The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30
The Small Things of the Farm.

As there is always something
wrong with cotton, either the crop
is too short or the price is, sister
women, let us prove ourselves help
meets indeed and reality, by pay
ing more attention to the small things
on the farm. I remember once hear
ing a merchant who kept a general
merchandise say that there was far
greater profit in the sundries, the
small articles, than in the heavier
lines. Possibly this rule may hold
good on the farm.
AS Christmas is approaching and
we will need a bountiful supply OF
eggs for making sweetmeats, let US
do what we can to increase the egg
supply. A hen must be kept in COM
Portable condition and comfortably
housed to lay well. On most farms
too large numbers are kept to prove
profitable. A small flock well cared
for pays better than a large one left
to take care for themselves. They
should not be crowded in their sleep
ing quarters; to do well they must
have plenty of breathing space.
Another important thing is to avoid
draughts on fowls. If your house
has cracks, get to work at once, using
thin boards or barrel slaves, and nail
them on lightly, you can then re-
move them in the summer II you
like. As driving nails is a most ex-
hilarating exercise, you will not only
be adding to the comfort OF your
fowls, but will be benefittfng your
self also. When you find your egg
basket filling up rapidly, you will
feel doubly paid for your work.
In this Southern climate some peo-
pie have very open houses for chick
ems. This is all right for the sum-
mer but won't do for the winter.
Cotton sheets should be hung around
in them to make them comfortable.
This is the time of the year when
eggs are most profitable, therefore
the hens should have the best atten-
ton. After a comfortable nights
rest, they should be treated to a
warm breakfast, not overfed as that
will make them lazy. Cold scraps
broken in small bits, with any left
over vegetables chopped fine, and
scrappy bits of meat, put in a pan
on the stove. and warmed, stirring in
some bran, and little water to moist
en-, makes a meal which they will
eat greedily, and go of to their
scratching with great zest.
In the middle of the day il have
any chicken bones or any kind OF
green bones that is not too tough,
get out a hatchet which is kept for
on a block for them. This is especi-
ally good, as insects are not plentiful
at this season. Use the blade some
times and sometimes the head of the
hatchet, being careful when you
crush the leg bones, as the long
splintery bones may kill your fowls.
Skinned milk is also given to
make fowls lay. In cold weather it
should be slightly warmed.
Now, won't some of the sisters
give US their ideas on the subject?'
We can thus be a help to each other.
Woman was made to be the help
meet of man, and should not allow
herself to be dependent on him. Let
us ponder the truths in these lines
of Mrs. Browning:
The honest, earnest man must stand
and work,
The woman also; otherwise she drops
At once below the dignity of man
Accepting SerfdOm. Free men
freely work,
Whoever fears God, fears to sit at
ease.
Let US be content in work,
To do the thing We can, and not pre-
sumo
To fret because it's little
MRS. A. w. BRABHAM.