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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
Belgian EIores.

The growing of Belgian hares has re-
Gently become an extensive industry in
Southern California, having its center in
Los Angeles, says the Scientific AIneri-
can. Here within the past two years hun
dreds of firms have turned their attention
to the timid little brown hare, and thou
sands of hutches, or rabbit warrens, are
housing the breeding or growing animals.
Many of the concerns have extensive
equipments, costing as much as $4,000 and
$4,000 while hundreds Of others are mere
boxes in back yards screened with wire
netting, the proprietor of the place be-
ing some boy or woman of the establish
ment
The economic value of the Belgian
abides in it's flesh for food purposes. This
has no relation to the ordinary hare or
rabbit. It is white. cose-grained and ten
der. resembling very much the leg of
frogs, being withal of delicate and most
sayory flavor. II is decidedly an cpl
curean dish, being superior to fowl of
any kind; no roast could be more palata-
Bile than a good fat hare stuffed with
oysters.
The animal commends itself TO raising
in small ways from the fact that 1t is
very clean and will be healthy in the
most limited and confined spaces. In this
respect il Is greatly superior 30 poultry;
requiring neither the care nor space of
chickens. These coneiderat tons have made
1t distinctly the backyard pet of Los An
geles, in which Enclosures many thous-
ands are now peng raised. The prices
of hares of good breeding points are now
high Notwithstanding the number in ex-
istence. good buck or doe will bring
from $50 to $3.50, sales at che latter price
being very common. The ordinary does
and bucks of the age of three months,
not bred from the parents of prize rec
ords, bring from $50 to S25 The sex
most commonly sold is the females; a
few does get upon the meat market where
they are readily gobbled up at % cents
per pound, live weight, apiece, which
makes the animal worth from y to $3.50.
They are killed and dressed at the stalls
while the purchaser waits. The animals
can be grown to maturity for from So
to 40 cents, and they could be sold at 70
cents and great profit realized; the pres
ent prices, therefore, are very remarka-
ble yet they have kept steadily up since
the inception of the industry and give no
indication of waning
The hares of Los A:"e es come directly
f1om England AMI Belgium; several of
the firms make a speciality of importing
Il IS said that. a here having the points
OF a Belgian, hut Of rolIler size runs
wild in the country 10 the west of Ant
verD; and by the inn O ters 1t is said
tDat it was from this hare crossed with
English breeds, thu crossing being with
regard to a table animal. that the now
popular Belgian was produced. Los An
geleS appears to have gotten the start
upon the rest of the country, as ship
ments are being made daily from this
place to all points of the United States,
Florida being one of the largest takers.
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the planting is too thick for our thinner
soils TIE stall s should be six inches apart
in Florida culture. l.. Nj.
Il do not believe we can raise broom
corn IN this country in job lots for the
wholesale trade. and realize any profits
The expense of raising and marketing
takes the profit to a large extent. But, on
the ctaer hand, man can rellize a good
honest livelihood out of home grown
broomcOrn. We grow our own brush and
make 1t into brOoms, and lind ready
sale. This | believe TO be the only way
man can realize profit from broomcorn
l believe in home industry; raise your
brush at home, and make it up at home
and sell 1t at home and abroad Then Will
the man who raises broomcorn. expecting
to make a big thing. learn a lesson.
BrComc1rn is easy TO raise and care for,
If a man will exercise good judgment.
Plant about the first of April in rows
about four feet apart; plant about four
pounds of seed per acre. II the seed is
clean a common corn planter can be 50
arranged as to plant the proper quantity,
The corn should be thinned out until the
corn stalks stand about two or three
inches apart in the row, or if very good
land, would not hurt to let it stand
little thicker. Cultivate as common corn.
When the brush is at it's best, or rather,
when the seed begins to turn from its
light color, and before the brush begins
TO turn req, II SHOulQ De cut III HdSte
Walk between two rows reaching as high
as possible; break the stalk down, break
ing both rows as you CO. and break both
toward you. When you have gone around
this way -four rows), take your knife and
start back he way you came, cutting the
brush Off, leaving a stem of about SIX
inches. When you have handful of brush
break few stalks down just behind you,
so the stalks will he between you and the
two rows just broken. Lay your handful
of brush on this as it protects it from
the ground; put what is convenient on
this and make more to suit On the two
other rows you can use these piles also.
When the cutting is done, If there be any
likelihood Of rain, gather up your brush
and make good bottom with stalks; lay
your b. ush on this in two piles with heads
together; cover over good with stalks,
and your brush is safe. But if weather is
favorable let it lie fer one day and night,
and then gather up. After few days
your brush will be cured and have fne
green color. Haul it when convenient ana
stack it in large pile as you like and, II
dry, it viii keep safe and sound. Then
it is ready for the threshers and the
broommaker, who should be the raiser"
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LAURENs AGRICULTURAL CLUB.
Preparations Being Made to Enter.
tain the HOrticuIfuraIisfs

Dublin, Ca, April S.-Yesterday the Lau-
rens County Agriculture Club was for
mally organized by the election of w. T.
Joiner, president; H. NJ. Stanley, secre-
tary, and F. d. Smith, treasurer Vice
presidents were elected from the various
districts, who will organize district clubs
1t is the intention of the club to begin
actively at work preparing for the enter
tainment of the members of the Georgia
horticultural Society and the State Agri-
cultural Society, both of which organiza-
tons meet in Dublin this summer.
Yesterday Mr.. George w. Burney COM
pleted the religious census of Dublin. tak-
en- for the Baptist Church. Mr.. Burnev
TOOK only the white population, and in
formed the Morning News correspondent
that in round numbers there are 1000 white
inhabitants within the incorporate limits
or this city. Add to this the negro popu-
lation. not less than 1,5OO, and it will be
seen that the census to be taken by the
government this summer will give Dublin
a population of $500 in round numbers
an increase of nearly 400 per cent. in ten
years. Add to this the inhabitants of
Taylor street. Richardsville Moores quar-
ter, and Reidsville, which rightfullv be-
longs TO Dublin, but cannot be counted
because of being just beyond its CITY lin
its, and we have 1000 more people or 5000
in all,
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GAINEsVILLE's NEW MILL.
Georgia Female Seminary VIII he
ReOrgnnfxed.

Gainesville. Ca, April s.-The woodslde
Cotton Mill now has 100000 subscribed.
Only $4,000 more Is needed and il is GER
tain to be subscribed in a few days.
In short while application win no
made for a charter for the "Brenan C,oi-
lege and Brennan Conservatory" which
is to succeed the Georgia Female Sennin.
airy and Conservatory of Music. The an.
plication Will be made before the Superior
Court OF Hall county and the attornevs
for the institution are at work drawing
up the petition.
Under the reorganization of the instltu-
ton Prof A. w. Van Hose will be presi-
dent Of the faculty, DR.. M. NJ. Riley bust
ness manager, and Prof Guiseppe Fer-
rata director OF music. There will he
other changes in the faculty that VIII be
announced at the commencement.
the change IN the name OF the institu-
ton OF Brennan College and Brennan Con
seryaiory" Il looked upon with favor as
the present name Is unsatisfactory.
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There are vessels chartered TO take from
Fernandina $1,000 tons of phosphate during
the month of April.
Tampa Times: Yesterday Gordon KEEL
Ter cashed checks aggregating nearly $500
for Plant City strawberry growers This
has been the most prosperous season in
the history of farming in that section
One man and his two boys have cleared
over 5000 off three acres.
Through the efforts of Secretary Will
Jams of the Ocala Board of Trade. about
thirty parties have been induced to plant
cassava patches for seed for another
years planning. Experienced growers
say that it can safely be counted on that
the crop will net $50 an acre.
Leesburg Commercials The Lisbon
groves are in good condition The Davies
and Alsobrook groves will have fine crops
of fruit this year. The Lisbon neighhor-
hood is famed for its rich, productive lands
and fine groves. Those mentioned above
passed through the great freeze without
being destroyed ana have produced
oranges every season continuously since
they first commenced bearing.
Gainesville Sun: There occurred anotb-
er light frost yesterday friday morning.
and some of the truckers claim that while
the canteloupe and cucumber crops are
uninjured. the beans. both sproutinp ana
In bloom, were killed. II is to be hoDed
mat this damage is not general. as much
q disaster would cost the unfortuna Re
truckers a serious loss and the average
planter by reason of the February freezes
has lost about all he can afford this sea-
son.
The escape from the Duval county TAIL
of Tom Hammond. who is charged with
the murder of The Roberts family On tha
night Of Feb. y, has excited much int r
est. inasmuch as the authorities beliava
him guilty of the horrible deed. The ON
GERS have been diligently at work. and no
clew was found Of the whereabouts of the
accused until shortly after noon Saiuriav
when r. N. Plummer a highly regDec+e
citizen of Dinsmore came 20 the CITY apd
reported that he had seen Tom Hammo1d
at about daylight Saturday morning two
miles west Of jacksonville. The autbor-
ties are making a dilgent search in thar
direction.
About noon Wednesday collision o.
Cured just off the Egmont lightbous,
near Tampa, between the schooner p
Frank Nealy and the British steamer Win.
nifred. The schooner b. Frank NeaIv wa
going out to Cuba with a load OF cattls
~ us Hi'S'ioh towing her out OF the
pay The steamer was also going ont tylf,
a load OF phosphate for a North Auanti,
port and Il became necessary for thon, 10
pass near the lighthouse. The passage
was very narrow, and required consider
able SKIN In management As IN story
goes the steamer gave he signal for a.
schooner 20 pass. This the tug recognized
~ she went alongside the big steamer
me Nealy sheered. coAded with and ran
hole through the plates on the side Of
the Winnifred just above the wa.er llne,
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writer in the Times Union saws
Broom corn will grow wherever corn viii.
and is a much surer crop, because it will
stand good deal more drought than
corn. 1t should be planted in relays about
two weeks apart, so as to bring II TO
harvest at intervals. for Il is of the
highest importance TO harvest It properly
when ii has reached the proper stage.
II VIII not brook decay. Dry seasons bro
duce u larger yield than wet ones Cor in
wet seasons It grows to stalk ana has
shorter brush ana the brush is what we
want.
The following from the Farm and
Ranch Is applicable to Florida, except that
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damaging her TO a considerable extent To
avoid sinking the steamer shifted her coal
to the other side, and thus raised the hole
out of the wa ter The dana &c can b. r.
paired in Tampa, 50 man Up in marine
matters think. The Nealy suffered he
loss Of her bowsprit ana top-mast. with
some other slight damages.
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The Scrap Hook

Make the Soil Rich-It goes without say
ing that garden soil should be very fer
tile and one need not expect TO get good
results from poor or even fairly fertile
soil. No II must be very fertile Garden
crops generally are planted closer than
field crops. hence II takes greater
amount OF available fertility. A good gar
dsn IL pleasure as well as a profit To
have good garden. aside from the fer
tile soil which Is Indispensable, one must
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Questions ana communications relative
to agricultural and horticultural subjects.
II addressed to Agri. Editor, Drawer ",
Milledgeville, Ca, will receive immediate
attention.
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Last winter a committee was appointed
by the Nebraska Horticultural Society to
select n list of the hardest trees for gem
eral and forest planting, and on compar-
ing notes, to the surprise of all they found
this tree worthy to head the list, says an
exchange
While I had charge of an experiment
station i'm Western Nebraska, about If
teen years ago, / planted some of these
trees with large variety of popars, elms,
naples. honey locusts and others To my
amazement, while out there last winter,
I found the Russian olive had outstripped
them all We must take into considera-
ton the fact that this experiment was
made in the dry regions; that six years
out Of the fifteen were years of terrible
drought. and that there were three dry
years in succession. II was a fearful or
deal. In fact the whole hardy family OF
poplars succumbed completely and many
varieties just merely held their own But
the Russian olive went through with ny-
ing colors growing all hardy. but / think
II might take the premium az one of the
most beautiful. It's leaves are of bright
silver which gives rich and pleasing
contrast 10 the nelghboring green. II has
another attraction. while In bloom 81 ax-
hales "A most delightful fragrance. In fact.
know Of no tree or shrub
which can compare with IL un-
iesa IL 10 tho Berborris Repens Of the
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There are vessels chartered TO take from
Fernandina $1,000 tons of phosphate during
the month of April.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-04

NICE FRONT RooM-Upstairs. modern con-
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-04

We may yet make a fair crop. great deal
Of land has been abandoned, and while We do
not think II is az much as the increase OF
acreage reported by us IT has reduced this
estimate TO marked extent. Below we give
detailed cbnditiong by states
Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Territories
The crop IN Texas and the Territories Is
better than In any other part Of the belt
IN the northern portion OF Texas the weather
conoinons have been nearly perfect for the
entire season, giving the farmers ! chance
70 cultivate the crops properly, and the re-
SUIT follows, II now promises a large yield
from bottom 10 top. In the southern and
southwestern portion especially around-I ious-
ton for about seventy -nye miles the crop IL
Indifferent Ia consequence Of rains during
the FIRST part of the season replanting be-
came necessary. During the latter part Of
bay aud FIRST part OF June. however. tae
weather turned dry aud almost threatened O
drouth. which was broken IN time, 20 be fol-
lowed by excessive rains. continuing for surh
had the opportunity TO cultivate the crop
properly. The crop is spotted IN these sec
tons. aud where the weed is extremely large
there u a deficiency Of fruit IN some Of
ih,s territory the weed is very small, and
must yet take on crop. This ran be partial
~ overcome with favorable weather conditions
nom now on, as the date OF frost IN these
sections Is extremely late. and cotton viii
continue 10 make for some time, II is note
worthy that this State cutters more from IN
sects than any other and We are now rereIv-
lns considerable complaints from the faTages
Of the Mexican weeyi'' and "snarpshoot-
er,- IN our opinion the acreage IN Texas 10
very little more than last year. cwing 20 tue
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abandonment of land In the river bottoms on
account OF overhows, especially In the Colo
RADIO and Brazos rivers. Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory have very fine crops and
viii make q large yield. We look for q large
yield from Texas and the Territories.
Arkansas--With the exception Of the east
ern and part OF the southeastern portion Of
Arkansas. the conditions in this State from
the inception Of the season have been good,
and up to about August the State as n whole
promised full yield. The severe drouth for
the past twenty days, accompanied by hot
winds, has caused a deterioration In this
State. and could we believe the pesslniistc
damage reports coming to hand. II would
seem that this State would make a very
small crop. but from the reports OF our prl-
gate correspondents and Of our own travelling
men, we believe that Arkansas Will make
larger crop than last season. The State NJ
had beneficial rains during the last week.
South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia.
IN the above States We hnd the reverse con
Instead OF having excessive rains, they have
been threatened from lack Of moisture FROM
the start, the exception being parts OF Georgia
0ad North Carolina. where early In the season
the excessive rains caused the abandonment
OF some land. The high temperature during
The latter part o: July and early in Angus.
caused quite a deterioration. and there has
been considerable rust shedding and pre-
mature openiuE leaving the plant In such a
condition that the chances Tor a top crop are
elm They have a good bottom crop. ent
only a fair middle crop. With favorable con
ditions for the balance Of the season these
States may make a fair crop.
Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana. Iennessee
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THE COTTON cRop.
Review of the situation by Ten-
nessce Firm.

Memphis. Tenn. September lin a state
ment Issued today by the Newburger Cot
ton company, the following conclusions arc
reached:
The crop Is fully three weeks late. Owing
to excessive moisture during the early part
OF the season the plant has not formed the
firm tap root which Is so necessary for Il 10
have TO Withstand extrema weather conditions.
In the greater part OF tho belt the eeliiva-
tIon has been extrem'iy poor. and instead OF
the usually clean fields great many Of them
arc oyerrun with grass. To put Il in the words
Of our farmer friends, eve did not lay by.
we quit" Crops are generally finished by
july Is. THIS year. in great portion OF the
belt they have had 20 piow az lgta as the
middle OF August. the ssYcre droEth from
the latter part Of July 10 tie e0th Of August
has done considerable damage except III
Texas and Northwestern Arkansas. Taking
the conditions as a whole. We do not believe
1t foLsible % make large crop. hut with 4
Very favorable september. and very late frost.