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About The Ashburn advance. (Ashburn, Ga.) 18??-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1899)
O. K. DfUtf c/TT Stef'e When you want Drugs and Drug- • Sundries. - . We also car- ry a nice line of Jewelry and Kellem & Moore’s Crystal Lenses. Come to rpe me and be convincd that I carry ev- erytliing that goes to make up a First-class Drug Store, YOURS TO SERVE Pnil O-Everctt FARM WORK DELAYED LITTER accomplished as yet BECAUSE OK THE HECK NT S TO li 51Y W K A T15 E R. ELEVENS GIVES HIS OPINIONS Agricultural Commissioner Writes of Conditions In Georgia at Pres¬ ent and the Outlook. Atlanta, March i, 1899. Since my last letter we have had most unfavorable weather for farm work. Hence but little has been accom- plished upon ihe farms during the month of February. The passing of the old year has car¬ ried with it a sad experience for many of us, in our farming operations and business transactions generally. The new year was ushered ia with the usual good resolutions by our farmers; in fact, the majority of us are trying to do bet¬ ter in tho future by correcting the mis¬ takes of tho past. It is to be hoped that the present year will mark the begin¬ ning of what may be regarded as a now era ; that the smouldering embers of for¬ eign war and internal dissensions will bo amicably adjusted, and our nation will settle down to business once more, with a future so bright that the average mind will but partially comprehend tho magnitude of its resuits and possibilities. Tho new year is remarkable in more than ono respect. It brings us not only face to face with new aud strange polit¬ ical questions, but the long hoped-for prosperity promised its by the present federal administration upon the settle¬ ment of these questions. During tho past live years %ve have traveled wearily through a most trying period of depres¬ sion. Met c-n all sides by discouraging conditions, we have had many hard¬ ships and set-backs, but much of it has been our own fault. We have the rem¬ edy in our own hands for many of our troubles. Will we apply it, and apply it now? As I sea it, the remedy lies, first, i:i the farmer raising his own sup¬ plies at home, ample and sufficient; then raise as much cotton as you can. When your barns are full, ycur mules will do a good day’s work. Your cows give milk, and j-our butter ia sweet, rich and of a golden hue. Your hens lay every day, and your h"gs are healthy and prolific. Ft. v,I i vour barns are empty, your mu.es have the lampers or blind staggers, your cows have hollow- horn, the lea tilers on your hens are turned the wrong way, and your hogs get lousey and have the mango. I speak to the farmers from practical experience. I was born and reared in Southwest Georgia, in the heart of the cotton belt. I belong to your profes¬ sion, am one of you, and I know that no mail iu that section can produce cotton at the present price, to tho neglect of his plantation supplies. He cannot keep up his farm, support his family and educate his children. You may take the best farmer in Georgia, let him adoot this plan, and it will only be a question of time—the end of that man will be bank- ruptcy. Do not misunderstand me. I ern not against tho production of ton a 3 a product, because Georgia is a cotton state, and we need a cotton crop es well as other products, but not to the exclusion of other crops. Therefore, let me beg you, once more, to arrange and diversify your crops, so that this full we may arrive at the gates of prosperity, to see stretched peacefully before us the broad, rich aud sunny fields of industry, laden with the golden fruits of con¬ tented toil—a picture, as well as a reality, which all the people of Geor- gla >i]i ] :a ii tvith joy. There has been a great deal of com¬ plaint, in a general way, that the in¬ spections and analyses of fertilizers, af¬ ter all, have been unsatisfactory. I have, therefore, determined to make complete and thorough inspection of all n guanos, iu every section of the state. To this end, if at any time a consumer or retail agent may desire an in- spection of any brand of fertilizer, he can, by giving notice to this depart- ment, have a sample taken by an au¬ thorized inspector, and the same shall bo analyzed by the state chemist; pro¬ vided, however, that in all such cases samples shall be taken from unbroken bags or packages. The consumers pay the tax on guanos,and it will be my pleas- m . e see that they are amply protected, and it shall be done, even though it take all of the fertilizer tax to accom* plisli it. All I ask is the co-operation of the farmers of Georgia. In the face of a short corn and forago crop the farmers generally, throughout the state, had determined to sow more largely of grain, but the weather condi- tions have been very unfavorable for botli fall and spring seeding; hence tho acreage both for wheat and oats falls far short of what we at one time ex- pected. The spring sowiug of oats has been seriously damaged, and in many sections entirely killed. Of course, this is a heavy blow to tho agricultural in- terests of Georgia; but we must meet these conditions as best we can by sub- Btituting such forage crops as are best suited to our soil. I would suggest tho planting of an acre of sorghum, an acre of rye, an acre of millet, an acre of oats, an acre of early speckle peas for a for- ago crop. Use the best lund at your command, with special caro in the prep¬ aration of the soil, aud manure iiber- ally. You can increase or decrease the size of your lots as your needs may sug¬ gest. These crops i an bo cut in tho green state, as you may need the for¬ age, and allowed to dry a day or so bo- fore feeding. As farmers are from three to five weeks behind with their work, especially plowing, many suggestions made in my February talk wili be applicable for this month’s work—hence, I would ask that you read again our last month’s “Talk,” as well as the questions and answers therein contained. Do net, in your haste, plow your lands too wet -neither will it pay to plant corn until you have thoroughly prepared your soil for tho grain. I would rather be two weeks late in seeding my crop, with the land well broken and beaded, taking special caro to put in compost or commercial manure, than to plant tho usual time with tho ground hastily and ill prepared and tho grain aud fertilizer put in in a careless manner, “What is worth do- ing at all, is worth doing well,” applies with peculiar force to farm work. O. B. Stevens, Commissioner. As to Onion Planting. Question. —Will you pleaso inform me how many onion sets 1 will need to pi au - cne acre in onions? I would be glad to have any i.n.orination in regard t0 onion planting, cuituie, Laives.iug and marketing the seme. AnsweE.— The onion crop is regard'd RS 0110 °f most pro-tabm o. tue gov¬ 15 ia usually grown from sets S °M M bunches iu the green r..ute, how- ever many gardeners ran-.e ihe.r own > 6Cts aiJ( * £ave ex P® nEe <J1 buying them. Inis can be done by se.eeting a P ocr P‘ eco °’ ^ an< L pulveuzing tho so. with a plow, harrow' and rake, it will take about four pounds of good onion seed to plant one acre if you have a machine, otherwise, it will (axo a little more if you use the band. Sow in rows about nine inches apart. Skip every seventh row. This wiil form an alley 18 inches wide. As you want a small bulb, sow thick. Take up tho sots, say about Ang. 1, well dried, place in your barn loft, spread out not more than four inches thick. When frost comos cover with straw or hay about sis inches deep. In the early spring you have your own sets for use. As you want, now, tho biggest onion, you want tho best soil at your com¬ mand. broadcast and plow in well- rotted manure at the rate of 75 tons per aero. Again, your preparation of tho soil must be thorough and deep, and tho land put in perfect order. Plant sets iu rows 9 inches apart, leaving tho seventh row for an alley. Plaoo sets iu the drills at tho distance of 9 inches apart, pressing tho bulb firmly down, right side up. Close the rows with a rake or tho foot. Roll tho ground well anti make it compact. As soon as yen can plainly see the onions begin to start up, uso tho hoe in the middle, and where you can not use tho hoc, use the finger;) in breaking tho ground around the plant. Two or three good workings, if done at the proper tfiue, will be sufficient. It will take from 0 to 10 bushels of sets to plant an acre, depending upon tho size of tho s0tS — „ Stai6 A . enciultural . , , _ Department, Points on Upland Klee. Question.—I in upland want rice. to Pleaso plant give a few acres me sumo information on tho subject. Answer. —It is a matter of surpriso that more upland rice is not planted in Georgia, as it is a healthy food product, liked by most people, easy to raise and productive in yield. Any land suitablo for corn or cotton will answer for rice, though new ground is preferable be- cause of greater ease of cultivation, Prepare the land well, lay oft' rows 15 inches apart, use a good, complete com- mercial lortilizer at tho rato of 200 or 290 pounds to the aero iu the row » I! d cover it; so as to Ieavo a low, flat becl - When danger of frost is over, open a shallow furrow and sow the seed either in a continuous row, or what is perhaps hotter, drop 8 or 10 grains every M or inches in the row. Cover lightly, cultivate shallow, only being sure ,0 cut; Down all weeds and grass, as r i°° 13 a tender plant when young »ud is easily crowded out by any other growth. Harvesting should be dono when the upper half of the headisripo. The straw will then still bo green, and after cur¬ ing makes fine forage for horses and cat¬ tle. Cut and place tho “hands” on tho stubble to dry. In 24 hours of good weather it will be sufficiently cured to tie in bundles and house or stack. Never tie in bundles while the straw is damp. The grain can bo separated from the straw either by flails or thrash¬ ing machines. The great difficulty with most farmers is the cleansing of tho hulls from the rid. This^can be done ia a wooden mortar with a wooden P 06tl c, but this process is very slow and laborious. Small rice mills can now be Fought for about $300, and there should l>e ono in connection with every large ginnery in tho state. The knowledge that rice could bo cleaned for a moder- ate price would very much encourage tho growth of this valuable grain, and I believe such mills would be profitable, By planting and cultivating as di- recited, the crop should yield, with aver- age seasons, from 15 to 30 bushels to the acre, Ilico is the principal food crop of more than half the people in tho world. --State Agricultural Department. I?£fect nod Cause. 4- The rattling of the musketry in¬ creased. The pirate chief leaped to the mizzen halyards, broken sword. Ho waved his “Scuttle the ship!” he shrieked. There was a moment’s agonized si- lsuco. Then a quavering voico urose above the guns. “Master,” it screeched, “somebody has stolen the Seattle!” At this the rattling broke forth afresh and the man awoke, His wife was shaking down the kitchen range.—Cleveland Plain Deai «• (Georgia ) 0 utl]erq 01 "iaci i n iv, < 2 • --CCV X SU WA.NEE R IVICR ROU TIC. Local Time Table, Effective March 20, U" Subject 4 :o 4 cn 7 a a ; <v without notice. SHOO FLY. FDYMl: DIXIE ( QUK ED. K STATION'S. | IQt’K’K STEP FEY i >1X! EH. . S I t DO | m 11 f)0 pm 11 2 1 am Lv. Macoti ,Ar 1 !5 pm .i am J "8 pm 12 ID am 11 J1 am . . . Solium ... 3 53 pin 3 53 am I i (> 22 pm ] ID am 12 ill pm . . . Uimdilk .. 2 48 pin 2 53 am 9 if a, ll f9 pm 1 Dt am I 12 pra . . . Vienna . .. 2 24 pm 2 31 am 8 44 § 7 08 pm 1 DO am §13 ) pm Ar. Cordclc Ev 2 08 pm i am 8 25 a 7 l> 5 pm 1 ■'() am 1 17 pm Ev. Cordoba Ar 2 08 pm 2 15 am §8 •' ; au 7 Do pm 2 02 am 1 58 pm . . . W'eamta . . J 53 i m 2 02 am 7,5 8 0 > pm 2 27 am -I *’*l pm . . . Worth ... 1 30 pm ..... 7 20 ..n S 1L pm 2 DD atti 10 11 oi . . . Adiburn.. I 30 p u I 3! an 7 1 8 00 pm D 10 am D Pf> pm Ar. Tifton Ev. 12 5.5 pm I 00 am 0 9 00 pm D DO am 3 15 pm Lv Tifton Ar §12 3 * put 12 42 am 0 -. t .(> 12 pm 4 01 am D , 1 pm . . . Sparks ... 11 51 am 12 li am i> i m 9 fit pm 4 11 am 4 00 pm . .. 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Trains No. 3 and 4, the “Dixie Flyer” have through Sleeper be tween St. Louis, Mo., and Jacksonville, Ma., and through Coach 1-. - tween Macon and Jacksonville via Tifton ; also have Parlor Sh "ping Car between Macon and Palatka, open for the reception of pn . s. gers in Union Depot, Macon, at 9,30 P. M. and remains in Mio-.iu (4uion Depot on return until 7.30 A. M. and can he occupied until that time. Trains No. 1 and 2, (he “Quick Step,’’ have through sleeper between St. Louis, Mo., and Jacksonville, Fla., via {'il'tou. Hew Parlor Sleeping Car on “Dixie Flyer" between Macon and Palatka. C. B. Rhodes, Fla. Pass. A gf., D. G. Hall, General Agent, 0 Hogan St., Jacksonville, Fla. 8 Kimball Honso, Atlanta, G.:. K. K. Barton, Genl. Agt., 4 Wool Block, Nashville, Tenn, Win. Check ley Shaw, Vice Pres,, G. A. Macdonald, Genl. Pass. AgM. TIFTON & NORTHEASTERN R. .5 p “SOMJDIKTTS COLONYROUTE.” Local Time ‘1 able hNo. 6 . If. IT. TIFT, President. W-O. TIFT, Vicn-I'resiiknt. Gknkral Oi'ficks: Tipton, Georgia. No7. No3. No 1. Miles. Effective Doc. 19, ’97. Miles. No2. NoL ioE M. P. M. A.M LK A V K A Bit! V'K p. m. y. it. i'. r. .10 3 10 8 00 0 Tifton 25 12 L> (1 25 d id 22 3 23 8 15 5 1.....Brighton 20 12 00 0 10 • ' 4 V , Hardin# 17 1151 0.01 5 18 50 3 52 8 45 14 .....Pinetta....... JI 11 31 5 41 5 29 55 8 58 9 01 Hi M ystic U 11 :.5 5 35 5 . 1 \ of; 4 10 9 13 20 {.....Fletcher....... 5 II 1! 5 ’■> !; 20 4 25 9 30 25 Fitzgerald...... 0 11.00 5 10 - oO ARRIVE LEAVE .4. M. Trains No a 1, 2, 8 and 4 run daily, except .Sunday. Trains Non. 7 and 8 nui on Sunday only. (f) Flag Station. Trains stop only on Signal. All Trains make conned ion with the i'lant. System and Geor„ ia. Southern & Florida at Tifton, and the Georgia <te Alabama at Fit/.- gerald. F. G. BOATRIGHT, Traffic Manager. BARBER THE CITY BARB bit SHOP. HAJ.R-DRES1:. ING— a specialty. SHAYHNG— quick and RAZORS—put m ifood fix on short notice. You vvi'd always receive a cordial R. D. LAW, Proprietor. T::e 4 dvance is the official organ. A year j 1 ,oo H l FEED- SALE STABLES. Teams are swift, ami alway. iu g/ood condition. Now top bw.“.' U;J and drivers who are not afraid to jf o. Ready any hour. Spinm-, provisions for traveling in I d weather. STORY BROS. & GO. AHHBURN,- GEORGIA
