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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15
Feeding Poultry.

The following won the first prize
from the Indian Farmer on the SUBJ
ject of feeding:
But few people realize the great ben
eft there can be derived from feed
and meat, cut fine enough for the
hens to swallow. At first thought it
might seem absurd to feed the poultry
something that we can hardly afford
to buy for our own tables, but it must
not be understood in that way. 1t is
not necessary to go to the butchers
shop and purchase a piece of steak
or a good soup bone. That would be
an awful mistake, indeed. What you
can do is to go to the butchers shop
and engage the waste pieces which
are unfit for their trade, but make just
as good food as any for the hens.
Some of these waste pieces are COW
cred with quite a large amount of
meat and gristle that make them quite
a valuable food for the hens. These
pieces of bone must be cut up with
the bone cutter, when they will be
ready to serve. These machines are so
constructed that they cut or slice the
bone and do not grind it. Dry bone
only can be ground, while green bone
must be cut. The bone and meat
when cut resembles sausage meat
Inc machine can D6 dQJuSI6Q 10 cut
fine or coarse to suit the age of the
birds.
There is nothing that will start a
flock - hens to laying as quickly and
as successfully as this food will. II
contains many rich juices that dry
bones do not have, besides, having the
lime that the dry bones have. In it
we have material for the shell. the
yolk and the white in just about the
right proportion to make the egg.
Corn has an abundance of fat and heat
food in it, while the amount of al
bumen and lime is quite scarce.
Young chicks will relish it and
grow faster by its use than without
it. 1t contains just what a growing
chick needs. Corn is all right for the
chicks, but only a limited amount
should be used. The chicks should be
fed once day on all kinds of food
giving them all they will eat at one
time. 1t is best not to feed it too
heavily as it has a tendency to cause
cholera infantum in the young chicks
When you first begin to feed it do
not allow the hens or the chicks to
have all they want. for they will never
know when to quit. Get them used to
it and then they will not be so apt
to eat too much.
The large hens need not be fed green
bone more than two or three times a
week along with their other rations
| 1t is so concentrated that only small
amount need be fed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15

crops for the fall of 1902. Prospective
yield: Upland cotton, 81; sea island
cotton, rs; sugar cane, 81; rice "a;
field peas. go; velvet beans, 81; sweet
potatoes. 81: peanuts, So; cassava, 49,;
hay, 1O3; broom corn, So; oranges, III:
lines, rs: lemons. So; grape fruit, Sc.
Acreage: Tomatoes. 1OS; English peas,
1O6; cucumber. 95; beets, 1903; turnips,
lO2; cabbage, 10Y; pineapples, 1O9;
strawberries, Ill.
In the Circuit Court Judge Wilson
has sentenced James Elliott, Frank
wright, Frank Mccoy, all convicted of
murder, to prison for life. Joseph
Tucker, Tom Gordon, Nelson Smith, Ed.
Williams and Ed. Roberts, found guilty
OF aggravated assault, were given one
year in the county Jail; Osborn Jen-
kins, visiting officer, one year in
state prison: Walter Poole and Shir1y
Wllllams, stealing a cow, each two
Years in state nricop
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15
Nature of Manure

In order to use manures Of any kind
intelligently it is necessary to under
stand something of their general ma
ture. 1t is not necessary for this un>
derstanding that one must be a chem
list, or even well informed in chemical
terms and their popular meanings II
is necessary to use a few new names
and to value things from other than a
mere dollars and cents standard says
the Indiana Farmer.
Manures promote the growth of crops
through the action of certain elements
they contain. OF the 1000 pounds in
ton of average manure but twenty
five pounds are actual plant food, the
remaining 1875 pounds being water,
and certain substances combined with
the plant food, but which in no sense
can act as plant food. The pure plant
food elements could very well be used
on the farm as manure or fertilizer,
but they would be far too expensive.
In the soil all forms of crude mate
rails are broken up, and the valuable
portions, however, small in quantity,
are separated and utilized. From this
reason, we are able to use as manures
and fertilizers the crude cheap mate
rials, but in doing this we must not
lose sight of the fact that the actual
plant food is not the roughage itself,
but something contained therein.
Plant food proper, of which farmyard
manure of average grade contains but
twenty-five pounds per ton, consists
of three substances, nitrogen, potash
and phosphoric acid. All three of these
words are unfamiliar to the general
farmer in the sense that they are not
words in common use, but they may
be accepted simply as names. 1t is nee
essary to thus separate the plant food
constituents of manures and fertilizers
as each of them has a special func-
ton in plant growth. and also all three
are absolutely necessary. No great APP
plication of any one, or of any two
can make up for a scarcity of any
one,-that is, should. for example, a
crop DE supplied with nitrogen and
phosphoric acid for a double crop, but
only enough potash for quarter crop,
not more than a quarter crop will be
made.
This point explains the necessity OF
considering the composition OF manures
and fertilizers. that Is. their quality.
The only way their quality can be de-
termined is by knowing how much nj
trogen. potash and phosphoric acid they
contain. This brings us to the point OF
proper composition OF manures and fer
tillzers for any given crop. On this
subject there are many differences OF
opinion but on the whole the chemical
composition OF particular crop tax
ing the whole crop together. may be
accepted A. about the best guide.
For general crops such as the grains
and forage grasses, excepting the clo-
yefs crops require about equal guam
Titles ~ nitrogen and potash, and about
half ~ much phosphOrie acid F0r
special crops such az potatoes or To-
bseco. the nitrogen u iessensd, but me
potash sGsauy Increased, However, IL
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15

Third street commission men, partic-
ularly those dealing exclusively in pc
cans are almost distracted over the
turn of the market on this commodity.
They, however, are taking their medi-
cine with good grace, realizing that the
situation is the result of their own ma
neuvers. Within the present month
the pecan market has been on the to
boggan." In the face of this dilemma,
carload lots of pecans are daily arriv-
ing in st. Louis, but what disposition
will be made of them remains to be
seen. Reports from pecan-g growing
sections in the West, particularly
Texas. Louisiana, Indian Territory,
Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois. seem
to point to a bumper crop. In addi-
ton to this, anywhere from 140 to $50
carloads of pecans are to be shipped
out of Mexico-something never before
done-increasing the aggregate ship
ments to high figure.
1t is said that the excitement of deal
ers is principally due to the fact that
some of them were over-anxious for
supplies, and went into the markets
early and secured options on crops at
high figure. AT this time very few
nuts matured. The prices shot up
ward, and many dealers contracted, for
lots at cents per pound. Some deal
ers, who had a stock on hand, saved
over from last season, put this price
on their nuts, and held out against
small bids The latest sales have been
made on the basis offs to 51s cents f.
o. b., common shipping point for West
| Texas grade nuts It is stated that
one dealer yesterday was offered a
large consignment at a figure less than
519 cents, but refused to accept the Of
fer. Nearly all eGibule nut dealers
| are loaded with the commodity, and
numbers of them are said to be reject
ing consignments wherever possible,
while many of them are trying to get
| releases from their contracts. The
| large buyers, confectioners and retail
ers. have all withdrawn from the mar
ket. and say that they propose to await
| the crash, which will give them what
they need at a price cent or more
less than the prevailing prices.
st. Louis is the largest distributing
point for this commodity in the coun-
try and the situation here is felt more
forcibly than at any other place Lo-
cal dealers say that this seasons crop
| will come very near distancing the
bumper" gathered in 1896, but they
are hopeful that the prices will be-
! come somewhat settled before the har-
| vest Is all in the market.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15

en- there was a sod turned under. and
the subsoiler went down to break the
land deeply and give room for water
to soak in instead of running on. In
the early stages of the reclamation of
these uplands the terrace is a neces-
sty. But 1t is not the terrace that we
saw disfiguring the Georgia hills with
lines of grass and weeds. We have at
least gotten by that shabby method.
Our terraces are made with plow and
horse scoop. fully ten feet broad with
a wide space above to spread out the
water and take IL by a very gentle
fall down the side of the hill. Then
when the field is planted, rows for cul-
tivation run on the dead level of the
contour of the hill and cut the terrace
banks at an acute angle, and cultiva-
tion goes on right over the bank, so
that there are no lines of weeds to dis
figure the field, and the best cross
grow right on the terraces. The water
not being held back in a narrow hill
side ditch is spread out and goes
slowly down and a great deal soaks
into the ground from the deep break
ing. When the field is plowed the ter
race banks are the first thing plowed,
being back plowed to the center TO
keep them up in good shape. Then
when there is a good rotation prac-
with the humus-making roots and as
the years go by the terrace is of less
and less importance, and. finally. with
fiat culture and no place to colleck
head of water it matters little wheth-
er there is a terrace or not. We would
earnestly advise all of our readers who
are working on that red clay of the
South to go to work and look for the
rich farm that lies right under the
poor one you are now working. 1t is
there, we know. for we have found it,
and we know that this blood-red CLAW
is all good soil down to the fast rocks
if you only get it to air and frost, and
till 1t well. Commercial fertilizers will
help you If properly used for the i'm
provement of the land and not mere
ly to squeeze a little more sale crop
out of the worn surface, for we had
rather undertake to improve this soil
without an ounce of fertilizer, but with
the deep breaking and good rotation
than to try to build ii up with the bull
tongue and all the fertilizers we could
buy. The rich farm under yours be-
longs to you and is waiting for you to
use it. Your title deed has no limit
downwards- Suppose you try to find
this rich farm"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15
FARM, GARDEN
AND HOUSEHOLD

their surroundings. This is something
every rural resident should give a rea-
sonable attention to.
We take a great satisfaction in re-
minding our intelligent readers of the
existence of this splendid magazine de-
voter TO the improvement of country
life. The December issue is as much a
work of art as any journal devoted to
art Itself.
1t includes many beautiful scenes
from nature in every section of the
country.
"A Florida Home at Christmas
Time" with it's four charming pictures,
one of which is a photograph double
page of the giant live oak at Hibernia
on the ST. Johns supposed to be the
largest live oak in Florida), will please
our Southern readers. There are
scores of other beautiful pictures.
A bound volume of "Coun-
try Life" would be a most
entertaining book for the CEN
ter table of any home, city or coun-
try. Send rs cents to Doubleday, Page
& Co., New York, and get a number
and see if we have not done you a
real service.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15

is not enough to simply consider the
composition of crops to be grown; We
must also take into consideration the
crops previously made. If, for exam
pie, any form of the clover type of
plants is to be followed by grain
crop, very little nitrogen is needed, as
the clover will have stored from the
atmosphere very liberal quantities of
plant food nitrogen. Potash and the
the phosphates must be literally used
in such cases. Also in the growth of
clovers, peas, beans, and all crops of
the legume class, very little plant food
nitrogen is necessary, but potash must
be used very freely.
Average farmyard manure contains
about. ten pounds each of nitrogen and
potash per ton, and about five pounds
of phosphoric acid. The nitrogen Is
far more readily available than either
the potash or phosphoric acid. In all
crude products the potash and phos-
pilates are rather slowly available, but
in commercial acid phosphate and all
the German potash salts, these plant
food elements are in the highest stage
of availa bility.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15

1t will be well for our farmers to
bear we'll in mind that the demand
for our field peas is constantly in
creasing. They should see to it that
a good supply of seed is kept over
for next years planting and every
farmer should plant a liberal area of
them.
The use of our peas is extending
farther into the North and West every
year, for even the Northern farmer
realizes that for certain purposes they
are more desirable than clover. AS
a catch or extra crop in summer time
the pea is quicker and surer than
clover. And then much Northern and
Western soil has become Glover sick"
and clover is not the sure crop that
it once was. There is very general
complaint on this score.
Our field peas should always COM
mand one dollar per bushel, and 1t
is quite possible that they will be
salable at prices considerably above
that in the course of year or two.
So long as a Southern farmer finds
It profitable to plant corn, just so
long he should hold to the old-time
plan of planting peas tp the corn.
Even if none are otherwise planted
it is quite possible 20 raise a consid-
cradle number of peas tn this way,
anywhere from eight to twenty-five
bushels After the pehsFdare picked
the vines along with the corn stalks
make a very excellent pasture in the
fall, a pasture fully adequate to put
cattle in prime condition for winter.
Then too, wherever grain of any
kind is grown il is always a good plan
or nearly always so to follow the
grain with peas. AS a soil improves
purely the velvet bean may be more
desirable than peas often-times, but
as a general practice, the wonderful or
unknown pea is far preferable.
The pea is good food for man and
beast. The velvet bean cannot be so
regarded, however much may be
claimed for 1t in this respect.
AS an economical plant the pea is
far superior TO the velvet bean (both
are "beans'D.
The Southern farmer is greatly
blessed in the possession of the whip
powill" and wonderful peas, the one
vine, and the other a bush.
A bushel of these peas will support
the life of a man about as long as
bushel of anything else that might
be named, and hundred pounds of
pea meal is about as valuable to the
dairyman as al hundred pounds of
anything else that he could get, nor
excepting cotton seed meal. The pea
meal is certainly safer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15

opens the pores of the animal and as
sists nature to throw off effete matter.
An animal regularly fed rations OF
grass for week attains a soft, CLASSY
coat. Its appetite is improved
and 1t more perfectly assimiiates
its food. The heat of the body is cooled
down and the circulating system i'm
proved by an occasional feed Of grass
during the summer months.
Carrots are an excellent substitute
for grass. and should be provided for
a mixed winter diet. Four quarts Of
bran cooked by pouring boiling water
upon 1t, covering the vessel and al
lowing 1t to cook until cool enough
to feed, is an excellent ration to tone
the digestion and stimulate assimila-
ton. The season prompts the appetite
for grass. and when the advantages
of succulent ration are considered.
horses should be provided with a
feed of grass regularly during the hot
season.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15
GEORCIAAND FLORIDA
The Quitman Free Press has issued
a very attractive holiday number.
MILLER is CHOSEN MANAGER

The elective council of the UNIVERSE
ty of Georgia Athletic Association has
elected Wallace Miller of Macon man.
ager of the 1908 football team. Miller
is member of the junior class, and Of
the Kappa Alpha fraternity. He is at
present treasurer of the athletic asso-
citation. George Hayward of Savannah,
retiring manager, has won the thanks
of the entire college for the excellent
work he has done for the football team.
He has labored under many difficulties,
performing his duty ably.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15

Miss Stella r. Laird, manager Of The
Grant Building, has applied for MEM
bership to the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce, and her name will be act
ed upon by this body at its next meet
ing. In the recent crusade for addi-
tional members for the chamber a cir
cular letter was sent to IS. r. Laird,
manager of the Empire Business Blu
reau," and she has sent in her appli-
cation blank, properly filed out, and
asking for membership. 1t was not
known to the sender of the circular
that IS. r. Laird" was a woman, but
it is said that her application, the first
that has been received from a woman,
will be acted upon favorably.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15
STEEL AND PIG IRON.

The first cargo of steel billets and
slabs ever to be imported through the
port of Pensacola will arrive there
within ten days on the steamship
Windsor. The cargo consists of $3.50
pieces of billets and LAS slabs, the
latter twenty feet in length. A cargo
of 1000 tons Of pig iron is due at Pen
sacola on the steamship Francisco
from Glasgow. Like the steel cargo.
II will be the first to be imported.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15
Connlry Life Dol Amerlcn.

There are many millions OF people in
this country who spend their lives in
the country. but who fail to realize
even partially the beauty OF their sur
rounainRs who get little pleasure from
contemplating ~. Some two years ago
doubleday. Page a Co. realized thai
me Time vas ripe Tor establishing
3opfnaL having FOR SO chief purpose
NJ sqncniing 81 the more intelligent
tinHs si rural residents 30 p better ap-
probation ~ fhe beauties 81 county
NE 400 the pleasure ana profit 30 IL
Dtflt"f IRON fhe GruameBfafion u
tvsHify bones, aud tbs bsauufylng VI
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15
DOCTOR is MISSING.

Considerable uneasiness is felt at
Farmville over the disappearance of
DR.. j. w. Field, a we'll known local
physician, who had lived there for
many years. The last seen or heard
of DR.. Field was when he left the
home of j. j. Ferguson, where he had
been called to attend a patient lie
left Mr.. Ferguson's place about mid
night Monday night. and since then.
II Is said. nothing has been heard from
him. IL is feared that he wandered off
in condition Of mental Irresponsible
ity.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15
NEWS FROM TALLAHASSEE.
state College Wins Football Game
From Agricultural College.

Tallahassee, Fla. Dec. 14.-There
was. an exciting game Of football at
Tallahassee Friday afternoon. between
teams from the Florida Agricultural
College and the Florida State College
The score was. Tallahassee 6. Lake
City 0. on "A forfeit.
The West Coast Bank al St Peters,
burg has been Incorporated with a can
itsl 81 $4,000
Delfay has a Fruit and Vegeta ble
Growers Association. which has been
incorporated with a capital Of SO 000
The several counties have reported
- me Agricultural Department IL
laiiabaeHse upon the prospective Yield
etaa acreage " fruit and Vegetable
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15
TnUsTEEs or SHORTER.

The trustees Of Shorter University
VIII hold their FIRST session IN the par
lors Of the institution N Rome on Dec.
10. They are Col ID. u. Hamilton,
Rome; Or, ". W. Landrum. Atlanta.
Or. J. -. Jordan. Savannah. Judge y
u. Galloway. Augusta cot. g. 81. Han
per- MAJ. ". Ff Aver, James sullivan,
A W. Ledbetfer. J. y. Cooper. . J..
Bass, -. A. Dean, Harper Hamilton,
Rome 6, y. Gibson, Columbus. Is. ~
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15
ALABAMA FOR PENSACOLA.

Information has been received at
Pensacola that the battle ship Ala
bama, now participating in the man.
euvers in the Caribbean. will be de-
tached from the fleet on Feb. 1. and
will sail for Pensacola, to remain there
during the Mardi Gras festivities in
February.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15
FLORIDA.
TEOnlUHs
COUNTY ENGINEER ARRESTED.

County Engineer Belts has been ar
rested at Tampa upon warrant sworn
out by F. ]. Cushing, charging him
with defacing, marring and breaking
down fence belonging to another
party. The engineer appeared before
the county judge and was required to
give bond in the sum of 500.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15

Union Point. Ca, Dec. 12.-As the
Christmas days are near, I send the
recipes for black fruit cake and mince
pies. After thirty-five years of
devoted and successful housekeeping.
using the usual alcoholic recipes, in
these latter days discover those with
out alcoholics far superior; hence, give
them to the prudent and wise mother
and housewife, who would prefer not
to lead into temptation" by smell or
taste.
Yours, For God, and Home, and
Native Land" Jennie Hart Sibley,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15

'An'Hlf 30 q q a.
tarrh These books should be IN the
hands Of every person afflicted, as Or
Hathaway, the author, ~ recognized a.
the best authority and expert 10 the
United states on these diseases. Write
o. send for she book you want to-day
and "a wiN BE- sent you free. sealed.
Address J, Aswfou Hatha way. ~. ~,
fsA bryap street. Savannah, o..
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15
State papers please copy.

Black Fruit Cake-1 pound of brown
sugar, h pound of butter, l pound of
citron, l pound of currants, 2 pounds
of raisins, " pounds of -four, ~ eggs,
2 teaspoonsful of baking powder, tea
spoonful of salt, teacup of strong
coffee, tablespoonsful of caromel
color (from candy factory, / teaspoon
ful of cinnamon, l grated nutmeg, u
teaspoonful of cloves, 2-3 teaspoonful
of allspice
To Mtx-Divide the -four into two
equal parts; into part No. / put all
the (ground, etc) spice. salt and bak-
ing powder; mixing all the fruit in
part No of the flour; cream the but
ter and sugar together we'll; beat in
the eggs two at time; add the strong
coffee; then the caromel color: stir
thoroughly; adding the fruit last; will
make two cakes: bake two hours in a
moderate oven. This is a delicious
moist cake, keeping fresh indefinitely
Mince Pies-2 pounds of beef heart
or tongue, 2 pounds of beef suet. 2
pounds OF layer raisins. stoned and
chipped, pounds of currants, washed
and dried. / pound of citron, Shredded
z pounds of sugar. nutmegs, grated
ounce of cloves "a ounce of CHINA
mon, "a ounce of mace, / teaspoonful
OF salt, u pound of candied lemon
peel, pounds of apples, Clipped fine.
z pounds of Sultana raisins, wineglass
OF rose water, juice and rind of two
large oranges, juice and rind of two
lemons, quarts of best unfermented
grape juice.
To Mix-Boil the meat until tender:
when perfectly cold run it through the
meat chopper; do not cook the beef
suet; take out the fiber or strings and
run through the meat chopper; mix
All the ingredients together; put upon
the nre long enough to get hot through:
seal In fruit jars to keep: when the
pie plates are filled to bake put over
the top thin slices of strips of butter
before covering
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-15
Woven Wire Fencing,

Maze IN Adrian. Mich.
IT'S the strongest fence Ia the world.
Write g. W. DEMING, Eruaswlck.
Ca, Tor particulars.