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In order to advertise our pa per. tuvf subscribers may clip and send, l f soon, this cott/on and 60C* (stamps taken ) to the Wit and Humor, History, jhoou a wrir,'Travels. Science, {jLmemal Information*. Woman's De partment, and Gov. Taylor's XUcfArtment. Taylor's Lore Letters to th© PsbMo are o£ spe cial Interest. Sample copy h re. Agents Wanitd. COCCI EDUCATION, ote. To any subscribe* 1 ludw I who will secure eiionj.'h ncur sm-s'-tih* ers at out r+\nx\*r rales to edunl the r<yuli»r price of th* article selected.’we will gko free: Mcvcif., gold vr.dch|, diamond rna. ore scholar*.hir in e’.ttiai of Shaujyhon'aP.uiinefliCr.tl^ijr-J, N;■*. •.v’.lte, *1 ’-.yi., Galvestan.orTescarkatia,To .,*»» < ■ »• M;*.. <»• ,» Bushier.5 College or L.U»r»*-v i„*r ’ I will buy all tlie fur bides brought t<> we mui r»v tbe blgbot pr'ces for them. ' . James M. tie 1 !. ONLY p A YEAR. Th« price of The Semt-Weehly Journal Is only one dollar a rear, though It brines the news of the world twice a week, with a great deal of other matter that la lavol- nable for the fan. and home. with libit of. Cuba has 64 ports Turkey hasn't Mi FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA COM SUASION Kit STEi’HKNs >' IR- K1SMKS INKti.HNATION TO AN OUIOAN. STATE’S OUTPUT PER ACRE AnttV'-r 8 "lit ii Y nng I' nrm r Who Wlahi-a to li.v a: II » Muu y In llir Niuili. O. B. Sterna*. Commissioner, Atlanta: Dkah Silt—I am a young furmer and have accumulated about $1,800 iu cash and wish to invest it in a email farm somewhere in the south, as our winters are too severe in this section. Before locating, however, I desire to know some statistical and practical facts as to the output per nure of your state—for instanoe, 1 wotaid like to know how much cotton, corn, wheat, potatoes and oats has been raised per acre, provided it be well fertilized and well cultivated, as I believe iu a system of iu tensive farming. Please give me faots that oan be relied upon. Thanking you in ad- vanoe I am Yeurs truly, R. D. Simmons. Mr. R. D. Simmons, Ohio: Dear Sir—Your favor of Sept. 23 received. In as uinoh as yon write for practical results a* to what has been raised per acre, 1 do not think I oould better answer your inquiries chan to quote the crop reports reported to the various state and county “Fairs” a few years since. Both the culture and its results wore verified by the affidavits of disinterested parties. In 1818 Mr. K. H. Hard 1 way produced on upland in Thomae county (Lower Georgia) 110 bushels of Indian corn on 1 acre, yield* ing a net profit ot $77.17. In the tamo county the same year Mr. E. T. Davis produced 96*^ bushels of rust proof oats per acre. - After the oats were harvested the same land he planted in cotton and in the fall 'gathered 800 pounds seed cotton. Mr. John J. Packer, Thomas county, produced in 1874 ou 1 acre 694 gallons of cone syrup, which netted him $483.87. In 1874 Mr. Wily W. Groover of Brooks oonnty produced with two horses on a farm of 120 acres, without the aid of "Commercial Fertilisers, ” oottou, oorn, oats, peas, sugar cane and potatoes to the value of $3,208.26. The total ooet of production was $1,448.00, leaving net profit of crop $2,213.26. Mr. J. R Respass of Schley county gathered in 1878 a little upwards of 600 bushels of oats from S acre*. In 1876 Mr. U. J. Drake of Spald* ing county (Middle Georgia) produced 74 bushels corn on 1 acre of laud. Mr. John Bottnor of Carroll oonnty (Middle Georgia) made 8 bales of cot ton (500 pound* each) on 1 acre. Mr. R. H. Springer of Carroll oonnty mode 04 bale* of oottou from 100 sores of land. In Wilkes eonuty 128 bnshels oorn were produced on 1 acre of bottom land. Mr. J. F. Mudden of Wilkes county produced, in 1876. 187 bushels of eats on 1 acre. Dr. William Jones of Burke county produced 480 gallons of syrap on 1 nor* (1877). William 0. Palmer in 1877, with one mule, made 26 bale* of cotton (6o0. pounds esoh) and a fine orop of oorn. Mr. R. M. Brooks of Pike county (Middle Georgia) in 1873 made on 6 acres of bottom land 600 busheUof rioe; total ooet was $76.00; net profit, $800. Mr. R. B. Baxter of Hancock oonnty (Middle Georgia) in 1872 harvested at the first outting (first year’s crop) 4,863 pounds of dry alover hay per acre. Dr. T. P. Jones of Greene oounty pro* duoed 6 tout of clover hay per acre, in one season, at two cuttings. Mr. 8. W. Leak of Spanlding oounty, ' gathered in the fall of 1878 from 1 {Sore, from whioh he bad harvgetad 40 beahela wheat in June, 10,730 panada peavine hay; net profit from wheat, 400; from pea vine her. $388.08, a aat m I aore of $700.08. Win tore at Cobb oonaty (Upper l) produced iu 187$ from a little A »ora 0,676 pound* at dry olevur t the first outting of the second , pounds of lint cotton to the acre, with | $16.00 per acre spent for fertilizers. The highest yield was 1,845 pounds of lint cotton to thb aore, or abont 4 bnlos. There wore 16 corn contestant* for the corn prizes, who made an average 81 bnahels 10 the acre The highest yield being 110)£ bnshels. In 4888 Mr. A. O. Harper of Elbert oonnty (Northeast Georgia) mude 28 bales of cotton, a good orop of corn and oats, with two horse*. Mr. Z. A. Tat* and W. E. Tat* (Elbart county) made 100 bushels of corn to the acre in 1888. Oolru.il W..A. Swift of Elbert conmy in 1808 produced 500 bnshels of corn on 6 acres. In 1883 Mr. Ulla O. Hardman of Clark oounty produced lb bale* of cotton und 876 bnshels of coin with one horse, sains being raised ou 30 acres of laud. These figures have boon taken from the Department of Agriculture, which are on file in this office and can be veri fied if necessary. I would be glad, if you decide to come to Georgia, to give you facts of a more receut date if j'ou wish them. Huw- I ever, I am satisfied that you can sue cood iu almost any sootion of Georgia, and our people are very ho.tpi ablo and will give you a hearty welcome. Yours very, truly, O. B. Stevens, Commissioner. state, so fore the cattle. there will be about one-third i sizo grat i after becoming dry, and be- ATTRACTIVE items get dry, makes one of the best furitpe crop* for horses, mules and FEATURES 1 'he cost is small, and the land | is ready fir peas, and other orops, two : weeks earlier than if the wheat is al- | lowed lo bnlure and the soil is not ex hausted of nitrates, etc., ill makiug grain. Ctt wheat with mower, rake i up as soon os dry, it dries qniokly, then , it shojald §o to the barn. From ten to 1 80 days, or more, preferable ten days, the bailer mould be us*d. This hay is superior to any other kind from any ; quarter. For stock doing light work it ia a balance ration, it is not heat In# to animals as oats and some other feeds OF Tm ATLANTA Semi-Weekly Journal* Iu addltiou to It* superb news ser vice, covering the world at large and the southern etates in poriie- ular, The Bamt-Weekly Journal has many attractive, entertaining and lnstruotlve features, invaluable for southern homes and forms. i Sow nbout ono bushel to thu acre, ! either smooth or boarded varie i-s. It ' pays better than to cut ati i thrush the ^ wheat, whent teed is wanted. About 1% tons to lie acre is an uvarsge yield, j I A T. Dillas, j Du bur Mu cut of Agriculture. Producing u Dairy tbiw. Breeding, fitting end training hones for the speed track requires knowledge, judgment, skill and patience. The young animal must be the get of an an cestry whose distinguishing trait* are intelligence, action und endurance. He must be brod for speed. Good judg ment and skill, gained from experieuoe, most dutormiuo whother the youug thing gives promise of possessing the qualities essential iu an animal bred for speed. Judgment, skill and patience are required in feeding, fitting and training the young thing for a winning pcrlonnauoe iu the speed contests. Tuts feeding, fitting and training begins at a very early stage of the colt's existence, and is patiently persisted in until the limit of development is reached. The produonou of a profitable dairy oow begins with the breading, fitting and training of the oalf. Tbs ancestry most be the best we can get for the pur pose, and the calf must be fed and'oared for with that end constantly in view. The food provided mast be of the kind and quautity whioh will most com pletely develop a milk-giving animal, aud not a flesh and fat-producing aui- mal. Nature has furnished this food iu tho mother’s milk and iu grass, but as we must rob the uiiilc of its fat we must replace this element with some thing equally good and much cheaper. One cent’s worth of corn and flaxseed meal is worth as much to the onlf, in combination with sweet skim milk and grass, us one ponud of butter fat in the whole milk. The value of oats, fed iu connection with skim milk and obotoo hay for a dairy calf food, should not be underesti mated. Vigorous growth, exercise and develpineut is what we must get if we are to have a cow capable of large per formance. The oats and bay or* bulky and increase the rapacity of thestomaoh and digestive organs, and their exercise develops the capacity of the animal for properly taking and using large quanti ties of bulky milk making food. Good, sweet hay, preferably early out, well cured olover, should bo supplied from the time the calf ia 3 or 4 weeks eld. A oleau, well bedded, woll ventilated, sun lit stable is the place for calves in win ter aud the same with soreeued window* for summer. Milk cows and calves should be kept in screened stablos daring ike heat of the day in summer. There i* no profit for the owner or comfort tor the oow* and calves in fighting files in the hot snn. Developing the milk-giving habit, which comes with'the offioe of ma ternity, is an important feature in the filling and training of a good oow. Ma ternity ehonld com* neither too early nor too late. Growth and physioal vigor are often sacrificed in forcing the offioe of maternity upon the young things. Much depend! *upon the development of the animal, bnt it may be aefely «sU that uo heifer should drop her first calf before she ie 3 years old; and not later than whan 80 monthe of age. The handling of the calvee end hetfere 1* also an important feature of thiade- >t a*4 training.. They should ' to the oow hnWt of depend- As a curclior .rheumatism Cham’ Lterlau/s Pah: Balm is gaining n j wide reputation. D.B, johnsion j of Richmond Ind. lias been I troubled wily that ailment siifeej 1862. In speaking of it lie. Buys : j 1 never found anythin)' that would | relieve ine until 1 used Cbluubcr-: tain’s Pain balm, It acts like : magic with me. My foot was swollen and paining me very much but one good. application oi Punt ouuti leitevclhmo. i.'or_s.uo t>y an uruyg.oUi. STRONG NEWS SERVICE. The service of the Associated Press, bringing the new* from all parts of the world. Is supplemented by tho special news service of The Journal In Georgia and the southern states, and the tele grams and letters of Its Washington cor respondent. Mr. James A. llctloman, who will pay special attention to 'matters at the national capital which Interest the people of the southern states. EMCIAL FEATURES. In addition to the contributions of those and hundreds at local correspon dents. The Soml-Woekly Journal wlU, from tlmo to tlmo, print letters from- farmers who have distinguished them- salves by success In particular things, showing how they achieved suoh results. The Seml-Weclily Journal has a dis tinguished list of contributors. Including Rev. Bam Jones, l’lou. John Temple Graves, Mrs. W. H. Felton, Hon, C. H. Jordan and others. Three Peoers a Week SAM JONES. Rev. Sam Jones, who has bean ©r.Iled the St. l*aul of his generation, will con tinue to contribute his breeay letters, written in the course of his travels, from different parts of the country, full of wit, wisdom and originality and seasoned with hard sense. FOR ABOUT THE PRICE OF ONE. Thie paper and the Atlanta Twice-aiWeek Journal for Here you get the news of the world and all your local news while it is fresh, paying very little more than one papor costs. Either paper is well worth $1.00, but by spe cial arrangement we are en abled to put in both of thorn, giving three papers a week for this low price. You can not equal this anywhere else, and this combination is the best premium for those who want a great paper and a home papor. Take these and you will keep up with the times. Besides general news, the Twice-a-Weak Journal has much agricultural matter and other articles of special interest to farmers. It has regular contributions by Sam Jones, Mrs. W. H. Felton, John Temple Graves, Hon. C. H. Jordan and other dis tinguished writers. Call at thi* oliice and leave your subscription! lor both paper*. You can set a sample copy of cither pa- 1 here per here on application. MRS. v/. zr. FEATOII. lira. \V. 11. Felton, the George Eliot of the Kuuth. has taken charge of a new dcviirtrr.fcnt, to bo known as “Tho Coun try Home/’ This cllstingu shed lady la known far ar.d wide by the powor of her pen, and her ability was recognised dur ing the world’s fair, whon she was ap pointed to represent Georgia. She has of late stirred .up much enthusiasm by her letters and speeches on country life and tho means for roaklr./c it nttractive. JCIi?-r TEMPLE GRAVES. Contributions from lion. John Temple Graves will bo printed from time to tyne. Mr. Graves Is one of the princes of the lecture pla'.form.a man of oxier.alvc travel and oirperlence, a gifted and eloquent orator, n. fearless writer and an Indepen dent thinker, whoso utterances have had much to do with shaping the policy of Georgia's educational Institution*.- and hnvo had their effect In recent political oampti!?n. ITQN. C. 7L. *7 07.TJ.IN, Tho agricultural department la in charge of Hen. C. H. Jordan, chairman of the consult toe on agriculture in the Georgia hou*o of representatives. Ho is a successful and practical farmer, born and raic>d on tho middle Georgia planta tion, where he now resides. Kis crusade for cllversifled. self-sustaining agriculture and hla work for tho establishment* ef farmers’ Institutes hav<? made him friends all over the south and his practical talks twice a woek In the Semi-Weekly Jour nal constitute one of Its best features. JUVENILE DEPARTMENT. The Juvenile department, containing letters from yeuug people all over the eountry, with lnte.-**tlng stories of life and adventure, will continue to Attract the boys and girls. | ILLUSTRATED YOUTH IKD AGE iSaeMmr w Tmltti Idtamui, HAOMVILLM, TBMJt., I and U will b. «cn» on. year na “trial .ulucrlptlon;” or will the lii.i 6ni<>«. for S0C, HogaUr uric. $t |icr year, ll I. an II- liwtr.teu, wim-maollily Journnl, of lh to 31 pn£e& BOOK DEPARTMENT. The book and magazine department, conducted by Dr. H. H. Smith, will con tinue to carry much of th. beet matter contained by current publications. With th.ee attractive feature* will be special articles worked up by member* at th * brilliant staff if The Dnlly Journal and other* prepared by artists and wri ters In distant fields. EDITORIAL CORKESrONDSXOE. There will b* occasional latter* and ar ticles by Mr. IV. G. Cooper, manager of The Boml-Weekly Journal, formerly chief of publicity and promotion for th* Cot ton 8tates nod International exposition. He has a wide acquaintance with the people and the resources of th* aoutharn states, and bla contributions will ba read with Interest. C m Cl § &CTi 2i C ^ v;