The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-25

fed three times daily or each time about
one-half Of what they could or would eat.
some green food must ne provided if oniy
bermuda grass. For " uteF, SOW a patch
OF mixed grain preferably. out barley or
oats sug.y will do Tae eXpef fenced poul-
Try Keeper Is very APT 10 have co.lard
patch for MS hens.
If the farmer and gardener OF to-day
would only avail himself of the various
helps that science has put at his disposal
there would not be anything like the diff
culty IN producing satisfactory results
tnat is now encountered by the majority
OF farmers and gardeners. 1t is unfortl-
nate indeed that so few Of our farmers
post themselves as to the means afforded
Tor contendlns with disease and insect
that yearly are becoming more certain OBJ
stacles to success
How few OF our Southern farmers seem
10 be aware Of the fact that stored gra
OF ali KINDS can be perfectly protected
from The weavil and other insects by tn
use OF bi-su- phide of carbon Ga cheap ana
easily Obtained substance that Irish pota-
toes can be insured against scab and 20
some extent blight by the use of corrosive
sublimate applied to the seed with little
trouble; that the Bordeaux mixture made
OF bluestone and lime properly used in due
| time is sure preventive Of the fungus thai
attacks his fruit and vegetables; that Par
IS green or London purple or arsenite Of
--'NA et-N olf-NiA4G pOlSOAlS LOI nearly All Dil-
ing insects
II is the complaint OF all the state expe-
Frlment stations that very few farmers
make use Of the bulletins issued for their
Information. 1t only shows that our
small farmers do not make that use of
their brains that they should.
| Asparagus Rust In Georgia-We fear the
asparagus plant is doomed to utter de-
structlon In Georgia as has been the case
| in other sections of the country We have
| just come in from an examination of our
| beds that up to a few weeks ago We're q :
green and as healthy looking as could be
desired; but 10! what a change in Two
weeks. Nothing but yellow from end to
| end and we fear there is little to be Gone
| for the preservation of the plants. This
! bed OF 800 plants is only 8 years old and
/ yielded fairly in March and April though
1t was not cut very closely. There was
no sign of rust last year and no sign was
discovered this year until August.
This rust of asparagus was not known in
! this county unth 1896, when it appeared in
Massachusetts and it has worked its way
southwark appearing in Middle Georgia
| for inc first time this season.
What effects rust may have on a peren-
NAL like asparagus and whether il is pos
| sible to apply treatment that will pro ect
! the roots from the rust on the stem we
\ do not know, but we shall make some ex-
! periments on this patcn TO test the matter.
! While the dew was on the asparagus
brushes" were freely busted with lime.
! leaving the soil close about the stems
well covered with the lime. A part of a
row win be moved off at once and a lot
of litter, such as dry weeds, grass, hay,
I etc, will be spread over the stubble. This
| will be burned off burning the stubble
| down to the surface. To another part Of
row fire viii be applied with sufficient lit
tey 70 burn OFF the rusled bushes without
| moving. 70 another part of row sulphur
viii be applied III place of lime. 1t may
be possible to Feep the roots from beng
affected by the disease aud the following
year atmospheric conditions not being
| favorable for rust there may not be re-
appearance Cf il on the stem 1t will GER
tainly be great misfortune if a remedy is
not found. for the benefit of new planta-
tons chiefly, fol we greatly fear the pres
ent growth is doomed and simply because
remedies even of an experimental charac-
ter, are not used promptly. 1t is quite ike
" that lime and fire viii prove the remsSy.