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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

Another secret of success in saving rice.
after it has been cut and bound. is to
shock it properly. This work may be done
as soon as rice is cut, for If set up as it
should be, it will dry more thoroughly than
when lying on the ground.
1t is a sad mistake which many make
in shocking rice, to set II up in such man
ner as to close all the air passages in the
shock When this is done the rice must
injure as the air cannot circulate between
the sheaves.
Rice should be set up so the air can
circulate freely on every side of each
bundle Many spoil their rice by the way
they set it up, then they throw the blame
on the harvesting machine.
1t is a very common practice to put too
many bundles in a shock.
This is a serious mistake which should
be carefully avoided II we expect our rice
to cure we'll 1t is not a wise plan to cap
the shocks the first day, only in the event
of rain They should however. be capped
we'll the next day TO prevent the rice from
sun-cracking, which it is sure to do, unless
the sun is well hidden by the clouds.
Early cut rice cures better to cut the
straw high, and If care is taken to have
the machine properly adjusted and oper-
ated. and care is further exercised in
properly shocking and Gaping the rice,
it will never fail to cure and viii be in ex-
cellent condition to stack or thresh from
the field. These facts have been thoroughly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08
SWEET POTATOES.
Prolific Sources of Rot That May BE
Avoided.

The leading cause of so many sweet
potatoes being lost annually by their rot
ting after being stored away for the win
ter is that the tubers are not thorough
ly matured when dug. Many old potatoe
raisers are in the habit of breaking several
OF the tubers in two; if the fractured sur
FACE turns black or greenish color the tu-
ners are immature. and the chances are
mat they will speedily rot, and this in
spite of all ordinary precautions that may
pc taken by way of prevention; but if on
me other hand, the original color is main
famed and the juices that exude turn a
yelloWish-brown and the fractured sur
ACE heals kindly, it may be considered
as satisfactory evidence that the potatoes
are mature, and when this is the case,
,sney VIII, with very ordinary precautions,
Aeep equal to corn. In this case, as in
most all other cases, IAN ounce of pre-
r1ehuon is better than a pound of cure"
~. me way we prevent it is to be sure our
.uoers are fully matured when dug. To
W sure of this, we give them the entire
srowing season in which to mature, and
- 40 this we make it an invariable, in
HeNple rule to never set out sweet po-
eolo slip later than the last of June lex
Sept they are planted exclusively for hog
eu, or 10 be used as soon and as fast
~ uugl. In any case we would never
now the later paintings Chose planted
~ uly or August to get mixed with those
o-al are planted earlier. Another fruitful
c~use or rot is in allowing the
ho"h OF the potato (the part of the tuber
81 comes to, or projects above, the sur
80 10 be bitten by frost. When the slips
na me- SCI out early, there is not the slightest
~ oesslty for waiting for the frost to bite
- vines; the potatoes may be dug before
d. ana this again permits Of their being
rs s IN dry time which is quite an i'm
he ant consideration. From above it will
tbs zen, mat we place ito late planting" as
l'e3a1lng cause Of all our woes in sweet
cu4turei aud likewise place early
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08
Some Qualifications of a Good Farm

There are men with so little of the
practical in the talent entrusted to their
care that they cannot make a hoe-han-
die or nail up a board straight. and some
are so deficient in the geome trical IN
stinct that they cannot walk straight,
says the Farm and Ranch, especially late
on a Saturday evening, when returning
from the nearest town. Such men should
be lawyers or doctors, who are not ex-
pected to make anything, except trouble
for others. They are not the material of
which successful farmers are made of
To be a really first-class farmer, one needs
a versa tility of talent not required in any
other calling He must possess the germs
of a universal genius, for all the re-
sources of nature are at his command, If
he only knows how to handle them. He
should not only have the local instinct
that will enable him to pillow a straight
furrow across the field, but the mechanical
ingenuity to adapt means to ends with
out calling in consultation professional
b. NJ. E. There is no work on or about
a farm in wood, or leather, or metal
that he should be unable to perform, il
emergency requires. He should be sup
piled with every implement OF agricul-
ture. and with all the tools required to
make or repair them. There will he
found many things necessary to be per-
formed on a farm that can be better
done at a machine or wood shop by ex-
pert mechanics; but the farmer who
must stop his work for every little
breakage, and take the work to a shop,
losing time and spending money there
for, is lacking the skill and enterprise
necessary to complete success. He must
also read and study his business, just as
people do in other callings. He can
and should have a general knowledge of
veterinary science, of agricultural chem
istry, of botany, of the principles Of
breeding, and he should know something
of medicine, at least enough to leave it
alone when not actually needed. He will
thus save much suffering and many dol
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

planting" prominently before our farming
brethren as the panacea for almost all the
ills to which the sweet potato crop is sub
Ject, and more especially to those ills that
are within the absolute control of each
and every man who tills the soil as a
means of subsistence. We may have more
to say on this subject at or near digging
time; in the meantime, we would advise
our farming friends everywhere to try
their level-best to complete the selling out
Of all sweet-potato slips as early as posi-
Bile (say last of june; and next fall, If any
of our friends have put Jnis advice in prac-
tice and consider they have been injured
thereby, they may consider themselves at
liberty TO write me a personal letter and
characterize me, in as mild and polite
terms as possible under the circumstances,
as -a-a-a, well, "a politician.
G. II. Turner.
Misc
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

]. d. is located on the S1st degree Of
latitude, that of Cambridge Ga. AMI
we have no doubt that those varieties of
peaches, grapes and Rlums that do well In
Southern and Southwestern Georgia will
likewise give satisfaction in his locality
First as to peaches. BY all means put
down "Elberta." II he were TO plant only
one kind it is to be chosen above all others
though it is not the earliest to ripen. OF
course in planting for family use, it is
desirable to have several kinds that cover
a period of fruiting from the middle or
last of June until October, and then too
it is desirable to have a fair division of
clear and cling stones. II is we'll, there
fore, to have at least five or six varieties,
though it almost invariably happens that
when this many varieties are planted the
grower finally concludes that it would
have been better If he had left out one or
two kinds.
Besides the liberia, choose also Craw-
ford Early and Crawford Late, also
Heath Cling" and some of Stump the
World" The best Of the early kinds is
the Alexander. The Chinese cling is good,
also the Mountain Rose and the Old
Nixon Free. Plant some of all.
As to grapes, select the following in
about equal proportions: Concord, Della
ware, Ives, Perkins and Niagara
Plums-Wild Goose, Abundance, Bur
bank. Satsuma and Kelsey in about equal
proportions.
If you will plant your orchard with these
varieties we have no doubt you will be
pleased. and you can add others after
ward. Get the right kind of trees. SC,
out properly at the proper time and we
are quite sure you will have a good thing
of it. All of these fruits are
easily raised and should be very
profitable. OF course. there are other COOL
varieties of these fruits that can be grown
to complete satisfaction, but we have
named those kinds that have been well
and long tried, and have given general
satisfaction in the south. 1t depends to
a great extent upon the character of the
soil and the care given whether fruit
growing will be a great success or other
wise. 1t IS not a difficult matter to cul.l-
vate, fertiliZe and prune properly. If j.
D. goes at it right he is bound to make
a success Of it. Every person who owns
an acre and expects to live on it should
have fruit of one kind and another, and
especially the three kinds just enumer-
ated. There is certainly nothing easier to
grow than grapes, and every farm should
have them in abundance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

TO look The trees over in this way than II
Is to try 10 prevent their entrance. If
but recently entered there is no trouble
In getting a borer out. Whether or not
10 have crops IN the orchard other than
the fruit trees must be decided according
TO the ability 20 feed both. Crops of veg
etables and other farm products do no
harm II they do not rob the trees There
must be no infringement ON the territory
the roots of the orchard trees occupy by
other plants. unless the soil is abundant-
ly able to support the demands of both.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

the wagon comes; literally. they sit down
upon II and wait for the team. Then the
buyers help load. Most of them keep a
COW or at least a pig. and hence every
loose head, every stray leaf Is cleaned,
and when the row Of cahbages Is on the
wagon. not a bit OF cabbage-Ieaf an inch
square can be found where that row stood.
BUT the crop of an acre-squashes In
some parts OF the country. In New ENGLAND
anyway, especially the firm flesh. hard
smell KIND like the Hubbard. the squash is
more and more in favor as an article of
tood. II IS served on aristocratic tables in
the city In the shell--half-shelI- as II
grew, without the addition Of any spices.
condiments or seasoning. Some Of the mod
ern cooks proceed 10 spoil a squash as
soon as 1t is cooked. When it comes TO the
table no one would know by the taste what
II was; the squash flavor has all been
knocked out OF Il; 1t is not SQUASH: il is
something else.
On one acre. p. 40 pounds or ten tons
and lao pounds. OF SQuashes were raised
The cost OF raising was S3i.75. The selling
price OF squash varies from so 10 $50 a ton.
according TO the season of the year; they
are low at $50 a ton, but usually before the
winter is over bring $50 a ton. the
squashes from the acre in question were
SOLD Tor SO ton. An acre that yielded
SSli worth OF early potatoes produced the
same season. after the potatoes were dug.
o3J bushels or turnips, sold at 50 cents
bushel; the turnips cost Sl535. and the
profit was Sl59.6S: with the potatoes that
acre produced 1868. 50.
From an acre came 4.6l3 boxes of straw
berries, sold for SslS60: cost, $2i4: profit,
S74.60. Another strawberry acre produced
4,6S7 boxes. and sold for 500: cost. SEA:
profit, $3.50. Another. ASA boxes, sold for
S657; cost. $3.50; profit, S39S. An acre of
raspberries yielded s,Si4 quarts; sold for
$500; cost, $l44; profit. $500. Blackber-
ries, 100 quarts; sold for $3.50. cost, SlS,27:
pront, SS.f3. As stated, the crops given
are not exceptional; they are obtained year
after year In the region where they are
specialties
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08
Lucern-When to Sow.

Editor Morning News: When should
lucern, or alfalfa, be planted? r. II. L.
In your section of the country South
ern Georgia) October is the best time.
If it happens to be dry then, we should
SOW the crop in November, rather than
walt until February. FAN sowing gives
the lucerne a chance to get ahead Of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

lars worth of doctors bills The farmer
has more need for common sense and ac-
quired skill than anybody else. and If he
has not or cannot acquire both. he SHOULD
quit the business and run for office.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

demonstrated to me by my own experience;
have experimental in various ways and
have found the above suggestions to be
the only safe and sure way to save a crop
Of rice in haste.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

weeds and grass that spring up spon-
taneOusly In warm climates. See that
your seed Is good and sow Is 10 > pounds
per acre. II your soil is light give IL a
good rolling al time OF sowing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

I am located thirty miles north of No
bile, and l wish to make a planting for
family use chiefly of peaches, grapes and
plums. 1 would be very glad to have You
suggest the names of certain varieties
of each that you think would be likely
TO success in my section. Jas. D.
Mt. Vernon Ala
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08
insect Infesting Corn.

For the first time l come to you for in
formation and advice. There is a small
white grub destroying my corn this year
that 1 never saw before. 1t is about one
quarter of an inch long, tapering to a
small point at the end. 1t bores in at
the root of the stalk and eats the heart,
causing the stalk TO wilt and finally die.
My corn is now in tassel and the worms
are still killing it. Early in the spring
my corn was damaged somewhat by bill
bugs, and 1 think probably they have
something to do with the grubs-that is.
might be the bill bug in another stage of
growth. Please let me know in the News
what the pests are, and the best means of
getting rid of them. Do you think burn
ing the stalk this winter would do any
good? Without this pest, 1 would make
the best crop of corn that 1 ever saw
made on this land. 1. A. Gibson.
Early county, Georgia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

If you had mailed US specimen Of the
insect infesting your corn we could have
spoken more positively in regard to it,;
but from your description we are quite
sure it is the corn curculio (Sphenophorus
Zea). The parent of the grub that you
see is a small beetle, one-fourth of an
inch long, and of an ash gray color. Still,
there are several species of beetles that
infest corn and sugar cane in this man
ner. If 1t is convenient we would be glad
to have you send us specimens of the
insect, so that we can be sure as to the
species. OF course nothing can be done
towards preventing injury from it. 1t
would be we'll to burn the stalks this
winter and plant some other crop on the
land.
When a severe wind occurs does the
stalks break off at the surface? Like
the boil worm infesting tomatoes, there
is little that can be done to prevent its
ravages. (Send the specmens).
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

cured, so that l have not had a boil
or pimple on any part of my body
for the last twelve years. 1 can
cordially recommend Ayers Sarsa-
parilla as the very best blood-puriiier
in existence" &c. L. REINHART,
Myersville, Texas.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08


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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

We solicit articles for this department
The name of the writer should accom-
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for publication, but as an evidence of good
faith.
Questions and communications relative
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attention.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08
GARDEN NOTES.
Points About Sweet Potatoes and Al
so Irish Potatoes.

Will you please inform me. % How late
can vine cuttings of sweet potatoes be
set out with a likelihood of making pota-
toes large enough for seed? (2) How late
can Irish potatoes be planted with the
prospect of making a profitable crop?
II NJ C.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08
Fruit For Southern Alabama.

Burgess, Miss.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-26

cause of Misunderstanding with Grand
Commander :. q. Lawrence. When
the program was arranged In March, 81.
Johns commandery was given the right
of line. as the senior organization. lt
transpircd last week that General Law
renee had changed his plans and had de
cidea TO place 81. John coramandery, No.
2, OF Boston, ahead of Providence.
Judge Carpenter, commander OF 81.
John commandery, No. 1, called on Gen
ersl Lawrence aud ascertained for GER
tainty that a change had been decided on.
After considering the mstter, st. John
commandery, No. /, decided not TO parade.
Cavalry commandery OF Providence IL
considering the advlsabinty OF also re-
naming out Of tho parade In sympathy.
The leading members OF St. John COM
mandcry feel that as they have been given
right Of line at Washington and Denver
they should be first In line OF unattached
communicates in the parade.
The commandery expended several hun
dred dollars In purchasing new flags, ban.
ners, regalia, etc, besides hiring Reeves
American band. The delegates will at
lend the conclaye, and will occupy their
headquarters as IL nothing had happened.
General Lawrence said last night that
no change was made in the roster OF the
parade; that IL is the custom of the home
commandery 20 escort the grand com
mandcry. hence st. John Of Boston will
fill this office st John OF Providence, on
account Of seniority, was assigned 10 the
head of the second division. its usual place.
General Lawrence states that he is utterly
at n loss 80 understand the action of the
Providence cc'nmandery.
Arrival OF white Squadron.
The four ships of the White squadron
were moving about Massachusetts, bay
yesterday and steamed into port this
morning The four cruisers are the New
York, Montgomery, Minneapolis and Raj
egh.
These vessels compose the most power
ful squadron ever assembled in these
waters. More vessels, il is true, have
been here at once. and in recent years, but
none represented so well the power oi
modern paval means of offensc and de
fense.
All the four cruisers represent the lates
developments in naval architecture. ord
nance and engineering, ms all are brand
new vessels, their kcels having been lait
but five years ago, and all have beer
launched within three years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-26
TENNIS PLAYERS BEATEN.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The number of volumes issued during
the week ending August l3, 1880, Is lIOI;
a daily average of 2S4.
Among the additions OF the past week
are "Masters of Italian Music, by X. A.
Streatheld. 37699. 80; 'sKaffir Stories" by
w. @. Scully, 100. 5S1; "The Playground
OF Europe by Leslie stephen "a welcome
reissue of famous book on Alpine climb
ing, first published IN 1871, 4069. 107; and
"The Alps from End TO End by Sir Will
liam Martin Conway, 1859 106. Mr.. Con-
ways book, which Is reprinted in part
from periodical articles (including two
articles in The Contemporary OF last year.,
is OF much interest. as is also Mr.. ". A.
Il. Coolidge's chapter at the end. The
book has no map.
or interest in connection with the as
cent OF the Matterhorn on Wednesday of
the past week, August u, by Providence
woman, are some OF the following refer
ences: "The Ascent OF the Matterhorn, y
by EDWARD Whymper, 4069. 81. b. This
was first published In 1870 but was reis-
sued ten years later, with a chronological
table OF the 159 ascents, from 1859 to 1879,
inclusive. See also several OF Mr. Tyn-
dalls books, including his "Hours of
Exercise in the Alps, 1871, which re-
cords several OF his own ascents, l66O-6S,
4069. 81; and his "New Fragments, 1892,
which reprints part Of the former ac-
counts 670.6 65. His "Glaciers of the
Alps 6953), appeared in 1850. before
his first ascent. See also the article, 'The
Ascent OF the Matterhorn,n by NJ Nj.
Hurd, giving an account OF his own
ascent in 1856, in Appalachia, December,
1886, v. a, p. 2s5-9i, 450.44; "Matterhorn
"Reminiscences, by Roland King, Outing,
Septembe ber, 1887, V. 10, p. 671-73, 05i. AZ. 10
and, in particular, Mr.. A. II. Mummery's
volume, published the present year, en-
titled "My Climbs in the Alps and Cau-
casus," 406 79 Mr.. Mummery's nara
tive is of itself no slight addition TO the
chronological table in Mr.. Whymper's 4
book i'm 1850, for he has himself reached
the summit seven times. The name OF
Mrs. Mummery, who accompanied her
husband in 1887, should be added TO the
other three women climbers on record.
There are interesting summaries of inn
nortant ascents, illustrated, in W. ID Me-
Cracken's chapter, "Storming the Matter
horn," p. 214-25, 4069. 105. 1; "Alpine Ad'
venture" p. 52-S5, 4069. 80; and in the
Illustrated American, August 10 of the
present year, p. 1915, with notable IL
iustration. A considerable number oi
other books contain illustrations OF the
peak, including Umlauft's 1.-THE Alps
(1sS9), p. 11S land a convenient map oi
the immediate vicinity, p. 3l9)4o6s, 76
"Reclus' EUROPE v. 2, p. 391-496,
400. 1872; also that in Pennells' article, il
the Century, June, 1891 v. AZ, p. 2O3
20s, O54. II. AZ; that in Moptefiore' articl,
in Outing, January, 1893, v. 21, p. 265
and that in Thompson's article in Outing
March, 1894, V. %, p. i66. Baedeker'
handbook OF Switzerland not only sup
plies a map on n sufficiently minute scale
to be exceptionally useful, but also a fold
ing profile of the peaks, in which its pc
culiar outline is best reproduced
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italian, In a Fa,al Quarrel.

WATERBURY, Conn, Aug. 90. = Mar
ciano Pugliese, % years old, was almost
instantly killed during brawl in the
Italian quarter. Joseph Gallo and Joseph
Puglicse the dead mans cousin, arc
under arrest for the murder. Bad blood
had existed between the men for some
months. Saturday night, while all were
in drink, the younger Puglicse boasted
that he could thrash Gallo and his friends.
The latter thereupon attacked him, and
Pugliese received a deep cut from knife
In the neck, scvering several large blood
vessels. He bled TO death in about three
minutes. IL Is believed that Gallo struck
the blow Tho two mon arrested arc
eayaraly eut