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About The Advocate-Democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1897)
THE FARM AND CARDEN. (TEM3 OF INTEREST ON AGRICUL TURAL TOPICS. A Bit of Valuable Fertilizer—Use Business Methods—Graining Cows in Summer - Hoed Crops on Sod, Etc., Etc. A HIT OF VALUABLE FKKTILIZEK. If you wish to make a bit of valua¬ ble fertilizer and, at the same time, help to keep the premises tidy, take a barrel, place a layer of unleached wood ashes at the bottom, and drop in the beef and hog bones as they are collecting, covering each layer with •miles, until the barrel is nearly full, Then fill up with ashes and keep the contents of the barrel wet. Do not blench the bones nor allow the mass to freeze. When the bones are dissolved you have a good fertilizer. T7HE BUSINESS METHODS. One great drawback to successful farming is the lack of business raeth ods. If a man will study the charac (eristics of his soil and climate and grow such crops as are best adapted to prevailing conditions; if lie will be methodical and give as much attention to details as is necessary in almost any other line of business, he will suc¬ ceed, if the elements of success are within him. There’s much in the man and in the way he goes at a thing.— The Epitomist. GRAPE SHIELDS. A good protection for grapes is a ncreen of mosquito netting fastened to a movable wooden frame made to Knit the shape of the vine. The netting of cotton threads will, with care, lust two v«»th. Wire mosquito netting will stand tl'.c wear and tear «f many years. Those who cultivate grapes' extensively will find this method far less laborious than hand bagging. In a hot climate screens of flimsiest cheese cloth arc more con¬ venient, as they are more durable and cheaper, but in the colder States, unless it .is of the thinnest kind man¬ ufactured, it will shade and thus in jjnre vine and leaves.—New England Homestead. tJHAININd COWS IN fiUMMEIL During the late hot months cows a 1 pasture will be benefited by a grain fned, which may preferably be given at noon when the heat is greatest. Jn early morning and at evening cows will graze and fill themselves with (rt u not ^t ',C j-vr f* succulent it is enriidr. It is . this . as deficiency in succulence of grass that often causes farmers to begin feeding their fodder corn even before it gets into tassel. Bnoh corn will furnish ■ncouleuee, but nothing else of value. It ought always to be supplemented by liberal feed of grain, wheat bran or middlings, or of other nutrition capa¬ ble of producing milk. When thus fed tho corn fodder, even if poor in nutritive value, serves an important purpose in making the grain ration digest more easily. HOED CROPS ON HOD. Bo far as possible the farmer ought to have sod land on which to grow all hoed crops. He cannot usually make nearly enough manure to fertilize all that ho wants to plant to corn or pota toes. If there is a sod to be rotting during the summer a moderate dres sing of commercial fertilizers will in sure as great success as he could turn ally depend upon with a dressing of manure on land that has been naked througli the winter. Possibly the sod may not equal in value the plant nutrition furnished by a dressing of •table manure, but the sod will be more sure to rot if the season be dry, and thus make up in availability what it lacks in fertilizing power. If the •oil be mainly of clover, the fertility it will add to the soil will be as great as is given with most manure dres aings, especially if applied just before the laud is plowed. INJURY FROM OVER PRUNING. Most of our American . varieties ... of grapes are very strong growers, and w id not bear the severe pruning R> »luoli German and Iioncli xinejard mis subject their vines W e plant our vines farther apart than do pean vintners, and must leave pio portions !y more w ood A» the vines grow older it is generally found neves •ary to takeout alternate vines 80 “ tv, let each vine occupy Un. tin fcr«*lhs space originally allottt a to it. Vines Unis treated are mu,!, less liable to mihlew. At the same time •ome root pruning is advisable by aulttvating more deeply and keeprng Ihe roots of the vines where they will Im» less affected by sudden changes of temperature that usually precede at *' ^ of “ ild8W aud rot ' tkstikg new varieties. In a communication in the “Rural New Yorker,” J. J. H. Gregory em phasuoe the importance of soil and climate on tests of new varieties. He thinks that the experiment stations in reporting results should give mforma (ion as to these particulars. He also ad •»: As varieties that do first rat* on one kind of soil fail to give satis¬ faction on another of a different c-har acter, doubtless more or less of this great number of condemned varieties would have proved themselves to bo acquisitions on other soils, Would not, therefore, the institution of a system of interchange of seedlings be¬ tween stations where soils are differ¬ ent be a step in progress along the lines of a wise economy, and likely to result to the advantage of the great public ? MUCK LACKS FERTILITY. Many people still think that black, muck y 8 oiI must necessarily be very H( , h But the fact that it remains without fermentation shows either that it has either little nitrogenous value, or that it is so saturated with water that it has become sour. Yet we have known many city people buy black muck from swamps to pot flow¬ ers in, and pay twenty-five to fifty cents pier bnshel basket for it, when dry earth from the side of the road, w ith much less vegetable matter, would be much better. Most muck, especially from swamps, lacks mineral fertility. It is easy to handle and to work in, and this is what makes it popular. But it needs both ammonia an j potash to give the best results, GRAIN CHEAPER THAN HAT. It is undoubtedly a serious loss to have so much of the hay crop injured by excessive rains, as has been the cane the present year. Yet this may be in part made an advantage to far¬ mers if it turns their attention to grain as a cheaper source of nutrition than even the best hay can be. More than this, if given with enough hay or straw or cornstalks to distend the stomach, gram , is . , better feed, , because ln °re easily digested. In the coarser fodder so much of the nutrition goes to sustain animal heat or the pro cesses of digestion, that comparatively little is left to make flesh or milk or fats. The knowledge that some grain with hay makes cheaper nutrition is not half so widely extended as it ought to be. If it were, there would be a better demand for grain and it would sell at better prices.—Boston Cultivator. PROTECTING AGAINST FROSTS. In spite of the fact that the season was exceptionally late last spring, and, logically, the beginning of win¬ ter ought also to be delayed, frost may come early, and if it does the damage .will be greater thap usual, Jedulise ine cool vveatnel' Has pre¬ vented the rapid maturity of crops. There may lie garden vegetables, or some valuable seed crops, that can profitably be protected, even at quite a little expense and trouble. The smoke smudge or blanket is possibly the most effective and the cheapest. Aliy materiel that will burn slowly and give oft' a good smoke can be used. When a frost is sus pected, place thermometers in several parts of the field or garden and watch them closely. Arrange piles of the combustible material around the edges at intervals of two rods. Torches ‘»PP' U P! « f t°W into pine tar, old campaign torches, or anything of the kind, will be found ver y effective. Light those on the -windward side, and if the breeze is , lot too brisk the smoke will settle over the field and prevent frost in¬ jury, even though the temperature g 0es several degrees below freezing j )0 j n t. Straw, damaged hay, cobs, baik, drift, brush, old berry canes, t ] r y weeds, can be disposed of in this way, and thus answer a useful pur- ; poge Spraying the crops heavily with water serves as a frost prevent j V( ^ and where it can be done eco nouii'-ally should lie tried. While those measures are effective j certain extent, care should always j j \, e taken when planting, either in fall or spring, to put those crops easily in- j jureil by frost on high ground, or at ! j,. as t on land where there is good air drainage. The cold layers of the at mosphere, being heaviest, settle to Ike lowest places, just as water from heavy rains runs into sloughs, creeks and rivers, hence these portions of the sur{a( . e are eoldfst and are frosted lirst I{ tlle surface of the farm is auc h that there is a good circulation of nir> ,h e danger is reduced to the mini Consequently do not plant tall l>rop9i Ilke oorn or orchards, across , he mouths of gorges or deep valleys. The air ls governed by the same laws ag water, and will run out of the de pressions if it has a chance It is best to plant tender fruits and vege tables on the upper portion of hill* si , U ,s. ultere there is little probability j the remaining stationary for aliy considerable length of time. Re mem ber this the coming autumn when settiug strawbe rry fields and planting orehar ds. and do not forget it next ?pnllg when doing the same kind of work.-American Agriculturist. The French method of administer jug castor oil to their ailing children characteristic. The oil is poured into span over a moderate fire, an egg broken into it and the mixture well stirred. The omelette thus made is served with a little salt, sugar or a spoonful of currant jelly. THROUGH GEORGIA. The eoMity commissioners of Deca¬ tur count* have taken control of the misdeme^jor convicts in accordance with Attorney General Terrell’s opin¬ ion, and have leased them to J. C. Donalson for the balance of the year. Clayton county is first to begin a crusade against lynehings in Georgia. Quietly and without the knowledge of any one, her grand jury found true bills against eight men, charged with a conspiracy to lynch Henry Sims and John Mc()ullongb. * * * The mi turn for new trial in the ease of the stf te vs. A. T. Brooks, convict¬ ed of u irder in Jackson superior court, wi‘ i jieard at Lawrenceville Sat¬ urday ai-uthe motion was overruled. Brooks dnd Reynolds will both be hanged I riday, the 24th, at Jefferson. The Fitzgerald Driving Association has beefr 'reorganized, and will lie known hereafter as the Fitzgerald Driving Club. The dates selected by the cl winter race meetings are Novem uteri 3d, 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th. Large purses will be offered for trottlra, pacers and runners. * V * The situation of the strike among the dock laborers at Brunswick is un¬ changed. It is said that the long¬ shoremen, composed of the laborers who hamlle lumber exclusively, will join the strike next week, but this can¬ not be verified. Slow progress is made in handling the phosphate and cotton, as green hands are frightened away from their work by the strikers before they gef accustomed to it. In the enforcement of the law which directs the disposition and control of misdeamor convicts several of the les¬ sees whose privato camps will be broken up as the result of Governor Atkinson’s crusade have sacrificed their own interests to the good of the state. Instead of contending with the governor or the courts, they are doing all in their power to reach an amicable adjustment of their affairs with the county authorities. * * * The mystery surrounding the Sprinz murder, which occurred in Midville on April 7th, seems to be increasing every day. It appears that a number of the residents of Midville believe that Dr. J. J. Kilpatrick is guilty of the deed, while others believe it was committed by ex-Marshal Morris. It is thought that tfe-e isjittle doubt that the grand ijirv w <•*■ both of the m en and the fig for life will be made at the. trial, woj'ich will take place soon after. The s^cate univorsity faculty a few days ago considered the petition of the students regarding the admission to the university of the young men who were last year disbarred for al¬ leged violation of intercollegiate regu¬ lations by playing baseball against orders. After discussing the matter the faculty passed the following reso¬ lution: “The faculty interposes no objection to the registration of Homer Johns, Floyd Foster,Will Sanford and Jim Dougherty, but debars them from participating in any intercollegiate sports for one year.” * * * The Talbot county grand jury ad¬ journed without indicting the Ryder lynchers. When court was convened at Talbotton, Judge Butt gave the grand jury a strong charge on the sub¬ ject, in Which he told them to probe the matter to the bottom. Pursuant toin _________ investigated gtruetionH, the grand jury the lynching, examining a large num- ad ber of witnesses. 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