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THE FARM AND GARDEN.
KYE TOP. PASTURAGE.
Rye sown in September will make dur¬
ing the autumn enough grazing to be
profitable. This grazing has an extra
value because it comes when other green
feed is very scarce. The rye may be
grazed during the winter when not bur¬
ied by snow, and pasturing on it may be¬
gin early in spring and continue until the
last of May, when the ground can be
broken and put in corn. A better crop
of corn will be grown than if the rye had
not been on the ground. Or the rye may
be pastured until June 15, and the ani¬
mals taken oif, when it will set consider¬
able grain. The land may then be put
in turnips. Rye used in this way makes
enough feed to pay well for tUe use of
the land, and also purifies and recuper¬
ates the ground. It can be used to es¬
pecial advantage in corners cut off by
creeks, or otherwise so formed that culti¬
vation is difficult.
REARING CALVES.
E. D. Richards, writing to the Ameri¬
can Cultivator , says: In the earlier days
it was the general practice among dairy
farmers to allow the calf to run with its
dam during the first season. Such a
method is too expensive for these days.
Again, it works great damage to the cow
if she is to be kept for the dairy. When
the dam's bag becomes healthy and in
normal condition, the sooner the calf is
removed from her side the better for the
cow.
In order to give the calf a good start,
it is well to let it drink part of the moth¬
er's milk warm from the cow, but after a
few days give skim milk. It is advisable
to scald the milk for a few days to pre¬
vent sours, which are inclined to trouble
calves raised by hand. Some dairymen
feed calves upon -whey and turn them out
to grass. Such calves, if they live at all
until time to go to the barn are seldom
worth wintering. Long experience and
observation have confirmed mo in the
belief that the best and most suscessful
way to raise calves by hand is the English
custom of keeping them in the bam the
first season; give them a small yard where
they may go to and from their pen at
pleasure and take the fresh air. Keep
their quarters strictly clean, feed them
upon skim milk either sweet or sour, I
prefer it sour, give them all the good hay
that they will eat, and they will soon learn
to eat quite a quantity. Milk does not
take the place of water. They should
have fresh water daily. A few ground
■oats daily will give them a fine start the
.first season.
The future of any animal depends the
greatly upon the start it gets first
year. Calves need salt. The best way
-to salt them is to place a lump of mineral
salt within their reach then they will lap
it as they need. A box of fresh loam is
also an excellent thing to place within
their reach. Calves fed upon milk crave
something of this sort. It the floor is
bedded with dry sand, it will guard
against lice, which are a deadly foe to
calves or older cattle. The main point
-which I wish to call attention to is the
benefit to be derived from keeping calves
in the barnyard the first year in prefer¬
ence to turning them to grass. I have
never seen calves -which are put out to
grass as forward and strong in the fall as
those which are kept in and treated as
throve indicated.
HARMFUL WHITEWASH.
I have long distrusted the broad
claims made for the mueh-recommendcd
whitewashing of poultry-houses for pre¬
vention or extermination of the vermin
which it ts claimed, says O. S. Bliss in
the New York Tribune , habitually infest
them ana their occupants. I have had
no personal experience with it, because I
never fail to accomplish the purpose by
easier, cheaper and more permanently ef¬
fective means than the advocates of
whitewashing have ever ventured to
claim for it. I have, however, taken
pains to look the matter up, without
prejudice, and am now persuaded that so
far from accomplishing any real good of
itself, the whitewash is actually harmful,
It may be admitted that some immediate
benefit appears to be gained, as would be
the case with any other substance so
thoroughly applied to every crack and
crevice, but it remains true, nevertheless,
that the whitewash is a protector rather
than an exterminator of the vermin,
This very day I examined a whitewashed
house and found a confirmation of this J
view. Carbolic acid, kerosene and var¬
ious other things which of themselves
are destructive of insect life are put into
the whitewash, but their destructive
-qualities are ail more or less neutralized
and rendered ineffective bv dilution. 1
In a few hours the wash becortn s dried !
and as harmless as sand, . every oestruc- . j
tiva a germ in it being eiiectually locked j
irp. But the been barn table repeat ot number the in- j
sects have increased in a (
hundred or a thousand fold, Cracks and j I
other places without number which be¬ !
fore were uninhabitable by them have ,
had the dust wiped oat, or wet down, i
itir-' scale of whitewash hung'
ll P creating many a j
new Riot) none existed before, j
If a house is really infested and it be- j
comas desirable to clean it out to
of the vermin, it is easier, cheaper and
far more effective to apjffy strong soap- 1
soaps with or without the addition of
kerosene, spirits of employed turpentine, to render or any it j |
other of the aa-ents
more effective. Such a wash not only j
IrilLs the vermin, but detaches the acert- i
tior.s which protect tflem and leaves a -1 .
free open space, which is greatly prefers
1 with anything,
except it be fine, dry dust in -which in
sects cannot live. If the cracks and
other open spaces in a poultry house are
to be filled at all it should be with mor
tar containing sufficient amount of plaster
oi paris. raw or calcined, or other similar
substance, to make the filling solid. But
I repeat what I have often said, that there
is no occasion for any of these things
when the supply of dust is what it should
be in every ease.
ABOUT SHOEING HORSES.
A correspondent of the Journal of Agri¬
culture says: I am convinced,both by ex¬
perience and observation, that shoeing
horses is not only a great inconvenience
but 1 also say it is a nuisance to the horse.
Of course this is intended for farmers, as
city horses that are constantly kept on
hard, stony pavements need to he shod.
But a farmer's horses, lor either farm
work or road, do not need to be shod
constantly. The less the better, and my
belief is, no shoeing still better. The
home in its natural state has a good hool
and by a little application and patience it
can be made to be as pliable as rubber
and as hard as steel. The horses in Ice¬
land arc not shod and they travel over
stony roads or ice as easily as our horses
travel on our smooth roads with their
costly new- steel shoes for which hundreds
of dollars are annually spent. In our
Western States wc seldom see a macadam¬
ized road, and even then there are not
many farmers that keep a team for spec¬
ial road use. Many farmers make the
mistake in l elieving that if they want to
keep a nimble footed horse that they
have to keep him shod. But this is a
grave mistake. To keep a horse con¬
stantly shod he needs to renew' his shoe¬
ing at intervals. Such is dangerous
and liable to injure the hoof, and
perhaps maim him for life. ' Many
horses’ legs are ruined when young
on account of too frequent and care¬
less shoeing. By negligence a horse
is sometimes allowed to wear the
old shoe for a long period without re¬
newing. Such negligence is abusing the
horse greatly, and very often is the cause
of lame feet. And again, how can a horse
be worked with the same shoes on, on dry
or muddy roads, or working on soft
plowed ground without being quite ex
nausted at times? I have a six year old
team that never had a shoe under their
feet and never will have as long as they
are in my possession. Still I never hesi¬
tate to hitch them to the plow or buggy,
or drive them over soft or hard roads in
their own shoes. My other horses have
to be shod once in a while because they
were used to it when younger, or their
hoofs will crack or become sore. But 1
make the practice never to shoe young
horses, and I believe that they will da
better than those that are kept constantly
shod. A young horse has always good,
sound hoofs, unless accidents occur, and
by s. little attention they can be kept
sound as long as th: horse lives. The
trouble lies in young horses when they
arc shod too young. Young horses as a
g-eneral thing are vigorous and we take a
fancy that they can be driven hard be¬
cause they are young, and to keep their
hoofs and legs sound they must be kept
shod. My advice is: Do not drive the
young horse too much at first. Take the
older horses for road use and leave the
younger horses for farm use till they have
reached the stage of maturity. This will
be the means of saving many dollars an¬
nually. When the weather is dry a good
thing is to lead the horse in a pool of
water for an hour or so once in a while
so as to give the hoof a thorough soak
lag.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Dispose of all surplus cockerels while
they will pass as spring chickens.
If we take the weight of the eggs in
consideration, the duck lays more than
the hen.
Did you notice that big thistle when
you were out in the garden yesterday?
Go and get it and burn it before the seeds
fly all over the garden.
All forage and grain crops may be pre
served in the silo. The silo adds very
materially to the palateableness, digesti
bility and nutritlousuess of many articles
o- food and deti-acts from none,
Camphorated oil is one of the best
things for roup or swelled head; you can
get it at any druggist’s and apply it with
the finger to the inflamed parts. Vinegar
reduced one-half with warm water is also
good,
It is not the number of acres that a
man skims over that makes him either a
large or a successful farmer. It is what
he makes net, above cost of production,
for his own toil anti interest on the capi
tal invested.
The labor of the garden should be
m d llkc th3 labo: - of the farm. If
r V orafieid becomes weedy extra help
. , +(J cleaa it out . the boy* are cot
U ^ todo it oatof reasonable woi
mg . hours. Jt s]l0uld be the sarnc with
the garden.
bonT throw away the chicken drop
pings. . The spring will bring torth a
need for them. Early vegetables nd
shrubbery thrive wonderfully when the
VO sprinkled lightly with it t. borne
ic to a liqu i.-i form before applying
o tender plants,
Oace in full year should be consid
cred often etn -r a milker to bear a
calf, and for younger cows once in from
fourteen to sixteenth months. Older
cows who may be considered fully de
veloped and of established habit, cows
eight or ten years of age may, if their
calves are of great vniue, be put to rapid
breeding.
The A. C. Rhodes Furniture
BRANCH HOUSES.
A. G. Rhodes A Co. Savannah, Ga.
A. G. Rhodes A Co, Atlanta, Ga.
A. G. Rhodes A Co. Mobile, Ala.
A. G. Rhodes A Co. - Montgomery, Ala.
A. A. G. G. Rhodes Rhodes & Co. Chattanooga, Tenn.
A ( b. - Nashville, Tenn.
A. G. Rhodes A Co. - Memphis, Tenn.
A. G. Rhodes A Co. - Knoxville. Tenn.
A. G. Rhodes A Co. - Charleston, 8 . < .
-MANUFACTURE RES, WHOLES ALEAND RETAIL DEALERS IN-
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Ours is the biggest Furniture buisness in the United States, and our sales annually are over a million dollars.
Besides manufacturing a large part of our goods, wc control the output of several of the largest factories in the
West. When small dealers buy from $100.00 to 150.00 worth of goods at a time, we buy from $*25,000.00 to
$50,000.00, FOR SPOT CASH, thereby getting from 15 to 25 per cent, better discounts than they. \V e are
always willing to give our customers the benefit of these big discounts’, and save you from .10 to 20 per cent, on
every piece of furniture you buy from ns. Another advantage is. we handle only first-class goods, and will guar¬
antee even piece we sell you. Our motto is “GOODS AT RETAIL AT WHOLESALE PRICES.' *To prove
this we submit a few prices and defy competition:
500 Bureaus beautifully finished at $4.50 each.
8000 Good Strong Bedsteads, complete at $1.50 each. j
1000 Good Strong Bed Springs at $1.25 each.
200 French Dressing Cases, 20x28 German marbleizcd glass, $10 each.
150 Ten piece, toilet, bed room suits, top, 20 x
28, German plate glass, only $29.50 each.
50 Ten piece, solid walnut, marble top, toilet bed room
These arc only a few of the thousands of bargains we have to offer you, at prices lower than other dealers pay for the
same goods. If we by bvying for 18 large stores, in the enormous quantities we do, cannot undersell small dealers, then
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LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, Among the many attractions is our CARPET DEPARTMENT. We carry shades.^ (lie largest Mail
siock in the South, and our prices are the lowest to be found. These goods are the latest designs and newest
orders have our best attention always. Can sell you good Ingrain at 50c per yard, best at 85. Good Bruseels at 75, best
$1.25. Make a diagram of your room, with exact measurement, write us what kind of carpet you want and wc will guar¬
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Don’t buy an article of furniture until you see our goods ond got our prices. If you cannot come, send us your orders
by mail. We will treat you right and do our bust to please you.
THE A. G. RHODES FURNITURE COMPANY-,
loss Broad St. COLUMBUS, GA.
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Eagle” Cotton Gins, “Boss” Cotton Press, Cotton Seed Elevaters, Etc Ft,
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RICHMOND, VA.
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D. F. WILLCOX & SON.
n49 Broad Street, Columbus, Ga.
frazer & mvMmn.
HARDWARE,
Columbus, Ga.
White Mountain Ice Cream Freezer. The best
ia the world.
Follow the Crowds!!
Join the solid procession of wise and discerning people to the palatial new
three story clothing store.
GEAX'TOELLOB & PSAECE
W.vi & 1131 Broad $t. Columbus, Ga.
just opposite their old stand.
This firm makes new customers daily, The merit of the best goods sold
at the lowest price will tell.
A Revolution In Prices
50 suits $9 00 Cost You $ 13.00 Elsewhere
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100 “ $ 12.50 “ “ $ 15.00
“ $ Well Worth $23 ♦jo it
75 15.00 $ <<
JOO “ $ 18.50 “ ‘ 25.00
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200 boys suits $ 2.00 to 3 50 cos- you $3 5 3 to *5-0° anywhere. We
have the largest stock of men and boys Shoes in Ccfiumbus and can save
you money.''See our $. 3.50 and $ 5 x 30 shoes. You cao not duplicate them
within $ 1.50 of the price.
We Want Your Tr&de. Prices and Goods will Merit ft.
CHANCELLOR& PEARCE
.BRANCH HOUSES.
A. G. Rhodes A {Co. Columbia, S. C.
A. G. Rhodes & Co. - Terre Haute, Inch
A. G. Rhodes A Co. - Evansville, Ind.
A. G. Rhodes A Co. - - - Cairo, 111.
A. G. Rhodes A Co. - - Raleigh, N. 0.
A. G. Rhodes A Co. - Vicksburg, Miss.
A. G. Rhodes A Co. Augusta, Ga.
A. G. Rhodes A Co. Louisville, Ky.
A. G. Rhodes A Co. Eufaula, Ala.
large bevel glass, only $45.00 suits, $35 oacli.
30 solid walnut frame, silk plush parlor moquette tops, only
50 solid Walnut, full spring bed lounges,
each.
“Walcott” cottage chairs, 50c each.
500 good, strong, walnut finish, Rocking ('hairs, cane seat ,
back, only $1 each.
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