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M’GANDLESS ON WHEAT
8TATR CHRMIST OIVttS ANALY¬
SES OK NINETEEN GEOR¬
GIA SAMPLE-A.
SOnE ABOVE THE STANDARD
Shown That Georgia Karmara
Can Italic a* Kim Whtat as la
Grcwa Anywhrrf.
O. B. Stevens, Commissioner:
Ukab Sib —1 have the pleasure to
present to you in the accompanying ta¬
bles, analyses of 19 samples of Georgia
cheats. This work was undertaken
lust fail at the suggestion of Mr. W. G.
Cooper of the Atlanta Journal, jrho
kindly procured the samples of wheat
for me. I think it well to bring the
matter to the attention of the readers of
your monthly talk, both for the purpose
of increasing their interest iu wheat
growing, to show them they can grow
us fine wheat in Georgia as is grown
uuywhere iu the world, and further, to
put suoh of the farmers as desire to for¬
ward samples of their best wheat to the
next state fair on notice that careful
analyses will be made of these samples
similar to those given in the table at¬
tached, showing the oomparative food
values of Georgia grown wheat. I as¬
sure you I do not think the samples the
analyses of which are given in the table
oould be called "picked” samples, as
many of them showed evidences of irn
perfeot cleaning from chaff, dirt, eta,
and yet I propose to compare them with
wheats which may fairly be assumed to
have been carefully selected. The wheat
to whioh our wheat is compared in the
accompanying tables was sent to the
World's Columbian exposition in Chi
CHEfllCAL ANALYSES OF GEORGIA WHEAT.
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J. E. P. Dyer, AdidrsvUle.. Fulcaster (weevil eaten 9.45 9.4511.50 15.48 2.13 2.08 m
T. MeGchei\ Floyd Co Fulcaster....................... 9.95 11.87 2.23 1.89 10.46
4. M. T. TaiinadgF Lewte t ijordon Co.. Fulcaster (weevil eaten)...... 9.97 11.25 2.20 74.06 75.01 20.50 7.85
Jasper, Co Blue Stem...................... 1.97 22.86 8.15
S. H. B. B. Jackson. Jackson, Bartow. Bartow, ( C Fulcaster....................... 9.03 12.68 2.11 1.45 74.71 24.66 9.58
E. H. Dunaon, LaGhrange...... White Clanasen................ U80 14.56 1.95 1.77 70.92 34.03 13.44
A. T. Dallis, LaGrange........ Georgia Blue Stem............. 10.67 12.75 S£ 1.08 78.13 23.8211.17
E H. Dun son, LaGrange...... 12.5513.87 1.92 00.64 81.10 12.59
A. T. Dallis, LaGrange........ 11.50 12.43 L&5 1.58 72.06 22.81 9.84
Geo. -----------..—, K. Robertson, Lai LaGrange. Large White.................... 11.73 U.76 1.80 1.60 71.10 28.4611.80
W. L. Young, Troup Factory Georgia Blue Stem............. 12.051X58 2.02 1.68 70.69 23.6011.08
. Veach, AdairsviUe.,...... Smooth Wheat............... 11.86 12.48 1.86 1.56 72.79*7.67 10.84
Geo. N. C. Veach, Napier, AdairsviUe..... Walker 0<s... Old Missouri Fulcaster.................. Large White......... H t S‘21
N. C. Napier, Walker Oo... E. T. Fulcaster................. 11.8814.37 1.79 1.51 70.45 315612.78
Geo. Vcaeh, AdairsviUe.. New Fulcaster.................. 11.02 12.00 1.92 1.82 78.24 22.41 8.83
Geo. Veach, AdairsviUe.. Wheat No. 1.................... 11-02.lx 18 1.81 1.84 717125.82 10.41
Geo. Veach, AdairsviUe.. No. 2 (weevil eaten)......'..... 10.9111.56 _l.fi 1.84 1.56 iSnXjfiraS 74.28 82 70 12 98
Geo Veach. AdairsviUe.. No. 3............................
inmM Georgia Wheat..........:.................................io.g7li3.86 Wheat the quality...................fix601X25 1.96 1.67 73.9099.61 10 46
Typical American of best 1.75 1.75 73.65 26.501X25
rated at............................................................................................ 109.25
T ?q i.j jy.gfr PP 1 ??exhib it gd jtt World a Fair would havg been rated at. ■ .....108.C4
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u ago for exhibition. It may fairly be
•apposed that eaoh exhibitor sent the
beat he had. The analyses of these
wheats were made by or nnder the su¬
pervision of the ohief chemist of the
United States Department of Agri¬
culture, Dr. H. W. Wiley. The meth¬
ods described by him, as nsed in his
analyses, were carefully followed in the
analyses of the Georgia wheat.
At yonr request I will give a brief ex
planailon of tbe terms nsed in the
analyses, so that they may be better un¬
derstood by those interested in the
work.
First, the samples were ground to a
flour, outer coat and all, and plaoed In
atoppered bottles. From these bottles
suitable quantities were weighed out
for analyses.
The moistnre Is the loss in weight
■offered by the sample on drying it at a
temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit,
The albuminoids, or protein, are found
by estimating the percentage of nitro¬
gen and multiplying this by 6 25. The
albuminoids are so called because they
resemble in their chemical character al¬
bumen or white of an egg. They are
also known as protein, and coustitnte a
very important element of the wheat
When assimilated by the body they
make lean meat or mosole, and nourish
Via bloqd- The albuminoids, or pro¬
tein, are the most valuable and expen¬
sive constituents of onr food.
The ether extract consists principally
of the oil or fat in the flour and is ob
tsined by repeatedly extracting the flour
with ether, whioh h*s tbs property of
dissolving oil or fat. The oil Is assimi¬
lated jay the body as fat and also pro
dpoej heat and energy In tbs body. The
oarbodydratss of wheat oonsist princi¬
pally of stareh with small quantities of
•agars and a little fiber. They are con¬
verted into sugar in tbs body and also
products hast and energy and are a
jtppros of fat They are mnoh mors
nbpndunt than protein, and conse¬
quently much cheaper. The ash is the
mineral matter of the d onr and sop
to
the body. Tka dry gluten usually beers
a pretty oonstant relation to ths per¬
centage of protein , the samples having
the highest content of dry gluten slip
show the highest percentage of protein.
The moist gluten also usually varies
with the percentage of total proteid
matter. This is an item of special in*
terest to the baker. A wheat with a
high percentage of moist gluten will
produce a flour of more value to the
baker than one with a low content.
Such flour will make bread, rising bet¬
ter, giving a larger and more porous
loaf and also retaining a larger quantity
of water than flour with a low moist
gluten. Such a flour is very valuable
to the baker. The gmtinons matter of
wheat is wbat so especially din tin
guishes it from the other cereal grains
as a bread maker. The glutincua mat¬
ter entangles in its meshes the gases
produced daring the process of fermen¬
tation or "rising,” and holds them,
making the loaf "light” aud porous.
By studying the accompanying tables
of analyses yon will see that, while
some of our Georgia wheats are deft
cient in the valuable properties enu¬
merated above, others are well up to
and above the standard set by 3 the ave
rage Of wheats exhibited at the World's
Fair in Chicago.
The states showing a higher average
in the valuable constituents of the
wheat than Georgia were Maine, Mon¬
tana, Nebraska, Wyoming, Sonth Da
kota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Kentucky. Those
lower being Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
Michigan, Oregon, Washington and
North Caroliua. Georgia, New York
and Kansas are so nearly on a parity
that a distinction can hardly be drawu.
It has been stated by an officer of the
TT United j 0 States . department . of . agnoolt*
nre that the poorest wheats were grown
in the southern states. Whilst this
statement may be true, for the locali¬
ties from which the samnle* were ob-
tained, oh which the statement was
based, it certainly is not true for snob
sections of Georgia as are represented
by the samples sent in by jfiu. It is to be
regretted that to wider area of the state
could not have been covered in the pres¬
ent investigation and that fuller in¬
formation was not famished by the
growers, as to yield per acre, natnre
and amount of fertiliser used, eta
Replying to yonr inquiry m to a rem¬
edy for weevils in wheat or corn, bi¬
sulphide of carbon is regarded with
most favor A little is ponred into
•hallow dishes and placed ou top of the
grain in the covered bins, cover with
oilcloths toretain the vapor. Keep bins
or buildings closed from 24 to 36 honra
Disinfect infested grain in »* small “ hins
before placing in large masses for , long
storage. Care shonld be exercised, as
bisnlphide of carbon is very inflamme
ble. Yonrs truly,
J. M. McOandless,
State Chemist
This investigation will be continued
when tbe next orop matures.
A GREAT CROP OF WHEAT.
Stats Agrionltural Dvpartmeat Hears
From Georgia Farmers.
From all indications Georgia will this
year make a record as a wheat growing
state, that her people will be prond of.
For several weeks past information has
been coming to the agricnlttrAl depart¬
ment from almost every seotion of the
state going to show that the people
have determined to raise more wheat
than ever, and have planted accord
ingly.
Colonel R. F. Wright of the sgrionlt
ural department, in an Interview in the
Macon Telegraph, says the whole state
is becoming stirred up on the subject of
t r ,nii grain crops, and that he attrib
utes the increasing interest in this
branch of agriculture to the oonstant
and persistent efforts to show tbs farm
ers the necessity of raising more wheat.
oats and other fall crops.
Articles urging tbs planting of more
wheat, whioh have from time to time
appeared ia publications seat oat from
the department of agriculture, have been
reprinted in many agricultural publioa-
tions aud some of these publications
have been leprinted in agricultnral
monthlies which have extensive circu¬
lations in Georgia and adjoining states
The increase in the acreage of wheat
and the fact that the farmers have se¬
lected some of their best land for wheat
and oats this year, has a significance
which is of interest at this time. It
points to the fact that as the acreage of
wheat has been increased on lands here
totore planted in oottou, the acreage of
004100 wiU ** decreased this year, ow
in * *° th ® f *°* * bat tbi8 ™«-y laud ia
growing wheat and oat crops, which m
many instances will not be gathered in
time for the same land to be used for
cotton.
Should it happen that the winter sea¬
son should kill these crops, then these
lands will no donbt be plowed np aud
put in cotton. But this is believed to
be hardly probable, as the indications
are at present and the chances are that
the state of Georgia will gather an un¬
usually large crop of wheat next spring.
SUNSET. A
*T And the* to glory , the c of f sunset * wh ? n is , ^ here; d ‘ y ,s dccUnln *
Too sad is the Ugh. the far hilltops defining
In outlines too pensively clear.
Though fair was the morning its gladness is past.
And the day's brightest beams are reserved for
tlie last.
The morn is for growth, and the noontide la
stronger —
In all that Is bravest and best.
But the hands become weary as shadows grow
longer.
And we look to the evening for rest.
And why should we sigh for the morning’s delight
\V lien ripe lor the quiet and peace of the night t
Turn not to tMPTast when the day la declining.
Nor inuse on the past with a tear.
When bright o’er tiie hilltops the red light is
shining.
And . , the-glory . , of , sunset . , is , here.
Enjoy, then,- the moment, tlx- brightest and best,
morning is dawning away in the west,
“*“ sr U ' Whee,t ‘ r in Uoalo “ Tr “ nscript -
WASHINGTON AND BURR.
Aliened Cause of the Break Between
the Two Great Men.
An old lawyer, speaking of dramatic
incidents in court, said: ’Mere Clemens,
a once famous United States senator
from Alabama, told of a trial In which
Burr appeared for the defense of a
man charged with murder. My reeol
lection is that the trial was in the
southwest.
“When Burr addressed the Jury, it
was night. The guilty man was iu the
room. He had been the principal wit¬
ness for the prosecutlou. but Burr bad
learned that this witness was the as¬
sassin, and in closing bis address for
his client he picked up two lighted
candles from the table, and, holding
them in the face of the witness refer
red to. he exclaimed: ’Gentlemen of
the jury, there is nature’s verdict. Now
write yours. At that moment the wit
ness fled from the * room. After Clem
ens told , this , story , he wrote a his- ,,
,oriel novel railedThe Rival*;or. Tbe
Times of HamlltoD nud Burr.' In that
book he wove the incident Into one »f
the chapters. The hook Is out of pf -t
and has been for many years. But it
had a great sale, particularly in tbe
south, before the civil war, for Clem¬
ens was a typical southern orator and
a man of wonderful personal uiag
netism. The object of the novel was
to make Burr a hero and to besmirch
Hamilton’s character,
“In one chapter where Burr was high
In the esteem of Washington the latter
is represented as reading a letter from
Hamilton In which Hamilton detailed
some scandalous gossip about Burr.
Burr was standing behind Washington
during tbs reading of the letter. Wash
lngton.Jneensed at the contents of the
letter, turned quickly and saw Burr, to
whom he said. ‘Flow dare you read my
letter over my shoulder?’ Burr, as
Clemens represents, stung to the quick,
drew hlmself U P ftnd **P lled with all
the hauteur of bis nature. ‘When your
^jesty addresses such an inquiry to
me in the manner you have, the oD’y
j^pjy decency can prompt is, Aaron
Burr dares to do anything.’ This. Cle.n
ens avers, was the cause of the break
between Washington and Burr."—-New
York Sun.
Ballast For' Ship*.
To solve the question of ballast many
expedients suits are resorted to. and the re
obtained often are singular. The
most popular ballast Is stone or rock,
and every shipmaster who bails fromi
the port of New York knows, or is sup
posed to know at least, the relative
value of certain grades of rocks at
various ports besides the metropolis.
He can dispose of a cargo of stoue to
contractors here which will more than
reimburse him for the expense of load¬
ing and unloading, and if the shipmas
ter ,s a,ert ,ie will arrange for such
disposal many mouths before his re
turn from some out of the way corner
of the tvorld.
Every time a sailing vessel returns
from a foreign port she usually is vis
jted by contractors or their agents.
who make competitive bids for her
ballast cargo of stone, if she carries
one. This stoue is used mostly for
macadamizing and paving streets. Fre
<l uent, Y material is brought over which
,8 KOod enough for building purposes.
KeW r York Pre8S -
In Finland and Lapland amber oil Is
^j| eve( j to be a certain cure for rheu
matlsm, neuralgia and similar troubles.
A color expert declares that a pure
white flower does not exist
GUANO FOR SALE.
THE OLD RELIABLE BRANDS MANUFACTURED BY
THE PATAPSCO GUANO COMPANY—
Patapsco High Grade,
Ammoniated Dissolved Bone,
Maryland A. D. Bone,
High Grade Acid Phosphate (4Perct Potash)
These goods have been sold in Bulloch County for the
last -28 years, and have always given entire satisfaction.
They are made of the very best material, and are the
cheapest goods on the market considering their quality.
Will produce more corn and cotton per acre than any
other goods, which can be pro yen if given CP proper
test. Parties will do well to see in \j. J
Can deliver at any points on Foy’s Road, Dover &
Statesboro Road, Savannah & Statesboro, at Statesboro,
and at Blitch, Ga. Thanking the people for their kind
patronage, I am very respectfully,
W. H BLITCH, Blitch, Ga.
STEVENS' NEW YEAR TALK.
Fanners Should Hold the Advantage
Ttli jr Have Gained.
Agricultural Department,
Atlanta, Jan. 1 , 1H0O.
The year 1899, with all our mistakes,
trembles, sorrows, pleasures and joys, is
behind ns and we are met with the new
year 1900 with all its responsibilities.
Let ns face it like brave, determined
meu to improve over oar past fanlts and
mistakes. Let us start out to better
mankind; improve ourselves morally,
socially and financially; build up our
country, our towns, our counties, our
state ou these lines—build up our
churches, our schools, our lands; speak
cheerfully to eaoh other; enoonrage oar
neighbors; meet them cheerfnily, and,
with a kind word, let us be hopeful
We have much to be thankful for.
Our condition is mnoh better than Jan.
1, 1899. Georgia is a great stats and
Georgians are great agricultural people.
Our lauds are not rich, bat free produo
tive, easily cultivated, varied' soil; the
best allround olimate in the world. We
can produce everything we need at
home, and Georgia, as well as many
of the Cotton states, showed her good,
, hard . sense . last year , by planting . largely
»'««<» . . <""»*<> lho r«.»U
B ' a 6tata, vssttrgm has today plenty
°* 8 rain a “d forage inside of her bor-
4.*. .0 f,M»l her pmtplsand make a orop.
Georgia reduced her fertiliser bills
20 per cent; her acreage in oottou Id
per cent, and with poor seasons in many
sections the crop of cotton in Georgia
has been largely reduced and the price
largely increased. The crop of 1899
was the cheapest made iu mauy years.
Oorn, hay, meat, males, and clothing
was very low. Labor was not high,
and on account of seasons no extra la¬
bor was required to make the orop. The
fall was dry and favorable for gather¬
ing, therefore the crop was brought in
market iu fine condition and at low
and brought fair prices, so that oar peo¬
ple have been benefited.
Ba' conditions have changed. Mules,
fertilizers and labor are 25 per cent
higher; meat is 15 per cent higher; corn
and forage 10 per cent higher; plow
tools and farm machinery 50 per cent
higer; cotton goods 40 per cent higher,
so this crop will be a costly one com¬
pared to 1899.
I would respectfully urge, yea, beg of
if need be, this new year dag to
hold the advantage which yon have
gained. Plan now to pnt in spring oats.
P* ant * ar 8 ol 7 of coru and ad forage
.
crops, so as to fill your barns; raise oat
tie and hags, in fao*, all yon can oon
sums at home; let your fertiiiaer bills
be small and plant only your surplus
i an di i n cotton. Rsmeinber that an
8 . 000,000 bale orop will bring you more
money than a 12 , 000,000 bale crop. If
the orop is small, say 8 , 000,000 bales,
yon may expeot not less than 9 cents
pound; if 11 000 , 000 , you may ex
pect 4% cents per pound. Choose you
this day which you prefer.
The south has made great progress in
her railroads; her cities and towns have
grown; her agricultural interest has
been greatly improved; improved meth¬
ods have been adopted; two blades of
grass are now grown where only one was
grown a few years ago. Onr mannfao
turing interest has made great and ao
tive progress; large sums of money have
been invested in ootton factories and
made good profit; ton years ago we bai
about 650,000 spindles, today we have
about 5.000,000. The sonth is in better
condition and mors prosperous today
than ever in her history.
O. B. Stevens,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
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Shoe and Harness
Repairing.
I am prepared to do first
class Shoe and Harness
Repairing at reasonable
rates and on short notica
Breeching straps, tie reins
and other parts of harness
kept on hand for sale.
Respectfully,
T. J. P»o«.
Church Directory.
M. E. CHURCH, 80UTH.
Rev. W. J. Flanders, Pastor.
Preaching each Sunday at 11 a m and 7;80 p in.
Class meeting each Sunday at 10 a m.
Sunday school each Sunday at 8 p m.
Prayer meeting each Wednesday at 7:30 p m.
STATESBORO BAPTIST CHURCH.
Preaching if m the 2nd and 4th Sundays m each
month at a m and 7:30 p m.
at Prayer 7:80 o’clock. and Praise service every Thursday evening
Sunday school every Sunday at 10 a m. W. C.
Parker, Supt.
Baptist Young o’clock. People’s Union every Sunday after¬
noon at 3 B. J. H. DeLoach, President.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH.
Eld. M. Y. Stubbs, Pastor.
Preaching every 2nd Sunday and Saturday in
each month at 10 a m.
County Directory.
Sheriff- John H. Donaldson, Statesboro, Areola, Ga.
Tax Collector—?, R. McElveen, Ga.
Tax Receiver-A. J. Her. HarviUe, Ga.
Treasurer—Allen Lee, Areola, Cm.
County Surveyor H. J. Proctor, Jr„ Proctor, Ga.
Superior Court— 4th Mondays SandemvlUe. in April and Octo¬
ber; B. D. Evans, Judge, Ga; B. T.
Rawlings. Solicitor General. BanderavlUe, Ga.; 8. CL
Clerk, Statesboro. Ga.
County Court— Monthly sessions on Wednesdays
first Mondays in each month. Qarterly sessions
after first Month In eaoh three months
in January. J. F. Brannen, Judge;
H. Donaldson, Bailiff, Statesboro, Ga.
Ordinary’s Court— 1st Mondays in each month,
s. Martin, Ordinary, Statesboro, Ga.
JUSTICE COURTS
44th District—Shep Rushing, J, P„ Green, Ga.
R. R. McCorkle, N. P., Green, Ga. Court day, first
8a DtotrtetHjfR^Trapnell,
m J. P., Metter, Ga.
J. Everitt, N. P, Excelsior, Ga. Second Saturday.
46th District— It, F. Stringer, J. P„ Echo, Ga.
R. G. Lanier, N. P„ Endicott, Ga. Second Friday.
47th District—U. M. Davis, J. P., Ivanhoe. Ga
P. H. Brannen, N. P. and J. P., Iric, Ga. Fourt
Friday
48th District—A. W. Stewart, J. P., Mil! Ray.Ga.
C. Davis, J. P., Zoar, Ga. Second Saturday.
1320th District—T. C. Pennington, J. P.. Portal
Ga. E. W. Cowart, Portal, Ga, First Friday.
1340th District—J. C. Denmark, N. P. and J. P ,
Ena!, Ga. Fourth Saturday.
1523rd District-Z. A. Rawls, J. P., Rufus. Ga.
W. Parrish, N. P„ Nellwood, Ga. Friday before
second Saturday.
1547th District—W. J. Richardson, J. P. and N. P..
Harville, Ga. Third Friday.
1209th District—J. W. Rountree, J. P., Statesboro,
Ga. J. B. Lee, J. P. and N. P., Statesboro, Ga.
Second Monday.
I5?£th District-W, P. Donaldson, N. P., Blitch.
M. E. Cannon, J, P„ Blitch. Thursday after third
Sunday.
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