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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-14

Second-handed bicycles for sale
cheap. Frank Van Brunt & Co, 1926
Newcastle street.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-14
Ordinances.

OTUIUdHCGS.
The following ordinance was plac-
ed on its first reading and referred
to the ordinance committee:
BY Alderman Boyle
An ordinance to amend section 5SS
Of the code Of the city of Brunswick,
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hammocks. After number of years
of practical experience with this crop,
our preference Is for high pine lands
with red clay subsoiL
Soil Preparation.
In the natural course of crop rota-
ton, sugar-cane should follow sweet
potato crop which has been literally
fortified with stable manure. This
would put a great amount of humus in
the soil, and this is necessary in grow
ing cane crop. Failing to get this
rotation, the next best would be to
grow velvet beans as a preceding crop.
and have them grazed off by live
stock. But whatever rotation we prac-
tice, and on whatever kind of soil we
grow sugar-cane. we should take care
that the soil is put in the best condi-
ton possible by deep blowing and
thorough pulverization. On old land
that has been in cultivation for a num-
Der of years. we should use subsoiler,
in addition to deep blowing by either
a turning or disc pillow. This subsoiler
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BENIN ROBERTS Agents for West Florida and Southeast Alabama,

phosphoric acid and 10 per cent potash.
In the application of this fertilizer care
should be exercised to apply it broad
cast on freshly worked soil, as uni
formly as possible, and to mix it
thoroughly with the soil by harrow,
weeder, or cultivator. This had bet
ter be done a week or so before plant
ing the seed-canes. The composition
OF this fertilizer should be along the
lines of slow availability, particularly
the ammonia ingredients Of 1t. High
grade cottonseed meal is really the
most suitable raw material for the pur-
pose; because, being an organic fer
tflizer, it takes longer in forming the
necessary plant food, and as the cane
crop is long season crop this suits 1t
best. The source of potash should be
the sulphate, because the chlorine In
muriate and kainit Injuries the flavor
of the syrup to a certain extent. The
method, in general use, of applying the
fertilizer in the furrow is not to be
recommended; because in so doing
the fertilizer is all in one place, which
prevents the healthy action of the root
system Of the cane. Our farmers in
most cases overlook the fact that the
root system of every crop is the foun-
dation on which the crop is made, and
If the method of fertilizer application
is towards the retarding of the root
system, the results in production VIII
not be so satisfactory as If the ferti-
lizer was broadcasted all over the soil
and thoroughly mixed in before plant
ing the seed-cane. We therefore urge
upon farmers the necessity of broad
casting all the fertilizer.
Planting.
When ready to plant the crop, lay
off burrows six inches deep, SIX feet
apart. In these burrows plant the
canes, cut in three to four-joint
lengths, laying them in the furrow 50
as to lap a few inches. Cover slightly
at first, gradually working soil in to
this furrow in further cultivation. II
the seed-cane is covered deeply al
first, as is often done. the probability
of getting a good stand is lessened;
though a deep furrow should be made
so as to insure, as far as possible the
deep roofing OF the crop. This pre-
vents its blowing down in wind storms
late in the season. when the canes ara
heavy and high winds prevail. One nj
the best tools is q weeder, run across
the rows. thus filing In the seed fur
row gradually. In the further cultive-
ton of the crop, shallow running tools
are necessary. because the roots feed
quite close to the surface and a deer
running tool would injure them con-
siderably. In the first stages thu
weeder is the best tool for the pur-
pose. and if an adjustable one is use9
| it can do the work successfully all thu
way through. If a weeder is not avail
able, sweep to run very shallow il
the next best. After the crop is hal
grown, a top-dressing OF about two
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ne-Grinding and Syrup Making
BY c. K. Meouarris.

The sugar cane is one of the Oldest
farm crops In this state OF which we
have any record It dates from the
earliest settlement of the country on
the East Coast. The Jesuit Fathers
imported the seed-cane from the West
Indies. where 1t had been extensively
grown as early as the year 1913. It
was first brought over by Columbus,
on his second voyage in 14s3. But the
methods Of growing the crop and the
extraction of the juice for syrup
making have not been much improved
upon by the general farmer In all the
years since then. This explains the
lack OF popularity Of this crop as
money-maker. With proper cultural
methods and the use Of improved mills
and evaporators. sugar-cane can be
made one of the - st profitable crops
that any Of our farmers can grow
1t is suitable for all sections of our
state. as 1t thrives under proper treat
ment on all kinds OF soil. from our
thin blackjack land to our heavy
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when one tubful gets foul to remove.
wash and dry it before using it again.
This saves waiting for the moss to
dry; for to clean it thoroughly. it must
be first dried.
Evaporating.
The kind Of evaporation to use is of
importance, and our aim should be to
have an evaporator with a large skim
ming surface. If one is going to use a
furnace, the evaporation should be con-
structed so that it is easy of manipu-
lation. A long box Is feet by so inches.
divided into three compartments, will
be found satisfactory. 1t should be
made of 2-inch poplar or cypress. about
10 inches deep and fitted with a bottom
of No. 20 galvanized sheet iron. This
is divided into three compartments, the
first one a foot or so longer than the
others. so as to have plenty of skim
ming surface for the green sap when
it goes in at first. The kind of skim
mer, generally used in syrup making
on the Florida farm, is not a perfect
skinner; for most of the material
that it is supposed to remove escapes
through the perforations in the bottom
and mixes with the boiling juice, thus
giving a dark cloudy product of in
ferior flavor. When the first compart-
ment Of the evaporator is filed with
juice, the heat should be applied grad
ually, and it should never be allowed
to come to the boiling point The
heavy green scum that rises at first
should be removed by means of a
board used like a scraper. and taken
off into a gutter fitted for the pur-
pose on to the end of the evaporator.
When this heavy blanket is removed
entirely, the Juice should be trans
ferred to the middle compartment
through gate for that purpose Most
of the evaporation should be done In
the middle compartment, the syrup
being only passed on TO the next when
it gets nearly ready TO run off, The
Swimming of the boiling juice after the
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hundred pounds of nitrate of soda per
acre is recommended. This should re
mixed with the soil at the time Of
application, to get the best results.
Stripping.
Early in October stripping should
begin. All dead leaves should be re-
moved. so as to admit sunlight to the
stalks, which helps to sweeten the
Juice. This can be done at odd times,
and so one will be so much work ahead
when the rush of harvesting sets in.
The crop should be allowed to stand
as long as possible before cutting, be-
cause immature canes make inferior
syrup.
Cutting.
From the middle to the end of No
vember is time enough to harvest the
sugar cane anywhere in the state. In
the preparation for harvesting the
first consideration is the topping. The
immature joints contain much glucose,
and to prevent sugaring of the syrup
we need to leave some green joints on
the cut cane. About one immature
joint to every eight mature ones is a
good proportion to maintain in the top
ping process After topping, the cane
should be cut and windrowed as soon
as possible. and in the event Of cold
snap, the canes should be covered with
leaves or trash of any kind to protect
them from the frost.
Grinding.
When preparing to grind the crop. a
heavy mill should be used; because
with light mill the extraction will be
low. The location of the mill should
be where the juice can be run by
gravity to the evaporation. If an inch
pipe connects the juice tank with the
trouble will be avoided when making
syrup.
Straining.
The Juice tank demands ourclose at
tention, and the straining of the juice
as it runs from the mill must be done
thoroughly. The best juice tank is
made from the half of a barrel, set on
a platform right below the mill spout.
If black moss is available as a filter
the tub should be filed with 1t. On
the top Of the juice tub double layer
of cheese cloth should be placed, held
in position by hoop so as to be easily
removed for cleaning. Right under the
mill spout piece OF common window
wire screen should be placed. This
will catch the rough trash that runs
from the mill with the juice, and it can
readily be cleaned as often as desired.
In fitting the tube to the bottom Of the
tub it should be inserted so as to be
flush with the bottom, and piece 81
wire gauze should be fitted on the
mouth OF the pipe to act as a strainer.
These strainers and the moss filter
viii require cleaning several times q
day when in full operation. 1t is best
! to have several tuhfzls of moss, and
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robbed soils. Their demand right now
for seed is SO insistent at $3.50 per
bushel that there is great danger that
enough seed viii not be kept in Flor
ida for this years planting. This de-
mand for velvet beans is making sales
in car lots as far east as Richmond,
Va, north TO Louisville, KY, and west
to New Orleans-even Texas is big
buyer this year,
AS soon as all the south knows its
value the little belt where seed can
be grown (mainly in F'lorida) cannot
supply the demand. The cotton states
plant velvet beans for their fertilizer
and humus value alone; they can
not mature seed. and the dry lands of
Florida will always enjoy a monopoly.
as the beans require eight months to
mature, and wet fat lands will not
grow them. They require no fertiliz-
ing.
Besides selling the product Of our
own farms. 1 have sold this season
over $4,000 worth of beans for my
neighbors; the supply is exhausted.
and am now sending back good checks
every day. This section is already in
the lead raising velvet beans, and
hoping to increase the growth of this
crop. So that the inflow Of money viii
be felt by merchants and every branch
Of business, propose giving the fol-
lowing
Prizes.
Best 10 acres Of velvet beans-$1Oo
in gold.
Second best 10 acres of velvet beans
$50 in gold.
Third best 10 acres OF velvet beans
-$25 in gold.
Fourth best 10 acres Of velvet beans
Registered Berkshire pig. out of our
Hollywood Columbia sow, sired by
Lord Premier, and valued at s25.
It is not necessary to have many
rules. A few regulations, however,
VIII prevent misunderstanding:
1. Contestants must reside II Ma
rion, Citrus or Sumter counties.
2. No person shall contest unless
written notice is given me not later
than July /, 1911.
3. The contestants must be sub
scrIbers for either the Weekly Ocala
Banner, Ocala Star, Sumterville Times
or Citrus County Chronicle.
4. Exhibits shall be made in Ocala
Of not less than 500 pounds, In the pod.
and one bushel of so pounds shelled
beans. on January 10th. 1912. CAS-
many more may be exhibited as con-
-testant desires.1
Is. The amount, OF yield. lland the
method Of measurement must be GER
titled by each contestant and attest
ed by two disinterested witnesses
who shall be satisfactory to the coun-
ty superintendent Of public instruc-
ton in the county where grown.
6. Each contestant must submit at
tested certificate showing the yield
from his 10 acres.
I. IN awarding prizes the following
basis shall be used; (Al Greatest
yield per acre 30 per cent; (B) Best
and largest exhibit OF beans. 40 pei
cent: (C) Best written account of how
the crop was grown, 20 per cent.
s.. Everybody eligible to compete.
No restrictions are made as to how
the crop shall be grown.
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first blanket is removed should be
done by a board with a handle to Il
like a mortar board. This board should
be of planned material. about II inches
square. BY laying it fat on the boil
ing juice all the scum on the surface
adheres to it, and it can then be raised
and the scum scraped Off by means Of
piece of lath into the shimming barr
rel. The impurities on the surface Of
the juice are thus entirely removed,
and the product will be brighter and
of a better flavor than that yielded by
the old method OF the strainer skim
mer. To get syrup uniform in dem
sity, a hydrometer must be used. This
instrument costs less than dollar. and
no syrup maker can afford to be with
out one.
The Package.
To get satisfactory prices and make
the product more valuable, syrup
must be put in glass packages. sealed
while hot. If this is thus treated It
viii keep indefinitely. To put good
syrup in barrels or even tin cans Is
not to be recommended. You cannot
sterilize a barrel sufficiently TO prevent
fermentation when warm weather sets
the tin will impart its flavor to the
syrup. But when put in glass bottles
of a quart capacity, and nicely labeled.
the price is always satisfactory. It
should be the aim of every syrup
maker to make a good article, put up
in air-tight glass packages, sealed
while hot, with an attractive label
giving the designation of the planta-
ton or farm. When an article is rnada
that can be guaranteed, there win be
no trouble in marketing IL The sup
ply of high grade Florida syrup is
never equal to the demand, and II our
farmers will cooperate and build cen
trail evaporating plants. the industry
could be extended until we would have
Florida syrup in every market OF the
world, where the call for Il Is insis-
-tent-Farmers' Bulletin no. g.
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II II hardly realized by those not
closely acquainted with farming how
great an increase in bushels. and in
general interest. has been brought
about in Marion county's corn crop by
the generous work Of DR.. J. c. Boozer.
Not only the boys and rising genera
lions, but mature farmers as well, are
planting more acres. and making larg-
er yields.
The Marion County Fair IS entitled
to credit for the beginning of this
work, for, when in 1908, the first fair
was in preparation, The Munrce &
Chambliss Bank took occasion to Of
fer prizes Of SIS, SIS and SO for the
first, second and third best IS ears Of
corn shown by any boy under eigh-
teen years of age. It did not even re-
quire him to grow the crop. but allow
ed him to go to his fathers cribs and
make the selections. There was at
that time so little interest in the mat
ter that only two exhibits were made.
The first prize corn. shown by Joshua
Gist Of Mcintosh, was exceedingly
good, so DIR. Boozer bought a large
quantity Of it and distributed the seed,
offering liberal prizes for the 1909 fair.
fair of that year showed the enor-
nous total Of 1873 exhibits.
Last years great success Of DR..
Boxers work with the boys is fresh
in the minds of all.
Nor is Marion county alone getting
the benefit Of this corn boosting-oth-
er counties are awakened and at work
along the same lines. In the end the
whole state viii reap benefits.
There is another crop needing atten-
ton. though 1t is now doing well. This
crop is more to the highlands Of Flor
ida than is wheat to Dakota, alfalfa
to the west. or even corn to Illinois.
This crop is the wonderful
Velvet Bean.
II not only sells today in Ocala at
$3.50 per bushel for seed, but those
pods. ungathered. on account of the
great mass Of vines which hide them,
fatten beef which tops the market, and
rush the growth of pigs Our field av-
eraged to yield Of picked beans more
than 20 bushels per acre the past sea-
son. But the greatest value OF this
crop is for fertilizer and humus, which
every farmer in Florida Is buying.
The United States department Of
agriculture and the Alabama and Flor
ida experiment stations have thought
this bean Of sufficient Importance to
issue special bulletins covering its
growth The fertilizer value per acre
IS given by the Florida station as be-
ing equal 70 1900 pounds Of cotton
seed meal. carrying Z IL per cent OF
ammonia (see Important Facts" in
side front cover of bulletin No. 1922
which, figured at market price Of fer
tilizer, gives the enormous value OF
$3.50.
Now, we have arrived at the point
TO show its unlimited cashable worth
to this section The southern states
have planted cotton so long that al
Of the humus in their soils have beer
destroyed Cotton farmers have reat
the bulletins referred to and many
hundreds Of them have made small
paintings of velvet beans. They real
ize this bean is the redeemer of theil
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should Immediately follow the other
pillow in the same furrow, using two
teams at the same time. Above all we
should see that our land is clear of
stumps; for one cannot conduct profit
able farming on stumpy land, because
improved tools cannot be used. If one
has to use the old Anticipated tools, he
is not earning the wages he would
were he to use modern implements.
Along this line I would like to remark
that, as class, farmers never figure
the wages per day they are earning
when making a crop, which ought to
be the one thing that they should have
in view. And another point they over
look is the most profitable crops to
grow. For instance, it is well-known
fact that one acre of good crop of
sugar cane yielding about four hun
bred gallons of syrup (Which is below
the average) will put more money in
the farmeffs pocket (and with less
than one-fourth the labor) than will
fifteen acres of cotton, even if sold
at ten cents a pound and producing
the average crop of two hundred and
twenty pounds of lint per acre.
The land intended for sugar cane
should be plowed late In the fall, and
all decayed vegetable matter left over
from previous crops plowed under to
form necessary humus. This blowing
should be completed before the first of
January. If washing rains should oc-
cur through january and February,
soil that is deeply plowed will not be
affected by them, but, after these rains,
if a dry period should come, the crust
on the land should be broken by run
ming a cultivator or weeder over it, so
as to form a soil mulch and prevent
evaporation of soil moisture, and to
aerate the soil. Some Of our most pro-
gressive farmers SOW rye on land in
tended for cane, and this acts as a
winter cover crop. This practice is
especially recommended where the land
is rolling and subject to washing. as
the rye roots help to bind the soil, and
it is an easy matter to plow in the
young rye when cultivation OF the cane
begins.
Fertilizer.
Fertilization is an important point
for a successful crop. The necessary
plant foods must be supplied In proper
proportions to get the best results.
The analysis of the sugar-can crop
shows that IT is a heavy feeder on
ammonia and potash. 1t does not re-
quire much phosphoric acid. It is a
difficult matter to set down a rigid
formula to be observed in all cases,
because every farmers soil differs
from those Of his neighbors in so many
ways, in moisture, or in chemical and
physical conditions, that considerable
/ latitude must be allowed. Under or
binary conditions, on soil plowed not
less than ten inches deep. we would
apply not less than one thousand
pounds per acre Of fertilizer analyz-
ing 5 per cent ammonia, per cent
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Touring Car-$125O
Pony Tonneau-$1300
Torpedo-$135O

includes oil head Eghts TOOLS
including Mohair PtOIite
Bosch Bcseh Magnetic $l5o
details go any
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THE BEST OF cRoPs-To STIMULATE
PRODUCTION cHAMRLss OFFERS ATTRACTIVE PRIZES
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Warning to All
Interested in the 's33"

- Only limited number of HUDSON $3.50 can be m
Thousands have already placed and secured their ord
Dealers want more cars. Their allotnents canno
will have to accept fewer cars than they will want
All individuals who will want HUDSON "33's' cam
that delayed will have to go untitled.
ALI makers will experience greater demand for
than they meet.
The six leading makers of moderate priced cars have
cries for the past two months. There has not been
HUDSON 33" was shipped that we have not been wee
Such is the reward paid the advanced car of the
upon claim advertising bonbast
examining HUDSON the
viii entail expense obligation. 4
idea of what should be and
order Specify when want delivered Delay
The Detroit times., 1911-03-23
LIQUOR INTERESTS WORK
HARD FOR FITZGIBBON BILL
House Committee Reports Out Meas
ure Which Is Designed To Do
Away With Dry Cities.

CFrom Staf Correspondent.)
LANSING, Mich, March 23.-The
house liquor committee today report
ed out the Fitzgibbon bill, making
township, village, and city units In
stead of counts for local option. The
liquor interests are working hard for
the bill as 1t would do away with dry
cities.
The house committee on labor will
report out the Austin employers IL
ability bill, which does away with as
sumed risk, the fellow servant doc
trine and contributory negligence. II
sets no limit on the amount to be re-
covered. The senate committee which
is considering the Miller-James- Mori-
arty bill favored by various employ
ers associations, has not decided on
O report.
Oflcers OF various prisons and 9th
er institutions are actively fighting
the administration bill approved by
the house committee Of the whole, for
q central board of control doing away
with the boards of Is institutions. II
comes up on third reading next week
SANFORD.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-23
DOCTOR's NAME IN
sCAWEGLER CASE
Wife Took Mackinaw Physician to
Lunch and Paid Bill, Wit
ness Testifies.

The name OF DIR. Harlan McMullin,
q prominent physician In Mackinaw
was introduced In the divorce case OF
Mrs. John H. Schwegler against her
husband, prominent Monroe-ave.
jeweler, In Judge Murphys court,
Thursday. by Mrs. John Schmidt, a
sister-in-law Of the plaintiff.
According to Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs.
Schwegler, while In charge OF her
husbands store In Mackinaw, fre-
quently took DIR. McMullin to lunch,
and always paid the bill. She also
said that In 1908. Mrs. Schweger and
McMullin went to football games In
Ann Arbor, and always alone. She
said that Mr.. Schwegler knew that his
wife was with McMullin.
The witness also said that Mrs.
Schwegler and Stewart, the man men
toned in the testimony, Wednesday.
as having occupied room next to
that of Mrs. Schwegler, In Mackinaw,
and being forced to go through her
room to enter his own, often went
bowling, and that Mrs. Schwegler
paid the expenses. Mrs. Schmidt tes-
tilted that she had heard Mrs. Schweg-
Ter called Mrs. Stewart, but that she
had never heard the plaintiff reprove
any one for addressing her in that
manner.
Attorney Ralph Preston, represent
ing Mrs. Schwegler, asked the witness
IL II were not true that McMullin and
the Schweglers were friends. and II
the doctor did not come to their house.
She replied that she had seen him
there one Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Schmidt testified that Mrs.
Schwegler also went out with Frank
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