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HIE AMERICUS WEEKLY T1MES-RECORDER, FRIDAY MAY 11, 1900.
WORK OF CULTIVATION
MAY IS TilK .MONTH NOIOKIOUS
FOK TIIK fiKO\VIX«* OF'
(•HASS ANI> \YKKI>S.
FARH WORK MUST BE RAPID
Commissioner of Agriculture Gives
Some Valuable Pointers to Farm-
ers on Handling Crops.
Atlanta, <ia., May 1, 1000.
May is notoriously tin* month in which
the work of cultivating tin* general crops
begins, grass ami weeds, as well as tho
crops, will now spring up and grow, and
farm work must Ik- rapid and fn-qm-nf
to destroy the former and stimulate the
latter. To this end we would advise
energy and skill in tin* cultivation for
the next 30 days if you would manage
your crop with ease and satisfaction.
In Middle and North Georgia a large
part of the cotton area is yet to l»e
planted. This was eausod by the late
spring and too much ruin in the latter
part of March and April. This <*an be
largely remedied by putting forth our
best efforts in the Held and judicious
use of wide sweeps ami cultivators in
the cultivation of cotton and corn. If
your land lias been properly prepared
before planting, you can use these wide
etrefehing implements to great advan
tage, the ohjoet being to break tho crust
and stir the surface to the depth of 1 or
2 inches. In this way you can run over
your crops every 10 or 12 days so that
by July 1 the fields of the energetic and
faithful farmer will show little signs of
the late planting.
Watch the May grass and smother
and stifle it at birth or even liefore
low plows in order to give the plant the
benefit of the feed roots that are more
or Jess near the surface of the earth. To
cut these roots only retards the growth
and the gathering in of the elements of
plant f«M»d which are contained in the
soil by nature and artificial manuring.
Let it be understood that all succulent
plants are very exhaustive to the hind,
| tts they are producers of fat and muscle
. of animal life and lienee require from
! the land elements of plant food to de-
I velop such nutrition as will produce the
j best results in forming these qualities of
, animal life. It therefore behooves the
I fanner to give such an amount of maun-
; rial qualities and in such qualities as
j will produce the highest results. When
i this is done nature asserts itself and re-
| turns to the giver tenfold,
j We also advise that German millet
j ran Is- sown broadcast or in drills for an
■ early hay crop, or if preferable you can
[sow the “speckled” (or what is com
monly known as the “whipjioonviH”) pea
to a great advantage. However, tin* hist
two named plants -can only be ent once.
They should lie allowed to grow until
the heads of the millet and the pods of
the pea In-gin to ripen, then cut them
and cure for hay.
All of these plants will give good re
snlts if planted upon good laud, prop
erly manured, iu projHirtion to the fer
tility and pro] hi rut inn of the same. Of
course meager manuring, bad prepara
tion and poor land gives jioor results
and dissatisfaction.
O. B. Stevens, Commissioner.
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place of which I am ashamed.
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patrons in every way, I prefer not sell at all. Buying
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SESAME CULTURE IN SOUTH
the
New and Lucrative) Crop for
Planters.
My attention has recently been drawn
by a gentlenian of this city to the plant
known as the sesame or beiim- plant.
pc*eps through the surface of the earth, j have been endeavoring to learn nil about
Continue this process until June 1 and 1 it that I could in a limited space of time,
yon will lx- master of the situation. If bike this opportunity of giving those
j interested such results ns I have been
able to obtain. I quote such facts as I
you let the May grass get the start on
yon, lay down the harrows and culti
vators at once ami take up your sweeps
or shovels; for the May gauss must be
conquered. Do as mr.eli of your work
as possible with the horse and plow; for
“the man with the hoe” is a very costly
luxury, frequently doing as much harm
as good in the cotton field with a hoe.
Follow the plow at intervals of six or
seven days, that he may not uncover the
grass so well covered bv the plow.
“Blocking” out of cotton is lulior lost.
Use your harrow until cotton is ready,
then ent to a stand at once and lay aside
the hoe as far as possible, us it is too ex
pensive. Cultivate your cotton fre
quently while young that it may be
pushed rapidly beyond the stage of
“Sore Shins’* and darning insects. After
this period so work your cotton crop as
to keep it growing steadily, but not too
fast.
During the next three months we may
expect dry weather aud the wise farmer
therefore will do his best to keep the re
served moisture iu the soil. To accom
plish this end, we advise flat culture.
High 1**1* Increase surface exposure and
thereby increase evaporation. \Ve<>ften
damage plants by throwing or piling too
much dirt around them. Let the sweeps
then be* set flat and keep them so. An
other means of preserving moisture is
frequent and shallow cultivation of the
surface to prevent the formation of a
crust. This acts us mulch and keeps the
•oil be math moist.
But after all that may l** said, each
individual farmer must determine, with
all the lights before him, that which is
wisest mid best to do for himself. He
must consult his own surroundings ami
profit as lx*st lie may by his past exiieri-
euces and resolve to uot well his part
Whatever others may do.
On account of the drouth that was
prevalent during last year, which pre-
have been able to find iu various works
of reference. The plant is valuable for
its leaves and its seed, particularly the
latter. The seed are small, but full of an
excellent oil, known variously by the
names of oil of sesame or oil of bonne or
gingelly or teel, principally, however, by
the nume of oil of sesame. The plant is
grown largely in India for the sake of its
oil, which is pressed from the seed. Tho
oil is used largely for the same purposes
us olive oil, and thongh not so widely
known by name, is used for the same
purposes as olive oil, for cooking, for
eating and for pharmaceutical prejiani-
tions. The plant docs not flourish iu
Europe, but it is commercially import
ant there, from one hundred to one bun
dred and seventy-five million pounds of
fhe seed are imported annually iuto
France. Tho seed are sweet and oleag
inous, the oil pressed from them is bland
and pleasant to the taste, and is far su
perior to all other oils iu tho length of
time it will keep sweet ami pure, being
rarely ever known to turn rancid, being
thus especially fitted for use in medicine
aud as an article of food. In Egypt the
seed are eaten strewn on cakes and also
used in confectionery. The cake from
which tho oil has been pressed, mixed
with honey aud citron, is esteemed as an
oriental luxury. The oil is also much
used by the women of some eastern
countries as a cosmetic. The leaves
ubonnd in a gummy substance which
they readily yield to water, making a
rich, bland mucilage, which is used by
the negroes of the southern jiortiou of
the United States, who grow it in siiiull
patches, as a demulcent medicinal drink,
the loaves and seeds being similarly
used by the natives of India for medic-
iual purposes. The United States Do-
{Kirtmentof Agriculture writes me as fol
lows regarding the plant: “This plant
vented in some sections of Georgia the j ** °f very easy cultivation in the warm
production of grain and forage crops,
and the extreme cold and wet spring
I sections of the United States. It doe.
not succeed well north of Virginia.
during this year, that. prevent**d the Where it is cultivated at all, the methods
flowing of spring oats for feed, we advise are much the same as for growing |s*a-
tliosr who could not sow down their nuts. The seeds are planted in warm
lunds and consequently would have to soil of medium texture and fertility, aud
purchase hay or other rough food for the plants kept five from we<*ds through-
tlieir stock and cattle, that it is nor too <>nt the summer. Even when left to take
lute to prejwre their kind for corn. A ; «hh? «f itself in fence-rows nr other out
spk-ndid crop of corn can 1** produced ( of the way places, as is the common
on npkmd planted as late as May 15, ; practice among the colored |ieople win
aud bottom kit id as kite us June 15. Of ! grow it, it yields fairly well.”
course these lauds should 1*? well pre- ! Now here is a new and valuable plant,
pared and manured, to insure a good re- j the growth of which iu the south is no
turn for the laUir extended. We ad- 1 experiment, it having lieen grown here
vise the use of the earlier varieties of f«*r a iiumUyr of years ir. a shiftle
corn for field purposes, such as “Dent’s ! careless way by u few darkeys. If intel-
Early White,” or “Dent’s Golden Pro- ' ligcnt, wide-awake farmers will take it
lific,” “Blount’s Prolific,” or such other up, it may become a new source of
seed of early field corn, as may lie best j wealth to them aud their section. The
suited fur the various sections «»f our ’ oil is worth in Atlanta nlxmt TO
state. ! gallon, and the gentleman who first
However, if you desire green forage j brought the matter to my attention, but
for the months of June, July aud Au- j who dues not care to have his name
£*=3
is a big item of expense. It is better to take your time about it and look around for
the best store. It is better to spend a little time in making selections than to spend
a long time in regret after you buy. My proposition is to serve you better than any
body else, bothjas to quality and price. That is the basis on which I ask your trade.
May I have it ? Give meja chance and will prove it.
A. W_ SMITH,
Corner Forsyth and Jackson Streets, Americus, Ga.
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can be placed at the dis]>osul of your cor
respondents. Very truly yours,
Jared G. Smith,
In charge Division Botany.
The time remaining for planting is
short. Send in your names and I will
have the seed sent to the addresses of as
many as possible, with the earnest re
quest that they sow them as soon as
practicable after receipt aud cultivat
carefully, ami report on same.
Respectfully,
John M. McOandless,
State Chemist.
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AMEH TAYLOR,
__ Attorney at Law.
Office over Kembert'a Drue store. Forsyth
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ulldlug opposite th>
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J A.' ans LEY,’ jk. f Attorneys at Law
gust it will!«' necessary to pLmt some
succulent plimt that will produce nutri
ment in its green state for three months.
To do this, on small plats of land and in
order that you can cut it three or four
times, then you must plant such drops
as will succor (that is, put forth new
shoots after being cut.) The best vari
eties are known ns the “cattail" •millet,
sorghum and Kafir corn. These differ
ent forage plants can la’ raised to a great
advantage both as green f.ssl and also
ns forage lor the winter purposes. The
land should be well broken and sub-
soiled aud highly manured in order to
procure the best results. The seed should
be sown in 3-foot drills and cultivated
ripidly. The mode of cultivation smmbi
* be*the same as that of corn, u>iiig glial-
given, would bo willing to pay that
price for about 0,000 gallons of the oil
per annum. With the production the
demand would grow, and it is quite
probablo that those who are* enterprising
enough to take it up at once, would find
u good demand for the first year’s crop
for planting purjiosos.
I have received the following kind let
ter from the United States Department
of Agriculture:
Washington, April Kith, 1900.
Professor John M. McOandless, Depart*
ment of Agriculture, Atlanta, Ga.:
Dear 8m—In accordance with your*
of April 12th, I have mailed you u pack
age of sesame seed. We have about 40
pint packages of this seed imported from
Tashkent, Uus.sinu Turkestan, aud these
Americus, Oa.
Give special attention to the Bankrnptcy
practice. Office. Uync bldg, near court house
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