The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-07

varieties of potatoes for spring planting. II
is advisable to select those that have beon
recently produced from seed, provided of
course, that their quality and productive
ness have been tested and are generally
known. The variety that Is newly produc-
ed from seed is generally more viSorous
then than Il Is likely to be after a few,
years contest with potato bugs. and the
blight and rots which all help to decrease
potato vigor and profuctiveness. But IL
is not advisable to plant potatoes however
good, which are very unlike standard SORTS.
and whose good qualities are not sener-
ally known. There is SO much difference
In potatoes that the mere fact that aSao-
tato is potato is not enough WITHIN
consumers to secure a market for it until
after they have given it trial
Oats For Young Animals. There are two
reasons why oats are an excellent feed for
young and growing stock. They have
enough bulk because of their chan, SO that
the grain in moderate amounts will not
heat or cake in the stomach, and the char
acter of the grain supplies just the nutri-
ment required for growing animals. 1t
takes very little oats per day 60 keep a
yearling calf or a colt thrifty and greatly
increase its value after the winters feed
ing.
Big Figures of Poultry: People are pre-
tSbNiAtS " HSuit out now UluGn the DOul-
try business of the United States is worth.
1t Is estimated that the commerce of the
country handles $SOO.OOOOOc worth of pouI-
try and poultry products annually This 10
probably true, but it is all guesswork Who
has ever taken account of the immense
quantities of such products bought and
sold by the hundreds of thousands of lit
tie stores scattered all over the land? The
big figures do not take account of the
poultry consumed on the farms or by the
families in the small towns and cities that
raise poultry and produce eggs for their
own use. There has been always one char
acteristic about fresh eggs--the prices are
what the commercial world denominate as
firm" That is, there is always a demand
for them, and prices remain good compar-
ed with other farm products. Especially is
this true in the vicinity of towns and ci-
ties. The farmer has much to hope from
poultry He needs only to make more of
a study of il. Poultry meat should be fire.
quently found on the table of the farmer
for 1t is one of the most wholesome of
foods.
To Preserve Manure-An excellent way
to preserve manure and prevent loss of
ammonia is to add a small quantity of kai-
nit with the manure thrown out daily
KANT contains potash and also common
salt. The potash is not in a caustic state
as is the case with wood ashes, and dur
Ing the decomposition of the manure chem
ical changes occur, in which the kainit
itself is also broken up in its composition
causing many ingredients of the manure
to become soluble and fixing the ammonia
as a salt. One of the greatest losses that
occur in manure is the escape of ammonia,
as 1t passes off in the form of gas. which
is imperceptible ana. gives no indication of
loss except by its odor
Sifted Coal Ashes for the Hens-In the
winter time, when il is impossible to get
road dust for the hens. sifted coal ashes
may take their place. We say nothing
about the barrel of road dust that may
have been provided from last fall for we
are morally certain that such barrels are
empty and most of them have always been
in that condition. Give the fowls something
to wash themselves in, for the hen uses
dust in the place of water. She has no use
for water for bathing.
Grating Wax-The grating wax is pre-
pared by mixing. generally in equal parts,
rosin, beeswax and oil. The proportions,
though must be varied to suit conditions.
If the weather is cold too much rosin will
make the grating cloth stiff and brittle (;
il it is warm too much oil will make it
sticky and dlsagreeable. In the former
case use a little more oil, in the latter more
roSin and less oil. Make hot and mix thor
oughiy. While hot soak a light weight
but strong domestic in 1t, then hang out
to dry. In using tear off strips about a
fourth-inch wide, and as long as may be
necessary.
1897 Wheat Crop-The government has
at last fixed its figures for the crop of the
past year 1t proves TO have been con-
siderably larger than the first estimates
at harvest time. The acreage Is put down
at 80, 1896 and the total yield at 5SO,149,-
1853 bushels The estimated market value
on the farm is placed at $l2S, 547,12l. The
famine in Europe and other parts of the
world has conspired to bring about this
result. 1t Is to be feared that the expe-
rience of the past year will too greatly
stimulate the seeding of wheat throughout
the whole world, and that with fair crop
conditions the surplus of grain wheat will
be so great next year that little can be
realized from the sale of it.
The Corn Crop-The government esti-
mates the corn crop at 1902, 967, 1888 bush
els grown on S0,095051 acres of land. The
total value is put at 500 ,072952. The crop
is shorter than last year, and 1t was be-
lieved that the prices must be corre-
spondingly better, especially as there are
apparently more favorable conditions. Not
only is the crop some hundreds of millions
of bushels short, but the commercial
the population has considerably increased
within the twelve months. But in the
face of this the price is little better than
that of last year. This will at least have
the effect of keeping the acreage within
bounds.
An Old Theory Exploded-The old theo-
ny that sap could not flow and top growth
take place while the roots of tree or
vine are frozen was shown to be faulty
by an interesting experiment at the Mis-
souri, station. A grape vine growing by
the. side of a house had its top drawn
through a hole into a warm ROOM and
this top leaved out and made several
inches growth while the roots were tight
BY locked in frozen earth. The tops store
up in their own branches during the fall
the cellular energy for the earliest growth
the following spring, while the roots are
thawing out, hence the theory that early
blooming can be provided by heavily
mulching over the roots after hard
freeze, to keep the suns warmth from
thawing the ground, Is fallacious. When
the sun warns up the tops the sap starts
Independent of root action, the buds swell
and eventually burst into bloom
Hog Raising.-It is neither profitable nor
always entirely safe TO keep great num-
bers of hogs together. Besides the Iabil-
ity to disease getting among them. there