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MB. NESBITT IN
SOUTH GEORGIA
The Commissioner Writes of
His Observations.
PABMEE3 rOBGINO TO THE PEONT
Only on flMtatl—< Whsrs ToobmU Art
Kulrostoil With ths of Af
fairs Is EvUUms of —ofBBiloo Xstls—
bls-IUislai Horn* HoppliM—Work lor
the SI oath Uoloyod.
Depautjukt or Agriculture,
Atlanta, May 1,1807.
A receut and rather extended visit to
the southwestern section of the state
has much encooraffed oar belief in the
advance of Georgia agriculture. Farms,
which for years have beou givou over
to.broomsodge and briars, are being re
claimed, and what wero a few years
ago trackless piuo forests, oro now
dotted over with neat farm houses and
well kept farms, it is ouly oil the
larger plantations, where tenants are
entrusted with the management or mis*
management of farm affairs, that one
notices the evidence of stagnation. The
watchword seems to be “Progress’’ and
farmers us a rule are attaining to a
comfort and independence unknown in
the years immediately succeeding the
war. Of coi r *e there ore exceptions,
but in the main, where men have raised
their home supplies nml farmed on
strictly business principles, the reward
has boon sure and it lias not been long
delayed. In many cases moil who were
formerly working for standing wages,
or renting a ono cr two-mulo tarm, by
this “open S°same** of c.irofa! manage*
incut, and of producing at home all the
bread and meat needod to carry ou thoir
business, have been enabled to enter ou
the eiijoyment of uu iudopondeiit home
lifo whoso omul for oomfort and free
dom from the rush nml struggle of tho
goncrnl business world is not found o:i
the glob.». Ono negro man, who 15
years ago was hiring at $10.0;) a month,
toduy owns a 000-ucro iarm with com
fortable 8*room liou:o ami cm'* Miry
outbuildings, among which is a smoko
liou.’o coat lining 803 pouiulu of home
raised moat and cribs stored with Corn
nml forage for the coming year’s do*
mauds. Another man, white, who was
once a renter with only a small force at
his command, today runs 110 plows and
owns hundreds of acres of land. On
inquiry wA found that fcho inflexible
ruin in borh cases 1ms been ample pro*
»*r iiai <un BiiuTBi, using a xunaer to pre
vent the cloftd siding from covering the
iMSf oottoo and boMn# oo * half
*or*ps behind Um foot of ths plow, to
cover ths young grass in ths middles.
All aorta of forage crops may be
started this month. 'Sorghum, about
which ws have several answers in the
inquiry columns, cow pens, Spanish
ground peas, millets, etc. Kaffir corn
98 attracting considerable attention on
account of its dronth resisting qualities
R. T- yisamv Oommlssmtisr.
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
U«si7
ra Crop.
OOTrOX.
Til. report, from ths different MO*
tion. of the .tstn would iinltesto uu in
crease of from 3 to 10 per cent iu the
acreage of till. crop. Piauttug from ten
to 30 <mys late Not enough yet np to
Indict) the atainl. That already up
(In the lower portion of the atate) look
ing badly, from tbe uuuiually cool
doubt and uncertainty, he should at an
early period of tho boy’a career Rive
him something to do for blmielf. the
returns from which will be his own.
If tho former raises sheep, then nfew
weK bred sheep; if -hotaM and cattle,
some colts and a cow or two; if near a
musket a, ooop of nice chickens, or s
garden plot for his own eoltlvstlon
—something that shall be ths boy's
own peculiar property and the returns
from which shall be his to do with
just es he he will. Not only will ha
grow in independence and learn for
hiapelf the lessons of failnre and anc
ons; he will have an enthusiasm for ths
work iu hand, which Of itself will be n
guarantee of success; without which
life itself, in its best sense, is s failure,
and a vexed problem in many homes
will be forever settled.—Exchange.
E.P.BQWEN,
dealer in > ;
Greneral Merchandise
OF ALL KINt)8.
Highest Prices Paid for Caailry Prodace.
UNDERTAKER.
Near the B. & TV Depot, Tifton, Ga*
“ The portraits of Rousseau and Hume
are historic. Both were executed in
1706, the year of that absurd misunder
standing between tbe self tormentor awl
nights. Long continued wet weather guide, philosopher mid friend, over i
all over tho state ha« caused a good deal which so much eighteenth century ink j
of delay in farming operations, ami I -was spilled. They must have been paint* '
foar that much laud wi.i bur planted : gitortly after the arrival of tho pair
With but vory poor preparation. . England in January, and that of
C°itN. I Rousseau was apparently interrupted
Tho acreage is reported as about the i>y the quarrel, since it is asserted that
W. T. ROBINSON.
mil Id
bo wed tiikon euro of. In tin* first imho,
the Ilian’s own family of boys lmvo
helped him to g iin his position. In tho
second. tho goal has boon reached by n
strict adherence to agricultural business
principles, eoupiod wita a sagueity,
winch lias enabled tho ownor to steer
clear of speculation and pr niuco his cot
ton at a figuro several degrees below
tho so ling price. What is in tn« laud j 8:11
for ti.cso two moil is tlioro for others of ) or
equal pluck and energy.
THE WORK yon NIK MONTH
lias been very much delayed, moro
especially in tho middle and northern
feoctions of tho stale. Too southern sec
tion* were not visited by tho heavy
rains wf tho winter and early spring,
aamo os last year, with preparation not
so good. In some counties in South and
Southwest Georgia corn has had to bo
repluuted on uocouut of tho excessive
rainfall, by which many fields were
completely drowned oat. Too early to
estimate tho stand. Land in many
canes poorly prepared, because of tho
timo lost by coutiuuod rains.
oats.
The acreage 11) jior coot greater thau
lost year, ami tho condition very much
better. Quito 50 per cent of the out
crop was howed last fall, and as nearly
all of it escaped winter killings, there
is a good prospect for a fine crop.
WHEAT.
More wheat planted trim for several
years past. The crop is reported ns
looking unusually well, but I fear it
will yet lie seriously injnied by rust,
whioli is reported from soveral counties
in the middle and lowei*portions of tho
state. No rust yet reported from Norm
Georgia, whero wheat is largely planted
fruit.
The reports vary very much ns re
gards peaches, ranging from II)percent
in some countioi up to a full crop in
others. After u careful stuiy of re
ports, I C'*!i“in !i* that the shipment of
peadiea from (r * M-gi.i this season will
bo light, while tlioro will ho plenty for
hnmucotiKuniption. Tho same may bo
said of i> Mrs. Apples and grapes prom
ise it full crop. Plums, cherries and
straw h uium iuo aii m »re or less injured,
but will make fair crops.
nr OCX.
Vh" report oil ►took of nil kinds, as
rogird* both condition and Cumbers,
com»..res ’Mvorably with last year,
r-h' WiMgn rlight ini'nMS'v No discuses
ronorii'd, cx-ept choier.i among hogs,
which ingoing muah uauiage iu u low
counties.
•Ilie r.iMiio.% l!«y.
Tho l»oy on the farm is just* about the
came kind of a boy you will lltid every
where. Hois susceptible to the sumo
infiunctM. and. given tho same oppor
tunity. he will accomplish about tho
same results as his fellow iu the town
With perhaps this to his ad
vantage: The farmer boy is nearer to
nature’s great heart and comes to un
derstand her ways; and again, tho soli
tude of the farm gives him opportunity
for communion with solf, if ho is a
thinking boy, to coino to better under
standing with himself and to know his
vhich tho farmers farther north had co I P°wers and limit at km* hotter than his
contend against, aud a* a rule work
there is very well advanced. On no
bis urban prototype.
Hoys everywhere need thostimnlnsof
-lount of numorous doluv* farther north, j interest, and this is too often do-
front the constant ruin., many farmers j ? hom oa tho farrJ - What he does
wero unable to give Che corn laud tho P'*** * nto P e,lrtra ^ fund, as it were,
til oougli preparation so nocossary for a . n,, ‘* 1 ^ M ’* uo * KP0 how much he is do
ing to swell it. If the farmer would
keep his boy on tho farm and make him
n factor iu its sncces-dul operations; tit
the young man to take his place and
carry on the work when he is gone, or
keep him from f seeking a home and for
tune out in the great world so full of
M. L. PUHD031.
ROBINSON & PUR DOM,
Sparks, • : Georgiy.
We have opened a stock of General Merchandise Spark*, In tbe store formerly occu
pled l»y J. Z. Elliott, anil will carry a general line of—
Dry-goods, Shoes, Hats, Groceries,
Hardware, Furniture, Stoves, Ran
ges, Farming Implements, Etc., etc.
Our aim will be to sell goods of acknowledged merit aj
apestioof deism, lie dividoa with whist ] the LOWEST PRICES consistent with fair dealing.
it. -.i i *<— ..t *v.. D kI __ v f 11 w * * *,* 1 i i .• ». , - , ,
We are selling agents lor the best farm wagons sold in this
country, and will make very close prices. We expect to car-
rv in stock the celebrated
he refused to continue the sittings, mid
tho portrait, in which ho wears the
American dress he had recently adopt
ed, is supposed to have been finished
from such furtive glimpses of him ns
could be obtained in public. That ot
Hume exhibit? the historian in his
clwirge d’affaires period, when, as the
the admiration of tho Parisians.—Aus
tin Dobson’s “Eighteenth Century Vi
gnettes. **
f HE LA2GE5T UZZ 13SURARCZ C0MPAH1
13 TEE WORLD.
ATHENS CHECKS, MS and SHEETINGS,
?!CHAR0 A. KcCURDT. President
!.sscts, - - $221,213,721.33
1 -abilities, - - 194,347,157.58
jand in all lines will avoid, as liir as possible, shoddy
Come to see us, we want your trade.
mods.
5 nrplus, - -
$26,866,563.75
Yours anxious to serve,
ROBINSON & PURDOM,
SI-AUKS, DKimlEXCO. OA.
A TEST OF POPULARITY.
ni’SRJES: CONE IK GIB^QJA, 1395.
nirlal r port* in Comptroller ,
tgai I I’z of New ’
iv Y-rk Li t-
i.il lit: l.i'C
^On baste o paid fori
Twenty-Vcnr V
pneowment l.'v? Op
COME TO THE
TIFTON DRUG STORE
And you will be treated to vour advantage, my motto being
..‘.UI.0DU tXI
ft.tt7D.D0 j
,.SOI,000.00
I i am wki.Ijsupplied
J With Toilet and Fancy Articles, Perfumery,/j
nt School Books, Stationary, Lump* and I.auipn
\erfuil.Mliif.a 1 .a
pivc Her Cent
furnishes tho l«
forms in i-t.-moi
come lo survivor
Continuous lustr-’in -nt Policy
*0 adjusts the paymrnt --f the i
In5im.il ms tn cn-K «■« fix til iucuino
the lileot the bcuclit imy.
at | Fixtures, Fruit Jars, Flower I’ois and ()lmrn*.M
Faint*, Gils, Varnishes, Gold Faint*, Prepared *
! Buggy anti Furniture Faints, Bruslics, 1’lc.
j Full line cf HAWKES’ OPTICAL GOOES.
*1KADC MAWlC^ ^
x.A fix.-
i I also keep u large supply i»f Standard latent Medicine?, and am prepared
to use, iii filling your Prescript ion?, Fresh Drugs of the Best Quality.
Do Not Buy Elsewhere Before Seeing or Pricing These (ioofis.
The molt select stock of Tobacco and Cigars in the city
My customers can be served with good Havana cigars.
Freshest and best Garden Seed-
1-tf.
all the year round. Call aud see me.
J. C. GOODMAN.
R. F. SHEDDEN, General A-en!.
COUCH CURE
cans gulckly. That la what It vrei
made for. Prompt, safe, sure, quick
relief; quick cure. Pleasant to take.
Children like It and adulu llko it.
Mothers buy it for their children.
3.red by E. O. DeWItt ft Oo.. tn.k.rr ot
tVm Littlo Early Kisers, tho famoof
'Ua pills.
STANLEY’S BUSINESS COLLEGE.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.
HOME INDORSEMENT OF BANKERS and BUSINESS MEN.
suo.-o sful crop, uml miuo liavo simply
opem-.l tin* rows, pat ill tbe manure,
thrown two farrows on this and planted
on ths "list." Wb.-re till* is the case,
now ii tho lime to ntvo the corn land a
thorough ami deep hreakiun out. After
this timo it will he iuiposiihle to pnt
the plow iu close and deop without
breaking off some of tho delicate, feed*
ing roots, which begin to extend in
every direction not very far from tho
surface.
Where tho land has been thoronghly
prepared and is in good condition, tho
harrow will bo found a vory effective
implement pushing forward effective
work. Ran diagonally across the rows; j
it will not hurt tho young plants, bnt! Read what is said by competent judges. A school that stands well at
will effectually kill tho coming crop of ' home is said to be a good school.
' TO THB WHUCi-W. take fisassis In recommending Stuley's Businas Cult.pi smldan.it
farmer to givs ala attention to Other . I*, lu , c In Itw hlxhnt tcrau of its seems, go far u m know iu anuluatet tave been
dntimi. In tho mm* sonthom ' •umt.fnl. Mrandof tkm being raidojwd In tbe butbastness houses of tbe city. Its conn, of
pressing anuos. mins man soatneni u thorough, puctloiu, coupetrnt, mmlng .11 the dnnandi of any bminm of tonUv.
sections ot ths atate ths corn crop will ...
soon ba rnady for the second working.
Our object then should bo tooonsenrs
moisten as wall at kill grass sod wseda,
and this is bast accomplished by cold*
ratine as shallow and as flat as poasl*
tie.
Ores the cotton beds, wham a crust
has formed, the harrow doss most sill*
dent wort, and unless ths “stand” is
uarr imperfect, doss not Injurs the cot
ton. Attar harrowing allow the plant*
to remain tmttl tlwy can be brought to
• “stand” at the first hoeing. This oh*
liitet the expensive and needlttt* ■block
ing out’* cm so extensively practiced.
This plMspnauppoMS the land la good
Oa rough or poorly prepared
most be had to the mooter
j of each itudcnt. H« ho* built up an etlacationol institat:
klntl, and UwraiUd growth am! repatatloa of the coUege demonstrates hi* eminent qualifications
os a Mosaftr and la*i i in lot ^bbs
We rkutfnlly rroomnwnd gaaley’a Bnalnm CuilrKr to all vonng men nod waswa. wko dwlra
to acoolrt n tknranak practical bulnna tminlna. twilerine a. wr do. that It tanka wcond to non.
In tbe conn try In Um tkomarhasw of Its couiae of instruction and ability of Its teacher.;
1*. 8. Hrath. honk-keeper Cltiarn'. Banking and Treat Co.: J. T. Culpepper, Cukler CUiaen'.
nankins and Tm.t Co.: JoM-nh Jerger. Jeweler; W. K. Dnrle, Manager Plney woode Hotel and
Vice-President of the Bank orThomoevllle; w. T. Gunthoss. imt go. mnn °o-; M. ft kee«|e
Manager Thotaasville Ice CO.; AT. McIntyre, Attotney-at-Law; M. M. Hntddneee, M D.: J.L.
Kail. ex-Repreoentatire: John Triplett. MturTtaneaentemiee: U. A. Fleejwuod, book-keeper
Thnee Xsteniries; A.H.Haaeell. Judge Snperior Ceeit; Joe Lore. Clerk Stuart Hotel; A.K.
HargraT., Maiugrr Variety Work.; It. H. Ncei, Supt.ThomoeTille Compress Co.; wm.Cotnr.bcil,
Hupt. Car Sho^i J. F. Parker, Ttnnitr Tboma. Co.; B. w. Stone. Supt. Baptist Sunday Srhoo ;
j-ABStiso, Vi?ssst‘asK
AaeBtra and Stationer.: Jun watt ft Bros.
£&£&&% MfgS.
Is the place st> pel the
Marble or Granite
Monuments, Headstones, Slabs, Ete.
Prices from $3.50 to any amount you wish to in
vest. Great variety of
ORIGINAL AND HANDSOME DESIGNS,
to select from. Write, stating price you desire to
pay, I will do the rest.
v-c-n30.tr. W. H. MILLER, Proprietor.
BACK IN TIFTON
. Slaughtering and cutting Meats
for the people of Tifton, with the de
termination to please all by giving first-
class meats at reasonable prices. Give us
a trial, next door to Bowen’s store, OD Main St.
GEO. W. POWER S.
(v6-ni5*tf.) The Original Market man of Tifton.
2!
RATES.
-2-
CUT IN
— FROM —
$2, TO $I^2! R day -
Single Meals 26c.
—AT TOB—
8ABNXTT H0U8I, t i lmnah,0».
M*lf)
GEORGE W. REX.
FRESCO and SIGN PAINTER,
TIFTON, GA.
Paper Hanging aod Graining
A SPEOIALTY.
All orders promptly attended to
and satisfaction guaranteed.