The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-06
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Corn is too concentrated food for any
farm animal. No other than a hog is
thought strong enough of digestion to stand
an exclusive corn diet. and young hogs
especially are often stunted by it. But this
does not dIsparage the value OF corn when
balanced with other feed SO as TO give
greater bulk in proportion TO Its nutriment.
The dwarf or bush Lima beans will fter
a Jew years be the only one kind generally
planted. There is a good demand for these
for seed and il grown Jor that purpose they
are pretty sure for several years at least t.
command good prices Why not try rails
ing dwarf Limes as a farm cropl 1t will
probably pay better than most crops that
farmers now grow.
The cabbage worm is a great drawback to
growers, and the late cabbsges will now be
attacked. In the first place endeavor to catch
and destroy every white butterfly that ap-
pears. This will not DO difficult. as they are
not usually as numerous as some kinds
The best remedy to prevent their depreda-
tions is to dust the cabbage with pyrethrum
dnsect POWDER two or three times during
the season.
Neglect of the orchard often causes loss.
An apple orchard il New Jersey, VIII, CD had
not borne crop for six years. was trimmed
last spring in order to allow the horses to
pIow the field for corn. The field was
plowed and narrowed, but for some reason
ever, were heavily laden with fruit Of ex-
cellent quality, which resulted from trim.
ming them, and also from the cultivation
they received.
1t used to be thought beneficial to put the
cinders and iron scales from the black
smiths shop around fruit trees. Now the
Australian fruit growers are digging
trenches around the tree, and turning in a
solution of sulphate OF iron, made ~ dis
q hail Of ha anl 70 In vo
gallons Of water to each tree, after which
the earth is put back into the trench. For
a large tree the trench should be five or six
feet from the trunk Of the tree.
The greater part Of the advantage from
blowing orchards is lost il the ground is
not frequently cultivated during the sum
mer. BY this we do not mean cropped,
but cultivated over the entire surface so as
10 keep down weeds. This should be done
often, 80 that a very shallow cultivation
will be all that is needed. This serves
many purposes, besides destroying small
weeds. The loose earth acts as mulch,
keeping the soil cool and moist beneath it,
Every time the cultvator passes over it the
soil is exposed 20 air, and more plant food
is developed. 1t Is the best way 10 provide
plant food for the fruit, as thorough cult
walton makes it certain that the trees get
the full benefit of all there is.
Improper digging of nursery stock is often
the cause OF improper setting. The tree
comes to the buyer with closely trimmed
root, just about large enough to be set ia u
post hole. He accordingly digs q hole OF
this size and puts it in. He makes mistake
In this. 1t may be that after he buys a tree
purchaser should shorten in its roots 90
that they may go into post hole But they
should not come to him in that reduced
shape. 1t is necessary in setting trees that
have been long out of the ground TO cut
back the roots so that they may start more
vigorously, but the hole to set the tree in
should be as large as its roots will probably
grow to the first year. After being year
set the tree is presumably, unless crowded
by other trees, able to fight its own way.