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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09
Fertile Eggs in Winter.

To secure fertile eggs during the win
ter months is one of the. difficulties Of
the poultry keeper. The first requisite
is to have good healthy stock. Good re.
suits cannot be expected from neglected
half-starved, debilitated fowls.
One great cause of egg sterility dur
ing the winter is too much dough and
not enough animal and vegetable food
Another cause is the feeding of toe
many condiments. 1t is fad with
many poultry raisers to feed sulphur to
fowls to increase the fertility of then
eggs. Sulphur is an excellent stimulani
for fowls during the moulting period, but
in damp, cold weather; it is a danger
Gus irritant and if your fowls are ex-
posed to. Indictment weather trouble is
sure to follow.
A little powdered charcoal. cayenne
pepper, or ginger mixed in the soft food
two or three times a week, will prove
beneficial; they are suitable seasonings
and being mild stimulants, no dangerous
reaction is likely to follow their use
Sometimes the best of feeding fails to
produce fertile eggs. If the, feeding is
Der of unfertile eggs, look over your
breeding stock. II more attention were
given to the breeding stock, eggs would
hatch better. Eggs from fat hens
moulting hens, chilled eggs, or eggs
from hens in yard with a male bird
lacking in .vigor, are liable to have weak
duce sickly chickens.
Eggs from immature pullets are usu-
ally fertile, and will usually hatch well,
but when the chicks are three or -four
days old they droop and die. An active
male full of vigor and free from ali
bodily defects, will increase the fertility
of the eggs. Healthy fowls of a suita-
BILE age and properly fed and mated will
not fail to turn out good supply OF
strong, fertile eggs.
Any system of feeding and treatment
that will nTOmOfa health
egg production will not fail to give fertile
porOS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09
Raising DucIss.

In many respects ducks are more easily
raised than any other kind of poultry,
and 1t is surprising that so many poultry
raisers are without these profitable birds
as an addition TO their business.
1t is not necessary to have a large body
of water, or even a small creek, to sue
cessfully raise ducks. Mr.. James Rankin.
who raises thousands of ducklings yearly,
has found, after careful experiments that
he can rear them without water except
for drinking purposes, more probably than
with IL: as when frequenting bodies of
water a greater or less number are al
ways caught by skunl6s, minks, turtles
and other animals, and many get lost in
mire and mud. He also keeps his ducks in
limited runs.
1t is a popular belief that water for
bathing is necessary to secure a good pro-
portion of fertile eggs, but this is dis
proved by some who have thoroughly
tried 1T.
Ducks can stand colder weather than
chickens, but in the northern portions of
our country should have a good shelter
a low shed with a tight roof, open to
the south, will do, but II would be much
better to have it boarded up and plenty
of windows inserted; gravel is all the
floor needed.-Exchange
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09
Good stock.

No matter what kind Of stock are kept,
with all classes one important item is
necessary. and that is to keep a good
breed. Sell off the common fowls and
get those of good blood. During the sum-
mer and fall is a good time to do this.
After the Matching season is over there Is
no advantage in keeping ROSTERS; in
fact, they are a dead expense, and the
sooner they are marketed the better. with
more or less OF the older hens that have
passed their profitable age, now, or rather
as soon as they can be fed into good
marketable condition, is a good time to
market One OF the important items In
making poultry keeping most profitable
is not TO keep any Improbable stock.
Select out of the best OF the old hens
select sufficient number of the best OF
the early and most promising pullets TO
make up the number Il Is considered best
to keep, for winter layers and spring
breeders. A good part of the rest can be
marketed as fast as prices and their con-
dition will admit.
The selling off and reducing the number
ought to bring down the number OF fowls
kept so that line of Improvement can
be carried out. II will be an exceptional
case, and especially so on the farm, where
it can be considered best to sell off all
the chickens and make entirely new
starts 1t may be best, and usually is
with turkeys, ducks and geese when dis
carding the common and making a start
of the better breeds. But with chickens
generally, one of the best plans to follow
is to take the best of the hens and pullets
and then purchase a sufficient number Of
ROSTERS to go with them. Have the roos-
tiers full breeds of the breed that best
suits you; have no others on the farm.
Fowls multiply rapidly, and using a full
blooded male will increase the quality so
much that this plan can be readily fol-
lowed OF course, If one expected to sell
the fowls for breeding, this plan would
not be BEST but the majority of farmers
keep fowls for the eggs and fowls for the
table, and good grade fowls can be Sc
cured in this way that, If not quite as
good as pure breed, will be a decided inn
provement on the common scrubs.-West-
ern Poultry Journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09
A REMARKABLE BIRD
That Cares for IL Flock of Sheep as
Well as q Shepherd Dog.

J. Carter Beard in Popular Science News.
The natives of Venezuela and adjoining
countries on the north side of the river
Amazon often avail themselves Of the
services of a native crane to care for
their poultry, and also, in the place OF
collies or shepherd dogs, used by North
Americans and Europeans to guard and
herd their domestic animals. This re-
markable bird, which the Indians call yak
a-mik and ornithologists Psophiacrepitans,
is found in a wild state in the great
forests that lie between the northern
coasts of South America and the ANA
zon river particularly in Venezuela and
British Guiana. The birds never leave
the forests unless shot or captured. They
travel about in hocks Of from 100 to
200 in search of the berries, fruits and
insects, upon which they subsist. Fheir
usual gait is a slow and stately march,
but they enliven themselves from time
to time by leaping into the air. execut-
ing eccentric and fantastic waltzes, and
striking the most absurd and preposter-
Gus attitudes. If pursued they endeavor
to save themselves by running, for their
flight is so weak, according to Schom-
burgk. that when they attempted to fly
over a body of water of any considerable
width, they are often Obliged TO drop upon
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09

To Kill Roaches.-A housewife who has
tried various remedies for Kidding a place
Of these unpleasant insects recommends
the following as the best of all: Equal
portions of corn meal and red lead, mixed
with molasses The mixture Is spread on
plates and placed where the reaches run
at night. In a few nights the house was
freed entirely Of them, and not one has
been seen in seven years.
A safe poison for rats is to be found in
equal parts of corn meal and plaster of
Paris well mixed together and placed
where the rodents will find it. They eat
of il and go off and die. Real poison
should not be used about a dwelling 1t
is not safe.
Glover for Poor Landau inquirer
wants to know what kind of clover will
do best on poor land
Inquirer does not say how poor the
land Is, or state its onditon-whether
rolling or level new or old. But we know
of no kind Of clover that will make a
profitable crop on land that is too poor
to grow corn or cotton. Still, IL any kind
of clover is at all likely to grow on such
soil, ii is the small Japan clover or Les
pediza."
If one is willing to incur the expense
of undertaking TO improve such soil we
would advise sowing this variety, say
pound, and with it one pound of white
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09

An experienced orchardist of the north
west gives in the Journal of Agriculture
his views on the grating Of fruit trees.
He says:
Fruit grating should be done early in
the spring, before the leaves begin to
start on the trees. If one is merely doing
his own grating, the cions may be select
ed as one wishes to graft them into the
trees, If he has the kind he wishes to
of it, the cions should be selected in Feb
ruary. Last years growth should be chos-
en- and put up in punches by themselves,
and marked, so no mistakes viii be
made.
The grating knife most commonly used
is one with a straight back and blade
but the best, and one used by an old
CRATER, has a rounding back and curve
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09
rnrmnIn for Tomnto FertiIizer.

one who knows recommends a formula
for a complete tomato fertilizer. as fol-
lows:
Available phosphoric acid $50. per cent.
Potash .......................... per cent.
Nitrogen .......................... per cent.
This is a very good formula for soil
that will not make oats taller than three
feet But on a soil quite rich, and fairly
rich in humus, it would be admissible
TO reduce the nitrogen to Pc or per cent,
and increase the phosphoric acid proper
tionately.
ton of such fertilizer per acre can be
used advantageously generally.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09
Rucher, Rest six Plurns-Best Two.

Beginner wants to know the names of
the six best peaches for Southern Georgia
half cling and half clear stone and divid-
ed up into early, medium and late kinds,
That would cover a period Of several
months in time of ripening. Further, he
would like the two best plums.
=. or course. there is a difference of opin-
IN IN regard to such a question, but we
VIII name the following as being about
ss good perhaps as any six:
Amelia-free
Grawford's early-free
r. e. Lee-cling.
Elberta-free
,minsley's October-cling.
mere are others fully as desirable still
We VIII let it go with these six.
Al we were to plant only two plums
Ssney would be wild Goose and Album
sanee, but if we We're going to plant
seEeral hundred trees Cor one or two
resl We should have greater variety,
eIynow, three or four more.
s" nat say our readers?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09
SmnII Frnits.
From the Epitomist.

The small fruit garden should be an in
stitution connected with every farm PIen-
ty of fresh fruit on the farm helps to make
rural life pleasant and enjoyable, and
whenever a small piece of land is availa-
BILE for the purpose no one should forego
the benefit of so easily obtained luxuries.
The strawberry, raspberry, currant and
blackberry are all very desirable, and al
together they afford a succession of fine
fruit all summer long. Any good, rich loan
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09

Mamma, do you think Uncle Barney
will go to heaven?'
Il hope so, Johnny. Why2"
cause he won't If the Lord knows
him as we'll as / do."-Chicago Tribune
punching the Lunacy.- did that
postman want? ?"
Wanted me to sign a petition to have
All-F'ools day incorporated with st. VAL.
entines day. Chicago Record.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09

clover. Better than this, though, would
probably be Florida clover" or beggar
weed. Suppose you try some OF each
Any iirst-class scotsman can supply you
with the seeds of any that we have
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09

We solicit articles for this department.
The name OF the writer should accom-
many the letter or article, not necessarily
for publication, but as an evidence of good
faith.
Questions and communications relative
10 Agricultural and horticultural subjects,
if addressed to Agri. Editor, Drawer N,
Iilledgeville, Ga, Will receive immediate
offauffCn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09
Dwarf Peas Cut Down by Frost.

VIII English peas OF the Dwarf variety
that are killed 10 the ground by frost come
out and make a CROP The vines We're not
IN bloom and are sprOuting at the sur
face. w A =
Dorchester. Ca
Peas that are cut down to the ground
are not likely to yield normal crop. Il
is remarkable that the vines were killed
by such temperature as we have had this
season. The vines are rarely hurt unless
in bloom. The vines must have been very
succulent from the pressure OF too mucn
nitrogen. If the rows are three feet apart
die
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-09

An inquirer asks about this plant We
quote the following from the Farm and
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
LINCOLN,

Mrs. @. Murray is very busy these
days. She is afflicted with eczema.
Miss Matte Stewart is home on two
weeks vacation. She is teaching the
Abbyville school.
Mrs. Sarah Bramwell is in Hutchinson
for medical treatment. She has tumor
Your reporter was Mortified few days
to learn that there are ten anarchists in
this township. My informant would not
name but one and that was Miner Grip
pen. suppo1e the other nine are repub-
licans and shouldn't wonder il Uncle
Billy Nc hurry was one Of them as he
lives Just across the road form Mr.. Grip
pen. Think Of i'll Suppose they carry
combustibes around in their clothes and
are liable to blow up some one at any
time. Another thing, Miner is a deyout
Methodist and attends the revival meet
ings at Elmer every night and gets up
with all the brethren around the altar.
Suspose one of these things should go
of some night. The church militant
would be transpOsed TO the church tn
umphant at one chiz,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
Jualeial Roast.

On Friday last, Judge Martin dellv-
cred vOlley from the bench directed
at the class of men who are villifying
Kansas, that was refreshing as it was
timely. He said the men who are
abusing Kansas arelawyers "cappers, "
who are trying to drum up foreclosure
cases, and dishonest land agents, who
have robbed the eastern companies
and now wish to shift the responsibility
onto the people by calling them dis
honest and applying such opprObriOuS
epithstg AS "nIs6budiators." He said
some lawyers would like to suspend
the right Of trial by jury In foreclosure
cases, to the quicker throw some poor
fellow out OF his home and because he
don't want to be thus thrown out, he
is stylsd dishonest This Is about y
summary Of his remarks as reported to
US, and we desire TO compliment him
for telling the truth fearlessly. 1t will
soon be so decidedly unpopular to spout
this rotten abuse that even the afOre-
said Capper and dishonest land agents
will not want to undertake It.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
A Lectnre W enc Rerormntorz,

Judge S. W. Vandivert, of Kinsley
delivered a lecture to the boys at the
refOrmatory, Sunday, on his impression
in Mexico. He made a visit to 1.-The
Land Of the MONDAY Sun" about a
year ago and he described the appear
ances Of the country, the customs, hab-
its and industries Of the people as he
saw them. This IS one of the lectures
of the course delivered to the boys by
the district judges of Kansas, each of
whom have been by the board, invited
to deliver one. Miss Woodell also
rendered a couple of very fine solos.
These intellectual treats are said to be
very much appreciated by the inmates.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
Christmas Festivities.

The Hutchinson churches are pre-
pairing for the usual festivities.
The Third Ave. Baptist church will
have a Christmas tree.
The episcopal church will have a
ladder.
The Lutheran Sunday school will
have literary program and treat.
The Baptist Sunday school will have
a contata, free to all, and treat for
the children.
The First M. E. church will have a
Christmas tree with a treat for the
Sunday school and each of them are
requested to bring some article to put
on the tree and given to the poor Of the
city, which is a plan followed last year.
The Christian church will have a treat
and appropriate exercises and prob
ably tree.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
Examine rhe ReGOrmasOry.

A little party Of Kansas statesmen
were in the city Monday looking over
the reformatory and inquiring into its
needs. The party was composed Of a
few of the progressive members Of both
houses on the majority side, lead by
Senator John Armstrong of Great Bend.
The other senators were Helm and
Field and the representatives P. F.
Carr, of Stafford county and j. l..
Feighner, of Rice. T. J. O'Neil and
Judge Lingentelter of the board of
directors also were present TO show
them through and we presume to offer
suggestions. Senator Armstrong is
greatly interested in the institution
and Senator Field IS doing all in his
power to enlist the attention of others
AS we predicted immediately after
election the populist Legislators are
showing very friendly spirit and it
may be depended that our local inter-
ests will not suffer by the change.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
THELEGIsLATURE.
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The approaching legislative session
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The legislative reports will be but one
of the many features of the State Jour
nal, which gives the Associated Press
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A new state admin tration always
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The State Journal is an eight page
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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

Amos PLANK wants to inform the PEG
pie that if they want to buy clocks and
don't do It before the first Of the year
they will not have a chance to select
from such large and fine variety again
very soon. Neither will they have an
opportunity to get discount of one
third off for that is what he is offering
now. Go and see him before it is ever
lastingly too late, for his is one Of the
largest, best equipped and Oldest estab-
llshsd jewelry store in the city and his
business methods are known.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
uLANGDON BREvITIEs

Milan Barrett and wife, were the
guests of John Appellate and wife Sun
day afternoon.
VIM. Harris has a cook now, lady
from Stafford county.
J. w. Mitchell was at Hutchinson
Wednesday of last week on business.
The dance at Ed Johnson's Friday
night wasn't very we'll represented by
the female side of the crowd. to 30
was the ratio.
There is to be shooting match al
Langdon Thursday Oath, so we presume
everybody will have turkey for dinneI
Christmas.
Mrs. Samuel Creig died at her home
two miles north of Langdon Sunday OF
typhoid fever. Tho funeral services
were held at the Old Langdon NJ. E
church Monday afternoon, after which
the remains were inferred In the Maple
Grove cemetery.
W. L. Simpler was Hutchinson visi
tor Tuesday.
Rev. Kirkpatrick began protracteC
meeting at the Old Langdon churcl
Monday night.
oliver Hanan is up from the strip
husking corn.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
The Poultry show.

The poultry show in this city was a
concern of considerable magnitude.
OF course Reno county exhibitions
were largely in the majority but the
premiums awarded to Reno county
fowls were also. Reno county secured
76 premiums, Is went to Topeka birds,
8 to Sedgwick, to Burton, . to EN-.
pOria, 8 to Putnam, 4 to Offerle and 8
to Newton. However it is true that
in many Of the classes there we're no
foreign fowls shown and some of the
best premiums went away from home.
Yet it shows there are many fine fouls
in Reno county. Hutchinson has a
number of people who are much inter-
ested in bloOded fowls as most Of the
Reno county awards went to citizens
of the town. Some of the largest win
ners were Up. McCurdy, j. W. Cook.
W. r. Rumble, S. V. Davis, Mrs. r. B.
Simpson, Fred W. COOter, Mrs. E. N.
Perkins, M. Seeman, Jack Hogen, R G.
Reed, B. A. Morrill,, W. L. Woodruff
r. F. Mack, Geo. G. Reity and A. W.
Eagan. The Topeka premiums went
to G. G. Wheat, VIM Vesper and ]. W.
Hughes, while W. D. COngdOn took
the Sedgwick county portion, and T. j.
Bergener took those that went to New
ton. The awards were made Thursday
Friday and Saturday.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
Another Raa shooting.

A couple of families living near the
line of Haven and Ninnescah townships
named Tucker and Birch respectively,
have been enemies for long time A
couple of years ago they had little
shooting affray and bad blood seems
not to have been altogether purified.
Lately a young man named Guy has
also incurred the enmitY of the Birchs.
About two weeks ago Guy and one Of
the Birch boys had a fight but were
parted. On Monday from the best we
can learn Gny was going past the Birch
residence when the elder Birch and his
two sons stopped him and wanted to
fight. He objected to fighting the
whole crowd so he went back TO Tuck
er's, got his friend Frank, tosee that he
would have fair play. Together they
went back to Birch's and the battle
commenced. Guy was getting the bet
ter of one of the Birchs when the old
man Birch jumped in to help out his
son. Then Tucker interfered and the
old man beganto train his batteries on
him. When the latter was beginning
to get the worst of the battle, the other
Birch who had not engaged either Of
the men ran up behind Tucker and
shot him in the back, the ball entering
on the left side Of the backbone and
lodging in the right lung.
At last accounts he was not expected
to live and warrant was out for the
man that fired the shot, but has not
been caught.