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J. I frafc
—Dealer in—
Dry Goods, Groceries and Gener
al Merchandise. Wagon yard ac
commodations free for all at pres
ent. v. ill furnish heds at 10c
per head. Meals reasonable. Also
runs a first class blacksmith and
Repair shop. Good horse shoeing
ft specialty,
1 am running a beef market
gml \vili the highest price for cat
tle sheep or goats.
M Happenings
Items of Interest to ‘‘Free
State” People—*our
Sick, Visitors, Etc.
A large crowd in town Tuesday,
Nelms & Johnson have anew
eig' l Pover the front entrance of
their shop.
I will sell a car load of well
broke horses and mules in Carl
ton, on Saturday Feb. 15th 189(1.
at auction to the highest bidder.
Jho. Knox.
The new council was sworn in
last Monday and wifi soon have
the stmcts worked out,
W W Soitt was in Athens this
weok.
W H Bullock is now one of hr.
We gladly welcome him and his
good lady.to town.
If you want a we’l broke horse
or mule, come to Carlton on Sat
urday, Feb. 16th and bid you in
a good one, This is a genuine
sale, ~ Jno. Knox,
Obi. John E Gordon was in Ath
ens to day.
Lois, little daughter of VT >-,4 Mrs
A S‘Jolimon, is quite tdJt with
ineasels.
w‘N Johnson of Carlton was
h*ra today.
Janie Leri the little daughter of
Ml’, and Mrs, Merry T Moseley,who
has ’been quite sick, is ranch letter
Auction sale of well broke horses
‘and. mules at Car’ton, Ga., op,
Saturday, Feb. 15th. Don’t mi s
this chance. A whole car load to
go. Jno. Kn#x.
J R Bullock, junior member of
the Srm of W H Bullock & Son,
planters, informs us that business in
their line is opening up nicely.
All the members of John II
.Jones Masonic Lodge No. 348, are
requested to be present at thejmext
meeting of said lodge at its Ilall
at Dapieiville. as business of im
portance will come before said’
lodge, and a full attendance is d>*
sired. This Feb. 6th. 1895.
Julius A. Greene, Sectv.
Buffalo Bone Guano, for sale
by A L &jS J Brooks, Comer Ga.
All the bsst high grade guanos
for side by A L & S J Brooks, Co
wer; Ga.
W A Jester will receive next
week 2 car loads of mules and 1
car load of horses, They will bo
sold cheap, Fat my stables on
Clayton street.
Call and see them,
W A JESTER, Athens, Ga,
, Murdered,
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Bullock’ Mill the Seene of a Fmij
Muyder.
Just as wa go to press we learn
tbit the body of Will Smith, a
negi'o man about 22 years of ige,'
was found near Bullocks mill, with
fcis face terriole ma ngled.
A'hile wj have been unable to
learu the particulars, tljene :ro was
evidently assasainated, and the mur
derer tread a shot g*n, as two loads
* "V
of shot eatered his face.
The body was diicovered this
morning aud Corouor Smith is now
on the iceuß bolding an inquest.
There is no, clue to the murder
er so far.
The Monitor will give the par
ticulars n xt week.
Larkin Items,
After a short vacation we again
fako up our pencil to chronicle j
the moßt important events and
happenings in and around the
thiiviug little city of Larkin, the'
future metropolis of the ‘-Five
state.”
Bob Scarborough who haa been
quite sick for some time, is now
able to turn the sod in a manner
Gist is astonishing.
Our faroiers have been very busy
the past week preparing their
Innds for another crop. Larkin
farmers are an intelligent class,
as they have formed a resolution
not to jump head first into the
t hirlpool of destruction by stak
ing their all on cotton,
We sre in*tinned Mint some of
of the women of Larkin are some
what mad with the Larkin cor
respondent. We possess a strong
desire for thflra to understand that
we don’t oare a hang. Kind reader
I the women wlm are mad wuh us,
| resemble-that frightful little hug,
denominated the idtvil’s riding
horse.
Mrs. Jenkins who has been quite
sick for sune weeks, we are glad to
state is much bettor.'
R T Rodgers our popular miliar!
sp°alts of bni’ding another dwell-1
mg near the one in which, he now
resides
7 * j
W M G o Hftv, Larkins represeuta- i
tive juryman has obtained qi.ito
a "number of colonies of bees.
Beyond doubt he will succeed as
a pairist.
Married at the home of thej
brides parents. Mr. Mitchell Wii- !
liams and Miss Lula Nash. Miss!
Nash in one of Jackson’s fairest!
daughters, while Mr. Williams is i
one of the Fre States most indus- j
trious young men. This young
couple start out, in life with ex
ceedingly bright prospects. May
the Solar system of prosperity
and happiness shed its bright rays
around them during their jo irney
through life on this mundnnj
sphere.
Although Mr. Patrick Eher
hart, the far famed Ila magician,
did not reside in this community
quite a year, yet during that time j
he took such a liking to the people
and the general appearance of the
hills, dales ahd plains, that he'
rented hiscdni land near Larkin.
Tn imagination we can see him
ploughing in his corn field next
July, and ever and anon pull out
his handkerchief,dotted with many
stars, and wipe the prespiration
from his heated blow, and 1 hen
turn his head and look across the
ripling waters of Union creek in
the dhection in which the idol of
his heart resides, and then softly
hum to himself:
My sweetheart ’tie of thee I sing,
Sweet maid of beauty, like tho
roses of spring,
Please allow us spaco in your
paper for a f<w items from our
town, as J have seen nothing from
here in a good while, and T feel
an interest in our town.
P D Hardman was in Athens
Monday.
W A Tolbert has placed anew
packet fence around his front
yard.
B D Bone is now hauling the
lumbei tq build hjm anew dwell
ig- __
The litt;e child of Mr.ltnd Mrs.
Hamp Strickland is quite sick at
tliis writing. The little child of
Mr. 8 L llardman is also quite
sick.
The people aroqnd Larkin have
commenced to e’ean up their
ground for another crop, and most
of the spring oats have been sown.
J B Graham from near Pan
ielsville, was in , Larkin last Tuoa :
day, shaking hands with his many [
friends Come again Ben, as you
have a host of friends around
Larkin. ~ *
The Monitor is a welcome visi
tor to our town. Long may she
live.
Comer Dept;
''•'-Ynw
Measfds subsiding,
The Mis-es Daniel of Faiming
ter>, are visiting here.
W C Groves, having fully
recovered from measels, is Again
at his post with Rowe A Moon.
E L Alexande’-has been confined
with msr.sels. but. is better now.
\V L Anthony, Esq., of the firm
of Power A Anthony, is quite
sick.
A collision of two (ruins near
Abbeville, on the G C & N
Wednesday, resulted quite serious*
ly. The affair caused the discharge
of Mr. Motts, the operator at
Elberton, whose neglect caused the
wreck.
Th e excitement over the recent
election -has in no way abated! As
statid last week, the council of
18% claims dominion, and the
mayor of that body has given
notice of an election for entire
couicil on Saturday Feb. Ist.
The council elected irregularly
for 1896 have obtained counsel
from prominent lawyers, and
o'aim that it is a legal council,
and therefore maintain that they
are council. In the meantime 0
W Pc aer had resigned, leaving
only 4 memhe.is. The present
mayor has given notice that an
election will be held to fill ‘this
vacancy oi Tuesday Feb. 4th.
On last Monday, however, the
council of 1890 was presented with
a petition to resign. This petition
was signed by 22 citizens, while
eulv 32 votes were polled in the
election of With one
exesption the counoil refuses to
heed the petition. It. is pro<mb|
this one exception will resign
leaving another vacancy to fill.
The affair is in p, muddle.
NOTICE.
I Georgia—Madison county
| Whereas the Rend commissioners
i for Grove Hill distrieti said coun
ty, having reported in favor of
! changing tbe Fpuhjic road leading,
from Five F of
commencing near Mijl
through James M Smith''flamlon
to Beaverdnm creek. Tr.is is there
fore to cite all persons concerned
to boat my office on the first Mon
day in March next to show why
said change should not be mado
permanent. This Feb, 3rd 1896.
G 0 Daniel, Ordy:
SHERIFF SALES .
Georgia—Madiaon county:
Will he sold on the the first
Tuesday in March next, before the
court house door in said bounty,
within the legal hours of fkale to.
the highest bidder for cash t the
following property to wit: )
A five ninths undivided interest
in a certai i tract or parcel of
land, l'ing in said county and
bounded ns follows: On the north
by G c Daniel and Gee. Allen, on
east by lands of Charlie Hunt and
J R Medows, dee’d lands, south by
Susan Kelhtm, and west by Brad
ley lands, the wholo tract contain
lug One Hundred and Thirty acres
more or less, and known as the F
W Smith lands. Said five ninths
undivided interest levied on as the
property of F YV Smith, dcc’d to
satisfy an execution issued by E
F Mnj’tin, tax collector of said
county, against F ’ W Smit.i deb’d,
for state and county tax. Written
noiice given tenant in possession
as required by law, This Fb. 6th
1896. L E BROOKS.
Sheriff,
C. S. c. election.
N >1 ice is hereby given that the I
S 8 Cum’r has ordered qtc.to bold;
an election for County -Scireol j
Commissioner on Saturday Fen, ■
16th ihst. The members of tbe
Board of Education are respect
fully requested to meet me in tbe
C. S. Com’r office on the above
date,
J. 11. Rick, Pres.
Board of Eduaalion of Madison j
county, /
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MB. NESBITT’S
MONTHLY TALK
The Commissioner's Letter to
F armors of Georgia.
IMPOETAiir MATfEBI BI3GJS3SD.
Question the i'rdbubte Cotton Acre*
M|e For \> ir l.q Altrtrtin^
•UivnUoa m Ail Hklch mui tiio CommU*
sioßVi; I’l’rilenti Souyj on tit-.* Sttb-
Jipl Farmur l o*:oidor,
pXBABrMEXT OF AmUCri.TUlllS,
Atv'xTA, Ga., rob. i, isa.
Just now tbo'qnustiuu of the probablu
‘Cotton f„r Ihe c>uiing your is
fUtniotiuc worWwido attention, and as
this is :i spfcicbt of primary itapartanoo
to cacti every fanner in Georgia,
-as well as iho entjio south, we present
a lew facts tor tjis eaiyfnl cunsiiteiatioii
fit those wii mu') (iqutomplotiiiK the at
tractive, but deceptive prospect of a biy
cotton Mop anAVbjujiuonUive prices, lu
the moiit-iiy talks for December and
January \vo endeavored to expose tha
fallacy of sp-h expectations, and urged
that our agricultural Interests for ’9(l bo
built on a stronger foundation.
The Cotton Growers’ Protectivo Ar.r.Or
ciation is dning a good work in attract
ing attention to our fatal errors in tha
past, audio expssjug.tltp costly folly of
a largo cot ton crop at flic expense of tha
perhaps taoio important provision sup
ply. To induen a concert of action on
this subject among farmers is important,
but it cun only bo readied when each in
dividual fanner is cffiuviuced that year
in and year out it is to hi i best interest,
to raise at homo ami make
his Cotton purely a sarplus cp.p and La
this reason we smmtd bring every argu
ment to bear whica wifi help him to
tins decision. ouco his mind is thor
oughly mad* up, we will sea tho cotton
ci\ p embed within proiltuh'.n bounds,
aim while the income front this source
will be maintained, tlje oflier crops will
bo cultivated and gathered’ and thus
reprnsont an additi >nal clear profit. Tlie
sontli can raise rotten cheaper than any
otlipiv ommtry, fpnl therefore no-rival
can ra ccgsfully enter the field if we
mauhge our great stiufie crop ou sound
butanes* principles. .Tn American crop
which forces the prico t*elow 10 cents is
cerwnuy too large. We should plant
us near as possible to a 7,000,000 bale
basis, which will insure a fair raargin
of profit. ■ If by an increased acreage
antnnt ifierdased uae of feptiliswrs auj
ether g iponsos wh prodtico’ 9,000,000 or
10,000,000 bales, every bale will, accord
ing to all precedent, bo sold at a loss
of at least 1, 2 or perhaps 8 cents
a pound. A 7,000,000 bale crop at 10
cents will bring ?i530,000,000. AO,000,001)
bale opt.p. will bring |tt the highest
outy 7 cents a pound, or 13,000,000, a
low of £lfi,ooo,ooo, not counting tlio
Xadlitioual cost of prodn ing the larger
am If it. costs H cents a pound to
jrage the 7,000,000 bale crop, which is
1 1 °f pj’isliu'iiun,
Tim. T. o o
edslpf 8 cents perpound for production,’
wS®leprcoi!t £180,000,000 and if sold
f<?r a cents will only bring !t16,000,000, a
Uamcl. ifto.OOO.OOO t' tlieV producers.
Adding the profit oil the Jossor crop, tq
the loss on the greater wo liavo $115,-
000.000 in favor of a reduced area aud q
smaller crop. ,
Facts and iiguros gathered from past
experience cany more weight than any
mere words of advice, and to thunght
fttl inou, the following wifi appeal wit-1}
uumistaknblo force;
It has been conclusively shown that
otttsiilo of the coifim grown and con
totqed in ct hor countries that is Asia,
Afnja, South America aud Mexico, the
! Jailed States furnishes about 75 per
cut of the cotton of pqmnrrce. lij
ithcr words . the world is dependent on
ho sen! horn farmers fur three fourth i
cf the cotton which it uses and which
cannot be produced elsewhere. From
this simple statement it will be seen
what a power wo hold among the ua
- ti'iiis of the world and what a lever to
liff ourselves and our section into pros
perity. Brit when our cotton crop is mado
we cannot eat if, nor can we wear it
until it passes info other hands. Now
if our necessities for food and other sup
plies are . gnch that wo are obliged to
part with our cotton in order to obtain
these, we arcs necessarily compelled to
take whatever price tlio buyer olforH.
It thus appears that our lever is power
lets in our hands, unless wo rest it on
the fulcrum of abundant home supplies.
If a plan lias plenty of home supplies
ho can offoi-d. to wait. The world is
obliged to have his cotton. This was
demonstrated during the civil war,
when {ho enforced suspension of cotton
production in the south caused the price
of pne pound to reach the astounding
figure of s2.Bs—alth nigh foreign couiir
tries wore making the most superhu
man efforts to supply the demand.
The following is also worthy of care
ful consideration : In the last J 9 years
our cotton has brought to our duon
‘ $6,000,000,000 —that is, that enormous
sum has been received for this one crop
plone. It is also shown that, as com
! pared with the exports of other crops,
flio value of the cotton exported from
the sopth in 19 years, is over 50 per cent,
greater than the combined valve of tho
total exports of wheat and floyt for tho
whole conutiy—for tiio same period,
and more astounding still we 3ml that
the t tal value of the wheat aud flour
exported fyorp the United Htafos for 74
years is $4,000,000,090, or S2,(K'O,OOO,ODfI
less than the valne of the cotton ex
ported' from the south in 19 years !
iVhether or not the individual fanner
has reaped the full bo petit, the fact re
mains that the south has laid poured
Into her lap a fabulous sum, fully
enough to hayo daricUed and made her
independent.
Of this vast wealth, what remains?
Hundreds and mil.i mu have been paid
out each year foi brovjmoiis and manu
factured iu rides, while hundreds more
have boon alisortsid in the effort to cul
tivate at a jus-uyiarv loss large ar<as in
cotton. Tliv inifttalo has been that the
yearly cotton crop has li■••refer* repre
aented the of tbe combiiioil
agifaultdi-d fore"* -it w t!;#t entire
Take the Monitor and Constitution,
Simlh. It is only since a part of this
energy has been diverted to die raisin}*
of home provisions that we begin to see
a glimmer of ngneultuval Hope and that
farmers everywhere are bottor able to
enter on tho work of another crop.
This is the whole situation in a nut
shell. Its universal adaptionentnpre*
heads tho roriu tiouof Um acreage, tlie
lessening oi lhe cost of production and
the proiipority of i.ur agriculture. Un
like tli ) larmors of many other coun?
tries, there in no power which can dic
tate the course of southerly nyui in this
matter. The decision must be reached
through their own convictions and tha
responsibility rests on them tidetor
nii'i.e whether they will >isk the bond
age vi a l u-ge cotton crop, and probable
debt, or less cotton, auiple provision*
and imlependciiee.
In mlikinjs this lecri >rt, let ns keep iu
mind that with the same labor wo can
by cai’er'nl selection of land and judi
cious preparation, manuring aud culti
vation nearly ilonlne the yield, while
clner expenses, except picking and gin
ning remain ab >ut the same. Tho bet
ter the land tiio la ro manure it will
bear and wo can thus, in a measure,
.substitute fertilization for labor. As it
is not the number'd? bales, but the pnr
lit in those.bides, which is ui st. impor
tant to us, it follows that wa should usa
every means to reduce Win cos t of pro
duct ion. We may manure good land
with loss risk, indeed it does not pay to
waste labor and multure in raising cot
ton on dead poor bind. Snell land
should either be reclaimed by judicious
treatment with legumes and rotation of
crops or, if that is impnictible, loft to
tho kindly offices of Mother Nature.
Weeiui tiien concentrate our farces of
labor and fertilisers sou tho moro lor tiio
portions.
food supplies.
Under tho prevailing condition of
European alt'idrs nothing is more prob
able than an advance iu the price of
food supplies id’ all kinds. A European
war would certainly annihilate cotton,
and raise the price of all bread and
food stuffs. A short time since the
mere rumor of \vav between England
nml Germany caused a decided advance
in breadstuff’s in the Chicago market.
Wo should heod tlieso warnings, and
propgrt) should tho unsettled condition
of European affairs result in war, to be
independent of that disaster, which we
can only do by having a full (dock of
provisions on hand.
That we are learning to remedy our
past mistakes, the following figures,
taken from the crop returns, will bear
evidouce. And that to these facts tho
present improved condition of farmers
Is largoly duo, is too apparent; to ro
quire argumout;
The south’s grain crop for 'O4 was
611,000,000 bushels, valued at s!’o2,-
000, more than t he valuo of the out ire cot
ton crop. Tho yield f( r ’OS will probably
reach 50,000,000 bnshela more Hum for
’94. This fact, and also tho interest in
manufactures, tho diversification of
farm products, tho deveb ipment of the
fruit aud truck indus tries hi& all unit
ing to retaiiwiit homo a, large part of
the mony tliMbrniorly found its way
north uud-wosTioi' the {jilt'd’two of arti
cles which wo find wp can prodrA’.o
cheaper at honife.
FfcßTmziota usi.nn names,
To put tho fanners on notice as to
certain brands of fertilisers, which are
being offered far sale under misleading
names, ivo quote tho following from
owrigs;t fej'tMrior bulletin, Those bub
IS. thomtrftu Io“ ap
ply tn the Georgia Depnrtmout of Ag
riculture, Atlanta, giving proper ad
- tlress. The dapartmcnblias had a gcjod
diail of trouble recently from the efforts
of companies outside flur state to boom
certain inferior fertilizer* unit him re
ceived hundreds of letters from farm
ers enquiring as to tho nxorita of tlroso
brands. *
Tho bulletin Raysi
• "Tho sale of the above Bono Phos
phide Fertilizer, Special Orop Formula
and Paine’s Cotton and Corn Fertilizer
is forbidden under such unmes, as they
violate tho spirit of Mio Fertilizer Act,
which requires n total of 10 pur ceqt of
avnihible plant food,
"The 14 me Phosphate Fertilizot must
bo sdd for what it realty is, and not by
n liawe indicating a complete fortiliisor.
It is simply a Florida soft phosphate with
a trace of potash,
"The special Crop Formula mnst bo
sold for what it really is, aud not by a
mime indicating a complete fertilizer.
It is a soft phosphate with potash.
Bale’s Rust Preventive should be Bold
as common salt aud not masquerade
under the name Rust Preventive, which
conveys tho impression that it con
tains potash. It is 94.64 per cent pure
salt. •
"Low priced fertilizers aro much to
be desired, but deceptive names must
not bo used to make inferior gooffs ap
pear of average character. Such prac
tice works a groat injury to the farmer
in inducing him t > use goods under a
misapprehension us to their true com
position.”
There i**u material now being sold in
Georgia which is attracting eoasiffera
’ble attention ot| ao'-ounf of the exten
sive advertising which Ims Ixmu given
it and the broad claims which have ben
made. This malarial h* the Soft Phot
plmte of^Fiorida.
Tiiese j>hcßphftteß only contain be
tween. 2 and S-por cent of available
phosphoric acid and in no way repre
sent, the acid phiwpjtatnK of the market
which contain fr an Ifi to U {air cent of
available pli isfihoric acid.
This material has n it bpen tried suffi
ciently to (lenrinstate _vvith mtcurivy
whether it fs in any way superior to or
dinai’y "Floats.” ”Fioo! s" are simply
very finely ground plios-plinte rock, and
in so far as the Soft Phosphates contain
more available phosphoric ivid than the
“Floats,” in so far they must certainly
lie superior, but that the hulk of the
nbeuphoric acid, which is in ,m iusolu
pno fornu is any more avrfikible tha
that in the "Floats," there lias not ye
If!eu Hufli'-ieut evidence to fully (temo i
strate.
Tho# phosphates contain from 15 pc
cent- to 27 percent total p!t.wp!i irio aci>
They nuonlly, however, mil xbout ?
per cent. This, its pio.ci .o-is eJait
can Is) all Keeiir.id by tlie pi nit tho fir
season. Tim evidouce tiiiafai lias n
been of a conclusive mi: Tlie clai
certaiidy":j)i,'.’.;rs an a .'.'uiiaiitcd-enc
as positive proof is wan: ’. *:g,
t Acid phosphates of t q/, market u-i;
ally contain fr.mj ) I b cent <
total phosphoric grid, of which from 1 ,
to 16 {s-r cent is availed no. This bain
{he case au<l the Soft Fhospliatcs onl, •
rhimiug about 20 per cent total pbos
phorjc acid, with about %}■% available,
even it the SfefjThespJiateß were whelby
in vie- ,
bUt At n.,A .. t..*; ,II . V' •' —y
contnin ins iabi,.: ri- wifi ik
su it a form tha* li be- cr-v ainrs
quickly avc.ilalile thau ins.Aublc phs
phoricacidiu any - ther kind of finely
(iivhtedph w-phater. ( k Thi SoftPhoe*-
pba:es ri’c i > a wee oingiy fine state
of ill's haul"al division, and outliisae
couut should weather tirw rapidly that}
ordinary ground phosphate rock becauM
a lariTW surface is exposed.
Tli taw of Ge a.i i rccogulzos as com
mercial pauit food available phosphoric
r.ci.l and and o.; not so recognize iusi dnblft
ph isp’i ri ■ a i t.
It is well, w.th each new material, to
give it a iu r investigation upon its
merits, and if the farmers of the state
desire to try tlie Phosphates on
filch’lauds, I lie Department of Agri'Tilt
m’o wishes them to do bo with their eyes
wide open, aud on this account has for
bidden the su e of this material u.idcfl
fttiy mitno which imlicatcs ii at it i- of
th” same clut r.t.-ter as iwiff phnephote,
which it in >st c•• udy is j,t \r,
above stat" i, it m>'i...! ;v pjn
iu character a finely groan '.ii-wahat*
rock.
Wo have permitted the sale of tiiese
Soft. Phosphates under their correct
name, ns “Soft Phosphate,” just we as
would any other crude fertilizing nxftj
torial, like land plaster, ashes, lime, etc.
There has been a strong off rt made
by several parties to secure permission
to soil this material, mixed with petasfi
and nmiu min, us a complete fertilizer.
The sale of such u uiixt aro lias always
boon forbidden if U contained loss thau
10'per cent of plant food, as clearly %
violation of tho state laws.
This material is a natural product,
pud if sold under its proper name, wil|
doroive no ouo.
Tho pri ’e at which tho Soft Phoe
plmt as arc, usually sold is about $10.03
l>cr ton, nn.l the price at which acifi
’jihosphiitas are usually sold is $16.00 per
ton. These figures are not far apart.,
and if file claims of tho Soft Phosphate
no.iplo aro not largely true,- the Soft
Phosphates would be dear at such a
price. Scientific inou do not admit them
claims, ami say that they are chiefly
statomunfa of an advertising character
and have not boon proven.
Any material which will furnish
plant food to our farmers cheaply will
be welcome to us all, but n}any ciiunot
afford to use such unprovon materially
ami will not use them if they are aware
of thoir unproven character. Honce,
we have ruled and insisted that Soft
Phosphates must bo sold as “Soft Phos
phate” nml not mnsquerado as some
thing else but must sta'qff upon their
own merits ami not shine with the re
flected glory of some other material.
SPRING OATS.
Wo are now mnl will probably all
through February got much of thafain
fall which wo huyo lucked for seyerai
months, and while it is important, thap
we get the spring oats iu tlie ground by
the latter p:u-t of the month or tho first
of Ma.rch, because they should be wolf
established bel'ero tlie hot weather
combs on, It is equally important tlnik
we do mit attempt, the work when the *
jaud is too wet. When plowod iu till*
State, it is almost impossible to bring i|
juto good condition for sowing, or for
planting any ether crop. Stubble land
will be found first ready for the plow!
po not burn the growth containing ,qi*
the-surface, but if uwessary ru/irthnrj
fow pr drag oyui’ the laud to broafcdjl
soil, whioh has not heretofore boon usoff
jn making crops. This contains large
stores of plant fm>d, and oven at this
season may be modcrntolv and wit)}
profit mixed with tlm surface soil,
Thoroqgh preparation of the land before
feeding 'means groat saving in the sub
sequent cultivation. It has been truly
said that ‘like lira' Vine to cvJ{tvol<S a (Top
fa b'/ojr it is /ilanlfd,” As oats requiy
no after cultivation, It is all tho more
important tha* tho preparation of the
land bo exceptionally thorough. Tlie
"average pii of oats oil the wiarkut ha*
heetl maintained at a moro •miifortq
rate tlmu any other crop and the indb
cations are that tho domand will in
create rather. than diminish. In vieyy
of tlios'o facts it will pay Georgia farlm
ers-to plant a full crop, provided it is
done on good land, and with tho fuot in
viow that oats will return a bigger per
f * for good propiindioii and g<Kxl rer
tiliza ion thau almost nny other crip
U* a use they have q gi-eator power for
abstracting fertility from the soil itself,
We know that to some farmers it may
seem a waste of time, but it is neverthe
less a good .investment to thoroughly
break the laud, going a little into the
subsoil ns suggested, mid then burrow
before sowing. This will make a goo<}
seedbed and if tho seed am then har
rowed in doqi enough to cover them
a'-ell and a roller is just afterwards run
. over the land wo take all the chances
against, a Into freeze, and should there
boa dry season’at tho time of mutnr:
lug moisture will be drawn from below*
to sustain' tho plauts. A fertilizer in
the following proportions, in larger or
sinailer quantity to tho ucrt>, according
to the fertility of the land, will be
found suitable: Ono part ucid pnosphate;
three-fourths kuinU; one-fourth cotton
Seed meal; or, if preferred, the cotton
seed meal may be omitted and nitrate
of soda at the rate of 103 pounds to the
luire may be applied as a top dressing
when the crop lias fairly started ijbj
growth.
GUARS, f J/)VKR AND DUOEBNE.
Land intended fot theso crops should,
when tho weather permits, be gotton
into fine tilth, so that tho seed may lie
sown as early as possible. For up
lands, tall. Meadow Pat, Orchard and
Rod lVp. For low ground. Red Top.
Japan clover and lucerne should lie
sown later. Tlie latter requires very
rich land, thoroughly pulverized, and
while it is at first dolicato and of slow
growth, when once well established, it
may be relied on to produce*crops for
several successive years. It should bo
carefully cultivated and kept entiroly
free of weeds and grass.
' FUrriNO OOT MANUBE.
We have fonnd that whoirliurried ten
time, a very go:xl plan, instead of com!
posting, is to haul the manure directly
to the fields and having opened Iho fur.
bows broad and deep, put lit the manure
where it i* to remain and throw two
furrows oi this. If a long, hnrrow
scooter can be run iu the bottom of thq
furrow Iteforo the manure is covered, it
’will.break the subsoil, mix the manure
thoroughly and will bo fonud the baa*
ymying furrow iu making a crop.
R. T. Nesbitt, j