The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-23

Is the one TO use, and a combination OF
poultry and fruit gives the farmer a
ptoht from the fowls While waiting for
MS young trees to ccme into bearing
The Farm Garden-Farn1ers have haep
bred to believe that the garden should he
IN the same old spot that has done service
for generations. which is usually near the
buildings. and is more the breeding place
OF weeds and insects than suitable pi,ce
10 grow vegetables and small fruits for
the farmers table. II the farmer could
be induced TO abandon this ancient Garden
ana devote 1t to a lawn and go OUT in
the held and SOW his garden where other
crops are grown, we think. after one
years trial. he would never return to the
o1d spot to establish a garden. There his
garden crops could be planted in long rows
GeaVing tAe little beds with the rest OF
the old garden), and wheel hoes and weed
ers ana perhaps horse cultivators could
be used to advtnase. After a trial of this
method ne would be surprised at his sue
cess, and wonder why he never tried It
before.
Manure for SrawbeTes.-The straw
berry plantation requires very heavy ma
nuring TO produce its best yield Every
year on most plants there is a succession
of berries, the first and second pickiugs
being almost always larger and finer than
those that upen later But il the later
season is very wet, as It sometimes is We
have known the later crop to ripen no ard
be very nearly as good as the first This
suggests that in addition to the top dress
ing applied in winter there ought to be an
additional fertilization while the crop is
forming and this last should be always
dissolved in water. so as to be readily
available. Nitrate of potash is the best
manure to be thus applied. This is salt
petre, and costs TO 6 cents per pound
But very small lump dissolved in warm
water and applied freely will keep the
vines fresh and vigorous to the last and
will make a great increase in the size of
the fruit. The labor OF applying liquid
manure is more than its cost, and is great
er than can be generally afforded for any
other crop than the strawberry.
Peas on Poor Land.-Land that is 700
poor for any other kind of crop may he
probably sown with peas, putting in with
Jns seed enough lime, phosphate and pot
ash to make the grain. This on very poor
land is a better first crop than clover, as
the pea grain is large and viii produce
a strong enough stalk to live, while the
young clover is so small that It may cas-
lily be killed out before it gets root hold
in the soil. 1t is hard to get clover catcl
on poor soil while peas Will grow, no mat
ter how poor the soil may be.
Mutton for Farmers Tables-There is
no meat quite so convenient for farm use
rs mutton, as the carcass Of an average
sheep can be easily kept in most families
until 1t can be eaten. 1t is very easy TO
kill and dress a sheep. Not even poultry
can be prepared for the table with so little
trouble. What is better, the mutton killed
on the farm is OF superior quality. 1t
lacks the woody taste" which so often
comes to mutton from sheep that nave
been long driven to market. or that have
had to endure long journeys by railroad,
often without food or drink for twenty
four to thirty-six hours. 1t Is one of the
advantages of better prices for wool that
more farmers viii be able TO keep sheep.
If mutton could more generally supersede
fat, greasy pork on farmers tables, they
and their families would be much more
healthful than they are under present
conditions.
Tomatoes to Withstand drought or wet
require a very deep soil bed; well rotted
stable manure dug in the year previous
is best For summer and late crops,
plants grown entirely in the open air are
preferable to those from dollhouse l set
plants in trenches twelve inches deep, and
as they grow draw soil up to the stem,
mixing in fertilizers, until the surface Is
brought 10 a general level. Frequent,
shallow cultivation is necessary. BY
fruiting time the long roots have gone
down far below where drought affects
them With the deep, loose soil full of
spongy stable manure, excessive moisture
is readily taken up and held as a supply
against drought. do not prune the vines.
1 get all the fruit bearing branches posi-
sible keeping them well fed with ferti-
lizers and all lateral branches tied on
stakes and trellises. One vigorous plant
properly trained on stakes will give more
pounds of good fruit than a dozen kept
closely pruned.-M. V. Moore, Alabama.
Ground Oats for Feed.-The grinding OF
coats makes them more digestble and the
same may be said Of corn. The best meth
cd Of feeding is to mix the ground grain
with the forage, which Increases the di-
feasibility of both kinds.
How to Give Salt to Stock.-The best
mode of giving salt is to sprinkle a little
over the hay or cut food. Such method
is probably not as easy as leaving salt
where the animals can help themselves,
but it is much better than giving too much
salt at one time, and not enough at other
periods.
Fertilizng. But few farmers accumu-
late as much manure as they desire In
stead of spreading their manure over too
much land, 1t viii be better to use only
one-half of the farm for crops and grow
green material on the other half to be turn
ed under. In this manner it will not be
many years before every acre will double
its average yield, and the profits will be
larger because the expenses will be eorre-
spondingly reduced.
Subsoiling Notwithstanding is a !
matter which has its advocates, but many
scientific agriculturists oppose It, IL -
claimed that although the subsoll plow
breaks the soil to low depth, yet it de-
stroys the channels which admit the flow
of air and water below the surface. That
is, as plant roots penetrate deeply and die
they leave channels, which are numerous,
and which are increased every year.
Breaking the soil destroys them and les
sens the supply Of moisture.
Rhubarb-One Of the garden crops that
thoroughly understands how to take care
of itself is rhubarb. If planted in earth
that is not very dry, IL will continue for
many years without receiving any par
ticular attention. 1t is, however, very
fond Of high living, and those who desire
to have large and succulent stalks should
give a good top-drcsslng Of manure every
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Monthly.
Lice and Mites.--For preventing lice and
mites, more depends on the care of poul-
try than upon the style of the building.