Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-02-02
HERE AND THERE.


This is a good time to overhaul the
seeds for next year. The quality
of the seeds often depends on how and
where they are kept.
The main point is to keep down the
cost. Extravaganza is sometimes
practiced in keeping stock that will
not give profit at any season of the
year.
The farmer who studies his farm
will find it profitable also to study the
markets. The farmers who know more
about raising crops than selling them
are legion.
The corn stacks in the fields are in
iured row by every rain and also by
the frost. Turning the cows in the
fields to eat the fodder causes about
two-thirds of it to be wasted by tramp
ing.
Keep it before the people that there
are 800, 00000 pounds of COW grease,
which might have been butter, used
in America for soap grease and short
ening because not fit for table pur-
poses.
The best place for soapsuds is on
the manure heap A chemical reac-
ton occurs in the heap by the use of
the suds, and much of the ammonia
will be saved. All liquid wastes can
be added to the heap with advantage.
1t has been stated that single
COW properly housed, fed and bedded
during the winter months, will make
manure the amount of five dollars in
value. This is all practically lost if
the cattle are not kept up in the limited
Enclosures.
"A few carrots given daily to the
horses and cows will be considered a
luxury by them, and the carrots will
greatly benefit them. One of the best
modes of providing natural butter
color for the butter is to use carrots for
the cows.
The best place to quarantine is on
the farm. All animals that are pur-
chased should be kept separate from
the home stock for sufficient length
of time for the development of disease,
and when an animal becomes sick on
the farm it should be at once removed
to some isolated location.
1t does not pay to feed stock for
the manure only, for that is simply
placing the crop back on the land from
whence it came All stock should pay
a fair profit, of which the manure is II
part. The cost should include not only
| A. 10 hD,. nd INT on
capital invested in shelter, ak..p
"A cow is compelled to drink large
quantity of water if she yields milk,
and she is more or less chilled on a cold
day when the water is covered with q
film of ice When she drinks ice-cold
water she must warm the water with
the heat from her body. 1t is cheaper,
J and also more humane, TO warm the
water for her.
If you wish to produce choice table
poultry for your own use, try cross
of the Indian game male with Dorking
J hens. As the chicks are rather tender,
compared with some breeds, a greater
mortality may occur, but the quality
will be superior. The best laying
, breeds, and the best table fowls may
not be the hardest
Pure air in the country may be
plentiful, but it does not apply to all
farms. There is often an abundance of
filth on farm, and the cattle are com
peeled to eat it and sleep in it. The only
, suitable place for filth is the manure
, heap, and even there it should be COM
posted with absorbents. No odor from
city sewer can equal filthy hog-pen
in the country.
The manure for the garden should
, be free from coarse litter. 1t may be
spread on the garden plot, at this sea-
sou, fresh from the stalls, but il
spreading the manure is delayed until
spring the manure should then be well
rotted. Much will be gained by burn
ing the garden over, and blowing it, il
the ground is not frozen, and then
, blowing again in the spring.
-Fattening with corn is the rule
with hogs at this season of the year
The mistake made is in feeding moth
, ing but corn. hog will fatten more
readily when given variety OF food
, in which corn largely predominates
q than if the food is composed exclusive
y " of corn. This fact has been tested
\ and pork produced by varied food il
0 cheaper and better than from corr
4 only.
|, One of tho Nost evidences of tn,
4 work of the az tural department il
: the interest taken by farmers in com
|. batting plant diseases. Plant disease
O are now classified, and expressed il
e plain language, and but few farmer
Z who receive the bulletins fail to talk
e advantage of the information given
especially IN the application of RENE
d dies. Fungicides and insecticides ar
d now as much portion Of the farmer
>. supplies as his fertilizers.
It 1t is not the number of cows in TIL
l. herd that gives the largest profit, bu
the capacity of each individual. A her,
represents nothing, in fact, as the ind
vidual variations may be very great !
is small herd, composed of good cows, ant
Y as uniform as possible, will be profit
d able when another herd which is over
If crowded, and selected without regsr
Dr. 10 the merits OF each individual, DlA
% drive the owner into bankruptcy.