Newspaper Page Text
THE GAZETTE: TIFTOST,, GA.. FEIDA £, SEPTEMBER 20, 1895.
Ml*
1 uMBii, aua »y laxi or tome oiner m«u-
inn, gin ooin fodder the oireItde-
Commissioaer Nesbitt’s Ques
tion Box For the Month.
HUGH ABOUT IBBIGATI5G LAUD.
The Oomolntoiur Reproduce* Sam* t«t-
ter. Furnished The Cultivator For a
More General Circulation—The Keyatone
Cord HtUlcer Died Only For Corn That la
Cured hd the Stalk.
J JB9TIQH 1.—Can you tell me some-
g lit thd practical working of the
ystone Oerii. Husker ami Fodder
dittfe 1 * wkieh I have seen advertised as
fitlfMhg a lid. shredding the stalks, as
•well a?husking the corn?
Answbh 1.—Wo hare had no per
sonal experience with the machiua
mentioned) but give ’the comments of
competent persons who have tried it.
Of eourse you understand that the ma
ys chine is used anly for corn, which has
been cured entire, that is stalk) leaf,
shuck and ear, iii tho shock, as is done
in tho west. The Breeilor's Gazette
says:
“By its use, leaves, stalks (and ears if
) wanted) are reduced to a homogeneous
L mass of soft fibre, easily handled and
eagerly eaten. Tho fodder shredder is
well named. It simply tears intd shreds
ait ports thd plant and reduces it to
a pulps’ form, ill svliich nolle will be re
jected by the stock. It is a gonoral in
vention, Und the one which will host
aid u.-i in feffeoting a saving of tho '.17
per cent) Of value of the corn crop now
largely lost.
“It is altogether probable that tho in
vention of tliis machine will open up a
r
■sms. Oar interests are vrith .the
farmers, and we feel that we cannot
serve them better then by oalllng atten
tion at times to labor saving machinery |
for upon lessening of oostof promo
tion and oaring for their crops depends
much of the sucoess of the farmer."
Others who have tried curing the
corn in this manner and then packing
away in the barn, after tho husker and
shredder has done its work, say that it
will keep well and come out fiuo feed i
in winter, provided tho crop is thor
oughly cured in the field and cut up
when free from unusual moisture. Of
course there is always some moisture iu
| the stalk, even whou well cured, but
those who have tried it say that if it is
packed tightly iu the barn mid allowed
to remain iu the barn, although it will
heat considerably, it will not bo in
jured.
The following answers were prepared
by Commissioner Nesbitt in reply to
some questions sent to The Southern
Cultivator. Iu view of the awakening
interest iu irrigation, ami the mooting
of the National Irrigation congress soon
to conveno id Atlanta, ho has consider-
edit advisable to insert thorn here.
Through the courtesy of Tho Cultiva
tor, ho is allowed to uso them.
IRRIGATION.
(S3) I have a plat oE ground which I
desire td irrigate.
Ugsntly, in the tint plaoe, the amount
of water required by our ordinary
crops, that is the amount which must
be taken np by their roots, the only
way in whloh the plants oan appro
priate it to properly nourish them from
the time the eeeds Sprout until the
crops are matured, is equal to a depth
of 1 foot over the entire toll oorored by
eaoh crop. This is the average require
ment, on a medium soil, well oultlvated.
If the crop is very highly manured, a
still greater amount is needed. By ref
erence to No. 83 in tho present, number,
: you will observe that there ore many ;
important points to be considered, be
sides the mere collecting of tho neces
sary amount of water. Wo are just in
the A B C’s of tho the soienco of irriga
tion, which belongs to the highest de
velopment of agrioulturo, and can only |
bo successfully operated on tho most
valuablo lands and nnder the direction
of tho most skillful management. One
tiling is cortaln, however, that if we
would keep np with tho progress of tho
age, we must learn to ntillzo our an
nual rainfall, more than ample for tho
uoeds of our crops, but most abundant
at the season that they neod it least.
By collecting oven a part of tliis
amount, and keeping it ready for uso
ill case of emergency, we become prac
tically independent of the seasons, and
aro secure.1 against tho unfortunate
effects of drouth. But, to do tliis eco-
MANUFACTURERS
Iron andBrass Castings
ENGINE AND
BOILER FIT
TING^, INSPI
RATORS, IN
JECTORS, LU
BRICATORS, JET
PUMPS, STEAM
CAUCES, ETC.
MILL AND GENERAL MACHINERY SUPPLIES,
dll
Oil
s. l .nee
Globe,
.father.
Angle and died
Beltin
P
Valves,
eys. Shafting, Couplin:
;s, htc.
TILTON, GEORCtIA.
“first lesson In irrig^lofi^ fofth!boii & “ ,ul , r ,Q uir0 *
“' technical Kliowlodgo and skill, and
v4no-lv.
efit of tho, readers, bf Thd Cultivator ?
Inclosed.yod Will find plat of ground
which I wish id irrigate If ytm can
got ally sense.out of thd drawing please
mark on it With ink bf colored pencil
the place for the ditch and its dimen
sions) also with pencil, the rows. State
what fall the ditch and rows should
Inust depend on a lucre certain founda
tion than n few directions from an ag
ricultural iniirnnl
J. T. BOYD &
"V a 1 cl o s t a , - - G e o v <x i a
new market for corn fodder. Tho j have, if any, I can have foul 1 feet head.
shredded fodder baled can bo handled
like baled hay, and is only a little loss
valuablo ns a food stuff for city horses
than the bast of hay. It is only a ques
tioli of time wiled billed shredded fod
der will bo quoted id ttifcjf feed markets,
hud its nutrients, its pnlatability, and
its ,freedom froni dust are bound to i to x,
How many inches per acre will be re-
i quired a year? I live one and ii half
| miles from the depot, With tho said
land properly irrigated, what crop and
fertilizers Would bd best lo pkmt, tak-
j iug into consideration the markets?
The line a ’ll is Oil ii level with bottom
1 of pond j the lines d nut Ud a level’, sumiinteiulent <"l>-
diteh y, 3x4 feet deepj tilt! fall from a b For sale l»y Jake
bring it into popularity hd a horse feed,
Tltd loft Over portions, id Oitso of over
feed, can be taken from the mangers
and used as bedding*—-and indeed it is
hoty impossible that the poorer grade of
•‘shreddod fodder — such us has been
largely weather beaten of its nutri
ment—may be sold regularly fof bed
ding. Nothing call be better for this
purpose. In ease of handling, id soft-
ton ot (
to d d i
ditch, 0 font j the fall ft'oiu
A Much Traveled Mtn>.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 5).
! For the lastforty year* I have boontr«mbl»‘d
j •will) a torpid livor on noemmt of U.vvt*l8thvonp.h
j tllffcrent tropical ••limnto*. In that Hjmuo of
; time, of all the inu.liclix’fi 1 lmve evov taken
| liver cure*, uotte has udyun suuh positive, h<uo-
i tieial aim happy result# us Simmons’ Hepittiue,
FJ:o Vodj.L.
Steamship Hooks.
\\. Faulk.
aWMVSMIif f-tf =-*■.- % ymirv&t
a b to t: d is 7 feet) tho line 1 iJ On a
level with a bj td make ti, 2 b oil a level
with a b would require a ditch !! feet
deep at % the higitbsc point mi the line,
a 3 bj the distiliiCd from it to 0 is about
COO fentj and front 'll to is about 3To
l'eet j about four acres) thd iongths of d
on east Bide bf (UtoH will average about
50 feet.
Boil, coarse, gray, sandy| there are a
fcW qiinrtsi iuid irotl bro Btdlies; at IJ, at
thd BOmheass OiH'iiei 1 , griihite crops but
with kit Weil bf Udd sqiiare feet, Thor-
T. C. JEFFORDS,
T) K X
SYLVESTER, -
S
- GEORGIA.
THE PEACE MAKCRO."
Stoves, China-
ware. Crockery,
Glass-ware. "Tin
ware, bite..
Roofing,
Plumbing,
and all kinds
of Tin Work.
11EA I. I '.PvS I X
m
Etc.
All work yiiaranteed and
‘.•res
'i
ism " '.nvi
prices
lo\\
’I'vS'oS " \ ■ .
the lowest.
ness and in absorptive qualities it i buglily dt'aiuadi (Jatit) extends 04 feet
meets the requirements bf all ideal bod-
ding, Fodder, thus' treated, Can bo
used for bedding on tho farm toad-
vantage. 1 ’
In tho commissioner's talk for tho
mouth, he calls attention to our waste
ful policy of gathering the corn and
fodder and leaving tho stalk, which
contains neary one-fourth tho value of
the entire plant, standing ill tho field.
One of these machines has boon te3t-
at the Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion, and Professor Nonrso says of it:
“Labor required may bo summed up
as follows! Ono fecdor, ono onglnoor, a
man to plaoe corn on tablo, one to help
load In tho Hold, anothof to uuload
1 husked corn, and ono or two mo* to
put fodder iu barn, togothor with driv
er for eaoh team.
Labor nooomplishod by machine and
force abovo mentionedi Tho corn Is not
only shnokod, but is brought from tho
field, tho ears aro housod and fodder
pnt in barn. If buildings aro well ar
ranged, one man will storo tho foddor,
while tho corn may bo dropped dlrootly
into tho crib. By aatunt timing, our
machine (medium size) huskod from 20
to 84 bushols—of 70 pounds—por hour.
Tho yield was not more than 25 bushols
per aero. „
p.- ■ sfajan gross to
Qnality 0 work done: Occasionally ® v(nn ’
an oar will pass through tho machine
find tho husks remain, but if properly
adjnstod these will lie fow. Thn np-
appoaranco of the corn is bettor than
when huskod by hand. A small
amount of grain will bo shollod by tho
sorows, although probably but llttlo
more thnn a husking pin. A'>d la any
;event tho shollod kornols will drop
into the foddor and bo carried up with
it, to bo afterward fod to tho cattle.
As wo have intimated before, wo val
ue tho machine particularly for the lm-
| proved condition in which It leavos tho
fodder. Cattlo will eat a much larger
amount than wlion it is prepared by
-the usual methods. With ns, at least,
it doubles tho value of this portion of
the plant.
« We know that some people have
trouble in keeping tho fodder passed
through the machine, but our has oomo
out iu perfect condition, as fresh os
when first put in.
This machine has boon on tho market
hut a short time, and consequently, as
Is the caso with most now machinot,
some parts require adjusting. Changes
suds daring the past year bavo already
greatly improved it
g i *‘The farmers of Virginia will, in our
do well to wutoh these imple-
tni fertfill tide of (liteil y, Bubsoil, yet
I
low und Who eteyi. south omi, oraw*
fc&ySM r '
t! :k
-■ v,
fishy j SOfiotld gfOWthi pine imd BWcet
gum ptiiieipaiiy, line uara on the
south mid id hot tod i Capacity, about
1,000 0i‘ 1,304 pounds pel 1 lift’d,
At U, -M., Zabulon, Ga.
Answer.—Direction ns to youi 1 plat
of ground, whloh you wish to irrigate,
is, at this distance, too uncertain. Wo
would advise that you seek the assist* I
ance of Rome competent and experien
ced person, who oatl visit tho ground
and take ill all the surroundings. There
aro many conditions besides tho inerbly
tophgraphlual whloll should bo consid
ered in this very broad and important
subjoot of irrigation. Heretofore, ow
ing to our annual rainfall of nbout 49
inches, very little attention has been
givon iu the southern states, to tho fact
that a largo part of what would bo an
abundnnoo of water, if properly bus-
j banded, is allowed to waste) conse
quently, at tho critical period of plant
development, wo often look in Vain for
the ono good raiu, Whioh would put tho
j crops boyoud tho danger lino.
I Iu tho last fow yoars, wide awako
agriculturists are beginning to renliza
that by proper precautions, tho couso-
quouoes of our annual drouth may bo
avoidod. Tho coming Irrigation con-
moot in Atlanta this fall,
eviuoes tho intorost that is just nowbo-
* Ii-
\
\ 4 .V- ; y
' ^-Jl «sw-/
i I&5 ■%
O COME TO TIMM To—
TTFTON DRUGSTORE
And you will he treated to yottf mlvunlHgc, my motto bt ing
FIRST-CLASS GOODS
v', ( -
-A T-
Surg- ;
Crown mid lliidge Wort ami Oral
cry Specialties.
Teeth Extracted Without Pain
lly usn of “TunJinn, M which |m»itivcly ilcstroys
all iicnsu <>l pain, anil Joes nut put you to sleep.
Special reduction when several teeth are ex
tracted, or plate made to replace them.
REASONABLE PRICES.
Hotel Sadie,
TIFTON,GA.
I kc'e)> a large i
Medicines ah<i
seri)itionR, TT'Csll
supply “f STANDARD
Patent
an* prepared to use, in filling your pre-
ITrugs of tlie Best Quality.
%
//Vi
ra
:>.e
J «rt
/MwteM
ejatl 3 its ?'?i ti
rwji
f.rS’iii ■‘iri Iri't'-.
. ; t
* £
I AM WELL SUPPLIED
Willi Toilel and Fancy Articles, Perfumery, School Books, nml Sta
tionary, Lamps ami Lamp Fixtures, Fruit Jars. Flo'vcr Pots am!
‘Churns. Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Gold Paints, Prepared Buggy and
Furniture Paints, Brushes, Etc.
l>o
Full Line of Hawkcs’ Optical Goods.
Not Buy Elsewhere Before Seeing or Pricing These Hoods,
The most select stock of Tobacco and Cigars in the dtv
My customers can lie served with good Havana cigars.
Freshest and bust Barden Seeds, all the year round. Call ami see me.
i-tf. ■ ;r. c. c joo d m
ATsT
BYRD BELOTE Prop.
Mitchell
{Situated between Georgia fMuihern nml Mrunn
wick uud Western railroad depotn. Fa-
. , . . .. . . . eilHics ample. HaU'ft miHonable.
ing awakened m this question. A few of
the most important points to bo consul* £ r '- U
ered iu any plan of irrigation aro j First, '***
THE BEST
soil; second, ollmatoj third, sabsoil)
fourth, supply of water and manner of
utilizing it, whether by dams, tanks or
cistorns, pumps worked by wind mills,
engines or horsepower, fifth, prepara
tion of the surface, whether for sprink-
When s-.-j Ar e about to buy a Sewing Machine
rtr
dor. -i ■ ' v « 'l by alluring adverMwmenta
and 1 ihink v f, u can pet tliu best made,
finest bniffluxi u/id
W. Graslvins,
—Dhai.hr I n —
Dry-Goods, Notions, Clothing,
Hats, Shoes, Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, Woodwarc, Etc.
Most Popular
for a tr.cfc ' ■ "■ ■ to it that
vou hay fr-»u rehable matm-
lactttrers * bat h.ivo gained a
,, , . . , , , reputaUonbYhoiHstandJauaro
ling by pipes and hose, or by surface m-allng, von will ism ij.-i n
pipes, etc) sixth, drainage. ] Kcwing Maehino that to noted
It will tliUB be seen that in thn limits ,
of an article like this, oven with the !
points given in your diagram, tho prop
er information cannot bo satisfactorily
furnished. !
I havo some land near a small creek
which l desire to irrigate. 1 will havo
to force water 800 to 1,000 food distance
to a height of from 00 to 78 foot. Which
is best to uso, a hydratilfisram, a wind
mill or a steam ongino? How oan 1
place my tanks to sprinklo from eight
to ton acres? F. N., Domorest, Ga.
Answer,—This question, apparently
so simple, inrolvos tho consideration of
so many conditions that we would not
undertake to answer It unless wo had
had more experience than is just tow
usual at tho south. This question of
irrigation requires not only to be stud
ied carefully, but to bo practically de
veloped. before ono oan discuss it Intel-
ibe world aver far its dtira-
hllkv. Yett want, tins one fttat
is easiest lo uuuiafre and is
Country Produce Bought and Sold.
Light Running
; ‘ Goods are all fn-sli anti Hr&tclass, Low prices, fair dealing, pi-onujd
and polite attention guaranteed.
Masonic Rnildimr. T I FTON
GA
Ii
Them U none in tha world that
cun equal in mechanical eon-
atruction, durability of working
' nnlsth, beaaty
part«, (inenefHfi’ot 1
in
... appearance, or has a3 many
improvements a» tho
New Home
It ban Autnmstic Tension, DouHe Feed, alike
TIKT03ST
YOUMANS.
oh bath hides ot needle f/e/ewf/rf),no other 1ms
it; Now Stand (patented), i
„ drtvinc wheel hinged
on adjustable centers, thus reducing friction to
the minimum.
WRITE FOR CIRCULARS.
THE HEW HOME SEW1HG MACHINE CO.
Oiwni, Maw. Boetoyjl iiw. topwovRoeABit.S.Y
Ciucaoo.Ux. Hi. r*a,*o. Diu.**,Ttxui.
flA* y*AJ(rt»Co\TAt~ ATT..VKTA. «Ja»
FOR SALE BY
J. G. Bedge, Tiftoa.
SALE STABLES.
TIFT ON, - GEORGIA.
€. A. WILLIAMS. Proprietor
A
mm
FiRt-Class Wie and Single leams to Iti.
Main Stiiiki\ t : : TimiN 7.V.
i . Af
- ■: m