The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-10

beds where the choicest seeds have been
sown. for hero the ground has been most
thoroughly pulverized. Give the hens as
good a place outside the garden. ana
there will be no trouble I'm growing garden
truck no matter how many fowl are
kept. But the strawberry patch must be
enclosed. The fowls go there for differ
ent purpose, and when they get a taste
Of the fruit II is hard TO keep them out,
however high tho enclosure.
When to Cut Grass for Iiay.-Many care
fully conducted experiments have shown
concluslvely the superiority Of early cut
hay for cows and growing cattle The
proper time. therefore, TO begin the har-
vest is as nearlba as possible at the period
of nowerlngioAlh eliminating animals do
better on hay. cut at that time, but horses
seem to prefer II made from grass mere
advanced. From this point learn to make
the hay for horses last. In cutting the hay
crop the mower should be started as soon
as the dew has dried off in the morning. In
a short time the tedder should distribute
the grass evenly that It may be dried to the
same state. Cutting at this stage Will
invariably give the most palatable nutri-
tious hay for all dairy cattle and sheep.
Never cut the grass too young or be-
fore the nutritiye qualities are converted
from a watery condition. When cut before
that Transformation, too much OF II will
be lost I'm drying and the balance will sour
in curing. Every hay-maker must have
noticed that clover cut before It is in fun
bloom, or timothy before the first blossom,
becomes very light to the bulk when dry,
which is evidence that there is little nutri-
ment in IL.
Harvesting and Feeding Sorghum Cane.
Sorghum Is a fine stock food when prop
erly handled. 1t should be sown thick
enough so that the stalk will not grow
larger than smillet straw. This makes
fine hay when well cured for horses, cat
tie and hogs. 1t should be cut when seed
is in milk, cut with mower, let lie two or
three days, raked in winrows, then let lie
two or three days, then checked in good
sized shocks, let stand four or five days,
then hauled out and stacked or put I'm
barn or baled. Sow in February and make
three crops on same land. 1t will stand
more cold than corn will
The late cutting Is the best winter feed,
not because 1t suckers as some seem 10
think, but because the weather is cooler
and it doesn't dry out so much. This
cane IS also an excellent feed while green.
Begin by giving horses and cattle small
quantities until they are used to II, then
give all they will eat and 1t will fatten
them. Hogs should not be fed exclusively
on cane, but to give II with other feed II
is excellent, both green and cured. When
fed green to hogs 1t is best before it
SetuEs lutH IL IS AtIiNtis ana Nlltg Will -dN
It better than in any other stage. / find
that my hogs like the cured hay and do
better when fed on It than without II,
but when sown thin II grows large and IS
one of the most worthless feeds that l
know of, and besides is injurious to stock.
1 had rather have corn stalks
cut fine with a feed cutter than large,
coarse neutrality-suspicious. Texas Field
and Ranch.
Pear Blight-It has been quite generally
supposed that the LeConte and Kieffer
pear were not subject to blight, sometimes
called "twig blight and fire blight" but
no pear seems exempt, and late reports of
its ravages come from different parts of
the south. Until about dozen years ago
the cause was unknown. According 10 Prof
Arthur the germ enters the tree through
the tender surfaces of the flowers or Of the
very young growing twigs-that is quite
early in the season. But its destructive
progress is 50 slow that the blackening of
the leaves. which is usually the first symp-
tom to attract attention, does not occur
until some time after"
No better treatment for its eradication