The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-15
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1t is common mistake to suppose that
the very richest soil is the best to grow
trees for planting. On the contrary this
rich soil makes a rank unhealthy growth
of top and with roots Of correspondingly
spOngy character. When such trees are
transplanted into soil less rich they be-
come stunted and unhealthy, and'like
these conditions in animal life fall an
easy prey to disease and the attacks of
insect enemies. Trees grown on mOdcr-
ately rich soil ripen their wood better and
bear transplanting without lnjury-Rural
World.
The price of cotton is going down week
by week notwithstanding the short crop
of last year. The decline has been grad
ual ever since it was apparent that there
would be an increased acreage planted
last year. 1t is now too late to talk about
reducing the cotton acreage. The seed Is
already in the ground and from the best
information attaiuable we believe the cot
ton crop of 1898 will be largely in
excess of the unusually large crop of 1891.
This is an unfortunate condition of affairs,
but the farmer can blame no one but him
self Neither talk, argument, nor facts,
nor figures could change the determina-
ton of the farmer to plant less cotton.
The farmer, III this instance at least, con
cluded to do as ne pleased, and the pros
pect is all but hattering for good prices
for the coming crop.
A correspondent of National Stoc6man
offers those who are contemplating a
start in sheep, few suggestions from
his own observation. He says Make
the sheep special study for a time so
you can come to some definite conclusion
Make up your mind thoroughly as to
what your object is in keeping a flock of
sheep, whether it is wool or mutton If
you decide to make wool your prin-
cipal object buy tho Merino for it
is strictly speaking the wool sheep If
you are so situated that you can make
mutton the principal object and wool
secondary, by all means breed nothing
but the best breed of mutton sheep, either
the SouthdOwn or Shropshire, as they
stand at the head of all mutton producing
breeds OF sheep. After you have decided
upon the breed wanted, adopt that breed
by starting with a couple of pure bred
sheep, and you will soon have the founda-
ton of the flock laid with but little eX-
pense. Then make that particular
breed lifetime study, try to make all
the improvements that good care, selec-
ton and feed win produce, never cross
ing the different breeds but breeding
straight.
A bright, home-loving, as well as flower
loving WOman-if the terms are not al
most OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES said: If denied
uAAC NtAiA ID OAl VI NAlSoGS Va lIlultb buD
one, I would quickly choose vines. An
nual flowers and hot house plants, bulbs
and shrubs may give us lovely blossoms
| aud exquisite perfumes, evergreen trees
/ and plants make bright the dreary days
of winter, but it is only in vines that we
may combine beauty, grace and protec-
ton. plant them everywhere, TO trail
over the rough board fences, even
to Chamber over the ugly, home
made fowl House, TO form a
screen between the back and front yards,
and, best of all, to curtain off a portion
Of the veranda where ] can read or sew in
seclusion." Perhaps the generality of
the people don't share this friends ex-
IRENE views, yet there are few who do
not admire beautiful climbers. Among
the most satisfactory in every way, com
bining beauty of foliage and flower with
vigor of growth and perfect hardness,
are the Chinese wistarias. They will
grow anywhere, not even disdaining the
poorest soil, but when enriched they make
more rapid growth and produce su .)erior
flowers