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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31
sPIcED WITH A LITTLE oDDITY.

Joshua Daughtry of McRae, Ga, has
put on market the present season about
800 pounds of pecans of the paper shell
variety. He found ready sale for them at
10 cents per pound This nut is of fine
flavor, and for this reason very marketa-
BILE
Montezuma Record: T. II. Wicker pre-
sented us with quite curiosity this week
In a potato divided in the center by an
old chain link, through which the root,
from which the potato had grown, evil
IDENTIFY spread If some kind reader will
send along a 'possum, we'll be solid for
Sunday
Talbotton New Era: Coroner Sharp
Lawson, the irrepressib!e 'possum hunter,
caught The largest woollyback one night
last week that has probably ever been
captured in a number of years. 1t weigh
ed twenty-three pounds, and when 1t was
shaken out of a persimmon tree, our good
natured friend, on first bcholding his sue
culent prize, almost tainted for JOY.
Ocala (Fla.) Star: Editor Frank Wal
pole of the Palmetto News is at the head
of a red-headed dinner set. None but
red-headed men and women are eligible,
except a white horse. Everything red
goes, from red meat to red wine. The
OBJECT OF the organization Is 70 prove lildt
red-headed people are the representatives,
par excellence, of the Anglo-Saxon race.
1t follows that Frank Walpole's new ed
itor must be redheaded.
McRae Enterprise: Edward Thomas,
who lives about a half mile above Hell
ena, was in our Office last Friday. Mr.
Thomas says he is 104 years old, and that
he has lived in this section nearly all his
life, having moved here from South Car
DINA when very small. His mother and
father died when he was a child and he
was never given an opportunity of getting
an education, and does not even know
the "A B Cs." He draws a pension of
IS per month for service during the Semi
mole war, and says that he served through
the civil war, but draws no pension for
that service. He has been married four
times, and has wife with whom he is
living at present who is about 65 years
of age. He says he does not know how
many children and grandchildren he has,
but that his youngest child is 16 years of
age. He has used tobacco and lived on
a farm nearly all of HIS life. He is still
hale and hearty, considering his age, and
about three weeks ago he walked fifteen
miles i'm six hours.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31

While wheat is a proper crop for every
farmer 10 have little of, If he has suit
able land for it, here is a crop that every
farmer that is trying to live at home
should have him an acre or so of it. We
hope all those who have not tried 1t yet
win do so next spring. 1t must be sown
in drills and cultivated as recommended
for wheat la a previous issue. Rice is the
greatest bread grain in the world, and
should be grown to supply the home needs
if nothing more 1t viii not prove a
money crop only to those who have
soil specially adapted to it and can grow
it in the highest state of perfection.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31
LONDON STOOD THE STRAIN WELL.
Market Closed with e More Cheerful
Time.

London, Oct. SO-The market last week
stood the strain of the various adverse
circumstances remarkably well, finishing
with a more cheerful tone regarding the
future, British consols were firm. and
rose as of a point.
The entire American department felt the
influence of general selling; but, owing
to New York's consistent support, it
closed with a decided improvement in all
active securities.
Among the advances were Wabash "B"
debentures, which rose q of a point; Wa
bash preferred, "A Atchson, Topeka and
Santa Fe gold bonds, X; Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas preferred, "A; Norfolk and
Western preferred, "a; Northern Pacific or
binary Is.
Among the declines were Norfolk and
Western consolidated, which fell u point
Denver and Rio Grande preferred, a;
Louisville and Nashville ordinary, "a; at
Gibson, Topeka and Santa Fe preferred,
II; Central Pacific ordinary. Il; Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul, 1s; Erie Is; Nor
folk and Western ordinary. II; Southern,
Is, and Union Pacific, Is.
Discount for three months bills con-
tinued steady at S7s, and the rates on call
loans were from pa to 8 per cent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31
81. Lucle Grnss.

Our esteemed contributor at Maitland,
Fla, closes some interesting notes else
where by commencing the ST. Lucie grass.
We have seen frequent reference to this
grass, but have not been able to give it
a trial; nor have we seen it growing. but
we are quite sure it is a very valuable
lawn grass. We would be glad to have
our correspondent give The botanical name
OF the grass, and also that of the St Au-
gustine. The Southern farmer will never
attain the greatest blessings of farming
until he esteem al its true value grass
and stock" in fair proportion to the guam
tity of land he owns or farms. For many
years we have regarded the South as di-
vinely blessed In possessing Bermuda
grass, the grass known to the grateful
Hindoo as the grass of God" Not to
mention other than it and our royal crab
grass and sorghum, this Southern conn
try can raise all the stock that she need
TO raise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31

Wheat grows on very clean land-on soil
that has been brought into very fine rim,
and has had an opportunity to Settle
again. Where it can be done, the lana
should he proved, rolled and ha1rpv.1
several times before it is seeded. If there
is any growth upon it, this should IN.
piowed in and given an opportunity Il,
rot before the wheat is sown. Undeoor,.
posed vegetable matter in the soil make,
ii too open for wheat The proper tim.
for sowing wheat is about ten days befors
the average date of killing frost If vyIi
vary, therefore, for different region-. Hisb
dry knobs, aud strong red soils are besf
for the crop. Heavy manuring and sna1
acreage, or no manuring and many acres
are the alternatives to choose between
Upon the whole, the first is preferabla
Seed is highpriced, and the quantity use5
an important consideration. In the one
case if the crop fails the seed is lost ana
nothing is left to benefit succeeding cror
on the land. In the other, If the cron
fails, the loss of seed is less and the ma
nuTe applied still holds over for the benefit
of the succeeding crop. The crop at bsst
is an uncertain one in the cotton states
and as a rule it is best to SOW no mor.
than is needed for home consumption. Rue
to maintain the independence that every
f. Tmer should have, enough for home sun
ply should be sOwn. even though consider
able risk be taken in so doing-Dr. Jones
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31
The Value of straw.

Farmers who live in grain-growing dis
tricts and have plenty Of straw do not
value it as they should, or give it the care
it deserves. Instead of keeping it under
cover or even stacking it carefully, it is
simply threshed on a heap in the field and
allowed to rot there, says a writer in the
American Agriculturist. If one is not
provided with a barn or shed in which 10
store it, it can be so stacked that the loss
will be small. The main point TO be OBJ
served in stacking is to keep the middle
high and well tramped, then when it set
ties the outside Will all slope downward
and the stack will not take water. If well
topped, with hangers on to prevent the
wind blowing the top off, it viii keep
in good shape an entire year. By cut
ting down the stack in sections and US
ing an entire section before beginning an
other, very little need be wasted. II is not
nearly so convenient, however, as when
stored in the same building where used.
Much Of the most valuable portion of the
chaff is wasted when stacked outside.
Good straw rank higher in feeding value
than most farmers are inclined 10 admit
They seldom feed much of it, because they
usually have plenty of hay, and only feed
straw sometimes out of necessity
An occasional feed of straw furnishes a
variety viii be eaten with relish and do
farm animals as much good as If the
feed had been hay Animals that are fed
carbonaceous feed, especially If concentra-
ted. will eat straw readily and be much
benefited by it. 1 have .seen fattening
sheep that had been fed large quantities
of corn, eat the straw placed under them
for bedding twice a week in preference
to good clover hay in their managers Com
paratvely idle horses can be kept on
straw largely without any increase in
their grain rations and be in good condi-
ton the following spring. Good, bright
straw is better feed for a horse than dam
aged, musty hay of any kind
Where straw is made regular part of
the ration | prefer putting it under the
hangers and allowing them to select such
as they prefer, using the remainder 1Or
bedding. They prefer the chaff 10 any
thing else. Some farmers have the chaff
separated from the straw when threshing
and store in the barn, using il for feed
during the winter, while the straw is
stacked outside. 1t Is we'll to remember
that straw fed in a good, warm stable
will produce nearly or quite as good re-
suits as hay fed in the yard, where a good
part is wasted. Considerable more feed is
required to support an animal out of doors
in winter than in a warm stable.
Both wheat and oat straw compare very
favorably with clover and timothy hay in
proportions of nitrogen free extract, or
carbohydrates and fat. They are mainly
deficient in protein, especially when COM
pared with clover. This deficiency may
readily be overcome by feeding bran, oil
or cotton seed meal. 1t should be remem-
bered too, that clover hay is exceptionally
rich in protein. The following table gives
the composition of each:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31
Give Cows Goon stnhIes.

A COW, like human being suffers from
bad environments, says the American Az
riculturalist. Stables must be dry, clean.
wen lighted, ventilated and comfortable
else the animals confined in them will sui.
fer in health. Most of the bovine tuber.
culosis is made possible through the dirty
nnventilated stables, and it spreads rapidly
through herds when once introduced be.
cause Of bad physical conditions.
a damp, wet stable causes rheumatism
in cows. Lack of ventilation and sun
light lowers their vitality, and makes
them resemble children who are never al
lowed to breathe the pure air or to play
in the sunlight. When to filth and damp
ness, to darkness and foul air is added the
torture of the immovable stanchion, we
may truly say the patient animals are
confined in COW penitentiaries, and the con-
ditions are such that to produce Whole-
some milk is an impossibility.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31

cd mainly by the drought that prevaned
throughout the spring and early summer
months.
Ocala Star: Wednesday afternoon a
quiet wedding took place at Silver Springs.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Reynolds of Anthony, from whence came
he high contracting parties, who were
Mss Kate Baskin, daughter of the Hon.
A. p. Baskin, to Mr.. II. \. Meadows, and
Miss Eva Baskin, daughter of Mr.. j. c.
Baskin, to Mr. Isham knight. The last
named gentleman hailed from Valdosta,
Ga Quite a number of Anthony friends
witnessed the ceremony on the boat, while
fully 800 peOp.e saw it from The shore
In this particular il was the most numer-
ous-y Witnessed wedding ever consummat-
ed at or on those famous waters.
Adjt Gen. Houstoun wrote to the navy
department for the purpose Of securing
the loan Of a vessel for the use OF the For
ida Naval Militia, and received the fol-
lowing reply, In the absence of the sec
rotary, from Navy Lieutenant Souther-
land, in charge OF naval militia "At the
present time the only vessel which
know of which may be available for this
service, the United States ship Wasp, and
l would suggest, IN order to meet your
wishes. and also 10 expedite matters, that
the Governor make a written application,
as provided in the act of Congress. APP
proved Aug. 3, 1894, for The doan of the
Wasp for drill and instruction of the Ma
val Militia of Florida If this meets your
wishes, and is carried out, 1t will give me
pleasure to recommend the loan With
the great soafaring class in your stale
believe that such action would be to the
future benefit of our naval service"
DeLand Record: The much married man
Cothran, who was convicted at the April
term of the criminal court of record for
bigamy, and sentenced to the state PEN
Irentiary for five years a hard labor, must
now accept the inevitable and serve his
term, as The Supreme court, to which he
carried his case, through his attorneys,
Michaelson and Alexander has affirmed
the judgment of Judge Stewards court.
Cothran has been In jail at this place
since his conviction, waiting for a decision
by the Supreme Court and hoping and
expecting "A reversal of the lower court.
During these seven months of confine-
ment in the Nolusia county Jail his young
wife No. 3, has never given up hope,
remaining at DeLaud and administering
to his comfort i'm taking to HIM dainty
meals, especially prepared for him daily
She must now, however, come to the con-
clusion that her marriage with Cothran
was not legal, and can never be, and viii
in time feel thankful that she is free from
him
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31
FLORIDA.

A Teachers Training School will be
opened at Perry on Monday. to be conduct
ed by Prof. D. r. Cox of Gainesville.
The Orlando District Epworth League
conference, comprising the extensive ter
ritory embraced between the north line
of Orange county and Fort Myers will be
held at Kissimmee Nov. "a
Bradford County Commissioners have
offered a reward of $500 for the apprehen-
sion, arrest and conviction of the muir
derer of II. M. Parish, who was killed
near New River in that county, on Sept. Z.
DeLand Record: Ten to fifteen thousand
boxes of oranges. probably twenty thous-
and, will be the crop In Volusia this year
Had the buds not been cut back any by
last January's freeze, the crop would have
been at least $1,000 boxes.
The Manatee River Journal says: DR..
L. r. Warren is now the sole owner OF
the Gulf Coast Telegraph Company, hav-
ing purchased all the stock on Saturday
last. The line is to be shortened and put
in first-class condition at once, which will
be gratifying news to the fruit and vege-
table interests on the river.
Mr.. c. o. Codrington has sold his news
TO Mr. e. c. Thomas of Orlando, retire
ing with the current issue OF that paper.
For the past year Mr.. Codrington has been
in very poor health, being confined to his
home a considerable portion of the time
by sickness, and for this reason retires
from active newspaper work.
In the September examination for negro
teachers at TaEahasxe there were forty
four examined, and thirty-two passed
twelve being entitled to second grade and
twenty to third grade certificates. Charges
of fraud in the examination were made
and second examination was ordered
There were nine entries. and only one
passed. winning a third grade certificate.
Fort Myers Press: Mr.. A. R. Bean. who
has been securing statistics Of the groves
and farms of Lee county, informs US that
there are 3zJ acres Of bearing orange
groves in the county. and that the cror
ms season Will amount TO 1900 boxes
This Is only about one-half of the cror
\ snipped last season. The shortage is caus.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31
INVESTIGATING THE DEATHS.
Convict Managers Looking Into the
COroner's Inquest.


Waycross, Ga, Oct. SO-W. W. Beach
end George w. Deem are at C. w. Deem
& Co.'S convict camp in Appling county
to-day investigating the charge of cruel
treatment OF the boys, Mccoy of New
York city and Henderson of Durham, N.
c., which was preferred against them in
the verdict of the coroners jury.
They are also investigating the question
whether the coroner of Ware county had
the right under the law to go over in
Applng county and take dead body from
a grave and hold an inquest over the same
in Ware county and rebury 1t in Appling
without permission of the coroner of APP
ping county The death occurred in Ware
A man who talked with Henderson SAYS
the youth declared that he and Mccoy
were required TO work while sick from 3
a. m. to p. m, and walk four or five
miles after dark to the camp. He said
Henderson declared Mccoy was whipped
while sick, but said he himself was not
whipped. The parties with whom Hender-
son stopped while here said he was un-
conscious and delirious much of the time
and they paid no attention to his wander
ing talk.
There is some outside talk that the
Grand jury of Ware county will invest-
gate the death of Mccoy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31
Value of Corn as Forage Plant

It is of recent date that the full value
of the corn plant as a forage stuff has be-
come known and properly appreciated,
saws the Planters Journal. This has been
brought about by the use Of shredders,
which, as their name suggests, tears the
fibers of the stalks apart and prepares
them for easy mastication, rendering them
so acceptable to animals, especially cat
tie. that they devour them with relish.
Before the introduction of silos and shred
ders. it was the practice in the North,
where the entire plant was fed, to plant
thickly in the drill so as to grow small
stalks, which were fed whole to stock, aft
er the ears were removed. But lnVesti-
CATION demonstrated that if the plants
were given distance so as to bear ears,
both the volume and value of nutrition
were increased. But large stalks, although
cut into short lengths, become hard and
not easily masticated, nor. probably read
ily. digested or assimilated. AT any rate,
the butt ends were often refused by stock
and were thrown out of the manager to
be converted into manure. The shredder
saves this loss of nutrition. AS to wheth-
er or not it is profitable to shred corn,
appeals to judgment of the individual
farmer On large farms where much stock
is fed, and in the Mississippi valley, where
cotton growers cannot be induced to set
apart a small portion of land as mead
ows. it is doubtless cheaper to shred corn
than 1t is to pay daily wages to have the
fodder pulled But on upland farms of
average size and management, il is ques-
tionable if the owners are justiged in
going to the expense of buying a ma
chine.
The corn should be cut when it has pass
ed the fodder pulling stage-say about one
week afterward, and set into shocks of
$50 to 200 stalks, and bound with ordinary
baling or binding Irvine. The writer's
practice when he expects the shocks TO
stand in the field for several months, is
to set the stalks into small shocks imme-
diately after they are cut, especially If
the weather is threatening, and bind with
a small tough stalk; several of these small
shocks, after undergoing drying process of
ten days or two weeks, are combined into
one. and securely bound with Irvine. A
grape vine will do for this purpose if one
has more time than money to procure
binding material.
A set of hands cut and shock a given
area of corn as quickly as they could pull
the fodder and take il up and shock and
haul it TO the barn. The length of time
required for the stalks to dry depends
altogether upon the weather; in any
event they should be thoroughly dry be-
fore shredding, to prevent heating in bulk.
According to the estimation of the Geor-
gia station. based upon actual weighing,
corn making as much as thirty or forty
bushels to the acre, there will be saved
by shredding the corn stalks about forty
rounds for each bushel of corn, and
these forty pounds will be worth not less
than SO per ton, or about 20 cents for
every bushel. This does not include the
shucks nor the blades; il is intended to
include simply the corn stalks that are
usually left in the field when fodder Is
stripped off in the usual way.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31

market Lawns are now made and cared
for as never before, and the once despised
bermuda grass is cherished and controll-
ed. st. Augustine grass, coarser but
thrifty under trees, is also largely used
but the st. Lucie grass of the east coast,
domesticated by Col. John Y. Detwy!er Of
New Smyrna, Fla. and called the Detwy-
Ter Improved Lawn grass, has become
the most popular, as it has a better color
stands drought or cold, sun or shade, and
has fine strawberry-like roots that do not
injure trees and plants growing on the
lawn. The editor of the Florida Agricul-
turist says ii is the best lawn grass in the
world, and I have found it so on my
grounds after trying all other kinds.
Maitland, Fla, Oct. %.
Sidney Herbert.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31
RAISE WHEAT AND THINGS TO EAT

Irwinton Bulletin: Let every farmer SOW
wheat as fast as he clears his lands of the
present crops.
Hamilton Journal; Can we not fall upon
some crop that win be more profit
able than scent cotton, and hence TO a
large degree take It's place?
Griffin Cali: We ought to raise more
chickens. turkeys, geese. ducks, pigeons,
ETC.. and not have our merchants ship
such goods to us from distant counties,
thereby paying exorbitant express rates.
cuthbert Leader: HAY. wheat and rice"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31

Aside from the high value of straw as
feed, it also has great manurial value and
none should be wasted. 1t is the natural
base or foundation for all stable manure.
1t is one of the best absorbents we have
in any quantity on the farm, and it should
all be used for that purpose. Unless used
for bedding and saturated with liquid ma
nure, it is of little value as fertilizer.
LIQUID manure contains more plant food
than the solid, and all of it should be care
fully saved The most satisfactory way
of saving it is by absorbing 1t with straw
or other suitable material.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31
Jannn MnInnts In nroolss.

Mr.. John Tilman, Quitman, Ga, writes
that he finds the Japan walnut to do well
in his section, and thinks il the coming
nut for that section.
His trees are now bearing some walnuts
and we have no doubt j. A. NJ. of Scar
boro, Ca, can procure seeds from him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31

ammonia, 6 per cent phosphoric acid, 10
per cent. potash, and may be thus COM
pounded: 1lC0 pounds superphosphate Is
per cent, 400 pounds muriate of potash,
200 pounds sulphate of ammonia, 100
pounds nitrate of soda. 200 pounds cotton
seed meal; a total of 1900 pounds.
This will cost from SIS to $50 per ton,
according TO transportation charges, etc,
and not less than half a ton should be APP
piled to an acre, and double this amount
will often be required for the best results.
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berkshire HOGS.

For general purposes the Berkshire Is
probably the greatest favorite with a ma
jority of the farmers of the South, says
the Southern Farmer 1t is hog that fat.
tens at an early age, is remarkably gem
tie, and there is great uniformity in size
and color. 1t is a well-defined breed with
short face, broad and dished, short
snout ears of medium size, short neck,
broad shoulders, deep chest, broad back
and round body. The color Is usually
black, with a plum olored skin, hair soft
aud fine The Berkshire is said to be one
Of the Oldest breeds in England, and is
the type of the highest breeding, but like
the breed of shorthorn cattle, it cannot
shift for itself, but requires tender treat
ment and an abundance of food The
Berkshire would starve where the razor
back would thrive in royal luxuriance.