The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-25
THE SCRAP BOOK.
Bits from Here and There.


All farmers who are studying their bust
ness as the merchant, the lawyer, the doctor
and the banker study theirs will learn some
| thing from the agricultural experiment sta
tions.
If tree is not doing we'll there is some
cause for it, If you have not enterprise
enough to hunt out the cause and try to
remedy it. you do not deserve to be called q
fruit grower.
If your cellar is damp put box Of lime
there to absorb the moisture. 1t will also
serve to prevent foul and unwholesome
odors. Lime is a great purifier, and We
are somewhat too chary in its use.
Whenever the hens lay thin-shelled eggs
it is almost sure indication that they need
lime. Generally fowls that run al large do
not need to be supplied, but those that are
confined must have a regular supply.
1t is an old axiom that he is farthest from
the market who has nothing to sell. Less
erumbling about poor markets and more
attention paid TO growing something to sell
in them would help some farmers out imr
mensely.
Don't spare sulphur from the mixture
when you salt your cattle. 1t will cool and
purify their blood, and probably save them
from having the disUemper or muir
rain. Sulphur is the only remedy l have
ever found, says W. w. Hobson, in one of
our exchanges.
Beees are often of more benefit to the
farm than the owner supposes. Their value
is not entirely dependent upon the amount
of honey they make, but it would not be
easy to compute their services in increasing
the productlveness OF plants by acting as
agents for the distribution OF pollen.
1t is not necessary to Use kerosene oil for
killing vermin on animals. II applied
strong it takes Off the hair. Any kind of
grease rubbed into the skin answers the
same purpose. The vernin are killed by the
grease closing the pores through which they
breathe, aud not by any poisonous ingredi-
ent in the preparation.
A durable whitewash for barns and out
houses is made by adding to half a bushel
of uuicklime, slaked, Two pounds sulphate
Of zinc and one pound of common salt. To
make a cream color add three pounds of
Der and two pounds Of lampblack; for
fawn, four pounds of lumber, one pound In
dian red and one pound of lampblack.
A company has been organized for grow
ing the Niagara grape vine In Florida.
Sixty thousand vines have been shipped for
planting tn s spring. 1t is found that the
Niagara grape-leaf endures the heat well,
and that It's fruit is perfected as well II not
better than in the north. This grape ripens
in Florida in July, and eau be placed in the
northern market at a time when high prices
are easily obtained.
Prof. W. A. Henry says: II should
think ten pounds Of hay sufficient for
horse literally fed on grain. AS a rule,
horses consume much more hay than is best
for them or profitable for the owner. The
practice OF filing hay chute or deep man
ger with large amount of hay and allow
ing the animal to eat at will should be
avoided. With a little experience ascertain
the real needs Of the animal and keep him to
that"
Every farmer ought to keep few stand
Of bees. His Land and the neighborhood
around him supplies the bee pastursge free
of cost. II not used it is wasted and posi-
bly, worse, as the bees aid in fertilizing
many kinds of blooms that would else be
barren. There is yearly profit in the
honey as well as in the increased sWarms