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« M i'"* fivoetWetf , uHth heart 11
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** years, severe palpitations, short*
of breath, together with such ex
tremo nervousness, that, at times I would
consulted the *ariy all night. We
best medical talent.
Thei/mail there least—hclj> forme,
h * d disease of the heart tor
which there was no remedy. I had read
your advertisement in The Graphic and
a year ago, as a last resort, tried one bottle of
Dr. JZUe0 TJctc Cure foe the Heart,
which convinced me that there was true
merit In It. 1 took three bottles each of the
Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine and
jEf completely cured me. I deep
well at Bight, my heart beats regularly and
I have no more smothering spells. 1 wish
to say to all who are suffering as I did;
there’s relief untold for them if they will
only give your remedies Just one trial."
Dr. Miles Reart Cure Is sold on a positive
guarantee All that the first atuZfi bottle will benefit.
druggists sell It bottles for *5, or
Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure
Restores Health
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The Commissioner’s Letter to
the Farmers of Georgia.
MPORTAHT MATTERS DISCTJ8SED
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„ Correspondent* Aeke.t to Give the Com
mlMliMief the llenettl ttf Their Knowledge
SeTerml subject*—Two Typographical
Emm Corrected—Ti»s Aiauxt Uupreco
dsated Drouth of April.
Agricultural Department,
Atlanta, Ga., May 1, 1896.
in 111 the tha qnestioua ____ ____ sent out *_ to corres
poudents for this month, in additiou to
the usual series, we have embodied the
f 0 u 0 winv
up* 7 mw
borhood. , ii,^J ... h 4 in ere the *“V raising and in improving . .
cows, ^*l )re sheep, f l of hogs. live stock, horses, mules,
80 * at *cccess, and what
br ^ d8 “ re preferred , for your immediate
* *
„ er pcnment8 , been .____. made
. f Iul1 ^’
«* different °. _ feed stuffs ?
4 ada br ^ ^ ed t ?y aud our grade, lo ® ttbt o*COWf y•
“** au e “ ort t u e8 ”J
ia.w> l&h hsh creameries, creameries, . and and if if so so have have they they suc- sue
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0. ^ mi What . . breeds , of . JzfSLS? sheep , are _ found ,___, foand
best for mutton, what ~ for wool ?
7. What breeds of swine are found
most Is profitable in your locality? breeds of
8. the raising of select
what kinds are iViU found f B a 7 most att t Ut profitable? S hie»°’
TRUCK GARDENING, FRUITS.
9 R anr attention given to track
gardening in your section ? If so, what
success?
10. Does the raising of fruits form a
part of your agricultural industry ? If
so, what varieties, and have they been
ra e8 K 1 r ftny° d
ii there iusects or diseases
which prey upon these and other crops ?
What are they, and have any efforts
been made to destroy them ?
RESTORING LANDS AND ROTATION CROPS.
13. Have any experiments been made
as to the best treatment of worn out
lands ?
18. What is the experience of your
best farmers as to the proper rotation of
crops, naming those most in nse, and
which have succeeded best?
NEW CROPS.
0 M«t2n Te the n vaiue°o* S
comparison with those with which we
are already familiar?
15. Please report any matter
your knowledge that bears on any qf
these subjects, and which may be of
benefit to the agricultural interests of
tho state.
Our object in introducing them here is
to request that everv farmer, who feels
RU interest iu the improvement of our
general agriculture, aud who has any
information on the lines here suggeted.
will give us the benefit of his knowl
edge, send us a few lines on a postal
card tellln « us facts beariug on
these subjects whioh may have come
under his observation.
yp 0 wigh also call attontion to
TWO typographical errors.
1. In the , Animal . , , for <one 1895, issued . ,, from
this ical Department, in tho article there on is •’Terracing, a typography
error
page 120 Through an error of the
printer the fall feet. given The is eight latter feet is the in
stead of three
correct figure. A person with some ex
perience in terracing would at once un
derstand that the fall was entirely too
great bat beginners might in the be misled. estimate
3. The second error is
of the per cent of potash The necessary formula in
fertilising corn, page 28.
as printed reads: Nitrogen. 2 per acid, cent;
potash. 7 per cent; phosphoric potash. It should 0
per oeut—too much
be: Nitrogen, 2 per cent; potash. 8 to 4
per cent; phosphoric acid, 6 per cent
the april drouth.
The almost unprecedented drouth of
the post month, while it has given op
portuuity for carefully plauttug the
SB
and early cultivation and also retarded
their growth. long The dp probablo spell will conse- be
quence of the a
wet May and much delay will in the fight
with the grass, which inevlta
bly come, and in full force. In view of
such a contingency, and of the impor
tance of rapid cultivation ofthe crons,
the following plan, suggested by Di
rector Redding of the Experiment Sta
tion, is most opportune, and we give it
place here, because its suggestions if
rfjB
opens. Every experienced farmer knows
that if an effectual war is waged during
During this moat** all our energies must
therefore be directed to oombettiug its
advances:
RAPID cultivation.
narrow farms of cultivating implement#, Progres
involving much loss of time.
sirs r«.^r£su'i?5^rett fanners very generally understand
crop is planted; and that the oulttva
tion at the growing crop should be shal
low, the object being simply to keep the
surface, to the depth of an inch or so,
ia a mellow, pulverised condition. To
do this effectively and eoonomi
cally a wide spreading, shallow running
implementJsrequirei
others 4-foot that are oqually effectivn the
“In a corn or cotton row,
■oil already well broken and in good,
mellow condition, one trip with snob an
implement «r one tone to each row, is
easily go over ten acres, or arm more,
. m***. Um.-in
practically stir the eottre width of a 4
foot or 5-foot row, it would be trip
to
earii row, simply in order to In perfectly
•side’ each row of ulante . a
case fae ret u rn tnp wffl be
thrown aw^. j
proceed thus, in
ttSsa^tHSHd S'SS^Sf^i p S^.'"ii«
will stir and cover together a width of
inches or more. First plan: Ron
££j,&S£ of
avid ‘aide’ perfectly both sides every
alternate row and stir the entire snrfaoe
of the field excepting a narrow strip of
only a few inches on each side of every
alternate row, and each man and horse
will «ro over not less than ten acres a
foy. Second plan: Side tile east (OT
cither) side Of trtry TOW. plowing
“right and left.’ This ttlsopntsa fntTOW or
trip in every middle and stirs the entire
surface of the field, excepting a trip of a
few inches on the west side of every
row, and each mau and horse will also
accomplish not less than ten acres in a
day. ^ In a week the process may be re
pe wd> this , ime alternating the rows
or gj^es Q f rowg if the first plan be
adopted, *11111 around* the rows that
were left before; if the second plan be
adopted, side the west side of each row.
By either of these plans just twice the
may be gone over in a day. com
p-u^ y 0 tlio usual two farrows to the
njw pi an and the essential object—the
breaking, of the finest and stirring of the
i ayer 0 f the soil—will bo prac
tically accomplished with the expend- labor,
iture of just half the time and
enable the farmer to go over his
crop twice as often and make tho inter
yaig^gtweeu stirrings just one-half as
lou ..
Where the land is very rough or has
become packed, of course other plans
magt be substituted, and tho farmer gus¬
tains the loss in time and labor.
R. T. Nesbitt, Commissioner,
Murrain, Hoiiowhom aud noiiowtoiL
Question. —What are the symptoms
of forit? rr if“o! 1 wS!t e is fe^WhaTis 0 ^
remedy for hollowhorn and hollowtail?
Answer.—M urrain is known by ra
nftme9i aooordin g to the nature of
the attack and the location .. of , the ais- ...
ease. Thus it is called Black Log, Black
Qaarter, Black Tongue, Bloody Mur
rain, Oharbon, Oarbuncnlor Fever, etc.
1*1*“ common disease, contacious and
ma’ihnant, and therefore to be dreaded.
The symptoms are various; the follow
tog are some of them: The animal
gets suddenly listless, the ears hang
down, swellings appear usually along
the back or neck or on the legs, which,
when rubbed by the hand, feel os though
kir WM under the skin. The animal
lies or stands quietly, refusing to move.
The bowels become’constipated and the
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The pai^uquick, from ios to uobeats
a minute. The animal usually dies Mi a
few hours. The disease is most common
, under , „ 3 years .. “B®
amonK
Very little can be done in the way of
curing this disease. The best treatment
is chlorate of potassium in from 3 to 4
drachm doses, dissolved iu water, and
given every three hours. Wnufcy,
ether and quinine are also weakness, given, where
the animal shows great
As a rule, all treatment is unavailing,
and death is sure and *P® 6d y
will quote from a prominent votei mory
surgeon of Atlanta.
“No time or space will be taken up
with this subject, as it is really a very
wrong idea. The cow’s horn would not
be natural if it was not to a certain ex
teut ho n ow; this depends upon the age.
-Worm in the tail, or hollowtail. is
onot h er wrong idea, aud the habit of
cnt ti, w the tail is one of the relics of
b axbarism. The horn may be bored and
ta u mfly ^ gpiit and the cow may
^, better, which she would have done
th out such treatment and left no
.cars.”—State Agricultural Department
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■? Gray Land Good For Cotton,
uuestion.—I have 20 acres of land
T^« that has been in cultivation six yeafs.
t year it was in com, and I broad
castedpeas ft at the last pipwing good clay of snb- the
corn . gray land with
^ 1 Can I moke a bale of cotton to
. of
y,e acre on it by the nse 500 pounds
of guano, and if so, how can I do it ?
Answer.—S uch land as you describe
gh on ld make at least a bale of cotton to
the ^ with M mU ch guano ae you
(-pc * « p™*- >* -
prepared and worked and yon have fair
ge&son* upon it
T make the crop y you J expect, first
break . ... the land , ,. deep and thoroughly,
Lay off your rows four feet apart, run
n tog twice in the same furrow with a
h l / plow ’ , to get weU down into the
ground. In that furrow __ put 250 pounds
of any good standard fertiliser. Then
% i on g scooter plow run baric and
iotih ^ the hotU)m ° f thl *
which will thoronghl; ml. «w (.rttll
ser with the soil, and also break np the
x
in bsoiL
furrows, putting ’.25 ponnas of feriili
ser lu each, shea Skaum bt iAlag out zz
usual.
method necessitate consid
wort ,h.h
the planting of the crop, but you will
b* well repaid for the expense,
^ M your ^op ig up and will
about every 15 to 18 inches,
Cultivate shallow and often, then
fair I will guarantee you
a bale to the acre.—State Agricultural
Department
Qosstkw.—W hat properties as a far
China berry? i b l
AimwxR.—There is a oo m d e r a e
amount of fertilising _ material . . ia . China _ .
baffles, mostly nitrogen, and if they
g^ba obtained cheaply and in large
Uw™*,Um*i_ W .o
them- I cannot give yon a
^
The berry, far as I know.
ire to
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Caatoria |g Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants
and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute
for Paregroric, Drops, Soothing Syrups and Castor Oil.
it is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years’ nse by
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ml Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Castoria
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Castoria.
CMtorls is an excellent medicine for
children. Mothers have repeatedly told me
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Dr. G. C. Osgood, Lowell, Mass.
" The nse of Castdria ia to universal and it*
merits so well known that it seems a work
of supererogation to endorse it Pew are the
intelligent families who do not keep Caatoria
within easy reach.” t
Carlos Mum, D.D., New York City.
*' I prescribe Castoria every day for children
who are suffering from constipation, with
better effect than I receive from any other
combination of‘drugs.”
Dr. L. O. Mokoak, South Amboy, N. J.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
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H. A. Akchub, M. D., Brooklyn, N. Y.
•'For several years I have recommended
Castoria, and shall always continue to do
so as it has invariably produced beneficial
results.”
Edwin P. Paader, M. D„ New York city.
“ We have three children and they * Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.' When we give one a dose,
the others cry for one too. I shall always
take pleasure in recommending this beet
medicine.”
Rev. W. A. Coo vex, Newport, Ey.
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"PHYSICIAN, HEAL
THE ADAGE ‘
{.From lh« Mi. Sterling, Ay., Gaxctte.) .
In the mountains H. of who Eastern Kentucky!
lives Dr. C. Porter, for 47 years hM l
ministered to the sick i» the eoanties o
Rowan and Morgan, and has daring that tint*
suffered more than many of the patients on
whom he oalled. He was at last mured, and;
his ears was so startling and miraoafoas that
it was soon tho talk of the mountains, and’ of;
finally reached tho Blaegraas. A reporter
the Gustt! oeaelodod to investigate hi the.
of suffering humanity, and to his
question the doctor replied j
“ Twenty yean ago, while living fa Mor*.
ran had county terrible and praotieiag shook my that prribssfoa, complete¬ I
a nervous
ly prostrated me, and from that untold time until,
a few mouths ago I suffered agony,
and ia foot never knew a well day. ] tried;
sverything in tho way of medicine physicians that I*
knew and consulted other f>r
miles around, but I found no relief, end I
redzned myself to the inevitable and await* -
ed the end. A few months ago my son saw;
so account William/Pink in your paper of a new medicine.
sailed Dr. Pill; aud wanted
nil to try it. I told him they would do »■>/.
no good, but after taking n few doses I felt,,
better, and again hope revived in my breast,
f continued taking the pills, aud continued
to improve, and now I believe I have finally
recovered. That is about all of the story.
I believe Piak Pills saved my life, and I
never fail to recommend them ia my prac¬
tice. In foot, I can tell you of a man* that,
you will pass no your road home who has
been almost completely eared of
years of suffering, Mr. 8. 0. Hailey^,
is his name and you ean stop and see him.”
After thanking Dr. Porter the CkueUi man
started for Mr. Bailey’s residence. He wag
found on his farm cutting some trees down.
In Yes, reply to Porter our tola inquiry, the Mr. truth. Bailey I said t
“ Dr. you
fired for years with rheumatism, and
only able to leave able my room do in good work. I
and then was not to nay Pill*, wt* for.
urged by Dr. Porter to try Pink
several weeks I positively refused. H* finally*
overcame my prejudice*, however, and I ate
glad of it, for you ean see yourself what Piak
Pills have done for me. Come to the
and I will show you my crutch and odne
which Pink Piib have enabled me to lav
aside. I have ehild, also which been giving has scrofbla, these pills nad to it
a is neighbor’s improving right along.” The address of
all the gentlemen Kentucky, referred to and is Elliottsvillo,.
Rowan have these County, statement* verified by anyope writing t»
thorn. all * the
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain
elements necessary to give new life and rich
h^bvrnnll "««to tbs.bloodI and 7 restorepattered Whams’ nerves.
from Dr.
Company, Schenectady, N. Y., for 60c. pm
box. or six boxes for $2.50.