Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-10
Farm and Stock Notes.

Itis claimed that one ounce of carbolic
acid to twelve quarts of water, timely
syringed, will prevent grape rot.
Many persons lose their young ducks by
allowing them to enter the water before
they are feathered, as the soft yellow down
does not protect them from wet
Rotten chips or sawdust are good for
lettuce and radishes, and if top dressing
is given where these are to be sown de-
cided improvements the crop will follow.
Night soil can be utilized to good adVan-
tage by applying it between the rows and
hOeing in.
1t is as easy to care for an acre OF beets
grown in the field as for an acre of corn
or potatoes. Make the rows nearly or
quite three feet apart, drill the seed with
the planter in straight lines, and most
of the labor can be done with the horse
cultiVatOr.
A good. strong two-year old grape vine
is large enough and old enough for setting
out anywhere; but in no case should the
cane or canes, If there are more than one
springing from the roots, be left.more than
two or three feet long when the vine is
transplanted.
The shepherd who is constantly familiar
with the condition of his stock, being care
full to separate sickly animals from all the
others and taking all pains TO secure and
promote health and thrift, deserves and
will secure the highest success belonging
TO his business.
This is a lively month fcraweeds and the
farmer or gardener who is not cup be-
times> and at them with a will is sure to
''get left" badly. Talk Ct ''time and tide
waiting for no mani" IL you want a for
chile illustration look st the weeds after
warm shower.
Cop,VIni,,fe oro ofko,, v,,O6o bO+ 1-O,r,,c.
chicks Matched late dc not thrive as well
as those Matched earlier. The reason is
that they receive less care, the colder
weather prompting strict attention to
those that come il the unfavorable sea-
son, while the later ones must combat
with yermin to greater extent.
A large udder commonly regarded as
a sign of a good mixer, but excessive size
indicates deposit of flesh which is of no
advantage, but rather a burden for the
Overweighted animal to carry. II the
milk veins are well developed the COW
will be good mixer and the udder will
be as large as is Of any advantage.
That much Of our waste land may be
probably used is shown by Mr.. Joseph
Harris in his catalogue, who states that
celery and caulifloWer need very rich land
and plenty OF water, and, therefore, some
of our rich swamps, with a stream of
verted into a favorable place for these
two vegetables. Celery can be set ont as
late as the 1st of August.
A cow that is hard mixer should have
the udder bathed in very warm water
when about to be MIXED. In fact, it
should be the duty of all milkmen to thor
oughly wash the udders of every cow Ill
the dairy when milking, as many impuri-
ties enter the milk in a soluble condition
| which are not arrested by the strainer.
| AS the milk flows out it dissolves some of
the adhering substances to the udder, and
| they pass into the pail unseen. Yet there
are thousands Of dairymen who never
W ash the udders at all.
Prof. STEELE, agricultural editor of the
Mobile Register, thinks the Southern States
admirably adapted to raising hogs, and
| that by the new refrigerating inventions
| pork may be saved at the South as well as
/ anywhere else. The long continued warm
weather is favorable to rapid fattening
/ and cheap pork, since hogs cannot be kept
| up and warmed by stoves and wood fires
in cold weather, and it is expensive TO
! warm them by heat-prOducing food Like
! corn and peas. He thinks pork can be
made at less cost in the South than In the
| North.
! A row of fine trees along the roadside
1 forms an attraction to any farm, says the
! Tribune and Farmer, but it is not always
| desirable in every view. If the trees are
/ close to the side of the field their roots
| will often exhaust the soil for a rod or
| more inside the fence, and this to farmers
| who pride themselves on having crops
! even over the whole field makes the trees
| almost as much Of a nuisance as they
/ would be if not beautiful. 1t is the water
! that these take up that makes the crops
| poor under them, so that even heavy ma
nuring does not entirely remove the diff
| Guilty.
The increase Of weeds, which rob the
soil and injure the crop, Is reyiying in
| some places what had become the nearly
| obsolete practice of summer following for
winter wheat. 1t is, however, a wasteful
method, for it requires the fertility deveI-
| oped by two years Of thorough cultivation
| to make one crop. 1t is, however, less
| wasteful than growing weeds, and il the
| land is well seeded when cleared it is per-
Missile in some cases. The best farmers
| will, however, prefer to clean their land
while in hOed crops, which will utilize
! some of the fertility that would otherwise
/ be wasted.
| 1t is common opinion among horse
! breeders that the smell Of blood win cause
a mare to lose her colt. There is no doubt
some truth in this general belief. Some
| cows, which are generally affected through
the whole herd when one COW loses her
calf prematurely. The reason is that the
nervous system is excited, the uterus,
which is abundantly supplied with nerves,
is contracted and the fetus is expelled.
Abortion is much more easily prevented
at the first than cured afterward when it
has appeared in u he'd or stable, and the
greatest care should be exercised in the
treatment Of pregnant animals; more
especially to avoid contact with dead
matter. OF which animals have a strong
instructive dislike.
A correspondent of ViCES Magazine
says: Gin bagging grapes in June of last
year used in part old bags. Many Mar
thas and some Wilders were thinned by
rot. When taking the bags off no differ
ence was found between the condition of
the grapes in old or new bags; so, evil
IDENTIFY, no germ of the complaint was re-
tanned by the bags used the year before.
Some bags used for two Salem vines had
been busted inside with a pinch of sui
| phur, but no special result was observa-
| Bile, because all the Salems ripened in
prime condition and kept perfectly we'll.
The twO-pound paper bags, now every
where used by grOcers, were used, and
| they are well worth saving for the pur-
! pose wherever there is a vine attended to
/ with some care as to pruning, training
/ and thinning of the fruit"