The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-29

empty il may be rehlled, as the amount
of tar viii be sufficient for the season
This method requires little work, "a very
small expense. and no carefulness. In
dry weather il Will prove beneficial be-
sides being an imsecticiie-EX.
Weed Seeds.-The number Of seeds pro-
ouced by most weeds IS surprisingly
great. sometimes more than half mill
ion from one plant, or enough If all grow
10 produce a plant on every square yard
of 100 acres OF land According To Prof
Brewer, roadside mullen of medium
size produced 100000 seeds We some
times wonder what the little snow birds
ind to eat during the winter time, but
when we understand that they search FOR
ana eat seeds of most weeds, we cease
10 wonder after studying the production
OF the latter. Were not these plants a
hundredfold more prolific than our ordi-
nary cultivated species. few of them
would be known Is 'noXi0us al all.
To Kill Bermuda Grass.-The following
from the Pacific Rural Press viii inter
est farmers oesirous OF killing Bermuda
and other running pests.
Inc hrst step in the process IS to get a
good plcW, with sharp steel point II or
IA inches wide, and pillow the ground shall
loW-say three or four inches deep. or just
deep enough to get under the mass OF run
ners. Turn Nat over and LEI lie few
days to dry out slightly, then give a thor
ough narrowing, which Will drag many
or the roots on the surface. As soon as
dry enough to burn gather in windows
with a horse rake and burn. When the
ground has lain long enough to set mel
low. pillow again and repeat the operation
OF burning, when II will be an easy pro-
cess 10 keep the weed cutter or cultiva-
tor running for the ensuing summer
Fan or winter is the best time 20 begin
ON this grass, as during the cold weather
il makes but little growth and YOU can
thus get the start OF 1t, and if taken be-
fore active growth In the spring IL Is
much more easily subdued. This applies
TO. salt grass, devil grass and all their
relatives
The Corn Field. - Perhaps there
is nothing. says the Epitom-
list. that the average farmer takes
greater delight in than the corn field.
And TO my mind there is nothing prettier
than thrifty, growing field of corn, rows
straight and of even width, soil rich and
mellow and Of that flaky dustiness that
betOkens a perfect seed bed. Such pros
pect is pleasure to behold The last
few seasons such sights have been COM
mon IN so far as cleanliness is concerned.
But in the other respect there are but few
that come up to the ideal The notion that
II gets too dry TO cultivate corn still
clings to some Of US and sadly mars the
looks OF. n corn field as regards this ideal
picture. We are thankful however, that
we are getting fewer all the time and j
believe that the most Of us realize our
mistake, though some of las are a little
slow in rectifyng ii. 1t is now considered
until roasting ears are plentiful All Gull
tivatiOn after corn Is four inches should
be shallow and for the purpose of keep
ing the earth mulch i'm the best possible
condition to preserve moisture. The more
teeth in the tool used in cultivation the
better and finer will the surface soil be
left, When soil is mellow and free from
weeds hight drag is rs good a tool as
can be used for late cultivation. AS with
everything else it pays to do thorough
work in the corn field. And
as we whistle and hoe we
have our present reward in the
thrifty, clearly look and our full reward
In the bountiful harvest that comes in due
time. When the frost is on the pumpkin
and the folders in the shock" and all
nature takes on the sere and yellow
The Cow Pea.-A Northern pa
per says 1.-The COW pea that
distinctively southern forage and
fertilizing crop IS doing what all the men
of the south, aided and abetted by all the
women Of the south failed to do after
a tremendous effort lasting four years IT
Is conquering the solid north. Already
they are planting and praising it in Ohio
and Michigan, and calling it very APP
prOpriately the southern COW pea. Give
the cow pea a fair cnance and il win
equal or surpass clover, and will prove
a blessing wherever grown. 1t makes an
unsurpassed forage and we have failed
to hear Of a single person starving while
fed on shelled COW peas. boiled soft with
a small piece of bacon In the pot. 1t is
a diet that adheres to the ribs.