The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-16

county This doesn't compare with the inn.
mense output from large factories but
II made good trade for a farmer
The sheep provides four sources from
winch profits may be procured-wool. NUT
ION lamb and manure. II the wool only
Is the object, the farmer is losing his OBJ
portuhity from mutton and lamb Mutt
ton brings q high price I'm the market.
pul our farmers give so much attention to
WOOL mat they fall to get mutton of
good quality into market IL the small
wool breeds OF sheep have been disposed
OF. u VIII be found an advantage to the
farmers in the end, as they will In fti-
ture give their attention to sheep that
pay better and give surer returns.
Growing Onion Sets.-select a fertile.
sandy loan free from weed seed trash
and coarse gravel. In early spring pre-
pare a smooth mellow seed-bed with fhe
OF proper size, the seed must be sown
thickly. The amount Of seed required
WI, be about nifty pounds to an acre.
sow the seeds thickly In rows about
twelve inches apart, scattering the seed
IN the row so that II makes a belt or rib
bon about two inches In width. 1t Is best
TO SOW with common garden drill ana
cultivate with a garden wheel-hoe In
midsummer, when the tops begin to die
down, the sets are harvested. either By
lifting them with an implement made es-
pecially for that purpose or by ralxinx
them In winrows. They are left on the
ground two or three days to cure, then
the floor. The sets are rubbed between
the hands to remove the dry tops and
roots, and tnen run through tanning
mill TO free them from the soil
Truck Farming.-No kind of farming
pays as large profits as truck farming.
All men are not cut out for that line
though, and, of course all cannot follow
II and II Is well that they cannot The
Beeyille Bee has this to say of Lon q
Hills operations in that section. ssHe il
shipping snap beans to northern markets
as fast as a large force of Mexicans can
gaLner ana pack them. He is realizing
ABOUT $S.l0 per bushel on beans, and has
a steady demand for them. He has about
Iorty acres In beans. mostly frlioles
sh, by the way, makes a good snap
table bean. In addition to this crop. Mr..
H!ll has several acres in tomatoes that
are just now maturing, and also a large
iot OF cabbage which will be marketable
ders for his entire crop. He says winter
market gardening is the best Industry
TOT THIS section, and his experience would
lhdlcate that ne is correct"
High Farming-The American farm ~
me future Will be the small farm Large
farms VIII no longer pay. Change IA
written on every rural industry; change
or methods, of Implements of modes az
packing and distribution. The farmer az
thirty years ago is becoming back num-
per. II Is change from primitive cui-
ture IN the direction of scientific FARM
ing, from surface scratching TO Thorough
cultivation, from very low to high Yields
from waste TO economy. irrigation and
clean culture. 1t has been a slow moves
ment and is only yet a beginning but its
indications are numerous and somewhat
marked. The revolution of mechanism
in agriculture has been as constant and
active as in locomotion by bicycling. Tina
implements and machines OF to-day ara
superseded by different and Improved
forms almost before they have time TO
rust.
Gnawing by Rabbits-The losses occa-
stoned by the gnawing of fruit trees BY
rabbits are often heavy. especially In
severe winters. and the believers I'M fha
goose bone" tell US that is the kind OF a
winter the coming one Is TO be- Protec-
ton against these injuries is always wise.
whether the goosebone be thick or thin.
and Prof. Budd recommends a wash al
fresh lime thickened with -four OF sui
phur, adding an ounce OF carbolic acid to
each pailful of the wash. This is put on
the stems and main branches IN N0vem-
Der, and may be repeated on a pleasant
day IN January IL the November coat has
washed OF or scaled. A Colorado cores
pendent writes that he has found this
lime wash A sure preventive against rah~
bit gnawing, and that IL IA harmless 10
the trees. Where jack rabbits exist a
wash somewhat similar but differing ii
details. has been found efficient Ii COM
slsts OF shaking a quart or lime IN a nal-
Ion Of stale urine. Into this pour 4 pint
OF pine tar, boiling hot. Then fhfcken
with COW manure until Il makes acute
thick wash. u lasts throughout the nln4
ter, is harmless ana Is certainly rapuisiya
enough 70 be effectuai