The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-13
Various Farm Topics.
(Sdmual 4. Cook, MiLIed9evilte, GG.t
COMPRISING IN THE nRIr1


plenty of materials for making compost
there is no danger of his running short of
interesting work for the bad weather of
winter. A thrifty farmer who determines
to attain the highest success possible, and
conducts his work on business principles
knows that he must have few idle days
as any merchant, banker or manufacturer.
He provides suitable work for its sppro-
pria Sc lson, and does not permit work
that can be done Indoors to encroach upon
time that should be devoted to outdoor
work. Whel he has the necessary shelter
which he will have if he is half farme
he is sure to allot the work of compost,
making to the time of freez ng, rainy
weather in December and January. AS an
average thing the winters of our latitude
do not afford. perhaps, more t IAN twenty
days ali together, when ali outdoor work is
barred ana the southern farmer, when not
engaged i blowing and manu- ing, can en-
ploy himself in cleaning up, in ditto ming, in
fence making and improving his farm
buildings, wnsn the northern farmer must
necessarily be comparatively idle.
When farmer has a god supply of cot
GOu oS0h lOt IOAIl1llk puI pO'cS anu Id II
q ltiry of stable ma lure If good quality,
free from trash and stalks, it can very
prOftablv be worked up into compost &C
riding to the usual formula. But, as a
general rule, we have fou I'd il a more eco
nomical plan to compost all the bulky ma
nurlal materials about the farm right in
the burrows when it is wanted for manu- e.
Have the la d flu rowed due time in No
vember or December, and from tims to
time gather up all limal and veget lble
matter that. by decomposition, may be
converted into plant fool. Haul it out nd
distribute it evenly in the furrows-in
quantity Accord 6 to quality. After
spriukhDg 1t with the acid pnosphate-k ainit
mixture list on the furroY, aud thus leave
it to be we'll prepared at planting time.
This ap Dllcai)n III tbs burrows can 60 Oh
any time from November to January, ex-
ceDting only when the soil is very wet.
If that large class of small farmers who,
to put it as mildly as posi- de, are n t averse
to that leisure that winter weather seems to
warrant, would spend more Of their time
before Christmas in doing work of this kind
they would soon realizs al provement in
their circumstances. Some are deferred
from this practice, possibly from an i'm
preston that a waste of fertilizin elements
follows this early application of manure
which is not the case to any appreciab.eex
tent 1t is practice, in fact, that Is econo-
mical in the highest degree aud should be
more generally followed.
POULTRY RAISING.
A few rules observed aud the requisite
personal attention given to few details OF
daily management and poultry keeping is a
very pleasa t and profitable feature Of farm
life Throug the lack of proper care it is
not always made even one-half as profita-
bic as it should be-not that we would ap-
tempt to make "money crop" of it, but
its value to the domestic for supply of the
household should be very greatly increased
Stu ited as favorably for the purpose as
most of our southern farmers are tnei' poul-
try could be made TO supply very large
proportion of the animal food Necessary for
family use. and food, too, so much better
adapted to the use of wife and children than
the salt bacon that usually is the chief, if
not o main, reliance of the count Y home
for at least eight months Of the year. Eggs
and chickens are about as great rarity on
the table of many Of our small farmers as
upon tue tables Of city mechanics. And
many of these farmers or their wives will
alot their egg or chicken money to some
special purposes as for instance. TO provide
coffee, tobacco, sugar, cloth of some kind,
and deny themselves and their children the
wholesome, strengthinR food that hey ought
to have. The surplus of eggs and chickens
for home use is frequently very small. This
is all wrong. They should nave eg IS and
penty of them, chickens aud plenty of
them, and, if, after a constant use of them,
they become ''tireso ne" az food, then will
it be time TO have a surplusf for market, and
invest the proceeds in beef, mutton or other
wholesome food.
With no view to realizing cash from it,
but principally as a source OF domestic food
supply, every small farmer could well al
ford to give the necessary attention to sa-
cure ne very highest results from flock OF
q hens. Applying the intensive sys
TEN to this number OF poultry there is No
telling how far the product may be made to
90 toward suppl wing meat for the average
size family of five persons. From hJck
OF this number, two-thrds OF which are
pure brown.
Ieghorns, and the remainder good com
mon stock, fair average result from good
care would he 900 chickens ana 200 eggs.
This is easy Of attainment Few small
farmers would care 70 raise more chickens
than this number, as IL requires more house.
room aud more attention than their farm
duties would permit. Thoy would prefer
the chief return in oggs-a food SO nutri-
trious so handy 60 prepare ana 50 fulY
taking tae place Of meat. OF Who'll FARMER
ktch IN should never ,ck.
Ina nutshell the rules essential to succe
area clean roostng place, regular feeding
twice a day with whole graf i, pure water
supplied in iron vessels, green food Of some
kind-barley, wheat, cabbage or ooliArd
leaves anything that the fowls VIII eat.
Ia setti z the hens put undlr them only
what they will cover easily---tHslvo 70
four.osn-aud nuke the nest on earthly