The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-27

Jnls year and decide finally OF the relative
value I the Usage orange aud mulberry
lear as food for the silk w0r ~"
ABOUT sprg iun slgarY | asked.
III VIII receive gr at ttent on, said the
secretary. There will be, suppose, me
ten ne" sugar factories established II kaa-
Sas THIS year. tn state seems TO have tIe
right sol and climatic conditions, enough
neat, enough moisture, enough everythl Z.
we saA evpeld in sugar experiments this
year some $500. Gov. Colman has given
ihucn study t. sorghum, AMI his farmer
paper, years ago, was first d earnest II
advocating this industry. Under MS d.
ectiOn this department has about solved
the problem OF It's economical manufacture,
getting, by the diffusion process, some %
per cent Of the sugar from ie sorghum.
w shall try TO decide what sorghum
VIII yield the most sugar. To this eshal!
lusl scientific expert nents IN selections
from all known varieties, and follow tlem
oY hyorld zing, so as to get at sorghum that
IS quick, hardy aud prolific"
ANY news about pleurO-pneumonia"
Not particularly 1t has been pushed
into corner by the previous treatment.
50 that it has no exis e1ce outside of an
ellipse, including New York city and Bal
tlno e. 1t is believed hat in another year
l VIII have entirely disappeared from our
soil"
Knowing that DR.. Willie shared the
work OF the department, giving his time
cmef1y to its scientific development, as tn
ecre airy does to administrative fuuCtiD s
aidresset that gentle nan as he eturned
on the seed divi-io an asked him if E
was willing t. say anything concerning any
work in hand or any expectati) ns enter
al ed of results of interest u the Ameri-
ca farmer.
"Oae of the hopes of the department"
ne said, us that some sorts of grass may b
found that will grow a t rive on tDe
aria regions OF the west. Of cOurs9 this will
It diminisl the nee .siry # i~r garjO .
That is the great wa of the west and is
appll able to an i'm nense region, which,
under the touc of water, will prove mar
F-lOu ly lerCI.e. Du. -uere IS ii gteaua
'egion-some 100000 or 100000 mile
qlare-which cannot be reached by wat r
either because there IS too tile water or
because the altitude is too great, a d we
pc to find or that will grow on this.
The little grass that is on these region
runs out when pas,ured, and we q loo ding
To- some sort Of as TIA viii take hoil
and stay IN the laud west of the Powell
nerl iial.
ION, yes; that's new to you. Well, tn
lortI and south line Of 20 inches of rainfall
nave ma ned the Po veil meridian. 1t zig
Gags along the lU0tl meridian, but lies
40 ,tly east of it. 1t is variable, not onl,
from latitude TO latituda, bat from year to
year. | cling to tie o-io that cultIvati )n
vii bring mo moisture, and so that tn
Powell meridian will be pushed back west
ward by Id by.
Just west Of the Powell meridian, a,
Garden City, Kao., sc have established
grass staff H. Others vii Dr. badly Oe es
tablished in Ariz ma, Ne Mexico ID Co
orado. We shall co tribute ~ ney to teS
his experiment | have Just Sc t to G r
zen City an invoice Of fifteen kinds O. gras-
seeds from India, yn on what we SUD
pose to be the same sort of unwa cred soil,
below the foot hills OF the Himallyas
The great unsolyed proble.n Of the ives
is not irrigation, for tlat has been demo j.
strated and nov needs only 20 b. pusheI
and in this we Shall cooperate eagerly Wit
Maj. Powell till every valley Ulat has
mountain stream o. a spring is redee ned
the exte of tue water But problem
Is. ca grass be or WA on 10 plai S VIII,
are beyond reach Of irrigation and on D.,
alkaline deserts, which eve water will moi
recIaLns l all rite this week 20
Colorado exDe Iment station, whe thu
nave some or ~ inches rainfall, w
will furnish Y u new grass ssed fro n Iud.
from which much IS hoped. We viii give
you some none t) pay for lab n, and "
wa t you t ny and see il thIs grass vii
stick If success results we shall kno
what to do. I notice tna5 a grea. western
paper condemns US as foolish for trying ex.
peri ne IS witt h gr ,ss seel in Was nag
ton. We are dol No sucl thing, but la
ARA 1ged to test its value on the ari
plains
Then" said, "the land which need
new grasses is all west Of ths Powell meri-
diann
No" said Mr.. Willets. "A little is cas-
If that line, d new varieties a 3 eede
in the south. Il fact we have established
grass station at Sarkville, Mss, and 81
give muc ate ton TO rest ,cking to som
extent the southern states. We have co
lected sixty kinds of grasses to experime .
with
It is the impression here that Senate.
Spooner's bill for the e-tebh nent O.
farmers institutes will be pushed tAroug
lext winter so a these in ututes NAV De
in Amos perpetual seSsi N il ever sta
under the patronage a ID at he expense o.
the fed raj govern eat, for the pro nulga
ton Of special knowledge among the far d
ers. W. A. CROFFUT.