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EIGHT PAGES. VOL XXII *20,000 Y " ; y -jr V -.yr fp rjp -JJ - - _ T ._ r— ls2o,oo° QUR ENTIRE • STOCK, 25 PER CENT UNDER VALUE. $20,000 1 ■ h r * ■>- A - - _ . ' | ~ t^~ - £ ® > A_jSS A to-Ajft ,c?)_iuiuA ,CS v i3M§S Shoes. Boys’ Brogans 25c worth 50c Children’s Shoes 50c worth 75c. Bovs' Brogans 75c worth 1.00. Men's Brogans 85;* worth 1.25. Men’s high cut Sho-.s 1 50 at 1 15. Ladies* Shoes Dongola 75c worth $1 Ladies’ fine kid Shoes 1, worth 1.50 Evil*. Bros.’ French kid Shoes 2,50 old price 350 Full line Children and Misses’School Slues in Evitt virus’ Goods. AVe also carry a full line of Ilamil REMEMBER We Offer our entire stock at 25 per cent under value, and you will miss a bargain if you make your purchases before you see Our goods and get Our Prices. Come direct to the White Store, make your purchases and go home happy. Don’t forget, “Our ENTIRE stock 25 per R*nt under value.” Yours Truly. . - < THOMPSON BROS., . Prop’s. White Store. IMIRIMSmi. 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 Til JACKSOI AMOS. ton <fc Brown Shoe Co's goods in and Ladies’ Men’s, and Rockland & Cos s in M- n’s and warrant every pair, don't fail to see our Shoes, Clothing. We can do you good here. 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 2.85 barrel, if you haven't tried it, your neighbor what he thinks of Thompson Brother’s “Rising Sun”—he can tell you all about it 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 Ladies’ Hose 10c worth 15c 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 OFF CIAL ORGAN. DRESS GOODS. Double Width cassimeres 8c the 12 1 2c kind Doyhle Width cassimeres 10c the 15c kind Good Double Width Henrietta 15c the 25c kind 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. In poor Health * means so much more than 'you imagine—serious and > fatal diseases result from * trifling ailments neglected. * Don't play with Nature’s ’greatest gift—health. 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