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' flu Tgfiwflr 4 For Cou ty * »*#**• 1 \ ,ero 7 fiytf or County’ S primary of June gubject to the democr r KELL. » m subject to the action of the have the anppo j TIDWELL. -"X -v y At the solicitation of many voters I t.«hv announce myself a candidate for Commissioner, subject to the dem- S&W /Hm-* to an honest, buslnees-fike adtelitetra- Sin of county affairs m the direction of tower tS£ RF - STRICKLAND. t hereby announce myself a candidate J-County Commissioner, subject to the nnmical *nd business methods in conduct ini! the affiirsoi the county. raTTn , o<T ln * ? W.J. FUTBAL. I hereby announce myself a candidate 10 r County Commissioner of Spalding county, subject to the Democratic primary ot’june m W. W. CHAMPION. To the Voters of Spalding County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for reflection to the office of County Commis sioner of Spalding county, subject fun the democratic primary to be held on June 23, 1898, My record in the past is my pledge for futu re faithfulness. D L. PATRICK. ForlSepresentatiye To the Voters of Spalding County: I am a candidate for Representative to the legislature, subject to the primary of the Editor Call: Please announce my name as a candidate for Representative from Spalding county, subject to the action oi*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 wholecounty. J. B. Bxll. . __ , 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 oi the democratic primary, and shall be grateful for all votes given me. ■ T. R. NUTT. S' ' / '■ For County Treasurer. To the Voters of Spalding Couptv: I respectfully announce myself a candidate for election for the pffice of County Treas urer, subject to the democratic primary, and if elected promise to attend faithfully to the' performance of the duties of the office, and will appreciate the support o. my Mends. W. P. HORNE. To the Voters of Spalding County > I 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 aa I have been in the past s - J. (J. BROOKS. For Tax leosiver. 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. Respectfolly, R.H. YARBROUGH. I respectfoliy announce myself «s a can didate for re-election to the office of Tax Receiver of Scalding county .subject to the action of primary, if one is held-. S. M. M'COWELL. < For Sheriff. . I respectfoliy inform my friends—the people of Spalding county—that“ am a candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject to the verdict of a primary, if one is held Your supporkwill be thankfully received and duly appreciated. MJ. PATRICK. ——— I am a candidate for the democratic nomination for Sheriff, and earnestly ask the support of all my friends and the nub ile. >Jf nominated and elected, it shall be my endeavor to fulfill the duties of the of fice as faithfully asm the past. M. F. MORRIS. X * **4-I'.’ ■ ' f co - '•-’ --7 “*< —~ -■*«» ■■ " \,- -*» ►* >»*»>* j IsPRING REWIEOiES \ ; . for “that tired feeling,’* apring fever and the general lassitude that comes with warm days, when the system hasn’t been cleansed from the impurities that winter , harvested in the blood, you will find in our Spring Tonic and Stomach Bitters. For purifying the blood and giving tone to the body they are unexcelled I N. B. DREWRY* SON, » Hill Street. * ' WBK Registration Notice. ®°unty registration 4xx)ks are now open at my office in Hasselkus’ Shoe Store to do eo should call and , - ■ ■ •—'Vagfr FORAGE CROPS THE HOPE OF FARMERS Best Moans of Supplementing Food Supplies. NESBITT GIVES POINTERS Agricultural Commissioner or| thflT Course to Pursue In View of the High Wheat prices and With the Prospect of a Continuance of Such Market Conditions. Department qf Agriculture, Atlanta, June 1, 1898. With wheat quoted at au almost un precedented figure and prices of other food crops advancing, and with the prospect of such market conditions be ing sustained for at least some months to come, prudenl farmers are row cast about for -practical means of supple menting their food supplies. There is no section, of the world in which.a greater variety of • nfW’ FORAGE CROPS may be grown than in the south, and as » measure of safety it would be well for Georgia farmers to put in such of these W opportu nity? render possible, first and fore most comes forage'corn as a fodder crop or for SI LAG B. i■ W- fe' ’ i «*• As to the best methods of managing this crop there are somewhat conflicting opinions, but these result from amis apprehenrian.rather than from any real M tbe proper Ing, 5 cultivating, etc. It depends upon the purpose for which the crop is in tended, as to Which method should be adopted. If the crop is intended for* fodder, that is, to be cut and cured, the object is to secure a large yield of. small and medium sized stalks, having an abundance of leaves and little grain. The plants may, therefore, be planted in narrow rows and crowded in the drill. In curing this crop the gerplus moisture is dried out and, we have a nutritious forpge, which, supplemented with grain, makes a good and complete ration. But in planting corn for tlje silo, the object is to secure a good yield of well de veloped stalks, each one bearing at least one well grown ear upon it The plants rtustnot be crowded too closely to gether. The rows should be at least 3to < feet apart, and the plants should stand from 15 to 20 inches in the row. If .the [ffifhts stand closer thia the stalks do not have room to mature sufficiently and the consequence is watery stalks, and the ears which form are not well filled with grain. Silage made from such corn as this is apt to be very unsat isfactory—sour and innutritions. From this explanation we see that fodder corn should be crowded as close as the strength of the land will admit, while a corn crop intended for the silo should have sufficient distance to produce a heavy yield of stalks and eai> suffi ciently matured to be cured into good, sweet silage. THE pea crop. Field peas give us another crop for forage, of which too much cannot be said. Among the many advantages of this crop is the faetthat it can be town from May until July, and also that it can be utilized as a three-fold food, for man, for beast and for the land. No matter in what way we, decide to us? it so will return -with interest whatever amount we have invested in it MILLET. Millet also may be seeded at any time from May to August, and though it re quires richer land and more thorough preparation than corn or ’peas, it is a good in vestment where forage promises to be short. One bushel es German millet, sown on an acre of land, well prepared and the seed harrowed in, will make a heavy yield, and when cured at the proper time, that i? before the seeds mature, will make a most acceptable ad dition to our forage supply. SORGHUM. Sorghum is a crop which should find a place on every Georgia farm. It is not affected by drouth to the ruinous degree that our corn crop often is, and the stalk and the main are both ex oellent foo| for cattfi and hogs, besides which thereto usually a good demand for the syrup. With the improved sys tem of evaporating, now in general use, the syrup has become a desirable article of food in most farm households. Dur ing the hot season the man who is for tunate enough to have a sorghum patch is assured of green food for his stock when every other crop is drying up, while the cured fodder makes a nutri tious and appetizing feed for the winter months. It is not too late to plant any of these four crops—indeed, all may be planted later than this date, and under favor able conditions will be very satisfactory. Though there are other crops, which in time may supersede them, we would advise, as we have, these four forage stops of such well known value, and with the cultivation of which we are so thoroughly familiar, that we do not venture, except byway of experiment on a small scale-, on the culture of new and untried crops. It is well for each farmer to give his attention to these new crops and to thoroughly satisfy himself as to their merits before under taking their culture to any large extent. .In these days, when inquiries are Hramttwntly being received at this de partment as to the value and efficiency of certain insecticides, and when Paris I green is coming intc such general use,'l SUBSTITUTE -3® PARIS GUXEN, I which has been thoroughly tested at the Ohio Experiment Station, may bo of service in reducing the cost in cases where large quantities are used. White arsenic, in a soluble form, <x»ta about one-third as much as Paris . green, and unlike the latter gives no trouble in the way of settling: Paris green does not dissolve readily and needs Constant to keep it from set* I tling. Here is the formula: Dissolve 2 pounds of commercial white arsenic and 4 pounds of carbonate of sqda (washing soda) in 2 gallons of wa ter and use junta of this mixture to 50 gallons of Bordeaux mixture. This will be found sufficient for any purpose where A combination mixture forfun gua and insect peste is required. As for instance, potato blight (fungus), and potato bugs (insect); apple scab (fun gus), and apple worms (insect). The easiest way, says the bulletin, to make the solutions is to put both the white arsenic and the carbonate of soda in a gallon of boiling water, keep boil ing about 15 minutes, or until a clear liquid is formed, and then dilute to 2 gallons. . „ This is the season when it is neces sary to wage an unceasing warfare against all kinds of insect and fungus pests, and the above combination of Bordeaux and white Arcenic is effective destroying a large proportion of these most annoying and destructive enemies. The horticulturist or farmer, indeed any man, who looks to the products of the soil as the reward of his labor, would do well to study the diseases and insects which are liable to attack his special crops and at the first indication of their presence use active ahd prompt meas ures to prevent serious injury. Some times a few days’ delay in using proper remedies is fatal, more especially in the rapidly maturing mops. Personal ob servation in the different sections of the rate confirm the reports of promising crop conditions, although in tome sec tions the dry weather has retarded the satisfactory development of the young plants and cut off the oat crop. R. T. Nesbitt, Comissioner. condition" of theT " Reduced Cotton >rea and Corn Small Throughout the State. COTTON. This crop somewhat retarded by high winds and cool nights in May. Acreage less than last year. Stands not good in many counties on account of dry weather. Some fields have bad to be replanted. Plants small. Cultivation good. Will improve with the advent of warm nights and hot suns. ' CORN. Small throughout the state, on ac count of cool weather in April and want of rain. Stands fairly good. Some dam age from cut worms. r - OATS. . ..Have suffered greatly from drouth, particularly in South Georgia, where many fields have been ruined. The crop is so injured by dry weather that the yield will not be up to the average. i WRBAT. Largest acreage planted in years. At least twice as much as last year. Pros pects fine for the best crops in many years. Wery little rust reported and the crop is almost assured. The-good price will be a great boon to the farmers of North Georgia. CANE. Acreage greater than last year. Stands not good on .account of- the unprece dented drouth through South Georgia. , rice. ■ • Increased acreage and plants doing well were irrigation is used. Upland rice small and backward.. s Minor crops, such as potatoes, hay, etc., have suffered in many counties for want of rain. FRUITS. The peach crop promises to be one of the largest ever made. Allothar fruits, except apples, promise well. The straw berry crop, though somewhat injured by tl be cold snap in April, rallied later on, and an immense crop will be mar keted. Blackberries and other small fruits are promised in profusion. Mel ons are doing well. INFORMATION ON FARMING. State Agri cultural Dwartmeut Re plies to a Number of Inquiries. Question.—Pleas^-wdvise me about composting. For several years I have composted my stable manure with cot tonseed, chemicals, rich earth, etc., but it is a heavy job and requires so much extra work in handling that I have been debating iai my own mind whether avam pthte? ptan would not pay better. Re cently my attention has been called to articles in agricultural journos on this subject, in which tite writON this ploK will toon beoome a thing of the past. Do you agree with this view, or what would you advise? Answer.—lt is not advisable to han dle a heavy article like njanureahy more than is absolutely necessary, and wliere it is possible to haul the manure directly to the land, we have found that it pays | better than the more costly jfian of com posting. But often the hauling cannot be done, when in the busy season every mule and farm hand is engaged jn the different crops. Under such circum stances, rather than allow the manure to accumulate in the stables, to the man ifest injury of the animals, or to waste it by throwing it in loose piles in the stable yards, we would select Wet days, when it is not possible to work in the fields, and put-the manure in compact compost heaps, when its valuable con stituents will be held until such time as we can utilize them. Where a. farmer has a largo number of cattle, which ho is feeding for market, which practice is becoming quite extended since cotton seed meal and hulls afford such a cheap and certain means of fattening beeyes, it is a good plan/ except in severe weather, so pen the cattle directly on the land to be improved. Near Atlanta there are 25 acres of most magnificent oats, sown the lasttrf ifor, neariy ready for cutting, which are a striking and wonderful object lesson as to the wis dom of this policy. The manure from feeding the hulls and meal contains ele ments of fertility in the highest i b-.. —: ■ degree beneficial to both ject from Prof essor Massey is both op portune and practical, and outlines an economical plan not only for utilizing farm manures, but for obtaining at a comparative small cori, M part, at feast, cesaful farming. Os course we cannot expect to feed cattle enough to enrich the entire farm each year, but ly Pur suing this jjan, even on a limited area, one will be surprised at the results, in the increased yield of mops: i»' “No matter how carefully the manure is handled while in the stable or barn yard there will be a constant loss, and there is less of loss when it so spread on the land than anywhere else. Let one hauling do for the homemade manure and let that be to get it out and spread it broadcast on the land where the corn . crop foto be planted. Then if theoorn so followed by a crop of winter oats, as s it should .be in the cotton belt, there will be found enough to carry the oat crop through to success. Then after the oats are cut give all the land a liberal dose of the mineral plant foods that the pea delights in—acid phosphate and pot ash in the form of muriate of potash. Spread this also broadcast, for the broadcast use of manures and fertili zers is what tends to the improvement of the land,, and its building up for im proved crops. Then sow the land in peas, and by the use of the previous dressing of 800 to 400 pounds of. the phosphate and potash mixture you should get a crop of hay that will ena ble you to feed more stock than ever and thus raise more manure to put out broadcast. “But what we especially wanted to oppose was the laborious hauling of earth, manure, cottonseeds and all sorts of rubbish to make agile, and to turn and mix and pile and repile the mix ture, thinking that by this process the whole will become stable manure, so a great waste’ of labor. If there are valu able accumulations of wood and mould handy, haul it and spread it on the land and haul and spread the stable manure and put your cottonseed down in a fur row deep between the cotton rows, where after it has rotted the cotton roots will find it just when they need it most—at fruiting time. “Acid phosphate and potash, spread ? BOsdcast on the land for a big crop of peas, will leave nitrogen enough in the land for the cotton that so to follow, and you will need to buy, if anything, only the same mineral fertilizers, while the great crop of peavine hay will en able yqp to feed more stock and to add a profitable industry for the winter in selling beeves or milk and butter.”— State Agricultural Department. What Should Farmers Do to Raise Cotton at a Profit? Question.—l have seen the unjust criticisms which have been spread abroad in regard to the experiment car ried on at the Georgia Experiment Sta tion aa to the cost of raising cotton. I remember the mannex in which your words were at the time perverted, and also the effort which has all along bepn matte to get political capital out of what was really a most sound piece of advice to farmers. This was six years age, and if this advice had been gener ally heeded much; of the subsequent hardship consequent on the low price of cotton would have been avoided—in deed I, with many others, believe that the price of cotton would have been maintained at a reasonable-figure, be cause, under your system, it would have been impossible to so overcrowd the , markets as to make our staple drop al most valueless, as it has been, except to cotton buyers and speculators, the fanner not teing “in it.” Reviewing the past six years, and all that has been said, pro and con, as to the low price of cotton, cost of production, etc., what is your present opinion as to how we shall meet and combat conditions, which so far have proven too much for us? Answer.—My position on this ques tion is the same today that it was six years ago, namely, that when a farmer has made ample arrangements to raise a full supply of bread and meat for his family and food for his cattle,, mules and other farm stock, then hdis at lib erty, and not until then, to cultivate in cotton all the land which he can’suc cessfully manage. And just here I would emphasize the fact that at pres ent low prices no cotton crop can be a success where it takes 3 acres of land to make one bale of cotton. We must, by a system of terracing, to hold the fer tility of our lands, by deep plowing to hold the mofoture and to utilize hereto fore unsuspected elements of plant food, by planting renovating crops, by rota tion and by manuring, intelligently managed, change the results from acres to the bate to bales to the acret Xam aware that many, who have not studied thin question, will mairttein that this system is not justified by the ex tremely low prices which have ruled during the past season, but it is just here that the mistake comes in. If by this careful and judi cious management the yield am be doubled or trebled, lam satisfied, from observation and personal experience, that instead of being a loser the farmer will be a gainer and that instead of be ing extravagant it so the most econom ical, as well as the most intelligent, method that am be followed. The al most universal practice of forcing a few more pounds of cotton from our hard run fields by the simple application of 100 or 200 pounds of commercial fertili zer is bringing our lands to poverty and our farmeas to wnut Stutc oral Department 1 a Iwl w J I"’* 1 Ia! I f"" I I * W 1 * frw Vsfl tee Im ImLm ■ I ImmlV To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE t£E OF THE WORD “ CASTORIA,” AND “PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” AS OUR TRADE MARK. I, DR. SAMUfcL PITCHER, qf Jfyannis, Massachusetts, uas the oripnator of -PITCHER'S CASTORIA,” the same This is the original “ 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 hind you have always bought oa the 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 March's, 1897. Do Not Be Deceived. 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