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'WIW II.JJIMUA’WU.IIU-E The Cherokee -• —I THE PLOW ’ n \ t < | BY BENJAMIN F. TAYLOR. '■: . i .>■? | God speed the plow ! The coat of arms •. Os them that turn the world to farms; And speed the day when all men know That thought makes grass as much as; rain, That wisdom’s workers always sow I Thought in the soil as well as grain. 1 • ( With pen of gold engrave this thing: ; It takes as good a heart and brain To be a farmer as a king I , Until within ten bright decades I The farmer held a soulless plow— . The melancholy ace of spades 4 Was all the “hand 7 ’ the man could show.- The very same old plow’ he drew That irritated Caesar's farm; He feared the Devil and the New, At every thought he took alarm ; His father had not quite worn out Before the boy had plowed a bout. A farmer should have shaped the share, And drawn the curve’t will always Wear —■ It was his right to fuse a thought Into the thing with which he wrought. But one hand drew’ them both: That plowshare plan, That Unsealed Letter unto man ! Which of the twain I do not know Put greenest laurels on his brow’, The Declaration or the Plow. Then speed the word and deed again !. The Jeffersonian plow and pen '. The world at last has turned a page, • And struck the quickstep of the Age. . -- ■ . ‘ Advantages of Small Farms. Much has been wisely said and written upon the propriety of small firms, and the superior profit to be derived from them. Practicing upon this theory, we find th4 astute Hardaway of Thomas county grow ing rich on fifteen acres, the products of which, by good management, he multiplies into the amount usually grown upon twenty times the same area. But it appears that in Belgium even the Lilliputian plantation of the Thomasville farmer is subdivided into fifteen parts, of one acre each, which are respectively made to support one family and the hired laborer besides. Describing these miniature farms, a writ er in Chambers’ Journal says : “The fields are mostly square, and rarely contain more than one acre; the ground is curved sym; metrically, the center being the highest, sq that the water drains down equally in all directions. Round the field, and a foot lower, extends a strip of grass, three or foul yards wide; still lower, a hedge of cedars is planted, which is cut every seven years ; and finally, the plat is surrounded by a ditch, bordered with trees of large growth. Thus each place furnishes rich grass, fire wood every seven years, and timber for building every thirty years. The plow’ is generally used, but every seven years the subsoil is turned to the top by the spada and thus it acquires a depth unknown to all except the best gardeners; the princi pal object being to produce flax, butter, and cereals.” But our freedmen lead lives of ease and plenty, compared with the hard lot of the laborer and man of all work on the Belgian farm. Earning oftentimes not as much as one shilling per day, their food is meager, and of the coarsest description. It con gists of beans, potatoes, rye bread, mid chickory as a drink. Duly on Sunday does he get beer, and meat never. Yet Belgium supports the densest population in Europe,, and her people resemble the occupants of n beehive. Every in*ill ol ground is util ized and brought to the highest possible state of fertility, and thousands of acres art even reclaimed from the briny deep by huge dikes which patient toil and industry have erecti d. Wc trust Georgia may never be SO crowded as to reduce her people to such Btruights, tint still the lesson is useful to ns, as showing what can be accomplishcd'by w ell-d i rccte d in d ust ry. Il is now an admitted fact that farms, well cultivated, fi utilized and fenced, are vastly more profitable proportionally than those of large extent. It requires’ double the mule and manual labor to cul-' finite one hundred acres that would suffice for fifty, and yet by concentrating the ma nure used on the former upon a smaller area, nearly twice the yield can be realized, and the land at the same time will steadily improve. Who, it may be asked, are really the only thrifty and progressive agriculturists 4f Georgia? We answer, those land owners who, with their sturdy sons, bear the brunt and heal of the season, and with their own brawn and muscle cultivate, harvest, ami enjoy the proceeds of their labor. These men raise their own beef, butter, mutton, bacon, and vegetables, and ofltimes, also, sugar, syrup, nee, and Hour. Moreover, their surplus land, if not advantageously rented, is used for pasturage, or allowed* to grow up and recuperate. They are ever ready, also, to st 11 to the thrifty w hite emi-* grant, and thus enhance the taxable and productive value cd the country. This assertion we are prepared to prove by the evidence of hundreds of small farm ers, whereas those cultivating large p anta-, tions, with exceptional and alm< si solitary instances to the contrary, make gricvxpjs failure's, and grow poorer every year, L*fi ( us emulate the Belgian, tin refore, and force Mother Earth by kind treatment and tire less energy to yield her utmost for the sup port of those who draw their substance from her gtiurous bosom.™ [M icon Tcle grwph. — 1 To Remove I’aixi Frou Ui * thing.— Equal parts of tnrpenti .cued >piiii>oj anj luonia will t out the pamt any kind <>t elathing, no na’t r how old and dry and hard ti may In?. 8 .ttlF.dr thv spot v. I.< I q id. pm asp-, two or three j tins > ... p . :.;vu W 0.1 all Uid. oap .-u Sow Early. ?.• ■ It seems generally to be conceded that sown 'Wheat’invariably looks bit er Ashen the winter approaches than that sown Htdff What, everybody says, must be so, and the timedbat wheat plants are estab .fished in tliVfall until tlfe succeeding bar- | ycs& the words are constantly heard, “early ■efonvn grain. looks well.” Then let the wheat fffe put in well and early. If one variety will not dd "So-well when sown early, try .‘Mediterranean; for it may be set down as a “fttcttVaht die fine varieties of wheat are al %jiys more lender than the coarser kinds, %iid the white varieties are more tender trs<a rule than the red ones. If muck .of an acreage is sown, sow at fcait three-varieties that will ripen in suc cession, and let one of them be of the har diest kind obtainable Another, advantage of early sowing is, that k'ss seed will be required. The Man hattan Nationalist is pretty near right, when it says: From one-third to one half the small grain usually sown is wasted or worse. Ofte| it h’appens that the grain is so carelessly put in that much of it does not come up, and is too.thick to do well. We are confident that three pecks of good fall .wheat well drilled in at this time, on well prepared land that is wet enough, will rbribg more, bushels to the acre, and of a 'bettey quality of-grain, than if a larger quan tity is sown. In determining how much to sow,.attention must be paid to the size of flic berry, its conditions, how’ it is put in, the time of the sowing, the condition of the soil, ’etc.. But remember that the thicker it is the less it tillers, and vice versa; also that if put in early, so the plants become • wdll MtjdlcfinWy will tiller enough in the spring to convert what would appear to be a light stand into a heavy one. Then sow lightly but do your work early and well. ’A ’f 7 p—— »- » ■. Smut in-WWat.—The cause of smut in . w’heat is sowing too late in the season. I ipy experience, which will go far to. support me in the assertion. Several years Ago I prepared a piece of land, about ’ofie acre" on which to sow turnip seed. I spjyc‘d W’bcat’.xyith the turnip seed, got a very good stand of wheat; this acre of tod was in a field where I proposed to sow thy Crop rtf wheat. About the muldle of November I solved the field, sowed wheat on three sides of the acre above referred to; afterward I moved a fence which gave me a strip of land on the other side of the acre; about the 15th of December I sowed the strip down in wheat also. You will per ceive that the acre was surrounded by the second and third sowing, plowed in so closely that only a furrow separated them. The plowing was all done in the same man ner, by the rsame plows, and the seed was taken out of the same box. The wheat sown in August had not one single head of smut; that sown in November lud smut in it to some extent, but not enough to cause niuch injury, while that sown in December jvas nearly one-third smut. :Biuoe then I have tried the experiment, and I havrt nover seen a head ot smut in xyheatt sown in’ September. L-ist year I ; sowed an acre in August; in September I ■ sowed about three acres more, and the last of Novenilar, I sowed the balance of the field in wheat; this last, in November, I 1 soaked in blue stone, to prevent smut. Being pressed for time, I began sowing the wheat bcibre.itf was thoroughly soaked; and this produced a pretty heavy sprinkle of smut, but that sown in August and September was. perfectly free from it—and just.huro let me state that, with me, the early sowing always produced the most cx- Celleht crops. • ;— Sheep on the Farm.—Sheep are under valued by the mass of landholders as a means ot keeping' up the fertility of the Soil and putting money into the pockets of the fa nurs. The moment one beeins to taU< of she< p husbandry, the listener or Tender begins to Took for wool quotations, as if the wool was all that yields protit Irom Ony might as well look for whvd (pioUiions alone when there is talk of titiiinog. •• Sltctq? qrt A fi.nn yields wool and mntton. Tdvy btulftpiy vnlA great rapidity. They are the best of fann s-avengers, “cleaning a field”’ ns iro oth< r class ot animnls will. Thei/givc back to the farm more in pro .pojliQU lp fio:n it than any an A <l'tefributu il better with a view to the future fertility of the soil. s There is no need of proof to those who have kept Mn'Cpdmd kuow their habits and 1 the profit they yield. To prove it to those wA^>'4 : *fF '| fc ijnee, it is necessary ’ tney slroukf try the experiment, or accept ■ the testimony of an experienced shepherd. 4 ■ -*b-*-* Salt as x Fertilizer. —A Maine farmer blW’nels of s.Jt to the acre, and ’, harrows it in before Sorting grain and grass seed. lie says: That is the secret why I T‘g*Vko«hfiß»h hay. I have used salt many cotti, Lxqpilg, us we d*> ashes. Upon one piece I lul on tliird, on one third plas ter, and on the oilier third Salt, and the Sali> d jfortlon wits decidedly the best. 1 broke ub* kwjMhijJs- |>f pa acre of poor land? nrR?/bfixiirg miy common stable i mauuFM on ji, I sowed, after harrow ing ouce, eight busht sos salt, and plautuu pwlidues and peas. They came up ss string ami grew as rank as th- v would ikwiv had there Ix-vn an < xtra coni of dieting pkme.. in. l ..*l s<-ms to sound ; aslf I'fere was sortie decided benefit trom I tlic'ftpplicndrth < f salt. Fa' step Rice —One quart milk, ha'f a hot tgenlly) three or four tid’uouhcil.'iuid yidks <»t four eggs, fbwr snsr»r. grated rind of one [’! .-toy. liafiq til! done, then add ; Pf,. U’R w£lu $. fr ilk aIIt de s’;g ir ad Lxtr.dahtt lftl.br cold.. MONEY MADE. I desire to call the attention of all I those who owe me anything, that I their accounts and notes are now due, and that I am compelled to have money. We have been bless .cd with bountiful crops, and all , can pay who are so disposed, as I , will take corn, fodder, wheat, oats, rye, cotton, peas, potatoes, pork, , I and almost everything, in payment of debts due me. So 1 hope my old friends and customers will re spond liberally to this call, for by 'so doing they will save cost and I their good name at the same time. l| , T I mean business, when I say that I .■ am compelled to have money. All f those who are indebted to the firm ’' of McAfee <fc Moss must pay their jj accounts and notes at once. Those > | 5 failing; to do so, or to make satis j factory arrangements, will certainly r I # i find their accounts in the hands of t ' collecting officers. I want to purchase 10,000 bun- J. dies of fodder and 1,000 bushels of corn, for which I will pay goods er 1 ! f cash to those not indebted to me. r t 1 have now got, and am receiv ; ing daily, one of the largest and ; best selected stocks of goods ever ■' exhibited in North Georgia, which > I propose to sell very cheap for cash or barter. I am determined ' i ’ to sell as low as the lowest, as my f experience in business and facili- I ■ tics for buying are not excelled by j any in this country. AVe —I mean i myself and clerks —invite all the [ children and ladies to call before ' purchasing elsewhere, as we will [ give all the children candy and love all the ladies. ’ 9 J M. McAFEE. . i CHEAP CASH BTOBM. W. St. ELLIS, i Second door west from corner Gainesville , and Marietta streets, ‘ CANTON, GA., ) r Dealer in t 1 r STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, k ■ | GROCERIES AND HARDWARE. ‘ i’ Will slso d > a general Bartering business. ' and allow the higlu st market prices for • country produce. It will be to y«»ur inter - esi to call and examine my stock and prices , before purchasing elsewhere. You will find goods at the old prices, tor cash. ‘ __ _ _ "a M _- ell lß. ; i W. A. BRIGHTVVELU i ‘ " ' CARPENTER, CONTRACTOR AND t BUILDER, Residence, Canton, Ga. . O 1 ALL work done by me will lx» clone with nest . ness sti'l .iii|utvh. Prices reasonable—MtiafaclMiti ’ guaranteed. l Aug 4, l-611l J. 31. HARDIN, L i HOUSE AND SIGN P AIIST T JU R, ’ Canton Ga. Aug 4. I—lv Mrs. M. A. Smith, Canton, HA I R WORK ER, Manufactures hair into «n kinds ot braids, ringlet* setts, bracelets, watch-guan’s, necklaces, etc. Will insure satisfaction in quality of work and price All grades of mounting furnished when de *n d Call and see style of work, on Ma rietta street. 4 3m TF YOU WANT PRINTING DONE, 1 wiih matncxs and dispatch,caU ai lUkt ' ufiice. Brewster, Sharp &Dowda, PUBLINIBRS OT TUB CHBBOKMI eBQBCUAN, Real Estate Agents, BUY AND SELL REAL ESTATE, Examine Tities, TAISCEiai,, FURNISH ABSTRACTS Make Co]leotions. ATTEND PROMPTLY TO ALL BUS NESS IN OUR LINE. omwß «r THE CHEROKEE CANTON, GEORGIA. THE CHEROKEE GEORGIAN, A Weekly Newspaper, PUBLISHED AT CAINTONT, GEORGIA, And Devoted to the Interests of Cherokee Seorgte. THE G-EOK,C3-TA.2T Will contain, from time to time, the- Latest Nows, and will give its readers an interesting variety of LITERARY, MORAL, AGRICULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, TEMPERANCE AND POLITICAL. READING MATTER. It is a Home Enterprise, and every citizen in Cherokee and adjoin* iug counties should give it his encouragement and support. IHK Georgian will bo AN EXCELLENT ADVERTISING MEDIUM, and merchants and others, who wish to secure tho vast trade from the mountain counties, would do well to avail themselves of tho advantages which it offers. Job YVovk of A.ll Kinds Will be executed at The Georgian office, in the neatest style and on tho most liberal terms. BARTER of all kinds taken for Job Work And Riihaprintions. EEJ 1 ed to clubs. & SHARP, Proprietors. antigen T —- r - ■ rar edical Discoverv THE li Century. Restored to Modern Womaxroopl Womans BEST FRIENB; gVD! D I n that the latter are subject to numerous di«- sion of the Menses, Whrtrs, Painful Monthly unb, Irregular Menstruation, H*<m<»rrha|p or • Falling ot the Womb. The Profttwiou has. tor some remedy that would enable th«in to it remedy has been discovered, by on. of tbo >rgia. The remedy is ZFUegMAlator. -O—o- Mrenglit and Elasticity—Tried Doctor as Doctor. Rutledge, Ga., February 16th, 1871, Thi* is Io certify that my wife w hn invalid tor six years. Had disease of tba womb attended with headache, weight in the lower part of the back; suffered from lan guor exhaustion and nervousness, loss of appetite and flesh. She had become so ex hausted and weak, her fri. nds were npprehenaive she would never get well. I tried rlrwior Utter doctor, and many patent medic in» s—had desqiatred of the improv»*ment when fortunately, she commenced Ulring DR. BRADFIELD’S FEMALE REGULA TOII ’ She is now well; nud three ot four liottles cured her. Improved in health, ap netite and flesh, sne is blooming in all her pristine Ix auty, strength and elasticity. I re gard you as hkr HATtouK from the dark p*»rtnh of death, anti my bkxkfactor. May your shallow never grow less, and you ncvwr become weary in well doing. aug2G—ly JOIIN BHARP Thankful for the very flattering recopium the FEMALE REGULATOR baa met with from all portions ot the country, the Proprietor begs leave to announce that he has largely increased his manufacturing facilities, anl hoj»es that bet*uro very long he will b« able to place within the reach of evwry suffering woman this, the greatest boon to her sex rar Price, SI.SQ per Boltle. For sale by all Druggists in the United States. L- IL BRADFIELD, Proprietor, Atlanta, Georgia.