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tXT WEEK WILL PE THE TIE!
-SDO NOT o FORGET IT. Eg-
Charming Workings ill this lime he Next Week.
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. o<Hi M 1.1 übn<i<H>. bought at ® cents on the Dollar will bs sold at same rate.
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.10 pieces Figured turkey red Dress Prints at + Cents a yard.
38 pieces Figured Indigo blue Dress Drints.it 4 Cents n yard.
the 10c quality, t <‘Ctns a > ‘<l
36 pieces best grade lOeda-k Zephyr (iingbams at 5e a yard.
42 pieces the 9c grade, at 5c a yard.
46 pieces Flannel de latino new fall designs, let- grade, at 7e a yard.
16 pieces figured Turkey red Dress Klannellettes. value 12c a yard..a,. oe yd.
10 pieces Mohair, value 15c a yard, at 9 cents
20 pieces Brocatine Dress Goods. newest designs, value Inc yard, at . s
5 bains Shirtings, value no a yard, at Si n cents
Specials in Wool Dress goods
Wood filled Brocadine, double width, at 10c a yard.
38 inch twilled Serge, wool filling, worth 30c, at 10c a yd.
54 inch Waterproof at 18c a yard.
All wool gray Melton, worth 50c, at 19c a yard.
c <>t rOs> in icfsss
Zephyr (iinghains, new dark plaids and stripes,sc a yard.
•Corinthians.” new style dress goods, at 5c a yard.
Solid oil red, blue and orange Prints, at 4G cents a yard.
Heaviest grade Dress Outings at 7c a yard.
Flannel De’l.ane Fleeced lined new fall Dress (roods, at Sc a yaid.
Best grade Indigo Prints at 4}t> cents a yard.
Best grade Turkey red Prints at i’e cents a yard.
Good quality Calicoes at 3J/oC a yard. No remnants.
r< >w KI /V E>!a S IN ILN {•**.
72 inch bleached Damask, worth 85c. at 44 cents a yard.
Pare w hite, pure German Linen Damask, worth $l.OO a yard. Monday at 00c.
Extra wideLtnen Tablecloth, worth 50c, at 25 cents a raid.
Pure Linen Toweling at Bcents a yard.
Large size Cotton Crash Towels at 5 cents a yard.
24x42 inch Towels, made of pure linen crash, at 13'., cents a yard.
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SHORT CROP
IS NOW SURE
Commissioner Nesbitt Talks of
Cotton Conditions.
PEIOES ARE UNUSUALLY POOR
I>e*pir th® Probability of a Strong De
ii land, Iha 1* llrlnging a <>t
LfliH Titan ut tlio Same Time L*l Year.
Jmpiii taitre of >*Ting Klrat Picking* lie
fure IquiiHiOliitl storms >et lu.
Department of Agriculture,
Atlanta, Oct. 1, 181*7.
cotton.
The cotton crop, which a few weeks
ago promised to be the largest ever
grown, has suffered a severe backset.
Notwithstanding this indisputable con
dition, as well as the fact that the
world’s surplus from the past season is
▼erj small, both indicating the proba
bility of a strong demand, prices have
opened very low, ruling at least a cent
less than at the same period last year.
The large surplus of manufactured
goods ou hand will partly, but not en- i
tirely, account for tins anomalous con
dition of the cotton market. It is cer
tain that a large supply of cotton will
be necessary to meet current demands.
It is also certain that the crop will fail
short of our August expectations, but it
is always a risky business for a farmer
to speculate on his cotton crop. In an
experience of over 80 years we have
found that, generally speaking, it pays
better to seli the crop as it is gathered.
Loss of weight, aud if stored, insur
ance, storage, etc., run up the ex
peuse account very rapidly, and
often, as was the case last year,
though there may bo every reasonable
probability of higher prices, the farmer
is, in the cud, disappointed. The truth
is no advice can be given wuich will i
suit all cases. A man’s own judgment, i
hit obligation, his peculiar environment
and financial condition must ail exer
cise a deciding influence as to when
and at what price he can afford to sell.
A matter of tar greater importance just
now, and one which he has almost uu
der ins entire control, is to save the
first pickings in nice, clean condition
before the equinoctial storms damage it
beyond remedy. The earnest picked
cottou usually sells the best, and it is
folly to leave it in the field to waste
from the bolls, or to become stained and
spoiled by rain and wind. If handled
carefully and neatly from the time it is
picked from the bolls until it is safely
landed at the nearest shipping station,
we will hear less complaint of the
wretched couuitioii in which American
cottou reaches the markets of the world.
CORN.
The general corn crop will also be un
doubtedly shorter than that of last year,
which, it will be remembered, was the
largest ever grow n. Corn is now ad
vancing and prices will, in all probabil
ity, be steady, which is a strong addi
tional reason for seeding a full area of
fall oars, and also for saving every part
of the corn crop. It has been often
stated in these columns, and in many
other agricultural publications, that a
very large part of the corn crop is actu
ally thrown away by onr usual method
.of allowing the stalks to rot in the
fields. We have been gratified by the
number of letters of inquiry on this sub
ject which have been received by the
department. All over Georgia attention
as concentrating more or less on this
;mportaut matter Jn my own county
i know of two fclireddiyg machines re*
cenny purcnased, one ny an individual
and the other by a combination of farm
ers. Their reports can but be favorable,
and another year we hope to see the en
tire product of our Georgia corn fields
successfully housed for winter feed. It
is probable that corn will maintain a
higher price the coming year than has
ruled the \rst i season, and this may in
duce some of our farmers to plan for a
larger area in corn. A better policy,
however, would be to put in a heavy
crop of
FALL OATS.
lii the morr, northern sections of the
state progressive fanners have already
seeded down the area intended lor tins
crop, but in southern Georgia there i
still sufficient time to add to riie num
ber of acres originally intended for oats.
There is no better stock food than clean,
well developed oats, and the fall sow
ing lias this advantage, that the crop
may be taken off in the spring, and a
crop of peas or late corn planted and
matured on the same land, thus real
izing two crops instead of one from the
same area. To get the best returns from
an oat crop, the land should be thor
oughly prepared and fertilized and a
liberal early seeding secured, that the
plants may be well set before cold
weather checks their rapid growth. A
better pian than increasing the* area
will be to increase the productive ca
pacity of the land by thorough propara
tion aud high fertilization.
WHEAT.
October is usually the great wheat
sowing mouth, except m the far south,
where most of the wheat is sown
in November. If we could regu.ate this
matter accurately we should peter to
sow just- long enough before frost to get
the wheat well starred, otherwise there
is danger that the dreaded fly may de
stroy the Hifcud. The high price of
wheat may tempt some farmers r* plant
more largely than usual, but we mink
this a mistaken policy, because our
lands are not especially suited to wheat
and almost without exception, wili pro
duce a better paying crop of oats, even
at the high prospe *tiva price of wheat.
It is delayed and then hurried, and con
sequeutiy careless preparation and seed
ing, which so often causes both these
crops to be disappointing. Although
this year's crops are not yet all gath
ered, we may now regard our fanning
operations for another year as well
started. Wheat, oats aud other fall
grams and grasses, though seeueo now.
belong essentially to another year, and
must be included in our p.ans and esti
mates for ‘9B.
REPAIRS BEFORE COI.P WEATHER.
Before coin weatiier sets in, examine
stable and barns and pur in ail needed
repairs. A small leak' unheeded now
may become a damaging, even a de
structive. agent after toe crops are
stored. In our mild climate the need
for very close stables is not so impor
tant as in higher latitudes, where the ■
rigors of a northern whiter make it im- j
perative that all farm animals he cure- ,
fully protected from the cold weather. .
I
But even here v**e have some cold
days in every winter, and the careful
farmer will see rhat his animals are not
exposed r<> cold draughts or biting
winds. Nail on ail loose boards and
get everything about the farm in neat
and convenient order for ihe winter
months. The living lions* 1 , outbuild
iinfs, fences, ditches, terrac.es, all tisa
any need a few touches, It is p i ticu
lariy important on ail land sown in
grain that arrangement* ate made for
carrying off all surplus water. Noth
iug is more injurious to a grain crop
than to allow water to sculvi on the
land. ,
FILLING SILOS AND RAVING SHREDDED
FODDER.
In packing the green crops in the silo
Ho n*;f he in too great ha*#* La
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L<r<;e s’zc* Linen Towels, with fancy roil border, 8< cnU em h.
Large* size pure linen Towels, knotted fringe, at 1-1 <*cnts each
Tore liner, bteaehed Napkins size 18x18, at 05c a dozen,
'Turkey rod hinged Napkins, worth 80c, at 40c a tii.zen.
JEANS and FLANNELS.
School l:>v Jeans at 10c a yard. .Cotton Flannel Keinnan s worth i
Alt wool Donkin .leans at 20e a yd. 10c, at 4i cents a yard.
Heavy grade all wad rod twilled! Heavy grade Idenciicd Cotton j
Flannel at 12i cents a yard. j.Flannel at (i cents a yard.
Good grade red woo. Flannel at 10 Double fleeced Caul on Flannel at
cents a yard. " cents a yard.
Peafuest grade all wool rod twilled Solid red, double fleeced C:in*on
Flannel at 15 cents a yard. Flannel at 4J cents a ym and
DOMESTICS.
Pepperell mills unbleached 10-4 Sheeting at 17c a yard.
]\-|ij,erell mills 10-4 bleached Sheeting at 19 cents a yard.
Margucrete, yard wi,.e, soft finish Bleaching, the best, grade made,
worth lOr :it, G rents .'i yard.
Genuine Fruit ot the Loom Bleaching at 6 cents a. yard-
Best grade yard-wide Cambric at 9 cents a yard
Heaviest grade is yard wide Snorting at cents a y*u l*
Bleached Drills at 7i rents a yard
Best grade Feather Picking at 10 cents a yaid.
Good grade Ha tress Ticking at o cents a yard.
Stockinet Dress Shields, best quality, at S cents a pair.
Fine Combs at 4 cents each.
cue work, me v/noie mass win
better condition if the filling is done
every alternate day. If one is caretul
in tilling and packing the corners,
and if, after the silo is filled aud
tramped the contents are covered with
a layer 12 nr 15 in dies in depth of
cottonseed hulls, chaff, straw or other
similar substance, add this well sprin- ■
kied wit-ii water, there need be no fear 1
that me Whole will not consolidate ami
seal up the si*ge, effectually preserving i
it from injury.
In saving the shredded fodder, that is |
either t he bare stalks shredded, umtaiks,
leaves and tops all shredded together,
great care must be exercised to have the
fodder free from dampness, that is from ,
raiu or flew. No matter how dry rhe ,
stalks may appear outwardly there is 1
always more or Jess natural moisture ,
inside, but this will not pmve at ail in
jurious, if toe shredded fodder is care
fully packed and the air thus excluded.
The natural moisture will cause the !
mass to heat, but this will improve
rather than injure it, provided it is left j
undisturbed until the fermentation
ceases. If disturbed before the heating
is over, it v. id c:iu*e the mass to.
mould. We are yet novices in this
new method of shredding or curing fod
der, but each year will add to our expe
rience and skill until the process be
comes finally entirely perfected. A gen
eral adoption of this plan will wont a
revolution in southern farming. Tne
question of abundant forage will be for
ever settled. and more st ek ami better
stock will be a comparatively easy
achievement.
DEMAND FOR SEEP HUSH POTATOES.
Conditions indicate that there will bo
a good demand next spiiug tor southern
fall grown Irish potatoes for seed. Tne
drouth and potato bugs in some sections,
and lung continued wet weather in oth
ers, have greatly injured the general
i crop. Be c.-.rofui in saving Hie crop to
! take our. all diseased or dam igeu pota
| toes and pu: up in banks just as sweet
potatoes are prott C'Hl. Let them nia
ture as far as pos-ibie before digging,
, but don’t allow them to be injured by
severe cold. A slight frost will not hurt
I them. li. T. Nesbitt, Commissioner.
THE CONDITION OF COOPS.
COTTON.
Since my last, report of Sept. •
ter has overtaken this crop all ■ v ■<. me
state. liust aud shedding and drouth
have done their work, aided in some
counties by caterpillars, and 1 think it
a fair statement to say that the prospec
tive yield is 25 per cent off from what
it promised to be a month ag". I have
been in all sections of the. state during
September, J. have observed the cron
closely myself, and I have talked witn
experienced farmers ir>m many coun
ties. aud I venture the assertion that
Georgia wili m ike no more cotton than
she did last year. In audition to this
disaster, the price has declined more
thau a cent a pound in the same time,
and our farmers are now face to face
with a small crop and the price in most
cases be ow the cost of production. Tne
crop is being rapidly gathered ami on
many fanns where rust appeared, early
picking is practically over. Simuui good
weatuer continue for a few weeks
longer the crop will ail he gathered, as
there is very little top crop anywhere in
the stare.
CORN.
Fortunately this crop is good, gener
©rally, though a few counties report
short on account of 1 cai drouth. It is
fortunate that onr farmers will have
but little corn to buy. for there will be
littio or no money left" in their bauds
from the sale of their cottou. 1 advise
every farmer to save his corn carefully
! and allow none of it to be war-ted, for
corn promises to be higher m price next
I year thau it ha* been for a year cr.tw
mist,
OTHER CROPS.
Rice is reported good from the coast
counties, where the. bu:k of the crop is
raised, and no severe storm having oc
curred in September most of it is now
safely harvester. Sorghum and sugar
cane have made fair crops, though the
Litter has been retarded m growth bv
dry weather in the early summer. The
crop of peas is good and they should be ,
gathered in spire of the pressing d> !
mauds of the mien cotton. Peas sold
tins year in Atlanta from $1 to $1.25
a bushel, and every farmer that has
them should at least save bis seed, if
no more. A great deal of fine fodder
and hay has been cured and housed,
aud tins good wont snoui i si ill go on
wherever rains have kept the grass
green aud nutritious.
Groundpeaa aud sweet potatoes are
an average crop, and will go a long
wavs towards fattening the killing
hogs, particularly in South Georgia,
where groundpeas are largely planted
for tins purpose.
STOCK
Are generally reported healthy aud
in good condition, and with plenty of
corn and foduer are likely to continue
so. Some reports of cholera, but iess
than usual.
Saucl
Question.--I tried a small plat in
Baud vetch as an expeinneur, but it
spread so ciose to rhe ground that I am
convinced on a iarge scale it would be
an exceedingly difficult crop to gather.
I believe it is a-< valuab.e as crimson
clover, as a winter crop it is better
adapted to dry .-ml. and if this difficulty
can be overcome ir will become one of
our most va u.ioin crops Cm you sug
gest. a pian for successfully saving it?
Answer It has been found that if
vetch is seeded with wheat or rye, the
latter will hold it up. and prevent it
from spreading so close to the ground.
It is richer in albuminoids than clover
and stands the winter equally as well,
but it should be cut before it becomes
too woody.—{State Agricultural Depart
ment.
Fall Plowing For Light Land*.
Question.—You have written a good
d* • l about fail plowing of our Georgia
lands aud 1 want to know if it win do
to plow our light lauds iu the fall and
let them lie all winter? Won't they
wash worse than if let alone ?
Answer —Although fall plowing on
light lands may not be as beneficial as
on those of heavier quality, we would
prefer plowing to leaving them alone,
much of the water from winter rains
will sink into the subsoil and if pm per
arrangements by terracing aud ditching
have been made to carry off the surpl ?
water, littie damage will result from
washing. A better plan, however, is .o
cover these bare lands with some win
ter crop, as crimson clover, (peru iar.v
suited to ligut lands) rve, vetch, etc.
These crops assimilate the elements of
plant food already in the soil, prevent
the lands from washing and the neces
sary' preparation tor them aerates the
soil and helps it to conserve moisture.
During the winter our teams should
never be allowed to stand iule when the
land is in right condition to be deep.y
broken. Two ri :o u .-; that, farmers <ire
unsuccessful with crimson i in ace
that the seed arc pur i 1 too l;lie and ti e
! preparation is imperfect. -Some times
! poor seed: are planted ufid some times
; they are not covered deep enough. If
not -Mifiiciently cohered they will either
Very best Syool Cotton at 2 cents a spool.
Ladies i rimed hemstitched Handkerchiefs at 7.', cents each.
Ladies white hemstithed Handkerchiefs at 54 cents each.
]iunt Venice Handkerchiefs, worth 20c. at each,
Nun, line Indies Black Jersey Gloves, l2|c to 50c a pair.
27) dozen purs Children’s Hose at 5 cents a pair.
Bathes black stainless Hose, worth 20c, at 10c a pair.
©Ofseis*
R & G C rsets, worth 75 cents, at 48 cents each.
1! & G Corsets, worth §l, at 75 cents each.
Globe Cor.ets, very best, worth $1.25. and 95 con's.
Black and <i'ab corsets, worth 75 cents, at 50 cents.
SaASHKS SHOES.
Ladies Dongohi Button and Lace Shoes, ted need from $l.lO to 60c a pair.
Ladies patent fox and tip, B it,Lon mid Lice Sunas, at 95c a pair.
Ladies Via lvi 1 B itton Shoes, worth $1 "5; coin toes, nt $1.25 a pair.
Ladies finest Cid hand-sewed extension sole Shoes, coin and dime toes;
good 84 00 value. Monday $2 48 a pair.
Misses cloth and Kid top Hutton Shoes, at Gse a pair,
Child’s finest South American Dongola Button Shoes, extension, sole;
viiL.o <d 00 at Gse a pair.
EXTRA SPECIAL. ,
We have p.aeed n front circular counte one case Ladies finest Dongola
and Viei Kid Shoes; some in the lot worth $3.50; none worth less than
52.00, Monday they go at, $1,25 a pair,
CLOTHING SPECIALS.
35 Cents on the Dollar Bargains
AT $3.19 choice-of 220 Coats and Vests, fine imported goods, plaids,
stripes and day worsteds. The lowest ones worth $B.OO
ue v. asneu on uy Heavy ialii- or'u ilii'd'G
rain followed by dry weather will cause
them to sprout aud then perish. Where
a harrow can be used it does the work
very nicely, if the teeth are set at an
angle of 45 degrees, or a roller will cover
the seed, crush any clods aud leave the
land in nice condition.—State Agricul
tural Department.
b ••rl.il izi- I' >r Whent.
Question. —Please give me a good fer
tilise t for wheat, to be sowed ou lend
from wuich I have cut a heavy growth
of pea vines?
Answer. —Some farmers contend that
a pea crop will f urn All enough nitrogen
for << wheat, crop, but my experience dif
fers from this aud I would advise you
to use a fertilizer containing 8 per cent
phosphoric acid, 8 per cent ammonia
and 3 per cent potash. In the spring
when the wheat begins to grow off. you
will get good results by giving it a top
dressing of 50 to 100 pounds nitrate of
soda. Be sure to prepare a good
bed for the wheat by thorough breaking
and harrowing of the soil before plant
ing. Much of our small grain crop is
planted in a careless, slipshod manner,
resulting in unsatisfactory crops. We
may as well expect “to gather figs from
thistles’’ as to hope for u bountiful c.r*p
of wheat from poorly prepared land.
Kveil if rhe soil is rich, the yield will
not be what it should be unless the
ground is properly prepared before
planting the seed. Sta:-e Agricultural
Department.
CaiiHda "ait.
Question. Can you toil some
thing of the cultivation and habits of
the Canada pea? I have heard tint
they will grow through rhe winter and
be ready to cur for hay by the middle of
spring. Are they considered good feed
for stock?
ANSWER —We have as yet had at the
south y.'iT few experiments with the
Canada pea. The hay is known to be
a very fine fet'd for cows and sheep, as
it is rich in profeiue. It ha> been sug
gested that the crop be sown in October
on land of average fertility. Plow and
work fine, then sow the peas at the rate
of two hu-dieis to the acre. They should
be covered deep, at ieat 4 or L indies.
If the peas ere killed down by severe
cjoid they wiii com * u;> again ami be
ready for cutting about May. A good
plan is to sow these peas and oats on
I the same laud. First plow m the peas
to the depth of 4 or 5 inches, about a
bushel to the acre, then harrow in the
1 oats, about rho same quantity of seed.
1 The crops w,ll mature together and the
hay be much finer than oats alone, the
proteiue in the peas making a well bal
anced ration amt a good substitute tor
cottonseed meai qr bran. —State Agri
cultural Depart ment*
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