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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. The Juvenile department, containing 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. The book and magazine department, 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. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. There will be occasional letters end ar- lanager of In order to advertise our pa per, new subscribers may clip and send, if soon, this loufcn tnd 60C,(stamps tsken)t<> (he ILUISTMTEI TOOTH MB 1EE (SlOTMMT t. TV-lV, MABHVILLM, raw/’.. I and It will be sent one yrar ss or will sctidlt the fir»i 6<»o». r price $1 per year. It It an II- inthly journal, of id to 31 luges. ADViNTbn kb by Si* and Land. History, RiiH'.aaruv.Tn avsi-s, .1. Information, Woman’s Dk- C',qv„ Taylor’* T11r .iuMi.NT. iiMMrawMiMttraikraiiieeraita Three Papers a Week j 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. TOR ABOUT THE PRICE OF ONE. rtua paper and the Atlanta -iceea/week Journal for Here you get the news of the world and nil your local news while it ie freah, paying very little more than one paper costs. Either paper is well worth f 1.00, bat by spe cial arrangement we are en abled to put in both of them, Ucles by Mr. W. U. Cooper. The Semi-Weekly Journal, formerly chief of publicity and promotion for the Cot ton States end International exposition. He has a wide acquaintance with the people and.lb* resources- of the southern states, and hip contributions will be. read with Interest. giving three papers n week for this low, price. Yon can not equal this anywhere elae, And this combination is the best #reinlum for those who want a great paper and n home paper. Take these and you will keep up with* the time*. Besides general news, the Twioe-ft-Week Journal hug muoh . agricultural* and other mftwlw of interest, JffTlM regular bontgitmtiofl Mk Hfom Jones, Mel Mbllbn, John TempjeiJT ISSMndrtHrtlh; 0, H. JoHanlnd t'aguMheil vnUm , ' C*»*» tataoffftejflTyfrs rant ONLY $1 A TEAR. The price of The Semi-Weekly Journal Is only one dollar a-year; though U brta«s the news of the world twice a week, with a great deal of other matter that U Inval uable for the farm and home. THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, Atlanta, Oa.