Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-09
r.RM AND STOCK NOTES.


., the attention be turned principally
~ rearing OF chickens for market,
70 -uI mist he Matched out very early to be
" ~ D~ofitable. 70 do this we must make
1e'L1arations the previous season, by
plViJin0 warm and comfortable hOuses,as
IN as procuring those varieties OF lows
,I,t con be relied upon to lay during the
winter and early spring.
mho first year Of the heifer demands the
are. The COW is partially crea-
NO NJ habits. and when she has her hrst
.aif me should not be permitted TO dry on
eooner than eight months. Her quantity
n milk may be small near the end OF that
nod but she should be MIXED as long
Prossible. The next season the DIM
~ XIV will not be great and by the time
L' las her third calf her habits will be
liked.
n must be discouraging to the bees that
otoDIv Is honey made artiticially now
adsvs. hut that even the comb Is manu-
.octirpd bv cleverly cOntriYed machinery.
1Cnen the unhappy insect who has fur
risbed unnumbered generations with the
means not only Of enrching their tables,is
rallpd upon to compete with mechanical
eSrtriyance has mechanical sting,
loubtless. so that nothing more is required
If the busy bee.
EUlLLU2
,oyar norton may be used for holding
Ground bone, charcoal, sulphur or ground
SHELLS. They can be easily nailed to the
coon or in any sheltered location, where
tho fowls NAV at leisure eat what they de-
sira from them. If they are trimmed off
az the top. a hole cut near the bottom, and
tbe can 'flled with water and inverted
over tin plate, they answer well as
drinking fountains.
Vegetables are raised in Greenland, de-
splte its short summers. At the Danish
station of Godthaab. latitude Ga deg, near
the sea, radishes, turnips and lettuce are
crown. About 80 miles further north, in
the inland country, the climate is milder.
md cabbage and carrots do well, while
rotatoes grow freely. In South Green
iand-the site of the old Norsemen's set
f,ements-hOrticultu is practiced under
more favorable circumstances.
A correspondent Of the Florida Dispatch
mis- the seeds OF melons and cucumbers,
with their adhering pulp, into an earthen
dish which he sets In a cool spot ''untll
thick mold has appeared on top, then
pours water over the mass, stirs it, pours
off all the Impurities, and finds the seed
tree from pulp" Tomato seeds may be
cleaned in the same way; but it is only
necessary to let the seeds and the pulp
sand until the whole mass has become
distinctly sour
A bushel OF corn, when compacted into
lard, or cheese or butter, says the New
Orleans Times Democrat, can find its
market anywhere in the world where the
cost OF sending the corn itself would
make a market for it impossible. Be-
sides this, i'll the making of the lard or
butter a manural residue is left on the
land, instead OF being carried away to
fpitiiize foreign fields. This is the kerr
mel OF the argument for mixed farming
instead of grain farming.
The young horse upon grass is, if in
health, always loose in his bowels. This
condition prevents feverishness of either
body or feet. and it is well to initiate this
condition through giving suitable food,
oats, with d little Oilcake meal added,
once or twice daily, Will meet this re-
Quirement. In the absence OF the cake
meal, or even in conjunction with it, bran
may be given with advantage. Young
horses can BE- made to grow during win
ter as well ~ during summer, by main
tanning the INNER conditions.
The best method of retaining the am
m0nia in farmhouse manure is to spread
dry loan or plaster under the rOosts and
then 10 store the mixture in barrels. 1t
will hold its strength in this form, and
4 will prove one of the most valuable fer
\ tlizers for corn, grass or grain. 1t is
4 very strong and must be cOmposted thor
Oughly before using it in contact with
seed. If properly applied, it will act
4 quickly or the crop, as its elements OF
. plant food are Of such a nature as to be
4 easily assimilated by the plant.