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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER. PUBLISHED IN THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS OF STEWART COUNTY, GEORGIA.
ANALYZING THE SOIL
Method by Which Farmer
Can Do Ihis Himself.
MR. McCANDLESS’ LETTER.
Farmer Can Tell Whether His Soil
Needs Lime, Phosphoric Acid,
Potash or Nitrogen as Does
the Chemist.
Referring to the statement in my
last letter, that if any one element iu
a soil essential to plant growth be
lacking in an available form, then that
soil cannot produce a good crop, no
matter how rich the soil may be in the
other essential elements. You natur¬
ally exclaim then, why not have a
chemist analyze the soil, and tell the
farmer what element or elements are
lacking in his soil and what are abun¬
dant. so that he will know how to fer¬
tilize—whether he ought to apply acid
phosphate, or kainit, or cotton seed
meal, or lime, one or all, to his laud,
so as to get the best results, and at the
same time use the wjset economy in
the purchase and application of fertil¬
izers. Yes, this is a very natural
idea, and it was at one time, in the
earlier days of agricultural science,
thought that by means of a chemical
analysis of the soil, that the key had
been found by means of which we
could unlock the secrets of Nature,
and solce all the problems of practical
agriculture. It was found, however,
on trial, that this idea, so beautiful
In theory, did not work well in prac¬
tice. It was discovered, for Instance,
that a soil which was producing poor
crops contained one-tenth of one per
cent, of phosphoric acid, or, calculating
to ft depth of nine inches, about three
thousand pounds of phosphoric acid
per acre, and yet this soil was in
ued of phosphoric acid, because when
acid phosphate was used on It as a
manure it responded with largely in¬
creased yields. Evidently the pros
phoric acid in this soil, although abun
dant in quantity, 3,0Q0 pounds per acre,
was not in a condition available to tho
plant, so that it could be absorbed by
the roots.
Elements Soluble in Acids Not Alway*
Available.
Still when the chemist came to treat
this soil with his strong chemicals,
he could dissolve the phosphates in
it readily. Thus, it would happen
that a chemist analyzing a soil and
finding In It, say, 3,000 pounds of phos.
phoric acid, 5,000 pounds of potash,
and 4,000 pounds of nitrogen per acre,
and knowing nothing else about the
soil, except the results of his analy¬
sis, would report that the soi] contain
ed ample plant food for producing
good crops, and was a good soil, not iu
need of fertilizers, when, as a matter
of fact, the soil might be so poor as
hardly to "sprout peas.” After many
trials and efforts to Imitate the action
of Nature in the laboratory, the coil
olpgiQt! was reached that it wag out
possible to tell by a chemical analysis,
in the case of cultivated soils, wheth¬
er the soil was a fertile one or not, or
what particular elements should le
added to it for the production of full
crop*,
Analysis Shows the Ultimate Resouices
of the Soil.
Whilst the chemical analysis ia a
failure from this standpoint, still it is
of value from another. For instanen,
if { mgkp au analysis fo your hqII aiu|
tell you that it contains 3,000 pounds
phosphoric acid, 2,500 pounds pot¬
ash, and 4,000 pounds of nitrogen, then
you would be encouraged to go ahead
and make this plant food more avail¬
able oy judicious cultivation and treat:
(Tienf, gvich as timing, the turning ilQ:
(for of green crops, etc., feeling as¬
sured that in the end you could bring
that soil up to a point where it would
yield bountifully. But if as the re¬
sult of my analysis I should tell you
that the soil only contained 15rt poutidg
qf phosphoric acid and 200 pounds ot
potash per acre, why then you would
know that the best thing you could do
with that land would be to abandon it
or give it away, and not waste fur¬
ther time and labor on it. There is,
however, a practical method by wfiiph
you can analyze ypur noil for yonre-fif
inr beuer than any chemist can do it
for you, and by means of which you
ran tell for yourself whether your soil
neds lime, phosphoric acid, potash or
nitrogen, one or all. That method is
as follows:
Method by whfeh the Farmer May An¬
alyze His Own Soil.
First, select a piece of ground as
level as possible, so that rain may not
wash the fertilizer from one plont in¬
to an adjoining plot. Secondly, for
the purpose of the experiment mark o$
fen plots, each qne just qne-tenth Qf an
acre in area, {f convenient, make the
plots long and narrow, say one hum
dred and thirty-six feet long by thir¬
ty-two feet wide; these dimensions
would enable you to have eight long
rows, four feet apart, in each plot. Any
other shape of plot wifi answer, only
be careful to lay off the plots so that
they shall each contain one-tenth of
an acre, or 4,365 square feet. Sepa¬
rate the plots from each other by
paths, at least three feet wide, so that
LUMPKIN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JULY 26. 1902.
the effect of fertilizer in one plot may
not be felt in an adjoining plot, it
would be well to locate these experi¬
mental plots on some of your poorest
land, or that which stands most badly
in need of fertilizer, When all is
ready carefully number the plots from
one to ten so that you may keep a rec¬
ord of the nature and amount of fer¬
tilizer applied on each plot, Let us
suppose that you decide to plant cot¬
ton on the ten prepared plots for the
purpose of finding out wiAt fertilizing
constituent is most needed by your sod
when growing cotton, Plant the cof
ton in your usual manner, alter a care¬
ful preparation of the soil of the plots,
thoroughly plowing and harrowing the
plots in order, Then apply the tV
tllizars as follows:
No. 1—No fertilizer.
No. 2—143 pounds of cotton seed
meal.
No. 3.—200 pounds of 14 per cent
acid phosphate.
No. 4—80 pounds of Uainit.
No. 5—No fertilizer.
No. G—200 pounds of acid phosphate
and 143 pounds of cotton seed meal,
No. 7—143 pounds of cotton sod meal
and 80 pounds of Uainit.
No. 8—200 pounds of acid phosphate
and 80 pounds of Uainit.
No. 9—200 pounds of acid phosphate
80 pounds of kainit and 143 pounds of
cotton seed meal-
No. 10—500 pounds air-slatted lime,
In many of our Georgia soils lime is
sadly lacking, and it may be just the
thing needed by the soil, in conjunc¬
tion with certain other fertilizers: to
discover it this he the case, after hav¬
ing fertilized Plot No. 2, mark off a
strip 3% feet in width diagonally
across the plot, that Is running from
one corner tq the opposite corner, Ap¬
ply to this strip 50 pounds ot air
slaked lime, and work it in well with
the soil and other fertilizer with a
rake. Do the same with each of ths
other plots, omitting No. 10. Then
when the crop begins to grow, if lime
was specially needed by the soil in any
of the plots, you ought to notice a
marked superiority in the 2% foot
strip which runs diagonally across all
the rows in all nine plots.
In the above fertilizers it is pre¬
sumed that the acid phosphate is the
kind most usually sold, containing 14
per cent of available phosphoric acid
to the plot.
The cotton seed meal is presumed
to contain 7 per cent, of nltrpgen, so
that 143 pounds of it supplies 10
pounds of nitrogen to the plot, and the
kainit to contain 12% per cent of pot¬
ash, so that SO pounds yield 10 pounds
of potash to the plots the Uainit in
applied to.
In applying the fertilizers observe
the following precautions Sow each
fertilizer on the plot to which it is tr
be applied broadcast, using your host
care and judgment to distribute the
fertiliser evenly over tlie entire plot,
in order to get an even distribution it
isliest to sow in such quantity that
you will have to go over each plot
at least twice to get ail the fertilizer
distributed. Take eyre not to sovy
while the wind ia blowing, as it may
blow some of the fertilizer on to thi
adjoining plots, After sowing har
row the ground, and then it will he
ready for you to plant.
Plant. thick enough to insure a per¬
fect stand, and at the proper time
thin out tq g uniform maud. Treat
all the plots exactly alike, except as
to the fertilizers applied. Prepare
the ground in each plot the same,
plant the cotton all at the same time,
and always cultivate the samp apd at
the same time each day, Take pains
to have the same number of plants in
each row. It will be well to keep a
note-book, witli a page for each pi it,
in which to record your observations.
In this book record: 1st. The kinds
of fertilizer applied tq pacji p|of an j
the gmount applied, qq (he pages set
apart for the respective plots from 1
to 10. 2d. Note down the date the
cotton was planted. 3d. Note the
date cotton came up in each plot. 4th.
When the cotton is about two inches
high on the plot containing no fort.'l:
izer. note the height and appearance
of the other plots. 5th. After you
have thinned out to a uniform stand
record the number of missing plants,
if any, iu each plot. Of course use
every endeavor to have the same npny
her of plants It 1 e ft c f* PloB but in case
of accident to some, be sure to put
down the number missing in any plot
so as to make allowances. Gth. Record
any other observations of interest dur¬
ing the growth of the crop on the dif¬
ferent plots, such as the comparative
dates of blooming, number hoflg to the
stalk, dgte of opening of the holla,
height of the stalks after maturity of
the plant. 7th. Keep the seed cotton
from each plot to itself, weigh it by
itself, and record the weight of the
seed cotton from plot number one oq
page number one, and sq on with tlfo
others. When you have picked anl
weighed the last pound of cotton, then
you will, 1 think, be easily able to de¬
cide for yourself what fertilizer or
combination of fertilizers your land re
quires. Of course, if you have a i>a<j
season, very dry or very wej,, you will
not be able tp decide so well, and in
that case repeat the experiment an¬
other year. In this way you cap ana¬
lyze your own soil, and do if better
than the best chemist in the world can
do it for you. because you have ap¬
pealed to the soil itself, you have spok.
en to It In the language of Nature, ami
it has replied in the same mute, but
eloquent tongue, demonstrating the
truth of her answers before your very
eyes. Yours Truly,
Jao. &I. McCANDI.ESS,
State Chemist,
LOSSES IN MILLIONS.
Tlie Crisis Still to Conte.
Keokuk, la., July 20.—Explora¬
tion of the flooded district, < f the
Mississippi river from Keokuk
south, shows conditions beyond
the appreciation or realization of
any hut those of long experience
with the Father of Waters in his
most destructive mood.
The situation is.growing worse
hourly, and a great conflagration
in a great city would not he more
rapidly destructive of values.
There is absolutely not the slight¬
est chance of stopping this most
costly flood in the history of the
great river above St. Louis.
A correspondent of the Associat
ed Press went over the worst, dam-1
aged area to-day in the steamer
Silver Crescent and found everv
where the greatest crops ever known
under • water deep enough to float
a Steamboat. People at the river
cities give accounts of losses ag¬
gregating many millions of dol¬
lars, Hundreds of farmers, rich
ten days ago, are penniless and
homeless.
A careful estimate gathered from
the statements of the best inform¬
ed people indicate the loss up to
to-day at about six million dollars,
with every prospect of two or three
millions additional by the rise
above not yet reaching the lower
stretches of the rivers.
Most of this lows is on the Mis¬
souri side of the river between
Keokuk and Hannibal.
Pointed Pnpngitaplis,
Rainbows never surrender, but
always go down with their colors
flying.
No, Cordell is, women who gam¬
ble are not the only tiger lilies in
the bouquet.
44 may ho lung, but It isn’t al¬
ways long enough to make both
ends meet.
A New Jersey artist painted a
portrait so natural that a mosqui¬
to bored holes in it.
If your garden seeds fail to come
up it is not the fuilU of your neigh
hor's chidioiix.
A billboard may help to swell
the actor’s head, but a board lijlj
is quite another story,
Some people are born poor, some
achieve poverty and some thrust
poverty upon other people.
When his wife informs him that
dinner is ready, even a lazy man
manages to get a mnVO on himself.
It isn't a man’s worth but rath¬
er what he is worth that interests
the fair female who has an ingrow¬
ing desire to change her uanU'.-~"
Chicago Daily News.
The .Mackay Mausoleum.
Now York, July 22.—The Mac¬
kay mausoleum, in Greenwood
cemetery, in which the body of
John w, Muoklty will be placed,
was completed about two years
ago. It is built of granite, with
marble interior, and cost about
$300,000. A largo grftliUo cross
surmounts the building, and at
each corner of the roof here is a
life-size figure. The mosaic work
of the marble floor and ceiling is
elaborate, am! the interior is In
the form of a chapel, with an al¬
tar. Electric lights around the
ceiling are lighted automatically
by the opening of the bronze doors
of the mausoleum. There are 22
cryptg,
The body of Mr. Mackay’s son,
John \V. Mackay, Jr., who was
killed by his horse’s fall in France,
in 1895, was placed'in the mauso¬
leum soon filter its completion,
and the body of Mrs. Mackay’s
father rests there. The body of
Marcus Daly also is in one of the
crypts, pending the erection of a
Daly family vualf. The body of
Mr. Mackay will be placed in the
crypt directly under the altar.
Macon, Ga., July 20.—Eire this
morning at Colquitt, Ga., destroy¬
ed eleven stores along the public
square, among the buildings burn¬
ed were the p- slofliee and Masonic
Temple. The mi re important
stores wen* general merchandise
establishments. The estimated loss
is over $40,000 with only niutjtil
insuraucp,
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Mrs. Laura. S. Webb,
Vice-President Woman's Demo¬
cratic Clubs ot Nurtliern Otato.
•‘I dreaded the change of life which
fast approaching. I noticed Wine
of Cardui, and decided to try a bob
tie. I experienced some relief the
first month, so I kept on Lking it for
three months and now 1 menstruate
with no pain and I shall take it off and
on now until 1 have passed the climax."
Female weakness, disordered
menses, ovarian troubles fulling of do the womb and
not wear off.
They life. follow a woman to the change
of Do not wait but take Wine
of Cardui now and avoid the trou¬
ble. Wine of Cardui never fails
to benefit a suffering woman of
any age. Webb Wine of Cardui relieved
Mrs. when she wus iu dan¬
ger. When you come to the change
of life Mrs. Webb’s letter will
mean more to you than it does
now. But you may now avoid the
I suffering she endured. Druggists
f sell $1 bottles of Wine of Cardui.
VWINEofCARDUI
Whiten Fleeing to Coast.
Lisbon, July 22.—The governor
of Zambesi lias notified the author¬
ities of the diapatoh of a punitive
expedition consisting of 300 hun¬
dred Europeans and 700 natives
from Cinde for liarue to suppress
the native insurrection in Angola.
The natives there have committed
many barbarous acts against resi¬
dent Europeans, having destroyed
their property and compelled an
exodus ot the white population to
the coast.
BpVTUty white persons have
reached Covo Redondo in a sad
plight. They had traveled 250
miles on foot. Much finxiety Is
felt for the fate of others. It is
reported that ft number of traders
who were unable to escape huvu
been captured bv the i ntives, who
cut qp, and burned their bodies.
A Gciitloiu-iu
Shows it regard for the feelings
of children.
Knows how far to go in compli¬
menting a woman.
Never adventures to offer advice
unless it is solicited.
Is careful not to remsim too
long when calling op a lady.
\\ ill not start, u religious discus¬
sion iu a mixed company.
Takes care not to offend by a
superabundance of flattery.
Has a way of showing good
breeding without a waste of words.
Never calls attention to the mis¬
takes made by a woman in read¬
ing.
Will not speak of big wife as
though she were a parson without
a will.
Treats his employes as though
he had some interest in their wel¬
fare.—Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Nh me <»l«l Story.
J. A. Kelly relates an experience
similar to that which lius happen¬
ed in almost every neighborhood
iu the l oiled States and has been
told anil re-told by thousands ol
others. He says: “Last summer
1 had an attack of dysentery and
purchased a bottle of
Iain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, which J used according to
directions and with entirelv satis
factory results. Tin- trnubfi was
controlled much quicker than for
mer attacks when I used other
remedies.” Mr. Kelly is a well
known citizen of Henderson, N. (3.
For sale by All Druggists.
Dallas, Texas, July 23.—Work
men excavating in n gravel pit
two milt-s smith of Dallas,
unearthed the remains of a masto
don. The jaw hones were in per¬
fect shape and eight feet in length,
but crumbled when exposed to the
air. The teeth remained perfect,
however. The molars are 14] iucjfo
es long, 71 wide, and w eigh 15
pounds- Tiu*y probably will be
sent to the State university at Aus
tin.
Oil Blaze Extinguished.
Jennings, La , July 21.—The fire
in the Heywood oil wells was ex
tinguished this afternoon.
boilers of large capacity were set
in the field to the northeast of the
burning well. They were connect¬
ed with two lines of 4-inch pipe. 1 1
One ,, ot , the lines stationary .
was
the other movable, sons to
follow the flames, and a man was
stationed at each boiler to keep
the steam pressure up to 125
pounds. It, is estimated the com¬
bined boilers gave a 225 horse
power force. Two 4-inch water
lines were laid from the north
with two 4-inch connections and
50 feet of hose on each connection
and were so arranged that the
flames could he covered from tie
cast, north and northwest. One of
the pumps of the Jennings-Hey
wood oil syndicate well was used
to force the water and the other to
force chemicals, 't he steam did
the work, extinguishing the flames
which have been raging for a week.
The chemicals did not have to he
used.
Buckien’s Arnica Salve.
The best salve in tlu- world for
cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Soros, Tetter, Chap¬
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satis¬
faction, or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by
Forbes <fc Coxe Drug Co.
Dullin', Texas, July 20.—Fire
broke out this morning in the ex¬
position grounds, located in the
suburbs of East Dallas, and in
thirty minutes the main exposi¬
tion building, one of the largest
buildings in the country,the music
Rail annex, the poultry building,
the private buildings of the J. I.
Case Plow Company, Southern
Bock Island Plow Company, and
that of the Purlin Orendorff Com¬
pany, were destroyed. Thu loss
will reach $100,000, with insur¬
ance of probably $30,000.
Kingstown, Island of St. Vin¬
cent, Monday, July 21.—There v as
another severe earthquake here at
1 :10 this morning. It was of long
duration, and it vns accompanied
by a repetition of the phenomena
of Thursday last. The shock caus¬
ed intense excitement among the
inhabitants, who fled in their night
clothes into the streets and re
niulned out of doors until dnv
break. Partially demolished build
ings are being pulled down to-day
for public safety.
Minneapolis, Minn., July 23.—
A. A. Hansen, the “rain-maker,
completed his 1,000-mile road ride
on a motor cycle against time,
shortly after noon to-day, the
time being 72 hours, 26 minutes,
50 seconds, and the actual Hdiiuf
time 54:59:30. This is believed
to be the fastest road ride of the
distance on record on any vehicle
that does not run on a prepared
track.
El Paso, Texas, July 23.—A
huahua, Mexico, dispatch reports
the robbery of the Wells-Fargo
express car on the northbound
Mexican moming Central o! $<*<>,000. train 1 lie yesterday Amcri
cans ale said to have held up the
messenger and looted I he sale. 1 he
robbery occurred near Bermejilo.
Tile bandits escaped, but rurals
in pursuit. ,
Hamburg, July 21.—The steam
'''' Primus, owned 'by theHnmburg
American line, with 185 passen
K f ‘ rs " I1 cut in two and
sunk by the tugllansa on the riv
er Elbe at 12:30 this morning. So
far as is ascertainable about fifty
persons were drowned.
Griffin, Ga., July 20.—An un¬
known negro made a desperate ’of
fort to assassinate Mayor David J.
1:,st "'ght, «nd he would
probably have been successful but
for tlm fact that the cartridge in
IQs pistol fail ed t* > explod e.
London, July 21—John W. Mnc
Lay, of San Francisco, one of the
world’s richest men, died here yes
terday afternoon at 6 o’clock after
an illness since last Tuesday caus
ed by heat prostration.
Terms. $1.00 Per Annum
NO 23.
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The Feed determines the strength or
weakness of Sewing Machines. The
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The Waters Falling-.
Keokuk, Iowa, July 22.—The
crest of the Mississippi river flood
is now at Quincy, and l>v morning
will he still further south. The
Mississippi river fell nine inches
here during the last twenty-font'
hours, and there are no signs in
Iowa rivers of any more Hood ;\ 1 >
preaching. A gradual fall of two
weeks will end the flood south of
here. Several hundred tenant far¬
mers are gradually growing penni¬
less, with no chance of an income
this year. Each community seems
to bo taking care of its own refu¬
gees and no systematic plan *>f IV.
lief has been reached vet. The
same conditions obtain along the
70 miles of the Mississippi river
on (he Missouri side and a hun¬
dred miles of the DesMoines river
lowlands.
New York, July 22.—It i» learn¬
ed from a reliable source that
King Edward will visit the czar in
the latter part of September, ca¬
bles the Copenhagen correspond¬
ent’ of the New York American.
Immediately after the eorona
tion Queeu Alexandra goes to
Denmark to join her sister, the
dowager zcarina, the king follow¬
ing about September Hi.
The king and queen will go to
St. Petersburg after a two weeks
stay in Denmark, sailing on the
royal yacht under escort of a Brit¬
ish and Russian warship.
Wichita, Kans.,-July 21.— It was
reported here that a mol >f 300
persons drove a negro family out
of Blackwell, Okla., last night and
burnctj (lie house occupied by
them. NT* negroes -have beep nl
lowed even to work in that city
since it was founded. A message
received here to-night, admits that
negro family, attempting to set¬
tle there, was ordered away, 'but
says that their house was not luirn
ed.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, July 21.—
A bulletin issued to-day on the
condition of King Edward says:
“The King is in excellent health,
lie is gaining strength and the
wound continues to In-;,1 satisfac¬
torily. His Majesty was unable
to s l ,ond “»y ,imH 1,11 ‘hwh yester
owing to tin- untavori 1
"'Ollier. The next bulletin wilt
h* 3 issued on July 24.
Tacoma, Wash., July : 3.— Hnr
,.y 'j'lacy, tin* outlaw, appeared at
Miller's logging camp, four miles
f r ,, m Kansnskut, yesterday an,t ate
dinner.
Tracy is not wounded and looks
fresh and rested, lie is wearing a
derby lull, but he had a slouch hat.
in his pocket. He still has his
rifle and two revolvers ami has a
good supply of ammunition.
Tucson, Ari., July 23.—S. N.
Jack, a merchant of Fort Worth,
Tex., returning from the Yaqui
river country, reports having seen
thirty Yaqui Indians lined up ami
shot Saturday at a small tow n
called Torrin in Sonora. The In¬
dians had been captured in the
mountains the day before. A mini
her of them were cow-boys.
Colquitt, Ga., July 21.—Yester¬
day morning at 3 o’clock fire broke
out in the saloon of M. I). Roberts
ami at five o’clock eleven stores
were in ashes, also the hotel and
livery stables of Dr. W. E. Hun¬
ter. The losses arc over $30,000.