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The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17

No doubt II the question were nut 10 a
vote /, would be found that spinach is
the most popular vegetable grown-that Is
o. salad tlants Tn r. are score Of
plants that are grown for the purpose of
boiling the rot among which the most
generally grown are k.le Brussels
SPROUTS. cabbage. collard. young turnips.
mustard aud swiss chard. All OF these ATE
more or less coed. but none quite equal
TO ,pinach. rs way OF variety. and this
th. p4late frequently seeks. young mus
tard runs Il a close second, probably. and
then In close order follow young turnio
tons and chard. We had Ca mind only an
uual plants when spinach was claimed 90
H.. th. creates OF course asparagus Is
the greatest II salad pants. but % BE- lin
ted to a part cular season. and Is not "a
thc order ~ leaf ri nt~ that are most
commonly used FOR salad spinach is also
strictly whit r aud early spring ia
bic dish.
n ahou.d be Gown about the time Of the
arst frost OF autumn. and for six weeks
thereafter. r earlier sowings fail from
any cause. or has been neglected. The
soil should be made rich and the seeds
should - fown In u or i5-inch drills.
The pisnts should he thmned 20 stand Or
5 inches apart. and the cultivation should
be rarid II growth is not ~ luXurari
~ a should be- top dress about the plants
with good compost or cotton seed meal
The same plants viii continue 20 bear
from November 20 May n the leaves are
culicd from tho plant as they get large
euoueh-the size 81 "a hand-taking only
one or two leaves from time 20 time from
each plant II IL best 20 clip the leaves
with SCISSORS. though they may b. pinched
or 80 as not 20 give any pull on the roots.
Spinach FOR market IL not usually culied
in this way. bur the plants are allowed to
make a large-alzed plant with dozen or
more well developed leaves when they
are pulled up bv The roots and washed
and sold hy the dozen.
There are many no doubt. who hold
with the writer that even served spinach
is second only 20 asparagus.
While spinach may b. boiled with
cube Of bacon a. other salad dishes still
the nicer way Il TO boil che leaves well
done and whole. and serve hot with but
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17
An Excellent TahIe vegetable.

OF the various root crops that are used
for human food. there Is one that IL par
excellence head and shoulder above
an others. Turnips. carrots. beets pars-
nips are all well In their way but not
one OF them can compare with satisfy
very properly called vegetable oyster
This vegetable Is grown only for human
food being In no ways adapted for stock
food like the other four roots just named
The parsnip may be Justly regarded as
an excellent table vegetable second in
order 70 satisfy and u Is only cultivated
tastes that rate II az anything like It's
true worth But % the two satisfy is the
more excellent No well managed garden
should b. without satisfy. II il not as
easily grown as turnlps. beets or carrots.
SIN o. is not difiuctl TO grow-if lts mod
80 require ments are fairly met.
And theae are good seeds with every
plant that 81 a rsquiremenO good light
soil deroly broken Just before planting
time II not naturally rich the soil should
4. well mauurod with good old compost
n possible. blowing in some OF the ma
nure 60 the depth Of Y inches or more
n o. very important IN the case Of salsi-
IS 20 have the soil beneath the seed hrolS-
en- deeply and the manure worked IN
e. PLY so that IL viii produce long
straight roots ~ good size-at least an
inch In diameter and fully y inches long
The Sandwich Island variety Is the best
kiad.
fn the home garden there should be
two sowings. one In January or early in
February 10 sur ply the table during May
June and July. a second sowing should
be IN lde In April 20 make "A crop that VIII
furnish the table from August 20 Christ
mas. Ordinarily the hrst planted crop will
continue edible well into the fall but
for winter use II IS well TO make a plant
ing carly IN April. Cultivating the crop
Just as shallow as possible during April
aud Mny 80 that the plants viii be better
able 20 endure the injurious effects o.
the July ana August sun Cultivation
should 8 on as soon as the plants attain
a fair growth just giving enough TO keep
down the weeds Satisfy Il such a valuable
ADDITION 20 the table fare OF winter. all
necessary care TO supply it Is fully war
rnntcd
The trucker can make 81 n fairly profit
abe crop. as much 30 a. bets.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17
The Pen Pasture for Eps..

correspondent Of the plants saws.
had wonderful egg Weld rom r,,.
hens. last winter. ard ] want 10 tell tho
farmers how secured IT, / had an acre
or two Of COW peas sowed near ,bo
buildings In consequence OF eetrcep...
% Aoor. was unable 20 get an Tho
p''s k@thered-in fact large part OF
them remained ] decided to aIovy b.,
vines and peas 90 die down on tbo ANA
ana lay there all winter The hens soor
found the peas. and they literally lived an
the patch until spring. ana gave as eggs
ln quantity an the time This rep1rt
as TO the value OF COW peas is winter
egg feed o. confirmed by "a raport from,
a gentleman tn Maryland. who followed
the same plan. His hens harvested tho
peas from a plot Of land last winter with
ne result that he had eggs when none Of
ms nelghoors had any. We have before
advised the feeding Of COW peas 20 hens
as their richness 10 protein indicates thar
they should make eggs II YOU have uo
COW peas. and even II you have the peas
We would advise the feeding along with
them OF wheat oats. huckwhtat ana corn
mixed for one feed per day. with a hot
mash In the morning during cold weather
The COW peas may largely take the place
Of cut bone II you have them. Cut bone
anu meat scraps should however be fcI
twice week. With such feeding. good
dry warm houses. ana young healthy
nock. eggs should be plentiful an through
the winter-that g. assuming that you
are keeping gooi laying variety. such
as Leghorns. Plymouth Rocks or WAN
dottes. We have often found thai cross
bred hens-the production. for instance.
OF pure-bred Lcghoru rooster on
Plymouth Rock hens. or Of a pure-brcd
game rooster on L.eshorn hens-hetter
layers than the purebr.d hens
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17

MOI ono half OF our farmers keep as
much stock as they should or as they
might keep II they would make a little
effort Their pastures are perhaps stock
Cd up TO or a little above the number
tina can De fcd well at that part OF sum
mor or fall when the pasture is al rs
poorest but not half up 10 the number
which can find food when the grass starts
tn spring. As result the early grass
grows hard ana woody and the sto.k
eat pc only when starved TO il. and then
md little nutrition Ia a. How easy A.
Il 60 provide for green crons 20 be fsd
out as pastures grow scanty and sto, *
Up 20 the capabilities % the best Of the
season. II butter was made more cows
would enable them 90 keep more hogs or
raise more young calves. but they are sell
dom In that up 20 the capacity OF The
cows they have Very few In New Eng
land have any sheep yet we believe thai
twice as many sheep as COWS can be KEN
ia any pasture along with the cows. and
after the hrst season ihe COWS win ma
better feed because the sheep have boon
there. And IN poultry the capacity OF a
farm Tor poultry keeping Is only limited
by the ability OF some one TO properl,,
care for them. All that means more
work. but Il means more manure better
crops and larger profits.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17
AHorse's FLINDERS.

4 horses binders are usually concave
on tho inside. True. the surface usually
Is . dead black. but not absolutely so.
50 that glimmer Of light may be reflect
"a from them. By constant cleansing this
surface IS made more or less smooth Il
not aetna ~ glossy and shiny Moreover
the hlinders arr usually set az an angle.
80 that. as a result OF the law OF renec-
lion rays Of light concentrated by the
convex surface are reflected IN the eyes
DOT directly IN the axis OF vision. hut
more or less transversely or ohliquely.
tine result being even more Injurious. A.
. result Of this reflection the vision Is
weakened II not destroyed
Moreover. the mirror-like blinders not
only reflect sunlight. but they reflect OBJ
jects os well. 30 that q blinded" horse
rs not only objects ahead o. him hut
has a more or less blurred vision OF other
objects. intermiNing with and confusing
the Image Of objects directly before him
and as Gems, quence he Is rendered I'M
certain IN dis movements and Is easily
scared. No further proof Of this Is need
"a than the fact that nervous horse
with a r putatlon Of shying and running
away. often becomes trac abe n the
blind rs are removed because ne could
only see indirectly and confus. dly.-Our
Animal Friends.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17
AnEorn Goats

II is revelation and an evolution in
matters that always relound to the push
Ing ahead Of some industry 90 take the
place OF another that becom extinct
for something's die out The latest cvolu-
ton D. in the buck-kin trade The Wild
deer that rcamed the. west rn hills and
3 aims by Thousands ore gradually dying
out The use Of tuckskin increases with
the decrease 81 population and 10 meet
trade Is boxing % the Angora goat 20
supply u A Eos on concern has demon
strattd 90 rs own SAT sfaction and the
bus kskln viii on the hili IN a hundred
different ways. and so the once despised
goat viii Lee me an ar,icle OF commerce
ga ousy guarded by those who know a
good thing wh.n they catch on. The hair
u this animal Is also valuable article
and Is used more and more ia taking the
place OF the imported mohair for trim
miugs and hraids ana also for q distinct
~ new trimming for women and chill
ircus clio hing The Augara goat Will
browse and i've On land that even th,
sheep will not thus providing means
for cleating scctI NJ that no other means
could De employed fer A. 10 m,at. IL is
a coed CONNOLLY ard palatahlc. though
there is not much weight 20 the animals
that go 90 slaughter Welcome the Augora
goat He Is going To make thousands and
thousands Of dollars OF new money for
the .nterprisiug stockmen who has the
nerve TO take hold Of him Denver
Stockman.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17
sonth CnroIInn,. In.ane.

The question % taking care OF the un-
fortunate men ana won IN south caro-
Ina. who have lost their sanity Is press
ing Year ty year the attendance az the
Hospital Ger the Insane ha- increased
Nine y.afs aVo the laiiy rage number
e patients was d5I, to-day % is 100.
which i- au Increase of go over the aver
AK. attendance ~ tive years ago. The cry-
Ing question row is Tor more room. Under
fEe mnrag mfut ~ Superiut endsut J ".
Eabcock the ola wooden buildings are be-
ina abandoned ana trlck structures are
B. ink used instead AZ the last session
- be- neral Assembly an appropriation
az 5000 was made for usctss ary improve
ments ~ thi. amount 80 $40 has been eX-
Ieuded ior the new brick bakery. 81 .-p1
has been spent Tor the Improvements and
.xt.usion Of fhe steam laundry aud the
balance q the money Us 20 be used IN the
erection OF new building for what are
kuoWn as The excited white males the
3 mand for which is imperative. This Will
Dee two. story brick building. one hun
dr.d ana sixty feet long The new build
lug D. Co be erected a. the south side Of
the pree ~ main building.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17
oats for Hens.

We believe that there IL not that i'm
portance attached 10 oats as food Tor
laying hens that should be- Corn SCENE
TO be the ever present and available feed
for almost all farm animals. poultry In
GUIDED The crib b. 50 handy ana an ear
OF corn t. 80 easy 20 measure that 10 feed
corn requires 40 effort and without
thinking about iis value as food 10 h.
fed in Abundance.
We have some hens OF the Asiatic elias.
that are Ia fun mott and there seems TO
be but little disturbance in cgg-produc-
ton We get as many eggs as common
md onts form q greater part of thalr
ratious. They get cracked corn In the
evening. oats 10 the morning ami nj ever,
other moal. save the evening meal They
get the table scraps and oil the grass they
will eat. with a feed Of garden vegetable.
each day. We ind that they are pas
siousteiy fond of tomatoes and onions
and they re, all that are not marketable
We grew onions expressly for the poultry
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17
The sonth Nreh. n.

Secretary u Agriculture James Wilson.
Ia speaking o. tho South the other day.
among other things. said You need pas
lures more than any one thing 1 can
think II good pastures: drought-resistlng
pastures, pastures that always have some
liant at its best. pastures that last
through winter. grlsses that shade the
soil from the sun in the summer. with
lrgumes that feed the grasses from the
.ir with nitrogen. that M the soil with
roots TO ,nahle 10 10 resist drought When
you solve the pasture question. the lands
0f Tao South " u double their yields OF
rois Of all kinds The Department OF
Agriculture is bringing grasses and
legumcs from all lands under the sun 70
help In the souuon OF this question
Grass for the rich bottom lands. for the
thin hillsides. for the semi arid plains. for
sandy soils and sim clays. for drifting
sands and rolling prairies. for sea b. aches
ard river fronts-hut especially for the
pasture. for feeding the dairy COW and
the meat producer"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17

Scarcely year passes but some new use
Is found for corn. and these multiplied
uses are constantly adding 10 che value
Of this imperial crop. The latest discov-
cry is that corn rubber Is for many pur-
poses superior 20 india rubber II Is estl-
mated that corn rubber can be sold az s
cents pound with a large PRONE and ac-
cording 20 manufacturers already inter
ested commercially. Il can be adapted 10
an purposes from bicycle tires TO lnole-
um. The worlds rubber supply Is. OF
course. dependent upon climatic conditions
IN the tropical belt When theEe vary
20 such a degree that the product is in
jured the price OF rubber rises These
conditions could not exist were part OF
our corn crop devoted 20 this new pur-
pose. namely. the production Of rubber
This would provide a new and growing
Industry for farmers and probably add
largely 20 the prosperity Of the South ami
West The use Of electricity. which has
hut begun on q large scale. will "a least
be- quadrupled within the next twenty-five
years, and rubber viii certainly play an
important part as an insulator. II an this
comes 20 pass. corn viii be more than
kiug-American Agriculturist
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17
AMERICAS coT-ToN RECEIPTS.
some storm Experiences-A blind
Cotton Picker.

Americas. Ca .pt l6-Cotton coutin-
ues 10 pour into Americas at lively rate.
receipts by wagon al the warehouses ag-
gregating 200 bales 10 date. II compress
receipts were added. the total would prob
ably reach 1900 bales. but the compress
peotle refuse 10 make public the num-
her Of bales pr "a there Farmers are
getting their cotton rapidly aud the en-
tire crop will b. out Of the fields early
in October. as they gather all as they go
along now
Many farmers are selling cotton as rap
ialv as IL is marketed though several In
roaA circumstance h,re will hold part
~ their crop until next spring
HON W a nadsou, pr siicut ot the
senate. g. Just in receipt Of "a letter from
MS cousin. ~ r. clover, describing his
etp,fi nee during the hurricane az Calves
Ton Mr.. Glover was reared in Ans ricls.
but Tor b vera years has been IN the
Galveston cotton Exchange. During al
81 that fearful saturday night he. with
,ther office men in the exchange. sat hnl-
dlsd upon dcsk-tops, watching the angry
waters tise up aud partly suhmerge them.
until rescued next morning. None OF inc
imptlson.d men expected 60 survive that
terrible night
This county boasts a negroes. totally
blind who IS making q record as cotton
picker. After bcing led 90 sthe held AMI
given a row. she Eoes 60 work and Is now
earning from 10 cents 10 % cents per day
picking cotton.
The handsome building erected lu Amer
isus by the coored Masonic Grand Lodge
OF Georgia. as home for widows nnd
orphans OF its member d. fast nearing
completion The building o. Of brick
commands q fine view from the city. and
will cost. completed. ahout 5000. Ia
future an annual meetings Of the Grand
Lodge win Sc heid Ia this handsome 0lih
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17

suWanuse Democrat. The dead holy Of
Mrs. Rachael Ncwberry was found az her
home smear pinemouut last Monday after
noon. in such a deDomposed state a. oil
most to prevent Il proper intefmcnt. u
a. said that tine last time she was seen
alive was on Friday afternoon before
when she pur .na-ed groceries from enc Of
tho stores "a Piuemount which she car
ried home and set aside without opening
II Is thought that she then began 20 pre-
pare 20 retire Tor the night and had taken
on one shoe when it is thought she Eel
and expired She VAS "a widow lady and
lived alone. aud tho nndlng Of her body
was by an accident
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17
nie Flour WIN az Rock nm.

one Of the most significant Of all the
enterprises now In operation in Rock Hln
is the Rock IAN Roller MIL Years sgo a
miller was always a man Of consequence.
q favorable site made q man wealthy. or.
al least. with honest care. afforded him
a support Gradually the old water mills
fen into dtsus and many lad has
wondered ne the decaying mass u disused
machinery which represents an thar was
once a busy mill on some wild stream II
would be- far1 10 Say 20 whom the credit
o. the revival BE- due. but. beyond doubt
there has been a revival and u seems here
90 stay The roller mill is growing In Ia
vor and the number Of tho KIND Is stead
nv Increasing The one az Rock HIN Is
one Of the best Of it's kind The machinery
what o. known as the fan roller pro-
cess. the Hungarian system Is used for
wheat OF wheat and m this mill makes
every possible product ard nnds ready
sale for an The company has a large
store room and viii buy an grain offered.
or will take the grain grind 10 and make
payment in the finished product. At pres
ent they have about 500 feet OF floor
snace and an annex now being built that
will give more than 500 additional Ths y
need every foot OF this space. as a. times
they have large quantities Of goods stor-
"a The full capacity 81 the mill Is Is
barrels of Hour. lGo bushels OF meal and
90 bushels Of feed This limit Is never
reached since no night work is done and
or some days the wheels stand sim be-
cause thgre Is nothing 20 grind.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17

IT,
1t - laid on not dish. pressing the leaves
hrmly together 50 AZ 60 have the dish re-
tain enc neat
spinach seed 20 make good stand. must
De fresh-the very latest crop grown
Sorghum. Something About NJ aud
Corn as SoilinE and Fodder Ma
terfaI.
There has been q good deal said Of late
regarding certain poisonous qualities OF
sorghum ana some wonderful stories have
been told Of its fatal effects where only
a blade or two had been taken by COWS
All sorts Of questions bearing upon the
matter have been sent b. 10 ye aEricuitu-
raj editors North. south East and West
What kind % sorghum was e.? How dld
they eat it? When did they eat 30? what
DID they eat IL forg IL it really poison
ous2 etc, etc
This question IS easily settled There
Is co more poison Boo sorghum than there
Is 90 corn. There are poisonous qualities
IN the velvet bean and possibly IN its
vine. especially when IN a wllted condi-
ton. but there IS no poison 10 sorghum
We have fed 30 freely lea times past 20 an
kinds OF stock-cows. horses. mules. hoes
and az 40 time was there ever q suspicion
Of evil
A. acre Of sorghum. fed AZ its best. will
PROBABLY make more pork than an acre
Of anything else. II IS a crop worth more
10 the hog raiser than 20 the grower ~
other kinds of stock. IL Is not an ideal
soiiinE or has plant. though Il b. good for
me purpose Few farmers SOW 50 properly
Tor 'hi~ latter purpose For fodder 30
should either be sown broadcast ana
'nickly OF sowcd thickly boz tWo-fo0t rows
ana cultivated two or three times. IL
should always bee an object when grown
Tor soiling or for fodder to have as small
stalks a. possible. When grown for the
purpose Of raising pork large stalks. with
plenty OF seeds. Is the desideratum. grow
ing the crop just as II II was intended for
syrup making Tho ,1mbinsd crop OF seeds
ana stalks. rich in sugar b. what Is want
Ell for pork For this purpose h Is. there
fore exceedingly exhaustive a. claimed
Nhen grown for soiiius and fodder nrd
not allowed 10 seed u Is TO. specially
cNhsus,ing
Stock Of no kind should hc suddenly
without due preparation. turned into any
tender aud iuXuriaut vegetation with
"hich they can gorge Themselves Ia a
quarter OF an hours time From a dry
winter ration stock must b. gradually in-
troduced 20 tender and succulent form
else 'hey viii surely be b.oated There
u popularity 81 the sorghum leaf tnat
might exhibit something serious n %
should md rs way into the trachea OF
oAi'!e and this might cause death. though
no' as poison IN The ordinary sense 81
the word
Finally, except for hogs We should pre-
ier Ie0"inte, or even Indian corn as
sD.4hA or ionder plant Pop-orn. s1wn
thiekiy either broadcast or in narrow
drills. Is an almost ideal solline or fodder
pant. but common corn Is nearly las
GOOD Any corn cut when IN the six OF
ht'ie later IS 80 far as annals 20 an
unsurpassed soiling or folder plant II
Is not valued as Il should De-
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17
THE NEWS OF THREE STATES
HAPPENINGS II GEORGIA. FLORIDA
AND sOt Ta CAROLINA.

DHHIey's syrup Hrhnery-Mine Acct
deaf Near Ceaartown-Ants DAG an
Artestan WeiI-Horse Killed ~ "a
HoG-Fiorida Tourist Prospects.
Capital Removal Gossip-strHnEe
Accident 90 "a IIouss-south Caro-
lina's insRne-F~Ver AZ George
town-otber south Carolina News.
Fi'zgerald Enterprlse. a four-months-
Cd calf that gives milk is prodigy. SIR
j. Ewing saw Just such curiosity az
l.mrife Ca last week He was on his
way from the agricultural COM sntion. ana
While waiting for th- train at Empire.
had his attention called go the calf auf
saw 10 MIXED n 4 claim mat TIE calf
viii yield enc quart Of milk prr day The
mother De- Jer.ey and gives fut gallons
o. rich milk pr day
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17

A. the approaching term n Hart su-
perior Court. which convene. ar Hartwell
the third Monday 80 September. John
Push vii face q jury fcr staying Gus
Prather. The tragedy occurred the early
part Of last year 81 an association held
a. New Light iu tha upper part q Hart
county Pugh and Frsthcr became en-
gagged in . quarrel. both men emptyiuR
their reviewers a. each other Prather
was struck and after lingering for Sew
srai months died. Iugh remained az
liberty until July. when he was arrested
IN Car.llnn.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17

The syrup refinery at Baxley g. now
complete. The building IL OF corrugated
iron. g. hy lD feet with dirt floor They
have SIX 20 gallons refining pans. and
four large cvaporafors with cane mill
Of capacity OF 80 gallons juice per hour.
II p Smell Of Atlanta pus la and Installed
the plant G w Dean is president OF the
corporation and O. ID Lowe Is secretary.
-l-hey have sufficient capacity for the pres
ent syrup crop. but owing TO the increase
81 acreage looked Tor in che coming years
"a 10 thought now that an increased capac-
iiy will be- required. The farmer Is look
ing forward 90 this enterprise with much
interest No better soil Tor sugar cane SIS
in Georgia than is 10 Appllug county
This enterprise Is largely contributing %
the hope Of boom for Bailey which IS
already being seen and felt
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-17
Ant. DIa Artcsian wen.

II r. Notorious fact. says CORE
spondent writing from Millen that RED
ants will az their holes until they strike
water Near the depot. IN Mlllen. and In
about nifty feet Of one Of the main nrte-
sian wells BE- a colony Of big red ant
that have been working IN the same bed
FOR over hfiy years. one % the oldest
citizens says they were tnere for that
Length OF sime 90 his certain knowledge
but can't say how long they were there
before that time. one can imagine the
sstouishment % the people OF Miller
when they saw this Thursday morninF
= bold flow Of srtcsian water fces high
coming from this red ant bod. Tho poor
fellows dug 20 their own destruction. a
very peculiar thing about Il Is that u has
cut On the wells here There Is grcns ex
element here People FOR miles around
are coming w hourly 90 see this wonderful
sell