The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-18

IN the SOuth une Black Ldngshan ranks
as leader OF the feather-legged breeds.
Formerly the Cochin was quite popular.
The light Brahma also had. and still has
u good many admirers. but the Langshan
now has more friends than both combined.
As to the Black Cochin, we never saw
one down this way. The Partridge Cochin
used to be quite common among the fan
ciers, but to-day the Buff variety is the
most popular Of the Cochin family.
The Langshan has now its place i'm the
front ranks on its individual merits. In
the first place it is the most active feath-
er-legged chicken We have. There is not
that dull. stupid. hang-around tho kltch-
en- look TO the Langshan that is to a great
extent characteristic of the Asfatic breeds.
good forager Is the Langshan. and a
fowl that IS strong In both leg and wing
The Langshan cock is a fierce fowl with
an eye like an eagle. He win fight too
and it takes a mighty good and heavy
game cock to whip him.
AS a layer the Langshan hen Is hard to
beat and as a winter layer she is I'M
excelled. She is also light enough to make
a desirable sitter, and she is a good moth
or too, with the exception that she Is apt
to begin laying most too soon, and con-
sequently woan her chickens while they
are yet quite young.
The prejudice that some people enter
tain against a black chicken for the ia
BILE is not justified in our opinion. The
flesh of the young Langshan is tender and
sweet; and the fact that 1t has black
feathers and a white skin. should cut
no figure; for who cares what the color
Of chickens skin, IL IL cooks up desir-
ably for the table2
Langshans came to us originally from
the Langshan district of China, a noun
famous region to the north In that coun-
try. whore it is said to be esteemed very
highly by the natives. II. b. Geer.
A Busy MOnth-Specd the Work.
The Planter says the month of March
is the first Of the three busiest months
in the year in the truck and garden
ground. The first crops of all the hardy
vegetables should be got into the ground
and successionaI crops Of English peas
to follow those planted in January and
February should be planted. The ground
for all the crops intended to be planted
during this and the two following months
should be plowed and got into good con-
dition. and the manure or fertilizer In
tended to be used got on the ground
Where farm-yard manure Is to be used
apply it broadcast and heavily. and work
into the land with the pillow and cultivator
Half of any commercial fertilizer in
tended to be used in excess Of 100 pounds
to the acre, should also be applied broad
cast and the balance be put in the rows
when planting the crop. Fertilizer, when
applied in the rows, should be mixed
well with the soil by running cultivator
through the row. Seed beds should be
prepared, and cabbage seed and lettuce
seed be sown for transplanting In April
and May. These beds should be protect
ed during cold weather and at nights.
Set out cabages and onions raised In seed
beds in the fall Toward the end Of the
month. Il the weather Is mild, onions,
spinach, leeks. radishes. carrots. parsnips
and satisfy may be sown. Onion sets
may also then be planted out. 1t is not
wise, however, to be IN too great a hurry
In planting fun crops Of any Of the veg
etables this month, as we often have
cold weather in April. Some risk, how
ever, may well be taken, as, II April should
be mild and warm, the early planted crops
Will well repay the cost, especially this
year. when so many Of the early crops
Of even the extreme south have been de-
stroyed. Hot beds, under glass or can
vas, should be got ready, and the seeds
Of tomatoes, egg plants and pepper be
sown. Sweet potatoes should be bedded
out in the hot beds to produce the slips,
at the end Of the month.