Southern banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1878-1879, June 11, 1878, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Text.< i * i ,11 If i 1 SOUTHERN BANNER JUNE 11, 1878. [com m u n ic vtf.d.] WINTEKvn.LE, Ga., June 1st. Mr. Editor—I have pointed out in mv two previous letters enough instances to prove that there is always a great loss sustained by stacking fodder in the open field. Some may ask, what shall we do with it then ? I repeat what I have, before said, “ never stack fodder in the open field, at allbut haul it borne and harvest it i:i barns. When fodder is first pulled and cured it is strong and nutritious. The whole blade to the very extremity is good for food. And where the land is good it will produce fodder that will average two pounds to the bundle; provided it is harvested in the manner which I have advised. It should not be pulled from the stalk until the corn is thoroughly matured; nor must it remain on the stalk to be “ burned up’’ by the .-un after the corn is matured. AV bun polled and bound into small sbe.ris or “bands” it should be thoroughly cored without allow ing any rain to fall ‘on 'It, and then hound into bundles and hauled home late in the evening. It is then very pliable, and can be hauled without any loss ; whereas, early in the tnorn- inir there is so much dew on it that it is likly to mildew and d packed away’iii tl*e barn at- the right time, cured sufficiently, and lianled home m the* proper state there need be no fears as to its keep- ipg packed away in a large bulk. I Now, assert from experience, that fodder harvested .in this way will average two pounds to the bundle, and will sell in any market at $1.00 per hundred weight. Now for the calculation, which I promised yqu last time. Sapp )sc we take 300 bundles, the : amount usnally put in one stack, and from the above we have 300 bundles or 600 lbs. @81.00—$6.00. Now if it is stacked in the open field according to a previous com* munication.— 1-5 stacked is bleached 120 lbs 81.20 12 bundles in cappir^miWewed., .24 12 at boltcm 24 Loss in hauling 12 Total 81.80 linking a total loss on only 300 bundles of $1.80. Now, suppose the farmer lias ten stacks, then his loss is $18. And if he farms for 22 years at this rate his loss on the c imp!e product of fodder is 8450. This may seem quite a small amount to some, but suppose we apply this sninc' mle to all the other products of the farm, statement with figures merely to attract attention, nor have I wished I to; neither have I written for the [ sake of a capitalist or millionaire, but for that class of men who constitute the very bone and sinew of our land. I am writing for the great mass of mankind who earn their livelihood by the “ sweat of the brow.” It is that they may learn to practice a system of true economy that I have thrust my juvenile pen before the public eye. Remember the old adage: “ Take care of the cents and the dollars will lake care of them selves.” Remember that a little net [tain on fodder, and a little on shucks, a little on oats, and a little upon every product goes to make up tl»e farmer’s entire annual income ; and if this little is allowed to waste for the want of a little diligence in harvesting, then be may expect to be a’ways poor. The annual profits of farming avc not large, in comparison with many other professions, but they are uni versally certain when properly man aged. The firmer is accustomed to look at the merchant doubling, trip ling, and quadrupling his money and thinks that he must do the same ; and because he fai s he suffers his small profits to waste away right under his eye without reflecting that he has lost anything at all. I have in my mind’s eye, now, a man who has been almost an invalid all his life, yetMie is a farmer and lives nimre indepen dently than any other man 1 know in the profession He does not plant a large crop but cultivates that well which he does plant; and tl c great secret cf his success is, he knows how io save his crop after he makes it. The result is. lie has become one of the molt prominent men in his neigh borhood, lives in one of Jthe most convenient, and well arranged village homes, has every convenience for harvesting and housing up his crop, and drives the fattest horse in all the land. To add to the many charms of this interesting gentleman lie is a musician and chorister in a Presbyterian cburch, and got married quite recently to one of the sweetest ladies in the county in which he lives. “ Bai ns,’’ subject next time, Puer and the market value of the wool is < three times as great. It. is estimated that the annual value of the wool clip in the TJi.itcd State* is about $50,- 000,000. There must and should be a more presisteut and ^united effort made by wool growers to properly protect their interests. Will they make the necessary effort ? borne of our prominent farmers were in the city this week, and were talking over the troubles and tiials they bad to encounter since the war. One of them said" while he and h : s family were'sitting at’ the table one morning lie told them he knew how lie could make then! comfortable, have a good home and plenty ol incey. All stopped. He told them he thought of coming to Rome and letting the train run over him then sue the road for damages. His wife remarked “ you had belter go slow on that? for I don’t know that we could swear, much les* prove, we would be damaged any.” Ho said this settled the question then and there, and he got up from the table and went to work, and has made a good support ever since, and is now on rising grounds.—Home Courier. Athens Foundry & Machine Wo ATHENS, ACH1NE VY 0MS. GEOHSSA, MAN TJFACTTJRE [RON cad Br:s<s Castings, Mill and Gin Gearing, Killing ir.d Mill Brci.ii Saw Mills, Bill Arp and Athenian Horse Bowers. tii m Engines TIMES! SZCELSIOE TI2EESHSES, EYKKY MOrilKB Will greatly add to her own strength and comfort by the free use of Parker’s Ginger Tonic, while' its invigorating properties that soothe the nerves and induce refreshing sleep,' are imparted through the milk to her nursing hnbe, making the little one quiet, contented, cheerful and happy—the best way to make the fretful child a “ good baby.” It is also a most comforting remedy for the Aged, the Feebly and Conval esce; the strength, i TIMES. ishes melati superior does not intoxicate*^Buy frpm you; druggist Dr. It T. bottle, or a sample bottle-at 15 cts, and test its merits, w ~ ™ Nowand Then.—It is onlyuow . # and then that such men as Hon. Alex. (ieOrglff. OV61* Raising Sheep and Dogs- II. Stephens, Ex-Gov.' Smith Ex-Gov. Brown of _Ga., endorse a medicine for the tMtat and lungs, ana when they ko it is pretty good evidence that the remedy must be good cure of coughs, colds and luug tions. They recommend the Glow Floweu Cough Syrup, and their testimonials arc t» lie seen round tin- ten cent Sample bottles of the • Globe Flow*- Syrup, for sale by. Dr. C. W. Long & Co.. Athens, Ga The best Cook ever sold in It may regarded as a settled max im, >ays Farm and Fireside, that a good crop of both dogs and sheep can not bo raised in the same neigh borhood at the same time. Dog husbandry requires but little skill, and having the advantage cf the law, Cane Mills and Evaporators, Bark Mills, Cotton Presses, MiU Spindles, Shafting, Pulleys, Hoisting Screws, Lighter Scicws, Rattle Staffs, Etc. ALSO MANUFACTURE Turbine Water Wheels, Colts 11 Cele brated Power and Lever Otton and Screw Presses, Portable Sterm Ei gluts, Separators, Iro* Fencing, Grave Enclosures, Balconies, Etc. For Descriptive Circulars and'Price Lists ot any of the ubove articles, Address, EL. JTXCjCEE&SOJGTg Ag't., may 28, 187S Cm. ATHENS, GA. t. M A R BLEg| WORKS, Broad St., Near Lower MarketAUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Monuments, Tombstones & Marble Work GENERALLY, MADE TO ORDER. A large selection always on hand, ready for lettering and delivery. may 91.ly.1878. FOREST CITY Foundry And' Machine Works, 170 Fenwick Street, opposite Water Tower, 0 ■ o 0 Augusta,. urr ]■ Georgia, ■■ x ’Jr Jr, would astonish the lightning calcula tor himself. A comparatively recent investiga tion shows that there are over 100,- 000 dogs in. Georgia, which annually destroy nearly 30,000 sheep, value at 880,000. At tins time there wer only thirty Schedule Northeastern Railroad. Change of .'schedule. C f' ■ f p •*•(*•<• qj m" fib ram. .h Ait if On and after Sunday, Jane lOtli, 187 llA on this road will run ae follows. —Trains daily Lm- tiivy imiUtjiiy «ui,. ,I,»,Sow inusein North- - is estim cent tire am then we will see where all the profits 'j- terminate. What I have said of fodder is equally true of wheat, oats, rye, barley, hay, clover, shucks, and everything that can be exposed to the Weather. How often do we see 7i whole crop of wheat straw lying -out in the open field, or shucks penned up under a half thatched root 1 How often do we see 50 bushels of cotton-seed piled in.the - open field wasting tlieir substance on “desert air.” How often is the oats -stack clawed to pieces by Grandma’s -old turkeys and “roosters ?” How -often are the clover pens and hay etacks wasted and maugled upon the ground by the bullocks and heifers ? Alas, it is .almost universally true that he who is careless in harvesting his fodder is careless in harvesting his whole crop. It is not the loss upon any one prodnet that keeps him poor, but it is the little loss upon all the products of the farm. This is what makes the fanner’s annual profits so small. And this is what deprives him of that independence which his profession would otherwise give him. J have not midc an exaggerated alued re sheep r cent. ed by disease fifteen per rkUled liy dog-. It er estimated, that the dogs require as food, in addition to the 30,000 cheep, an amount of food which, if fad to boas, would produce bacon enough to afford an mutual supply sufficient to feed 50,000 tailor ing men. Kansas, though one among the best adapted states for wool growing, has 74,640 dogs. And so Arrive at Atlanta 12.00 M. Leave Atluutu via A. L. R. R 2.40 P. M. Lepve Lula f.2> A. M. Arrive at Athens....... 7.4"> A. M. Thie train make.* close connection in evening witb trains on Air Lino Railroad going both East and West, and ill morning with trains coining from East and West. In addition to ubove, n special train will leave Lula every Snturday ut 9.00 P. St., urriving r.t Athens at 11.15 P. M. and leave Athens Monday at 4.10 A. M. arriving ut Lulu ut < ; .10 A. M. This special train connects at Lula witb trams both East and West on A ir Lins Railroad. J. M. EDWARDS, je5-tf Superintendent. it is in nearly every state in the Unijfn. Hardly a week passes that we do not see an account of sheep being killed by dogs. The aggre gate number thus slaughtered exceeds over 1,000,000 head. There are, in tho United States, about 32,000,000 sheep and 8,000,000 dogs, or about one dog to every for sheep. It is estimated that these Tigs eat enough, asidtr from the sheep they kill, to feed and fatten 4,000,000 hogs, each worth $12, or $60,000,000 in the aggregate. To the average farmer sheep-rais ing is more profitable than dog rais ing, in spite of the combined oppos ing influences of dogs and tlieir allies, political wire workers. In the cotton growing stales it has been demon strated that it costs no more to raise a pound of wool than one of cotton, ATLANTA { CHARLOETT . < t h 31 f ., ( CONDENSED TIME CARD. ATLANTA -TO- 333.A.STOITIJUS ! VIA RIC1IH0KD. i i i - Leave ATLANTA.... 1 4.06 i k Arrive at Cliurlotte.,., 8.15 r x Arrive at Danville..^..... 1.16 r u Arrive at Richmond 8.83 r u Arrive at Washington, D. C., Via. R., F. & P.lR. A .’ 1.10 a v Arrive at Baltimore ....8.15 a u Arrive at Philadelphia 1...6.40 a w Arrive at New York 9.45 a u Arrive at Boston... 8.30 r u Leave Atlanta....- 4.00 r u Arrive at Charlotte 6.15 a k (VIA. VIEOIMA VIDIAtiB BOUTK.) Arrive at Danville'.. jj.l.«... r >* Arrive at Lybchbuijr.. 4.00 r w Arrive at WuslilngfonCitv....'... .1. .1.30 a u Arrive atBoRimontf..£t.\ ......8.15 a n Arrive at Philadelphia ..6.40 a m Atrive at New York .9.45 a m Arrive at Boston \... .8.80 p u Po.-act.ger Train* on this road going East ar rive at Lnla, 5.25, P »l Leave LnlafS 26, P M Going West, arrive at Lula, 9.25, A. M. Laave Lnla, 2.28, A. M. Local Freight and Accommodation Train, going East, arrives at L*la, 10.6, P. M. Lcavi Lula. 9.2<\ P. M. t Going West, arrive at Lnla, 10.28, A. M. Leave Lula, 10.40, A. M. Through Tickets on sale at Union Passenger Depot. Baggage Checked Thro*gh. G. J. FORKACRE, General Manager. W .J. HOUSTON, Gen. Pasa. & Ticket Ag’t . LCa Over lo6 iitert NoretUes. | Agttwaatel. MtarWCv JiiisM Wr,T«3».’ east not a word Georgia, and ta, of com- UEO. R. LOMBARD & CO., Proprietors, Manufacture Portable and Stationery Steam Engines, and Boilers, Saw Mills. Grist Mills. Shafting Pulleys, Gearing, Hungers, etc.. Iron TON <& BROS Foundry abb Macbike Works* | Augusta, Georgia. PLANTATION Engines, Smith’s Superior Hand Cotton Presses' AND * iff Cheapest Cook Stoves Tin Ware Granite Iron Ware, and House Furnish ing Goods, at f ■ i A. K.Childs & Co’s^ 1 > ' - * L' ^ (Opposite Heaves 4? Kicl»oUon , ») ATHENS, GEORGIA. jaufe 6m W ROXJC^KCT O jN’ SCREW PREfcSESr £For Hand, Horse or Water Power, GanoMiUs, Evaporators and Kettles, J Cheap and Strong, with or without pans and frames. - ««F Havingbonglit allof.Mr. George Cooper’*S^chSa ired tlian ever to furuish iron and &as. C«tin« *f u' know what tl f pared His old patrons cun went. be*accomnnidated witli duplicate* and repaim by letting ^ " AUGUSTA MUSIC BOUSfil Yn ir ~pt a ~NTQS <Sc 03S.C3--A.IETS. Ceut. Discount. HICK OALE8. 5?0 to 8160 f«ve<l in puv j cliPAing from li.O. ROBIN ' SON & CO. Low Pricea Quick Sale*' is the motto of ike Mu«l< House of the South, whlct is-Competing Sncceiuifult; with New York and Bosto^i. Goods fent by Expro«. anywhere in tho South, O. D.-.ou receipt of advar l x press Charges one wi with privilege of exnniil tion given If so request From Catalogue Price* o f i tho following celebrated “‘chfkirfng, Kathaihek, Knabe, Stlcuway, HallW * Davis, McPhah A J <*■» Simpson A Co., Haines Bro. Billings A Co Pablo a & Cn vrcu Oboas! Mason A Hamlin, Pteou- bet * Pelton, Prescott Or gan Co...Clough. A Warren. Attrsfellns J%*ctoser» from the Mountains t© the Sea. Testimonials from parties who have' <*>rr«sponde<J with stweral o<..11|»lamest Piano and Organ dealers, established the fact that prices are lower in Augusta than elsewhere, Tuning and Repairing-. m *k: riitirch pin#* and Beetl Ortan$, and ail kinds of Musical Instruments Tuned apd RepMrv; b, Mr. C?ii TAYtJbB, the only MthmUeJ Tuner for the August. Music House. may 2i.0m I

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