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gU ry# sewn la September or
October, (oOVewd about I taebo*), make*
abundanot good green long* to rat or
graotag froaa January to May. If al
lowed to, it will reseed ltooM. This U
sometime* called Sand Vetch, tad looting
the land failed to It, thragh It deoiwoll
on otlfl rod land* with no.
Engliih Vetch (Viola 8atiro) planted
with Bermada or eowod on Bortnnd ood
, doe* well, grdwe while Bermada 1* root*
tag and improve* the land and Bor-
ATTRACTIVE
FEATURES
making awarm mash or bran and add
ing a tea*poonfnl of tarpenttae to a
met* for 20 fowl*, it will give-the
: gape worm plenty of grief, if pro*-
' ent. These substances should bo ora-
I stantly kept on band and need qalte
freely the whole year tbrongh and
| without stint in the season of activity
of all poultry vermin. It can be given
! internally in consistent doses, externally
applied, or used as an inseotide on
ATLANTA
Semi-Weekly Journal.
A FURTHER RISE PREDICTED
11* Now (Cellmates That the Total
Crop of th« Country Will lie
About •,000,000 Hales.
estimated that
' roosts, nestboxos and anywhere where
lice or mites are liable to be.—The
: Poultry Farmer.
j CULTIVATING SUGAR CANE
I>pp«rlin--ut of Agrlcti iuro Beads
Letters to Ordinurles.
The question of the importance of
11 growing sngar cane baa been disnnssed,
j somewhat, in the leading papers of the
n state in the last five weeks, and to pro-
,1 rare information on this subject this
^Department has sent ont circular letters
d to each Ordinary of the several connties
Bta the state, asking for the names of the
^farmers who have grown cane. We
^l)ave found it almost impossible to oh-
I tain such information as wa desire, and
j yet, we have the names of several grow-
am of this prodnot who have made some
gtocessfal, as well as encouraging, re-
made. This Vetoh hoe the same char
acteristic# ae tbs Hairy or Sand Vetches,
mve that it dots bsst on stiff red land,
(like to mix with this oats, wheat or
barley. or all these.
If not put or grased after March first,
a good ratting of hay oan ha had about
tbs last ot April, or early in May. So
with the Hairy. Good, reliable seed is
necessary. I get my seed from T. W.
Wood A Son, Riohmond, Vo. Fifty
pounds of Med are worth about $8.78 to
18.00 at Riohmond. The prime vary
very much by different reliabte'ltouseu
_ A. T. Dallas,
Department of Agriculture.
In addition te Its snperh news ser
vice, severing the world at large
and the southern states in partlo-
! alar, The gemi-Weehly Journal has
I many attractive, entertaining and
instructive features, invaluable for
southern heme* and farm*.
In onr Angnit talk wo
wc would make a 10,OHO,000-bale crop.
This was based Upon the mpdltiona of
the crop at that time^gffHSnffljlMEjkjk*
condition of
such ns to make : j®
the prospectus,
tbo existing state oV
crop of the United States will
coed 0,000,000 or 9,800,000 balsa ML
We dud from comparison wltfEIK.
years 189b and 1899, according t^uHm
tistlcs furnished by the United SSH|
Department, that in 1898 there wblp
82,841,000 acres plantod and iu 1899'
only 20,918,000 acres, a decrease of
1,428,000 acres.
In 18iMi the conditions were reported'
an average of 60.7 in October, while wo
have 62.6 per cent for Ootober, 1899,
making only 1.80 per oent more favor
able for this season.
This shows hat little advantage as to
the conditions, bnt we have a decrearA
in acreage of 1,428,000 aores and we edfl
readily estimate that the crop *il
barely exoeed the crop of 1890, whttra
was 8,714,000 bales. ^
Under these oouditlons cotton shoMp
bring between 8 and 9 cents per pnnfld
by Jan 1. This opinion is based on the
price cotton brought In 1806 under like
conditions.
We do not advise the farmerafO hold
their cotton to the hart of thtataM-
chants and banks who accomml^^k
them, nor do we advise them to lM^H
all, bnt the indications are all favonMi
to better prices.
Go to see the people yon owe and con
sult With them, as their interests are
yours. Make such arrangements as
will help you and not embarrass thorn.
We raise 78 per cent of the crop of
the world and we manufacture only
one-sixth of this staple. We ask if this
is a wise policy? Shall ws continue to
pay freight both ways, on onr raw and
manufactured -material when we have
every advantage, if we would but uee
energy and the means ws have to be
come lmirpeutunt?
1 believe it to be a wim polioy for a
faotory to be established in each county
that raise* cotton, where the amonnt is
sufficient to ran the faotory.
It has been psoven by eaperimonts in
several conntie* of this state that small
mills that mannfautnre twine, rope,
burlaps and checks have proved sno-
ces.ful and profitable and there is no
reason why we shoald not msnnfactUre
the finer goods, unless it be that the
oapital required for these mills will cost
more than we are able at preseut to in
vest.
The small mills once established can
nse their surplus as a sinking fund, and
yet pay a reasonable interest, to add
such machinery and appliances as will
allow us to build snob manufactories us
will produce the fitter fabrics.
This necessity has long been recog
nised by the farmers, as well as the bus
iness men of the south, hot the cry of
hard times and lack of oapital has pre
vented the building of suoh factories.
Now, we propose a plan by which
the farmers of each county become*
a joint owner ae well as a pro
ducer. Let each farmer take stock
in a faotory. If he has not the
ready cash, let him subscribe one bale
of cotton thl* year, and another for the
next year, and thus pay in 3 or 4 years
hia subscription. It is easy to proenre
advances from capitalista when there is
' a basis to make them secure, at snob
rates as will be easy for the borrower to
pay back the money borrowed. When
this is done, then the fanner bet-omea a
buyer as wall ae a producer. If raw
ootton goes up he wine, and if taw cot
ton brings alowprioeand mannfaotnred
good* bring a fair prioe, he is still a
winner.
. If,th* stock of the factory pays a div
idend this sfook becomes a nuoleu- and
collateral, upon which he can borrow
money at n loiter rate than he oan ob
tain it by mortgaging his crop or lands
Why than, should we not establish a
spates that will prove beneficial to the
men who produce the supplies of nil
STRONG NEWS SERVICE.
The service of the Associated Press,
bringing the^pews from all parts of the
world, is supplemented by the special
news service of The Journal In Georgia
and the southern states, and the tele
grams and lettera of Ita Washington cor-
reipondent, Ur.'James A. Holloman, who
will pay special attention to mattera at
the national capital which Interest the
people of ihe aeuthern states.
Some Fine Sarcasm
Continued from second page.
safety v:dv«- of energy and pull
wide iren (lie llirot11*» >" con-
science.: where gold is u -nv • diet—
the one thing sought for—and God
a^vastc bun net for bettor t Inflight*
and good resolutions,
•■Where we pay $ I,1.000 for u
dog and filieen cents s- dozen to fi
poor woman to" making shirts.
Ws only cite one instanoe as an ex-
ample; we visited the farm of Captain
T. J. James, in Emanuel county,
npd found that he had 120 acres
■Minted iu sugar cane.
PpLast year Captain James had 106 aores
ptad he made 400 gallons per acre, and
-iold his crop at an average of 2b cents
per gallon, which would be $100 per
acre. The cost of manures wae $6.00
per acre.
Suppose we divide the amonnt of pro
duction by oue-half, then we receive
$80 per acre, or four times as muoh from
[ cotton.
I We are not an alarmist, nor do we ad-
Iviae the prodnciion of ono orop over an
other, but ihe time has come when we.
most establish markets for onr farm
products.
The lumber and turpentine interest
have taken np the time and attention of
Southern, Southeastern and South
western Georgia for a number of years.
These industries have opened up a large
area of laud which will naturally be
utilised, and of couria iu the nature of
things these i_dustrie* will open up all
these lands and in a few years turpen
tine and jriflhm will be a small indus
try. WhWVfifi we do with these lends
l| a question of vast importance. We
BAM JONES.
Rev. Sam Jones, who has been called
the Bt. Paul of his (^deration, will con
tinue to contribute his breesy lettera,
written In Ihe course of his travels,’drom
different parts of the country, full of wit.
wisdom and originality and seasoned
with hard sense. (
Induin’ eierivti iit'n from <« !*>
and Kill him wiili bad boo-.: ,
where we put n|mun' in prison In
stealing n louf of breud nni in con
gross for stealing a railroad, where
the check book talks, sin walks in
broad daylight, justice is asleep,
crime runR amuck, corruption per-
ineates our social fabric und entail
laughs from every coiner.
‘•Come |( us. Fifties! WVvegot
MRS. W. H. FELTON.
Mrs. W. H. Felton, the George Eliot
at the south, has taken charge of a naw
department, to be known as "The Coun
try Home," This distinguished lady Is
known far and wide b:’ the power of her
pen, and. her ability was recognised dur
ing the world's fair, when she woe ap
pointed to represent Georgia. She has of
late stirred up much enthusiasm by her
letters and speeches on country life and
the mtans for making It attractive.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.
Contributions from Hon. John Temple
Graves will be printed from time to time.
Mr. Grave* Is on* of the primes of the
lecture platform,* men of extensive travel
and experience, a gifted and eloquent
orator, a fearless writer and an Indepen
dent thinker, whose utterances have had
much to do with shaping the policy of
Georgia'* educational Institutions and
have had their effeot In recant political
campaign.
HOH. O. H. JORDAN.
The agricultural department t» In
charge jot ^{pn. Q. H. Jordan, chairman
of the committee on Agriculture In the
Georgia house df representative*. He Is
a successful and practical farmor, born
and raised on the nplddle Georgia planta
tion. whorfe he how resides. His crusade
for diversified. se^-sustalnlng agriculture
and his work for the establishment of
farmers’ Institutes have made him friends
ell over .the south end hi* practice! talks
twice a week In the Semi-Weekly Jour
nal conelltifte one of Its best features.
JUVENILE DEPARTMENT.
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letter* from young people all over the
country, with Interesting storlos of life
' end adventure, will continue to attract
j the boys end girls.
j BOOK DEPARTMENT.
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conducted by Dr. H. H. Smith, will con
tinue to carry much of the best mattsr
contained by current publications.
With these attractive features will be
special articles worked up by members of
the brilliant stafT of The Dally Journal
and others prepared by artists and wri
ters In distant fields.
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information. We want the answers
•ent to this department as early a* pos
sible to the following questions:
(1) Quantity of cane raised in 1896-97-
98 99.
(2) Quantity raised in tone (2,000
pounds) per sore each year.
(8) What amount of surplus syrup or
sngar have .von sold?
(4) What was average prioe each
year?
(5) What was the number of acres
planted iu yonr county?
(0) Average number of gallons raised
per acre.
We propoee to pash this industry and
to proenre the establishment of syrup
mills—sugar manufactories. We mast
be in position to give this Information
to the people who have the oapital
necessary to furnish these neoessltie* for
the manipulation of thie industry.
Georgia was the first state to enter
into this industry and wa* a considera
ble prodnot before the war between the
states, bnt was discontinued to n large
extent on aooount of the demand far
ootton. Naw that the demand has been
■applied and wa on openi ng np more
noreage for cultivation each yonr, what
•hall wa plant, so ns to supply the de
mands of the people and at the same
time look to self preservation, is n mo-
1 mentons question.
We ask for oo-operation of the farm
ers On these questions State Agri
cultural Department.
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