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TALK-JO TIE FARMERS
'Timely Suggestions From Com*
missioner 0. B. Stevens.
IMPORTANCE OF HOME SUPPLIES
4f th* Parmer Would Control tho Price
of Hio Cotton It lo Imperative that
L Ho Raloo Hlo Own 3ufipllei—Other
v
Matters of Importance to Agricul
turists.
Atlanta, Ga., May 19, 1904.
The busy season which occupies all
the time of our oltlco force during
its continuance, Is now so nearly over
that wo can find time to think of
something else; therefore, we will re
sume our monthly talks yrlth the farm
ers.
Not withstanding the backwardness
of last season and the falling oft In
the production of orops, tho prices for
cotton halve ranged so high os to Inure
greatly to the benefit of our farmers.
Those who were not compelled by
business obligations to rush their cot
ton to the. market and. hence could
afford to hold It tor the best prloes,
secured better profits than they have
keen able to make for many yearB.
Those, however, who hod gone into
debt for their supplies, derived but
iHtle profit from Increased prloes, be
ing compelled to go early Into the
market to pay the faotors who had
■ena upon tholr crops.
It would seem that wo have here
smother lesson on tbo Importance of
home supplies and independence of
debt. A planter who makes his
term self-sustaining by raising his own
food supplies for‘man and beast,
makes hie cotton a money crop, and
eon hold M long enough at least to
make a fair profit from lte tale.
But he who has mortgaged his crop
,to procure his food supplies, is at the
ipercy of the lender and is often
foreoil Into the mai'kot with heavy loss
- to himself. *,
Our advice to farmers, therefore, Is:
If you would kedfi- prices & a point
Whore they will bring good profits,
•atae your food supplies. Doing this,
you cam do much toward controlling
toe prise. j
CULTIVATION.
The long winter sod coW spring
torn not been favorable for the cor-
mlastlon of orops. Yet the farmers
have had good weather for sultlvatlg
toe crop. Careful atteatiea to this
part of the work from Urn ttmo of
•laotlng to toe gathering of the boHS
dll a very Important factor la insuring
Mccrsh to toe farmer.
to prepare the land weH by plow-
tag, harrowing and putting m the
fertilizer required by ,the soil Is not
•aly very good, but absolutely essen
tial. . But no matter how well that
part of tho task may have been per
formed, without careful cultivation, It
profits little.
Tho experienced farmer knows that
unless his land Is kept open and po
roue, the best fertilizers will givo lit
tle benefit to tho crop. Hence, good
plowing and hoeing at the right time
have as much to do with succoss sb
good preparation nnd manuring before
planting.
The healthy growth of the young
plant Jr promoted by frequent ana
rapid workings, ami often deep plow
ing is not only helpful but uecessur;
In order to pulverize land that was
not completely broken up at tho time
of preparation.
Remember, too, what wo have oi-
tan said: Do not lot your stalks
come up too close together. From
20 to 24 inches apart Is close enough.
Be careful In hoeing not to take so
much dirt away from tko young cot-
ton as to cause danger of Its falling
down.
CORN.
In the second working of corn the
plowing should bo thorough nnd deep.
Tho application of fertilizers now.. If it
has not already been done, on each
aide of thp corn hills in the siding
furrows, will greatly ata tho forming
of the ear.
If pease r.re to be planted in the
furrows between tho stalks of corn, it
should be at the time of the second
working. If the rows of corn are
wide enough apart, it Is best to put the
peuso In the middle.
HAY.'
So soon as you have removed your
small grain from tho field, sow peas,
adding a small quantity of sorghum
seed or corn, which will aid in hold
ing up the peas, and wll add value to
your orop of peavlne hay. This plan
will aid materially In building up your
land.
Those who have - not already mowed
their clover, orchard and tall oat grass,
should do this work. Do your cutting
after the dew dries. After you see
that the grass is thoroughly wilted,
put It up in cocks, narrow and tall, so
that the dew will find as little sur
face as possible to rest upon.
So soon as possible, houso your hay.
A dressing of lime plaster and ashes
will help th« clover, whan Its second
growth begins. This Is the time for
planting millet, corn forage and sor
ghum for hay and for soiling.
LIVE STOCK IN GEORGIA.
There Is a steady Improvement In
our State In the selection and rearing
of live stock. Enterprising farmers
are no longor satisfied with scrub cat
tle amt horses, but are stocking tholr
farms with the best breeds. They
to not confine their effort* to sel-oc-
taetkm, hut give great care also to
auMlylog them with wholeeome food
an4 good shelter against Inclement
wait bar. Our cities and towns afford
•ptondtd markets for first-class best,
mutton, poultry and hams. Why can.
not eur farmers supply these things?
Fresh beef from toe country, fat and
dor, and free from the peculiar
odor Mid taste often found In cold
storage meats, If the supply could be
mad* to equal the demand, would be
at a premium over western beef. The
sasae Is true of all other meats.
NEED FOR A VETERINARY
SURGEON.
The growing Interest of our poopld
ta live stock is one of th* best ar
guments for the need of a State Vet
erinary surgeon. The Department of
Agriculture has time and again urged
upon the legislature the importance
•t appointing such an officer.
The farmer* who constitute by far
to* larger part of toe voters of Geor
gia, ought to Instruct their delegated
to vote for the establishment of sisoh
an office.
The Department of Agriculture asks
tor be appropriation to most the ex
ponses of such an officer. All we
ask Is permission to srppoint him and
pay him out of the fundB In our hands.
O. B. STEVENS,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
0*pjnl*ht,A90l, by Simpson-Hodgca Co.
MUST BE IN STYLE.
A woman fives across the street
Who sows both nlcht «nd days
ONr children are precise end neat,
Almoet too nice to play,
For ebe's a machine,
Aa she stitches there,
A eewtns machine, <
With a bundle of eare,
' A human sewins machine.
Eke seta no Urns to reed or play,
Her aewlnge never done;
i over fashions gsy
wrom morn to set of eun.
For she’s a machine
Am .she works all day, !’
A sewing machine
As she stitches away,
'A human sowing machine.
Her husband's surs to step on frills
If be approaches near;
Be fllnchcB when he pays the bills,
For fripperies are dean.
And his wife's a machine,
With a constant tread,
A sewing machine
Madp of gjecdlos and thread,
A human sewing machine.
Unless her shroud Is made with care
And 111 tile latest style,
When dond she'll not rest anywhere;
Bho’ll worry all the while,
For sho'B a machine,
Though slio'll die soino day,
A sowing machine
Thnt runs alwny,
A human sewing machine.
HEALTH
“I don't think wo could keop
house without Thodforrt’s Mack-
Draught. Wo havo used it in the
family forovor two years with the
best ot results. I havo not had a
dootorln the house for thnt length
oftimo. It is a doctor in itself and
always ready to make a person well
and happy."—JAMES HALL, Jack
sonville, 111.
Because this great medicine
relieves stomach pains, frees tho
constipated bowels and invigor
ates tho torpid liver and weak
ened kidneys
NO ©OCTOR
. is necessary in the homo where
riiedford'a Black-Draught is
kept. Families living in the
country, miles from any physi
cian, hnve been kept in health
for years witli this medicine as
their only doctor. Thodford’s
Black-Draught cures bilious
ness, dyspepsia, colds, chills and
fover, had blood, headaches,
diarrhoea, constipation, oolio
and almost every other ailment
because the stomach, bowels
liver and kidneys so nearly con
trol the hoalth.
THEDFORD’S
DRAUGHT
THE 8ALE OF TAGS.
Inquiries are - continually coming to
us as to tho number of tags sold dur
ing the past season and as to how
these compare with the sales of the
previous season.
Of course, - the season of 1903 and
1904 does not end until the last day
of September next. But from Oc
tober 1. 1903, to the last day of April,
1904, inclusive, the. sales of tags are:
Cotton seed meal, 1,575,420, and fer
tilizers. 6,067,805. For the Beason of
1902-1903 they were:
Cotton seed meal, 1,621,440 and fer
tilizers, 5,481,683; excess over last
season, cotton sed meal 63,980; .fertil
izers, 686,122.
In putting up cotton seed meal 20
bags to the ton are required, and each
bag must be tagged. Fertilizers re
quire 10 bags to the ton, and each
bag must be tagged^
Thus, we see that for the season of
1908-1904 to April 30th, there were sold
006,780 tons ot commercial fertilizers
and 78,771 tons of cotton seed meal.
Up to the some time during the sea
son ‘of 1902-1903 there were sold 648,-
108 tons of commercial fertilizers and
76,072 tons of cotton seed meal.
During too season of '1802-19018'to*
farmers of Georgia paid In round num
bers 19,500,000 for commercial fertil
izers and during the season of 1903-
1904 they have paid on nocount of in
creased prices, 913,600,000. The sales
from May let to Ootober 1st will make
but a alight addition tp these figures.
QA. DEP'T. OP AGRICULTURE.
FRUIT.
Lawyer,
New law office on Cotton itroot, near
court house. Will practice in all the
courts of the itate and In federal court! oi
Macon and Savannah: Vienna, t*a
D L HENDERSON.
Lawyer,
Will prs'.ttoe in all the courts-except
cou ivy court. Office
building.
F. E. WILLIAMS,
Phyeioian and Surgeon,
V ienna, 6a.
Offioe over Walton Bros store.
Calls promptly attended, day and night*
Night calls answered from Roberts hotel.
J M WHITEHEAD,
DENTI8T.
VlKHKA* O*.
We congratulate toe people ot Geor
gia on the prospect of the best fruit
season that our State has known tor
many years. The late spring and
frosts did some damage in parts ot
tho northern seotlon of Georgia, Blit
over the greater part of that region
there la a good prospect.
lu Middle and South Georgia there
It promise of an- unprecedented peach
crop, and many who would otherwise
have little' money to go on during the
summer, will now hav^s ready cosh to
spend.
With over 8,000,000 trees In bearing,
the peach crop will bring Into our
State during the dull seaton several
million dollars,
GA. DEPT. OP AQRIOULffURB.
LE6AL SALES
Following la a synopsis of tho
legal advertising for June:
Will bo sold on tho first Tuesday
in July,
One 20*hp Farquhar engine and
boiler, property of W S Tripp in
favor of D B Leonard.
A 1-12 undivided interest in town
lots 14 16 10 in block OinPinehurs
by H C Aoord for maintenance and
support of his ward, F ,C Acord.
D L Henderson applies for letters
of administration on tbo estate of
Henry Oliver, Sr.
W B Nichols seeks dismission
from the administration of thh estate
of Mrs. Zcph Pate.
II L Adams applies for letters of
guardianship of the person and prop
erty of Susan O Gilbert, minor child
of A A Gilbert.
Mrs. Lillian Z. Shipp will apply
to Judge Felton, Judge Littlejohn
being di.4i|iiaiiiied, on the July 8 for
an order to sell twenty eity lots in
.Cordele belonging to Nelson LI.
Shipp, lor reinvestment.
GEO W WOOTEN
in Stovall’s an
Vienna. Ga.
Barber Shop.
For slick work, call on
Walter Leonard
At Charlie Powall’s old stand in tha
McDonald block. Wo do every
thing smooth and nioo in our line.
D. A. R. Crum
CRUM
Lawyers.
J. Gordon Jone
& JONES,
Cordele. Ga.
DR O T STOVALL,
Vienna, Ga.
Office in tear of drug store. Day and
night ealli promptly attended. Prescrip
tion Free in our offioe work.
M. C, FEW,
Attorney at Law,
VIENNA, GEORGIA.
Will Praotioe in all the Courts.
G. W. Busbbe J.M. Russia
BCSBEE & BUSBEE,
Lawyers,
VIEtfttA, GA.
,r
he interest o olientsalwsys guadr • d
BIVINS & MOBLEY,
T T Bivins, ms. H A Mobley,ms
Physicians and Burgeons,
Wf’Oalli promptly answered,
Vienna, Ga,
DRS.EDGB& MoARTHUR.
COBDILE, OEOKOIA.
•©“Special treatment of chroato die
We promptly obtain U. B. and Foreign
GA-SHOWI
iiprOSiTC U 5 PATENT OFFICE
rt-VYASH-lW CYQN, D.C. .
Georgia Southern & Flor ida Ry.
Local Time Table. Effective Jan., 5 ,1905.
__REA.D DOWN READ UP
P M
480
646
609
080
657
718
7 40
7 69
808
8 66
#31
9 87
0 48
1040
P
A.M
12 46
2:01
2:26
2:42
8:16
8;60
*10
4:21
4:26
6:06
5-10
6.47
6:19
7:06
7 26
7:44
8;20
. u 111
5:16
5:40
0:03
0:20
7:09
7:44
8 38
9;U2
9 1G
9 : 56
10=01
10=46
a in
A.M.
1 20
2 10
2 29
2 47
1 10
146.
206
2 21
229
310
3 31
344
849
4 85
445
625
610
0 60
712
7 32
810
STATONS
6
p m
4 45
514
6 28
6 68
0 29
700
7 52
8J6
8 30
905
910
9 50
p m
Lv
Lv. Valdosta
“ Lake Park
“. Jonn'ng8
“ Jusper
“ White Springs
“ Lake City
'• Lake Butlor
“ Sampson Oity
“ Hampton
“ Grandine
‘ Florahome
Ar. Pal atk a
P.M.
A*M.
410
3-40
3 22
305
248
2:20
226
2.00
210
1:45*
1 25
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1:09
12 30
12:35
1206
12:18
11 54
12:01
1148
11:67
1106
11:15
1100
11:06
10 21
10:26
9 38
9:44
8 58
9:03
8 87
8:40
8 20
8:23
7 46
7:60
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10 52
10-50
10 27
10:22
1013
10:08
9 61
9:43
9 18
9.08
8 65
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A WONDERFUL INVENTION.
It is interesting to note that for
tunes are trequently made by the
invention ei articles of minor impor
tance. Many of the most popular
devices ara i hose designed lo benefit’
the people and meet popular condi
tions, and one of ’.he most inter
esting of these that has ever been
invented is the Dr. White Electric
Co mb, patented Jan. 1, ‘ f»i>. . Thqpe
wonderful Combs positively, cure
dandruff, hair falling oul, sick and
nervous headaches, and when tiled
with Dr White’s Elcotrio Hair Brush
are positively guaranteed to make
straight, hair euily in 25 days' time.
Thousands of these electric combs
have been sold in various cities of
the'Un’oiij and the demand is con
stantly increasing. Our agents are
rapidly becoming rich selling these
combs. They positively sell on
sight. Scud for ‘ sample. Men’s
size 35c. ladiea’ 50c.—(half price
while we are introducing them.)
The Dr. White Eleotne Comb Co.,
Decatur, 111.
ISos- 3 and -1 aro solid tiain with Through Ceachos find Parlor Sleepers bc-llVGGll
Macon and Jacksonville, and carries Puinian Buffet Drawing Room Sleepers between
Jlncon and Tifton, enroute between Jacksonville and St Louis, Mo. and Chicago, 111.
Nos, l ane 2 are solid truins between Macon and l’alatka, and carries Tin-ouch
Coach between Macon and Jacksonville. 6
WM.CHEUKLEY SHAW C. B. RHODES
Vice-Pros. Gen’l Pass. Agt'
Macon, Ga.
J. H. iiAFFTERY, D. P. A., LEON A. BELL, D. A. P.
Jacksonville, Fla. ' > Atlanta, Ga.
-Atlantic & Eiimif|ghamR.R
Time Table Effective May. 1,1904.
WESTBOUND
| No 1 I No 3
STATIONS. | Daily 1 Daily
1
"Waycross, | 7 10 am | 6 00 pm |.
Brunswick 1
Thullman J
3 00 pm
3 4 1 pm
Nicholls
Douglas
Amoroso
Wray
$ 20 am
8 68 am
0 26 am
0 84 am
0 16 pm
6 40 plm
7 1] pm
7 19 pm
ThcnrittsviUo
Moultrie
' r J in
4 15 pm
i> 30 pm
C 35 pm
Fitzgerald
Roboeca
Double Run
Cordolo
’Vienim
Lilly
•Byromvillo
Montezuma
:010am
10-i-lam
10 56i.ni-
11 37 ..ii,
11 57am-
1210dm
1220pm
12 60pm
8 00pm
8 3apm
840pm
9 30pm
9 oSom
1007pm
1019pm
1160pm
EAST BOUND
STATIONS.
' -Sfc-
No 2
Daily
Mo 4 .
Daily
.No 90
Montezuma 1
Bvromville |
Lilly 1
Vienna |
Cordele
Double Run
Rebecca
Fitzgerald
6 50 am
0 20 am
0 15 am
0 88 am
7 05 am
7 10 um
7 52 am
8 80 am
1,10 pm
1 32 pm
1 42 pm
1 55 pm
2 20 pm'
2 50 phi
807 pin
345 pm
5 50 pm
0 13 pm
0 32 pm
6 52 pm
7 26 pm
Daily
except
Sunday
Tilton
Moultrie
Thoinasville
Wray,
Ambrose, ‘
DouglaJ,
JYichnlls,
0 02 am
0 08 urn
9 8 i am
3 00 am
1) 00 ppi
0 22 pm
7 36 pm
-l i8‘p r:
4 20 pm
4 62 put
6 25 pm
Thalttianrl 1 12.39 pm.
Brunswick | 1 30 pm
Way cross | 0 35 pin
Exellent Through Schedules and Low i\ les, Fu which inquire ol any
Agent on Line
GEORGE DOLE WADLEY, A LEX BONN YM AN,
Vice President and General Manager. Superintendent.
H. C. McFADDEN, J.G. KNAPP,
Gen'l Freight and Passenger Agent. Traveling Frt. and Pass. Ag
J.J. MILLIGAN, Agent, Vienna, Ga.