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Address of Gen. Wm. M. tirovvr.e,
BEFORE THE AGRICULTURAL CONVEX !
XION AT HOME, OA., AUG. 9, 1881.
[concluded:]
The forms in wlTch nitrogen naav
lie .applied to the soil as a fertilizer
arc :
1. As ammonia salts (sulphate of
ammonia).
2. As nitrates (nitrate of soda).
3. As organic matter of animal ori
gin (dried biood).
4. As organic matter of vegetable
origin (cotton seed meal).
The plan of this experiment is :
1. By various unmanured strips to
test the production of the original soil.
2. Phosphoric acid, lime and potash
are the ingredients most necessary to
supply to the plant from the soil. To
produce a crop of three hundred
pounds o! lint cotton per acre would
reipiire in a!!, phosphoric acid forty
pounds, potash f.fty pounds. The
lime may he disregarded, as more than
a sufficient quantity necessarily goes
in with the phosphoric acid. We ac
cordiriglv add to one plat sutlicient
phosphate, and to another sufficient
potash to test the action of these alone.
Forty eight pounds of nitrogen is ne
cessary to raise three hundred pounds
lint cotton per acre. To one p'at we
add niii ale of soda sufficient to give
this quantity to test its action alone.
3. We mix phosphate and muriate
of potash to furnish all the necessary
phosphoric acid and potash, and apply
this .mixture in sets of plats, fir st alone
and then mix with one third, two
thirds and an equal quantity of am
monia salts, nitrate, animal organic
and vegetable organic matter (each
being a series of plats to itself) neoes
sury to furnish the requisite amount
of nitrogen.
We expect to determine by these
experiments :
1. If the plant is dependent on the
soil at all for its nitrogen supply.
2. If it is, which form of nitrogen it
prefers.
3. If it is dependent upon the soil
for all or for only a portion (one third,
two-thirds, etc.) of such supply.
The object of these experiments is
obviously of great importance, and we
hope by continuing the experiment,
from year to }'car to reach results
which will determine a question of the
greatest interest to all cotton planters.
I am repeating experiments as to
distance in planting corn and cotton
on uplands—distance between the
rows and between the hills in the row.
I am also testing the relative merits
of a number of varieties of seed, the
result of all of which I expect to re
port at your next session.
I propose to conduct next 3'mr a
field experiment with fertilizers differ
ent from any that I have made hereto
fore. which was suggested to mo by an
article in the Maryland Farmer, and
which I hone will teach a lesson of
wider scope and importance. Hither
to my experiments have been confined
to one crop. But different crops have
different wants. Some crops, too, as
similate their food more read s .!}' than
others; in others maturity is more
rapid, and they must have all the food
they need in a short time, while others
again are of longer and slower growth,
and do not require their food so ra
pidly. These are important points,
and in order to demonstrate them I
propose to take an acre of land of as
uniform quality and antecedents as I
can find, and lay it oir in ten parallel
strips about two hundred feet long and
twenty feet wide. Leaving three strips
without any fertilizer, for the purpose
of comparison, I would apply a differ
ent fertilizer in equal quantity to each
strip. Across these strips in widths
of twenty feet, more or le'ss, as the
number of crops to be tested may re
quire, I would plant ten different crop*
in ten different conditions of fertilizer.
Say, 1. un manured ; 2,3 and I small
grain ; 5 unmanured, 6 corn, 7 cotton,
8 potatoes. 9 turnips, 10 un manured.
This will show the diversity in the
wants of the various crops, and what
is best for each. I hope, by arrange
ment with the faculty of the branch
Agricultural Colleges, to have precise
ly similar experiments mafic in their
various localities ; and if I could per
suade some enterprising farmer in
each of a number of counties in the
State to make the same experiment,
the results from the various soils, cli
mates, rainfall, etc., when tabulated,
would convey’ an aggregate amount of
information, the value of which would
Vic immeasurably greater than the ox
pense it would entail. Again, let me
beg you to devise some plan of co
operative experiment, and to make
provision for carrying it into elfect.
You will, I am sure, excuse me when
1 tell you, with deep earnestness, that
1 Jo not know of any wav in which
you could more efficiently advance the
cause of progressive agriculture. I
am not wedded to any plan of expert
ment of my own. Let your wmlom
and experience propose the experi
inents to bo made; take measure to
have them carried out, and, for one, I
promise you that I will follow your
plan earnestly, implicitly, cheerfully.
It is your peculiar province to sug
gest. It will give me sincere pleasure
to cooperate with you to the limited
extent of my power. My friend, Judge
T. G. Ilolt, introduced a series of ex
cellent resolutions covering tins sub
ject at your session in Milledgeville
in 1877, on which no action has ever
been taken. W ere you to revive those
resolutions now, 1 think you would
lind they would fully accomplish the
purpose that I have indicated.
I hope to be able this year to com
plete the arrangement of the neccs
sary appliances to enable me to test
the value of the new process of pre
serving corn fodder, and, indeed, all
sorts of green forage, known as ensi
hige. But. in the hope that others
may possibly be induced to try it, 1
will give you briefly some descriptive
details of the process, which I have
learned from those who have success
fully tried it.
In the first place, as to the pit or
silo. Its dimensions as to length
should, of course, be regulated by the
For sixty tons of fodder corn—the
pfodrK'G, say, of two acres, though as
much as sixty seven tons per acre are
raised at the North'— a nit twelve feet
long, twelve,feet wide and twenty feet
deep would be sufficient. To guard
against the leakage of water into the
pit, the walls ami floor should be well
cemented with hydraulic weicrnt, such
as-our old friend, Captain Waring,
manufactures near Kingston, and
which I can recommend from experi
ence as fully equal to the best Kosen
dale cement.
l'L ANTING THE l oIMUCH COi;N.
The corn should be planted in drills
three inches wide and three feet apa;t.
at the rate of from two to two an 1 one
half bushels per acre. When the stalks
tassel they are* fit to cut.
Citilinq the Cora. —'Flic corn when
ready should be cut at once, and taken
immediately to the edge of the pit,
where, with proper cutting machines,
the green stalks and leaves are cut as
rapidly as possible into lengths of one
half to ail inch. Someihink that care
must taken that the Stiv ves are al
ways as sharp as possible, so that the
ireen. juicy stalks should not (be
wuised. as where l imy are bruise I the
juice is expelled, and, to that extent,
air takes its pinoo in the cells of the
plant. Others, among them Dr. Bailey,
think that this i* unnecessary.
Fillina the Pits. —The cutting ma
chines should he so arranged as to de
li ver the green stuff into the pits. As
t goes in, it should not. be trod len,
but delivered evenly into the pits, by
changing the direction of the cutting
machines. When the pit is full, level
with the ground, a wooden box is
placed like a fence around the pit.
This box is in height three-fourths the
depth of the pit; for t his is the ex
tent to which the ensilage is calcula
ted to sink from compression. When
the pit and this box a>e full, then the
whole mass is covered with a stoyt
wooden cover, made in sections. On
the proper construction of these cov
ers much of the success of the opera
ion depends. They should be made
| of two inch p’ank, tongued and groov
' cd and firmly battened together, four
feet wi !e and one inch less in length
I than the width of the pit. When the
I covers are put on they shoul 1 be
! weighted evenly and carefully. Even
! and continuous compression so as to
I exclude the air and atmospheric mois
ture, being essential. Barrels or sacks
filled with sand may be used for the
pu pose. Soon after the weights are
put on. the ruass will gradually sink
until if reaches the level of the ground.
This will be accomplished in ten da>s,
and in fourteen days the ensilage will
ho ready for use.
The reason why the covers should
he made in sections is. that, when a
section is taken off, it, only exposes a
surface r our feet wide and twenty feet
• h ep. This is then cut down from top
to bottom. All the rest is still cover
ed, and its weight and compression
are undisturbed, the air being exclu
ded and the tendency to fermentation
prevented. The ensilage ma}' be fed
at onee, but experienced men are of
the opinion that it is better to leave it
exposed for twenty-four hours until
some slight fermentation takes place,
which improves its quality and .Bakes
it more palatable to stock. One bush
el of this ensilage, divided into two
feeds, mixed with two quarts of wheat
bran or middlings, is said to be suffici
ent to keep each animal in good con
dition. The cost of making a silo of
the size I have mentioned, together
with the covers, shed, etc., ought not
to exceed $75. The feed-cutter costs
about SSO, and it can be run bv the
horse or steam power used to run the
cotton gin. The cost, of preparing the
ground, seeding, harvesting, cutting
up and packing away in the pits, de
pends necessarily on the extent of the
operation.
Mr. Mil!?, of Arrareck Farm, New
Jersey, to whose publication I am in
debted for most of the details I have
given you, keeps one hundred and
twenty head of cattle and twelve
horses—one hundred and thirty two
head in all. They are fed from the
loth of October to the loth af May
with this ensilage, and wheat bran and
middlings in the quantity per head I
have mentioned. He calculates that,
were lie dependent on hav to feed his
stock, it would cost him SBOO. Feed
ing with ensilage, the expense was
$682.00. or $5 25 per head, and the
area used to raise all this food was
only thirteen acres.
The advocates of this process are
very enthusia'-tic in its praise. Wheth
er its advantages :ve as great as lliev
represent, I do not venture to say.
The matter, however, is one worthy of
attention. Professor Meßrydve, of
the University of Tennessee, who has
experimented largely with ensilage,
and strongly rec unmends it, estimates
its cost at $1.50 per ton, or cents
per hundred, his estimate including
the cost of fertilizers, interest on the
land, etc.
I)r. Bailey, of Massachusetts, who
has written an interesting litt’e book
on ensilage, and who is now in At
lanta constructing ensilage pits on
the grounds of the Colton Exposition,
tells me that, in his opinion, it makes
little or no difference whetli *r the silo
no deep or shallow—that a close, stout
box plated over a shadow pit—say
two or three feet deep—will answer
all the purposes, lie tells me further
that ensilage is the ver}* best way of
preserving pea vines, cut when most
succulent, before the pods begin to
In view of the gloomy prospect of
our crops, and the high price of pro
visions, let me, in conclusion, urge
you, gentlemen, to preach to your
friends and neighbors the importance
of planting as largely as possible oats,
barley, rye. turnips, etc., this fab, and
give emphasis to your precept by
showing the example. The crop news
from every direction is disastrous.
Our own observation of the crops in
the fertile valley of the Etowah on our
way to this city tells us what tve may
expect. Do not flatter yourselves
with tl;e fallacious hope that the fall
ing off in the cotton crop will improve
the price. The speculators will reap
all the benefit of the probable rise in
Hie mice of cotton. The farmers—l
mean t he' mass of Utf fatgiors—will
get no advantage from it, because they
are in debt and under bonds to tie
liver Lh* ir cotton to the merchants as
fast as they can prepare it for market,
and I hey who hold the money, and
who lit up “gprr.ers” and other similar
devices, will se<f to it,, he assured, that,
the improvement in the price shall not
take place, indeed it take place at
all, until thy balk of the crop shad
have passed out of the hands of the
farmers.
I thank \< h. gentlemen, for your
Because it al ls to Personal Beauty
by rescuing color and Ins're to gray
• fiub*d lour, and is Leilefteial to the
scalp, is why Parker's Hair Balsam i<
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The 1 calling Scientists eftoslay
agree that most diseases are caused by
disordered Kidneys or Liver. If, there
fore, the Kidneys and Liver are kept in
perfect order, perfect health will he the re
sult. This truth has only been known a
short time and for years people suffered
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Headaches—Jaundice— ! )izziness—Cra
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It is an excellent and safe remedy for
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Menstruation and is invaluable forLeucor
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Asa Blood Purifier it is unequaled, for
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ALL KINDS OF
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ALL KINDS OF
Repairing'
done promptly and neatly.
MY GOODS WERE BOUGHT FOR
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look at m3' stock.
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October 2Sth.
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E are now making the very best
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These sell only by the case. Bridles, Col
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They have a very EXTENSIVE SALE,
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papers, as they have not been indiscrimi
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This Powder is carefully prepared from
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By the use of this POWDER the quan
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Directions for Use. —For Spring Fe
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Large Packages, price 25 Cents.
FOR SALE BY
Dr. J. B. Pendergrass, Jeffers n, (la.
l)r. L. G. Hardman, Harmony Grove,
Ga.
Dr. C. L. Harden, Ilarmo- y Grove, Ga.
I. A. Madden, Maysville, Ga.
nov IS
Adm inistrator 9 s Sale.
A GREEABLE to an order of the Court
xjL of Ordinary of Jackson county, Ga.,
obtained at the August term, 1881, ! will
sell, at public out-cr3 r , to the highest bid
der, before the Court House floor in Jef
ferson, <-a., on the Ist Tuesday in Decem
ber next, within the legal hours of sale,
the following property, to-wit: A tract
or parcel of land lying in said county and
known as the place whereon Thomas Dal
ton resided at the time of his death, con
taining sixty-five acres, more or less;
twenty-five acres in the woods, the remai
der of it in cultivation and eight acres of
it in bottom land. There is a good dwell
ing and out-buildings on the place. All
situated on the Jefferson and Lawrence
ville road and adjoining lands of -James B.
Lyle, George Moon and others. Sold as
the property of Thomas Dalton, deceased,
for the purpose of paying debts of said
deceased and for distribution. Terms
cash. J. L. WILLIAMSON,
Adin’r of Thomas Dalton, dcc'd.
Professionnf dank
jy; R. ii. a I >alij,
Dentist,
June 10—*S1. Gatnesvillk, Ga.
OIIN J. STRICKLAND,
A TTO It N EY-A T-1 > A \V,
DaNIELSVILLK, GA.,
\Vill promptly attend to all business en
trusted to him. dec 17, ’BO.
Dll. X. I! CASH.
Nicholson. (5a.,
Tenders his professional services to the
surrounding country. Rheumatism, Neu
ralgia and the diseases of women a speci
alty. Feb. 13th. 1880. ly
O W AllD THOMPSON,
Attorney-at-La tv.
Gainesville. Ga.
Prompt and faithful attention given to
all business placed in his hands.
WILEY C. HOWARD,
A TTORN EY-AT-LA W.
Jefferson. Ga..
Will attend faithfully to all business en
trusted to his care. inch 4,
SILMAN & THOMPSON,
Attorneys- at- I-aw,
Jefferson. Ga..
Will practice in Jackson and adjoining
counties.
CHARLES STEIRN &> CO-,
THE CLOTHIERS,
JB 3 O-EORO-IA.
FIRE PROOF MESSENGER BOXES
V. W. SKIFF,
The Jeweler,
Keeps a well selected stock of
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Gold, Silyer and Seleloid
Spectacles and Eye-Glasses,
TIIE BEST
Silver and Silver-Plated fare.
And he is receiving week I}',
Ne w Goods
OF THE
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Drop in and look at
SKIFF, the Jeweler,
when in Athens, and have your Watch
repaired and Jewelry mended.
Athens, Ga., Nov. 4th.
/"2J.EORGIA, Jackson County.
M hcreas, Julia Ann Porter, Executrix
of Win. Porter, late of said county, dec’d,
applies for leave to sell a portion of the
land belonging to the estate of said dcc’d—
This is to cite all concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show cause, if any, on
the first Monday in December, 1881, at
the regular term of the Court of Ordinary
of said county, why said leave should not
be granted the applicants.
Given under my otficial signature, No
vember 3d, ISS2.
If. W. BELL, Ord'y.
Jackson County.
Whereas, J. C. Wheeler, Administra
tor de bonis non, with will annexed, of
Daniel Wheeler, deceased, represents to
this Court, by his petition duly filed, that
he has fully and completely administered
said deceased’s estate, and is entitled to a
discharge from said administration—
This is to cite all concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, on the lirst Monday in December.
ISBI, at the regular term of the Court of
Ordinary of said county, why Letters of
Dismission should not be granted the ap
plicant from said trust.
Given under my' official signature, this
August 31st, 1881.
li. W. BELL, Ord’y.
Can be supplied with Hie finest Cooking Stoves
ever brought to the market of Northeast Georgia.
With our excellent Cook Stoves, ive give everythinn
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To W. 11. JONES, Sup’f,
tlae “ Red Store,”
OPPOSITE COHEN’S.
Athens, Ga.. Sept. lGth. 1881.
One Thousand People Wanted!
| TO BUY THOSE CHEAP GOODS AT
PARKER & CAMP BROS.
M e are receiving daily, a large and well selected assortment of
FANCY AND FAMILY GROCERIES,
Canned G-oods,
Sugars, Coffees, Teas, Syrup, and the Best Mackerel
IJNT THE CITY’.
WE CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION TO OUR STOCK OF
SooU, WavY'.a, V)vv\ CHootXs, Cvutws r^oV>ivec.os.
We have bovgiit in large quantities, and can offer
Great Inducements
TO THOSE PURCHASING
BAGGING ANI) TIES.
REMEMBER, WE SELL ONLY AT
ROCK BOTTOM PRICES!
Highest Marhet Price Paid for Cotton.
Call and See That We Mean What We Say!
PARKER <s* CAMP BROS.,
Feb. 2.1 No. 12 Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
J. N. MONTGOMERY,
(Broad Street, next door to Col. Dobbs, Athens, Ga.)
DEALER LIST
LOUIS COOK’S BUGGIES,
Carriages c So Harness,
Which I warrant equal to any sold in this market at same prices.
THE OLD HICKORY WAGON—warranted as good as the best.
THE FARQUHAR ENGlNE—noted for power and durability’.
THE FARQCHAR SEPARATOR—nothing better nor cheaper in market.
THE ATLAS ENGINE—one of the most popular and cheapest on the market.
The well-known ECLIPSE ENGINE, and the BOOKWALTER ENGINE, 04 Horse
Power, for $355.
The well-known BROWN COTTON GIN, CONDENSER and FEEDER. Cheapest
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Also, the celebrated HALL GIN: nothing finer. COTTON PRESSES. PORT
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SULKY and GANG PLOWS. Improved HARROWS, GRAIN DRILLS, REAP
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of FERTILIZERS. ENGINES and other articles kept on hand.
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CL ID- nVFIKIE.,
ATHENS, ------- GEORGIA.
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THE CELEBRATED Milburn One and Two-llorse FARM WAGON.
®@f”A good assortment of Harness. Also Manufacturers’Agents for the WIN
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the market. Steam Engines, Saw Mills and Agricultural Implements. Prompt at
tention paid to orders. Terms liberal. Office and Ware-Rooms, comer Clayton
and Thomas Streets, Athens, Ga.
J üb-aa JOHN WINN, Salesman.
T\Tew Opening 1 !
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ATHENS, . . . GEORGIA.
CHARLES A. SCUDDER,
DEALER HIST
WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY mid SILVERWARE.
ALL kinds of Repairing done by the latest improved methods. Gold Plating and
Engraving. All jobs and orders sent bv mail or Express promptly attended to.
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