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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25
The auestton Box.

Sorghum-I notice in a recent number
Of the News an article on sorghum. viii
1ou inform me where I can get seed of the
EARLY Granger" ]. c. B.
Long Branch, Ga.
Consult the advertising columns of the
News. and if there is no scotsman Of
fering the same send in d self-addressed
postal card, and We will give you the ad-
dress Of one who sells the seed. !.
Fertilizing Sugar Cane-A friend of
mine writes me as follows: would
acid phosphate mixed with cot
ton seed be a good fertilizer for sugar
cane? If not what would be the best
for it? Please reply and oblige. H. NJ. N.
savannah, Ga.
Acid phosphate and cotton seed makes
2 very good fertilizer for sugar cane. but
= Is better TO add some potash in the
form of cotton seed huh ashes, or some
other substance that will supply the pot
ASH. Sugar cane needs lime to do its
best, and if the soil is deficient in that
element it is desirable to supply it. Even
pine wood ashes is helpful, but it is much
better to use hard wood ashes,
a good fertilizer for cane is as follows,
Der acre:
acid phosphate .....,....-...... 400 pounds
Not1on seed .....................1,2O pounds
nun dSueS ....s.--..-s+....- tVJ pOuAlNAS
This is what you may consider very
heavy manuripg, and it may be that you
would not care to use but one-half of this
Der acre. Try both quantities, and see
which pays you the best. We believe in
heavy manuring. Put most of the ferti-
Hzer broadcast.
Ginseng-Can you tell me where I can
procure the seed of ginseng and how 1t
la cultivated?
Do you know whether it will grow in
sandy soil or not?
! am farmer. and will try anything
nat there seems to be money in. ] think
here is more money in ginseng at 500
per pound than there is in cotton at
cents j. W b.
6axley, Ga
Without more knowledge of the mat
Ter than we now have We could not ad-
Sc j. W. 8. to go into the culture" of
ginseng as 2 money making business.
Interested parties may be advocating its
'AltCre, but it is not likely that you viii
sei anything like 500 per pound for
--nseng in this country or anywhere else.
We have examined a score or more
l- catalogues Of leading seedsmen, but do
rot md seeds or roots OF ginseng offered.
IN our issue Of Feb. Il Mr.. Turner gave
-ea1e orief notes in regard to this plant.
N later number we viii give further
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/. From two to four bushels, accord
ing to the size Of the cuts and the dis
lance apart Of the same barrel usually
contains two and one-half bushels. With
rows three feet apart and sets cut to one
eye and given good distance two barrels
will plant an acre. but we do not advo-
cate this kind Of planting II is best to
allow two eyes and give 10 to is inches
in the row. Seven bushels is about as
small q quantity as should be used
.. II also depends upon the size Of the
sets, but with care five bushels will be
sufficient, even for rich land.
3. Assuming that the seeds are OF good
quality Uhat rs 80 per cent. or better) It
win require about the following guam
tity OF the several seeds to establish an
acre:
Cabbage. to G ounces; beans (bush)
to s pocks according as 70 manner OF
planting. II dropped in hills requires
something less than when drilled along) I,
tomatoes. elf sown in frames or seed beds
and transplanted. 4 to 5 ounces; cucum-
bers. ii in hills. lG to % ounces; If drilled,
to ~ pounds; okra, to pounds;
squash 2 to 3 pounds
J. IT is hard to advise. II depends so
much on the character Of the soil, the
kind Of fertilizer used, and the kind of
crop For tomatoes, potatoes and onions
much heavier manuring is warranted than
Tor. beans, squashes or cucumbers
). Taking a good complete fertilizer,
costing and worth S25 per ton. as a basis
for conparison,a trucker would use from
400 to 5000 pounds as stated, according to
the soil and the probable value Of the
crop. Most Of the fertilizer should be
broad-casted and narrowed in latter good
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Two Valuable CIovcrs for the South

IA.
Not counting the Japan clover Qes-
pidlza, which is well known as a plant
highly adapted to southern use, we nave
two clOvers that should be found on every
farm in the south where there is the
slightest pretence of maintaining fertil-
ity of the soil, says the Southern Farmer.
our peas are all very good for this pur-
pose, bat their use implies extra plow-
ing in the summer time when much waste
is involved in exposing the freshly
ploughcd land to the suns rays. Here
we have two clovers, the burr and the
crimson" one or the other of which
can be sowed in the cotton fields in
August or September simply with slight
stirring, such as the harrow or the sweep
gives, and the result will be a fine lot of
vegetable matter to be turned under in
the spring, and that after furnishing fine
pasture for tho stock for several months.
1t was once thought that the south
could make no use of clover. That was
before the three clovers that we have
named had been Introduced into our sec
ton. One was forced upon us, as ii
were, by providence, and just in the same
manner that Bermuda grass was. Both
came nolens volens. We refer to the
Lespidiza.
The Burr clover came to us by the
way Of California some twenty years
ago In that time large number OF
farmers had tried It, and we win Ven
ture to say that not one i'm twenty that
have tried II would say bad word against
it, 1t is supremacy valuable If we would
only make full use Of it.
In the past few years the Crimson
clover came to compete with the Burr
as winter and spring pasture plant. and
we have no doubt some will prefer one
and some another after a trial of the two.
On medium or poor land there
had that will make better growth
than these clovers. We bespeak
a trial Of one or the other or both by every
farmer who appreciates the necessity for
doing something toward increasing the
fertility of his worn soil and having some
green food during the first months of the
year. Try even a quarter or half an acre
this fall.
We have several times asserted that
there was no need for the silo in the south
if our farmers made proper use of some
of the winter plants that are at their dis
posal. This assertion, We are quite sure,
will be substantiated by every one who
comes to understand the value of Grim
son and Burr clovers. turnips, rape lu-
cerne rye and sappling clover grown to-
gether, oats and witch barley. We might
name few others, but these are enough
to render silo unnecessary if we use them
Alright What say our intelligent readers?
The fiat pea, too. we are inclined to
think will be adapted to our use But we
can get along with it, Which one of our
readers will make the finest February and
March pasture, and have plenty of green
food in January?
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to very little advantage. il appears The
cost Of the muriate is SO to Si2
per ton. kainit $l2 to SIC. Two to four
hundred pounds of the latter can be used
per acre in the absence of hull ashes OF
wood ashes. one hundred pounds of mu-
riate Of potash make very liberal ap-
plication for an acre Of grapes or other
fruit usually.
4 Very fair fertilizer Is made by COM
bining 2o1 pounds OF acid phosphate with
30 pounds Of muriate potash and 50 pounds
of nitrate of soda. applying this quantity
TO one acre. Twice the quantity of cotton
seed meal may be substituted for the MI
trate of soda II is well 90 hear ia mind
that one can afford to apply fertilizer
more literally to certain crops than to
other crops. While so worth of fertilizer
would be eNtravagant for corn. it would
not be SO for grapes or cabbage or Irish
potatoes, or tomatoes and like crops.
our correspondent will find other ques-
tons answered in later issues of the
News.
More than giving addresses Con postal
cards. the agricultural editor cannot re-
ply 10 communications by mail" He
would gladly do so if it were practicable,
but it is not.
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TRUCKING CROPS.
4 Number Of Questions of Interest 10
Farmers Answered.

WIN you please give me some Informal
ton relative to the following questions:
]. How many barrels of Irish potatoes
VIII 1t require TO plant one acre?
2. How many bushels of onion sets to
set an mere?
8. How many pounds Of cabbage beans.
tomatoes. cucumbers, okra and squash TO
establish an acre2
4. What quantity Of commercial fertil-
izer would Il be advisable to use for these
crops?
5. How is the best way to apply the
manure?
6. What IS the usual yield of the above
crops per acre?
Z. Name the best grass or cereal that
can be planted early to supply spring
and summer grazing for cattle.
8. What is the best ration for milch
COWS? W. j. f..
Naldosta, Ca.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25

The garden should bc seen after before
spring comes, so that 81 it needs repairing
IL can bc done before Il is time 10 plant
the early vegetables. II should be cleared
OF all rubbish and thoroughly broke. but
do not go into II with a large plow and
turn an the soil under SO deep that the
roots of the vegetables cannot reach II
and replace It by bringing up the cold
sub-soil on top. II you do. rest assured
that YOU will not have any vegetables TO
bother you. this year at least The soil
of every garden ought TO be at least ten
inches deep, and would be much better If
IL was fourteen to eighteen inches in
depth. But we cannot make them that
deep In one year. but manure them thor
oughly, and every time we break them
go just a little deeper, bringing up thin
shaving of the sub-soil and then thorough
~ mix sc with the soil by narrowing. In
this way we can make our gardens second
to none I'm the country.
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IcieIes

Glistening in the rays Of the MONDAY
sun are beautiful exceedingly, but If one
of them were thrust down your back how
you would shudder. This is precisely what
you do when the premonitory chill OF
fever and ague comes on. Then is the
time to take Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
a ''knocker OUT Of every form of malaria.
also Of dyspepsia, biliousness. constfra.
ton, rheumatism and kidney troubke. =
al.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25

Readers are not all aware, perhaps, that
mulching does not retard the budding and
blossoming of fruit trees III the spring The
condition of the roots has nothing to do
with the development of the buds at time
of development. The material for their
increase is already in the tree from the
previous years growth. A grape vine, If
the branches OF it be led into a green
house, will put forth buds and leaves in
winter, though the ground be frozen hard
around its roots Covering Strawberries
will retard development, because the
whole plant is kept from heat and light
Trees also could be held back If they could
be entirely covered by the mulch
Don't confne the brood SOW too closely.
She needs considerable exercise If she
does not get it, the pigs are likely to be
weak, puny things. a moderate amount
Of exercise is almost necessary for all
pregnant animals, to insure strong. vigor-
Gus offspring, while II adds better health
and strength to the dam herself
The Practical Dairynian tells US that
for lice on cattle nothing is more effect
i've than kerosene emulsion, and of the
strength usually employed In spraying
fruit trees and vines. 1t is by dissolving
one-half pound of hard soap in gallon
of boiling water and adding two gallons
of kerosene oil. Stir violently until
perfect emulsion is formed. Dilute with
nine to fifteen parts of warm water and
apply with spray pump. 1t will knock
out all lice on the first application. but
viii not kill the eggs. A second spraying
should be given in two or three weeks
to kill any more which may have Matched
out.
When hogs are infested with intes-
final parasites they generally become un-
thrifty. cough, scour. start from rest or
sleep with sharp cry, scream excessively
before feeding time as though nearly
starved, and pigs sometimes have choking
fits. Give oil of turpentne. two drains,
in milk, for six mornings in succession;
then follow with dose of one scruple Of
calomel to each as a purge. This is
one Of the most effective remedies. Two
or three neat drains of powdered castor
beans may be given instead of the calo-
mel If preferred. Half doses for pigs
The principal causes Of impure milk are:
Impure air in the milking place, bad food,
foul water and filth; and as they are all
causes readily controlled they are mex
cusable The farmer who exposes his
COWS to such conditions has no right 10
complain of low prices and lack Of Gus
toners. On the contrary ne should be
fined for importing the public health BY
attempting to place on the market faint
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25

Information in regard 10 IT, However.
we have no hesitation in caution.ng YOU
10 90 very slow IN making extraordinary
revolutions in YOUR crcus
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25

Questions and communications relative
70 a rricultural and horticultural subjects.
Y addressed 70 Agri- Editor. Drawer y.
NfnedEeville. Ga, viii receive immediate
attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25

The concord grape has been regarded
as the very best variety for southern lat
ttudes, as also for other sections. 1t
rarely fails to give satisfaction. 1t re-
quires time and experience to prove which
is the best kind fer certain soils and To-
cations. one can never be satisfied that
ne has the best kind for his purpose I'M
til he has tried a good many varieties.
Sometimes ones neighbors having the
same kind of land may prove things for us
to some extent, that is. we can begin
with their experience. We need not try
varieties that they have found unsuited
to their soil, but use only those kinds that
they have succeeded with, adding perhaps
a few kinds that they have not tried. New
kinds are certainly being introduced;
some few of which are quite likely to
prove valuable. So far as the bulk of
the planting goes, it is advisable to stick
to the old and long-growa kinds that have
been proven.
Properly established on suitable soil,
and then we'll attended to afterw ard, such
kinds as Concord, Delaware, Hartford,
Ives, Perkins, Moore's Early Worden and
some others of a like nature are more than
likely to give satisfaction anywhere.
No single substance in the way of fer
tilizer is better for grapes than ground
raw bone, but at the same time, 1t does
not supply potash, and il it happens that
the land is not sufficiently supplied with
this necessary mineral element, even the
bone viii not make a success of grape
growth. In growing so valuable crop
as grapes it is well to take for granted
that the soil needs potash Hardwood
ashes will supply it. Cotton seed huh
ashes are a good material to supply il.
Where neither of these can be had one
will have to resort to the potash salts, Of
which there are several grades. That
known as the "muriatc of potash is
generally the most desirable. 1t contains
from IS to 50 per cent. of actual potash.
But there has been more kainit sold in
the south than any other grade. 1t aver
ages about II per cent. of potash, and the
price varies according to location and mode
of purchase whether for cash or credit
From the reports made many have used il
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25
LED WITH A DIAMOND.
Thief Lost Trick and Bigger
Game As Well.

San Francisco Dispatch in Chicago Times.
Sonora Constancia Garcia. a Spanish
woman Of ravishing beauty and volup-
tuous form, sat behind a monte table in
the FL Dorado gaming saloon, the largest
establishment Of the kind in San FRAN
cisco Gaming was the order Of the day
and night, and every steamer from the
states" was crowded with new arrivals
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Crnpe Gro,Hing in South Gcorlsin.

Editor Morning News I am experiment.
ing with grapes in small way. I have
tried Concord" and champion" and
Will have few of the lives Seeding" in
bearing this year. The concord variety
has not done well for me, but 1 have had
fair success with the champion. The two
varieties were planted on different kinds
of soil, however, the concord on light
sandy land and the champion on sandy
land also, but was lower and with clayey
subsoil. I want your advice as to the
proper kind of fertilizer to use and how
and when TO use it, 1 tried ground bone
on the concords one year, but could not
see any advantage gained by its use,
though / have seen it recommended and
am thinking of trying it again this year
on my champion" ana Ives
What is the best form to use potash? l
have tried to buy oak ashes nearby. but
failed. What would you recommend?
] would like to see more about grape
culture in your columns. II growers could
be pursuaded to give the results of their
experiments it would be worth a great
deal to US beginners-say the best variety
for certain soils; time to prune; how TO
prUne; about how much plowing neces-
sary; time to fertilize, etc. W. NJ. ID.
Jesup, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25

Years aeo Prof Sanborn. then of the
Missouri Agricultural College. male over
l1' tests az swine feeding. Of which ne
kept a record his experiments taught
him that hos ought rot 10 De kent longer
than eight months from birth To slaugh-
teflng. and that an this aSc 81 he has had
proper feed and care should weigh 80
pounds gross or course 10 realize such a
weight I'm such "a given time the hog must
be of good blood
salt is as necessary Tor hogs as for
any other class Of animals. but care
should be exercised ia giving b. II given
in the food 90 viii require good Judgment
10 determine how much should be added
The safest ami best WAY is 10 keep the
salt in boxes with charcoal and ashes.
thus the hog can always set what he
wants without danger of injury.
Tn recent bulletin Issued by the de-
partmeut of agriculture The following
manurial values of manure from the
different farm animals and from hens
is giveU- sheep, $3.50 per ton. calves.
Sis; pigs. $50. COWS. S..u2. horses, 81. p,
hens. Siu1, showing that the hen manure
Is worth more than twice as much as the
manure from amy of the others.
= large majority of farmers will plant
cotton just as they have been doing for
years. They win do this regardless of
price. The more progressive farmers will
branch ont i'm various directions; forage
crops, stock raising. special market crops,
food products, and truck and fruits Of all
sorts viii receive more attention and those
who raise cotton will decrease the acreage
and make more per acre; landlords will re-
qulre cotton and tenants will hc helpless,
and in the proper season cotton will go
still lower and lower. and those who de-
pend upon IL for "a living viii become
poorer and poorer And the same process
VIII prevail next year, and the next. The
change from Improbable TO profitable
crops will not be generally adopted for
several years. We are far too conserva-
tive.
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60 article which is liable 70 spread disease.
II farmers would only unite and bind
themselves to observe scrupuious clean
iness I'm ON the branches OF milk pro
ductton they might readily double IT.
consumution. The "cowN' odor and the
black scdim, are Oh. greatest hin
ORANGES to tho rapid development Of the
Industry.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25

we solicit ARTICLES FOR this department
,7rs name OF the writer should accom-
osny the letter or article, not pecessarilS
for publication, OUT as an evidence Of good
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25

Sorghum--I notice in a recent number
Of the News an article on sorghum. Will
you inform me where I can get seed of the
Early Granger" J. c. B..
The Washington times., 1895-04-25
NOTICE $::: =: a.: ss# !;
making at shortest notica

making at shortest notice.
PRIVATE DETECTIvE-strictl con-
fidentiaI; highest reference; honest work
guaranteed (shadowing>. MORGAN
BRADFORD, Jr., Office and Residence,
1912 New York ave. NV. mar2t I'm
IT. WALKER SONS, 2o4 10th ST. NV,
carpet lining, felts, fire brick and clay,
asbestos, paints, brushes, lime, cement, two
and three-ply roofing material. maT21 I'm
The Washington times., 1895-04-25
Burial Permits.

Burial permits for the twenty-four hours
ending at O'Clock yesterday were issued
from the health office as follows:
White Elizabeth a. Young, eighty years;
Henry Bolac, six years; John B. Striker,
forty-eight years: Margaret L. Paschall,
eighty four years; Michael I. Fitzpatrick,
twenty nine years; Theodore Cone, sixty
wears: Lucille L. Rock, twenty-five years;
Ann MCKenna, sixty-four years; Wilhel-
nina Donaldson, two years; Matthew Bos-
well. sixty seven years; George E Barber,
one and one half years; Mary L. Keegin,
twenty-four years; Elizabeth Hartung
seventy-one years; Margarite Dawson,
eleven months: Y incent Larkins, two
months, and Adelaide NJ. Carhart, thirty
nine years.
Colored-EiiZa Downing sixty nine years,
Tabby Gibbs, eighty-siX years; Jane Jones,
seventy-five years: Ellen Tyler, forty years;
Agnes Magruder, seventy years, and Marie
b. Hawkins, twenty-fOur days.
The Washington times., 1895-04-25

PROPOSALS FOR BURGLAR PROOF
VAULT AND BUILDING MATERIALS.
office OF Building for Library of Congress,
145 East Capitol street, Washington. D. C.,
April goth, lS95.-Separate sealed pro-
posals VIII be received at this office until
p. IN. on Friday. the third day of May,
1895, and opened Immediately thereafter
in presence of bidders, for furnishing and
delivering at the site of the Building for
Library of Congress, i'll this city, the FOL
lowing approximate quantities of building
materials, namely:
2 coo cubic yards OF River Sand,
300 barrels Natural Hydraulic Cement,
] 600 barrels Portland Cement,
l 600 cubic yards Broken Stone,
and a burglar-proof vault to be put in
place by the contractor. Specifications.
general instructions and conditions and
blank forms OF proposal may be obtained
on application 10 this office. BERNARD F..
GREEN, Superintendent and Engineer.
apr20 -22-23-24 20 26
The Washington times., 1895-04-25
LEGALN NOTICES
IN JUSTICES COURT OF THE DISTRICT

IN JUSTICES COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF Columbia, before Samuel c. Mills,
Esq, a Justice of the Peace.
Frank G. Naylor, plaintiff VS. Henry E.
Davis and Thomas E. Hill, trading as
Davis, Hill s. Co., defendants. No. 7796.
A summons in due form having been is
sued out OF this court to a lawful constable
OF this District for the said defendant.
Henry E. Davis, and thessame having been
10y the said constable returned mot to be
found" il is hereby ordered that said de-
fendant, Henry E. Davis, cause his appear
aace TO be entered herein on or before the
first Tuesday OF May, A. D., 1895, other
wise the cause will be proceeded with as
ia case of default.
(seaI1 SAM'L C. MILLS, J.P.
WALTER A. JOHNSTON,
ap-19-25m2 Attorney Plaintiff.
The Washington times., 1895-04-25

PROPOSALS win be received by the un-
dersigned, a committee acting for the vestry
Of ST. Luke's Church, corner of Fifteenth
and Madison streets northwest, up TO SAT
URDAY, April 27, to take down and febuild
the west wall of said church. Specifications
for the work can be seen and copies obtained
at 934 5 street northwest, where the bids
viii be received and opened at Z o'clock in
the presence of the bidders The committee
reserves the righ ito waive all informalities
and TO re 5ect any or all bids. DANIEL MUIR
RAY, ia MESF ALSTON ,CHAS. Z. LANE.
W. A. LAVALETTE, Committee. ap23-3t
The Washington times., 1895-04-25

FOR RENT OR SALE-Number OF su-
burban homes, 5 to II looms; low price
TO good parties; also Cotton Point Hotel
NJ. a. BALLINGER, 1922 St NV m31-tf