The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-29

While there are several important
crops to be planted before the year is
out, the chief consideration of the farm
er now and for the following three
months, is the harvesting OF those crops
that were planted IN the early part Of
the year. Every arrangement should
be made in due time so that there
he no DELAY in harvesting the crops
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the needs of the particular time. II
in the order of harvest hay or fodder
dar,,a,,7s +irst consideration the hay
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each. as is to be stored away II
part of the crop is To be preserved in
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be selected not 700 cIose 70 Oiie s'"ples'
and strong poles set up at proper dis
tances and so arranged that the hay
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them.
In the absence of plenty Of barn
rom, il is unite nractic3 HE to preserve
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any nay VI lo'Ie
loss will be little or nothing. An eN-
perienced stacker. knowing how 10
ro,,,d off aud car q fodder stack ran
put away IN TINS manner any Nihq Oh
long forage-from crab grass hay to
fodder corr. or sorghum bout the
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the season. II only heedS lhaI the
forage be we'll cured In the shock BE-
fore it is stacked. If not properly
cured. it viii be liable to heat and
mold in the center.
II is a simple matter to eXtemporize
plenty Of barn ROOM for forage where
one is impressed with the value and
necessity of saving all the forage pos
sible, and this every farmer ought to
feel nowadays. ton of good forage
has a certain feed value equal to nj
teen bushels of corn.
pen made of rails can be set up
most anywhere needed and with
few rough boards for cover "A hay stack
can be quickly located wherever there
is any grass or what not TO be cut
and saved.
The future will hold it as a maxium
that Ill is the farmer with super
abundance of hay that is the prosperous
and progressive farmer With plen-
" of hay the farmer will have no
cause to fear for the welfare o his
stock. 1t is a wise farmer that saves
and puts away somehow every bundle
of hay he possible can.
COrn-Ihe day corn is sufneient-
~ cured II should be hauled up ana
put in the crib. Previously the crib or
barn should we well cleaned and freed
from rats and any insects that may
have infested il. A very large per
cent. of the corn made on Southern
farms is allowed to become the prey of
rats and weevils during the winter
and spring. Some farmers make very
little effort towards saving this loss.
While the crib or barn is empty, it
should be put in thorough repair, stop
ping all holes that give entrance to
the rats, at the same time making use
of some poison if necessary to rid
the entire premises of them.
For this purpose less dangerous
poison" than arsenic can be made use
of. which will be found in a mixture
of equal parts Of plaster of paris and
Gifted corn meal. we'll mixed together.
Set this in several vessels about the
place where only the rats can get to
it,
every farmer should keep a family
of good Cats)
AS to the weeVils: They do a great
deal of damage some years especially.
With a little care they may be check
mated and their damage made very
trihing.
If the corn cannot be put away while
the shuck is quite moist from. dew or
a light rain a watering pot should be
provided and as the corn is thrown into
the crib il should be freely sprinkted
with salty water. using enough to well
moisten the outer shuck The slight
heating that follows proves destructive
to the weeVil
If the crib or barn can be made
fairly tight. the destruction of all in
sects can be assured if after the corn
is all in a shallow pan. containing a
pint of bi-sulphide of carbon, is placed
on top Of the pile. and the place then
be closed up as tightly as possible
The vapor of the carbon being heavier
than air, penetlates the mass and de-
stroys all insects or animal life. This
exposure of carbon should be repeated
two weeks later.
The user of this carbon must avoid
inhalirlg its fumes or bringing any fire
near,it. as IL is highly indamnable and
dangerous to the lungs. With care II
can he used without any injurious CON
seuuences 10 man or beast but whom
the vapor can he retained for awhile
in a building il viii surely rid il Of
destructive vern,in
Cotton-The gathering of tho aeecv
staple should proceed with all due
diligence after the cotton has hegun 10
open freely enough To Justify II Onlv
fully opened hollis should he nicked
If has always beeu advised 70 save
seeds for the next wear from tho SEE
ond picking of cotton The intelligent
farmer. thar expects To continue Mani