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Banks County Journal. vol. 2. PllO FESSIO NA L CARDS PERKIN S Attorney at Law, Homer, On. Pomyt attention given to all business plai cil in my lianas. J G. DOROUGH, Attorney at I.aw. ROYSTON, GA. Collecting a Spaclalty. N. HARDEN* M. D. Office West of Public Square, HOMIK, CA. T SAM DANIEL, M. D. w ■ East of Public Sqauk ; homer, ga. % J)R. W. G. SHARP, Di:>risr, MAYSVILLE, GA. over W. C. J. Garrison’* Store. directory. ~ fudge v L. Hutchins Sui nor Court— Juuge n. Lawrenceville; Solicitor-General CH. Brand, Lawrenoeville; convenes 3rd Monday in March and September. COUNTY OFFICERS. —->• s - Clerk— Logan Perkins, Tax Receiver—J. C. Allen, _ nIM * Tax Collector-!,. J. Ragsdale, Carnot. iv m Akli Homer. Treasurer—W.M. Ash. Surveyor—lt C Aiexanuer, Coroner—Stovall Toole. COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS. H. W. Wooding, V D. Lockhart, Prescient. Board of Education—A. L. Thompson, Gresham Ducket, \V T Anderson, M. B.Carter. JUSTICE COURTS. Anderson District 465-W. C.J. ' M.L. McGillard Constible. Thursday bofora second Saturdt y in each month. erlin District 1210-1. 8. Conley J. P-, F ScalesN. P., F. M. Sanders constible. flushville District2oß-L. K. Parham J. P , A Watson N. F., D. N. McGalliard Constible Court 4th Saturday in each month. Columbia District .1.1 A.J. < ash J. *'■’ 1 K Wilkinson N. I-., V. It. Blalock constible. Court second Saturday in each month. Davids District 207—J. C. Wa.le J. P. ; W. J Burgess N. V., J- C. Ingram Constible. Grove River Distnot 1464 -C. W Headers J. I* J. F Evans N. P., H. M. Smith Constable. Court third Friday in each month Golden Hill District44S-W P. Blackburn Jl’ j w . peyton N.P .Jule Owens Constable. Homer District 265 —W. H.TurkJ. r., H J Blackwell N. P., it-1>- Stephens Constable. Court Second Wednesday of each month. Poplar Springs District 912-K. A. Gillespie IP A.J. Griffin N. P., J- S. Meeks Con stable Court second Friday in each month Washington District 284-Sara Keesler J. P M. J. RagsdaleN. P . John Cochran and J. A. Martin Constables Court third Saturday in each month. YVilmots P*Btnct 1206 —M. W. Gillespie J. V G W Wiley N.P W. B. Shannon. Constable. Court third Friday n each month. lodge directory. Phidelta No. 148 F. A. M Meets first Friday night of each monthat Homer A. L. Thompson W. M-, M. C. Sanders Secretary. Hollingsworth. No- 355 F- A. M. Meets Fourth Friday night in each month at Hollingsworth p. Y. Ducaett W.M. CHURCH DIRECTORY. HOMER— Baptist church, Fourth Saturday and Sunday in each month, Pastor j.T. Barnes. Mt. CARMEL-First Saturday and Sunday in each month. Level Grove-Second Sunday in each month. Demorest- Third Sunday in each month. HOMER Methodist.. First Sunday ,1 A. M., Revs. A.J Sears, andG.W. riner. Pastors; at Mt. Pleasant Second Sun day aud Saturday belore, at 11 o’clock A M. NEW SALEM; Third Sunday at 11 A M and 4th Sunday and Saturday before at 11 o’clock A M. OLD BETHEL; Fourth Sunday at Photographs. If you wish the best Photograph made foi the least money go to T. J. ALLEN’S GAI LERY. At Harmony Grove. He makes eteiy size from ibe smallest charm to a life size. He also copies from old pict ures or enlarge from same. Give him a trial, and ever in the future you wii have all your photo, work done at his Gallery. An Uncertain Disease. There is no disease more uncertain in its v uture than dyspepsia. Physician*? say that he symptoms of no two cases agree. It is therefore most difficult t.o make a correct diagnosis. No how severe, or under -hat disguisedyspepsiaattacks you. Browns Iron Bitters will cure it Invaluable in all diseases of the stomach, blood and nerves. Browns’ Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers. A Wonderful Discovery. The last quarter of a century records many wonderful discoveries in medicine, but none that have accomplished more for humanity than that sterling old household remedy, Browns’ Iron Bitters. It seems to contain the very elements of good heal Hi, and neither nian, woman or child can take it without deriving the greatest benefit. Browns’lron Bitters i& sold by all dealer#.. WORST DROUTH IN NUMBER OF YEARS The Spring Planted Oat Crop Suffers Greatly. WHEAT NOT SO UNLUCKY Commissioner Nesbitt Reviews the Agricultural Conditions In an Inter esting Letter to Georgia Farmers and Once More Points Out the Im port imee of Thorough Preparntlon. Department of Agriculture, Atlanta, July 1, 1898. the oat crop. The drouth which has prevailed for several weeks throughout the state is said to be the most severe known, at this season of the year, for 20 years. The wheat crop, which is much heavier than usual, escaped with comparatively little injury, but the oat crop, particu larly the spring planted fields, and more especially those in which the seed were carelessly put in and imperfectly fertil ized, has suffered severely—in some sec tions of tho state may-be denominated a total failure. Wo need no better illus tration of the importance of thorough preparation and fertilization than is afforded by the yields of this crop throughout the state. The results of the long continued drouth have most fully confirmed the oft repeated asser tion that successful cropping depends, in great measure, on thorough prepara- of tho soil before tho seed are put In. It has been fully demonstrated that if we take the precaution of providing a well stored reservoir in a deeply pre pared seed bed, then when the demand for moisture comes, and the grow’ing plants begin to droop for lack of neces sary rain from above, Mother Nature will come to our rescue, and through the power of capillary action will pump up from the reserve supply, which we have stored in lower depths, the life giving, revivifying moisture so neces sary for plant growth. Here we have beautifully illustrated the manner in which the intelligent farmer may, on the very brink of failure, wrest SUCCESS from adverse circumstances. If ho has studied nature’s laws he knows that when the upper soil becomes dry, if there is a reserve supply of moisture stored ill the subsoil, the power of capil lary action will draw it to the surface. But his knowledge must not stop here. He must also have learned that it is im possible to keep this moisture in reach of the growing plants if a crust is al lowed to form and remain on the sur face. When that crust remains and is unbroken, no power can prevent the evaporation of the moisture which conies to the surface through the capillary tubes. It is the farmer’s province and privilege to so break up these tubes that tho moisture may be held in check and in reach of the growing plants long enough for them to absorb its life giving properties before they become dissipated into the atmosphere. To do this he must by constant SHALLOW CULTIVATION keep a thin mulch of finely pulverized surface soil spread over his fields. The mau who thoroughly understands tho importance of this principle will never allow a crust to remain on his land longer than he can run a shallow, broad furrow to break it up. The need of this rapid work accentuates the importance of wide cutting plows and expanding cultivators. JULY * has often been called the “pivotal month,” because if the work is not carefully planned and adjusted much of our previous effort will count for naught. In “laying by” our crops we should re member that tho network of delicate roots just beneath the surface porme ates the entire held and that we should be as careful to avoid injuring these as we are to prevent the breaking and tear ing of the leaves and stalks above the ground. DURATION OP CULTIVATION. Plowing at this season should be reg ulated very much by the habits and condition of the different crops. For instance, work in tlje late maturing, large growing varieties of cotton may cease sooner than in the shorter limbed, early maturing kinds, because when the growth of these large varieties is thus checked they begin to take on fruit, which they would not do to the same extent if tlieir luxuriant leaf growth were encouraged by continued cultiva tion. On the other hand,if the smaller and quicker maturing varieties are develop ing favorably, a shallow center furrow, even well into August, will be of bene fit. We should always keep in mind that the object of plowing at this sea son is not to break the soil to any depth, 1 inch is enough, but to keep down any incipient weeds or grass, to check evap oration ami to promote the access of air to the plant roots. OTHER WORK FOR THE MONTn. Peas for forage may be sown until the last of July, and if encouraged by an application of acid phosphate and potash, will store up in the soil for our future use the third and most important as well as most expensive element of nlant food—nit raven. As wo have timo ana opportunity wo snouia also decide on our full camjiaign, what crops we will giant and what fields apportion to each one. Any successful CASTOR l A For Infants and Children. Tin Kind Yen Hive Always Beught Signature of Diseases of the Blood niw Werven. No one need suffer with neuralgia. This disease is quickly and permanently cured by Browns’lron Bitters. Every disease of the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic or otherwise, succumbs to Browns* ir :i Bitters. Known ami used for nearly a quarter of a century, it stands to-day fore most among our most veined remedies. Browns’lron Bitters is sold by ail dealers. HOMER. CA., THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1898. SYSTEM OF ROTATION must recognize certain fixed laws. The most important of these is that crops of like growth and habits, extracting the same elements of plant food from tho soil, in similar proportions, should not follow each other, but should be succeeded by those which, while de manding tho same elements, will absorb them under different conditions and in different proportions, thus in a measure equalizing the draught upon the re sources of the soil. In considering the FALL CROPS RYE should be given an important place. It not only furnishes firstclass green food for the cold months, but as a renovator and accumulator of humus, can not be too highly prized. It is hardy, and besides performing the above important offices, it acts as a stay to the winter floods, which otherwise rush over our bare fields. September is early enough to sow any Of these fall grain crops, but July Is none too early to plan for our wheat, oats and rye fields. A pea stubble is a firstclass beginning for either wheat or oats, as both demand a full supply of nitrogen. If rye is sown on the pea stubble it continues the work of reno vation began by the pea crop, and when turned under in the spring lays the foundation for bounteous crops of either corn or cot ton. R. T. Nesbitt. Commissioner. CONDITION OF THE CROPS. Dry Weather Injures Corn and Cotton Is Somewhat Retarded. COTTON. Throughout the state the cotton fields are well worked and -free from grass. The stands are fairly good and the plants as a rule healthy. On account of the dry spring tho growth has been somewhat retarded, and the weed is not as large as it should be at this date. No reports of lice or other insect enemies as yet, and with plenty of rain for the next six or eight weeks the crop may turn out well. The cotton plant needs but little rain in the earlier stages of its growth, but as it takes on fruit abun dant moisture is required for its proper growth and development, and a further continuation of the dry weather of the past six weeks would prove almost ruinous. CORN. This crop has been injured by the dry weather, particularly so in the southern portion of the state. Tho rains have been very partial, some localities being favored with an average fall, while oth ers in the same neighborhood have seri ously suffered. There has been no gen eral, heavy rainfall covering the entire state, during the year; consequently rivers have been low, branches and creeks have dried up, wells have failed, and in some places it has been difficult to get water for any purpose. Of course the crop has suffered more or less under these circumstances, and will bo un doubtedly cut off to a considerable extent. The fields, however, have been well worked and are clean and in good condition, and with abundant ami im mediate rains, Middle and North Geor gia may still make good crops. OATS. This crop has been a disappointment to those who planted in tho spring, tho want of rain rendering the crop, in many cases, worthless. Fall planted oats did very well, as a rule, though they would have turned out better with more raiu in April. I again advise farmers to plant at least half of their oat crops in the early fall. The chances of their being winter-killed are less than tbe chances of the spring oats being ruined by a dry May. wheat. This crop has been harvested, threshed and I hope sold. In many years tho state has not made a better or more abundant crop, and I trust- that tho farmers of the wheat section of Georgia will feel encouraged by this year’s ex perience to engage still more largely in its cultivation. Since harvesting com menced the price has steadily dropped, but I trust that the wheat growers of Georgia received not less than $1 a bushel for their crops. MINOR CROPS, such as corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, rice, etc., have all felt the bad effects of a hot, dry spring. General and abund ant rains arc required all over tho state to bring those crops out so that an aver age yield may bo expected. Gardens and pastures have been badly injured in every county in the state. Recent showers have caused a little improve ment in both, but general and heavy rains are necessary to bring about any marked improvement. FRUIT. Peaches and watermelons are being ! marketed, and the prospect is good lor an abundant crop of each. Watermelons ! so far are small, for want of rain. ! Peaches will be small also for the same I reason, and because of overbearing. The berry crops have all been injured [by dry weather. Grapes promise to be abundant. Apple crop poor. —State | Agricultural Department. INQUIRY BOX FOR MONTH. The State Agricultural Department Replies to Questions. Question. —I would like to know something more about vetches. Some time aco I read vour article on this nh ject, ana us I wish to experiment a lit tle on this line I write to ask if it is advisable to sow now, or would it be best to wait until fall? If we can get a certain crop that will give us green food in the late winter and early spring one difficulty that the farmer has to con tend against will he overcome, and if this can be done with a nitrogen gath ering crop, which will at the same time benefit tho laud, farming at the south will have mado a long step forward. Answer. —ln tho southern states vetches should be sown in the late sum mer or early fall. The hairy vetch is preferred for our climate and should be sown from the fciddle of August to the middle of September, according to sea sons. Spring vetches seem more par ticularly suited to northern latitudes, indeed, have proved a signal failure in our climate. Hairy vetch will stand a good amount of cold and drouth, but it does not like a damp soil—any excess of water is very injurious to it and it sterns to prefer a sandy soil. At tho Mississippi Experiment Station heavy annual crops nave oeen realized 1 from a peico of land sown in 1888, which has never been reseeded. Stock is taken off and cuttings cease in March, the plants mature and scatter thoir-seed over the ground, which begin to germi nate with the first fall rains. If the crop is intended to be cut for forage and is sown broadcast, about a bushel of winter oats, or rye or wheat should be gown at the same time. These will furnish a support for the vines and pre vent them from trailing on the ground. The difficulty of cutting the crop prop erly will thus be obviated. When cut for hay the plants should be in full bloom. The kidney vetch is another variety, which is recommended for poor, thin cal careous or very sandy soils, which will not support clovers or better forage crops, but from the result of experiments with it it cannot bo recommenfled ns of much value. The hairy vetch, however, has a high indorsement. Stock are very fond of it. It has a high feeding value. It may he cured for hay, or pastured, and is a most excellent plant for soiling. When once fairly established it with stands drouths and extremes of temper ature. Most of the seed are imported from Europe and as yet are high priced, which is the chief present difficulty in tho way ot its general introduction. Its onltivation is, however, increasing, and we hope to see the day when the much needed green crop, to fill up the hiatus between late winter and early spring, will be found in the vetches of which so little is now generally known. We would like to know the result of your experience if you decide to try the ex periment this fall.—State Agricultural Department. Sorghum as a Forage Plant. Question.— ls sorghum a good plant for feeding green, and for making hay ? If so what variety would you recom mend, and how to plant and save ? Answer. —Sorghum is a most excel lent forage plant to fped either green or to save as hay. It does best on rich, loamy soils, but will do well on any soil that will produce fair crops of corn or cotton. Prepare the land well, and bed as you would for cotton in 3% feet rows, using from 300 to 400 pounds of a complete fertilizer. About cotton planting time open a shallow fur row and drill the seed—from a half bushel to three pecks to the acre. Cul tivate shallow and often. When grown for forage it is not necessary to thin out, though thinning is very essential when the sorghum is grown for syrup making. The "Early Amber” and ‘■Minnesota Early Amber" are excellent varieties, as are alsotLe "Early Orange” and “Kansas Orange.” Sorghum will do better on thin soils, and will stand drouth better than corn. For making hay, cut soon after it begins to bloom and put up in small shocks until cured. For feeding green, cutting should be begun as soon as the plants begin to form heads. Stir the ground with a cultivator or plow immediately after harvesting a crop, and the sorghum will continue to grow and make a second and third cutting. Feed but little at first, increasing the amount day by day, until the stock become ac customed to it. State Agricultural Department. About Subsolllng. Question. —Is it not injurious to laud to subsoil at this season? lam a young farmer, but I have always heard that it was dahgerous to bring the clay to tho surface after tho late fall or early winter. Answer. —You are under a misappre hension as to the meaning of subsoil ing. This is not a turning of the clay to the surface, but it is the breaking up of the subsoil at the bottom of the fur row, and learing if there. This may be done by following, in the bottom of the furrow, which is made by an ordinary plow, with a long narrow “scooter,” or a “bull tongue.” Or it may be accom plished with one furrow, made by a subsoil plow, constructed especially for this purpose. In either case it is simply breaking up the lower soil, which is not reached by an ordinary plow. This plan will expose it to the action of the air, will drain it of surplus water or make it more retentive of necessary moisture, and by thus increasing its porosity or powers of absorption will not only regulate the moisture for the use of crops, hut will bring into service its heretofore locked up and insoluble elements of plant food.—State Agri cultural Department. Bean Rust. Question. —Last year my beans were attacked by a disease, which my neigh bors called bean rust. When I discov ered the trouble it was too late to pre vent the damage. It seemed to be more on the pods than anywhere else, al though a large per cent of the leaves eventually bocame affected. The little round spots first appeared on the pods when about half grown and the pods turned dark and seemed to shrink up around those spots. Sometimes they wore pink and again red. If there is any way of preventing this I want to begin in time this year. What is the disease, and is there any remedy? Answer. —The disease which yon de scribe is authraenose, and tho best pre ventive after the beans are planted is Bordeaux mixture,with which the plants should be sprayed. But a hotter pre ventive still is to plant only bright plump seed. As the disease lives in ti e seed from one season to another, all seed should be carefully examined and only the perfectly sound ones used. All which are shriveled or imperfect should be rejected.—State Agricultural Depart ment. f Handling Lute Potatoes. Those who have rather late ground on which potatoes are to be planted will find it worth while to sprout the seed now. Merely set them in a warm, light plac e and let them send out, shoots aoout n inches l£>ng. As soon as ths ground can be worked plant the pota toes, handling them carefully, so as not to break off the shoots, allowing oue sprout to each piece of seed. In this way potatoes can be raised on late land ns Foon as on early land by the ordinary method. —Exchange. < hrnilcal Weed Destroyer. Professor Shott of the experiment farms at Ottawa, Canada, recommends the following veiy simple compound for destroying weeds and grass: Two pounds of sulphate of copper, or blue vitriol, and 6 gallons of hot water. Dis solve and apply as a spray, or through an ordinary sprinkling pot. He Did Not Recoenise Whey. The special correspondent of a well know'll trades paper furnished a most satisfactory laugh aw’hile ago for a friend of ills who lives up in northern New York state, and he does not know it yet. He had gone up the state to visit some mill or other, ami the before men tioned friend volunteered to drive him over to his destination. Now, whilo the special correspondent has a wonderfully general fund of information he knows little about the country, ami when they were passing a large cheese factory ho exclaimed: “Why, there’s a creamery! Just wait a minute while I go in and get a drink of buttermilk.” With this ho jumped out of the car riage and entered the building. My country friend says that whey is not pleasant to take and that even the pigs won’t eat it. But w'heu the special cor respondent asked for buttermilk the people in the factory gave him a big glass of thin, aciduous liquid, which he swallowed down at a draft. The drive was then continued. The special corre spondent seemed to be very thoughtful. Ho finally exclaimed in his explosive fashion: “Weil, Smith, I don’t know W'hnt breed of cows you raise up hero, but that was the damdest, buttermilk I over tasted. ” —Paper Mill. Two Steps Rt a Time. One evidence of the ever hustling char acteristics of the average New Yorker is shown on the stairways of the up town station of the elevated railroad at Park place and Church street. The steps of these stairways are covered with rub ber, but every other step has large iron rings imbedded iu tho rubber. This was caused by tho fact that- the New Yorker is never content to wait even one minute for a train, end that when he hears oue approach'.;’; is lie is at the foot ot the stairs lie will ush up the stairs two steps at a time hoping to catch tho train. Asa result the elevated railroad offi cials noticed that the rubber matting on every other step was wearing out twice as quickly as the rest. For a long time they pondered as to tho cause, and one day Manager Fransioli solved tho prob lem. To know was to act in his case, and tho steel re-enforced rubber now lasts if anything longer than the or dinary mats on the other steps. —New York Sun. Cotton, like every other crop, needs nourishment. A fertilizer containing nitro gen, phosphoric acid, and not less than 3% of actual Potash, will increase the crop and im prove the land. Our books tell all about the subject. They '•re free to any farmer. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York* J.W. HEAD Has opened up a New Shop at Riley’s Mill and is well prepared to Repair and Paint your Buggies, Wagons and Bicycles. Horse shoeing a specialty All work guaranteed. fliffiPlLlS * < tAnd'Tonic Pellets Cure all forms of disease caused by a Sluggish Liver and Biliousness. The Pink Pill CleaiJSeS The Tonic Pellet Invigorates The little “ Doctor's Book ” tells all about them, and a week’s Treatment Free, prove, every word true. 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Also a pretty line of White Goods, including Checked and Plain Nain sooks, Pacific Victoria, and India and Persian Lawns, and the largest Hue of White and Black l rgandies to be found m tho city. We have anything you are looking far from a 5 cant Muslin to a tiue French Organdie as high as 75c a yard. A WORD TO MEN; Keep yourself cool by supplying yourself for the hot summer days with a full line of Negligee Shirts to he found at our store. VVe have the larg est and prettiest line ever shown in this section, with laundered and un laundered bosom, with attached and detachable Collars and Cuffs. We; have them any size, any price. Don’t buy until you have seen them. Also full line of laundered and unlaundered White Shiits with plain, plated and puffed bosoms. The most beautiful line of feather weight Underwear to be found in Northeast Georgia. ST AW HATS. 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