The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-27
THE FARM AND THE GARDEN.
Continued from Sixth Page)

one IMeu with water. Adu nVe BallonS
of hot water to the mixture, stir well and
let it stand a few days covered from dirt.
1t should be applied hot, for which pur-
pose IT can lbe kept in a kettle or porta-
BILE furnace, A pint of this whitewash
mixture if properly applied will cover one
square yard. 1t is almost as serviceable
as paint for wood, brick, or stone, and
Is much cheaper than the cheapest paint.
Coloring matter may be added as desired.
Bean Blight and Rust.-These are COM
mon enemies of the bean family, and as
prevention is far cheaper than the cure
1t Is safest to keep wen ahead of these
diseases. Danger from blight may be
nearly or quite obviated by a liberal use
of Bordeaux mixture If taken in time.
The mixture may he safely used full
strength, emitting the arsenites. Salt
peter and water In the proportion of one
ounce to the gallon is a preventive of rust,
and if plentfully applied to the foliage
and about the roots will give a luxuriant
growth. These remedies are, of course,
most easily applied with the sprayer, but
lacking this apply with watering pot, or
whisk broom; anyway only do not omit it.
High authorities estimate that S3,00O,000
damage is annually done to crops in the
United. States by insects. fungi and
blight. Most of this immense loss can be
avoided by the. judicious and persistent
use of the appliances now at hand, such
as sprayers, fumigators insecticides and
fungicides now thoroughly tested and
known to be effectual. Outfits to suit all
pocketbooks and conditions are available,
and their use should become general.
Lining the Seed Bed.-For the late cab
bage and caulifiower plants it is well to
apply a liberal amount of air-slaked lime,
thoroughly working 1t into the ground be-
gapd IL dpSfrOVg
worms and is a safeguard against club
root. Be sure of strong vitality in the
seed, and do not make the bed where
any suspicion of club-root exists. Some
successful growers. instead of sowing
the seed in beds, plant it where the crop
is to grow; four or five seeds to the hill
covering lightly and thinning out after
the plants are well established. This
method saves the labor and risk of
transpianting. as also the delay frequent
~ consequent upon lack of rain, just
when one is ready for the work. Per-
sonal experiments with this method have
not been satisfactory, as the plants were
DESTROYED by the cabbage flea about as
fast as they appeared above ground. In
many localities where the flea has become
a pest its ravages have been entirely
overcome by sowing the seed in large,
shallow boxes set on posts six or seven
feet high. prove all things; hold fast
that which is good" is always safe adj
vice. and sure to lead right In the end.
]. T.. Morse.
Peach Culture and Marketing. Mr.. j.
Fl. Hale. the king of peach growers, at
a recent meeting of the New York Hor-
ticultural Society in Rochester, said that
the peach belt" is now an exploded Idea,
for the peach is grown all over the lana.
The peach season now extends from May
to November The question of profitable
production depends more largely upon the
man or woman at the back of the job
than on anything else. He or she must
have love for the business. Peach grow
ers are manufa cturers, the fruit VIII be
very largely what the grower decides 10
have it, True, he is dependent on the
weather and to meet this condition as
much as possible his selection OF soil and
its relation to other surroundings Is very
important. The peach is very liable TO
injury through frost, so an elevated SOIL
is necessary. 1t will not stand moist lana
or having its roots in water. A warm dry
soil is most suntable-a light medium
sandy loan. Land little weak in fer
tility is better than land which is over
rich. One or two crops of clover should
be placed under to prepare the land.
Peach growers who till their land thor
oughly put the best fruit on the market.
Some soils will bear closer planting than
others. Growers should not fool them
selves into planting catch-crop In peach
orchard Give the trees the entire use
of the land from start to finish. Pruning
is important. p Thirty years experience
has Weaned the speaker from the small
tree idea. He would take the biggest
trees ne could find and prune pretty close.
Keep the trees head low, so as to be
able to prune and pick standing on the
ground. Without rigorous thinning 1t Is
impossible to grow fruit properly.
Raising Ducks by Thousands. The larg-
est duck ranch in Maine Is situated on
the banks OF the Penobscot river, rs miles
below Bangor and Is owned by French
Bros. Company, says the American Agri-
culturist.o The plant covers eight acres
with upward OF 30 buildings and an al
most endless succession of yards. The
houxesIa are, all of neat appearance. clap
boapdedGand tastefully painted. Water Is
brought frohria boiling spring mile
waysti1f6ugh,two pipes to a tank holding
10 900 gallons, from which 1t Is plped 10
all convenient points on the grounds and
buildings. Since SO ducks have been
raised exclusively, the Pekins being kept.
Eleven hundred ducks, every one
selected bird and none over two years
old are kept to furnish eggs. The hatch
lnR EfHNOU II HUN Jan a" " RNHNf t"'
The peculiar climate and regular winds
from the ocean cool the atmosphere and
make II possible 70 hatch late In the sea
son when other hatcheries are obliged
to close. Thirty incubators holding, with
auxiliary 800 eggs each are kept IN use
throughout this period. From 30 to 30
hours after Matching the ducklings are
taken from the incubator to the nursery,
where they are kept for two weeks in
temperature most carefully and equally
maintained by hot water circulation, con-
trolled by an electric regulator upon the
heater. In the laying houses
one family consists of twenty
five ducks and five brakes. The young
ducks are divided into broods as they in
crease In size until the fattening process
Is begun when not more than Is are kept
In one Enclosure. The most promising are
reserved for stock. The remainder at the
age of 10 weeks are taken 10 the picking
department. where they are killed and
dressed. During the busiest part OF the
season they are shipped daily TO the Bos-
ton market.