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Guay, Jones Co. May 2H, bd>
JVbUMIICD EVKHY TltUUSlMY.
Sur.scniPrioN Pun e., $>l.
AS AN EXPLAINER.
We sec that the Hon. Leonidas
F. Livingston in ex plaining Livingston, the
Monroe doctrine. Mr.
\ve have ito doubt, would be a
very interesting explainer if he
only went at it right, and explain*
.■<1 the tilings 1 i.nl tin
nro familiar with him ns *■* ’
public man would lilo- for him to
explain. Will he do it?
Jn the first place, these people
would like to know where Mr.
Livingston is got known the title of “colo¬
nel.” H that he war
unlisted in tho Confederate urui''
Lut. did ho riso from tie rank 1 L,
a colonelcy? record? In short, wlifit i*
Ids war
in tho next place, what caused
the lute Henry W. < I rally, wli u
c-dited the Atlanta Constitution
when that paper won Hcniocrutic,,
te refer to liilli as n. !{7l0 ht:it".-,iiii i,
and what is the money valuation
of liiu Htntesnmnship . inee lie in¬
troduced a few months ago in con¬
gress ami voted for tho $100 Hilla¬
ry grab?
If Mr. LivingHton doesn't ob¬
ject, he might also explain his
connection with the third party.
J>id he or did he not encourage
the formation of that party? Did
lie or did lie not aspire to he its
leader? Did he or did he not as¬
pire to he its leader? Did he or
did lie not take it to the hanks of
f.iio river Jordan, m.-o it embark
for tlm Promised Lund, and him¬
self turned hack because lie knew
the ombarkers would never get
t here?
Going historical back some years previous
to that event, did he or
did he not run for the legislature
from Newton county as an Inde¬
pendent at the tail end of a Re¬
publican ticket?
It has been softly whispered
that the Hon. Leonidas was t in
main organizer of “Gideon’s
Baud,”[a strictly wheel secret within political a society wheel,
a
of men who vyo going to get, all
the public afiie.es that the politi¬
cal wing of tho farmers’ alliance
would control. Would he mind
explaining this, and might the
seal be taken from his lips an to
the particular office he had selec¬
tor himself? Was it a United
Utates Henatorship?
Wo are ph ased to see Mr. Liv¬
ingston in 1110 explaining business.
On the lecture platform ns an IX-
plainer lie could make a decidedly
interesting talk, and we trust he
will grasp the opportunity.
THE MILK IN THE COCOA-
NUT.
Tun News believes that the ow¬
ners of silver mines in this coun¬
try are largely responsible for the
attempt to snatch the Democratic
party off its own platform for sale
money and place it on the third
party platform for a Mexicoimed
money.
Wo have heard a good deal
about millionaires anil plutocrats,
and the probability is that a good
many of us, if called on to locate
them, would say they wore all on
Wall Strci t. New York. This
would he quite a mistake. About
the richest men in this country
live i'll the Pacific coast and in
the extreme west. They,are the
silver mine owners. Twenty years
ago the govornmi nf had coined a
little more than $100,(XX>,(X!0 in
silver; since then if has increased
the amount to $800,(XXI,000, ot
more, ami from 1890 to Sopt. IS9I i,
it bought monthly nearly the en¬
tire output of every silver mine in
the country. The silver mine own¬
ers, therefore, have reaped a rich
harvest, and many of them have
become multi-millionaires and
plutocrats. Teller and Walcot of
Colorado, Stewart and Jones of
Nevada, the late Lelnml Stanford
of California and the late Janies
G. Fair of Nevada are some of the
men who, having beconio
nmusly rich at silver
to the United States Senati to
protect thoir silver interests. Don
Cameron and Mat Quay of IVim
sylvauia aro largely interested m
filt er mming m Uw West, and so
aro some other United States Sen- j
a tors, not residents of that M'l v. i
nd for unlimiteo . i
silver c C ai
have been made in silver mining. !
and the men who made them an j
naturally anxious to sell all tin 1
silver t!:< y can ra
1 plains their zeal in the unli *(.l
I nn<] unconditional coinage JUU'
meat. The author of ‘
I Financial School. »» who Kaye
L over it difficult, lo I. ll
money, and who s v ct 1 (I
in an interview that i ihbl
quit tin* practic ■ of low and v;< n
I into tin- investment Lunin :
tho West, and for soveial y <r
1 has boon able to “travel aroma
j doing nothing, ... i- tnckhoSde
in a silver min' i. ii })! officer ii
| ;l nilver miner’ lUtsociation, ;
I I since bis silver mine invi Inc
*
I made him t 'rich < nough to "I m
around doing nothing, it is no
very fiiirprisiug Unit in- "L:
want unlimited and tincom 1 U
al coinage, and should a(
treme silver Democrats to
with the Ponuli in o*
list’u money jfi.'i urn.
Tlio.-i) ^silver midli
trying to buy the country 1 < >r un-
limited coinage of their
Tliey in doubt, have an >■:i<
campaign fund, and they ar-- 'r ing
it “where it will do the mo d
good > 1 toward getting ti;<' >
mont to use all of t fi mtput of
thoir niinofl. Tliey do' not cam
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not, if they can di-pose of their
product.
People who nro disposed to go
wild over silver coinage should
consider those things.
ANOTHER GOOD GiTL '
Mr. J. T. Oreigli, a yent’m ian
w ho moved from the North
this county about 4 years ago,
and who, therefore, lie had good
opportunities to become a. :pmin¬
ted with our people, lands, oli-
mate, Are., writes to the South¬
ern Immigrant as foil •’"s:
Living at Round Oak, .lone
county, Georgia, 1 will attempt
to describe its advantages, lieiim
tho center of tho Mtnto by gee
grapical surveys, if lavs high a-
hove the sea. The lands are
gradually rolling, dividing its wa¬
ters with the Oconei ll
goo riverH. Then- are m. ,r (inf
.springs of pure soft, water, thru
make up the creeks that wind,
their way through rice fD ,1 li H and
have many tuna in t !> -ix COV_ V
bidden by the cypress am! m‘ r -
nolia, woven together By the fix-
grant makes yellow pictures jasamino tlml
which a ft
told in fairy tales. The chief
duct of the county is cotton,
while small grain, wheat, oat.-:,
rye and barley, do well, but
not given any attention, as to th
common farmer here has been 1 ’
united in tho production of C( t-
ton, ns the Nor (hern fanner ba¬
in the growing of Irish wheat. Corn,
sweet potatoes, potatoes,
and peanuts, ate pro ft lab h crop.s,
and the lands hem with the best
attention in the way of
and proper tiling, , proih.ee
to perfection. Tho Bid: is
posed of a sand and gravel
face with a c'ay foundation which
are the principal added, elements)
vegetable matter to
the host returns with all crops.
Fruit’ culture is becoming on;
the prominent industries of our
county. Or ..'hards ot
l>oars, and graj es, aro a m;; pian-
ted by of resident 10,000 lunn 'rswitim fruit, 1 ; ros-
poets ft by acre Ncithern ran
to be planted a ‘ I*
dicute, which lands are hem*
planted at the present writing
Out* tember is oak, hickory, n
lar, elm and pine, which is 1 1
t if ul.
Our schools an Mid and v
have church privilep . of a! 1 th -
nominations. Wo aro v. prpin.'n-
toii by liononiblo, conipoioiil mr:
in tlm state legislature, as well «>
in the county* offices. Jones
C' ounty has enterprising a weekly* paper edited
by* an gentleman,
which keeps up with the times
and bus u growing circulation.
I'lie Macon «k Northern railroad
runs through our county and o
well managed. We ave five fret
malaria and pri vailing diseases nr-
unknown.
Landsavuo ap and op-portum-
tios aro good. 1 . 7-7: • ■ v
those that coi;:e.i j-.7d ' ■!',
that the p.; ;! d ■■ !•-.? ha-
never »en found and points
perfection which ev*nv m a a
tures in iiis mind Bo I'm
ohnniri-s are m t »n t an ii. an
them if >v c I,
.,,, s ,. ml g v ,,, lo t; . O* \
shore. A iiving Plinth u t
d with an etVerl of hoi!) mi iuI
and body. T!:u Southern peo-
have the advanlane of t!se Xort
:i8 theV s i weivt (
w •, while fivh to Six
months of tho year are ai tied
the Northern farmer.and they an
not sure bat hat h OSv v
J) then
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ton iu
\V. If. Wrigl
M is iviotm
. i.4 the fnio.
left Stofiterday morning W. I»ro>tli‘;r-iiT- K. T .owe
homo to visit his
law, ■). D. Ilohorts, and
„!. q .„ i r ,mi) to tho
•
y(ii( _ o( - ( ,i !llh ,, q The chihlr n g iv;
alarm und Boh Blanks
came up, who sent for M . p p.
«»d they iu*<? at tiiin writing k.iving
the thief a lively chase.
frs. F. If. Johnson 1 nave
as her gu H o next Sunday
ml Mr. If.
Macon ; ah > m. -her you . man
G'oni 100 (.• 7 «*v-
,V'n ty ( niy
p,,,,.'/ V.Tli is visi¬
Mh n' attend
church at m c>r EortviHi
Sunday?
Two pair of bright eyes are : x-
jKicted hero from Jarm 3 next Hun-
day, much to the happiness of
one of cur young men.
‘ weip t , e my l>eM girl Snn-
dajr, and l she had a Mg lime, time I
ari ived at 10 .sharp, jijst m
to got my name in thd pot. We
old bachelor boys alvjayg appro-
ciate our Sunday dmiiji ; VS.
Tell Ike Gpijps uW^fo let those,
girls up there cat bullets, but and to
bring them down this way,
wo will furni.ih him plenty of
and p’nisj to feast
Uiom on.
IIADDOCk 1 -’KBABTMEN
013 ' ! f- : - TAKE AN OiT-
ING AND f'.iIOY. ELOQUENT OVER
THE 111 line . I’TfO'N.
Onr f t! m
also enjoyable afiai
you was an i
al tho ro:-:idor.ee uf j.>r, : ,}
daman Friday 1 si .11
, _ , tis !(> nd rt x if!
’
,,7‘ 1 r
*,' ! '7 ‘ Hare
. , ,
’. not 7 ' ^h-nnso. 7 ' 1 Oi than
° n;;<l ’ " <
i v \:u
Mrs. t.lard) mm
Lcslcr, and every thing was v, rv
it delicious and '
T'hc musical oxcreisns wore von-
duct' d by Mis ;es *%'.'email, j.. ..... j-, in ; , '
it 1 v and Hardeman.
turod. Haddock lined i .t hi •d with aud they cul- j
1 women, j
always make our ontertainn •"•■1
11 .
:t suciross. ' m ': -! s ai, v j
.
>no t hat .. '
to ur omiffiiiiiciiiii nt ■ !*-
*''■ uC , , r 1
"“ a ’ ’ l '” '' Vi !>a ' “‘- 1
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Our little city turned out in
«t Bloimtavilte appreciate Sunday
always tin
r of these o'Hid poopie.
' r 0 ; n sjv, ndems dumd
! ii. ; i - horn, ad Mr. L ■
ni , mnl bi-.m: ass-x-iaied wiili
lautiful and accomplished amix-
A tors, and with -ach an
1 dovotnl mother and ,vifc.
ould have only spent a day of
unexpressiblo pleasure, Two of
our nervy old bachelor's spent tin
day then' a iso, and report their
standing rmre favc-raMe
u One • n.t far as to iu-
rv 7 w the good mc-ther on the
subject. Stoat lur anoY.er that was
rumor will state. I know in*
7. I • • 1 ou Finn yU cross tie
:■ la-; . ew day - ' irking
i-. aims in c v ry joeuliai
ner. We v. feelins verv
v r tlm gentlemen. But
iu u F'.-ii tin* .-idijeer,
j a vo recoin reconciled. T
K SO u ill. . j
Ct ,i;
ti ,
oi V l vm/i !';*;
meml rs oi n :M'",lv. Sf.th.it
vhev come in :
fixed. "Guti.Ui laa jdmU' .1
an extra a< ' - rn. 7
the in ader.- of this can dr
:r irnauimition for th
oorro-'j' H:di-ut uinod
at G l-vuiuiiul li in of Mr.
i sent.
n.
nr ! tl
• ‘U treatcu let
t Kainer o
sk homo
111
SOi i and
union t win r
>1 the Gull
:p,i it of ev-
coni
< Fi..ri * 1 :,
train tl ■ . ... ,■ 1 .
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th j setting
(.{ / n s on the
>y > 1 ! continent, and
•n couln not a more
pi table people
f, inly<>i rt: iir • Hurt,
Us IlV
oldhiount
and also older manv su< ’V :
u jy of the hi
h over the river, and
before nw iv v ars more will fall
of the grim rcap-
td when they hav e g< me, and
the lapse of tirfto lias ideal-
l A d their story, then and not ’til
win wo do full justice t<-
“>' ir gnuPl old memories. W(
also had th“ t.d-..-c.suro ot meeting
school nmr
ihut imighhurboed. The i ntrom-:
of that, school could not have
found a more refined and intelli-
-I“ nt tejicher. >v , w u one ot th<
eorivspondoiits -rora tins place
makes an extra visit to Blounts-
occasionally don’t get suspi-
cions.
CLINTON RETIRES.
[ Clinton, Ga. , May 2.1, often 95.
Mb. Editor: —We are
mov ...l by circumstances; some-
lie -•••• by the purest of motives—
a-, in this case. But when we an.
!l:l before a, .no c.-pecially downward, when the
grade ^ us tends
keep pace for awhile, then v.c
Ink. tho up grade and march to
tho summit. Owing to circum¬
stances 1 fool inclined to write
this for The News this week, while
I had declined writing as hereto¬
fore, feeling my inoompetency to
write for any newspaper, there¬
fore I ask you, Mr. Editor, to ex¬
cuse me from' further locals. But
you Will liud lii.; with my right
hand up always for The Jones
County News. Wish I was ca-
pacifated to continue this your My corres- ed¬
pendent from place.
ucation is very limited, and what
l have I obtained at the log cobin
.-■eh:. 1 ! hourw-a in the good old
county of Jones, and I hope J
have not departed from the lesson
I Burned then—do unto others a.-
; would they do unto me. i would
nut knife the innocent unaware.
nor wouid I stab the heart of tin
m"o for my own revenge, in order
put me right when I was wrong,
s <>;• would 1 under any ckcum*
fan: refer to any incident or ac-
•ideut of a per.-on wliorn I dislik¬
'd. If I was a i itU-r enemy to
my one I certainly would not ve¬
er to any action or circumstance
they ■; d i i; Tiart or party
to any incident in the iluLies of
life oi-iv to • me.hit . And if I
had iru ,1 U> jure a ) -i with-
out a ennse r.;;d had laded, and
had fouiv.l that the best part of
niy fri.mds and the thinking world
wc ro agaii i. in. , it r. '.'uid re then,
ajl j only tnen y ymmt !■■■• 1 like
sniKing iiiimdgii iik; “manco. and dislikes, But v/e
till haw our 3 its
nature, but not divine.
:<a'; i iil liiat I may chcrisn the
nl will of or t«>r any innocent por-
.sen, but may the spirit ho in mo
tn emulate that of the good and
, U'j . spirit th;
ui 1 ; ’ ‘ y ,'\log ,
,li , always sidt-n the of
anger
ll ,y true man or woman. Some-
how, sem :where, somolime the fire
we kindic on otliers will bo rolcin-
on us. Eiunetijm's in .sorrow,
sometimes in shame. But the
good wo do for others are repaid
by the giver of all good. How
often th. good we do for others we
repaid by the same good mo-
; iv:w; then why not chcerish this
instead of the opposite? This life
is not long with us, though we
claim tho three score and ten, then
why not make the very best of
this life wo can, and try to help
others along and up, instead of
trying to cut the possible happy
cords of life or pulling them down
in mi.-.- •••y and despair? While
I do not aim to be all that is
good, and firing grievances to my
ok a h ‘it. I try not to others,
v- , -.117, “ •> 1- 11 -> i„ t,nd t-'k,.
r' ‘P ' ' : ; r \ ' n ' n Slid st t ±
r.qbt. get our house ill.|
order aiul w:tic iv? tho commie ot .
Lord.
- “• ‘a lug.H'i- ; mode, , |
A lnJ.der i .-tnmue of man;
K, Mir,, a in Dm search of good
,f - is,,: * 1
, - .1 t vnn you con tan.
tim t > Without .- ill among j
you l.'i- him *ast tho first stone.— !
John 7 - 7 . \Y. II. IIolslxbeck. .
(1UEST10NS i ANSWERED
Important Subjects Handled by
Ccinmissioner Nesbitt.
S&OALINE, A NEW FORAGE PLANT.
It El Kot wrt i trough Known to Ri.k
Too T»mper.uc -
durti. ii of Colton Aercas* »a<t tin True
j IleaiilU Oataiiie-t— Coat oi » Canning
Ouitil uuil Otncr luterettluB Item*.
EACAU1.NS.
Qclction 1.—I not too some very
glowing descriptions of sacalino, the
new forage plant whioii is beginning endorse ail to
attract attoutioo. Do you
is said of it?
A . ,. V c a I _Wo as yet, know abso-
luteiv nothing of the now plant, which
nud*which (s rcdlto be such a vigorous grower
its advocates claim is per-
fectiy hardy in any climate, i 3 not
affected by drouth, and when ocoe
nlaut.od will always grow without rc-
caut-ioV Wanting Wo would therefore advise until
in experimenting with it
its qualities are thoroughly tested. The
fact of its rank growth and its entire
possession of tho laud would indicate
that it might give trouble ii not kept
within bounds.
FEEDING COTTONSEED TO HOOS.
Qcestios 2.—Can cottoasoeii or cot-
tonsoad meal bo fad to hogs with im-
nuuity? I have heard that it is dan¬
gerous.
Answkb 2.—Cottonseed monl is to
the soutliern farmere and Btock breed¬
ers what corn is to the west. It is rich
iu nutriment and fattening qualities,
and while it Is a rich and valuable feed
for cows, the experiment stations and
breeders have found it dangerous to
feed to I 103 S,although they eat it heart-
ily.
A North Carolina breeder writes the
Breeder’s Gazette that after two yonrs’
vsporimeatlug with cottonseed and
cottonseed meal to hogs ho finds that
by soaking the seed in water until fer¬
mented and the fermentation was over,
that the hoga hud no further troubie
from eating it, and Ire fattened 50 finally hogs
a t first cautiously with corn,and
fed iBono without losing a hog. and his
neighbors huva Lceu equally socceus-
We have not tested this plan, but if
fermenting tho seod removes the dan¬
ger, this discovery will be of incalcu¬
lable value to the south. Tha same
principle is illustrated la the plan of
an exporianood hog raiser, who says
that in foeding his hogs on cottonseed
ho has found that by allowing them to
stand in wuowy iui c»w uku, tins
wora equally relished by tho hogs and
were harmless. His plan was to throw
h« rt into a mudhoie, aud after a time,
allow tho hogs access them.
FOIl HOGS RUFFEBtXG FROM THE EFFECTS
of cottonseed feed.
Wood charcoal. 1 pound.
Bnblimed sulphur, 1 pound.
Common salt, 3 pounds.
Baking soda, 2 pounds. pounds.
Hyposulphite of sorla, 3
Gianber salts, 1 pound. pound.
Biaok antimony, 1
Pulverize and mix thoroughly.
Dose: 1 large tablespoonful for each
300 pounds weight of hogs, given twice
a day.
COST of canning outfit.
Question 3.—Can you givo me soms
idea as to tho amount of money neces¬
sary to start a small canning factory,
with scale of prices usually paid for la¬
bor, and fc* fresh fruits and vegeta-
Lies, and tho best varieties to can?
Answer 3.—Tho following is tho
average as noar as can bo dertoraiaed:
Canning machinery, capacity, 2,000
8-pound,or 3,730 C-pound cans per day,
is quoted for $100 cash P. a B. Balti-
more. Prices for larger outputs, pro-
portloaally higher. Two thousandacd
five hundred brick would be required
to set the kettles o. the abovo machiu-
ery> including chimney. A building
2 o x3 o feet would bo suitable, or a
smaller building with shed. Wo have
not the quotations on cans, eases and
iabols.
The prices below, S 3 to romnnoratlon
0 f labor, aro taken from tho statements
of cauners all over the country. Of
course these vary somewhat iu differ¬
ent sections, but are considered a
standard for skillful and prompt work.
Blow and unreliable labor should bo
dispoused with as quickly as poasibla
To operate tho abovo machinery at full
capacity would require:
12 Foolers, averaging 37H cents por day, 84.50
iwfpftr?’ “ Is •'* ■* •• i *l® >
1 T a Tti 8 j’ •• MS *• - « ?')S 1
1 Processor, " slot) ** “ “ »'oo j
1 i-abeiitr “ 50 50
1 Scaldor, “ 50 “ “ “ 5 Q
Total com of labs r on 3,000 3 lb. cans, *11.75
Girls and women can do , the , work , of ,
peeling, packing, wiping and labell-
ing.
The most popular canned goods are
tomatoes, ooru, peaches and peas. ;
Following those are beaus, sweet pota-
toes, pumpkins, squash, apples, pine- ‘
? _ ^ „„„ P , , , . The
9 rn63,
test four are in general demand. This j
is aot always the case with the others,
6ad judgmene mu3t ^ nsed M to tha
® ;
I he fo-lowiag, . as near as can be ob-
tained, are the usual prices paid for
fruit and * *
w . " 0 ll „ cents to #1.00 per bushel. ’
Tomatoes, 18 to 80 cants per bushel,
Beaches, 25 to 75 cents per bushel.
Apples, 25 to 50 cents per bushel. j
rears, oQ ta 7 j cents per bushel. i
Lima Loans, 75 cents to $1.00 ,
,
bushel.
String beans, 20 to 80 cents por
bnshel.
Biackberrius, 50 t-o 75 cents per bushel.
Okra, 40 cents per bushel.
Flams, 75 cents to $1.25 per buihol
Strawberries, $1.25 per bushel
Sutter oorn, $7.00 to $8 00 per ton.
Squash, $ 8.00 per ton.
ROTATION or CHOPS SUITED TO GEORGIA,
Question 6 .-Can you give me a goo 1
system of rotation for an ordinary Guor-
pia farm? I haven't much exporunicu
£ n t t, 3 >i o v 0 jt the best mathod of re-
claiming OUT Worn lands?
Answer B.—Tho following from tho
Georgia experiment station covers this
question fully:
j “BOTATION.
| •■This Is based on what would bo
called a three years’ course, but has boon
occasionally modified according to th,
exigencies which arise in the course of
extensive field experimentation. Tho
I main features of tho system are chiefly
applicable to the four leading crops ou
j the average Georgia t J farm-small grain,
j cowpoaa, cotton and corn; but the prim
| ciple is also applicable to tho smaller
j crops, or those occupying relatively
j smaller these areas. main The implies throe yours’ division course
j > n crops a
! °Gbe larger part of aiarm into throe ap-
proximately equal parts. I will suppose
1 that tho system is to be applied to
aa
ordinary private farm, and a beginning
to be made, say, Sopt. L
“First Year.—One-third of tho land
should be sown in email grain, mainly
oat 3 , de voting corn land to this. Tha
small grain should be liberally fertil¬
ised with a highly amnroniatod fertil¬
izer. On the station no better varies
of oat a has boon found Texas than tho ApJ^B
oat, a strain of the rustproof;
but the latter is nearly os good. Tha
ouly objection to the Appier (as well as
the Texas) is the fact that it is not dls-
tinctively a winter oat; it is liable to
bo killed by very severe freezes. Tha
winter turf is more hardy in this re¬
spect, but not so proof against rust.
“The oata should bo followed immo-
diatoiy by cowpoaa, sown either in 3
to 4 feet drills or broadcast. Our ex-
perimonts indicate that, planted in tha
drill and plowed ones or twice, cow- I
peas witl yield more peas, as well as
more hay. But many prefer sowing
broadcast, because ( 1 ) it involves less
labor, but more seed, and (3) tho crab
and othor native grasses that spring op
and mature with tho peas make it
easier to ouro tho hay. If broadcast,
four to fivo peck3 are sufficient to seed I
an acre. Tho crop should receive a I
dose of about 203 pounds of acid phos- I
phate and 100 pounds of kainit per
acre. Our experiments indicate that It I
is decidedly best to convert the paa-
vines into hay, mowing them when la I I
full bloom and when there are a few
grown pods. 1
•‘The stubblo may remav n and alight
second growth wiil be sej r j. 9 q hefora I 1
frost. Just before or soon after a kill- i
ing frost tha paa stubble is tu-jj.^ Da .
der with a 2 -horse plow. Ifcon-
to pasture, cattle and hoga
turned on successive portions
pea fields, iu3toad of converting th
vines into hny; c-r a portion of the pens
may be picked.
“Second Year.—Tho same division
should be liberally fertilized and plant¬
ed in cotton, using tho very best seed
obtainable. In tho fall of tha yew,
say iu September, it is suggested toj
sow tho cotton fields in rye, say one
half bu'hoi, or less, per acre, or id
crimson clover. This is especially liable roj tl
commended on land that is
wash and leach daring tho winter; growl bttj
the principal aim is to supply a
ing crop that wiil appropriate and holi
the soluble plant food loft in the toil
or that will become, soluble during th
winter.
“Third Year.—The land previousl
iu cotton i 3 the t beo ior tho corn cro
During tha latter part of Jauuary an
by Feb. 20 the grout'd should b 3 tho
,
oughly broken, flush, with a 2 -hori
plow. Ou the station it nos not be<
found expedient or profitable to fert
ize tho corn orop vary lightly; but t
should rather follow a highly fertilis
cotton crop. Cowpeas should be plai
ed iu tho middies between the co
rows—if wider than five feet; or soi
corn should be followed by small gn
aud cowpeas—commencing again.
“The above is a general outiina
tha system whioh is recoin w
general atioption throughout t^^M cot
belt. Of COUF99 it roay be modified
cording to oircumstances. For
stanoo, in soma saotions tobacco i
t ft ks tuo plaqe—iu part or in Whole-
cotton; in tho mountain region the
ma y be found to sucoesd better if s<
in the spring, etO. of .
“I have followed up only of tho one fart
thre g supposed divisions the
the abovo outline; of ooarse o
two will rotate in the same ot
so that each year one-third shall hi
small grain and peas, one-third in
ton and one- third in corn. These t
principal divisions cover the main,
tlon ° f tbe f “ rm ?uItivatiou. *
may be another division equal m
devoted to permanent pas
The minor crops of the form, tocitt
sweet potatoes, truck orchards patches, etc * u
for soil feeding, themsel j
have a rotation among nearly |
together may cover an area w
to one of the main crops, 100
practical operation a farm of
of ‘open land’ may be divided
what as follows: Small grain
peas, 20 acres; ootton, 20 acres;
aud peas, 20 acres; permanent pa
"0 acres; orchards vineyards,
and garden, forage crops, pe< !}
chufas, potatoes, melons, etc-, -