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MR. 0. B. STEVENS’
INTERESTING TALK
Georgia Commissioner oi
Agriculture's Hints.
THE SCIENTIFIC FARMER.
It ia the Duty of ^very Man to Aim
High—-H# Who Makes His Living
by Tilling the Soil Should Be no Ex¬
ception to This Rule.
Talk of the Commissioner.
I have written many letters urging
the farmers of Georgia to take the oua
•top that will make our great State
absolutely self-supporting, and some
times I have feared that my persis¬
tence would weary them, But when
one know* that he Is right, he inurt
persevere.
In recent ta.lss from this department
it has been shown that Georgia is not
yet the self-supporting State that she
was previous to the civii war. Though
there is in this respect great improve¬
ment, much yet remains to be done.
Until every needed step bats been tak¬
en, it behooves the Georgia Depart
ment of Agriculture to give line upon
line and precept upon precept.
In many sections of our State there
is atill time for the sowing of wheat,
rye and barley. By as much as we
have, lirough unfavorable seasons,
fallen short in our crops of cotton and
corn, by so much is tbe necessity up¬
on us to make up the deficiency in tbe
abundance of other crops. Unflagging
energy is the price or success, and
this ia as true of farming as of any
other business. It Is the diligent man,
who shrinks not at any necessary toil,
who makes his mark upon his day
and generation.
One of the best .signs of the times
is tite restlessness of the people in
every industrial pursuit, the constant
striving after better things.
A scientific farmer is a learned man,
in that particular branch of education.
Time was when no man was called
educated who had not received a di
Pioma from a college. Now the man
skilled in his proiesslon, whatever that
may he, l«classed among the scientific.
It 1* the duty of every man to aim
high. He, who makes his living by
agriculture, should consider himsell
under obligation to do his work in such
a way a« will best promote the pros
parity and happiness of his family,
Whefher he believes it or not. he has
no right to go on in t.he old slipshod
way, making a bare living out of the
soil which holds within its bosom un
told wealth for him who seeks it in
the right way. He is unworthy the
name of farmer, who sits idly down,
whining about bis bad luck, Instead of
bestirring himself like a man to force
fortune’s smile.
Of course, it la hard to be disappoint
d snd to have one’s expectations cut
ovt by unfavorable seasons; but the
rnedy is his going right at it again.
”What if the Buy is overcast?
The dark appearance will wot last;
Expect a better day!.”
Hut. It la folly to expect anything
to turn up. unless you make it turn up
The following suggestions from “The
Southern Planter,” a farm journal
, uulished In Richmond. Va., are so
practical that I take the liberty of giv.
them to our Georgia farmers:
"ft Snould a-Iw&ys be borne in mind
that all the cultivation that can be
riven either of these crops t.wheat and
.winter oats), except it may be a har¬
rowing of the crop in the spring, which
though often omitted, is of great use
in holping the crop, must be given
before the crop is seeded; hence, tne
importance of leaving nothing undone
that can conduce to a finely broken
•surface soil and a compact subsoil.
Plow deep, harrow and roll frequently.
Much good has been found to result
•in the west from subsurface packing.
This Is prartieally a reversion to a
, practice that has been fn use in Eng
land ever since we can recollect. The
roller used for the purpose in England
Is one made with two large wheels,
having the rolling surface made V
sbaped, the point of tfie V being left
about one inch broad, These two
wheels are ?ef on an axle, so as to run
one on each side’ of the furrow Hhrown
by the plow, so a* to pack the seam
between each furrow. A third wheel
Is set on the other end of the axle to
run on the unplowed' fend. This
jroHer follows the plow, waiting to
.etart until throe furrows have been
! turned. It® use has been found of
great benefit, especially wfem plowing
•od for wheat. The tfow pack
ring of -the seams of tbe furrow pre
•vents seed front getting down under
the furrow, wtere it rarely ,*ervH»«tBs
,or grows, and thus leads to a thin
growth of the^rop. These subsurface
packing rollers aau bo had from West
iern implement dealers. But we have
mot seen them advertised hi the east.
'We have used the Bkigtisb form
•rrdW and can speak favorably of it j
^ ab*6ftx-e, tbe^jpomiggtad lion
PROFIT
The matter of feed is of
tremendous importance to the
farmer. Wrong feeding is
loss. Right feeding is profit.
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his cows to get
the most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
r, But , , how about , the children . ? ,
Are they tne> fed ltu according atcoraing to to
science, a | uouc iouu t a -r u . cones
are soft and undeveloped, a
flesh and muscle food if they
are thin and weak and a blood
food if there is anemia?
Scott’s Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver . Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. It IS the Standard
scientlfic . food r i for c delicate i
children.
Send for free
sample.
JVSVfhSa tZ?Z ot
wrapper Emul.ionyoub^ of every bottle
>C0lt4:D0WnC
r?: CHEMISTS,
409 Pearl St., N. Y.
50c. »nd $!i ail druggist*.
..p..
a Char!-1;.-? tun which Is prnc
ticattv the ns the roller known
i n En viand as a Cambridge roller, ca:,
be usefully substituted.”
The same writer suggests that after
the soil has been picked we!!, the sur
face shonM be finely harrowed,
To get rid of the ravages of the
Hessian fly he suggests that in sec¬
tions specially annoyed by this pest,
wheat should not be sown until after
the flies have been trapped on a
•trip of wheat seeded early and then
plowed down, thus destroying tho eggs
and pupa.
About Cotton.
As to cotton, see that it is picked as
fast aa It opens, so that it may not, by
remaining on the plants, be stained and
wasted by storms, i won id suggest
that farmeis, who are able to bold
their cotton, should not be in too big
a hurry to get their crop to market
and thus cause prices to drop below
th# point of good profit.
Shelter for Stock,
In some portions of Georgia It Is
necessary to provide shelter for stock
duriug the winter, and. in fact, over
a large pau of the state stock will
thrive better, if thus cared for during
our cold spells, Now is a good time
to have all trains, sheds and pens thor¬
oughly cleaned, repaired and white¬
washed, so as to be in the best possi
ble condition for housing your stock
comfortably.
Farm Implements.
The careful farmer saves himself
great, loss by looking after his farm
Implements. This is a good time to
Bee that all those not at this time in
use shall be thoroughly cleaned and
placed under cover.
O. B, STEVEN3,
Com. of Agriculture,
Bilk Culture In Georgia.
When the colony of Georgia was
flrst founded, it was intended to make
tt a great silk-producing country; but
when the cotton gin was invented, the
fleecy staple came prominently to the
front and King Cotton, mounting his
throne, for a long time ruled Georgia
with despotic sway, supplanting alt
other industries. But the time has
come for the old king to take a lower
place and share with other industries
in promoting the strength and
ness of our noble commonwealth
Efforts are being made to
ompe more a n interest among the
pk> of Georgia in silk culture North
Carolina has of late years made some
progress on this tine. Thinking that
there is.something of promise to
gia in the silk industry we publish
the following correspondence:
‘Tallulah. Falls, Ga.. Oct. 13 1902
Ms.. R. P. Wright, (Ass’t. Com Dep’t
Agric.ilture) Atlanta, Ga.: *
Dear Sir;
Referring to our conversation of
recent date, I beg leave herewith to
enclose you a letter referring to the
organization of a "Silk Culture
League,” which you may print in your
monthly talks through the various
papers that you control
I also beg leave to enclose list of
names to whom I have addressed a let
ter similar to the one sent to vou Oct.
'
6th.
a a 5 list T of il t Y about U^r £5 °, to h 5o r aVe prominent y ° U makC men m9
and women throughout the state tv
whom I would like to address an invi
tation |o assist in the formation of the
proposed “Silk Culture League.”
Thanking you for many past favors,
I am, your truly, Ix>uis B. Magid.
Tallulah Falls, Ga„ OOcL 6, 1902.
To the Editor:
I note in the preaa with much Inter
Mt that certain people Of Georgia are
- gj James Edward f Oglethorpe with a***- the
j erection of a monument to his memo
ry o^hla noble work ia commendable
within itself.
One hundred and sixty-eight year*
ago when General Oglethorpe first set
tied the colony of Georgia, he eacour
R8e<1 and lat,- wiuced silk raising,
Tne pre.sa has given c-onshieraBle
attention to my recent efforts to en
courage the people of Georgia to re
vlve and reintroduce the raising of
* | 1* £ - Since the commencement of my
Actual operations in the introduction
i oi silk-raising in this vicinity, * am
the recplent of a great number of let
j tere from people throughout the state
arid sister states with the general in
! quiry, ’How should we begin silk
raising?, a leading motive with them
i being to improve their present eondi
tlons and circumstances
Many of the writers tell me that
they are widows and some are in ill
health or other imperfect surround
,ngs wb * cb prevent them from earning
an aonest living. Silk raising is a
simple and light Industry, lasting only
; 8i * but most people are ignot
ant df the art of producing the raw
! .ilk. Silk raising in Georgia would
dlvGr8ify the r,ro,U;cts <* the farm,
acd afford to many an acceptable in¬
crease of Income.
f i>6jf .io offer the following suggres*
tion9 to the P«*>Plc of out state, espe¬
cially to the more prosperous people
wbo have the interests of the state at
heart and are able to assist those who
are not so fortunate, es>Kscia!iy those !
people living in the rural districts
who nged some tdrople occupation, for
Instance; widows, orphans and even old
0 sxe too f66bio to do juiy or
dinar}- field work. I will gladly answer
all letters and give ail th® information
at my command, as it is partly for this
purpose that I have located here, to
demonstrate the art of silk raising to
the people of Georgia.
In the Southern States silk raising
can be introduced and made to pay.
1, therefore, appeal to the people of
Georgia in their own behalf, to form
an organization to be known as "Th 3
Silk Culture League of Georgia.” th®
purpose of which shall be to collect
and acquire all proper Information,
based on scientific methods, as to the
production and raising of silk, and
through this Silk Culture League to
diffuse and cm ourage the knowledge
and art of silk raising In our state.
I have already mentioned this mat¬
ter to several prominent Georgians,
who have t'pc ...... vae .arming
people of our state at heart, including
the commissioner a.nd assistant com
missionar of the agrieuituial depart¬
ment Of the State, Those have ail
assured me of Lid* ht-.i ty; co opera¬
tion. 1 shall be glad to neat more
from ueorgians re-1 i
on the subject and I
ceive such suggestions as with their
co-operation will help to organize tki*
proposed "Silk Culture League o»
G ^ ia ** * I
Such an organization to revive silk
culture in Georgia which was the
dream of General Oglethorpe, would
be a second monument to the Genw
si’s memory. Respectfully,
Louis B. Magid.
The Department of Agriculture has
for many months been in correspon¬
dence with Mr. Magid on this imper-i
tant question and not only has given
him all possible encouragement, bul
will continue to do so. Through the
agency of this department Mr. Magid
was present at the meeting in Nash¬
ville of the Agricultural Commission of
the Southern States, and made before
them an earnest plea for seri-culture
In the South.
„ “ on R J Reddm§ dlrector .. « f ... lhe
Ex I >ennient ; ’ ' Station, in ' recent letter
a
t0 Mr ’ St6vens - sa - vs:
“ ft strikes me that
for us t0 take np at this 8tatioa *
Uae of experimental work in Silk Cub
ture ’ and if you ’ as Commissioner of
Agriculture, wiU handle the commer
cial end of the P r °P 0 ®Kion, that Is:
looking to the supply of mulberry
trees atui silk worlu e §ss, i will attend
to the experimental part. What Jo
you thitllc of it? * * * I can apply for
100 trees on the terms mentioned in
JJr. McCarthy’s daatlar. .and h^v#
them ready for operations when they
become large enough.” _
The circular of Mr. McCarthy re
ferred to by Mr. Redding is as foi
lows:
Free Mulberry Tree, for Silk Growers!
The first season’s experience in silk
growing in North Carolina has proved
a meet gratifying success. It has
demonstrated that the women and ch 1
dren of the State may. by light and it
ter f ting work dUrin8 6 ' X "ff*. ot
early summer, earn, without . t raterfer
ins seriously with their ordinary du
ties, at lest $30. Those who can do
vote more time to the work may earn
much more.
To place silk growing upon a perma¬
nent basis we must increase the out¬
put of silk cocoons to a volume which
will attract to the State silk reel era
and weavers, thus creating a
“*rket for Product of the eilk
™
^ Increase firgi ^ndmostn^essarystep the available supply of
* ilk w °rni food. We must plant mul
berry trees until each farm suited for
this kind of work has at least 100
tree8 ’ Evt ' r >' tarm having dry soil,
lyins bet wen Goldsboro and State 3 -
V,I! ® "’ AahevlUe. can successfully
grow s iK
f 11 order to encourage the planting
of tbe mulberry, the State Department
o1 Agriculture will distribute among
*****?»« °f 6 & and 100 rooted seedling Ca ™ Iina trees lnIot of »
tke vari « tie « 1)681 jsu'ted for feeding
the 61 k worm - more than 100
w!,i b, ‘ sent to oae P° rE °n.
who want more wil1 be su PP lie d at cost
* >Hce< - We do not recommend the
p,antil!g of n ‘ ow th * n 100 trees by any
fafm *’ r - Recipients of trees will be
required to pay postage or expreesage
at the rate of 1 cen^. per tree. This
must be enclosed with application.
Tree* wull be delivered during No
vember, which is the best month for
planting in this State. Full diree
tiou« for planting and earing for the
trees will be sent to each applicant.
Silk growing will prove a valuable
nature study, and a remunerative art
in schools, and is well worth the ab
tention of all who have supervision
over educational Institutions. It is
also well adapted for charitable Insti¬
tutions. Public Institutions which
wish to experiment with silk grow¬
ing, will be supplied with tree* at a
nominal price.
Applications will be filled in the or¬
der of reception. Address, General
McCarthy. Biologist, N. C. Department
of Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C.
tu "Georgia Historical and Industri¬
al.” published by this department in
tbe fall of 1901, is found the foliowiug
paragraph (page 3-17):
"Silk Factories—An industry which
in the last few years has grown rap¬
idly in the United States ie the manu¬
facture of silk. In 1890 there were
718,360 spindles and 20,822 looms. In
1900 there were 1,126,2-15 spindles and
■f3,2f(> looms. It is mostly confined to
the Northern States; but Virginia and
ss*,rr.r* each with 3O.-OO0 sp.udiee. *rr North
Carolina bag a.so 1,455 looms, and V'ir
giuia 3o9.
“Although Georgia was originally in
tended to be a silk-producing country,
at this time th® State is taking no part
in tnis buslnes#. Yet the founder*
of the colony of Georgia thought that
its chief industry would be tbe pro¬
duction of raw silk. General Ogle¬
thorpe in speaking of the possibilities
of the colony said: ‘It must be a
weak hand Indeed, that cannot earn
bread where silk worms and white mu!,
berry trees are so plentiful.’ Perhaps
at some future day Georgia will real¬
ize in this industry the expectations
of i,s founders.”
The Department of Agriculture of
Georgia heartily indorses every effort
to introduce a new industry Into our
State.
GA - DBPT - of agriculture.
A PROCLAMATION,
GFORGl 4 : by j. m tkrrell. governor
op said state.
Whereas, Otli> ial information lias
beeu received at this Department that
on the night of Dec. 4, 1902, in the
County Of Murray, some unknown
son set fire to and burned the barn of V.
HILLIARD & BROWN
§ti
Livery, Feed and Sale
Stable.
The Best and Most Stylish Turnouts in the country.
SPRING' jar^Your patronage is solicited.
PLAGE, ------- GA,
| A stuait. and escaped,
I have thought proper, therefore, to
issue ray Proclamation, hereby offering
a reward oi One Hundred Dollars for the
apprehension and delivery of said un
and f*S
county etate.
j And I do moreover charge and requite
all officers of this state, civil and miiita
r Y« be vigilant in endeavoring to ap
?’ rehe ? d the said unknown mcendiary,
Wule'offeJe with wlhchte sUndl
ct , ar8e d. Given under m> hand and
s <-al of the state, this the 13th day of
December, 1902.
J. M Terrell, Governor.
By the Governor.
Philip Cook, Secretary of State.
* A PROCLAMATION.
GEORGIA: by 3 . w terr ell, governor
op said state.
Whereas official information has
«>« department that in
t.omicide upon tlie person of Bill Os
borne, and escaped,
I have thought proper, therefore, to
issue my proclamation, hereby offering
» reward of one hundredlandfifty dollars
f ‘ ,rt be apprehension and delivery of said
,k ,',, ti ,
c..untv and state.
And 1 do moreover charge and require
all officers in this state civil and miiiu
r .v, to be vigilant in endeavoring to ap
V bXSfoS’ O "
offense with which he stands chare
pd Given „ nr)er niy hant| Hlllj ppa , 7 >f
the state, this the 17th day of Dec., 1902.
■ J, M Terrell, Governor.
I Bv the Governor,
Rump Cook, Secretary of State.
[ j A c ,,, p W avk
Tt , e forecast of sudden changes in the
weuther Serves notice that a hoarse
j : voice ami a heavy cough may invade the
sanctity of health in your home. Can
* lous people will have a bottle of One
Minute Cough Cure alwavs at band. E.
H. Wise, Madison, Ga., writes: “I am
indebted to One Minnie Cough Cure for
my present good health, an-i probabiy
uiv life.” It cures Coughs, Coles, La
Throat Grippe, and Brond|itia, Lung Pneumonia and all
troubles. One Minute
Cough Cure cuts the phlegm, draws out
the inflammation, heals and soothes the
mucous membianes and strengthens tbe
lungs. Everett Bros
NOTICE.
We will buy all the cotton
seed you may have for sale and
pay you what you can get for
them in Dalton, and pay yoG
the money for them, thus sav¬
ing the hauling.
Pend l^x £ Sons,
SprM^iaee, Ga.
What’s In a Name?
Everything is in the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Naive. E. C. De
Witi & Co.,«l Chicago, discovered some
y f ‘; Hrl * a * u < 1,ow t ". mcke a salve from
’* ? R ,,6ei ® 1 ' ?" r files.
,
all skin diseases DeVVitt’s Salve ba®
no equal. This lots given the rise to nu—
merous worthless counterfeits. Ask for
DeWitt’s— the genuine. Everett Bios,
W'i : SH p&SBiJ Osl V-: m
Z :
yspepsia Curs
DlQCSl'S wh<\t yOU 6&X.
This preparation contains all of ti.
digestant.s and digests relief all kinds •
food. It gives instant and nev
stomachs can take It. By itsuse mar
cured thousands of everything dyspeptics else have failed. bee 1
after
is unequalled for all stomach trouble.
H easB r i help
but do yCU jJQOfe
prepared only by E.O. DeWitt&C o„Ohicage
The SI. bottle -on tains 2J4 times the 50c. suet-