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Agricultural Peoartment
Year of Plenty.
There in a popular idea that last
year was one of shortness in the
products of the soil. Ho fur from
this being the caso just the reverse
is true, ami so far as products are
concerned, the year has gone on
record as one of plenty. The offi
cial reports of the relative products
ami the relative numbers of laborers
unemployed this season, show this,
as compared with some previous
seasons. The Agricultural Bureau
estimates a yield of over 520,000,000
bushels of wheat, much the largest
crop ever raised. The corn crop is
1,800,000,(XX) bushels, and is also
in excess of any previous yield.
Crops of oats and cereals are pro
portionately large. The coal pro
duction has never been so great ex
cept in 1883, a. is also the case
with the iron production. The
great staple product of the South
falls short, and the Southern farm
er has the misfortune to be short on
nearly all crops last, year,and hence
Ins hard lot, as compared with the
laborers of other sections.
Perhaps it will he of interest to
state that the whole number of
manufacturing operatives out of
work by reason or stoppage of man
ufaetorh is less than 350,000 —
rather a small portion for this sea
son of the year. The larger per
■ventage of these is in the State of
~M innesota, where it is 40 per cent;
while the average in the New Eng
land States is 7 per cent —an indica
tion that the difficulty is greater in
the agricultural than m the manu
facturing districts. This is a fact
we did not look for and should not
he.
FARMING THAT PAYS.
WHAT 100 GEORG! A FARM
ERS HAVE DONE.
Four-Bales, of Cotton and 116 1.2
Bushels of Corn to the Acre.
A Roll of Honor-Th e Con
testants for thePremi
urns of G. W. Scott
A Co-Some An
ti-Texas Ar
guments.
I yesterday saw the above in the
"Georgia Farmer, a paper published
in Atlanta “devoted to the interest
of the Farmer of ho South.” In it
three and n half columns were
devoted to an account of the dis
tribution of the prizes offered byGeo
W. Scott and Cos for the largest
yields of cotton and corn per acre
from land fertilized by the use of
Gosyppium Phospho alone. The
paper gives the names 0f75 Farmers
who planted cotton and lfi who
planted corn. The average product
as stated was 77-4 lbs of lint cotton
by the use of an average amount
888 lbs of Guano, and 81 bushels of
•corn by the use of 582 lbs of guano
per acre. 'Then comes tho declara
tion t hat every farmer of the South
ought to read the account and go
and do likewise, and adds" If 75
fanners can do it why not all?”
That is a big thing! 1 looked at
the agricultural report of 1883 and
found that Georgia in 1882 produced
an average of thirteen and three
tent hs bushels of corn and one hun
dred and forty six pounds of lint
cotton per acre. Here seventy five
Georgians have demonstrated that
the cotton yield can be raised five
hundred, at and tho corn yield six hun
dred per cent! If seventy-five can
do it why not I? And I said l will.
Like the milk maid I began to
count up vvhnt 1 would do with my
money. Among the first things I
concluded to build a barn, and that
reminded me that J had read in an
agricultural paper about a fellow
who fed his cow on one pound of
cotton seed meal and four pounds
of oat straw and got twenty-five lbs
of manure per day, and sold
the cotv when she got fat for
forty dollars, and made two
bales of cotton to the aero with the
manure. 1 bought five cows to do
likewise and after they eat up every
thing l had three of them perished
before the grass began to grow and
I only saved the ot her two I>y mort
gaging my cotton crop yet unplant
ed for a thousand pounds of bran to
mix. with a little green rye I was
fortunate enough to possess. I
therefore concluded to figure a little.
D. W. Perdup of Pike used 700
lbs. Guano and made 1545 lbs. lint.
J. 0. Austin of Clayton used
2(100 lbs. Guano and made 13871
lbs. lint.
8. 11. Malone of Jasper used 400 lbs.
Guano and made 1322 lbs.lint.
15. F. Hudgins of Dekalb used
X>-> lbs. Guano and made 1263 lbs.
lint.
A. P. Redmond of Floyd used
1000 lbs. Guano and made 1260
lbs. lint.
M. M. Poland of Clayton used
12 >0 lbs. Guano and made 106
bushels corn.
J.T. Brockman of Gwinnett used
) lbs. Guano and made 103 bushels
corn.
The amount of Guano used by the
■others was not given but the average
of the seventy five was 774 lbs cot
con per acre, and the amount of
Guano used was 888 lbs per acre.
The average yield of corn was 81
bushels with 582 lbs of Guano. Let
us analyze the report:
Mr Perdue use’ll 700 lbs Guano
and made 1545 lbs lint cotton. Mr
Austin used 2000 lbs of Guano and
made 1387 lbs. an actual loss of one
hundred and fifty eight pounds of
cotton by the addition of 1300 lbs
of guano. Mr.Malone used 100 lbs of
guano and made 1352 lbs cotton.
Compared with Pewlue there was
an increase of 223 lbs of cotton by
addition of 300 lbs of guano and an
increase of only (15 lbs of cotton by
the addition of 1 GOO lbs of Guano.
Comparing Hudgins and Redmond
wc see that the addition of one hun
dred and sixty five pounds of guano
produced an actual loss of 3 lbs
cotton.
Take the corn. Toland used 12‘X)
ibs and got 10G bushels of corn.
Brockman used 400 and got 103
bushels. 800 lbs cf guano added 3
bushels of corn to the crop.
Now the following deductions ap
pear legitimate. First, on very rich
land thdlirnitt) increased produc
tion lies between 700 andß3o lbs of
guano per acio.
Second. Tho limit to the most
profitable use of guano is reached
at 4oo Ins.
Third. The weight of Malones
Guano was .30 percent of the weight
of his cotton Therefore the proper
quantity to use seems to be 30 per
cent of the yield of lint cotton,
As shown by Perdue’s report 45
per cent of the weight of tne lint
maybe, and with an increase to the
crop but with diminished profet, but
before the per eentage reaches GG
there is an absolute lossofyielp rs
shown, by comparing Hudgins with
Malone.
The second and Third deduc
tions are borne out by the relative
product of the corn and cotton both
m this report and in the report of
the department of agriculture for
the whole state, and they racall to
my mind and singularly corrobor
ate three experiments made by my
self in 1883 with three different
kinds of fertilizers and rny own ex
perience in 1884 with the Gossyp
piumin trying for the prizes offered
by Messrs Scott & Cos on both corn
and cotton’
Fourth. The average weight of
guano as compared to cotton in the
whole of seventy-five was one hun
dred and fourteen and s r ven tenths
percent; an excess of (omitting
fractions) eighty four per cent over
that by Malone.
The total product of cotton was
58050 His or JIG Bales of 500 lbs
each. The tolal Guano used was
6G583 lbs or say 33| tons worth $
! 185.21.
The proper amount would seem
to have been 17415 lbs, worth
$304,71. A loss by the excessive use
of guano of, $ 860.46, or within a
small fraction of a cent and a half
a pound of cotton.
Would not the throwing away of
$7.50 a bale by the excessive use of
Commercial t fertilizers by the
Farmers of Georgia he bad Farm
ing, amP'lf not why not?”
Respectfully,
B. M. Turnku.
Goggansville, Ga. Jany. 5, 1885.
Commercial Depression.
Not only the farmers ofthis coun
try are feeling a tightening of the
cords of hard times about them,
but there is a commercial depres
sion that is worse on the merchants
ofthe world than the short crops
on our farmers. The despression in
this country is attributed to differ
ent causes, more or less local in
scope, but is undoubtedly due to
general conditions which are effect
ing the trade of the whole world.
France, England Belgium, Hol
land and Denmark, to say nothing
of Germany are all passing through
the same experience. So severe are
the conditions in Holland that
measures of relief have been intro
duced in the Lower chamber, pro
posing government aid.
The situation is fearful in Den
mark and immense strikes demon
strate it.
In Belgium a general federation
has been organized to promote the
interests of the producing classes
who are absolutely suffering in
consequence of the universal de
pression. We can congratulate our
selves because social agitation
which goes hand in hand with cotu
mere'al degression on the Cont
inent has not appeareil in America
in a serious form. Our strikes have
been sporadic, and indicative of
general depression rather than
special suffering.
The commercial depression
now seems to prevail throughout
Christendom. As to what is produc
ing it we are not prepared to say.
The oat crop this year must nec
essarily be short, since compara
tively little area was sown in fall
oats, and wo learn that many farm
ers have not the seed to sow for a
spring crop.
Over three hundred colonies of
bees are kept among the brick and
mortar of New York City, mostly
upon house-tops.
For hardware, guns, cutlery and
Farming implements at rock bot
tom prices go to W. 11. Murphey A*
Cos.
An Old Farmer’s Experience.
I have been much interested in
reading that most valuable work,
“The American Home and Farm
Cyclopedia,” (circle or science of
knowledge) a work every house
holder (at least every farmer)
in all Ibis broud land should pos
sess. On Page 28 the editor gives a
reason why farmers keep poor.; He
says :In too many instances, it is
because they are lazy and shiftless
and careless to an extreme degree;
careless in preparing the soil; in
putting in the seed; in the kind of
seed sown, in time or out of time.
In accordance with the common
course of nature it must grow, they
think, even though choked with
weeds, parched with drouth, or
flooded with rains on account of
improper drainage. Such a farmer
never succeeds, he does not merit
success.” Another cause, selling the
best produce off the soil and stock.”
Many in the management of their
farms show a recklessness regarding
detail which would bankrupt aless
favored class. Let us specify. Agri
cultural implements and machinery
are allowed to rust and rot; farm
buildings go unrepaired, fences be
come dilapidated, and animals
break through and destroy more
than anew fence would have cost.
Hay and grain are allowed to spoil
in the swath, cock or stack ; manure
is permitted to bleach anil spoil in
sun and rain; weeds choke the life
out of growing products; animals
are unprovided with shelter from
midsummer sun and winter storms.
Loss iri the improper preparation
of their food, giving too much or
too little at a time, neglect to pro
videpure water,in kindness to stock
Harness, utensils, &<•„ are not
eared for by keeping them in repair
or oiled; tools, for want of having
places for them and they in their
places,disregard of the development
of scientific research, the ignoring
of agricultural literature, &c.
“if the merchants and manufac
turers of America were as extrav
agant. cared as little for losses and
exerted themselves in making profit
out of capital no more than does
the average farmer, every one of
! them would fail. More men succeed
in farming than at anv other busi
ness in the world, and still more
would succeed were they to attend
religiously to the details of their
calling.”
What close observing farmer will
not concur in all the above quota
tions, and also in tho following
from the same source viz: Nothing
gives evidence of thrift and enter
prise in farming better than keeping
everything in order, at the cost of
a little time and labor when requir
ed, the appearance of an untidy
farm may he so far improved as to
add considerably to its value, and
in the price obtained in the event
of a sale. The contrast between a
neat and slovenly kept farm repre
sents more in a pecuniary point of
view, very often than is generally
supposed. “Weedy fields tumble
down fences” —(all grown over with
briers aftd bushes) ;gates with bro
ken hinges, buildings out of repair,
implements scattered about the field
where used last, taken from a farm
naturally fertile a good round sum
in the event of a sale.”
In regard to “scientific research"
and “agricultural literature/ 1 as
alluded to in the above quotation
from said Cyclopedia, “ the late
Bishop Simpson, of precious mem
ory, in his introduction to that
work, makes these remarks:
“Whatever conduces to the
happiness .and refinement of our
homes becomes of immense value
to our nation. If he is a benefactor
who makes a blade of grass to grow
where none had grown before, how
much more highly should he he
esteemed who can add, by invention
or by instruction, to the true pros
perity of the family circle when we
reflect that in our diversified homes
are growing up children who, in a
few years shall mold and shape
society, and govern our nation. It
is of immense importance to have
those homes the nurseries of
knowledge, refinement, purity and
piety. We are largely a nation of
agriculturists; indeed, agriculture
lies at the foundation of all pur
suits. The king and the peasant,the
day laborer and the millionaire, are
alike dependent on the bounties
ofthe field. The farmer (hewho
wishes to be a successful one) is no
longta simple laborer; lie is a
student. He finds in chemistry and
philosophy, (ie: investigation of
mind and matter, getting from
books and papers the labored
experience of other : ,) 1 ssons for
the farm, 11 Ac
Books and papers on gardening
and agriculture are largely called
for and widely read .With great care
and diligence the edit or has eolle
i eted from scattering sources
J informatfon of great value,and well
| does he say : Let your neighbors
j call you a book farmer, if they will
l and let them scout theories, you
| work none the less faithfully and
successfully for what you read in
! agricultural papers and books.
i Appropriate a special amount from
! each year's earnings for farm
books and general literature. Then
■ adopt and apply such of their
| contents as will benefit yourself
and family
What man would become a sue-
I ccssful physician were he to depend
for knowledge and skill upon such
I cases only as came under his per
sonal care and observation?lndeed,
could a physician ever become suc
cessful under such conditions? Cer
tainly not; any more than the
farmer who never reads becomes in
Uhe full sense of the word a success
! fill farmer.
It is not enough that we farm by
I rote, as our fathers worked and
j taught us. Doubtless they did the
[Best they could with the light the v
; had, but they made mistakes which
should not he perpetuated. The sun
of science and culture rides high in
the world of literature to-day. and
woe betide him who se hides him
self in the shadow of ignorance and
superstition. o. w. k.
Thrash’s Consumptive Care,
AND UNO HE STO HER.
I. T. THRASH & SON,
Proprietors and Manufacturers,
GRIFFIN, - - - GEORGIA.
My non having connected hiniHolf with me
in flic purchase of Thrash’s Lung Heaton*r.
und we being now the sole proprietors am!
manufacturers of the same, wc design present
ing a medicine highly improved, together
with a list of testimonials from those of th*
afflicted whose truthfulness is unquestioned.
It is impossible to enumerate the many won
derful cures perfected by this remarkable rem
edy since its origin to the procs*nt, hut you
ha v* only to read the few presented to l>c con -
viuLcd. Out of the abundance of the heart
tho mouth hpeakrth, and in the multitude of
counsel th**ro Is safety. Will you read what
is said of it ?
CERTIFICATES:
Ifavipg lost, a child with membranous
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Lung Restorer In my fuiuify and practice for
the past l ight years, Ido not feel safe with
ort ip My mothor used it for several years |
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noes not nauseate or produce vomiting and is ;
pleasant to the taste. Try it and bo oonvlne- \
ed. M. J. Daniel, M. D. i
Griffin, Ga., July 10, issi.
I. T. Thrash and Hon—Rear Sirs: Having j
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rlotis trouble treatment of the best physicians ;
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II is condition was regarded a hopeless ease of
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Hampton, (la.
I believe Thrash’s Lung Restorer a ved my
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Hampton, July 10, ’H4. J. 11. Hand.
Several years past I protea certificate testi
fying to the virtues of Thrash’s Lung Restor
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erougs, after testing its virtues for years, that
It is not only a cure but a preventative. When
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smarting or irliatlon about tie* glands or ton
sils. a dose of the Restorer releives me at once.
I always keep it. I think it a good catarrhal
remedy. Respectfully, R. P. Ckowdkh.
I am satisfied Tlirash’s Lung Restorer Is the
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J. W. Pi'sbak, Holioiivllle.
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(i. 11. Pattillo,
Presiding Elder Griffin District.
I have used in my faintly Thrash’s Lung Re
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It Is agood remedy and I cheerfully recom
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My mother was troubled with a severe
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V. 11. Boyce.
1 have traveled from Griffin to California.—
Thrash's Lung Resrorer its the best cough med
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1 have used Thrash’s Lung Restorer in my
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L. W. GOODKU‘II, A. 1). Ghanokk.
M. .1. Patrick, Milton Mitchell,
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DIRECTIONS:
For take a table spoonful before each
meal and one at bed time, and or two doses
through th bight if the t ough is troublesome.
For children under two years of age half a tea
spoonful, repented every two to four hours, as
tlie symptoms may require. Increase the dose
fn projmrtion to age. In oases of croup give in
iull doses every half hour until relieved. Fur
in?; tin* use of this medicine, if expectoration
become profuse, tinged with blood, do not In
come alarmed; it is no unfavorable symptom.
This medicine contains no opiate, and unlike
other expectorants, does not nauseate or cre
ate unpleasantness. It is a splendid tonic and
is perfectly harmless. For sale by all druggist.
Ail dress.
I T. THRASH & SON, Griffin, Ga.
or T. \ WSOV THTtASIT. Ft. Smith, Ark.
MONEY LOANED ON FARMS.
FOK TERMS APPLY TO
R. F. Lawton, Banker.
MACON, GA., Or To
Wm. S. WHIAKER, Attorney,
BARNESVILLE, GA.
ROBERT T. DANIEL,
LAWYER,
GRIFFIN, - - GEORGIA.
QEOUtilA—Pixb Coujnrr.—To all whom
it may concern: S. J. Hale, administrator of
the estate of Mrs. K. J. Fields, deceased ap
plies to me for letter of dismission from said
estate, and you are hereby notified that action
will he taken on his application on the rtrst
Monday in February I*Bo.
HARRY WELLS, Ordinary.
FOR SALE.
Those desirable vacant store lots known as
the West property, on public square m Barnes
villo. and residence now occupied by V. O.
Marsh burn, on Forsyth street a*v for sale. Ap
ply to L. R. WEST, Griffin, Ga., or to
nov27 J. A. HUNT, Bartlesville, Ga. 1
O. H. B. BLOOD WO RTH
ATTORNEY® ATsLAW &>
Forsyth, - - eorgia. >i
Prompt attention to all business entrusted j
to liiiu.
B. G. Lockett & Cos.,
Manufacturers of the Celebrated
Chattahoochee Biver Brick
Office No. 33 South Broad Street, Atlanta, Ga.
Wh offer the best brick made in the South at prices to suit *he times
We fill all orders on the shortest possible notice. For prices and par
ticulars call on T. B. LYON, our local agent at Barnesville, Ga.
I hare opened an entirely Nev: and Fresh Stock of
family k Fancy Groceries,
Tin trade will find always in stork Candies, Canned Goods, Tobacco and
Cigars.
FLOUR, MEAL, MEAT,
Sugar, Coffee, Hire, and everything to be found in a
First-Class Grocery St re.
Call and price before purchasing, as I propose to make it to your interest.
MR. JOE WOOTEN
is with me and would be pleased to serve his friends.
Respectfully,
J. C. PORCH.
We have now tho format and matt .elect atocklof Buggies, Carriages,
Wagons, Harness. Collins, Ac., ever (nought to Thomaston.
BUGGIES,
Columbus Buggies, Barnesville Buggies, Cincinnati Buggies, Open
Buggies, Top Single and Double Seated Buggies, Phuatons and Carriages,
WAGONS.
Spring Wagons, One-Horse Wagons, Two-Horse Wagons.
HARNESS.
Single Harness, Double Harness, Buggy Harness, Carriage Harness,
Slip Harness, One and Two Horse Wagon Harness, Bridles, Collars,
Whips, Halters, &e.
Coffins, Coffins, Coffins.
Pine, Poplar, Walnut and Rosewood Coffins, flat top Coffins, half
glass fiat top Coffins, half glass O. G. top Coffins, full glass O. G. top
Coiling, Wood and Metallic Cases and Caskets. Having two fine Hearses
we will deliver Coffins anywhere within twenty miles of Thomaston
without extra charge. Burial Robes for gentlemen, ladies and children.
LIVERY AND SALE STABLE.
Horses and Mules always on hand for sale, and safe teams and good
turnouts for hire. When you want anything in our line come and see us.
Insurance agents and agents for the sale of Steam Engines, Boilers,
Saw Mills. Reapers, Separators, 3re.
sep]7-3 1 0 THOMPSON it KING, Thomaston, Ga.
The only wholesale and retail Dry Goods house in the State that sells
strictly for
SPOT CASH.
\v e were in the Northern markets this season just right to attend the
big auction sales of
Blankets, Flannels, Knit Underwear, Shoes, &c.
On the above goods, as on many other lines we defy even New York
to make as close figures. Everything in tbc finest to the commonest
goods kept l>v a dry goods house, can be found in ours. Our motto is
“Your Child can Buv as Cheap as Yourself,” and our golden rule
SPOT CASH!
enables ns to make a saving of ten per cent, to those who buy of us.
Send us your orders or call in person, and we will satisfy you that high
prices are out of fashion and fair dealing helps business more than fair
weather. CLOAKS A SPECIALTY .
nov!3 39 and 41 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga.
John C.Fox
General Merchandise.
I have and will keep on hand a full line of everything usually found
in a
GENERAL STORE
Also headquarters for FRUITS and CONFECTIONERIES. I will
keep nothing but
First-Class Goods,
and will make prices as low as any house in Thomaston. Thankingmy
friends ar.d the public for the very liberal patronage in the past, and
hope by fair dealing and strict attention to their wants to merit a larger
share in the future.
Mr. Chas. M. Atwater and A. E. Singleton, Jr. y
are with me. and by polite attention and square dealing hope to merit ‘
the patronage of all their friends. Very truly yours.
seplS-3m JOHN C. FOX, Thomaston, Ga.