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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 croup, I have been searching for a remedy that 1 '"ould rely Upon, and after using Thnudi 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 | before her death and if was the only lncuieiic j that seemed to give her relief. She always ! kept it on hand, and spoke of It In the highest . te-ms. I would say to those afflicted with ! lung troubles give It a trial. It Is harmless,; 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 been afflicted for a number of years with use- j rlotis trouble treatment of the best physicians ; without success, I was induced to try your Lung Restorer. Half a dozen bottles restored me to perfect health. I always keen it on hand. 1 can further state that i believe If snved the life of my neighbor..!. 11. Hand.— II is condition was regarded a hopeless ease of consumption. T. J. Edwakiw. Hampton, (la. I believe Thrash’s Lung Restorer a ved my life. After having exhausted the skill of the best physicians—my condition was regarded by them hopelt*>s—your medicine restored me to perfect health. Hampton, July 10, ’H4. J. 11. Hand. Several years past I protea certificate testi fying to the virtues of Thrash’s Lung Restor er in all bronchial troubles, sore throat, colds, erougs, after testing its virtues for years, that It is not only a cure but a preventative. When ever I have exposed myself und feel a slight 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 best 1 ever used. I alwags keep it on hand. J. W. Pi'sbak, Holioiivllle. I. T. Thrash it Sou—Dear Sirs: I have used your medicine with the most satisfactory re sults, The rapidity with which it relieves children of Coughs and threatened croup is wonderful. I heartily concur in my wife’s opinion that it is the la*st medicine she ever saw for the purposes mentioned. It cannot be too warmly recommended and should he kept in every home. W. 11. Henley, Jr. I. T. Thrash Sc Son: I take pleasure In certi fying to the value of your Lung Restorer. We have frequently used it in cases of coughs and croups. It is tile best we over used. (i. 11. Pattillo, Presiding Elder Griffin District. I have used in my faintly Thrash’s Lung Re storer fo colds, coughs and tutarrhal, troubles. It Is agood remedy and I cheerfully recom mend it. It is worthy of a trial. Those hav ing used it speak favorably of ir. John I >. Stewart, Judgu 8. Ct. My mother was troubled with a severe cough for a number of years, and nothing did her and good but Thrash’s Lung Restorer. I have induced others to try ir who speak in highest terms of it, I keep it on hand. V. 11. Boyce. 1 have traveled from Griffin to California.— Thrash's Lung Resrorer its the best cough med icine 1 ever saw. Gko. I. Jones. 1 have used Thrash’s Lung Restorer in my family for coughs and colds, und regard it su perior to any remedy I ever used. K. P. 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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.