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The Irwin County Ne?vs-
Official Organ of Irwin County.
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FRIDAY. MAY IS, 1894.
COXEY FORCED
TO MARYLAND.
PRESIDENT CEEVELAND OEF
DOWN THE POTOMAC
Washington, May 14, 1894.
Is half a loaf better than no
'bread? That is the question that
e mfronts the democrats who do
not like many of the numerous
am indinents to toe Wilson tariff’
bil 1 which have been submitted to
the senate. It is not what sort of
a hill that you, or I, or any other
individual democrat wants, but
what sort of a bill can get 43 votes
in the senate. Senator Mills had
the right idea when he said that he
should vote against such of these
Amendments ai he was on princi¬
ple opposed to. but that he would
whether they were adopted or not
vote for the hill as a whole, because
it will he an improvement on tbe
McKinley law. It will be a very
decided improvement on the Mo.
Kinjsy law. Even if every amend¬
ment proposed by the democratic
members of the Finance committee
should be adopted without modifi¬
cation the average reduction in tar¬
iff duties would exceed 25 per cent,
and there-are good reasons for the
belief that modification ot these
aim nlnieuts will increase the aver¬
age reduction to somewhere in the
neighborhood of 35 per cent. Then,
when the bill goes to a confererce
committee after its passage by the
eena’e, further reduction!! are cer
tain to be made. Thus it will be
seen that the bill will be a very
practical reform to the tariff, and
as such it deserves and should re*
ceive the vote of every democratic
senator, regardless of whether it
meets his individual idea of what
it ought to |be or not, and aftor
making a careful canvass of them
I predict that it will when put up¬
on its final passage receive the vote
of every demoorotic senator. Sen¬
ator Hill will vote against the in¬
come tax and some of the proposed
amendinents, but I am satisfied
that he will afterwards vote for the
entire bill, although I am at pres¬
ent in the minority by thus think¬
ing.
The house Judiciary committee
has favorably reported Representa¬
tive DeArmond’s bill providing
that no judge of a U. 8. court shall
puninh any citizen or officer for
being in contempt for refusal to
levy a tax or collect a tax for the
payment of any bond issue by the
municipality, county, or state,
•where the levying of such tax or
collection is contra y to the laws
of the state. The democrats on the
committee saw nothing iu the bill
beyoud a wise prevention of the
punishment of citizens for obeying
the laws jf their own states, hut
the republican- promptly trotted
out from the darkest caverns of
their imagination the state rights
bogie man and proceeded to give
themselves a scare.
The house committee on Labor
has made a favorable report on
chairman MeGaon’s resolution for
the appointment of a select com¬
mittee to be composed of I our rep
resentatives and three senators, to
investigate the industrial depres¬
sion and make a report to congress
wiibin 30 days, if possible giving
tile cause and suggesting a legisla¬
tive remedy.
Coxey’s loafers have been driven
out of Washington by the health
officer aud uiuoh against the wish-
ei of the people of Bladensburg,
Md., five miles from here, they have
yujauip -tl in the vicinity of that
village, ami say they intend remain¬
ing there until their number has
increased sufficiently to enable
them to come iut’< Washington and
again try to bulldoze congress. But
there are several excellent reasons
why they will find it difficult to re¬
main there. Their rations have
been scant for some days and the
Maryland people say they will not
give them anything, and some of
them even refuse to sell them any¬
thing. Additional evidence was
given on the character of these men
when the agent of a railroad went
to the camp and offered to give
regular emplopment to 200 of them
Not a single one of them accepted
work. The argument ior a new
trial for Coxey and bis two assist-
arts who were recently convicted
for breaking the law will be heard
tomorrow. There is very little
probability of their getting a new
Dial, and no more of their being
allowed to pose as martyrs. The
law under which they weie convict
t>d provides for fine or imprison¬
ment. or both in the direction of the
judge. The expectation of those
who are in position to give them
some idea of what will be done is
that the judgo will sentence tnera
in accordance with the law, giving
them the lull penalty, and then
suspend the execution of the sen¬
tence during their good behavior.
Washington is going through an
old fashioned smallpox scare. It
has been on for nearly a week and
the ariival of a negro from Chicago,
on Saturday, with the disease fully
developed has aggravated it, and
the doctors are reaping a harvest.
Everybody and his wife and chil¬
dren are getting vaccinated.
No appointments except tho«e
of foremauships, are to be made by
Public Printer Benedict until he
has reduced the force, which he
found nearly twice as large as it
ought to he.
President Cleveland has gone
down the Potomac for a few days
salt water fishing and recreation.
KIND ADVISE JO DOTS.
On visiting a place not far away.
The young men all have learned
That after a certain Mine they may
They must be homeward turned.
Oh boys, 1 thought you better knew
Ot the saddest time that comes,
For when you hear that signal shoe
You must go marching to your homes.
Onward through the dolesome night
They grope with pleasant thought
With listless ear and soul of might
A better hal f there has been sought,.
Remember well the things you saw
Ami treasure tlitin in your mind,
For wht-n you know a mother-in-law
She’s hardly half so true and kind.
She’ll make yon know that shoe she
wears
Is like those you once have heard
That in your innocent boyish fea r s,
How oft that signal to you occuml.
But now the broom-stick is her fort,
You stand in obedience there,
Anti if you move she’ll thei resort
To the pulling of your hair.
Tiie above occurcd to me while hear¬
ing a conversation between two old la¬
dies, in which they advised their sons to
retire trom a certain p.ace when the
mistress cf the house dropped her slice
at ihe bedside, which was a signalto the
girls that bed time had come.
J. V Yarbrough.
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Notice to Teachers.
There will be a general examina¬
tion held at Irwinville for appli¬
cants of teachers license on Satur¬
day June 2d. 1894. By order ol
the State School Commissionet.
This Mayl7. J Y. Fletcher,
C. S. C. I. C.
The state convention of the pop¬
ulist held at Atlanta this week,
nominated Judge J K Hines lor
governor of Georgia.
—--♦-*-#» *------
—The friends of Mr. H. S Story
are urging his name for sheriff of
Worth County. To thinking peo ¬
ple ot our sister county we com¬
mend Mr. Story as an eminently
fitting man for the place.
—The representatives of the
Ci'ton Siates and International
Exposition have asked congress for
an appropr.ation of $500,000 and
are confident that they will get the
sum asked for.
Te’fair For Evans.
The action of Telfair County in
electing Evans delegates has ere
ated a stampeed among tho friends
of Mr. Atkinson in that county, nt
that county has been claimed foi
AtkinBon all the while.
(liven by the Georgia Department
of Agricnlture
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.
I.ni New* Relating te Farming, Oar-
denlng, Dairying, Stork Bateing,
Ete., Which Will Da lataraat-
Ing te lb* Farmer*.
Department op Agriculture,
Atlanta, May 1, 1894.
MANURE.
Which Is the best manure, stable or
commercial fertilizer? H. T. L.,
Valdosta.
Upon certain kinds of land stable
manure has greatly the advantage of
commercial fertilizers because it im¬
proves the physical condition of the soil.
By plowing the crops of peas and clover,
in conjunction with commercial fertil¬
izers, we get the same result as by using
stable manure. These leguminous crops
gather much nitrogen from the air, and
some phosphoric acid and potash from
below and leave the land in a more
friable condition, saving manure as well
as labor.
saving stable manure.
What is the best plan to save stable
manure, and prevent the waste of its
valuable element? L. M. 1.
A good deal of nitrogen and humus
matter is lost when the manure lies in
large piles, exposed to the air for any
length of time: this can be prevented by
spreading gypsum or kainit upon the
pile, and the manure becomes more val¬
uable for light soils, when potash and a
Blow working of the manure is needed.
Stable manure mixed with superphos¬
phate is better adapted to heavy soils.
FERTILIZER FOR SWAMP.
What Is the best ’fertilizer for a
swampy, peaty soil?
This soil contains a great deal of hu¬
mus, and as a rule does not require sta¬
ble manure, or nitrogen. It contains
but little lime, potash or phosphoric
acid, and these are the materials to ap¬
ply for the best results.
potatoes,
What kind of soil is best for sweet
H. A. L.. Martins, Ga.
The sweet potato flourishes _ . , best in , *
light, sandy or loamy, warm sou. In
any warm, light land with southern
exposure it can be cultivated with ad-
vantage. They should be planted ns
potato early as does frost best will permit. a cool, The northern Irish j
on
expoeure-with a thick mulch and a
loamy, rather heavy soil.
WHAT BECOMES OF FERTILIZERS.
What becomes of fertilizers when ap¬
plied to land? That is will they be lost
if not taken up by plants soil? by leaching,
or will the remain in tbe
H. O. P., Irwingtoa.
Whether a fertilizer will remain iu
the soil or be leached out by the rains
will depend entirely upon the character
of the fertilizer and the material out of
which it is manufactured. Phosphoric
acid, a chief constituent of ail fertilizers,
is not lost to any extent by leaching.
When applied to the soil the soluble as¬
sumes the form of reverted phosphoric
acid, in which form it cannot be sepa¬
rated from the soil by the solvent action
of water. The various forms of potash
are water soluble and subject perhaps to
more loss by leaching than any other
fertilizer material except nitrogen when
supplied by nitrate of soda. Nitrogen
supplied by cotton seed meal Is subject
to virtually no loss, while ammonia sup¬
plied by blood is to mnch loss.
kainit.
Does kainit contain other ingredients of
value to plants besides potash.
H. A. M., Adairsville.
Tbe only ingredient in kainit of any
considerable value as a plant food is the
sulphate of potash.
OYSTER SHELLS,
Do oyster shells contain any of the
valuable elements of plant food ? And if
ground are they beneficial to the soil,
and how? O. G. T., Howards.
Ground oyster shells contain a very
small quantity of phosphoric acid, about
.07 of 1 per cent. They are valuable
for the carbonate of lime which they
contain, it being an important constitu¬
ent of fertile soils.
PEAS FOR BAY.
To cut for hay what time and what
quantity of peas should be sown on land
that will produce 10 bushels of corn to
the acre. II. F. P., Pluinville.
If the land is in good condition and
the seed well put in, a bnshel to the
•ere. From the middle of May to the
first of June is the best time to sow, but
it may be done in Juno. Your land
should be fertilized if you expect good
results. Use some acid phosphate with
potash.
orchard crops.
What can I plant in a young orchard
without injuring it? Do hogs injure an
orchard? O. C. D.„ Fails Creek.
Until your orchard comes into bear-
ing you can cultivate it without Injury
in such crops as potatoes, peas, beans
and turnips. The manure applied to
these crops will give vigor to the young
trees. Corn or small grain should never
be used. After the orchard conies into
bearing, cultivation of other crops should
cease. It may then be set in orchard
grass, and after a good sod is formed
calves and sows and pigs may be pas¬
tured on it. Grown cattle and horse*
or mule* should never be allowed
enter.
GRAFTIXG WAX.
Please give me a recipe for
wax. H. O. T., Cloundale.
Take equal part* of rosin,
and tallow and melt them
Half the quantity of linseed oil majr
SiSSUr-SSTw
gin town.—.
LOST CUD.
I have a cow that has “lost her
what must 1 do for her, H. O. N.,
Bluffton.
suhstituted. And we take it that
use this expression to indicate that
animal is sick and does not
her food. Where remastication
known as chewing the cud, is suspended
the following treatment has been
recommended and found very beneficial:
(jive as a laxative 1-2 pound each
common salt and opsoin salts in a
of water and three times daily a
spoonful of carbonate of iron,
gentian, pulverized fenigreok each
ounces. Also mix with the food 8 table-
spoonfuls of powdered charcoal.
NITROGEN.
What amount of plant food or
monia is contained in the
fertilizer material: Blood dried,
of soda and cotton seed meal?
much does cotton seed contain?
H. B., Hampton, Ga.
The percentages vary. Blood
usually from 14 to 18 per cent, nitrate
soda, from 15 to 20 per cent; cotton
meal, from 8 to 6 per cent; and
seed, from 2 to 9.
sweet potato culture.
Please give me what you consider
best method of planting aud cultivating
sweet potatoes? A. M. H„
Social Circle.
We are pleased to note your interest
The late Gustavo Speth of the state ex-
periment station introduced an
on its culture with these words:
“There are few crops at home in
southern states that have been more neg¬
lected and whose value and
have been less appreciated than tho
sweet potato.”
That it merits more attention cannot
bo questioned, and is strongly evidenced
by its value to the market gardener in
dollars and cents and for home con-
PREPARATION.
For the sweet potato the land should
^ th h , prt . pared) we n pulverized
and subsoiled. The plant requires con-
eiderable moisture and thus can be best
conserved by deep plowing and' subsoil-
The ordinary custom of setting the
p , ftnt3 on a u . d and in tbe proceM 0 ,
cu i tivation huling up the bo , is W9 ^
liev# wiU u {ound w on wet ltmd or
or a ra j n y season, but consider
the method of many of the experi-
rnents at the state station of flat culture
as advantageous on dry land, and when
the season is a dry one, the slips should
be set 2 feet apart in rows 81-2 or 4 feet
apart, two to the hill, and care should
be taken to have a good stand by re-
planting wherever a slip fails to grow,
and this replanting should be done at
the earliest possible time. The cultiva-
tion of the crop should be rapid and
.v thorough , until the vises . . become large
so
•s to become injured. As a fertilizer,
like the Irish potato, the sweet potato
requires one in which potash is the dom-
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CORN.
. In cultivating ... corn _ culture? which . . . do . you pre¬
fer, shallow or deep
O. L. C., Bartow.
We believe in thorough preparation
and shallow cultivation. Experiments
hsve sufficiently demonstrated that in
nearly every instance shallow culture
will give an increased yield. The in¬
crease is not very marked, but when
considered in connection with the in-
creased cost attending deep cultivation,
forms a potent reason why this system
should be adopted.
MANURING THE ORCHARD.
Would it do well to give my orchard
a dressing with stable manure at this
season of the year? M. T. O..
White Plains.
Stable manure should have been ap¬
plied in the autumn if used, but in our
opinion it is not the best dressing, espe¬
cially for young orchards, for when ap¬
plied too liberally it is likely to force an
undesirable growth, and experiments
indicate that it does not contain phos¬
phoric acid in sufficient proportions to
balanoe the amount of nitrogen it con¬
tains, A dressing of ground bone or of
add phosphate fs therefore beneficial in
conjunction. At this time of the year
it is best to apply a quick acting high
grade commercial fertilizer.
DISTANCE TO PLANT.
What do you consider the best dis¬
tance to plant corn, and what cotton?
L. M. T., Mt. Vernon.
The distance to plant either corn or
cotton depends on the character of the
soil, and the farmer must be governed
by this as no certain rules can be given.
Again, tho rules governing tho two are
diametrically opposed to each other.
Thus on rich soil we plant corn close,
while we give cotton more distance. On
less fertile land the reverse is the case,
that is, corn is given more distance and
cotton planted closer.
IRISH POTATOES.
What do you consider the bed form
of potaBh for the Irish potato, muriate oj
sulphate? J. P. F., Canton, Ga.
For the potato crop, sulphate is
thought so be better than muriate, and
is said to give a larger yield and a better
quality.
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