The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-11
THE SCRAP BOOK.
EXCERPTs.

In planting out cabbages more depends
upon the way in which the plant is put in
the ground than many anticipate. The
great trouble with cabbages is that they
will not head out well, but have a tendency
Co grow stalky. This can be avoided II the
tap root is set in the ground perfectly
straight. If this main stalk Is twisted 1t
will not head out thoroughly.
Every one has noticed In peeling pota-
toes or cutting them preparatory to plant
ing that the juice quickly rusts the knife
and stains the hands. This is due to the
potash which the potato contains, and
shows the necessity Of this mineral In grow
ing a vigorous potato crop. Do not use
fresh caustio ashes on potatoes, as the
mineral Is not then in condition to be taken
up by the roots. An old ash heap, in which
the ashes have been exposed to air year or
two and excluded from moisture, will be
found much better. Such ashes have alb
sorbed nitrogen from the air and have
formed nitrate of potash, one Of the most
stimulating manures for any crop, and e.
pecially one like potatoes, that needs large
supplies of potash.
Old pastures can be renovated and greatly
improved by applications Of wood and ashes
at the rate of four or Eve bushels to the
acre for several years. Bone dust Is some
times used as SUCCESSFULLY when the ashes
are expensive. Another method OF improv-
ing them slightly Ia to feed the animals
grazing upon 10 cotton seed meal and bran.
Applications Of cotton seed meal and ashes
or bone dust, spread over the ground Ia
autumn after tue land has been plowed,
will make a vast difference in the pasture
the following spring The economy OF this
treatment with many old pastures would be
evident after the first years trial
The high price which broom corn now
brings is attracting much attention to this
crop. The price has advanced fully $50
ton within the last six months. Those who
had stocks on hand have made money by
the rise. II is likely that after year or so
the price will fall, for no farm crop except
ing hops huctuates so widely as does broom
corn. For those who grow it year after
year on land adapted to its culture it is
paying crop. IL the price is low one season,
save the stock until it brings better prices.
Broom corn requires rich soil to make
good crop. 1t also needs land free from
weeds, as the plant grows slowly when
small, and on weedy land the weeds out
grow and choke 1t.
The pulse of the horse can be most easily
detected upon the lower jaw, just forward
Of the curved portion, where the artery
crosses the cord and bone at the same time;
it may also be felt. and often its pulsations
seen, upon the long ridge above the eye, or
may be found inside the elbow. In health
it BEATS forty times O minute, and
when more rapid it denotes fever or excite
ment. If slower, weakness. In cattle
it may he found over the middle
of the first rib, or in the artery upon
the ankle joint. and should have from fifty
two to fiftv-five beats a minute. In sheep
it is easiest found near the middle Of the in
side OF the thigh, and should beat seventy
five to eighty times per minute. Although
not included in the query, we add that the
rapidity of breathing is often as indicative
of disease as the pulse, and while the horse
naturally breathes nine to twelve times per
minute, cattle vary from eleven to fifteen
times, and faster or slower indicates nearly
the same thing as it does in the pulse, IN
less it results from over -exertion.