The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13
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Number Of Seeds to the Pound.-The Hi.
hois experiment station has determined
by actual count the number Of seeds PEI
pound in fifteen varieties OF grasses. Inc
following figures give the result: Seeds IN
one pound of red top, 4,136,U0O; IN blue
grass, $4,000; timothy, l42l,OO orchard
grass, $4,000; tail meadow oats grass,
l55OO0; white clover, S63, 600; crimson tre-
foil l25,000; mammoth red clover, $4,000
common red clover, $4,000; alsihe, 66,VOi
alfalfa, 243000.
The Hens and the Manure Heap.-The
mems are very fond of scratching IN the
4 manure heap, in order to secure the sWol-
len grain that may have passed through
Inc ANNALS and if a certain quantity OF
manure Is placed where they can work II
over every day, they can be made service
able ana the work will benefit them, to
say nothing of the waste material they
VIII utilize As the hens will render the
manure very fine, the handling and spread
ing OF It viii be easier and in all cases
where they can be put to such service, the
opportunity should not be lost
, Gardens On Heavy Soil-It used to be
lHouSht that on only sandy soil could
Sood early gardens be made. 1t Is true
hat the sandy soil IS easily permeable. to
ulle ar and is soon warmed, and 1t Is also
MSH GRAINED. But it has too little Vege-
,aole matter, and the sand dries out in
.ot weather, so that however promising
, riIe vegetables may be in early spring they
rIuve failure. Wen drained, heavy land,
thoroughly cultivated to a fine filth, is
4est Tor most garden crops. There are
a. Few, however that do best on sand, but
requires heavy and frequent manuring
suits.
Level Culture for Potatoes Almost
SHtIybody now agrees that level culture
produces the largest and best crops of
potatoes. But it is impossible to have level
e5gi.Gre unless the seed potatoes are plant
~, W. ueeply enough for the tuberS to form
IblIeI the soil. The constant tendency of
tb 'e tuoers is to rise as they grow. This, If
t Gle seed has been planted only one or two
an diirHes deep, makes II necessary to draw
MI around the hill. making a mound
an G1nl0n sheds the water on either side. This
If GUS the potato roots in the middle
fr,, ne row. IL requires dry and rich
s srS5u ihu 70 make successful deep planting
o,it IeNel culture possible But soil with
s,C slagnant water near the surface is
Nv avs necessary for the potato crop. If
NJ Supsoll Is filled with water through
eoo l9er ana spring, it is impossible to grow
IT,. potato crops on such Land the fol-
iOWIng season by any method
" iafil1Eg the Soil Deeper.-It is common
rT ~ Salc that blowing deep is the direct
thar de OIL making maxim the soil deep. It is true
10 ~ ieep pioWlng opens a lower stratum
he me @cuon of air, but this only hastens
to uecompoSition of vegetable mat
~ IN the soil and If this is not replaced
tbo sou becomes so deficient in humus
ueep blowing is useless. There is no
cio,.L way to deepen soil than to SOW
The 81, ana every third or fourth year use
nm 91T1lsoll plow as deeply as it can be
rer.. ms will enable the clover roots 10
VWb5eIrate the soil to a greater depth.
sidar1l99,yyer clover sod is plowed a con-
IN apIe part of its lower roots are left
rl p. tHe soil as they grew. These roots
Pr ra'ii, ,I decay, and they enable roots OF
In ~ IN ana other crops to go down deeply
u-b3,- On OF moisture. Thi is one reason
sly hoed crops on clover lev with
fi lima droughts better than If planted on
faeo ny ny SOD, whose roots are near the sur
ss 10 @ make the clover grow as large
H. POSSIBLE is all important. The larger
ana 9{Fbowth the, deepr the clover roots run
ne more the subsol is benefited
stiii- -cHlhg Ashes for Soap.-There are
ha,,somLlSasn many country places where the
abo,S. VIC annually sets her leach tub
THIS time of the year to make the