The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-03

notAing else Consequently they just skip
over tue surface trying 20 hit the weeds
ana o. no weeds happen TO BE- there the
SPOT is skipped over. untouched. When
the job is done. our man or men think
me weeds are done for; but IN Few
days the ground is AGAIN well occupfed
The fact is that this scraping over the
surface Is not hy any means the best
way 10 Kill weeds ana o. amounts 10
nothing much iu other respects. a good
hctinE should touch and stir the whole
surface and fresheu it. and give the
seeds such "a setback that they wiiI not
recover from 10 in 4 long dime. When
4 noe / let the blade 20 i'm coruerW Use.
and when ] get done there is no spot
mat Is left with tine old crust on. whet her
there Were weeds or not The fresh
ground. soon after hoeing looks smooth
and clean ana attractive. There is at
least an inch OF well-pulverizcd soil ali
over the whole surface and tine plants.
thus surrounded by fresh. moist loose
soil, seem 10 he grateful and respond With
quickened growth But it Is hard 10 make
our hired help look al il in this light.
Their work is invariably poor and in
efficient.
Rouen and Pekin Ducks-Rouen and Pc
Kin ducks are the two most popular
breeds The former are very handsome,
much resembling the Wild Nallard duck
IN plumage- They are very easily raised.
the young being hardy and thrifty and
GROW rapidly. They are awkward In gait.
and duh and heavy I'm appearance. but
they are hearty feeders and lay on fat
rapidly. and attain very large size. Pekin
ducks are natives OF China and are now
very popular as their desirable qualities
have become fully known They are Of
ten mistaken for geese because OF th5 ir
loose, hu1y feathers and broad, square
bodies They have yellow bills orange
colored legs and their plumage rs creamy
white and of considerable value. fun
Grown pair weigh from y to Is pounds
Ahyy are very prolific, beginning TO lay
early IN the season and continuing until
late IN summer They are hardy, easily
raised, and bring good prices. There IS a
Widespread notion that ducks will not
flourish unless they have a pond or stream
OF water IN which TO battle and swim, but
thls Is not necessary. The most extern
sive duck growers provide only sufficient
water Tor drinking purposes. Ducks find
most OF their living themselves and can
be raised very cheaply.
Eradicating Nut Grass.-DO not let the
seed mature. Stir the soil frequently dur
ing the growing period. The best time 10
nght both Is between midsummer and frost
during dry time. Choke 10 out with "a Wig
orOus growing crop. After one crop is
harvested In the summer prepare the land
Immediately for another vigorous growing
crop. Cowpeas and sorghum are good crops
for southern localities to choke out these
pests
Cottons Fungus Enemies. Cotton is
attacked by many fungus enemies.
among them yellow leaf blight, frenching,
damping off, or "sore shin" anthracnose,
shedding, angular spot, mildew. leaf
blight and root gall. No practicable rem
edy has been found for these diseases.
There are some effective remedies, but
they are too expensive. Grow cotton IN
rotation with other crops. 80 that the
same land will not be planted I'm cotton
ottener than once in three or four years
! This Will starve out its fungus enemies
The same practice has like advantages
for other crops.
oyster Shells and Bone.-Both oyster
shells and ground bone contain lime: they
VIII serve as grit, and are highly relish
ed by fowls. The bone, however. is d.
gesuble, and is used as food, while the
oyster shells serve moro I'm a mechanical
manner by assisting TO grind the food
being somewhat better in that respect
than bone because of having sharper
edges for cutting. Oyster shells are very
cheap, and there Is no reason why they
should be overlooked. They should be IN
every poultry yard, as they serve to pro.
mote digestion by enabling the fowls K
more perfectly grind their food.