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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28

pays a heap mo- tax dan de rich man;
for not only does de po man pay tax
on ebbleting he gifts, but de rich man
generally contributes to pay his own
tax by extractin' mo- or less wolun-
teer donations from de various an
seberal po' mems wild witch he hols
/, amicable an frienly relations.
Il has often wondered to myself
how anybody could hab de heart to
chen talk bout passin' any SIGH a law
as dat one Were dey wants to keep
open de public school only for de chill
lun OBJ dem wot pays taxes on de tax
books; all de udder chillun to be shet
out an SEN back home. BY SIGH a law
like dat, de very ones wot would be
lef' out would be de ones wot pay de
mos for de school, an stan de mos
cen need OBJ de free schoolin'."
"Sence you 'splain matters dat way"
said the waiter with a sigh. II don't
see how cen lie VOL Is eibber goin' to
manage to pay all des taxes wot /
got to meet. Gee! Jis' look at de big
amounts dey has got to raise, wy,
dat new city Hall buiIdin is goin' to
be a awful load by itself. Cose, dey
got to tax de people to pay for IT,"
"No doubt bout dat. neider" said
Uncle Mingo; but dere is all sorts oh
taxes, an likewise whole lot o. peo-
PIE " hclN yDu 70 pay lot Qt new
buildin'. So / hopes you will manage
to surwibe de burden wich you has all
oh a sudden fin so hebby.
But talkin' OBJ finin' so hebby, an
also OBJ payin' for de new City Hall,
remin me oh a currence wot happen
on Eas Broad street de udder day.
an wot go 20 show de diffunt idees
people has on de subjec' Oh raisin'
money for de city.
Two o. desc little raggedy gutter
snipes was chunkin' bricl0bats an cuss
words at one anudder. an raisin' a
whole lot o. Cain. A ole cullud oman
stick her head out de do an holler AZ
defn.
Look herev she say. you good FOR
nothin'. no-count rascais. wot dat you
a-dOin' here. a-cusrin an n hghtln an
disturbin' de peace an maxim an dis
fus7 Look yondcr De police comm
now. an he only too glad 20 take YOU
up an make you pay d. nne. Amt
you know Dc wife folks r. depcndin'
on DE- Niger fines 90 pay Tor dat now
BohanEe buildin' dey IL putin upf 1"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
Something About Deep Flowing md
SubsoiIInR

We are not cranky on the subject
OF deep blowing and sub-soiling. We
do not believe it to be a panacea for
all the Ills of poor farming, but we
do believe there are times and places
when it will pay handsomely. saws the
southern Ruralist Whether Won
should sub-soil your land or NOT is a
question which you must decide for
yourself, being governed by the quail
lty and condition of your land. II is
question for the exercise of good
Judgment, Just as all important oues-
tons which come up for decision on
the farm. "a
II you are farming by improved
methods, with the object ! Z, ron star, III,
IN view of improving your land. and
II your soil has a good clay founda-
lion and you are increasing the
amount of vegetable matter it con-
talns, you should try to pillow II
little deeper every year. saw ahont an
inch. The gradual deepening of the
SOIL is the safest way to pillow deem.
all soils. - i 90 -
Now with regard to sub-soiling:
Ihere are good many people who
nave tried 1t and have discarded their
suo-soll piows, claiming 1t does not
l III tAtC OlncI mana, there
otners who assert quite as positively
tnat II does pay. For our part, it has
paid us on some land and has not maid
on other land. Moreover as our soil
1 becomes deeper and richer. we And
less need for sub-soiling. Especially
IS this true since we have been using
a disc pillow, as this plow does NOT
nave that tendency to create a hard
/ pan at the bottom of the furrow like
the ordinary turn-plow
, Inc land where 1T paid us best to
sub-soil was hillside gray top-soil
underlaid with stiff red clay. The land
would seem to have been naturally
well drained. but the direct opposite
was the case. 1t was very slow in
drying out after a rain and had never
been plowed over four inches deem be-
fore we took hold of it, and this had
resulted, together with the lands be-
ing worked too wet, in the formation
/ or hard pan which prevented the
water sinking into the ground. We
sub-soiled this land in the fall when
the sub-soil was comparatively dry.
several years ago, with the most bene-
i ficial results, and we recommend sub-
soiling on all land that is in similar
condition. On such land sub-soiling
helps drainage and ariation, and by
so doing helps to make plant food
| available and Increase the productive
power of the land. Never try to sub
soil land when the sub-soi Is at all
sticky, for if you do you are throwing
away your work
If land drains we'll. Is friable and
does not run together and the top soil
is from eight to ten inches deep, as a
general thing 1t does not need sub
soiling. Here the continued deepening
OF the soil with the proper plows is ali
that Is necessary.
The months of November and Deem
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
the development of the more succulent

the development of the more succulent
parts.
1t is extremely difficult to grow
much in a hog pasture unless it Is
divided off into lots, at least three.
With these divisions such crops as
rape, alfalfa, wheat, rye and oats may
be grown, the hogs being kept out of
one part while another is getting a
start. The difficulty with alfalfa is
that most men that try to use it for
hoge range, pasture 1t too close
and to kill It. 1t must be pastured
lightly and the hogs must be taken
out of that part before there is danger
of harm coming to the plant. When
properly taken care of it provides good
feed the year round in the states where
the weather is not too cold.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
Two Iden. OF Farming.

In the United States there are two
opposite ideas of farming. One is
to farm on the extensive scale. The
other is to farm on the intensive
scale, says an Exchange. The West
ern idea of farming is TO own great
tracts of land, and this idea be-
comes more extensive as one goes
West. Even in Western Canada
farmer thinks himself poor unless he
owns several sections of land. The
idea is one that had It's birth in the
days when land was cheap. 1t has
lived on in spite of the changed con-
ditions. In the day of cheap land
the great farm was a necessity, as
intensive operations were not pos
sible. Labor was scarce and, live
stock abundant, and the animals could
be made to do most of the gathering
Of the crops, eating them as they
gathered them.
With the increase of population the
interests of the country lie in the
possession of small farms. Reduce
the size Of the farms and young men
will find it possible to purchase them.
At present prices it is practically i'm
possible for a young man to buy a
farm of average size. The old pro-
cesses of thin farming still remain on
as the price of land goes up, on ac-
count of the ever-increasing price of
labor
In the Eastern part of the country
the intensive farming idea is in the
scendency. AS a result the farms
are largely owned without mortgages.
The intensive idea is making itself
felt to some extent in the West, but it
is yet slight, except near the great
cities, where farming takes on the
character more of gardening. Could
we but induce the men that own more
land than they can cultivate to sell
what they have little use for the ben
eft would be threefold: The man that
sold the land would be benefited;
the landless man that purchased it
would be benefited; and the general
public would be benefited.
We are coming to the time when
our farmers will realize the fact that
1t is possible to farm downwards as
well as laterally. They will find that
it is not necessary to pay taxes on a
thousand acres of land farmed three
inches deep when they can get the
same results from five hundred acres
farmed six inches deep. They will
also and that smaller farms mean a
better social condition of the people.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
some Dairy Feeds.

A communication from the Alabama
Experiment Station thus summarizes
some experiments made:
The object of the feeding expert
ments herein described was to ascer-
tain whether hay made from hairy
vetch, cowpeas and soy beans could
be advantageously substituted for
most of the wheat bran in the ration
of dairy cows. The following values
per ton were used in calculating the
cost of food:
Wheat bran, $40; vetch hay. $40;
cowpea hay, $40; cotton seed, $12; cot
ton seed meal, $40; cotton seed hulls,
IS.
Vetch hay proved fully equal in
feeding value to similar weight Of
wheat bran. BY this substitution the
cost of the food required to make a
pound of butter was reduced rs per
cent, which is equivalent to a month
ly saving of $22 20 in a herd of twen-
ty COWS.
With the vetch ration the cost Of
food for one pound of butter averaged
10 cents in contrast with 1874 cents
when wheat bran was fed The waste
in feeding vetch hay was, with most
cows, about per cent. of the amount
Offered and with cowpea hay about
16 per cent; the latter residue, being
useless, is charged as a part of the
ration.
That portion of the cowpea hay ac-
tually eaten proved fully equal in
feeding value to a similar weight OF
wheat bran. Charging the cows with
all the cowpea hay offered them, we
find that cowpea hay had So per cent.
of the feeding value of wheat bran,
one ton of this hay being equal to
1,720 pounds of wheat bran.
When wheat bran was worth SEQ
per ton, cowpea hay was worth SIT 20,
and vetch hay $40.
The monthly profits per cow were
"a .65 on the vetch ration and $4.S5
on the cowpea ration.
One of the Jersey COWS used in this
test produced butter at a cost for food
of only 1-S cents per pound, when
fed on the vetch ration.
Running cowpea hay through a
feed cutter did not decrease, the waste
in feeding this food.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
The Feeding Cattle.

In our experience one of the most
common causes of lack of gain in cat
tie during the first two months of
the feeding period is overlooking at
the start. says the Farmers Review.
In many instances the feeders brought
from a distance or from different en-
vironment have to become accustomed
to the change Of circumstances, feed
and water and must be carefully ham
died. If. as is commonly the case,
they are at once rushed onto full feed
ing they thrive apace for few days.
but soon lose appetite, become consti-
pated or scour and from either OF these
causes fail to gain flesh. Where cattle
are bought from a farmer in the inn
mediate vicinity of the feeding place
less care is required In getting them
onto feed. They have been accustomed
10 the water and food of the district
and so may be brought quickly onto a
full ration without serious results. The
brought-in cattle, however should
have light rations for two weeks and
care should be taken that the food is
succulent OF comprises some element
that will keep the bowels open. II there
is not succulent food such as roots,
silage or even alfalfa hay to be fed
then II is often a good plan TO give a
handful OF glauber salts or epson salts
In the drinking water twice a week TO
get the cattle into good condition for
heavy feeding. Especial care is re-
quired as regards the feeding of con-
centrates. The hay ration does little
harm provided the hay is OF good
quality and free from mold. but corn
or meals must be used IN small quanti-
ties at hrst and then gradually in
creased IN amount as the cattle be-
come accustomed TO these foods. The
addition OF cotton seed meal or fax
reed meal or ground oil cake Is ad-
visable, az IL keeps the bowels regu-
lar and az the same time helps 10
balance the ration and produce the
most benefit from the foods used
When cattle have been accustomed "a
fun feeding the attendant should pay
careful attention 10 the state OF the
bowels of each animal The manure
On is consistency and color b. fhf
correct index 30 tho state Of the a.
fefiiFe organs. Constipation tells Of
TOO much coarse woody nbro ana aur.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28

Chaos exists in the matter of the
weights of the various grains. There
should evidently be a national law
that would establish uniformity.
Wheat is uniform at so pounds to
the bushel
Shelled corn is Sc pounds in most
states, but is "a in Arizona and 50 in
California. Corn in the ear is 20 pounds
TO the bushel, except in Ohio, where
1t is 50 pounds and Mississ. ppi, where
1t is AZ pounds, Corn in the ear and
unshucked is 70 pounds in Alabama, IA
pounds in Arkansas and Tennessee.
and u pounds in Texas.
Oats are 80 pounds to the bushel
with the following exceptions: Idaho
So. Maryland 2s, New Jersey so, Vir-
ginia, 20.
Barley runs 4S pounds to the bushel
in most states. The legal weight is
AZ pounds in Alabama, Georgia, ken
lucky and Pennsylvania. Arizona re-
quires only 45 pounds and California
so.
Rye weighs 81 pounds in California,
but in other states it is Sc pounds.
Buckwheat varies greatly. In Cali
fornia the legal weight is only 20
pounds. but the San Francisco Board
of Trade requires so pounds. In :he
following states AZ pounds is the le-
gal weight: Idaho, North Dakota.
! Oklahoma. Oregon, South Dakota,
! Texas and Washington. The law re-
| quires As pounds in the following
states: Connecticut, Maine, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New
| York, Pennsylvania, Rho1e Island.
Vermont. Fifty pounds to the bushel
is required in Indiana, Kansas Mime
| sofa, New Jersey, North Carolina,
| Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin. The
legal weight is So pounds in Arkansas,
| Colorado. Georgia, Illinois, iowa. Mis-
souri,, Montana, Nebraska, Virginia
and West Virginia.
The legal weight for beans Is mostly
| 60 pounds. but in Arizona beans. 9TH
err than small white ones, has a legal
weight of So pounds to the bushel.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
FARM, GARDEN
AND HOUSEHOLD
By S. A. COOK.

gests better hay or more of it In pro-
portion to coarse corn forage. Lack
of fresh water tends to produce con-
stipation and X is most apt to happen
where the cattle are not given a due
amount of salt to stimulate the drink
ing of sufficient water. Too soft ma
nure and especially when it is covered
with Shiny material (mucus) tells
of irritation of the alimentary tract.
and this may be due either to frosted,
moldy or extra coarse and irritating
food. The presence of ergot or fungus
in the corn or hay may have this re-
suit and should lead to the addition
of some food in which these things
are not present. Sometimes it is not
necessary to altogether do away with
the affected food, but simply to "di-
lutte" it with better food. Contamin-
ated drinking water is also a common
cause of securing among feeding cat
tie. Trouble is sure to ensue upon the
advent of lice on feeders. When the
cattle begin to rub on the posts and
walls or fences examine them closely
and destroy lice by spraying with a
strong solution of tar product dip; or
lessen the food and give some salts
in the drinking water if the irritation
IS found to be due to eczema, which
frequently attacks feeding cattle and
especially those that are kept closely
confined. Either lice or eczema may
cause serious loss of flesh or may re-
tard the gaining process Next paw
attention 10 the feet of cattle. 1t is
well at the outset of the feeding per-
iod to trim the feet where seen to be
overgrown. This is easily done in
stocks made for the purpose. The ex-
ira horn is sawed off, or cut off by a
wide chisel struck by a mallet. The
coarse rasp may then be used to shape
the toes properly, and where this is
done at the start 1t is rare for the
feet to trouble the cattle before thew
nave to go onto grass in spring. We
nave seen many fine steer held back
IN condition by the pain of it's feet
that have become lame from over
growth Of the horn. See to 1t that
FOUL In the foot does not get a hold.
II comes from wading in filth. This
indicates the necessity of keeping the
yards scraped and we'll bedded.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28

The required weight is SO in the fol-
lowing states; Maine. New Hamp-
shire, Vermont.
Peas weigh legally go 20 IDS in all
the states that have established legal
weights for them.
Glover is so pounds to tha bushel
except in New Jersey VIII IRE it is 81
pounds.
Timothy weighs 90 pounds to the
bushel in Arkansas, AZ in North Dako.
ia, Oklahoma, South Dakota and AZ
in the other states.
For the following grasses few
states have established Legal weights
but generally the weights are. Herds
grass As, Hungarian As and 50. millet
so (48 in Minnesota), Japanese barn
yard millet 35. bluegrass IA, reItop Il
(12 in Virginia), orchard grass Ii.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
WILL STIMULATE THEM
FOR TEMPERATURES SAKE.
Presbyterians Are to BE Urged Il
Greater Activity.


Philadelphia, Nov. 27.-To-day was
World Temperance Sunday, observed
by a great many Protestant churches
and Sunday-schools. A general OBJ
servance of the day was held in this
city, the principal meeting being that
held under the joint auspices of Phdl-
adelphia Presbytery and the Presby-
terrain general assembly. The meeting
was addressed by Rev. DR.. J. Addison
Henry, moderator of the general as
sembly; John Wanamaker and Prof.
Charles Scanlon. the field secretary of
temperance for the Presbyterian
Church.
Prof. Scanlon said it Is the intention
of the Presbyterian Church to put
workers in the field for the purpose
of holding Presbyterial meetings
throughout the country to stimulate
Presbyterians to greater activity in be-
half Of temperance. :
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
Vice Consul Resigns.

Mexico City. Nov. 27.-Edwin Mar
tin Comfy, the American vice consul
at this place, has resigned to assume
the management of q. lumber company.
Mr. Comfy is a New Yorker and has
occupied his position for three and
a half years. His resignation Is to
take effect Dec 1. c. G. Etberhardt,
who for the past year has been the
keeper of records in the American en-
bassy, will succeed Mr.. Comfy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.
SALE or STALLS IN THE MARKET

City Marshal's ONCE, Savannah, Ca.
Nov. 10. 1904.-rhe stalls In the
market building will be offered for
rent at public cutlery on WEDNES-
DAY. THE SEVENTH DAY OF DE-
GENDER, 1904. AT 10 o'clock, a. m.
Parties desiring TO retain their
stalls and renting by the year will
have the preference. but must be on
hand and respond promptly.
BY order Committee on Market
HENRY y. DREEsON,
City Marshal
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28

Der are the best in the year for this
work. as the weather is cool. the land
is usually in good condition for this
work and the farmer has the time.
If you sub-soil be sure to leave one
or more strips not sub-soiled and note
the difference. You will then know if
1t pays you.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
OFFICIAL.
BIDS WANTED.

Office Director of Public Works
Nov. %, 1904.-Bids will be received
at this office until Wednesday, Nov. 80
1904, at IL o'clock noon, city time, by
the Streets and Lanes Committee, for
furnishing feed as follows
No. Timothy Hay, per 100 pounds
No. 2 Timothy Hay, per 100 pounds
Best quality Mixed Oats.
All to be weighed at City Lot En-
velopes to be marked, Bids for Feed
The city reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. Preference given to
party who can deliver feed from one
location. Bids to be opened in pres
ence of bidder
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until Wednesday, Nov. 80,
1904, at ~ o'clock noon, city time, by
the Streets and Lanes Committee, for
furnishing the city with supplies to be
purchased during the month OF
December, 1904. such as Harness,
Oils, Paints. Iron, Lime, Cement.
Brick, Hardware, Tools. Lumber and
such other materials as is used by
this department.
All proposals must be made on off,
cial forms. which can be had at this
Office on or after this date.
Envelopes to be marked, Proposals
for Supplies" The city reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all
bids. Bids TO be opened in the pres
ence of bidder.
GEO. M. GADsDEN.
Director OF Public Works
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
rhe Use and study of Manures


A farmer needs to know all he pos
sibly can about manures. This knowl-
edge Is especially important in the
older sections Of the country where
the lands have been long cultivated
and now lack that essential humus
that made them fertile. A farmer need
not know very much of chemistry to
enable him to understand pretty
much all that is necessary to know
OF manures to make success Of
farming. Though it may not be aoso-
lutely essential it is well to know as
much as possible about nitrogen and
potash and phosphorus or phosphoric
acid about humus and it's relation to
fertility, about lime and gypsum, or
land-plasteras, it is more commonly
called. He can go a little further and
acquire some knowledge about carbon
hydrogen oxygen. the atmospheric ele-
ments of plant But after all there
is very little Of chemistry that the
energetic, common-sense farmer need
TO know to make him successful. He
needs TO know more about stable ma
nure, cotton seeds, cotton seed meal,
acid phosphate. bone meal, kainit nj
trate of soda ana perhaps a few other
things Of like character that enter in
to practical farming. To know how to
make use of these various materials on
his different fields will be about all
that he will find needful as a practi
cal farmer. We cannot farm to much
advantage on our worn soils now
without the use of manures and the
better we know how to use them the
better will be the success in farming,
whether clean culture or pastoral.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28

City Of Savannah. once Clerk OF
Council savannah, Ca, Nov 10, 1904.
Ing year 1905 Will nls their appiloa-
lions ~ once, 80 THAI aalna can ba
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
To Clean Gravel walks of Weeds.

The hoe is not the proper thing 70
do this. A solution of copper sulpnate
(blue yitrioD sprinkled freely over the
young weeds and grass will keep the
walk or road as clean as floor. FIJI
a barrel with water, thirty gallons say.
Then put ten pounds of blue vitr'ol IN
any old bag and suspend the bag just
under the surface of the water. When
II becomes dissolved fill a watering
can and proceed to sprinkle the weeds
freely. A copious application VIII
keep the walk or road clean for some
time. A less quantity can be made
than the above. but observing the pro-
Yortions given.