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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.
YVe 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 ccnstructed.
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 CAS 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
5 Man.’’
173 Cotton Ave., Macon, Ga.
&STRBLISNED, 1848.
D. A- ALTICK’S SO /1
Manufacturer of High Grade Buggies, Surries,
Phaetons, &c.
We claim to «2* .A .A .A -A
m CHEAPEST, Aid, not the - ' a Ail TRIAL we ask is,
but the BEST X \ ORDER.
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Send for catalogue, and by mentioning this paper we will allow
you an EXTRA DISCOUNT.
33. A. Alt i a T c’s Son,
LANCASTER, PEX> T .
FORSYTH. GA., FRIDAY, JUNE II. 18D7.
BUSY MONTH
FOR FARMERS
—
The Work That Should Be
Done During June.
ME. urn •MT’TD-mm NESBITTS u/uiTur MONTHLY v t LETTFE mTPi
Georgia*!* <«mmissIoner of .Ajjrieaita ro
Gives Soui* Hints on ilamstatic Wlieaf,
Oat au<l Clover Crops ora Approach
IiifiT Its Must Critical Period of Growth.
Keeping I>own Weeds ami Grass.
Department of Agriculture,
Atlanta, Ga., Juue 1, 18.17.
The harvesting of the wheat, oat and
clover crops, which usually fulls iu this
mouth, together with the imperative
demands of the corn and cotton crops,
not to mention those of the minor for
age aud other crops, make June a rr''nth
of hard work for both brain and mus¬
cle. With all the various claims press¬
ing for attention, a certain amount of
judicious planning is an absolute ne¬
cessity. The work cannot be taken up
haphazard. The careful farmer will
not delay preparations for harvesting
his grain crops until the last moment
and then put everything on the farm in
commotion and confusion by his hur¬
ried and unconsidered directions. Often
valuable time is lost by waiting to en¬
gage a machine or to supply some
needed part of the one already on hand,
aud then wheu a messenger is hastily
dispatched to the nearest available point
to secure what is necessary, it is found
that no machine can be hired, or that
the “missing link’’ must be ordered and
shipped from a distance. These de¬
tails, which, if attended to at the
proper time, seem insignificant and
easily adjusted, if allowed to wait for
attention until the last moment, are
often magnified into mountains of care
and worry. Another mistake often
made is to become so absorbed iu the
harvest held as to allow the other crops
to suffer for attention. If necessary,
aud it is possible to do so, any needed
extra labor should be hired, even if a
little more than the usual price has to
be paid.
Work properly done in June will
bring in better re. urns than at auy
other period during the year. It is
now that the corn crop is approaching
its most critical period of growth, aud
it should not Dm allowed to suffer for
the work, which is so essential to its
perfect development, and which, if de¬
layed beyoud.the proper time, can never
afterwards perform the same important
office. Upon the promptness and char¬
acter of this cultivation depends the
success or failure of the crop. Keep
the plows running, but set just deep
enough to stir the surface. The fiuely
pulverized surface soil will act as a
mulch to conserve the moisture, whioh
during the hot days is ascending from
lower depths and which would other¬
wise escape into the surrounding at¬
mosphere. After the corn plants at¬
tain their full growth, they will serve
to shade the ground and themselves aid
in conserving this moisture. When
giving the last plowing see that it is as
uear level as possible and sow peas
broadcast. Don’t allow the
WHEAT AND OAT STUBBLE
to grow up in weeds, which will mature
seeds and thus multiply the vexatious
of farm life. These seeds will uot only
be scattered far aud wide to spring up
in succeeding crops, but the plants them¬
selves will take up present fertility,
which ought to be utilized in producing
some useful crop for the maintenance
of the farm. At the south the field pea
crop Don’t fuliy fiils this need.
neglect to put out as many
SWEET POTATOES
as time and space will allow. While
potatoes do uot equal corn in feeding
value weight for weight, they furnish
no mean substitute aud are valuable as
SSSf
crop of potatoes may be grown on sandy
land which will fail to bring a paying
corn crop. Lnder favorable conditions
FORAGE CORN
planted all through this mouth will ma
: I ture sufficiently to furnish good silage,
It should be planted thick in the drill
| taken and close uot in to the crowd row, it but care such should be
to a degree
i as to shut out sunlight and air and thus
| prevent it from forming an ear on each
Stalk. Corn, which is managed so as
; to enable it to mature a full ear up to
the glazing stage for each stalk, is much
more valuable for feeding than if only
1 nubbins are formed and these at inter
| vals. To maintain the
COTTON FIELDS
in suck condition as to keep down the
weeds and grass aud preserve a pulver
ized surface to th9 deDth of one "or two
inches is the main object in cultivation
at this season. Cotton will stand a
much greater degree of bad treatment
tban corn, and under favorable condi
tions recover from the check and go on
to a moderately satisfactory maturity,
because it has a longer season in which
to repair such baoxsets. But it is an
expensive crop fertilizers at belt, and wheu to the
usual bills for and labor in
making neglect and gathering, is added the
from to cultivate properiv and
at the right time, it is no wonder that
this crop, from which we should receive
a certain, revenue, i n m any cases will
scarcely pay rr.uuu.--T 0. production. In
HARVESTING
the grain crops, attention should be
given to the careiul forming of the
shocks, in order that they may be able
which to resist injury fiom the heavy rains
sometimes set in at this season,
A compact, weii made shock will resist
even protracted rains, while heaps
loose.* thrown together seem to invite,
ami are certain to meet with, immense
| 0 .-s in case of bad weather. Another
mistake to be guarded against is allow¬
ing the crop to stand too long before
harvesting, the in which case much is lost
by shattering of the grain. Clover
*md grass, after being cut, should uot
be allowed to remain on the ground ex¬
posed to the sun after it is well wilted.
At this stage the heaps should be made
up and the curing completed iu that
ehupa This will secure good hay of
fpU feeding value, without the loss of
either leaves or blooms.
li. T. Nesbitt, Commissioner.
Feeding; Vaiaeof Sweet Potatoes and Corn.
(Question. —What is the difference in
the feeding value of sweet potatoes ami
corn ?
Answer. — As the sweet potato is over
two-thirds water, it takes about 3 pounds
of potatoes to make one of corn—that is
of dry matter, and the dry matter of
the potato, the weight being the same,
contains about half as much protein or
muscle food as the dry matter of corn.
Corn is therefore the more valuable
food, but the potato gives the variety
so necessary for healthful feeding, and
as potatoes on sandy land will generally
turn out a far better yield than corn,
we would advise every farmer to culti¬
vate every acre possible in potatoes.—
State Agricultural Department.
German Millet.
Question.— How late can I sow Ger¬
man millet, and is it injurious ro the
laud?
Answer.— Germau millet may be
sown as late as July or August, and
with good seasons will be ready to cut
in October. It should be cut wheu iu
bloom, before the seeds form. If this
is done there will be no complaint of
injury to stock by feeding the hay or of
exhaustion to the land. This crop re¬
quires rich laud, but will fully repay
the time aud labor and manure in¬
vested. There is no better feed, except¬
ing oafs, for farm animals.—State Ag
cultural Department.
To Fix the Nitrogen After a Pea Crop.
Question.— I expect to plant very ex¬
tensively iu peas, and while I will har¬
vest the main crop I may leave a part
on the laud to turn under for manure.
How shall I prevent the los3 of any
part of the nitrogen which the peas
have accumulated?
! Answer.— To prevent the leaching of
the nitrogen from the heavy winter
rains, turn under the vines and apply a
light dressing of lime or potash. This
will fix the nitrogen and prevent its loss
by being dissolved into the drainage
waters and thus carried off.—State Ag¬
ricultural Department.
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Cotton Starts Off Fairly Well—Corn Small
For the Season—Oats and Wheat.
COTTON.
Planting has been finished about two
weeks in the upper part of the state,
and this late piauted cottou is just com¬
ing up, germination having been re¬
tarded by ary and cool weather. Most
of the crop has been put to a stand, aud
the fields aie clear of grass and weeds.
The stand as a rale is good, hut on sandy
lands the plants have died out to some
extent on account of the cool weather
of , Ma °u the whole the starts
y- crop
off fairly well, the dry weather of the
past month euabling the farmers to
th«lr work, and B et in
good shape to meet the grass-growing
month of June. I have estimated the
increased acreage at from 5 to 10 per
cent. The Washington department
places it at 3 per cent, and I hope their
estlmate • , correct. .
13 more ueany
CORN
Is small for the season and has had a
poor color, bat the stand is generally
reported good, aud needed rains will
soon bring it out both iu growth and
color. The delay in preparing corn
land, caused by continued rains in Feb
ruary and March, induced many farm
ers to plant their corn ia ground not
properly * broken. This has been rem
edied. . , however, during „ May, and
now
in most cases, the middles of the corn
rows have been well plowed o-at. I
wish I could report the acreage in this
cropat least 10 per cent greater than
last year, but I regret to say it is only
about the same. Many of our farmers
are now buying corn, much of it no
doubt damaged, and I fear their stock
will suffer in consequence.
Oar correspondents report that more
fertilizers haya. been. used on corn this
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year than usual, and with good seasons
and work the state should make a sulfi.
i cieut supply,
OATS.
Fall oats are uuusui.ly lino a;l over
the state, but unfortunately the area
planted to tins most.valuable food crop
was uot as large as it should have been.
Spiing oats, as usual, are reported light
and poor in most counties. It is my
°P mum that this will be the usual re¬
port four years out of live as long as
we plant oats after January. Let us
all return to the good old way of plant¬
ing tnem in the early full and take the
chances of winter killing; I am sure
that by this plan we would do much
better than we are now doing with this
the best of all feed crops for mules ami
horses.
WHEAT.
This crop was very promising up to
the early part of May, when rust .ap¬
peared iu many fields. If this disease
confines itself ro the blades the damage
will nor be sc. us, but should it attack
the stalks too crop will be a very poor
one. At present the prospect is for a
fair crop.
SUGARCANE, SORGHUM, GROUNDPEAS,ETC.
The acreage of these valuable crops is
a little larger than last year. As a rule
the stands are fair and the prospects for
crops promising.
FRUIT.
Peaches of the early varieties are now
being shipped from South Georgia. The
crop will not be a large one, and the
fortunate growers who have made any
peaches should realize excellent prices.
The dry May injured the strawberries.
Grapes, blackberries aud apples promise
a fine yield. Acreage iu melons at least
£5 per cent less than last year, and c»op
backward.
STOCK.
Stock reported iu good condition, ex¬
cept that in a number of localities chol¬
era is killing the hogs. Much less com¬
plaint of glanders among horses and
murrain among cattle than there was
a year ago. Sheep doing well except
for the miserable curs that abound in
every county, and prevent the growth
of an industry that, but for them, would
be very profitable.
General Lee’s ltelmke.
“The bravest are the tendercst,” and
they are also tho most magnanimous.
An anecdote, told by the Washington
Times of General R. E. Lee, shows how
great in mind and elevated in soul was
this distinguished soldier.
General Lee, in October, 1865, accept¬
ed the preside noy of Washington col¬
lege, at Lexington, Ya., at a salary of
$1,500 a year. He had been previously
offered the position of president of the
National Express company, organized
by capitalists in New York, at a salary
of $50,000 a year, and, although very
poor in purse, he decide d, as ho always
did decide, to follow what he deemed
the line of his duty and devote the re¬
mainder of his life to the education of
youth.
He wielded liis vast influence iu the
south to soften the asperities that ever
spring from civil war aud to promote
among its people a spirit of national
fraternity.
In the period of political feeling en¬
gendered by party strife under the re¬
construction act of congress Several
professors in his college, while in a
large company of ladies and gentlemen,
denounced the government of the Unit¬
ed States in his presence, and he re¬
proved their harsh strictures by reciting
the following lines written by the Per¬
sian poet Hafiz:
Learn frtmi your orient shell to lovo thy foo
And store with pearls the hand that brings
thee woe.
Free, like yon rock, from base, vindictive
pride,
Emblaze with gems the*wrist that rends thy
side.
After reciting these beautiful lines
in a clear voice and with deep feeling
General Lee added, “Ought not we,
who profess to be governed by t’io
principles of Christianity, to rise at i asfc
to the standard of this Mohammedan
poet and learn to forgive our enemies?”
Condemnation Not Punishment.
In the amputation of any portion of
the body on account of gangrene or oth¬
er morbid condition there is no idea of
punishment. The surgeons who are as¬
sembled in consultation to decide upon
the treatment of the diseased member
do not consider whether the morbid
| the state simple is the question result of for transgression, decide but
them to
is, “Will the ether parts of tho body be
better if the diseased portion is re¬
moved?” All men of a scientific turn of
mind who have made a study of crimi
, ?, al ^thropology are fast approaching
the phsyician s position regarding such
questions. Every criminal is more or
i esg -"' a f ii S ea<=orl o-.’-n portion of the body poli
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removed, . and , some must be destroyed 1 ,
out the notion of punishment should
oot complicate tho judgment in decid
ing what disposition is to be made in
either case. The insane were formerly
regarded with feelings of hatred and
vindictiveness, but today this is onlv a
j fihameful recollection. With the ad
van.e in • the stuay t cn , criminology ■ • v -net „„ f i
the e ^ciful era of humanitarian
ism tnat must follow, the like senti
ments toward the criminal will bo dim
inated from cur_court:; cf justice. Pro-
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(Vli'lirn I ihI for it s great lea veiling s( ren ; In
and liea 11 li ful ness. Assures I he food again si
n 111 in and n 11 form s of mini tertit Ion com n on
to Roya elieap brands.
i. Hakim; Powder Co.. New Vi hk.
fessor Austin Flint, tho distinguished
president of the New York State Med¬
ical association, iu Iris air: i;.l address (e
tho association said, “Scientific prog
ress will lead us finally to abandon the
ancient idea of punishment of crime
and substitute for it treatment and cor¬
rection.”—Popular Science Monthly.
Southern lltlglii. I i lum itiiet.
Question. —La«t roar some of my to¬
mato plants were affected very strangely
aud for fear of the same trouble 1 want
to ask your advice as to prevention be¬
fore the disease or b.ight appears again.
I noticed that on tho affeeted vines
there were at first watery looking spots,
and then the whole plant would wilt as
if scalded. Can you give me directions
for protecting the plants agains’ the in¬
roads of this destru ;tiv.i agent, what¬
ever it is?
Answer.—I f you had cut open the
blisters of which you speak and exam¬
ined them with a microscope you would
have found them filled with bacteria.
The disease is called “Southern Blight,”
and potatoes and watermelons as well
as tomatoes are liable to it. The best
remedy yet discovered is Bordeaux mix¬
ture applied from tho early stages of
growth until the plants are in full
bloom, say about three times. The
Bordeaux mixture should be weak.
Keep a careful watch and the minute a
plant shows signs of tho disease pull it
up and burn it. Don’t sot out plants
on laud which bore an infected crop
last year.—State Agricultural Depart¬
ment.
Kulaiuj; Turkeys.
Question.—I have poor success in
raising turkeys, most of them dying be¬
fore they are a month old. I think I
feed them impi’operly, and would like
some information on the subject.
Answer. — Confine the lion after
hatching for at least three weeks iu a
perfectly dry coop, with openings for
the little ones to run in and out. By
that time they will be strong enough
to follow the mother, who should be
turned out daily after the dew has
disappeared.
Feed the little ones four times a day,
for several weeks, with well cooked
corn bread, mixed up with either but¬
termilk or clabber, and with chopped
onion tops liberally added to the mix¬
ture. After they are as large as half
grown chickens a feed morning and
night will answer, and by that time the
food may be any of the grains and un¬
cooked. By feeding as suggested, care¬
fully keeping off all vermin and pro¬
tecting the little turkeys from hard
rains, you should raise at least three
fourths of those hatched.—State Agri¬
cultural Department.
Chicken Lies ou Cattle.
Question. —Will chicken lice live and
breed on cattle and horses?
Answer. —Poultry lice will get on
horses and rattle and cause them a
good deal of annoyance, but they will
not breed there. The little chicken
mite, hardly visible to the naked eye,
are very troublesome on horses or cat¬
tle, and therefore chickens should never
be allowed to roost in the stables where
these animals are kept.—State Agri¬
cultural Department.
Small Striped Beetle on Melon Vine.*.
Question. —What x shall , „ T I use to kill
the small striped beetles which areb$
ginning | to injure my fonng cantaloupe
ine3?
Answer. —Spray with Bordeaux mix¬
ture, in which has been dissolved Lon
don purple, in . the proportion of three
ounces of London purple to 25 gallons
of the Bordeaux.—State Agricfiftural
Department.
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