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HR. STEVENS’
CROP TALK
Some Valuable Suggestion^ Foi
Georgia Farmers.
CUT ALL GRASSES FOR HA\
Importance of Rice Culture—Its Con
sumption In the United States
Largely on the Increase.
‘ Vug* Other Products.
We regard barley a most admirable
crop for early spring grazing, valuabla
both in oontribnting to the health ol
stock and in the saving of corn and
fodder. An acre of barley well fertil«
ized will feed two mules for five or sis T,
weeka . On thinner land you can seed
Agricultural Department,
Atlanta, Sept. 10, 1901. ;
In vLw of the crop condition of the j
west ana the northwest it behooves th<;
farmers of Georgia and the south gen- j
erally to allow no waste upon the farm, j
Many of our people depend in great
measure upon western hay. But so nn- j
favorable has been the condition in tbJ i
west throughout the entire season ol j
1901 that their dependence will prove :i j
broken reed. In ocher seasons hay waic;i j
cost §5 or $6 dollars a ton in thi» wes
ern market, sola in Georgia, by reason
of transportation, at from $i3.0O td
§15.00 a ton. The present season ha!
been so unfavorable, that western ha?
brings on the farm where it is grown
.and mowed §16.00 a ton. Now rhi
farmer, judging by the past, can mak<i
his own calculation as to what western
hay will cost him by the time it reaches
the Georgia market, In view of this hi
must see thrarnecessity of supplying thi
needs of his stock from his own farm.
Every mower should be put to work al
once, or, if the farm is not equipped
with such an implement, bring the band
scythe into active play. Every available
blade of gross should be cut. Gathei
in the crab grass, crow-foot and wire
grass. Out all the Bermuda ou youl
place, and fail not in utilizing ali youl
pea vines. Mow also the swamp grasses
and all the broom sedge, that is not too
far matured to be used for hay. Though
the two last named do not make the best
hay, they are better than no hay, ot
than paying excessive rates for tha
western article. If a shredder is to bo
had, have your cornstalks shredded and
6tored away. Make good use of youl
cane. Let nothing escape your notico
that can be used for food for your stock.
This is a time which puts to the se
veresc test a farmer’s scientific know!-
^ edge and ability to make his farm a
6UCCeB6.
This is no time for a man because oi
the difficulties that beset him to fold
his hands and, saying, “all is lost!”
give up the fight. Though in many
sections cotton has been seriously dam
aged and the corn crop is below tho
average, minor, orops, such as peas and
potatoes, are doing welL
Some report the fields overrun with
grass. Cut all that grass add torn it
into-hay. Use all means to avoid the
loss* of any part of any product that «an
he stored away for the use of man oi
beast.
The cry of disastrous drouth over a
1 large section of the Union is, alas! tew
true. A short grain and grass crop in
the west means high grain and meat td
the southern farmer who does not raisq
his own supplies. Will Georgia farm
ers, under these conditions, allow theii
barns to remain empty, while the fields
are covered with valuable native grasses
which can now be saved and hbused at
a nominal cost? Or will they wait un
til next spring and pay twenty to twen-
ty*five dollars per ton for western hay J
GET READY FOR YOUR WINTER CROPS.
As soon as the 'grasses and peavines
have been cut and stored away for hay
begin to get your fields ready for oats,
barley, rye, wheat, clover and the pe
rennial grasses.
In the upper half of the ootton bell
September is the proper month for seed
ing all these except wheat, the sowing
of which can be deferred until after the
first frfist. Early seeding guards against
the greatest dangers to these crops, viz j
winter killing and spring drouths. The
former of these perils is avoided by sow
ing in time for the plants to become
deep-rooted and strong before the win
ter freezing. The spring drouths do not
prove disastrous to-eariy-seeded crops,
since they have time to mature and are
ready for the harvest before the drouth
sets in and before the moisture, that
had accumulated during the winter, has
been exhausted.
An early oat crop rarely fails except
from winter killing. This crop should
bq put upon good laud liberally fertil
ized. Wo do not deem it necessary to
plow in oats very deeply,-provided they
follow, a crop that has been well culfch
jVfited during the year. Two inches
would be sufficiently deep,
should.be^plowed in with a
or shorFturnlng.plow. It is best to seed
heavily, thus allowing for the loss oi
some grain by freezes.
rye, which will always grow and make
a good-paying green food crop While
not the best feed, it is reliable, always
coming in when most needed. Colonel
James M. Smith of Oglethorpe county
said that he would hardly know how ta
farm without raising bairley and ryo foi
j spring feeding. The various vetches
j and 'clover, red, crimson or burr, are
| useful and should be seeded down this
| mouth.
i We would not advise every farmer to
plant all of these for winter crops. This
| is a matter of choice to be determined
I by surrounding conditions; but no farm-
' ©r can afford to be without them.
THE PROFITS OF RIpE CULTURE.
! Although there is so much land in
i Georgia suited to the profitable culciva-
I tion of rice, there has been a great fall
ing off in its production in tnis state
during the .last few years. And yet
‘ there js np more profitable crop than
1 rice for some sections of our state, es
pecially along the, seaboard. We are
indebted to Oswald Wilson, in the Sep*/
tember number of the Southern Farm
Magzaine, for some valuable informa
tion concerning this important cereal.
The average value per acre of rice
is $30.00, less the cost of irrigation,
which amounts to about §6.00. Accord
ing to the reports of the United States
census the average value per acre of
corn in 1900 was $9.03; of wheat, $7.61;
of oats, §7.63. ♦
The three great staple crops of the
world, corn wheat and oats, hays an ag
gregate production of more than 8,500,-
000,000 bushels and a market value of
nearly $3,940,670,000. The production
of rice is 74,074,369,108 pounds valued
at $2,062,974,781. It is the principal
diet of 800,000,000 people, or more than
54 per cent of the entire population oi
the world.
Although rice has. been grown in the
United States from the earliest 'period
of our history, it is only of late years
that it has reached much development.
In Louisiana and Texas rice culture has
become a great industry with a capital
of $6,000,000 invested in 100 canals,
1,500 miles in extent and capable, under
present water conditions, of flooding
800,000 acres.
The consumption of rioe in the United
States is increasing steadily, and there
is growing demand for it. Hence there
is very little danger of over-production.
Wherever the conditions are favorable
will it not be profitable to pay more at
tention to the cultivation of this great
cereal?
Abundance of wholesome food for our
people should b8 one great aim of the
agriculturists of our state, and rice is
already one of the principal articles of
diet in almost every Georgia home.
T THE MEANS OF INDEPENDENCE.
We have at our command the means
of independence in our soil, adapted ta
the cultivation of every product of tho
temperate zone and to some of those of
the tropios. There is no need for us to
go west for our corn and wheat, our
hay and meatw We can produce them
all at home, and With our great money
crop, Cotton, as a surplus, be not only
self-sustaining, but, in common with
the farmers of other southern states,
become the wealthiest agriculturists of
the world. O. B. Stevens, Oom’r.
Great Sham Battle at Atlanta.
One of the greatest and grandest
military pageants and sham battles
ever held in the South will prpbably be
one of the principal attractions at the
Inter-State Fair in Atlanta, which be
gins on October 9th. Flans are now
being made to bring the Fiftb Georgia
and the Third Georgia Regiments, com
manded respectively by Colonel Park
Woodward of this city and Colonel
Thomason of Madison, together. This
will mean nearly two thousand men in
action and the effect will be gorgeous^
Hitherto sham battles at Atlanta
have always been held in daytime. It
is the purpose in this case, however, to
bold the battle inside tne race track at
sight. The great arena-like opening
will be lighted brilliantly by red lights,
lending a glow of gorgeous coloring to
the uniforms. Forts will be erected on
opposite sides of the race rrack and in
the battle each side will maneouver so
as to attempt the capture of $he oppo
site fort. Immediately the forts are
captured they will be blown up in real
war fashion, and then will follow an
elaborate fireworks display.
Altogether nothing ever shown at an
Atlanta Fair will 'have the spectacular
splendor of this mimic war, if all the
plans succeed. During the day of the
battle the soldier boys will be the guests
of the fair management at a barbecue.
How’s This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for aDy case of Catarrh
that caunofc be cured by Hall’s Ctf-
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i A Toledo, O.
We, the nndersigDed, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years,
and believe him perfectly -honora
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financially able to carry out any
obligations m«de by their firm!
West & Tbuax,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Walding, Kinnan & Makyin,-
Wi.olesale Druggists, Toledo, O,
Hall’s Catf-rrh Cure is taken iq
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blood and mucous surfaces of the
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Sold by all druggists. Testimoni
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Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
Big Floral Parade at Atlanta.
Special efforts are being made this
year to make the opening day of the
Inter-State Fair in Atlanta one of the
most attractive of thd entire fair from
October 9th to 28th. In order to add to
the atffaoriveness of this day an im
mense floral parade, followed by a
flower battle, will be held. This matter
was decided upon at a meeting of the
directors the other day and special
prizes will he offered to make the pa
rade a big success.
This big parade will be patterned
after the annual parade and flower bat
tie in New Orleans, and hundreds of
decorated carriages will be in line.
Such parades are wondrously rich in
color effects, the flower battle being one
of the prettiest amusements ever con
trived. ,
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Botanic Blood Balm cures all malig
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been 3,130 lvnchings in the past
twenty years, and up to August
81st there have been over one hun
dred in 1901. Only five states in
the Union are free from lynchings.
Norris Silver, North Stratford,
N. H.: “I purchased a bottle of
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fering with a cough doctors told
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