The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-20
Multum IN Parvo-Chlps.

Experiments with bisuIphide Of carbon
show that it will destroy oil stages Of the
insect known as bean weevil eggs, larvae OF
all sizes, pup@ aud adults.
The cross fertilization of raspberries and
blackberries has received much attention
the past season at the Illinois experiment
station. Results are, of course problem
etical "a yet, but it is hoped to produce
fruit having less seed and more flesh.
Oregon seems destined to take place among
the fruit-growing states soon. She has
100000 acres Of growing orchards, and 80
nurseries With 100000 growing trees.
Guess she shall continue to be able to fur
nish England with apple pie a for years
longer.
At the meeting OF the Western New York
Horticultural Society the fact was brought
out that but few pear orchards have done
we'll in fruit yield when only one kind was
grown, BY reason of imperfect polleniza-
ton. Setting several different kinds obvi-
viates this difficulty.
In testing milk with the Babcock machine
it has been found that the mornings milk
is richer than the nights, because the COW
goes through less motion at night, and all
motion robs the milk Of fat. This ls a great
argument for keeping the COWS stabbed all
winter, II not all the year round. .sr
~ ID SAlu bDbL WuebOeF the Wllba part OF
asparagus be soft or stringy depends in 9
great measure on the depth of planting.
The farther 10 has to grow beneath the
ground, the more stringy the sprouts be-
come. Tender white asparagus is rather
the effect OF BLEACHING than OF mere growth.
The time that heifer is allowed to 20
dry after her first calf is dropped affects
her habit in this respect all her life. 1t is
not nect ssary for a good COW properly cared
for to go dry longer than from three to four
weeks. The very best COWS can hardly be
dried off, the inbred tendency to milk pro-
ductlon having been developed 30 strongly.
The popular idea that water is purified by
freezing has been again dIsproved by recent
careful experiments, which show that the
average amount of impurity retained by
the ice is 34.3 per cent. of organic matter,
and 81. per cent. of inorganic matter. AS
organic matter is the more Objectionable Of
the two, the case is worse than was formerly
supposed.
1t costs from 81 to 81 80 per box, pack
ing and freight, TO take a box q oranges
from Florida 10 New York. Unless the
grower sends a good article and gets it
through in good condition, be does not get
much for his oranges, and many are sold
for less than the expenses. Skiilful packing
is the most important feature in getting
good prices.
Exclusive corn feeding is the cause of
more losses of hogs than any other thing.
1t is because corn is perhaps one of the hard
est grains to digest unless ground and
cooked. Even then it is too rich aud liable
to be overeaten, thus causing indigestion
1t il better to feed growing pigs mix with
a mixture OF oats and fine wheat middlings
until they are ready TO fatten. The best
pork is made in this way.
The section from one Of the big California
redwood trees, which the United States
government will exhibit III its building at
the worlds fair, has arrived at the fair
grounds Eleven freight cars were required
to convey it across the continent. 1t meas
ures 80 feet long by % feet in diameter.
The section is followed. and when placed
on end, divided into two stor .es, aud lighted,
as it will be, it will form rustic house large
enough for a family to live in.
writer in the Tecds Farm Journal
tells of having been at a Kentuc ~ husking
some years ago, when he was surprised at
the uniform size and good quality of the
ears and kernels, aud he made inquiry as to
where tho seed was obtained. Tie farmer
who RAJ sed it said his father gave hun the
original seed forty years before, and since
then be had made a practice every year of
going into the field before the corn was
gathered and sell citing the best ears for
seed. In this way 1t had not run out, but
had improved until it yielded more than
double the average in that section. Com
ment is unnecessary.
Cooperation is the farmers sheet
anchor. Together, a community Of farm
ers present an influential and DOW erful
body. individually, one farmer cannot
cope alone with contending forces. The
banker, the merchant, the manufacturer
and the railway king make their profits
from the farmers labor. How important.
then, that such labor should be performed
under the best conditions aud with fair re-
Farmers should seek counsel
one with another They should hold con-
ference on common grievances and public
questions of the hour. Sustain those insti-
tutions which have at heare the farmers
welfare and prosperity.
AS onions grow best In cool, moist land.
so they do 10 cool, moist weather, and the
earlier the ground can be fitted and the
seed sown, the longer will be the season of
growth, the larger the onion and the heavier
the crop They will ripen up at about the
same time if sown in May as when sown in
March V the ground is rich enough TO keep
them growing, and an extra month to grow
In makes a great difference In their size.
Coarse, strawy manure piowed in is not
good for onions, as it makes the soil too dry
II rains are not frequent. Well rotted