The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-18
The Scrap Book.

Is becoming one of the leading industries.
The large farmer once despised small
things. The truly progressive farmer will
pay more attention to poultry, bees. fruit
and other products hitherto unknown to
the owner of 800 to 800 acres of land.
A large acreage of fall wheat Is being
sown. Should prices hold up until next
March or April, a large area Of spring
wheat will no doubt also be sown. be-
leve 1t will be safe to sow both spring
and fall varieties If proper conditions ex-
list for them. The shortage Is too great
to be met with even an excellent crop.
Agriculture is a science and an art. The
man who thought after he had failed at
everything else that he was suited TO be
a farmer, starved to death at the bust
ness. The genius who can produce any
product in paying quantities, having ex-
actly the same quality each season, is
truly an artist. How to overcome drought
as well as food, cold and heat insects
and other misfortunes that are liable to
overtake one, is n science found in but
few occupations.
Grape Ninegar-Crush the grapes so as
to break the skins of all. Use for this
purpose a large stoneware jar and a wire
potato masher. Leave the crushed grapes
in the jar until the vinous fermentation
has passed and the acetic fermentation
has begun. The pulp by this time has
become broken up and when the mass Is
passed through a press-or a cheese-cloth
strainer-only the skins and seeds remain.
This muddy liquid will become vinegar
If left for time in barrel with the bung
loosely inserted. 1t needs no attention.
When it is perfect vinegar the sediment
has settled to the bottom and the liquid
is clear. The time required cannot be
definitely stated in advance, but II should
be at least a year old Use any sort of
grapes, or a mixture of several kinds
Elk
Hedge Plants-He1 ges for protection are
not as common as they might be. They
are not only beautiful in themselves, but,
if properly managed, are cheaper than any
fence-eXcept a stone wall. There are
numberless instances of well cared for
| Usage orange and honey locust hedges be-
ing kept In first rate condition for half
a century, and there is no reason to be-
lieve they might not last for nearly as
long again. They have to be annually
trimmed, and, indeed, are the better for
two trimmings a year; but one who I'M
| derstands this will get over the work so
| rapidly, that 1t takes little more time
than it would to give the annual white
| washing to an ordinary fence. When the
| expression "wel cared for is used, IL sim
be of such character that the bottom
| of the hedge is left the widest part.-Mee-
| hams Monthly.
To Keep Chicks Healthy.--It is ono
thing to get chicks Matched out and al
| together another thing to raise them.
| We all know this, and Just now let us
talk about the raising. Every one has
noticed how bright, sleek and active a
chick is that has been Matched by the hen
t1.ak ta1a hnr nd bav
| chicks out of sight for a week. How hap
| by we would be If all our chicks looked
| as well. Three things are necessary to
| the health of chicks-good feed, clear wa
ter and clean quarters. I find the best
| feed for young chicks is a bread made
from two parts wheat-shorts and one part
| corn meal. These should be stirred into
sour milk, to which saleratus and a little
salt has been added. l do not bother to
| knead It, but stir It stiff and bake IL In
| bread tins If / haven't the milk l use
water and put little vinegar and lard
into It,, half a cup Of each to a gallon of
water Wheat and boiled potatoes makes
a good feed for the older chicks.
Poultry Is never injured by the presence
of clean dirt, but vermin will certainly kill
| them.
The cheapest and best-all-around rene
| dy for all kinds of lice, bugs, ants, worms.
microbes, etc, is kerosene and plenty of
| IL. w men L set "a USU 4 wet a rag WIN IL
and spread 1t out in the bottom of the
| nest, then cover 1t with a little straw. AS
| long as the smell of kerosene remains,
lice Will not bother, and the chicks will
come out healthy. Sprinkle the coops
once each week, and they will remain free
from lice.-N. w. Agriculturist
Pears Pay sometlmes-Mr. A. j. Smith,
of Huntington, has fifteen pear trees on
his place-LeConte and Kieffer. From
| seven LeCOnte trees he shipped fifty BUSH
els of pears which netted him rs cents to
81 per bushel clear of all expense. He
| says eight of the Kieffer trees have as
much fruit as the LeConte trees bore. One
evening last week he brought twelve BUSH
els of fine, large Kieffer pears to town
| in his wagon and disposed of them here.
| leaving some at the stores for sale. The
| Kieffer Is considered an excellent pear for
| cooking, but on account Of its hardness is
not very popular for eating raw, although
juicy and sweet when peeled. It's value Is
| enhanced because 1t ripens a. a time when
| other Florida fruits are scarce and very
| welcome to the housewife. MIR. Smith gives
j his trees proper attention in the way of
using fertilizers, and is one of the most
successful fruit growers in the vicinity
Florida Philosopher.
Blanchlng Celery-The old method OF
! planting celery in trenches and blanching
the. stalks by pilng soil around them is
not much practiced now. Various expe-
dents have been devised to blanch celery
cheaply Much the best we know Is to have
the celery planted as nearly as possible
on a level surface. When the stalks are
large enough place wide boards against the
celery. holding them from falling by pill
ing soil against the outside of the board
| protection This will blanch the stalks
and leaves without causing rust, as soil
| is sure to do in rainy season-American
| Cultivator.
Fertilizers for Tomatoes-The effect OF
various chemical elements and salts upon
growing tomatoes have been tested at the
| Maryland experimental stations. The con-
illusions arrived at are as follows:
Muriate of potash alone appeared to IN
| crease the crop very much. Nitrate OF
soda also gave a better crop Of tomatoes
| than any other element. The complete