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

The Gardening Hobby-Since the world
began gardening has been the favorite
hobby of many a man and woman. So
crates, tired with the subtle philosophy of
the schools, loved to till the ground. Do
cletian, when the responsibilities of state
craft worried him, tended his flowers as
relaxation, and in these latter days Count
Tolstoi finds agriculture the most pleas
ing recreation for an overwrought brain.
Surely it Is the prettiest hobby for wo-
men-since Eve oulled flowers in the Gar
den of Eden. and named them when Adam
had finished his work with the birds and
beasts.
Preserving Posts-TIave you ever count
ed the cost of putting in new fence posts
every four or five years? First-There is
the cost of the new posts. Second-The
time Il takes to rebuild the fence Third
You may not notice the bad condition of
the fence, especially in the busy season,
and some morning you will find your stock
in your neighbours field. This may result
In the loss of some of your stock, or you
may have bill of damages 10 pay, or
what is worst of all, but only too frequent
ly the case, 1t may cause an estrange-
ment between you and your neighbor In
deed, what is more prolific in Quarrels
than the trespassing of stock? You can't
risk 1t. Have a good fence. Now, the
most essential part of a good fence is
good posts But even the best of timber
will last but a few years IL nothing is
done to preserve 1t. Here Is a very sim
pie and cheap way by which you car
make Eastwood or poplar last lifetime
Paint them well with boiled linseed OIL
| thickened to the consistency of paint by
string in it pulverzed charcoal. This is
not generally konwn, I believe. but it has
been thoroughly tested. / have just taken
up some 2x4 soft pine posts, thus prepar-
ed. which have been in the ground ten
| years, and they are as sound as they were
when set. g. F. Bonebrake.
Geese on the Farm.-Geese in the mar
ket will sell for from 50 to 90 cents, hut
| the kind of geese sold are really worth no
more. There has been but little improve
ment of geese on farms, and it is seldom
that they exceed eight or ten pouds in
weight. The Toulouse and Embden geese
are fully twice as large as the common
geese Zone being once exhibited weighing
hfty-two pounds alive, and a pair would
lay the foundation of a paying flock In a
few years The fat goose is a luxury en-
joyed only by those who know something
Of them, and IL brings a good price Tur-
keys sell higher but the profits are no
larger than from geese. There is a great
loss of young turkeys each year. while
geese seem 10 thrive on a grass-p1ot or a
| purpose AS geese win breed until over
twenty years old. a flock of the large va
gieties once obtained will return an in
come every year, which would be salts
factory compared with the capital In
vested.
Ducks lay their eggs early in the morn
ing. and sometimes not until the sun is
up. They do not lay at night, as is sup
posed by some They should not be turned
out too early. as one or two Of them that
are disposed to be late in laying may
make nests outside. They lay very regu-
larry al their best, often an egg for every
duck being procured for several days In
succession, and they will lay as many eggs
as the hens during the year. but IN much
shorter time after which they will take
a long resting-spel Ducks should be lay
ing eggs in abundance at this season Of
the year. and II properly managed, they
will lay until summer Is well advanced.
Give them animal food, such as ground
meat. AT least once a day, and also
mess Of cut clover scalded. They prefer
soft food, cooked turnips, thickened with
equal parts Of bran and corn-meaI. provid-
ing an excellent mess for them. II laying
regularly, give them three meals day.
Keen the floor Of their quarters covered
two inches deep with straw. and also keep
the quarters clean, as ducks will not
thrive In damp apartments.
Fnthuslasm In the poultry business. as
well as In every other business. enthu-
slasm is one Of the most potent factors
in securing that prizf. coveted by all, but
attained BY 20 comparatively few. name
ly. that Of success. The importance Of
the part u plays to the amateur or vet
ersn breeder can not be overestimatcd. Ia
is Ike exercise for the body. unless we
exercise ali the different members OF II.
those neglected become weak and lifelesf.
and n none az all is taken. death IL the
final result. 50 " n with the poultry
man without enthusiasm. He will go
about bis business 10 a careless manner,
negiectlng Grsf one thing and then an
other, until finally, when the reward Of
MS negligence and csreiesancas ~ rcaped,
be- will "dief-quIt the business 30 dis
gust. And the only aatisfacfion that be
e1u get out ~ his eEDerifnce Will b. IN
telling BE nelghbors that poultry doesn't
pay" Although ertbusiasm IA lndieDen1a-
- IL isH'f abe structure Itself ~ any
nesna, D. d only the foundation Or start
lne point, ard. though many are fhe hopes
ffaf are bgiif upon if that are shattered.
yea those thar 30 reach fns gosl ~ sue
cffa fnuaf give u 1De credit
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11ogs ard org1geTT pofk about poultry