The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-22

practice Of Mr. c. A Allen. who recon-.
mends this method. Is to MI the barrels
about onc-half fun of vegetables and
then place over them an ordinary bar
rel cover. The warmth from below keeps
out frost from above unless the tempera-
lure rails 20 zero, when some old mat
ting or other material can be thrown
over the tops Of the barrels, to be re-
moved as the vegetable are needed. He
mas kept beets, turnips. carrots and par
ships In this way until the middle of
April, and the last that were taken out
We're as fresh as when they were put away
~ the fan. Caulifiower and cabbage eau
also be kept in the same manner.
Geese on the Farm.-It is a matter Of
surprise that so few farmers keep geese.
Tor they are profitable TO raise and require
less care than any other kind of poultry.
tact, as horse and cattle. During warm
weather they viii feed eagerly upon tho
succulent grasses that grow upon the
banks Of ponds and streams. or even the
drier heritage found on the edges of road
ways. On this food. together with other
material picked up. they will support
WITHOUT needing grain or any ration.
The female lays about a dozen eggs be-
Tore she gets ready to incubate, but IL ia
better to hatch them under a hen for
geese, like ducks, are poor sitters and
make but Indifferent mothers The Young
goslins should be Matched as early m
the season as Il Is convenient TO have them
come out, for those born early always
make the largest and finest birds. They
are very hardy and, therefore. easy to
rear. Probably the best food for them
IL hard boiled eggs chopped fine, bread
crumbs and short sweet grass. While
their coops must be kept dry and warm,
wafer ought TO be generously provided,
ana n there Is no pond or stream in tina
nelghborhood facilities for drinking and
bathing should be supplied by artificial
means II may be true as some writer's
assert, that water I'm large quantity is
not absolutely essential to the welfare OF
geese, but we think there can be no doubt
thriving hot ars~ff
II. Geese are long-lived BIRDS not ar
irving az their maturity until their third
year; Many breeders, however, do not
consider II profitable to keep them after
their eigth years, especially the gander,
who by the time he has seen four or 1--WE
seasons, becomes quarrelsome and often
unproductye. lnbreeding has to be care
fully guarded against and for this rea-
son II rs necessary to Introduce new blood
INTO the hock at least once In every five
years. a fair-sized fully grown selected
goose will weigh from twelve to eighteen
pounds when dressed.-Rural Canadian.
Sweet Potatoes-A Florida farmer saws.
sweet potatoes are the most profitable
crop that / raise. They Will make from
~ 70 QUO bushels per acre. 1000 bushels
nave been made, but under extraordinary
circumstances, and the tubers were Of
poor quality. But with a Yield OF 200
bushels, and at only 25c a bushel. they
beat DC cotton a long way They seldom
sell as low as this. and in the spring
BRING from SOC TO 81. Extra fine varities
ou1i hh the punch yam and Spanish
sweets, bring from 81 to SO a bushel and
the supply Is not equal to the demand and
not likely TO be for years to come.
There are so many farmers who bv
ignorance or negligence lose their DO
tatoes that sweets for seed are always in
demand At good prices, and often they
are very high. The plan of keeping sweet
potatoes by Mr.. Atkins Is a good one |
nave kept them not only through the sum-
mer but until the next spring. and they
terminated, but Il took them two or three
weeks longer than those of the previous
years growth. The raising Of sweet po-
tatoes for seed Is quite a business here.
and they are sent TO every state I'm the
union, to Canada and South America and
two tubers sent last year by mail to
queensland arrived In good condition
There thousands Of acres are planted for
the vines to feed mich COWS, and II would
pay here.
Many seem to think that the sweet
potato is only adapted to warm climates,
but II VIII grow anywhere that the Irish
potato VIII, and In many localities is a
lands II allowed to rest a year. will make
fair crop Of sweet potatoes. These poor
lands If planted In sweet potatoes one
year, then COW peas, and then sweet pota-
toes, and again In COW peas, will the pro-
duce good crops OF corn or cotton. AS
sweet potatoes improve instead Of impov-
erish land, and, as they bring a much bet
ter price In proportion to their cost than
cotton, II is to be hoped that more will be
planted than heretofore. OF all the crops
that are raised IN the south / can think OF
none that Will equal Irish and sweet DO.
tatoes as mortgage filters.