The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-07
Items of Value ana Interest.

As an egg-producing food, especially for
summer use we know of nothing superior
to oats and wheat bran. Mix one quart
of oats with two quarts of bran and mois-
ten, so that it can be worked up into balls
Give the laying hens as much of this once
day as they will eat. If fed oftener than
once a day leave out the bran at other
feeds. If the hens have a good range, one
feeding is usually sufficient, but in this
case it is better to take what they could
eat at one time and divide into two meals
sunrise and sunset. Fowls should not be
allowed to gorge themselves at any time
and with anything, but there is no bad
results from their taking fill of moist
ened wheat bran.
Two new plants that have given good
satisfaction this season are the Casa ban
ana and Japanese morning glory Though
the insects were very bad on the former
this year, enough fruit was matured to
give plenty of seed for another year and
to make few Jars of preserves If we do
not use some Of 1t raw. The Japanese
morning glory is simply splendid for royal,
gorgeous coloring we know of nothing that
surpasses this early morning bloomer The
flowers are very large and exhibit a va
riety of rich colors. Some dishonest seeds
man has sent out seeds of common morn
ing glory under this name and the IMPOSE
ton has wrought disappointment and mis-
apprehension in a number of instances
Inc lover of the beautiful that secures a
uellis of the true japanese variety will
get a rich feast for the eyes that waken
TO the early morn
These morning glories flower as soon
as the vine attains a length of three or 4
1eet, the first bloom in a few inches of the
ground Tor pot) To make a mass of rich
bioom rivalling trellis of sweet peas
leave plant every or 4 inches, and as
soon as the vine makes 3 feet pinch off
the end and continue to pinch the laterals
as tast as they attain length of is or
~ inches In a few weeks after the first
blooms there should be an enhancing
mass of color. The flowers of course are
very fragile and can be enjoyed only by
the early riser. Unlike the sweet pea, the
morning glory exhibits its beauties only a
snort period, and this at that "unseemly'
hour-unseemly to many denizens of the
Gty-that follows the risen sun This flow
er is well named in the GLORY Of the Morn
ing Such truly is this somewhat recent
Denefaction from the fowery isle of the
east
man who, by virtue of long expert
ehce, is qualified to give advice and in
NDAANNiAiAlAS pOdAiig dHdllSs
writes to the Poultry-Keeper that oil of
sassafras is a specific to be relied upon,
LOT the speedy destruction of those in
sects that work such damage in the poul-
.ry yards, especially among the late
natched chicks-lice. gray lice. To rid the
IoWls OF these injurious pests, all that is
necessary is to put little of the oil in
10 a little moistured meal or bran. If
, mce are prevalent or suspected, give the
niue ones four drops of the oil every
oIher day for a week. Give a setting hen
d week before Matching, ten drops every
other cHN for several times, and It will
insure protection TO hen and young ones.
sulphur is an excellent remedy. too, for
ms purpose. Be sure to examine fowls
aIier June always. The chances are lice
WIN be discovered. If left untreated, the
io"ls will certainly suffer.
Dr Morris of the royal botanical gar
zen (kew) and Prof Baily of Cornell
- University agree that the botanical name
VI the new fruit, introduced to general
upuce last year, by ]. L. Normand OF
i;aarksVille. La, under the name Of Cassa-
Dahana, Is ''Secana Odorifera." Several
ss'ersons, including the editor of the Amer
IAN al Agriculturalist, have enormously
Saiied 1t Benincasa Cerifera. It's common