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^buythesk*
IlGHT RUHHING
tho thin, gray lauds of some sections
tho ••stand completely destroyed.
These unfavorable conditions liuvo ’not
only imposed
ADDITION Ah WORK
or. the fanner, in that he tuts in many
eases been compelled to plow up nnd re
plant his cotton, but whero a bare stand
has been left the cultivation has been
more difficult, on account of tho care
necessary to snvo eaclt littlo plant.
vV hue the crops in tho northern portion
of the state are backward, tho weather
for tho latter portion of the month has
brought about must encouraging growth
nnd development, and as a rule the
crops nro fairly well advanced. Every
month should he n busy otto on the
larin, but if there is any one period into
which more should he crowded than at
»ny other time, tho work for
THE MONTH OF JUNK
Is tlint, which requires inoro thought,
closoi-attention to tho various needs of
tire different crops, greater cure in tho
cultivation, more intelligent direction
iu every way. A mistake now may
prove fatal.
A COHN CHOP
can, nt this period, bo utterly ruined by
ono injudicious plowing. Remember
that it needs all the support it can draw
from tho soil through its roots. They
were put there and their office is to tako
in the elements of plant food suited to
its growth and development, nnd should
they ho injured, the vitality of the plant
is impaired to just that extent. How
important, then, tlint the plan of culti
vation should ho such as to conserve
every influence of heat nnd light nnd
air to the best, develpmont of tho plant.
Before this talk reaches tho farmers in
tho more southern portion of the state,
the corn crop will have been “laid by."
hut in middle nnd northern Georgia
much of tho crop will have to receive
another working. This difference is
even more marked titan usual because
of tho very unnropitious weather dur
ing portions of April and May. As a
rule the last working should be given
to coru just as the stalks bunch to tas-
Hcl upe.Ulxy I till VI a--re I( Ijtu mi^o,
tvhore you cun possibly manage to do
the work
sow PEAS
broadcast, and while you may receive
no benefit in tho shape of matured peas,
yon will ho repaid in tho fertilizing
properties which this crop has deposit
ed in your soil, and your land will he
put in better condition for succeeding
crops. No farmer can regret sowing
peas even if ho never gathers the crop.
There is an idea that this is wasted if it
never reaches tho barn, but the grateful
shade they furnish the land, tho crowd
ing out of noxious woods and grasses,
which take t,p the fertilizer and return
nothing exc pt additional work and
worry for tho farmers; tho fertilizing
material they absorb into the soil will
more than repay for tho time and labor
expended. Don’t allow oilier work to >
crowd out this important crop. Wei
must restore some of the elements of |
fertility to our exhausted lands, nnd
there can no hotter time be found to |
commence this needed reform than just
now. On your oat stubblo scatter a
phosphate and sow a bushel of peas to
the acre. With seasons you will get a
good cutting of vines for your stock,
and by turning the stubble under in the
full, you lay the foundation for a marked
improvement in tho crops which follow.
If yon do not need tho vines for stock
feed, leave them until they attain ma
turity and then turn under.
COTTON
should ho cultivated flat nnd shallow
and with the leading thought that the
work should bo hastened in such man
ner that the plants will lie encouraged
to mature and begin taking on fruit at
tlio earliest possible moment. Tho
farmer who succeeds in this lias reason
to congratulate himself that he has
pursued an intelligent and remunera
tive plan. The time at which cultiva
tion should cease, depends so much on
the character of the land and its gen
eral condition, that it is impossible to
lay down any tixed time for the suspen
sion of this work.
When, however, the fruiting season
arrives, tho fields being in good tilth,
the cultivation having been such as to
best appropriate the elements of plant
growth and development, it matters not
whether you have plowed your crop over
three times or six times, you have
reached the period when further culti
vation may result in harm.
On old and very stiff land I have
sometimes seen good rosults from a
plowing Into in July, but where tho
conditions are favorable it is best to
lay by” early in July. The effect of
Ji* ‘J 1 ? ", the fal1 ’ them
nwny careful y—the methods for doing
this we will discuss later—and sell in
tho spring, when they always command
Fhey can ho saved and
uith xeiy little trouble or expense over
the old haphazard methods. Keep tho
DARDENS
clean. Don t allow tho weeds and grass
to appropriate the fertilizer intended
for j-our vegetables, to tlio disappoint
incut of the good wife nnd children
whose comfort and health are so largely
dependent on the aid of good, whole
some food with ordinary seasons, there
Is no reason why every fanner should
not ho supplied with an abundance of
homo raised vegetables, in every re
spect so superior to those shipped and
exposed for sale in the city markets.
We should watch closely
apj.ir.-a .. various crops uuu
douvor to arrive at some certain conclu
sion as to their adaptability to our soils
nnd their effect on the crops.
STABLE MANURE
is n complete fertilizer, and therefore
ndnptod to itlI our standard crops. Let
me urgo upon our farmers to try nnd
save every pound of this life-giving,
life-sustaining plant food. Stall or pen
your cattle at night. Keep tho stalls
well filled with leaves, straw or any
substance than will ohssrb or retain tho
volatile elements. Wool’s earth, or, if
you have it. marl or land plaster, spread
upon the bedding will act as an absorb
ent, thus retaining the valuable ele
ments which are usually allowed to
waste. The urine contains as valuable
plant food as the inure solid matter, nnd
this should impress the thrifty fanner
who has never given this subject much
thought, with the importance of so con
structing his stables that no loss will
occur from leaching or leaking. On tTip
average farm nearly all of this is
wasted, and it is only when tho farm
er's attention is called to tho oversight
that lie realizes the largo saving which
lie might annually accomplish by care
in this one particular. Were the small
farm economies more generally prac
ticed, we might be saved many expendi
tures which now seem absolutely neces
sary in order to carry on our business.
R. T. Nesbitt, Commissioner.
r 1
WOODWORK,!
I
WTAWMOnsjl
thf REST IS THE CHEAPEST.
lend TEN centre
^tSSSSSP^
»g*ln corn ns regard this crop, we are
first moving to nself-sustaining position. |
Reports liavo been recolvod nt the de- '
parment of a number of farmers in
lower Georgia who have corn sufficient
nnd to spare, nnd of an increase of tho
largo number usual in north Georgia.
" lth 1,10 increased yield in corn comes
an increase in our meat product, which
conies in further on tlio road to indo-
pendence.
OTok'SAUBV
OAUA*.X*^*
commercial fertilizers has been to has
ten the maturing of tho crop and thus
materially shorten tho crop season.
This month also finds us with
SMALL GItAiN
to he harvested, whioli is a heavy draft
on tho resources of tho farm, and unless
arranged for with careful forethought,
entails much inconvenience. As our
farms aro usually managed tho harvest
comes when every nerve is strained in
taking care of tho other main crops,
and unless additional labor can bo pro
cured, ioss must follow. If a mower
can ho hired and your lands admit of its
use, save tho grain with that. But if it
is necessary to use cradles as many are
compelled to do, additional help must
be hired, oecauso tho regular force must
he kept at the cultivated crops. Shock
carefully and cap securely, thus avoid
ing i*K3 waste which too often results
from careless haste in theso important
particulars. By careful management
tho harvesting cun go on, aud the other
crops receive their duo share of atten
tion. The work is imperative and ex
acting, hut by prudence and foresight
anv clashing of duties may bo uvoideo,
and tho general work of tho farm more
on undisturbed. Continue to put out
POTATOES,
you can’t have too many, and if you
Gpticrul lie m nr lift.
Notwithstanding tho fact that the
temperature during the month has
ranged very low crops, with the excep
tion of cotton, have not suffered and nro
looking well. Tlio warm weather that
has been interspersed with tho cold
days and nights bus done much to s'-
cure this result. Several storms of
special severity liavo passed over locali
ties especially in the eastern portion ot
tho state causing considerable destruc
tion to fences, buildings and crops, nnd
the high winds that have prevailed in
blown many peaches aud plumbs trom
thetreos.
COTTON.
As notoil this crop has suffered most
from tho prevailing weather conditions,
nnd in many quarters poor stands aro
reported ns a result of the cool nights.
However, tho plant has groat recupera
tive powers, nnd the increased heat that
has prevailed at intervals has had tho
effect of invigorating the plants thn
survived the cold. A comparison of the
tabulated statement for the samo period
last year does not show n gratifying re
sult nnd tho prospect is not ns good as
nt this time last year. In several of the
larger cotton counties correspondents
noting the various reports that have
h. on issued since the report from this
department emphasize the tact that iu
their counties no increase has been
made in t lie cotton acreage. From per
sonal observation and predicated upon
reports we do not nt this time see that
eithor tho acreage or condition prom
ises in Georgia a much greater yield
this year than last. We would rather
that all reduction was the result of a
cutting down of the acreage and none
the result of crop failure and sincerely
hope that our farmers realizing their
situation xvill not again permit them
selves to bo confronted by so large a
production beyond tho demands of con
sumption,
WHEAT.
A reftrenca to tho tabulated state
ment shows an encouraging condition
ns regards this crop. Compared with
last year the yield promised, judging
from the harvested area, and the con
dition of the standing crop, ar in north
Georgia 98|, middle Georgia 98J, and
tho state 103. Two successive years of
successful raising of this crop ought to
induce our fanners to study tho best
methods of cultivation and
sort to thorough instead of super
ficial preparation. Usually clnssitie-
as a side instead of a main
crop wheat culture in Georgia has not
received the attention it merits and do
servos. In our last report we called at
tention to the adaptability of so much
of our soil to this cereal, and wo trust
that thoughtful consideration of tho
matter will, year by year, see an in
creased acreage and better methods.
Wo doubt not that a study of tho
causes of failure, aud avoiding them
?.-ill, except when the year is unusually
disastrous, nssuro a fair yield.
OATS.
The weather during the month has
favored this crop, and the rains early
in the mouth have had tho effect of in
creasing tlift yield. Hero again wo
would call attention to tho fact that if
a larger yield of oats is desired, more
care than we are accustomed to bestow
Should he taken in the preparation and
fertilization of the soil.
Compared with an average, the pros
pective yield for the state is 97 3-5.
OORN.
In regard to this crop the most flat
teriug conditions exist, and, while hud
worms have done considerable damage
in localities, on the whole the outlook
is promising. With the increased acre-
MELONS.
Tlie reports to tho department and
the compiled figures of tho Molon
Growers’ association show a decrease in
ioai teage in melons, Whileasa money
crop nml a source of diversification the
beliovo to ho a enuso for congratulation
to the melon growers, ns a glutting
of tho market always results disas
trously to the producer. Tlio condition
of tho crop is fair, though tho cool
nights have not been favorable to the
host development of the plant. Th
crop is now being laid by, and shipping
will commence in about two weeks, the
Florida melon already having made its
appeurnnee in the market.
» PEAS.
Before closing this report we desire
to call attention to pea planting nnd to
urge upon our farmers tho necessity o'
putting in between the furrow and on
other land ns large a crop ns possible
The cow pen is essentially tho logtimen
of Southern Georgia whero clover will
not flourish. In tho renovation of land
it plays a scientific part as do ull legu-
inen and has the power possessed by
no other germs of plants of adding
free nitrogen to the soil. Nitrogen or
ammonia ns it is classed by tho depart
ment, is tlio most expensive of plants
foods nnd its artificial supply to plants
does not give the satisfactory result ns
when supplied by means of legutnenous
plants. These plants seeni to he na
tures prime restorer to bo utilized by
man. The process of restoration when
soil is reclaimed hv its ordinary vege
tation is slow, by these crops rapid nnd
complete. When tho farmer can with
out loss aud even with profit, add to
the productiveness of his soil it xvoul
seem unnecessary to call attention to
the matter. But in looking after tho
cultivation of the crops upon which we
depend for money and supplies we are
too apt to lose sight of the significance
June, above all other months, is the
month for sowing this crop, and ns al
luded to it can bo planted in mnnv
places whero clover would not grow.
The crop can follow n crop of grtiin and
invigorate tho land and largely replace
tlie plant food that has been removed.
In planting in corn it is best to use r i
early hush variety, in order not to in
jure tho corn. If the land is very ric'
the peas can be broad cast, hut we
would not advise this.
’<■ T. 7 £ X
2 e ~ Sto
s 05;
Js;
r i-il 'i-
(John- Condition compared
to an average of 11
years.
Oats—Yield or prospectir
yield, compared to an uv
crage of five "ears.
Oats—To wliat extent ir
jured by rust.
I WHEAT—Yield or proepect-
Si-iSIS? 1 lvo yield, compared to an
average of five years.
£
. . . a.
WHKAT—To wuHt extent
injured by rust.
8
-l
Cotton—Stand June 1st.
compared to a good
stand.
iS
gjcSSSg
LOTTOS—Condition com
pared to an average o*
five years.
£
: 883$
r OROtlUM—Condition com
pared to an average of
five years.
SUOAH CANK—Stand coin
pare I to a good stand.
8S$SS
Sugar «.ask — Conoinoi
compared to an uvcrngi
of five V"nr».
A1 ki.cins ■ Acreage c mi
pared to average.
s {ssa
,\i ki.oNs — Condition com
pared to average.
Cure of I lie Hnrsea.
TREATMENT AND REMEDIES FOR CI1AFINO
AND WALLS.
One source of annoyance to tho far
mer and of much suffering to the horses
worked iu the spring and summer plow
ing are tlio collar and harness galls
Theso wounds or abrasions are very
common during tho spring plowing
particularly with horses used in break
ing new ground, or from ill-fitting col
lars or harness at any time of the year.
In the spring of the year, when the
horse has been unused to steady work
for some months, the skin is tender and
easily injured. Tho horse, from being
wintered on a scanty allowance of
grain, is soft, sweats easily, and if the
collar and shoulders are not properly
attended to, chafing of the skin is al
most sure to follow. The harness
should he repaired, cleaned and oiled
before tlie spring plowing begins. Dur
ing tlie springtime tho collar in particu
lar should be thoroughly cleansed after
every day’s use.
A good preventive against collar and
harness galls, especially the former, is
to bathe well, at the oloso of tho day’s
work, tlio shoulders and other parts of j
tho horse-ruobing or working against
tlio harness, in a strong solution of cold
Water and common salt. Other good
fre.nentTv 8 «HM shoulders
i 1 ! V " ltl1 C °M water, and after-
wurd bathe with white oak hark aloo-
lioi or other astringents. Ill-fitting or
shottTd be d refltt n H 88 r' Vhich « al,s ft
5 1 1,0 refitted at once, or laid aside
such ahr„ a, ! d be f ter ; The treatment of
such abra.-uons is simple and effective
Whfio 11 ) v be romei,ifi ' 1 Without delay,
to the horse »I° P ° r ca r, e nn,i “‘tention
tress to°t1fe'fu t?a? T' ul1 " i « h “void dis-
* t0 ‘he faithful animal, vet the
caio essiioss, indifference and negligent
or lured men, nnd forgetful and too
evon'tha reek?' 0r uni ' ,fo, ™ed hoys, and
corned 'mvnor °t? an<1 "PI»»ntly nncon-
cases ,,f n 1 "'enisclves, cause many
- * a , ses °/ and harness gulls nr H l
somo, too, which aro serious. Therein-
these Iw l l| nie “c" ll ‘ are nian U
i.iMt In in ' ent10 "’ <*' A, ool.ol. one
of water. u 3."'N(i f ^h’i > 'or’"i"Hii bV"Msi|>ntft»
of zinc, twenty grains to an ounce of
water. 4. C vcoiic acid, one part in
nfieen parts of glycerine. 5. White
lead and linseed oil mixed ns for paint
and applied to tho abrasion with 11
brush; it, formsfan^nirtigTit coating and
soothes tlio pain. 0. White (wool.)
ashes and spirits of turpentine, of each
ono uml one-half table spoons; blnelt
pepper, ground, one talde spn.ni; lard
enough to make ono pint iu all, mix
well and npplv.. All of tlio preceding
can he npplnd to cases of saddlo galls
and abrasions. Any simple astringent
wash or powder will effect a cure, pro
vided tlio sores are not irritated by fric
tion. If tho aiiimnl must continue his
work, tlio harness, collar or saddle must
ho paddod or chambered.—Kxcnaugo,
Tlio Llfo History of Cut Worms,
Tliero aro fow garden pests that are
more exasperating in their manner of
doing damage than cut. worms, writes
Clarence M, Weed in the American Cul
tivator. A choice tomato plant, per
haps of a new vnrioty, a lmlf dozen
young cabbages, two or three young
squashes near together, are found lying
prostrate iu tho morning, when they
were upright and healthy the evening
beforo. It is easy to Bee tlint their
stenib hnvp been cut off near tlie sur
face of tho ground during tho night,
hut no other signs of tho depredator are
visible. Sometimes by poking the
earth away from tlie roots of tlio plants
one cun find a dirty brown worm. This
is tho cut worm, tlie author of the mis
chief.
There are u great many different spe
cies of these cut worms, aud they ut-
tack a great variety of field ami garden
crops. They nro ull young or lame of
medium sized night-flying moths. These
moths deposit their eggs generally on
the twigs or branches of trees or shrubs,
nnd the larvae, which soon hatch from
the eggs, descend to the ground, whore
they feed upon grass or clover. Tlu-y
become about half grown by the tin. 1
winter suts in. Then they shqltLr
•’auus’uioj pass' 1110 winter, anil 111
spring come out of their hiding places
in a very famished condition. They
begin feeding as k kui as possible, nnd
attack a grout variety of plants, such ns
cabbages, tomatoes, turnips, squashes,
melons, corn, oats, and others. Iu the
garden they commonly gnaw off the
stems and leave tho plants lying on til'
ground, though occasionally they ei
the whole plant. Late in tlio spring
or early in summer, they become tiul
grown ns worms. Then they make
themselves hollow cells in the soil and
change to tho pupa or chrysalis state.
Two or three weeks later they again
change, this time coming fortli as adult
moths. I11 somo specios there aro two
broods each season, und in others there
is hut ono.
Like all other injurious insects, cut
worms flue' late greatly in numbers
from year to year. Some seasons they
are very destructive, while at other
times their injuries may attract no at
tention. This is doubtless due to the
various enemies cut worms have to con
tend with. They uro preyed upon by
birds, toads, frogs, and predacious bee
tles. They -• -e attainted by many kinds
of parasites, and arc subject to certain
contagious diseases. All tlies'i agencies
help greatly o keep the pests in check.
ARTIFICIAL REMEDIES.
I have recently summarized three
most iinpor ant methods of artificially
checking cut worm damage as follows :
]. Tlie poison method. This consists
in killing off the worms beforo tlie crops
nre planted, by strewing over tho soil
bunches of fresli clover 01 cabbage
leaves, which liuvo been tieated with
Paris green or London Purple, either
by dipping into a solution of poison, or
dusting it on dry. Tho half grown
worms prowling about in search of food,
eat of tho baits thus set and aro de
stroyed before doing any harm. This
method has proved a practical succes •
with many gardeners, aud is well worth
trying, whero there is likely to be
trouble from those parts. Of course
care must ho taken that chickens or
stock do not get at tho poisoned leaves
2. Using boards as traps. This
method consists in placing hoards on
tlie ground in and about tho garden,
nnd collecting in the morning the worms
that will congregate beneath them dur
ing tlio night.
3. Digging out the worms where
plants have been cut off. This is prac
ticable in most gardens and is well
worth doing, thus preventing further
damage.
Fall plowing is also a valuable gen
eral measure, because it exposes the
worms to, enemies and tho weather,
Burning up rubbish and burning over
waste grassland also kills somo.
Sciatic Rheumatism
Severe Pain and Stiffhees
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weu ns over 1 could before. 1 recommended
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Tho clover crop, in all well-arranged
systems of farming, occupies a promi
nent place. The clover crop is well
adapted to follow any other crop, and
is a good preparation of the soil for any
other crop. The nil-important problem
which confronts tho farmer everywhere
is how to maintain and increase tho
fertility of his soil, and the clover plunt
is an indispensable aid. Tho farmer
who makes the most free and continu
ous use of clover will maintain his farm
at tho highest point of productiveness
at .the least expense.
Tbo clover plant, when cured for hay
ii a most valuable food, rich in intro
genous elements, and is much more va.
liable food feeding than other kinds of
hay.
HOW CLOVER GATHERS NITROGEN.
Recent investigations have thrown
much light upon the way in which clo
ver acts, explaining why it has been
found so beneficial in increasing the
productiveness of the soil. It has long
been known that the clover plant gath
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