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THE MONROE ADVERTISER
VOL. XLII. NO. 22.
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Talk is Cheap,
but not in the language
that our clothing speaks for us.
Each suit that we sell a man is
strongest sort of argument in its
favor, and those who wear our
clothes are backing up these
arguments every day. That’s the
kind of talk that’s never cheap.
We have an immense stock of
Spring Clothing, custom made, to
select from. Our stock of
CICILIANS, SERGES, ALPACAS,
LINEN and DUCK SUITS,
cannot be excelled in quality and
price in middle Georgia.
BENSON & TODD,
408 Third St. Macon, Ga.
SUMMER GOODS
REFRIGERATORS,
“Wisconsin Peerless” the only one scientificaally constructed.
Keeps everything without contamination and uses less ice than
any other.
ICE CREAM FREEZERS
“Shepard’s Lightning” the best made. “The Blizzard” also a good
one but a little lower in price.
OIL AND GAS STOVES
“The Brooklyn” blue flame oil stoves. “The Brooklyn” gas stoves
and ranges, also wickless blue flame oil stoves, the latest.
BABY CARRIAGES
“The Hey wood” has a national reputation. We have a big assort¬
ment, all prices. Cushion tires the latest novelty.
HAMMOCKS
Something entirely new. Stretches head and foot. They can be
converted into a reclining chair or a chradle for the baby.
BICYCLES
Be a “Monte Cristo” and say “The World” is mine. Johnnie
Johnson, America’s champion, rides it. The “America” with
Truss frame is the strongest bicycle built. Baby Bliss weigns 502
pounds and rides a 24-pound America. The “Oriole” at $47.50 is
the best wheel ever offered for the money.
GARDEN “The Furniture
Man,’’
173 Cotton Ave., Macon, Ga.
ESTABLISHED, 1848.
D. A- ALTICK'S SON,
Manufacturer of High Grade Buggies, Surries,
Phaetons, &c.
We claim to
build, not the / All we ask is, •
CHEAPEST, L a TRIAL
but the BEST \ r\y i/i 7 ORDER.
for the money.
Send for catalogue, and by mentioning this paper we will allow
you an EXTRA DISCOUNT.
D. A. Altick’s Son,
LANCASTER, PElVN.
FORSYTH, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1807.
r.Exioic.
An epidemic prevailed i:t Plymouth,
Pa., and was so violent that the town
v as almost decimated — every one tied
that could get away, excepting those
who heroically determined that duty
required their presence to nurse their
families and combat the disease.
Heroes who light battles and destroy
armies, desolate homes and crush na¬
tions are lauded to the skies, but there
is another heroism that should never he
forgotten, that which stands at the bed
side defying danger and death, soothing
the sufferer. Such devotion was shown
in Plymouth, and the fell destroyer was
soon driven hack, and health smiled
upon the doomed town once more.
bers Having in our official capacity as mem¬
of the Plymouth Hospital Committee
been asked to test and prove the effective
ness of ma ny different articles to be used
as disinfe - jcyants in sickrooms and as pre¬
ventives of infectious fevers, report that
oughly Darbys Prophylactic Fluid has been Typhoid thor¬
tested during the recent
epidemic in this place. It ved most effi
cacious in staying the spread of the lever.
F. H. Armstrong, S. M. Davenport,
). 1‘hos. A. Opp, Kerr, O. James M. Lance, Lhe, Jr,
Several of the leading merchants of Ply¬
mouth, who had cases of the fever in their
families who are personally known to me,
used Darbys Prophylactic Fluid, to their
entire satisfaction and have giv given the best
of testimonials to tha t effect It is a most
effective preparation. It should be used
in every house as a preventive from Ty
phoid F ever, or in any case where a dis
infcctant is needed I would recoin mend
it to everyone, having had a good oppor¬
tunity to know H. its excellent dualities
G- Prindlk. Hospital Steward.
MR. NESBITT IN
SOUTH GEORGIA
Tha Commissioner Writes of
His Observations.
FARMERS FORGING TO THE FRONT
Only on Plantation* Where Tenant* Are
Entrusted With the -Matia^ment of Af¬
fairs I* Evidence of Stagnation Noticea¬
ble— Kaining Home - s U|»plie*—Work For
the Month Delayed.
Department of Agriculture;
Atlanta, May 1, 1897.
A recent end rather extended visit to
the southwestern section of the eta'-o
has much encouraged our belief in the
advance of Georgia agriculture. Farms,
which for years have been given over
to broomsedge and briars, are being re¬
claimed, and what were a few years
ago trackless pine forests, are now
dotted over with neat farm houses and
well kept farms. It is only on the
larger plantations, where tenants are
entrusted with the management or mis¬
management of farm affairs, that one
notices the evidence of stagnation. The
watchword seems to be “Progress” and
farmers as a rule are attaining to a
comfort and independence unknown in
the years immediately succeeding the
war. Of course there are exceptions,
but in the main, where men have raised
their home supplies and farmed on
6trictly business principles, the reward
has been sure and it has not been long
delayed. In many cases men who were
formerly working for standing wages,
or renting a one or two-mule farm, by
this “open Sesame” of careful manage¬
ment, and of producing at home all the
bread and meat needed to carry on their
business, have been enabled to enter on
the enjoyment of an independent home
life whose equal for comfort and free¬
dom from the rush and struggle of the
general business world is not found on
the globe. One negro mau, who 13
years ago was hiring at $10.00 a month,
today owns a 600-acre farm with com¬
fortable 8-room house and necessary
outbuildings, among which is a smoke
house containing 800 pounds of home
raised meat and cribs stored with corn
and forage for the coming year’s de
mands. Another man, white, who was
once a renter with only a small force at
his command, today runs 30 plows and
owns hundreds of acres of land. On
inquiry we found that the inflexible
rule in both cases has been ample pro
vision crops and as much cotton as could
be well taken care of. In the first case,
the man’s own family of boys have
helped him to gam . his , . position. ... t In the
second, the goal has been reached by a
strict adherence to agricultural business
principles, coupled with a sagacity,
which has enabled the owner to steer
clear of speculation and produce his cot
ton at a figure several degrees below
the selling price. What is in tne land
^ZcT.»Te°a?,| equal pines ana energy. bere °“‘ CrS °'
the work for the month
has been very much delayed, more
especially in the middle and northern
sections of the state. The southern sec
tions were not visited by the heavy
r ains o f the winter and early spring,
which the farmers farther north had to
contend against, and as a rule work
there is very well advanced. On ac
oouut of numerous delays farther north,
from the constant rains, many farmers
were unable to -rive the corn laud the
thorough preparation so necessary for a
successful crop, and some have simply
opened the rows, put in the manure,
thrown two furrows on this and planted
on the “list. ” Where this is the case,
now is the time to give the corn land a
thorough and deep breaking out. After
this time it will be imposiible to put
the plow in close and deep without
breaking off some of the delicate, feed¬
ing roots, which begin to extend in
every direction not very far from the
surface.
Where the laud has been thoroughly
prepared and is in good condition, the
harrow will be found a very effective
implement pushing forward effective
work. Run diagonally across the rows;
it will not hurt the young plants, but
will effectually kill the coming crop of
grass, and by its rapid work enable the
farmer to give his attention to other
pressing duties. In the more southern
sections of the state the corn crop will
soon be ready for the second working.
Our object then should be to conserve
moisture as well as kill grass and weeds,
and this is best accomplished by culti¬
vating as shallow and as flat as possi
ble.
has Oyer formed, the cotton the harrow beds, where a crust
does most effi¬
cient work, and unless the “stand” is
very imperfect, does not injure the cot¬
ton. After harrowing allow the plants
to remain until they can be brought to
a “stand” at the first hoeing. This ob¬
viates the expensive and needless “block¬
ing out” once so extensively practiced.
This plan presupposes the land in good
condition. On rough or poorly prepared
land, resort must be had to the scooter
or narrow shovel, using a fender to pre¬
vent the close siding from covering the
young cotton and bolting on a half
scrape behind the foot of the plow, to
cover the young grass in the middles.
FORAGE CROPS.
All sorts of forage crops may be
started this month. Sorghum, about
which we have several answers in the
inquiry columns, cow peas, Spanish
ground peas, miliets, etc. Kaffir corn
is attracting considerable attention on
Account of its drouth resisting qualities.
R. T. Nesbitt-, Commissioner.
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Increase In the (krto i Acreage—Heavy
-Haiti* Ueturd Corn Crop.
COTTON.
The reports from the different sec¬
tions of tbe state wou’d indicate an in¬
crease of from 5 to 10 per cent in the
acreage of this crop. Planting from ten
to 20 days late. Not enough yet up to
indicate the stand. That already up
(in the lower portion of the state) look¬
ing badly, from the unusually cool
nights. Long continued wet weather
all over the state has caused a good deal
of fear delay in farming operations, and I
that much laud will be planted
with but very poor preparation.
;
CORN.
The acreage is reported as about the
same as last year, with preparation not
so good. In some counties in South and
Southwest Georgia corn has had to be
replanted on account of the excessive
rainfall, by which many fields were
completely drowned out. Too early to
estimate the stand. Laud in many
cases poorly prepared, because of the
time lost by continued rains.
OATS.
The acreage 10 per cent greater than
last year, and the condition very much
better. Quite 50 per cent of the oat
crop was sowed last fall, and as nearly
all of it escaped winter killings, there
is a good prospect for a fine crop.
wheat.
More wheat plauted than for several
years past. The crop is reported as
looking unusually well, but I feqr it
will yet be seriously iujuted by rust,
which is reported from several counties
in the middle and lower portions of the
state. No rust yet reported from North
Georgia, where wheat is largely planted.
1 FRUIT.
The reports vary very much as re¬
gards peaches, ranging from 10 per cent
in some counties up to a full crop in
; others. After a careful study of re¬
ports, I conclude that the shipment of
peaches from Georgia this season will
be while there will be plenty for
home consumption. p The same may / be
said of pears . Apples and Krapes p om .
i se a full crop. Plums, cherries and
strawberries are all more or less injured,
but make fair crops,
stock.
condition an^num^er^
com pares favorably with last year,
showing a slight increase. No diseases
counties.
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SANDERS & EVANS, Pubs.
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FORAGE CHOP
Preparation, Time of Planting,
Fertilizing, Etc.
NOT INJURIOUS TO THE LAND
Drouth Much Hotter Than Corn.
Howto Destroy 'Veevil.s—Valve of Salt
and Lime as Kertlltzars—A IMtm to Save
Pea Vine Hay—Many Other Inquiries
Answered.
Question. — I sea that yon advise
planting sorghum as a forage crop.
Will you please advise me as to prepara¬
tion for, time of planting, fertilizing,
feeding etc.? I have raised this crop
for syrup, but not for forage; indeed,
have always been told that it was dan¬
gerous as a stock food.
Answer. —The variety of sorghum to
be chosen for a forage crop differs from
the syrup making varieties, in that it
should be hardy, quick growing and
maturing, with abundant seed of soft
quality and free from astringency. For
this purpose the Amber varieties are
extensively used at the south as well as
the north and west, but many southern
farmers prefer the Orange varieties.
These are rather later than the Amber,
and are of coarser growth. As a gen¬
eral rule the same preparation should
be given to the land as that required for
a crop of corn or cotton, If the laud is
rough or cloddy it should be smoothed
with a harrow and bedded as for cot¬
ton. The seed should be sown much
thicker when the crop is intended for
forage than where syrup is the object.
If planted in drills it should be given
about the same cultivation as corn, cul¬
tivating shallow and often. The time
of planting should be decided by the
season, any time from the middle of
April to the middle of May, after the
ground is well warmed. The plants
grow slowly above ground at first, but
the root growth is rapid, and as soon as
these are well established the stems be¬
gin to develop very rapidly, and owinpf
to their abundant and loug roots the
plants resist droutl* more successfully
than corn. Thejeutting may begin us
soon as the heacra begin to formAbut the
best time is when the seeds are half
ripe. After the first cutting, if the
field is again cultivated, a second, a
third and even a fourth cutting may,
under favorable conditions, be obtained.
Often peas, beans, corn or millet is
sown with the sorghum broadcast, and
the field may be pastured, or the crop
cut for hay. The practice of sowing
legumeB, as peas, beans, etc., with the
sorghum is a most excellent one because
the legumes furnish the muscle making
materials, while the sorghum is rich in
fat-forming substances, and the two
combined make a more perfect feed.
Another advantage is that, although
the sorghum draws very little upon the
nitrogen of the soil, the peas will re¬
place whatever of this element is taken
off. This would indicate that a fertil¬
izer running very low in nitrogen, with
a full per cent of potash and phosphoric
acid, should be selected for this crop.—
State Agricultural Department.
Sorghum In Severe Drouths —Doos It In¬
jure Laud ?
Question. — Does sorghum resist
drouth more surely than corn or other
forage crops, and is it as injurious to
the land as millet?
Answer. —Both the sacharine and
nonsacharine varieties of sorghum resist
drouth much better than corn. This
has been proven in those sections of the
south and west where severe drouths
sometimes occur. The sorghum has
been found to remain fresh and green,
when the corn was almost ruined. Dry
weather may somewhat check its
growth, but when the supply of moist¬
ure is renewed it will recover and grow
as luxuriantly as ever. This is perhaps
owing to its deep feeding roots, which,
unlike corn, extend far below the sur¬
face. Owing to this peculiarity it is
also less exhaustive on the soil than
millet and many other crops, which
draw their elements of growth from the
upper soil. It is also a small consumer
of nitrogen. When planted late, or
sown with cowpeas, if it is cut before
the seeds ripen and the field plowed as
soon as the cr0 P is taken off > the land is
left in splendid condition for succeeding
crops. Where the canes are lar^e and
~~ - <• «*• — *"■. the crop «.
planted for syrup, it is important that
this plowing-be deeply and thorough./
done as soon as the crop i 3 harvested,
otherwise the stubble might interfere
with working other crops. If the cane
is sown thickly in drills or broadcast
.y, &AKIN*
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
(Vlobrntod for Its great lonvoningstjvngili
an ud healthtuluess. Assures t he food against
all mi and all forms of adultertition common
to cheap brands.
Hoyal Making Powder (’o., New York.
for harvesting or pasturing,little trouble
in this res»ect is experienced. In all
cases it is best, however, to plow the
land as soon as the crop is gathered.
Experienced farmers know that cotton,
small grains and potatoes do well after
sorghum.—State Agricultural Depart¬
ment.
Sorghum its a I*«*t*ter of Drouth.
Question. —I have been informed thqt
sorghum is a good resistor of drouth
and also a splead.d forage plant, for
soiling and for curing botu in the silo
and in tbe field. I am thinking of put¬
ting in quite a large area to supplant
other food crops, bur as I have had only
a limited experience in the usual small
“patches” for green feeding and syrup
making, would be glad if you would
tell me something of the methods if
harvesting and curing. Is it sale to rse
the second and third growths for any
purpose? I have been told that they
are very dangerous for feeding to any
kind of stock.
Answer. —Sorghum is successfully
used for soiling, pasturage, hay and en¬
silage. For soiling it is usually sown
in drills, and should lie out when the
“heads” are forpied. For pasturage the
best plan is to sow broadcast, and if
peas are $own with it the feeding value
of both crops is greatly* increased, th6
peas furnishing the muscle making and
the sorghum the fat making elements.
The best hay is obtained by cutting tha
sorghum soon after it begins to bloom.
For ensilage the crop should be cut
when the seed is in the “dough.”
The usual plan of harvesting the
drilled grain is to cut with a scythe,
but the mower may be used. In our
climate, where there is not much moist¬
ure during the late summer and early
fall months, the crop may be cured
very successfully. Where sown broad¬
cast cut with the mower, and allow the
hay to cure thoroughly, which will re¬
quire more or less time according to the
weather, from four to six days usually.
It may be then stored in the barn or
put into stacks, topped off with coarse
grass. The following plan is reconi,
mended by the Texas Experiment Sta¬
tion and is an excellent one-:
After mowing, allow the sorghum to
lie upon the ground sufficiently long t >
dry out at the ends of the blades. If
the crop is thick it should be turned
over upon the ground to expose the bot¬
tom portion of the crop to the sun for a
short time; usually one full day’s suu
is required to dry it sufficiently to be
put into the “cock.” These haycocks
may be 5 feet high and 4 in diameter,
of the shape of an oldfashioned beehive.
All of the hay that is put up in this
manner should be well settled as it is
laid on the pile. After having con¬
structed it to the proper height, rake
the loose sorghum away from the sides,
leaving a neat pile of hay that will turn
water in case it should rain. Allow it
to remain in this shape for two or three
days for fermentation to take place,
which is evidenced by the “heating”
and the deposit of dew upon the inte¬
rior parts of the cock. When thoroughly
warm and before the hay loses its natu¬
ral color, open the cock and expose the
hay to four or sir hours’ sun, according
to the weight of the crop per acre and
the size of stacks; then the hay is ready
to haul to the barn or be placed in
stacks, where it may safely be expected
to remain without moulding or heating
further. If the hay is allowed to re
main in the cocks to ° longl the fermen -
tation proceeds too far and the hay sours
and tben rots i 11 tbe de ld. If will re
main io„ g or in the cook, withoni dam.
a 8 e the less of wafer or sap it contains
when put up. * * * Use no salt or
other applications to preserve the hay.
The ba 7 ma 7 be baled safely if given
six to ten hours’ sun from the cock, de
pending on the size of the s talks.