The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-26

keeping into pleasant pastime. 1t causes
person to take a delight in keeping the
houses clean and attractive; It causes him
TO feed regularly and judiciously and to
enjoy being in their company; in short,
1t causes him TO take pride in perform
ing alb the duties pertaining to the bust
ness.-Exchange.
Killing Cabbage Worms.-Mrs. A. E.
Waterman, one of the best farmers near
Ocala, has found a remedy for the cab
page worm, which recently made its APP
pearance in that section, and which she
says is sure preventive. Her recipe Is
one ounce of saltpeter to three or four
gallons of water well dissolved, and
spray well on the plants while they are
young. While nearly all Of the cabbage
patches near her are completely destroyed
by the worm, hers are as perfect as one
would care to look at, which she attributes
TO the use OF the above recipe.
FOR Land or for Crop.-Ihe old question
whether it is better TO manure for land or
FOR crop is not much asked nowadays. The
loss of original fertility of soil and the
narrowing profits on crops require that
farmers III these times should get as near
iy fun returns as possible from all the
manure they apply. If they manure at all
Tor the future IL is by seeding with clover
when they apply the fertilizer, so that
part of its benefit shall remain in the
clover or pea roots. Besides this, seeded
ground does not waste fertility as that
LETT naked in winter Is sure to do.
other Fences.-The hedge has been
disappointment to nine out of ten who
nave tried II. In good soil il grows too
rank sapping the soil with its roots for a
long distance. IL requires close attention
ana IN careless hands gets away from tho
owner Several years are required for
| getting substantial fence of hedge, ana
there ~ Ire In O.
The board fence costs too much, and Is
hard on posts. The barbed wire is dam
serous and grows in disfavor Tie ran
| fence viii soon he seen no more except
Ia our wooded sections, and these are
| growing smaller. Some form of wire is
the fence of the future.-Farm and Fire
side.
II is only her and here that the guinea
fowl is to be found nowadays. They are
| getting TO be as scarce as the traditional
| hens teeth" And yet they are fowl
| Well worthy the best farmers attention.
| According TO our taste they are the supe-
| rior of any domestic fowl for table use
| Their flesh is palatahle, having just
enough 'gameness" about it to give it a
peculiar relish. They are fairly good lay
ers and as burglar alarms and scare
crows they are hard to beat. Try a few
next season, If you can get them.
Cucumber Culture-Southern growers
nave not YET MADE the most or cucumber
culture. Few products of the truck raiser
meet a more certain sale, are easier hand
led or more prolific.
While eastern growers can afford to
| force this vegetable under glass in order
to supply the early city markets, their
southern rivals who have the warm sun
| shine always in their service. are not
making full use of their opportunities
| Cooperation in this. as in other things.
| would prove especially valuable TO our
| farmers. A picking works Is an industry
i which may be operated successfully on
a comparatively small scale as long as
supply equal to its capacity Is assured. If
| a considerable number of farmers should
| therefore, secure the location of such an
enterprise in their vicinity to make use
of that portion of their product which did
| not find a ready demand in the north, they
could very probably embark in cucum-
| Der raising upon an extensive scale, for
as has been said this vegetable finds q
| most profitable sale during the first few
weeks in which 1t reaches the northern
table, is reasonably hardy, is easily pack
| ed and shipped and is very prolific. 1t Is
already an important southern product;
| there is plenty of room for its culture TO
| grow-Farm and Family.
| Tree Tomatoes.-From the advertise
ments and cuts found now and then in pa
| 1ers and catalogues many people are led
TO believe that there are certain varieties
of tomatos that grow in tree form, or that
| climb poles like beans 1t semes strange
| that any scotsman will try TO mislead peo-
| pie I'm this way. There is no such thing
1 as a tree tomato or one that will climb a
! pole. Any vigorous growing variety, If
| properly trimmed and all laterals are
| pinched off, if tied to a pole, will readily
| grow from seven to ten feet high and
| produce fruit the whole length of the vine.
/ The writer has grown large quantities of
them in this way, and when properly done,
| II is the best way to grow them. The past
| season he had a large number of the New
/ Imperials growing on poles, and they av-
/ eraged at least ten feet IN hight.