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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-08-28

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11
Can 500 Bushels of Onions he Made
one One Acre.

A reader Of this column propounds the
following: do you really believe that
500 bushels Of merchantable onions can be
made on an acre of land with the ex-
pense of manure, seed and working not to
exceed fifty dollars and, if so, should the
crop be grown from seeds or from sets?
when should the crop be planted, and
when matured? Could the crop be sold
probably to one purchaser who would re-
ceive 1t at my own railroad station and
pay for it cash?'
We can answer a part of our inquirer's
question only, and that is the first Of it
There are thousands of acres in Georgia
that could be made to produce 200 bushels
of merchantable onions and the cost of
making the crop not to be more than fifty
dollars, this sum to include the cost OF
seed, say ten dollars; preparing the soil
and cultivatng, say seven or eight
dollars; harvesting the crop about
ten dollars; leaving something over
twenty dollars for manure. If the
charge for harvesting is not included
$50 for the item of fertillzing, and this
sum invested in cotton-seed meal and acid
phosphate, would give a very fair manur-
ing for the acre; not as much as some
acres would require for the production
of a 500-bushel crop of onions perhaps,
but II the land is fair to start with, that
amount of manure would answer
Land that will make a bale of cotton
to the acre without manure can be made
to produce 500 bushels of onions, If it is
prepared properly with the plow. harrow
and roller, the rows laid not wider than
two feet apart and the very best cult
walton given.
Commercial onions are grown almost eX-
clusively from seeds. Sets ore too unre-
liable They do not produce a perfect
onion that will keep.
1t is easy enough TO grow onions from
seeds even in the South but such onions
as are grown at the North, New England
and the West. are not the kinds best
adapted for culture IN the Southern
states.
The Bermuda, Mexican, Italian and
Spanish varieties suit our climate much
better and are the only kinds we should
attempt to grow.
The Bermuda" the "Creole" and the
Queen" Qtalan) are three excellent va
Eietles we have found from extended ex-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11
South for sheen.

1t may be of some interest to your
leaders to have the disinterested opin-
ion of practical Iowa farmer in re-
gard to the cheap lands of the South
as field for sheep raising. For a year
or so l had been reading up on that
subject, and last June a friend and l
made trip through parts of Tennessee
Kentucky, North Carolina and Virginia
In my opinion there is no greater OPP
portunity offered to men in the live stock
Industry of this country than presents
itself in the cheap lands of North Caro-
lima and Virginia. To the Western farm
er the first impression of the country
Is disappointing. The absence of live
stock and the lack of any proper sys-
tenn of cultivation of the land amaze
the man from Illinois or Iowa, but when
you study the conditions of the soil
the strong, red clay subsoil which you
find all over such sections as the Pied
mont section of Virginia. only asking TO
be treated In a way befiitting this day
OF scientific knowledge to return an
ample reward. When you consider the
world famous climate, of Virginia and
North Carolina, the cheapness of labor
and land. the nearness to market, etc,
one is almost led to believe the shepherd
has found the ideal location In the
-
rode over a mountain tract of land of
10000 acres, on which were sixty-five
head of cattle, that same land would
support 1900 head of sheep the year
round. All over the South are just such
lands waiting until the brain and energy
of the North and West see fit to use
them. l would advise anyone, especially
young men of limited means to exam
inc carefully the lands of Virginia be-
fore purchasing the high-priced lands of
Illinois, Iowa or the West. My friend
and l returned to Iowa, sold our farms
this fall and returning to Virginia, have
purchased land there and will prove. if
possible, the soundness of our Judgment.
The farm / have bought it situated in
the Piedmont section, in Halifax coun-
ty, a few miles from South Boston. 1t
may be that there are better sections
but l did not find anything that. suited
me quite well and l would advise
that anyone who is meditating a change
to go 90 Halifax county. Virginia and
see the success which is attending the
efforts of Western men already there.
Though | have not been actively en-
gagged in the sheep business for the last
five years, l have had experience of them
in three countries, and have been in
most of the states, so that 1 think |
may claim to have some knowledge of
what is necessary for sheep county.
Frank Henderson.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11

There should be In every stable a closet
large enough to allow the hanging up of
all harnesses. whether for carriage or
work teams, aud so snugly made that
when the doors are shut the closet will
be nearly air tight. The cost of such a
closet will be more than repaid by the
saving of leather from the fumes of am
monia. II there is cellar for manure I'M
der the building and from the dampness
caused by the breath of animals or in
other ways. Another and smaller closet,
or box With shelves, near the animals, or
two, one for the horses and one for the
cattle in which to keep currycombs
brushes, cattle cards, sponges, hammer
and nails, often needed, and little bottles
or packages of simple remedies that may
be needed for a sick animal, to save call
ing a veterinarian or to save the animal
until he can be brought there. We usual
~ had tincture of aconite, saltpetre. pow
dered charcoal and a bottle of some linl-
ment on hand always Then rack in
the stables to hold forks shovel hoes and
brooms for cleaning them out, and an
other in some other place for forks, rakes
and broom as well as other things used
in feeding. When there is but one place
for each article and that is always In its
place, no time Is lost In hunting for IL,
and there is less breakage from their
being thrown down, stepped on or run
over. The field tools should have a room
or place separate from those that are
used at the barn nearly every day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11

In the Western states, where they husk
their corn in the field and turn the cattle
out to eat the stalks, or what they will
of them, there have been many complaints
of loss of cattle by what they call the
cornstalk disease. While the cattle on
some farms seem to be unaffected by il,
others have lost many head, If not whole
herds. Many farmers are cutting and
burning the stalks in the field and feed
ing the cattle at the barns rather than
to take their chances. At first 1t was
supposed that the dry fodder caused i'm
FACTION of the stomach. but a veterinarian
who has made many post-mortem exam
nations of animals that have died from
this trouble, says he has found no impac-
tion in stomach or intestines, but has
found the brains and spinal cord badly
congested, and some congestion of liver
and kidneys, indications of a virulent
poison He attributes it to what is called
mouldy corn, not such as we find when it
is put up unripe or when wet. but strips
or spots of rusty. brownish looking grains
on the ear. This is really not mould, but
a species OF ergot, even more dangerous
than the black smut which We sometimes
have on ears or tassels. HuskerS leave
these in the fields, and they are poison
to the cattle, Experiments have shown
that when fed to chickens swine or
horses, the chickens die, the pigs lose
bristles and hoofs, and the horses are rem
dered useless if they do not die We do
not know that this species of mould or
ergot has ever appeared here, but il any
one finds it on his corn we advise the de-
structlon Of all such ears, as we have be-
fore advised burning or burying deep
every specimen of the black smut on the
ear or stalk.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11
ASPHALT COMPANY WANTS TUGS.

Jacksonville Times-U Union: Early yes
terday morning it leaked out that there
were negotiations going on with the own
ers of the Three Friends. the Admiral
Dewey and the Biscayne for charter 20
the New York and Bermudez Company of
Venezuela The negotiations, it is said,
were being made through Samuel Holmes.
a ship broker of New York, and Capt.
n. B. Broward of this city, who is one
of the owners of the three boats. There
was much conjecture on the streets as to
the purpose for which the tugs were
wanted. A reporter called upon Mr..
Broward, and found him at the shpyard
of the Merrill-Stevens Company. receiv-
ing kilograms at the rate of two or three
an hour. The Merrill-Stevens Company
is also interested in the three boats
which are vented by che New York and
BermudeZ Company, and the owners are
trying to effect a sale. Mr.. Broward re-
fused to be interviewed on the matter.
and said that he did not know for what
purpose the tugs were needed. The own
ers. however have refused to charter tht
boats, and they would probably consider
propositions for an outright sale.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11

take one drake from each pen, allowing
seven to ten ducks to one drakea> They
are yarded in generally with two 70 two
and one-half foot netting, which keeps
them from mixing up. They always seem
to desire to get on the wrong side Of
the fence, as is the case with all birds.
After mating them, which we generally
do in the late fall or early winter. we
feed them light rations. but do not force
them at all until late winter
Many breeders make speciality of early
ducklings They force their breeding
ducks and get them to laying early, but
il takes more out of the breeding stock
and causes more infertile eggs and while
you may get a very few which command
a good price. 1t is the average price that
tells. You will make up for it on the
last end of the season. The early ducks
sometimes start as high as 40 cents, but
that does not cut any figure at all, if you
are going to cut down on the end Of the
season.
Having selected our breeding birds and
mated them, we feed them as much as
possible to keep them in good condition
and spirits. We prefer that they begin
laying In late January or early February.
Before that stage We feed clover and
bran, and later more meat and meal. The
conjunction of the two makes better
food and is better for the birds. There
IS something about cornmeal which makes
egg production greater and gives better
eggs.-G. H. Pollard.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11
THE FARM AND THE GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM
Err AND HOUSEWIFE.

Growing Celery In the SOuth-As-
paragus Culture-To Prepare Land
for Trucking sheep Pastures.
Maltese Goats for Milk-COrnstalk
Disease-Use of Dynamite In Tree
Planting.
Up to Feb. there had been no lower
temperature than 26 degrees in Middle
Georgia. Thus far. therefore, the winter
of 10000 is to be classed with the mild
winters. 1t has been splendid weather for
the early gardeners and truckers. Vege-
table crops have grown right along any
where below the sd degree of latitude.
Should no destructive cold wave put in
an appearance, the markets will soon be
abundantly supplied with a dozen or more
Of different species of vegetables.
The probability of a much lower tenn
perature than % is very great, however.
and we have yet six weeks wherein "A
temperature fully 10 degrees lower than IS
may occur. AS far as 1t is possible to
do so. il would be wise to be prepared for
a much colder wave than any we have
had up to this time 1t may occur as
late as the middle of March. A late fro t
is always to be looked for, such winter
as this has been thus far.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11
Maltese MIX Goats.

These, the greatest of all milk produc-
ing goats. promise to become quite pop
ular in a very short time. Twelve of
these most profitable little animals can
be kept on what it takes to keep one
COW, besides they drop kids twice
year and quite often twins. Their milk
resembles cows milk. both in taste and
appearance, the only difference being it
Is richer. thicker and slightly sweeter,
containing, as 1t does, a larger propor-
ton of sugar and cream and less water.
Its principal virtues are its great nu-
tritiVeness, its lightness on the stomach
and consequent easiness of digestion.
Their milk is most highly recommended
by prominent physicians and is much
sought after by invalids. or people hav
irg consumption, dyspepsia or suffer
ing from pulmonary complaints or for
sick and puny children it has no equal
Net alone for their milk are they val
liable, but their skins are worth IS cents
10 Sl.O each pound. There are very few
OF this class of goats in the United
States, but in a short time there will
be goat diaries in all of our large cities
and then invalids and the hospitals will
not have 10 send to Europe and pay high
Prices for condensed Maltese goats milk.
breeders Gazette.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11
The Culture of Asparagus.

An asparagus bed will not come into
full usefulness until it is FIVE or six years
old, but after that it is good for a life
time and will respond more readily to
proper care and culture than anything
grown, writes F. o. Sibley in Epitomist
The location of the bed should be such
that it will not interfere with the Guilt
walton of other crops, but at the same
time 1t should be so constructed as to
admit of thorough tillage and keeping 1t
always free from weeds. These require
ments are best attained if the plants are
set in long rows; they can then be work
ed with horse.
While, owing to the plants being very
tenacious of life, any good garden soil
Will answer, moderately light one is
preferable, and II this is well prepared
at the start, 1t will of course take less la
Dor afterwards to keep it in good con-
diton. 1t should therefore be thickly
coated with well rotted manure this
plowed under and then the whole work
ed fine to a depth of about nine inches
The plants may be grown from the seed
but 1t is better If possible to get those
from bed one or two years old--never
older than this. Set these about eighteen
inches apart in the row, and the rows
at least three feet apart. This is none
too far as the roots are sure to fiji the
soil in q few years. and flourish much
mere for It. The beds should also be
made large enough for the roots to spread
out IN Their natural position at the be-
ginning with the crowns five or six zach s
below the surface, according 10 the char
acter Of the soil. The heavier the soil Is
tie less covering, and at frst cover only
a few inches deep. BE sure TO pack it
well about the roots. The remainder OF
the soil can be worked IN by subsequent
cultivation, which ought 90 be thorough
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11

The owner of a good flock of sheep
needs to study pastures and grasses more
than any other side of his business
The sheep owner should be the most
practical hay and crop farmer in the
country Hired labor at a nominal sum
can look after the sheep and see that
they are properly fed and housed at
night, but raising of grass and pastures.
fodder and other food cannot be trusted
to any one except the intelligent owner.
Now 1t goes without saying that with
plenty of food provided for the sheep
at all seasons of the year, good shelter
and fair stock to begin with, the work of
increasing the herd and the mutton and
wool supply is not very difficult or COM
plicated. The rub comes in to find suffi-
Client fourishing food for the sheep at
all seasons of the year at relatively low
cost.
To do this the owner must become
crop farmer He must give up his best
time and thought to the planting of
crops to supply the sheep with proper
food In some quarters there is a no.
ton that sheep raising consists of turn
ing loose a flock of sheep on a large
range and letting them increase by the
natural method. OF course there must be
a little watching to see that dogs do not
kill the lambs ana other shepherds do
not drive off the sheep. | suppose some
owners Of sheep do literally follow this
easy method. but .unless they are for
tunately situated as regards food and ci-
mate do not believe they make a living
A favorable year might enable them to
make little profit. but an adverse sea-
son would ruin them.
l have found in my experience that the
real problem In sheep raising is in grass
and crop farming. / study 10 provide the
sheep with nourishing food the year
round. and by arranging beforehand the
cost is relatively small. l do not trust to
range grass. nor to old worn out pasture
fields New portions OF the farm are
seeded fresh nearly every year. I am
constantly blowing, narrowing and SOW
ing. putting the land in such condition
that it will yield beautifully of grass.
rape, corn fodder. roots and even grains
/ make this sort of farming pay because
II promises me good returns In the shape
OF good lamb and mutton and excellent
wool Sheep and lambs provided with
good food winter and summer rarely con-
tract disease. My losses have been very
few, and when In some winters others
are forced to sell part OF their flock al
ruinous prices on account OF the high
prices OF food, have been abe TO not
only winter my own sheep, but 20 take
advantage Of the conditions and buy more
at bargain prices Several winters ago
7 nearly doubled my flock In this way,
and those sheep are worth twice as much
this winter. The food question f. tho
secret Of the who.e thing. Provided with
plenty Of good food. the shepherd has con-
troll Of the situation, and every winter he
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11

had swindied here from the Pulaski
House where he stayed that night. This
shows the wonderful efficiency of the Sa-
vaunah detective force. II has all along
been recoe nized that the Savannah de-
tectives were the clumsiest set of men
ever enforced on an indu.gent commu-
nifty; but IL does look like they could
catch a man at as public place as the
Pulaski House; but they didn't, and the
people OF Statesboro lost their money.
Mooney sent back receipts to the parties
here and sent them instructions how TO
organize. He accounted for his actions
with the excuse that he was hard up,
and decided TO skip while the cash was in
his possession The parties Mooney was
working for were consulted, and they
wired back that they were responsible for
his acts md would make his deficit good.
Whether they are any better than their
representative remains yet 10 be seen.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11
Protection From Freezing.

Very few realize the value of paper as
q protection against cold. A wrapping of
heavy brown paper is said to protect ap-
pies from freezing when the temperature
is several degrees below that which would
freeze apples in the barrel not so pro-
tected A double wrapping and lining the
barrel with papers will save them when
the temperature is far below freezing, and
possibly when below zero. Some parties
ship potatoes in barrels lined with paper,
and then paper pasted on the outside of
the barrel. Cars are sometimes lined
with paper when goods are to be shipped
that would be injured by freezing. The
woman with house plants in her win
dows often puts a sheet of paper between
the glass and the curtain to protect them
on cold nights. and it is a disputed ques-
ton whether the coarse brown wrapping
paper or finer paper like the newspaper
or the smooth thick paper repels cold the
best We are inclined to favor the latter
when the cold is accompanied by strong
winds 1t would be an easy matter to
test it with a thermometer but we have
never done so. partly because we depend
upon the heat inside to protect our plants
from the cold outside, and the test should
be made in a room that is not warmed
by inside heat. But a coating of brown
paper on inside of walls and a sheet Of
the same material placed against the glass
will keep out much cold, that is certain,
and those who have cold houses, barns
or hen houses should not forget this fact
Some prefer the coarse paper as not gath
ering moisture that will not pass off when
it becomes warmer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11
SKIPPED WITH THE CASH.

statesboro Star: C. H. Mooney, repre-
senting the Southern Lyceum Association
of Atlanta, would be a welcome visitor
to statesboro just now, providing he
brought back the cash he pulled the boys
for Just before he skipped. Mooney
started to organize a lyceum here. He
struck the town on Wednesday and met
with considerable encouragement. The
required number was raised to organize
with, and a meeting was called for Thurs
day night 20 organize. The subscribers
met at the courthouse at the appointed
hour and after waiting about two hours
for Mooney to show up, they decided that
they had had their legs pulled for the
Initiation fee Of 81 each, which had been
paid IN. Just how many paid VIII perhaps
never be known, as they are little re-
served IN speaking about the matter. II
wes learned that Mooney had taken the
afternoon train for Savannah. A tele-
gram was sent to the chief OF police 10
arrest Mooney on his arrival In Savan-
nah, but the reply came back that he ala
not come. Next day, however, Mooney
wrote letter back " some parties ne
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11
Al. 900. 600 FERTILrzER PLANT.

The Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany, which controls the phosphate bus
mess in Charleston, owning seven big
fertilizer plants on the Ashley river,
will have competition in the business.
At a special meeting of the stockholders
of the Charleston Mining and Manufac-
turing Company, the company decided
to extend its business to the manufac-
ture of acid phosphate. "A million dol
lar plant will be erected. For the past
several years the Charleston Mining
Company has confined it's operations ex-
clusvely to the digging of phosphate
rock, selling the rock to the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company but now
that the company has determined to
manufacture fertilizer it will consume
the entire output of rock. The move
by the Charleston Mining Company has
taken the Nirginia-Carolna Chemical
people by surprise and the phosphate sit
uation in Charleston will be changed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Orlando Sentinel: While Henry Hop
kins, a charcoal dealer. was in en- route
to Winter Park with load of his wares,
he left his horse and wagon standing
in the road while he returned to his
house. on returning to his wagon. he
found that il had been entirely burned
and his horse so badly burned that it
died in a short time. 1t is supposed that
he charcoal which he was hauling, and
had just taken from the kiln was st.ll
hot and the breeze famed a burning
coal into the fire which proved so dis
astrous.