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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-24

the course of the next few months the
channel will be restored to its best pre-
viouS condition.
Il am sorry TO say the appropriation
made at the last session Of congress is
not sufficiently large to enable our office
| its proposed maximum Of two hundred
and seventy feet; that VIII have to ait
fr further appropriations.
I'm the gale of October 1888. there was
so lux damage done to New Inlet
dam and its extension running down
two miles to Smiths Island, hat a good
Zeal Of money must be spent to restore
it to its former condition, INC it will be
necessary to restore the dyke at Shows
marsh. In addition SONS measures will
have to be taken to prevent any furth.
er cutting away of the beach at Bald
Head: the channel there must be held
in its present position So our care
must be to hold what we have, but that
can be done with the present appropri.
alton The completion OF the projec-
depends on the appreciation In tn
next river and harbor bill.
SO far as the future of this place /.
concerned, i am very optomistic and al
ways have been. I believe the narbo1
at southport Is well adapted for expert
ing. and / believe. the river banks be
tween here n Southport can be utiliz
ed for shipyards. founi:Ies and man
ufactories. n / expect to live TO Sc
such a condition Of Affairs. and To SCI
a harbor extending from Wilmington Z
Southport The completion of the rail
road over the mountains will put thi
country in touch with tie iron. coal an,
food producing country OF rhe west an
northwest. and viii make Wilmingto
the first exporting point from the nortl
free Of Ice all the year rolni> VITA a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-10
Future of Georgia Peaches.

H. A. Mathews, in an address to
Georgia peach growers, said:
In a conversation a few days since
with Mr.. J. II. Hale, one Of the largest
peach growers in America, and who
has reduced the handling of peach
crops to an exact science, he stated
to the writer. as the result of his ex-
perience for a number of years, TAX
ing a careful and accurate average
that 1t cost him and his company 2S
cents crate to gather, pack and load his
peaches on the cars. This allows moth
ing for the expense of producing the
peaches. He does business on a very
large scale and naturally in a large
business there is less average expense
than in a smaller. Therefore 1 take
it that this may be taken as fair
and conservative estimate Of the aver
age cost TO the shipper of this section
of gathering, packing and loading his
fruit If it is done in a proper way.
Add to this expense the freight on
crate of peaches Including refriger-
atom. which may be put at present
rates at As cents, and we have an ex-
pense thus far of rs cents. Add to this
the commission charge of, say 10 cents
crate, and we have a total expense of
Sc cents. In other words, i'm order to
l.
counting cost of production of the
peaches at nothing, the peaches must
bring in the market approximately 80
cents crate.
This seems to demonstrate that I'M
less we could get at least 81 crate we are
doing much less than nothing in the
way of making money. We will be
then in position to go to the rail-
reads and request another hearing, as
we will have reached the point where
there will be no margin of profit, but
good margin of loss. There may be
in many minds the question as to how
1t is that the profits of the business
have been satisfactory for the last
three years and why 1t is that the
prices of peaches have been fairly good.
The answer to these questions is that
none of these years have been full
peach years. The crop each year has
been partial only. If the crop of the
future should be as partial as those
of the last two years the prices might
remain above the profit limit, though
the enormous expansion in the acre
age in peaches and plums will be like
ly to make crops even as partial as
these, so large as to practically swamp
! the market.
l think that il may be conceded as
tue that when the price of good
peaches gets down to- say 80 cents
crate, in New York and other Eastern
cities, the market will be so broaden
ed that enormous quantities of these
| fruits could probably be taken at these
prices-but there will be no profit al
these prices, and the fruit cannot be
shipped
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-10
Brief Reminders of worl.

IT is not too late yet to SOW spin
ach the greatest of all salad plants.
Anywhere below Atlanta there will be
Itue FISK OF winter killing if fresh
seeds are sown now soon as possible
and the tround rolled after sowing
Onion sets can still be put out. Onion
seeds can be sown and shallots be di-
vided and reset.
Get the cold frames in good order.
but use no fresh, rank manure TO en-
rich them.
Seeds of Boston Market Lettuce can
be sown in frames now to make lettuce
for Christmas use
In Lower Georgia and Florida there
Is plenty of October planting from now
until New Year. Even in Middle Geor-
gia cabbage set out this month are
not seriously injured oftener than one
winter out of three
1t is a good plan to SOW some onion
seeds Qtalian or Bermuda kindsl in
cold frames now to raise plants to
set out in January
AS we have remarked many times.
plants are far better than sets for
raising onions that will keen next
summer. From plants thus raised and
set out in January it is easy to raise
Giant Rocco kinds to weigh two pounds
each.
There is lots of work to be done in
the garden and truck farm in the next
two months.
All vacant plats should be cleaned
up. the soil should be plowed and
ridged up and manure hauled out and
scattered broadcast or distributed in
the burrows. Broadcasting is better
Save all the ashes and broadcast from
time to time. Even coal ashes are
worth something to sprinkle over any
clayey spots.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-10

er his corn contains a good per cent
of protein. If the grains contain large
germs they are likely 70 be richer IN
protein than If they are relatively
small These figures suggest line
of improvement that if carefully fol-
lowed would likely result in great i'm
provement in the feeding value of the
corn crop. BY careful selection II is
likely that corn can be grown in a
few years that would not require so
much cotton seed meal and wheat bran
to balance the ration. Practical tests
have shown that a soil rich in nitro
gen will grow a crop richer in protein
than one relatively poor in this ele-
ment. so this may be an extra incen-
tive for the improvement of our soils
if it be found that the feeding value
Of the resulting crops is improved IN
feeding value as well as in quantity
Then the presence of a liberal supply
of phOsphoric acid encourages the lay
ing up of protein in the grain so this
is a point that must not be overlooked.
A J. I,egg
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-10
BACK TO THE FARM.
What Col. Mercer Thinks of AEricul-
turaI school Suggestion.


IF Georgia could afford it agricul-
tural schools in different sections of
the state would be of great benefit,
provided. however, that some scheme
could be devised whereby negros would
be forced to attend them"
This expression of opinion by Col.
George A Mercer. president of the
Board of Education, was prompted by
that part of Gov. TerrelFs message to
the General Assembly that refers to
the establishing of agricultural schools.
While Col. Mercer agrees with the
Governor that such a school in each
congressional district would be of
great benefit to the state, he thinks
that there is plenty of room for i'm
provement on the present condition of
affairs.
Col. Mercer points out that the state
is staggering under its heavy burden
at this time and says that the start
ing of agricultural schools would only
mean an increase in the debt. He
things that the country schools that
are now open should be looked after
before anything more is done in this
direction. While the teachers in Sa-
vannah are paid promptly, for the rea-
son that the money is advanced by the
Board of Education, those in the
country have to wait a long while fcN
has been informed that the result is
that in many cases they dispose of
their warrants at a big discount
Then. too, it is shown that in many
localities the schools ere in session only
three months during the year and such
teachers as can be easily secured are
employed. 1t is the present free
school system that needs relief and
Col. Mercer thinks --1at these matters
should be arranged Before there is any
talk of agricultural schools. The pres
ident of the Board of Education thinks
the idea an excellent one If the state
had a sufficient fund for this purpose
Even in such a case Col. Mercer be-
lieves the negroes should be given the
preference, provided that they can be
forced to follow agricultural and kim
dred pursuits.
Col. Mercer thinks that negroes were
born for an agricultural life and in
his opinion such a life is their only
salvation. For this reason he would
seek to force the black man to till the
soil and work out his own destiny. Col
Mercer has noticed that the country
districts are being depopulated by the
negroes Who are f1ocking to the cities,
where in very many cases they become
vagabonds and thieves They come to
the cities are fed and clothed by the
whites, become indolent, and are final
ly absolutely worthless. Possessed of
nothing themselves they cannot respect
a law that protects the property of
others.
Col. Mercer thinks that the black
man should be taught to farm and save
for himself. and feels that if agricul-
tural schools are to be established
the negroes should be forced to attend
them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-10
LOCAL. PERSONAL.

John Lille of Columbus is at the Pu-
laski.
H. K. Robertson of Atlanta is a
guest of the Pulaski.
N. NJ. Buxton of Offerman is regis
tered at the Pulaski.
S. E. Moxon of Almeda is among
the recent arrivals at the Pulaski
r. E. STAIRS of Macon arrived last
night and registered at the Pulaski.
Lieut.. w. G. Peace of Fort Screven
spent the day in the city yesterday.
j. H. Helms of Charleston is among
the guests registered at the Screven.
c. A. Young and wife of Townsville
are among the guests at the Screven.
Lieut.. D. Y. Beckham of Fort Screw
en- was registered yesterday at the De
Soto.
w. D. Ferris of Augusta is among
those who are registered at the Pu-
laski.
H. W. Otis, prominent contractor
of jacksonville, was in the city yes
terday.
F. w. Johnson of Jacksonville is
among the recent arrivals at the
Screven.
E. D. Patterson of Triton arrived in
the city last night He is stopping at
the Screven.
]. A. Swanson of LAGRANGE arrived
in the city last night and is stopping
at the De Soto
Mr.. Arthur NJ. Lucas has been confin-
ed to his home at No. SIG Waldburg
street. east. for several days.
II. N. Ford, prominent citizen of
Gainesville. Fla, is in the city on busi-
ness, and is a guest at the Pulaski.
The many friends of Mr.. John Pope
Solomons will regret to learn that he
is seriously i'll at his home No. 122
Jones street, west. His illness began
about a week ago. 1t has developed
into meningitis and his condition is
the cause of much concern to his
friends.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-10
Cotton Thieves Caught.

Beaufort. S. c.. Nov. 9.-Freouent
thefts of seed cotton from the Halls
Island farm. near here. amounting to
at least 5000 pounds, have been dis
covered by the foreman of the farm,
Mr.. G. T. Humphrey. Complaint was
made here to Magistrate T. G. White
that one Chance Martin was seen with
bag of cotton at Seabrook's station,
of which he could not give a salts
factory account. This led to the ar
rest of Martin by the magistrates con-
stable. Martin then admitted his guilt
and IMPLICATED four other hitherto
trusted negro men on the farm, who
had been employed in handling cotton
from the cotton house to a gin. Two
OF the alleged thieves were captured
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Mann
and the magistrates constable. The
others VIII be brought in tomorrow.
when an examination will be held be-
fore the magistrate.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-10
Ammonia" and nitrogen"
To the Consumers of Commercial Fer,
tilizers in the State of Georgia:

To the Consumers of Commercial Fer
ulizers in the State of Georgia:
1t appearing that many far
mers do not understand the
change from the word ammo
mia" used in guarantees under
the old fertilizer law of the state to the
word nitrogen" required by the new
fertilizer law of Georgia, we desire to
offer a word of eXplanati ton regarding
this change. The Commissioners of
Agriculture of the Cotton States assem-
bled in convention at Hot Springs,
Ark. following out the recommended
tons of the Association of Official
Chemists of the United States. decided
to change from the use of the word
ammonia" TO that of nitrogen in the
branding and guarantees required of
the manufacturers OF fertilizers. They
did this in fact of the strong and ur-
gent protest of the manufactures be-
lieVing il to be more scientific to use
the word nitrogen in the place of the
word ammonia" and also that it
would prove to be a long step forward
towards the desired unificatiOn of the
fertilizer laws Of all the states, mas
much as many of the more progressive
states already used the word nitro
gen" and would refuse to return to the
use of the word ammonia" To il
lustrate. we have been in the habit of
saying cotton-seed meal. blood tank
age, etc. contained such and such per
cent. Of ammonia, as a matter of fact,
they contain no ammonia at all. but
they do contain nitrogen. 1t is simply
a loose habit of speech into which we
have all fallen and which should be
corrected.
An ordinary cotton-seed meal con-
tains 6.59 per cent. of nitrogen, which
is equivalent to per cent. of ammo
MIA, but it does not contain per cent.
of ammonia In like manner. a fertil-
izer containing a guarantee of 0.S2 per
cent. nitrogen is the same as l per
cent. ammonia under the old law; 100
per cent. nitrogen is the same as III
per cent. ammonia under the old law;
l.25 per cent. nitrogen is the same as
1.52 per cent. ammonia under the old
law, $50 per cent. nitrogen is the same
as 1872 per cent. ammonia under the
old law; 165 per cent nitrogen is the
same as 200 per cent. ammonia under
the old law; 200 per cent. nitrogen is
the same at 2.43 per cent. ammonia I'M
der the old law; 2.06 per cent nitrogen
is the same as ESQ per cent ammonia
under the old law.
To convert any percentage of nitro
gent into its equivalent of ammonia
multiply by 1.214. To convert any per-
centage of ammonia into its equivalent
of nitrogen multiply by 0.S24
o. 3. Stevens
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Jno NJ. McCandless,
State Chemist.
Nov z
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-10
Mixing different varieties.

For many years I have observed
the practice of mixing several varie-
ties of certain vegetables together
when sowing, and have found almost
invariably that the crop was greatly
increased from so doing. Especially
with such crops as turnips. beets,
English peas, beans and cucumbeTs,
have I found it profitable. Have fire.
quently mixed as many as ten differ
ent varieties of turnips together and
as a result make twice is many BUSH
els or more when only one kind was
used. on good clean land 1t is no
difficult matter to make 800 to 1000
bushels. They are either sowed broad
cast or in rows fifteen inches apart.
There is great difference in the ma
turing Of turnips. Some mature very
early, and can be taken out of the
way for the others to have more room
to grow in. The fiat Dutch and the
cowhon come very quick. and can
be taken out six or eight weeks before
the rutabagas or the yellow Aberdeen
have made their full growth
When big crops are made the tur-
nip is a very valuable crop on the
dairy farm or where there is much
stock kept If you have never raised
large and satisfactory crops of them
try the plan Of mixing 1--WE or more
Minus lpGtlHtI.
With English peas it is advisable
10 mix three kinds at least. a dwarf
early kind, a medium and a late
grower. The same area will yield
twice as many peas as one kind would.
SO with beets, mix a long sort. a
han long and turnip-shaped: having
the soil very rich and sowing evenly
dozen seeds 10 the foot Thin out only
as they get large enough for use.
\ thousand bushels of beets can be
made easily on an acre in this way.
In fact, it pays with other crops than
those mentioned. II is so with sweet
corn ! always mix two to four diff
ferent kinds-early. medium and late.
Have found it to work well also with
cantalouDes.
" here there is no design to keep
seeds pure OF a kind il will always
be found desirable-the mixing of sew
erai kinds The crop is increased any
where from so TO $50 per cent. by it.
II would be so with cotton if clus
tel and long-limbed varieties were
duly mixed.
In laying down improved meadow
or pasture the same method will an
ply. At least five or six different
kinds or grasses you'd be sown to-
gether to secure the best meadow or
pasture
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-10
A BAD PRACTICE.

st. Petersburg Times: For weeks
past the Manatee growers have been
at their time dishonored fool practice
Of shipping green oranges. Green as
gourds-almost as green as the grow
ers-sour as lemons, utterly unfit for
use-these oranges are going forward
in car lots daily, to be dumped onto
the Northern market. to break it. to
play havoc with prices, to work dam
age to the reputation of Florida or
anges for the balance of the season,
and for other seasons to come. Pater-
nalistic laws are said to be undemo-
cratic, but ii does almost seem as if
such people need some law to protect
them from their own fool selves-not
to mention protection for other grow
ers who raise good fruit and would
like to sell it on its merits.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-10
FLORIDA,

Tampa Herald: The steamer Lewis,
plying the waters between this city
and Palmetto, was destroyed by fire
at the Mitchellville docks Saturday
night, before the midnight hour. The
vessel. which was valued at $4,000,
was destroyed completely. The in
surance is said to have been about $4,-
600. How the fire originated is not
known, but it is thought that it orig
mated from the explosion of something
of a combustible nature. There was
no one on the steamer at the time
but negro Waterman who was
awakened to find the steamer ablaze
amidships. He Immediately jumped
into the water and swan ashore. The
Lewis was owned by Alec Mckenzie,
of Rye. one of the largest turpentine
operators of this section, who used
the steamer for transporting naval
stores. There was no cargo aboard
when the fire occurred.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-10
Protein in Corn.

Corn has always been regarded as a
poorly balanced ration except for fat
tening purposes. The relative proper
ton of protein to the carbonaceous
substances is too small Only few
years ago it was asserted on apparently
good authority that the relative pro-
portion of protein to the carbonaceous
substances found in corn was very uni
form and that the average per cent.
of protein found in the grain was but
little over 1915 per cent In 1897 the
Kansas Experiment Station took up
the matter of corn investigation and
they found that the per cent. of pro-
tein found in several varities of corn
analysed to vary from 9.75 to 17.12
per cent, a variation of 1885 per cent.
They found the amount of protein to
vary in grains from the same ear from
1875 to 1880, a variation of 275 per
cent. Different ears of the same va
riety were found to vary as much as
6.44 per cent. These findings are quite
different from the common accepted
belief about corn. They show that
simply so much corn per day is no safe
standard for the feeder to go by, as
one day the animal may get a very
much larger amount of protein than
is given in the same amount of corn
of some other variety. They also sug~
gest lines Of improvement by careful
selection OF seed. But one difficulty
comes up. and that is that we are not
ell chemists and cannot select from
analysis Of samples, but analysis of diff
ferent parts of the grain as reported
from the same station shows that the
richness of the grain in protein de-
Ponds upon the size Of the germ. An
average Of four varities showed the
germs 70 contain nearly % per cent.
OF protein, while the balance of the
grain contained only about 10 per cent.
This gives a basis by which any farm
er can intelligently judge as 70 wheth-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-10
AT THE THEATER
AG9eS>ss@9eee

a Normandy Wedding" which will
be the attraction at the theater to-
night and tomorrow matinee and
night is described as being a genuine
comedy set to most tuneful and melo-
dious music. 1t is adapted from the
French by J. Cheever Goodwin with
new and original music by William
Furst.
The story is said to be coherent and
wittily told. An elderly cider mer-
chant. who is a bankrupt, marries
his daughter to man who is SIM
iliarly devoid of financial resources,
though both the old gentleman and
his son-in-law think each other rich
beyond the dreams of avarice. When
they discover the error into which they
have fallen. they are both enraged,
and the cider merchant. a conscience
less old rascal. seeks to get out of
the ENHANCEMENT by passing off
goose herd girl as his daughter upon
another sutton who has several mill
lions to his credit. This sutton really
falls in love with the daughter while
the other girl in the end acquires the
love lorn poet who has adored her
all along. The complications which
arise from this plot are numerous and
very amusing, the fun at times Re
ing said to approach the boisterous,
although never descending to horse
play
The dialogue and lyrics are said to
be exceptionally bright, at times be-
ing positively brilliant.
The Grace Cameron Company that
presents "A Normandy Wedding" is
a GVfr nrS1f inc al go,
ganization and quite up to the high
standard for which Manager Fred c.
Whitney has become noted. Besides
the star, Miss Grace Cameron, the
company includes the we'll known and
popular comedian, Harry Brown,
Stephen B. French, Jr., Genevieve
Reynolds, and a chorus of unusually
Adults, soc; children, 25c, admission
to the balcony. Regular prices pre-
vail at night.
Wednesday night Miss Bonnair Price
and company will present the society
play in five acts, "a Woman's Pow
err" handsomely costumed with special
scenic and electrical effects, and a
coterie of clever specialties between
the acts. Something doing all the
time" is said to be truly appropriate
as the performance is a continuous
one. Much praise has been accorded
Miss Price and her company. Polite
vaudeville will have an opportunity of
satisfying the most fastidious wants
Special matinees will be given Thurs
day and Friday at 8 p. m. A change
of play and vaudeville nightly and
and matinees. At Thursdays matt
nee the comedy-drama North Caro-
lima Folks will be presented. Seats
are now on sale.