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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24
The Field Pea: Our Standby in the
south.

The Florida Agriculturist very wisely
observes that There are a great many
acres of farming land in the South in
need of renovation. The red uplands and
yellow clay soils were undoubtedly less
fertile originally than the alluvial and
black prairie soils, and the methods of
cultivation which formerly prevailed have
sill further diminished their productive
ness. In the days when every plantation
numbered its acres by the thousand and
labor was cheap the planter could afford
to clear off the native forest and growth
and bring fresh fields into cultivation
whenever the yields of cotton and tobacco
fell below what was considered a profita-
bic figure. The old field, stripped in few
years of it's accumulated store of humus,
was abandoned and allowed to grow up IN
weeds and underbrush. The forest again
spread across it. and gradually. in the
slow course Of half lifetime, the natural
enrichment of its surface soil by the
growth of the woodland grasses made IL
ready for another robbery.
But with the breaking up Of the large
estates and the abrupt change i'm the labor
conditions this method Of farming became
no longer profitable or even possible \
planter with fewer acres could no longer
afford to await natures slow process or
re1uVendting the SOIL. a new system u
farming was necessary The land must
not be allowed to "go back" 1t must be
kept up to the highest state Of productive
ness by a rotation Of crops. a judicous
use of commercial fertilizer, the growth Of
nitrogen-fxing leguminous crops and a
good and thorough cultivation. To main
tain the fertility of any soil the amount
of humus or decaying organic matter in
il must be kept up Take two soils OF as
nearly as possible the same physical ana
geological formation, but The one rich IN
humus and the other lacking II, ana FER
tilize them with equal quantities OF com
mercial manures; the one which mas the
most organic matter In its composition
will yield the largest crop. The soil on
that field will stand drought better, will
wash less under torrential rains and be
more friable and Of better filth. The aver
age soils of the South need more humus.
n can be best supplied by sowing more
grass. more permanent pasture lands,
more Iequminous crops--in a word, plant
cowoeas. 80,
There is no forage plant better adapted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24
Guinea Grass.

In an excellent paper on the Forage
Plants of Florida read before the Win
ter Park Horticultural Society. by one of
ats members, some months since, no mem
ton was made of Guinea grass, except to
confound it with the Para grass. says a
writer in a Florida Journal. These two
grasses are entirely distinct, growing in
a different manner, and requiring almost
exactly opposite kinds of soll-the Para a
moist or even a very wet soil, while the
Guinea grass will succeed best on dry
soil. The Guinea grass was introduced into
Florida about twenty-five years ago, from
Jamaica, by the late Col. Codrington, for
many years editor and owner of the Flor
ida Agriculturist.
/ secured few roots soon after his in
PRODUCTION and have had it growing on my
place ever since. During these years
have tried nearly every plant that has
been recommended as forage plant for
Florida, but have never found anything
that begins to approach the Guinea grass
in value simply as a forage plant Its first
great merit is it is perennial. When once
planted it is there to stay, and will stay
just where 1t is planted, as it grows only in
punches.
While the top is quite tender and will
be killed to the ground by frost, the roots
have never been injured in any of the
hard freezes we have had. II starts early
in Spring, and will generally be ready
for the first cutting by May !. After
this it can be cut every four to six weeks,
and the amount will be just in proportion
to the quantity of water and fertilizer il
gets.
All stocks like the green grass. and
when cut at the proper time it makes an
excellent hay / believe that a half acre
of rich ground. planted in this grass will
feed a horse and COW throughout the year
1t is best propagated by the division
of roots, a small plant set in the Spring
making a large bunch by fall 1t can also
be grown from seed, but as the seeds
drop from the stalk just as soon as 1t is
ripe, it Is almost impossible to, save IT,
The seed is very small and single ounce
of it, treated just az a gardener would
treat tomato seed for small early crop
would give any one a start from which a
large plantation could be made the second
year. l made the last cutting for hay
Dec. s. and as many of the stalks had
gone to seed / saved the "heads" sepa-
rately for what little seed was left on
them; one-half Of which was probaly ma
ture enough to grow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24

Green food should be given in some
form if it can be obtained, as It is es-
sential to thrift and egg production. The
object in feeding green food in the winter
Is not because such food is valuable in
the essential elements composing the eggs.
but because the concentrated food de-
ranges the digestive organs and the fowls
get out of condition. 1t is because Diet
cry systems are advantageous that they
are suggested. Cabbages, potatoes. tur-
nips, carrots, etc. are largely composed
Of water, and will not provide a large
proportion of the matter devoted to The
production Of eggs, but 1t Is in dieting
more than i'm the quantity of food allowed
that the best results are obtained. For
instance, feed a small flock on one quart
of corn meal and a pint of cooked pota-
toes, and another on a pint and a half of
corn-meal and the hens that receive the
mixed food will lay more eggs than the
others, yet there is more real nutritious
matter in the three pints Of corn meal
than In the mixed food, but the hens re-
ceiving the mixed food will digest the
food better, and a variety promotes health.
Bulky food In winter always gives % eel
lent results, and If cabbage cannot be OBJ
tanned use anything that will prove ac-
ceptable than can be procured rather than
TO feed exclusively on grain
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24

says the Journal of Agriculture The
conclusions 10 be deduced from this nam
phlet are that the great value Of the Sofa
bean Is only Just beginning 10 be appre,
clated. The early varieties of the Sofa
bean will succeed and outyield corn whAr.
ever thar crop can be grown. The Iater
Varletles, requiring a longer season to
mature and making q larger Weld can he
safely planted in all parts Of the Sontb
win the promise Of making an enormous
yield. The Sofa bean and the food prod
ucts made therefrom are used very large v
by The Japanese. China and other Ash
auc countries also use them as food
for man to very large extent. and thev
are also coming into use for this purpose
IN switzerland, France and other Euro
pean countries. The department bulletin
referred TO says:
The statement is frequently made thar
the japanese live almost exclusively lInon
rice, eating little or no meat 1t is not
however generally known that the def
ciency of protein in the rice is made up
py the consumption of large Quantities
OF shoyu, misc or other Soy bean prod
ucts. 1t Is stated on good authority ii at
these products actually take the place of
meat and other heterogeneous animal foods
in the japanese dietary. They are eaten
al almost every meal
since Soy beans contain no starch. they
have been recommended as food for per-
sons suffering from diabetes. A Soy bean
bread is manufactured for this purpose in
Paris.
Under the name of Coffee beans, Soy
beans are eaten to some extent in Swift
zerland as a vegetable and dried and
roasted are also used as a coffee substi-
tute. Their use for this latter purpose is
not unknown in America. The attempt
has recently been made by certain dealers
to place the Soy bean on the market as
new substitute for coffee, and to sell
it under other names at an exorbitant
price
Bulletin No. 9S of the North Carolina
experiment station, recommends Soy beans
as a palatable vegetable when prepared as
follows: Soak the beans until the skins
come off, and stir in water until the skins
rise to the surface and then remove them.
Boil the beans with bacon until soft; sea-
son with pepper. salt and butter, and serve
hot If the beans are green, the prelmi-
nary soaking may be omitted"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24

est reliable nurseryman, it is necessary
to give your immediate attention
to the preparation of the soil. The eX-
posture should be 70 the south, and If pos
sible. sheltered on the north and west
Peaches are much more reliable if well
sheltered. Severe cold does not seem TO
be SO harmful as cold driving rains, at the
time of blooming.
If possible, select a soil that has never
been planted before. The great enemy to
the peach in the South is the root knot
The disease may be avoided by planting
on new soil and giving up all the land to
the peach. If cowpeas are planted or eny
legume that propagates root knot, some
trees are likely to perish by this dread
disease
If it Is necessary to select a soil that
has been under cultivation, use hard wood
ashes, freely at time of planting, or a
complete high-grade potash fertilizer.
Sixteen or eighteen feet apart each way
is the best distance for the peach In
extra strong soil twenty feet might be
better. 1t has been found by careful eX-
pertinent that peaches planted twenty feet
apart take four or five years to equal in
profit those planted fifteen by fifteen.
The holes should be opened two or two
and one-half feet in diameter, and all the
good surface soil placed separate from
the subsoil. No pruning of roots is de-
sirable, beyond smoothing mangled and
bruised ends. We have tried close root
pruning and have experienced considera-
BILE loss. There may be conditions where
close root pruning will pay. but the novice
had better experiment in a very small
way.
The tree should not be planted any deep
er than it stood in the nursery, and the fin
est and best soil should be placed about
the roots and firmed. AS soon as roots
are fairly covered a half pound of good
fertilizer of six per cent. of potash should
be sprinkled over the roots and then all
covered to level of soil Watering is sell
dom necessary, but If ground is very dry
or roots much shrveled, it will pay TO
give a bucket of water to each tree.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24

TO the needs and conditions of Southern
agriculture than this rank, free-grOwing
annual. 1t will thrive luXuriantly upon
the rich, swampy cane lands of Louisi-
ana. On the driest and most sterile worn
out uplands it serves the admirable pur-
pose of supplying a larger quantity ard
better quality of forage than any other
bean or clover. And whenever crop Of
cowpeas has been taken off a field the
surface soil is left richer by a good many
pounds of that most costly of all plant
foods, nitrogen. The roots of the cowpea
enter deeply into the soil. opening and
looSening it far down for the benefit OF
the roots of the succeeding crops of corn,
cotton and tobacco. 1t has been found
by experiment that the fertilizing value
of the roots and stubble of the cowpea
are very considerable. but not as great
as that of the hay removed from the field.
The best and most economical use of this
forage crop is. then, to cut for hay, feed
to stock and return the stable manure 10
the soil. Flowing the who.e crop under Is
less remunerative because there is much
needless waste of the muscle-making and
fat-formiug constituents of the plant,
which would bring more profit If turned
into beef, pork, wool cheese or butter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24
uorserndish as a Money Crop.

u r asks if horesradish is a crop ike
+, 10 prove of value when grown near a
civ of 25 900 inhabitants, and is it crop
that it would pay to ship to Northern
markets.
Horseradish when grown to perfection,
IS q crop that ought always to be salable
in the large cities, especially. There is
90 great demand for it in our local mar
kets 1lus root makes the finest relish
Cor pickle) that can be had. Where one
intends TO grow horseradish to the extent
Of quarter Of an acre or more he should
eot into communication in advance with
some factory that prepares it for mar
ket. It is only sold in the grated state.
The best way TO make start is to
buy the root clippings about the size of
a small lead pencil and four to six inches
long. These should be planted small end
down and just under the surface. To
make large salable roots the rows should
be 2ls or feet apart and a plant every
2 fee in the rows. Small knotty roots
have little sale Rich sandy land is tho
best for this plant 1t will rarely make
a satisfactory crop on clay soil.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24

The successful cultivation of the peach
is assured, says a Southern exchange.
There seems TO be no part of the South in
which the peach may not be successfully
cultivated. Even away down on the Flor
ida peninsula, within a few miles of Lake
Okechobee, fine peaches, of the Peento,
Bidwelps Early, Yum Yum and other va
rieties are ripened yearly. Farther north.
in the vicinity of Lakeland, Orlando, Eus-
lis, LeesbuTg and DeLand, the Bidwell 5
Early is the popular peach for market
But a few miles further north and even
in cold places adjoining the above men
toned towns the Angel peach leads as
a market variety.
One hundred miles further north and
the Liberia is the popular peach for mar
ket. This superior peach is the peach Of
Georgia. Its superior qualities as grow
err. a shipper and an attractive, good
favored peach on the market stand, makes
il a prime favorite with all who handle il.
A few early peaches of the Alexan
der and Crawford type are raised with
some degrees of success, but the liberia
is the mainstay.
There are a few other varieties of onlv
local celebrity but the would-be grower
may safely plant any peach that Is a
success in his immediate vicinity and on
similar soil
The variety selected and your order for
a good-sized tree placed with your near
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24
Hackmen TOO Importunate.

Policeman Mock arrested Isaac Williams,
a colored hackman, yesterday for disor-
derby conduct and soliciting passengers
in front of the De Soto. He was taken
to the station house and locked up but
afterward gave bond for his appearance
in police court this morning
Hackmen are continually blockading the
streets in front of the hotels and the po-
lice endeavor to stop it as much as posi-
BILE.
There Is no objection. of course to So
Letting passengers in a legitimate way,
but the methods adopted by some cab
bies are equivalent to a nuisance. The
hack business reaches its zenith about
midnight. when the race begins to catch
late stragglers. If man IL seen going
out Bull street, near Congress, a hack
man near the city exchange will catch a
glimpse of him and start pell-mell in .pur-
suit. Reaching Broughton street. the
man way turn, but suddenly finds him
self hedged off by the cabbie, who drives
up in sort of toll-gate fashion and in
sists on hauling him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24

To bring out the best Of farm life and to
bring land up to its fullest capacity resi-
dent ownership Is usually required The
man who owns the farm he tills has incen-
tive to improving and identifying his
home. Labor and money thus invested in
creases the value OF his place, and he alone
reaps the benefit Of his enterprise. An own
or having family 70 care for and home
that Is permanent thinks of schools. roads
and permanent improvements of the farm.
yhe dollar that he invests In Improvements
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24

enriches him, and there is no division of
interests. The farm is his bank in which
constant investment of money and labor
Is natural and profitable. This leads TO the
building up of fertility of the soil. the
planting of fruit and ornamental trees and
the development of specialtles. The results
of his study and work are all his own
Where townships are wholly given up to
tenant-farming, they usually lag along
lines that help TO make farms that which
they should be-the most desirable of
homes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24

built az New Kinsingion. Recently at
the Allegheny tank a perfect cylinder
nine inches in diameter and thirty-seven
inches long was made From the time
the blowing of the cylinder was commence
ed until it was cut up into lights just
forty-siX minutes We're consumed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24
eahs-Their Value as n Food
Product for Mnn.

So recent bulletin issued by the United
mo-. pepartment Of agriculture the great
r., .'' OF the Soy or Sofa bean are fully
Of ,, ,'n' and brief account is also given
'' 1t value as food product for man,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24

Or the special potato fertilizers put up
by the fertilizer manufacturers may be
used Apply the fertilizer used at the rate
of from 500 to 1900 pounds to the acre.
When using the smaller quantity apply
in the furrow and mix well with the soil
before planting the sets, by running a
single-tooth cutivator through the rows.
If more than 500 pounds to the acre is
applied, spread broadcast and harrow in
before opening the planting furrow. -
off the rows feet 6 inches or feet aparl,
and drop the sets every 10 inches, and
cover with a harrow. Let the sets be
cut to two or three eyes and be dipped in
a solution of corrosive sublimate, which
will prevent scab on the tubers.
The best way to prepare and use this So
lution-whch is a deadly poison, and
should, therefore. be kept out of reach OF
persons and animals not actually engaged
i'm the dipping of the sets-is- to procure
an ordinary barrel, and fit into the bot
tom, at one side, an ordinary wooden fau-
Get. Purchase of a druggist two ounces
of finely pulverized corrosive sublimate.
Empty this into two gallons of hot wa
ter. and allow it to stand over night, or
until apparently all dissolved. Place in
the barrel thirteen gallons of water; then
pour in the two-gallon solution. Allow
this solution to stand in the barrel four
or five hours, during which time it should
be frequently thoroughly StlTred, 10 insure
equality of solution Select the best spec
linens of seed potatoes, wash off the old
dirt, and immerse as many as, you can, or
wish to treat at one time, in the solution
for an hour and a half. At the end of
this time draw off the solution. The same
solution may be used a number of times.
After drying the potatoes may be cut and
planted as usual. Be careful to plant all
that are dipped, as they are poisoned and
not fit to use by man or beast The So
luton must never be placed in a metal
vessel of any kind. Sulphur has also been
found to be preventive, to considerable
extent, of scab. The sets should be rolled
in flowers of sulphur after cutting. II
will prevent their drying, and thus insure
a better stand. Just previous to the plants
appearing above ground, run a light har-
row over them This will help their
growth, and kill all newy-germinated
weeds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24

Window glass and chimney manufac-
turers are sdll experimenting In Aleghe-
ny with a device for blowing window
glass and lamp chimneys The progress
made has been very encouraging ana the
experimenters have decided to erect a
large tank and keep on developing the
new process. The tank will likely be
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24

Questions and communications relative
n agricultural and horticultural subjects
if addressed to Agri. Editor, Drawer ~
Milledgeville, Ca, will receive lnIneola's
attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24
Irish Potatoes.

The land for the earliest planting Of
Irish potatoes should be got ready, if dry
enough to work freely, says the Southern
Planter. A rich sandy loan is the best
for this crop, and it should follow clover
or other leguminous crop, if possible,
which has filled the land with vegetables
matter. Fresh barnyard manure should
never be used in growing Irish potatoes.
1t is almost ceratin TO cause scabby tu-
bers. The following will be found to be
a suitable fertilizer:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24

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