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Valuable Information Upon the
Farming Subject.
FERTILIZERS RECEIVE ATTENTION
)A Curt* fill I iivi'h! igation Shnwt Tli it No
' (irnrrnl Improvomc-nt l'.esults from the
Use of Fertiliser*—Kefune
Suit as a I'ertiilxer—Santly Lam) lira*
nml Corn Meal.
Department of Agriculture,
Atlanta, Nov. 1, 1894.
Do you 1 elievo that the general use of
fertilizers has resulted in any perma
nent improvement of our lands?
H. O. M.
We regret to reply to your inquiry
that a careful study of the yield per
acre of staple crops does uot show any
general improvement resulting from the
use of commercial fertilizers. That we
have simply been temporizing is a
source of much regret, for the secret of
successful agriculture in addition to di
versification and the self sustaining
farm rest is increased yield year by
year. That this increased yield can ad
vantageously be accomplished by the
use of chemical fertilizers only is seri
ously to be questioned unless supplied
m compost, which at the same time
supplies organic matter absolutely es
sential to permanent improvement of
land. In reply to an inquiry relative to
improving worn sandy land, we give in
.this report a method adopted by a suc
cessful farmer. Clay soils yield much
more readily to renovating methods ami
rapid improvement takes place where
leguminous plants, the eowpea in par
ticular, is used. This, however, is some
what of a digression from your original
question, as to yield in the state per
acre being increased by the use of ler
tilizers it is through the principal lesson
we learn from the fact that notwith
standing large expenditures, no im
provement has taken place.
VALUATION OF FERTILIZERS.
In the Fertilizer Bulletin issued by
the department of agriculture, how do
you arrive ut tiic commercial value o
the fertilizer ? H. O. L., Cuthbert.
The commercial value of a fertilizer,
as it appear in The Bulletin, is obtain
ed in the following way: The depart
ment inquires into the wholesale value
of fertilizer material at the ports; trom
this the value per pouud of the three
elements of a fertilizer, i. phos
phoric acid, ammonia and potash,
are calculated. Then for the sake of
convenience the value for each unit,
that is, for each per cent. To this is
added $2.00 for sackiug. To find the
wholesale v lue of any fertilizer, there
fore you multiply the value of each
unit by the >er cent of that ingredient,
add the rt suits together, add tp * his
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Heavy jeans Pants 75c worth $1 00,
Heavy Jeans Pants 85c worth 3.25
Heavy jeans Pants $1 worth 150
Best jeans Pants $1 25 worth 1.75
Fine Jeans Pants $1 40 worth 2.00
Lot remnant jeans at half price.
i Tor sacking, ror example, to octaln
the value of a plain acid phosphate
running 10 per cent available, you
would multiply the 10 by 80, which
would give 800, and to this add $2 GO for
sacking.
SANDY LAND.
Please give me a method of imptoving
sandy land. S. L 8.,
Dawson.
Sandy land suffers more from leach
ing than clay soil. It is, therefore,
more essential on this class of soils than
any others that it be supplied with an
abundance of humus. The humus also
has the power of absorbing gases and
retaining moisture, a quality in which
such soils are deficient. How then is
organic matter to be supplied, and
what is the cheapest method of supply
ing this requisite to its fertility and fu
ture fertilization? Humus can be sup
plied from the stable, but compared
with the rest, rotation of crops into
which the grasses and small grains issue
is more expensive. The planting of
special crop, such as peas, which add
direct contributions to the plant food of
the soil, is a,so an excellent method. In
the application of chemical manures
it is much better on such soils to apply
in the form of compost, thus avoiding
leaching and retaining moisture.
To practically apply these suggestions,
we give you the form adopted by a suc
cessful farmer whose farm is nearly en
tirely of a sandy character: “If you
can spare the laud let it rest one year,
then in September seed it down to rye,
manure it with anything you can get
or spare—cottonseed muck, ash ele
ments or phosphates. Let the rye ma
ture seed, aud then plow in. sowing
peas broadcast before plowing. After
the peas die another crop of rye will
come up spontaneously, and the same
procedure can be continued as long as
desirable. Let the peas mature seed
and gather enough to resow the follow
ing year if you desire to further manure
the land. You could also turn in your
hogs and let them eat some of the peas
aud rye without retarding the improve
ment. On the sandy lands of Michigan
spurry is used as a renovator. It re
seeds itself; but iu our opinion, if has
not the advantages of the eowpea as a
renovator in our section.”
FURMAN’S FORMULA.
Will you Kindly give me Faiish Fu
man’s formula for compost aud h
manner of applying the same ?
I. C. P., Bremen, Ga
We know of no better description of
Mr. Furmai’s formula and his method
of applying the same than as given by
himself. H says:
Now to give you the formula upon
which my compost is made, take 30
bushels of well rotted stable manure or
well rotted organic matter, as leaves,
muck, eto., and soatter it about three
inches thick upon a piece of ground so
situated that water will uot stand on it.
but shed off in eygrv direction. The 30
JACKSON, GA., THUSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1894^
M n’s Suits 250 worth $4 50.
M- n’s Suits $3 50 vvo-th $6
Mm 's Wool Sui;s $5 worth SB.
Men’B Wo.l Cheviots $6.50 worth $lO
All our sl2 50 Suits go at $lO.
Our 15 00 Suits go at 12 50.
Our 18 50 Suits go at 15.00
Hats, hirts.
Children's Hats lrom 15c to 1.50.
Men's Hatß from 25c to 450
Ail the late shades and correct styles
If you want anew Hat, we have
Dusneis will weign about 900 pounds.
Take 200 pounds of good acid phosphate
aud 100 pounds of kainit and mix the
acid phosphate and kainit thoroughly.
Then scatter evenly on the manure.
Take next 30 bushels green cotton
seed ami distribute evenly over the pile
aud wet them thoroughly They will
weigh 900 pounds Take again 200
pounds of acid phosphate and 100 pounds
of kainit, mix and spread over the seed.
Begin again on the manure and keep ou
iu this way building up your heap lay
er by layer until you get it as high as
convenient, then cover with six inches
of rich earth from fence corners and
leave at least six w-eeks. W T hen ready
to haul to the field, cut with a spade or
pickaxe square down aud mix as thor
oughly as possible. Now, w-e have 30
bushels of manure, weighing 900 pounds,
and 300 pounds in the first layer and 30
bushels of cottonseed, weighing 500
pounds, and 300 pounds of chemicals in
the second layer, aud these two layers
combined form the perfect compost.
You will perceive that the weight is
2,400 pounds. Apply the first year 500
pounds per acre in the drill; the second
year 1,000 pounds aud the third year
2,000 pounds. After this use from 4,0 9
to 20,000 pounds per acre as you are
able to prepare.
Note. —We will add that at the time
the Furman formula was prepared tli •
cottonseed oil mill did uot offer th
market advantages of selling the see i
and purchasing meal, which is now
sometimes the case. As to whether the
seed should be sold and meal purchased,
we refer to previous discussions in these
reports. Should meal be substituted,
about 100 pouuds of the meal will ta:: i
the place of 300 pounds of cottonseed.
REFUSE SALT.
flow can I utilize refuse salt as a fer
tilizer? Can it be used in the comport
heap? T. T. H.. Hampton.
The effect of salt as a fertilizer is not
in supplying directly plant food, but in
its chemical effect ou the plant food al
ready existing in the soil or applied
with it. You cau use it either in com
post or a complete fertilizer. Care
should be tai en tint not more than 100
pouuds is appueu to the acre in the
drill. For this reason it should not be
used in conjunction with kainit, which
itself contains salt, and therefore there
is danger of an injurious application,
too much salt destroying the fertility of
the soil.
ABSORBENTS.
We note iu your last report that you
give the increased absorbent power for
bedding of straw where rich earth is
used. Can you give me the absorbent
properties of oak leaves and pine
needles? O. P. R., Gainesville.
Regarding 1,000 as a perfect absorb
ent, the absorbent power of oak leaves
is 241, that of piue needles 208. In or
der that you may compare them the
following is the absorbent pwer of uea
just what vou want, and the price
is right
IJnlaundred Shirts 50.-. worth 75
Unlaudried Shirts 65c worth 85c.
Ur.laundried Shirts 75c worth 1 00
Gents’ U..d ershirts 25’ worth 40 \
Merino Coder Stiiris 50 • worth 75 ■.
Merino fleeced lined 75; worth 1,00.
GROCERIES.
20 pounds granulated Sugar 1.00
5 12 pounds good Coffee 1,00
1,200 pounds Arm & Hammer
Brand Soda 4c
scraw ana rye straw: fea s'raw, 35G;
rye straw, 304. We are pleased at an
interest in this question, as too little
attention has been paid to saving liquid
manure, which is as valuable as solid
excrement, and should not be wasted.
OATS AFTER CRAB GRASS.
I have some corn land which I wish
to sow in spring oats for forage. The
land was allowed to rest this year and
has a fine crop of crab grass. Would
you advise burning the grass off or
turning it under? W. L. S.,
. Pelham, Ga.
At times when only immediate re
sults are desired it is advisable to burn
a field of this character off. Looking,
however, to the preservation and fer
tility of the soil in the future, which is
the duty of every farmer, the grass
should be turned under. In burning all
the organic matter is destroyed and
only the mineral substances remain. In
turning the grass under, nothing is lost
and organic matter absolutely essential
to high fertilization and the tilth of the
land is obtained.
BRAN OR CORN MEAL.
Which is the best to mix with cotton
seed for stock, bran or corn meal?
P. L. M., Augusta.
It is better to mix corn meal with cot
tonseed than bran, as it corrects the d<
ficiencies of the cottonseed, being riche;
in carbohydrates, in which the seed ar
deficient. Asa matter of economy, a
present prices the bran is the cheapest
WOLVES IN CATTLE.
Do wolves in cattle ever kill them?
Please give me a remedy.
B. A. L., Calhoun.
Wolves are injurious to cattle, hut we
have never heard of a case where deat’.
has resulted. If the animal is gentle
enough, squeezing them out is simple
and very effective. In the bump whic
contains the insect there is always ar
opening and if the matter on thesurfac*
be removed and kerosene applied it wil
result in their death.
GRAPES.
What is the proper distance to set on
grapevines? A S. C., Elberton.
Eight by eight is the usual distant
Some prefer eight by ten.
GRASS FOR BOTTOM T.AXp.
What would be a good grass for nr
to sow on rich bottom land, which is
too wet to profitably sow in grain?
H. A. L., Acworth.
Red top i the best grass for moist
bottom lane; as it is not injured by
moderate overflows. It would have been
better had you sowu in September o;
October. Sow at the rate of two bush
els of seed to the acre.
BREAKING COTTON LAND.
Will it improve cotton land where a
great deal of compost has been used aud
peas planteu in the nyddle to break it
deep every two or three years with a
two horse plow?
R. W. L, Irwinton.
The land would be improved by the
plowing you suggest, but it would be
better to increase the deDth of the olow-
Fite cream Cheese 12 l-2c
Ne -v A .'row Ties 80 -
Another car of that Flour that you
have heard so much talk about at
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it, your neighbor what he
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“Rising Sun”—he can tell you
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Notions.
Ladies’ Hose 7c worth 10c
mg gradually, going a little deeper each
year, plowing to the depth of the sur
face soil the first year and turning up a
little of the subsoil the second. Another
matter which should govern you is the
character of your subsoil, and we an
swer on the supposition that you have a
clay subsoil. Bringing up a portion of
such subsoil each year to where disinte
gration would take place would add to
the supply of potash and phosphoric acid
in your surface soil. Another advan
tage of deep plowing is that it aids the
crops to withstand drouth.
ANSWER . D INQUIRIES.
[Under this head short inquiries from farm
ers on practical farm topics will he answered
by or 2f the Station staff and published, if of
general interest, otherwise the answers will be
sent by mail. Make your inquiries short and
to the point, always give your name and post
office and addressed to the “Director Georgia
Experiment Station, Experiment, Ga.’’j
Grapes for Georgia.
C. W. F., Tallapoosa. Ga. : “I r.m going to
plant a good many acres with grape vines this
fail and I would like to get your opinion ot>
what varieties of black, red aau wa.ce grapes
we should plant in the State of Georgia which
will stand the climate and soil and are also
good market and wine grapes/’
[Answer, by Hugh N. Starnes, Horticultu
rist.]
To begin with, more varieties of
grapes “will stand the climate and soil”
of Georgia than probably can be found
to do well in any other American state.
We have thus a vast array to choose
from. Not only do most varieties of
Labrusca thrive well in most parts of
Georgia, with a maximum of vigor and
a minimum of rot or disease, but nearly
all forms of Riparia, and above all
every variety of Aestivalis.
We must.{however, confine ourselves,
on planting on an3'thing like a large
scale, to those varieties grown largely
by nurserymen, in order to bring the
cost down to a minimum, though by
doing this many of the most desirable
varieties are necessarily excluded. A
few of these, however, can be obtained
and propagated and the supply grad
ually enlarged.
For absolute cerlaintj', therefore, I
would recommend as first choice for
both table or wine, the Ives. Its qual
ity for table is very poor, but it is iron
clad in every way. Rots less than any
other, is early, hardy, productive and
ships excellently. While a poor table
grape it makes a red wine of first rate
quality', though not equal to wine of
Norton s Va. This variety, for wdne
alone, is unsurpassed. It is the best
type of the Aestivalis spicies for gener
al use, as the Ives is of the Labrusca
species. It is ined >le. however, and
valuable solely for wine. Unlike nnk
American grapes, wine from Norton s
Va. continues to improve it is said,
from year to year, while its productive
ness and vigor are unsurpassed.
It will not pay to bother with an
other Aestivalis for wine. Cynth'mna
is almost identical with Norton's, and
Cunningham and Louisiana rot too
badly. If the wine maker is an expert
it might pay to plant Hermans, which
under careful manipu.ation will make
a good body sherry - . Asa rule, how
ever. a claret is the only yvine within
the capacity of an ordinary vineyardist, \
an 1 to claret it is best to coniine oper- j
ations.
Ives and Norton's Virginia, then, are
the only varieties recommended for the
average grower for wine.
For shipping a much larger list is
presentable.
Among black grapes the Ives comes
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Misses’ H >*eß- worth 15c
Ladies’
Ladies' Hose worth 25c
Ladies’ Hose 25c worth 35c
Ledies’ Hose 35'* worth 50c
Ladies heavy ribbed Undervests
well worth 50c our price 24c
Ladies' Wool Vests4Bc woith 75c
Ladies' Fine Wool Vests 75c worth
1.00
Good Pins lc Corticelli Twist all
shades lc Spool Thread, Coats
and Clarks, 4c per spool
ill clpfl in ci • ... , . .... .
already stated, followed closely by Con
cord, Moore’s Early, Worden and Harry.
Herbert and Aminia are also good
grapes, as are also Wilder and Early
Ohio. The first four mentioned, how
ever, are cheap and thoroughly relia
ble, except that Moore's Early is slight
ly tender. We do not have cold win
ters often enough to make this a great
objection in Georgia.
For red grapes, Delaware easily
leads. It is reliable if not allowed to
overbear and does not mildew nearly so
badly in North or Middle Georgia as in
most other sections. Herckmans is
another good red grape, slightly larger
in bunch and berry than Delaware and
much more vigorous. Brighton and
Lindley both do well in most parts of
the state. The most delicious grape of
all, however is Munson’s “Brilliant.”
This is a hybrid betyveen Lindley and
Delayvare and is the best grape in qual
ity I know. It is somewhat tender—its
only drayvback—and it is at present
high-priced, but it is an acquisition to
any vineyard, and no home should be
yvithout a vine or tyvo of Brilliant.
Mary, Salem, Perkins, Agawam and
Massasoit may be added to close the
list, with perhaps the addition of Wood
ruff Red. Catawba, while regaining
someyvhat its former standard, is still
too unreliable to depend on.
When we come to the yvhite grapes
we are confronted with almost an end
less list, many of them highly desira
ble.
Probably Niagara still leads for ship
ping. It is vigorous, productive and
showy, though its quality is relatively
poor. Its appearance, ho\y r ever, sells
it. and as it is a good shipper there is
money in it.
Green Mountain and Moore's Dia
mond, both very much alike, are more
delicate and more tender; and will sell
better, though the vises cost rather too
much to plant on a large scale. Mis
souri Riesling is a heavy bearer and
good in high, dry localities, though of
poor quality. The best white grape in
quality is undoubtedly Munson's “Bell”
(without a final e). It is also product
ive and vigorous and as delicious for a
yvhite grape as Brilliant is for a red.
It is still high priced. Duchess is a
magnificent grape if sacked. It rots
invariably outside of sacks, but is per
fect when bagged. Hard and firm in
bunch and berry, meaty, with a Malaga
flavor. its compact bunches pack in the
basket like corn-cobs and keep like
winter apples. It is the best grape I
know of any kind or color yvhen sacked
—the most utterly worthless otherwise.
Spray ing does not seem to preserve it
from fungous attacks.
Other good white grapes are Rommel,
Grein's .No. 7 and Empire State.
Io recapitulate : Grapes recommend
ed for yvine (claret) in their order:
Norton's Virginia. Ives.
Grapes recommended for market, in
their order—
Black: Ives. Concord. Moore's Early
Worden. Barry. Herbert, Aminia, \\ ii
der. Carman. Early Ohio.
Red: Delaware. Mary, Brighton,
Lindley’. Brilliant. Salem, Perkins,
Agawam. Massasoit, Woodruff Red,
Lyon. Berckmans.
White : Niagara, Mo. Riesling, Bell.
Rommel. Duchess, Grein's No. 7, Empire
State, Triumph.
Anthrax-Black Tongue.
Geo. R. Meßee Sons, Valdosta. Ga., Our cat
tle, sheep and dogs are affected with some
thing like Black Tongue. The tongue Is swol
len and slabbering at the mouth. We have lost
four Jersey cows in the last week and two days,
and a park of tame deer in the town have all
died. Do you know anything of such a disease
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DRESS GOODS.
Double Width cassimeres 8c the
12 1 2c kind
Doyhle Width cassimeres 10c the
15c kind
Good Double Width Henrietta 15c
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Heavy dress Flannel 25c old price
50c
English Cancies 48c worth 75c
Novelty Suits 6 vds 3 35 worth 4.50
Full line Ginghams 3 1 2c to 10c
Cotton checks from 2 1 2o up to the
best,
Answer by Director Redding: “From
the description I judge the disease to
be Anthrax, or Charbon, often called
“Black Tongue,” “Black Quarter,” etc.
Anthrax is an infectious disease caused
by a bacterium (Bacillus authracis;,
which chiefly attacks cattle, sheep,
deer and goats, and sometimes horses,
mules, dogs and even human beings.
It is most prevalent in sections sub
ject to inundation; and pools of stag
nant water are sometimes a source of
infection. Bodies of animals that have
died of Anthrax may spread the disease.
The bacteria may be taken into the sys
tem with the food or through wounds
in the skin. Dogs are apt to contract
it if they partake of a dead animal.
The animal attacked may drop sudden
ly as if from apoplexy and die in con
vulsions ; but more commonly the dis
ease begins with a high fever. In an
other form it starts with swellings un
der the skin in various parts of the
body, If in the leg, or quarter, it is
called “Black Quarter.”
Treatment, as a rule, is ineffective.
Disinfecting the slobber with chloride
of lime, and removal of cattle from
fields lively to be infected, are the
chief preventive measures. The car
casses of animals that have died of An
thrax should be deeply buried.”
Practically there is no danger of one
animal contracting the disease from
another, if not fed from the same man
ger. The disease is not contagious, but
infectious.
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