The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-18
Farm and Stock Notes.

The question being raised as to whether
1t was better to have COWS "come inn every
year or to have them bred once in two
years, the Rural Nel0 Yorker made in
quirie5 of a number of dairymen, and
their testimony is in favor of the former
plan.
On damp days the fowls will sometimes
Look slckly and drawn up, showing no dis
position to activity. AT such time they
should receive warm feeding three times
a day, into which little melted tallow has
been poured. Corn makes good feeding on
cold, damp days.
1t may not DO an easy matter Co roast
corn Tor large fockS, but Tor a small mum
Der feed OF parched corn or wheat once a
week, or oftener if convenient, will be an
excellent change from the ordinary
routine. 1t takes the place Of charcoal to
limited degree, and is very stimulating.
The vigorous strawberry plants are the
ones that will produce the largest berries
next spring. The best mulch for straw ber-
rles is fine, well-Totted manure. 1t not only
serves TO protect the vines but supplies the
ready food early il spring
Manure may fail to give good results the
first year and SHOW we'll tine next Much
depends on the condition of the material
1t can't afford food to plants until 1t decom-
poses and its soluble material can be appro-
pgiated.
Farmers mutuons may and should be the
best In the world, says an exchange. AS
Soon as the sleeps head is cut off hang I'D
the carcass at once, slit u small hole hicn
up between the hind legs, insert funnel
and pour in very cold waterfall the body
will hold. This will prevent the sleepy
taste"
Sheep often are troubled with tape worm,
Watch the excrement and you will find
70 of Enx -
remedy is TO have the animal fast for twelve
hours and then give turpentine, arnica root
aad llnSeed Oil, half ounce of the first. a
dram of che second and four ounces of the
third IN six ounces Of water.
A strange and fatal epidemic among hogs
prevails III the central part of Marshall
county, Iowa, and is carrying off large num-
bers OF tne animals. The symptoms re-
setnble those or typhoid fever in the hu-
man being. ana the animals sometimes
hnger for many days finally perishing of
starvation as much as anything else, for
they will eat nothing. No remedy can be
found.
Stagnant water is injurious to all kinds
of fruit trees or plants, and during the
winter especially it is often the case that
serious injury is done them by allowing
water to stand around them and freeze In
many cases a little work at the right time
would easily avoid tais. In setting trees ia
the fall see that good drainage is given.
Every farm should have few grape
vines. They serve as arbors or shade, and
can be grown where they will not take up
much space. All poultry yards will be i'm
proved if grape vines are grown along che
fences, AID the fowls will find shade
under the overhanging branches In sum-
mer.
4 good dressing of manure around each
raspberry plant will cause the canes to
grow rapidly in the spring. OuIy a few
raspberry bushes are required in order TO
supply a small family, aud the richer the
ground and more manure used the larger
and better the gu Atty OF tie berries.
When flock of hens do not paw, the best
plan is to pick out the ones that are laying
and sell off the Others. It is sometimes the
case that there are too many of them To-
gether. A few hens we'll kept will produce
lnore eggs, proportionately, than a larger
E.,.