The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-07
.eP1c,JLTURAL DEPARTMENT.

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The field, Farm and Garden.
10 solicit articles for this department.
90 name of the writer should accompany
Liter or article, not necessarily for pub
,'ootion but as an evidence of good faith.
some Old Agricultural Facts Resur-
rected.
Tho Southern Farmer and Market Gar
,.,.r now out of print of date in 1912,
sa+o;ned the following hints to farmers:
inseed oil will destroy all kinds of lice
z1;cb are found upon cattle or upon any
lind of quadrupeds. 1t will effectually
[1nstrov fees on dogs or cats.
Pats may be destroyed by mixing hand
Lu1 Il GOOD meal, handful of wheat flour
[ndsn ounce of arsenic. Make the whole
- dough with water, and then into
'ms about the size of a pea. Drop these
40 their holes in a seemingly careless man.
H. taking care to place them out of the
.oorb of poultry, dogs, pigs and of all useful
/ ,,,,a]s The secret in this case is the
[Iacantion. If you put the pills upon plate
oar the mouth of their holes it is ten to one
i; e the rat will touch them. Rats are crafty
I nd suspicious, like foxes.
A Arsenic should be used sparingly in all
cosas as very little of this deadly mineral
nil DESTROY life, and if a considerable guam
INV he taken into the stomach it will per-
ans produce sickness and may be thrown
nm and the animal escape death.
Cabbage plants should have their roots
E5nned into paste made out of wet pond
Ennd and sulphur just before they are plant
4 ID ont This will prevent the attacks of the
4 grub worm.
a Elder is said to be excellent, used with
.wp suds, around the roots of fruit trees,
|botb as fertilizer and antidote against in
Esacts. A decoction made of the Pride of
india is also good for such purposes.
The following seeds will terminate until
tbey are ten years old if kept in dry place
EBeet, celery, cucumber, gourd, mangel
'wurtzel, melon, pumpkin squash. These
sre good until they are four years old: As
raragus, broccoli, cabbage, Gale, caulifiower,
Endive, mint, mustard, parsley, radish, ru-
3abaga turnip. Three years: Artichoke,
born, egg plant, garlic, Guinea squash, Je-
husalem artichoke, lettuce, potato, tansey.
Two years: Corn salad, cress, hop, leek,
n tnion, okra, pea, tomato. One year: Bean,
karrot, parsnip.
\ There never was a greater, though most
popular error, than waiting for shower in
{ prder to set about the work of transplant
& Ing. If you transplant in hot weather, the
4 leaves of the plant will wilt and some of
HE lower leaves will die; but the hearts
*Eil live and new roots will be produced in
u few days and new leaves also. Water the
pants when set out and put dry earth around
HE plant over the wet earth.
4 The farmer who wastes load of manure
as reckless and improvident as he who
&hrows away load of corn. Without ma
fure it is impossible to keep up supply of
good vegetables from any garden or farm;
acceSsive crops without manure must in
lime exhaust any unfertilized soil.
4 Many take an honest pride in being able
b say, Il have raised so many bags of cot
ION or so much corn" when, to be able to
by Il have made 500 loads of manure"
hould be just as much a matter of pride
Elnd satisfaction, for manure will make cot
on and corn and every other farm pro-
Duct.
Rye, oats, cowpeas and even weeds, be-
lore they seed, are very enriching if plowed
when in green state. They are excel
emit manures for sweet potatoes and melons.
SCOT is powerful fertilizer and requires
DO preparation.
Black mud from the bottoms of old bitches
nd ponds in droughts is an excellent gar
len manure. Mixed with old stable ma
nure it is excellent for Strawberries. Swamp
muck, mixed with lime and exposed to the
ar and hot sun, makes fine manure.