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MiSE PLENTY OF GRAIN Commit-;: iom r Stovenn Give? Farmers Goo i Advice. ),000,000 B A L C 3 FLELCY STAPLE i tub Ic tne Amount of Cotton the South Should Plant For—Mr. Stc venn Well Pleated W:tti the New Orleans Cotton Growers Meeting. j Tbo u.m re-iort issued l»y the Unit ; tl Ktatii iH'imMiui rit <»f Agriculture, t Washington. D. C., and hImi t!»«■ j tinners’ rc-jaut. showing the crop ed ! ‘olton ratseil tin* yi-flr 1904. has natti tally iillrueted u gicat i|i*ai of atten tion. The crop a> shown by the re-, .torli Ik an much larger than the! ‘Iial it call* for earnest ri (lection. Che low price of cotton since ( lust November lias very seriously af- toeteil many of our people (luanelally. , to much ho, ibet all of the cotton < tut oh through their organizations ami 'ilUer aoureea, eoneelverl the idea that It would In heat to call a meeting of j the farmers, hanker* und merchants! at New Or leans. 1 win fortunate •aoiigh to be At thie meeting, and •mfllce Jt u> *ay that It wan one of the .mral representative gathering* I have -ver attended. All tin* cotton state* anti territories producing cotton were pres* nt with large* delegations, and every single delegate* seemed lo in- of on* opinion, viz.; that the oirpiut' < otton now on hand should be lUtrod and that a* far as. possible it should In- kept off the market lor Iho present, and that an organization -itvoiiId In formed for tin* purpose ol Inducing every planter to reduce* bis acreage 25 per cent In cotton and for- lilixers accordingly, so as not to iiiise i cotton crop this year to e-xce-e-ei t,001).000 hales, and In this way take rare el the surplus cotton now on - baud without selling it at a sacrifice. There were- a great many plans sag 1'cnled but the ((invention, after ells causing all of them, finally reached the conclusion that by a united effort lies people could tie Induced to hold thodi udlon for the present by keep lug out of tl*-tn and trusting to the •out he re banker* to tide them ovet until full l have lor several years been tug lug upon our people ot Georgia to ialee plenty of grain and lorugo fot hotb rnui. and beast, und to diversify ■ lliolr crops at far as possible, keep lug plenty ol pasturage, growing tin various grasses suited lo their lucn Him and climate, and by ilia' moans raisin s' more i.e^s. mo c cattle mori (Mlullry; ;n fact, e*\•ryttilitg that it mil di d mound the* Ilium or term, and thru, if »• liar* an overproduction eil eotlor we would tio pn tuned for it When vi ,ii out of ..ill. and havi plenty of holm • uii|»! 1* s, tlie pr ice ol cotton does not affect tn* so much. I '(till urge tins plum ,.:,d hope the pen pie ot Georgia wt.I - top and :h nli for a uii'iuuit wliui w< ml pm do it wt would 'i'li < histevry of Cue cotton cvo[ 1 for the* ,usl thirty veins has shown that tin smallest crops have brought I In most money to the plmrirs. Ti Illustrate. n 1 898. when vvi used 420 000 tons ed guano, wo raised a j crop of 11,250.000 bales. That crop hiouplit us less than 0 cents. Thi following war. 1899, w< used :i40,000 tons of guano and raised a crop ol II,401).01*0 bale*. I'hls rrop brought us a fruition ovet 0 rent* During tin year 3000 the i mile surplus of 1 S9h was wipiil cut \Vi took an tveti stall upon ihi market and tin crops 'line Ihat time have bent kept with in reiaaoaatde bouiuis of consumption. Therefore we i.uve had up to the re cent decline a lair and rea senate price for our cotton since 3898. Our people ought to slop and think tor a moment what the vnnult may he if a crop of 1 ¥.000,000 ear I5.000.V00 bales is made this yea) 41900) We would be so haunieaped with surplus cotton that it would take us years and yearn to be relieved. It In to l>e hoped that our entire people will adopt the plans suggested by the New Orieuut convention amt give all the aid they possibly can ou that line 1 war* very much struck with a epeech delivered by Mr. Hlliyer, o< Maoou. Ga.. at the New Orleans con- VNintjon. so much so that we repro duce it along with thi* article, ibal our people may see upon what line* the New Orleaus convention was di retried, and that it was influenced b\ Use heat finaucieu iu our Southern tttntne We also reproduce a letter vrKtan by Col. Harvie Jordan, takes twmm th* Atlanta Journal, shewing Use kind of machinery adopted by Pkldi all the- farmara may organic* hr calling maai meeting* ir. their mi Min district* and at the county aite* k> elect delegatee to fholr at«t« ane aateoaa) conventIou. I have groat fcope that much good may he done •tong this direction, and I would swg **>*l here tkai you select your best *oe< most influential men to atienr plate and national convemion *m 'ic sure, by ail means, to select dele pates who will gn O. B. STEVENS. ComajiasloncT. The Presence of the Head Man. Do not trust the work of feeding wholly to young hoys. ff you expert th<- stock to come- out right in spring he with the hoy often, directing ant giving :i word of encouragement, which m< mis much toward Inters sting then In th** work. THE NEW RICE INDUSTRY. Vlarveloua Progress in the Rice Belt ©f Louisiana and Texas. By far tb<* most Important rice pro during territory in the. United Staler It, now comprised in loralired area* In the states of Louisiana and Texas. Tills I* generally known as the "gull const" crop. The recent history of rice in these stales, as a whole, presents a striking contrast to the decadent cul ture of the south Atlantic coast. Mar velous progress has characterized the Industry, and the annual production j has here attained a magi#tide exceed ! Ing many times the previous yearly output of all the rice-producing states combined. 11ctween 189!) and 1904 the j rice* acreage of l^otiislana was it* 1 creased from 201,085 ucres, as reported by the- census, to .'170,500 acres, as now 1 estimated by the department of agri culture; that of Texas during the! same period from 8.711 t<> 254.200 acres, and the combined acreage ol , tbo two state* from 210.390 to 010,- i 700 acres, an Increase of upward ol, 190 per cent. alt* use by saturating it with a solu Lion of beet sugar and then drying it with artificial heat. The treatment ir said also to greatly increase the strength and the durability of the wood. The timber so treated resist* I dry rot. The wood is no longer po ions and. therefore, more sanitary lot I such ijsi's m street paving blocks. I Brief Mention. The Japan Weekly Mail announce? | that an extraordinary rice crop is ex peeled in Ji pan this year. Foreign advices make* it appear that from 8,000 to 10.000 acres have beet! planted to cotton in the British West Indies. The 1904- Of. orange crop of Florid? I is estimated by the Florida Times I Union at 1.850,000 boxes as compared with 1,650.000 boxes last year. The San Francisco Trade Journal ’ eetimutes the California raisin croj for 1904 as 75,000,000 pounds against j 120,000,000 pounds in 3 903 and th? ' prune output for 1904 as 97,U00,00( ; pounds against 305,000.000 pounds ii 1903. in unu ivi vht oir years, jias uorno < — mtd lias been mat NORTH AMERICA. Origin allr Mapped ns nn K*eonM»*ti of I ml In nnel (lilnet. “TlnednciileHl Americans," says n cor respondent of Hie London Times, “pro nounce* the nnmi of their country Amorim, calling themselves Amori- rans. In so doing they not only yield to a natural craving for n finer eu phony. hut. quite accidental!:', 1 pre sume*. are* more correct e'yniolngioally than educated Ami-ricaii:-. Amerigo be ing the llallnn form of the (Joihlc Ainalnric, contracted to Auiaric. This The Kind Yon Have Always Bought, and which has been, in use for over ,*50 years, lias borne the signature of made under his per- since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Jnst-as-good” are but Experiments that trilie with and endanger the health of lnfuuts and Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CASTOR IA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor OH, Pare* fforlc. Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotie substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. Jt cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of personal name means ‘strenuous in ln- Discovery of the Gulf Ccaet Rice Belt. 1 bor. resolute* in action,’ an appropriate Undoubtedly t he- most important cvcni in the history of rite production In Du United Stati - was the discovery •bout 1886 that lice could bo prorflt ably grown by irrigation upon the prai rie lands of southwestern luouiuiana und southeastern Texas. The peculiar character of these lands and their adaptability to rice culture* have since re*veilutlor.i'/»d the industry of rice growing and irnu*-forrrii»d this region Irom comparative waste and eiesolu- motto to add to Die Washington armo rial in the national device of ‘America.’ “Brazil was the original America. Down to the first quarter of the six teenth century our North America was still mapped ns an extension of India. Tibet. Chinn and Japan, with Brazil ns nn Island, separated by tin* islands dis covered by Columbus frorrr ‘the new world of Greater India’ and named America provlhe-in’ anil again 'America vcl Brasilia.’ “Not before Hie middle of the six- tlon to thrill ami prosperous activity. | tee-nth century was the term ’America’ extended to N'ortli America, with the addition ‘vel Nova India.’ In brief, the Americas were both mere wind falls iu the heroic secular quest after ‘spiced’ India. This is the redoubled debt the Anglo-Saxon race owes India.” Phi sc lamls, now distinctively known as i he "rice belt,’’ extentd 20 to 90! miles In width from St. Mary's parish westward about 240 mile-s along the; coast of l/viilsiana and Texas and comprise an area of about 12.000, square mile s. The) are traversed by j 10 unvigHl.de* rivers ami numerous j lakes and bayous and lie from C to 58 feet above the. level of the stream*. Consisting of u rich darn loam, easily 1 cultivated, their distinguishing char-1 acte.risllc a* compared with the i ice Inntls of caste rn lxniisinnn am) the Cur- j oIIiihk is ihat they nr< underlaid with' ;in impervious subsoil, which permits i great economy in the toe of water, en ables the fields to he thoroughly drain- 1 <*d at harvest and, most important ot all, makes possible the us* <4 im proved sell-binders and other modern agi u uiturul machine ry. The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. cistsuf eu».«.Nv, -*y Murray ytrict. new vodr city. Cabbage Plants & Sea Island Cotton Seed Cibbaic Plants tor Rule. iud n»vv ready for ep»liv«rv, ‘‘Early Jersey Wakefield" amt “Charleston Large Type Wakefield .two surliest nnnr!>)isni1 vm-P-thee and head in rotation »snamed. Succession." "Augusta True ke r ' mid'' Short Stem Flat Dutch’ the.; b'!*.t fmt)u nd vnriette- und head in rotation h- named. Priee-: Single tlioi-Hiid, *1..'i0:5. lOo und over 41.A', po.r 10*»; to.(KKl and over, 41 per 10 1 T«i in- (Jn-ih » ordei': ..r plants sent C. <i. Id., irarnhaaor paying return charge* on moiu'y. • )ur plant b>'ds oeeupy !15 acre- on South Onr ollnu Sell Oi.uHt. und we underntund growing til- liii the open air: tough 'Mild liunly: they will stand ►eyere cold without injury. Plants orated for shipr.i* : t. weigh 'J- Hu. i or to *0 and w <■ lmv< THREE RECIPES. Cottorvsetd Meal for Cow*. A* much a* live pounds of cotton seed meal may be fed to milk cows per tlnv in some cases with good re sult- and profit; but. ns a rule, the amount should not bt more than one to'three pounds. Cattle will eat it readily without its hi tig mixed with other grain or material, but is is much better to feed it with other grains or chaffed roughage or spiinkk d over the uncut hay that has been dampened. 11 the* cotton seed and cottonseed meal tan be readily obtained and the cotton seed is cheap and other grain high, a mixture of the seed and meal will he a more desirable lRtioi) than either feed alone.—Oklahoma Experiment Station. Thr Xliey (e* ICtllicr Clin, Jiern or I’re>- R(*rY(‘ n Him. hit net. Feir tills purpose seievt it nice, kind, . uniiuMc, industrious, generous" man. ! | The American variety is fur better | | than the foreign kind Prepare him I bv having him go tbrough a long en giigcinept, which effectually renders 1 ■ him easy to handle. Gently detach him ; i from till of Ills old friends and ae- ; qunintances and'remove any habits bo! ! may luive*. He* is then reudy to can, prcuervc or make jam. as you choose. To can. merely deprive him of his latchkey ami throw a handful of moth er-in law in the house. Men corked up lilii* this have been know n to keep for years without spoiling, though when ! they arc open«*el up, if kept too long,, they are* apt to be sour. To make ,1am.' prepare as before, but shred ail of his j liner feelings by nagging and pound j them into n pulp by complaints. Tol preserve a husband, pul as much love j into tin* heart as it will hold, add an i ocean of sympathy, a world of tender-1 ness, a pound ot forbearance, a dram j of patience and drop him into it until! he is thoroughly coated over with sug- , ar. Husbands should always be crys tallized one at a time, never in pairs; j neither should they ever be stood in; hot water. This is where many worn- j «*n make mistake's.--Memphis t'ommep- j cia) Appeal. special low rut-s for prompt tra'esportation by ■s.ii'lierh Sw-ri"- 1 know- ot "-her plants you can Im.v cheapo j than mine. I - tit good prints. No i-’iuap ' .-ut i ut**’’ iiluns slviui"' 1 from my farm- i gunruatiM- ilio-c that I ship to la* true to type and iiaiu" -i l grown iio'-i hlch trade siud . uur I'lmscd from two of tlio most reliublc send house* in the U.ilti-I StHt— ! will r luml purchase price to uny disfHtl-flcd i-u-t-pmor at end of «•-»- mi. Our C otton Seed. Lint of onr Long Staple va i -ty ■ Sen Island Cotton -old h M yeai in ci.arJ' Hton m Dec. g. Ht Il'Ji' per jiound. S ■ i te 1 ■ • . lot* ->f I sit -o.-i *i per lm. My s|»icinlty : Prompt Shipment-, True* Var.'-t ... ; -.it -tte'd '' isto:c i-. a\«- la-cu intln- plant ' v Seed l int of our Long Staph- v-a nH on Dee. C. at ll'Jr’ per pound. S i : Prompt Shlpmont, i nest for thirty-five years. Wm.C. ^ Postuud Teiegrapli < ifiici C Youngs Island, S. C. - Congressman Livingston’s Bill. Washington.—The bill of Represen tative Livingston of Georgia ex pres* ing dissatisfaction with the govern raent cotton reports, especially the re port of December last, and requesting that all the data upon which it was founded be submitted to the house oi representatives, was unfavorably re- PANAMA HATS. They Ar* Mae.it* From the* l i »cl***lop- rit l.raira of (hr Beimfco**)*. The pauama is a leuf bat made in Colombia. Ecuador and Peru from the undeveloped leaf of the “bombonaje.” which is a screw pine rather than a palm. The trunk of the plant is ouly a yard in height, but the leaf stalks are ported upon by the house committee ( ^ 0 yards long. on agriculture. The report of the com , rh ‘ p )w , f j. K .f ()r( . j ( i, as opened is pre- roittee* was adopted by the house and; p am \ f or the manufacture of hats. It Mr. Llviugaton’s resolution laid on the. thi , u consists of a bundle of plaits table by a vote of 80 tt!*l7. The Beet Sugar Output. Recent statistics of Messrt. Willett . and Gray for the season of 1904 indi cate a total production of beet sugai I In the United States of 209.000 tons , about two fe*et long and an inch in di- a meter called a “cogoilo.” The green outside is stroRH-d off. and by means of a fork«l instrument it is cut into narrow strips of uniform size. The cogoilo is next boiled to toughen the fiber and hung in the sun to dry . WATER MELON SEED, tf,'D^*.- aR0WN m THE SUNNY SOUTH. ^ ‘Green rirrd. red meat, full of juice and so ewset.” if you want quality, sweetness, and the best melons that it ig.^ ^possible to grow, plant our southern-grown melon seed. Northern.'^ or western-grown melon seed eioesn’t begin to comfiare, when you-- rc*nsider the quality and product of the fruit produced. —A\! ' V> txnf» Dc*crtpttv( S«ed CiuImui tell*obont the best M.othera melons, mas all outer Jfcrm aLO (Jardensicedt. It's mailed free for the asking., Wf. tVe sis iiU.f’.-. -.tiu i- for Cvm Feso*. Sergfcuma, St*i Cem, Esailage . Cera, nifkt. Sol* Boos*. V*liv«t Sum. *tc. tyiee-Jal price , " list of l'fcnr: Scads mailed ou request. ..sV.Y hJ, W WecitL Sm, SnAsmeft, RichntMd, Va. The Popular Grocers. We are now in our new quarters at Far mer Bros., stand, and better prepared than ever to serve our customers. —Call on us for— fancy and family Groceries, fine Cigars and Tobacco. Our stock is by far the completest we have ever had, and we can easily and cheaply and quickly supply your eating wants. Call to see us, or ’Phone Your Wants. C. P. Stephens & Co. (2 ‘*40 pounds each), being an Increase ! and bleach, when the strips shrivel into of 38.000 tons in thf preliminary e > t i j cordlike strands raady for use. It takes ..Arr.vlknu fill* Q tl ni'lllllAI’V lll«t >«t«. all of which Is due to the un unally favorable conditions during fcnrvMting. The largest inerrnat shown in any one stats «» Colorado Last year the total crop* amounted to IM lit ton?. sixteen cogoilo* for an ordinary hat ! and twenty-four for the finest, aud a j single b&t Is plaited iu from four days 1 to as many months, according to its I teatoro and quality.—Mexican Herald New Wood Seasoning. The* "powellixaUon” of wood is a new proi-es* reported from HtglgDd lot *en*oB;*n schhI quickly for immedi two men in the building playing chess, and one of them is is tbs roins yet. We couldn’t get him ot#. ’ “Why. how was tha*. J” lie iusbded that it wasn’t bis piove." - BURPEE’S PC SEEDS.GROW ANDf WIN MORE PRIZES than the products of any other brand! Besides several Oo|d Medals, they won ■ Qraad Pme for vegeubles at the St. Louis Exposition. WST if you intend to try Burpee's Seeds, *t will mail free our Complete Catalogue of 178 pages, with beautiful colored plates and illustrations from photographs taken at our famous Foudhook Farms, the largest Trial Grounds in America. Write TO-DAY I J». IT LEE BURPEE & CQ. t !gpjgg!g>PHlUDELFHH