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i 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- tarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co, Props., i A Toledo, O. We, the nndersigDed, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly -honora ble in hIS business transactions and 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 teroally, acting direeUy upon, the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. * Price- 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. 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