The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-07-26
proper time to cut amber cane for forage?
Read answers above-quest1on OF w. L. M.
Amber cane is q variety OF sorghum.


Amber cane is variety Of sorghum.
j. r. NJ, Rossville, Ga, says: Please tell
how to treat goat skins from time OK the Kill
ing until they are dressed.
Stretch tightly and rub the fresh side well
with wheat bran in which is an abundance of
pepper red or black, or a.mixture OF the two.
Then put in the dry and shade. The pepper
should be thoroughly pulverized, and 1t Is
best to have the skins nailed to frame that
will give some airing and ventilation to the
hide
J.. ]. T., Choccolocco, Ala, asks: Where
can ! obtain the best work on soils and their
analyses7 q
Write to the Orange Judd Company, New
York.
J. W. NJ, Logansville, Ga, asks: What will
cure a horse of spasm or htSI
/ know Of no cure that Is infallible for fits
In any animal. Relief is sometimes afforded
by administering chloroform in small guam
titles
r.. B. X. Daisy, Ca, requests: Please give
name of some reliable journals devoted to
stock and poultry farming, and name or re
liable persons owning Jersey and poultry
farms in Georgia.
Write for sample copies OF Southern Farm
Atlanta Ga; Texas Farm and Kanch, Dallas
Texas; Rural New. Yorker, New York; Ten
nessee Farmer, Nashville, Tenn; American
Poultry Journal. Chicago, H.; American Poul-
try Yard, Hartford, Conn; American Farmer
Chicago, Ill.
Captain Robert e. Park, Macon. Ga, has
some Of the finest blooded Jerseys In the
United States.
f.. C. w, wooten, N. c., asks for a recipe
for preparing green cucumbers for picking.
Make a brine strong enough to foat an egg
and keep the cucumbers well covered in this
brine weight should be kept on them to
keep them well under the water. When
wanted for use take out and soak in several
waters until the salt Is nearly all out. Some
persons prefer to have the salt entirely out.
Then heat them in vinegar in which an ounce
of alum to gallon has been placed. After
wards take out and put in cold, fresh vinegar.
If you will put n green cabbage leaf in the
vinegar while heating the cucumberS 1t will
give rich green color to the pickles. Sea
to suit with spices, etc, when putting into
the cold vinegar.
Subscriber, Little OAK, Ala, asks ut what
stage should crab grass be cut for hay. What
is its value compared with corn fodder or
other grasses, and how much will it yield per
acre land well suited to its growth? How
long should 1t remain on the ground before
housing? What are the usual prices Tor one
horse mowers and rakcsf
Crab grass makes Il splendid quality Of hay
# cut and properly cured just as the seeds
begin to ripen or little while before. Pound
for pound. it is better than corn fodder, and
very nearly the equal of timothy hay. If
cut in the morning of n fair day after the dew
is gone then scattered well in the sunshine,
il will be ready to put into the cock late in
the evening Of the same day. One or two days
curing in the cock will be sufficient. If it is
possible to prevent rain from getting on it do
so; the value Of the hay is always injured by
its getting wet after the cutting. An acre OF
good land in crab grass will yield from one to
two tons of hay according to the season; the
grass is of rapid growth in wet weather. If
the season is dry the yield Is not so good as
when the rains come in abundance on the
grass.
TwO-horse mowers cost from S75 to S125.
One-horse rakes are from SIS to $50 Write
the Mccormick Harvesting Machinery Com
pany, Chicago, ILL.,, or to the Buckeye Manu-
featuring Company, Springfield o., or South
Farm Tool Company, Atlanta, Ca for
prices.
II. A. c.. Hmtersvle N. c., asks what is
the best method of preparing Irish potatoes
for planting a second crop.
There an editorial in these columns on
this subject since date of your inquiry. l
infer, therefore, that you have read the
ticle. and have been already placed in posses
sion Of the necessary Information.
The young potatoes of this years growth
should be summed and dried for n few days
and then placed for several days more on the
ground that has been powed. Only those
that show signs OF Having the ewes or buds
properly developed or starting to sprout are
the ones to plant. In planting don't cover
more than three or four inches, and don't
have any ridges in the cultivation. Level cul-
ture Is best for the late crop.
T. J. c., Crenshaw. Ala, writes: Please tell
me the proper name of the enclosed plant
1t is known here as winter clover
The most common name of the plant is me-
HlotuS, of the trifolum or clover plants
1t is valuable fertilizer and for a coarse
hay. 1t is also valuable as Il means of effect
ing a natural drainage of damp soil. The tap
root is long and large; it frequently goes down
through the Subsoil to the depth of several
feet After the plant is cut and the roots
decay, the Subsoil is rendered very porous
thus producing the natural drainage The
plant is of little value on dry, poor and sandy
soils.
]. w. j., Jackson, La; What is the name
of the enclosed plant?
The editor is unable to give you the desired
information. professional botanist whom he
has consulted is also ignorant of the name
and true character of the plant. Perhaps il
the plant could be seen In an entirely green
state, with the flowers perfectly displayed,
there would be no trouble about obtaining the
information sought l don't think the plant
has any known agricultural value.
J. X. L., DuncanyiIle. Tex, writes
While hoeing this morning L noticed a
green worm about the size and length Of
mans finger next the little one; had gotten
between three Of the brace roots of stalk
of corn, something after the manner of work
ing split In making n basket. | examined it
closely and found it could neither 20 for
ward nor backward, but was yet alive. The pre-
sumption is, that the worm stopped there dur
ing the night and the roots grew rapidly
during the time that Mr.. Worm was secure
~ fastened by morning. Where corn grows
fast enough to latch worms on the crawl its
pretty good, Ell?
Now. if there is any one that can give an
instance, without any exaggeration, 1llustrat-
ing an equal or more rapid growth In corn
than this let us hear from him.
Perhaps it was the worm that had made the
prodigiOus growth in the time referred to.
Texas is a great country for worms.
Do you have distress in the stomach after
eating, or faniness, heartburn, headache or
other dyspeptic symptoms? Hoods Sarsa-
parlla will tone the stomach, give an appetite
and cure you.