Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-12-12
HERE AND THERE.

"A small farm may DC madc larger
without extending its area, by deepen
ing and enriching the soil and more
thorough cultivation.
If there is surplus grain or hay it
may pay to buy very poor stock to fat
ten, but the stock on the farm should
never be allowed to fall off in condition.
AT this season the ewes should be
carefully attended to. They must be in
good condition for providing plenty of
milk to the lambs that come in lrly
next season.
Fall pigs must be pushed rapidly, SO
as to have them well grown before cold
weather overtakes them. The very
young pig, if exposed to severe cold,
will soon become stunted and grow
slowly.
The best way to get rid of willows
or other trees liable to sprout from the
stump is to girdle them and let them
stand until they cease to produce leaves.
by this plan all trouble with sprouts
will be avoided.
Six thousand ducks are annually
marketed from the farm of a prominent
yet transformations farmer in Massa-
chusetts, who comprehends the idea of
handling his stock in way to yield him
return quick, with little expense for
their keeping.
-Gravclly soils, that would not other
wise be suitable for corn-crops, make
excellent locations for grapes, though
soil. Old bones, leather refuse and lit
ter of all kinds may be buried around
the roots of the vines with advantage.
Upward ventilation, or ventilation
at the top of the hive, is said to be
abandoned by the largest bee-keepors,
especially in outdoor wintering. Plenty
of bottom ventilation for both outdoor
and cellar wintering is considered suffi-
eient.
1T is curious fact, 50 announ ed,
that if cider is scalded to 125 to 1870 de-
grees, it will not make vinegar, as this
heat destroys the bacteria that form
vinegar. This same temperature de-
stroys the bacteria in the silo, and this
is perhaps the explanation why it re-
mains comparatively sweet.
Welcomed hay is nearly as con-
centrated as grain in proportion to
weight. Corn contains about 10 per
cent. of moisture and hay Is per cent,
but hay contains three times as much
mineral matter as corn and more nitro
gen. Hay, however, contains ten times
as much crude fiber as corn and less fat
Tho Farm Journal insists that
calves, colts and all young animals
should be treated so that they will com
to you as friend. If you feel ugly and
must kick something, let it be a log or
stone wall, or something that will not
suffer. A few experiments in this line
may cure you of the habit of feeling
ugly.
-Hoard's Dairyman says that, ton for
ton, many farmers are finding out that
unthreshed oats, cut when the grain is
in the rather soft dough state, and cut
fine with a straw-cutter, are better than
meadow hay-cut equally fine-to feed
cattle, especially milch cows. AS a
rule, good farmers raise far more weight
of oats to the acre than hay.
One of the very best places to keep
sweet potatoes during winter is tight
loft or room over the kitchen, so con-
structed that the heat from below can
readily be utilized in warming the loft
orupperroom. The two important things
about keeping sweet potatoes in winter
are to keep them dry and warm enough
to keep them from freezing.
Improved stock require improved
food. That is, the best stock is that
which require good care management
instead of being compelled to pick up a
meal where it can only be obtained with
difficulty. Improved.stock, whether full
bred or grades, give good results only
when the opportunity for so doing i,
afforded When the scrub is abandoned
the methods Of keeping the scrubs hoall
be discarded also.