The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-25
Chips From Here and There.

A writer to an exchange says: 81 find
that when l stuff the managers so full of
hay my horses have more of a tendency
to sweat when working than when just
give them small amount l believe a
horse will eat twice the amount that he
needs to keep him up, and that is just
twice the expense in keep as far as the
hay is concerned Better throw in a quart
or two more oats and feed less hay -
Texas StOckman and Farmer.
BY all means SOW clover whenever pos
sible, no matter how soon the land is to
be plowed after grain crop is off. More
than likely If the clover catch is good, it
will be left, as it nearly always should be,
to attain its largest growth. If it does
this, it is impossible for the most i'm
prOvldent farmer to entirely cheat his
land Of the benefit.
AS soon as the fall comes, lay off plot
for rye, to be used as green food for poul-
try, after other green food has ceased to
grow 1t is not necessary to turn the
hens on the rye, as it may be cut and fed
to them, and it will also provide green
food early in the spring, before anything
else in the shape of green food puts in an
appearance. Use plenty of seed, as the
thicker the rye the better Only a small
plot will answer well.
Tobacco stems contain over 2 per cent.
of nitrogen, more than u per cent. of
phosphoric acid, and 81 per cent of pot
ash From this it will be seen that they
contain a considerable quantity of plant
food. They can often be bought cheap,
and make cheap fertilizing material
Adopt some rational system of rotating
the crops grown on the farm. All far
mers can not adopt one system to best
advantage The most economic rotation
for a farm will depend upon markets,
climate, soil, etc. Each one must con-
slider his own conditions and adopt a
system which is suited to them
Selecting seed corn from the field must
be attended to soon. Get well in mind
the type of corn which you desire to
raise and select seed which approaches
it as closely as possible. Place it in an
airy place to dry and make sure that it is
thoroughly dried out when frost comes.
If it does not dry fast enough place it
where artificial heat can be applied
A farmer who has been experimenting
with remedies to rid his live stock of lice
recommends the following: One particu-
lar animal, young bull, was very full. l
took large onion, cut it in two and
rubbed him hard all over till l had used
three or more onions and my eyes smarted.
Then | gave him some of the pieces which
were left and few other solutions which
he ate with a relish, as did all the others.
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my establishment and JOY the hair was
full of carcasses, but not live one could
| find. Since then | have treated all the
live stock in the same way, but fed none
to the cows giving milk for fear of spoil
ing the butter.
See that colts do not get infested with
lice or worms, and, If they do, take
speedy steps to rid them of their para
sites, for until you do they will never
thrive. For worms in colts good home
remedy is turpentine. 1t should be mixed
with little milk or beaten eggs, and
given when the bowels have been opened
by dose of oil. Turpentine is poisonous
in large doses.
One benefit that we derive from ro-
tation of corps is that it helps TO hold in
sect pests in check. The same insect does
not often feed on different crops, and by
changing his ratiOns he gets starved out
Farms which are mainly given up to GER
tain limited crops, suffer most from this
source.
More errors are made through blowing
too shallow, than the reverse. II your
soil possesses good depth of fertility
don't be afraid of turning il to a good
depth. Then if small grains are to be
sown, compact it well and by the use of
the roller and harrow, leaving the sur
face mellow. This makes the ideal seed
bed.
Garden crops require heavy manuring.
Everybody knows that, and few farmers
pretend to have good garden unless they
give it more than ordinary fertilizing.
We wonder il IL never occurs to them that
little of the same medicine might make
their field crops more satisfactory also7
By all means make provision now for
liberal supply of dust. Dust, like hay,
must be made and gathered while the
sun shines. Thoroughly fork over a space
in the garden few inches deep, beat up
all Jumps so as TO allow the suns rays to
desiccate the loose soil 1t may be covered
at night to keep off dew. When perfect
ly dry gather in barrels and store for
winter in dry place. Dust from the
common highway may be scraped up and
saved during a drOuth. At all events
dry earth Of some sort is an absolute ne
cessity TO every poultry keeper IT is
necessary for the dust bath. 1t absOFbs
moisture and deleterious gases freely, so
it should be often sprinkled over the floor
of the fowl houses.
Weeds are the farmer greatest enemy -
taxing his muscles and robbing his soil of
its fertility and moisture. The prolific
source of weeds on many farms is the
barnyard-a veritable seed bed. Three
years ago my barnyard was inclosed
with four-foot border of lambs quarter,
dock, hog and smart weed. Two wears
ago l hauled out sixty loads of manure
and with enough seeds of the above
named weeds 70 require an extra blowing
OF corn and four days extra hoeing. be-
sides the injury TO the soil and growing
crop. Last year / cleaned out the border.
This year haueld out more manure and
had no weeds in the corn. If your barn
yard is full of weeds your compost heap |
will be nursery for obnoxious weed |
seeds. To increase its size and quality is
laudable, but to fight the devil with fire /
Is waste Of ammunition and that IS
what you do when weeds are allowed 10 /
grow In barnyard
We have no other domestic animal |
which will thrive upon 50 great variety |
Of food, both green and dry, as the sheep. |
AlmOst eYerYthinR which the lind VIII |