The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-07
The Scrap Book.

Top-Dressing Meadows-It is always
to do it in the fall. Both the leaves and
roots of the grass keep the manure from
being washed away and wasted. There is,
as experiment has shown, very little leach
ing of manure through the soil, as it's fer
tlity is held in the first few inches near
the surface. Besides, if the top-dressing
is applied now the benefit from the ma
nure can be greatly increased by passing
heavy drag over the surface; displacing
each article of manure and carrying it into
contact with a part of the soil it has no.
before reached.
Breeding Young Sows.-The facts that a
SOW two or three years Old will produce
larger Filters and with few runts should
not prevent farmers from breeding young
sows. 1t is in every case the SOW which
has been bred young that is best as an
Old SOW. If she is not mated until she is
a year or more old the fattening habit will
have been developed and she will not be
large producer of milk. But the SOW
bred young should be well fed so that she
may not become stunted. But no corn
should ever be given to breeding sows. 1t
Is so deficient in bone-making material
that Ii will cause several of the pigs in the
litter TO be runts
Cut or Crushed Food: The London Cen
eral Omnibus Company have recently COM
pleted an interesting experiment with their
horses. They divided them off for the pur-
pose of testing the effects of two systems
of diet. The first section were given daily
Is pounds of crushed oats, 7h pounds of
cut hay and 21a pounds of cut straw. The
other section had 10 pounds of whole oats
and 13 pounds of uncut hay. 1t was found
that the condition of the animals under
No 1 diet had decidedly improved, while
at the same time a saving was effected of
21ed. about five cents) per horse a day.
The whole stud is accordingly now placed
on the first-named dietary
Japan's Fair: The Japanese nation pro
poses to hold in 1899 a great fair in honor
Of the 50th anniversary Of the opening OF
that country to the western civilization.
1t is little noteworthy that the japanese
always reckon their reawakening to new
ideas to the coming of Commodore M. c.
Perry to that country with a squadron of
United States vessels, nearly 80 years ago.
To the influences growing out of that visit,
intelligent japanese have always traced the
beginning of progress in their country and
the treaty by which the trade of Japan
was opened TO this country a few years
later When the exposition is held, of
course Americans win have seats of honor.
we nave anyways DeeH OH lfiehuiy terms
with Japan, partly because we never mis-
treat any nation, and partly because, per-
haps, our interests so far have been mu-
tuafly beneficial Our trade with Japan is
increasing and profitable. Next year will
be an excellent opportunity for greatly ex-
tending 1t.
Fruit Trees: There are several good
reasons why fall planting of young fruit
trees is preferred to planting in the spring
One point 10 which the purchaser should
pay special attention is to see that he
trees have not been taken up too early
They should be permitted to stand in the
nursery until the wood has we'll ripened.
Whenever the effect of the fail changes
has naturally stripped the trees of their