Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-11
FARM AND STOCK NOTES.

There area good many people who want
to know whether China berries will kill
hogs. Mr.. A. K. Slack, OF Weymor, Tex,
writes: THAT China berries will Kill hogs
If they are allowed to eat them, as had
four line ones killed few weeks ago. The
storm blew the berries off the trees into
their pen. They only lived a few hours"
The French mode of killing poultry,
causing instant death and perfect bleed
ing, is accomplished by opening the beak
of the fowl and with sharp pointed and
narrow bladed knife making an incision
at the back OF the roof of the mouth, which
Will divide the vertebr9 aud cause imme-
date death, after which the fowls are
hung up by the legs until dead. They are
then picked when warm. In this way the
skin presents natural appearance.
1t is we'll established fact that char
coal is one of the best and cheapest dis
infectants and purifiers Of animal sub
stances. 1t is of service to fowls in roup
or other putrid affections, by purifying
the digestive organs when the fowl swal-
lows offensive mucus, as is apt to occur
in such cases. 1t also acts as a stimulus
to the digestion. thus increasing the egg
producing powers of healthy poultry.
Turkeys and chickens dry picked sell to
limited extent In the market very well, ,
but none except the choicest kind should
be dressed in that way. When they are
they should be packed Immediately after
killing and while warm, and none put
into water either before or after picking,
but hung up till the animal heat is en-
tirely out before packing for shipment.
Ducks and geese should always be ecald-
ed and steamed by covering up with a
blanket for short time before picking;
in other respects handle them the same as
turkeys and chickens. ( M
The following is good recipe for pre-
serving apples: Cut and peel mellow ap-
pies, throwing them In a bucket of cold
water to prevent turning dark. To a
bucketful put breakfast plate half full
of lime IN the water to tougher them; let
them remain two hours, after which soak
in clear water two hours, changing the
water three or four times; remove the
fruit from the water, taking care to wipe
away any lime that may adhere to the
fruit. Make the syrup one and a half
pound of sugar to pound of fruit, boil q
while, then sun fruit in dishes, put back.
boil until done; flavor with anything you
like.
We hear much said, and properly, too,
of the mechanical effect of manure in the
soil, but there is little or no mechanical
effect to be looked for from surface applI-
cation on grass. theoretically there is
no waste by the exposure Of manure on
the surface, but practically we believe
there may be. We have spread manure
on plowed fields In the autumn aud left it
exposed all winter and found our Guilt
waited crops the following summer quite
as heavy as where the same amount of
manure was applied in the spring imme-
diateIy before planting. On the other
hand, we have spread top dressing on
grass land In the fall, leaving it in a
somewhat lumpy and uneven condition,
and have failed to see much benefit from
it the summer following or any time after
ward.
Land that is rich enough to make bale
Of cotton to the acre, says the New Or
leans Picayune, in discussing the corn
and cotton problem, will produce, under
proper cultivation, with good season,
IS bushels OF corn aud half that amount
Of clay peas. or 80 bushels OF corn aud
half that amount OF corn and peas. In
ordinary times these can be sold for about
81 per bushel. Now make a comparison
with cotton planting. If man plants
and cultivates all the peas and corn he
can save, and another on the same kind
of land plants and cultivates all the cot
ton he can make and save, which crop will
bring the most clear money after all eX-
penses in sending to market are paid?
The corn, peas, hay and enriching the
land by the pea crop Will certainly give
these decided advantage over cotton.