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\ TIMELY TALKS WITH FARMERS Conducted By C. H. Jordan Ik. _ I - ♦ Subscribers are requested to ad- ♦ : dress all Inqutr’.ss for Information 4 on subjects relating to the farm. 4 ♦ field, garden and poultry to ths 4 ♦ Agricultural Editor. All Inquiries v ♦ will receive prompt and careful at- ♦ 4 tention. No Inquiries answered by 4 4 mall. Please address Harris Jordan. 4 4 Agricu.tural Editor. Monticello. Ga 4 ♦ ♦ 4444 > < i »<■»■»»»•;♦»■>»< +444444-4 ANTHRACNOSE IN COTTON. The cotton plant is developing in Geor gia a new disease, named by the depart ment of agricv’ ure at Washington. D. C-. as Anthracnose. Whether the name Im plies the disease to be the work of insects or fungi, the department leaves us In doubt. the explanation of the new dis ease is somewhat vssue. and no remedy or specific Is suggested to prevent its fu ture appearance tn our fields. Whether the disease be from the sting of Insects up on the bloom or the boll, certain It Is that Infected cotton plants are now present'ng a bad ♦light. I have recently seen infected stalks of cotton with from 30 to W bolls and , squares absolutely destroyed by the pres ‘ ence of this new disease. Tne squares and young bolls were dying. wh..e the • matured bolls had rotted and the unde veloped locks were falling out of the de caying hulls. Nothing heretofore coming • under my obse-vaxior. has been so disas trous to the cotton* plant, as in those lo calities where the disease has made its appearance this falL A farmer last week brought to me for inspection a box full of bolls gathered from his field, and which • presented the deadly work of the disease in all stages of its infection. Upon careful examination I found some bolls with merely a small speck of rot, rear the end. showing the commencement of the disease. In others the stages of d sease had advanced until the entire boll had been converted into a soft mass of black rot. 1 had at first thought this new Infection of the bolls to be the work of the ■mall •'sharpshooter.” but since the eto ynologist of the United States agricultural department has given his opinion I of course admit my error. From quite a number of counties we have had com plaint. and the disease seems to be al most general especially in gray sandy lands. I have seen and heard but little ■bout the appearance of anthracnose in cotton planted on the stiff red clay lands of middle Georgia. The worst infected stalks seen were brought into Madison while I was there on the day of the organisation of a branch of the Cotton Growers' association by the producers of Madison county. The owner of the field from which the infected stalks were gathered had expected up to a few weeks ago to make ■ bale per acre on the tu»rty-acre field. The infected stalks indi cated a reduction tn the yield of from 50 to 75 per cent. If the disease spreads a remedy must be found to check it. or un der favorable conditions the entire crop on a farm will be lost. We as yet know but little about it. what causes the dis ' ease, what conditions are most favorable to its spread, or what remedy to employ to check it. One thing Is certain, a new disease, called aifthracnose Is present in many of our cotton fields and its attack on every boll means certain and quick destruction. Wo might naturally presume rtiat a damp. w«t summer, such as has prevailed In this state during the past few months, would be favorable to its development. On the other hand, we are told by the etomologist at Washington that it can ; be propagated from one year to another by planting seeds saved from infected fields. We are put upon notice that planting seed saved from even the sound bolls on Infected stalks will disseminate • the disease another year. This piece of Information is highly valuable. It should receive the serious attention of the far mers in all Infected districts during the gathering of the crop this fall. 1 do not think it would be advisable to plant the seed from any field where the disease has been noted. It would be better to rot the seed taken from such fields for fertil ising purposes or let the nil mills have them to be crushed. In this way there would be no danger of perpetuating or spreading the disease In neighborhoods 1 affected this year. Os course if great care is exercised and planting seed pre served only from such plants as are free from the presence of anthracnose then no risk will be run. But this will re quire the closest kind of inspection and unless the cotton affected is a valuable I variety it would be safest to destroy all •sed and buy others. Great Care Needed. The eotton plant all over the south has i been attacked during its different stages of growth by varieties of insects and fungi diseases this year. All during the spring and early summer the farmers ♦ in the Brazos river country of south • western Texas had to dally fight the dreaded boll weevil with a poisonous In . •ecticide. The boll weevil, if allowed to gradually spread over the cotton belt, which must eventually happen on ac count of its migratory habits unless checked, will prove the most destructive ' insect with which the producers have DISEASE IS AJBURDEN! It Is a Handicap Which Unfits Men and Women for Business or Pleasure—Only the Proper Treatment Will Cure. t Thousands of people are handicapped by a stubborn chronic disease, which unfits them for business or pleasure, without completely disabling them. Many a man or woman, while not sick in bed. have not known a well day In years, but are burdened down with some obstinate chronic disease, which takes away al! the pleasure of living. As In all other professions, no one man is able to master the science of medicine in all its branches. Dif ferent forms of disease demand special study and re search, and the specialist In different branches of med icine is now indispensable. The busy, practicing phy sician is now never called upon to treat diseases of the eye. but the oculist is promptly consulted. Chronic dis eases are so complicated in their nature that it is im possible for the average physician to devote the careful study necessary to treat them intelligently. MY LIFE WORK. In my extensive practice I find hundreds of cases Which have been treated by physicians who were completely in the dark as to their proper treatment. Buch cases are always subjected to a series of experi ments to the detriment of the patient. I have devoted 20 years to the study and treatment of chronic diseases of both men and women, and my experience with these diseases is not equalled by any other physician in the Unted States. I keep j constantly tn touch with the latest up-to-date methods in curing my patients. I My wide experience has given me a perfect knowledge of chronic diseases, and ’ those who avail themselves of my services may know that they are being treated by a physician who understands their case perfectly. My original method of treat ment has been perfected by myself and can be obtained from no one else. My I * specialty includes - Diseases of the Nervous System, Loss of Vitality, Varicocele, Stricture, F Blood and Skin Diseases, Biadder and Kidney Complaints, Rneu i matlsm, Catarrh, Female Weakness, Etc., Etc. and one reason why I have such a large record of cures is that each case is given my close, careful study and treated in a skillful manner. It is seldom that two cases are alike, hence those who rely upon a patent med icine can expect nothing but failure. My original method of treatment has been l given every possible test and has proven highly successful in all of the above i mentioned diseases, even after other treatment had failed. NO CHARCE FOR CONSULTATION. I extend a cordial invitation to every one to consult me without cost. I will take pleasure tn making a careful diagnosis of every case, giving my expert opinion and advice. For those who cannot see me in person I have perfected a system of home treatment which enables me to cure any case at the home of the patient. Bend for symptom blanks and U-page book, mailed free in plain envelope. Corre a spondence strictly confidential. J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D. . Suite 38 inmen Building, 22.'■> S. Broad Bt., Atlanta* da. ever had to contend. The boll weevil begins its ravages on the young plant during first week in May and re mains in the field with the crop until the earl} - fall. The merchants in the Brasos river country grew so uneasy about the presence of the boll weevil on the farms there this year that they of fered as a bonus 5 cents for every hun dred squares which had been punctured by the weevil that were brought in to them. These infected squares when gath ered up were put into big piles and burn ed. It helped the farmers to fight the enemy and the business of gathering squares and selling them to the mer chants was a big business for a time. The larger planters burned the squares on their farms and kept their cotton fields constantly sprayed with insecti cides. This active method of warfare, backed by the hot dry weather which was unfavorable to the development of the young weevils, is all that saved the crops in the Brasos bottoms this year. Just how the conditions will be in that section of the country next season can not be foretold, but the farmers out there are uneasy about, the suture, as they ought to be. * Through the purchase of seed for plant ing purposes from the infested boll weevil section of Texas that insect could be easi ly brought into Georgia or any of the other states next year. No seed for planting purposes should be shipped out of that section into any other portion of Texas. I apprehend that the boll weevil will get among us soon enough anyway. If we will watch diseased plants and preserve our planting seeding only from such stalks as are known to be healthy and vigorous we may ward off many of the Insect evils with which our great money stable is now threatened. The wide distribution of planting seed from numerous improved responsible for some of the new’ crop dis eases noted in different sections of the country heretofore free from disease. Farmers are warned against the gradual encroachment and wide distribution of these diseases about which we are now so uneasy. The boll weevil may be checked by poisonous insecticides, though that has not yet been definitely decided. There Is no remedy yet known for this new disease anthracnose. Whether it will he more ex tensive in our fields next year or not, we cannot, of course, foretell. It is to be hoped that the acreage next year will be curtailed, while close and careful atten tion is given to the proper development of sound and vigorous plants. HARVIE JORDAN. INQUIRY DEPARTMENT. Subscriber, Locust Grove, Ga.—Please inform me where I can get Rescue grass seed. When shqUld It be sown and how cultivated? What profit should it yield? Answer—write to Hasting’s Seed Store, Atlanta, Ga.. for prices and seed. Sow the seed on nicely prepared, fertile soli during August or September. It will re quire about 40 pounds of seed broadcast per acre, and cover with light roller or brush. If the land is rich good grazing should be had in December; if the weather is dry graxlng may be delayed until Feb ruary. In the spring a good crop of hay can be cut off and if another crop is want ed the grass can be allowed to go to seed as a second crop; then turned under, planting a crop of peas, which, when cut on in September, will give the grass an op portunity to grow out again. The profit will depend upon fertility of soil and the manner of preparation. This grass is also known by the name of Arctic grass, Aus tralian oats and Australian brome. It makes both good graxing and hay. J. P. D., Honea Path, S. C.—Will you please give antidote for weevil in wheat. My wheat was, as I thought, dry when threshed, but on examination I find weev ils. Please give remedy in your columns, i Answer—The egg of the weevil is always present on wheat when threshed. They are often killed by sunning the wheat on hot days, and keeping the wheat in tightly closed boxes or rooms.* Use bysul phide of carbon In same way as I suggest ed for treatment of weevil in peas in last week's issue. Place the pans containing the liquid about over the wheat. The li quid will rapidly evaporate and sink down ward through the grain, killing all the in sects in its path. Use one ounce of the liquid to every 10 bushels of grain. Keep the room or box tightly closed for 24 hours after application. It will not injure the grain in any way. Never have fire of any kind about where bi ulphide of carbon is being used. EXCHANGES. Save the Manure. Exchange. 'the first problem is to make as much manure as possible. Keep a flock of sheep. Every farm, no matter where, ought to have sheep. Forty to 60 sheep can live on a farm of 160 acres and eat very little that is available for other farm animals. The manure from sheep is finely divided and of very high quality. It will be well distributed and made use of by the plants to the fullest extent. Then be side the manure sheep are very desirable. The wool comes in at a time when but THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA. GEORGIA, 1 RIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 1901. little ready money is available. The crop of lambs can be assorted and a part of them sold. These, with the sale of mature sheep each fall at culling time, will sup ply a fund of pocket money not to be de spised even by the large farmer. In the corn belt hogs should always be kept. They consume the corn and thus return to the soil much of the phosphorus and potash and some of the nitrogen tak en up by the corn plant. Swine manure is also of the very’ best quality and is es pecially fine for gardening, trucking and the like. It must always be cared for in telligently. It ferments readily and must be applied to the soil as made or mixed with some absorbent which will retain the nitrogen and the soluble ingredients. Dry earth is probably the best absorbent, but any thing that will fix the odors and the elements that are likely to be washed out will answer. The matter of hog chol era must of course be taken into consid eration. A farmer must not invest so heavily that he cannot carry on business if he loses a portion or even all of his herd. Probably the most valuable source of fertility is in the raising and feeding of cattle. This business appeals to the mid dle western farmer as never before from the fact that prices are good, and accord ing to those best informed on the sub ject. are likely to remain good for many years to come. Then the changed condi tion of the feeding industry gives the mod ern farmer the opportunity of turning his crops into bee/ and thus keep the greater part of the fertility that has been taken out of the ground by the crop at home where it will do the most good. The cus tom of bringing the cattle from the west ern ranges and putting them into feed lots In Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, lowa and even Illinois, has passed the experimental stage and seems to be the practice that will endure. Large quantities of manure will be available each year and the quan tity Is on the increase. Os course the horse stable will continue to be the source of barnyard manure for the garden truck patch and fields upon which the most attention is lavished. It is probably the most satisfactory for early crops, as it tends to warm the soil, at the same time supplying a large amount of plant food. Because of its heating qual ities It is a little more difficult to control and handle, but amply repays for the trouble expended. Pure Food and Water. Exchange. The healthy condition of the animal kingdom depends very much upon the food and water which it consumes. The quality has as much bearing upon the healthiness as the amount consumed. The germs of disease are very often found in the food and water. Great care should be exercised in storing any kind of product intended for consumption, as hay, oats, corn, ensilage, etc. Disease germs are frequently found in musty hay, corn and stover. The conditions which attend the feeding of corn and cob meal require careful thought and attention. The stomach Is taxed heavily to digest the woody prod uct from the cob, and with the very best grinding is none too easily assimilated. The method of scalding or soaking is a practice thought to help in this particu lar, but infrequently does little but retard it, the stomach being rather enervated than strengthened. The regrinding or chewing the cud is an essential to the health of animal nature and must not be Ignored. While one animal may be bene fited by warming the drinking water an other may be as much benefited by drink ing it cold. The constitutions must decide as to results. The practice of cutting grass or any other crop before it comes to full matur ity is very questionable. The acids pre dominate and the consumption of enough to satisfy the appetite is likely to weigh down heavily on the general health of ani mals. The chemical changes which take place from green to cured food should be so thoroughly studied as not to leave a doubt in their results. The draft upon the system In its consumption must not be ignored, as it is a conceded fact that overeating or drinking is detrimental to good health. Feed thoroughly cured food and give pure water. 1 Bad Drinking Water.— Every one suf fers greatly from the different kinds of water he is compelled to drink, and noth ing is so likely to bring on an attack of diarrhoea. Perry Davis' Pain-Killer is the only safe, quick and sure cure for it, cramps and cholera morbus. Avoid sub stitutes, there Is but one Pain-Killer, Per ry Davis'. Price 25c and 50c. MR.JAMEsYIELDS. Remarkable Old Gentleman Who Is Honored By Hia Neighbors. . Jesse Fields was born June 14, 1812, in Pickens county. South Carolina. His father’s name was Abner Fields and his mother’s name before marriage was Olive Wharton. Farming has been his vocation, although he has held some positions of trust and honor. He reared ten children, all of whom are now alive but one. He has 70 grandchil dren. 120 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, making in all 202 descendants, thus seeing his posterity down to the fourth generation. He has buried three wives. He can walk a mile to church and back. One of the marvelous traits In this old man's character is that he can read with out spectacles, and he often challenges the young men for a shooting match with a rifle. His strength and health are re markably good for his age. He has been a strict, orderly member of the Baptist church more than 45 ytars. He says he is ready when the Master shall call. When he was 45 years old he had a revelation which told him his time was just half gone. If this be true he will live till next June, which event seems to be quite probable, judging from his present good condition. He has been a law-abiding man all his life. He never had a case In any court nor ever served as a'witness in any suit. He has been strictly temperate all his life. If our young men would model some of their habits after his perhaps many would live longer and more useful lives. Any relatives or friends seeing this can send communications to the Atlanta Jour nal. or write to him in person at Blairs ville, Ga. a tokTnof appreciation. A Medal With Thanks for Mr. H. H. Cabaniss. One of the prettiest incidents connected with the entire Labor Day proceedings took place at the meeting of the general Labor day committee Friday night just before that committee adjourned sine die. Hon. H. H. Cabaniss was the recipient from the union labor members of the gen eral committee of a handsome medal, bearing from the labor men their appre ciation of the efforts of Mr. Cabaniss in furthering the success of the day and for his valuable service In every way as chairman of the finance committee. The committee met that night to close the business for which It was organised. The final work of the committee was to be concluded and the report of the finance committee was made. A detailed account of the work of the sub-committees was made, and all mat ters of the general committee were finally closed. A motion to adjourn was made, when Mr. Jerome Jones said that the union members of the committee had some fur ther business with Mr. Cabaniss. The latter was surprised and unaware of what was coming. He waited, however. Mr. Jones began by expressing the appreciation all classes of organised labor of Atlanta felt toward Mr. Cabaniss for his valuable services and his senti ments were approved of by all the mem bers of the committee. Mr. Cabaniss thanked the members of the committee for this beautiful token of their appreciation of his humble efforts to maxe Labor Day a success. That It was such a magnificent success was full compensation for any work he had done. “It Is peculiarly gratifying,’’ said he, "to observe the friendly relations among all classes of Atlanta’s population. All men are born free and equal says the declaration of independence. Atlanta practices this doctrine and the people of this city respect ability, merit and hones ty in the child of the humblest cottage as much as in the scion of the most pa latial home. If a man would win In this community he must have character and ability. "I rejoice as labor becomes more and more thoroughly organized. It is a dull man who sees only strikes and trouble In organized labor. The Intention is to prevent trouble—to have Individual resist- IB Smg; COMMITTEE, The Medal Presented to Hon, H. H. Cabaniss by Union Labor Men Last Night For His Services as Chair man of Finance Committee of Labor Day. ance to supposed oppression duly and calmly considered by a vast organization conservatively administered. “I have always worked union labor and never had any trouble on this score. “That a body of union men sflioulfl re member me thus kindly and generously is appreciated as much ai any honor ever bestowed upon me, an<f this token coming from men who are organized for the im provement of the wage earners of this city, as an expression of their regard, will be always preserved and be regarded as above all value.” The medal Is a very handsome one. The Idea of the union labor men showing some appreciation for the services of Mr. Caba niss originated w'ith Mr. Jones, and the entire subscription was taken up Fri day to pay for the pretty token of appre ciation. Mr. Cabaniss Is one ofjthe most popu lar business men In Atlanta with the la bor people. He has always been fore most in assisting them in every way pos sible whenever there was a popular move ment in their behalf. His services have been recognized and appreciated by the labor men as evidenced in the presenta tion of lust night. CHINESE LOOT BUILDINGS. Many Are Killed in Fights For Booty at Great Foo Chow Fire. VANCOUVER, B. C.. Sept. 9.-The steamer Tartar, of the Canadian Pacific fleet, has arrived from the Orient with news of the burning of < the business por tion of the city of Foo Chow, China. Over one million dollars damage was .done and many people are said.to have been killed In fights over the loot. The crew of the steamer Belgiak, of Manila, mutinied last month at Cebu. They killed Captain Velasco and the other officers and several sailors and then cast the vessel adrift. The boat was ta ken in tow by an American gunboat and brought to Cebu. The great fire in Foo Chow occurred on August 20 and was caused by the over turning of a lamp in a native undertaking establishment. Hundreds of acres of business houses were destroyed and many people perished in the fire, which burned the greater part of two days. European proprietors of business houses and large Chinese merchants were the heaviest sufferers. The natives at. once commenced looting the half burned buildings. The Chinese police under the European officers were unable to prevent the looting except in a small degtee and before the second evening had passed a large number of regular soldiers were called out. At that time many people had been killed In a fight and there were dead bodies in every street. Five men were killed by the fall ing of a three- story building. The carnage on the streets was awful. The soldiers, mounted, dashed up the main thoroughfares, stabbing or tramp ing under horses’ feet the robbers who were carrying away goods in every direc tion. Even though knocked down the natives who were running away with stolen goods held on to their bundles. The horsemen thrust them through the legs or arms with swords to make them drop these and even then some of the coolies clung with such desperation that they were put to death where they had been knocked over. Many of the injured were taken away in ambulances and were be ing treated in the hospitals when the Tartar sailed from China. ERWINONSTILL HUNT. MACON, Sept. 9.—Special Assistant At torney General Marion Erwin is out after some more of the ill-gotten gains of Cap tain Oberlin M. Carter, and he expects to locate an« put Into receiver’s hands before he returns to Macon fully SIOO,OOO of securities supposed to have been pur chased with the money stolen from the government through the Savannah harbor contract. Mr. Erwin has already secured receivers for two and a quarter million dollars’ worth of property which he charges was wrongfully secured with the government’s money through Carter, and he is of the opinion that SIOO,OOO more will be about alt that he can hope for, because the other million or more seems to him to have been purchased by innocent parties with out notice of the fraud. Mr. Erwin’s address Is not known to anybody here, and he will move incog un til he locates what he has gone after. EASE AND DISEASE A Short Lesson on the Meaning of a Familiar Word. Disease is the opposite of ease. Web ster defines disease as “lack of ease, un easiness, trouble, vexation, disquiet." It is a condition due to some derangement of the physical organism. A vast ma jority of the “dis-ease” from Which people suffer is due to impure blood. Disease of this kind is cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla which purifies, enriches and vitalizes the blood. Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures scrof ula, salt rheum, pimples and all erup tions. It tones the stomach and creates a good appetite and it gives vigor and vitality to the whole body. It reverses the condition of things, giving health, comfort and “ease” in place of “dis ease.” Dairying and Live Stock Conducted By B. IV. Hunt $ Readers of the Semi-Weekly i ♦ Journal are invited to send en- ♦ 4 qulries about dairying, live stock 4 4 and veterinary matters to B. W. 4 4 Hunt, Editor of this department, at 4 4 Eatonton, Ga. No questions an- 4 4 swered by mall, but careful atten- 4 4 tlon will be given to inquiries and 4 4 answers will bo printed in this de- 4 4 partment. ♦ 144444444*44444+ H U ♦+»♦♦♦ • Shorter Trotting Races. No proprietor of a house of amusement would continue an unpopular play stage, yet our trotting races are managed In such away as to draw much smaller audiences than the sport, justifies. The chief reason Is In the long-drawn out contests In the heat races, “best three In five,” as these races are called. The remedy Is to shorten the contests to best two In three. A three-ln-five race is frequently won by a shrewd driver tak ing advantage of the fatigue of the two best horses In the contest, consequent up on their racing against each other. The third horse has but to drop Inside the distance flag In the first heat won by A, who has raced against B from wire to wire. In the second heat A wins again, but in distress. The third heat results in a victory for B, but B is very tired from the three hard driven miles. If the horses have been trotting In 2:10, 2:11 and 2:121-2, It Is quite likely 2:15 will win the fourth heat, which Is the limit of C*s speed. The driver of C has observed the physi cal condition of the heat winning horses with the scientific diagnosis of a skillful physician. Now is his chance with the slower horse and he can win the fourth, fifth and sixth heats in slow time. He not only wins the three heats out of five, but has the only horse that has not been distressed. The two better horses will necessarily become discouraged. The dri vers of the better horses realize that the best horse is not winning. The audience has seen but three real contests between horses anywhere near matched in speed. The best three so-called heats were not races in the true sense at all. Just exhi bitions of comparatively slow miles in which a slower rested horse won easily from two better but fatigued animals. What aggravates the offense to the au dience is the delayed starts. The driver of C, knowing the tired condition of the other horses, does all In his power, yet not to too seriously offend the Judges, to prolong the sparring for position. Every false start benefits his chances of winning from the already tired first-heat winners. While all this Is being done the interest ed parties In C are taking advantage of the pool selling, profiting financially by the waste of time In false starts, tired horses, impatient audience. Business men who are accustomed to economizing in time, lose Interest in what they ex pected to afford entertainment in reasona bly prompt and expeditious manner. La dies get tired sitting on the hard benches waiting for the Jockies to play the pool box. all this because in old times there were not enough trotting horses to fill numerous purses, hence an afternoon’s racing had to be drawn out to entertain the crowd with long contests between the horses of that day, when 2:30 wag fast. Indeed, there were no colt races what ever. The original turf trotter was made by man’s slow training, not born capable of showing speed itr one, two or three year old form as now. If any one answers my presentation of the case by saying the rules of trotting require every driver to strive to win every heat—ls so, of what benefit is the rule to the audience, when it cannot in the nature of things be enforced? To Il lustrate, take the 2:08 class at Brighton, N. Y., August 17, 1901. The following is the summary: Driver. Dan Patch, b a (McHenry) 4 111 Major Muscovite, b a.. ..(McMahon) 1 3 4 Z George, br g.......... (McKenny) 7 3 3 ro The Bishop » • 5 ro Paul Revere ® 6 ar Patsy K ••• ••• • Time—2:o4. 2:04H. 2:07H. 2:0544. Does any one familiar with racing en tertain a suspicion that Dan Patch was driven by McHenry to win the first heat, and yet did not force out the winner better than 2:09? A horse that won the fourth heat In 2:05 3-4! This Brighton meeting put In force a most salutary and unusual safeguard against laying up heats in that all horses not winning a heat in the first three were ruled off, abbreviated above as r. o. Even this needed reform, beneficial as it is, does not get to the very root of the trouble as would the abolishment of the three In five system to be replaced by best two In three heat races. At the risk of taxing the patience of readers I will mention one other recent event, the 2:12 class, purse of SIO,OOO, Readvllle, Mass., August 20: Driver. Onward Sliver, ch s (Geers) 7 3 11 1 Eleata, blk m (Marsh) 112*2 Cornelia Bel, b m (Kirby) 3 4 5 2 3 May Allen 2 2 8 ° ls Time—2:o944, 2:09. 2:08, 2:W4. 2:1144. In this race Onward Silver was but con ditioned in the driving of the first heat, Geers contenting himself with seventh place, while May Allen and Eleata were expending vital energy trying to win, Eleata actually trotting the mile out in 2:09 3-4, three lengths in advance of May Allen. Onward Silver trotted this first mile in about 2:15. The second heat Ele ata, the fast 4-year-old filly, lead all the way winning in 2:09 with no horses lap ped on her sulky, May Allen being near est to her. I contend that then and there the best horse for the amusement of the people had won and under the rules I advocate the race would have ended and not have been for the benefit of a horse who had easily saved his strength on the first’mile by coming in more than five seconds slower than the winner of the first heat. If the rjiles I advocate had have been enforced by the summary presented May Allen, that had done her best to win, would have had second money out of the big purse instead of nothing. Yet, look ing at it another way, the summary would never have read the way it appears in the turf papers with Geers driving Onward Silver a best two in three heat race. The first heat would have been a horse race from wire to wire between Eleata and Onward Silver. This was what the audience paid for and what they had a right to expect. I am aware that personality of a writer affects his point of view. I write from the viewpoint of a breeder of trotting horses, as an of trotting horses, and as an American who enjoys a trot ting race intelligently, I hope, understand Ing the very contesting animals them selves. B. K. HUNT. Some Parasites in the Skin. I have a mule that breaks out in lumps and scales that seem to itch. The hair comes out where each lump Is and leaves the place naked. He gnaws his legs and points of his shoulders; rubs his neck against posts or crib. Can you give me a permanent remedy? Is Jt blood poison or skin disease? Trouble worse in summer. Answer in Journal. A. S. M. Davis. Ga. Answer.—l presume this horse is suffer ing with some parasitic disease of the skin. First wash the horse in warm soapy water, thoroughly cleaning the sores, take of tobacco 3 ounces, water 2 quarts; boil. Apply every two weeks three times to the affected parts and parts adjacent thereto. Wash harness and all things in contact with the animal in this tobacco water. Whitewash stables and posts. You may give the horse treatment con sisting of tablespoonful doses sulphur. B. W. H. Butter, Cattle Raising and Bea-Keep ing. Being somewhat Interested in the pro duction of butter, I would like to ask in regard to selling butter: Is there always a market for this product*? Here in the neighboring towns often (as the towns are small) there Is almost nt> market at all. Could it be shipped to, say Macon or Americus, with profit to the producer In ten to twelve pound packages? I will say, In passing, that as a general thing It costs very little to raise butter and oeef, as the woods in summer and spring are a natural producer tn Wilcox county. Please give me the name of the best southern Journal devoted to cattle raising and the dairy, also some periodicals or good book on bee-keeping and poultry— these separate or all included- Abbevllle, Ga. W. H. J. Answer: Butter should be marketed In larger quantities than ten pounds, owing to the express charges being greater per pound on small than on large packages. There Is a constant market for butter In the cities named. The demand appears greater than the supply in south Georgia towns and cities, where there are fewer improved dairy cows per capita. A firm recently wrote to me from Way cross, Ga., asking If I could recommend some dairyman who could supply 50 pounds of butter per week at 20 cents per pound delivered at the express office. 2. I do not know of any southern Journal devoted to live stock raising containing reading matter on beef cattle. The Breed ers’ Gazette, of Chicago, Hl., is an ex cellent publication. For Jersey breeders the Jersey Bulle tin, of Indianapolis, Ind. For general dairy industry and similar matters Hoard’s Dairyman, Fort Atkinson, Wls. 3. For poultry experiments write to the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, Agricultural Experiment Station, Raleigh, N. C. Ask for .their bulletin and information as to what you want. 4. As to bee-keeping write to Mr. Reubln Miller, Madison, Ga., who Is one of the most successful of bee-keepers. He will save you .many mistakes likely to be made by book followers. His knowledge is based on southern ob servation of the methods, breeds and man agement of these honey gatherers. Enclose stamps for reply and he will cheerfully do all he can to advance this industry In the south. A recent publication of a translation on the habits of bees by a European scien tist has appeared from the press of one of the large publishers—MacMillan, New York, I think. But this book is more of a Itierary treatise than a guide In fur nishing practical Illustrations of economic bee-keeping. Wart I have a valuable young mule that has a bloody wart on right side of back about five Inches below centre of back. I have been applying castor oil to wart for about six or eight weeks. Have applied con centrated lye twice. Did not let lye re main on the wart but a few minutes be fore I washed it off and applied castor oil. Lye seems to have eaten it off to a level or below. Wart does not look so raw since applying lye but seems to have formed a kind of scab. It Is a small wart about the size of a quarter dollar. Please advise me through Journal what to do for same and oblige. B. H. M. Homer, La. Answer: If the wart grows again try blue stone instead of lye. I like to mix with the castor oil or glycerine, whichever you prefer to use, 10 per cent of its bulk In carbolic acid. I anticipate you will have very little further trouble, If any, with this wart. Many prefer touching the neck of the wart with lunar caustic, which you can confine to the place you desire to cauter ize. Displacement of Joint} Crab Grass Hay, Value of Feeding Stuff*. HUNTERSVILLE, S. C.. Sept* 4,190 L The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Ga. Gentlemen: Please give me all the in formation you can, through your paper on the following questions: 1. I have a mule whose hind foot is drawn up on the toe. Has been so about two years. Could It be brought back to natural position by shoeing, and then use some liniment? Suppose it was caused by heavy hauling. 2. What is the feeding preparation of crab grown hay as compared with cew fodder? 3. Could mill feed in mixture ot bran and shorts be used to feed mules on, and how much should be fed? Would it be cheaper than corn at 80 cents per bushel; feed S2O per ton? Please give me a short way of tanning small dry salted calf skins? J. B. Answer: Ist. I presume your mule has a dislocated Joint, for which nothing can now be done. 2. The analysis of the family of grass es to which crab grass belongs shows a very good feeding value. In practical re sults, I know of no variety of southern cured hay worth as much pound for pound as southern corn fodder. This high value of corn fodder blades Is largely chargeable to the fact that southern plan ters never neglect to “pull” the fodder at the precise right stage of ripeness, while they almost never cut grass at its best stage for hay. 3. Yes, a mixture of wheat bran and shorts is an excellent feed for mules, either fed dry, or mixed with moistened rough feed. Compared with corn wheat bran home ground, mixed half and half with wheat shorts, or as the northern writers- call the food, “wheat middlings.” would make a feed judged by the German standards of food values worth one cent a pound. Maise by the same authorities is valued at 1 11-100 cents a pound. Now as your corn costs 80 cents for 56 pounds or 1 43-100 cents per pound, you would feed a ration costing 33-luO of a cent a pound more than its estimated value should you feed on corn. If you feed on the mixed food, at S2O per. ton its cost is just its estimated food value, i. e*. 1 cent a pound. 4. Consult some neighbor for informa tion who has tanned skins of animals. B. W. H. Warts. I am a reader of the Semi-Weekly Jour nal. I have a mule five years old, has some small warts on him. and they bleed at times. They have been on him about six months. WUI you please give me a remedy for them? Answer through The Journal at your earliest convenience. H. M. 8. Answer: See answer on warts in this paper. If you prefer to try another reme dy, take yellow orpiment, wet with little water, rub the warts with a stiff brush dipped in this mixture. The warts should first be picked off as much as possible by hand. Demand For Heavy Horses. (The Breeder’s Gazette.) The demand for finished draft horses of weight and quality never was in a more healthy condition. Prices up to S3OO. as re ported last week In this Journal, have been willingly paid, and hardly any of the principal buyers, on the Chicago market, for instance, have been able to secure as many animals as they desired to buy.. Feeders are eagerly paying from $l6O to S3OO for thin draft horses of the right sort, and hardly one of toe men engaged in the business of conditioning drafters admits that he can find enough to sat isfy him. These facts show plainly that the supply, finished and crude, Is short. In the opinion of all the greatest men of the day. the United States is just entering the most prosperous period of its national existence. If that is true, and all the signs point that way, the demand for heavy draft horses must remain as keen as It now Is or Increase, and the proba bility Is that it will grow larger for some time to come. That means still higher prices for drafters and they are now as high as they ever were. The draft horse Is distinctly the farmer’s horse. He is reared on the farm, and for one, two or three seasons does his share of the farm work. Taken as a whole the drafter has made more money for the farmer than any other horse. Therefore It stands the farmer In hand to keep In as close touch with the market as possible and so know that which’ it will pay him best to breed. As a rule it may be said that the geld ings sell best that resemble most closely the great draft stallions which win the prizes at the state fairs and other great shows and expositions. The closer the re semblance In stature, form, weight, action and quality, the higher will be the price paid. Therefore the farmer may st this season of the year easily post himself in the best possible way. He has only to at tend these fairs and shows and he will learn exactly what he ought to strive to breed to bring him the most money. Never was there a time in the history ot Ameri can horse breeding when it would pay farmers better to attend the state fairs and other shows and close.y examine the draft horses exhibited there. The English find the Americans In evi dence these days. Carnegie, the American Scottsman. surpasses all history with the gift of $10,900,000 to the educational insti tutions of Scotland, the largest endow ment ever made by a living man. Mr. Whitney, a New Yorker, has just won the most coveted race on the run ning turf in the world, with an English bred horse, it is true, but the feat is most highly prised in Europe, the present king winning a recent Derby while his title was Prince of Wales. Last to attract attention to American enterprise is the winning of the event next in importance to the Derby, the race called “the Oaks.” James R. Keen and his son, Foxall Keen, are the fortunate win ners of this classic event, with the Amer ican-bred daughter of Domino. The filly’s name tn America was Cap and Bells, but the English rules debarred the entry of a name already in use on the turf there, and the cable tells of the great Oaks of 1901 won by Keen’s Cap and Be.ls 11. The winner’s dam is Ben-My-Chree, by the great English sire, Galopin, and Is an English-bred mare Imported by the Keens some years back. All American race-goers remember Dom ino’s large winnings a few years ago on the turf in this country. The winner was foaled and raised near Lexington, Ky.. on the best blue grass pastures with lime stone formation. In no other part of the worla has nature furnished in greater sup p.y all the requisites for perfect animal development. B. W. H. SAVE TRAYLOR, SPENCER & CO.’S TOBACCO TAGS. _____ • The following brands of tobaecos man ufactured by Traylor, Spencer & Co.. 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