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THE 4MER1CUS WEEKLY TIMKS--RECORDER: FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1898.
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ot Georgia for Ihe Third, Congressional
District.
AMIB1C.U3, OA., MARCH 4.1898.
; ;|f Candidates for the legislature from
Sumter will toon l>e coming to the
front. We need strong, broad mon to
represent us. Let us select men who
will rank as leaders.
The Attorney General of Texas is a
Chicago platform democrat. He has
announced the rilling that all state and
oounty bonds hereafter issued in Texas
mast read “payable in lawful money,"
and not “in gold,” or they will not re
oeire bis approbation.
The effort of th» opposition to make
OApital out of. the letter written by
Col. Candler to one Tom High, of An
gusts, will fall Hat. As a put up, it
will prove a flat failure. Gontlomen,
yon will never boat Allen Candler by
such methods. Never. — Tliomasville
Times-Enterprise.
The Tijiek-Recoiiueh does not be
lieve any man worthy of being trastod
by tbe people with a high office who
does not keep bis promises and
pledges, and tbero is no power that
can inflnenco The Times-Rkcoiideu to
advocate tbo candidacy of the ungrate
ful, time-serving politician, specially
when once on to his methods.
Official figures at Uadrid indioato
that the cost of tho Cuban war from
February, 1803, toDeuimber, 18J7, was
$310,003,000, in addition to which tho
arrears dno from tbe Cuban treasury
exceed $40,000,000. Tho government
believes that it has enough money for
a war expenditure of $33,000,000 per nn-
;r num till the Cortes meets in the middle
of April, when it will apply for author
ity to raise more by pledging further
aonroes of peninsular revunuo.
An Atlanta special to the Augusta
Chronicle says:
“Judge George F. Gobor passed
through Atlanta todny on his way
home from Foisvtb county, where ho
has been holding court, Ho says that
he is of the opiuiou that Culouol Can
dler willearry a majority of alt the
v counties of the Blue ltidgc circuit. Ho
' says that he is forColouel Candler, and
thinks that tho Hall county man will
land in tbe governor's mansion as soon
as the votes are connlel. The friends
of Jn Ige Got er say that he is in the
race fur a sent on the bench of the su
preme court, and that he will win out
They do not seem to know, or rather
they will not say so, just whose seat
Judge Gober is after, but they ail ad
mit that he is inakiug n strong fight to
get on the supreme bench, ami tl at ho
trill in all probability laud there. ”
THE CAUSE OF CUBA. -
Mr. A, D. Vance, of Plainfield, N. J.,
whoso feeling is strong in behalf of Ihe
Cubans, says to the Sun that it be
tween now and November Cuba's
straggle for liberty has not been
“peacefully settled,” or an “advanced
and definite position” has not been
taken by oar government, some ar
rangement should be made enabling
the American people to express their
will on tho Cuban question at the
elections.
Ho special arrangement for thU is
needed. If November should find Cu
bs still in tbo throes of devastation by
her present tyrants, without some pos
itive and promising sign of sywpatby
hsving been shown by tie American
government, then there will be no
power to restrain tbe American people
Worn declaring themselves unmistaka
bly upon tbe Cuban question by voting
against the government. . y
The strain of toleratingthe continued
inhumanities in Cnha is too gregl to
be endured six mouths longer without
revolt And we are oonfident that no
citizen of this ccuntry is himself more
conscious Of this sentiment that Wil
liam MoKinle/.—New York Bun.
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FARMERS’ INSTITUTES.
There are some people so constituted
by inherited bins, acquired perversity
or a cold, calculating selfishness, that
they mnst oppose what others propose:
or if the thing proposed is so plainly
desirable as to make direct opposition
absurd, they will opposg any method
of doing it that others may proposo, or
any method whatever, proposing noth
ing i racticablo themselves. They are
natural belligerents, like tbe Irishman
at tho wake, who made it a point to
whack every head that came within his
reach. Cases in point cap bo found in
those who oppose farmers' institutes.
They do not deny that farmers’ insti
tutes lmve been greatly beneficial to
agriculture in- other states, but what
they openly oppose is a state appropri
ation to pay theexpeuse of an organizer
and to assure their uniformity and use
fulness. It is popular with a certain
class of people to assume a zeal in be
half of public economy, whether they
possess it or not, but they pay no at
tention to the line which separates
economy from parsimony—judicious
IN THE EVENT OF WAB.
If war shonld como all the fighting
would be in and about Cuba. Spain
would endeavor to prevent ns from
landing an army on the island. Onr
navy would act as a convoy for ships
carrying troops, and the Spanish fleet
would attack it. An army of Americans
once landed in Cuba with tbe friendly
co-opcration of Gomez, would soon oc-
onpy the island and Cuba once under
American occupation would never bo
released. That would end the war.
The Spanish navy is sufficiently
Btiongtogivo ns considerable trouble
in the endeavor to land troops, but the
resources of the United States are so
much greater thau thoso of Spain that
the eventual triumph of America would
bo inevitable.
But it would not be a “before break-
fnst job” to whip Spain and possess
Culm. There would he some lights on
both land aud sea before this could be
accomplished, attended, no doubt, by
great loss of life and Bhedding of blood.
The Spanish army of occupation in
Cuha is larger than the regular army of
FARMERS SHOULD
NOT BE FOOLED
Sudden Rise In Cotton Price
Is Only a Snare.
INQUIRIES' AND
NESBITT’S WARNING NOTE
Commissioner of Agrlculturo Exposes
the Old Gttme That Is Reins Played
to Induce Plunting of a IJlg Crop.
An Appeal For Dlversliication and
Smaller Area.
expenditure from reckless profligacy. tto Uaitod g tato3 aud Uas bcon ou the
For tho purpose of pleasing the boys
who livo np the crouk, they think if
necessary to oppose “an appropriation,"
regardless of its merits. If they can
kill an appropriation, that fact alone is
oxpectod to make them popular with
the boys. In connection with farmers'
institutes, there are three evident facts
to be oonsiderod: Whon properly man
aged, these institutes are highly bene-
tlcial to farmers and profitable to tbe
state; their proper management aud
systenmt c distribution cannot bo se-
stired without the scrvicos of a compe
tent superintendent, acting under an
thority of laws ma le for tho purpose,
and this competent service and tho laws
annot bo secured without expensetoc
tho state. Therefore, to oppose any of
these means is indirectly to oppose
institutes by opposing tho only meth
ods by wliich they can bo made efll
cient. Wo will not say that those who
opposo farmers' institutes prefer that
farmers should remain in ignorance
and discontented and easier spoil for
tho demsgoguo, but wo do say that all
experience shows that farmers' insti
tutus tend to disappoint all such
schemers, if there aro any.—Texas
Farm mid Ranch.
HAPPY HOLLOW.
Thcrc'H a wtretch of ghade and tmnnhiue In
the heart of Tennessee
Where the wild flowers blossomed in the
days of used-to-ltc;
Where the llRht and shadows flirted on the
carpet underneath,
And the honeysuckles tangled them in Na
ture's bridal wreath;
Where I usen to ioye to Unger in the dreamy
days of yore,
And nurse those fairy fancies that have fled
forevermore;
And once out there a-dreaming, when an idle
hoy, 1 thought
I would name It “Happy Hollow," for the
happiness it brought.
Dear, sweet old Happy Hollow! when 1 left
you long ago,
To work my way to glory In this vain and
vapid show,
I little dreamed that this wide world, with
all Its wealth and power,
Would not he worth, If won and worn,
lit le loving hour
Among your elms and maples, where In daz
zling clusters hung
The wild grapes and the m.'stletoc, and where
the birds have sung
Away sp many soulful moments of the burled
past,
Whose pleasing, precious memory yet Un
gers ’o the last
d the little stream that rippled through
the blue grass in your lap!
On whose banks I lay and listened to the old
woodpecker’* tap.
And watched the squirrels clamber through
the grape vines in the trees,
And caught the kiss of nature lu each gently
stirring breeze.
While the lazy turkey buzzard sailed so
gracefully above,
And a thousand birds and flowers .>ang and
spoke and breathed of love;
There the arms of mother nature gave me
sweeter welcome then
Than my heart has ever met wl'hin the
wicked world of men.
I deserted, but I love you, Happy Hollow,
more today
Than I ever thought or dreamed of when I
followed hope away;
And when my fight 1« ended and my arms
are laid aside
I shall coine again In spirit, on son<fc sweet
spring morning* tide.
To rest upon your klndlv breast beside the
Ultle stream,
And listen to the music of your mocking
birds, and dream,
And hug my hungry heart against your lov
ing heart of gold.
As in those lost, but uuforgotton. darling
days of old!
v^Nashville American.
island long enough to be partly accli
mated. They would oppose us, there
fore, with more trained soldiers thau
we coaid immediately send agaist them,
though in tho course of time we could
place enough volunteers in tho field to
fairly overpower all the troops that
Spa a could send to Cuba.
The Spauiards are not cowards.
Whatever other faults they may have
they have always fought well.
The fact «hat the rainy season is about
to begin in Cuba, at which time mili
tary operations are practically impossi-
Department of Agriculture,
Atlanta, March, 1, 1898.
COTTON.
It t9 to be hoped that no sensible
fanner will be misled into tbe oft re*
Iieatcd mistake of planting a ruinously
heavy cotton crop, by the recent exj>ccted
and predicted rise in the cotton market.
Surely that game has teen played often
enough aud we have learned its mean
ing!
Concentration should always be the
watchword among farmers, that is, tho
aim should be to cultivate only so much
land as we can thoroughly manage, and
from which we can obtain tho largest
yield at the smallest cost. Hut just now,
it is even more important than usual,
that we do not waste our time and
money and weaken our strength by
spreading out our farm operations over
a larger area than we can do justice to,
or thau will pay espouses. Cotton plant
ing time is fust approaching, and tbe
price of cotton has advanced more than
half a cent! This is tho usual pro
gram, and at this hopeful season of
the year, many an otherwise sensiblo
man, who has resolved on better plan*,
sees in this improved price reason for
breaking his good resolutions. Instead of
apportioning u fair amount of his land
and timQ and labor to cotton and tho ro
main tier to the comforts and indepen
dences of farm life, he resolves to try tho
all cotton plan again another year aud
| trust to luck, or his time accout with his
ble, is another complication. If we
poured liuodrcJs of thousands of our j rncx-cliimt, for t ho l>alanco. By “all cot
raw recruits iuto Cuba now they would tou” we do not mean that he will be so
be pent up iu the cities while this rainy j foolish as to actually plant his whole
season lasted aud would become I fan, ‘ iu bu * , tUat ho ' viU « iv0 llis
. ... ,, mam energies and his best lands to this
victims to pestilence as well as war. j CTOp How mnny n man now taklllg
It will bo a .treat deal better if wo this step, thus preparing for a bund to
have no war, better for both Spain aud . hand strugge against dosperato odds
America, but then if we must fight wo f rom start to finish? Iu his case tho mi-
will tight ns Americans havo always
fought. The honor of the nation will
be upheld nnd victory in the eud will
be assuredly ours.—Nashville Ameri
can.
WHAT IT INDICATES.
Nothiug so interferes with one’s plans
orambitiou likusicknessor poor health.
Have yon ever thought that your kid
neys maybe the cause of your sickness?
You eau easily Hud out liy setting aside
your urine for twenty-four hours; a
sediment or settling indicates au un
healthy condition of tho kidneys.
When uriuo stains linen it is evidence
of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire
to nrinate or pain iu the hack, is also
convincing proofj that tho kidneys and
bladder are out of order.
It is a sonroe of comfort to know
that Ur. Kilmer's -Swamp-Root is the
great remedy for all kidney and blad
der complaints. It relieves pain, stitch
or dnll acning in the back, difficult or
painful urination, freqnent desire to
nrinate, scalding or pain in passing it,
nor crops, which mean so mtu-h to
family comfort, as well as to fuiuily in
come, must uocessarily be reduced or al
together abandoned. The vegetable gar
den, the orchard, the dairy, the smoko,
house, tho poultry yard, nil must suffer,
while tho staple provision crops, corn,
wheat, oats, potatoes, cane, all must, iu
a measure, givo place to tho predomi
nating, all absorbing, dally struggle for
an increased number of cotton bales.
This courso is simply playing into the
bauds of the spinners. Tho certainty of
a big cotton crop will not only prevent
any considerable rise in present prices,but
will tend to keep the market depressed
while any indication that the farmers
nre determined ou a reduced area would
at once send prices up. Cannot farniors
realize that they hold tho key to thoir
own prosperity, and that success tho
coming year lies only in a smaller cotton
crop ana ample provisions for man aud
beast? Tho little cxinriciico of tho past
year, aud tho alarms now being sounded
from ono end of tho south to the other,
shonld surely warn him of his dangor.
For his own sake, nnd for tho prosperity
of tho country at large, wo trust tho
warning will bu heeded before it is too
late.
WHAT OUR CROPS NEED.
Onr crops need three mniu eloments,
nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash.
Different crops take up these elements
and quickly overcomes that unpleas
ant necessity of being compelled to get J in different proportions, but there is no
np many times during tho night. The'
mild aud extraordinary effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. Its
action is gentle, yet immediate, the
relief speedy and the cures permanent
At druggists fifty cents and ono dollar.
You may havo a sample bottle and
pamph.ct, both sent free by mail, upon
receipt of three two-cent stumps to
cover cost of postage on tho bottle.
Mention Titz Tiues-Uf.cokdeu and
send youraddressto Dr. Kilmer A- Co.,
Binghampton, N. Y. The proprietois
of this paper guarantee tho gouniucss
of this offer.
Waook loads ot feed staffs for man
and beast can be seen going out of
town every day now, with a good
sprinklibg of guano. It is hoped that
oar people will prepare to lire at home
another year.
War racket has overpowered the po
ll lot) bauble for the time being.
Narrow IvM-ape of u Ship.
Portsmouth, March 2.—The British
flrstclass armored cruiser Australia, 12
guns, 6,800 tons, coast guanlship In
Southampton water, had a narrow os
ea|io today. Two seamen were playing
with a fuse in the shcllroom when they
set lire to some stores. The flamos wero
xtingnished by the prompt flooding of
the anortmeut
Spanish < ublnct In Session.
Madrid, Feb. 2(1.—The cabinet has
Considered the situation and no hidden
was ro|iortc<l as altering the “cordiality
of tho relations between Spain nnd th;
United States,” tbougb tho minister)
expressed regret at tlie passion which lint
crept into public opinion during Ibi
present incident.” A million pesetas
yvos voted to develop tho navy.
Request l-*or Fifty Itlflre.
Sacramento, Feb. 28.—Warren post,
O. A. B., lias requested Governor Rudd
to loan to members 60 rifles, canteen)
and haversacks. The veterans expres>
their desire to heroine accustomed t;
tbe military tactics now in vogne. so ii
rase or war with Spain they will b
ready to go to tho front.
crop that wo grow which does not re-
quire thorn iu greater or less degree.
WHAT OUR LANDS NEED.
The crying need of most of our lands
Is hnmns, that is, decaying vegetable
matter, by which we ennole tho crops to
appropriate tho three needed chemical
elements to the best advantage.
How SHALL WK OBTAIN THESE?
The all important hnmns mnst be sup
plied from tho farm itself in the form of
stable manures, composts, by plowing
nnder the various forms of vegetable and
animal matter, which uccuranluto from
ycur to year, and luM lint not least, by
legnminoas crops. These, whon prop
erly managed, perform three important
offices. They gather the unused nitro
gen from the air, deposit it in the soil,
and also holp to unlock the stores of
potash aiid phosphoric acid lying dor
mant in most subsoils. They furnish a
crop rich in food constituents. When
this is taken off the laud, what is left of
Stubble aud roots Lays a foundation for
tho humns, which every experienced
farmer knows, Ls the factor above ail
others which makes successful farming
pOMsiblo. Having by such means ob
tained the necessary hnmns and nitro
gen it remains for us to secure needed
potash nnd phosphoric acid. These may
lie supplied in part by deep fall plowing,
bringing up a little of the subsoil, going
deeper each year, and by the freqnent
and line pulverization cf the soil during
cultivation, tioth of wliich enable it to
hold moistnrn and thus convert its ele
ments to the use of growing mips. If
when the leguminous crops are planted
thoy aro given the necessary amount of
S bosphorio acid and potash for their best
evclopment, say 2«(> to 400 pound* to
tho ami, not only will their nitrogen
powers lie increased, bnt when the stub-
blo and nxits are plowed in, much of
these mineral elements will remain nnd
le just iu right condition to lie taken up
by the following crop. This is tho most
economical and at tho snuio time tho
mast profitable plan for our worn soiLs.
Commercial fertilizers, when used alone
on such lands, act only os a temporary
stimnlous. Tbo rotation, which legu
minous crops require, will gradually lead
to the diversified farming *o much to be
desired. Diversified, intensive, rotating
and economical fanning is what Geor
gia and tho south so sorely need.
B. T. Nesbitt, Commissioner.
State Agricultural Department Fur-
nlshes Information.
Question.—I notice what you say la
tho February report about making nss
of the corn stalks, which have beou
wasted heretofore. Pleaso givo us a lit-
tie more infonnation ou this subjoot.
After the stalks aro shredded how is the
fodder kept, aud what is its feeding
value? Can It be fed to fann stock
.without using any other “roughage,"
nud is there any trouble iu getting them
to e.it it?
Answer.—After tho stalks are shred-
ded tho fodder tiuiy be kept in the barn
nr any dry place, nntil needed for use,
taking care not to disturb the mass,
for no matter how dry it may
seem, there is at first sufficient moisture
to cause a slight fermentation, nnd it
the fodder iN disturbed during this for-
mentation mould is apt to appear. The
feeding value of this fodder has bceu
showu by analysis to bo greater than
cottonseed hulls and nearly equal to the
best quality of timothy hay. At the
Experiment Station farm in this stata
this forage has been thoroughly tested.
It has been used there for weeks at a
time as the only "roughage” to tho
manifest benefit of the farm animals,
nnd they cat it readily. On the subject
of “Corn Stalk Hay,” we copy the fol
lowing from Bulletin No. 88 of tho Geor
gia Kxjierimeut Station. These bul
letins ore sent free to every farmer who
applies for thorn, and wo would advise
you to address a card to Director R. J.
Redding, Experiment, Ga., requesting
that your name bo put on their mailing
list. You will then receive all the lit
erature of tho station, as it is issued.
Bulletin No. 34 says:
III Bulletin No. 30, containing tho ro-
salts of Experiments in Corn Culture
mndu in 1895, tho attention of farmers
was espacially called to the advantages
of the method of utilizing tho corn stalks
for stock food. It is tho almost univer
se 1 practice in tbo south to gather aud
enre tbo blades, and harvest the cars of
coni, leaving the entire stalks ill tho
field to prove an almost unmitigated j
ANSWERS, 1 *°bject ot more Importance to the br»
“ 1 an Jnst bow. The universal pracdo* ot
shredding the corn stalks means a sav
ing of millions of dollars.—State Agri
cultural Department.
Fertilizer For Corn.
Question.—Wbat are the best propor-
Rons in a commercial fertilizer for corn,
and bow, at wliat time, and whai
amount would you apply it?
Answer.—All things considered ths
best fertilizer on onr ordinary lands for
corn should be in about the following
proportion. Cottonseed meal 1,090 Ibe ,
aetd phosphate 1.000 lbs. muriate pot
ash 60 lbs , or 201 lbs. of kainit may be
substituted for the muriate of potash.
On lands almost destitute of humns,
that is, which have cultivated aud re
cultivated in clean crops, wo would nol
venture to use more than two or three
hundred pounds to the a. re. applied jusl
before or at pla iting time. The corn
crop, more perhaps than any other, is
dependent on a supply of moisture ' u*
its b»st development, aiul it has tx in
found that the direct application of cr v,-
niereinl fertilizers does not result as ...ill
us whore these havo been applied to a
previous crop, and provided tho applica
tion tie sufficiently heavy. If tho ferti
lizer 1ms been broadcast, as for oats or
peas, tbe succeeding corn crop is usually
very satisfactory, although dno crops of
corn aro often made after a heavily fer
tilized cotton crop. As a rule, any for
mula, which will analyze 7 00 per cent
phosphoric acid 1.30 jier cent potash
nnd 3.40 per cent nitrogen, is snited to
corn.—State Agricultural Department.
l.nte Spring Oats.
Question.—I havo a piece of land
which I think will make a good crop of
oats, bat I um ill doubt ubont planting
it so lute. Would the first of March ho
too late to sow it down? And whut
kind of seed would you adviso mo to
use?
Answer.—In southern Georgia the
first of March is rather late to sow oats,
but in yonr section, North Georgia, if a
quickly maturing variety, liko tlie Burt,
is planted on rich or well fertilized
nuisance atul obstruction ill the prerara- , , , ,
lion and cultivation of the land in tho I hnd ' ,b ,° c ^ noe9 satisfactory crop
arc good. The great drawback to our
oat crop is want of care iu preparation
and seeding, coupled with tho fact that
we generally plant our oats on onr
succeeding crop; and winter homes and j
hibernating retreats for insects that wifi |
he ready to attack such crops, es|iecially |
if it shall be another crop of corn. Farm-
ers have habitually considered this largo
rart of the crop as of no practical value.
Indeed, coni stalks, especially of the
lnrge typeB of corn planted in the sonth,
are of little available food value beoanse
of the mechanical condition. Even in
the north the old method of feeding tho
stnlks (“stover") without any mocliani
cal pre)unition was but little les3 wai 'Ai
ful nnd slovenly than leaving them iu
the fields. But tho use of machinery
for preparing tho tho corn stalks, shred-
ding them into a coarse bay, is rapidly
extending. A number of very effective
machines may now be had at modemto
prices, that will convert tho haul, fliuiy
stalks into a soft, easily masticated sub
stance, very similar ill mechanical con
dition to courso lmy, that is readily—
even greedily—catcu by horses, mules
and cat tic.
In Bulletin No. 30, already reforred
to, the whole subject was discussed at
somo length, showing bv experiments
made, and by nunlysis that the value of
tho nuked stalks that are generally left
in tho field, aftor harvesting the ears,
shucks nnd blades, nmounts to fully one-
sixth of total value of the crop.
Bnllctiu No. 88. published last fall,
says fnrtlier oil this subject:
The station has just finished shred-
poorest Lind. Iu sowing oats at this
season, onr object shonld lie to force tho
crop forward to a quick maturity. To
do this plant tho “Ninety Day” or
“Burt” seed, on land naturally rich, 01
made so by rotation and manure. If
tho lund has been previously well brokon
and the oats are harrowed in, so mnch
tlie better. But if time is too pressing
for this, then clear off tho laud, sow ths
oats, about a bushel to tho aero, and
plow the seed in, running tho furrow*
close and deop.—Stato Agricultural De
partment.
Fertilizing Cotton.
Question.—Please tell me how ths
elements in a commercial fertilizer af
fect cotton? I mean what influence do
the separate elements, nitrogen, phos
phoric acid and potash, havo on ths
growth of the plant. Of courso every
man who plants cotton would rather
have bolls than stalks or leaves. I know
tho probabto cffcctfi of certain qualities
of soil on the cotton plant. Wliat I
want to know is tho separate effect of
each ingredient in tho fertilizer, so that
I may more clearly understand how to
apportion my fertilizer to suit my differ
ent kinds of laud—iu other words to in
duce tho development of well formed
und well filled bolls.
Answer.—Nitrogen makes wood or
ding the com stalk* from five acres of j nl *° luiHft teudeneqr prolong
corn. Tho crop was very much injured l )0r * 0t l growth. If there is an ox-
by the extreme heat and drouth, and
the yield of grain wus out off ut least 25
per cent. Tho com was cat down just
above tbe surface of tho gronud Aug.
23, nml immediately shocked, placing
about 150 stalks in each shock, nnd
tying tho top of each shock with twine.
No ruin fell on tbo shocks and the ears
were husked out Oct. 8, and tho stalks
immediately run through the shredding
umchine, being npinrently perfectly dry.
The yield of the five acres was as follows:
Shelled coin 155 bushels.
Shredded stalks, or stover. 14,000 pounds.
This represents a yield per acre o? 31
bushels of shelled com nnd 2,800 pounds
of dry corn hay, which is bolieved to to
very nearly equal in feeding value to
good timothy hay. In tho above total
yield of com hay ls included the blades
nnd shucks, which nre almost univer
sally saved nml utilized by Georgia
fanners. But there are also included iu
the 2,800 pounds of com hny about 1,300
pounds of the stalks, which are usual!j
permitted to remain ou the ground and
nonntilized os food. This 1,300 pounds
represents tho food loss for every 31
bushels of shelled com. The com crop
of Georgia, for convenience, may be
stated at 31.000,(0) bushels—sometimes
less, often more. Then, at 1,300 pounds
of com hay, heretofore not saved, for
every 31 bushels of com, tho total loss in
tho state xvonld bo 1,800 pounds by 1,.
000,000 = l,.'100 milliou pounds, or 650,.
000 tons of com hay, a very good food,
and worth nt least $10 a ton, or a total
of $8,500,000, or about enough to pay for
all the commercial fertilizers used in
Georgia in ono year! This may lio con
sidered a remarkable stutemont, and it
will no doubt surprise many a farmer
who has not thought about it.
I hare replied to your question thus
at lenghtb, because there Is scarcely •
cess of nitrogen it ofton causes tho plant
to form stulk and leaves late In the sea
son, when it should bo developing frnit.
Phosporic acid tends to force maturity
and develop fruit. Potash will givo
strength and vigor to tho stalk. It en
ters largely into tho lint, aiul if in the
form of kainit, toads to lessen lia y
to rust. The fruit forming element is
phosphoric acid. Nitrogen makes stalk
and foliage. Potash gives strength to
the plant aud develops tho lint.—Stato
Agricultural Department.
Proper Distance For Planting Corn.
Question.—Would not a larger yield
bo realized from tbo same Lind if tho
com crop was planted In doublo rows oo
wide beds, instead of single rows on nar
row beds?
Answer. — Experiments have been
carefully conducted to settle this ques
tion, and tho conclusion arrived at is,
that tho more nearly each plant occu
pies the center of a square area of soil,
the greater the yield—that is, all condi
tions 1 icing equal, single rows 4x3, will
yield more than double rows, 2x0. Ono
plant in each hill, tho hills equidistant,
gavo better results than two planted to the
hill separated liy longer distances.—
State Agricultural Dc[ia.'tmcut.
Hens Laying Soft or Thin Shelled Egg*.
Question.—Somo of my hens are lay
ing eggs with soft or very thin shells.
I cannot account for this, as they have
plenty of lime and grit in reach and are
In splendid condition. Please tell me If
there is any remedy for this.
Answer.—Perhaps the trouble is that
yonr bens aro in too fino condition.
Hens, which are too fat, often lay such
eggs. Try shorter rations and a little
Epsom salts every other day. This may
bo given In the drinking water. Let
them have green food, and plenty ot
Urne.—State Agricultural Department