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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11

deeply broken with 2-horse pillow about
the 10th of May and narrowed level and
fine with a Thomas" smoothing harrow
few days after, there being indications
of rain, the seed were sown-two bushels
per acre-and same harrow run over the
ground lightly.
AS the seed of this grass are very hard
and difficult to terminate, had taken the
precaution to soak them about forty hours
and the weather being showery and warm
for several days after sowing, l got a good
stand" On the 25th of June, the grass
being about four feet high, l made the
first cutting, and got nearly ton per acre
Johnson grass should be cut just as the
first heads begin to show, if first-class
hay is expected, as to wait longer it be-
comes hard and woody. / got two more
cuttings from this land, the second yield
ing about one and one-fourth tons, and
the last three-fourths of a ton per acre.
This was a remarkable turnout for the
first year, considering the lateness of the
sowing but the rich land and heavy seed
ing explains it. I think one mistake that
is usually made is that the seed are not
sown thick enough. A buShel of extra
cleaned seed is the quantity recommended
for an acre, but in this experiment l put
two bushels per acre. and yet in some
spots it was not thick enough. 1t is very
probable that many of the seed are faulty
as l understand they are stripped by
hand, the work being done by negro wo-
men and boys, who. doubtless, put in
green seed with the matured ones A
good mower does excellent work in this
grass when cut at proper stage.
In regard to the curing, I must confess
that when 1t grows very thick it requires
extra trouble, and the swath should be
turned after taking half a day of hot sun.
My practice in curing all hay is to put 1t
in small cocks late in the evening ana
throw it out the next morning after the
dew has dried off If the weather is fine
it will do to haul and put under shelter in
the afternoon, and this last should be
done by all means, even to the neglect of
something else. Hay that has been rained
on is sorry feed.
Now, I agree entirely with all those
who regard Johnson grass as a curse when
it gets in fields where other crops a.e
grown, as 1 have several small spots that
have been working at several years try.
ing to destroy, with poor success; indeed,
when it once gets started on rich land il
is practically impossible to kill it. Farm
ers who have never tried this grass as
hay can have no idea how it saves the
feeding of so much corn. When my
mules are not at work 1 feed them moth
ing but this hay, and they keep in excel
lent condition. In view of the present
scarcity and high price of corn it comes in
mighty handy"
The proper time to SOW the seed is in
the spring, as soon as danger of frost has
passed, and put them in with a brush
the harrow is liable TO cover them too
deep, if the land has been freshly pre-
pared. Had | sown six weeks earlier four
cuttings could have been made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11

A dealer in hides at Tampa shipped to
firm in New York five COW hides.
which, when tanned, make ten sides of
leather. This dealer got $3.50 net for his
hVe COW hides. About the same time
well known shoemaker ordered ten sides
OF leather from the same firm in New
York for which he paid $3.50. Saying
nothing about the freight on the hides
TO New York, or on the leather back TO
Tampa, there was profit OF $50 on five
hides that this tanner in New York made,
which cost him, perhaps, 25 cents per
hide to tan. Here is an object lesson.
Some time ago Orlando barely missed
having tannery established here. The
project did not receive the necessary sup
port, and the business went elsewhere.
Here we have the material with which
to TAM either the palmetto root or canal
gre root. We have at our door hundreds
of thousands of hides to tan Why do
we not do something in this line?
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SubsOfIing.

subsoillng is sometimes beneficial, and
sometimes useless. and may be injurious.
Spring subsoiling Is not to be recommend
ed Whenever there is a dry, hard SUBJ
soil, 1t will pay to loosen It up. When
ever there is a subsoil inclined TO run to-
gether and become compacted, deep and
thorough loosening Is just what Is re-
quired. In porous, gravelly subsoils the
process is useless and often Injurious.
Subsoil ploughing does not produce mois-
ture; II simply puts the ground IN good
condition to receive and retain moisture
from precipitation. The capacity OF a po-
rous soil TO retain moisture is well Mus
trated by this bit OF experience: Early last
spring the writer had several loads OF
coarse sand and gravel hauled and deposit
ted in piles OF about one cubic yard each.
This was removed about the end OF the
protracted drought Six inches below the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
Growing Artichokes.

euoa+ cIoroooa a. ks for
information regarding artichok AS 'ne
name indicates, this vegetable longs 10
me sunfower family, having man yell
how flowers on the matured SIS that re-
semble diminutive sunhov Inc arti-
choke rests it's claim for sreclatioh IN
Me vegetable garden simI on lts quail
81 ity as a material for pics. 1t aioros
one of the incest and ajhe same tme
,he cheapest pickle thatlh possibly De
made. A great many pele prefer wen
made artichoke pickle teost every otler
81 kind, ,,. 1870, 49,,
n There is no crop morelsily grown tudn
me- artichoke. and undesood culture hun
5reds of bushels can brown on an acre.
IT, culture is exaculike that of the
irish potato. but tn, artichoke, when
#nIsnted early in the ring, continues to
n grow and increase itfrop until the Kill
&ing frost comes.
\ Tbev must not beug when the tops
n are first killed, but Q tubers can lie IN
n tbe ground all the wter and be dug Just
al thew are needed, b they must be gath
Sered before the tubs begin to sprout,
which thew are like to do in February.
Near the cities and1rge towns consider
'able profit ought ( be derived from a
'marter or half acI in artichokes.
This vegetable fstot appreciated as 1T
should be. thought it were, a thousand
barrels of pickles puld be put up in the
south where one now, and the poor
would use them a regularly as they do
any other article food.
As an autscorblic nothing is superior
10 artichoke pickle
There are severn varieties of the Jeru-
salem artichoke-ne red, purple, yellow
and white. The mammoth white doubtless
is as good as any, for it is very product
i've Medium-sizedtubets cut in half and
planted eighteen inches in the row, with
rows three to four feet apart, is the sim
pie method of planting, that only needs
good soil and enough culture to Keep the
crop clean, to produG anywhere from loO
to 80 bushels to the Lcre.
Over 1000 bushels nave been grown on
an acre, but go buSelS should be a very
crop.
The seedsmen demand 81 to So per bushel
or seed articholts, but this is very exhor-
itant. Money an be made in growing
hem for Csc pei bushel.
Artichokes SHED and fried or stewed
= baked make a very nice dish to be
ure but, OF cdlrse, they are never likely
D compete win Irish potatoes as an ar
cle of food, iut the Irish potato on the
Their hand cin never compete with ar
chokes as a material for making pickles,
ne only quality we are claiming for It
hat entities / to garden culture. Those
no are cognEzant of it's value on the
lock farm need not be told how valuable
crop the artchoke is for hogs and cows.
ogs can not be raised TO the greatest
roft on any farm without the aid of
for hog cholera and other dis
lses are not likely to prevail amongst
)gs that have a fair ration of artichokes
lily in the winter and spring, but let
grow more artichokes and make more
ckes then we ever did before.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
THE MORNING NEWS MONDAY, JANUARY H. 1897

The first inportations were not sufficient
ly hardy to withstand northern winters.
and for time the impression prevailed
that these plums would be valuable only
in the south, but a number of them have
since proved hardy as far north as Con-
necticut, New York, and Iowa, and are be-
ing extensively planted.
Among the better known varieties whose
merits have been thoroughly tested, Bur
bank is, perhaps, most noteworthy. 1t
has given good results over a wide range
of territory, and has been generally plant
ed throughout the country. Il think Prof.
Bailey has underestimate this variety in
the matter of growth, in my experience,
and wherever L have seen it, it has been
an exceptionally strong and lusty grower1
Abundance is better known than any other
variety at the north, and succeeds in
many sections of the south and south
west In the south and southeast, Botan
(Which may be Identical with Berckmans)
is one of the most profitable. For the
lower south. the foregoing can be recon-
mended, and also Kelsey in Florida and
the Gulf region.
Red Nagate, very early ripening sort
which has come into notice more recently
than the above. is much in demand, and
Willard, another new early sort. is at
tracing considerable attention. New va
rieties of Japan plums are continually
DelAS uIOQSul lOTWdIu. Ill OuI list VI
over thirty this year, eighteen are new.
Some of these new varieties must be tried
before they can be recommended, as they
are offered under the descriptions which
came with them from Japan. Other new
varieties, like Wickson, Red. June and
Hale, before being sent out were fruited
in this country by well-known pomolo-
gists, and can be depended upon for good
results wherever they proved adapted.
Some contend that Red June is the same
as Red Nagate, but, so far as 1 knew
this has not been demonstrated by COM
parison of the two when in fruit)
Wickson and Hale, for size beauty and
quality of fruit; Red June for earliness
and all three for vigor and proliflcness
are remarkable among fruits introduced
for a generation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
work in the Orchard.

The borers may now be hunted out from
their burrows under the bark. This will
prevent the damage that would occur
from a whole winters steady work Of
these pests. The cut will heal over quick
ly in the spring, but if this work Is done
then the bark growing season may be
past and the wound will remain unheal-
ed to the permanent injury of the tree.
The trees may be pruned now with great
er ease than in the spring, and the work
will have been done, which would be quite
an uncertain matter If left until later.
The rubbish may be moved to the house
and burned as frewood, which would not
be done in the spring.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
Raising Chickens.

The poultry business is taking a strong
foothold in the south, says Home and
Farm. 1t is not alone the fanciers that
breed thoroughbreds, but the farmers
have at last come to the conclusion that
the scrub must CO." and go they will;
we are tired of seeing the dunghills on
the farms.
1t is only a matter of time that the
scrub hens will be exterminated from the
farm forever; there are only a few people
that say that the dunghills are the best
general purpose fowls. l do not think
that this is their firm belief; it is only
prejudice With as many different breeds
as we now have, one can surely find
something to equal the scrubs.
We have for instance the fancy or or
namental breeds; the egg-laying (non-sit-
ting varieties; the table and general pur-
pose fowl. OF these you can pick. / as
sure you you will be able to find some
thing to suit your taste. 1t is not hard
to find a breed as ornamental as the
scrub, and no one would have the audaci-
ty to compare the egg-laying qualities of
a scrub with that of a Leghorn or Minor
ca, or to compare the table qualities of
scrub with that of an Indian game, Coch-
in, Brahma, ETC.; no one can dispute the
superiority of a thoroughbred fowl.
1t does not cost more to raise fine
chicken than ii does a scrub; they dc
not eat more, less if anything. and the
profit is greater, and the pleasure Of see.
ing high bred birds is thrown in. OF
course it costs a little money to start,
but you can surely afford to spend lit
tie money in this direction; 1t is to your
interest for a fact; ii is an improvement
on the farm. 1t is well known that to
have only thoroughbred stock on the farm
helps to enhance the same. 1t is sign
of prosperity, and as poultry Is indis-
pensible on a farm, you may as well
make a start with thoroughbred fowls
You will. perhaps, say "the scrubs have
no equal" Well, that is true, but they
do have superiors
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
.Inhnson Grnss.

An Alabama farmer writing to Southern
Farm some time since expresses himself
as follows: A great deal has been said
for and against this grass. some contend
ing that it is an unmigigated nuisance,
while other regard it is par excellence"
the hay plant for the south. Both are right.
when it is allowed to get possession of
cultivated lands intended for other crops,
/ know of no greater pest, or one that is
harder to eradicate But when well set
on rich land, intended for permanent cut
ting, there is no grass, north or south, that
will yield such quantity of splendid hay
that all kinds of stock relish.
The ground slected for my experiment is
a strip of rich second bottom on the Coosa
river, and 1t is a deep. sandy loam All
stumps and other distractions having been
removed, the plot was thoroughly and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
For Fecd in winter.

Give the hens all they will eat.
Corn, wheat and oats ground TO-
gether is an excellent morning feed. Green
cut bone should be fed sparingly and
three times a week is as often as 1t should
be. One and half pounds each time mix
ed with the morning feed for twelve hens.
Dry beef scraps are equally as good. Give
equal parts cracked corn, oats and wheat
at noon, enough to last them the remain
der of the day On the above feed hens
should spend a portion Of each day lay
ing eggs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11

surface it was wet enough for any pur-
pose OF plant growth. About the same
time post holes dug IN the black. stiff soil
near by showed it to be apparently per-
fectly dry as deep as the ausur wont
eighteen inches to two feet. Subsoiling
should never be done when the soil is very
wet, for this leaves the ground in a worse
condition than before. Subsoilng should
be done in fan or winter, SO that repeated
rains may settle it and fill it to satura-
ton. After this a shallow stirring of the
surface will retain the moisture with but
lltte Subsequent min
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11

81, oor IN quality as ia the KIeffer. II Is
80 business pear Of America. The can
rs hueksters and grocers like It, and.
,. o.''ary to 'the opinion of the lovers OF
ool lruit' most of the consumers like il.
,as ne Tree is hardy and bears heavily.
,, ~ 'ne fruit may be handled almost like
Ives ohe grower likes II. Among win
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
JONES FIGHT vim PULITZER.
The Lawyer Who Won the Great
Newspaper Battle n Georgian.
J. X. OH in Atlanta Constituti

j. X. OIL In Atlanta Constitution.
"A young exGeorgian has just won no.
table legal victory in st. Louis. This was
IN case of national interest-one which
attracted much attention In the last cam
paign and one that has been followed
closely by newspaper men particularly
That Is the Jones-Pulitzer case, which
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11

ter pears, the Lawrence has, so far, stood
1.-THE test about the best. Therefore, the
market pear grower will do well to plant
about in the following proportion of stand
ard trees. twenty-five feet apart, and fill
in with Angouleme on dwarf stock, doub-
ling the number in each row. or, plant
standards twenty feet apart; Kieffer, ono
half; Bartlett, one-fourth; Lawrence, one
fourth.-H. +. Van Deman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
One reason whv Scott-S

One reason why SCOTS
Emulsion cures weak threats,
weak lungs, makes rich
blood, and strengthens puny
and delicate children is be-
cause all its parts are mixed
in so scientific a manner that
the feebleSt digestion can
deal with it. This expert
ence has only come by doing
one thing for nearly IS years.
This means, pureSt in
gradients, most evenly and
delicately mixed, best adapted
for those whose strength has
failed or whose digestion
would repel an uneven pro-
duct Por s, lie BY all druggists at
sc. and g.,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11

The Langshan fowl, like the Brahma.
comes from China. It was introduced into
England first about thirty years ago, and.
a few years later, the breed was brought
to the United States, where it Immediately
became very popular. While not quite
so large as the Brahma it has a much finer
carriage than that gawky fowl. and to-
day is far more popular. A well-grown
Langshan cock should weigh 9ls pounds
and the hen pounds Where one likes a
black fowl there is no black fow. supe-
rior to it. Some do not like the color.
There are few breeds superior to the
Langshan. In fact the barred Plymouth
ROCK is about its only superior A breed
of white Langshans has also been estah-
lished.
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1 beg leave to ask for information re-
garding the history or native land of the
Langshan chickens. / purchased few
lately. They are spotlessly black, a good
size. domestic in habits. Being a novice
in the poultry line, l am anxious to learn
from a reliable source something about the
history OF the breed. Enquirer.
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-22
DURRANT'S FATE SEALED.

SAN FRANCISCO, December H.
The Supreme Court has refused the
last appeal which Theodore Durrant,
the murderer of Blanche Lamont and
Minnie Williams can make. In writ
ten opinion from the pen of Chief JUS
tice Beatty, which is conceded in by
all but one of his associates. the court
atfirms the judgment of Judge Bahrs.
in remanding the prisoner to San Que
ntin until the date set for his eHecu-
ton. but reverses the sentencing Of
Durrant to be hanged on November
18th. 1897. and remands the case to
the Supreme Court. to proceed accord
ing ii law. As the order was issued
forthwith, the court holds that the OK
ecution can only be stayed now by the
issuance of certificate of probable
cause, and it only remains to re-sen-
tence the condemned murderer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-22
TREATY NOW IN THE SENATE +.
TO BE CONSIDERED DEFINITELY
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Spalding of Michigan Proposes the
Creation of Hawaii as a State With
One Representative in Congress.

The very latest information con-
cerning annexation was sent out from
Washington in an Associated Press
dispatch on the night o. December IL.
The dispatch says:
''Friends of the Hawaiian annexa-
tion treaty have definitely decided to
consider the question in executive ses-
sion of the senate. In order to do so
it will be necessary for them to take
up the annexation treaty rather than
the joint resolution providing for an
nexation."
Another dispatch on the same date
says:
"The annexation of Hawaii is pro-
posed in various propositions before
the House Committee. Mr.. Sulzer has
bill making Hawaii a territory, as
suming the Hawaiian debt as up TO
100000 and providing for five COM
missioners, to recommend "a plan of
government Mr.. King of Utah has a
bill on the same line Mr.. Spalding oi
DiOpoSCS Nht tlNdtlOl vi iiu-
waii as state of the Union, with one
representative in Congress for the
present
On Dec. 9th Senator Hoar of Mass.
achusetts presented a monster protest
in the Senate from the Native Hawaii
ans against the annexation of the Ha-
waiian Islands to the United States
The protest filed several hundred pa.
ges of foolscap paper, and was for
warded by Enoch Johnson and LILA
Aholo, secretaries respectively of the
Hawaiian Patriotic League and the
Hawaiian Woman's Patriotic League
who made certificates that the Sig
natures were all genuine. OF the 21,.
269 signers, 10000 were women and
16O foreigners. The petition was print.
ed in both English and Hawaiian.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-22
Prizes for Stories.

The Literary Circle of the Kilohana
Art League offer $25 for the best Is
land story, and $40 for the next best
Island story, to be awarded on the fol-
lowing conditions:
First.-Each story must not exceed
$500 words.
Second.-It must not have been pre-
viously published.
Third-It must have a distinctly Is
land flavor.
Fourth.-It must be typewriter.
Fifth.-Each story must be signed
with a fictitious name, and the real
name enclosed in a sealed envelope.
Both must be sent on or before Feb
ruary 1, 1898, to Mr.. c. w. Dickey,
Secretary of the Kilohana Art League,
Honolulu.
Sixth.-Any person residing in these
Islands may compete for the prizes.