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About Schley County news. (Ellaville, Ga.) 1889-1939 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1895)
1 / u M gift v A j ♦ RORNADY, Proprietor. This Space Reserved for Collins Williamson – Company. Do You Like To Head? We wish to make you a present of the r American Parmer A first class agricultural Journal, full of bright and original matter to please every member of the fam ily* To appreciate this offer you have only to call at The News Office and secure sample. To all paid up subscribers, we will send this valuable Journal and the Schley County News dollar. Country 1 produce will one year for only one ... Now _ the time to . .. count . . the same as money. is DEVOTED TO GIVING THE NEWS. ENCOURAGING THE PROGRESS AND AIDINo THE PROSPERITY OF SCHLEY COUNTY. ELLAVILLE GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING JULY 4th 1895 sheep Raising. What do yon think of the possibility of making money by raising sheep in north Georgia? H. D. L.. Gainesville, Ga. U gs have been the great draw buck to sheep raising in all sections of Geor gia yet we are of the opinion that for this industry the wire grass section and north Georih under proper conditions are as favorable localities as are to be found in the United States. The following description of onr mountain shows the esteem in which it is held by others as a sheep country, aud the opinion of a sheep raiser as to the best breed. The highlands of the son thorn Blue ltidge wliich occupy the corner of the four statei—North Carolina. South Carolina. Tennessee and Georgia—are a typical sheep country, having a mild climate, both as to heat and cold, the purest water flowing in the greatest abundance, dry soil, absolute freedom from swamps, abundant feed, botli of grass and wood range at some seasons a great supply of mast from the trees. There is rarely any snow to prevent feeding fron the ground in the winter, the soil and climate are excellently well adrpted to the growth of all the grasses and grains, and from some years’ ex perience it nas proved to H. Stewar , who wrote the foregoing from North Carolina in a letter to The Century Fentleman, that a sheep may be reared to full growth for 75 cents and wool may be grown for 10 cents a north pound with equal profit to that in the at three times this price. Land is remarkably cheap, taxes are very light, and while the greater part of the region is not rail, supplied wool with ea.y transportation by equal yet facility may be grown v itii at .least to that .:fford< 1 on the western plain. of the The sheep now kept here are common native kink that have been crossed to Some extent with the South down, and the crosses make good sheep. Recently the Cheviot and the Shrop shire have been brought into the coun try and do remarkably well. From Mr. Stewart’s experience of some years the Shropshire is the best pure breed, for breeding the native flocks. IRISH POTATOES. When should Irish potatoes be planted for second crop ? How late can sweet potatoes blips be set and make potatoes? J. G. P., Brook Station. To raise a second crop of Irish pota toes the seed should be faom the first crop and should be planted the latter part of June or early July. For seed dig the potatoes early in the morning or late in the afternoon so that the sun will not strike them and dry them in the shade. After they have lost a large per cenc of water cover them with moist earth so that they will sprout. Then plant only those which have ger minated. In this way you wiil always be able to secure a good stand as other wise, many may fail to come up and a stand be lost. So it is best to mulch the land so the soil will be sufficiently moist to withstand a dry season. You can also provide x’ourself with an inter mediate crop by planting a should crop m May. The seed for this crop oe potatoes of the previous year and the crop call be made certain by mulching. I 11 a favorable season a crop can lie made when set out early in July. We regard the first weeks in June as the time which will give the best results. same line, cr from the practical experi ence of the successful wheat growth. As shown in the last report the yield per acre increased to a marked degree this year and we believe with careful preparation and proper fertilization still greater progress will be made until a yield is secured that will place wheat on a more profitable basis. The same treatment that land re ceives for wheat with but little varia tion would answer for oats and rye. We would impress the idea that if these crops are to l»e successfully grown that preparation and fertilization must not bo overlooked. Often wheat, oais and rye are sown without the end in view of securing a good yield but al most with the idea of only resting the lamb if this is to be done a crop of peas alone is much more effective and will be found more profitable. am mniyted coprint carbonate. C ipper curb mate, 1 ounce; Ammo nia. enough to dis -o.ve th ; copper; wa ter, 1 ) gallons. T 10 coup t carbonate is best dis own 1 in large bottles, where it will ■: v!) in leftaitely, and it should bo di l with wat ;r as required. For the a ; purposes ar bovdeaux mixture. . oRMULAS—COPPER SULPHATE SOLUTION. copper sulphate. 1 pound. Water, 15 gallons. Dissolve the copper sulphate in the water when it is ready for use. This should never be applied to foliage, but must be used before the buds break. For poaches aud nectarines use 25 gal lons of water. For fungous diseases. ART1PICIAL REMI:DIES. I have recently summarized throe most important methods of artificial!' checking cut worm damage as follows . 1. Tht- poison method. This consists in killing off the wonas before the crons are planted. fresh v strewing clover over cabling* Hies T bunches of or leaves, wliich lmve been treated with I’aris green or London Purple, eithci by dipping into a toiuiion of poison, 01 dusting it on dry. The balfgrowti worms prowling,about in search of food, eat of the baits thus set and are de stroyed before doing any harm. Thb method has proved a practical sc.cc • s> with many gardeners, and is well wonli trying, where there is likely to Ik trouble from these parts. Of cour t care must be taken that chicken.-; oi stock iio not get at the poisoned leaves 2 . Using boards as traps. Tiii method consists in about placing boards o the ground in and the garden and collecting in tiiein nning ihe worm that will congregate beneath 'them dur ing flu* night. llio ;’>. Digging out worms vrht ■i plants have been cut off. Tnis ; s ! iT t.eab’.e in most guldens and worth doing, thus preventing tunb< datuage. Pad plowing is also a valuable gen erai measure, because it exp )S( *:s t. worms to enetni s and the weather Burning up rubbish and burning ovc. waste grassland also kill ; some. PARIS GREEN. Paris green, 1 pound. Water, "00 300 gallons. If this mixture is to be used on peach trees, 1 pound of quick lime should ba added. Repeated applications will in jure most foliage unless lime is added. Paris green and Bordeaux mixture can be applied together with perfect safety. Uso at the rate of 4 ounces of thearseu ites to 50 gallons of the mixture. The action of neither is weakened, and the Paris green loses all caustic properties, for insects which chew. LONDON PURPLE This is used in the same proportion as Paris greon, but as it is more caustic it should be applied with two or three times its weight of lime, or with the Bordeaux mixturo. The composition of London purple is exceedingly varia ble. and unless gio 1 reasons exist for supposing that it contains as much ar senic as Paris green.me the latter pois on. Dc not use Loudon purple on peach or plum trees unless considera ble lime is added. For insects which chow. HELLEBORE. Fresh white hellebore, 1 ounce. Water, 3 gallons. Apply when thoroughly mixed. This poison is not so energetic as the arsen ics ancl may bo used a short time be fore the sprayed portions mature. For insects which chew. KEROSENE EMULSION. Hard soap, 1-2 pound. Boiling water, 1 gallon. Kerosene, 2 gallons. Dissolve the soap in the water, add the kerosene and churn with a pump for 5-10 minutes. Dilute 10 to 25 times before applying. Use strong emulsion for all scale insects. For insects which sack, as plant lice, mealy bugs, red spider, thirps, bark lice or scale. Cab bage worms, currant worms and all in vjfiich have soft bodies can also be y treated. BORDEAUX MIXTURE. Copper sulphate, (i pounds. Quick lime, 4 pounds. Water, 40 to 50 gallons. Dissolve the copper sulphate by put ting it in a bag of coarse cloth and hanging this in a vessel holding at least 4 gallons, so that it is just covered by the water. Use an earthen or wooden vessel. Shako the lime in an equal amount of water. Then mix the two and add enough water to make 40 gal Ions. It is then ready for inline liate uso but will keep indefinitely. If the mixture is to bo used on peach foliage it is advisable to add an extra pound of lime to the above formula. When ap plied to such plants as carnations or cabbages it will adhere better if about a pound of hard soap be dissolved in hot water and ad<U l to the mixturo. It is very gratifying to note the large per cent age of farmers who have a full supply of corn and hay now on hand. Let us hope that this is au indication of tin- beginning of a new era in our good old state, and that the day is near at hand when Georgia will cease to im port food for man or beast from any other state in the Union. Constipation – Biliousness Sick-headache, Cause Pains in the back, Sallow complexion, Loss of appetite and I Exhaustion. There is only one cure, which is PON'SJF eTohic Pellets! One Pink Pill touches the liver aa4 removes the bile. One Tonic Pellet nightly, acts as § gentle laxative in keeping the bowels open, restores the digestive organs, tones up the nervous system and makes new rich blooa. Complete treatment, two medicines, one ^rice, 25 c. Treatise and sample free at any store. BROWN Bra. CO., New York. Notice to Land Owners. The Georgia Immigration – InveRt inont Bureau, WJ Northen, manager advertises your real estate free and sells it to l>est advantage. Address me at Putnam. J M COLLUAf, Agent for Schley County. 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