The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-13
The scrnp Rook.

SunfiOwers as a Crop-It requires very
rich land to grow suniowers with profit.
Their seed is oily, but 1t is also nitroge-
nous and makes a rich feed for poultry.
which is the only kind Of stock that can
digest it when fed whole. The sunflower
is very exhaustive of potash, and 1t is
lSselass to try to grow 1t except on
heavy soil. Most of the ash, however, re-
mains on the stalk, which is usually
burned and its ashes applied to the land
where 1t was grown.
Two or Three Litters-It is possible to get
three litters of pig from sow in one
year. but this is a little too hoggish
Some say 1t is best to keep a sow breeding
all the time, as II will check the tendency
to take on fat. 1t Is our opinion that fat
IA reasonable amount of it's not poison,
even to a sow. and does not call for
heroic doses of anti-fat The SOW Will be
better pleased in the end with two fam
lies year, and what pleases the sow
ought TO please the owner. The man
should not be hog.
Ground Bone for Hens-There is no bet
ter feed for laying hens than ground bone
or green-cut bone. 1t supplies the phos-
phorus, which is a constituent OF the egg.
as well as the lime for the shells. The
bones when fresh may be merely broken
into small pieces, which in the fowls giz-
card will help to grind whole grain, as well
as being itself dissolved while doing so.
Fowls thus fed will make very rich ma
nure. 1t is the fish bones that sea fowls
get with the fish that make their excre-
ment such an excellent fertilizer where
either nitrogen or phosphate are re-
qured.
Long Forage for Horses-Horses require
a considerable amount of bulky food with
the concentrated grain ration; but too
great a quantity Of coarse fodder or hay
crowds the digestive organs, shortens
wind, and is really worse than not quite
enough. The practice of giving work
horses all the hay they can stuff into
themselves is not a good one. Learn how
much an animal ought to have, and give
that much and no more.
Topknots on Fowls--MOst OF the breeds
of fowls that have topknots are good lay
ers. But they cannot protect themselves
from hawks and owls where these abound
because their head covering prevents
them from looking upward The best
guard against hawks and owls is to keep
a few guinea hens, which will raise their
peculiar and boisterous clamor every time
they see a strange object in the sky, and
thus give warning to other fowls to seek
shelter from the threatened danger.
Bran for Milk-There is no better food
to make a large quantity OF milk than
wheat bran. II should be made into slop
with tepid water for cows that have re-
Gently calved. But IL fed continuously,
without grain, bran Will not keep the an
imal in good condition. and she will be con-
stantly giving accumulated fat from her
body to put into the milkDaii. This makes
the COW a. poorer mixer the following sea-
son. An old dairyman once remarked that
IN wears following large corn crops cows
were apt to make more butter than IN years
not thus favored. When there Is plenty OF
corn it is fed freely, not only keeping up
a milk flow, but leaving the COW at caiv-
ing time in good condition. There is com
paratively little danger that COW VIII be-
come too fat while giving milk, so as 70
endanger her at calVing time. Light and
laxative feed at this time will cause the
COW to pass through this period IN safety.
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a COW is the better. for much of this fat
the next few months will go into the milk
pail to Increase the butter product
fninry from Feeding Potatoes.-Some
injury to stock has occurred in West
ern New York from overlooking IT with
cheap potatoes. Low as potatoes are,
their feeding value in any quantity is
still lover If given too large doses the
animals will scour and lose rather than
gain. Potatoes should never be fed with
ont both hay and some grain or meal
Ia add to their nutritive value. A limit
ed quantity, say two or three quarts
daily, cut and sprinkled with meal, VIII
be greedily eaten and VIII greatly peneht
all kinds Of stock.
Use More Onions.-Onions are among
the most healthful Of garden vegetables.
Were it not for tainting the breath they
would be much more used than they are.
They are very easy to digest, ana this
makes them valuable for people who can
NOT eat other kinds of vegetables. They
not onlv digest themselves, but the onion
is so absorptive that it cleanses the
stomach. removing impurities that the
digestive organs have been unable to get
rid of. They are excellent for colds, and
are also good for those. unable to sleep
we'll Every farmer should grow some
onions for the use of his own family, and
If he has not done 50, he should purchase
two or three bushels for occasional use
during the winter season, when more
meat is eaten than at other times In the
year. ....,. =.
pression is that where there Is an album
dant crop one season, be 1t fruit, grain or
vegetables, the next will be one of scar
CITY. Having this thought in mind, the
forehanded farmer does well to see to 1t
that his oats and corn are neither has
tily or cheaply sold or otherwise than
closely housed and carefully used and
saved The days may come when an
even greater drought may make their val
ne two or three times what they now are.
we never heard providence discounted or
a carefully outstanding Of ones resources
laughed at with impunity.
Cost Of Egg Observation-Disclosures
have placed the cost Of one dozen eggs at
as high a figure as y cents, but some ex
Yperimenters find the cost to be cents.
At the experiment stations, where every
pound Of food is weighed and but little
waste material can be used the cost Is