The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-25
Cassavn.
Observation-Disclosures Error.

Cassara-Typographi Error.
In our last issue in first column near
center, the word "Cassara" occurring sew
eral times in question and answers should
read Cassava. Doubtless the reader
chiefly interested q. NJ. c. saw and cor
rected the error.
In this issue is a brief letter regarding
Cassava from Mr.. J. b. Wight, which
will interest some of our readers. This
plant deserves attention from our far
mers south of Atlanta, as Mr.. Wright
saws. For growing succulent food for
mich cows, especially a well grown acre
of it would so a long ways during the
winter We have plenty of testimony on
the subject from practical farmers, and
we urge any farmer or dairyman who
reads this column to try at least one row
of Cassava the coming spring. 1t will
yield more food than Artichokes or sweet
potatoes, Bone Meal, Ground Bone, Bone
Dust-A reader Oh. NJ asks If "a bone
meal and ground bone are the same, and,
CO, if so, does 1t uniformly contain the
same, or about the same, quality of fer
tilizing material-somewhat Ike ACID
phosphate.
Bone meal, bone dust, ground raw-bone
are terms applied to the same substance
animal bones ground to varying degrees
of lnenesS. This ground raW-bone con-
tains nitrogen and phosphoric acid, and
there is more or less difference in the va
rious grinds, especially in respect to MI
trogen. One cannot buy il promicuously
on the basis of any particular brand or
make A fair average, perhaps, would
be 3l2 per cent. of nitrogen, and IS per
cent phOSphOric acid. Now the very best
quality of ground raw bone may and does
contain almost twice as much nitrogen
as the above average When prepared
free from all fat But few brands or
makes contain more phophoric acid than
. per cent. In purchasing. it becomes
necessary to buy of the proper persons
and when large quantity is bought 1t
must be or should be by analysis. The
inner the bone is ground the sooner the
plant food is available. Unlike nitrate Of
soda and like substances the raw-bone
must become deCompOsed (well-r0tted)
before 1t can yield up its enTiching ele-
ments. The average farmer is readily
imposed upon i'm buying this material. If
possible he should buy from well-knOwn
and reputable dealers. Bought right
there is no other substance that gives
greater value for the money than bone
meal or ground raw bone. In the orchard
and vineyard ii is almost Indispensable
and the coarser grinds (one-twelfth inch
and larger can be used almost as advan-
tageously as the finer (one-fiftieth and
smaller. We will refer to this question
again and at an early date.
EDITOR Morning News: Last spring
bulletin on sweet cassava, issued by the
fell into my hands. Encouraged by this
and also by an occasional article on the
subject in your columns, / decided to try
II. | found it had been grown by q few
the purpose of making starch, in which
1t is very rich. My purpose was to ex-
pertinent with it with reference to its
value as a stock food.
Securing a few stalks, Gt is propagated
by planting the stock in the same way as
sugar cane) l planted it in fairly good
ground, though securing only a poor
stand. 1t grew vigorously. Recently.
dug few of the hills the best one Yield
ing twenty pounds of roots. MY horse
cows and hogs eat it with a RELISH though
as TO its food value l have not sufficient
10 determine The bulletin above spoken
of says that it has twenty-five per cent
more nutritiVe value than the same
amount in weight of potatoes. In addi-
uon to this, it will produce a greater
number OF tons of tubers per acre than
potatoes. l consider it a plant well
worthy the attention of farmers south of
the latitude of Atlanta. 1t requires a long
season in which to grow, and would hard
~ prove of much value north of this line
me culinary value of cassava is also i'm
portant II constitutes one of the chief
articles of food both for man and beast
IN tropical countries. shall plant it
more largely another year. 1 have no
SEED Tor sale. j. B. Wight.
Cairo, Ga.