allow the process of digestion to pro
coed more easily, rapidly all
thoroughly. Then the oil meals al
, not only good for fattening, but Civ
t variety and promote assimilation.
NJ. Sumner Perkins, in Farm, Fiel
and Fireside.