The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-04

having the sash about four feet high from
49, ~ sIou e. after loot OF road dust has
oeen put IN the pen. you will be plea sed
q see the real enjoyment II will AFFORD
ter.
Mr.. II. G. Coppinger living four miles
SCUM or Orlando, has grove of LOO or
ange and grape fruit trees that have
grown since the freeze TO eight or len
Ieet IN hight with spread Of branches
OF SIX 10 eight feet He says quite
number of his trees will bear next year.
anu mat within three years he VIII have
MS grove in as good bearing as before Il
was killed down. lie saved many or
nus Duds by banking the dirt against
the trees He saved one Tahiti lime tree
through the cold.
symptoms Of Tubercolosis-Thfs disease
IN cattle, which is the same as cOnsump-
ton IN persons, is very prevalent among
COWS. Inc symptoms Of il are cough,
loss OF nesh, general weakness. then dis
charge from the nose, and a rumbliug
or rafting sound when the animal
breathes. The disease also Affects the
bowels. when the symptoms are differ
ent, as diarrhea, drying up Of the milk
general dullness and weakness, lying down
often, and loss of flesh. The skin is rough
anu hard, and tight on the body. All
these appearances are such as lead some
persons to think the trouble is in the horns
ana that the COW has the horn distemper,
which is a wholly imaginary disease
There is no cure for tuberculosis but the
animal may under good care seem to re-
IT,
The animal then may live several years,
and even die Of Old age.
Time to Apply Fertllizers.-It Is reason
able to believe that the time for the most
effective application of soluble fertilizers
should be when the crop is In active
growth. This may be so or otherwise as
the difference in the nature Of the fertil-
izer may be. For instance, such a one as
nitrate of soda, most easily dissolved
salt, ana one that even dissolves itself
by the absorption of moisture from the
air, being, as we saw dcliqueScent. may
be readily washed through the soil and
escape in the drainage long before the
plants can make use Of II. II II is applied
IN the dormant season of the crop. Hence
such a soluble substance is to be used in
the spring ana late, so that the active
growth of the plants will enable them to
take II in without loss But salt or lime.
having a slower action, and that secOn-
dary one OF dissolvng parts of the soil
Itself and remaining diffused In the soil.
must necessarily require a longer time
Tor their action to be completed. and thus
A.. u rs that we may Judiciously apply salt,
as we do lime. at the time Of the winter
grain seeding.
Moulting Hens-Or rather those that
have not entirely finished moultng. will
now be in a weak. debilitated condition.
Unless wen cared for they will feather
very slowly and produce no eggs until
late in the winter. In order TO prevent
such unDrOductiNeness, the birds should
be aided to get back dheir strength by fur
nishing them with plenty Of stimulating
food, like wheat. corn and oil meal. A
ration of some soft feed given warm, Is
very good for fowls that are run down and
out OF condition 1t should be slightly pep
pered, and provided once or twice a week
Every other day might be better in some
cases, but II given. frequently, too much
peppering must be avoided Those who
do net look closely after their moulting
poultry VIII have many more non-laying
hens during a large portion Of the season
when eggs are selling for high prices.
Late-Set Strawberries.-All the buds for
the next years fruit are formed the prev
ioua season. 1t is FOR this reason that cut
ting of the runner OF strawberries in
bearing helps the crop the next year. The
strength OF the vine, which unless check
ed, goes to making new plants, Is turned
TO the production of fruit buds. with
some of the more vigorous varieties this
! fall pruning or runners does not make
so much difference The Wilson and the
| Crescent will bear well in matted rows.
/ But those which grow larger and fewer
/ berries will scarcely produce any If the
/ vines are not grown in hill form. That
/ with any variety produces the finest fruit,
ana the fruit most easily picked II
also brings the highest price, so when
small or large berries are offered side by
SIDE at several cents difference In price,
the large berry will always be taken. Ana
/ yet we always think that the outside OF
| a strawberry Is it's best part, and there
is certainly more outside in proportion TO
its bulk in a small berry than In a large
one
Beans.-Beans are of the leguminous or
der of plants. They not only take car
bon through their leaves, as all plants
do. but they also have In their roots the
power OF accompanying the air In the soil,
and using its heterogeneous manure. 1t 10
likely TO make the crop grow too much to
straw and too little to seed. The mineral
manures, especially potash and phosphate
of lime, are very valuable for the bean
CROP but gypsum or sulphate of lime
should not be used. az II makes the stalk
grow too large, Farmers sow gypsum on
rla In hot IL
the parts where large growth Is most
wanted. But when the clover is grown
for seed no gypsum should be soWn az
Il interferes with seeding just as gyp-
sum does when used on the bean crop.
Bran for Mnk-There is no better food
to make large quantity of good milk
than wheat bran. 1t should be made
into slOp with tepid water for cows that
have recently calved. But II fed contin-
uously. without grain, bran VIII not keep
the animal in good condition, and she
will be constantly giving accumulated
fat from. her body to put into the milk
pail. This makes the COW a poorer mixer
the following season. An old dairy man
once remarked that in years following
large corn crops cows were apt to make
more butter than in years not thus ia
vored. When there is plenty of corn IT
is fed freely. not only keeping up a milk
flow. but leaving the COW at calVing time
in good condition. There is comparative
~ little danger that a COW will become
too fat while giving milk, 50 as to en-
laxative feed at this time viii cause tho
COW to pass through this period in safe
ty. After calving time has passed the
fatter good COW is the better, for much
Of this fat the next few months VIII go
into the milk pail to increase the butter
product.
Sulphur to Destroy Scab and Rot
Prof =. d. Halstead of the New Jersey
experiment station sends us a circular,
showing the good effects Of flower of
sulphur to prevent scab in the common
white potato and to prevent soil rot on
sweet potatoes. Upon one plot of ground
sulphur was used at the rate Of 900
pounds per acre. The freshly-cut seed
was rolled in the sulphur and the balance
of the sulphur sprinkled in open rows
Adjoining plots in the field had every
thing in common with the above except
the addition Of the sulphur. Where the
sulphur was used the potatoes came out
in fine shape, large and practically free
from scab, while elsewhere in the field