Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-04
FAkM AND ST0CK NOTES.

Well fitting harness is essential to the
best work and long endurance of mules
and horses, whether they labor at the
plow, wagon or dray. 1t is not uncommon
to see them drawing at the greatest dIsad-
vantage with ill-fitting harness, and often
painfully enduring continued rubbing of
the collar, traces, or back-band upon
some old sore or scar, which cannot be
healed for want of rest or good, well-ft-
ing harness. These faithful animals
should not be so treated, and owners who
permit it must be very Indifferent to their
own interests as well as cruel to the ami
mails.
For a successful garden plant no more
than you can thoroughly break, manure
and cultivate, if but One-fOurth of an
acre. That small area will produce more,
properly treated, than an acre indlfer-
entity managed. Where the manure
seems too abundant use water still more
abundantly. 1t is difficult to burn or fire
crops with manure if you give sufficien-
cy of water. Let your garden be we'll
supplied with water privileges.
A pint of kerosene and quart of soap
in a gallon of water is now extensively
used as an insect destroyer on fruit trees,
and also of plant lice. The soap and
water, according to Prof. Cooks plans,
are heated to boiling, when the kerosene
IS added and well stirred into the mix
ture.
In regard to the value OF sorghum meal
from toe seed }, in comparison with corn,
as food for pigs, Prof. Henry made four
experiments. The results arrived at were
that the gain of one pound in weight re-
quired 4.66 pounds of corn meal, or S.67
pounds of cane meal, making the feeding
value of the latter but % per cent. of that
of corn meal. This is below the general
idea of its value, but even at that pro-
portion il is valuable for feeding pur-
poses, though not so rich in fat-prOducing
elements as corn meal.
One of the first essentials 10 a good
package of butter is the use Of pure arti-
Gle OF dairy salt, free from any Injurious
ingredients, and that will retain the flavor
and good keeping qualities of the butter.
The use of poor salt mas done more TO in
lure butter than any other cause, and too
much care cannot be gwen to selecting
the salt used.
Good registered bulls can he procured
from reliable breeders at prices that are
reasonable, and the butter dairyman who
does not avail himself of the opportunity
to thus improve his stock and enhance
the value Of his dairy product and in
crease the demand is losing valuable time
and opportunities TO double his capital in
a few years.
Rolling, arabic lands form the best pas
lures, because they support the greatest
variety of valuable heritage. The grasses
and plants Of low wet places are rank
and innutriuous. Weedy pastures cannot
form tirst-rate milk. Old pastures are
more valuable than new, and the greater
the diversity of plants the more valuable
the pasture.
A disease to guard against is "scaly
legsn in fowls. Various reasons are adj
yanced as to its cause, but il is now gen
orally conceded 10 be q small insect that
adberes and '.builds his entrenchmentsn
yerv mucn az the coral does in the far
away coral islands. The best and sim
pIest remedy is to use kerosene oil with a
stiff brush.
The best way TO market grain is to first
feed IL 20 cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry;
then market them. Two birds are thus
killed with one stone. You get the top
price for your grain, and the top price for
YOUR food SUPPLY. and, best Of all, you
cuS of a part OF the $G,OO00OO drain that
has formerly gone abroad for these very
supplies.
In pruning care should be taken not 10
cut out too much Of toe old wood II fruit
r. wanted. as the fruit Is produced on
GOOD nf two-years growth and upward,
.I alf on shoots of the previous seasons
lus Black varieties are, however,
an exception to the rule. Their best fruit
buds come from the previous seasons
growth.
The National Lire Stock journal sug-
gests that bulls he exercised by working
them I'm the tread powers, which not only
renders them serviceable but more useful
and gentle. They should be made 10 do
the pumping Of water, Lrinding Of food
and cutting OF hay. which will do them
no injury and keep them In better condi-
ton.
A Vermont farmer made a net profit OF
s43 80 from the produce Of q single hen
turkey during the past season. This is
equal % 100 bushels Of wheat IN Kansas,
AT AZ cents per bushel, with this differ.
ence: IL would cost as much 70 harvest
the wheat as &c would bring. while the
proceeds OF the turkey we're clear gain.