Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-23
FARM AND STOCK NOTES.

An excellent homemade aXle-grease is
said to be made of two parts tallow, two
parts castor Oil and one part of pulver-
lied black lead.
BY grading 4 IS impossible to obtain an
intermedlarytype which partaKes of the
characteristics of the two breeds COM
mencd win and finally becomes fixed in
a disinct0reed.
Sheep a.e often sadly neglected in sum-
mer in respect to their needs for water.
1t is true that when there are heavy dews
theyiwn get along with but little or no
water to drink, but good results cannot
be Outlined unless supply of good pure
wateris furnished them daily.
Foyers about a farmhouse give evil
dencs of refinement. They cost some
thitg, but they areas well worth their
cot as anything else raised on the farm.
TO- il they cannot~be turned into money
tley add to the comfort, pleasure and
happiness of homei and money can hard
/ do more.
The experiments Of Prof. W. o. At
water have shown that contrary TO the
general opinion ofrbemistsy plants as
simulate nitrogen from the air. While
I.they take up the greatest quantity when
abundantly supplied from the soil, fully
IiOne-half the total nitrogen acquired by
well-fed plants is drawn from the atmos.
phere.
Few farm crops take up so much potash
as the potato. 1t is an alkaline Juice that
stains the hands when pairing potatoes,
and it is best removed by oXaiic acid.
This alone should he a sufficient hint as
to the kind OF fertilizer most needed for
potatoes, and is the reason why this crop
soonest fails on sandy soils, where potash
Is usually deficient.
the editor of Vick's Magazine, has proved
all that has been claimed for it by the
English press as destroyer of mildew on
roses, chrysanthemums and some other
greenhouse plants. A qDartersOf an ounce
dissolved In a gallon of water and thrown
on the affected foliage wifi wholly destroy
the fungus and the leaves Will Tot be in
jured.
One Of the best and simplest remedies
for bleeding OF the nose is vigorous mo-
tion of the jaws as in chewing. A wad
of paper may be placed in the mouth and
cheWed hard, The motion of the Jaws
causes the muscles, through which the
blood vessels supplying the nose run, to
contract and hinder the blood flowing to
the nose. liz this way the bleeding is
stopped.
A harmless solution for the cabbage
worm 10 recommended by Peter Hender-
son. 1t is to dissolve enc pound of alum
(well pounded in three gallons of water
and sprinkle over the plants. The great
difficulty is not in destroying the worm,
for coal oil ia efficacious, but the object is
to destroy the worms without impregnat-
lng the cabbage with the odor Of the IL
secticides used for the purpose.
Many kinds OF bugs, worms and insects
hurtful TO crops, to gardens, fruits, ETC.,
are becoming unusually numerous in the
South. May not this be caused by the
destruction OF small birds? A single
small bird may destroy immense numbers
OF these enemies to farm products in
single year, and in destroying them they
cut OFF their offspring. These insect de-
stroyers are said by entomologists to be
provided by an Advise Providence to
prevent the increase OF these enemies.
which might otherwise become great
plaques, like the plaques OF Egypt.