The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-21
Farm and Stock Notes.

A Rhode Island farmer recently sold 93
sheep for 5 1850.
Queenles5 colonies, unless supplied with a
Queen, will inevitably dwindle away or be
destroyed by bee muta or robbor bees.
Bare rocks may be rendered ornamental
by planting tho ciematls vine so as to per-
NIT of the vine climbing over the rocks.
Crab grass is easily destroyed when Youn q
but it is matter Of hard labor to get ria
of it after it shall have become well rooted
Beauty and ornament add to the value of
farm. A few trees around the house may
sometimes be of more value than the
ground.
An experienced breeder of swine says
that often when hogs are stu 2gish and in
different about eating nothing III the world
ais them but the toothache.
The surface of the ground around rose
bushes should be kept loose, and if the
weather should become dry an occasional
watering of the young plants would be Of
advantage.
The mechanical condition of the soil has
much to do with the growth of crops
Lumps, clodS and crustS arc drawbacks
The harrow and cultivator should be used
wherever needed.
Kerosene oil will kill all kinds of insects
when used on trees, but the oil will injure
the trees. A small quantity used in an
emulsion may be sprayed on apple trees, but
it will kill the peach trees, even when used
on them in small quantities.
Pyrethrum or buhach will kill the apple
tree worms. With bellows blow the pow
der into the nests Tor webs after o'clock
in the afternoon the later the better-for
the worms will then be in the nests The
powder will kill them instantly.
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contains all the elements required. Con-
mercial fertilizers vary in composition, and
the advantages in their use is that they
enable the farmer to select special sub
stances that may be lacking in the soil.
The ashes Of very old wool do not CON
tain SO much potash as ashes of wood of
younger growth. Ashes generally pay
well ON all ordinary crops, but are specially
adapted to the wants OF fruit trees, grape
vines and all kinds of vines, clover and
peas
1t does not appear that Danish butter is
of any better quality than that OF the best
American diaries, says the Toronto Globe,
and yet 1000, 900, 900 pounds Of it are taken
by the English markets annually. 1t is
clearly a case in which 1.-THE package sells
the goods"
Watering fower-bed causes the grass to
come up as well as the flower seeds. Pick
the young grass out as fast as it shall ap-
pear until the young flower plants shall
have become well rooted. The hoe may
then be used. The first cultivation is the
most important.
If the cows be dried off they will require
but little food other than that secured from
a good pasture. If the COW be- made too
fat before calving she will be liable to milk
fever when the calf shall be due Grain
should be fed her very sparingly. A cioy er
pasture is excellent for such cows.
Eoth meadows and pastures require some
looking after in the spring. If there be
bare or weedy places throw on little seed.
If the pasture mad been seeded last spring
and the catch" was not good 1T would be a
good plan to again go over the whole, Civ
ing seed as would seem to be needed.
Every time crop is removed the soil
loses the amount If fertility cquIred TO
grow the crop No soil can therefore pro-
duce crops unless it be provided Wi b food,
which should be in the shape OF manure or
fertilizers. Keeping up the fertility of the
soil is simply feeding tae future crop.
1t has been demonstrated that where the
''no-fence" law is in operation the stock has
improved and a better system of farming
has been the result. BY compelling the
farmers TO inclose the stock Il saving of
manures and fences not only increased the
yield of crops but lessened the expenses.