The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 22, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
Agricultural
How and When to Water.
A good deal of discussion has
taken place and considerable di I
versity of opinion Htill exists re- I
garding the best order in which <
to feed and water horses. Many 1
have advocated watering before ]
feeding, to avoid washing the i
grain ration out of the stomach, <
au organ which, as we all know, (
is relatively small in the horse.
A difficulty is generally met,
however, in the fact that many
horses cannot be induced to drink
much in the morning until they
have eaten, but always drink
when coming from work before
eating. Theorizing is interesting,
but not always assuring. Howev
er, this matter of watering, we
feei certain of the soundness of
our doctrine, having tested it as
well as we could in the school of
experience, and our advice is to
feed hav first thing in the morning
; then, j ust before breakfast,
water and feed grain. When taking
the ^team. out, water again
After breakfast; once, if possible
in the middle of the foren^dn?
on hot days particularly ; then
again at noon, before going in to
dinner, and after dinner, when
: l i, n:n.M.
?>UII>K uut IU W Ui IV. 17IVIUC nits
afternoon, like the forenoon, if
practicable, and wuter again on
coming in at nighr. In the evening,
after a good cleaning, give
thv>tn another drink, and leave
them with enough hay to eat
during the night. It doesn't take
Jong to hold a pail up to a horse,
and if he doesn't drink promptly,
it may be taken for grauted tha
he is not thirsty, there is n<
harm done if he misses once iu a
while.
One point more, do not stand a
sweltering throat-parched horse
in a stuffy stable,and expect him
to eat, hay all the noon hour with
nothing to drink. Think how you
feel yourself. When you come in
hot and t.red from the field, do
you sit down aud eat a dry dinner,
and then take a drink just
as you are going to the field? Not
if you are wise. You mav take
care not to swill down all the icewater
you would like, but you
take a cupful from the, well, at
least. So with the horse. There is
a ileal of exaggerated fear abon'
watering horses when warm. Ii.
the first place they should not be i
brought in from the field lather
ing wet, but if they are, water is
the very thing they need. A large
amount of perspiration lias been
secioted while wrorking. This
leaves the system parched. A
fair amount of water of moderate
temperature is the best tiling
that can be given, and it should,
ordinarily, he givenfat once. It
the water is very cold, tuke the
oil111 oil it bv having a drawn
pailful or two standing ready
when you come in. Horses prefer
water not too cold, and if precautions
are taken about the temperature,
a pailful will not hurt
a horse in the least, but rather
refresh and do him good. I)r.
It-ed of Guelph has very well
put it, ''When a horse is thirsty
tie wants a drink."?Farmer's
Advocate.
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when he begun hiking Klectric Bittern.
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caused me great suffering, which I would
novor have survived had I not taken
lectric Hitters. They also cured mo of
General Debility." Nnre cure for all 1
Stomach, Diver and Kidney complaints,
Blood diseases, Headache, Dizziness and <
Weakness or bodily deebne. Price 6()o.
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Bros., Fandcrburk Pharmacy,
Department.
Keep the Old Sow Over.
There will be a strong temptation
to market the old sow this
fall on account of the high price
[>f pork. Many are the opinion
that their hog business is more
profitable when the sows are
turned off after raising a litter
or two and the breeding stock
chosen from the youngsters. In
this way, one gets rid of the expense
of feeding the sow? during
the late fall and winter
months. The young ones must be
fed fairly well in any event,
whether they be intended for
breeding purposes or for the
meat market, and it certainly is
the most economical from the
feed standpoint to fill the breeding
pens with young ones.
We do not favor this practice,
iivit vTcif c ? en ii nun ^;i cncut v;uii
ditions. Of course there will be
plenty of sows in the corn belt
this tall that are worth $25 or $30
each for meat, and where fifteen
or twenty old sows are kept over
it is true that some capital is tied
up in time. Nevertheless we be
lieve in the fixed policv of keeping
over the best old sows. Select
those that bring through a litter
of uniform pigs. There is no ques
tion but what the old sow will
raise more pigs and raise them
better thqn a young one. There
fore, by continuing the practice
of breediug from mature sows it
will materially contribute to
keeping up stamina and constitu
tional vigor.
There is a growing belief among
many swine men that the
reduction in stamina of certain
breeds is not so much due to the
practice of inbreeding as it is to
the mistake of continually breeding
frnm vminor otnel- io
from young males. Some of our
best feeders have found that by
using mature stock always and
by inbreeding sensibly they can
tix desirable characteristics only
in this way. If any one would
take the time to examine any
good pure bred swine herd lie
would find that the owner be
heves in the plan of breeding
from mature animals. While the
man who raises hogs for the
meat market has a radically different
object in view, yet we believe
that the same principles
apply and that the profits in the
end will be larger when the plan
of keeping the old sows as long
as they are able to raise large
and uniform litters is enforced.
?Swine Breeders' Journal, In
diatiapolis.
Canning Better than Preserving.
Progressive Farmer.
No farm is complete without a
canning outfit with which to util.ze
its surplus fruits and vegetables
; and for those of us who are
too far from market to dispose of
those products as they ripen, they
are almost indispensible.
Canning is the only method of
preserving fruits and vegetables
with their natural flavors, and on
the farm is the best place to car
ry this method to perfection. If
fruit is gathered green to be sent
to'a distant point, it will lack that
perfect flavor which nature imparts
when to finish her work.
The same may be said of over
ripe products. 'I he farmer can
gather at the proper time, can
the same day. and have the
choicest products for home or
market.
Those who use glass jars do
not need an outfit, as the process
is very simple; but while glass
jars do very well for home use,
there are several points in favor
of tiu cans. They exclude the light
which sometimes fades fruit put
up in glass; they will stand fall
ing, freezing, and other rough
treatment; and their contents, if
properly processed, keep ou indefinitely.
They are cheaper, for
if one takes the trouble to open
and clean them, they inay be
used as long as they are kept
from rusting. Besides, almost
anything can be kept in tin cans,
which is not true of glass.
1 will not undertake to give
particulars on canning the va
rious fruits and vegetables, as
complete instructions go with
every canner, but 1 would stress
the importance of packing every
can full, adding water only when
necessary. Tomatoes need no water
at all. 1'reas in every piece of
fruit you can, then if there is
not enough juice to cover, add a
little water. Should you put up
more than you can use, there is
good demand for goods of such
high quality. The trade will ap
preciate the extra trouble you
take to furnish something nice
and you will have no competi
tion with canueries.
Thos. S. Harris.
Chatham Co., N. O.
Dairy Notes.
By Shepherd.
Good milkers never have mill
fever.
Bitter cream comes by lettim
the cream stand too long befori
skimming.
Because you have to buy brar
is no reason why you should no
feed it.
If a cow is pinched for food sh<
will not yield a profitable quanti
ty of milk.
nooacare ana Keep are an es
Isentialas proper selection ant
j breeding.
Milking should always be dont
in a clean, airy place, free fron
all bad odors.
Milk cannot be made cheaply
for a long period without sonn
sort of protein foods.
The activity of milk secretioi
depends largely upon the vigoi
of blood circulation.
The production of fat dependi
mainly upon the temperament ol
the cow ; gentle handling ant
rich feed.
It is not necessary to let buttei
'stand after salting by the granu
lated method and give it a se
I cond working ; it can be put di
| rectly into tlie package.
Beware of salt that does no
dissolve immediately. It is lint 1 <
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111 id ui nin iiiniioauiVBU ami III M K t
the butter gritty, unless an ex
tra amount of water is left in the
butter.
Souring is not what is wanted
in cream for churning, for if this
! stage is reached, all of the cream
that is added to the churning
that falls below this stage is but
"cut" into like consistency, and
less loss ensues.
Dairy stock cannot be improved
if a mixing of all breeds if
carelessly permitted to go on.
It must be realized by line breeding,
the mating of superior quali
ties, superior in the dairy line,
not all the qualities of the different
types of cattle.
Water is very essential in milk
, production, and when the cows
| ariiik Heartily and loyally, the
milk 1b leas charged with albumen
and there is better cream raised
which is easier churned.
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r from First National Bank.
The cow to do her beet awl cot - and partridges Irom November 1
f tinue it the longest period, must to April I, whereas 'he open
1 have at least one-fifth of her bed season for doves has been from
in the form of some kind of nitro Angus! I to March 1. Dove
r gen-usually bran r.nd oil meal gllo.,t(,r9 have go?en bu?y ki?
are the cheapest forms of this . ,
t ing dove* in various parts ot the
compound. L-, , .
ol.ue ana Uie uov ^ ?me warWhen
cream is ripening, it
u. _ , e Ideas are worried It io IiL-aIu
limy ot* aini'Mj id u ine precau-i
1 tionia taken to atir thoroughly tl?ft? the question will be carried
* bo an to mix well. 1 'oer.il tor ait
When milk is sour under the opinion.?Columbia Cor News
cream, it is acid ripe enough for dr Courier.
1 churning without any further ex- ? ??
poaure to the air.?Live Stock in Self Defence
Journal. Major Hamin, editor and Manager of th?
. _ ?_. Constitutionalist, Eminence, Ky., when
in* was fiercely attacked. four years ago,
A Mystery Solved by Piles, Ismght a box of lincklen's Armoa
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a mystery that Dr King s_ New Life Pilis 25o at I. F. Mackey Co., OrawforJ Bros.,
solved for me; writes John N P easant, F.inrierbnrk Pharmacy. *
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Game Law Mixed. IflStitlltC.
i Parents, Educate Vour Children,
, . , , , Your Roys and Glils.
1 lie IhhI. Legislature appearK
to have gotten the (love and Oonao'vatory o g
Mnsio, strong Faculty, Art Five ('oursea,
partridge laws mixed up in at Full Engl jab Itranobc*, Military Tactioe,
.. , Stonogi aphy and typewriting, Ancient
tempting to change the HOSHOII Languages, Latin ami Git ek, Sewing ami
as to quail. Tile law which was Glassi-a, Modem Language#,
1 French anu German. F.ipenaea Moderate,
passed included doves, making Parent#, send yuur address for catalogue
f. e i .u i hi W S. PETERSON, Pres..
the open season for both doves Orangehnrg, 8. o.