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Banks county .Gazette.
VOL. VI.
GENERAL CROP SUMMARY
▲ l>rjr Month Hw, \V h I'ot W-nfliep,
Upenrd the Cos: ton—Oilier crop*.
COTTON’.
Our last report was tor the month of
August, which ”-s; entin ly too wvt
for cotton, resulting in much rust and
shedding throughout t;u scute. Dur
ing the mouth of September but iitt'o
rain h:is fai pu in tie state, ex tin
the soucr.ta t s< CD- 1- a- ■■■'■ ■ to
tlie cry condition oi the atmo-pm re, it
has 1) en excessively t.ariri for ta_ sea
sou of tie your. These two c-mditions
combine 1 have caused cotton to open
very rapidly, the half grown bolls open
ing preuie.ti vr, and the crop is fast
being gathered, ginned r-i l no: Patus
should bs taken ;o cat lor and handie
the crop as nicely as poe-uo. as trash
and dirt o ant description inevitably
cause a lean non m the psioe. Again,
never in p .ex nr mix dirty and clean
cotton m tile same bale, hoping to sell
ita i for t i p ire of the Clean cotton,
for iuvaii y the entire bale tolls
a- dii ty cotton
The idv. ,-po 1 cotton buyers are com
plain.ng t hi way American cotton is
packed and demand aa Improvement
Ui mat cue. 1 tnialc there is room
for improvement and I trust that our
farmers w.h take pains to cover their
cotton bu s -is neatly as possible, Ind
ia • <l# sides on l ends entirely with
bagging so that less dirt may accumu
late ou tin cotlou and less cotton be
washed on account of dirt after ro.idl
ing the lactones. As to the threat of
Lever pool' i uyers to impose a heavy
penalty on oir farmers f->r poor pack
ing of cotton, th it is all bosu and non
sensiv. Tney must lmy our cotton how
i ver pa- k-it. but it is much to our in
terest to pack it nea'ly and carefu .v.
1 iu i-t warn our people agaiust an
other thin t Never sell till of the seed
from the fi st and s>roud pickings of
the crop an l depend upon the seed from
the third ami lust picking for plant
ing. llrs i< a very serious mistake,
as very 111 my of the seed from
the last picking are immature and
light, and if they germinate after
plan i:ig, can only develop into weak
and sickly plants. Always reserve
your piautiug seed from uio bottom or
middle crop of cotton, lor they arc opt
to be plump, heavy and fully matured,
and when planted will develop iuto
healtay vigorous plants. The crop will
be gathered early this year and will not
in my opinion exceed i: it reaches 7,-
000,000 bales. If my estimate of the
crop is right, cottou will be soiling for
higher prices in the spring than it is
bringing ut present
While I bi-iieve orves will be higher
later on, I do not a .vi e holding eoltou.
Each farm u r mii.t be his own judge of
that matter, ;st ■ conditionssurround
ing each are diXeriut.
Ido. how-ver unite it.tingly advise
against Belling cott t.s- .-d at the
prices now offered. Every farmer iu
the state knows how valuable
they are as a feri izer for corn
wheat, oats nnd other cir-ps, aud as .
simple matter of economy, they should
not be so dat present price.-: Keep
your seed to build up j- ut compost
neaps, with which to enrich your land,
and you will be much better repaid than
by seiliug them a. present prices.
cons-.
The promise o" the spring and sum
mer has been fulfi . I, and the hu; >
corn crop of the state r safe a all
contingencies. Every . has
a bountitul cr p, wim me ex
ception of email areas here and the*-
where the rainfall was dillicivt >, .
that it is made, bo sure - ...iva it all
care!ally, wasting • e, at the same
time feediug liberally to stock of all
kinds that they mav enter up t the
winter in good cc ‘ ,u. Coinmeuoe
early to feed the hogs you w ;.c to fat
ten and kill, re ictr.’ ting ti.a' a bushel
of corn or other feed v 1 make mu h
more fat aud flesh '.mug th mild days
of October tu..a alter the weather bj
oomes colder.
BOKGHUM AMD BUOAB CAN!
The grinding of sorghum has n iu
rull blast for two vr ■ past in Mid i's
nd upper Oeorgi. ..la larger man*
tlty of syrup will no made than it us
ual. A good manv art not ’-tting tua
yield they expected, hut t* c- iga is
larger and in the apr g-it e j leid
Will be large. Sugar cr .rinding
has not yet commenced, but tu-. crop is
good and there wili be plenty of syrnp
and sugar from that source iu the lower
half of the state.
POTATOES.
This crop is good all ov>r the state,
and if omy put up with proper care, is
Very easi.v kept. I don’t think we
fully appreciate this valuable food crop,
which oan be raise ; so easily and in
tnoh quant.ties Many farmers still
plant the poorer varieties, very defi
cient in saccharine matter, aud there
fore neither so palatable nor so fatt“u
ing as the better varieties.
Let ns strive to have the best in
everything, not in potatoes oulv.
I admit it is easier to raiso a
Cuba, Hayti or St. Domi go than
a Georgia vam, but after raffing
the Cuba yam. yon have r. pot:' f o i. '£,
wbeu I lived in southwest Greer,da, tne
hogs wouldn’t ear, while if you raise a
Georgia yam, yon have a potato lit for
a king’s table. Pot at >s r.r.v g >od '’-■ad
for all kinds of stock, .! 1 usnols being
equal to 1 of corn in feeding value.
field p;:m
There has Imou larger area than
usual planted throughout t ie state, and
the cron of peas is a largi oue. There
Is complaint from some Be-tion - that
the vine* have not borne well, but, as
a ruie, tao crop is a good one.
obou.nd peas
are reported good, and in .ovrer G"--
gia the fattening hogs are in r. y
Casos already turned on them. T.ns
crop is planted this st • ouis-flv to
fatten hogs, for winch it imirably
adapted. Not many are planted for
market, thnuch. in our sister states of
,aiuet-i.'t n orta uaroun a i nay ore
largely culrvateu 'or that purpose. In
this era of diversifi* i farming, some of
our fanners might find tuts u profitable
crop.
PTCE.
Th3 crop is generally good nil over
the state, with more planted than usual.
I hope ii-xl year to see tills valuable
grain more genemily planted than ever
before. It is not hard tc. raise, yields
fairly well, and is healthy aud uu ii
tious for man and beast, Tho cmef
trouble is to clean the hull from tne
grain before it can bo cocked. The
p?op" e on the coast who livo largely on
rice, do this by pounding the grain a
long time, using a wooden mortar and
pestlo. (For commercial purposes tho
cleaning is done in large steam mills.)
There arc now on the markot small
rice mills, which might ho run like the
cotto.i gin* throughout tho country, the
farmer paving go much toll to have his
rice cleaned. Were these small mills
established, I am satisfied that the pro
duction of rice wouid bo greatly in
creased.
FUtriTa.
The fruit cr p lias all bem gathered
and disposed o , except some varieties
ot apples, pear* and grapes.
A few days since 1 saw h carload of
watermelons in Atlanta shipped from
snuo point in Indiana, and they
seemed to be soiling vary rapidly. Can
not some of our watornio on raisers
have moicns lor the markot until tr Mi?
Tne last in th - market. 1 think would
do as well as the first, and command
ju.-t as good prices, for the people seem
to want thorn more when
they are not to be had. Try it in-xt
year, shipping south instead of north
I think it would pay if moderately en
gaged in.
Much of the fruit was injured this
rear by the very wet August, particu
larly peaches, grapes and melons, none
of winch were, iu quality, e.s good as
usual in North Georgia, lacking the
sweetness which suuahiue aloue can
give.
STOCK.
Stock is in fnjr condition. Reports of
some sickness and a tew deaths, amoi. g
cattle, in different parts of the state,
but nothing very serious, or that will
not readily yield to treatment. Hogs
generally reported healthy nnd in de
cided! :• greater numbers than usual,
though some localities, particularly in
southwest Geo-gia. have r-'ported large
losses from Cholera iam h ippy to re
port that the farmers of tleorgia will
not need much meat from the west next
rear.
C’ottotHflMil Mhul For Sivlno.
The latest experiments reported on
testing the effect of cottonseed meal as
a food for hogs comes from tho Texas
station l’ro.- -or Foule report! that
from a series oi experiments conducted
at that station the conclusion is reached
that cotton- -d meal or hulls, either
raw, boiled r.r rotated, cvnuot be fed to
lio ;3 Pc"ii m-c.l was fatal in every case
but oue, bo te i in.' il less so than raw.
Various combinations of this load with
others were tried, bat failed to give re
sists of value.
Mr. Forbes Mokes a Statement.
Grove I.rvr i., Ga, Sept. 30, 1895.
Editor Gazette: Will you please
allow me space in tlie columns of
v ur paper that I mav again show
the people that the Grand jury at
M:-i h court 1895. charged me with
s2d. that 1 had already been charged
with, and I showed the misu.ke to
tiie committee on the Treasurer's
books at Sept, court 1835, and then
w-o: 1 acknowledge that 1 had re
ceived credit for the pkO. but would
not ackn nvlodge that I had been
charged with it, just as though 1
could receive credit for that amount
without first being charged with it.
J hu e receipts that will show that I
had already been charged with that
same ik'O. i was taught that debtor
always come before credit and 1 am
satisfied that I was taught correctly.
The committee said they could not
find s>2o. charged to me on the book.
I told them that it was ir. the whole
amount of tax money, all tnat know
anything about receiving inon-y
from the tax collector know that it
is turned over just as lie makes liis
amounts and collects it anywhere
from one n ndred to five hundred
dollies arid he holds al! these receipts
u-ul tin* final settlement, then these
small receipts are taken up and put
in one receipt, this is why they could
not find ; "0. charged to itself. I
found at the last court that I had
not received credit for all tlie money
Iliad on hand by ‘27.00. I lie lact
Grand jury claim that I am still due
the county 99.98, just take 47.00
from what they claim that will leave
the true amount 52.98 and I can
establish what I say by the records
lof court and the receipts I hold. I
write the above in self defense as the
taolast Grand jurys did not make
the correct report. Respect-
G. C. Forbes.
HOMER, RANKS COUNTY. GEORGIA: OCTOBER (0,1895.
LOG A LN EWS AN 1> NO FES.
GATHERED FROM TOWN i
AND COUNTY.
Little Items too Short tot’ Head
But Long Enough to In
terest the Reader.
Sec new legal advertisements
Col. A P. Wolford visited Law
renceville this week.
Col. Win. I. Pike of Jefferson was
here Saturday.
Mr. TANARUS, J. Ash of Atlanta spent
Sunday with his father, Mr. \V. M.
Ash.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Ilill went to
Harmony Grove shopping yesterday.
Miss Minnie Welchei, who has
been confined to her bed for two
weeks with fever is Improving.
A great many people were m town
Monday attending Ordinary’s corn t.
Col. Ab Wofford attended court in
Gw innett tins week.
Mr. T. A. Green ways bum died
Oct. 2nd -did Vos buried at Gillsville
Oct. 3rd.
When you go to Atlanta, stop at.
the Victoria Hotel. Elegant apart
ments and splendid fare. They will
treat you right. The writer speaks
from experience.
All persons indebted to me either
by note or account must come up
and settle at once, otherwise you will
find your accounts in the hands of
oflicjrs for collection.
T. D..HILL
Mr. R. J. Moss will move to liar
iiu-nv Grove before long, where ho
and his brother will engage in mer
chandising business. 11 is many friends
hero will follow him with their best
wishes.
In order to raise some money 1
wiil sell env Machins I handle at a
discount o? five dollars on each
machine. This will only last til
October 1 o.
W. IT STRANGE.
Cornelia, < ■ i.
Madden ifc Smith wit] sell Wheeler
& Wilson No. 9 Machine, New for
S’. 5.00 for two weeks beginning
Oct. 1 utli. You cannot buy them
from any agent m Georgia for less
than STfi.nO. Have only six on hand
The Tugaio Association met with
Silver Shoals church Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. The attendance was
large, especially on Sunday. People
were there from several counties.
Rev. Mr. Stockton, preached an able
and interesting sermon at ll o’clock.
The Gazette would l e glad to print
the minutes of the Association it the
seuctaiy will kindly furnish them-
Notice.
Wanted —A good teacher to take
charge ot school et Marseille. Ga.
from Nov. 28, 189.', to May 81, 189(1.
Middle-aged man prefered. Send
reference with application.
J. h. HILL, sec’ty 1L T.
Notice.
The executive committee of the
Peoples party is hereby cade l to meet
at the court house at, Homer the first
Wednesday in November.
J. 15. HILL Chairman.
State of Ohio, Gitv of Toledo)
. * . ■ 83*
Luseiis v,ountv. >
Frank .J. Cheney makes oatii that
he is tlie senior partner of the linn of
F. J. Cheney it Cos., doing business
n the city of Toledo, county and
state aforesaid, and that said firm will
pav the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each arid every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of Dial's Ctltarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence; 'his Gth and y of De
cember A. t). 1886.
- ( mcaT. I A. VC GLEASON;
k —- —> Notary Public.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally and acts directly on the blood
and mueuous surfaces of the system.
Send for t.-.-i imonials, free. Address,
F. J. CIIENEY J: Co.,* Toledo, 0.
B@S“Sold by Druggists, 7tc.
Awarded
Highest Honors—World’s Fair,
‘DR*’
CREAM
ifUffl
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant
40 YFAItS -n-tF, STANDARD.
I’h ('building of Mclntyre’s bridge
will be let to the lowest bidder at
the bridge site on Wednesday Oct.
1(3. The countv to furnish ail ma
terial. T F lIILL, Crd’y.
Key A Cos. must collect wliat is
owing them this fall, they have had
to make sacrifices to wait on vott and
now put iou on notice that they
must celled.
Melhmnell makes the best finished
Photographs at si .00 per doz., 115
Broad St., Athens, Ga. Give him a
trial and you will be well pleased
with both work and prices.
Her' 1 ! if you arc going to buy a
wagon or buggy this fall, go to A. P.
Hearing :it Belts’ old stand Washing
ton st., Athens, Ga., who .•ells the
Cch bratod Studebukcr wagons, the
best on earth, and the Columbus
buggies. This is meant to save you
money; and if vou will call on iiim
volt will find a full stock of wagons,
baggies, cm tinges and harness, ma
chinery and agricultural implements
of the highest grade and lowest, prices
Clever T. G. Hildaway, his sales
man, will take pleasure in waiting on
you.
Gazette and \ttanta Weekly
Journal 1 year SU ms.
Take notice! L J, Sharp and 15r0.,
Harmony Grove, Ga, are still leaders
in pure drugs and low prices. They
curry a full imeof drugs, paints, oils,
,y ", .h, patent medicines fnnov
stationery, wax dolls, photograph
albums, window panes, and every
thing usually kept in a first, class
drug store. Their line of Holiday
and Christ mas goods m always com
plete. Chill on them and be con
vinced of their bargains.
Money to t ii>i>.
I am now ready to negotiate 1- .ms,
secured by real estate on easy terms
and with reasonable promptness,
f will sell real estate for a reasonable
corninissiuu. Give me your terms,
and 1 win place your properly on
the market. Call at my office.
Oscar Brown,
Homer, Ga.
Weak, Irrita ble,Tired
“5 Was No Good on Earth.”
Dr. Males’ Nervine strengthens
the weak, builds up the broken
down constitution, and permanently
cures every kind of nervous disease.
“About 0.-ae yeuragv I was afflicted
with nervousness, sleeplessncHßt
Creeping sensation in my lefts,
Might palpitation of my heart,
MHstrael • ng confusion of the mind,
Serious loss or lapse of memory.
Weighted down iviih care, and
worry. I completely lost appetite
A >ul felt my vitality wearing otet,
1 was weak, irritable and tired,•
My weight was reduced to iCO lbs.,
j in fact £ was no good, on earth
A friend brought •?j3JEJK.
me Or. Milos' bool;,
"New and Btart- g
ling Pacts,” and f, pgnj&Mfe,-!
1 finally decided r- pWj
to try a bottle ot U >dr.|no
Da. Milks' Ro- Ya
orative Nervine. t .. ■'V
Before I had taken
one bottle I could
Blee;i as well as a 7. -'V#
10-yr.-old boy. My
appetite returned N /-rypufr
greatly Increased.
When X Had taken the sixth bottle
Sly weight increased to 17& bs.,
The sensation inmy legs was gone;
Sty nerves steadied, completely}
Ely memory teas fully restored.
Sty brain seemed elect rer than ever.
X felt as flood as any man on earth.
Str. Miles’ Itestorative Nervine is
A great medicine, X assure you.’’
Augusta, Me. Walter 14. Burbank.
Dr. Miles’ Nervine is sold on a positive
guarantee that the first bottle will benefit.
All druggists sell itatil, 6 bottles for f.j, or
It will besent, prepaid, on receipt of price
by the Dr. Miles Medical Cos., Elkhart, ind.
Dr. Miles’ Nervine
Restores Health
GRAND
REMOVAL SALE!
J. E MURPHY’S
Entire Stcwk to bs Closed
out for Cash in the
next Ninety Days.
On Oct. 1 st! will commence
to Close Out my Stock
AMOUNTING TO 30,000,
Consisting ©I
DRY GOODS,
Si ES, CLOTHING,
carpets, hats, groceries, etc.
Ajo.Cwrt)d>i Avail ho wold except loi* oasli
As 1 have decid.id to close out my stock in Gainesville, aud in January
next will move my entire business to
?<> Ac 7 1*' Wliitoiinll Vtlanta, Ga.
Tim most <>f my stock is goods bought in the last few months, and will
be sold at extremely low prices. Vou will be surprised to see the great
reductions lam making, i know it takes low priees to move a stock
of goods lor cash, but l mean v; hat 1 say.
->3 J. E. MURPHEY 6<~
West Side Pub! ic Sq ware.
GAINESVILLE,GA.
BIG FRUIT CROP!
Jhnj your Fruit Jan aa Jelly (Haunt* eJr/y. They are adoxhcini/
coery Jay. W> J have for the tohoteeale and retail trade.
700 DOZ. FRUIT JARS.
300 “ JELLY TUMBLERS.
Lay in your supply at once. Large stock Cream Freezers, Fly Fans, Fly
Trap*, Glasses and Shakers for summer drinks, rfu are the leaders
. on Crockery, Glassware, Lamps and Tinware.
.1. 11. HIJGOINW Ac OJ*U
BROAD ST., ATHENS, GA.
ARK you coming to the Exposition? ff so, stop at the Leading Hotel,-
where accomodations are to be had for 1,000 guests pc? day. 'lb*'
only first class Hotel in the Citv charging only £2.00 per day.,
iHE VICTORIA HOTEL,
J. YV. GOLUGKE, Manager.
Nos. 30-32-34 South lAyor street, Half Block from Car shed-
ATLANTA, CA.
Bntglar Proof Safe for Valuables, Cars pass the door every five minutes'
for Exposition Ground*. Everything first-class. The best beds in the city.
The best Table tn the city. Telegraph or writo ahead for accommodations.
Remember wc will treat, you right, and charge you only §2.00 per day for
Board and Lodging. Porters at all trains.
* The Greatest Attraction +
At the Exposition is the Wonderful Cycloramn,
BATTLE OF <i
Located just outside of main entrance on 14tli street ard Pit ( HjomaTinn
Don’t miss it.
NO. 21.