Newspaper Page Text
6
NEWS OF 3 STATES.
HAPPENINGS IN GEORGIA, FLORIDA
AND SOLTH CAROLINA.
Hon. J. Pope Brown will deliver the lit
erary address, Monday, June 10, at the
Dommenceroeni of the Lumber City Public
School.
TO CKLEBRiTE THE FOl RTH.
Vjuitman is preparing for a big Fourth
of July celebration. Committees are col
lecting funds to provide entertainment for
the crowds. Excursions wi 1 be run from
Thoifiasville, Way cross, Bainbridge. nnd
other points. Hon. Fleming G. dußignon
wnli be invited to make the address of the
day. A barbecue dinner for the crowd
wiii be one of the features.
LIC AS NOT % GEORGIA MAN.
Capt. A. F. Lucas, the Texas oil mil
lionaire, ha? put a quietus on the many
wild rumor? to the effect tha*t he wa?
once a railroad conductor in Georgia, and
that he left n wife benind him when he
left this state. In a recent interview he
stales that he is an Austrian by birth,
and a mining engineer by profession. He
has been engaged in mining for the last
ten years in Louisiana, Texas and other
Southern states. His wife was a Miss
Carrie Fitzgerald, whom he married in
Washington in 1887. She was with him in
Beaumont during his entire work at that
place, and remained until things reached
fever heat, when she left for Dahlonesa.
Ga., where she is now visiting relatives.
They have one son, 12 years old.
NORTH GEORGI A Gil AIM ATES.
Dahlonega, Ga., June 2.—The Graded
School held its closing exercises Friday
afternoon The exercises consisted of rec
itations, de. lam itions, original composi
tions and biographical sketches by stu
dents selected from the various grades.
Col. \V. P. Price, Mayor of the city,
gave one of his characteristic talks to the
children and then the medals, prizes and
honorable nv ntions wore announced.
The “Sigma Xu” and “Pi Kappa Alpha”
fraternities banquetted in the evening, the
former et Halls Villa and the latter at
■the residence of the Hon. Carter Thomp
son.
The commencement exercises of the N.
G. A. College began to-day.
The electric railway from Gainesville to
Dahlonega will be completed within the
next few months.
A CARPENTER POIVI) DEAD.
Macon Telegraph: YV. E. Daniel, a car
penter 50 years old, wos found dead by
the side of the Georgia Southern and
Florida Railroad tracks Friday morning.
The coroner's Jury, after investigation, de
clared the death to have been the result
of a murderous wound inflicted by some
unknown person. In Daniel’s pockets
were found a whisky flask nnd box of gum
opium. The greater part of the whisky
was gone. He had a small quantity of
meal and a piece of bacon in his jxxkets.
together with some fishing hooks and
lines. He had purchased these things at
o store not far away early the night be
fore. and announced that he was going
fishing. He and a negro left the store to
gether. The negro returned to the store
soon afterward and said he decided not
to go fishing because he had a sick child
et his home.
A LIVEDV RACE IFOIi TIAIHER.
Baxley Banner: A. R. Fulghum and
Frank R. Monn, prominent men of Pu
laski and Telfair counties, respectively,
engaged In a lively tilt last week for the
possession of a raft of timber that was
peacefully gilding down the muddy wa
ters of the Altamaha in charge of two
raft hands. The timber was cut above
Lumber Pity by two negroes, who drew
supplies from Fulghum; they owed Mann
money and he attached the raft at Lum
ber City, gave bond for it to the Justice
and eonstalde and started it to Darien
to sell It. Fulghum came here, took out
a warrant for Mann end the timber and
went to the river with Sheriff Crapps af
ter his adversary. Mann got here on the
same train, got a fast team and went to
Plney Bluff with all haste, nnd was about
to sell to Melton & Sons when hailed by
the officer. The raft came down and was
tied up. and Mr. Mann was brought here.
On account of lack of witnesses, the pre
liminary trial was postponed until Mon
day night by Bsqulre Wallace W. Graham.
BRINGING FI All II TO TOWN.
Barnesville News: The News' represen
tative has been observing for the past
few days a number of farm wagons com
ing to town loaded with flour made on
farms in this section. This flour saa
ground at a roller mill near Barnesville,
neatly packed in sacks, and ready for
market. Barnesville merchants purchase*!
thin flour ond were glad of the opportun
ity to get pure flour manufactured at
liome. The consumer who wants the pure
article will buy this flour from his grocer
In preference to any other, and would not
Object to paying a better price for It.
Tills Is getting on the right line, and It
Is a healthy sign to see farm wagons
hauling flour to market Instead of haul
ing It oway. The farmers of this state
can not only raise their own simply of
wheat but can supply the local market,
end when they do this there will be good
times In old Georgia. This year there will
possibly be harvested in the state the
largest wheat crop ever known in its his
tory. The farmers are now in position to
double tihe yield another year, and the
tendency i in that direction.
EDITORIAL. COMIIEVT.
The Marietta Journal explains that one
reason why boys quit the farm Is because
Johnny’s calf too frequently grows up to
be father's cow.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: The “strenu
ousness'’ In South Carolina at present Is
enough to cause oven Vice President
Roosevelt to pause and wonder.
Thomasvllle Tlmes-Enterprlse: Wonder
how far Savannah is from hell now since
6am Jones has departed? Has she broken
the half-mile limit?
Albany lieiald: The Supreme Court de
cisions of the insular cases make a regular
legal succotash.
Dublin Courier-Dispatch: Mayor Myers
of Savannah and ex-Mayor Woodward of
Atlanta can shake hands on one thing—
they have been up against the “real
thing" In the ministerial class.
floridaT
The trial of 6tm P. Lewis, charged with
the murder of J. 8. M. Dodge, near Dut
ton, last July, resulted in a mistrial at
Gainesville lasi week, after the Jury had
been out seventeen hours. Emory Jones,
cjiarged with the murder of B. K.
Branch, was convicted of manslaughter.
A GIFT OP IKVVIMi MACHINES.
The White Sewing Machine Company of
Cleveland, 0.. has shipped to Mayor Bow
dtir of Jacksonvilies 125 new machines, to
be distributed to the best advantage In
that clly. The majority of the destitute
seamstresses of the city have already
been provided with machines, but the
Mayor will endeavor to place the new
supply with needy and deserving women.
SNAKF.ft. ’OATOIt* AM) FISII.
Kissimmee Valley Gazette: Jack Han
cock and hi* son, Will, have returned
from a trip down among the lakes In
search of material for hie tannery. They
wero away Just two weeks and went up
Codfish creek Into Lake Pierre. Here is the
Jlat of their spoils; Forty liva alligator*;
130 ’gator hides; seventy-eight snakeskins.
Most of the snakes were moccasins and
were killed in the canals, which are fav
orite breeding places for snakes. The ga
tors ranged from ten feet down to little
follows. They saw lots of young ducks
and* young turkey along the creeks. Going
up Catfish creek the noise of the l>oat
rubbing through the lily pads scared the
fish, which jumped in all directions. Six
beautiful black bass fell into the boat and
from there into the frying pan for sup
per.
A M VSTER 101 S Ml RDER.
One of the most dastardly murder? ever
committed took place at Pensacola about
midnight Wednesday, when unknown par
ties shot end mortally wounded Bernhardt
Rasmundsen. while he was walking along
Muscogee wharf, with his wife at his side.
Rasmundsen was a steward of the Nor
wegian steamship and was a
quiet and unassuming man. He had had no
quarrel or disagreement of any kind wi h
any one, and the murder is one full of
mystery. The couple had lost their way
in the mesh of railroad tracks on the
wharf and had just been put straight by
a policeman, when they noticed two men
approaching them from behind. The men
wore masks and robbery was suspected.
They passed Rasmundsen and his wife
rapidly, when one suddenly turned and
fired a shot, inflicting a mortal wound on
the steward. The identity of the assas
sins has not been discovered, but it is
believed that a mistake was made, and
Rasmundsen was killed for someone else.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Verner Holloway, a 14-year-old negro
boy, was tried and convicted of arson
with recommendation to mercy in the
Criminal Court at Greenville Thursday.
He was sentenced to serve fifteen years
in the stale penitentiary. Holloway at
tempted to burn the Greenville College
for Women and Mrs. Bunion's boarding
house on the night of March 11.
LIKE \ PA Ili OF* SCHOOLBOYS.
Florence Times: In our very humble
opinion the two senators of South Caro
lina have behaved like scihool boys. They
have both lost sight of their public du
ties. so far as we can see, and given
themselves and the state over to a con
test for personal spite between them
selves. The Governor ought not to ac
cept the resignation of either.
DR. Ml HI KE RESIGNS,
Dr. E. H. Murfee has resigned his po
sition as president of the Greenville Fe
male College, the resignation to take ef
fect a't the close of the college in June.
The people of Greenville and especially
those directly interested in the college
deeply regret this action on the part of
Dr. Murfee, who has made a most suc
cessful and popular president. The rea
sons that have causfd the resignation
have not been announced to the public.
BLIND TIGERS AND INSANITY.
A Charleston special says: There are
more people in Charleston suffering from
Insanity than In any other city in the
state of South Carolina. Insanity i? on
the increase and the city hospital is so
crowded with imbeciles that many in
sane patients are turned away. The mat
ter l*s serious, for the authorities cannot
place insane paitients in the state insane
asylum, owing to the crowded condition
of that institution. Many applicants have
been refused and ore being cared fqr by
relatives. Physicians here state that the
insanity is due to tihe blind tigers, which
sell Illicit w hisky, doctored or adulterated.
The state authorties are much exercised
over the matter and persistent efforts
will be made to breok up the illicit sale
of whisky, which will be a difficult mat
ter, for more than one hundred are oper
ated In Charleston. The records of the
probate court show' that during the past
five months more insane people have been
sent to t*he asylum than ever before in
the same length of time.
THE IMM GLA S INSTITUTE.
Town Will Issue tt.I.IMHI Honda for
New UnlldlngK.
Douglas, Ga., June 2.—The commenf
ment exercises of the Southern Normal
Institute In this city closed Friday night,
with orations, Interspersed with music,
and the delivering of diplomas to the
graduates, as follows:
Graduates in Pedagogy—Miss Lillie
Meeks of McDonald, Ga.; J. N. McDon
ald of Pend* rgast, Ga.; W. Lyman Brett
of Fitzgerald, Ga.; Miss Mattie Lott of
Sheppard, Go.; Phillip Newbern of Brox
ton, Ga.
Graduates in the Commercial Class—
Wesley Roberts of Sessomes, Ga.; E. L.
Tanner of Fales, Ga.
Graduates In Scientific Class—Miss
Eva Poole of Savannah, Ga.;
Frank Douglas of Palatka, Fla.;
Miss Abbie Meeks, of Nichols, Ga., Miss
Lucille Briggs of Douglas, Ga.
The Institute's progress has been very
gratifying to the faculty and patrons as
well. In order to meet the increasing de
mand for more room, in which to accom
modate the Increased |>atronage for the
next term, the city of Douglas will at
cnce Issue bonds to the amount of $5,000
to build an annex to the already large
brick building. The principal and teachers
will now visit tihelr homes to enjoy their
well earned vacations.
Dunwnudy to Act ns Chief.
Washington, June 2.—C01. H. H. C.
Dunwoody of the Signal Corps, recently
relieved from duty ns chief signal officer
at Havana, has arrived In this city and
will act ns chief signal officer of the army
during the absence of Gen. Grcely in the
Philippines.
Mrnniliuat Company Incorpnrnteil.
Tallahassee, Fla., June 2.—The Mana
tee River Steamboat Company of Brald
entown, with a capital of $16,000, to own
and operate steamlroats on the rivers
and Gulf coast of Florida, has been in
corporated.
Porto ItlrniiM lionnd for Hawaii.
Los Angeles, Cal., June 2.—Eight hun
dred Porto Ricans embarked on the
steamer Colon at Los Angeles yesterday.
They are destined to work on the
sugar plantations of Hawaii,
CTDJ7F PLAIN FACTS.
r IXIC for men
My newest book, "Manliness, Vigor and
Health." should be in the hands of e\ery
man, young und old. In the United States
J.Newton Hathaway.*. D ,j> * *a ses.
BLADDER COMPLAINTS, etc., and la
full of plain solid facte that every man
should know Do not give up all hops
and think yourself Incurable because you
have tried other treatments In vain. Send
for my book and read It csrefully; n will
give you a clear understanding of your
condition nnd show you a way to a per
fect cure nn,l full restoration to health
and happiness This hook, with complete
symptom blanks, will be sent, fres, In
plain, sealed envelope to any address.
J. NEWTON HATHAWAT, M D
35A Bryan street, Savannah, Ga.
Offer Hours—• a. m to U m., 1 to (,
1 to p. m. Sundays, 10 a. to. to 1 p. m.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1901.
THE FARM AND THE GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO 1101 SE
4VIFK AND AGRICI LTLR ALIST.
Angora Gnat. In the South—Thf Cot
ton Roll AYrrvll—Aiiplrlair Plant
Food Profitably—Rape for Swine.
Conserving Moisture Foiuk,
Fropu for Plan —The Original Call
ing—Lire on Hen*.
Several weeks ago a correspondent In
Southern Georgia submitted some ques
tions to us relative to Angora goats. Not
having any practical knowledge of the
matter we submitted the question to Mr.
tV. G. Hughes of Hastings, Tex., who is a
large breeder of goats, who has answered
them as follow^:
First. Angora goats thrive excellently
in Southern Georgia, so far as latitude
and climatic conditions are concerned.
Second. They will do best where there
is an abundance of underbrush, and these
remarks apply to other varieties of goats.
Third. Mature Angoras, except where
special }’ fed, average in weight from
about 75 to 90 pounds, though fat wethers
will often go over 100 pounds.
Fourth. Maltese goats generally aver
age less than Angoras.
Fifth. The so-called Maltese are of
various colors.
Sixth. The flesh of Angoras, now known
as Angoria venison, is scarcely distin
guishable from mutton. The flesh of the
Maltese is usually of a darker color and
more gamey in flavor.
Seventh. The fleece of what is known
as Maltese is often of somewhat long,
shaggy character, but is not salable. 1
do not know that any have been bred in
America long enough to have developed
their milking qualities to full capacity, so
that the milk yield varies very much in
all herds.
Eighth. Some can be found that will,
with proper feed, give a quart per day,
but unless milked regularly, nature regu
lates the quantity to what the kid will
consume. It would probably pay to de
velop a herd of good milch goats, but it
would take several generations of careful
selection and mating to accomplish any
uniform success in milking capacity. I
have known of 20 to 30 cents per quart
being paid for goats' milk for invalids.
It would probably command a good price
if it could be prepared for sale in a con
densed form, twKJause for ease with which
it can be digested, together with strength
ening and tissue-building qualities, it Is
probably unequalled in the realm of lac
teals.
Ninth. There are breeders in the South
who can furnish goats of all kinds, though
I know of none for sale in Georgia.
Latest From the Cotton Roll Wees'll.
"It is reported that the boll weevils are
migrating from the cotton fields of Wash
ington. Fayette, Grimes and other coun
ties in that belt, and going northward.
Some farmers say but few are left be
hind, but others declare that there are
enough remaining to easily multiply to de
structive numbers. It now behooves cot
ton planters farther north to look out
for the pest. It is said that they mi
grated similarly from the counties far
ther sooth last year and from counties
still farther south the year before. If this
is a settled habit of the intruder it indi
cates that they will, before they quit
oover the entire state, and that in a short
time the cotton planters of North Texas
will form a disagreeable acquaintance
with this unwelcome itinerant."
The above from the latest issue of the
Texas Farm and Ranch shows that this
terrible insect foe of cotton Is still march
ing on. The farmers of Texas may well
be exercised over the possible epread of
this Insect through their fields. It is not
the boll worm, but the boll weevil that
is to be dreaded now.
Applying, Plant Food Propltnbly.
Taking every item on the farm, there
Is probably none In which the maxim
"Knowledge is Power" manifests Itself so
much as In the use of fertilizers, says the
Farmers' Review. There is really noth
ing complicated about the principles of
feeding plants, and It Is due almost en
tirely to Ignorance that so many mistakes
and failures occur. A soil may be al
most destitute of plant food, and still fall
to respond to applications, simply be
cause of lack of Judgment or Ignorance
in using them. It must be understood,
at the outset, that plants cton only take
up their nourishment in a liquid form,
therefore, before fertilizers can be of
one particle of benefit to the growing crop,
they must be changed from the solid to
the liquid form. Every opportunity should
be given to facilitate this Change. If the
soil contains plenty of moisture at the
time of planting, the fertilizer will, of
course, dissolve rapidly and be ready for
the tiny plants Just at the time they need
some nourishment to give them a strong,
healthy start. On the other hand. If the
soil Is dry al seeding time, the fertilizers
will not pass Into liquid condition, and
the crop Is deprived of the food it needs,
and this is a drawback not usually over
come during the entire season, and results
usually In much reduced yields. Again,
there Is even a possibility of injufy en
suing In a dry season when fertilizers are
applied at seeding time. The plants Just
as they are sprouting are tender, nnd
may be Injured by coming In contact with
crude fertilizers. The remedy for all this,
then. Is to apply the fertilizers before
planting time, In order to give opportunity
for them to become dissolved and spread
through the soil. There are some fertiliz
ers. though, that are so soluble that they
cannot be applied before planting time,
otherwise they would leach out of the soil
and be lost to the crop. A few words,
then, about the distinctions of the differ
ent classes may enable farmers to follow
these suggestions without danger of loss
The three plant foods Which have to be
supplied ore phosphoric acid, potash and
nitrogen. Phosphoric acid can be used In
the form of acid phosphate, dissolved
bone, ground bone, and bone black. These
materials can all be used several weeks
before plunttng time, and worked into the
soil. It Is beat to woik them In, as there
may be lqes from surface washings, and
again, by forking them In they are with
in easy reach of the plant roots. The
forms of potash are, muriate of potash,
sulphate of potash, sulphate of potash
magnesia and kulnft. These products also
give better results when used In the same
way as the phosphoric acid. In tact au
thorities recommend that the potash and
phosphoric weld should be applied to
gether several weeks before the seeds are
planted. There Is little danger of these
mineral fertilizers washing out of the
soil, since they form new compounds In
the soil and remain there until taken up
by the crops. With nitrogen, though, spe
cial care has lo be given. Take nitrate of
soda, which Is the most soluble and
quickest acting form of nitrogen and
therefore best suited for practical use. It
should only he applied at a time when
the plant Is in need of nitrogen. The ef
fect of nitrogen Is to sllmulnte growth
end hasten plants to early maturity. It
is to be seen, therefore, that nitrate of
soda possesses special advantages for
trunk growers and others who wish to get
their crops on the market enrly In the
seaeon so as to secure the highest prices,
which usually prevail Chen.
Humming the whole matter up, It Is
simply this, ttiat potash and phosphorlc
acid should be applied before planting
time snd worked Into the soil, end the
nitrate of sods used as a top-dressing af
terwards. The plan of mixing tha mater
isle with seversl times thslr bulk of dry
earth before applying Is followed The
earth adds nothing of value to ths ma
terials, but la crease* the bulk and eoa
Prizes
Ca.tcß
// rnan V women.
0 What do prizes
\ amount to ? Not
worth consid-
Cannot
l f JKt j 7/ pay you for
VVhVv/S'// P oorer work,
ogreater ex-
T 8 pense and
| 1 Tv Ng ar risktoclothes,
i r which you get with
1 an inferior wash
-1 ing powder. Any woman who
I uses PEARLINE has a prize,
I and will save enough to buy
I more and better knick-knacks.
I Pea.rlirveSa.ves 6 ”
hies one to secure a more uniform distri
bution of tlie plant food over a large
area.
Rape for Swine.
Well, what about green feed for the
hogs this year? We have said a good deal
of late about clover pasture for s\Bine and
hope that many readers of the Farmers’
Review are going to see to it that their
pigs have a pasture to run on this year
and so Insure health, muscle, strong con
stitutions and nature's antitoxin against
cholera. But clover need not be wholly
depended upon, and there are times when
it cannot be provided or when it is mixed
with the timothy that is to be cut for
hay, end so will not be available until
long after having time. This being the
case, would it not be well to try a patch
of rape this year? Assuredly, it would
and those who have tried this plant and
fed hogs upon it have found that it is n
wonderfully profitable investment. For
instance, take the results at the Wiscon
sin Agricultural Experiment Station,
where Prof. Craig some years ago con
ducted two trials with rape as a food for
swine, in preparation for the ttnal fatten
ing process. Ttie results are given In
Prof. Henry's grand book on "Feeds an
Feeding," which should be in the hands
of every reader of this paper. In the first
trial there were twenty, grade Poland-
Chlna pigs; In the second, thirty-eight
grade Chester Whites. In each case the
pigs were divided into two even lots, the
first having the run of a rape field, with
grain additional, and the second, confined
to a pen; receiving grain only. The first
trial lasted seventy-six days and the sec
ond forty-two days, during which time
the amounts of feed consumed was care
fully recorded.
Summarizing the two trials and calling
the grains equal, it was found that .92
acres of rape saved 2,392 pounds of grain.
This showed that one acre of rape was
equal to 2.392 pounds of grain in pig feed
ing. The additional feed used was two
parts eornmeal and one part of middlings.
Prof. Henry remarks regarding this find
ing: "Since rape can be used as a catch
crop, and costs but two or three dollars
an acre for seed and planting and noth
ing for harvesting, the value of 'the crop
in swine feeding is apparent.” It will
be seen from this that it would pay our
readers to pul in an acre or two of rape
this season as a catch crop. The bulletin
article referred to does not state what va
riety of rape was used, but we presume
that it was Dwarf Essex, the plant of
which, according to climate, reach matur
ity in from eight to ten weeks, but which
may be pastured as soon as fully estab
lished in the ground. To obtain a heavy
yield the seed should be sown in drills
28 to 30 inches apart and two pounds of
seeds per acre should be used. When
sown in drills the crop has to be weeded
and cultivated, which is work that many
farmers are loath to undertake. For this
reason many prefer to sow the seed
broadcast at the rate of three to five
pounds per aCre. Hogs do not take to the
plant at first, but if the other food be
reduced so that the pigs become hungry
they will soon learn to eat and apparently
relish the food. In the same connection
it may be said that rape is excellent feed
for sheep and cattle, so that It will be
fount! profitable for those animals also.
From wliat has been said we think it
will become apparent that where clover
cannot be provided, it will pay to seed
to rape and there is no reason that both
crops should not be provided for swine
on every farm. We shall bo very glad to
hear from any of our readers who have
had experience with rape as a green food
for swine.
Angora Gouts.
Angora goats are valuable mainly for
three purposes—for clearing brush land,
for venison and mohair. lit Is said that
goat meat is often sold In many of the
packing houses as mutton ond consumers
cannot tell the difference, and It is claim
ed by many enthusiasts that the meat is
much finer than mutton.
"Angora venison will, in the near fu
ture, be one cf the leading meats on the
market," declared one of the buyers re
cently.
The value of the mohair or wool of the
Angora as a commercial product, is be
coming more and more Important. Here
tofore, most of the mohair used in this
country was imported from Africa, where
tile Angora industry thrives. But the tine,
long staple variety of the Southwest is
now being used In the dress goods mills
of the East and the Importation has al
most ceased. "The manufactories will
henceforth look to the great Southwest,
with Kansas City as a center, for their
supply of mohair. The future of the An
gora industry In that section is assured,"
wrote an Eastern cloak manufacturer a
few days ago.
But, after all, the most Important value
of the Angora is as a brush cleaner, and
most of the purchasers supplied them
selves with flo.ks for that purpose. "I
have a patch of brush land,” said John
Coghill, "that ts of no value In its present
condition. These goats will soon convert
It Into an open blue grass pasture."
Dr. J. J. R. Stanley of Plattsvllle said:
"A few years ago I turned a flock of An
goras Into 640 acres of brush land that
was not worth a penny to me. In two
years’ time 1 had 640 acres of the finest
bluegrass you ever saw, worth more per
acre thnn any land I had, and It did not
cost a cent to keep the goats. I claim to
have discovered the genius of this animal
lo kill out everything except what you
want to grow, They nibble brush thK'kets
out by the roots. Is It not true, however,
that the Angora needs no care and will
Just pick the dollars off the bushes and
put them In the bank, as some say? You
have to give them plenty of coarse foed,
weeds and brush to eat, and keep good
fences around them.”
The goat breeders believe that there Is
more money in goat* than In sheep, that
the meat of the goat I* equally as good
as that of the sheep and the capacity for
breeding greater. The wool Is claimed to
be as valuable, and the goat is a more
useful animal in other ways.
Forum- Crops tor Pigs.
Farmers’ Bulletin 124 says: In many
regions of the South and West success
ful pig raising depends in large meas
ure upon satisfactory forage crops. When
a crop can be grown chenply, gives a
fair yield, produces satisfactory gains In
weight and flash of good flavor. Its great
value I* evident Some of the forage crop*
commonly grown for this punpore have
the adltlonal advantage that pigs can
be turned on them, and thus the cost of
harvesting and handling avoided. The
value of different foiage crops for pigs
has been studied by several of the sta
tions. Some recent work of this sort was
done at the Bout!) Carolina and Okla
homa stations. At the South Carolina
Station four lots of pigs were used in the
lest. One was fed Spanish peanuts, one
sweat potatoes and one cow peas, while
the remaining lot, which served as a stan
dard for companion, was fed corn. On
land of the same character as that which
yielded fifteen bushels of corn per acre
the yield of Spanish peanuts was 90
bushe.s, cow peas 10 and sweet potatoes
200. With the exception of the cow peas,
the cost of producing the crops would
be practically the same, provided they
were harvested by the pigs. The amount
of the different feeding stuffs required
to produce a pound of pork was: Corn,
6.02 pounds; Spanish peanuts, 4.43 pounds;
sweet potatoes. 32.47 pounds; and cow
peas, 4,91 pounds. Taking account of the
gains made and the yield of different
crops, and rating pork at 5 cents per
pound, the corn was calculated to be
worth $8.97 per acre, Spanish peanuts
$24.37 per acre, sweet .potatoes $18.47, and
cow peas $6.12. The pigs used in this test,
which covered 33 days, weighed from 117
to 200 pounds when the trial began. They
were regarded as too large for the best
results.
The hams from the pigs fed the various
crops were cured in the same way. The
shrinkage did not vary greatly, ranging
from 22 to 27 per cent. The lean meat in
the hams from the pigs fed Spanish pea
nuts exclusively was coarse and stringy.
The hams were tained somewhat, though
treated like the others in every particu
lar. The lard in these pigs had a lower
melting point than that from those fed
the other crops.
Contiervlng Moisture.
The farmer used to cultivate his crops
mainly to destroy the weeds, but those
who are careful readers and observers
know that proper tillage is a great con
server of moisture. There are facts con
nected with this particular phase of farm
ing that every farmer should test for
himself. If the principles underlying this
great agricultural fact were better under
stood, much could be done to avert the
disastrous results of drouths.
The large part of the moisture used by
the growing crops comes from the water
that is stored down deep in the soil and
in the subsoil. Though the roots of plants
penetrate deep into the soil, yet nature
has provided a means by which they may
get water from a greater depth than that
reached by their roots; this force is
known as capillary attraction, and it
gradually brings the moisture to the sur
face. The word means hair-like. When
the ground is not covered or not stirred,
the air passing over the surface will dry
the moisture out rapidly. Every farmer
knows that if he puts o mulch of straw
or leaves around a tree that the surface
of the earth under this mulch will remain
quite damp even in a dry season. The
moisture was brought to the surface by
capillarity, and when reaching the coarse
mulch the continuity of the tine hair-like
spaces was broken and the moisture was
arrested at this point, where it could be
used by the tree or plant.
Now the same results may be had in a
cultivated crop by tillage. As soon after
a rain as it is dry enough, that is when
the team will not injure the sod by tramp
ing, go over the crop with the cultivator,
stirring the soil about two inches deep.
This forms a dust mulch, which prevents
evaporation. The implement used to stir
the soil makes it looser and less compact,
and the water constantly rising from be
low stops when it reaches the lower part
of the stirred soil.
If it does not rain in a week or ten
days, stir the soil again, as the surface
will soon settle after being cultivated, and
will not be such a good mulch.— Ex.
Pig Weaning.
The most profitable pig is the one that
is ready for market ait not to exceed
the age of eight or nine months; six or
seven months Is that much the better,
and pigs that weigh 200 pounds and up
wards at that age are the cheapest hogs
raised on the farm, says S. A. Dyke in
Farmer’s Guide. But in order to have
them grow rapidly enough to make this
weight so young, much care is necessary
in weaning. Make a pen with a door In
their yard, just large enough to admit
the pigs only, feed them here by them
selves when the sow Is fed. Do this by
putting feed In pigs' pen first and closing
the door. Begin this when they are six
weeks old, as they will 'be used to eating
by this time. When -the sow ts through
eating let them out of pen; keep this up
for a week, then keep them shut up till
noon, when they oan be let out to suck;
shut up again after sucking till night.
In a few days more reduce to two times
a day, morning and night, allowing them
to sleep with their mother at night dur
ing this time. By the time they are two
months old they can he taken away from
the Sow and removed to anew lot out of
sight of her entirely. They should be fed
in the meantime all they will take clean.
Feed plenty of milk with a mush thor
oughly mixed in made of middlings and
corn meal. Watch that you don't over
feed. Give clean, cold water middle of
forenoon and afternoon. A little corn
should be fed morning and evening, and
this corn feed must be increased grad
ually until they get all they can use to
good advantage. Keep up this kind of
feeding, make their nest warm and clean
with plenty of forest leaves for bedding,
and those pigs should make a wonderful
growth, provided always that they are
worth so much trouble. Fall pigs cannot
be expected to make the growth In winter
that can be gotten in the spring, and
mongrel stock Is never worth feeding as
a general thing. Good stock, warm quar
ters and generous feeding are the three
main requirements in making your pigs
pay.
The Orlßinlal C-iUinar.
Gardening was certainly the original
primitive condition of man. If we believe
the Scriptures, we must allow that God
esteemed the life of man in a garden the
happiest he could give him, or he would
not have placed Adam in the Garden of
Eden. And to the present day, when a
man tires of the worries and cares of a
business life and desires rest for soul and
body he naturally retires to a garden and
finds pleasure there which he may seek In
vain elsewhere. And if any fail to And
profit as well as pleasure In tilling the
soil It is certainly because he fils to “keep
up with the procession,” or to advance
with the advancement of -the present day
and age. Never before In the history of
the world were there so many to eat in
proportion to those who gather food from
the earth as to-day, and never did the
the earth yield so much in proportion to
the work spend unon it. Never before did
It cost so little labor to earn food, and
never did the great mass of the eating
population want so much food. Never be
fore were these eaters so particular as to
what they eat, or so ready to pay a long
price for the best to be had. So It seems
Idle to say that it does not pay to pro
duce fruits, vegetables and flowers. Per
haps It does not pay you, but It pays
somebody, and if not you, did It never oc
cur to you that there must be something
the matter with you? We are tired of
the people who wall about the unprofitable
farms and gardens. Let them go off to
the cities and stay there. They are not
worthy to live In God's country, and de
serve to be turned out with a curse. We
know that seed time and harvest shall
never fall. Gardening Is growing safer
and surer. It Is becoming more scientific,
more exact, more like a manufacture, and
therefore more profitable.
I.lee nnd Sitting Hens.
The sitting hen will hatch lie* as well
as chicks. The lice will do the chick* no
good If left on them. Several ways have
hern found In treating the old hen for
lice and some of’them are very effectual.
One of the easiest ways of treating the
old hen for lice ta to get a large quantity
of fresh Persian tnaect powder, go where
the old hen Is sitting, and aa you ap
proach. the will ruffle her feather* all up
to show that you are no* welcome. Then
will be a good time to sprinkle her with
the powder. If it la fresh It will kill the
The Dixie Mosquito Canopy
' v * _____________
is no experiment, but has stood the test of years, and is
a great success. It can be put on and taken off the bed
without the use of a tool. The entire frame being made
of metal, no bugs will harbor. The large cut shows net
and frame as drawn down for night. The small cut
shows how it looks in the day. By re
leasing cord it throws the net up
8 i! against head of bed. out of the way.
Net being put behind the pillows.
Used,
Always Used,
Agents for Savannah.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
FOR
NEW YORK, BOSTON AND THE EAST.
Unsurpassed cabin accommodations. All the comforts of a modern hotel.
Electric lights. Unexcelled table. .Tickets include meals and berths aboard ship.
PASSENGER FARES FROM SAVANNAH.
TO NEW YORK—First Cabin, S2O; First Cabin Round Trip, $32; Intermedi
ate Cabin, $15.00; Intermediate Cabin, Round Trip, $24.00. Steerage. $lO.
TO BOSTON—First Cabin, $22; First Cabin, Round Trip, $36; Intermediate
Cabin, $17.00; Intermediate Cabin; Round Trip, $28.00. Steerage, $11.75.
The express steamships of this line are appointed to sail from Savannah, Cen
tral (90th meridian) time, as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK,
TALLAHASSEE. Capt. Asklns, MON
DAY, June 3, 5:00 p. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis,
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 7:00 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett,
FRIDAY, June 7, 7:00 p. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, MONDAY.
June 10. 12:00 noon.
KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher, WED
NESDAY. Jdne 12. 1:00 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, FRI
DAY. June 14, 3:00 p. m.
•Steamship Chattahoochee will carry only first cabin passengers.
Steamship City of Macon. Capt. Savage, will ply between New York and Boston
on the following schedule:
Leave New York for Boston, from New . Leave Boston for New York, Lewis’
Pier 35, North River (at 4:00 p. m.) Wharf (at 9a. m.) June 5, 32, 19, 26.
June 8, 15. 22, 29. I
This company reserves the right to change its sailing without notice and
without iiablltty or accountability therefor.
Sailings New York for Savannah Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 5 p. m.
W. G. BREWER,
City Ticket and Passenger Agent,
107 Bull street, Savannah, Ga.
L. M. ERSKINE,
Agent, Savannah, Ga.
P. E. LEFEVRE,
Manager,
New Pier 35, North River, New York.
DO YOU
ISSUE
PERIODICALS?
Quarterly, monthly, or weekly publications are printed In
our office with dispatch. They contain no mistakes. The work
Is the best obtainable. All that we want is the copy. We turn ,
out the balance flawless.
Schools and colleges very often issue monthlies or quarter
lies. Many more would doubtless do It If they knew the cost
was small. jg~
Let us estimate for you. No matter If you get out a week
ly or monthly, we can do it better and cheaper than you can.
Write us.
THE MORNING NEWS JOB DEPARTMENT,
J. H. ESTILL, President, • Savannah, Ga.
lice with which it comes In contact. It
Is not poisonous nor greasy and will not
injure the eggs nor the hen. It simply
stops up the breathing tubes of the llco
and suffocaites them. It will not kill nits
and as long as there are any to hatch
the application will have to be continued.
The above Is a good plan, but another
Is employed by some poultrymen. A
moth ball Is put In the nest of each hen
when she Is set. The heat from her body
starts up fumes that no louse can with
stand. This ts a convenient method, and
Is said to be very effectual.
Nest boxes should be cleansed of lice
and nils occasionally if it is possible to
do so. Tills can be done by -the aid of
kerosene and sometime* tire. Burn them
Just enough to destroy all lice, then re
place them. All (he lie killers advertised
in this paper are good and should be used
according to the printed directions sent
with each package. We have used sev
eral of them. Lice are not as difficult to
kill as many people suppose, but they
simply keep hatching all the time, and in
order to finish the business the remedy
will have to be kept up. Keep everlast
ingly at It. This Is the secret of success.
Notice.
We solicit articles for this department.
The name of the wrttar should accom
pany the letter or article, not necessarily
for publication, but aa an avldtnce of good
faith.
Queatlona and communication* relative
to agricultural and horticultural aubjacta.
If addressed to Agrl. Editor, Drawer N.
Mliledgevi.it, a*., will racslv* Immediate
attention.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis, MON
DAY, June 17, 5:00 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett.
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 7:00 p. m
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, FRIDAY,
June 21, 9:30 a. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, MONDAY,
June 24, 12:00 noon.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, WED
NESDAY, June 26, 1:00 p. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis, FRI
DAY, June 28, 2:30 p. m.
E. W. SMITH,
Soliciting Freight Agent, Savannah, Ga.
WALTER HAWKINS.
General Agent, Traffic Department,
224 W. Bay St.. Jacksonville, Fla.
W. H. PLEASANTS,
Traffic Manager,
New Pier 35, North River, New York.
FLYING DUTCHMAN DEAD.
A Noted Stake Horee Dies of Cater
rhnl Fever.
Paris, Ky., June 2.—The noted race
horse Flying Dutchman, owned by Clark
and Woodford of this city, is dead of
catarrhal fever at the stock farm of Boa-
Woodford.
Flying Dutchman was considered ore
of the best stake horses in the West As
a 2-year-old he was bought by Van Dunn
from W. L. Simmons of Lexington for
sls, COO.
Venezuelan Official DUnll.eed-
Willemstadt, Curacoa, June 2. via Hap
tlen cable. —President Castro of Vene* 11 '’
la has dismissed Senor Galavis, th- at
torney general becauae of his opinion ln
the last Judgment ln the case of the Nrff
York and Bermudez Asphalt Company
—The Rochester Post-Express sal'f
“The fifteen Porto Rican boys to he
ucated by the United State* are to
sent to the Carlisle Indian School, rathef
than to West Point or Annapolis. f- ir in *
boys are not ns yet well enough edu
It
to pass their entrance examination
may be that Corllale may be <Jovoip
Into a colonial achool to which boy fro
all our colonies may be aent. It would
a good Idea. The boy* would not
be well educated, but would go 11
homa thoroughly Americanised, a _
exert a powerful lnfluaooe for good • nK *
their countrymen."