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The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
To Keep Eggs.

We are asked for the Havana pro-
cess of preserving eggs, says CONNER
cial Poultry This is the formula: Take
"a gallons of water, IL pounds of un-
slaked lime and four pounds of salt, or
in this proportion, according to thu
quantity of eggs to be preserved Stir
well several times a day and then let
stand until perfectly clear. Dip of
carefully the clear liquid, leaving the
sediment at the bottom. For the above
quantity take five ounces each of bak
ing soda, saltpeter, cream of tartar and
bcraX, and one ounce of alum Pulytf-
ize these and dissolve in one gallon OF
boiling water. Put this into the clear
lime water in a barrel. Put into this
mixture perfectly fresh eggs, as they
are gathered, and keep in a cool place
Be careful not to put in any cracked
eggs and use care not to break any in
putting them into the preserVative
Keep the liquid one inch or more a bove
the top of eggs and when the barrel
is full put cloth over the eggs and
cover this with the sediment left from
shaking the lime. Jars or kegs may pe
used for a small number of eggs.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06

S L. A. Alliance. Fla: Write your
correspondent of agriculture at ITALIA
hassee. Fla, for the statistics desired.
For maps of the several states write
to Rand, McNally & Co, Chicago. They
will cost you rs cents.
The grass you refer to is that known
as st. Lucie Grass" You can get
roots of it from w. II. Haskell, De-
Land. Fla.
We do not know of any one in the
business of supplying Bermuda roots
for planting. Some one ought to be in
the business, as it is the safest way
to propagate it.
You can get Bur Glover, we presume,
from II. G. Hastings & Co, Atlanta,
Ga. or Alexander & Co, Augusta.
Write to Secretary of Agricultu re,
Washington, D. c., for Farmers Bule-
tin Nos. 102 and 147. They will post
you about forage plants for the South
They will be sent free.
Any complete first-class commercial
fertilizer will be suitable for a cab
bage crop, using one to two tons per
acre broadcast, but soil destitute of
humus or vegetable matter will not
produce very satisfactory crops.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
Poultry Notes.

The first chill nights may find some
of the young chickens not fully pre-
pared for the change. Whether brood
er chicks or raised by a hen who pre-
maturely deserted them, their comfort
may be materially increased by sup
plying them with a cover, says the In
diana Farmer. This is easily made by
fastening narrow Stats across the up
per parts of the coop-say foot or so
above their heads. Fasten upon each
strips of old flannel long enough to
nearly touch the ground. These may be
easily removed and washed when they
become soled. and the young birds
will find the friendly folds only second
to the mothers feathers.
There is much refuse matter from the
garden which can be utilized with
profit in the poultry yard. Yet where
neither poultry nor vegeta bles are
shut in, care must be taken not to
foster an appetite which will prove
disastrous to the garden in future For
this reason it is best to burn or give
to the pigs all ripe tomato peelhlgs
Cucumber parings ditto. unless / 50
finely chopped as to be thorou ghly idis-
guised The rough outer leaves of
cabbage are greatly relished by boul-
try especially turkeys-which. bE the
way, do not confine themselves 10 the
refuse, but promptly demolish thh gar
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06

Every fruit and vegetable on the
market to-day says the California
Fruit Grower, ''has been so improved
by science that its ancestors would
hardly recognize the family resem-
blance. For ex ample, the blackberries
ard strawberri es, which are so luscious
when served with cream at our break
fast tables, are the cultivated children
Of wild berries which grew rank and
bitter by the yvayside. The apple, too,
was produced by patient experiment
and repeated crossing from the sour
crab-apple of the wilderness. The
tomato was brought to this country in
1929 from - San Domingo. Science
bred pulp into this garden ornament.
ard made one of the best of edible veg
etables. In similar manner the car
rot, the horse radsh, the turnip and the
potato were converted from plants with
thin, dry, woody roots, unfit for food,
into the present article of commerce
hearing those names. Selection ana
cross breeding. do as much for plants
as they do for animals" With many of
our fruits and vegetables we have now
reached state Of perfection which
seems to leave but little chance for still
greater anG striking improvement.
Thus II is particularly with the tomato.
Yet many gardeners even now are not
satisfied and keep up their efforts for
the production of something still bet
ter Chance often comes to the aid of
science in such Efforts of improving
fruits and vegetables, and the way for
the discovery or evolution of something
that will prove a lasting blessing and
benefit tc producer and consumer IS
open to every body not alone among
those scientif1 cally inclined or trained
but to every ordinary gardener and
farmer. All he has to do is to keep his
eyes open. In many lines of fruits, and
possibly veget tables, we are yet way
back near the starting point 1t is time
that efforts Should be made for the i'm
proVement of such Of our native wild
fruits as elG@rberries, buckle berries,
barberrieS and MANY OF hers
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
Sorghum as Forage.

Sorghum is one of the most valuable
forage crops grown, sometimes giving
fifty tons of green food per acre. If
left to seed a n acre produces from %
to Sc bushels fine poultry and hog-fat-
tening food in the seed. 1t is the
plant for the daryman. stock raiser
and general farmer. In many sections
the plant reseeds annually thus max
ing a perpetual pasture and forage
crop. 1t is a perfect drought regis
ter, and will grow on any soil. Like
every other crop it must have potash,
phosphoric acid and nitrogen. The
purpose for which sorghum is intended
has somethin g 10 do with the fertili-
ger used. If it is grown for syrup the
percentage of nitrogen should be ma
terially decreased. If grown for for
age there shO uld be plenty of nitrogen
in the fertilizer with appropriate
amount of phosphoric acid and potash
There are many varieties. The am
Der and orang are the best of the
syrup barring classes. These are
quickly devoured by stock and possess
the elements of fattening animals for
the market. The first crop is prefer
able for general feeding. Green sor-
ghum is often used for ensilage and
With good success. There is no waste.
- '@AA "'NNfN CeN6Vlly NACNOuI llle 6HLlTe
plant
Sorghum seed should be sown in the
spring. PlOw the land in the fall and
have it in good condition for spring
planting, If sown for forage and per-
manent pasture 1t is we'll to use one or
two bushels of seed per acre The
press drill is best and will insure a
more perfect stand of the plants If
peas are sown at the same time, about
one bushel of each seed mixed will
make good crop. Cultivation is
about the same as for corn. Flowing
does sorghum but little good unless
planted in rows and thinned out in
Mills as for syrup growing. The har-
row is the best implement for use.
In harvesting the moving machine is
the best for a field grown for forage.
Cut the stalks as in ordinary grain. If
iett on the Sround until after a rain
much OF the feeding value is lost.
When the heads are well formed is the
best time for cutting the plant.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
The Campbell Method of Soil Gull
tuFe.

By many experiments during the
past few years the great value of the
Campbell method of soil culture has
been demonstrated. Some of its re-
suits have been marvellous. Indeed, it
is possible by its use to carry on gem
eral farming in regions of very light
annual rainfall. But its principles
have much wider application than to
the short grass country"
In THE Industrialst" Prof. H. M
Cotrell, formerly of the Kansas Agri-
cultural College, describes the method
as follows:
THE Campbell method of soil Gull
ture is the practical applica ton made
OF Well-known principles of conserva-
ton of moisture. AS early in the
spring as the ground can be worked,
and Immediately after each crop is re-
moved Mr.. Campbell pulverizes the
top four inches Of soil as finely as pos
sible with a disk-harrow This finely
htted surface-soil is turned down into
the bottom of a furrow six or seven
inches deep. In summer the disl1ing
is done the same day the crop is re-
moved if possible. The land is plowed
as soon as convenient after disking
The plow is followed with an nipple
ment called the sub-surfa ce packer,
which consists of a series of wheels
mounted on a shaft The wheels are
about thirty inches in diameter. and are
Placed SIX inches apart on the shaft
The rims of the wheels are sharp, so
that they press and cut the ground.
and siX-foot machine is weighted to
nearly ton. The land is packed the
same day it is plowed, and when prac-
ticable each half-day's blowing is pack
ed as soon as it is plowed
The packer leaves the soil firm a
the bottom of the furrow and loose q
the top. The firming of the bottom soil
makes good connection with the sub
soil, and puts the soil in such condi-
ton that the water in the sub-soii is
brought up by capillary action to the
soil in which the roots grow. The
loose surface-soil as left by the packer
forms dust mulch that prevents the
evaporation of the moisture from the
surface. Throughout the season after
every rain the ground is narrowed. In
order to MAINTAIN the mulch
Mr.. Campbell insists that four con-
d1t1ons must exist to secure a good
crop: Good depth of blowing to in
crease the moisture reservoir; thor
oushly fined and compact sub-surfa ce
TO form seed-bed a constant soil
mulch, to prevent evaporation of moiS-
ture; and undisturbed roots. During
the growing season he cultiVates every
four to ten days with all crops. in
sisting on shallow cultiVation-cul-
tiVation so shallow that the roots will
not be disturbed "
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
PROPOSALS WANTED.

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POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington. d. c., July 16, 19O2.-PRO-
POSALS will be received at the Post
Office Department in the city of WASH
ington until o'clock p. M, October
20, 1902, on the routes hereinafter de-
scribed, service on each route to com
mence on the LIST of November, 1902.
The right is reserved to reject all bids.
SCHEDULE OF ROUTES.
Route No. 60. M. S." From New
York to TuXpam, calling at Habana.
Progreso, Tampico, and returning,
calling at Vera Cruz, Frontera, Pro-
greso and Habana, once a week. fifty-
two trips per year, in vessels of the
third class. Time of voyage. three
and three fourth days to and from
Habana. Bond required with bid.
$4,000. Contract for ten years.
Route No. 100. M. s." From Now
York to Habana, once each week
fifty-two trips per year, in vessels of
the third class; time of voyage aver
aging not more than three and
three-fourths days each way. Bond
required with bid, $4,000. Contract
for five years
The contractor on either of these
routes will be permitted to substitute.
at any time during the contract term,
one or more vessels of the second class
for vessels of the third class without
additional compensation therefore.
Note.-On return voyages vessels
may touch at any ports not named in
the schedule. if by doing so the out
ward voyages are not delayed.
Circulars containing a copy of the
list OF the routes, instructions to bid
ders and blank forms of proposaIs
with accompanying bonds. can be oh,
tanned Of the Superintendent of For
eign Mails, Post Office Department on
and after August l, 1902. r. 7
WYNNE. Acting Postmaster General
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
Sorghum and Peas. a Forage Exper-
iment.

In repeating an experiment with
these two plants. seeking to find the
possibility of an acre for hay or pas
turage. we avoided the error commit
ted last year when the peas and sor-
ghum were sown at the same time
This year the sorghum was sown in
drills. II inches apart, and the plants
were allowed to get four inches high
before sowing the peas. Then a slight
furrow was opened with a garden pillow
right between the sorghum. The pea
seed were drilled along evenly about
an inch apart, covered and rolled. BY
having this interval between the two
the pea plants did not smother out the
little delicate sorghum plants as they
did last year to a considerable extent.
What a spectacle in the way of for
age! Nine weeks after sowing the
peas the sorghum stalks had run up
TO hight of 6 to fet and the pea
vines circled around them to the very
top. Here and there a stalk was
borne down by the mass of vines. but
generally the mass of foliage stood
firmly erect.
Each swipe of the moving blade laid
low enough of this ea-sorghum to
supply a horse or COW with a full ra-
ton of "greenage."
The plat was twenty yards square
of a total of 400 square yards-or one
twelfth of an acre. The seeding in
June, after oats were cut off. Sor-
ghum after oats is pretty hard on land.
to be sure. AS a practice It is not
permissible. On Sept. l the sorghum
and peas were well in bloom. At this
stage the total weight of green matter
was. calculated for an acre. &c 900
pounds. when cured $500 pounds of dry
fodder.
Three weeks later the green matter
had increased to IS, 900 pounds. which
when well sun-cured weighed 100
pounds.
This is nothing extraordinary unless
the quality of the stuff is duly con-
sidered.
Owing to the thick seeding the fod-
der made from the mixture was so pal
atable and digestible. as to render it
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06

den supply, if allowed A small wood
en- box used for the purpose is very
useful as a chopping box, in which the
large, outside leaves of cabbage, etc,
can be reduced to proper size by a
chOpping knife.
With the approach Of cold weather
ana the decrease in the number Of in
sects the amount Of food consumed Will
materially increase. Poultry. like all
other live stock. require less food If
given warm quarters. More corn is rel
iShed: and If too small to manage thu
whole kernels, cracked corn or pop corn
is eagerly consumed. a good deal has
been said against feeding young chick
ems corn meal If it is fed nearly dry.
with just enough water or milk to hold
it together the objection seems obvat-
ed
The fall rains render extra precau-
ton in cleaning of coops necessary, for
with the damp weather comes an odo:-
as unwholesome as unpleasant. Where
the hoe can be slipped in it requires
but few moments to remove the drop
pings every day or two These have "A
fcrtilizing value which should not be
overlooked If some are kept in an ole
pail and covered with water il will fur
r'iSh fine food for the cabbage and Gel
cry.
This saving Of little things is wher'.
the old country people get ahead. And
ty following their example we may Of
ten convert odd bits into first class
products with very little extra labor.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
FLORIDA.

The Quincy Herald and Era says:
1t is announced that the Georgia, Flor
line between Cuthbert, Ca, and Tall
lahassee will be opened and regular
schedules put in force by Oct. Is. The
pile driving crew finished its last job
between Arlington and Cuthbert last
Friday. The grading has been COM
pleted some time, and the only thing
now rem aiming to put Cuthhert in
touch with Tallahassee is the laying
of about five miles of rails, which has
been received and is on the ground.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
WILL ia We ELnCTRIc LIGHTS.

Madison New Era: The long-looked
for and eag erly expected boiler which
will furnish the power for the Elec-
trio Power Company of this city has
arrived at last, reaching this place last
Saturday afternoon via the Valdosta
Southern. Early Monday morning a
force of hands was put to work I'M
loading the boiler from the cars and
now they are hard at work getting the
same in place Mr.. Dial is the author
ity for the statement that in about
two weeks the plant will be in full OPP
GRAFTON and the city will have electric
light to burn.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
BUILT NEW ARMoRY.

The com Tnissioners of Franklin coun-
ty, Florida, have recently finished
handsome two-story armory for her
local military company, at a cost of
$10,5OO, The new building supplies one
formerly occupied by the company
which originally cost $4,000. The new
building is 6Ox100 feet and is fully
equipped with officers apartments, drill
room, lockers for the members, guns
and equip ments, and all things else
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
If you are not

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tarrh. These books should be in the
hands of every person afflicted. as Or
Hathaway the author is recognized as
the best authority and expert in the
United States on these diseases. Write
or send for the book you want TO-DAY
and It will be sent you free, sealed
Address ]. Newton Hathaway NJ. D.,
25A Bryan street. Savannah, Go
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06

Miami Metropolis: Mr.. A. ]. Krone,
a civil engineer from st. Augustine,
arrived Tuesday night and has already
organized a corps of assistants and
begun the work of making location
survey of the railroad extension from
Miami to Cutler and beyond. 1t is ex-
pected that the work of grading will
begin in a very few days and that the
work will be pushed along as rapidly
as possible. 1t is not known just how
far the road will extend, but it seems
now quite certain. that the growers,
as far south as Black Point, will have
railroad facilities in time to get out
the winters crop of vegetables.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06

quite equal 10 No. l hay. The stalks
were small and succulent and the
vines. cured so as to retain their
leaves. equally so. The only labor be
slowed on the crop was going over II
twice with a small hoe and eradica ting
a few weeds that spring up with the
plants. The peas and sorghum soon
had everything else smothered out.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06

Philadelphia.
The October number of the North
American Review offers a varied and
interesting table of contents. 1t opens
with an attractive article, entitled Mr..
Balfour and His Opportunities by Sir
Gilbert Parker, M. p, which is a study
of the new British Premier and the Sc
rious problems with which he must
deal in directing the administration of
the affairs of the British nation. Ste
phen Bonsal shows how much The
Work of the Friars" has done for the
people of the Philippine Islands. Fiona
Macleod reviews, with sympathy and
appreciation, THE Later Work of Mr..
W. B. Yeats" Justice John Woodward
of the Appellate Division of the SUI
preme Court of New York writes of the
abuse of Expert Evidence" Gertrude
Atherton, in a paper entitled, Den
mark and the Treaty" tells of the OPP
position of the Danish people to the
idea of parting with their West Indian
islands. feature of unique interest
is a poethumous exposition by the late
Prof. Schenck of Vienna of his theory
of THE Mechanical Development of
Sex"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06

this is usually the case, the tendency
being to make up the deficiency by
supplying an excess of cotton seed
meal
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
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Questions and com munications rela-
tive to agri cultural and horticultural
su bjects, if addressed to Agri. Editor,
Drawer N, Milledgeville. Ga, will re-
ceiVe immediate attention.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
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ment. The name of the writer should
accompany the letter or article, rot
necessarily for publication, but as an
evidence of good faith
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
GEORG FLORIDA

j. W, Ha wilkins, aged 49, of Chatta-
nooga, cond uctor on a Central through
freight, was seriously hurt at II o'clock
Friday night near Vaudeville by fall
ing from a coal car. His cab jumped
the track and he was trying to signal
the engineer. Hawkins is in a semi
conscious condition. No limbs were
broken.
Albany Star: Since the Bessie CIary
sank sever months ago the mrchants'
of Newton and other landing points
along the Flint, have been put to a
great incon Venience in receiving goods
and marketing the products of the
farm and other Industries. But another
boat, the Forest has been put on and
viii hencefOrth make regular trips be-
tween Balm bridge and this CITY
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
MAGAZINES
Continued from seventh Page.)

event itself will stop them and then
the end of all risks for them" Henry
T. Coates & Co., 1922 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06

The October st. Nicholas presents
"Slushy, the Roustabout," by Howard
f. Ames, as the long story. 1t is the
fascinating record of a real boy who
served in the United States navy. In
this same number appear a couple of
capital articles on home amusements
and an unusually long list of good sto-
ries and pictures. The long story is the
true story of a poor lad in the United
States navy. "Slushy, the Roustabout"
Thy Howard E. Ames, q. S. NJ got his
name from his unkempt appearance
and hang-dog manner. With the even
ings growing longer, the children must
turn oftener to indoor fun to help pass
the time away. Here are some hints
for the homemade sort, notably, THE
Paper House." by Harriet McLear, an
Illustrated poem which describes care
fully the method of manufacture of pa
per houses for paper dolls; and "A Boy
and an Old Umbrella" by Meredith
Nugent, with many illustrations. St.
Nicholas, the Century Company, Union
Square, New York city.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06

The soecial features of the October
number of the Review of Reviews are
the editors comments on the political
campaign in The Progress of the
World" an exposition of the issues in
the "Pious Fund case between the
United States and Mexico-the first
case to be arbitrated before the inter-
national tribunal at The Hague-by
w. T. Stead, with portraits of the ar
bitrators; two interesting papers on
the late Prof. Virchow of Berlin-one
summing UP the fruitful career of this
Grand Old Man" of science. by Os-
valid Willard, and a sketch of Virchow
as he appeared to- his students by Dr.
Henry Smith Williams: an illustrated
account of the wonderful Finsen light
cure" at Copenhagen, by Julius Morit-
zen; and dozen or M )re of other in
teresting articles. Tie Review OF Re-
views Company. IS Astor Park, New
York city.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-06
TO EXTEND EAST COAST ROAD.

to be found in the up-to-date military
quarters.
The age-herald., 1902-03-30
.Recoyd of Courts.

Tn the Circuit Court the case of MT. J. A. Mitchell vs. MT. A. A. Gambill, the city license collector. verdict was rem dered for the defendant Plaintiff. who is a lawyer sued for damages alleging that he was arrested and tried before the Police Court on a charge or not taking out a license when as a matter Of fact his license had been paid. The defendant was represented by MT. J. W. Altman who made his maiden spepech on this occasion.
 In the first division of the City Court the case of Doc Stevenson vs. the Birm- ingham Railway, Light and Power Com pany resulted in verdict for the defend ant. The jury was out but few mo- ments. Plaintiff sued for damages alleg- ing that while attempting to get on car at Park Station the car was started with a Jerk throwing him down and running over his leg which had to be amputated.
 In the United States Court the csse of William Temp Coughlin vs. Central Foun- dry Company was agreed and taken un- der advisement by the judge. The suit is for an alleged infringement of certain patents for ladies.