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r- *8*§l ‘ .4 \OL XVI. COMMI S.ONElt NESBITTS Monthly Talk With the Fanners of Georgia. Department or Agriculture, Atlanta, Nov. 1,1882. The month of October, on the whole, has been most favorable fur gathering the crops of corn and cotton, and toe fanners have shown great energy and care in placing the fleecy staple beyond the reach of injury from unfavorable weather. Throughout the state the yield is toe poorest almost in ten bare, yea^s. nothing Today in the the plants fields are to mature. In other words, the crop is gathered for this season, and the malts are most unsatisfactory. There has sot been in years a season in which toe ab¬ sence of favorable climate and soil con¬ ditions marked. has bomi more conspicuously made Where tu time the and proper the preparations soil bad, even were in moderate quantities, the requisite ele¬ ments for plantjgrowth, and where en¬ ergy and sound judgment have charac¬ terized the planting and subsequent cul¬ tivation, the yield fairly is, notwithstanding good. But adverse seasons, where there was late planting, all, light manuring, or no manuring at and and im¬ where the cultivation was slow perfect, the yield is the poorest I have ever known. The experience convince of the past twenty-five farmer, years should every who was allured by the the high prices into fol¬ of cotton directly "one-crop” after war that agricultural lowing the people system, made greater an never a all mistake than in staking their on a single issue. The making of these suc¬ cessive borrowed crops has cost not only consumed vast sums of money, but has time and talent and energy, and worn out a soil that once possessed every ele¬ ment for producing, in abundance, all the crops suited to our climate and sec¬ tion. I have been forcibly, indeed pain¬ fully, impressed the past season with the undeniable fact that most of our surface soil is lost to us forever, and, even in more favored sections, where the lands are level, the manifest decline, in both plant growth and yield, apprehension are so marked as to cause grave for the future success of our agriculture. system This depleting, indefinitely, wearing out the end cannot continue around, must come ere many years roll and then what are we to do ? We have had all the teams and every down farm hill appli¬ since ance pulling everything nearly reached the the war, we have bottom, and what then? Can you show me any section of the state where the farms have been made richer and more productive? Of course there are in¬ dividual exceptions, and where you find these exceptions supplies you and generally prosperity. find plenty of home But mTm rule the answer to this ques¬ tion must lie unfavorable. Tlie truth is our farm* ere growing poo*or with each succeeding crop. We all realize that it is much easier to exhaust ami tear down than to reclaim and build up these old fields. But they can be reclaimed, and we owe it to ourselves, to our children to set qbout the task. It is estimated that only abont 5 per cent, of those engaged in trade ever ac¬ cumulate wealth, quite a large number succeed in gaining a comfortable sup¬ port, but many in all occupations from various causes, often from lack of en¬ ergy or proper business qualifications, become fail of their object, and these the chronic grumblers and fault-finders in every community, and attribute to bad laws and unfavorable seasons the misfortunes and disappointments which have fallen to their lot. ever ready to take on any information dependence sisart from rsjs his chosen occupation, •wss ass ‘SS the meet extnUlinary efforts to gain the a gr^ategtocare*in livolihnrMl have learned every^ermmt to exercise saving of plant food; in concentrating their work; “"They have ^st burning learned the lesson which we arc to study—that is, how to reap the largest smallest and most profitable These vieW from the area. thoughtful, busy workers are demon etrating that, even under continuous cultivation, lands can be worked at a jjrofit and at the same time kept up to a high degree of productiveness. To realize the utter absurdity and hopelessness of continuing to cultivate land in the same crop without rest or change. one needs only to ride over this state and examine the yield on these fields, which have been devoted to cot ton year after year. To a thoughtful mind the sight is a most depressing position one. We generally occupy the which we make for onrselves, and we cannot reasonably hope to fill a higher one. The farmer who allows his lands to "run down” year after year and then expects to realize an independence from them, is making the grand mistake of his life. It is the man and not the farm that determines its value. It is true that there is a difference in location, climate and nature of soil, but there is a wider difference in the men who use these conditions. Professor Brewer well illustrates this idea by a case which came under his own observation. A neighbor bought a farm for 820 an acre. He so improved it that in three years he was offered AiOO an acre tor it At his death it sold for >2% an acre. In a few vears the purchaser sold it for »100 an acre to a man who finally disposed of it for |12 favored an acre. climate holds In our nature out to ua every encouragement. Let us read and think for ourselves. Let us emulate the example of our more pro fs gressive and successful neighbor. There plenty pf room at the top of the lad der. only crowding and struggle disappointment at the bottom. Let us "higher up.' where comfort and almndanc* await us. R. T. Nesbitt. , -AXHRmiSEm.mr Commissi oner, Since the October report was ireued we har^ had plentv ii of gnnshine and warm nearly weather the entire saw. ^-tingcr^bver Fanners have - The Crawfordville Democrat. iihi ^ v . 1 .W. Nealon, Prop. J. M. Nealon, Editor. and with a few weeks of fine weather the entire crop will be gathered, in middle Georgia cotton is nearly all icked, the and ia northern Cere feotyia much of crop is oak K a therm* and the housing of toe peas fine has weather, intinued and rapidly through of th* work is completed. a great part COTTON. While the fine weather has been fa vorable to cotton picking, yet the entire absence at moisture 1ms not been with¬ out its injurious effects. With oc¬ casional showers the small top crop would halve matured, whereas bolls by have the dry, want weather, small been forced open prematurely. The lint from such bolls is very tight, From and in careful ginning consideration goes largely to of motes. and a condition reports of z sonai observation at the cnmja a part of the state, we feel 9 ingeytac that the crop for this year of that wfflnofWWettkjhan of last These 65 figures per cent, take into consideration year. only the small not yield per acre, but also the reduction in acreage. OOBN. The corn crop of this year is the largest made in the state for a number of years. While the crop of last year probably in tbs northern part of the state exceeded in increased the yield per acre, and yet considering in other the portiona of acreage the state, the yield the the department regards this as largest crop during the {Mat decade. GRAIN. The sowing of wheat and oata been retarded by the dry weather, bat we trust that the farmers will put is larger crops of small grain than hereto¬ fore. The fall is the proper time to begin to prepare for a decreased acreage in cotton, and for bringing up land who by diversified fanning. Let those have undertaken to renovate their lands and to make their farms self-sustaining this the continue in their efforts, iu right direction. The advance made in the price of cotton leads to be the always hope of higher prices, but let it re¬ membered that if a better price is to be obtained that the acreage must be re¬ duced and the size or the crop di minisbed. Over-production will alt ways result in a depression of the market, and living prices cannot be hand. expected where a surplus remains on WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT. Perhaps more than agricultural any other depart¬ depart¬ ment ol state the ment has been confronted with opposi¬ tion. In many instances this opposition work of grow* out of the fact that the the department is not thoroughly under¬ stood m other cases out of the idea, that supported by benefits taxation conferred the expenditures the exceed the on people. It is trne that a part of the fund that supports this department fund, but such is derived from the general great of is only the case because a part the fees collected through the agency of tiie department go to the school fund. In the biannual report of th* depart¬ ment to the governor (ha fee* gratifying collected result was shown that the from inspections that come under the supervision of the department were more than ample to meet every in expendi¬ all its ture for the entire department branches, with a balance in favor of the state of over *8,000. The season from which these figures were taken was an unusually small one as regards the business done in commercial fertilizers, and is a conservative estimate unusually to place de¬ the amount that will be rived above all exiienditures at *10,000. During 1891-02 the change in the law in regard to the tees of inspectors of oils was not in full force, and an increase from this source can be reasonably ex¬ pected. supervision of inspection. direct control and snp^sion of the analysis of fertilizers we Xpehiniii-rB ft 3 ?F?rr,'tyrt ftHvKsi fertilizers were used were M ow where farmers, deriving no benefit from the goods disad\ purchased, --contesting the jrth of at a great anta^e w g< Tto following from the report of the commissioner to the governor gives briefly the law on the Hutoect of e - tslizer inspection, with some other mat ters of importance to the department, The Inspection of t'ertUlz«r. The imperative necessity for laws governing the inspection of fertilizers has been recognised by the legislative bodies of nearly all the states. The first law passed on this subject in Geor gi a was in 1868. Being of an expen mental character it was inadequate frauds that to j protest against various might be sought to be perpetrated, large and go framed that the sulwequent ] business that developed would have 1 afforded immense revenue to the offi cials executing the law. Under thia law the inspector, or jmrty drawing the ; sample, the the ; was at same time cnem ist making the analysis. It was the duty of these officers when point requested within to inspect fertilizers at any certificates the state, and to furnish of BU rh jarsmT inspection. It made unlawful for a nv to sell fertilizers without such certificate inspect^ of inspection, for mak teg which the received fifty cents a ton. The act creating this sys tern provided for no general super rimm of the work of the ins^-c : tors, each ts-ing an independent officer in that section of the state in which he was located. Naturally, therefore, when the act of 1874, creating tlie de £^d partment of agriculture, was passe-1 the ! of this department inspections. was placed of in charge of all Tim use fertilizers ra^dly increasing the neces gitv for a change in the law became are p^ent. paMed and to 0*14 meet this this law the art have of beeo 1877 . ■ fJ Wcted executed as to have each would shipment have ample, the hut protection the consumption lie cMtMofarge been bulk that tittpections to | , were m ade to facilitate business. These inspections affords no sufficient pro , te^O, tection mg* as the goods remaining g in the ^ tht ^uentadulteratkm in which event the analywa audmani^latem. >f th- wm Hecoico • * J ££ t w CRAWFORDVILLE, GEORGIA, FRID W. NOVEMBER 4, ment, With the force at the command of the department it was found impo* sible to make all inspections bulk in this way, and that inspections iu were una voidable that the business might be con ducted without delay. Realising th insufficiency of these inspections {mesentsd a 141! to the last gen eral assembly which msde a radical change in the system. Tnis bill became the law and does, I believe, furnish a per feet protection against goods any orlinary effort to place spurious on the market and renders any class of fraud almost nnder its certain operation, of detection. honest Already, made errors by manufacturers in sacking goods have been discovered and the mistakes recti¬ fied to the advantage of the farmers. the provisions of the new law are such that the manufacturer or dialer who Sells goo^i belo w the state standard, places htaeelf to danger for of rendering and of vmd all tra nsacti ons the year, having the state prohibited for subs.) Vi«it chancy for detection opportunities great that and are so no dealer or manufacturer would nsk the great loss entailed by discovery of illegitimate sales for the sake of tlie benefits that would be derived from fraudulent transactions. That act totally abolishes all inspections in bulk, and all inspections hands are made after the goods leave the of the manufacturer or dealer. Briefly stated, it provides that all manufacturers or dealers must reguD ter tbs guaranteed ana vsti of the brand erf a fertiliser they sell or propose to offer for sale. This guarantee is placed also ob record in the office and is branded on the wothont sack, that difficulty purchasers the may arcertain standard up order to which maintain the goods must high come. •tmdmr&, In to a the law also requires all am momated goods to oouteiu two pw cent. of wnmonlk with a totel of eight per O—A°f Phosphoric acid and PG^h- To give further protection, and tetter enable purchasers by name and without reference to the guarantee to know something passed of order the goods under pur- fhe chased, powerconWedby I an bill, requiring the aU fertilisers offwed brande.1 for registration, either of inspection or sale as the following: Ammoniated _ Super phosphate, Ammoniated Dissolved Ekme, Ammoumted Guano. Guano, Fertiliser, or in other woids implying that the same is an ammoniated analysis superphosphate. claim The guaranteed must that it contains not less than two per cent, of ammonia (actual manufacturer or potential). After regisuation th. or dealer may order as many tags as he tags - awn are n ow, more Properly speaking, gs registration fertiliser torn, a* they do been not signify that toe has sampled, but only that the condition# precedent to selhng or offering for sale have been complied witto When the sales are made it is the duty of the manufacturer to notify the department of tfie of the number of tons, the name consignee and condiS^nSders where shipped. A failure wttlb tb«* the role absolutely void. The inspectors are directed where to make inspections, as each also sale sent is recordedm out general theoffice trips through They are on the territory assigned them, Ukmg sam tVTuT'lff ^“mit^aken overrshi t mieuttlwfact tlmta large number are drawn in every part of the wtate, and the inability of the manufacturer to tell from what, which samples de analysis will to made, upon pends his future business in the state and his collections, furnishes, wo tee lieve, a perfect safeguard. In regard to the price of fertilizers in the state, it is gratifying to report that our farmers are able to purchase in the union. at os small cost as in any state lie Our tonnage tax is so low as not to considered in mailing tlie selling tlie price, which was not the case while tax remained at fifty rents per ton. While the tax is only ten cents per ton. it will be seen by the receipts from this source that a sufficient sum is raised to main¬ tain the entire inspection system, and without taxatiou, protect our farmers from many frauds and impositions. Did the manufacturers add ten cents P> every ton of goods sold, which they do not, the farmer could well afford to pay this small fee to insure him against adul¬ terated and spurious goods, and secure for him a service that would otherwise cost him from ten to fifteen dollars. Ho firmly am I convinced of the necessity of a thorough system of inspection it by that, eral were taxation, it necessary I believe to support the state would gen¬ be compensated by the amount saved from burdensome litigation that would result did no such system exist. How¬ ever, the present tonnage tax has p roven far better than any other method and, supporting itself, adds several thousand dollars annually to the school fund of the state. GLANDERS, As Excellency is aware, through , Executive your Department, and direct the to this department, many complaint# have been made by letter, and in cases of alarm, by telegram, of glanders among stock in the state. Our Isvs make no provision for such cases, ana through your Excellency the I would of the re spectfully call attention General Assembly to the necessity of providing some mean* to suppress loathsome and prevent toe spread of this disease, without deeming it proper m this report to suggest the method. When it has W within the power of the de partment, without too been great investigated, an ex penditure. cases have but with no power to act teyond the the investigation, and with no mean* at command of the department, the general except what has been saved from fund appropriated to the department by economy in other directions, 1 feel that the department is unequipped to handle the matter and to prevent the spread of the disease now m it-, infancy , and. in case of an emergency, to do what won hi be necess «tj dom to prevent a disartrenade rtrnction stock bo far a w - tmgnesa gn the part of those who own diseased animals to destroy them fwlte benefit of the community has o- n shown ; but toe owner of one affected be killed animal .co-ictote d.ffi no: iH to to te*nmt syv to it to it i- upfrea-l. what extent the diset^e iuig.it At ^ i(jn f th . P-,, ^toth^appr > t . _____ nn . me«*t .-V a majority of'the bouse, and failed to pa--. Competent in the Slate ar..- breight in by e#fS the people generally.” ----, Texas stock, and, stole w > icing this view, a number of "s enacted quarantine regulation* itv at such The stock, requiring its a. fact that this disease mot hn« «»»ij destroys life, stock, but also endangers sufficient to my mind furnishes argument why legislative action of some i iiarac ter should be taken. Aa.-tn. chronic cases of glanders may wait'd in a cum inunity for months in _ sprsnjim. its touts many form cases of the disease without its source evidently Itoffctt discovered, I- nd Such conditions thor- an investigation, understands by a his surgeon wort who oughly experiment Iu many quartern eoBapfctots have been made against the stw f i<s on the KrouIM * i that the expendRa***! of sred were done, too fjl t {or thfl amount lw8e sumiosltion tMm pi a i n te are gea-i'! based on the that the f i 1 that sup ^ * station factTiris is apjmq«« te . by the tote w hen. in derived! from th „ , onfira i government, and it does not appear to me reaaoualto that any IMH deceive, . t of 0 ur people should V to not to or lwnefit permit the farm. ; .prjation to re the frofU mad(l by the United Stati l-isrt i As re J, uinM j fi, w , th e essential of the ork ^ ti, e gto tion has depart b« -.epi duced in the reports of this .it. That m of the#e eiperimante tre valuable then systematic' , cuu j* no doubt, and if' ■’ « results of culture f .lization f v *rions characters *re u* ?ienefit ^ ^ (armer . That many ire inside to avil themselves of the bmefl of the eiTM ^ „.i ment j g doubtless tws, ut the le ons taught remain ths warns. The commi ssioner of agrtcnlturt i, e* officio dutnMn o{ t he board of *irectors of the sU tion. The board, w , .to is ap ^ ), y vour excellent is made up s „ C( ,«wfni farmers the] fronj each oon J district in state. The ffort(S f th „ 0 gent lem«i to A. ■ been to k8 the Rtetifln V, ry class o{ taTmen , and to illustrtte to out fgrulors wh at can to dor to certain branche<| o( aKr icniture. . » he bred f the department, ^“ my & v .4* tn the ffnira of e gtati()n { < *1 o*,suiting Uve i„caseof adisurtrem to a He ^tween the othre tolti .tirechre, tmt th nt lk , r o{ uiX <x af C «ng the BUtion consultation ^ a^eeii toe directors, -or gen era ] among aisliw.md Thp establishment of the ex¬ HuMsnU in ^bacco show l repfeally it. oapabili- advo M tending outside to of previous tlag oorlculturalnoHcy. ojE Georgia The hue Our being ^TiriU^ ^neSt, eafila and I hope toLv., f* mSSu ■- ““#rs i.iw ta will greal en our ■££ * A W()rll in tbi8 report f , to the way j which the station 3*31 retablishcxl may not to amiss. 1 WNf id was do nated by the people ol Bug county, ^ the g t»te has ,ipaUy app™™whsl for feepr. .vementa *15,000. * l<h4 pr i ni (lf . ai.rirtioriattop ahMw» er. as the — ( to permite onlv . ,* ^“^^Ironf the iiajieoki.® addition «rf tori'- the ]j Iflrh and so was no to Maintained , ra] tox The station is operated and bv *15,000annually setaside , ^ « tor that purpose, inbwtion of OUM. ofrevL1m?nCthree f ™ r n r » in the Inwj™-tott. toa^Uons. The object of the law is to prevent the sale of oil and other e*ploajve substanco* of 80 low a Krade that h.o and property would bo endang -re^ Itl uition to this the department has 1 eon » 1 aerore oil of a ^ter burning shipped iia in till > where poor oil has been state. HERD. Tim object and aim of t.Uo depirtmont in sending out need ia not m sonio kiiji pose, simply to furnish seed for ordi¬ nary farm and garden purposes, but to encourage the use of well selected seed, test the value of different varieties, direct tlie attention of the farmers to other branches of agriculture, so that whether certain crops can lie grown profitably can be ascertained, and to introduce seed that have been tested and found of superior value literature. The repirts sent out by the one to give the farmers information, not and only tlie on the condition of the crops prospect yield, but also such informa¬ tion as will be useful on the farm, _ the department endeavors to make these reports timely and we would be glad to receive from farmers succinct reports of experiments or unusual results ob¬ tained by certain methods of cultivation. At any anil all times the department its is willing to give any information at command, or communicate with the department at Washington when neces sary to ascertain any inaUer about which there may lie an inquiry. It is our desire Pi make the department of beneficial to the fanners outside the supervisions , , of , inspections, . and ,. liy every ______ means at our command Pi advance practieal agriculture. In this work we ask the co-operation and support of tlie fanners of the state. cheese Making in Georgia. -- by hon. r. T. nf.sWTT, ohknihkioner OF agriculture of Georgia. _, Fr Southern ("nltlvator a recentvwit to orfffin (Wffin, while at tending the of toe director* of ths e xpwi meid station ! was very rouih mter^tolineiammg into the dstaiti of toAuat^ testedin ^‘ ^ n d«^i d it hi* fm* B > supposed heretofore ■tba- , the difficulties difflmi ties, ctomtte ^ otherwitth^e^guiTU und mg. making gnec^te were too ai id_jprofi te i <jrercom* Ba* * these ternT^x^riment ex tended study * ^<**£™*™ this in 1 O' ■ 1 ' JSLS ^ , «• ® the im^vive. t to Z **, J. lands a °.. well Tb* and crestnines ia every gh dM^g* 1 whtM where .teady and ttsy tm rehaMs^k^or |f W^gWte un k. much mea.i-i <A m ' whh-h rr# an - thwart k> - as-1 tat natural ^ ^ito^/ril' u n ,S^ lands T,/. arr.mvc.cuts for acb^ factory, unlike rune otl -r <t the smaller Indus and care are v-unol, the condition* are such Mult cheeeo ol excellent qual¬ ity can be successfully made at far less risk than where the milk is sent any distance to market, or where butter is the product. In the first case, that is where the milk » marketed at any dis¬ tance, there is the danger of souring, the particularly in mid summer. In second, that is, where the of product the is to be butter, the variations cream as times to quality weather and quantity, conditions, owing some¬ other to or circumstances equally beyond ooutrol, often cause cheese-making, disappointment. the In factory keep¬ ing wing cows established, for the farmer sells milk at so much the pound, which is returned to him either in money or cheese. The price is fixed; the market is at his door; bis only care is to produce the milk ia sufficient quantities to pay him for the outlay. Tain being done he has not only added to his income, lmt has an¬ other wholesome and nntritioua items J^^th^ywfeSed'^MwrhoJdTOTe the factories might b« started the of on oughly S^M^and’wTonMir posting himself in number all the thw neces p^menfstation operation, and tVfactoryls wishing tnVify initruo ftrtliTy any one 11 for learning thsbusiness There is nothing complicated in the pnsms. and any man or woman of ordinary team in can, in thirty days, everything necessary for carrying on the work. To give some idea of the re¬ quirements I quote from some notes winch were kindly furnished me by Captain Redding, the director, in re spouse to some Question* which I had asked. I also give bis letter, bearing directly on this subject: Experiment, Ga., Aug. *7,1883. Hon. R. T. Nesbitt. Commissioner of Agriculture, Atlanta, Ga.: My Dear Sir— In response to youre of the 25th, I enclose “Notes on — Cheese- --- making in Georgia,” which you may find useful made You mav that the chess* at the dairy a* ' 5 cents per it pound—the has been whole cheese. Wherever tested it has given satisfaction. Mr. Wing says that the conditions here in Georgia for choeseniakiug, are more has favorable than in Ohio, where he been making cheese all his life. Very truly, R. J. Bedding, Director. NOTES ON CHKESK-MAKING IN GEORGIA. 1. Character and cost of building shed, : Any cheap outbuilding, or mere making will answer all purposes for the curing room should be tight .*•£[ and close, yet capable of ventilation. A good 8x10 pantry, or storeroom, such as may lie found in most well-built farm houses, would answer. 2, Fixtures, machinery, consisting etc.: of wooden A cheese vat, with a box lined with tin, a small fur¬ nace underneath; a press with one or more screws similar to a cider-press of differ screw; a few tin ebrese b»»p* ent sixes; curd kni .-es, The strainers, flipper outfit and a thermometer. entire for a dairy of twenty-five cows will cost less than *100. of cheesemaking is, 8. The process briefly, as follows: The until night’s milk is kept in is a mired cool place morning, when it with the morning's and milk heated and all poured to into the cheese vat up a temperature of of eighty-four prepared degrees. A ■ma ,11 quantity rennet (ren netine) is then added anil tlie milk is constantly but gently stirred until (to It prevent the cream from rising) com¬ mences to thicken. In about forty min¬ utes the milk will become solid, it cur¬ dles (you would call it clabber, or sweet curds). When the curd has become pretty firm it is cut into small cubes — about tlie size and shape of dice—-by means of the curd knives, which is done in a few moments. The heat is then in creased until the curds allow a tempera¬ ture of ninety-six to ninety-eight This heating de¬ grees by the thermometer. w to cause the expelling pieces of the curd whey. to con¬ The tract, thereby drained and is used whey is then away, Pi fred pig», y oving calves, etc., being fattening food. Thu curd is now nabob at. the rate of ow-lialf ounce of salt Pi the pound of curd, and tlie bitter is enclose*] in a press cloth and put inPi tlie cheese hoop and pressed until the whey is all ex¬ pelled, which will lie in about twenty minutes. The cheese is now removed from the press hoop, the press cloth re¬ moved, and the permanent cloth "ban¬ dage” put on, mid then returned Pi the hoops and press, where it is pressed with the full force of the press screw and a three-foot lever—the firmer the better. The cheese usually remains in the flours, press until next day, or say eighteen when it is marked with date of making and placed on a shelf in tlie cur ing * room pi be turned over every day ,, , , vlrtl , tlH h)tll( , The curing room should Is* k*-|it at a belt the tem¬ perature of seventy or seventy-five de¬ grees by opening windows and doors at night and closing will up during the day. in The cheese he ready for use from three weeks to several months, a* may lie determined by the maker during the process of making. of March, 4. In the south the months April, May, June, August, September making and tlcPiber are the lies! cheese months, lmt cheese may be made at any neafton. Usually cheese is made in spring, summer and fall, and butter iu winter, because butter-making requires a c/sil temperature which cannot tm se —l in summer without the aid of ice (Continued on heeond Page.) A A I 9 1 _ ’ „7, HdS made ITiatlV y fr /• ends, ‘ Why „ Because it lU the <[ ; 7 t IS . 0£Sl j ailU x CngapCbt 11111 lilli , ,, > mUIT . .>010. ij II It kills KlllipAHll* Dain ! S onm IFfTnifUI flTI * iy L Uri I L 1 H || * t «x lull I I If 111 I 11 li I ; I 1 - «SS0ld by all dealers for2>t - ? *r« nv^iiy chF»p iw»u t '7 , 4 m on, w you w.u b« dw*ppo»»*<i. Terms 51 co NO. 44 We will save the People of Talhw ferro county Many Dollars If they will only buy their goods of us. Owing to the backwardness ol the cotton crop we did not go for our goods until very late, after other buyers had re¬ turned, Wnen we were on the market the great scare came upon tne centers or ine wnoiesaie iraue oy repurie EL cnoiera m New York city. Buyers kept away, and jobbers lo FT loose their immense stocks at what they would bring. Just he^e it was th*.t our unequalled buyers entered the market, untied his pocket book and let the magic cash lly.Our goods were bought a |, nost a t our own price.ilnd we now propose tosell them cheap er than any other dealer in middle Georgia. We are in a positions to 1 t his. COME AND SEE -* just what kind of A prices can be made , when . goods , are bought . at sixty . . cents . on the dollar, t 1 Dry (*oo<ls Silks und Trimminjrs. This department is brim full, repiesentiug the latent iabrics from the foremost mills of the country. The trimmings are the loveliest that have .yet crossed the Mason and Dixon line. IN MILLINERY lead as in alL Other lines. This stock is the loveliest in years, and embraces the latest patterns and designs of both foreign and domestic manufac¬ ture. Our new Palis styles are indescribably .beautiful. artist,, We can only say pay Miss Thomas, our superior millinery a visit, and she wiil surely sell you just what you want* We show the largest CLOAK, JACKET AND COAT Stock of any retail dealer in the state. Only the latest styles enter our house. The most fastidious find just what they want here. DOMESTICS* We carry only the best brands,.' and our prices are tlie lowest anywhere. We have the exclusiv. sale of the best 20-ceiit ladies’ goods manufactured. They are fast black, and the best on earth for the money. AU sizes in children’s and misses’ of the same goods. . UNDERWEAR. Ladies’ gents, miases' and children’s good vest s for sale at twenty-five cents; children’s at a less price. Heavy vests at 35 cents well worth 75 cents. been Gents’underwear equalled equally by as cheap. These prices have never anywftere anybody. Handkerchiefs, ribbons and laces world without end at a cellar hottom^prfees. 33*4 per cent, saved every customer ill his line. f SHOES Si We art* at home when we get on this subject, lliis stock has always been a leader with us. We often retail more than 1,500 pair a week. Would we do this if our prices and ar* - not right ? we can wupply your wans in boots and shoes not disturb your pocket book much. CLOTHING. $12,500 in this department alone. we can fit and please any one. Our suits are the best fitting, the Lent ior wear and he besrfor the money. SUNDRIES. You will probably want many things not mentioned above —items usually kept in a store like this. Our stock is not de¬ ficient in anything. * Our great stock of jeans, cassimiern, etc , will speak for themselves. Good checks at 5 cents worth near er 6 cents, Standard prints wold by many at 7 cents are offered there at 5 cents, and i! we liad space we could mention thous¬ ands of wonderful bargains, we want your trade, and if good desirable goods offered at or below those of the lowest of low will secure it you will supply your wants of us. Hoping to see 1 you in our store at an early date. Yours to Serve, Mil HSi CO GREEN ESliORO, GEORGIA.