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Fertilising reach Orchard*.
Qttestios. —Should p“.-u'h orchards 6a
fertilized, and if so, what would boa
Rood formula?
Axswku.— tt has not been wry usual
for our peach pro wow to fertilize their
orchards with special roferonae to tho
trees mid their fruit. Asa role the fer
tilizing has bevi d'-ne to promote the
pniwth of some crop requiring shallow
cultivation, such as cotton or gronud
peas, and the fertilizer applied to these
crops, between the rows of peach trees,
has usually been considered enough for
the trees, with perhaps the addition of
alittle ground bone applied immediately
aronnd tho free. This plan is not con
ducive to either healthy trees or fine
fruit. Fertilizing the peach orchard is
os essentia! to success, ns fertilizing the
garden or the cotton field. As you
would not expect to m ike fine cabbages
or onions on poor land, neither need you
expect fine peaches from an impover
ished and worn out soil. Fertilizing
the peach tjees, not only improves tho
fruit both in Hizi and flavor, but it gives
vigor and health to the trees, and thus
to some extent enables them to resist
the attacks of insect enemies, always
ready to pounce upon and destroy any
treo that shows signs of loss of vitality
or strength. Nitrogen, potash ami
phosphoric acid are as essential to the
perfect growth of peach troos, as they
are to any of the cereal crops. The uso
of large quantities of nitrogen should
be avoided, as an excessive growth of
loaves and wood, would lie the result,
with deteriorated fruit. Generally
speaking, sufficient nitrogen can bo sup
plied, by planting peas in tho orchard
annually, and giving tliem clean culti
vation. If, however,the trees show want
of vigorous growth, apply from 75 to
100 pounds of nitrate of soda, or its
equivalent in cottonseed meal, or dried
blood, per acre. Potash may with great
benefit bo used liberally on land devoted
to peaches, especially uffcer tho troos
have commenced to bear. This can be
supplied, by muriate, or sulphate of pot
ash, by kainit or by ashes. Whilo phos
phoric acid is perhaps of loss importance
on most lauds, than potash, it should by
no moans bo omitted, if you wish to im
prove both tho health and tho fruitful
ness of your peach troos. Late experi
ments seem to prove that propor manur
ing, uol only adds greatly to the crop,
but also to the life of the troo. To il
lustrate this, one of the most profitable
peach orchards in Now Jersey received
annually 800 pounds nitrate of soda, 800
pounds ground bone, 800 pounds acid
phosphuto aud 200 pounds nitrate of pot
ash. This from tho time the trees were
8 years old, until now they are 12 years
old, with no signs of decay, whero tho
average life of a poach troo is only 8
years. Tho following figures taken
from tho New Jersey Experiment Sta
tion report will will show tho yield with
aud without manure:
The yield without mau.’.ro:
Baskets
per acre
ISB4-1R93, inclusive, 10 years, aver
age per year 00.9.
Tlio yield with complete chemical
manure:
Baskets
per acre
18fl; -IKO9. inclusive, i t years, aver
ago per year 153.4.
You will thus son that by the propor
use of fertilizers the crop was increased
SCO per cent annually. During the ten
years, the fertilized orchard received 250
pounds of nitrogen, 560 pounds of phos
phoric acid, and 750 pounds of potash.
In your case, supply tho nitrogen by
sowing peas, aud you will only have to
buy the potash and acid phosphate.—
State Agricultural Department.
Illntn on Hit'* Line
Question. —My crops are all gath
ered; I have sowed my oats and
wheat, now would it not be a good idea
for me to break my laud for next year's
crop?
Answer, — Your crops being all gath
ered, by all means start at once to break
your land for another year. Many of
our farmers, when their crops aru
housod, make the serious mistake of
waiting until spring before starting
their plows. This mistake frequently
results in serious loss, for should the
spring be dry, the ground, packed by
the heavy winter rains, becomes so hard
that it is impossible to break it properly
and the result is that they are forced to
plant on poorly prepared ground.
The old adage that "a crop well
planted is half made" is perfectly true,
therefore “take time by the forelock,"
and go to work at once preparing your
land for another crop. In doing this
work don’t follow the too common plan
of simply scratching the surface as it
were, but get your plows deep into tho
ground, bringing to the surface, if pos
sible, not less than an inch of the sub
soil, upon which the sun has never
shone. At tho same time turn under
everything that is on the surface, such as
grass, cornstalks oottonstalks, peaviues,
etc. Burn nothing, except iu excep
tional cases, where on very rich land
the oottonstalks have grown so largo
that burning is necessary to get rid of
them.
Our farmers, as a rule, do not appre
ciate the importance of this deep fall
plowing. The advantages of it are nu
merous and important. Among others,
I regard the deepening of the soil as
most important. Should you turn to
the surface in the spring an inch of the
red clay subsoil, it would probably bo
baked into clods by the heat of the sun,
interfering with the growth aud proper
cultivation of the cron? through the en
lire season, turned np, nowever, in
the fall this subsoil becomes disinte
grated by the frequent freezings and
thawing, and when yon plow jour land
in the spring it becomes thoroughly in
corporated with the top soil, adding to
its depth and fertility and thus insuring
you better crops. You see at once
that if this process is repeated annually
you will in a few years have a deep,
mellow soil, capable of withstanding
drouths, and in a condition to hold the
rain that falls upon it. There are other
advantages iu fall plowing which make
it desirable.
The grass, cornstalks, etc., which are
tnrned under now, add to the fertility
of the land, whereas, hv spring ilieir fer
tilising properties have been largely ex
hausted by evaporation and by leaching
rains. Then again laud that is deeply
plowed at this season will not wash so
badly as that that is left untouched.
Another very important gain is. that
yonr fields will be iti flue tilth for your
spring preparation for planting, and
while your neighbor perhaps will find
his ground at that time, so hard that lie
cannot plow it, yours so treated-will he
as mellow and friable as au ash bank.
These advantages of course apply chiefly
to stiff lands, for where the soil is a deep
sand, 10 or <2 iuchcs perhaps to the sub
soil, I can i ee no advantage in fall plow
ing, except the single one of getting the
grass, etc., 'urned under while yet they
have some fertilizing properties.
1 trust that the farmers of this state will
generally try fall plowing at once, this
year being peculiarly favorable for it,
the crops having been gathered so •un
usually early. I am fully satisfied that
' it needs but a fair trial, to become the
rule, instead of the exception, as at pres
ent. —State Agricultural Department.
I itport ion of Ousaiio.
Question. —Is guano inspected at the
factories in bulk, or where do the in
spectors get thir samples? Under the
present inspection system, is there much
room for fraudulent guano to be sold in
Georgia?
Answer. —Some years since it was
the practice for the Inspectors to take
samples from the guano in bulk in the
factories, but that moth *1 has been posi
tively prohibited by order of this de
partment. Now the inspectors take
samples wherever tboy find the goods—
in the warehouses, in the farmers’ wag
ons—on the farms, or in freight cars.
The manufacturers of course cannot
know, from what sacks, samples will bo
taken, and are therefore compelled to
make their goods equal to the guarantee
that the law requires them to brand on
their sacks. I will say lie , howeyer,
that from my acquaintance with the
guano manufacturers, 1 consider them
as honest and honorable in their busi
ness dealings, as any men in the state,
and the suspicions entertained against
them, is in most cases entirely un
founded. The manufacturers are re
quired by law to notify this department
of every shipment made by them, giv
ing the name of the goods shipped, to
whom sent and the number of sacks, in
the shipment. They are also required
by law to have a tag on each sack or
barrel in which they ship their goods,
which shows that said goods are regis
tered with this department. These tags
cost the maiiufa‘turers 10 cents for each
ton of guano sold. This trifling ox
psuso adds nothing to the cost of the
goods to the purchasers, and yet the ag
gregate amount received from the sale
of tags, pays the salaries and expenses
of the inspectors, the salaries of the slate
chemist and his two associates, the sal
aries of (lie commissioner and his clerk,
and in addition to all this, turns over a
large amount to the public school fund.
This state uses more commercial fertili-
?.Pi's than any other state in the Union,
indeed almost twice as ranch as any
other; and the mode of taking samples,
and making analyses, affords better pro
tection to the farmers, than the methods
adopted in any other state. Wore there
noinspection or analyses made, the state
would be flooded with worthless fertili
zers, which the farmers could not dis
tinguish from honest goods. The in
spectors are all sworn officials of the
state, and are selected for their fitness
for the work. The safeguards thrown
around this business in this state are so
many, and so carefully prepared, that
there is practically no chance for worth
less fertilizers to be sold within our
borders, without detection. To show
the great increase in the fertiliser busi
ness, and consequently the greater ne
cessity of careful inspection, I append
a table showing the number of tons in
spected for each of the last Si seasons:
Season of 1874 3 <8,618.00 tons
- Season of 1875-t1.,.. 55,616.00 tons
Season of 1876-7 75.524.00 tons
Season of 1877-8 93.178.00 tons
Season of 1878-9 __ _ 85,049 00 tons
Season of 1879-80 119,5815.00 tons
Season of ISh)-1 1 32,424.00 tons
Seasou of 1881-2 123,32 T OO tons
Season of 1882-3 125.377.00 tons
Season of 1883 4 131,849.00 tons
Season of 1884-5 170.153.00 tons
Season of 1885-6 1(50,705.00 tons
Season of 188(5-7 166,078 08 tons
Seasou of ISS7-8 308,007.39 tons
1 Season of 1888-9 202,869.36 tons
I Season of 1889-90 288,112.30 tons
: Season of 1890-1 80(5,734.00 tons
Season of 1891-2 396,342.00 tons
Season of 1892-3 807,519.80 tons
Season of 1893-4 l 315,612.00 t ns
Season of 1894-5 226,538.20 tons
Season of 1895-6 835,617.80 tons
—State Agricultural Department.
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GEORGIA : Banks County.— l,
j. F. Anderson, do hereby consent for
my wife Sarah Anderson to become a
free trader according to section 1760
of Gi>. Nov 3, 1896.
\ F. ANDERSON.
We are drawing crowds to our
Everything at cut prices
Groceries
Meaf, Lard, Sugar, Salt, Flour,
Ilatiiiiiijr, ’lies and Toliacto bought
only in CAR LOTS, iviri" 115 an <l
vantage not enjoyed by other mer
chnnlt. in tins seelion.
Sufrai-, St. Granulated 20lbs for Si
Su>_'ar, best New Orleans, 21 Ihs $ 1
guild New Orleans 25ibs $1
Cidfet*. gaud Km, 10 lbs >|.
Soda, best, eents lb
Salt, 125 lb Y\ Inle Seamk ss, 50 ctntt
rack*
20,000 lbs Pure Leaf Lard, aSO ib
can for s.'i.
35,000 lbs Meal, Ribs and Clear Sides
at lowest market price.
250 tolls Buffing, 4c yard
-11 I boxes Tobacco, to close out.
Illue Ridge, 25c grade everywhere,
only 18c
Piedmont Leaf, 40c grade, ouly 25c
Little Twist, 35c grade, ouly 20c
Air Line, 60c grad,-, Big Drive, onlv
25c
White Dove,!4oc grade, only 250.
I I NWAIU.I
We guarantee these goodr to be the
best block tin made—ond tke prices
we name are not approachable bv any
other house in North Georgia. Thous
ands of articles we have not room te
name price on.
2 quart Coffee Pots 8c each
3 quart Coffee Pots 9c each
4-quart Coffee Pots 12.1 c each
4-qu:irt Open Buckets 7c each
0 quart Open Pnckets 10c each
R-qir it Open Buckets l2Jc each
-V good \V- -ih Pan, 4c each
Pint Cups 2}e each
Dis' Pans sc .mlcss, 15c each
Pie Psns 24c each
Dippers 4e each
2-q i:\rt school Buckets “c each
I (junrt school Buckets 10c e-ich
•*0 duz 2 hoop ( "dai Buckets, 10 cents
each.
l)oiuf’9.t i<*,
* tU'. • H ennw. Er <*.
Bed lick mg. good quality, others ask
yon 10c, sale price tie
Bed Ticking, best A. C. A., 15 cents
grade, 1 le
20 hides 4 4 Sheeting, Vie ami tic
grade, 4^c
4-4 Blenching, extra quality, 5c
10-4 Brown Seeding, 20 g.ade, 124
cents
10..4 Bleached Sheeting, 25c grade,
Hij cents
”0 Piece* Henvv Je trs. wool niized,
can t match match it for
less than 20c 111 Georgia, at 127
cents yard.
32 pieces 907 Jeans, extra quality,
about half wool, others ask you
25e to 30c yd, at 20c yard
41 pieces, absolutely all wool Jeans,
330 grade, at 20c yard
Shirts, Hosiery and
general Notions
-72 dozen Men's Knit Overshirts, a 50c
shut any where on earth, at 25 cents
72 dozen Men's Knit Overshirts, a 50c
POORS SASH AND RLINDS. —. ow.i si’ri] operate the Citj Planning Mills and are headquarter*
h gin oui line With a million of Lumber now on our yards w.- re in position to give you prompt service
A WORD.—This is no fake ad—un cut on ary one article to get you to pay big price for the next
We purpose reducing mir stx>ek and doing it without delay. Every article in
our Stock and doing it without delay. Every article tn our
Siore is Cl T PRICED \V liateveryou buv
have this guarantee :
■ YOU DON'T FIND HIE GOODS ENTIRELY SA i ISFACTORY, RETURN THEM, AND YOUR st >NT
Y WILL BE REFUNDED
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HYNDSCO.’S BIG STOKE,
Gainesville. Ga.
shirt anywhere on :ir*i., : r '5
03 dozen Msr.'s Ovefslllr.s, 'o-'t-r
grade, and at 75c wmd S
- at st>c
01 i'ozcn Mens Knit 0 ->>■' -
blue. •
hi a > v
sob! at
42 (iszeii Men Km I’:. •
Mon-no, good worm 75
37 ic
40 dozen Men’s heavy Canton 1 inane!
Drawers, 374 c,
30 dozen Ladies heavy Moreno Vests
50c grade, at 25c
40 dozen Ladies heavy Moreno Vests
75c grad, at 374 c
#
Dress goods, Flan
nells Bianke*s e^c-
THESE ARE BARGAINS.
Double width woo! mixed Storm
Serge, black and blue, 30c val
ue, at lbc
Double width, all wool Cashmere,
Crepe finish, all colors, value
25c, at 12 Jr,
Single width, all wool Cashmere, 10c
grade, at 7c
Outing Cloths, for Wappers, bright
colors, value 10c, at 5c
Dress Plaids, bright colors, 10c value
at sc.
7-4 nil wool Suiting, beautifully bio
cads, 30C value, 15c
Bed Flannel, extra wide, heavy twill
25 grade everywhere, at 15c
Grcv and Bine Planner for children’s
dresses, very heavy and make
n lusting g-.iment, 15c
100 beautiful Crochet Coiutterpains,
Marseille, pattern, Sc value, at
50c
100 Em r ipmlit v, a beauty and well
worth $2 anywhere, at $1
S5 pairs colored 1 t sets, good size,
worth 75c t- 1 at 47c a pair
92 pairs whit< io-4 Blankets,
worth S ! .50, at 98c a : ir
78 pr colored mix Blanket-, 10—1.
never s W h: unjtr 2 pr, at $1.25
pair
lliff pieces Buck T-•> , ’i• 25 yds to
piece) !■ ■ . ode, - 4i yard
50 dozen fine Bowels, 20c grade, a
10c each
One lot, Ladies Cepes, exDa long n ]
made t. n> fi wool go ds
well trimnied, can’t be matched
nn< er $- 50, enr pi ice 81 50
One lot La ie- t'spe*. liner thar
above and higher cost. We
doubt your timing them less
than 11 op town, o.i- price 52
One lot l.adn > ( q-ie.. lint- Bioa h loth
nicely trimmed, black Idue and
tan. a S,i ( ape a!
One lot Ladies Capes, our lin
es! yet, beautiful sh ider und
elrgant goods, be :r.t"uliy
trimmed, a S6 garment at $3.50
I
500 cloth bound Books' m
a hundred different 01-
everywhere at 75c to 9
this sab - . l' :
SHOLS or. .
Oti r Shoes arc being h.l ..
State between Maryland „n 1 .
*
i- to 8,
-•- -to -t, size 9 to 11
85c grade at, 50c
Chi is's DongeL Button, ize 13 to 2,
*1 grade ar 75c
Children's honae made Kip Shoas’s t
45c.
Children’s home made Kip flhoes'9 to
12. 55c
Children's horse made Kip Shoes 13
to 2,65 c
Women's Split Polka 3 to 7,50 c
Women’s high Vut V Kip Polish 1
Shoe at 75c
T\ omra’s homemade, best Kip, *1.25
Shoe at SI
Ladies Button Shoes, Satin Cslf, at
75c
Ladies Dongola Button, *1.50 shoe at
$1
Men * \ Kip Ga. Ties high cut >1.15
shor at $1
Men's Brogans, home wi*d, 1.25 to
1.50 value at 1 00
Min's Satin Calf, dress Shoe, 1.75
grade at 1 25
Men's genuine Ki; Oa. Tie, high cut
1.50 grade st I 15
2,000 pair* Men’s and Women'a
Shoes, odd sites, cleaning up stock.
W 1 never sold these goods under 1.00
150 and 200 Now offer thensat 750
and 1 00
Clothing.
WeiiM e "spection of this lino
without fea. of competition. When
ve w. it to market this season we
xv tit to buy (’: itiung, nnt only for
this gre-u house but for our three
brand stores at Dahlonega, Naeoo
chre Valley and Monroe, Ga W*
bought tie oirgest lot ever shipped to
ttn.r mi turn u N ort 1 Georgia
One -t Children’s Suits, all wool, dif
forent kinds, Ixmght to sell for
2 90 to 3 50, sale price 1 50
Due lot Children's Sil ts, a dozen dif
ferent pattern*, better cloth
and won ii 300 to 3 50, at 200
tin lot Odd Coats, heavv wool goods
ought to bring 2 .41 to 4 00, our price
1 75 and 2 00
(due lot Men's Suits' a beauty, say size
wanted, 2 00
One I-t Men s Suits. %tro::t a dozen
diff'-rr ni styles, worth 750 to
10 00. s-,’. in.-e 5 0(t G o-'. 700
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