The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12

sugar TO each gallon of juice III a cask
trimming fun, and leave the bung open.
When fermentation ceases. stop the bung
in barrel tight; IL viii take about twenty
days to fermcnt Bore a spigOt hole in the
barrel with gimlct, and put spigot hole in
IT, and try 10 frequently by taking spigot
out TO see if fermentation is entirely over.
In February or March rack OFF into clean
casks, letting the bunEs remain loose for
two weeks. so that the gas from the slight
second fermentation may pass off. then
bung tight and keep till fall, when it will
be hit to drink.
Sulphur for Fowls-There is no remedy
and assistant SO easily and chcaply OBJ
tanned, so harmless to the fowls. or so
satisfactory in its results as sulphur. 1t
being in the system of animals to a small
degree, there is greater affinity for it
than there otherwise would be. 1t can be
administered to the fowls by having it in
a small box, so that they can help them
selves, or by mixing it with their food
once week. or as often as there are in
dications of Vermin. Penetrating, as Il
does. 10 every part of the system. all par
astes are quickly and surely destroyed.
Also, gapes are said to be prevented in
chickens. Fowls need it more than most
animals, their feathers containing be-
tween 4 and per cent. of sulphur Their
eggs also have small quantity, which Is
noticed by the discoloring of a silver spoon
whom II comes I'm contact with a boiled egg.
/ Applied externally to the fowls when on
! the nest itself. or mixed with the soil in
the busting box II Is equally efiicacious In
destroying vermin To be used as a fumi-
I gator Of buildings, II is necessary to re-
| move the fowls. close the room or house,
! mix little saltpeter with the sulphur in
an iron vessel, and apply a match to the
mixture. This should be done in the morn
| ing and the doors and windows opened in
/ the afternoon for thorough ventilation.
! Lard mixed with sulphur in proper pro-
| portions and applied as often as IS neces-
sary TO the feathers on the neck and back
of young and old turkeys. Is a very good
safeguard against the ravages Of foxes.
| For our own profit and the comfort of the
fowls, lot ms then use sulphur or remedies
Of a like nature.
| Cathing Flea Beetles.-Gathering potato
| bugs by rapping them into an old pan
with a light stick-a good way. If your
! field is not large-I saw that vast num-
| bcrs Of fee beetles fell into it. but i'm
mediately jumped out again. So I put a
| little Kerosene in the pan and, immersed
In this, the flea beetle dies instantly.
thought / had invented quite wrinkle
until saw the oil was wetting the leaves
thus making the remedy as bad perhaps
| as the disease, the foliage dying far
as the oil goes. no doubt.
Finally put a little water In the pan;
| this does not hurt the leaves and though
| a few flea beetles got away. the most of
them are retained. The water sweeps
/ them OFF their feet ana sticks them to-
gether, though It does not kill them. Soon
| they fiji up and thicken the water. and
when the new beetles begin 10 skip from
/ the surface OF the mass scrape out the
pan. put fresh water in and 90 ahead.
| BY this simple method you may gather
| n million flea beetles along with your
crop Of Colorado slugs with no more la
| Dor than Is required to capture the lat
| ter, so the beetles are clear profit Tho
| active yellow striped blister beetle can
be often caught in this way also. but II 1
| see a ladybird in this bad company help
| him out.