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CROPS !N GEORGIA
HELPED BY RAINS
No Further Cultivation Aftei
% |
This Date Required.
WORE FOR COMING MONTH
Commissioner of Agriculture NosWfi
Urges Continued Activity In Carry
ing Out I'lons Formulated at
the Beginning of the Vcur.
Department of Aomcur.Tuim,
Atlanta, Ang. l, 1698.
The widely distributed rains, follow
ing the long continued dronth, have
cansed some shedding of the cotton, j
and, in sojno Instances, came too late tc
rescue the corn crop, but, as a rule,
crothroughout the state are in good
condition and further cultivation aftei
this date is not only unnecessary, but
might prove actually hurtful. The
•‘laying by” of * these standard crops
should not mean a cessation of farm
activity, nor an entire abandonment <>i
the plans so carefully formulated in ;iw
beginning of the year. Fortunately for
Georgia the strictly "cotton farm,” ex
cept in rare instances, is a thing of the
past.
in nearly all sections of the state
Chore is hay to be saved, orchards and
vineyards to bo looked after, cuttle and
hogs to rooeivo the proper care, and
lastly, fall crops to be prepare l for.
Another important branch of his work,
to which the average farmer has been
so far woefully indiiforent, is the de
struction of the various insect enemies,
which arc beginning to Infest our fields
and depredate cm our cro]#*. To keep
those In check it bus become necessary
that each individual farmer wage
an incessant warfare on them. At
this Heason much may lie dono to des
troy their brooding places. In tho
Stubblefields, in the fence corners ami
in many byplaces they will Ist found
entrenched, preparing for their winter
accommodation in order to be ready in
the spring to start out on their destruc
tive work with the first warm days. If
neglected now the result will lie an as
tonishing increase in numbers and in
tiie amount of injury to various crops.
In Tennessee •in 1804 the chinch bug
was observed In different sections of
the state, but not in numbers sufficient
to cause any alarm and no precautions
wore .taken to prevent their reappear
ance. In I8!)i1 a territory of nearly (100
square miles was literally covered by
those depredators, and tho farmers iii
this auction not only sustained great loss
by tbn.actual injury'to their crons, but
weno compelled. to at considerable ex
jvnmxleHlroy the hordes of bugs which
infested every payt of their fields. \Vb
need not therefore lay tho flattering
unct ion to our sonls that tho season of
“laying by” is a season of entire "rest.”
While there may lie a comparative let
rip in tho driving work necessary to tho
prelaw.management of your standard
crops there are still various farm oper
ations just as important which should
no* lie “laid by.” Indeed, after nearly
•til years’ experience on the farm, wo
have come to t lie'conclusion that, f<ir
tho up-to-date farmer, “layingby time”
comes only when life itself ceases.
( KALI. CHOPS.
Because wo have failed In one or even
two trials with crimson clover we should
not abandon to grow r ft. It
is certainly'a most valuable adjunct to
our forage supply, besides performing
for our lauds during tho winter the
work which tho pea crop accomplishes
in tho summer, namely, sttjring up both
linmus and nitrogen' for future crops.
Tho general mistake hi planting fall
oats and rye, two of our most impor
tant- crons, is that they are pnt In too
late and the land is not made rich
■enough. If tile seed are put In early
and the crop forood forward by high
manuring, tho result is usually most
satisfactory. In very wild weather it is
always "the noli snots which escape,
sometimes when tho ynxir thin spots
are entirely killed out. Tho pres
ent year the spring oats were nn entiro
failure, while tl;o fall crop was unusu
ally lino. August is none too early to
begin the prepiralions for all crops to
l>o sown in tho fall. After the land is
thoroughly broken it should be har
rowed and reharrowed until smooth
and tine. Time was when the prepare
tion and cultivation of our lands, though
of the rudest and most Imperfect
character, produced phenomenal crops,
iHvauso the virgin soil abouuded in the
elements of plant food. But tpday,
thoughtful farmers roalizo the fact that,
even in our incomparable climate,
where we can produce two or three
crtips on the same laud each year, the
time has passed when muscle can count
against brain. All over the state we
bogiu to set- the evidences of this.
lIKAIN WOKK.
Intelligent energy Is taking tho plane
of mere plodding. The farmers who
have a weal defined, thoroughly studied
plan, which they follow with unfailing
pertinacity, are tho men who are forg
ing to the front in successful agricult
ure. • Science, by its discovery of com
plete plant foods, and bv its equally im,
portent findings as to tiie food require
ments of different crops, points out tiie
means, but it remains for the farmer to
take hold of these means and by Ju
dicious rotation of crops, thorough
preparation of the land and proper
cultivation, to promote the chemical
necessary to the must profitable
development of ills business. Suae of
the results of such methods are
seen m the yields ffi wheat and oats
reported to this department the present
year, larger than over bo fore, in some
cases almost phenomenal.
THE STANDARD BALE.
Equally important with the careful
saving and baling of our cotton is the
necessity of meeting the complaints
made by the various transportation com
panies and mills against the different
sizes of our American bales. The loss
of space in storing these hales, and the
generally damaged condition in which
our cotton reaches foreign markets,
have iriven rise to ageneral protest, and
as about three-fourths of our cotton is
handled by Luropcau buyers, it is to our
interest to meet their demands in this
respect.
T!>o discriminations which may be
made'against our cotton on account of
these objections may amount in the ag
gregate to an incredible sum. It has
been found after several tests that tho
best size for convenience of handling
and storing Is tho Irak* mads from a
press measuring Si 4 Inches In width bv
64 inches In length. This is the size ad
vocated by nil t!i cotton growers’ asso
ciations. This size, 24x64, has been
found to press to a greater density, and
after being compressed for final ship
merit the original bagging will entirely j
cover the oompressed bale and thus
much of the injury from the rough
handling of Our cotton will bo pro
vented.
All this redounds to the Interest of
the farmer, because all the extra ex
penses from waste of sparse, higher in
surance and actual waste of cotton ara
charged against his cotton in tho gen
eral account, and any method which
will reduce these expenses will add that
much to tiie price.
In a circular addressed to the ginnera
of the south, issued by J. 11. Sloan of
Augusta, Ga., one of the leading cotton
men of the south, ho says that our cot
ton, as a rule, reaches the European
manufacturers in such badly damaged
condition that they refuse to pay a good
price for it. He has made a study of
this subject and is in a position which
glvoe him every opportunity of ascer
tain',!);’ its • ae status. In ms address
to the ginners in it.;-v.
We take the liberty of calling your
| attention to the Importance of exerting
' all our efforts in favor of the adoption
! of tho standard size cotton halo, which
j is a bale made in a press box, measuring
j on the Inside 24 inches wide by 64 inches
long, and deep enough to make a bale
: weighing about 600 pounds.
TlTis well understood that tho tnoro
1 cotton that can bo stowed in a steamer,
j the less the freight and consequently
1 tho more tiie cotton grower will receive
i for his crop. It naturally seems that
-a few inches In the i izo or bales would
1 make no difference, hut a few Inches
running irregularly through an ocean
steamer amounts to, great loss of space,
and in stowing bales of irregular sizes,
| they are so screwed in odd shaped spaces
as to often break, and nearly always are
torn and twisted out of shape by tho
I time they reach the forelgu ports. Tho
lost spaces. also form air passages and
| in ease of a fire the damage is much
\ greater, consequently the insurance is
! higher than it should 1. The samo
| complaints are made by the railroads
and by tho mills when they put their
cotton in warehouses.
We think wo have fully explained tho
i reasons fpr this change, and that it is
to your interest to do all that is in your
! power to liavo ovory ono make this
! change by next season. As u general
j rule, tho press boxes Will liavo to bo
made smaller, cither one way or both.
This can bo done with very little ox
| pens') by lining the inside-with hoards,
I one lining on another whore the size is
to le reduced several inches. Then the
j follow block can bo sawn off to fit tho
I box. The cost of making this change
fn most cases will not exceed $5.00.
Wo have received letters from a ma
jority of the ginners in our territory,
i and they promise to alter their press
! boxes to the standard size. Wo rc
sportfully solicit tho co-oporatlon of all
growers and thoso interested in tho
i cotton crop, to urge upon tho glnnors
tho importance of makftg all bales of
| tfifi standard sizo, as tho success of this
I movement and the benefits to bo derived
| from it depend upon" them. We are
! confident that a large lqajorlty of the
ginners will make this change, but it is
I necessary that the change lie as near
I universal us possible.
! ' Lot farmers interest themselves in
- this, to them, vital question, and urge
! upon their ginners tho importance of a
j uniform size for press boxes.
11. T. NtcwpiTT, Commissioner.
All pupils of school aye who have
j not had the benefit of public fund, are
entitled to their share during the Fall
term. Those who have had the bene
fit of a part of the six and a half
months are entitled to tho remainder
during the Fall term, beginning Aug
ust 22nd. Let all attend and get ben
efit of the public fund.
J. R. Overman.
AK7LCLGO WEEDER.
On exhibition at Elisha Vickers’store
Douglas, Georgia.
great labor saver. Levels the laud for
luiy. Harrows in oats nrter the land is
hrok'Mqi. Fall.at my place ami see it at
work; Yours uVv
.1 esse Lott, Mill, shall Ashley :,ud<e\v
ard Lott recommend it. lion Thonjas
Young says it is worth four times tU
price,
J no. Vickers, Wdlaeoochee, Ga.
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Tie Breeze Prints tie News
I ICE!
1 take this method of announcing to
j the people of Douglas and surrounding
towns that I am prepared to furnish
ICE in any quantity.
Simill quantities T' a pound ; reduc
i tion on large lots. Arthur Poston.
ixpivcmr'
IkS&s&sSs
S^v'taasfe
A stubborn cough or tickling in the
throat yields to One Minute Cough
Cure. Harmless in effect, touches
the right spot, reliable and just what
is wanted. It acts at once. Buck &
Downing.
The Sure I,a Gripp Cure.
There is no use suffering from this
dreadful malady, if you will only get.
the right remedy. You are having
pain all though your body, your liver
is out of order, have no appetitt no
life or ambition, have a bad cold, in
fact are completely used up. Electric
Bitters is the only remedy that will
give you prompt and sure relief. They
uct dirictly on your liver, Stomach
alul lidneys, ton up the whole system
and make you feel like anew being.
They are guarranteed to cure to cure
or price refunded. For sale at any
Drug store, only 5() cts per bottle.
You invite disappointment when
you experiment. DcVVitts Little Early
! Risers are pleasant, easy, thorough
little pills. They cure constipation
and sick headache just as sure a3 you
take them. Buck & Downing.
fISUSIC BUYERS IN LUCK.
BIST ONE HALF SAVED.
Why pay Ki ll Pricefor your Sheet Music.
| We now nell all rfou.ilc at, juvt Hall lTlce.
2ft) cent j’h ,or 15 cents.
40cent pie<*r* h>r a-iits.
fro cent piece* lor con In.
I'OMtof/e 2 ccn!> extra All Hhaet Music
Mvv orold. Kvorythrig :>f Ihi - Kate.
Any rc.iiHltr not >n hand will ho spccLtlly
ordered from Hie North &*vi money by
•ieiuMop nn your order*.
J.l I>l)l. N A DAT!’>, feuvimnnh, Ga.
'HE CllfcAl 10/; FRICc HOUSE OF IHE SOUTH
ONE GIVES RELIEF.
Don’t Spend a Dollar
for
Medicine
until you have tried
You can buy them in the paper 5-cent cartons
Ten Tabules for Five Cents.
fhU Mil t* put up chonplj to ffratlfy th* unlrursal preMnt domajad fur a low prlac
If you don’t find this sort of
Ripans Tabules
At the Druggist’s
Send Five Cent* to Tits Ripans Chemical Company, No. tb
Spruce St., New York, and they will bo sent to you by mail; or
12 cartons will be mailed for 43 cents. The chances are tea to
ouo that Kipans Tabules are the vxry medicine you need.
BUY A HOME.
1 have a number of desir
able town lots, improved
and unimproved, which
I will oiler at a great re
duction for 30 days.
C. A. WARD JR.
/|gjANDY CATHARTIC
Vobcofxeto/
CURE COHSTIPATIOrL^
SO DRUGGISTS
IDCAf HTPI Y nniRIUTPPri aayeaseof eontipaton. Ctsrirfts arr tliß Meal lira
nuJvliU iLju 1 UUnllfin 1 LLL/ tire, dpvpt crip or eripe.bat *aus*‘ easy uaiural results. Sam
ple an 4 booklet free. Ad. STKRI IX6 REXTRT CO.. Chirauro. Montreal, (aa.. sx;.
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel
the largest sale of any Salve t S
world. This fact and its mf
led dishonest ]• ,p!e • ,
counterfeit it. Link out for
who attempts to deceive you
you call for DeWitt’s Witch fSH
Salve the great pile cure. Buck*
Downing.
—Head the jury list in this issue. j|
Mr. John Mathias, a well
stock dealer of Pulaski, Ivy : ‘‘After sufl
feriDg for over a week with flux, and
my physician having failed to relieve
me, I was advised to try Chamberlain’s
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoer Remedy,
and have the pleasure of stating that
the half of one bottle cured me.”
For sale by W. F. Sibbett.
—Messrs. L. S. Guthrie and Henry
Sapp Jr. have formed a co-partnership
and will open a meat market and gro
cery store in Jim Smith’s store, next
door to the Breeze office.
PURE BLOOD is the foundation
of health, flood’s Sarsaparilla makes
the blood pure, rich and nourishing and
gives and maintains good HEALTH.
• Cbc jSrcz*
i --
1 is The Official Organ of
i
1 The County Commissioners,
Tiie Board of Education
i And the Town of Douglas.
4b, A *>. U. 4R -hA '4 A A AT
IWwEhE
And keep up with the Af
fairs of Coffee county,
ONE DOLLAR
A YEAR.
Geo. It. Yoimiaiis & Bro.
WAYCRpSS, GEORGIA,
We sell Fianos, Organs and Sewing Ma
chines on Easy Terms, and De
liver them Free.
When you decide to buy, drop us a pos
tal card and our travelling man
will call to see you.
BllcleiMirTfieiriters.
No-5, $35- No- 7, SSO
- in sight, perfect and perma
nent alignment.
Guaranteed equal in every respect
to any SIOO machine made.
Unexcelled speed, all modern im
provements.
Write for catalogue and testimoni
als. All kinds of office supplies.
K. M. Turner, Gen. Sou. Agt,.
R. Werner, Mgr. Atlanta, Ga.
Rebmul
Spell that word backward and
you have
Lumber
rar-Aii who have not seen sam
ples of my lumber, which I am sell
ing at $8 per 1000 feet, call at the
Breeze office, where I have left sam
pies.
Delivered Anywhere in
Douglas FREE.
f.ivc me a Trial Order
Jaa. 3. Smith,
1-14-08. Douglas, Ua.
If you Want a Fine Plano
From Factory direct and all
Intermediate Profits saved .
LUDDEN & BATES
~ fH
hjw sold Pi an of in the South since
1370 and are stil 1 at it.
They don’t *et old-foeyish or tired, but al
ways keep ai the head of the procession.
They hsre just opened Wholesale Head
quarters and Wsrerooms in Now York City.
They manufacture the I.udden A Hates
Piatqo snd also own an interest in the jrreat
Pin no Factory, with control
of nearly ite entire" output.
I’hri Supply ParcUascrs dirret froi*
i torv at Wholesale Prices, thua
SLviug large intermediate protits.
They ’■'ill save you SSO to SIOO on a Piano.
They are your men. Write them, either at
Savannah, New York,or any of their South
era Branch Houses.
LUPDEN & BATES,
91 A 93 Fifth Ave. f N, Y.
Main House, - - Savannah, Ga.
Branches —Macon, Oolumbos, WajrcroM, Ga. ;
Jacksonville. Fla.; M >bile. Aia .. NowOrlbans;
Golumbia. S. C.i Charlotte, Raleigh. N.C.
Prom Maker Direct to Purchaser.
A Good
years ‘and
Matlmshek
Is always Good, always Reliable,
always Satisfactory, always Last
ing. You take no chances in buy
ing !t.
It costs somewhat more than a
cheap, poor piano, but is much ihe
cheapest in the end.
No other High Grade Plano sold so
reasonable. Factory prices to retail
buyers. Easy payments. Write us.
LUDQEN & OATES,
KflVimiinh. tin ii. •
Easy to Take
asy to Operate
Are features peculiar to Hood’s rills. Small in
Size, tasteless, efficient, thorough. As one man
Hood’s
said: “ You never know you _
have taken a pill till it is all fl I
•■or.” 25c. C. I. Hood & Cos., 111 C
Proprietors, Lowell, Mass. ® B■ ■
The only tolls to tike with Uood’s Sarsaparilla.
*JP°, not be deceived by f. during Advertisement s.nl
Wink you can get tic best made, finest tlntali and
MOST POPULAR I>EWINCi tHACMIMfS
tor a mere song. Buy from reliable inruinfeotm “ru
that have giunc-d u reputation by liom.m uml *qnara
dealing. Tbvro Ik none in the world that ran equal
in mechanical construction, durubiliiv of’ working
parts. iincncHs of llnisii, la-outy in -aranee, or Inn*
os many improvements as the fa E \'j HOPS F
WRITE fOti CSRCULAH*i.
The Hew Home Sewing Machine C*>.
Obangk.Mafs. Boston,Mash. su’niol-Sou uu N '{
Chicago, 111. Hi,Louis, Mo. Dallas, Tisi as
Bah Fbahcisco, Cal. Atlasta, ga.
Foa bale csv
OETTER than cure is prevention.
K® l>y taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla you
may keep well, with pure blood, strong
nerves and a good APPETITE.
Massey’s
2 ii CHAIN or
Mg Business
Colleges
Columbus, Oa.,
Montgomery, Ala.,
Jacksonville, Fla.
The Great Schools of the South.
Cheapest and lx st. Endorsed bv Ex-
Speaker Crisp, (lovornors, State Super
intendents <>f Education, Boards of
Trnde, nod taouHimdß af former stu
denta who are lioldini! lueru ive situa
tions. Miidenu’ railroad fare paid and
credit for half of tnilion until
they are placed in situntions. Hoard
< beaj> 'l’he M h-ey Colleges receive
more calls from bii*iuehß firms for their
graduates than any dozen schools in
the South, ltd s udents |>laced iu situ
ation in six months. Send ut once
for circulars. Address nearest school.
R. VV. MASSEY,
President.
CAPIT6I, S3O.fCO 00.
We have hundreds of letters like the
following:
( Montgomf.ky, Ala., July 5,1895.
\ B. IV. X'tssey, PrrfUient:
1 Dsae Sir— five years ago I iyas syork
/ ing on a tarm. getting SU‘S.OO pprycar.
I I took a course in Telegniphy at your
\ College on borromd mu.iey. linmedi-
J at civ upon gra-tua'ing. you scoured lot
t me a situation as telegrapher and sta
-1 tion agent on the Ala. <iit. So. R. R.
X From that day to this my success has
# bceu onward and upward. To-day t
9 am train dispatcher at a ralary of
I 51.00.00 per year. * J. E. CoT.g.
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