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Education .laß amo Successful Faknmnq- MJ >7 & A NWIEW M Soull This deparment will cheerfully en deavor to furnish any information. Let ters should be adreased to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president State Agricul tural college. Athens. Ga. BEST METHOD TO IMPROVE THE FERTILITY OF THE SOIL *2\ATK COLLEGE OF AGRICUL TURE. ATHENS. Ga.. Feb. XT.-The wa*ntanAAce of fertility is a subject of universal concern for the protection of the sot! determines the degree of a na tion’s prosperity. If it were possible to maintain on every farm a large enough number of live stock to feed al! that the land was capable of growing, and in ad dition purchase and feed large quantities of rich concentration, yard manure alone might be made to supply the soil witn moot of its nitrogen and a large part of the vegetable matter needed to keep it in proper mechanical condition. Even if this practice were possible, it must of necessity result in some sections of the country producing concentrates at the expense of depleting, their soil and selling them to other sections for the en richment of their landa This character of practice could hardly be regarded as tn the interest of a system of permanent fertility. * MUST SUPPLY Some other means must, therefore, be found of supplying one of the greatest de ficiencies in our soils, namely, the lack of vegetable matter and nitrogen which is derived therefrom. Nitrogen Is the ele ment first exhausted from most agricul tural lands and is most costly to pur chase. Every system of practice pursued on the farm tends to reduce the quantity of pile essential element. It Is perfectly elegy, therefore, that to keep a soil in ideal condition large quantities of vegeta ble matter must be secured, and that while it Is desirable to supply this defi ciency from yard manure, it is impracti cable on thousands of farms to achieve this end. Fortunately nature has provid ed a means by which this difficulty may be overcome through the grading down or plowing under of green crops. Two classes of crops may be used for this purpose—the legumes and the non legumes. The first is much to be prefer red. for under certain conditions they hare the power of gathering nitrogen out of the air and can thus enrich the soil much more rapidly* than the non-leguml nous crops. Os the leguminous crops, the ha try vetsh. the cow pea, the velvet bean, the soy bean, all of the clovers, and field and garden peas and beans may be util ised. The crops chiefly used, however, because of their wide adaptability, are red clover, crimson clover, cow peas, vetch and velvet beans Os the non-leguminous crop*, winter oats, barley, wheat and rye may all be used eueceasfidty. These crops are hardy in about the order named, and though rot supplying nitrogen from the air. they will Improve the condition of Che soil materially by keeping it well cov ered during the winter and furnishing a PLANTING OF COWPEAS- When planting cowpeas Intended for green manure the land should be as carefully broken and prepared as though the crop were to be harvested for hay or grain. Many seem to think that a soil improving crop may be put in the ground In any sort of Indifferent fash ion; that at beet they are sinking some money in the land, and therefore, the least effort expended the better. A more erroneous conclusion could not be drawn, for a green crop properly han dled for the enrichment of the soil con stitutes a species of investment just as certainly as the buying of a bond. What one is seeking in a crop for green ma nuring is to secure the largest possible growth in a short period of time. It is important that this growth be secured as early in the spring as possible so that it may be turned under and still leave a long growing season. It is de sirable that a perfect stand be secured, and this can not be hoped for where the crop has been broadcasted on badly pre pared ground, and this is particularly true tn the south where the autumn is often unusually dry and a stand diffi cult to secure unless the grain be sown with a drill and uniformly covered. The cereals and clovers constitute the best cover crops for the winter season when leaching end erosion do the great est damage. These crops rhouid, as a rule, be fertilized witn a 2-8-4 formula on clay lands. and with a Z-8-6 formula on sandy lands An application of SOO to 500 pounds per acre will be about right Os course, where the land is in fairly good mechanical condition, it is probable that n-> nitrogen may be needed on these crops. Where the fertiliser is used, however, the growth is likely to be more vigorous and the croq be In condi tion to plow under from two weeks to SO days earlier than if it is not properly planted and fertilised. The leguminous crops grown for green manuring in the summer time will ail need to be fertil ised with a 10-4 on clay land* and prob ably a 12-6 on sandy lands. Not less than SOO to 500 pounds should be used cn these crops. HOW TO PLOW CROP DOWN. The next matter to consider is how and when to plow down a green crop. 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If you already own an Inhaler you can get an extra bottle of HYOMEI liquid for only Me. Mail orders filled charges prepaid by Booth’s Hyomei. Buffalo, N. Y. Booklet on catarrh free. To break up a cold in head or chest ever night, try this just before retir ing Into a bowl of three-quarters full nf boiling water, pour a teaspoonful of HYOMEI. cover head and bowl with tow el and breathe for five minutes the anti j?ptic, healing vapor that arises. more than 6 to 10 inchea of top. and this is particulaily true of rye- If the crops are left to make a greater growth, the chances are that they will sap the mois ture from the ground and it will break up lump and in bad physical condition. Occasionally, rains will prevent the turning under of the crop at the proper time, and if the ground should break up In bad condition, there Is nothing to do except wait until sufficient rain does fall to enable surface working implements to put it in proper mechanical condition for seeding. Cowpeas, velvet beans and other legumes should not be plowed un der until they are in good condition for hay making: that is. when the lower leaves are beginning to turn yellow and the tips of the pods presenting the same color. All green crops should be plowed un der deeply. Nothing less than a two horse plow should be used for this pur pose. A disk or deep tilling Implement will be better, and if three horses or mules are used the work can be done mere satisfactory. There is absolutely nothing in the contention that green manures will sour the land if the wont is done at the proper time. It is true that they might be plowed under when in a very green sappy condition and cause some undesirable fermentation, but this would not provide a satisfac tory reason for neglecting soil improve ment through the use of green manures. In conclusion, green manures may be made the means of providing the greater part of the nitrogen needed by farm crops. They form a cheap and efficient source from which to obtain humus in sections where live-stock farming is at a iqw ebb. They provide the soil wltb materials which produce fermentation and thus renew the activity of friendly bacteria without the aid of which plant food can not be digested and brought into condition for use by growing crops. They change the whole physical char acter of the soil, making it friable, giv ing depth and porosity, ease of cultiva tion. and an increased ability to absorb and hold moisture. Every farmer who uses green crops, if he uses them judi ciously and in proper correlation with commercial fertilizers, can certainly build up his soils with surprising rap idity. *■ PLANTING COTTON ON "COLD ♦ LAND.” T. J. D., Piedmont. Ala., writes: I have a piece of cold gray land, which I want <o plant in cotton, and I want to know if I can us* high-grade guano and kainit as a fertiliser. I planted it in cotton, one year and it had black rust or black wilt. I sowed it the next yegr in peas, turned under the vines and let it rest last year, and turned under a good crop of grass and weeds. My cotton is al ways slow starting off, and I want to know if I can use guano with kainit so as to stimulate it more in the spring. Would phosphate and cotton-seed meal make a good fertiliser for corn on red basin land? Rusting of cotton is generally due to one of three things, namely, lack of drainage, deficiency of vegetable matter, and the need of available potash in the soil. From what you say, it is probable that all of these influences affected the crop which you attempted to grow on your gray land, which you speak of as cold, though by that term you probably mean wet as well. This land would no doubt be benefited by an application of lime, but we would not advise you to use it this year Another season you should make an effort to cover It with at least one ton per acre in the fall of caustic lime, or two tons of finely ground limestone. No doubt a complete fertil iser will be the best to use on this land. It makes very little difference whether you use kainit or muriate as a source of potash. Muriate is generally considered cheaper because of its more concentra ted nature, and on that account yoa can prepare a fertiliser formula contain ing higher per cents of available plant food. For land such as you describe we would advise the use of at least 3 per cent of nitrogen. 10 per cent of phos phoric acid and 7 per cent of pot as n. This may bp prepared by mixing together cotton-seed meal, nitrate of soda, add phosphate and muriate of potash. Os course, one would need to use high-wrade goods. Phosphate* cotton-seed meal and potash would make a good fertiliser for-’ mula for corn on red land. Use not less than 500 pounds per acre and the for mula for this crop should certainly not be less than 3 to 4 per cent of nitro gro, io per cent of phosphorus and 4 per cent of potash. • • • THIS LAND NEEDED "ROTATING.” G. E. C., Greenville. 8. C., writes: I am a young farmer and would like to have some advice as to what kind of fertiliser to use for cotton on some gray sandy land with mulatto clay subsoil. It has been planted to cotton for several years and only a small amount of fer tiliser used. It only made six bales on 30 acres. I have some of the .»anW kind of land tn oat stubble which was turned in January with a two-horse turning plow. I also have two acres of red land with stiff red clay subsoil. Would like to make two bales on it. What kind of fertiliser and how much mutt I use? The two acres made about 30 bushels of corn last year without any fertilizer. I have turned it with two horses and sub soiled In same furrow to the depth of ill Inches. 4 For the gray sandy land use a formula j containing 3 per cent of nitrogen, 10 per cent of phosphoric acid and 5 per cent of potash. For the red clay use a 2-8-4 formula. In both instances apply at feast 500 pounds per acre. Breakin/ the i land with a two-horse plow was good practice. Now prepare it by means of a disk or harrow until a fine friable sur face has been secured. Then lay off the rows four feet apart, opening a wide | deep furrow, and If any vegetable mat [ ter Is available, put it in the furrow and let it stand in this condition until ten days before planting. Then mix the fer | tillzer thoroughly with the subsoil and make a low bed on top of it. Plant the best strain of cotton you can find in your community and sow in hills two feet apart. Leave two plants in a hill when chopping to a stand. Cultivate lightly and rapidly, and force the crop along as fast as you can. If it does not make a vigorous growth and show a dark rich green color, use 100 pounds of nitrate of soda as a top dressing six weeks after planting. Continue cul tiyation late into the season and remem ber that the shallow surface working of the soil as frequently as possible will conserve moisture and stimulate growth. Your chaqces of securing a good yield of cotton on any of your land will be greatly Increased If you can se cure as much as three to flve tons of yard manure and apply in the drill row immediately. Put the fertiliser on and mix with the subsoil later in the season. THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1911 LAME DUCK’S JOKE fi 1/71 T J Bennet He’s the man who made President Taft hopping mad by offering a resolu tion in congress for the annexation of Canada. / GREAT GRAIN CROP PLANNED IN LOWNDES VALDOSTA, Ga.. Feb. 25,-The farmers in this section are busy in spite of the cold weather. They are preparing for a great grain and provision crop. They will begin planting cantaloupes and wa termelons next week. The acreage will be about like it was last year, though considerable new territory will be plant ed on the new railroads. The fruit crop has not been injured to any great extent by the cold weather. Many believe that the cold will by toughening vegetation In some cases and holding the sap back in others. Un less there is another freese there will be a splendid fruit crop the coming season. The acreage is sea island cotton will be reduced In this county, but reports Indi cate that It will be largely increased in some new territory. Vegetable matter is quite as essential to securing good yields as fertilizer and if farmers would make greater effort to se cure and use it their crops would be better and their profits from the use of fertilizers enhanced thereby. • • • CORN ON GRAY SANDY LAND. J. W. E, Belton, 8. C., writes: I have one acre of gray sandy land that J want to plant in corn, and want some advice as to preparation and fertilization. The land was in. oats followed with peas last year. The land has a yellow subsoil. If your land has not already been brok en, turn it over as quickly as possible. Stirring to a considerable depth will not be objectionable, though it is not de sirable to bring too'much yellow clay to the surface at this season of the year when the winter is so nearly over, and the action of frosts on the soil not llke |ly to be very great. When you have turned the land thoroughly and complete ly lay off in four to flve foot rows. Use all the vegetable matter you possibly can in the furrow and plant the corn prac l tically on the level, though it may be put slightly below the surface of the ground with advantage on all lands that suffer from drought, as you can then throw the earth to it by cultivation and 1 keep the feeting moots better protected from the sun’s rays. For land such as you describe a high grade fertilizer is the only thing that is likely to prove satisfactory. Corn is a very ravenous feeding plant and must be well supplied with plant food. Use, i therefore, 3 per cent of nitrogen, 10 per I cent of phosphoric acid and 5 per cent of potash. An application or 600 pounds per acre will be about right to commence with. This had best be put under the drill row and mixed with the lower soil. ' A side application of 200 pounds about the first of June may be made if the crop is not making as satisfactory a de- I velopment as seems desirable, and you may possibly use 100 pounds of nitrate of soda to advantage about the first of July, or If the corn is bunching to tas sel at an earlier date in your locality, do it at that time. The choice of a good variety of prolific corn and the thorough cultivation of the land before and af ter planting are matters of the utmost Importance in securing a good yield. THIS FARMER BELIEVES IN MA NURE ■ A. B. 8., Smyrna, Ga., writes: I have a field of hillside land with a gray soil and a firm red subsoil that I wish to plant in cotton. It was original forest three years ago; was in corn last year, i It was broken in January and rows laid off 3 1-2 feet wide, and double furrowed. I Intend to put in well rotted stable ) manure. What kind of guano would you 1 advise me to use? Land that has been newly reclaimed j from the forest should contain a fair amount of vegetable matter, and is more likely to hava,a large supply of all the essential elements of plant food in sn available form than soils which have been cultivated for longer periods, and denuded pt their surface soil by erosion. Your plan of adding as much vegetable matter as you can in the form of yard manure is a good one, because 95 per cent of our crops are undoubtedly re duced in yield and character through a deficiency of this important and essen tial element. In addition to using yard manure it would be well for You to ap ply at least 500 pounds of a 2-8-4 fer tilizer on land such as you describe in the drill row. or if you desire to apply the manure right away, put the fertilizer on top of it, say about ten days before planting, and mix with the subsoil by means of a bull tongue. Then bed and plant the cotton as soon as the land is warm enough to insure the rapid germ ination of the seed. • • • DEEPER PLOWING ADVISABLE. 8. S. D., Waxhaw, N. C., writes. 1 have a field which is brown gravelly soil or about four inches with a yel low clay subsoil which I wish to plant In this year. The land is pretty well coated with vegetable matter, part in stubble and part in broom sedge PafKFof this field produced 1,000 pounds of seed cotton per acre In 1909 with a light application of a low-grade fer tilizer. I am turning about four and a half inches deep, not thinking it advis able to subsoil, as the clay is yellow and very porous. I am thinking of ap plying 200 pounds of a 4-8-4 guano mixed equally with 16 per cent acid at the time of planting, and later, about July 1, give a side application of 200 pounds of the same fertilizer. Would this be a properly balanced fertilizer to use under the conditions mentioned .' Land such as you describe had best not be plowed too deeply at this season of the year, though turning seven to nine inches deep will not be objection able. Next fall if the season is favor able, it would be well to deepen the soil and bring some of the yellow clay to the surface, 4bo that the winter •rains and freezes may help to pulverize it and to dissolve out the plant food it contains. This land though better sup plied with vegetable matter than much which will be cultivated in cobton this year will still respond to an applica tion of any yard mttnure or decaying vegetable matter which you may be TO YOU WHO ARE I Make The Fairest Offer Tha Let me say right at the start that no money is asked or expected. I make this remarkable offer of my own free Vlll and accord. I am financially able to do so. It Is my way—the way I have thought out by which I can best send help and comfort, health and strength out into this world of so much sickness and suffering. It Is for you to accept or refuse as you like. For you to choose—whether your trou ble, with all its pain, danger, fear and uncertainty shall continue—or whether it shall be taken away. But In the choosing remember this—health was God’s most precious gift to you, and It is as much your duty to regain and keep It as to guard and protect your life. DXKBCTXXa STECXAIiXHT OX.MAHWATBB, Who makes this generous offer. What le my offer? you aak. Listen!— In my thirty years’ experience in med icine I have learned many strange things. For one thing, I’ve learned that Heart Disease kills more people every day than anything else on eartu. I’ve also learned that Heart Disease hardly ever exists alone —by itself—that other organs—Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys, Liv er, Lungs, Sexual organs, etc, are al most always affected too. Why? Think for a minute and you’ll answer the question yourself—it’s because the Heart is the vital organ of the body— because it governs all the other organa, supplies EVERY organ—every Narva, muscle and tissue with blood and life and power to do their work. fortunate enough to possess and can ap ply to it, In addition the use of 400 pounds of a high-grade fertilizer at the time of plant ing the cotton will certainly be ad visable. This we would put in the bot tom of the furrow and mix well with the soil before bedding up the land. While there Is no objection to mixing equal parts of a 4-8-4 fertilizer and 16 per cent acid, you will probably secure as good results from a 4-12-4 used at the rate of 500 pounds per acre as from the plan Indicated. There is an advantage In using a thoroughly mixed formula, and you will .find It somewhat difficult to mix 200 pounds of the fertilizer and 300 pounds of acid as completely as is desir able. This does not mean that it can not be done, but that you should use care to secure a thorough commingling of the ingredients. A side application of 200 pounds of a 4-8-4 fertilizer about June 1 to 15, would be all right in my judg ment. A later application than this of a complete fertilizer is not likely to give you as good results as you have reason to expect. In fact, side applications of a complete fertilizer on well-prepared lands are of somewhat doubtful value, sine ethe mineral elements are. as a rule, best put in the soli earlier in the sea son, so that the crop may have a long er time to assimilate them. Top dress ings, of course, with sulphate of am monia and nitrate of soda may be made from June 15 to July 1, but the nitrogen becomes much more quickly available than the mineral elements, and therefore later applications of It can be made. SUITABLE FEED OF HENS. W. C. L, Headen, Ga., writes: Would EXPERTS ENDORSE IT. "Marion Harland,” Mrs. Janet M. 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Why, only last week I had a pitiful tear-stained letter from a little eleven-year-old girl down In Georgia, telling me how her mother fell dead the week before—with the baby in her arms! Now. this woman thought her Heart was all right. She would not be lieve me—even refused to take the treatment or heed the warning, and the good advice that I had sent her free! Six people In every ten have Heart trouble, though many of them do not know it; 30,000 victims die of it in America every year. Think of It. And so I aay, unless you are sure, unless you KNOW, for goodness sake don’t take any more chances —stop a bit right here and find out for a certainty just where you stand. THE SYMPTOMS OF HEART DIS EASE Are very plain when once they are known and understood. The great trouble is that most people don’t know what the symptoms are—don’t know what they mean when they have them. Another thing: A great many people are misled and deceived Into thinking their trouble is something else. Thou sands—perhaps you among them—are today doctorlpg the Stomach, Kidneys, Liver, Nerves or Sexual organs for some supposed trouble, when all the time it's the heart that’s causing It an. In other words, you may be treat ing- the symptom* and not the disease itself. Following are the most common signs —the really sure symptoms of Heart Disease. Go over them carefully one by one and answer yes or no to each. That will tell the story: Do you tire easily? Do you have headaches? Does yonr Heart flutter. Does it ever skip beats? Doss g 'tur Heart palpitate? Do start la your sloop? Are you short of your breath? Do you fool "weak and run down?" Do you have numb or dtasy opoUs? Do you have weak, oinking spalls? equal parts of cotton seed meal, wheat bran and corn meal make suitable feed a seither a hot or cold mash for lay ing hens? A good mash for chickens can no doubt be prepared from the materials you mention. We would prefer, ever, to use them in different proportions. Not over 10 per cent of the mix should probably be cotton seed meal, 40 per cent wheat bran and 50 per cent corn meal. They may be mixed together yith hot water and fed warm, though not hot enough to bum the mouth. Other things should be fed to ipduce laying in hens beside the meal mixture suggested, how ever. See that your chickens are well supplied with ground bone, grit and sand and provide a scratching pen in which scatter some of the grain so as to insure their working to obtain it, and thus se curing plenty ot exercise. Meat scraps from the butcher’s shop and cooked will also be good for them. • • • RAISING A BALE OF COTTON PER I ACRE. X. Y. Z., Madison, Ga., writes: I have about three-fourths of an atcre of land around my* house on which I wish to raise a bale of cotton. The land is not rich, though it has not been planted in cotton for flve years. Much of the time It has been sown in grain for chickens, but last year it was sown in peas, and the hay cut in September. The sandy top soil Is about four or six inches deep under which is heavy clay. As it ta im possible for me to get stable manure, I wish you to give me a formula of com mercial fertilizer and amount to use. I have Intended planting either the Shank high or Dongola. Which would suit bet ter for this patch? Situated as you are the best policy to insure raising a fair yield of cotton is to break the land deeply and thoroughly. Subsoil It if you can get it done before heavy rains ensue. Then cultivate the land so to produce the finest seed bed possible. Lay your cotton off in four rows and apply 600 pounds of a 3-10-4 fertilizer under the drill Mix this fertilizer with the subsoil by means of a bull tongue. Then make a low bed and plant the cotton as soon as weather con ditions are favorable. About 30 days after planting make a side application of 200 pounds of the same fertilizer. If the plants have not developed as vigorously as seems desirable top dress with nitrate of soda at the rate of 100 pounds per acre. Thorough, clean, shallow cultivation is a very important matter in securing a good yield. Persist in cultivating the land as late into the season as possi ble. While both varieties mentioned in your letter give good yields under certain con ditions, we would prefer to use Culpep per, Cleveland’s Big 8011, Uncle Sam or Cook's for your section of the state. Os course, the strain of seed selected has a direct bearing on the yield secured. • • • ARRANGING GRAZING CROPS FOR lioas. R. C., Comer, Ga., writes: Please ad vise me as to the practicability of plant ing carrots, peanuts, potatoes, and arti chokes for ten hogs, also the amount of each to plant. Raising hogs on grazing crops can un doubtedly be carried on with profit and advantage by the farmer. One who in tends to go Into the business permanent ly had best devote a special section of land to this work. It should be conven iently located to the farm buildings and homestaad, but not so close, of course, as to be offensive or objectionable. If a spring runs down one side, or water can be conveyed to it artificially, so much the better. The only buildings needed will be light shelters with sloping roofs to protect the animals from wet in cold j weather and to provide shade in the i summer. These cots can be built very cheaply, and provide the most sanitary and desirable housing for hogs in this I climate. A rail should be built around the pen to prevent the sows from laying on the young ones and killing them. The cots should be placed in a Bermuda pas ture, and there should be at least two acfes in this area. Five acres exclusive TO DESTROY XWSECT PESTS The deep, full plowing of to bacco lands is the most effective way to exterminate the worms which injure tobacco plants and which are burled in the land in the pupa stage, according to Prof. A. C. Morgan, who has given the subject considerable study. Tests show that the big run of worms in midsummer are produced by eggs laid in the previous year and not by those laid in the spring, as is generally supposed. The use of high-grade arsenate of lead is recommended in killing the worms. It is as unprofitable to sow seeds upon lumps as to spread fer tiliser upon lumps. Are you nervous and irritable? Do your feet, legs or ankles swell? Does your stomach have an “all gone” fooling* Have you pain in Heart, side or shoul der blade? Os course, no case has all—some of the very worst only a few. Therefore, if you find that even one or two of them are YOUR symptoms, you should act at once, for you may be In grave dan ger. You know Heart Disease don’t wait. It comes like a thief, develops quickly and strikes without warning. AND HERE IS MY OFFER. If you have any of these symptoms; if you have reason to think that you have even the slightest Heart trouble or weakness, write me now. I will send you free treatment and advice. Or, again, if you have known for some time that you have heart trouble or weakness, write me—even though your case is chronic, deep-seated, and has resisted treatment. Even though you may have been told that you can not be cured, urge you all the more strongly to write at once. It is in just such stubborn "incurable" cases we have made the most remarkable cures. The very day I hear from you, I will send you by mall postpaid and securely sealed A REGULAR FULL FREE TREAT MENT * for your case; a letter of advice ex plaining your whole case fully. Also a Medical Book that in plain words and with clear pictures tells all snout your trouble. Explains about your Heart—. what it does, flow it works, and its re lation to all the rest of your body. The book is valuable; do not lose sight of this part of my offer. Many people— among them several physicians—say it’s the best book of its kind ever writ ten.' Remember it ta all free ths Book, the Letter of advice, ths full Course of Treatment There are no "strings” to this offer. Neither is it a C. O. D. scheme or anything of the kind. I ask fdr no money—l send you no medicine, expecting you to pay later. Tou bind yourself in no way. It ta nothing but a genuine, generous, honest free offer of help to the sick. I am making this same offer in some of the best papers in America, besides The Atlants Jour nal. because it seems to me to be the iSent on 10 Days’ Free Trial* and this Strap I W9rtil 5100 S K„ FREE! 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Per manent fences should be built around each jiaddock. These fences should be at least 36 inches high, and the posts should be set not over 12 feet apart, and in the ground at least three feet. Extra heavy posts should be used, and the wire should be put below the surface of the ground so as to keep the hogs from rooting under It. An extra wire fence properly constructed will keep them In bounds. The outside fence around the lots had probably best be 56 inches high. On the first of the acre lots plant sor ghum as early as practicable to be fol lowed by winter oats and vetch In the autumn. On the second lot plant an early manuring variety of cowpeas or soy beans. This area should be seeded to crimson clover in the fall. On the third lot plant Spanish peanuts; on the fourth lot, a fate maturing variety of cowpeas Quick Growth of Hair We will tend you [ I [ 11 ] | |1 joT] brochure WIM M | W W | ATTAINED AT LAST—THE TRUE METHOD! 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Orders filled the day received. •ECONO HAND BICYCLES—a limited number taken in trade by our Chicago retail stoves a* 3jj be closed out at once, at >3 to *8 each. Descriptive bargain list mailed free. TIDE? A A 4CTED ROA If E re *r” hee!s ''“er tubes, lamps, cyclometers, parts.rrpeits I IIIEw, uU Ad I EH OH ARE and everything In the bicycle line at half usual prices. SlT—but write today for our Lorre Catalogue beautifully illustrated and containing a great fund of ter and useful information. It only costs a postal to get everything Write it now. ID CYCLE CO., Dept F IN, CHICAGO, ILK SICK t I Know best way to quickly get advice and help his certain, effective treatment tatp the hands of every sufferer—every where. To the skeptical—the doubters. the unbelievers, —to those who think He».rt trouble can’t be cured to those who forget that science is advancing, I say for your own good—yes, in simple fair ness to yourself—don’t give up—don’t fall to get our advice and test our methods and treatment. It has cured— I don’t mean just helped—but cured thousands of cases, many of which had been pronounced hopeless. I am particularly anxious to hear from those who aren’t quite sure just want their trouble Is—from those who are doctoring the Stomach, Liver, KI 1- ncys. Nerves, etc., but get little or no better. In nine out of ten such cas>»e the real trouble Is with the Heart. Any way, you will get the truth here. Yoa will then know what to do. The free course of treatment that we send will strengthen and regulate tlie heart. It will tone up the stomach. Kidneys and Liver. It will give strength and vitality to the Nerves and Nerve Centers and build up the whois system. Remember we Bxake a special ty of treating Heart Disease and the other troubles that so often go with kt. This is our lifework—and all our knowl- ■ edge and experience thus gained is yours gladly and freely just for the asking. And so I say again, if you do need this help, you’d better send right now, for, of course, I can not continue to make this offer indefinitely. Free Treatment Coupon. Directing Specialist Clearwater, * Head of the Heart Cure Co„ 937 Masonic Bldg., Hallowell. Maine: I have read yonr offer in The Atlanta Journal. Please Bend me the Free Treatment, the Book and Letter promised. It 18 agreed and understood I am to pay you nothing for all thia, either now or later. My Age ta Name Address .... or soy beans; and on the fifth Jot, art!- chokes. An endeavor should be made to establish an acre of alfalfa, say on the fourth lot. The alfalfa may be seeded in the fall after the soy beans have l>een grated down, and the land should be well enriched with yard manure at- the rate of one ton per acre, and an application of at least SOO pounds of a 2-10-4 fertiliser made before sowing the alfalfa seed. Thd artichokes will furnish considerable graa- 1 ing in the late fall and early witter. Oats and vetch may also be sown after the Spanish peanuts and planted in the open furrow. While this rotation may not work out just as nicely as you might desire the first year, the scheme is a workable one, and will give you excellent results in the long run. We prefer to use early and late maturing varieties of soy beans for grazing purposes in preference to row peas, because they will produce a larger, amount of grain. BLEASE WILL CUT OFF NEGROES’ POLITICAL HEADS COLUMBIA, S. C., F*b. 23.-Governor Bleass today sent to the clerks of county courts letters directing that no negroes be commfsatonel as notaries public. The letter says that if any negroes “should slip through I will eut off their political heads.” Governor Bl case recently revoked the eo<n mleatons of all notaries In South Carolina, and hence there will be no more negro notaries. 5
