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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01
sweet Potatoes.

Towns, Ca, June 27.-Editor Morning
News: I noticed in the Morning News
of June "a something in regard to the
bunch yam sweet potato, wish to say
that have tried the bunch yam two years,
and am well pleased with them. I have
also tried the bunch Spanish and like
them the best of all. However. the buck
yam is given up to be the best for earli-
ness in this settlement. But there is
something else about potato culture Of
more Importance than the kind of po-
tatoes. There Sre several things worth
knowing. First, potatoes are not all adapt
ed to all climates and soils. The pota-
toes adapted to the north will not do so
we'll in the south. There are potatoes thar
do we'll on clay land and others that
do best on sandy land. The bunch yam
that we have here is of the white or light
yellow variety. They do well here, while
a good farmer near Macon, Ca, writes
me that they will not do there. But he
says he has a bunch yam as yellow as
pumpkin, which he says is the best po-
tato in the world. Another man from
Brunswick Ga, tells me the Norton yam
is best in that settlement. Now, my ad-
vice to all farmers is to try several kinds
of potatoes and see which you like the
best; but be very careful to never let po-
tatoes get mixed. Many good farmers
get their potatoes mixed up and ruined
and then keep on planting the same
potatoes, making a failure every year,
and never understand why they cannot
make potatoes. 1t is claimed that pota-
toes of different kinds may be planted near
each other, say 10 feet distance between
them, just so you do not let the vines
or roots touch each other. l do not think
that this rule will hold good in all cases.
There are some kinds of potatoes that
have a great many blooms on the vines,
and other kinds of potatoes that have al
most no blooms at all. Now. ! think that
you may plant potatoes which have no
bloom near some other kind, and they
will not mix. Another very important
idea is to not cut too many vines from
potatoes. think sometimes 1t helps them
to trim some vines, but l have learned
from experience that you can keep on cut
ting the vines until they will die, root and
top. Dry ground should be selected for
any kind of sweet potatoes. Never plant
them on low. wet land. and never pillow
or hill them up when the land is wet. II
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01
strn,Yhcrrx CuItnrc.

1t is never out of place to have a small
| plat of strawberries for home use whether
any are sold or not.
A couple of hundred plants, even, well
! tended, Win supply a very nice quantity Of
berries for a small family. Two rows of
hundred plants each Cor four rows Of nifty,
of eight rows of twenty-five in a side or
| corner of the garden, or off in the field
even, will go a long ways in supplying
this medicinal fruit that may be the means
! of warding off a serious attack OF disease
from some one of the family next season.
A few quarts of Strawberries may do this
very thing.
This is a good season to set out the
plants. You can probably get a few plants
from your neighbors if you inquire around.
If not. you can send off to those who ad-
vertise plants for sale. The plants can be
sent thousand miles by mail with safety.
(By the way, we received two orange trees
in July that came all the way from Japan,
which began to send out shoots six days
after they were planted out)
You can get berry plants from New
York state Of you cannot get them near
err that will grow as readily as those Sc
cured in your own county. An experienced
shipper will put them up 50 that they will
keep alive for many weeks.
Make the effort to get some, If only
couple of hundred for this season, and set
them out carefully and cultivate likewise
and you will be glad next spring that you
did 1t. From this start you can enlarge
the plat next fall to the extent that you
may see fit. Remember though, that a
couple of hundred or so of plants, well at
tended to- will give you better satisfac-
ton than a thousand or left to them
selves. You can we'll afford to mulch a
few hundred plants, and plant well tend
ed will yield anywhere from a pint TO a
quart of berries. For home USE there are
several well known kinds that you can
plant with the confidence that they will
repay you fully for all your troubles. You
need not attempt the newer kinds. The
Wilson'S Albany" or the 'Sharpless,"
or Crescent will answer your purpose
very well. In planting the latter, remsm-.
Der that it is pistillate variety, and some
other kind must be planted in alternate
rows with II or else II will not bear.
When properly fortified, however 1t pro-
duces enormously. To two or three rows
of Crescent plant one row of Albany or
Sharpless next to 1t. II you have two
rows of a hundred each, let the rows be
two and a half or three feet apart, and a
plant eighteen to twenty inches in the
row.. In transplanting, spread the roots
out evenly in every direction, press the
soil firmly on the roots and water copious-
ly. After the water has soaked in, draw a
little dry or loose soil about the plants,
and then mulch about the plants with pine
straw or trash OF some kind. Just before
freezing weather comes, apply more
mulch, putting it several inches deep over
the plants. When growing time comes,
draw the straw from off the plants, and
tuck in snugly about them to keep the
berries Off of the dirt. If the soil has be-
come hard, work between the rows and
about the plants, before arranging the
mulch.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01

soil the rot is moro prevalent and stays
longer than on heavy clay lands The lat
ter seem to be less affected by the rot any
way.
1t is very discouraging to amateurs OF
new beginners TO have the early crop OF
tomatoes ruined. for this is the most pro-
fitable. A great many have become dis
couraged in the undertaking. Remedies
for the rot have been recommended to
them, and have seen neighbors use vari~
Gus mixtures without avail. A very simi-
lar experience has been encountered with
the potato rot. The only simple and abso-
lutely sure system was to select new
field far from the old one for the next crop
of potatoes and then, after two or three
seasons the old field could be planted
again. The germs of these rots seem to
live In the soil through the seyerest win
ter, but after a year or two they die out,
probably through the lack of sufficient
nourishment. II we can starve the germs
in this way, 1t should be systematically
on every farm. 1t does not follow that
the land must remain idle. The germs OF
the rot that will attack the tomatoes and
potatoes will have no effect at all upon
the corn and wheat plants. Nearly any
of our other vegetables can be planted on
the tomato field where the rot has de-
spoiled a crop. In fact, the tomato and
potato rots are so different in their origin
that these two crops can be planted in
terchangeably on the same patch.
The question of how long IL takes to eff
face all signs of infection has not yet been
decided. 1 have seen it attack an early
crop after two years of rest, and II may
be that three years will not entirely suf-
fice. In purchasing plants one cannot be
too particular about inquiring into their
origin, and the nature of the ground they
were raised in. A great many times the
crop is ruined because the plants were
raised in the same soil that tomatoes had
been cultivated in for half a dozen sea-
sons. If the rot is really nuisance try
raising your own plants. Select. II neces-
sary, some entirely new ground and start
them there, or h1 the forcing box with soil
obtained far from the old tomato patch.
Little trouble will then be experienced
from the tomato rot.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01
The Rot Among EARLY Tomatoes.

In sections of the country where early
tomatoes are grown as valuable crops
the chief trouble is the rot, and very fire.
quently serious loss is oceassioned, says
an exchange. The real cause of this lot
is difficult to ascertain and a remedy even
more difficult. We have speculation
enough about the matter. but that hardly
helps the farmer unless 1t materializes
into something definite.
From my own experience / have found
that tomato plants set out in a new soil
where a tomato crop was never before
raised are rarely II ever attacked by this
disease Sometimes IL the tomato plant
are obtained from growers where the ro-
is prevalent the crop on the new land is
injured. The large tomatoes begin to rot
in the center, just before ripening, and
this spells their sale so that it is diff
cult to dispose Of them at all.
Some times che season will be suf1icien.
to infect the soil. and the second crop may
be entirely spoiled. The only safe way is
not to plant the crop twice in succession
on the same field. II is even better 20
let two seasons at least pass before
planting again on the old patch. On light
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01
Kind Words.

We cannot refrain from expressing our
appreciation of the agricultural depart
ment of the Morning News. The letters bv
lVanhoe" are especially valuable to the
small farmer. the truck farmer. the mar
ket gardener and every one who owns or
inns garden in the glorious sunny south
Let the good work go on. friend Ivan
noe. We appreciate your letters highly.
ana II does US good to express that an
probation. We are one of those who
would rather extend a few words of en-
enlargement and approval to the living
than whole CARLOAD of eulogies to the
dead The Morning News abundantly de-
serves all the substantial aid it receives
from its patrons, and especially does its az
ricultural department command the s1rb-
stanual recognition and encourag cement
OF our farming brethren throughout the
south. G. H. Turner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01
Raising Strawberries.

In raising strawberries for either mars
ket or home use. great care should be taxi
en- in setting the young plants and in pros
tecting them from the severe cold Of north-
ern winters. For field culture. plapts should
be set in rows feet apart and foot apart
/ in the rows; for garden culture the rows
may be ~ or feet apart. Select only such
varieties as are best adapted to the quail
ty of the land. The Sharpless is well adapt
ed TO a light or dry and sandy soil and is
an excellent berry for home use and near
markets but too soft for shipping long
distances. The berries are remarkably
large and round, light scarlet in color and
of good quality. When setting, the crowns
should be even with or little above the
surface and the hole deep enough that the
roots may be set their full length. Set the
plants in early spring and keep free from
weeds and runners. AS cold weather APP
proaches cover with a light coating Of
straw and before winter sets in sprinkle
light coating of manure, but not enough to
smother the plants. During the second year
the runners may be allowed to grow be-
tween the rows, as the strawberry plants
deteriorate after the third year. The old
plants will bear the third year, but should
be spaded in and the young plants left to
grow. A perpetual strawberry bed may
thus be kept without the labor Of resetting
plants each year In picking for market the
berries should be carefully handled that
none may be bruised, for one of the virtues
of a good salesman is tact in showing goods
10 the best advantage s.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01
Crops in Mirsinsinni.

a''ners are about through laying by
wi crops. but cotton is badly in the
. ~, Much wet weather during the past
mo mo- mas delayed farm work 1t has rained
|oo5 every day and the prospect seems
Enninle glad TO see our farmers are be-
|beIr TO realize the need for growing
est t o"h grain. Special farming may be
Iutb or the northern farmers, but the
b an must raise vegetable crops for home
|rdonrSu 10 sell. We have fine lands for
.Dnd orchards and the like, as can be
4 thaa where. We should cultivate them
b. g. diversified way that would hal.e
'lnno am self-sustaining. c. F!W.
poEe, Miss. June "a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01
strawberry CuIture-A Profitable
Thing Under Good Management.

OF the six or seven hundred named sorts
of strawberries that were catalogued thir-
ty years ago as the result of fifty years
culture in this country and Europe, there
are but few that meet the eye in the
current catalogues of to-day. New varie-
ties, or at any rate new names, have very
generally taken the place Of those that
were in use thirty years ago, and the few
old sorts that are named now and still val
ned by many cultivators here and there,
do not exceed more than half dozens The
mere mention of the names of four of these
impress us very forcibly with the truth of
the remark that the growth of what Is ex-
collent is slow, very slow, sometimes.
still appearing in the catalogue of to-
day with Endorsements nearly as strong as
were given them quarter OF a century
ago we find the well known names of Ju-
cunda, Triumph de Gand. Kentucky, Ag-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01
Strawberries.

]. T. H. asks VIII new ground pro-
duce good strawberries If well prepared?
Q. What kind of fertilizer is best to use
on such land for best results?
4. What distance should the rows be
apart and what distance in the rows?
4. How early can the plant be put out
to get the best results In the spring?
Answer New ground can usually be
made to produce fine crops of Strawberries
If all native growth is thoroughly exter-
minated. After blowing and narrowing
the soil 1t should be we'll rolled before set
ting out the plants.
2. one of the best fertilizers for straw
berries is a mixture Of finely ground bone
and ashes. two parts of the former to one
of the latter-unleached hard wood ashes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01

iioat an egg into which place the cucum-
oers; AS the barrels are filled, put a weight
On the cucumbers TO keep them well down
-, -. t az prime Ihere Is no need for heading
up If they are not to be moved II is well
enough TO keep the barrels covered with
cloth or paper, however. The cucumbers
VIII keep year or more in the brine ana
they can be picked from time to time as
needed '-'-40 %
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01

you want potatoes to do their very best
plant them in dry weather, work them In
dry weather and dig them in dry wea-
Their ! will further state that on or about
the full moon is the best time to dig
sweet potatoes p NJ
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01
Sailing Cncnmhcrs.

you please give directions for salt
L bsrld moers for pickles. DO you head up
In els after filling? w. A. J.
NJ ,aoerty county.
Wy make brine strong enough to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01
Growing and Marketing strawber-
rfes.

I have tried summer planting twice,
but have had poor success with 1t, and
would not recommend 1t unless you are
prepared to irrigate, says the Rural
World.
Never let the weeds get a start. but
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01

Questions and communications relative
10 agricultural and horticultural subjects,
Il addressed TO Agri. Editor, Drawer N,
Mledgeville, Ca, will receive immediate
attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01

ne Strawberry as a Money Crop.
Growing strawberries and putting them
The market is altogether a different
lng from growing cotton or corn or
lung them in proper shape for market.
udt Is it requires nicer management,
ole palnstaking, more methodical treat
nt: There are plenty of farmers who
oulu and do make a success of growing
"atoes, onions and the like. that would
aAe failure of growing and marketing
ua"oerries. The proper gathering of the
.I'es IS compare lively a tedious opera
W., ana the grower must be up TO time
He period of maturity arrives. To sup
d local market, of course, does not re-
~ so much system and judgement as
en me crop is shipped to distant points.
ne former case, except in the immedi-
viclhlty of the large towns, or cities,
~ local business is easily overdone.
-sle the crop is grown with the expecta-
49,. ,n u marketing II in northern Cities it
4ulles remarkable nice management
eiver the fruit in an attractive condi-
ra r, Inc berries must be picked at the
s roper Time packed properly and shipped
|nyapuy II the business would be made a
Iss t one. A man that is disposed
. 4, O ", careless or that proerastinates is
Ia, "AeIy to succeed at the business. A
,o.l. VI push. one that marks out his
+. ~ IN advance and follows it up closely
.oter, man that will succeed at it and like
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01

We solicit articles for this department.
The name of the writer should accom-
pany the letter or article, not necessarily
for publication, but as an evidence Of good
faith
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01
uoisture Essential for strawberries

A steady and abundant supply of moist
IRE is essential to a large and profitable
crop of strawberries, and if the grower
cannot irrigate as needed some means
must be adopted to economic the rain
fall as much as possible. Mulching is the
only substitute for irrigation. Allowing
that the plantation is properly set with a
variety that will make the berries, their
water and plenty of it is the secret Of
big crops.
However rich the soil maysbe and how
ever choice the varieties used. If drouth
is allowed to have its way during the pc
Rod OF blossoming and fruiting, there must
Ne a failure more or less of the crop.
lluching properly managed can usually
avert the damage that dry weather threat
ems. and there is no better material for
making the mulch than our abundant and
easily procured pine straw. This put
around the plants in due time, some six
or eight weeks prior to blooming time,
viii have the effect of supplying a GER
tain amount of moisture that otherwise
would not be available. Three, If not
four years out of five, dry weather pre-
walls about the fruiting time of strawber-
RES
In the culture of Strawberries in the
. home garden especially, the narrow bed
. plan is much the best. Have beds four or
four and half feet wide with walks two
feet wide between. If six-inch plank are
used to border these beds and the soil
surface is kept several inches lower than
ne plant bordr, a good deal of moisture
! may be preserved by keeping all that
falls, even in a sudden heavy shower
On the bed, instead of allowing it to run
on bed four and half feet wide Will
allow of four rows of plants to the bed,
and fifteen inches between the plants
will give ample distance for the largest
yield Some varieties, like the Sharp
less and Triumph de Gand, seem TO do
much better when kept in hills. Others
again do as well or better when allowed
% grow in mass over the beds Where
pistillate variety like the Crescent is
Used for the main crop one of the middle
lows should be planted to the Wilson or
Miner or other good, perfect kinds that
ooom at the same time. If the walks
elween the beds are dug out to the depth
a foot and then filled in with straw, this
Viii help considerably in conserving moist
We for the beds. If one has facilities
or hooding these walks with water every
Z" days during the fruiting season a
sop can be insured so far as any injury
'om drought is concerned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-07
pRows ON LOCOMOTIVES.
May he Useful Ia Diminishing the Resist
nnce of the Air.

May lie Useful la Diminishing the Resist
nnce of the Air.
An interesting attempt to get rid of a
part of the resistance which a rail-
way train encounters in rushing
through the air is being made In
France. Ii is easy to understand that
the pressure on the front Of swiftly
moving locomotive. which equals the
force OF a strong gale of wind, can only
Le overcome by an expenditure of en-
ergy greater than would otherwise be
required to run the train. II that
pressure could be removed, or consider
ably decreased, less coal would have to
be burned
Experiments to diminish the pressure
were begun in France about eight
years ago, and practical outcome has
just been reached, according to
Youths Companion. The plan adopted
is very simple. Inclined planes are at
tached TO the fore end of the locomo-
tive in such way that instead of
square front it presents to the air
sharp Prov, like that of ship.
II might he thought that little would
be gained in this way, but repeated
trials have shown that in some cases as
much as ten or twelve per cent can
thus be saved in the consumption Of
coal. and The average saving amounts
TO about five per cent
This is SO important an item that a
large number of locomotives ON the
railway system connecting Paris with
points ON the Mediterranean have re-
Gently been fitted with tho taaVv ,Ie,tian
When the wind is blowing directly in
the face of the locomotive the resist
ance to be overcome is. of course, much
increased, and the value of a Prov
shaped front is proportionately greater.
In some of the experiments it was
shown that ty the combined effects OF
placing the inclined planes in front and
filling up the spaces between the spoles
of the wheels one-half or the air resist
anee could be done away with.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-07
a CURIOUS INDUSTRY.
Grinding RaEors Lucrative Profession
for Some Thrifty Souls.

for Some Thrifty Souls.
We get razors from all over the
country, said the proprietor of razor
grinding shop. The razor gets worn
down SO that lioning will not suffice TO
put II into condition. The razors get
into the barber shops and the BARRIERS
send them TO ustha, Il, they are sent
10y the out-of-town BARRIERS. We have
list of our regular customers in the
city. and orr men visit the shops to get
the razors IN need OF repair
Only large city can afford 10 keep
the appliances necessary FOR the deli
cate work ON fincly-tempered razors.
The principal reason Cor this is the
price of grindstones and a thorough
knowledge of the craft. The only good
grindstones for use on ra2ors come
from Germany. Ohio has grindstones,
but they are inferior for sharpening
purposes 80 ,t.e A...ll a. 0aNa>, AZ mat
ter what Ohio manufacturers may say.
We now make as good razors here as
they do in England or Germany: but
we can't make them as cheap. JTp to
ten years ago it was thought that the
reason that we could not temper our
razors as well as they do it in England
was because of peculiar deficiency in
our water. That has been proved TO
be fallacy, as we now manufacture
razors in Massachusetts and in Newark
fully as good as they are made in Eng
land. All English razors, you know. are
sent TO Germany to be conceived, That
is because Of the superiority OF the
German grindstones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-07
Glven i .ren.YeAr rcrm.

Dtfnorr. Mich. Jan, % When mr.
raigncd in the recorders court Monday
afternoon on charge Of obtaining
money under false pretens from o. ".
shipman, Frank J. I BrauI y pleaded
guilty and was immediately sentenced
to ten years at hard labor in the state
prison at Jackson bradley was con
victed twelve years ago. and served
term of ten years at Joliet for en-
bezzling 100000 from the Pullman car
company, whose superintendent he was
in this city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-07
A Woman. KNIT.

About one woman in twenty owns q
pocketlSnife and her selection is some
what different from that of her brother.
She, as a rule, fancies small knife,
sometimes tiny, and she pays much at
tention to tho handle. Some Of her
fancies are in turquoise, while many
arc in pearl, says Hardware. She rarely
carries this knife in her pocket and it
can also be said that she never receives
as present one Of these articles from
male acquaintance.