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THE NEWS.
’ (lu.ty, JoxksCo. June (5, 95
fY Iti. MUMP KVKItV Till ftSl'.VV.
Hftnscittt'itoN I’m,$1.
MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
Snniot imes we hear nion who nre
«•<insi«l**r*'(l sen-iiili'. and who • »11 1 -
t'l'Wis** nrt* sensible, Hay Hint they
would about ns v on live under n
If i'|>i 1 1•)ir*n 11 its a Democratic nd-
tninistration ; that flic tint inntil
pdministrnfion doesn’t cut nitu'li
of ii figure unytvny.
Let IIS see a liollt t III
Ae»'ording 1 .1 the pe< eli of See-
retarv (htrlisle in Ky., recent ly,
when Mr. Cleveland V find tnlmin-
jst ration vvettl o|it ol'ofliei'on tla
4th day of March, 1881), the
ernni.inl had an n 11 <|»!• • revenu, in
tor all purposes ; the tree gold
fi’|*nstii'v aniounfi'd t n If 11X5,(581),-
<511; ugrieulllire, inninifaetiirer-
i.utl roinnierfe were in a re;; nint¬
hly Iiealthy and prosperous eondi-
(ion, and the prospect lor t he
s’ontiniuinee of a C. fairly active
JiusinesH era^vits a|iparently as
gooil tis il had heen for many
years. J luring the lour years oh
Mr. Cleveland’s iidministralion
tlm sum of fill 1,-118,was ])iii<l
on public (li'ht, mid at its close
therc was li ft iii Treasmy a l-itl-
mice "I )f* , .l!0.fij8. , .)|,|. iiidiidiiig
tin, gold reserve. This vast sum
lm«! been neeuimiluted by
lion upon the people, and (hey
had a right In expect that it
would lie tailhfu 1 ly applied to
cxI inguishmciil ot the public debt
pud to the payment of the ncecs-
sary expenses ot the government
without waste or extravagance;
hut the results ot President liar-
rison's mlministration show how
these just expectations were di S-
pppointed. When his ndmiids-
(,ration closed on the Ith ol
March 181)11, and a Democratic
ftdmuiistrntinn came in again tin
casli balance in t he Treasury had
d wind led dow ii t o if I (52, lot ).J>7 1 in-
(’hiding tlie gold reserve, or $)‘>2-
•1&O.B77, exclusive of the reserve
imtwithstanping (lie payments
upon tlie public debt, during hi-
term aimumt' d to if*IOf>.CMK),(XK)
less than ihe payments made dur¬
ing the preceding four years' In
add i t im i to the act tin I receipts of
the government which were very
large congress hy a law passed in
1890 turned into the treasury as a
part of the general assets to he
usep for public purposes a trust
fund amounting to more than
tff> 1,000‘000, which belonged to
flit* national Imnks and had al-
ways been held g>r the redemp¬
tion of their notes and this fund
or what was left of it helped to
swell the bahtnee at tin* close ot
tlie iidminist raI ion. There
»,th I „ I'esnleti( , Harrison . . a
licon foliT-ross mid lor tho liivt
two vi ill's of his ml,nisi rut ion t Imt
'
hud uhsoluto control in Loti.
Immclies of the lef-jsiilive uh well
ns in (lie executive and was there-
tore wholly responsible lor tla
govern men I ot the country. That
Congress ill lie (Ii.-tinguished in
history >r tliree things
Fji'-st, t lie enactment o| | Ii, ■ la w o
July If 1890 providing for the
purchase of f.iiOU.OtK) ounces ot
oilver bullion each month and
tae issue ot legalteudev treasury
notes to pay for it; secondly the
passage of the so called McKinley
InnlV net w hich largely increased
taxation upon the neoiile and at
t he same t.me diminished the
« mn > oi t ht* im nmrnt , tliiidlN
iniUiLjimition of lh«‘ most
wasteful ;uid extravagant svsl.'m
of •' miblic exiiend i I nn licit 1 - r
, i, country ■ ol
extste.l , in Hus in time
pence the evil ellccts of which
jUliht continue to be felt for years
, ll( , nlllll rp. J | } ,• f | • j •
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I It I on and i u j- Ihe , general i policy
ol the bepuhlteun administration
was that w In n tin* Democratic
? Ti x TT"'rrTT I "’"' 1 8,1 the
lime it found Die financial atlaits
ot the government in a most un-
satisfactory and precarious ‘
, „,,,i ‘ '! I 1 n„ 8 1 *8 „ woi.-. „ t >.
■
. (‘sliouhl made
v\ say i( a great
jtlcul of difference which part v was
in power. With the Repiddicans
, t «... )>,,,,,i; 'I * , (ontiel i c-tit
mg the recent money panic, the
country would simply have ■ ■ > > i ■
to utter mill. TI •' Remoc-mv
•
1,1 !' 1 y ° ! a . to •
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far a- | X tssibb* by reducing the
pest ot ving and Bv nine..eg the
government very , ecnon'm-iDv ' ’■ •
ami ii, t hot .... el i, *a ,( did i-i,. tin* people , an
,
im'stimiii'ie sen we. The Kepuh-;
ltcan party would have made
itl taxes higher, spent money la -
vl.hlv- V Nl,1 V il 1 . I) 1 ’’l ..... V 1 T l , L );!| t. v would
have Bankrupted the - govenun.mt
pi ft s.'ort while with its vis-.unary
find rcckl i>x
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Hi
HADDOCK I»I I'AHTMKXT.
l>n\iil E. Norris Jiuii com* worn
'Xtensivel y in tfio mink l.usim-sH
■iinen llm writing of vour ollmr
ori< spnndt'iit. iii'd I think linn a
ilormnnl parf tier, Noticing ■sltiiK.'-
man A' t 'oV., of QueBeo, Cnnidn.
I Ilf l'<i|MII'l , >f recent dale, mink
I, illl liiivn la'i'ii «(«•<'Iiiiilljjf very
vapidly fur the hint few dnv s. ()l
Course I nin not fnmilinr enough
tlio I'ltsilU fu know tin
an-'C i. f lie)) . pit! dec]imit i
I,ill I imtign X 1 ( I niiiiiv thit ■
ninny active Inisita nu ii
f (hi place th»t know tt gt
lien they nee if. are tliii,
ing v ,• strongly of investing in
mink Tiiev look into (he
Cut tire with an eye single to httsi-
tiess, and your curve jionih td i-
all of liis • |»si • ditties to
mve-T. Sti|i|»osi' in the eoiuve ,,l
iine he wfll aeeuniulafe enough
in buy one any vva
Your oiiier eorresi'ondoiil receiver ti .
ttiis nlttee is e,ol lector and
hot' a certain linn, and said firm
started linn inti NorUiernly i t'f e .
I ion to seen re a mortgage, a) ,d
thisone wanted (, > seen re on. ■ Iron)
the same party. Not being aid
p, secure tt horse, the only way In-
could get there would he to go
w ith his brother correspondent,
and lie knew that would not <lo
heen use lie could not accomplish fast
his point, SO lie found him a
walking stick and began the bnt-
He for (he mortgage, mid secured
i| a day earlier than his brother
••orrospondent, knowing lie would
have plenty of time to get taei't'
j| r ,d. W’eOften hear that (he
longest way round is flu- shortest
way home sometimes, hut wv
hrotlier correspondetit n I W'til- vva v>
takes the longest way, (by
nut Level) and when he forward-
,.<| his mortgage to Clinton to he
recorded, lie found otic just two
days earlier. So lie is not enjoy¬
ing his liftle pull in Thu Xkwh
numb at tho present writing. Pt u-
pic I hat live in glass houses should
not throw stones. M v brother al-
to mv visiting so often in ;■
Northernly diriot ion. If In
would keep an account of the
sums invested in the dowers Liv-
cry Stahle ('n. he could say that
lie went in a Northernly direction
sound inn s himsel f. I litivti t yet
been so lucky as to form a com-
hint* with the post-ollice depart¬
ment, and I do not think 1 am as
influent in I a ei t izen as m v hrol li¬
t. Tin; old mail route that I 118
heen for years running direct from
this place to lilountsviile, hy the
influence, entreaties and endeav¬
ors of my brother, now runs from
Haddock to Bh.nu!; ville via. Wal¬
nut Level, and the mail setnt
months j ast has been ve: -n Heave:
tLink the increase (it z to tin
anticipated reunion of two of tht
oh! vetrans, and the outside wovh
would jlldgo I v lit;* iiicn :V ill
• •>' ).,,>;( bidH.-t' ... ,| (I,;, •!•<*«• . I' 1,1 t lu> | ...
, tti Imvit t.’.i*
I font • c!;t>1, th.'iv is smtifliodv
! ,■ got il i,«d. i hone in future
; „v Brother err. st,undent w Ui in-
vest igutt* the.-e evnuititf outings
fore he draw - such hasty eonelu-
-ions, lie In.-J Lv Li-
nation and I was paid for tny eve-
ning outing, so lay,By. niv hrotlier.
()ne of the me 7 t amusing and
also one witnessed of tin* nn 7. t pi i in hie sigh t -
ever hy human eyes was
a certian young lisherman of this
place a few nights past. He givth-
.‘red together all implements nee-
essurv to gather unto himself a
few loaves and and ^ 1 1 ti
tile assistance of few fellow =r. sli-
ermcn, lie w as not to sein «nv, lutl
« a - to car,, the light for the o,h-
ns to lijj) l.io imr\rsl ot
lisln ^ Tin* (!im» lisiH‘nm»n, dr-
coved onward bv their
i i,t | v ,1
' ’,
lor iug • catch, . and the hanks
a on
ot' the clod; crept Hu* mlitan
ii--ht bearer. In the middle .it
.i.,, j .. ! ! ' !. -V 1 P
' island, w ', and His , • Initl.lul- .:
was an
i . neon hearer decided that he
would endeavor to g'd on it, where
!"' r "'",';' 1 b " v "• x, " r sl,i T w
lei!i. the ,-iineis to victory,
Breathless he stood for a moment,
Irving to divide, then suddenly
made' a lean for the island, but
man i >oi n oi woman is doomed i i to ,
disappointment, and instead of
hitting terra tirinn lie struck quick
-ami. the light was launched into
oBI i\ion and I,. the , .ight - 1 *. Bearer was
launched up to his neck in mud.
Hi- standit'g eolhir reminded me
of 'I road scrape at work o-i a turn
'
ptM'. . l I, a ... ;,urn -"J 1 ' L’ttoi , . . i.tn,
. lie called lor help, id
mrpri-' at
hi*- c«»mrades. a ft i r *■< 'ttring ot e
nt 'ii' Mr lir.-di’-- h vdr-miie N i ’ -I ;v s j • ', ml 1
•
the Bridge gang s B,, i * and . tickle,
Brottglil him lt’i'in his perilous
predieiment. Jb* is now lvading
a in'Vel lv t he name i if ••Buried
Mtw: ora Mud . Mr,am - ,, (,rave. ..
In l lie language ot Moore Ik* can
that midst a c. -it Y h-at
o . .1 . i’.. 1 .
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r t ! in moc
< ..iii: as fal ^ tin v
-/ i Haddock ii as •signed liis
p m on tho <U\
I tliink iiiiM lic.-n offered a more
lucrative one. I know 115»* jMi-i-
t mi In* is cnntempBil ing nerept-
ing is not so confining as tlio for-
mcrone.
Harry Freeman, of flio ('mitral
City, is visiting Col Mouglmii.
,1a . T. Cook, of Columbus.
made a abort visit to the family
of Dr. Hardeman last week. There
is : certainly some great attraction
at thin place for Jim. I do not
know whether il is the loeality or
a certain fair maiden, but rather
think Hie latter, hut we often put
wrong constructions on things.
livthe visits () f fhe last few
, ,, , ].\h is emit,giipln-
Hng launching hark in . the
n " xll< ' al " ,,rUL
There is u certain votim'gent of
(ill- 1 |»!-|«' 1 ‘ til'll It - S H mairi f, r
gi\nig ttvvnv very handsome . nod: ,
lies. Young mull, t :i l;o my nil-
v ice, sotne neck lies are very dan*
State to Ike (Joins tlinf, Frank
Ki'ller appreciates his kindn
Insfead of Intiternii!k im is using
mdenet'd milk on Ids wild stravv-
hei'l'ies, and (hat lie is coming up
j'isl as soon as he can get a little
business properly fixed, (anoth el'
man Northernly struck)
Iivi-rvliody is very busy prepnr-
ing for etunmeneement, esjieeiallv
the mothers,
I)r. Lawrence made a flying
trip liis to Eatonton pacer,Hying Wednesday to
see famous I’rincc.
<JRISWOLDYILLS NOTES.
Oscar Moore visited Clarence
Balkcom last Haturday '“ and Sun-
( ]
Prof. I>. F. Rnlkeom has closed
fhc first term of liis school nt
Lonoouk.s.
Miss Lucinda Moore is Oil all ox-
tended visit to relativ es in flic
Central City.
E. ^ A. Balkcom vvifo and baby
spent Sunday with the family of
John Baker.
Miss Nora Balkcom spent sev-
oral days last week with her aunt
Mrs. il. T. Moore.
\V. A. Morgan has kiHed !f>
hawks since January. Wo tliink
he deserves a chickonpie.
We think Dr. Huclaher has an
idea of embarking on the matri¬
monial sea. He is building a
handsome residence near Lewi
ton. The Dr is getting along nice¬
ly with his day.
Dr. S. B. Roland was on the
side list several days last week to
the regret of his friends.
The fanners of this section agy
awful Blue on account of the con¬
tinued rains. We fear that Hen.
(Jre(*n will get the advantage of
Item. TUHiiV.
ROLL OF HONOR.
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Below ' is a li-d ' of ivl i,uni * 1 Is av-
ot*jtt. - Kouml .,
-itiKniy ov<>r , (x-r in
( < >ak High School during 1 he
mouth of Muv :
fkmou’ uv.v\ivrm:xr.
1 »tt iti >i i. IT); Joe B. 8 mi(]>,
W5; l«i*ot \\ hite, 1)2 1-2; doe Bar-
fon 5)1 -5-1; Joe White 1)1 1-2;
Bessie W hi to ft I ; Annie V\ ilhurn
Bosti Smith 92 1-2.
.irxioH liKl’A irr.Mu.vr.
Dave (loodson 90; Irene Childs
92 1-2; ......... Lon Marshall 91 • ’ Florence
Pippins 91.
rraMAuv DBPAKTMI'XT.
Ben While 92: Ovid Childs 95:
Addie White 95 • Susie White 91
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IS Q \f OUT
m spsx
Si Ui 5 ^
it it . . Will ho strong, vigor-
is, you
ous ...” fu |j (){ j[ fo , ln ,| aintiition ‘' - von '
" . appetite and good
11
(' l \^vs\ ion; vour slcij) >v i 11 be sduihI
ami lvl'rcsiiinu ; yoiu* ikm v< > 'will be
sJ| . 011 . Vt)U wiI u,, vt . )iak . 1K . et , to
feu- disciise in miv fonn.
Itm how few’vti s-iv tbit tlio>r
....... ;; ,rr\■!"7 m "i?.
!,| ( suftiiiji„ dailv inua the conse-
ipieticos of impure blood, scrofula, salt
rheuiii. I'liemnntistn. catarrh, nervous*
_--hvi.le--iic-*s. headache, and
0 Sje. f
™ I*'™*
sea. y V)As4 . «, L ,, 8
| Il©d I B A A
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a
Hood’s Sarsaparilla purities, vitalizes
;md enriches ihe B! vl. Th—etere,
;■ , I . ■ ... . j ‘
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'V ,iUI , ltu
’; N ‘ '
, t , .
‘ '• 111,1 -
" v ,lv " n !''
0! ate an I'.ppetite. give refivshing
shv,, ami make jut. streng.
Is not this just wluit vna want?
Ttien t-tki* Heed’s SaVsuparilla. It
is tin* hot .building up medicine.
L| HOOCI rtrtr |» c b Q Sufsapanila
• th© .* OllsY A «
<S *
Tjisrp Itue EilOOil 5 E)||»)J'?!©« U.ltief
rrominently in tho public eve today.
Hood’s PiUs euro tii*n. habitual Yiict* constuxa- v-ei
TO GEORGIA FAIUIEBS.
Commissioner Nesbitt’s Regular
Letter About the Crops.
THE COWPEA. A3 A FERTIL’ZER.
it*.nit« of So,no it, root EiperiinmN
JU..JO «t I’nm. ,.„a acc.mnt, oiT.it,
A!,r«».i Whiei. .ironf loi.r.itn, i.v ry
.... ......
ii., in. Mvniii.
Tho cool weather during tlio second
and third weeks in May aiel more es-
pe,dally tlio high winds, have soma
what retarded progress in working out
the young corn and emton, hut the cs-
cape f , rom a , killing ... trust enables , us to
t ‘ 10 lMaSCr evil with < unanimity;
the more so when wo lvnizi the total
uesti (testi-nctinn action of of every .green and tender
plant farther north. Tha fruit in high-
er latitudes is reported ;i 3 entirely lo t,
and tru ;. gardeners are again bemoan-
ing tile destruction of their hopes.
In Georgia, the if nit and truck crops
til''! nil intact, and while there mav he
m .-me loss from fading off of the lrnit,
tins, owing to the very heavy crop, may
not be considered as altogether adisad-
vuarngo. Throughout the state tlio
crops us a rule are, it somewhat back-
ward, in good condition, and wo are
encmir iged by the hope of a bountif ul
harvest.
Owing to min.-ill conditions, .Tunc has
come upon us almost unawares. It is
in this niontli that tlio critical work on
tho corn crop must he completed; the
small gram crops harvested; tho earlier
planting of various minor crops, pota-
toe.-, peas, Spanish ground peas and for-
W cro f ;s "iven proper cultivation, the
cutlon kept clean and the later planted
emps of ilie several varieties granted
an encouraging beginning.
w work on the main area in
CORN
will be finished up this month. After
this, it nutters not what our mistakes
in cultivation cultivation may may have have been, been, they they
cannot bo remedied. Tho man who
inis given time and care to thorough
preparation has now a comparatively
easy task ill “Jaying by” liis corn crop,
U !8 plants will he growing rapidly,
and whatever plowing is necessary can
he done with a shallow plow, thereby
hav,ng the roots undisturbed and kill-
lu K<mly the grass and weeds which
may have sprung up.
At this season the corn is bunching,
and between this and tho tasseliiug po-
riod the last plowing should be given,
unless the hard, dry nature of the land
maxes a later plowing an absolute ne-
cessiry. This should, however, not bo
de or red later tlum the appearance of
the tassels, as any disturbance after
that time means injury to the crop and
diminution in tiie yield. If the coru
crop is dismissed the last of June in a
dean condition, anv subsequent growth
of weeds or grass will nor materially
injure tiie forming ears; but as this
growth will inevitably occupy the in-
teimediate spaces, why not” keep it
wre
and return tiv.l measure and more for
ev'erytiiii.g \riiich they appropriate,
jon t M.'.iic t<j tho acie hioadcasb at
tho last plowing will attribute tho
nimwenvnnlfn,. 11 iil
.ii 1 • U! 1US — f y* ,ucil most of
* '
, A 1 ,,, f ° iun::;a h» need, and
! i <MS MrB!sl « H‘ suc.iabuu-
trihuriK^tln-i’t^'-i ; 'i'm-n, r'uv^ 1
1 ' 1 !'
in the Wl'e,"„-;u liiij.iA ‘‘*' 0 "ie low " - "
i-i tY vvlmn vvi.l not , run op on tho ,
s.atk.ot corn is to be preferred. If the
fhmted in the water mrrow.
CtAlkX 1 * 1 ^ t ^ ri 01 V hy >’»*
it can exposh^ now be T J Hid iSfSe^^
flat. ,hn.. C
‘'ration; the brace roots will have tak. 1
‘‘I *'• bolil. ,, and . w'iien tlio , i:oa begin
‘ 3
A , s 1,11 '' ! !e F“*nii.. tae crop is lo;c in
the very best coudmoit ro resist all the
v..ii,'.tions oi wind and weather.
peas.
Tills crop ns a ronovator of worn soils,
a “d furuishiug stock food of the very
highest value, may well be termed the
agricultural hope of the south. Iris
not exacting in its demands,
vel T nice preparation nor very rich
is called for. Wl.h the heln of a
little phosphate and potash it will grow
a remunerative crop on land which will
seareoly pay for tho seed and cultiva-
t;on oi any other crop, ami besides
S^n^ SS°!£
ceoding crops cua bo successfully
buiitup.
.There has been station issued from theGeor-
K ,il ©xpenment through tho
horticulturist, Mr. 14. N. Starnes, a
v:ll uable butJetin on fertilizer and
variety tests of cowpeas, No. 27, which
should be m the hands of every intelli-
laniuT. Write to Captain R. J.
Experiment-, Spalding county,
lor a tree copy.
F com Mr. Starnes’ report we quote
tile f °liowing, trusting that it m.-ty
bulietin:
Tho experiments by Pi of. Hsllriegel
at Bern berg, Germany, have thrown a
flood of light upon the subject. The
discovery has there been made of adefi-
nite relation subsisting between certain
microorganisms and tlio acquisition of
nitrogen by legumes. skillfully By a series of
caretulty planned and oxeent-
ec! tests with sterilised sand, Prof. Hell-
riegel lias established almost beyond
question that the rootg.allj or tubercles
affecting the roots of tho legume fami-
l.v aro the product of microbes or bacte-
na, through whose instrumentality and
operation atmosphm; uiiivgeu is ac-
quired mul stored. This function of
tue microorganisms forming the root-
galls is beyond dispute, whether these
or-.vauisms are bact.-ria or not. Their
mode of obtaining .md transferring the
nitrogen, however, is ns yet unrevealed.
The fact has been definitely estab-
hsiied, six', by tiie tests alluded to.
that wherever these bacteria or mi-
evobes are present-a.nl they exist in
nearly all cultivated seil-the legume is
practically independent of a supply of
mtrogeii, either in the soil or adminis-
teredos a piannro. In sterilized sand
(supplied, oi course, with all the other
the young ^ plant ^ will e«eyt germinate nitrogen, ana
grow vig. t-ously mini it has exhausted
all of tig; nitrogen in the seed, when
the growth la checked or smpen'led for
nwliuu until t!;C rootga'ls or tu>u roles
have nn opportunity lo form, mri too
microorganisms begin to gel in tlio.r
Wi rlt, win'll the plant at once coni-
indices to change color, ami again
giv >'4 vigorously to maturity, even lie.vt
where the sand is sterilized by a
of lilS dcrrios K. In this troatmont no
attempt is lauds to exc uderhe bacteria,
Where the apparatus is so arranged as
to prevent their access, the plant droops
and dies. thus established that
The fact being capable of deriving
tile legumes are from the all,
their snmilr of nitrogen of tins
four tilths of winch oousi-ts
element, chemically uncombined, it
should materially oncour.tgo the ngri-
euiturist. With some ."3.0C0 tons of
pure- nitrogen resting on every aero of
his farm, never diminishing or cluing-
ing. aud renewable as last as used, lie
»>•'•< th ' l < prt-sente.l n-ady to hand, a
supnly so exliunstless that tlio Chinan
ngiv beds sink into utter insignificance dread the
be.-tdo it. He need no longer his.pitiful Bub-
nltiiaato exhaustion of
soil reservoir, but rest oaliniy m tna
faitU ,| mt a ,’ loaR a , the heavens elemeut en* of
d nr e, liis chief and costliest
fertility is secure. all. Formerly it was sup-
Nor is this portion of
posed that by far the groater tlio
themanuriai legumes, especially of vines,
covvpea, was contained in the
and only a relatively small stubble. proportion It
remained in the roots and
was hence deemed necessary to return
tlio vines directly to the land in order
to secure a maximum benefit, their val-
uo as feeding stuff being thereby lost.
This misconception, however, has
now beeu quits t'ff^crunlly coiToctod by
observations and experiments conduct-
ed by both tlio Connecticut (Stoirs)cx-
perimeut station nad the Georgia ex-
pcriuieut station. The former station
has shown that a much larger propor-
tioa of nitrogen than was at first sup-
posed is contained in tiie roots and
stubble, and that the vinos may be ns-
for forage with economy, provided tho
stubble is plowed under.
*****>**
This being the case, the mission of
the covvpea broadens, and its value and
importance increase the proportionally, head of all
That it stands today at south south
soil soil renovators—at renovators—at least least for for the the
—is beyond question. Its preeminence
over clover and other legumes is due
mainly to the fact that it will grow
anil thrive on the poorest soils, which
clover will not do. When laud at the
south will grow clover successfully it
doesn’t need renovation; it is the worn
out, thin, galled laud, of course, that
most requires manuring. Clover would
--- undoubtedly J —*— build !| j -- up such land if it
could he induced to grow there, but it
will not grow there. Cowpeas wi 1.
1 . Tho host disposition of a crop of
cowpeas is to convert tho vines into
liay (or ensi.age.) "nexT'best the
2. Tho is to permit
peas to ripen and gather (or pasture
them.)
3. Mowing the vines and permitting
them to lie on the surface and plowing
under in November was decidedly bet*
tor than turning tho vines under in
August.
4. Turning the vine 3 under green
gave the poorest economical results.
v * • -* c- * *
that S '«££ lh-lit “ dressing of uitrat o”
a verv too if sel- i
sonablv applied at tho period oi sus-
growth.
3 - Tense of potash salts in largo
quantities is unprofitable, and even in
quantities will not pay iti the
oak and hickory region of tho south,
On uta-.r than oak and hickory lands
8,nilU d0SeS m:iy p,ova Profitable in
conjunction with acid phosphate, a :tl
iho longer the laud mis been in cultiva-
t ion. the greater becomes this proba-
belt/ bility, even in the oak and hickory
a H3a 7 a ^ ! ica ‘ i< ? as of aH - r form or
^ A , r 1 are unproht- ,
4. Tlio moderate nso of nacombiued
pho<uhates appears still to return tha
best results from an economical stand-
point.
As between Florida superphosphate phosphate (acbl
phosphate) (unuoidulated ami rook) soft results
ground m-
dicate decided preference for tin for-
mer, so far as the growth of vines u
concerned.
*>■ Therels less difference observablo
between the two in tiie formation of
peas, though superpliospliato still ap-
pears to be preferable,
7- Tlio finely pulverized condition of
p °ft phosphate is a great objection to
its use, rendering it extremely difficult
aSfflciont difference
price between the two forms of phos-
phate to render soft phosphate at pres-
e»* «uaetirecompetitor the to acid phoo-
phato, unless ascertained results
were more emphatic in its favor. Tneir
comparative availability must be, for
the preseut, considered an open ques-
tiou, to be definitely settled only by
farther experimoutation.
which quantity of acid phosphate
differs, may bo safely depended upon
of course, with the character of
the laud. Tno better the soil (in its
kSssj.'skw profitably
amount that may be used. A
range of from 200 to 400 pounds per
acre will probably cover all coutiugen-
cip s.
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1- The emliesi cowpoa, and lienor
the variety best adapted to high luti-
tudes, is tho New Era; this matures in
a little more than 00 days from time of
planting. Congo, Other White Giuut, very early Chocolate varieties and
aro
Vacuum.
2- The heaviest yielder of vines is
Red Ripper, followed closely by Forage
or Shiuuy, Black auci Lnsnown.
3 - The heaviest producers of peas are
Unknown, Calico, Clay and White
Brown Hull.
4 Tlio yield of peas, as a rule, though
not invariably, parallels the yield of
vines.
5. For hay, the erect varieties are
preferable Rabit, to those of a recumbent
since the mower cuts them all.
llie best of the erect varieties are the
Unknown. Cluv and Whippoorwill.
P. Where a dense mass of vines is
wanted to remain ail winter on tho
ground, Calico, Gourd, Black and Con-
stitution are preferable.
7. The best table peas Mush,La?ge are Sugar
Crowder, White Crowder.
Lady, bman Lady and Rice.
S. The best stock pea for field graz-
ing of either cattle or hogs is me
pga-k. It will remain in grr.:;:il ft !l
W mter without injury, Lwrl i.'tin
R 'il ami Re I Ripper purpose” are also good.
IV Fur an "all pea t ie Un*
known leads tha list. Clay, however,
closelv Wonderful contests first place. Unknov i
and tiro itleiy: c il.
Do not these facts an 1 do is not our
own experience, whet j wo linvo tested
this crop, teach us that the pe i is 0 f
gntilciont importance, not only to bo
sown in the corn as a secondary crop,
lait to demand a place of its own as a
distinct and separately cultivate l
source of profit?
Alter the small grain is harvested
the land can be utilized with great ad-
vantage in a crop of peas, sown either
broad-ast or in three lent rows. By
the latter plan sometimes one and ui-
ways two plowings with If a sweep, will
do the necessary work. the peas aro
broadcast and plowed in tin; crop of
crahgrass luiy, which comes simuitaum
cusiy with the pea crop, detracts noth-
mg from its value for hav and renders
its successful curing a matter of less
aifllculty. The same may bo said of
any fiel 1 unoccupied by other crops.
FPAXISJI GUOUNDPICAS, CANE, ETC.,
shou d be planted , by Juno , 1 , but a
goo 1 crop is often made Wueu planted
as late as tno-nil.idle o, the month.
Amber cane pianted now will bo ready
for feeding in September, and recent
experiments show ns high food value,
not only for hog.-,, but for dairy cows,
Horses and mules are also very tend of
it, but it s.iou.d not be grown in too
great abundance. .Mixed with some
| dry food it cannot injure. Forage corn
, can sti l ho planted ail i will be ready iit
| tinin lor the siiO. loo little title ntioiL
; has heretofore been given to ensilage.
bur witu the increasing interest in
stock . . ami dairying ... it will
raising not
; be long baiore almost every farm will
have its quota of vvu.i cured au;l cut
green food tor winter fcouiug.
j orchards,
j too should ho looked after au l not al-
] OXV ed to grow up in rank gra ss mid
tall weeds that take up a large part of
tho fertility in the soil. Tho orchards
should bo cultivated as well as tho
j 0 month th -r fields, and of the latter broadcast part will of tliis not
j ! only keep a crop down peas ail other foreign
1 growth, growth, but but prove prove a a wonderful wonderful reno- reno-
J vator. In the fall tlio hogs can bo
| turned in ti gather allowed tho decay crop, or the the
, vines may be to on
’ iand, and when turned under later will
j : vvhich furnish will a store gladden of liumus and and uitrogm pal-
our eyes
j j ates succeeding in the abundant fruit crop of the
year.
COTTON.
This crop should he growing apace.
Frequent and shallow plowings will
novv promote rapid growth. Two trips
j to tiie row with a 20 inch scrape, orono
I with an expanding cultivator or 22 inch
j s^ape will do itho work very effectively,
When the fruit, begins to form tiie m-
I tervals between plowings can be length-
ell ed bscauso we want the plant to
throw all its strength into squares and
boils and redundant foliage, or rapid
j growth is not desirod. Even after tho
j fruit begins to form if the cotton is too
much crowded dou t hesitate to tlim it.
In the usual summer drouth the crowd-
C( 1 cotton always suffers most.
living from «»,«>» tlia ground,
^ T ' NB-Btrr. Commissioner.
FHUiT DRYING.
Tlio Department of Agriculture Submit*:
a Elan Tor a tUm»-made Dryer.
The fruit crop of the state being very
lav-e, and mati 7 requests reaching the
, ooartmeat for a" homemade fruit
dryer, 1 herewith publish a cut. of one,
bv the use b^-ies of whicu ami a lur-e ciuantitv of
fruit dried’ the^weather ve-etvbles evu be
This^Smmt regardless of l simply
a hogs-
head with a small stove it. it an i a box
of drawers, or sliding shelves above it.
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Saw a door in the side of the hogshead
to admit the stove and fuel for feeding
it, cut a hole in the rear top for the
pipe, carrying tiie pice up above tiie
drygoods, or auy other kind of a box, the
knock one end out-, nail slats to
sides for the perforated drawers or
sheiyjs to reHou, convert the top o.
the box into a door with a button or
strap to fasten it, put in your Derfo-
rated slielves for lioidiug tiie fruit and
you have your diyer coniDlete. Coal
or wood may ba used, and a very hot
fire is not desirable. The door in tho
hogshead shouid be left open to provide
air for the stove.
The color ami flavor of the fruit will
be improved by keeping a dish or pan
of water on the back part of the stove,
to furnish moisture to the heated air.
The box need not be tight. A few
anger holes shofild be bored in tho top
of the box. to produce a current of hot
air up through the trays or shelves of
fruit
pkepaeation of mred* the fkctt.
Annies mn*t be dryim’' cored ouar-
tere( ( or s ii ce <l For l,y artificial
h heat **u they are usually sliced. i Peaches
reeled ^medmifomitted trenerailv’ 1 SouA
o.e ,^ UmJcents D*'ach*'s s ell for
0 untiled or a pound nwro than
tho Plums and sma 1 pears P
Ts areitSed i ru i whole SdStedwUto Grames an i the ber-
r has
careful nickin ' over If a farmer
I1Q hogshead he can easilv with a few
boards make a substitute for It.