Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-06-21
HERE AND THERE.

Inc Oan10fu (fia. V0ufHW has
been contemplating the outlook for II
good orange crop next season, and
within three miles of that Ecity it esii
mates n yield of about 100000 boxes,
which will bring something like ST..
425, 600
Pants most cultivated by workin g
people in the cities are said by flo
rist 10 b, the geranium, the heliotrope,
fuchsia, daisy. gillyHower. primroses,
pink and oxais. These will grow where
less hardy plants would die and will
thrive in small quarters.
Ordinary buttermilk is valuable
food not only for pigs but for the fam
lily, says the Ltve Stock Record. II
contains five per cent of milk sugar.
nearly one per cent of mineral salts.
as well as heterogeneous materials and
proportion of butter fat,
Open all the windows in the din.
ing room. says Good Housekeeping sc
that the ar will be fresh and sweet.
Make your table attractive in appear.
ance, bright glassware and china,
with dish of fruit or vase of flowers
to grace the center
Delaware, Georgia, Illinois and
Wisconsin are credited with the same
mum Der of milch cows as year ago.
and in every other State and Territory
there has boon an increase. Nebraska
leading all other States with seven
per cent. increase, against an average
of two and three tenths per cent.
Salt mixed with the food has been
recommended to us rs u preventive OF
the egg-eating habit. A lack of salt
in the food of fowls will at once affect
their good health. and all soft food
should be sailed as for our own use.
Raw salt pork chopped small and fed
once week has fine ,ff.ct.
There are in the United States
about 200 600 pura-bred cattle of all
breeds, and 40, 800, 900 scrubs, about
one pure bred animal TO $50 scrubs. !"
says the Dakota Farmer Some idea
of the magnitude of the work of grad.
ing up this multitude of scrubs into
profitable cattle may BE gathered from
these figures.
-Cottor-seed meal produces the
largest yield and the richest cream OF
any other food that can be used, ac-
cordng to the L,Ue Stoct Record Be-
gin feeding quarter of pound per
day, and in crease to pound twice per
day; never more. as it is very rich and
might cause scours if fed in larger
quantities.
OF the magnificent total of over
s.. 000 000 900 worth of farm products
annually raised in this country, only
eight per cent. is sent to foreign mar
kets. At the same time this country
has been importing great amount
$50, 900, 900 worth last ysar-of farm
products. such as wool, hay, potatoes.
beans. rye, eggs, ETC., all of which
could and should have been raised
here at home.
The american Agriculturist o.
New York, calls attention in an i'm.
portant article to the fact that very
large proportion of domestic animal:
have heretofore been omitted from tn,
National census. and urges that the
defect be remedied by congressional
enactment before another census i
taken.
In the garden. planting can be ar
ranged to keep up succession. On
of the important items in gooC
garden is to keep up good supply o
vegetables. and this can only be don,
by making a sufficient number o
. paintings. Peas beans sweet corn
radishes and lettuce can all be sowr
now. and another crop later {,
keep up good supply during the sum
mer Keep the garden clean. !
planted in long rows. it is a most cas-
, task to go over every few days witt
the cultivation and not let the weed
get we'll started Al all Home Fara
ead Factor~