Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-27

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The Ams-fean Caltiuator thinks il alb
surd to suppose we cannot make beet su
gar IN this country as well as in Europe
out we have the advantage of serghUn as
source In place of the beets.
Growing strawberry plants need a gen.
! erous supply Of water. FrorIs the Gay
when the first blossoms appearsantil she
Well-deyelopsd fruit is ready to bsplucked
! the soil where strawberry vines stand
should be kept very moist.
Every housewife should have o lar ex-
I clusively set aDart in which to kesp cream.
/ 1t should not be allowed to remain any
I length of time in a jar which has preyi-
1 Ously contained vinegar, apple butter,
| pickles, etc., unless it has undergone a
thorough washing and airing.
Sheep that have been uniformly kept
Will have fieeoss of the greatest strength.
A week of starvation, unusual exposure
to severe weather, or often a very cold
period in winter with supposed good care,
Will stop the growth of wool and o weak
place in the fibre viii be the result.
Sir J. B. LaEes says that of dry food
eaten by sheep ia has been found tIgat these
animals stored up in increased weight u
per cent, while cattle only laid up IN in
creased weight 5 per cent; or, in other
words, eight and a half pounds of dry
as much as did twelve and half pounds
the live weight of cattle.
The great flow of milk of cows. is truly
artificial. In a state of nature the cow
gives only the necessary quantity and
gives it only the necessary time to sus-
tain the calf. The greater and longer
yield of milk is the result of better feed
ing, better treatment and longer Ranipu-
latiOn of the teats. Hence 10. increase
hn vi Of mil oc1 md, N xroyr
There is no need of botheriag about
cows pulse to find out if she is well or
not; simply look at her nose. If well, it
will be moist and cold; f}feVefish, dry
ard hot. She is like dog. inathis respect.
A staring coat or a hollow eye are also
points indicating trouble, and as symp-
toms of disease they are more to be dread
ed than the dry nose.--AmericaR Dairy
man.
Cow peas is the great crop tor blowing
under as green manure in the South. In
this respect it occupies the same place as
clover in the North. The seeds Will not
ripen in our Northern la titudes, but they
can always be cheaply psocured, and the
crop may be sowed for Flowing under. 1t
will produce large mass Of vegetable
matter the first season and is probably
better for blowing under than any other
annual.
The use of blood as 3 food for cattle has,
it is stated, BEEN the subject of expert
ment in Denmark by a, chemist, who. as
result, has now invented and patented a
new kind Of cake, in Rhich blood forms
one of the chief ingredients. This new
food is SAID to be exceedingly nutritious
and wholesome, andis eaten with ayiditY
by all sorts of animals, and even by COWS
and horses, which have naturally a strong
dislike to the smell of blood.
'sProf. Henry says: ST would urge that
our farmers give more oats to young stock,
colts as well as calves. There is no food
so easily attainable that will so well
correct acidity of the stomach aad
keep the whole system in good order. To
those who wish to raise calves on very
little milk L would say, use oats ando oil
meal freely, and by studying the wants of
the calves ven will be able to raise fine
animals on small allowance of milk"
Poultry breeders must not lose sight of
the double object of raising pOulsEy-the
production Of eggs and the production of
the supply of carcass. Without. entering
into the merits Of either as a preference,
it will be we'll to bear in mind that GER
tain breeds are essentially table birds and
pat on flesh in shorter period than the
others and, consequently, whether eggs
are desired or carcasses, particular breeds
| should be used for the purposes intended.
An American who visited France says
| the gardeners are very cs.Feful about the
manner of gathering their asparagus.
They say that the nea5 asparagus knives
advertised in the catalogues are intended
for delicate people who are afraid of soil
ing their fingers, and the only proper way
| is to pick the shoots by hand. They con-
slider it quite important to break thera off
at the point where they are united 10 the
! root, rather than in the ground above this
| point, as we usually do.
To remove lice from hen houses, and
also from the fowls, the following method
| is recommended as one of the best that
has been tried. Take flowers of sulphur
five pounds, liquid carbolie acid one dram.
Rub the acid in the sulphur thoroughly
with a small paddle. and apply through
the plutf and feathers of the hen with the
hand, and it will not only prove an effect
ual application but also safe one, as it
will not interfere with the Matching OF
eggs or endanger the life of the chicks.
The old practice of washing sheep be.
fore shearing has fallen into disuse among
the most progressive farmers. 1t does not
pay. Aside from the colds, rheumatisms
and other inconvenience incurred by men
and animals, the wool is not increased in
market value enough to justify the time
| and labor expended. If the fleeces are
filled with burrs and rubbish the washing
they get on the sleeps back will not help
them any. Better keep the sheep reason
ably clean and let the manufacturers do
the washing.
Aphth9, or thrush, is an affection of the
mouth of the horse and other animals, and
arises from indigestion or the eating OF
acrid plants. If the first, it is generally
accompanied by constipation of the bow
els, small red spots upon the buccal men,
asrnI1 hat
! tongue. If Vesicles are found they may
be carefully scarified, after which may be
used, several times daily, injections into
| the mouth of a portion of an astringent
| lotion made OF vinegar, honey and borax,
or alum.-Prairie Farmer.
NJ. Pailleux, of the French Society of
Acclimatization, has recently called at
tention to a new fbrous plant, native of
Japan, which he considers worth study
ing. Kusu is a climbing plant, which in
a year attains a height of II feet to 20
feet, and does not require much care.
Warm, dry tracts of land, unsuited for
other cultivation, are said to agree with
it. 1t remains to be seen what practical
value the plant will have for textile pur-
poses, but one point seems worthy Of no.
| tice, viz: that the plant is so fibrous that
the young shoots can be used as string for
tying bales.-Terttle Manufacturer.
| Every farmer who undertakes to raise
squashes must exercise considerable in
genuity as well as patience, in order to
protect them from their Unsuitable enemy,
the squash-bug. A Massachusetts farmer
found the following plan successful the
first season: "Spread the main part of the
manure upon the land and pillow under,
putting one shovelful Of finely composted
manure in the hill, with a handful of salt
thoroughly mixed with it. If the maggot
should appear pour water mixed with
Paris green about the roots of the plants.''
He only found it necessary to make two
applications of Paris green, which, being
applied before the plants bloomed, could
do no harm.
''Live-for-eyer" is a weed that requires
thorough treatment to subdue it. The
best remedy is to pillow the land in the
dryest time in the summer rather shallow,
and let the surface ground be thoroughly
dried, by which the plants will be killed.
To cultivate the ground only spreads this
! pest, as broken leaves of it will root and
make plants. But when it is merely
turned and then baked in the hot sun it
has no chance. The land might be re-
! plowed crosswise late in the fall, which
would again turn over any roots that had
escaped the previous blowing. In the
! spring we would SOW pea-vine clover,
which will smooth any stragglers, and
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