Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-02
Farm and Stock Notes.

Victor Hugo has written, "The beauti-
full is as useful as the useful, perhaps
more So" The truth of this saving be-
comes more apparent upon reflection than
most people suppose. The associations
of flowers, of pleasing verdure, of breezy
landscapes, of works of art, are inter
woven with our natures to an almost in
credible extent, even in the case of those
who pTotessedly disclaim any love for the
beautiful. With the little ornament COM
monty seen about farmers houses, most
farmers are more in sympathy than they
themselves suppose, and were it suddenly
taken away with no possibility of its being
returned they would miss it more than
they are aware.
The soil may be deficient in one sub
stance and Astounding in another. 1t may
be considered rich when sOwn to certain
crop and be too poor for another. A
knowledge of this fact has enabled chem
lists to formulate special fertilizers for pc
culiar soils and particular crops, which
enables farmers to economic in purchas-
ing by avoiding the use of substances that
exist in the soil, the saving in such pur-
chases being applied to recurring that
which is deficient. No two plants derive
the me proportions of food from the soil
nor 10 any two varieties feed on exactly
the same kind OF fertiliZing material. For
instance, clover prefers a liberal supply
of potash and lime, While the cereals do
better with pbCsphoric acid and nitrogen.
The whole philosophy of autumn plant
ing OF fruit trees may be summed up in a
few brief sentences. In autumn the soil
is warmer than the air. and hence the
roots are stimulated to action while the
buds are dormant. The consequence is,
the roots are enabled to take hold of the
soil and gets es .ablished before the SWELL
in If 10 hr1Hc no
from the roots. In spring the air is warmer
than the soil, and hence if tree is plant
ed then, the buds are stimulated in adj
vance of the roots, and unless the condi-
lions are very favorable to root growth,
as the dryer weather of summer comes on
the top OF the tree calls for moisture faster
than the roots can supply it, soon shows
signs Of failing and, without extra care,
dies.
E badly bred sheep may revert to the
original type, in which the wool is moth
ing but coarse hair, having merely the
felting property only of true wool; and
such sheep will have a fleece that is part
hair and part wool. This hair is called
kemp and seriously Injuries the wool, not
only by its presence in it, but also because
it cannot be separated and it will not take
the color in dyeing. 1t is thus one of the
worst of all the defects wool is subject 10.
1t IS found on the shoulder, the flank or
IN the wrinkles of MerinO sheep, and is
more common on this breed than upon
others. 1t is a fatal defect in rams, be-s
cause a kenny ram will produce kenny
lambs, which may be worse than himself,
and the defect is very apt to increase by
Inheritance. This defect knocks off one
half the value from fleece.-LdniQer, IN
Nel0 York Tribune.
A country house that has a certain
looks attractive. A stOOp or piazza is a
fitting place for the creeping beauties.
The Gardeners Monthly says that the
vines should always be kept cut down be.
low the roof. "It is little trouble to do this
once year, but we cannot get even our
shoes blackened without some trouble.
Those who know how beautiful and how
cosy looks a uncovered cottage will not
object to the few hours labor it requires
to keep vines from stopping up the gutter.
Vines really make wall dry. The mil
lions of roOtlets by which they adhere to
the wall absorb water, and an eXamina-
ton will prove Viue-cOVered wall to be
as dry as an old bOne.' One great advan-
tage Of vine-cOVered cottage, not often
thought of, is that it is cooler in summer
and warmer in winter than when there is |
but mere naked wall.
To know how to obtain the best results
In money from DeeS, the Dee-keepef must |
the principle of their gather |
ing and ''ripening" the honey. 1t is well |
known that all the nectar, as brought in /
from the bloom is merely a thin, sweet |
liquid, and that before it can properly be |
called honey it must undergo process of |
and nearly all the water be /
expelled from it. This is done, to a great |
during the night time. Now, a
colony that is capable of bringing in from
ten to fifteen pounds day, must have a
large space of comb to spread it in, in
order TO eyaporate itrapidly, for it is found
that if they have such space they will put
a small quantity in each cell; then as it
becomes ripened, or sufficiently eYapo-
rated, it is gathered in the comb, COM
pacted and sealed over. This will be
clearly understood by suppOsing that if
person should put gallon of water in a
crock or similar vessel, and another gal
lon in large, shallow dish, like drip
pingpan, the latter would evaporate much
I he quickest, other conditions being the
same. This goes to show that a hive of
bees having large surplus or storing
chamber, will store more honey than one /
having a small space.