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WAR NEWS.
flat Has Been
Doie Tiis Week.
FIGHT EXPE0TED.
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At the close oi last week Spain’s Cape
r erde fleet wus reported as having re
urned to Cadiz. It turned lip, so the
r port goes, at Martinique, au island off
tico, and reduced Morro fort to ruins
Fighting Bob” Evaus the first shot
One day last week the gunboat YVil
torpedo boat Winslow and
qqboat Hudson entered Cardenas
arbor or the coast of Cuba to destroy
pgnish gunboats known to be in the
'hey were surprised by masked short
latteries and the Winslow was quickly
a fsabled- The Spaniards had got her
Acge by the circular arranged bouys by
qavjug French and Austrian gunners
>n blew out her boilers. A shell burst
on her deck and killed Ensign Worth
gley and four other men. This was
►first American loss and sent a wave
sadness over tho country. The Hud
ji shot a line over the crippled harbor. vessel Eu-
8 towed her out of the
—
ras buried in Ilaleigh with most irnpos
-k state aud military ceremonies. f
!be officers have been critizised for
those lfttle bouts into a fortified
irbor.
'hc Spaniards tried to get the insur
ff n 4er a ffajv of truce, but the latter
flowing that it was treachery, turned
their cannon on them and killed 900
he whole Spanish cabinet has resigned
I 'enor Sagastu is now trying to form
^ker. All Spain is under martial law.
qjsey cables that he can take Manilla
Iny time but wants now to hold it.
(. Merritt with 5,000 regulars and
t)00 volunteers will sail for the Fhil
ines immediately.
eorgia’s second regiment, under Col.
Ras beep ordered to Tampa.
Col. Lawton’s regiment still re
pas at Griffin.
[ay.-Gen. Wheeler has been ordered
Tampa to take charge of cavalry
•r. H. H. Charlton, of Athens; Col.
rnadoe, of Valdosta, and Hugh II.
rdon, of Atlanta, son of Gen. John. B.
rdon, have been appointed majors by
f jt s’ dent McKinley.
mho Flying Sqiiadroon under Admiral
pley has been ordered to Cuba and i*
re now. The Oregon is said to be in
an waters with a fleet of smaller
ts hunting the Cape Verde fleet. So
(ere are three fleets looking for the
sanish fleet, Schley, Sampson and the
|egon fleet. be
Rome’hiug will be sure to happen
>re next week.
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ree sample box of Dr.
ife Bills- A trial will convince
|n of their njerits. These pills
t^ e easy iu action aud are partic
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4phtiop aud sick headache. For
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ave proved invaluable. They are
uapanteed to be perfectly free
every deleterious substance
ad to purely vegetable. They do
jot weaken by their action, but by
iving tone to stomach and bowels
-eatly invigorate the system,
egular size 25c per box. Sold by
icLean & Co., druggists.
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Bello, Lastoq.
A still tongue makes a wise
well might we say, the
ms Sues of our boy friends in aud
tiS their ruin.
ag| | Laeton have been
J J ■e is no better time than today
ild your tongue. Take a fool’s
;e, sweep your own door steps
visit your neighbor. Do this
itter, for none of you can do
worse than you are doing
Y- Guess Who.
J^klen’s Arnica Salve.
; JfpkT Salve iu the world
.its/Tlruiaes, Sores, Ulcers,
iheum, (jever Sores, Tetter,
jed haifids, Chilblains, Corns
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k McLean & Co.
EXHIBITION FOWLS.
Do Not Overlook the Useful Qualities In
Poultry.
There ore breeders of fancy poultry,
cay3 Henry L. Allen in The National
Stockman and Farmer, who aim to pro
duce exhibition fowls without regard to
egg production. The farmer who secures
his stock from a breeder-of this kind is
likely to regret it, if be does not become
disgusted and join the army of men who
after a similar experience declare that
standard bred poultry is far iuferior to
scrub poultry from a practical stand
point, and comparing standard bred
poultry raised under the conditions here
outlined with scrubs well cared for and
selected with reference to their practical
qualities they are right.
There are, however, many breeders o!
standard bred fowls who never lose sight
of the practical qualities they know
will make their fowls of twofold value
as compared with those bred for exhibi¬
tion purposes alone. It is not a i^fflcult
matter for a breeder to keep the practi¬
cal qualities of his fowls developed in a
satisfactory degree and at the same time
not interfere with their usefulness as
exhibition birds.
A breeder who aims to have his fowls
dkcel in both respects need only give
them the care necessary, to induce the
production of eggs, and which, in fact,
consists of keeping them in the most
vigorous and healthy condition imagi¬
nable, rejecting for breeding purposes
such as f# ? . to respond to such treat¬
ment.
Many fanciers use this method of
breeding, and so anxious are they for the
public to understand the fact that the
utilities of their fowls are beginning to
be a feature of tbeir advertisements
This being the case, perhaps the safest
course to pursue when buying fowls or
eggs for hatching is to do so only when
assured that one is buying from a bleed¬
er who has not allowed the utility quali¬
ties of his fowls to become dormant in
an endeavor to produce prize winners
regardless of other considerations.
It is a noticeable fact that where a
few years ago only about one breeder in
20 mentioned the useful qualities of his
fowls in his advertisements fully 15 out
of 20 now call attention to those quali¬
ties. This ia a most encouraging feature
of the business and shows that the pop¬
ular demand for a combination of use¬
ful qualities with perfection in form
and feather has been more effective than
many have believed possible.
Breeding Stock.
Good breeding stock—that from
which the future layers are to come—is
the foundation of success. Iu saving
breeding stock for next year keep the
old turkeys, geese and ducks and also
hens that have done good service. It is
possible that they have fallen behind
those that are young, but it ie a rule
that the strongest young stock is pro¬
cured from the matured birds. The hun¬
dreds of chicks that fall by the wayside
and perish from no apparent cause are
the offspring of pullets. This breeding
from the younger stock every year is de¬
stroying the turkeys. With geese the
fault is not so frequent, as old geese are
not salable in market, tho young ones
only being sold, and the result is that
geese give less trouble in raising them
than any other class of poultry. At the
present day there is too much reliance
placed on young fact ducks for breeding brought pur¬
poses, and the is being out
that the losses of ducklings are increas¬
ing every year. When the old ducks
only are used and breeders will select
the best aud most vigorous for breeding
purposes, the difficulty of weak off¬
spring will be overcome.—Farm and
Fireside.
The Two Hundred Egg Hen.
Can we produce bens that will lay
200 eggs per annum? Without a doubt.
How? By suientifio breeding, as for a
good butter cow or a good milker, as
for a trotting or high jumping horse.
Experiments have been made to increase
the number of row* of corn on the cob
with success. The sariie method is ap¬
plicable to poultry breeding. We will
start with a hen that lays 120 eggs.
Some of her chicks wilj |ay, say, 160
per year. From these we will pick out
layers, and so on till 200 or better are
the result. At the same time it is just
as essential to breed our males from
prolific layers as if the females. In
fact, it is more aa If we look after the
breeding of the females only we will in¬
troduce on the male side blood which is
lacking in proficiency and thus check
every attempt at progress. It is just as
essential that the male should be from
hen which laid 175 eggs and from a
male that was bred from a ben that laid
160 eggs as it is that the hen was from
one that laid De eggs and whose moth¬
er laid 150 eggs.
Making Hens Lay at Will
The Korth Dakota experiment station
has a well appointed poultry farm with
which some interesting experiments
have been made, and the following is a
report of one of them: “That food has
as much to do with the egg production
as it has with beef or bntter there is but
little question. We placed two pens of
fowls under exactly the same condi¬
tions as far as tho temperature, room
and care were concerned, but fed them
with an entirely different object in
view. One pen we wished for breeding
purposes and did not want them to lay
until the breeding season opened, so that
we can get a more steady egg production
than if they were made to lay during
(he entire winter. ”
Gravel For Fowl*,
JTbw that there is so much snow upon
Uip cr«3 round a good supply of gravel iu
the enbonse ij most important. With
put some gravel in tbeir crops with
which to grind tbeir food hens will often
become crop boned and die. A good
supply of gravel is necessary to enable
fowls to make the most of the nutrition
in their food. Lack of it is more often
the of than any
V
STATESBORO, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1898.
ALL SORTS OF
INFORMATION
Commissioner Nesbitc’s Inquiry
Box For the Month.
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ANSWERED
How to Harvest GroundpeiM — Johnson
Grass For Hay—I’lan to Stop the Uiv
a£C 9 of Hu-;* on £qut<*lie* and t'umfm
ber.4—Putting Up CoinposS Heapi For
Use In the Spring, K;o.
Question.—P lease give me a quick
and effective method of harvesting
P S a3 ITatheriagofUfis
weU as the nuts The
crop comes at such a busy season that I
am always more or less perplexed as to
how I shall manage to get everything
niethod^ofdiggiug aiid dr/ing'by hand
the hay is not saved iu good condition,
and mush of it is often lost. This p:an
SASrw^TroS 9 Wh ° a 80
Answer. —The Spanish grouudpeas
form their nuts very close to the crown
of the plant, aud therefore if they are
barred off with an ordinary plow they
may be pulled up by hand, aud all, or
nearly all, of the nuti will cling to the
vines. These must then be piled in
wind rows, roots up, nuts on top. Allow
them to stand until next day, and then
stack around a pole, taking care to ha^e
a layer of rails on the grouud to protect
the lower part of the stack from damp¬
ness, and aiso to leave air space around
the pole sufficient for ventilation. Iu
making the stack the order of placing
should be reversed, nuts within, vines
without. When the stack is finished
cap carefully to prevent injury from
rain. In about three weeks the nuts
wifi be ready for picking off by hand,
aud the hay cured sufficiently to be
stored. Grouudpeas belong to the fam¬
ily of legumes, and like all of their kind,
the are for
For other varieties than the Spanish
it will be necessary to use a plow made
especially to run under the vinet^aud
cut the top root, when it will be found
comparatively easy to pull the viues up
without loosening the nuts. But if the
soil is very heavy, even this will not
answer. In such a case run a turuiug
plow near the vines first, and iu this
furrow run a sweep, which has had one
wing turned up to act as a bar or land¬
slide aud the other flattened and made
sharp! > run under the vines. The gath¬
ering, itiriug aud stackiug can then be
managed as above.—State Agricultural
Department.
Fjisfclaa* Compast Heaps.
Question.—I a the intervals of leisure
from more pressing work. I am anxious
to put up some firstclass compost heaps
for use when my spring crops are
planted. I have tried mixing kaiuit
and superphosphate with the manure
with success, what I want to know is,
will caustic lime be equally effective in
helping to preserve the manure from
wasting until such time as I may wish
to use it ?
Answer. —One objection to using
caustic lime iu a manure or compost
heap is, that after fermentation begins
the lime has a tendency to cause the es
cape of ammonia. This might be, iu a
measure, prevented by covering the
heap closely with earth and packing
down. Lime also tends to convert the
available nitrogen of manure into less
desirable forms, and although, after
the lime is applied to the soil, this loss
is in a measure made up for by the
power of the lime to promote uutrifioa
tiou iu the soil, we do not think it
fully compensates for the first loss.
Lime should never bs n„ed in conuec
tiou with a superphosphate, because it
wifi convert its phosphoric acid into in¬
soluble form. Therefore we would ad
vise the continued use of (he superphos¬
phate and kaiuit rather than the lime.
The kaiuit will arrest the formation of
ammonia and the su, erphosphate will
prevent its escape. They tjlso supply
potash and phosphoric acid, in which
$he manure is somewhat deficient. It
is much more important, however, that
the manure heap be properly construe
ted, than that we invest in expensive
materials to prevent the escape of its
valuable plant food elements. In build¬
ing the manure heap, if we are careful
to exclude the air as far as possible
and to keep the moisture uuiform, that
is not having the heap too wet at oue
time and , . oo dry at . another, we will
conserve the valuable fertilizing con¬
stituents of the mass and enable the
manure to go through a uniform fer
mentation, which will not only increase
it. its nwn own value value, hot but m-event prevent it it from 1from j-t, a„t
iug injuriously to. the sou. The ques
tion of properly managing farm yard
manure is one that has received the
most carefnl study, and it is found that
the most effective . methods the .
are sim
plest, those which involve the smallest
intelligent expenditure of time, money
and labor. Any unnecessary handling
is expensive aud we should plau sons
to secure a maximum return at a mini
mum cost in all the items.—State Agri
eultuM Department.
goimaon ores*.
jasssTtfa* Question.—W ith all the "™" lights before
“ p, “*
Answer-T here is probably uo hay
crop more certain than Johusou grass,
and some farmer., who have tried it,
pronounce it uu.urpassed for abundance
of yield and quality. Bat there are
many thing* to be taken into consider
ttton, and other farmer* are equally
pronounced iu theu opposition to il la
view of such con Tic n? opinions it >
only fair*tj statu 8 >t sido* of tha q i «.
tion and leave <?a ■ i ;dividu-il tocli n: i
whether it suits hi special needs or
whether it is better t.i leave its oultiva
vatiou to s mm one also.
Iu the first place then its advantages
are aa foiiows: It is perennial, that is,
it will last for a number of years. It
is unlike many other grasses in its do
poudence on moisture at a certain po
riod of its growth. AH through the
early spring, the sum mer and Into fall
it responds to rains If these are abnnd
ant three or four cuttings aw possible.
and even nuder advorso cironmstau'as,
oue cutting is always certain Ones
therefore, it Jertaiu m»y be d menial on
,or an almost yield form my
successive y.-ar.;.!,
q ; i tho other Kami, among the disad
vantages of having a permanent field
°* Johnson grass, are: Its certainty to
spread, both $$ underground stems and
by its millions of seeds, which, if al
lowed to matorei.nre scattered in every
uirectiou. 1 no -last may be entires
prevented by mowing clean as often as
tho plants show a disposition to perfect
seod, throe or four times during its sea
son of growth. If tha field iu which
this grass is grown is iu a measure iso
lated from the rest of the farm, and if
no plow is put into it, whereby a care¬
less farm hand " ;y transport the ropts
from one part of the farm to another,
there is little danger of propagating it
iu this way. Another disadvantage it
that, while Johnson grass, if cut at the
proper stage, tliat^, juit after it lut
bloomed and is ready to form heads,
will make splendid hay, if the cutting
is'delaved beyond this period the hay
becomes tough and woody aud stock
will not eat it Still au fiber objection
is that it is very drill ml t to eradicate it.
Once it has taken possession of a fir'd,
it must be given over to it without
question. While under semo conditions
this might constitute a very serious ob¬
jection, under others it might bo re¬
garded as a positive advantage. Tho
hay, when cut at, tha proper time atul
proporly cured, is flue,’ tha yield is cer¬
tain aud generally abuudaut. In view
of these facts, if oue has-a field suited
for its cultivation, why not lot it take
possession aud thus secure at little cost
aud trouble a nutritious hay, tli9 de¬
mand for which is never fully supplied.
We know some iuTO'ligeut farmers who
are enthusiastic supporter^ of Johusou
grass when planted under the above re¬
strictions.—State Agricultural Depart¬
ment.
Gfliimu, Crfmi-Hi mid Japin Clover*
clover Question. — Does laud German much or Crimson the
improve the as as
Red or White cjovar? Is the gathering
of nitrogen the only benefit which the
clovers render tiie laud? Piease tell me
something about Japan clover. I havo
heard that it will improve,- the land,
furnish good pasturage aud that it does
not require as much manure or the same
cnfo as the other varieties,
Answer. —The Crimson clover sends
roo ts down deep iu tha earth, but be
iug au annual it probably does not im¬
prove the laud as much ai the biounial
Red cloyer W hite clover, though a le
gume, does not benefit the land as much
as either the Scarlet or the Red clover,
the roots uot penetrating the earth to
the same depth as the others. Wiiera a
green crop is needed for turning under
iu the early spring, the Scarlet clover is
the best of the (Urea, as it makes a very
heavy growth iu the late winter and
early spring. The clovers aud other le¬
gumes not only gather nitrogen for fu¬
ture crops, but their strong, long roots
penetrate the subsoil amj loosen' it up,
thus rendering the succeeding crop less
liaWe t0 suff3r either trom ex0 essivo
raius or from drouth. Iu.addition, their
decaying roots fqruish humus to the
soil Japan clover (Laspedezi striata)
belongs to the family of legumes and is
an annual. On poor land its growth is
low aud spreading, but qn good land it
WiU grow from 13 to 30 inodes tail aud
yield a flue crop of excellent hay. It
seems to prefer dry clay soils and will
grow on lands of this character that are
too poor for the other clovers. It is a
good reuovator, sending Ri yoofcs deep
into tl;g ground aud holding its own
against all other plants. As far as
tested it does not succeed well on saudy
lands. I advise its planting ou thin
hillsides, where it can be pastured dur¬
ing the summer, ail stock.being fond of
it. Sow in the spring, broadcasting
frQm , 5 to i8 d , oi 8eed t0 the
aoro.—State Agricultural. Department.
U.e Rye.
Question.—I a there lands any with cheap during crop
that I can cover my
|he winter? j know it is a mistake to
j eave them bare, but clover and vetch
are expensive crops, and unless the laud
is rich aud ah conditions suitable they
ofteu fail. I want something within
the reach of an ordinary farmer, and
-wliieb I can take off in the spring iu
time for other crops. *
Answer—F or your purpose I think
you oonld use nothing better than rye
It is of course au iu jury to the land to
remain bare for several month*, subject
to the leaching aud washing of our
heavy winter raius. Taw is the chief
reason why cotton culture is so injuri
ous to land. The crop takes from the
s f... ■ , 1 ..,. „» »■»„ gta .
fields being left bare of vegetation, and
subjected for the entire winter to tho
washing and leaching of heavy-rains,
are rapidly deprived of some element,
of p’.aut food, particularly of nitrogen,
By .owing from 8 to 4 peck, of rye tc
the acre from Sept. 1 to 15 you will pro
teci your laud largely fsom waehiag,
yon will have a good pasture through
the late fall and winter for all your
stock, and you will have the green stub
hie to turn under in the spring. You
oau plant rye without iujiry to the grow
ing crop by running a shallow sweep
furrow through the middles of the rows,
having first sowed the seed ahead of
the plow. Tois plau can also be prac
tioed successfully with oats, pasturing
them iu the winter aiid taming them
under in the spring. Of the two, how
ever - 1 P refer tha r >’®’ as better able to
withstand the cold, and as being of
"A 01 ' 0 rapid growth ami earlier my
loHty. Should yon prefer to make hay
of tha *7*. ««»se to pasture it after
Christmas, and cut when starting to
run up and theu turn under the stub
” noro you expect to cut, the rye
- ou mBs ^ °f course knock down theoot
ton stalks in good time, so that they
will not interfere with the reaper or
****“•• state Agncu.turalDepartment,
Su»*r ^ c»„« < „nv,»ti,>„ i„
Qfre , no Giva ma , )m9 forMV
about planting, mannring and cnl
sugar cane; also yield of syrup,
Answer.—S ugar cane does best on a
rich, deep, sandy loam, and for its best
success requires plenty of moisture. It
is not a profitable crop north of latitude
Sit degrees, though it is planted to soma
extent much higher up tne country. It
requires a long summer for its full de
velopmont, aud consequently does best
iu South Georgia. Belonging as it does
to the family of grasses, it requires au
abundance of nitrogen, aud will not
make much growth without it. It is
very customary in the wiregrau section
of the state to p.aut cane on land that
has been cowpenued the previous year,
and very flue crops are made iu this
?», *•* t* r 1,3 "■*!•
for though it win produce a nue growth
of canes, the syrup made from them will
neither taste as well nor ho as light in
Oolor, as where other fertilizers are ap
plied. Break yonr.laud deep and thor
oughly; .. open deep , furrows . 4 . t feet . apart; .
apply iu these farrows 500 pounds of a
fertilizer - .... carrying ?. 8 0 per cent . phosphoric , .
acid, ., 4 , per cent . nitrogen, aud‘4 . to „ 3 per
cent Dot ish. Ran a scooter in bottom
of furrow to mix the fertilizer with tile
soil. Then plant your cane, cutting the
stalks into lengths of about 2 feet and
letting them lap each other- iu the plant
iug furrow. Cover with turning plow,
running on each side of the planting
furrow. Then aoply 200 pounds of tho
fertilizer above mentioned in each list
ing furrow, run thrall, this with
scooter tcs mix the fertmzsr with the
soil; then bed out the laud. Niue huu
dred pounds of fertilizer may seem a
heavy application, but you will he am
P'7-P-l by tlio iucroasedcrop. O n .
tiva.o as you would corn keeping down
all weeds and grass. With a goad stand
and necessary rains, a crop planted a.
directed should make not less than 400
gallons of syrup to the acre.-State Ag
ncu tura epar men .
Olive Trefj tu Qeeigin.
Qoiwnoy.—Will Georgia? Where olive trees grow iu
South can trees be
bought, ami at what price? How old
will the trees be before beginning to
bear?
Answer. — The olive tree requires for
its best development a, deep, calcareous,
well draiued soil, and will not grow ou
wet laud. As far as climate and soil are
concerned, there are doubtless places in
South Georgia, particularly near the sea
coast, where the olive would grow and
bear fruit, but I dqurj think they would
prove profitable. There are thousands'
of acres iu the coast valleys of Califor¬
nia planted in olive trees which prom¬
ise au abundant jJnUl, and, indeed,
some Qivhards are bearing well now,
but eveu there, with soil and climate
peculiarly suited to them, they dff
prove as profitable «s sotU6 other crops.
Trees for sotting out should be three
years old, as they are theu tougher aud
more apt to live than the oue and two
year old trees. You would probably
have to obtain them from California, or
import them from, Europe, as I know of
no nursery at the east or south where
they can be bought. Iu California they
begin to bear at five to six yunya of age,
aud continue jp bearing for a long term
of years They should be planted not
less than 30 feet each way, and great
care should bs takfln to preserve the
roots from injury. Even if you have
the proper toil aud dim ite, I would ad¬
vise agaiust your plautiug more than
au experimental plot.—State Agricultu¬
ral Department.
wir«
QUESTION.— fence I want this to fall, put un oon4W- I
erable wire aud want
yoqr advice aa to posts. I have a choice
between pine, poplar, magnolia, sweet
gum and oak; which is best for the pur
pose? What is the best treatment to
give the posts iu order to preserve them
from decay? Will small trees cut in
proper lengths last as long as large
trees s awe d or split for th® purpose?
Answer. ~ Among the woods you
meutiou, good heart pine is a loug
wavs the best. If you could possibly
get cedar posts they would be the best.
but alide from cedar there is m South
Georgia no better wood for posts than
the heart of a sound yellow piue. A
good aud economical treatment to make
**—*-* - *»
‘hem a heavy coat of tar, covering ev
ery portion of the post that goes in the
pouud, aud for 6 or 8 inches above the
ground. Better still If yon could boU
tar <°* the space of half an hour the
ground end of yoar post* they wouldbe
”“ d ® red P«ot*oaUy proof agamet rot.
t;w a »P la or
BY THOMAS A. M’GREGOR
last turner than the trees only large
eupugli for p it . Yon will readily seo
the reason of tiiis, from the fact that
the small tree would be entirely sap
wood, whie\i rot* vgry -quickly when
exposed to the weather, while the posts
from the large trei being all heart,
would be much more durable? Never
use for posts anything but heart wood,
—State Agricultural Department. .
.
Ori-srrov ''!■!' Ci* i„„n
that has been struck by lightning, and
how long will it take?
Answer.—T here is a prevalent belief
that where the . ground is struck by
lightning it is rendered sterile and lllt
productive for veers. This is an error
which any one by close observation can
detect. When a portion of agrowing
crop, such as cotton, is struck by light
u i U g, a fi ti 10 plants which rece.va a
Rhare o( tha electric cnrrea * are. of
course, killed, and it is possible, and
even probable, that chemical changes
take place in the ground receiving the.
current that rohder it barren and uu
productive for a sliorftime. This can
ditiou has been noticed by every farmer,
I suppose, but continued observation
would also have sholvu that the stricken
spot gave no evidence of sterility the
following year. By that time, what
ever harm had boeu done to the laud by'
the li'ghtuiug, will have been remedied
by the forces of nature, which are con
stantly at work, ami the ground will be
restored to its original fertility,—State
Agricultural Department,
~
pioase* give t
foj-m Question. — me some in
a ti,>n regarding tho ringing of
pigs. What should he the siz> of the
ring, and of what iuTteri.il should it be
/^a-Hings . in , the
are put noses
or ,OJt * *° P ravOU * ^etr rooting.
e ring a mu v op. ace. in no ton go
.
caht age at the top of the nose through
which a hole mmt bs pauohei P to re
^ R ±h ri ® gho u!d ba fronl x
to . lfa inches m diameter, t and . aboa’d ,
, be made of either steel A . _ It
or oopper.
. . . . .
? aU len ** la lr ' 0 1 ® ttr *
ug Me ' Tlth aut Ui ^ S1,0Qla ^' a
tUn ' ** amma , 0,1 a flaUl of , P ut ‘ lt088 or
where you want him to
^ ? b3 "T 1 Wh<!ra
b ° g9 “ re kapt L °“ gra3S 0r a 0Ve f
th ° 8 “ mlnel ' * hey ^ , “ tway9 b0
"" ged ' aS ° tbarW . f they do much
by rooting for worms or grass
AgncuHural Department,
Buffalo sir.
Question. —I enclose a plant for idea,
tificatiou. It came up iu my garden,*
Avb 0re * plented a paper of lettuce seed.
“ ?lS“T“ U ‘ ’ “
0 B ~d to
Answer.—T he weed is what is known
ag ^ Buffalo . B „ (8Qlauum roetra .
tnU)) It8 uatiw . 4uim ia the western
pluil ^ uovth of Mexioo , wheuoe le ha3
trayeled glowly towanis the aasti m;til
nowit is found iu every state in the
Union, though still quite rare in Geor¬
gia This plant differs from the horse
nettle in having yellow flowers, instead
of white, aud bears thorny burs, iu
stead of smooth, yellow berries like the
nettle. It is an annual aud propagated
only by the seed, which are not as nu¬
merous as in most troublesome weeds.
It is absolutely good for nothing and
you should destroy every plant you see,
before tha seeds mature and are carried
to other places by sticking to any ani¬
mal that may brush against them.—State
Agricultural Department.
Weight* of Farm Product*.
Question.—W ill you please publish
for the benefit of myself and other
farmers the standard weights for Geor¬
gia of the various farm products?
Answer—T he following are the es¬
tablished legal weights per bushel as
given by the code: Wheat, 60 pounds;
shelled corn, 53 pounds; corn lu the ear,
70 pounds; peas, 60 pounds,* rye, 63
pounds; oats, 34 pounds; barley, 47
pouuds; Irish potatoes, 60 pounds; sweet
potatoes, 65 pounds; white beaus, 60
pounds; clayey seed, 60 pounds; timo¬
thy seed, 45 pounds; flax seod, 66 pounds;
hemp seed, 44 pounds; blu-sgrass seed,
14 pounds; huokwheat, 63 pounds; dried
peaches (unpeeled), 33 pouuds; dried
peaohos (peeled), 38 pounds; dried ap¬
ples, 24 pouuds; onions, 67 po.mtls;
turnips, 65pounds; corn meal, 46 pounds;
wheat bran, 20 pouuds; oottoa seed, 30
pouuds, aud of grouud peas. 25 pounds.
—State Agricultural Department.
Bag* an $qaaiIi<N nod Caeutnker*.
Question.— My late squashes and less cu¬
cumbers are always injured more or
by bug*. Qan you give me some rem¬
edy which will check the ravages of
these little pests?
Answer—S altpetre is said to be a
never failiug remedy. The plan is to
dissolve ia water a sufficient quadtity of
P annlv t(. al! * 4 !\e iiilia Wlii’e ‘
, . .
* e p an s are s 1 yoongan °™ ®
nn£ s gin wor , ma a a i e i uit
orouu ^ eac a “ P our *“ la **.
petre wa er. a 6 ‘ = 1WU aia B
men
-
WmtU „ *»„.
QpggxiON.—I have two mules with
wart* on their eara Please tell me the
best method of removing them
recommended fpr repwvmg wa ts The
bert plan, however, is to cut hem off
with a sharp knife, and either bur:
gf* It tar TjTfV *W«hl 4y With« 0 W*e u.U ^ '
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Professional Cards.
W. V. TYLER,
--ATTORNEY AT LAW.
STATESBORO, GA.
Office—R oom No. 4, Holland Building.
I., J. McLean. It, J. Ken.nedv.
jyjrcLBAN & KENNEDY,
Dentists,
Statesboro, Qa.
B$?-Up-*t,air» Hoorn No, 2 Holland building
R. L. SAMPLES. W. D. KENNEDY.
gAMPLES k KENNEDY,
Physicians and Surgeons,
Statssboro, 6a.
Dr. Couo’s dental offleo.
y. E. FRANKLIN, M. 1).,
has deckled to locate at ExceMor and offer*
hi* gnrvice* to the people ol the community.
A. H. MATHEWS
offer* hi* professional service to the people of
Statesboro ami vicinity.
(’alia left at lteese'* drug store promptly
attended to.
EMORY GABON, B. (I. IVKRITT.
QA80N ft EVER1TT,
Mornyes at-Law.
Statxshobo, Qa.
W*Offlee at Col. Potter’* old *tand.
QR. J. B CHANDLER,
dTATESBOKO, Gi.,
Offer* hi* professional service* to th* tow»
and Tii-jnity. Call* promptly answered.
J. B. CONE,
Surgeon Dentist,
Statssbobo, Ga.
MT* Office in front of Court House.
it. ler Moore. Albert M. Deal.
MOORE &- DEAR,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
STATE9DORO, GA,
Prompt attention given to all business.
Collection of claims a specialty.
J. E. DONEHOO,
PHYSIC3AH AND SURGEON.
EMIT, GA.
Offers his services to the people
of Emit aud Yiciuity.
COUNTY DIRECTORY*
Superior Court— 4th Monday* Id Apr!
and October, U. L. Gnuibte, Judge,Louis
ville, On ; B. T. llawliiigs. Solicitor Gen
eral, Snndersville, Ga,; S. C. Groover
Clerk, Statesboro, Ga.
Odinary’s Court—First Mondays in
each month, C. 8. Martin, Ordinary,
Statesboro, Ga.
County Court—Monthly sessions on
Weduesdays after first Mondays in euch
month. Quarterly sessions Wednesdays
after first Mondays in each three F, Branded, months
beginning iu January. J.
Judge; I{. V. Donaldson, sr., Bailiff,
Statesboro, Ga.
JUSTICE COURTS.
44th district—Ship Rushing, J. P.;
Green, Ga.; It. It. McC’orklo. N'. J’,, Green,
Ga. an
45th district—(1. It. Trapnell, J. P.,
Metter, Ga.; J. Kveritt, N. P., ExceJsibr,
Ga.
46th district—It. F. Stringer, and J. N. P., I’.,
Echo, Ga.; It, G. Lanier, J. I*, J
Endicott, Ga.
47th district—U. M. Davis, J. P., Ivan
hoe. Ga.
48th district—A. IV. Stewart, J. P,
Mill Huy, Ga.; C. Davis, J. P., SCoar, Ga.
1320th district—T. C. Pennington, J. P.
Portal, Ga,; E. IV. Cowart, N. P.. Portal,
Ga.
1340th district—A. J. Herr J.'IV, Har
ville, Ga.; S. Harville, N. P., Enal, Gu.
1523rd district—Z. A. Bawls, .1. P.,
Rufue, Ga.; W, Parrish, N. P„ Nellwood,
Ga.
1547th district—\V. J. Richardson
J. 1*. aud X. I’., Harville, Ga.
1209th district—J. W. Rountree, J. P,,
Statesboro, Ga ; J. B. Lee. J. P. and
N. I\, Statesboro, Gu.
COUNTY OFFICERS, 4
Sheriff—John II. Donaldson; Deputy, *
Smith, Statesboro, Ga. "
W. \V.
Tax Collector—J. N. Akim*, Htatmboro,
Tax Receiver—Asbury Bland, FI/.VM?
Treasurer—Allen Lee, Areola, Ga. , 1 4
County Ga. Surveyor—II. 3. Proctor, jr.,
l’roctor,
STATESBORO CHURCH DIRECTOR,
M. E. Church, South. f*
D. F. Riley, Pastor,
Preaching each Sunday at 11 a. m. av
7 p. m.
Class meeting each Sunday at 10
Sunday School each Sunday at 3 p. m..
T. A. McGregor, Superintendent. Wednesday 7
Prayer Meeting each at
P'JP‘, Public cordially invited.
Statesboro Baptist Chukch.
J. A. Scarboro, Pastor.
Preaching:on the 2ud and 4t i Sundays
! ftt a °^ ' “^, ^rviei
p r8 y a d p ra every Tburs
day evening at 7 30 p. n>.
Sunday School evpr.vSundayatlOa.m. I'nioii
Baptist Young l’eoplt s every
j So *?^ ; kolimL e s** &
UJ Baptist* mot
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