Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-06
FARM AND STOCK NOTES.

Study what your soil and the crops you
grow need, and then. as best you can, feed
so as 10 make special manuree to meet the
demand.
The best market for any man, provided
he has one, is the home market. He who
lis near" TO his market is better than he
"whO is far off,
Ensilage is said to be excellent for sheep
in winter, merinO sheep having been win
tered on it with advantage, the wool
being heavy and the sEeep keeping in
health.
Prot Shaler says there are $4,000 square
miles OF territory east of the Mississippi
now covered by swamps which might
easily be drained and turned into fertile
lands.
A solution of boracic acid is excellent
fer fowls affected with sore head or eyes.
1t should be applied warm, using a soft
sponge, and marking the head, eyes and
nostrils well with it.
A strong clay soil has from to Is per
cent. of siliciOus sand. Clay loan has 10
TO 30 per cent. of fine sand. A loamv soil
is about one-halt sand, while a sandy
soil may contain less than 10 per cent. of
clay.
The late Prof. Dick found that horse
not. working could be kept in fair cOndi-
ton on II pounds Of hay and pounds OF
| oats; but where a good amount Of work
had to be done it required IA pounds OF
hay and IA pounds OF grain.
Tarred paper applied to the outside Of
the building and exposed TO all kinds OF
weather, if put on with care, will last two
seasons. Tarred paper applied to the in.
side of buildings will he of some service
in protecting fowls against vermin.
Throughout the entire year turkeys are
salable in lesser quantities. for the city
hotels and restaurants chiefly, and there
is no kind OF common poultry, perhaps.
that will average the year through better
or steadier in price than will these fine
fowls.
On thousands of farms where sheep, I'M
molested by dogs, might give satisfactory
profit In sales, besides adding to fertility
OF the soil, the privilege is denied by
providing CANNES that are curse to ag-
riculture worse than drought or the mean
est insect pest.
The potato blight makes its appearance
on the foliage of the potatoes about the
latter part of July or first OF. August, and
may be 'eeen as very dark blOtches on the
under side OF the leaves, which are very
black. They vary in size and rapidly In
crease as the disease progresses.
Good tillage is the strongest weapon
with Wh1c1 the farmer can hight hard
times and gain success. imperfect Gull
ture, on the other hand. will scarcely ena-
bic him to gain s. living from the richest
soil, and the soil will deteriOrate rapidly
! in quality from such treatment besides.
Save all the manure. A quarter of a
| century ago many Western farmers
dumped their manure into the rivers, not
surprising that manure or fertilizers
would ever be required, but the question
of fertilizers is now being discussed as
well as the best methods of restoring fer
tllity.
The cabbage worm is the Larvae OF the
white butterfly and should be handpicked
before the first brood has passed the per.
feet state. Pyrethrum, mixed with five
times it's weight of plaster, busted into
the centre Of the leaves with sulphur BEL
lows, is said to be effectual. Paris green
is unsafe to use after the leaves are four
inches long.
BlOat In calves Is really an acute attack
OF indigestion, which often proves fatal
almost Immediately. Taken in time it
may be relieved by a teaspoonful each of
baking soda aud ground ginger dissolved
in quarter.pint OF boiling water and
poured down the calf's throat. To do
this a leng-necked bottle may be used
Rub the stomach bTiskly and make the
calf move about, if possible, to get rid of
the wind.