The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23
Fnrm Notes nnd auerier.

Sacaline-How many of our readers made
a test of Sacaline this year? If any have
good word for it speak it. Our own plants
succumbed to the autumn drought conse-
quently we cannot determine what a sec
ond years growth would have done for
them. Up to the drought, however, the
plants had not made any marked growth,
such as was claimed they would make
the first year, by the boomers.
We would be glad to have our readers
write us the results of any experiments
with any new plant, or any new varieties
of old plants, that they may have made
in the past year.
What variety of cotton did you plant
this year? VIII you plant the same the
following season? Which do you prefer?
The long Tinted or the cluster" varieties.
Are you growing any long staple variety?
If so, did you get a better price for IT?
A farmer who makes as much as 10 bales
OF long staple wifi. frequently, if not al
ways, realize So or $40 per bale more by
communicating direct with some one or
other of the leading manufactures that
make fine goods. With a little trouble he
can secure the addresses of several and
can write and send small sample. Local
buyers away from the leading markets,
are not apt to make any difference as to
the staple. If they do the farmer does not
get the benefit of il. -
There are several varieties of upland
long staple that should command from
one to three cents a pound more than the
very short staple kinds. and as some of
these long stanle kinds produce about as
much per acre as the short, there would
be advantage in growing thc.AH ng staple,
if the farmer could market IL properly
The plan to follow is as we have suggested.
Death in the Golden Rod."-A remark
able statement Is made by veterinary
surgeon in recent issue of Garden ana
Forest He says that during the past
four years large number of horses have
died in the northern part of Wisconsin,
The disease has been such as to battle
the skill of all the veterinarians, who in
vestigated it. At first it was thought to
be anthrax. The affected horses general
~ were fine, heavy draught horses, such
as are common to the lumber camps OF
that section. After extended observation
the party above referred to has decided
that the horses have died as the result or
eating the golden rod" After some 9TH
err remarks regarding it Mr.. Scott goes
on to say: II am fully convinced that this
disease is due either to some poisonous
principle in the plant itself or to some
parasite fungus upon the surface of the
plant Gas in ergot in rye). None of the
covered and medicinal treatment seems to
have no effect. The appetite remains fair
ly good during the entire course of the
disease Death takes place in from two
weeks to eight weeks after access to the
plants" "a slow poison, though very sure
in its results. "Out of ten horses that
fed upon this golden rod this. summer
eight died shortly afterward and the re
naming two are affected. When they had
an opportunity, the horses ate the grow
ing plants greedily." If the foregoing
should be substantiated by further OBJ
servation and experience II will call for
great vigilance on the part of farmers to
protect their stock from its fatal conse-
quences. 1t may or may not be that the
cause is. as suggested, a parasite upon
the plant and this thus far is only local,
and has not overspread any great section
of the country. We can only wait and
see" We were not aware that horses
would Craze upon the golden rod
Trimming Hedges-A nicely trimmed
hedge is an ornament to any place. and
there are many different styles OF prun-
ing. One Of the prettlest 4 exemplifea
on the grounds Of a New Jersey CORES
pondent OF Meehan's Monthly and forms
the subject OF a sketch. The hedge In
question is Of California priyet and was
planted six years ago. The owner says:
While pruning three seasons ago the idea
struck me 70 try something OF this kind.
10 make arches. a Nat top hedge II best.
When pruning. ] measured four feet cut
out the space ana left enough wood 10
form the arches, dreN The heads together
and tied Ia the ceutfF With string. The
two gatewaya are arched IN the same way
ana look very pretty an relation 70