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For County Surveyor.
Ihorcby » o “f Slding Ca eo d
? ' : For County Commissioner.
fnrwffl Oj.lL: Please announce that I
JSdidatefor re-election for County
» m JdMioner, subject to the action of the
sSratlc primary, and will be glad to
have the suppu j A j
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At the solicitation of many voters I
K . J? hv announce myself a candidate for
Commissioner, subject to the dem
primary. If elected, I pledge my
an honest, business-like admTnistra
nf county affairs m the direction of
KS R - p - STRICKLAND.
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1 hereby announce myself a candidate
Kssssssjttf sswj: %
„!rt. If elected, 1 pledge myself toeco
-Amical and business methods in conduct-
Er the aff»i« ot the county.
W. J. FUTRAL.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for County Commissioner of Spalding
knnntv. subject to the Democratic primary
J June 2M. W. W. CHAMPION.
To the Voters of Spalding County: I
hereby announce myself a candidate for
reflection to the office ot County Commis
iloner of Spalding county, subject to the
democratic primary to be held on June 23,
1898 My record in the past is my pledge
for future faithfulness.
- . D. L. PATRICK.
For Representative.
To the Voters of Spalding County: I
am a candidate for Representative to the
re. subject to the primary ot the
p,ny '
Editor Call: Please announce my
name as a candidate for Representative
irom Spalding county, subject to the action
ot the democratic party. I shall be pleased
to receive the support of all the voters,and
if elected will endeavor to represent the
interests of the whole county.
J. B. Bell.
For Tax Collector.
I respectfully announce to the citizens
of Spalding county that I am a candidate
for re-election to the office of Tax Collec
tor of this county, subject to the choice of
the democratic primary, and shall be
grateful for all votes given me. •
6 T. R. NUTT,
For County Treasurer.
To the Voters of Spalding County: I
ft announce myself a candidate for re-elec
tion for the office of County Treasurer,
subject to democratic primary, and if elect
ed promise to be as faithful in the per
formance of my duties in the future as I
have been in the past.
J. C. BROOKS.
For Tax Beoalver.
Editor Call : Please announce to the
voters of Spalding county that I am a can*
didate for the office of Tax Receiver, sub
ject to the Democratic primary of June
23rd, and respectfully ask the support of
all voters of this county.
Respectfully,
R. H. YARBROUGH.
I respectlbliy announce myself as a can
didate for re-election to the office of Tax
Receiver of Spalding county .subject to the
action of primary, if one is held.
8. M. M’COWELL.
For Sheriff.
I respectfully inform my friends—the
people of Spalding county—that I am a
candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject
to the verdict of a primary, if one is held
Your support will be thankfully received
and duly appreciated.
M J. PATRICK.
I am a candidate for the democratic
nomination for Sheriff, and earnestly ask
the support of all my friends and the pub
lic. If nominated and elected, it shall be
my endeavor to fulfill the duties of the of
fice as faithfully as m the past.
M. F. MORRIS.
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the general lassitude that comes with
warm days, when the system hasn’t been
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has harvested in the blood, you will And
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Low Bates to Baltimore, Md.. Kay 4 28»
1888.
Account of the quadrennial general con
ference M. E. church, south, Baltimore,
May 1-28, the Southern Railway will sell
2 > ?’ 4 - * ith flnal May
31,1898, at half rates—one fare round trip.
For fall particulars address,
S. H. Habdwick,
A. G. P. A., Atlanta.
Randall Clifton,
n ■ T. P. A., Macon.
C. 8. Whit*, T. A., Griffin.
OUTY OF FARMERS IN
• THE PRESENT CRISIS
Heavy Provision Crop Should
Be Planted.
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: WAR AND COTTON PRICES
Commissioner Nesbitt Points Out That
There Will Be a Big Demand For
Breads tuffs, Etc., While the '
Fleecy Staple Is Likely
to Tumble.
Department of Agriculture,
Atlanta, May 1, 1898.
OUR DUTY IN THE PRESENT CRISIS.
Now that war with Spain has been
definitely decided on, the gravity of the
situation demands that we, as farmers,
give ourselves t0..-a careful study of ite
bearings on our agricultural interests,
both individual and collective. The
opinion among competent army and
navy experts seems to be gaining ground
that the campaign, after hostilities ac
tually begin, will be neither short nor
easy, and it may drag along for months.
Under these apprehensions what is onr
plain duty? What do we owe to our
selves, our families, our country? While
our army and navy on land and sei are
enforcing a recognition of the great
principles of human independence,
what are we farmers to do? How can
we help in the struggle that is to set
Cuba free? We are to supply not only
the home demands for provisions, but
we are to supply thfl “sinews of war”
to our armies in the field by a . bounti
ful food crop. Besides thg usual home
demand there will be a heavy demand
for and provisions to feed
our armies. Should peace be declared
without hostilities the demand will still
be heavy. There will be thousands of
homeless, helpless people in Cuba to be
fed. Thus in either event, war or peace,
all surplus supplies will find a ready
and a profitable market.- Therefore, if
we have not already done so, we should
put in an unusually heavy provision
crop, even if we have to appropriate for
this purpose some of the acres intended
for, or already planted in cotton.
EFFECT OF THE WAR ON COTTON.
When a farmer setshimself fora hand
to hand struggle with an overwhelming
cotton crop, he necessarily consigns the
provision crop—the bread and meat
supply—to the domain of chance. Under
present conditions every consideration
of self interest, every prompting of patri
otism appeals against such a course.
The generally accepted idea of war, ag
riculturally speaking, is cheap cotton
and high provisions. A war with Spain
would almost paralyze our cotton trade,
while the price of provisions would ad
vance. In view of these facts, what
will be the fate of the man who pro
duces a large cotton crop, for which he
will get a low price, and who depends
on buying the whole or even part of
needed provisions for which he will pay
a high price? It is scarcely necessary
to say, and while he has injured him
self, he has also, to a certain degree, in
jured his state and country, both of
which are now looking to him to do his
duty in the struggle which is upon us.
I know that some farmers may argue
that as the general crop may be much
now is the time to take the
chance and put every available acre in
cotton, but there was 'never a graver
mistake. If ever there was a year to
increase the food crops and decrease the
cotton, this is the year, for the reasons
already given.
THE FLOOD IN THE MISSISSIPPI
also furnishes another argument with
some farmers for planting a large cot
ton crop in Georgia. They reason that
it will be so late when the cotton crops
in the fertile Mississippi valley are
planted, that the yield will be very
much cut off. But they forget that in the
year just past, there was an almost un
precedented flood in the valley and that
the-crop of *97 was delayed almost later
than was ever known before, certainly
much later than the present flood can
possibly da Levees were swept away,
property was destroyed and the making
of a cotton crop in that section seemed
an almost hopeless undertaking. Geor
gians and farmers in other states pre
sumed on this and put in a big crop, but
the valley planters were also busy. Sev
eral weeks later than the present date
they too put in. a big crop, and the con
sequence was the Iqggest general cotton
crop on record and ruinously low prices.
At present
THE PRICE OF COTTON IS ADVANCING
and this also may allure the unwary
farmer into the error of overcropping*
himself- I have always maintained that
the true policy is to provide bountifully
for every need of the farm, and then to
put in just as much cottbn as can be
well managed And that rule still
holds good. The man who does this is
safe in any event, be the price of cotton
high or low, because he is not compelled
to sell himself to the provision dealer or
merchant-far bread and meat. He is
also in a position to exercise his judg
iAnt in the disposal of his cotton—to
sell or to hold, as circumstances sug
gest. Were every fanner thus inde
pendent the control of the cotton mar
ket would, be virtually where it be
longs—that is in the hands of the pro
ducers—rather than of the men who
deal in “futures.” It has been well
said, and it has come to be a fact, that
not supply and demand for spot cotton
affect the price, but supply and demand
for “futures” establish the price, and
this “future” market is controlled by
professional operators and manipu
lators which could not be-possible were
each individual farmer able to sell or
hold his cotton at will. As things mow
stand these operators are' so sure
of the entire cotton crop being on
Ibe market within a certain period, that
they actually sell the results of the
farmers labor 12 months in advance I
. And so far, tho farmer.-; have quietly
submitted. Why? Because their short
sighted policy Im rendered thempow
erless to resist. Ninety-nine one hun
dredths of our farmers are compelled to
force their cotton on the markets early
in the season and the speculators thus
become masters of the situation. Full
barns and full storehouses in the south
mean independence to southern farm
ers, because their cotton crop is thus re
leased from bondage and they can exer
cise their judgment as to when and how
to sell it. R.
FALSE STATEMENT NAILED.
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Mr. Nesbitt Did Not Say Cotton Could
Be Raised at 3 1-2 Cents.
It has come to my knowledge that a
report is being circulated over Georgia
that the head of this department has
said that Georgia farmers could raise
cotton profitably at cents a pound.
Snch a report being well calculated to
injure the usefulness of this department,
therefore, in justice to the department,
and all concerned, I feel impelled to
correct the false statement. The fol
lowing from The Cherokee Advance
fully explains the matter:
“COLONEL NESBITT WAS UNINTENTION
ALLY MISREPRESENTED.
“In making mention of Martin y.
Calvin retiring from the race for com
missioner of agriculture, twoypeeksago,
in which we made impartial reference
to the candidacy of Commissiner Nes
bitt and Colonel O. B. Stevens, we said
that ‘Colopel Nesbitt’s mistake of advo
cating the raising of 8% cent cotton at
a profit is hurting him no little.’
“In making this statement we unin
tentionally did Colonel Nesbitt an in
justice, and now gladly make the cor
rection. While the statement was made
and published in the reports issued from
the department of agriculture, volume
18, 1892, page 30, it was the result of an
experiment made at the Experiment
Station under the direction of Director
Redning, which gave the result of sev
eral tests showing that cotton could be
raised even at 2J£ cents per pound. On
one thorough test, however, the publi
cation referred to above said: ‘Mr.
Kimbrough, the agriculturist, estimates
the aggregate cost of plowing, harvest
ing, hoeing, picking and fertilizers—
nothing being allowed for interest on
the land or superintendence—at an
amount which would make the cost of
the cotton cents per pound of lint.’
Colonel Nesbitt did not say that. He
only published this experiment with
other tests made at the Experiment
Station, and we trust that our readecs
will so remember. ’’—Cherokee Advance.
INFORMATION FOR FARMERS.
State Agricultural Department lie
plies to Many Inquiries.
Question.—There is a bug eating up
my Irish potato plants, a specimen of
which I send you. Is there any sure
remedy for them, and if so what is it?
What is the name of the bug?
Answer.—The insect you enclose is
called the Colorado potato beetle, and is
very destructive to the Irish potato crop.
They have only appeared in Georgia
during the last few years, but are
now thoroughly domiciled, and for
tunate is the owner whose patch
or field of Irish potatoes is not attacked
by them. They should be attacked on
their first appearance,-as they multiply
rapidly, and any delay renders it -more
difficult to get rid of them. They may
easily be distinguished from the striped
blister beetle (also an enemy to the po
tato plant, but less destructive), the lat
ter being much more slender in body and
longer, with longer legs, greater activity
and more ready to take flight. A very
effective remedy against the Colorado
beetle, especially on first appearance, is
to pick them off by hand, at the same
time destroying their eggs, which may
he found on the under side of the potato
leaves in masses, and are easily recog
nized by their orange color. The usual
remedy is to dust qr spray the plants
with either Paris green or London pur
ple. If preferred use one part
of the poison to five parts of flour and
two to three parts of air slacked lime or
finely sifted ashes. Apply with a sifter or
perforated pan. If spraying is preferred
use 6to 7 ounces of either poison to 50
gallons of water. Most persons prefer
London purple because of its cheapness
and better mechanical condition, being
as a rule more finely powdered than the
Paris green. These applications may
have to be repeated two or three times
during the season.
Remember that Paris green ands Lo
ndon purple are both deadly poisons, and
should be handled most carefully. In
dusting apply in the morning, while the
dew is on the plants.—State Agricult
ural Department.
To Distinguish the English Walnut
Scale From the San Jose Scale.
Question.—We have what is called
the English walnut scale in onr orchard.
How may'we distinguish it from the
San Jose scale?
Answer.—A tree' infested with tho
San Jose scale presents different appear
ances according as it is badly infested
•r only slightly infested. When tho
roughly encrusted with this insect the
tree takes on a grayish-brown ashy ap
pearance as though the trunk and limbs
had been painted with dampened ashes.
By scraping a limb with a knife the
scales may be removed, cohering like a
mass of wetbran.
If the tree is only slightly infested
the bark will be found to be dotted hertf
and there with very dark gray, often
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Wack scales (about 1-18 of an ihch tn
diameter) surrounded by a purplish
tinge of the bark. The blackish appear
ance of this scale is especially notice
able during the winter and spring.
Inter in the season, when the
overwintered insect reaches maturity
the scale takes on more of the grayish
appearance. Aided by a pocket micro
scope the female scale will be seen to be
circular and conical in outline, termi
nating at the center by a minute nip
pie-like prominence, surrounded by a
distinct ring. The male scales are
smaller and elongated, with the nipple
near the anterior end.
The English walnut scale is larger
(about one-twelfth of an inch in diame
.j tar) and more flattened than the San
Jose scale. It is circular in outline and
of a pale, grayish-brown color. The
nipple-like prominence is at one side of
tiie center and is reddish-brown. By
raising the waxy scale the body of the
insect is revealed, which is larger and
of a paler yellow color than that of the
San Jose scale. When one once be
comes familiar with these two scales it
is not difficult to distinguish them.
Left unchecked both will eventually
kill trees which they attack, but the
San Jose is much more prolific and less
time is required for its destruction of
the infested plant. W. M. Scott.
Entomologist.
To Develop Tomatoes Evenly and Give
Them a Uniform Color.
Question- Although I have suc
ceeded in raising very large crops of to
matoes, I have had great difficulty in
ripening them uniformly, and while
some are smooth and evenly developed
a large per cent are rough and uneven,
which, of course, injures their market
qualities. If you can give me some
hints to en'able me to overcome these
drawbacks, I will be greatly obliged.
Answer.—While tomatoes will grow
and produce abundantly on any medium
soil, there is one essential to their suc
cessful cultivation, and - that is very
thorough preparation. If the land is
subsoiled so much the better, and it
should then be harrowed and rehar
rowed until not a lump remains. It is
not necessary to broadcast the manure
if a complete commercial fertilizer, with
a preponderance of potash and phos
phoric acid, is used. Use a handful of
this, a handful of wood ashes and a
tablespoonful of nitrate of soda to each
plant, being careful to mix thoroughly
with the soil, and to prevent any of
these ingredients touching the plant.
After the plants are set, that is in two
or three days, give them a thorough
working with the harrow, or cultivator,
and, of course, tho weed's are to be kept
down throughout the growing season.
When the fruit begins to set repeat the
application of fertilizer. By this plan
• the plants are strong and stocky and the
fruit abundant and evenly developed.
Stable manure may be used, but it
should be thoroughly decomposed, made
fine and mixed with the soil. If the
plants are troubled with insect enemies
they should be sprayed according to the
i directions we have frequently given.—
State Agricultural Department.
To Utilize Wet Land.
aUESTioN.—I have some wet land
ch is very rich, but I have never
been able to cultivate it with success.
Can you advise me as to what plan I
shall pursue to get the b?st return from
it? It generally dries off some time
, in May.
Answer.—There are two or three
plans by which you can make such land
profitable, but the foundation of each is
thorough preparation. As soon as it id
dry enough to be worked, plow it, that
is,’break it up deeply and thoroughly
and harrow until smooth. Now sow it
, in peas, some upright variety which can
, be cut for hay. When these are taken
( off plow and harrow again and set in
Bermuda grass. It will make a perma
( nent pasture, or royal hay. Sqme of
the finest Bermuda hay is produced on
L just such lands in this state.
t Another plan, which we have seen
highly recommended, is the following:
After the preparatory plowing and
l harrowing, keep down the weeds by
harrowing once a week until the mid
. die of June, then sow in-millet, a bushel
t to the acre if grown for seed, a bushel
( and a half if grown for hay—the Ger
. man millet if the seed is to be used, the
j Hungarian if for hay. When this crop
, is taken off go over the field two or
’ three times with a cutaway harrow in
r opposite directions so as to thoroughly
( break up the surface. Repeat this op
eration every week 05. ten days until the
middle of September, and then sow
timothy at the rate of a third of a
bushel to the acre, with 250 pounds of
* fertilizer, harrowing it in lightly. By
either plan you will have a permanent
meadow, which can be grazed or cut as
you prefer—State Agricultural Depart*
' ment.
L Effect of Mineral Manures.
Question.—Do mineral manures 4end
’ to exhaust the nitrogen in the soil?
Answer.—The mineral manures ena
' ble the plants to make use of the nitric
’ acid that is in the soil. Indeed, if they
are absent, the crops cannot take up this
nitric acid, no matter how great the
* amount that is diffused through the spil.
Therefore the mineral manures cannot
’ be strictly said to exhaust thpUltrogen,
for although they plants to
* take up a largepiartJfint than they other
-1 wise wouldjjirfs does not increase the
the the minerals only ar
‘ -I®gEaa<rhold for the use of the crops
that which would otherwise be washed
' away.—Stare Agricnltoral Department
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EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD “CASTOBIA,” AND
“ PITCHER’S CASTOBIA,” AS OUR TRADE MARK.
Z, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Massachusetts, I
was the originator of “PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” the same
that has borne and does now on eoery
bear the facsimile signature of wrapper.
This is the original u PITCHERS CASTORIA,” which has been
used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty
years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is
the kind you have always bought on '
and has the signature of wrap-
per. No one has authority from me to use my name ex
cept The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is
8,1897.
Do Not Be Deceived.
Do not endanger the life of your child, by accepting
a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer yd*-
(because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in
gredients of which even he does not know.
“The Kind You Have Always Bought'’
BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE GF
Insist on Having
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