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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15

A trucker writing from Tallahassee to
the Farm and Fireside under the above
head, says:
This will be the most successful year
in the history of truck-farming in this
vicinity, and some of the farmers who
were compelled to borrow money with
which to purchase fertilizer, will have
independent fortunes when the season
shall be at an end. The success of the
farmer this year is due TO- two causes
the lesson taught by the freeze Oh 1850
which caused many of them Ito cover
their lettuce crop, and the comparatively
small acreage of cabbage.
The most successful crop so Tar has
been lettuce, and some surprising results
have been obtained by nearly every
farmer who planted this crop to any
considerable extent The acreage this
year has been four times as large as that
of any previous year, but the enormous
yield seems to have had no erect upon
the market prices. One peculiarly
about the lettuce crop is that only two
markets are open to it-NeW YORK ana
Philadelphia. 1t is a vegetable that de-
mands a cultivated market ana goo9
prices were obtained in New York and
Philadelphia only after much work on
the part of the commission merchants
Lettuce can be grown at various seasons
of the year. The first crop was planted
last September, and the first shipments
were made about the latter part OF De-
cember or the first OF January.
1.-The shipments were light at first, but
they gradually increased until they reach-
ed 1900 baskets per week from this city
The sales have averaged S2.75 net, and the
shippers here estimate that an average OF
$50 crates of lettuce have been shipped
from one point in Florida every day since
January to the present time, and about
S66 OO0 at the lowest estimate has been
distributed among the growers in this
vicinity Most of that sum has been re-
ceived by about seven growers, who have
raised the bulk of the crop.
THE yield of lettuce has been heavy.
About three hundred baskets is the av-
erage yield per acre. 1t costs about 80
cents per basket to grow lettuce and load
it upon the cars for market About two
fifth of that amount is for fertilizer, and
the remainder is for labor the cost OF the
basket, drayage, etc. The cost of trans
portation to New York, II cents, makes
the expense of placing a crop upon the
market 81 OF per basket To net the grow
er S275, the average sale of lettuce has
been S3.76 per crate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15
Fertility Removed From the Farm
in Products Sold.

Placing the value of nitrogen at y
cents per pound, phosphoric acid at 8
cents per pound. and potash at cents per
pound, which is about the usual rate at
which these ingredients are valued In
Commercial fertilizers, the sale of a ton
of each of the following products carries
or from the farm the following amounts
Of fertility;
A ton of milk contains fertnizing ingre-
dents worth Sl.A.
A ton of skim milk contains fertilizing
ingredients worth S1.75.
A ton of butter contains fertilizing in
gradients worth IS cents.
n ton Of cheese contains fertiliZing in
gradients worth 1920.
A ton of whey contains fertilizing in
gradients worth 6S cents.
A ton of live fat cattle contains ferti-
lizing ingredients worth $40.
A ton of cotton seed meal contains fer
ulizing ingredients worth 5000.
A ton of COW peas contains fertilizihg
ingredients worth Sill
A ton of cotton seed contains fertiliz-
ing ingredients worth $3.50.
A ton of hay meadow contains fertiliz-
ing ingredients worth $SS.
A ton of corn contains fertilizing fngre-
dents worth S5.47
Il Will be seen from this table that a
ton of cotton seed off the farm removes
as much fertility as twenty-five tons of
butter worth 500 a ton, or $4,000, where
as the seed is worth on the market only
from s. to $40 a ton.
The farmer becomes a manufacturer of
his raw material into the finished product.
Exchange.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15

changing them into the valuable forms.
These bacteria can work only under GER
tain conditions The temF-r1ture must
be within certain limits; there must be
certain elements present iu the soil. and
the degree Of moisture must be within
certain limits. The proper range OF tenn
perature is usually given by the summer
months, and the necessary elements are
usually present IN the SOL, but 10 IS at the
third requisite that farmers must supply
themselves. on the fallowed lands there
is nothing 20 regulate the supply OF mois-
ture, hence after a heavy rain there Is an
excess of moisture. during which the hsc-
terra are idle. II the season De a dry one,
the amount Of moisture VIII DE too small
and the bacteria viii then ne idle. To
have this process go on In the falloWed
soil. the season must be very acCOmmO-
dating. on lands whore crop is grow
ing. it is different. Here we know that
after a heavy rain, the growing crop is
aiding TO draw on the excess OF moisture.
The shade furnished by the crop VIII keep
the soil from baking and at the same time
prevents such a thorough drying as takes
place on bare fields. The nitrates ana ni-
trites formed by these bacteria are eN-
ceedingiy soluble and every rain carries
off large quantity, hence on the falloW-
ed lands, II We are so fortunate as TO have
this process take place, we are very apt to
lose these subs tances by teaching. Where
a crop is growing, this nitrogenous fertil-
lily is taken up by the growth as it is
formed and thus is safe in the plant a.
II. Prince, n. c. Exp. Sta
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15

diameter. and takes everything that is
cucuho-stung and diseased. These ne
carts away and burns The rest that are
taken of are dropped on the ground and
left there.
In future, he SAYS. three or four-year-
old peach trees shall not bear over go
peaches; four or hve-year-old trees not
over 800. and full-grown trees not over
90 That means six inches apart; 90
peaches on a tree will make six or eight
baskets Of fancy fruit. Three thousand
peaches to a tree won't make more, or sell
Tor more money, and the trees are ruined.
Peach trees are planted on good or
binary corn or wheat land in fair state
of fertility. The holes for the trees are
dug about twice as large as necessary 10
receive. the roots and a big handful or me
ground bone is scattered at the bottom of
the hole, and two or three more on the
dirt, and that IS worked in around the
roots at the time the tree is planted Then
is put on muriate Of potash. The next
year IS brOadcasted from 1000 to l,JO0
pounds per acre of fine ground bone and
from 400 TO 800 pounds OF muriate of pot
ASH or It's equivalent, and this Is Kept
up every year whether the trees bear or
not. 1t is pretty liberal feeding, but IL
pays to be liberal with trees says Mr..
Hale.
Kair Corn-Is a native of South Africa,
and belongs to the same group OF plants
as broom corn and other nonsacchar.ne
sorghums. 1t was introduced into this
country about ten years ago by the United
states department. OF agriculture,
and distributed all over the country.
The report of the commissioner OF agrt-
culture for 1887 gives most favorable
comments on Kafir corn from Arkansas,
Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina and
Texas, and since then it has become very
popular in California and Kansas. 1t
withstands drought better than Indian
corn, and gives a larger yield.
An analysis shows that it is not so rich
in protein as Indian corn, and an expert
ment at the Kansas Agricultural College
shows that il is not equal to Indian corn
as feed for fattening hogs. however,
Kansas and Oklahoma have given IL much
attention during the three or four years
past and finding it valuable stock food,
are cultivating it on a large and ever-in-
creasng scale. Its drought resisting
qualities have recommended it especially
the best development of corn" MANY
will try Kafir corn this year, only TO lay
it aside as it is inferior to other sor-
ghrn1e
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15

tanning opinions OF his own. and they
didn't vary much from those which domi-
mated the secession convention Of i35l
am carried georgia QUIZ or the union
IN nose days o. took courage and BRAY
cry % tel the truth in public. It was not
surprising 10 hear such speeches as were
delivered by BENJAMIN III. HI. Robert
Toombs and Howell Cobb at Davis Hall.
and az the Bush arbOr, for those men
hear such words fan from the lips OF the
young ana experienced was Ike the eX-
pi4sion OF a oombsheli In the camps.
The day came when the seniors were
70 speak. ana finally Albert II. Cox arose
20 deliver his commencement grafton. In
less time than &C. takes to tell It. he had
tho undivided attention Of his hearers. He
spoke OF the secession OF the south, he
defended her On all she had done; he up
held the right. the justice and the truth
oL ntf cause ne consolel with his people
IN their defeat. he raked the recOnstruc-
ton officials with keen inVective and
sseourged the prevailing government with
AT first the audience shivered at the in
trepid audaciiy Of the youngster; then
they began % applaud his utterauces and
clap their hands. by and by as he warm
ed up 90 his theme. here and there some
enthusiastic me m1er Of tho audience
would rise in his chair and wave his hat
IN air; then the audience grew more and
more tumultuous as he approached his eli
max. and when he finished he had
brought them an TO their feet and vildest
paudemOuium roigned for the moment
Ine whole crowd was mad enough TO fight
The wires carried the message about
that speech 70 every section Of the coun-
try that night. 10 went into the news
papers, and was commented on, and the
harshcst censure was passed upon IL by
partisan papers OF the north. No col
lege boy orator ever received so wide-
spread notice or conspicuous comment
The chief official OF the government IN
Georgia, at that time. took the matter in
hand and decided TO make the university
suffer. So he cut off the S. 900 govern
ment Appropriation from the university
and the government refused to pay H.
IL did not remain SO very long. however
and was finally paid to the university
That speech had its effect in another
direction IL led TO the custom that
has since prevailed OF recurring
ali the commencement speakers
from the different classes to submit to the
faculty their speeches for revision before
being delivered.
Mr.. Cox has not changed much since
those days. He has grown wiser and
more conservative with the passing years
but he still has the fire and courage that
inspired that memorable commencement
speech.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15

get the seeds on the verge Of termination
BY the last Of February. planted careful
Is, about two inches deep. in March the
young plants viii come up in ten days or
two weeks time. We have young trees
now - TO IS inches high. the seeds Of
which were planted the 18th Of March. 1t
is wonderful what growth they have
made in the twelve weeks since planting
time. We would hardly have credited
Il If we had not seen il with our own
eyes" In this instance the seeds had
cracked opened and little roots, thrown out
from quite number of them. They We're
dibbled in in nicely prepared soil, and the
soil frmed over them with the foot
We beg every man who owns his farm
10 start an acre. or even half or a quar-
ter acre. in this way next March. We are
quite sure no one who does 10 viii have
cause to regret the act. If you can get
seed of the old Indian Blood variety all
the better. These come almost invariably
true. Procure the choicest fruit you can
from seeding trees in your own locality
or anywhere on the same line of lati-
tude. You viii have very few.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15
A MEMORABLE SPEECH.
1t Was Delivered, when a Senior, by
This Years Alumni Orator.

Athens. Ca, June 1.-THE alumni ora
ton Tuesday morning at the chapel will
be delivered by Hon. Albert II. Cox Of
Atlanta, and that recalls a commence
ment incident Of years ago, in which he
figured as the center Of observation and
by his words created a sensation such
as commencement seasons rarely affords
Mr.. Cox was then a mere youth, but
having completed his course of study,
was ready for his diploma. He was a Sc
nior speaker on commencement day and
IL was his last speech in college that
created the great sensation Of the COM
mencement week.
The soldiers at Appomattox had only
few years previous to that time laid down
their arms, and the fire that died upon
the swords of the brave boys in grey still
flashed in the eyes of the impulsive young
Georgian, who as a mature man will de-
liver the alumni address here this com
mencement.
The state was under military rule and
the disgusting scenes of reconst ruction
were being enacted in every section of the
state. There was no barrier to his enter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15
summer FnIIoyv or Shaded SOIL.

The hot summer weather is now on us
and It may be well to say a few words as
to treatment of soil during that season.
Shall we keep a crop growing on the land
all the time, or shall we fallow? The
shaded soil will probably be left in the
best mechanical condition at the end Of
the season, for it will not be subject to
the baking process Of the sun. But we
must look at the chemical changes to find
the most important results, and here, too
the shaded soil has the advantage. There
exists in the soil certain class Of bacte-
ria which possess the power Of taking up
the invaluable forms Of nitrogen and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15
Peaches From tbe Seeds.

1t is all very well and proper to plant out
every year few budded or grated peach
trees of some one or another of the best
varieties, but we are disposed to insist
upon our farmer friends having a little
orchard of seeding trees. Seeds planted
right where the tree is to remain. You
will not regret taking our advice in re-
spect to this.
This summer exert yourself somewhat to
get q variety of choice peaches, clear
stone and cling. Save the seeds and as
sort them, putting them in cigar boxes
or flower pots, keeping a memorandum
of their color and quality. Keep the seeds
covered with moist EARTH along about
January, being careful to supply with
water frequently enough to have the soil
almost steadily saturated. The object is to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15
WHITNEY WILL be AWAY.
Goes to England Instead of to the
Democratic National Convention.

Democratic National Convention.
From the New York World.
William c. Whitney will not attend the
democratic national convention. He is
to sail for England next Wednesday.
While the democratic hosts are gathering
at the Auditorium in Chicago, July Z, Mr..
Whitney will be sailing up the Thames
to witness the first days contests Of the
Henley regatta.
Mr.. Whitney's son, Payne Whitney is
a substitute in the Yale crew and may
handle an oar in the international race
Mr.. Whitney is very proud of his sons
proWesS as an oarsman and does not de-
sire to miss the chance of seeing him in
the Yale boat. Besides, Mr.. Whitney Is
a Yale man, and has always attended
the base ball and foot ball games and the
boat races in which the university was
represented.
The coming convention will be the first
national democratic convention Mr.. Whit
ney has missed since he became promi-
nent in the councils Of the party. He an
nounced months ago that he was abso-
lutely and unqualifiedly not a candidate
Tor the nomination for President This
announcement was made long before there
were any signs of the free silver demo-
Gratis securing control of the Chicago con-
Vention.
President Cleveland is preparing a
sound-money letter, which will be read in
Tammany hall on the Fourth of July. It
is said that the letter will deal almost ex-
clusively with the financial issue
President Cleveland" said John B.
McGoldrick, secretary of the Tammany
Society, has been invited TO attend our
annual patriotic celebration. We have
never failed to invite him to the natal
day powwow while he was an occupant
of the white house. We always received
a letter from him, and 1 would not be sur
prised if the letter he viii write to us
this time will be a sound-money platform.
We are patiently awaiting to receive the
letter, as We are convinced that it will be
a letter that will interest all democrats
who are in favor of honest money"
Hoke Smith, secretary of the inferior de-
partment, is to deliver a "long talk" at
Tammany's independence day jubilation.
He has accepted the invitation of the com
mittee on speakers, which consists of Amos
J. Cummings. Augustus W. Peters and
John B. McGoldrick, Congressman Josiah
Patterson of Tennessee; Congressman
George B. Harrison Of Maryland, and
Congressman Charles NJ. Cooper of Flor
ida, have also accepted invitations to
speak.
Only sound-money speeches are to be
delivered in Tammany hall at the coming
celebration. Not democratic orator who
is known as an advocate of silver has been
asked to address the Tammanyites.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15
Southern Poultry Raising,

That poultry can be probably raised
in Florida has been proven, and yet
very few of the farmers raise anything
in that line except chickens. And a great
er part of those are of the old barn
yard" breed. Why not raise one of the
improved breeds Of chickens, also tur-
keys, ducks and geese? The black
Langshan is a good fowl for Florida.
Keep the fowl houses and yards clean
by using plenty of whitewash and air
Stacked lime. Give pure water and
feed. Ducks can be raised almost as
easily as chickens. Give plenty of water
in the drinking dishes where they can
get it day or night. They do not need
them shut up mornings until about 8
O'Clock as they will scatter their eggs
if allowed to roam. They will lay for
three months. The eggs can be used
for cooking, or set under the hens untn
time to save for the ducks to set. Ducks
will keep fat if allowed a good range,
little trouble and do not require feeding
if a good range IS given They will take
care of their young, protect them from
hawks and raise their young without
green feed in winter. The fea theirs or
geese and ducks may be plucked every
six weeks or two months, except during
the brooding season. 1t is said that the
feathers from twenty-four geese one
year will make good feather bed The
flesh of geese is sweet and juicy and
preferred by many to any other kind Of
fowl Turkeys may also be raised in
Florida with considerable profit and very
little trouble. A shelter at night and
freedom to roam in the daytime is all
they want. The bronze turkey does well
here
Put little strychnine and lard on the
heads of young chicks, ducks and tur-
keys to kill the hawks. Guinea fowls
brighten away hawks, lay eggs from
themselves. Their Flesh is also good
r. Z. Merryman, Alachua county, Flori-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15
J. II. HaIe's Ten Commandments in
Peach Culture.
J. II. Hale's Ten Commandments in Peach
Culture.

]. II. Hale's Ten Commandments in Peach
Culture.
1. High. dry, sandy or sandy-loam soil.
?. Careful selection of varieties most
hardy in fruit bud.
3. Vigorous, healthy Seeding stocks,
budded from bearing trees of undoubted
purity and birth.
4. Trees given the entire possession Of
the land from the start
5. Thorough culture from the beginning
OF spring till the new growth is well
along.
6. Liberal annual manuring broadcast,
with commercial manures, rich in potash,
and phosphoric acid, and lacking in nj
trOgen.
z. Low heading and close annual prun-
ing for the first five years.
s. Keep out most borers with some
suitable wash and dig out all others.
8. Search for all traces Of the yellows
every week of the growing season, and
at first pull up and burn every infected
tree.
TO- Thin the fruit 80 that there shall
never be what is termed full crop.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15

If sown properly in good soil the Afri-
can, or Ivory, wheat will mature a very
good crop of grain when sown any time
in June. OF course it will not make as much
as it does when sown in March. When
sown early it yields two crops Of heads.
We doubt if you can procure seed now.
and you will probably have to wait un-
til another season before you can add
this very productive and valuable crop
to your list of farm crops.
Write to j. H. Alexander, Augusta, Ga,
or NJ. w. Johnston & Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15

have read with much interest the ar
ticle in your last issue on sorghum.
1 would like to get some seed of the
Ivory wheat and would also like to be
informed If it will mature if planted this
late in the season. II. ]. L.
Thunderbolt, Ga, June 10.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15

DIR. Camille Saint saens recently cele-
brated the nftieth anniversary of his de-
but as a musician. A special orchestral
performance was given IN his honor in
Paris, In which he played MOzart's plano
forte concerto In E hat-the work in
which he made his first appearance as a
boy OF II. There was also performed for
the first time Saint Saens' second violin
sonata, Sarasate playing the violin part
with the composer at the piano.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15

Questions and communications relative
TO agricultural and horticultural subjects.
u addressed to Agri Editor, Drawer n,
attention
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15

We solicit articles for this department.
The name of the writer should accom-
pany the letter OF article, not necessarily
for publication, but as an evidence Of good
faith
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-18

FINANCIAL.

Clean, per pound: Common, 2q2Ac;
fair, 21kd8c; good, SA@S1Ac; prime, 494Ac.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-18
COTTON MARKET STEADY.
FUTURES LOWER BUT LOCAL SPOTS
UNCHANGED IN PRICE.

A Moderate Demand on tie Spot
Narket-.Receipts Continue Heavy.
An Advance of Il Cent on Spirits
Turpentine-Rosin in Good De-
mand at an Advance on Medium
Grades - Wholesale Markets
steady and Unchanged.
savannah, Ga, Sept. 1.-THE decline on
+,uires caused the demand to drop off in
+be local spot market, but the quotations
remained steady and unchanged. The re-
ostnts for the day were SAT- bales. The
most active market was spirits turpentine.
1,ba buyers, in their anxiety to purchase,
ran the price up to 221a cents for regulars.
The rosin market was firm at an advance
Of r cents on medium grades. The gem
oral Wholesale trades were quiet, num-
her Of the houses being closed on account
nj the Jewish holiday. The following re-
s9roe of the different markets, both local
and Geographic, will show the tone and
+be quotations at the close to-day: