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The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17

great increase in the crop to make IL
pay to plant 50 bushels of seed pota-
toes per acre, and II would take about
that many If planted of fair sized pota-
toes. Very large crops have been made
from single eye cuttings. but they are
more dependent on favorable weather
conditions than larger pieces. With
good sized potatoes we have found
that the most profitable crop is usually
grown from pieces of two or three eyes
supported by a good sized chunk of
potato. With high priced potatoes that
are 10 be given special care. and from
which we want to get as many in num-
Der as possible. we might use single
eye cuttings. but for the general crop.
ping we prefer a fair sized piece and
use about ten bushels per acre. The
year the Early Rose was sent out at
50 per pound we sprouted a few eyes
and planted them. and got 35 pounds
as the crop. The next winter these
potatoes were placed in the propagat-
ing ped IN greenhouse, and as fast
as sprouts appeared they were taken
on and rooted like any geranium cut
ting. They were potted in 4-inch pots.
and by the time frost was over we had
greenhouse full, and planted an acre
OF land from IS pounds of seed. and
grew from them as fine a crop as we
nave ever grown. OF course this
method is only practicable with very
nigh priced seed, for when this crop
was gathered the Early Rose was still
worth SIS per barrel.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
COaI Ashes.

A. V. Metcalf writes very enthusiasts
tically about coal ashes. He says that
sifted coal ashes make one of the best
absorbents and deodorizers that can be
conveniently had. says the Homestead.
He uses them freely in privy vaults.
stables and cesspools, and the unsifted
for walks and roadways. Is now US
ing sifted coal ashes with sawdust
and straw as bedding in the horse sta
BILE and finds them valuable as absorb
ents, and when applied to the land, if
the ashes have no fertilizing elements
themselves, they carry some with them.
and this, with their mechanical effect,
makes the soil more productive. Per
haps Prof. Massey will tell US more
about it," We have never considered
coal ashes worthless, for we have seen
too much of good from their use. True,
chemical analysis shows that they have
little plant food in them, hard coal
ashes having one-tenth of per cent.
each of phosphoric acid and potash,
and soft coal ashes having four-tenths
of l per cent. Of these. still 1 value
them for the mechanical effect they
have upon the soil. Nothing will mel
low a stiff clay better than coal ashes,
and mine go on the stiff spots in the
garden. once used a large quantity
of coal ashes as a top dressing on a
pasture sod, and there was notable
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17

The time for spraying is approach
ing, and those who propose to practice
it should learn all they can about the
mixtures used and how to apply them
with safety. For nearly all kinds of
blight and fungous diseases Bordeaux
mixture is the standard application. 1t
was one of the earliest devised and
its excellence has been so constantly
proven that it now remains one of the
most reliable in use. In modern prac-
tice, too, ii has become the custom 10
add arsenites, such as Paris green or
London purple, to the mixture, and
thus make it a double purpose applica-
ton, effective for both fungous diseases
and for that class of insect pests which
bite or chew.
1t requires considerable care to make
perfectly safe Bordeaux mixture The
method is to put in a barrel twenty
five gallons of water, tie six pounds of
copper sulphate in a coarse gunny sack
and suspend it in the water just below
the surface. In another vessel slack
four pounds of lime, gradually, by re-
peatedly adding small quantities of wa
ter, say quart or two at a time taxi
ing care to work 1t and make it into a.
smooth paste, free from grit and Jumps
When the lime has been Stacked. add
enough water to the paste to make the
whole twenty-five gallons. When the
copper sulphate in the other barrel has
been thoroughly dissolved and the
Stacked lime mixture is entirely cool,
the two are slowly poured together
into barrel. The milk of lime should
be thoroughly stirred before pouring
so as to insure perfect mixing, and it
should be well stirred with a wooden
paddle. And, by the way, it may be
worth while to remark that in making
Bordeaux mixture all the vessels
should be~of wood The test of a good
Bordeaux mixture is whether it will
or will not injure foliage. Whether it
Will do so can be ascertained in adj
vance by putting the polished blade
of knife into the mixture for min
ute or two. If on withdrawing it the
bright steel has assumed a copDer-
colored appearance the mixture is I'M
safe and more lime should be added.
If the blade of the knife remains un-
changed, however. the mixture is safe.
Another very good test of it's safety
is to pour some of the mixture into a
saucer. and while holding it between
the eve and the light, so as to look
across the surface. blow upon it. In a
properly made Bordeaux mixture a thin
oellscle or skin looking like oil on wa
ter will begin to form on the surface
If no such skin forms more lime should
be added. No one should use Bordeaux
mixture without first testing in one
or the other of these two ways to as
certain whether it will be safe. The
tests are easily applied and there is no
excuse for not making them.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17

Llttle Is positively known of the
wild stock to which we owe this do
meStic bird, nor can there be found
any account of its re-introduction aft
er the Roman conquest further than it
IS supposed to have been discovered
IN africa by the Por tuguesa 1t does
not appear to have been commonly
known until after the middle of the
sixteenth century 1t is thought to be
originally irons a country by that
name in africa. During the Amari-
can Spanish war our soldier boys saw
a great many of them in parts of
cuba, supposed to be wild, or which
nad at some time wandered away
from their homes and become wild.
Ihe guinea usually mates in pairs
ana an equal number of males should
De provided for the females in order
to avoid disappointment. A single male
should in no case be mated to more
than two females. Several species of
wild birds resemble the guinea only
one has been dOmes ticated and is now
found in two varieties. TGese are the
pearl AMI white varieties. The pearl
is of blush drab in color with a lot
of white polka dots" evenly marked
all over the plumage. The white turkey
has some of its wild instincts They
will leave a nest If the eggs are re-
moved or if the nest has in any way
been tempered with. The chicks do
best when they can wander about and
have large range. The hen lays quite
literally in May and June and from
that to August and each hen will lay
from 80 to 100 eggs in a season. The
guinea hen usually sits too late to
rear a brood and the first eggs should
be given to a hen to hatch. 1t will
iret1uire tWarEV-SiU 70 tUhnstv-nir a
days to incubate guinea eggs. The
chicks are reared and fed in the same
manner as young turkeys. The male
birds are quarrelsome among other
fowls and can be distinguished from
the females by. the unusually large
wattles they possess, and also by the
fact that the hen utters the cry come
back" The flesh is of equisite flavor,
much like that of the pheasant or the
prairie chicken. The body is plump
and we'll proportional. This fowl is
not commonly seen on farms, but
they can be made profitable in the
right kind of hands and when manag-
ed in the right way.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
PickIe Crops-The Cucumber

OF the half-dozen plants extensively
grown for the express purpose of maxi
ing pickle, there is none so generally
valued as the cucumber. 1t makes a
pickle which every one relishes and it
is plant that can be grown (for this
particular purpose) whenever there is
sixty days of summer weather.
There are a number of varieties of
cucumbers. Pickles can be made from
all of them, but there are two or three
kinds specially priced for the purpose,
such as the Extra Early Green Prolific,
the Nichols Medium and the Evergreen
The White Spine is a variety we'll
known to Southern growers.
The cucumber is planted at the same
time with beans-when all danger of
frost Is past. They can be started two
weeks earlier if hand-frames are used
hills SKA feet. The crop can be ad-
vanced considerably in this manner
When planted in the open ground the
hill plan is not the best, though most
commonly followed. A much larger
yield of cucumbers can be made by
having the rows five and one-half or
six feet apart and drilling the seed
along in the row. Later thin out to
one plant every eighteen Cor fifteen)
inches apart. Keep ahead of the weeds,
anu give tic ldSl llOclHS just dS tile
plants begin to run. Then let them
alone. 1t may be necessary to pull
few weeds that spring up in the row,
but it is rarely needed
Do not concentrate the manure Cor
"fertilizer') just in the single furrow,
but use whatever manure is applied
broadcast-at least, to the extent of
eighteen inches on each side of the
row. When the fertilizer is broadcast
81 he rAln
to suffer from drought. Manure con-
centrated in the single furrow will al
most invariably cause the plants to
burn and wilt in dry weather. The
plants must be preserved from this if
they would be kept in bearing a rea-
sonable period. Except on three or
four plants from which seeds are to be
raised, no cucumber should be allowed
to get further than half-grown. Keep
the vines picked over closely and they
will continue to bear much longer.
In some localities insects are very
bad on cucumbers. One must be pre-
pared to fight them. We have found
that a moth bali-camphor balls. So
called-inserted into the soil between
two plants is a great protection to the
vines. Paris green must not be used
on cucumbers. An, application of Bor-
deaux mixture will be in order if there
is any sign of unhealthiness as the
plants begin to bloom.
Nowadays a very salable pickle is
made out of cucumbers considera bly,
larger than a plantain (red banana).
So they are gathered before the seeds
have begun to fill. These large Gu
cumbers are quartered and made into
sweet pickle. Then again a choice acid
pickle is made from cucumbers from
one to two inches long.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Aiken Recorder: The Recorder had
an interesting interview yesterday with
Mr.. H. J. Hussey of 81 New Bond
street. London. Eng, who is at the
Hotel Aiken taking measures for guns
This may be new idea to most people,
who have been in the habit of buying
their guns ready made. But Mr. Hus-
sey takes a mans measure for a gun
Just as a tailor takes it for a suit of
clothes, adjusting the make of the
gun to suit the greater or less irregu-
larities of his anatomy, eye sight
length of arm. etc. This is done to a
great extent by the lengthening, short
ening, elevating or depressing the
stock or inclining it to either side as
may be required. The results of such
adjusted measurements are said to be
very remarkable. Men who with the
ordinary gun could seldom hit birds
out Of rs can with gun made to his
measure kill % or %. Mr.. Hussey
came to Aiken on the invitation of Mr.
H. q. Duryea, who last summer, when
in England had a set of guns made
by him. Mr. Whitney and his party
were also fitted out at the same time.
These guns fitted to measure cost
about $3.50 pair, but are we'll worth
the cash 70 sportsmen. Mr.. Hussey
expects 20 take orders from a number
of sportsmen while in Aiken. and then
will go to Boston, where he is wanted
90 take orders
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
Planting whole Potatoes.

A Pennsylvania correspondent sends
a clipping from a Philadelphia daily
paper, which states that if a good
crop of potatoes is to be expected the
seed potatoes must be planted whole
and not cut. The clipping says:
Many farmers have lost money by
cutting the seed potatoes into small
n.eces in order to reduce the cost, but
for every dollar saved they lost from
FIVE to ten in the crop" This is on
par with the general wisdom of the
agricultural writer in the daily press.
There is no one point in potato culture
that has been more studied at the
stations than the practice of cutting
or not cutting. AS a rule. a fairly
large piece of potato will give bet
ter results in the crop than a small
piece, and the whole potatoes will often
give a larger crop than cut ones. But
we know of no experiment which show
ed that the increased crop from the
whole potatoes paid for the increased
cost Of the seed. 1t would take a very
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17

country, and told of the God-fearing
people he found in the places that he
visited.
On charge of burglarizing the
house of Joseph MCGUIRE, a negro
named James Brown will be given a
preliminary examination by Recorder
Myrick in Police Court this morning.
The prisoner was arrested by Patrol
man Struggled.
For keeping a disorderly house at
No. 632 Indian street lane, and for va
grancy Bertha Rice, Annie Hardee
and Ada Price. all colored, were yes
terday arrested by Patrolman Mel
drim, and will be given a hearing by
Recorder Myrick in Police Court this
morning.
Miss Julia Moore, a member of the
city staff of the Augusta Herald. and
a most accomplished and attractive
young lady, is in Savannah, the guest
of her sister. Mrs. A B. Moore. with
whom she will spend the next few DAYS.
Mr.. Sligo Myers of New York was
among the arrivals at the De Soto yes
terday.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
THE FARM AND THE GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO HOUSE
WIFE AND AGRICULTURIsT.

How to Grow a Hedge or Living
Fence-Best Plants to Employ.
Pickle CrOpS-The Cucumber and
How to Grow It-PIanting Whole
POtatOes-CottOn Seed Meal as Hog
Feed.
From lime immemorial fences" have
been used in defining boundaries, for
establishing and dividing enclosures.
for retaining animals, for separating
estates into fields and pastures. For
all time no doubt fencing will enter
into all rural landscape.
In earlier times stones and crude
timber were common materials for the
purpose. even a ditch or trench was
resorted to as a formal and official di-
vision of land. Later hedges came into
use and were found practical as well
as ornamental.
Before the development of the iron
industry a hedge was thing of more
practical value than it is now. Since
the wire fence has, as il were, been
reduced to science the practical value
OF the hedge has been greatly lessened.
The hedge is a living fence" and it
may be said OF it also that it has been
sections of the world.
Living fences certainly add beauty
TO the landscape and in so far as cir
cunstances Will justify there should
always be due regard paid TO the orna-
mental in the esta blishment and main
tenance of even rural homes and es-
tates.
We find variety of plants that are
more or less useful for the purpose Of
9 NO 10
hawthorn, the osage-orange and the
rose.
There are a score or more that
might be named that have been more
or less used fer the purpose, especially
OF the ornamental kind, such as the
priVet pI oduces. In recent years a new
candidate for favor as a hedge plant
IS found in the hardy orange Citrus
Trifoliati), that combines in a high
degree the qualities of both ornamental
and practical. Owing to the cost at
present attendant upon its use it has
not made any progress in establishing
a reputation for mere practical pur-
poses. As hedge plant it requires
but little space comparatively and
owing to its fragrant flowers it is
bound TO become popular some day
Wherever hedge plant is demanded,
and especially for small places where
~ ia AitHN W as Il consideration.
The privet, commonly called Cali
fornia" privet, has become a very pop
ular hedge plant. 1t is more of an
ornamental fence than for practical
use in turning cattle, etc. 1t is with
out thorns, but where one or two
barbed wires are used ii can be used
for this purpose. Like the orange it
is enduring and a perfect hedge once
established will be a satisfaction for
very many years. The Usage orange
has lost ground as a live fence and it
win never recover the popularity it
once possessed. 1t is not desirable for
small areas, and for larger areas it
will not be able to compete with wire
for the mere practical purpose of
making a stock fence. For ornamental
purposes, combined with the practical,
it cannot compare with privet, of cit
rus Trifoliate.
At another time we will show how
our despised, or rather neglected
chinaberry can be converted into
Tive fence" possessing real practical
value and not altogether destitute of
the quality of the ornamental. Few
are aware that it has value for
which it should be appreciated.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
W. H. VENABLE HIT BY CONDUC-
TOR

Saturdays Atlanta Journal: w. H.
Venable was last night knocked from
an Atlanta Railway and Power Com
pany car at the corner of Marietta and
Broad streets, by Conductor w. L.
Capps. the conductor claiming that
Mr.. Venable insulted him. Mr.. Venable
states that the assault was an outrage.
1t was shortly after o'clock that the
difficulty took place. and the affair Gre
ated a good deal of excitement. Pa
trolman Mann made cases OF disor-
derby conduct against both parties. Mr..
Venable was struck on the left ear,
and the blow was a severe one, as the
bruised place to-day will testify. He
was knocked to the ground and says he
was dazed for several minutes. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Venable's statement
the conductor had caught him by the
shoulder and rudely ordered him to
take a seat. claiming that he was
blocking The aisle. Mr.. Venable re-
fused to take a seat, as he was near
ing his destination. AS he was leaving
the car he was struck without warn
ing, he claims, the blow knocking him
to the ground and dazing him.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
Changes in Golf Rules.

Some radical changes have been made
by the Executive Committee of the
United States Golf Association in the
bylaws governing the pairing on the
american amateur championships and
the member to qualify in both the am
ateur and women's championships.
Hereafter all medal play rounds in
championships for men and women will
De ~ holes, and the first sixty-four will
quarry, instead of the first thirty-two.
as formerly This will reduce the first
days play TO a sorting out of the hest
sixty-tour who will meet in match
play.
In the pairings for the preliminary
rounds at match play, player No. / will
De paired with No. SO player No. with
no no - and so on. 1t win be impossi-
Die 10 tell under this Arrangement
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
CITY BREvITIES.

At the Lutheran Church of the As
cension Rev. DIR. w. c. Schaeffer SON
Quoted last night the first of series
Of Lenten services which will be held
daily al s O'Clock until Easter.
For gambling in the street Bob Dix
on and Duke Williams. both colored
were yesterday arrested by Patrolman
Simkins, and will be given a hearing
in Police Court by Recorder Myrick
this morning.
For insulting a girl member Of the
Syrian colony Said Kaliel was yester-
day arrested by Detective Murphv
The young woman alleges that her
countryman not only used bad Ian
guage but spat upon her.
Rev Bascom Anthony preached to a
large congregation at Trinity Methodist
Church last night. Mr.. Anthony alluded
to his recent trip in the
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17

At Camden, S. c., Pinehurst and
Southern Pines, n. c.. are considered
as good as any in the South. Why not
stop over at these points and try them !?
The Seaboard Air Line Railway offers
double daily service with stopover ad-
vantages not offered by other lines
Trains leave Savannah 1855 p. m. and
1915 a. m, railroad time. Full infor-
nation at ticket Soffce, corner Bull and
Bryan streets. Phone Bad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17

Southern Railway, leaving Savannah
1855 noon. 4:30 p. M, and 1890 MID
right. Through Pullman sleeping cars
and complete dining car service on all
trains.
Only line operating through sleepeIs
to Asheville. Hot Springs, KnoXVliie
and Cincinnati.
E. G. Thomson. C. P. & T. A. I4I
Bull street.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
FLORIDA.

Abad Andrews, a sawyer at Bell. in
Alachua county. was dangerously
wounded there. by man by the name
of Joseph Smith. Both men were en-
ployed at the saw mill. and had quar-
relied about a hammer. AS Andrews
was at work at the saw in the after
noon, Smith, it is said. struck him with
a scantling. knocking him on the car
r!age of the mill. Had it not been for
the presence of mind and the quick
action of one of the employees, Andrews
would have remained on the carriage
and have been cut to pieces by the saw.
The wounded man was carried to his
home, and is at present in a critical
condition.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
Double DaiIy Service.

The Seaboard Air Line Railway =
the only line offering double aaH;
service from Savannah to Camden .
c.. Southern Pines and Pinehurst ~
c. leave Savannah 1855 p. m. anu
1915 a. m. Get your sleeping car LII LIN
ervation at ticket Office, corner
and Bryan streets. Phone 2S'
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17

where any player outside Of the hrst
four will land.
SO far as the women are concerned
the benefit can readily be seen. Al
Philadelphia in 1899, where rs finished,
there were only three strokes between
the sixteenth and the thirty-second
finish and at Baltusrol last year there
were only five strokes between the STA
teenth and thirty-Second.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
To CINCINNATI ana the West.

The Southern Railway operates
through Pullman sleepers from Savan-
nah to Cincinnati, making close con
nection there for all points beyond =
day ride through Western North az ,li, :.
lima, the beautiful Land Of the shy,
z. G. Thomson, City Passenger anu
Ticket Agent. ~ Bull etreet.-ao.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
Ex- GOV. HoGG A NATIVE GEOR-
CLAN.

Jackson Argus: Ex-Governor Hogg
Of Texas. who was born and bred in
Jackson, is not a toady, and will not
attend the coronation of King Edward.
because he found that. if he attended
the leVee, he must wear knee breeches,
sword. and much brass and tinsel. He
has politely, but firmly, declined. Jack
son is proud of being the birthplace of
the man who gave utterance to those
sentiments. And every true American
will in his heart endorse Ex-Gov.
Hogg's patriotism. even If the force of
circumstances cOmpels him or her to
act toady and refrain from endorsing
it openly. God save these toadies, any,
way; and bless ex-Gov Hogg.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
Best Ronte to Columbia.

Three trains daily except SUNDAY,
two that day. Leave Savannah 12:oo
noon, 4:30 D. m. and 1890 midnight
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