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THE GAZETTE: TIFTON, GA.. FRIDA £, JULY 20, 1895.
Commissioner Nesbitt’s Regular
Letter About the Crops.
LAYIHG BY TIME NEAB AT HAND.
Corn Should Not lto runted After July 1
For Forage Kren—Feaeaod Amber Cane
Arc More Certain Crop* at Tin* Late
Data—The Irleh Potato Crop About
Beady—The Fall Crope.
On most farms "laying by" time is
near at hand, but we cannot be bound
take up for many years to come? The
problem for the fanner is how is best
and oheapest to appropriate them.
SWKET POTATOES
may still be se t out, and if a rapidly
maturing variety like the St. Domingo
is used, the plantings may oontinue
until August. The
D*8H POTATO CROP
will be ready for gathering this month.
See that this is done early in the morn*
ing or late in the afternoon, and gather
up the potatoes before they are exposed
by ironclad rhles in this any more than 1
in other details of farm work. So much
depends on "wind and weather” and
the present condition of the growing
crops. For instance, on those lands
which produce a luxuriant growth of
weed with late development of fruit,
the conditions iudicato that early lay
ing by will tend to establish the proper
equilibrium between growth and fruit.
When we cease plowing we oheck this
rapid growth, which is unfavorable for
the taking on of fruit. Experience has
demonstrated this fact and also that
as a rule when we stop the plow the
growth is oheoked and the fruit begins
to form. Such cotton therefore as is
developing foliage at the expense of
fruit, should be laid by very early, and
with caro to take out every particlo of
grass. The plow is so set as merely to
shave off the surface, any root pruning
now is almost fatal. A 24-inch scraper
with a very short scooter bolted on in
front, if the land is in good condition,
will do the work with one trip to the
row. If, however, the land is foul
more heroic treatment is necessary and
we will have to boar the consequent
shedding and loss from the necossary
disturbance of the roots.
Where there aro no indications of
this exuberant foliage growth, that is,
where the development of fruit and
foliage is well balanced and the cotton
is in good growing condition, it may bo
advisable to continue the cultivation
into August. In this condition of the
the plant the growth and fruiting go on
together and our object is to encourage
both by cultivation, always very shal
low at this season. As a rule squaros
formed from the first to tlio last of
August stand a fair chance to dovolop
bolls.
CORN.
It will be too late after the first part
of July to plant corn for forage even.
If any is piantod during that poriod
- either for grain or forage it should bo
on rich bottom laud. At this late date
peas and amber cane are a far more
oertain crop for forage, as they can bo
planted up to tho first of August, and
if the laud is rich, will mature excel
lent forage. If preferred, however,
oorn may still be planted on the rich
bottoms, and if put in at once stands a
reasonable chance of maturing tho
grain. Put in after tho tenth or fif
teenth we can expect only forngo.
The main crop of upland corn is
practically laid by, and from all sec
tions comes the cheering nows that tho
farmers are appreciating tho necessity
of sowing peas brondsast or in tho oen-
ter furrow at the last plowing. This
practice will not only furnish food for
our rapidly increasing dairy stock, ' ‘
will insure the all important
to the direct rays of the sun. In pre
paring for the fall crop, now beoomiug
a very important one to tho south, se
lect the medium sized, smooth tubers
for seed. Spread these in the shade,
under a house if convenient, is an ex
cellent place, until dry.
After drying, bed these, as we do sweet
potatoes for slips, except that no ma
nure is used and the bed must be level.
Cover with about two inches of soil and
leave for about two tveeks. If the
weather should bo dry au occasional
watering is au advantage. At the end of
two or three weeks those potatoes which
have sprouted can be relied on to pro
duce plants, they should not be out but
planted whole. Those which have not
sprouted should be rejected, but still
can be used for the table.
In preparing the laud run the fur
rows about 2 1-9 or 8 feet apart, broad
and deep, by going two or even three
times in the same furrow. If the laud
is rich no fertilizer is necessary. If
not, use a commercial fertilizer in
which potash and phosphorio acid pre
dominate, and mix thorouglrty with
the soil. Very thoroughly decomposed
stable manure will also answer, but it
should not come in contact with tho
potato. Plaut tho potatoes in the bot
tom of the furrow and cover lightly,
gradually filling up the furrow during
cultivation, which should bo such as to
keop down all woeds and grass. This
for field culture; tho same for tho gar
den plot, except that after the potatoes
aro planted and coverod, the whole bod
may be covored several inches doep in
leaves, chaff or pine straw.
FALL CROPS.
It is well to decido on our fall crops
and prepare for them as far as possible.
If tho laud to bo planted is now unoc
cupied, nothing is more effectual than
peas, broadcast or cultivated, for de
stroying all foreign growth, and its
valuable fertilizing properties make
this crop a most important adjunct to
all grass, clover or grain crops. After
taking off the hay turn under tho stub
ble, harrow and roll to bring to as fine
tilth as possiblo.
DESTROYING WEED SEEDS.
Another important office which this
late planting of peas effects is tho de
struction of many troublosomo and
noxious fall woods. In allowing thoso
woods to perfect seed we lay tho foun
dation for trouble not only tho follow
ing year, but for years to come, for all
weed seods do not germinate the year
after they fall. Somo aro buried too
deep and somo too shallow, and year
after year they como to the right con
ditions for gorminntiou; thoy spring
np, thus causing tho farmer additional
trouble and work. Tho safest plan is
to -destroy them boforo they scatter
their seods for future weed crops.
I insert the above just as it was sent
from Liverpool, to show our farmers
exactly what is thought of, the condi
tion of our cotton by the men on whom
we are dependent for the fixing of the
price.
It is to be hoped that the efforts now
being made for smaller and more uni
form size of bales, and for more careful
methods of packing and shipping will
meet with ultimate success. Once
these reforms are accomplished we will
no longer bear the reproach of shipping
the most unsightly and ragged bales
reoeived in the markets of the world
with tho consequent loss in actual dol
lars and oents. I must not close this
article without referring to tho v
CUT PRICES!
Money Saved is Money Made.
BOUNTIFUL FRUIT CROP,
with which Godlias blessed our state. It
is stated that Fort Valley alone will
ship over 2,S00 carloads of peaches, not
to mention the equally large number
from other sections, and the Plant sys
tem estimates that it will require from
10,000 to 12,000 cars to move the melon
crop grown in Georgia along its lines.
These Georgia peaches and Georgia
melons have a worldwide reputation,
-YOU CAN STETCH-
and there is nothing in history that ex
ceeds the rapid and wonderful develop
ment of this fruit industry in our state.
While many of our own citizens have
taken hold and pushed this work to
suocess, a large number of industrious,
thrifty and praotical northern
IMMIGRANTS
have sought our more favorable climate
and conditions and are helping us to
build up the prosperity of our state.
The coming of such people not only
brings additional wealth, but infuses
now energy and aotivitv, adds to tho
value of our lauds, opens new lines of
enterprise, gives us better opportunities
for good schools, lays tho foundation
for a lasting and substantial social struc
ture, and will eventually eliminate tho
raco problem. It is a duty which wo,
as farmers, more especially, owe to our
children, to develop our country to
such a point as to givo them greater ad-
| vantages than they can over have in
1 our at prosont sparsely settled regions.
In encouraging tho immigration of
of thoso thrifty sottlors wo ure advauo-
■ ing tho best interests of our families,
our friends and our state. In tho par
ish or Calcasieu, La., tho assossod val
ue of property increased in ten yoars
from ft, BOO, 000 to $',500,000, and at a
mooting of its citizens somotime in
1894 it was stated that this increase was
duo entirely to immigration from tho
west, owing to the capital which they
had brought with thorn and tho impe
tus thoy lmd given to various enter
prises. R. T. Nesbitt.
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YOUR
DOLLARS
O
Bv Trading
AttheNewYork Store.
During’ tho
CROP CONDITIONS.
Summary of Report* Received by Com*
ralMloner NVabltt Durlug tb» Month.
but
HUMUS
of which our worn lands stand so much
in need. I use tho term “worn" ad
visedly, for theso some soils snbjooted to
analysis show that they are very far
from being "exhausted.” It is only
the top soil which has been deprived of
its food producing elements. Just un
derneath tho first few inches lie vast
deposits of subsoil, nitrogou, phosphorio
acid aud potash, which heretofore tho
farmer, except in rare cases, has utterly
failed to appropriate, becanso they were
practically unavailable. But scienco
FALL OATS.
Don’t put off tho sowing of oats until
spring. Make ready and resolvo to sow
in time. We have found tho Applor
rust proof, early and productive. Bogin
now, and have everything in readiness
to put in a heavy fall crop. September
is nouo too early to begin.
farmers’ prize clubs and agricultur
al FAIRS.
July is the farmer’s breathing spell,
coming as it doos between tho steady
strain of preparation, planting aud cul
tivation, and tho gathering of all tho
crops, and now wo havo opportunity to
moot togothor, and while enjoying tho
plensant social gatherings, discus.? plans
and results and compare notes. Wo
note with pleasure tho revival iu many
i parts of tho state of tho old timo coun
ty clubs and fairs. Nono excopt thoso
have participated in them
COTTON.
This, the most important of all our
crops, lias boon much improved by tho
sunshino and rains of tho past month,
but is still short of an acrcago crop in
size of plant aud date of blooming. Tho
condition throughout tho stato is good,
most of tho Holds being froo from grass
and well worked. Thoro has boon somo
damago to the stand from cool weather
nnd lice, but on tho whole tho stand is
fair. There has been little complaint
through tho month of too much or too
little rain, aud tho inference is that ov
ory county in tho state has so far been
blessed with good cropmaking weather.
With everything favorable during the
rest of the season Georgia should muko
three-fourths of last year’s crop.
corn. ,
This valuablo crop promises woll all
ovor tho stato, and with a fow more
wooks of soasonablo weather wo will
havo enough to supply all our
wants without buying from our
sister states. In tho lowor half
of tho state tho crop, as a rulo, is
"laid by,” and tho last plowing will
soon bo given in middle aud upper
Georgia. On the bottom lands tho corn
is still small, but is growing off nicely
1 and with a fine color.
groat Bargains
next 30 days wo will offer
in all Dry-Goods, Notions,
Hats and Clothing, at a
SLAUGHTERED • SALE.
Como and soo us,
and bo convinced.
L. S. SHEPHERD & CO.
-PROPHIETO US OF-
The New York Store.
-« COME TO THE •—
TIFTON DRUGSTORE
Midfexperiment have demoustratod'tho ' vno 11,lV0 participated in cnem can
truth, and now wo know both the im- j form any conception of tho pleasure
portaucoof supplying humus to the j anl1 tllu P rofit to T° dorl . v ® (1 -. 1 hoy not
soil and of plowing deep to expose | 0II L' encourage
theso subsoil deposits to atmosphorio
bringing tho
tho social element by
members togothor, but
While but little was planted, wheat
has done very well—20 to 25 bushols
per aero being made by many farmers.
Littlo or no rust and tho grain well
fillod out aud heavy. Many dollars
And you will be treated to your advantage, my motto being
FIRST-CLASS GOODS
A T-
REASONABLE PRICES.
I keep
Medic
a
large supply of STANDARD
and are prepared to use, in filling
UK’S
script ions, Fresh Drug’s
of the Best
Patent
your pre-
lalitv.
influences. As soon as we supply tho j furnish s ! 1 'T ctrt of c 0 mm°n and gener- j wou iq B;lV ud by the farmers of mid
humus tho chemical notion ! al interest, tho practical results of which i dlo itnd north
necessary liumus tno chemical action
begins, and in tho course of doeoinposi- j
tion thoso otherwise inert matters are \
set freo and made available for our
growing crops. It has been demon
strated again and again that tho most I
profitable form of supplying this hu- j
mus is not by plowing under the rouo- j
vating crop, because that is a prodigal 1
waste of most valuablo animal food. j.
We throw away that which would
tnako moat, milk and butter. Tho most
economical plan is to cut and save i
these crops, turn under tho stubble and j
and by feeding tho cured products to j
our live stock they thus become a 1
source of double profit. Wo sell the
products of our stock, aud tho manure,
solid and liquid, properly preserved,
famishes additional humus of the most
valuable quality. This subject is wor
thy of the most careful study. Those
men who have grasped this important
truth aud aro acting upon it are rapidly
forging to the front and are today our
most successful farmers. Practically
none of the plaut food has been ab
stracted from our subsoils. Vast do-
posits lie thore awaiting tho processes
which shall gradually release them
and furnish material for tho crops of
succeeding generations. As bearing
directly on this interesting question,
and in confirmation of tho above state
ment, I copy the following from the
Ohio experiment station:
“The day soil in which wheat had
been grown continually for six years
past was analyzed with the result that
the upper foot of soil showed noarly
20.0C0 pounds of potash per aero and
about 5,000 pounds each of nitrogen
<utd phosphoric acid.”
Of course tho qnantity of these de
posits varies with the noil, but all soils,
even the most unpromising hare more were powre
of these elements than onr crops will
are better crops, better aud cheaper
homo raised moats, and a general dis
semination of tho best and most eco
nomical plans. Let thoso clubs be form
ed in all sections of the stato, to meet
once a mouth, compare notes, discuss
developments as thoy rise and decido on
plans for meeting thorn. Let tho dis
cussions include field, garden, orchard
aud vineyard crops, with tho products
of the dairy, poultry yard, apiary aud
any other industry which can be made
profitable and thus add to our resources.
Georgia if thoy would
| plant at least enough wheat to supply
j their home wants. The crop has been
I harvested in good condition.
OATH.
fall
Two sowings of
i having been killed, there
and winter oats
was but a
small crop planted in the spring by tho
discouraged farmers. Those planted,
however, have generally done woll and
a good crop now rewards thoso farmers
who ventured on planting tho second,
aud somo oven tho third timo. Tho
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tionary, Lamps and Lamp Fixtures, Fruit .Tars. Flower Pots and
Ohuriig, Paints, Oils, Tarnishes, Gold Paints, Prepared Buggy and
Furniture Paints, Brushes, Kte.
Full Line of Hawkes’ Optical Goods.
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The
F reslie
1-tf.
My customers can bo served with good Havana cigars,
st and best Garden Seeds, all the year round. Call nnd sec me.
J. C. GOODM AN
Mitchell W. GFaskine
Dkai.ki: In
j Prizes should bo offered in every depart, crop is-being harvested,
i ment. The competition thus engender- potatoes.
: ed often results in valuable discoveries. . , .. ,
For instance, in a recent experiment A larger area than usual has boon
! among club members in raising big pbmtcd in thiH valuable food cropland
* hogs, nnd in deciding on tho cheapest ! f* 1 »„£ r ,25ui
j food for hogs tire cost varied from three
! to six cents. A wide margin and a
i difference which could but result in
! valuable information to tho higher
j priced hog raiser.
Discreditable and DNgr;trrful.
IS WHAT LIVERPOOL MEN SAY OP AMERI-
GAN COTTON PACKING.
Liverpool, Jnuo 19.—The cotton as
sociation of this city protested to tho
j Mersey (lock board against excluding
( cotton from the reduction iu charges
recently made, on the pretext of risks
and excessive oxponsoR. Tho board re-
| piled that Surat cotton did not involve
, trouble or risk; but American cotton,
| besides its liability to fire, was badly
| packed. And tho bales wore neodlesly
| bnlky, oecnpying a large space com
pared with other produce.
This was discreditable aud disgrace
ful Nevertheless the finance commSt-
at preseut is good for a
large yield. It would bo well if tho
farmers would take more caro than
heretofore in saving this crop through
tho cold weather. The two essential
points being to keop them dry aud to
koop them from freezing; it seems that
if they can be kept at an equable tem
perature thoy would never be lost, ex
cept through neglect or Carelessness.
• FRUIT.
Every section of tho state has shared
in one of the most bountiful fruit crops
in tho history of the .state. Berries of
all kinds, as well as other fruits, havo
been abundant and of fine quality aud
cheap enough in prico to bo within the
roach of all. Tho only drawback iu
.connection with the fruit crop has been
tho serious blighting of tho pear trees
in south Georgia and the consequent
serious injury to that fruit. We liopo
tho pear growers will ovoutually
Dry-Goods, Notions, Clothing,
Hats, Shoes, Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, Woodware, Etc,
Country Produce Bought and Sold.
O' ’ Goods nre all fresh ami iirstolnss. Low prices, fair dealing, prompt
and polite attention guaranteed.
Masonic Building, TIFTON. GA.
TIFTON MARKET.
that
„ discover the remedy, and having learned
tee of the board would consider whoth- t0 control and destroy the blight, this
erroduotio-M in tho charges on cotton industry will soon regain its recent
magnitude.
Walker & Powers, Proprietors.
Main Street, Tilton, Georgia.
Select Meats of our own raising always on hand. Also i full
line of Fruits, Vegetables and Family Groceries.
jJ3§TAlways fresh, and guaranteed to please.