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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17

read an article without getting a sugges-
ton.
In this section very few farmers read
an agricultural paper; some do not even
read their county paper. In their nescience
they go ahead and nothing can eradicate
their conclusions. If you mention anything
about what you read in the paper, they
laugh at what they call book farming,
They are certain that their knowledge is
beyond that of agricultural writers.
l think there is just as much reason in
the case OF 4 man who, wishing to learn
q trade, goes to work to figure it out for
himself, without knowing what has al
ready been accomplished in that line. In
ventions and methods have not been the
work of one man, but many generations.
So he spends months, and perhaps years
in studying out what is already known
when q few dollars expended in the right
way would place him among the foremost
in a very short time l have little faith in
the success of the farmer who spends the
rainy days and long winter evenings in
idleness instead of reading some good agri-
cultural paper, and studying out the best
methods to conduct his farm work for the
coming year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17

farmers do not read enough. We have
reached an age when to succeed in any
line of business a man must keep himself
well informed in that line. An error with
some who do read is that they think they
are to follow the article to the letter. when
they should consider it as suggestive mere
". 1t is very seldom that what is suited
10 one locality is exactly suited to another,
but must be remodeled. Use the article
don't let it use you.
l began to read agricultural papers about
twelve years ago, and l can say that it
has paid me both physically and finan-
cially. They have facilitated my work. and
made ii more profitable. Very seldom /
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17

Our enormous wheat crop, which is ex-
tolled in every journal in the country and
which excites the admiration of the world,
is equaled by the value of the poultry and
eggs produced in the United States, the
eggs and poultry finding home markets.
Al 60 cents a bushel the total value Of
our wheat crop is about $500, OOO 900 a year.
The census in 1880 seventeen years ago.
showed the value of poultry and eggs to
be $500 OOO. 600, and yet it is doubtful If the
census enumerators were able to get the
full number or value. To-day il is known
that the poultry industry is at least one
third larger than in 1885, and that the
value OF the poultry and eggs produced in
this country Is fully $S00,OOO00O, which
places il on a par with many other lead
ing indusI tries.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17

A cheap and easy method of keeping lice
out of the nests, and also from the sit
ting hens, is 10 place one of the ordinary
camphorated balls (such as those display
cd in the windows of a drug store) in
each nest. They cost almost nothing BY
simply dropping one in each nest the work
is done. and ball viii last through the
whole of the warm season. Every time
a hen goes on the nest she imparts heat
70 it, and a portion Of the camphor odor-
ICES her body and also the materials If
the nest lice giving il wide berth. One
of the balls, if placed in vial of sweet
oil or linseed oil. and few drops APP
piled on the heads of fowls and chickens,
or on the shanks or under the wings will
also prove serviceable, preventing scaly-
legs, and destroying the large lice. For
chicks and young turkeys use only one or
two drops of the mixture. as grease of
any kind is injurious to chicks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
An EARLY Green CroD.

by May our southern live stock are
very raVenous for something green. Where
o'e mas no perennial grass or no fall sown
sun or clover, this desirable relish and
1000 IS apt to be scarce on the average
ulnern farm. One Of if not the most
lsl.dnIe crop for this purpose is fodder
t ~, so"n early as feasible, which, below
,n uV "a degree, can be done late in Feb
!udty or early in March. Sow at least
TWO bushels per acre in rows three feet
Lar ana use one hundred to two hun
dn,, , hounds of cotton seed meal in the
q, I'M Harrow or sweep two or three times
=" March and there will soon be some
5lus green for the poor lampass- affected
eegg5PPuc stock. Feed very little al first
%u sIadpally increase the amount Gorg-
ns On any kind of succulent stuff in the
c. Is more or less dangerous, green
Sorghum.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17

1t is, indeed practically impossible TO
evenly spread coarse manure mixed with
bedding, as il usually is, and none of it
fermented. Neither the excrement in its
unfermented state nor the straw unrotted
has any fertl.izing value. The most that
can be claimed for it the first year is that
in very heavy soil it makes it more open
and porus than il would otherwise be. But
later in the season, even on such soils,
the coarse manure is apt to dry out and
do the crops over it more harm than good.
The stable manure that has been compost
ed begins 10 help the crop from the very
first 1t is itself moist and it aids in keep
ing the soil moist as we'll II will also, in
proportion TO its bulk, do much more than
the unfermented manure to tighten the
heavy clay soils TO which it may be APP
piled. 1t is itself so rich, and therefore.
filed with the microbes produced by fer
mentaton that wherever a particle of
this rich manure souches the soil 1t UNI
Jocks the mineral matters which 1t con-
tains that were before insoluble. Thus,
fermented stable manure enables the crops
grown with ii to draw more of the mineral
fertilizers than the manure itself supplies
and which without il the plants could not
draw from the soil. In such cases the fer
mented stable manure aid in exhausting
the land just as is often charged against
the mineral and commercial fertilizers
That idea Of aiding 10 exhaust land by ma
ruring it has too long been the bugaboo
used to frighten farmers and prevent them
from using various kinds OF manure
Whatever helps 40 make a bigger crop is
helping to exhaust the soil, and this in
cludes all kinds Of fertilizers that are
worth anything
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
syrup from sugar Beets.

Report comes from Germany of the in
vention of process Of manufacturing
syrup from sugar beets, which has not
heretofore been done, on account Of re-
fractory elements in the juice The new
process was invented by German manu-
facturer, who has obtained patents in
Germany France. Austria, Belgium, Hol-
land and lately in the United States. This
process, IL is claimed, reduces the manu-
facturers cost to less than cents per
pound OF syrup Of the beets are bought at
s. per toni and leaves only 10 per cent res
idue. The syrup thus made Is the best
in the markets, as to quality and taste,
and contains. according TO the official an
alysis of a German government chemist
and expert no injurious substances what
ever Elk
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
THE SCRAP BOOK.

The demand for good sheep for breeding
the supply. Now that this industry is fast
reviving again, those who held on to the
good flocks are ia the line for prosperity
again.
one thing is certain, we can not afford
to give up stock, or our lands will rapidly
depreciate, but we can afford to give mere
space to pastures, and we should make an
effort to have good ones. A poor pasture
is a loss all around.
The hog has an appetite beyond his
powers of digestion. The practical feed
er, going about with his. eyes open, need
not be told that IL hogs have corn by them
all the time they will soon become STALL
ed and will not eat nearly as much a day
as II fed just what they want twice a day
Moreover, what they do eat will not be
so we'll digested.
The horses which are desirable for heavy
work. or for riding or driving, VIII never
he superseded by mechanical powers. II
Is the common bred horse which Is de-
teriorating year by year, for the lines of
work In which such horses have been en-
Moved are now largely performed by cleo
tricity.
Less hay and more concentrated feed
will keep the morse IN Detter Iorn' better
health. better condition 70 do heavy work
and win be less expensive Regularity In
feeding, watering. grooming and bedding
ali reduce the cost of maintenance more
than a little. and then close care lessons
the danger of accident, disease and lost
vitality.
A variety Of food for the fowls must
be furnished during the winter. Sorghum
seed on the stalk Is one excellent kind,
since IL gives some exercise while eating
and promotes health. The hens require
more food during winter than at other
seasons. because large percentage goes
toward supplying animal heat to keep Up
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
The Weather.

The year just closed was the dryest in
many, many years. over large section
Of the South the rainfall was less than 40
inches in Middle Georgia even less than 50.
The winter thus far has been the dryest
ever recorded, perhaps. At MilledgeYille,
on the 11th, after thunderstorm of near
" one inch of rain, the temperature rose
to 49, The lowest temperature up to that
date was 10, which was not low enough to
injure small grain, of which, we are sor-
~ to say there is very little sown in Geor-
gia it appears. The dry autumn inter-
fered with sowings, it is true. If good
land is used these sowings can be made
to advantage in early February.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
The CARRIER Pear.

In reply to an inquiry addressed to H.
NJ. Stringfellow by Texas Stock and Farm
Journal, is the following letter, which will
be Of interest to those who contemplate
planting the CARRIER pear. Mr.. StrlngfeI-
low is too well known as high authority
in fruit culture to need any words OF COM
mendation. He says:
I'm answer to your request for few
suggestions on pear culture, and especially
as to the adaptability of the CARRIER to
black land I would say that in South
Texas we find all pears to do better On
stiff black land than on any other. I
have seen the CARRIER bearing finely also
on the black, waxy soil near Seguin. This
pear is very long in coming into bearing
unless budded or grated from a bearing
tree 1t will then come in early. 1t is de-
cidedly the best of the Chinese hybrids in
quality and comes just between the Lee
Conte and Kieffer in time of rpening, thus
giving a good succession.
''Of course, l advocate close root prun-
ing and shortening of tops and firm tramp
ing around the young trees after planting.
The trees should be well cultivated for
three or four years and then put down
TO grass and moved several times during
the summer. Thus treated, the pear is
far less subject to blight than when con-
tinually cultivated. The yearly growth
should be cut back almost one-half for
several years to give a good round head.
All the Chinese hybrids are inclined to
run up TOO tall. This pruning should be
done late in spring just as growth is
starting. Winter pruning stimulates
movement of the sap with danger of being
checked by a freeze. But the most i'm
portant thing of all is not to let the trees
overbear Thin out the limbs and shorten
in after they begin to bear and, if neceS-
sary. remove some of the fruit. OF course,
all this is familiar to experienced fruit
growers, and is written for those who are
,,o,,r 70 tba business
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17

This plant CViburnum opulus) is quite
a novelty in the south. 1t belongs to the
great honeysuckle family. 1t Is a tall,
nearly smooth shrub. with gray bark and
scsly buds, and seems TO withstand our
southern sun effectually. We only plant
ed 1t at the station last February, but 1t
has borne this season large clusters of
fruit somewhat resembling elder berries,
but larger and more oval shaped. They
are now aug. 18TH a bright red color,
but still hard and evidently have not yet
finished their growth. Whether they will
form a satisfactory substitute for cram
berries at Thanksgiving time, remains 10
be seen. 1t Is claimed that the bush, which
grows some four feet high and is peren-
NAL will hold it's fruit well after frost.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
Imnroving our Persipmon.

"Can the native persimmon be profit
sblv grated with the large sorts from
r,nanq'' H. Z.
The grating can be readily done, but
as 10 the profitableness of doing so we are
not prepared to say. There is nothing
like making a test of the matter on a
small scale. Saw off the stock of the ma
i've tree three or four feet from the
ground and put in at least two gratis on
each stock, putting them in close to the
edge of course, and opposite to each other.
If YOU should attempt to graft on large
Tree say six to ten inches in diameter,
use three to four CRAFTS. Small trees can
he moved from the woods to the field any
time when they are dormant and the
grating should be done before the sap
begin to rise Most of the old nurseries
can sIInnlV crafts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17

If the Kieffer pear had been introduced
as "A cross between the ounce and the
pear, says the Rural New Yorker, it would
certainly have been regarded, and would
now be regarded, as a decided advance
in scientific pomology. Had any one de
liberately set about 40 make such a cross
with the Kieffer as the result, he would
with excellent reason, regarded the re-
suit as remarkable; as all, indeed, he could
have hoped for. Certain it is that how
ever its quality at its worst or best may
be regarded, as a canned fruit it has no
slIDerior.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17

stroying that they save the soil beneath
from loss of moisture and fertility. and
have thus practically the same effect as
manure. We have seen some remarka,
BILE growths of squashes pumpkins and
tomatoes on heaps of coal ashes where the
seeds of those plants had been scattered
But in every case there was some wood
ashes among the coal ashes, or else the
coal ash pile had been months the conven-
lent receptacle for every kind of refuse
from the house, most of which contained
considerable of the elements that make
fertile soil
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17

--Godllke qualities were not always the
attribute of their godships of Greek or
Roman mythology. says an exchange. The
story of how the god Plotlna won the
crown of Immortality is a case in point.
Plotina was the wife of Trajan. She was
in love with Hadrian, and her ambition
was that he should succeed her own hus-
band as Emperor of Rome. Unfortunately
for her plans Trajan died suddenly. and
she was Obliged to conceal his death until
a person representing him and lying Ia his
his successor Hadrian repaid her by Civ
ing her all OF his regard and neglecting
his own wife, Julia Sabina. who finally
took her own life Furthermore when
Plotina died Hadrian caused her name to
be enrolled among the deities.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
citrus Trifoliata for Hedges.

"rn starting a hedge of the Citrus Tri-
fogata." is it better to use seeds or plants?
What can I procure plants a. and where
could ] get seeds?'' r. L. b.
Fresh seeds of this plant are not easily
nrocured If you could get such at rea-
sonable price you might start with the
seeds.
Won can get plants, however, from the
1eroe southern nurseries and at about the
following rates: Small plants, to IS inches
hin at "a to $6 per 100; $40 10 $12 per 1,0O0,
and $50 TO 500 per 10000 plants. These
nl,nrs should be secured and set out in
January or February, or any time when
taey are dormant. 1t is a superior plant
for hedges. as you infer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
coal Ashes as Mnnnre.

Chemical analysis shows that there Is
very little of value In coal ashes, says the
American Agriculturist. Yet the fact
that they are porous makes them an ex-
cellent mulch for fruit trees, and II they
are spread quickly on the grass, BY de-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
Delicate children! What

Delicate children! What
a source of anxiety they are |!
The parents wish them
hearty and strong, but they
keep thin and pale.
To all these delicate chill
dren SCOTS Emulsion of
Cod-liver Oil with Hypo-
phosphites comes with the
best of news.
1t brings rich blood,
strong bones, healthy nerves,
and sound digestion. 1t is
growth and prosperity to
them.
No matter how delicate
the child, it is readily taken.
SOC. and 500, ali druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17

Questions and communications relative
On 'srrfcultural and horticultural subjects,
II 1ddressed to Agri Editor, Drawer N
Miledgeville, Ca, will receive immediate
in
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-30
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The New Ballot Law.

All kinds of trouble will be found on
election day next fall when the new
ballot law is In effect for the first time,
says the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Secretary Saunders OF the board OF election
commissioners says that the new ballot law
practically wiped out the Australian ballot in
Missouri, and that this was the only state in
the Union to go back, after having once adopted
the modern ballot system. Instead OF a large
blanket ballot at the fall elections there
will be a separate ticket for each political
party. These tickets will be clamped to-
gether at one end. and when the voter
goes into the booth he will tear out the ticket
he desires to vote and fold it up. He Will then
fold up the bunch of discarded tickets. When
he goes back to the judges he hands the single
ticket to one judge, who casts it into the ballot
box. He hands the bunch OF tickets to another
Judge. who places them in another box. By
this plan two ballot boxes will be required at
each pollins place. The secrecy of the ballot
will be lost in many cases, as the voter will
not care TO 90 through the process Of tear
ing of his ticket, and he will simply ask tho
Judges to hand him the party ticket he wants te
vote
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-30
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

THE Anglo-American league. re.
Gently formed in London, for the pur-
pose of securing Cordial and constant
cooperation or the part of the two ma
TONS, on the 9th, selected Rt. Hon.
James Brice, liberal member of par
lament for the south division of Aber-
deem, for chairman, and the duke OF
Sutherland for treasurer. Member
ship in the league was made open to
all British and American subjects, and
branches were authorized to be formed
in all the large cities and towns
AT tie office of the American Sugar
Refining Co. in New York, a rumor
that w. Il. Thomas, of Boston, Il di-
rector of the company, was to be
chosen president in place of Henry O.
Havemeyer, was emphatIcally denied
on the 27th. Mr.. IIavemeyer, it was
said, is nov in good health, and is ac-
lively interested in the affairs of the
company.
POsTMASTER-GENERAL SMITH requests
that notice be given that all letters
addressed to soldiers and sailors of the
United States in Porto Rico, Cuba or
Manila will be continued to be sent as
heretofore, at the two-cent rate. This
does not apply, however, to the gen.
eral service.
The United States tranport Olivette
left New York, on the eth. for Santi-
ago. In her safes were S17O,OO with
which to pay the soldiers. She also
had on hnord a oor-a of lalionoiac Tor
the sick and wounded, and carried, be-
sides, a corps of doctors and nurses.
Louis KEMPER has been designated
by PoStmaster-General Smith to act as
postmaster, under military supervi-
sion, at Santiago, because Maj Stuart,
who had been selected for the place,
desired to remain with the army, hav-
ing a commission as major in the Eighth
Illinois.
IT is stated that the arrival of the
American troops in Honolulu will be
followed by the mastering into the
United States volunteer service of the
Hawaiian national guard, a force of
500 men.
THE Spanish troops in Porto Rico are
being withdrawn from the outlying
towns, and are concentrating upon
San Juan, and the defenses of that
city are being strengthened.
The Spanish authorities have de-
cided to re-illuminate the lighthouses
in the Balearic islands, which were Or
dered to be extinguished shortly after
the outbreak of the var
The statement of the condition of
the treasury, issued on the eth,
showed: Available cash balance, $685.
300, 7s7. Gold reserve, $3.50, $50. 3Ol.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-30
HAWAIIAN NATIONAL GUARDS.
The Native Soldiery to be Mustered Into.
the United States Volunteer Serv-
ice-To Sail Saturday.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.-From mos,
authentic sources comes the informa-
ton that the arrival of the American
troops in Honolulu will be followed by
the mastering into the United States
volunteer service of the Hawaiian ma
tional guard, a force of 500 men.
1t was officially given out at army
headquarters yesterday that the first
battalion of New York volunteer regi-
ment will sail for Honolulu next Sat
urday morning. A battalion of the
engineer corps will also go. The two
transports North Fork and Lalcme
have been inspected by the govern
ment officers, and have been passed
satisfactorily. The North Fork will
carry the New Workers, and the Lakme-
the engineers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-30
MILLER GOING TO HONOLULU.
Will Not Raise the Flag of the United
States Over the Island Until
the Commissioners Arrive.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.-The United
States cruiser Philadelphia sailed for
Honolulu yesterday afternoon. Ad-.
miral Miller transferred his flag from
the Albatros to the Philadelphia yes
terday. The Philadelphia will make
all speed to Honolulu. Admiral Miller,
it is believed, carried no special in
structions with him, but will remain.
at Honolulu until ordered elsewhere.
Admiral Miller will not raise the dag of
the United States over the island until
after the arrival of the Hawaiian COM
m~issioners, who leave this city for
Honolulu on August 1. 1t is expected
that the New York regiment will have
arrived at the islands in time to par
ticipate in the ceremony, making it
both a naval and military affair.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-30
Married sixty Years

Mr.. and Mrs. William Fray Swim
ford celebrated the sixtieth anniver.
sary of their marriage at their home,
near Pickering, Nodaway county. A
basket dinner was given in their honor,
and it was a big affair, people from all
over the northern part of the county
being present. Besides the dinner, a
literary and musical programme was
given, and addresses were made by a
number of Old-time friends of the aged
couple. Where the aged couple live
they W $40 acres, which bounds the
village of Pickering on three sides.
Besides this, they own I6O acres of the
best land in Miami county, Ind II is
estimated that they are worth 500. O00.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-30
AN UNPLEASANT REMINDER.
A Sister of the Assassin of President Gar
field Sues for Divorce Tor the
Second Time.

CHICAGO. July 2s.-Mrs. Frances
Guiteau Norton, authoress, and sister
to President Garfield's. slayer. yester-
day filed suit at st. Joseph, Mich, for
q divorce. She charges her husband,
w. A. Norton, with desertion.
Mrs. Norton's first husband was At
torney George Scoville, who defended
Charles Guiteau, and from whom she
secured q divorce soon. after the trial.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-30

OWING to persistent reports that
there was yellow fever at Tampa, not
w~ithstanding denials by the Florida
state officials, DIR. Drummer, the yellow
fever specialist, who represented the
marine hospital service at Havana I'M
til the outbreak of the a was df-
rected to make an investigation. He
reports that after a close inspection
Of Tampa it can be stated that there is
not a case of yellow fever there.