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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12

Where eggs alone are wanted, and white
shelled at that, 1 admit that he Leghorn
is the fowl, although the Minorca might
prove a dangerous rival. But know that
eggs alone are not the only factor that
makes up the profit in poultry keeping.
The Light Brahma will earn more money
for its owner both in meat and eggs, par
ticularly where a person ships eggs to
market where uniformly colored brown
eggs command more than those having
white shells This experience has been
given me through a shipment to market
during this season. / have also found
the Brahma to be prolific layer. 1 have
found that sometimes the owner doesn't
know how to care and feed them. The
same feed to a Leghorn will not make
the Light Brahma return the same profit
and il is here that so many fail to make
the Brahma profitable. have found
that an active Leghorn can not be made
too fat, even if overfed, particularly If
given free range. With a Brahma there
are two very important factors-giying
lust feed enough to produce the best re-
suits, and keeping the bird everlastingly
scratching for what II gets. l get the
birds Matched as early as possible and
force their growth right from the start.
Some Of the cockereis viii reach the size
OF four and five pounds when prices are
high: the pullets will then commence
laying in September while prices OF eggs
are advancing. and continually keep II
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12
Ten Varieties of Ducks.

The American Standard, says the Poul-
try World, recognizes ten varities of ducks
the Pekin (white), Aylesbury (white),
Rouen (colored), Cayuga Cblack), Muscovy
(coloreO, Muscovy (white), Call gray,
Call (white), East Indian (black), and
Crested (white). In the early days of duck
farming in America the Muscovy was
considered the king pin for market culture.
To-day the Pekin is, 1 believe, exclusively
used. In England they fancy the Ayles-
bury. 1t certainly would be advisable to
do a little outcrossng with the Aylesbury
on the Pekin; there would be better grow
ing, better breasts and better satisfaction
all around. Some years ago 1 had some
correspondence with MIR. James Rankin
on the advantages and disadvantages of
crossing ducks, especially the Pekin,
Aylesbury, Rouen and Cayuga with the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12
Brnn Is Nntritiors.

The feeding Of coarseiy ground wheat.
bran and ALL is in some measure an adj
vance on the value Of bran feeding, mix
ed with other foods. But there cannot be
too much insistence on the value of bran
mixed with other foods. Mr.. w. C. Rock
wood. in a recent contribution to the Mich
igan Farmer. refers to the subject:
Bran is one of the very best Of the grain
foods for all kinds of live stock. In fact,
its value is not half realized. Too many
farmers and stock breeders think of It
only in connection with bran mashes,
more as a medicine than anything else
They consider IL be useful as a laxative
and cooling to the system: but there its
value ends. In reality it is of more value
to the stock raiser than any other sin
gle food for all classes and conditions Of
animals upon the farm. 1t holds no rank
perhaps as fat producer; that is, not strict
ly speaking. In actual sound, healthy bone
and muscle growing elements il Is rich;
and animals in thrifty, growing condition
will always be fat to a certain extent. yet
TO an animal for the shambles something
besides bran would be necessary without
doubt
After years of feeding all kinds Of
grain feeds both home grown and pur-
chased, to all kinds of stock which are
usually kept on a farm, have come
to regard bran as a necessity. and coa-
slider il cheap at almost any figure.
Without doubt il commands d higher
price in market than it should. in view Of
the present low price of wheat. but in my
estimation it is still the choicest feed
man can buy. l have made it one Of
the principal parts of the food for my pigs
from weaving time until they are sold
with the exception of a few weeks fin
ishing off on corn. 1 feed II TO all breed
ing hogs. being especially good for sows
sucking pigs. For young stock it is the
standby, mixed partly with something
else. perhaps, such as ground barley
or oats.
For the horses 1t is excellent as a part
of their rations at any time. and while
not sufficiently heavy of itself for hard
work, is good when fed with other grain
I 1t keeps the bowels in good condition, and
there will be no trouble with collie
Some farmers feed straw to their horses
in winter with corn meal as a grain
food. Such horses get collie frequently,
| but If bran is given in connection with It
there is no trouble, as the bran acts as
preventive of impaction in the stomach
and bowels
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12
J. B. L.

We believe J. B. L. is animated with
the proper spirit. and is doing the correct
thing in trying to raise everything needed
by his family. We presume he has a
family. If not we will substitute farm
for family" 1t matters not.
AS TO growing a small quantity of
wheat-one, two or three acres-we have
no hesitation in saying, as the result Of
experience some years ago that we would
SOW the wheat in two foot drills and cul-
tivate ii just as we would rice or turnips.
If j. b. l.. will make a nice seed bed by
blowing and narrowing and then lay off
shallow drills two feet apart and SOW
twenty or twenty-five pounds of first
class seed wheat to the acre, then cover
lightly and roll, he will stand a good
chance of making enough bread to do his
family for several years
If he will take the precaution of wash
ing his seeds in blue stone water, then
rolling them in quick lime, there will be
no injury from smut, and possibly from
rust. Now give the same cultivation that
would be accorded so much rice and the
chance of making thirty to seventy-five
bushels of wheat will be very good, just
in proportion to the quality of the soil
and the amount of suitable manure used.
If it will pay the small farmer TO cult
vate rice in drills it will pay him to cul-
tivate wheat. At least twice the quantity
can be made to the acre, in fact, three
times as much as when carelessly sown
broadcast. From the 10th of October to
the 10th Of November is the proper time
to sow. Deep breaking of the soil is not
desirable, but the surface soil should be
thoroughly stirred and pulverized by the
harrow The seed drills should be shall
low, not deeper than two inches, and COW
ering the seeds lightly a roller of some
kind should be run along the drills. The
lighter the soil the heavier should be the
roller. Cultivation should begin as soon
as the cold weather is over. One good
breaking of the middles-if the soil is
stiff-done in February and two, perhaps
three, sweepings or borrowings after
ward, will produce a crop of wheat that
will go along ways on the small farm in
supplying food for man and beast. Even
one acre, where it is made to produce
fifty bushels of wheat, as it readily can
on good soil, will prove a satisfying fea-
ture to the live at home farmer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12

same object as crosses of poultry are made
for broilers. He then gave excellent
advice and referred to some experiments
he had made and was then making. Among
other things he said; 1T was claimed by
one poutryman that the Roucn duck is
pre-eminent over all other breeds. as a
market bird. at the same time predicting
that ere many years 1t would take its
rightful place at the head. Acknowledged
as such by all intelligent breeders"
AT the time this appeared Mr. Rankin
was marketing from four to five thousand
ducklings a season, and it stood him i'm
hand to know which was the most prof.
table breed to raise, as one-half pound on
each bird would make several hundred
dollars difference in his receipts. Accord
ingly, for four or five years he tried
series of experiments with the four lead
ing breds-Pel1ins, Cayugas, Aylesburys,
and Rouens. carefully noting results The
Rouen as its name indicates. is of French
origin, and is a large, handsome bird.
The male, havig a fine, glossy neck, is
fully as large as the Pekin when maurel,
though il does not appear so from It's
short, close feathcring. The Aylesbury, Of
English origin, is a pure white bird, close
feathered, and trihe lighter than either
of the above breeds The Cayuga is Of
American origin and is the smallest of al,
though it natures early and makes a fine
market bird. There is one DISADVANTAGE
under which Cayugas and Roueus labor,
aside from their merits. Dark-feathercd
birds do not compare favorably when side
by side with pure white in the market.
There are usually more or less pin fcath-
ers on early ducklngs when old enough
for market, and many more very small
ones that have not broken the skin, which
are transparent enough for them to show
through Now the market Will always
prefer the white duck-other things being
equal-and will often discriminate to the
amount of one or two cents per pound
and as this represents clear ptofft a heavy
breeder can hardly afford to ignore it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12

up throughout the entire winter when
eggs are at their highest. Then when
the price OF eggs goes down in the spring
the hens are fattened and sent 10 the
market. where they viii fetch an extra
price when rich yellow legs and skin and
a plump body are especially priced.
Poultryman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12

know OF, ana II. as sometimes happens.
the results don't come up 20 expectations.
II IS generally through some neglect or
oversight during the growing period.
though an a great many cases Of the kind
u IS Tor want of sufficient potash in the
fertilizer used
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12

drill. 1 might be able to borrow a roller
and harrow if the use of them would
be apt to increase the chances of a good
crop Am a young farmer, recently NOV
ed from Indiana, and consequently know
next to nothing Of southern ways Of crop
ping. Your reply may be helpful to one or
two others in my vicinity.
Nibe, S. c. ]. 3. L.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12

The true seat Of the yellows disease
has never yet been discovered. 1t may be
in the root, but we doubt it. Years ago
we cured trees that we thought had the
yellows, by the liberal application of mu-
rate of potash. Now some one claims
that he has cured the disease by pour
ing boiling water around the tree. 1t is
very doubtful whether the trees in
either case had the yellows, and more
likely that they were infested with root
lice, which were killed by those appli-
cations. But Mr.. Thomas Meehan seems
to be entirely correct when he states that
for few trees in small yards, where
they are convenient to a hot-water range,
no practice can induce healthier fruit
trees than occasional pouring of hot
water around them. Just try your hot
washing suds in this way. not only on
peach but also on apple pear and plum
trees; throwing the liquid high up on
the body Of the tree, and even up the
branches Then note the happy effect.
Gather the grapes when fully ripe, and
crush them IN a tub or trough with a COM
mon maui. after which press the juice out
as close as possible e.. as long as IL viii
run; put two pounds Of the best white
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12

nYastions and communications relative
"a Horticultural and horticultural subjects,
a addressed to Agri. Editor. Drawer N,
rIledgeville. Ga, will receive immediate
..t.u zion
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12
some Poultry Questions.

lam going into the poultry business,
.rj come to you for a little information.
= DO YOU think 80 hens too many for
nan who has very little means? 1 intend
n raise both eggs and broilers for mar
In and thought of investing also in
small incubator, capacity 100 eggs.
For raising eggs 1 propose to keep 5
hans and roosters of improved stock.
What breed would you advise? VIII keep
4 common hens. with two Plymouth Rock
rlosters to raise broilers from.
What breed would you advise to mate
with common stock2 Is not the Plymouth
Rock good enough? S. z. 5.
Southern Pines, n. c.
S p. S writes Ions letter. but it is
written on both sides of the paper. We
can extract from it the chief questions
that he seeks information in regard to.
The poultry house you describe will an
sWer every purpose. Fifty hens are the
very smallest number for one to start
with that intends 90 make a regular
business of growing eggs and broilers.
still, it is never out of place for one to
LEI such grow up from a comparatively
small beginning and increase it as the
result of practical knowledge. By the
ought to be warranted in increasing your
stock to several times the number start
al with.
For grading of common stock the Ply
mouth Rock is a good fowl. So far as
eggs are concerned, however, we are dis
posed to commend the Black Spanish and
the Leghorn, white or brown, though If
S p. 5. can secure without much cost the
Minorca for this purpose we have no doubt
he would be pleased. As a rule, broilers
from the leghorn type bring about as
much as those from the Plymouth Rock or
Asiatics.
This much we would say TO S. p. S:
Poultry keeping carried on in half
hearted sort of way rarely succeeds. But
# one will give it proper attention It
will pay as large a per cent. of profit
is any business. If he manages properly
ne will soon be keeping several hundred
iens, and. besides, supplying his imme-
late neighborhood, will be shipping his
surplus to city markets. We suspect ne
S a man of push and enterprise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12

ne solicit articles for this department.
TIE name of the writer should accom-.
~ publication, but as an evidence Of good
faith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12

ABERDEEN HOTEL,

Broadway and Twenty First street,
New York City.
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLAN.
Strictly frst-class in every respect. Right
IN the midst of the theater and shopping dis
trct Convenient TO ell surface ana elevated
railways. Rates 81 per day and upward.
GEO. r. ATHERTON, Proprietor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12

Make the Most of the Garden
Speaking of the need and value of a good
garden, a writer in Tribune says: There
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12

This month some Of the corn cribs and
granaries Will be empty, and the in
sects therein viii escape to the fields
for egg laying. JusTbefore the corn cr!b
is empty is the time to do good work with
the weevils, as they generally occur on
the bottom Of the crib in large numbers.
Here they should be either swept up ami
burned or sprayed with kerosene. A LITTLE
work just at the right time will great
~ lessen the number Of weevils in the
corn next winter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-14

tipht-dttjng. Ii has full sleeves and a
.round" waist. The peculiar part OK the
waist Is that 10 It's band is hung deep
fringe. This reaches almost 10 the knees.
The fringe is softest silk and being fas-
tened to the waist does not weigh upon
the hips This is worn over very SOFT
summer silk, and the effect Is marvel
lousy dressy and apparently difficult TO
achieve. though as a matter OF fact II
can be slipped on after the game OF golf
In a trice. and slipped of again FOR
dinner gown after minutes rest In
the piazza hammock.
A hammock dress OF exquisite sweet
ness was designed for the daisy veranda
OF a hostess In oyster Bay. friend OF
the beautiful Mrs. Forbes-Leth and
woman OF much artistic taste
The hammock, as that played the star
part in the picture. was woven TO order
of pink and white and green, the tue
dell-daisy colors. not the yellow OF the
meadow daisy but the delicate pink tint
of the little flower that hides itself away
behind the ferns
The hammock was strung 20 two great
hooks with heads Of iron daisies painted
like the flowers and underneath lay
wooden piazza flooring painted like
field OF pink and white daisies.
For reclining in this bowery nook the
hostess chose a very thin lovely India
silk with pink daisies scattered upon 1t.
The sleeves were pink as 10 ground
work and the daisies white. and upon
the dress itself this arrangement was re-
versed so that pink daisies decorated
the white ground. Little clumps Of pink
ribbons rested under each ear, and at
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-14

ciump of russell leaves the softest.
sweetest brown eyes that ever winked be-
tween tan-coIored velvet iashes. "Oh.
dear. oh, MY" palpitated Mrs. Jack.
ooh. Oh. how can ! ever shoot that
lovely Hfile crcaturc?"
The deer. encouraged by the big gray
eyes OF hts new acquaintance. po<ed out
his head and shifted the air cautiously.
Then took cautious step forward.
How can / shoot? Oh, | really can't"
murmurcd the bold sporlswoman. I'D
a great deal rather take 81 home alive.
But how they would laugh at mel"
Lifting the rife to her shoulder, she
took aim. Bang. bangi went loud re-
port and the air Was filled with smoke
and whizzing. When IL died away the
pretty fawn lay stretched upon the grass.
whittier IL had bounded out OF It's
thickct. and Mrs. Jack was kneeling
sadly beside IT,
THAT was n pretty good shot OF
mine" exclaimed a loud voice at her
elbow. as one OF the men OF the stalk
ing party came bounding 10 the spot.
"Of mine, YOU meant" corrected Mrs.
Gardner "Oh. no, Of minef"
The dispute was never settled. as both
rifles had empty barrels. but the deer
was unques;ionably dead. The man final
~ withdrew I'm favor Of his lady Compel
itor. and when the stalking party came
up IL was 20 see Mrs. Jack proudly
standing by the form OF the PROSTATE
deer
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-14
The Old Salts Complaint.

Officers say that old sea-dOgs are very
Troublesome on 4 modern cruiser. wher
overvthing is different from what they
were accustomed to when they learned
their trade They object TO the ncw-fan-
gled equipment and the improvements
and conyeniences that have been intro
duced on modern vessels. they object
10 sitting down az a table and eating
their meals of china plates with knives
and forks, like civilized people, instead
OF taking their rations in little wooden
tubs and squattng down on their haurch-
Is i'm the shelter Of the lee gunwale while
they cut up their salt horse with a
iack-knife. They object to scrubbing the
decks with new-fangled rubber arrange
meHt instead OF the old holy-stone. ana
refuse TO obey electric signals because
they have been accustomed to hear the
officers yell at them from the bridge or
the quarter-deck.
Nowadays. the galieys on board OF men
of-war are capable OF cooking fresh bread
for the sailors every day. which is a ser
iOus grievance 70 the od-fashiOned
Jackie" who prefers bareback to raised
biscuits and rolls. A large supply or fresh
meats is row carried in the patent re-
frigerators on board all the ships, ana
served 10 the sailors. alternating with
sal. beef and pork. az least once day
This Is emphatcally objected 10 by the
veterans as an ereminate departure from
the rations they received when they were
apprentices In historic times.
The sailors OF a vessel that was recent
" in Monteyideo and Buenos Ayres were
served with tenderlOin steaks for several
weeks because fresh meat was found 10
be cheaper than salt pork down I'm that
great cattle country. but after about a
week a committee from the fOrecastle
waited upon the captain and said they
desired TO make complaint about their
grub. He was much surprised at the
suggestion, because he supposed they
were being unusually well fed, and re-
marked that they were receiving the same
supplies that were furnished himself and
the officers in the ward-rOom. They adj
mi,ted that this might be true, and added
that II VAS exactly what they were
kicking about. The boys didn't like
tenderlo.n steaks: they wanted some-
thing they could chaw on."-Chicago
Record.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-14

as many distinct sensations Of ultra
beauty as one ever gets even al the
great annual Horse Show or beduly
show" or as one sees at Newport id
midsummer. .. ...,.,,
lust now every veranda is strung WIN
ITS bammocks and grass-cloth p'ilo" = (,
and driving through the lanes ana Ioau
t,rninrs one might fancy one 5 sen i'll
The farmland Of ocean and land oil "lion
Or. Talmage, an enthusiastic sNil'iii'i
resident, writes.
WAS IL MISS WHITNEY:
Near one of these verandls recently !
sau. a nrettv sight. IL was II a CERTAIN
Young woman, the daughter OF sfed
r.olitfrian who has but lately re'u'i'eu
from year of foreign travel. Inc young
Imam had gone down TO spend rev
days with one of the smart Long lslahu
81 and when ! saw her she had thrown
herself into q French hammock under
a thicket Of trees and roses. Inc warm
summer buds were lying Almost uPO"
her hair and her hands grdspeu me 'oSc
spravs as she indOlently swung heis0'
10 and fro. What attracted me most "ds
tho absolute picturesqueness Of her gown
1t was made, / am sure, across ."o S'",
for il had the wayy sieeve-puh ciiect
which is the London style. IL is pfoduc-
ed bv gathering the upper half OF Inc
sleeve not only where f. is sewed Ia the
armhole but also whore it joins the I'M
der seam. IL is "puckered lor hHs'i
between armhoic and elbow.
The dress Of this young woman was
q lovely deep-sca material known as
French gauffre. Ii waved with a crep'y
texture. although it was more dura"ie
than crepe. and 10 had diamond-shape
indentatlon i'm its weave. very consVicu-
Gus. and making the cloth look as
spangled in the sun.
The sleeves were Of rosine velvet, win
a short nap of velveteen effect, ana the
ribbons were pale pink. This SOUNDS
more elaborate for a hammock gown
than the dress really was. for It was OF
that peculiar French durability which
makes fran dresses able TO stand much
wear ard tear
AS an Long Island lay I'm hammocks
that afternoon. / had an opportunity 10
admire other hammock gowns than this
one.
In n warmer and more secluded part
OF the island stood a very pretty sum-
mer cottage. put up surely 10 rent. for
though tasteful IL was not fine as most
Of these residences are, and upon one
Of the yenndas there was veriiable
hammock party" The young women.
six in number. swung IDLY TO and no.
chattcring all at once, and their dresses
were as elaborate OF summer loneliness
as the best fabrics could make.
one wore that ever delightful and clean
fabric. a Bingham gown. Ana it was
blue Bingham such as orphan asylums
wear But around IT'S hem there was a
deep hem-stitching, and another hem
stitching adorned its yoke it's collar,
and its sleeves. This way OF hem-sutch-
ing summer ginehams is admirable. for
the style has the effect Of lace, or bor-
dcring. and launders perfectly. The
broader the hem-sutching the better the
effect.
Al summer at lovely cottage here
Dr. Talm9ge entertans young guests.
his married sons and daughters coming
from Pittsburg, where his son Frank
Is a clergyman. and his other relatives
gathering from everywhere. His piaz-
zas are strung with hammocks of fash