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THE GAZETTE: TIFTON, GA.. EH IDA f, SEPTEMBER 13, 1895.
Commissioner Nesbitt's Regular
Letter About the Crops.
THE FABMERS' FALL CAMPAIGN.
Preparations For the Grume* anti Grain
Crops Again Urged—Tlu* Cotton Picking
Time Again at Hand and the Commis
sioner Puts In a Word For Neat .Pack
ing— Fall Plowing Is Important.
Department qf Agricultcrk,
Atlanta, Ga., Sept* 13* 1895.
The farmer's fall campaign opens
P With the mouth of September. After
the comparative leisure of August, he
should start in with renewed energy
and with brain and muscles nerved for
the task he settles down to the steady
work of gathering in the crops, aud
getting the fall grains aud grasses prop-
' erly seeded.
GBAINS AND GRASSES
The late August rains have greatly
interferedwith the work of preparation,
which is unfortunate, as this work has
more influence on tho Yield of these
crops than, perhaps, all other condi
tions combined, fertilisation not ex
cepted; for, without thorough aud deep
preparation no fertilizer can perform
its full mission, and much valuable hud
costly plant food is thus wasted.
Last mohth we dwelt somewhat at
length on the preparation, fertilization
lolled ana unsdusoiiea puts m a son in
stance, the following crops resulted:
The potato orop uniubsollld woi prao •
tloally a failure on ooopont of drouth;
tubsoiled, the yield wii US boshM* per
'aore. Oats on laud subtolled In tno fall
of 1893 showed a yield or 80 to88 bush
els, on adjoining land, With ordinary
plowing, 10 bushels. Bye, snbsolled,
SO bushels; uusubsoUAfl, 10 bushels.
Corn showed more than double yield
for the snbsolled plat.
We have Seen, this year m Cobb ooun -
,ty on land wlfion p tew yeart ago Would
soaroely sprout pdas as fine b yield of
stagos she betaine fttltd. rhUfilhg at any
thing that oame about her. On cutting
open found in itomaoh a hard ball of
several pounds' weight, oomposeA of
rough feed, ends at twigs, etc. What
ailed her aud treatment?
m
corn as is usually produced on our allu-
| Vial river lands, the result of leguuilu-
■ ons crops, rotation and subsoiling.
We feel that we cannot servo the
farmers better than by calling atten
tion to those possibilities of our long
suffering aud hardrnu old fields.
Another important subject for study
and experiment is the
SAVING OF OCR CORN CROP.
' Perhaps few farmers aro aware that
! by our present wastefnl plan of pull
ing tho ooru and fodder aud leaving
the stalk in the field, 33.70 or nearly
one fourth tho valuo of the entire pro
duct is wasted.
This has not only been proven by ana
lysis, but by experiments in feeding.
The stalks are troublesome to handle,
and cannot be profitably usod in tholr
present shape for feed. In the manure
pilo they dooompose so slowly as to bo
Very uudesirablo for bedding, therefore,
; under ordinary conditions, it is not sur-
! prising that tho farmer leaves them
' Standing lu the field, and if they provo
Very unmanageable when tho crop
preparation begins, they are often piled
and burnedI
.eugwi U U preponwiu, . w «iu» uuu It is not necessary to state that a
and sowing of these crops, and wo will , wa8to ot “ 0ttr ! y °, ua ' fourtl \\ ho rotun V?
only reiterate hero that, on the darib in any other business would swampJt
ness and thoroughness with which
Answer it.—Your oow died of peri
tonltls, which is oauted by local in
i juries, constipation, diarrhoea, or ini
! tation of any character. It is not con
i tagioua.
, Treatment—Hot cloths to abdomen;
i laudanum, 1 draohui every liour for bIx
! hours.
2. Your cow died frqm impaotiqn or
; gastritis, which, by tho accumulation
| of the poisonous gases, generated by
tho undigostod food affeots tho nervous
system and brain, causing tho animal
to act like one mad. This disease is
generally caused by the food. Treat- j
j rnent should be purgative, with a
change of diet. Ceasing to chew the
end is only a symptom of arrostod rumi
nation.
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v-lno-lv.
thoso details aro utteudod to, depends
Bnoooss or failnro. It is. not yet toe
late to push this work of preparation,
and tho rooout rains have left the land
in fltio condition to do the work very
effectively. This is tho best mouth for
getting in the winter oats. Grass and
f? e
clover also should bo sown,
can watt n little later, In the case of
tiie grasses and clover, tho majority of
southern farmers have littla oxpo-
rleuoe; but it has boon proven that
whore judgment is exercised in tho se
lection of situation and soil,' and care
ful methods of preparation and fertili
zation obtain, most gratifying results
havo followed. These crops may be
sown with the small grains, but farm
ers who have tried both plans, Btrougly
recommend that they bo sown alone.
r Oftou not a sufficient quantity of seed
is used. In view of tho foot that many
of tho seed do not germinate, even in
- tho best samples, it is important to al
low an ample margin in estimating tho
amount of seod for eaoh acre.
German or crimson clover for winter
gracing and for feeding in the oarly
Spring is attracting widespread atten
tion. In Georgia it has soarcoly yet at
tained popularity, but in soino other
southern states it is considered as head
ing the list of all crops intended for
i these purposes. It glvos good returns
from laud on which tho couimou red
clover Would uot succeed, ahd is of
equal value for improving the loud and
for feed. It can bo seeded from tho
middle of August to the first of Octo
ber from 13 to 15 pounds to tho acre,
lightly brushod or harrowed lu, and
after winter grazing aud outtiug. If the
stock are taken off in Maroh, snfilolent
seed Will mature to fully re-seed the
land, which can then bo prepared for
late corn. When tho corn Is "gathered
the olover oomes on again. Thus two
crops cau bo obtained aud the land, In
stead of being exhausted, is gradually
being built up.
COTTON.
s the cotton opens the pickers
Id keep np with It Early picked
oioan cotton commands a better
than whoro tho sample la in-
Sited by beating rainB, or stained
ifam tho weather. Attention has
already bee a repeatedly called to the
condition in which our American
cotton reaohos European ports, Tho
eastern cotton growers sot us an ex
ample lu this respect which, if we
Would imitate, would mean thousands
of dollars to us. Tho Indian and Egyp
tian grower sends his cotton to market
in neat, oompoot boles, well covered;
ea anr
8 &
in the first few years. One, and tho
principal reason that the stalks havo
not heretofore boon more thoroughly
utilized, is that wo havo had no ma
chine for overcoming tho difficulties of
handling tho ontiro corn product to ad
vantage. But, as is usually tho case,
u , when the necessity arisos tho ma-
Wheat ' chlnory is evolved from the ever active j
n.isn nf brain of the Inventor, aud a machine is
now on the market whloh outs or shreds j
the stalk, foddor ami shuok in Ruck a
manner as to give the vory host foddor,
and tho waste forms a most desirable
hoddilig, whloh is easily converted into
manure. Those Who have tested it
pronounce it praetioal, It therefore
rests with the farmer to savo his oorn
orop in such shape that tho entire prod
uct, stalk, leavoS, shuck and grain can
be Utilized, This is, of course, as yot a
now departure in southern farming. If
a farnior dooS not wish to snbjoot Ills
wholo oorn orop to an untried process,
let him give it a trial on at loast a part
of it. Borne fnrmers through the state
are making a tost with tho present
yoar’s orop. Lot eaoh one rosolve that
another year ho will make tho experi
ment. Tho corn should be cut off at
the root, the stalks placed In well built
shooks and tied around tho top with
binders! twine. After they are cured
tlloy are taken to the barn whore, if tho
shredding machine is used, no part is
wasted. Tho problem for us to solve
just now is aS to the Very best method
of saving the corn by this process, the
machine will do the rest.
The outlook'seems to bo favorable to
a bettor price for cotton, aud if the
crop cau bo marketed to moot the de
mands of tho trade rather than the in
dividual obligations of farmers, no
doubt the price can bo sustained | but
if a farmer’s notes fall due, lie has no al
ternative,apd thus much cotton is often
forood on the market at a time When it
is uot needed by the spiuners, and the
oonsequenoe is lower prices.
There are so many qualifying condi
tions surrounding this Whole question,
that it is dlflionlt to advise intelligent
ly! at last, eaoh individual must care
fully weigh every attendant circum
stance and decide for himsetf,
R, T, Nesbitt, Commissioner.
T.
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ours is ragged and unsightly, and often of salt and bioarbohate
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W1IBAT
SODA AND BAIjT ON CLOVER.
Question 3.—A party staying with
mo ovor night informs mu that ho
knows a good farmer in Ohio who
thinks Boooud orop clover better than
tho first outtlng for horses, whan cat
in the afternoon, half cured and pat in
the barn free from tloW or rain. Ha
■alts it when packing with a mixture
mrbonnte of soda, but
quantity of soda to a
bushel of salt. He also says this man
salts bis stock with salt and soda,
mixed, and thinks it muoh better than
salt alone. He Says tho salt and stxla
destroy the galivatinu properties in. tho
olover and do not Slobber the stock.
Being anxious to try U, as I am now
►
outtlng my second crop, will yon kindly
submit this to your chemist and have
him say buw muoh soda he would ad-
nsed uot bo sown until Ootober.»d tho * u8 ® d t0 , a ftud , w ' mt
a Ann! r! Vir na ^ tho oholllioal offoOfc of tll« UlixturO
time snoutd bo regulated, .as far_ as wo ond , Vb Wg op(lUon t th6 matter nml
I will try it at onoe ? If there Is any
thing in this it would be worth much
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crop, whloh is often better than the
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by an early reply.
oon judge, to about tan days before the
first frost usually oomes. Whorever
wheat is to be sown, tho nso of lime
owanot bo too highly estimated. Its
afiioe is to bring luto available condition
much of tho mineral plant foo'd looked
up Id the soil and otherwise uuatal. .-
bio. It also sets free nitrogen, by pro
moting the earlier decay of vegetable •
matter. Tho growth of the wnoat Is
thus pushed forward raoro rapidly—an
important consideration—booaass we
With it to be well started before tho
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Che land tor wheat should be plowed
deeply ami then allowed to little before
the surface is finely borrowed end the
seed put in. This should be done at e
depth of three or four Inches, the sell
being made as fine as possible.
FAUi PLOWING.
We would again urge the Importance
of deep fall plowing on the stiff, day
lands of tho state—of thoroughly break
ing the subsoil, aud. though uot advise*
.Id* to bring too muoh to the (Urfaoe, a
little will uot hart.
In tome experiments ’ oondnotod in
3899 to 1898 to illustrate the benefits of
subsoil plowing, the seed, soil end
.Cantina bnina the some for the sub-
Answkb 2.—The bicarbonate of sodo
is nsed to nautrallzo tho aotdlty pro
duced by fermentation, and prevents it
forming. Have hod no exporieuoc with , — /-e tu 1 m*£>j,
these to prevent slobbering and don't jJ* b* JJCugG, UltOH.
know whether It would do it or Dot.
Would like to kriow the result of your {
experiment.
Use } gallon of soda to 1 Pathol of
salt. No harm In the soda, but too
muoh would give an unpleasant taste.
Question A—I hod a oow constipated
for two days, kidneys noting freely,
balance of her sioknsu, bowels looso
and discharge from Iddneys scant. No
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