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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-05

A quarter of an acre of soil consists Of
lie square yard or 10 $50 square feet This
much good soil constitutes a very nice
little garden for the average housabolder
living in or near our larger towns and
cities. Outside the suburbs of cities and
towns II would nor be regarded as very
much OF a garden. Ii is quite true that
there are thousands of farms consisting
OF fifty acres, in fact, hundreds of acres
where the garden is not permitted Ia
contain more than quarter of an acre
Many farmers find but little interest in
a garden. The wives of such farmers MS
ually run whatever garden there IS on tbe
farm. and The majority of them. no douht
ma more or less trouble in securing The
necessary means TO conduct X as they
would like. Many housewives are, abIn-
dainty able TO direct the making of a sue
cessfm garden If uhey are only supnlie6
with the necessary seeds, manures and
labor to do the cultivation. We know of
lots of lady gardeners who direct the maxi
ing of the kitchen garden every year
a garden wherein a score or more of
desirable vegetables may be raised for
culinary purposes is such an important
feature of che home, and particularly she
rural home, it is ever cause for wonder
thar it is ever neglected. There are men
and women, too that find nothing to in
NtitSt Nutlil al TIE making ana Keeping IN
of a weN-arranged garden Where mis-
is the case they are not to be blamed II
they prefer to buy whatever of vegetables
they require for use. One Is not TO blame
for his natural taste or instincts.
a great philosopher and statesman In
some respects the greatest Che world has
ever produced, as he reflected upon the
many quiet. happy hours spent in wan
dering through his own garden, wrote TO
posterty that "a garden is The purest
Of human pleasures. II is the greatest
refreshment TO the spirit Of man"
Whether vegetable or flower garden.
either are alike enjoyable This writer
has made a garden" every year for more
than twenty-five. He enjoys Il to-day
more than ever perhaps. He knows The
words Of the philosopher are true. He
has demonstrated th1t there are both
pleasure aud profit IN IT,
II is wonderful what an amount of veg
etalge food can be raised on l.2l0 square
yards. especially when that amount OF
space Is managed after the manner styled
Notwithstanding growing on the son
every month that the conditions of ell.
mate permit. Here in the South, or high
as latitude 80, that is the year round.
even in January here we can gather from
our garden and even from under the snow
nnw aud than our turnlus and spinach
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-05
Varieties of Ducks.

In regard 10 the different kinds of ducks,
only one is worth mentioning for business
purposes, and that is the Pekin. At the
present time many are investigating the
Indian Runner for market purposes, but
the breed does not strike me as being a
good one. Muscovys differ from the Pc
kius in that the duck and the drake are
so widely apart in the matter of weight.
There is a difference of two and One-half
to three pounds between the duck and
drake. They are not so quick to mature
and do not lay as early as the Pelxin
ducks, The Indian Runners are more of
the type of a Leghorn fowl, are some
what variegated in color and dress only
fairly we'll Their slim build detracts
from their value
The Rouen ducks represent fairly what
are shipped into large cities as market
birds; they come from the west largely.
but experience teaches thar they are not
profitable, because they eat as much as
any other bird and do not produce as
much meat They weigh eight pounds to
the pair in good condition, but we can pro-
duce Pel1ins weighing ten TO twelve
pounds per pair with the same amount of
food. The Rouen ducks dress with dark
colored pin feathers at ten weeks so that
classes them out. They are not a desir-
able duck. The Aylesburys are raised
quite extensively in England, but very lit
tie in this country. They are very similar
to the Pekin, but they tear more easily
in dressing and are very hard TO pick
A. A
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-05

and artichokes AMI onions and cabbage,
or in lieu OF it our eX client coGard. But
the snow never covers these. In our
easily managed cold flames we can grow
ietlGce and radishes any time from No
vember unt4 March If We value them sut-
fcienily 20 take the Uouble thus TO have
them lite out of season. AFTER Marcn
We can grow them i1 the open ground.
Lettuce is a very desirabe vegetable
but the raddish Is rot worth the picking
up al any time. Some look AZ this differ
entity, however, and think 1t great lux
ury when OUT of season little.
But TO think of the asparagus and beets,
and beans and eggplant, and celery, and
squash, and tomato and caulihowers. and
leak, and English peas, and cucumber
and satisfy, aud paIsaip and bur arr
choke, and Strawberries, aud-We reed not
name the rest. Are they not all wei
worth the little effort necessary to secure
them for the table. especially the rurll
table that is usually sadly lacking where
1t should be approximately supplied.
In the intensive cultivation Of small
garden like this there is no need for me
horse plow. 1t should he used 20 put tn
soil in thorough state of preparation IN
the beginning, but after that only hand
implements are neeleJ a good common
hoe, 10-inch scufile hoe a heavy iron
rake, light rake. a pronged hoe. a hand
roller, and d garden pow are the neces-
sary implements for he best cultivation OF
a small garden. a fair substitute for
regular roller is a heavy iron bound bar
rel or small ~ filed VITA water can
be made TO answer very well fer rol e.
in frming the seed beds or rows. Whore
a soil is light the roller is most needed.
1t can be dispensed with almost on clay
soil We have seen small flats very sue
cessfully cultivated with less tools than
we have named out the Intelligent gar
dener will demand all the above. A grub
bing hoe, long and narrow, with long
handle is another desirable TOOL we should
have included.
In the small garden, whatever its shape
whether square or o5long, it is well 10
have it under a good fence that Will Keep
out chickens, a1bits, etc, and a narrow
bed, two or three feet wide, should run
around close TO the fence. on tn 5 bed
will be placed the cold frames and me
rest of it not occupied by frames viii do
for seed beds and later row of tomatoes
should be set all along the fence. or rum
ming butter beans may b. planted instead.
It is well not 10 have permanent beds IN
the garden and the rows should be a >
long as possible. Al most there should
not be more than three or four beds ana
these should run The whole length of The
Mat
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-05

If onions are to be grown for seed it is
very essential that the seed be sown AZ
the first possible opportunity in the
spring; that the soil be rich, mellow and
worked into a fine filth. If manure is
applied care should be taken to have IL
thoroughly rotted and fined so that ii
can be wei incorporated with the soil
In very many cases an application of
wood ashes will be found very beneficial
In fact, wood ashes are one of the very
best fertilizers that can be used with on
ions as they not only supply needed plant
food, but help materially TO make the soil
loose and mellow.
A very good plan of management is to
prepare The soil in a fine tiBh work out
the rows ten or twelve inches apart MAX
ing the drills shallow, then SOW the seed
and cover With thin layer of wood ashes.
Under average conditions the work nee
essary TO cultivate sufficiently win in
corporate the soil. With onions especial
fy it is quite an item to supply manure
and fertilizers in a form that will MOI in
crease the labor of cultiHat ton. Cultlva-
ton must commence early before the
weeds secure a good start.
One of The best implements to use at
the start is a sharp toothed rake as this,
if used in good season, win not only kin
the weeds but thoroughly fine the soil.
1t is essential that the pants make an
early quick growth ii marketable onions
are grown. hence the Importance of us
ing good seed, of sowing early by having
the sof thoroughly prepared and of giving
early and thorough cultivation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-05

A good many years ago Japan sent US,
Via California, a privet which has proved
of much use to us in many ways, says Jo-
seph Meehan. The bright, shining green
leaves. almost evergreen as they are, sug-
gested iis use for screens. ana very soon
hedges of it were seen here and there ami
to-day there are hedges or plants of it TO
be seen wherever one goes Years ago
the common privet was much used, but it
did not make a pretty hedge, and IL tel
into disrepute in time. In the California
as it is now universally called though be-
ing japanese Mixed, there is a some
thing which fills a place long vacant.
Planted i'm but fair soil, it makes hand
some hedge in two years. Like all shrubs
and trees, ii wants to get tall, and, left
TO itself it does this at the expense OF
business To start with, 1t needs TO be
cut down close TO the ground. Then as
the young shoots grow they must be top
ped, to make them throw out side Shoes
so as to have a thick base to start with.
Many persons are TOO impatient for hight.
They want to see the hedge say four or
FIVE feet high in year or two, which it
will be If let clone. But a hedge will
never be had in this way. 1t is much
better TO curb ones desire and be deter
mined to keep the hedge low, by pinchins
off the tops several times the first sea-
son, so that the base may De aIWe -
broader than the top When once the
thick base is made there is no trouble with
the hedge afterward. In sheltered places
this privet holds its leaves almost until
spring and even when winters are early
and the plant exposed the foliage is re-
tanned bright and green until later than
almost anything else. When the leaves
are retained throughout the winter, they
get almost of an inky blackness toward
the close OF the season. Experiments
prove this shrub to be hardy almost any
where in the North, and its popularity and
use are increasing daily. Wherever a
screen or a line for division is wanted,
this is the plant for it. Defensive hedges
are now rarely thought Of; wire has taken
their places Where they are still desired,
Usage, honey locust or hardy orange must
be used But there is not a country home
in the land that has not use for this
lprlvet There is boundary line wanted
to define the garden from the farm, out
buildings to be screened, arbors to con-
struct TO be a shady retreat in summer,
for all of which this shrub is the very
thing. Planted in a square or a circle.
with one or two plants omitted to permit
of an entrance, secluded retreat is quick
ly formed. and such a place is in greo
demand in the days of summer 1t is
very much in its favor that this privet has
no objection to a pruning knife. No mat
ter how large or tall a plant may be, it
may be cut to the ground and will sprout
again vigorously. 1t is easily raised from
cuttings, making it a cheap plant, so that
everything is in favor of its use about the
home grounds
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-05

should be more common in our gardens
1t may be Wintered in the open ground
with slight protection and looks very fine
with its clusters of delicate leaves and
golden husd stalks
Eulalia is a desirable grass for the open
lawn or border of shrubbery.
But few of the decorative grasses can
here be mentioned, but TWO of them,
Arundo DonaX and Papyrus ahtiquorum,
cannot be passed over.
The former attains a hight of six feet
and is a perennial. lis golden yellow
striped leaves. borne on a strong stalk
are beautiful. The papyrus furnished the
ancient Egyptians with a substitute for
writing paper and is therefore of historic
cal as well as Horticultural interest. 1t IS
an odd-iooking plant and bears blossoms
at the end of the long stems that mark
eddy resemble the peculiar hair of the
football player There is only one draw
Dack 10 the cultivation of this plant; it
is difficult 10 keep it over winter. For
this reason those who do not possess a
conservatory had better entrust it to &
florist for Information; they will never rue
the expense
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-05
The Raising of Broom Corn.

The land for broom corn must be as rich
as for sorghum or Indian corn. 1t is pre-
pared in the same manner menured alike
and in short, any land that will produce
Indian corn will produce broom corn.
The land should be plowed deeply
well narrowed to a fine seed bed. Ii is
very essential to have all the Jumps mash
ed very fine as the corn is very tender
when it first appears. Plant seed about
one inch deep. very little seed is sufli-
cient, but it is usual to plant more than
is allowed TO grow then if in hill thin to
a stand of six TO ten stalks to the hill, or
three or four feet apart. If drilled three
to five every yard. from two to eight
quarts of seed is sown per acre, but one
quart of perfect seed on rich soil is suffi-
Gent
Prompt and careful attention must be
given just as soon the plants appear,
and Kept up until they are two to three
feet tall, when they begin to shade the
ground and can be allowed to take care
OF themselves As soon as the flowers be-
gin to shed pollen, cut the brush with six
inches of the stalk on it. Take to barn and
spread out thinly and straight, or hang
up under a good roof If a good market
abe brush Is desired, ii should he kept
straight and cut at the right time. SO as
TO have green brush. The seed is very
valuable as a stock food.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-05

Were it better known that some of our
finest peaches are accidental seedlings,
and that nearly every peach stone planted
will produce a good fruit there would be
much more attention given to the plant
ing of stones than there Is to-day, writes
Joseph Meehan in Practical Farmer.
There are hundreds of peaches in city
yards to-day better than the majority of
those in cultivation which have sprung
up from stones tossed away by those who
have eaten the fruit We cannot do with
out budded peach trees, because that com
mercal growers must have certain sorts
to ripen at known dates, and because
there are certain sorts now well known
which people ask for But the farmer does
not particularly care for anything of this
He wants an assortment ofAgood peaches
and this he would get We're he to plant
the stones. And in lot of a dozen plants
raised in this way he would certainly get
a good variety both of fruit and i'm the
period of ripening. There comes to mind
a farmer not twenty miles from here, who
has a small orchard of peaches every tree
of which has been raised In the way of
planting stones of the fruit bought for
home use. And a better looking lot of
trees or better fruit could not be desired
The way to proceed to raise such trees
is to save the stones from peaches used
and plant them in the fall. Probably two
or more could be placed directly where
the trees are wanted. and IL oil grew, two
could be pulled up and thrown away, or
dug and planted elsewhere if required.
Nurserymen sow their peach stones in
bed and transplant the seedlings as soon
as they are well above the ground, setting
the seedlings in rows ready to be budded
in the fall. The one who intends to set
them out 10 grow up as they are could
transplant in the same way, setting the
seedlings in their permanent places. With
the transplanting carefully done and ia
vorable season peach seedlings will make
a growth of from three to four feet in one
season, and in from three to four years
should Blossom and bear fruit.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-05
decorative Grasses.

To those who have not yet made their
acouaiutance many of the decorative
grasses are a revelation. Planted singly
or in groups they are quite effective. says
Vicl<'s Magazine. one of the best u I'M
ouestionably Gynerium argentum, also
known as pampas- grass which thrives
eeneciallv in the Southwest of our couu-
trv and is not hardy east OF the Rockies
But il can be raised with protection as far
North as Maine, requiring only litter of
straw in the winter time. It's silky sill
ver-white plumes, which 1t bears in the
summer. are very snowy. 1t does well in
dry situations, a fact that commends it
especially 10 the folk OF the arid belt.
The pampas-or prairie-grass--is also OF
great utility in the decoration of lawns
ali though il IS not often used for thar Dur-
pose except in California It's winter pro-
lection should not be delayed over-long
as II is exceedingly sensitive TO cold. Be
fore the severe frosts set in in NoVemb Der
II should be covered. A barrel or an old
basket will do very well for this purpose.
Erianthus Ravennae is another decora-
tive grass of great value in the ornamental
ton OF the garden. Like the above II ia
a perennial and requires several years to
reach perfection, but il does not need as
much protection against Jack Frost. II
lacks the plumes Of the pampas-grass
but. as though nature wanted TO make nm
for this, its foliage Is far more attractive
Gymnothrix latifola is not as well
known in the United States as 1t should
be. 1t is sown under glass in February
and transplanted in May. that is to saw
out of doors. IL develops rapidly. ana un-
IN September attains considerable hight
but is killed by the first frost that comes
along. 1t resembles the bamboo. and its
leaves do not look unlike that of corn II
can easily be wintered in the cellar or
pit aud obtains great size with age.
Bambusa aurea Is another plant that
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-05
Growing Corn in the south.

The growing of corn in the South diff
fers materially from the corn culture Of
the North in that as rule the soil is not
as rich and the season for planting is ma
terially different The Georgia experiment
station has been testing the best methods
for the last ten years and as a result Of
the work has presented a summary in
Bulletin 46. The station finds that the
best soil for corn is moist bottom land on
the uplands red or chocolate colored Soils
with red Colored subsoils are better for
corn than gray soils with yellow clay for
subsois.
1t is advisable in any case. but partic-
ularly on uplands, to adopt a system of
rotation and as a rule corn should follow,
cotton. Best results were obtained from,
blowing with a two-horse pillow each s=a
son, increasing the depth every year until
eight inches is reached. If there arc
many weeds or litter of any kind on the
surface, il would be advisable to plovy IN
der in October or November If the land
is clean, blowing may be deferred until
January or February. After blowing the
surface should be well narrowed until If
is fine and smooth Subsoing has been
tried number of times, but results at tbe
station do not justify the expense of the
work
In Middle Georgia, planting should H.
done from March Is TO 20 for the main
crop. On ordinary fields capable of pro-
ducing twenty-five TO forty bushels OF
shelled corn per acre plant In rows about
four feet apart and have the hills threa
feet apart in the rows. Where the land
is poor the distance between The rows ana
Mills must be increased. Corn reot,ires
highly heterogeneous fertilizer and the STA
ton suggests the following: Acid pbos.
phate. 1000 pounds; muriate of potash. 70
pounds; cotton seed meal l. $50 pounds. In
stead of the muriate, 10 pounds of kafnit
may be substituted. Being of an uncer-
tain outcome on high lands it does not
pay to fertllize very literally. Three
hundred pounds of the above mixture Is
sufficient for the acre, Stable manure
can be added prodtabiy in almost any
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-05

Hon. I. L. Clarke of Monticello is onco
more a candidate for the legislature from
JeffersoHcOun MIR. Clarke is a s,,on,,
man and during previous terms IN TIL
nassee mas made a record which may
ms year insure his nomination and e,ac.
ton. '''N eisv-
Orlando Star: Forty years ago Gov
bioxham entered upon the political arena
"a ms state and has been there ever
since IL IS unnecessary for US to add tbat
ne could remain there the balance ~ No
ne II ne wanted to. Few have held ofj
irlehds and made so many new ones nc
ne mas during this period Were If nor
10, oI me constitutional provision that for
DlaS Governor succeeding himself he
now holding. 0-''0e ne Is
In Dade county, says the Tropical Sun.
'he sentiment is undoubtedly growing
strong in favor of Judge William $ ran-
arnss as candidate for Flor.das next Gov
ViHor' AS "A man, as a Democrat as a
candidate who stands for much tbo, M
sehulhe silver Democracy of Dade a.
Hahus' Judge Jennings is full of elements
Vi strength and favor. In his clear,-ass
Vi personality and force of character &c
man ana as Jurist, ne is the peer of
any man in Florida u
N"ausld county Record: The parties bo
planted cassava in this section last wear
are an going TO pant larger acreages the
present year II is cash cron and
Whatever ~ produced the cash is bad ror
u, ana II Is gown so easily. IL is "a 100
piece OF ground that you cant nalse a
cIear proht OF from $50 to $50 nor acr,
from cassava. The Seminole Nanuf,ct,,r-
ing company will put in 500 acres 10 he
worked up with the other croDs ,ro,,.n
mere az us factory at Stetson next win
ter. ''0@N' WIZ
Gainesville Sun: Van Taylor and u.tso
oil Rocky Point were in the city yesterda,
MT Iaylor brought three punches of 4,t-
tuVe III excellent condition, and states mar
nm ehtre crop was saved having 10,
Wen protected by the canvas metbcd NJ
iayior, 10 use the expression. VIII no
HNlhs easy from now on, as ne nro-
poses 10 snip about 200 crates of le,tucs
thlS season, aud al The prevailing nrices
MHch nave been advanced on account of
nv scarcity Of The article. he anticipates
large returns. He has already made So
eral consign'ments, che lowest re,,,rrs g.
Which nave been 81 per crate. while The
more fancy stuff brought S..
special to the Titusvn.e Advoc,t,
from Ormond says: An interesting int
dent Is reported from Ormond beach 10
nay CIuesday). Prof. Wyley s swim
manager of the Ormond Orchestra va
,ahlhs bicycle ride to Daytone and
,ouhu near the edge of the surf "A very
Ierse toad hsh Ia quite an exhausted con,
lion knowing the peculiar constitution
A.. VIZ liah' ana the necessity for having
." N'aNlFers tully inflated 10 enable Il
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-05
THE NEWS At WAYCROss.
Ola Church building SOId-White
Man Adjudged Insane.

Waycross, Ga, March "A movement
has been on foot some time past looking
to the removal Of old Trinity Church.
when it shall have been vacated by the
congregation moving TO their new brick
edifce, TO a lot in the rear of the new
church, and converting il into a school
house for Prof. S. p. Sittle.
A stock company was being organized
for the purpose of buying IL, b. II. Thorn
as, J. a. Jones, j. ID. Smith c. c. Buch-
anan S. w. Hitch, w. w. Sharp, DR. j.
II. Redding and other prominent gentle
men taking stock in the scheme. TIE
official board had never taken any action
in regard to the matter, however. until
yesterday They decided il would not be
to the interest Of the church to have the
school located SO close to the church, and
on motion the Old building was sold 70
private parties. Ii Will he torn down and
used in building Other houses II was
bought by Dan and Oscar Lott
The grip is giving several of our ciu-
zens a tussel this week. Rev r. NJ.
Christian is among those who have been
confined TO their beds on account Of IT,
John Hayes, white man. was tried
yesterday before Judge Warren Lott on
charge Of lunacy and adjudged insane
Hayes has been acting strangely lately,
one OF his worse freaks being an atternnt
TO shoot Hon. J. A, Cason few DAYS
ago.
The Gress Lumber Company of Enigma
has just applied 90 the Superior Court for
articles of Incorporation. The concern Il.
capitalized az $1,000, with privilege OF in
creasing to $4,000 This mill has lust
shipped It's first lumber this week
r. T. Thigpen applies FOR permanent let
ters Of administration on the estate Of
Mrs. Mary J. Blackburn, lately deceased
of this county.