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'SMI E NEWS.
•Ciit.w, JoxkhCo. July 4, Ho
PuDMHiiRn Kvury Tri'Hsiiay.
SuBHORirnoy I*wcr, 41
L— N\V’ SOt'TH.
THF SI
a noon el,An: nut a no.vi :—a nor¬
th k us i 'ITIZKS of or it i oj.'.v r.v
WIIITFS TT, HIS NOItrUKUN
HRP.THRKN.
J. F. Crt'igli, N' rtI utii gen't
man, who has for some time made
Jones county liis home,
writes to the Southern Immi-
grant :
1 r-ml tin- li'tl'-r from N. J.
nuts published in dm Southern
I mill inrun 1 uinl suppose from Itw
«tatc comparison, t lml , , he . is an ,
Oil ion. I find In-is laboring tin-
d«-r i tin* .1 Winn- impression of e the «i
people South. ’ (liUt 1 Wlis. befun-
Kidding .... lii'li , .... I Ins ■ trill <>h!\ ,
.
fonii's nri'vulnnt us wi* »ri' about
to ••neoui.t.T dir KUppoHi'il flnnger. .
If tlieri 'ih any of flu* Kid family,
fnipporfeil , , l,y , the .less,, .lames
troop, with Jaek file ripper ns an
.... i ....... ‘ , , r lnr r ii ..i 1 ’’
dramas which are supposed to be
nightly prmluced, by home talent
in the South, I have, as yet, fail-
ed to Witness onesee,...... ........I.
The supposed dangerous
taini'i . rs , of f .i, ilii Mint,i o an do.- a „
set of P'ople that, would rather
hunt i than .i work; , nud iii the
of tlnir fox hounds, on the ear? of
tieri-oii-- 1»| rums not HOT II ii'-euslonu I iiHionu d (1 to IO hear in Iir it n
would mak'tln-m think I’urgatn-
rv rv IiikMi'uI im mti at "t eriintion ii| ii n, • that they in \
could feel fire and siii'dl brim-
..........."W limy -tr
Walker at the head of a gang of
impii IlMtiUngua mifiirtl.....I- N,.r.
I Hi" frank I- wi.y
hound ! dog / is no svmhol of civili-
•
zation ; but m tin* , metintime . he is
as harmless to man kind ns any
living animal. The name of this
dog South is Fox humid ■ but by
the time it reaches tin. North, it
*w-u-
liltlon to BWmhI hound in “rlinih n
trf. " 1 .'’
The lii,ove u.yp(Hiiut ion seems re-
dit>uWilts tlicnions, lull nui the rn« HU! li"ir Noihem m
poople have of living South is just
I.s ns r,•dilutions ri me(lions. The 1 Southern nominal
fitates arc the oldest of the I nimi,
uinl tin* hnvnnlways i njoy-
otl a high tlogri'c <>f civili/.ation
with niort- lihfrality than nieiins
Tile si liool systom here is very
good, and in, more I'xponsivo than
at the North. Tho people uro lax-
sal here for a six months school,
which is called the free term, and
the parents are taxed by the ten-
chers, one dollar per month for
the three additional nioutl «
Thi# makes nine months of school
which really costs no more,
whether you pay to a teacher or
tax collector. The moral stat¬
utes of fit" Southern states are
precisely ns they are North, They
j-ead just ice to the just. Ilut the
man w.tli the , most,Hil.t.cnli.,llu- . ,
ence niul money gets tllcfe, or 111
other W(»r<is, til*- laws all jiver tile
t ... lilted Hates an-like . . spider , ,
whieh m ,11 ll catch inn li tho 111 small mall Hies ill , mm
let the wasps and hornets through
Tile people from the North that
have lived here in the South long
enough, ns 1 have, are onthusias-
tie in praise of its eapahilities.
After s|»eiidiiig a year in this 1, )-
entity, and Iwing thoroughly
viueed as to Middle Georgia poss-
essing many advantage#, as n
place for a liome, and not
ing, even then, wholly to my own
judgement, before locating, I got
the opinion of many intelligent
Northern soldiers who had march*
eland . . cumin (| . all ,, over the South-
ern states; and , ' tountl , their . opin- '
. the
ion con'berated with mine m
choice of location to live South.
And now.'in conclusion 1 must
siiv I recognize t he editor of tin-
Southern Immigrant . -
. as a
factor to twith North and South
and to whose memory, I wc BUld .
contribute my mite to erect a
monument as high •> ■ lookout
Mountain. «■ e- t Rkii.h ,
Telegraph—“Our Lon” is th< .
way the Constitution speaks Fifth. of
the congressman from the
who is now in Venezuela. Take
Join, He’s yours.
/
IX MR. WOOD’S IIKHALF.
‘ Ma. Tiliftoitf.cf jjn’ *">’ ^ "
word ill Ixihnlf of Moses Wood.
As ii was reported in last week’s
issue of Thi; Nkwh that a roman¬
tic seelit' was jtlsfi up the road
from James, you seem to intimate
that Mr. Woo«l was interested.
!I'-s''nip!ia1ii'iillydeclares that In*
did not cut any figure jjj 4o the affair
but is honest enough confess
that it would have afforded him
imieh pleasure to have dt,no HO.
you said that when lie ear-
ned her fo the school house J["||-
der.-on took her in his own buggy.
when llu- fact i>; that he did not
Jim* to tin* school lion^
:l .. j * . , arr v , l "' r n . "' .
’ .
f ' W »"»«!'• wl " ,r ". *"**"»'
l "‘ r ‘*<>1 voiirn.- it made
fed kinder oncer,” * save Wood.
*
'ml I iuhu ! mail . nor sml, , "' 1
tiler wan I sick, lint kinder be-
diri-c. M Ill- hud no
trouble in finding another gill
al,,J ....... d«'him tied
10 " > v ' r ' ' v 111 n,u,
lii'Hir wns that everybody
j - .' .
^
prettier (hail 111 -- first one,
>" u H ,,ut ,' ^ 1 ^
. r| IjikNkws made
somet lilies. an-
,, * ,Kr ,,ll ,„i ” -take ral *‘ when M l[ it 8,11,1 «.,id that ll,u '
»in . nh p,,t iilutum, j’ 1 '' lor r In h..*.-r ” hehod had
««* at dia, l.inie
»»h Mining an opp.»itumt> to
do so. Hi* s,-tvs he knew it was a
,a<l "’'l'-”'” dioiight soli- . .
>y
In treatment might ’ Im* cured but
,M,,H,,i . tiul
ft ‘ , ‘ K l M ‘‘'
Hut tin- funniest thing b of all was
when they came back irom
''is Lane,” as the place 1 where they
-
married is called, (thorn lias been
mtirrii'i-i'H ,,i, tliOKput) ........
"ent out to congratulate them,
»l'"" «*«( W»
tak- In- w,l« .'■>«■„ *” »* ««*>
aud procure her a sent, while |,e
(Htmh rso.i) i went , loiuul ..... . behind , I ,
‘■•ntwd and hid, or at least
rif,, .veti m me “ark “uiing me
"■■Imle performance. What seems
<•» J»»rt Wood nmre than anything
nai lou t<> hums tu* * li ih<
even more than loosing tIn' girl,
. ■ . | * , ..
tor you see It IH ih i trouble to IilUi
tt pretty » girl around Jllinefc, wlt'ile
•
‘‘ H very seldom vie "V* i gel to at-
tend Slieh eM'l'i-ices as were In.ddat
thjs . place, , tor , they v-m just
grand, but Wood don t think he
n“it“ that Bud; In'" ill ask
liis girl if lu> did.
Mr. Wood regrets very much
Fiat the <*ori - *■;*|»<>i mI<' 111 made such
» '>'« ld““d«T his report of the
a (fair to the Telegraph of June 27,
as he didn’t have a single tiling as
it occurred, even having his own
name spelt wrong. JI«■ wishes to
inform the writer that bis name
ia just one piece of Mood, not a
great forest of Woods. w.
AROUND IN GEORGIA.
The endorsement of sound
money in the Kentucky conven-
was adopted by a vote of (i-lli to
2 B- 1 .
'IM, " , Tl 1 1 , 11 ,„mvine 1 " Times k-, * v-. 11
heartily favors , tho true anti ; tin-
( I ”
1 , lominy.
Telegraph—Tho silverites think
there wns something decidedly . . ..
“yellow about the Kentucky
o-onveution, and they are right.
A fanner near Americu# lias re-
( - , n t ]y sold ftkoO worth of plums
f rom „ Hm g|e tree in liis orchard,
u „d ha# several trees yet loaded
xvitli fruit.
H.hho Tnl.uiio; Doll, I..........
illgstfili, OGiigressinu, de Georgia.
i i - to t *> hin-e Itti \, n a hrnnstnfiic- iirmi/ .tutu J-l, He can s an
(‘an furnish halt the brass out
his own resources and never miss
.
it.
Bane-sville Gazette : We Iliul
as soon see Hon. R. I„ Horner sue-
cued Senator Gordon as anv man
w K 1 - •>' " H tt„ -> a nun -d ,- Jngli 1
moral character and tow-ring
nLilitv
Hon. Willi# Newton, «f
-II, i,,. Iu! ,' u . < •«'.«•<} tt n , .1 B _
ponitnieui irvuu Secret ufv Hoke
until .1 as land agent in n Dakota. 1
*
Mr Newton wiil resign his p,,sj.
t‘ on ^ school commissioner f
Jasper county and go West to eu-
ter u],on I is duties.
Columbus f'n jiiiror-Sun: r>»*v-
erul jidnii*i>
Thomas G. I .a w.“<
......
arc sugge,ting h:s name for
(lie United Stales senate as Gen.
Gordon’s succcsHor.
Carroll Free Press—'The wafer-
rnelonuind the peach .season i? al-
“'“'I hero and our editorial table
i" 1 ,,H strong as ever to receive
whatever may Im- laid upon it.
What is more tempting Than tie*
red ripe peach and the juicy wa¬
I'Tinelm, willi its heart of heurts' ;
Madison Advertiser: Mr. f,. M
Thump hoik a popular undertaker
I in <-jtv ‘ vpstrrdnv Kohl ‘ ‘ *i rof-
•
tin to ,t run of old man .Al'ises
....... colon,!, who ,tmd Tims-
day night in Salem rpunfv Mo
s.s, iium.mii, -„•<•(,nlimr to to i il.oUtuin.l i.,- .,1 oi
In- vns 101 y< iiv old at fit-
(jmo unicorn..- of Ins dc “ , 111 in ami -ind w» wa - do- lin fit- a
flier of 125 cliildri n. His nun-
j,; ' ,. I ...... ' \‘i >r
lie wns (lie fnther of a ninftitniii'.
A \\ ... a»!iingtnn philosypli. \ r - ob- ,
serves that it is u vory good tiling
in this , world ,, to have , money, but , ,
you haven’t money—well, * some
k,,,<ls . . l "‘ rv ‘' nr<; 11 V, ' ry »’ 0od .
substitute for it. For instance,
a >’ ,,un « '' ,V "' W - syh " is " 0<
, Iltiniat ,.| ^ v aequainted ^ v. itii t he
^ ^ (1( u . ^ ^
|)|if ]„, | mH Hom( ,thing as,good. If-*
wanted a jiair of shoes , one- upon .
tj j, r . { jnt fl llllf l
was titled, then ho asked the
f 1)l0 K ' | 1() ,. H ' ‘-Four do!-
lara,” ,, mud the proprietor. .... I,uk<
. ,, ,, ,, ,
’
resigned reply. “ J tuku-tlifni off.
| ,.d ay that much I haven't
8 „ u
f . Tw<> ( j 0 ]j urs »« Tin* ' proprietor
^ ........ .......... .
.......... ....... „„ rtl ,| f„ r
• 1
the door. Before he n a" Ind ‘tf the
K j JO<l ,| otl i,. r W ns ‘ \ at his elbow
y ] -• ,
..
said, “but its robbery . Its way
below cost. I just gi\e tlu.m
a ««.v. The shoes were wrapped
z
ltn( | r j. jjj rt min. TI ell lu *'^uyo tho
deaW a *5 bill and asked for 11
Change. .
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W. O. Pkimcr is one of tho best known
non in Wakefield, Miss. He is a war
veteran and everybody’s friend. He- says:
“I had rheumatism and was in poor
i health a long time. Indications pointed
[ towards the accumulation oflmpurltica
in tUe b,ood anrt B< “ rms of <lis ''« s8 1 wo*
I constipated and had no appetite. I cvl-
derbiy ,, Md *d needed to'take a flood’. good blood S.n,ap.rill» purlficraml It
, made a change all through m.v system,
gave me an appetite and wotked effee-
tively on m v blood. I am now perfectly
| order, rhsnkstoHood’s’ tbsnEsto Hood s. f W W.G.bKibMEB.
| m ,, QoFCfimslI-illft OarSap&rma
I *1000 S
. 4 the . Only ,
IS
_ B , OOd . Pfirmer _ .
! I I’ll©
rroml ’ ! < * nt ly >B th8 PaMic Bya-Tcday.
Hood’s Pills EIJHr£if*2 fonts, to take,
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ROnr. WHITFTKLI). K. MAHON,;,
« IllTFIKI.D * MAIKINE,
Attokxkvs v rl.UV
( , Imton i and . Haddock .. , Station. ,
\fter ’ July lf>th Air '• Mahciic -unc-in u wit. il 1
■
he , in Clinton . on Mniiduva,\\ critics-
dins and hridavs All , husuiess
promptly attended to.
I’ O Haddock ^ Sta • (}e ■
o NI1 , NAHV -; 0nl ~/ -" , v
, C . , . .. K(l 1 5 r
\\ hereas S. ' T. - A Bragg , '* as Kx- *
eu-
tor of estate ilearndon Patterson
dee’d ;l--'oia.s • nd as Tnis! irustu C ( -*’I\i‘i •
fri.m sVi ‘ i (IS'tI^ l '. ’" 1,1
lent,' ;i,l ,, jsuvoe.s 'iicevneti
to apja'ur ft(id tliL-L, RijOW eausfe, if any
thev have at ‘ 11 hv-
, •
at i-'iidav , . August
. in next.
)' M. y t 11 >a,n '' m, sh:l *»«*••*".•■»%. 1 'r.srim-
\ nos.-.
•Ordinary.,
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LAYING BY TIMS NFAB AT BA!ID.
j sli»nt.t Not is* A(l»» July 1
Cora
i»r For i() ami Ami)r c.ii.
a to More Orteia Crop* at tint Loir
! Dittr— vim Irish potato Crop Ahouv
; Keo^—Tha Fall crop..
Oh most farina “laying by” time i-
near at baud, but wo cannot bo bound
by , .ironclad rules m tins any more .i than
in otiier details of farm work. So much
depoml.-i on "wind and weather’ an t
tho P re ““ l comlition of the growing
cr<>I>A i or lnstaiice » 011 lau(is
which prjdoeo a luxuriant growth o.
W eocl with mto development of fruit,
the condinhiu indicate that early lay
by will toad'to establish tho proper
equilibrium b-jtweeu growth aud fruit.
When wd c - wiw ,win j/uafavorable z wo ch-ck thH
H „ eovth ' n q lic h for
' the » ■ ' taking ■ i on of .'ruir. Lsporiuuco bin ,
detnoustrated tins fact and also that
«# u wile when wo stop the plow the
growth is Checked aud tho frmt begins
t i form. Much cotton* tluroforo as is
i devolopiug loliage at tim expense of
trait, should be laid by very ear.jr, nud
; W“.i cars to taae out every pirtic. merely
I grass, tbo p.ovv is so sot as to
shave oir th,- surface, miy root pruunig
is almos !ataL A Wwohefaapor
«f.-n a very short acootor bolted ou in
. ,r0 th £ \
Wl11 .fi d0 ., he ! ° work ' '*■» nt! > S 0, 00 ‘f ‘»P. cont
. .
«««>re h-roio troatuient is necessary and
w. wih have o bear tho consequent
j rlT, ,h ° ne ° 6W
i Whcroxhcre aro uo indications of
| this exuberant foliage growth, fruit , hat aud is,
j where the development of
foliage is well balanfied and the cotton
, is in good growing condition, it may be
advisable to comiuuo tho cultivation
luto An ^ ust - Iu ‘his couditfon of tho
i the plant the growth and fruitinggo on
i together aud our objects to encourage voryshal-
; both by cultivation, always
j low at this season. As a rule squares
formed from the first to tho last of
' ! August stand.a fair ohauoo to develop
It will bo too lato after tho first part
g ho, S’gSw'f.iwThTpSi in.ii. taw'l. ta
„
on rich bottom land. At this Into date
peas mid amber cano are a far m-,ra
certain crop for forage, m they can bo
pjautwl up to the first of August, and
lent forage. It' preferred, however,
corn may still bo planted o:i tho rica
^ mawrlS?^
x“S. or “■
The main crop of upland corn
practically laid bv, and from all soo
tions do 1-no a the clieOring rows that tho
! farmers aro appreciating-the n^cesnty !
! of sowing peas broadsast or i:i tliO eoa-
tor furrow at tlio l^t- plowing. This
’prafcfkvs "will not only furnish fool for
our rapidli-.iacwsmg (iairy stgck. but
, will insure the all important
I • ii^mI-s '
| In of which need. our I tvoru the lund.t stand «omudi ad-
i use terni "worn
I Visedly, for ihese same soils rubjected to
ana ysis show tlin-t t.ior -are very fur
. irom being "e xhausted It as oiny
, the top so.l wn-c:i has b-,, deprived of
j its foo-l pru Iu ting elements. Just
j dernoatlt tne first few ificlies ha v avt
I 'b-po-its of kud.soiI, nitrogen, p lotnaoric
[ avid aud lmtnsn, which lieretoforo tlie
and experiment -lave demonsirated t.ho
j truth, and now wo know both the im-
periauco of supplying humus to tho
j soil those and subsoil of plowing deposits deep to atmospheric to expose
influence.,. As soon as we supply too
accessary humus the chemtciil action
begin", and in tlm course of decomposi-
tion those otherwise lueit matters are
eet free and made available for onr
growing crops. It has been demon-
sfrated again and again that the most
' profitable form of supplying this lm-
j 1,,n ' 5 IS ,,ot b T P*°w;ng under tho reno-
: ^valuahlo animKod!
j Wo throw away that which The would
make meat, milk and butter. most
economical plan is to cut and save
theso crops, turn under tbo stubbleand
„nd bv if_.y feeding tho cured products to
n „_ ut ...i. r i. n . i, PPOma a
i i, m >'l, profit Wo soli tho
product, » bf'nur .dock, and the manure,
,- nd !iouili rJy prefe rvod
furulslic, additional humus of the most
valuable^-.mlity. Tnis subject i* Those wor-
thv of tho most careful study.
mni who have gripped this important
truth and aro acting upon it are rapidly
forging to the front and aro today onr
>>osti & S, ,'SoS, I^wjr v“. &
posits lie there awa.tiug the processes
which shall gradually release them
or.,1 fiirni.-ii nAiteriftl for crop, of
SS”’™, confirmation SSlSStl.^qiSSIJl! of tho
and in above state-
niciit, I copy the following from the
Ohio experiment station;
"The clnv soil iu which wheal had
w, „r n ^ ^ 077 I .,, contmualtv for 1 six vears ,1
past was analyzed , , ivith tho result that .
the upper foot of soil showed nearly
an.c-jo pounds of potash per acre and
about nluxmliorio 5.099 pounds ” each of nitrogen
unit arid
of course the quantUy of these de-
posits varies with the soil, but all soil*,
even the most unpromising havo more
of these elements than our crops will
take up for many 7 years to come. The
problem knd for the farmer is how is bast
cheapest to appropriate them.
swkkt potatoes
mav still be sot out. and if a rapidly
„ Rt , r i,ig variety like the St. Domiugo
Ia used, the plantiugs may coutiuue
until August The
irtsm ■ potato crop
s ;Sfmi 'ttatThJudSlStfltomm.
ap the potatoes before tuey are exposed
j
collent place, untifrtry. wedosweet
After drying, bed these, as
potatoes lor slip*, except that bo no level. rav
nuro is used and the bed mud
Cover with about two inches of soil and
leave for about two woek*. If the
weather should be dry an qcoa-donal
watering is an advantage. Attheendof
two or three weeks those potatoes which
bavo sprouted can be relied ou to pro
duce plants, they should not bo'cut lmr
planted whole. Those which have not
sprouted should be rejected, but still
can bo used for the table.
I u preparing tho l”ud run tho Tur-
roW s nb-tut 3 1-3 or l eel apart,' broad
and deep, by going tiro or even three
times in the same furrow. If the laud
“'^“1 If
in-
which potash and phosphoric acid pre
dominate, mid mix thoroughly with
the soil. Very thoroughly decomposed
^me‘in^contaoT’wim.h*
potato / pi aut tho potatoes in tha.bot-
tom of tbo furrow aud cover lightly.
gradually filling up tho furrow during
cultivation, which should bo such as ?o
keep down all weeds and grass. Hub
for field culture; the samo for ihe gar
den plot, except that after the potatoes
are phfuted and covered, thei whole bed
may be covered several inches,deep in
leaves, - chaff or pino straw.
FM.L CKOPS.
It , 3 wll to <1ecide on onr fall crops
aud prepare- ‘ ^. for them as far j as possiblo.
If p! . _ P nioro' laate( ig now unoc
c ^ U t . d u „ tLing ? is effectual than
broadcrts or cultivated, for de-
tr - a p forei-m growth nud its
valuable fertilising properties make: .
crop a most important adjunct to
w d r u brf t0 as 4l}0
l-‘^*
pueTitoyiso wsr.n fErns.
Another important offl -o which this
late plaining of peas cltscfs i* the.de-
Struct.Oil of many -.troublcsomo aiid
noxious fall weeds. Iu allowing these
weeds fo porieot seed wp lay tho foun¬
dation for trouble not. only !ha follow¬
ing year, bat for years to come, lor all
we oil seeds do not germinate the year
after they fall., .Some aro buried t 6 o
deep aiid some too shallow, aud year
after year they cCino to the right con¬
ditions for gorminationj they; spring
up, thus causing the farmer additional
trouble and work. Tho. safest plan is
to destroy them hefore they scatter
their seeds for futnre weed crops.
FAU. OAT A.
Don’t put off the sowing of oats until
spring. Make ready and resolvejto sow
in time. We have found the Appier
rust proof, intv-j early and productive. Begin
now, and everything in September ryadiues*
to put in a heavy full crop
is uono too early to begin,
FAllMERS’ i n Zr^ChCB-t AN-D AORICULTUIt-
'AL FAIRS.
July is the ’farmer’s breathing spelt,’
coming a* if does between the steady
matron, aim rue wc.lwv.-opportomty gmtidiitig 1 of all the
crops, mm now fo
meet together, audp-hilo enjoying t^e
jdcasant socfftf-putlierings, discuss plans
and results and,.cotupary notes. Wo-
noto with pleasure the revival in many
parts of the* state of tho old time coutb
ty clubs and fairs, bone except
who • have- participated in them
only encourage tlio. secial tpgathervWe olemout by
brlll(?ill} j t l,o m-mibers
f Qrni .;| 1 subjects of coiliiiidn and goner
a ] , nt -reat,.tfie practical results >f which
ar0 bt , tt( ... crojw .' b-jttor and chcapet
homo ra4w<1 meatt, and v general dis-
semi-iution of the Let host and most eco-
U om;cal plans. these clubs boforrn-
c nssions include fl.-ld. garden, orci..u-x
an q vineyard crops, with the products.
0 f the dairy, poultry yard, apiary and
n ny other industry which;can' bo made
profitable and thu« add to our rotoureer*.
Pnzos sliou’d be offerod in ovory denart.
jnput. Tiie competition thus engender-
ed results iu valuable discoveries,
p- or j us t a nce, iu .a recent experiment
am ong club members in raising big
hogs, and in decidiu t on tho cheapest
f ood f or iiogs tho cost varied from three
to six cents. A wide margin and a
difference which could but- result in
SShogS'^ 1 *°
Discreditable and D‘sgr*e»rnt.
is wn at Liverpool vex sayopameri-
’
tax cotton packing.
Liverpool, r Jane t 19.—Tho m mu cotton as-
«ociatibn of this city protested to the
Mersey dock board agaius, excluding
cotton from the reduction in Charges
recently made, on the pretext of risks
«n«i oxcossiye expense*. The board re-
P h * that ^ n [ at d*.i «ol invbfre
trouble , or Mk; birt American cotttfn,
besl des its liability to fire, was badly
P a ;kod- Ami tiie balr-s wero need.Asly
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I insert the above just as it was sent
from Livorpoo., to show our farmers
exactly What is thought of the condi-
tion of our cqtton.by tho men on whom
we ate Osspoudeat for the fixing, of- the
price. it is ho hone 1 that th« effort*
it is to ro do nope. - rnat t.ie eitorta now now
bem S macl ° for smaller and more -nm-.
form size of bales, and for more careful
methods of packing and shipping will
moot. with ultimate success. OilCQ
these reforms are accomplished we will
no longer bear the reproach of shipping
the most unsightly, and ragged bales
received m the markets of the world
? vlt l Ly,® consequent 1 °S 3 in actual dol-
Urs and cents I must not close this
article witjiont referring to the
with . which . ,/^t 6 od ffe has fri-it b!e<sed cuor. onr state. ' It
is-stated that Fort Valley alone
shtp over 3,600 carloads of poaches, no*
to mention the equally large number
from other sections, and the Plant sys-
tem estimates that it- will require from
10,000 to 13,009 cars to move the melon
m;lou» %ZTSZS?ZSL*?Si have Worldwide reputation, oX!.
a
« hrifty a “ d b fttotical ,10rth8ra
niuifiRAXTS
sought onr *ihre favorable climate
and condition* and aro helping us to
baild |lo prosperity of our slat*
q- blJ coiiiiAg rft Bach wealth, people not only
brings additional but lufmset
, lew energy and activity, opens* add* lines^^ to
■y a r ne ‘ot our lauds, oppirtunitle* now
enterprise, gives psbettor the foundation
for KOOll „ c hoolii, lavs
for a lasting aud subst uitml social itruo-
fare, aiubwAiceveufUtrttJt rhini .late the
rare problem It is » dutv whic^we.
as farmers .more e*t>eo:,tlly, owe to on*
ohiUireii. to develop togtvehheiu our country at t<*
jucb a p 0 j ut as greater
vantage* than tlivyewr' ever haw in
onr at eubouraxiug present >par.-.eily,*«uled "the Immigration Tvxvons ufl
these thrifty settler* we are advanc¬
ing tho bust interest* of onr famiHaa,
our frionds and our stater Iu the pu»-
i*h or Calcasieu, L.a . tbo aasesseil vnt-
ueof proportv'incrcaAed |?.5W)’,#00. iu tell suit ye—
from $1,500,000 to .somettuee M In t-
meeting of it*, citiaens
189-1 it was stated that this iuoreaee wee
duo entirely ..to immigration from the
west, owing to tho capital which *h«y
had brought with" theii'and the impe¬
tus they had - given to. various eueer-
prises. R. T. Nnurr
CROP-.- con"di,t?ions.
Snirtmtry *f R»|tnri< lt«oilr*A %f Cwtm-
tnUlJoiier X«iliiU Duflnj th# ttMlh.
• COTTON
This, the most important ef all ear
crops, has been much improved by the
sunshine and raius,Qf. the past Mouth,
but is still short of drt acreage crop in
size of plant and date of Itfooming. The
condition throughout the state ts good,
most of the 'field* being free from gras*
and wall worked. ; Tlioro ha* been tome
damago to the stand from cool weather
and lice, but ou the whole the stand le
fair. Tlierp has be,on little complaint
through tin) month qt ^oo. much or too
littlo rain, and the inference 1* that ev¬
ery comity iu the stateTiar *o Tar been I
blossed with good favordhle cropmakittg durin^H, weeJanr I
With eveVyahing |
rest .of.thq swasou Georgia-should uraxo
throb-fourths, of last year’* crop.
- cony.
This valuable drop-premise* f«W welt nfl
over the state, npd w-tth a (oer*
weeks <5f sensounble' Weather wa Will
hare enough- v to-. -supply all our
wants without buying from onn
sister' statos. In ttio : lower half
of the state ih* crop,' 0* a rule, ia
•■laid by,” and the midat* last.yptowiag aud wtil
soon be given ih upper
Georgia. On the bottom lands the emra
is still small, but is growing off nioety
and with a fine color. ■'*
- y.
While but lit'Ao wgs planted, wheat
has done very well—5W to 13 bh hehi
per Little acre being made tff gfisuy farmers
or no rust and tb« grain well
•filled o'nt : an ad*' heavy. Many do! tarn
svpuld bo saved, by tjao farmers of mV#-
.thefi- hopie.,rpiiuts. ..Th) ho* hoea
in good condition.
> tr t-'.’xj,'**•••* OATS.
Txfo sowings : of’ f!«ll find winter eat*
havisif - boen jydlp^ ■ .th-ifs wo* ha* a
small crop planted in. the spring by the
discouraged farmers;s* Thus*— plauveo.
howtver, have geijera|Uy. #pne well and
a good crop now rowit+ds those farmers
who ventured;cui pMnfhsg third the second,
and some even the time. The
is'Bein^ harVeste<l.'
> ■TdtATfilfV ’
: - „A‘ 1 argor area -than ■.'nanel has been
planted in thi* valuable prdsorii food 'I* erop, and
the prospect at good fora
large yield. Tt would i* wall cat^Kan JAbfhe
farmers would ta'co more tn^mgk
horeto'ore in sivilljf rlAs crop
the cold, weathor. Tha Vwo csiealiat
points being to keen them dry and l«t
kcep thpiir {ro<n- be kept frdt*Wnjf;'it at. equable seem* that
it -ii «7 can an tem¬
pera,tiro through vk=. would never, be lost, e*-
cvpt neglect or mrfeleisnes*.
teas, st'OA«. cA\E, ;ifoann^ M( OROl .^ n
, from these minty
The reports crops
aro almost universally'favorab.,, bountiful aa .
gnring well fgr. a supPy*f
theso products. *
rnciT. • -
Every section of the state has share,
in.one of tho most bountjtal fruit crop* ef
in the history of tho state. Berries
all kinds,; a* woll as otliev- frnits, have
been abundant and of fino quality and
cheap enough in price to Ke within the
reach of alt The onty 'drawback ia
connection with the fruit ojqp has been
the serious blighting of the pear trees
in soutb..Georgia and tile consequent
serious injury to that-frnit. We hope
that the pear -grower* Wifi eventually
discover the ronie(jy, and having learned
fo control and destroy thq. Wight, recent thjp
industry wiH soon'- segOitt its
magnitude.. . , lA J;
stock.
Most of the reports iudleat* a eonsWl-
exable increase in tho« ndtrihef of beg*
in the state, with very, 'little, disease
amongst them. The condition of stock
of all kinds is very good; with only
hero and there a reported case of cholera
among hogs or rod water among cattle.
rents® Atn* (kww -Rtwiacois.
Qtmsnox 15 —Please tell ®« how M
cut and pure fodder cqrq». FaiSB
Anjswer 15 — From fhe,. and
Fruit Grower we take the following
exCellfSul Anethod:
• ‘ Gutwlieu it beglnstosfik-aridtasseL
De this early: la-tko merhfttg, -if Inver-
able, and let it..wilt in. the «nn till
uoon. If it threatens to rain, shook up
and bind tightly around tho top With
corn stalks. If favorable ■ weather,
turn the fodder arid le\1t Re till late la
the qfteraoon anti th,n Shank, o«d ba
sure to bind the top. o». better, If yo*
gbdd'sheltei; wheke ftm e^nstaaff
:$f ip arid-let-it cure, db so.* Aflittla.-'n i
^ wfag0 .tuff at the MWmilh 1
M . wm ... P** an r"°“y'* j. , no , ]
body.ean, make oue. With a prop.
prepared rack, an immense amount} 1
be hauled at one load. Iu cutting, f
«« •»« TO«*r « i
care of each day,” - - i