The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-21

principal sweet. and though it has been.
TO considerable degree, supplanSed by
the products OF the cane and beet, it il
stii the most delicious and healthful
sweet in The world. 1t is asserted by
scenfisfs that too much sugar is injurious
70 the Kidneys and a. cause of dyspepsia.
But honey is prepared in the hive for
easy digestion. Indeed, it is already d.
sested. II will not harm either stomach
or Kidneys. A. I. Roof says: Many
people Who cannot eat sugar withoUt hav-
ing unpleasant symptoms follow, will find
by careful test that they can eat good
well refined honey without any difficulty
at all" 1t is much better that more
honey and less butter should be eaten.
ana II Is often economy that such should
DO the case Children are universally
fond OF sweets. and this craving can be
satisfied by giving them honey without
che slightest danger of injuring them.
They should be given all the honey they
VIII eat az every meal. 1t is no trouble
to substitute honey for butter with the
average child. In the vast majority of
cases, the child VIII eagerly take the
honey.
On many farms on which bees are not
kept, there is a splendid supply of honey
plants. Among these are alfalfa, alsike,
apples, asparagus, bean, blackberry, bone
set, box elder, buckthorn, buckwheat, bur-
dock catalpa, catnip, cherry, red and white
clover, crimson clover, corn, currant,
dandelion, golden rod, gooseberry, grape,
honey locust, melon, milk wheat mus
tard and many others, some Of which are
not used for any purpose. and why not
let the honey bee get value out of them.
There is choice in these. of course, and
some of them are not of high order as
honey plants, but they are given 10 show
that 1t would indeed be a barren farm on
which bee could not make honey.
PRACTICAL Points of the Belgian Hare.
The Belgian Hares so called, have come
to America to stay. says writer in he
Rural World. For Wilderness for tender
ness, for juiciness and for dellcacy of fla
vor they furnish us with a meat food that
is unequaled by anything in existence, ex-
cept, perhaps. frogs legz; hence their
great demand al the best hotels of the
large cities and among epicures the world
over.
The finest>speeine of the Began hare
come from England. Notwithstanding one
would suppose from the name that the
woods of Belgium were full Of EN-
According to history, about forty years
ago race of wild hare was taken from
Belgium TO England, where since then
they have been bred continually. but sep
arated into two classes with two entirely
different objects in view. the one for size,
which has been known under the name OF
the Flemish Giant, and the object of the
other to develop a rabbit with the form,
color, fur and eye of the English wild hare.
This has been called the Belg an haze rsb'
bit and the heavyweight we have in this
country is no doubt cross Of the Belgian
hare rabbit with the Flemish Giant.
When the object of raising haTes is mere
ly for meat, the heavyweight are more de-
sirable. They are very prolific as you
may calculate from the following:
One doe will produce five filters of young
during one year. ranging from six to tif-
teen to the litter. Few does kindle less
than nine and the largest filters some
times reach fifteen; but taking the low
average of eight, that would make forty
from tins, one doe in the year.
The Young does commence breeding at
seven months. They kindle in thirty
days, and wean the young after about
four or five weeks. So you see you have
two filters from the young does by the
time they are a year old.
The average growth is one pound per
month for the first eight months. when
they will have reached maturity.
l find ready sale for selected breeding
! stock at SIS per pair The demand for
| breeding purposes has been so great that
| so far only a few have been placed on
the market for meat. Nice, fat. half
| grown fellows find ready sale in Kansas
| City markets for 25c per pound, dressed.
A half-grown hare will dress 21A to 8
| pounds.
They should be fed principally ontdry
| foods. feed clover hay, alfalfa. -sor-
| ghurn hay, oats and wheat bran. Am oc-
| casional feed of carrots is also desirable
In summer they are especially fond OF
dandelion and clover, but the latter should
| be fed sparingly.
| They should never be allowed to run
at large. Hutches 3x3 feet and IS inches
| high afford ample room for a doe and her
young A building 15x20 feet will accom-
nodate 200 nicely.
| They are very hardy and stand confine-
| ment. needing only plenty of light and
| ventilation ana supply OF food and wa
| ter--needing very little care except during
| breeding season.