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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-20

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
Corn Foder For Horses.

Tests at experiment stations with
work horses have given good shredded
corn fodder. for feeding value of from
othy. says the Breeders Gazette. At
the Vermont station corn fodder gave
equally as good results as timothy
with work teams. But we would not
consider it as valuable for a semi-idle
horse, such as a stallion in the stud,
as it is rather an inert food and not
so readily digestible as the timothy.
Corn fodder could constitute a portion
of the rough ration for a stallion read
lily enough, and undoubtedly a horse
could be carried through his season
with ii, if of fine quality and IL he be
judiciously handled and fed, but speak
ing generally the timothy would be
considered more valuable for such a
horse than the corn fodder. There has
been much overworship of timothy as
horse feed. 1t is usually a very ex-
pensive feed, and through years of
custom farmers have brought them
selves to believe it an indispensable
ration, but this is clearly a mistaken
view. Good shredded corn fodder and
bright oat straw will carry the farm
horses through the winter with a lit
tie grain, and the quantity of timothy
given hard working teams in the
spring can be greatly reduced by the
tudicious use of well-preserved corn
fodder. AS matter of fact, most far
mers are wasteful feeders of hay, and
1t is high time that they were learning
and practicing economy in this mat
ter. Many a timothy meadow can.
with ultimate profit, be plowed UP if
the cornfields are CLEANED of their
stalks. This giant grass" should be
cut before the seed (the ears of CORN
is dead ripe, and the stalks should be
shredded into the NOW or hay shed or
pressed into bales. If the stalks are
bright and green when shredded and
are preserved in NOV or bale, they fur
'nlsh very satisfactory and cheap
substitute for timothy, and the nor
ton rejected by the horses-always a
little of it-makes bedding that is
eXcelled ONLY by neat rnoSS
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13

One of the greatest advantages 1 OBJ
tain from a cover crop is the constant
storage in the soil of humus. A soil
rich in humus is also soil properly
drained, says the Indiana Farmer. In
many soils the lack of humus permits
the best elements of fertility, no mat
ter in what form applied, to leach out
and go to waste. Sometimes they
merely leach down to the sub-soil, but
even there they are wasted to most
crops. Our surface feeding crops will
not go down to the sub-soil after rich
humus or fertility leached down there
because OF a too porous and open sur
face soil. The cover crop plants the
humus in the surface soil, and thereby
holds the fertilizing elements of pot
ash, phosphoric acid and nitrogen.
They are held there in a position where
the roots of the plants can most read
lily reach and utilize them.
Any cover crop will do this work.
Some, of course, answer the purpose
much better than others, but a crop
that furnishes an abundance of green
foliage will in time fill the soil with
rich humuS. Therefore, cover crop have
been used by me continually for sys-
tematic storing of humus in the soil.
My land is so open and porous that
nearly all fertilizers would quickly
leach through if it were not for this
practice of planting cover crops to
prevent the waste. Humus in the soil
gives strength and vitality to plants.
1t furnishes the bone and marrow to
the soil, and makes it rich in possibili-
ties. When the soil is drained steadily
year after year, and no new humus
added, 1t becomes lifeless, and no
amount of artificial fertilization will
quite COMPENSATE for the loss.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13

Owing to their fatty makeup. the
hog suffers most OF all the domestic
animals, when deprived of water In
order that they may do their best
they must have pure water. not once
or twice day. but all the time. This
can best be provided, where there is
not running water, by having a
square trough. to which is fitted a
float valve at one end. This trough
should not be oven ten inches high.
and should be protected by mailing
Stats across, to keep the hogs from
getting in and so1ling the water. This
trough should be fed by a pipe lead
ing from a reservoir or large tank.
l have tried a great many of the
watering devices attached to a tank
or barrel and find that while thew
will work for a time. sooner or later
they gave trouble, and of late l have
discarded them and use a float valve.
which is always in order. 1t paws
best to have the float made of copper.
as 1T will not rust, while a tin one
VIII, and soon leak. If you have never
had this or similar device for water
ing your hogs, get one next season and
you Will be convinced that 1t paws for
itself many times over during one sea
son, besides saving a whole lot of hard
work. l would rather be looking over
the fence watching them eat. than
Juggling water, when a pipe that costs
but few dollars can carry it easier
and better, when once set to work; be-
sides doing the work better than I
could possibly do It. 1t gives me time
to attend to some of their other wants.
that l could not possibly attend to had
to carry all the water that they re-
Quire.-Forest Henry.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
DADE,s GOOD ROADS.

Jacksonville Metropolis: Dade coun-
ty is just now doing the good work of
constructing rock roads on a scale
never before attempted in any county
in Florida, and before long the fame
of Dade county will have spread all
over this country, because of her long
stretches of solid, rock roads Chair
man George w. Lainhart, who was in
Miami on Monday. says that the gang
will soon be laying at the rate of a
mile every four days. An engine, a
caboose and thirty fiat cars have been
leased by the county from the F. E. C.
Railway Company, and the train will
be given right of way until Jan. l.
FIFTEEN fiat cars are loaded and hauled
from the county quarry at Ojus at a
time and while the engine and crew
are gone up the road and are unload
ing, another crew of men under Mr..
John ONeal is kept busy blasting and
loading other cars so that the train
can be kept going all the time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13

All rust and blight are Of fungus
growth which multiplies through
spores or single cell seeds, which are
carried on the leaves and during I'M
favorable weather, especially when
showers are followed by bright sun
shine it spreads very fast and de-
stroys the digestive powers of the
leaves. Bear in mind the leaves are
the digestive organs of the plant, and
if diseased or seriously injured, the
plant can make no growth. No spores
can live when brought in contact with
Bordeaux mixture. There are no
plants in the country free from this
scourge unless they have been thor
oughly sprayed and the spores de-
stroyed. l am satisfied that If the
propagating bed is well sprayed dur
ing the summer with Bordeaux mix
ture the spores will be so far de-
stroyed that no injury is likely to
come to the plants after they are set
in the field. If the plants when re-
ceived are covered with these spores,
and they are sure to be If they have
not been properly sprayed, and the
weather turns wet and sultry, the
spores will develop and seriously in
jure the crop of fruit-R. M. Kellogg.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13

earlier. say just as the peas begin to
form good, should stack them as fast
as cut, as l do mature vines. But, in
addition to the two strips Of wood
nailed cross shape TO the pole foot
above the ground TO keep vines from
being harmed by too close contact
with the earth. I should nail two more,
also cross shape, about half way up
the pole. This would keep the stack
from getting too close, leaving them
open to dry out faster
The poles should be about 10 feet high
and set in the ground at least l foot
deep. or deep enough to prevent the
wind from blowing over the stack. Do
not trample the vines in stack. Let
them settle by their own weight as
thrown up. Let the vines be the hight
Of the pole. or a little less. Slope off
at the top to shed water as well as
possible.
1t is best TO shred as soon as the
vines are dry enough. The time neces-
saIy to cure will depend altogether
upon the dryn-ss or wetness of the
weather. The stack will heat at first,
and then gradually dry out. If shred
ding is not intended, they should be
housed as soon as cured, to be fed as
needed. Some leave them in the stack
during the winter till needed. This Is
a most wfsteful thing to do. For the
pea vine, being stallIy and to some
extent open to the weather, deterior
ates more than any other kind of hav
from exposure.
I have found pea hay somewhat
harder to cure this year than usual
Late rains caused a second growth and
the vines were very sappy to the last
Then heavy and continuous rains We're
driven by hard winds deeper into the
stacks than l ever saw before. We had
to tear down and sun a few stacks on
which rain had fallen steadily for sew
eral days. Still, l find it much the best
TO stack as fast as, cut without pre-
vious summing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
MAY BE GEORGIA MURDERER

Tallahassee Capital. Sheriff Pearce
yesterday morning arrested a white
man riding a dark mare mule coming
from the direction of cambridge, Ga.
The man gave the name of A. j. Hall,
and claims to have ridden the mule
from near Atlanta, but declines TO
make any effort to have himself iden-
tined from that section. He is regard
ed by the officers here as a very sus-
plclous character, and is believed to
be A. ]. Bermick, a man wanted in
Dooly county, Georgia, for numbering
a man and his wife in the latter part
september while they were driving in
a buggy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
IMPROVING THE STAPLE.

Washington Gazette: Out at his place
in this county a few days ago. Mr. b
B. Hardin showed US the most prolific
cotton we have ever seen anywhere. We
saw ii growing in the field, and he
also, had a number of fine stalks or
exhibition at his house. There were
clusters of bolls all over the stalks and
on the limbs. We had never before seen
so many DOLLS of cotton clustered to-
gether This cotton is so prolific that
ii produces two or three times as much
to the acre as the ordinary cotton that
we generally see growing in the fields
For number of years Mr.. Hardin,
who is one of our most practical and
successful farmers, has paid very close
attention to tie cultivation of this
splendid variety of cotton, and by Sc
lecting the seed from the best stalks
has brought it up to high state of per-
lection.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
NEW GOLD MINING COMPANY.

Dahlonega Nugget: The Etowah Gold
Mining Company. which received its
charter to work what is known here as
the Betz Mine, had an incorporators
meeting at its principal office in the
Price building at this place last Mon
day, for the purpose of organizing. Col
w. p. Price, ST., was elected chairman
and w. j. Morley, secretary. Direc-
tors: w. Jos. Harm, M. D., Francis
SKUNK Brown, Jos. r. H. MILESTONE
VIM. c. Keau, Jr., JOS. Won Media, Hon
VIM. c. Spraul, ]. H. Nichols, Col w
T. Price, Sr., Jos De Forest Junkin
All of Philadelphia. except Col. Price
of Dahlonega. A meeting will be held
at Philadelphia right away, for the
purpose OF electing a president and
such other officers as is necessary, and
then work will begin at the mine on a
large scale with new improved mills
and up-to-date machinery.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
FLORIDA.

Leesburg Commercial: On last Sat
urday night Mr.. John Munden's house
at Lane Park caught fire from the
kitchen fue and was burned with all
its contents, except a sewing machine
and one bed. All the clothing of the
family was burned. Also, $50 that was
In one of the trunks The family was
in bed asleep when the fire occurred
and might have been burned serious
ly If not burned to death had it not
been for the faithful dog of the family
which got on the bed and awoke Mr.
Munden by pulling at his sleeve until
he was awakened. There was no in
surance, and the loss is seriously felt
by Mr. Munden
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
SOUTH CAROLINA.

AS the northbound passenger train
of the South Carolina and Georgia
road was crossing the trestle just be-
yond the fertilizer works at Blacks
burg, some children who were coming
to meet the train, walking on the tres
tie. One of them, the 9-year-old
daughter of Henry Black, colored, of
this place, was knocked off the tres
tie by the engine and almost Instant
ly killed. The engineer was Mr. j. S.
Phelps, and on account of the sharp
curve at that point of the road it was
impossible for him to see the children
until his engine was almost upon them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
FOUND DESERTED sCHooNERs.

The schooner Josephine arrived from
Cape Sable, the extreme end of South
Florida, Monday, and reports that it
found the schooners White Scud and
White Squadron, wood boats, in White
Water bay, dashed together, but there
was absolutely no sign of life aboard
either vessel. On the decks of the YES
sells were eight 3S-caliber Winchester
shells, which looked as if they had been
recently discharged. Search was made,
but no trace of the men could be found.
There were no signs that a fight hal
taken place on the vessels. The White
Scud is owned by John Lowe, Jr, and
mad three men on board. The White
Squadron is owned by S. S. Lowe, and
had a crew of two. All the FIVE men
missing are colored residents of Key
West
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13

When the Society of American Flor
lists went to Asheville, N. c.. for their
annual meeting most of those who
generally attend had to go 600 miles
or more, and one of the purposes of
going so far was to encourage South
ern florists and spy out the land in
the interest of bulb production says
the Ohio Farmer. Nearly $1,000000 is
now sent abroad annually that the
people of this broad land may indulge
in all the beautiful flowers which
spring from dubious roots, such as Ro-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
Dairying in The south.

The most important natural advan-
tage of the South for profitable dairy
ing is its climate, making it possible
to have good grazing on fresh pas
lures from nine to twelve months of
the year 1t is impossible to secure a
full flow of milk from a COW which
does not have fresh food from fresh
pastures. soiling crops, root crops or
the silo, and the best of these is fresh
pasture. Bermuda grass lespedeza and
other plants are good through the sum-
mer. cowpeas and sorghum in the
fall. and winted oats. vetches and
crimson clover for winter feed In
no part of the country is it possible to
secure good grazing through so great
part of the year at so little cost.
The mild winters make it unneces-
sary to provide expensive buildings for
protection from cold The increase in
the amount of food needed simply to
sustain animal heat in a region where
the winter temperature ranges from 20
to 30 degrees lower, as in the promi-
nent dairy sections of the country, is
no small item in the cost of mainte-
nance, and usually attended with a
decrease in the flow of milk when adj
ditional feed is needed for warmth
The more mild the winter the less feed
will be needed to support the animal
tuberculosis, so prevalent in the
North. is seldom encountered south of
the Texas fever quarantine line
In nearly every part of the South the
demand for all dairy products far ex-
ceeds the supply. In the Gulf states
milks retails at from soc to 40c per gall
Ion, and this price obtains through the
entire year. Butter brings SOC per
pound, and most of the counties in
this section consume double the amount
OF butter they produce After the To-
cal market is well supplied with milk
ana butter of home. production, any
surplus can go to, West India and
Mexico.-Prof. S. NJ. Tracy, Missis-
sippi. g
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
GOOD EARNING.

Mr.. w. H. Fowler of Lothian is one
of the many good farmers who have
demonstrated what the splendid lands
of Montgomery county can do. On two
acres this season, MIR. Fowler made D.
500 pounds of seed cotton-two ordi-
nary sized bales. Last year he gathered
IL bales from II acres. This is good
farming and shows that the lands of
this section can be brought up to a
splendid state of cultivation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13

appearance in this part of the South.
These specimens were sent to Mr..
Hutchison's father, Mr.. S. A. Hutchi-
son, by a gentleman who lives in Tex
as. They were sent in a bottle, and
several of them were still alive when
Mr. Hutchinson had them on the streets
yesterday. Mr.. Hutchinson promised to
keep them in the bottle, and said he
would never open it for fear they
might get out and establish a foothold
here.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
Curing Pen Vine Hwy.

My article on curing pea vine hay
has brought such a large number of
inquiries that I shall have to answer
them in a general way, SAYS the Globe
Democrat
First, as to time of moving the vines
We usually NOV after the vine ma
lures we'll and some peas are dry. The
vines are then easier to cure than II
cut while young and sappier. II cut
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
NEWS OF 3 STATES.
NEWS NOTES FROM GEORGIA,
FLORIDA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

Dahlonega Nugget: Mr.. w. B. Fry
has been engaged for several days on
Black Mountain, doing prospecting
work for coal and We are glad to state
that he is highly pleased with the out
look. He is following the black streak
which shows pieces of coal and looks as
if it will lead to something good. Mr..
Fry knows all about coal mines and
says the prospects here are very bright.
We were shown a good size piece of
coal last Tuesday that was found more
than fifteen feet below the surface.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
THE BALL wEEvIL.

Mr.. J. H. Hutchinson of Hopewell
township was exhibiting on the streets
of Anderson Friday several specimens
of the boil weevils or borers, the insects
which have been so destructive to the
cotton crop in Texas. They are about
the size and shape of the common lady
bugs, but rather grayish in color. They
are said to be more injurious to cot
ton IN Texas than any other pest
known. They have never made their
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13

River Report-The hight of the Sa-
vannah river at Augusta, at 5 a M.
75th meridian time) yesterday. was
10 feet, fall of OIL foot during the
preceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mo-
ment OF time, Oct. u, 1902, 500 n m.
18th meridian time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
Peas for Hay. Etc.

Mrs. J.. A. s.. Brunswick, writes:
Please tell me how many peas it will
take per acre to make good hay. 1 do
one-third peavines, balance good
grass. How far apart should they be
drilled? When planted? To make more
than one crop would the land have to
be plowed and planted again? The
grass would grow for a second crop:
but how about the peas? On good
land formerly in oak and hickory)
how many tons per acre would be a fair
estimate? Do you think that velvet
beans make as good hay as peas? Are
they not better for soiling than for
nayE HOW are they best planted?
AT what stage should they be
cut for forage? How can the mature
beans be used for feed? How MANY
crops OF hay can be cut in one seasons
III the soil to be used to make this
hay crop is well stocked with a good
native grass. such as crab or crowfoot
the best way to get such a mixed crop
as you desire it would be better to
SOW the pea seeds broadcast. using
about three pecks of seed. taking them
as they are without cleaning. The soil
should be plowed in April The nea
seed evenly broadcasted, then narrowed
and rolled. 1t is very desirable to ,,se
roller in such case. But if Won
haven't one you will have to brush tn.
seed In. If there is the spontaneous
growth of crab grass as is the case
here il comes very promptly after
stirring the soil after April 10 and few
or no weeds with it. The peas and
grass get along very well together thus
treated. The first cutting will be made
perhaps about the last Of June. cut
ting as soon as the peas'beginrto form
pods or when the grass ris well in
bloom. In about eight weeks more a
second cutting will be ready; that is,
on rich or well-manured soil There
may or may not be a fair second
growth of pea vines.
III the season is favorable and the
vines moved while there are a good
many blooms on them, they will make
a very good second growth. After the
second cutting there will be feenIe
growth of grass probably, with pur-
chance a good many weeds of one
KIND or another-the first year any
way.
You might drill bushel of seeds in
two feet drills. Give them one sweep
ing or narrowing two weeks after
planting, then let them alone The
grass would spring up then in the mid
die and both would be ready to cut
about the same time. Anywhere from
Two to four tons of good hay could be
cut from good soil
Tnere is no question that velvet
beans would produce greater guam
tity of vines than peas would even If
the Unknown Cor Wonderfully varie-
~ is used; but our own preference
would be the pea. We should advise
you however, If 1t is practicable. to try
some of each
The velvet bean cannot be regarded
as a first class hay plant, but as a soil
tmprover it is unequaled. Beans Of any
KIND should be ground and mixed with
other things for feeding to stock
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13
THE WEATHER.

Morning News Barometer, Oct. IL,
Morning News Thermometer, Oct.
IL, 11:20 p. m. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. So
Forecast for Monday and Tuesday
Georgia: Fair Monday. except show
ers in northwest portion; Tuesday fair,
except showers in northeast portion;
fresh south to west winds.
Eastern Florida: Generally fair
Monday and Tuesday; variable winds.
Western Florida: Partly cloudy
Monday, probably showers; Tuesday
fair, cooler; fresh south winds, shift
ing to north.
South Carolina: Fair Monday, show
ers at night or Tuesday; fresh south
to west winds.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13

Questions and communications rela-
tive to agricultural and horticultural
subjects, If addressed to Agri. Editor,
Drawer N, Milledgeville, Ca, will re-
ceive immediate attention.