The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-04

INCleIIlhS TO What the ahONe extract says
in regard to stripping the leaves without
injury. no tree will bear the loss Of one
half of them without some injury Probably
II could be managed by having two
groves, one only to be stripped in a season,
thus giving il time to recover before its
turn came again.
Dark-Egg Breeds.-The Brahmas and
Cochins are the two breeds that lay very
dark-co.ored eggs All others produce
eggs that are dark to a certain extent. or
are pure white. Even among the two
breeds mentioned there will at times be
hens that will not produce eggs as dark a
others, but 1t may be depended upon that
dark eggs are never obtained from the
non-sitters. The hens that lay dark eggs
may not be the best layers, but where the
market requires a special raticle they are
the ones that should be used for supplying
it.
Crop Bound.-There are more crop
bround fowls late in the year Than at any
other period, for the reason that in the en-
deaVor to secure a supply OF bulky food
the fow.s will swallow dried grass and
other substances, which pack I'm the crops
ana prevent the passage of the food to the
glzzard. There is no way to prevent the
difficulty if the hens are on a range but as
soon as frost destroys the grass it will be
an advantage to supply finely cut clover
hay that has been scalded, which will les
sen the desire to consume substances
which they should discard
Ducks and Their Color.-The ducks hay
ing white plumage are preferred because
the pin-feathers are not so liable to show
IN the carcasses; and those who have had
the work of picking ducks can testify that
1t Is not only difficult to get the carcasses
perfectly clean, but one must be an ex-
pert To DaNA ba k,,
the market In the most attractive condi-
ton. Now, of the white breeds the Pc
KIN and Aylesbury are preferred, the
fekln being considered better than the
Rouen, which is dark in color: but the
breed with the plumpest and best car
cass is the Cayuga, the brakes of which
can be made to weigh ten pounds, and
the female VIII lay as many eggs as her
sister of the Pekin breed. unfortunately
the Cayuga Is black duck, although aft
er 1t is dressed it shows a beautiful gold
en- skin. 1t is question whether, In or
der to send the most attractive carcass to
market, the raiser of ducks is willing to
De put TO little more work on the picking
In getting rid of black pin-feathers The
Cayuga also stands confinement well. Is
hardy, and is really the best of the breeds
Wire Cloth Against Rabbts-Five years
ago l planted a young orchard, and the
L
ter. bought wire-cloth, feet wide, and,
cutting it into two-inch strips, inclosed the
trunks OF the young trees with IL. 1t has
proved an effectual protection against rab-
bits ever since. The wire cloth will rust
off at the ground, but by using the two
feet width IL answers the purpose for sew
eral years. l am now using wire cloth
that / applied five years ago. Two years
since l planted 800 peach trees, and the
wire cloth put on them at the time of
Planting is to-day as good as new, and the
expense is less than ! per cent per year
per tree. l regardit far better than corn
stalks.
Feeding Cows-At the Iowa station il
was found that turnips injure the flavor
Of both milk and butter. This injury is
due to volatile acids which can be driven
off by heating the milk to 100 degrees for
a short time. Beets increased the milk
and butter product and caused all the
cows, even Jerseys, to lay on fat quite rap
idly. When the roots were discontinued
butter fat decreased and the cows ceased
TO gain weight, and 1t took more pounds
of feed Calculated to dry natter to pro-
duce pound of butter. When turned on
pasture there was immediate increase of
milk, butter and live weight. Feeding
bran during part of the grazing period
produced sufficient grain to yield a small
profit,
Indian Game Chickens The Indian
game has bounded into popularity more
rapidly than any fowl ever did since the
old Shanghai was first introduced from
China. They are unquestionably a splen-
did table fowl We are partial to genu-
inc games anyway-not solely on account
of their courage and endurance-(though
we pity the man that does not admire
courage anywhere), but because they are
the finest of table fowls-a quality as ad-
mira BILE as the invlnoible heroism of the
steel-tested kind of domestic fowls. But
we are told by seemingly good authority
that Indian games are only tolerable lay
ers. Now, that tolerable is significant,
and IL there is truth in 1t, the breeders of
Indian games should exert themselves to
get rid of the stain, by breeding for eggs
1t is well known, but denied by some
who have more enthusiasm than tudg-
ment, that long siege of breeding, for
standard points is calculated to weaken
the egg-producing functions The world
is hungry and wants flesh and eggs. The
Indian game may be made to supply both
in large quantities and of the best quail
ity
Salt for Animals.-Salt in moderate
amounts Is doubtless an aid to digestion.
The craving for it Is No tural with all her
biverous animals, and is especially strong
IN tnoSe tn3t cneW the cud. II COWS are
not sailed regularly the cream from their
milk will not make butter so quickly.
This IS possibly because lack OF salt al
lows food in the stomach to ferment be-
fore it can be dgested. This always
causes fever and increases the caseine in
the milk. The same result is caused by
the change in fall from green feed to
dry. Cows should be sailed at least twice
n week. 1t Is better still TO keep some
where they can always have atcess to It.
They viii not eat too much for their food.
San Jose Scale.--As precautionary meas
ures to prevent the introduction of the
San Jose scale into new districts, Prof.
Forbes suggests the following: mo or
chardist should admit a single young fruit
tree or a single cutting from a distance
into his orchard, without first carefully
examining It, and satisfying himself con-
clusively that IL does not carry a single
specimen of the San Jose scale he should
insist, also, on a guaranty from the nur-
seryman of such freedom. In addition,
no fruit should be brought upon the prem
Uses without previous careful inspection
If this course is adopted by every one
interested, without exception. the rate Of
spread of the species may be limited TO
the comparatively slight natural extern
ton, by crawling, by winds and by the
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