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Commercial Fertilizer.
It is well known that nitrogen in
a soluble form rapidly leaches from
the soil, but that the soil will hold
on to the phosphoric acid and pot
ash till some plant calls for it, says
the Practical Parmer. We know
now that we can get all the nitrogen
needed by a grain crop through the
previous growing of a legume crop
on the land, and that all that is then
needed is to supply whatever defi
ciency there may be of the phospho
ric acid and potash,' As nitrogen
costs in a fertilizer 15 cents or more
per pound, phosphoric acid 4 ceDts
and potash 5 cents, it is easy to see
that getting the nitrogen through
the growing of legumes saves a large
part of the cost of the fertilizer. Now
as the legumes do not need artificial
applications of nitrogen, but are able
to get it just in proportion to the
gro wth they make, it is evident that
that the larger growth we get of the
legumes the more nitrogen we will
get in the form of organic matter in
the soil. But while peas and clover
and Other legumes do not need ni
trogen, they are greedy feeders on
phosphoric acid and potash, and if
these mineral eletr nts are not in
sufficient supply in the soil the peas
and clover will not do as much ni
trogen gathering as they would oth
erwise do, for the more extensive the
root ramification the more of the ni
trogen collecting nodules there wl
be. Then, too, the heavier the
growth of the peas or clover, the
larger the crop of forage we will get
to enable us to feed cattle and make
manure, and thus add more nitrogen
forming humus to the land. So
when we look at the future of our
soil and the crops it is to produce,
we can easily see that the place
where the fertilizers will do more for
the building up of the soil is where
the mineral elements, phosphoric ac
id and potash are supplied in a liber
al quantity to encourage the growth
of the peas or clover. And in apply
ing these there we can put the same
money value into them that we
would in a complete fertilizer to
make a sale crop, and will get infin
itely better results. Feed the leg
ume3 liberally, and you may depend
upon their doing all the rest. If you
give them more than needed for their
immediate wants the following crop
will get the benefit of it,and you will
get in the stock feed and the manure
pile a liberal reward for the feeding
of the forage crop through which
the soil is to be built up and fed
with manure. Then in a soil well
stocked with humus the mineral
matters already in the soil become
more rapidly available than in a soil
where this humus is lacking. We are
thoroughly convinced that in a rota
tion of three or four years the great
est profit, both in crops and in the
permanent improvement of the soil,
will come through the application of
the mineral fertilizers only to the le
gumes in liberal amount, and the de
pending on them for the production
of the sale crops. The wise farmer
will feed the crops that feed his
stock, and through them the soil,
rather than speculate on the chances
of immediate profit from a complete
application of a little fertilizer to the
sale crop to go at once off the land.
The southern cotton farmer has now
had two seasons which illustrate the
folly of depending on commercial
fertilizers for his sale crops. In 1900
the intense heat and drought caused
an almost total loss of the fertilizers
because they were not dissolved so
that the plants could get them, and
in the following winter the costly
nitrogen departed from the bare
fields. The season of 1901 has been
marked by deluges of rain through
the summer, and the fertilizers have
been washed away out of reach of
the plants, and farmers say that
their crops were drowned out on
high, sandy lands, when they were
really starved out. Last season ni
trate of soda was unusually cheap,
and the fertilizer men used it largely
their mixtures. In the rainy
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weather it rapidly washed out of the
soil, and where there was no humus
nor organic matter of any kind the
plants starved. Had the nitrogen
been acquired by a liberally fed
growth of peas the year before there
would have been organic matter to
keep up the supply even in such a
rainy season. We hope that the les
sons of two diverse seasons teaching
the same thing will not be lost to the
thinking farmer.
It is always a matter of surprise
that others should take their worries
so much to heart; also that they
make so light of ours.—Smart Set.
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At the equator the snow line
over 15,000 feet above sea level.
Chicago is the third largest Ger
man city and the third largest Bo
hemian city in the world.
The United States have ten thous
and miles more of railroad track than
&U European nations combined.
English residents have just 111,-
GOO,000,000 pounds sterling invested
in mortgages in foreign countries.
The average woman has about for
ty miles of hair on her head. Women
with fair hair usually have the most.
Only four widows of soldiers who
fought in the American Revolution
now remain on Uncle Sam’s pension
roll.
California is said to be the most
prolific in fruits of the tree, vine and
shrub of any equal area of the earth’s
surface.
Statistics show that Britain is
foremost among letter-writing na
tions, France lagging far behind in
this matter.
The largest match factory in the
United States is located at Barbe-
ton, Ohio, and has a capacity of
100,000,000 matches per day.
The largest sugar plant in the
world has recently been prospected
in Cuba, to produce 20,000 tons of
sugar in a season. The plantation
takes in 17,000 acres.
For the first time since 1860 the
white population of Louisiana ex
ceeds the colored population. By
the census of 1900 the whites have
about 75,000 majority.
It is stated that the King of Italy
received 26,000 congratulatory tele
grams after the birth of his daught
er, and 20,000 requests for money in
honor of the great event.
In 1800 ten thousand bales of cot
ton lasted the Lancashire mills a
whole year. It is said the same
amount of cotton would now feed the
Lancashire spindles less than a week.
The three greatest shipping ports
in the world are New York, Liver
pool and Hamburg. Over 25,000
vessels arrive and depart each year
at Hamburg, and over 41,000 at
Liverpool.
Denmark has a.peculiar temper
ance law. When va drinker is so
drunk as to require medical atten
tion the doctor must be paid by the
proprietor of the tavern where the
patient secured his last drink.
Of the 267,800 Indians in the
United States, 38,000 earn their own |
living by farm work. The total val- :
ue of their farm products for the
past year amounted to $1,408,865
over and above the expense of living.
Of the 110,000 American soldiers
who participated in the Mexican war
only about 5,000 are living. At a re
union held in Independence, Mo.,
recently there. were present 47 of
these veterans, whose average age
was 79 years.
The recent large vintage in France
recalls the years 1874-5, when wine
was so abundant that it was given
to the horses. It was claimed that
oats were soaked in wine the
horses would only need half the
usual quantity for the same amount
of work.
The report of Commissioner Evans
shows some curious facts. Seven
years after the close of the civil war,
which lasted four years and was very
deadly, only 6 par cent of the sol
diers engaged'had applied for pen
sions; three years after the Spanish
war, which was short and almost in-
ocuous, twenty per cent of those en
listed (nine-tenths of whom never
saw a battle) have applied for pen
sions. . The commissioner says that
this is the fault of the system of
pensioning, with its active army of
attorneys, solicitors and drummers,
who are practically licensed by the
government with the promise of $25
for each claim allowed.—Our Wash
ington Correspondent.
It is estimated that the world’s ab
mond crop, exclusive of California
and Arizona, will amount this year
to about 41,000 tons. The nuts come
from Italy, Sicily, Majorca, Spain,
France, Portugal, Morocco and Al
giers. The highly prized Jordan al
monds come from Malaga, Spain.
Physicians say that the almond is
the most indigestible of all nuts, and
contains very little nourishment.
That will add pleasure to a vacation
or brighten the home circle, for Bale.
I supply any book published, postpaid, at the list price, and, in many
cases, much cheaper. A large line of Books, Stationery, Office and
School Supplies to select from. Correspondence solicited.
Mail Orders promptly filled.
T. A. COLEMAN,
Bookseller and Stationer, 808 Second Street, MACON, GA.
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Gaps, Pistols,
Tinware, : Wooden ware,
Farming Implements, Etc.
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That Throbbing Headache
Would quickly leave you, if you
used Dr. Kings New Life Pills.
Thousands of sufferers have prov
ed their matchless merit for Sick
and and Nervous Headaches. They
make pure blood and build up
your health. Only 25 cents. Mon
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General Chaffee takes a rather
gloomy view of the situation in the
Philippines. He says that more
than 30,000 men will be necessary
as a permanent garrison in the
Philippines for years to come.
THE HOME GOLeTCUKE.
An Ingenious Treatment by Whio>
Drunkards are Being Cured Dai
ly in Spite of Themselves.
Jumped on a Ten Penny Nail.
The little daughter of Mr. J. N.
Cowell jumped on an inverted
rake made of ten penny nails, and
thrust one nail entirely through
ler foot and a second one half
through. Ghamberlain’s Pain
3alm was promptly applied, and
five minutes later the pain had
disappeared and no more suffering
was experienced. In three days
the child was wearing her shoe as
usual and with absolutely no dis
comfort. Mr. Powell is a well-
mown merchant of Forkland, Ya.
;?ain Balm is an antiseptic and
leals such injuries without matu
ration and in one-third the time
required by the ..usual treatment.
For sale by all dealers in Perry,
Warren & Lowe, Byron
The strange power of a volcano
was shown in the last eruption of
Vesuvius, when a mass of rock
weighing thirty tons was^ projected
ligh above the crater. To do this,
according to an Italian professor,
1 le volcano exerted a force of nearly
7,000 horse-power.
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Not A Dissenting Vote,
A perfect laxative! That is the
unanimous verdict of the people
who use Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pep
sin. ;t 50c and $1.00 sizes. Sold by
No Noxious Doses. No Weakening of
the Nerves. A Pleasant and Posi
tive Cure for the Iiiquor Habit.
It is now generally known and under
stood that Drunkenness is a disease and
not a weakness. A body filled with poi
son. and nerves completely shattered by
periodical or constant use of inrosicating
liquors requires an antidote capable of
neutralizing and eradicating this poison
and destrying the craving for intoxicants.
Sufferers may now cure themselves at
home without publicity or loss of time
from business by this wonderful '‘Home
Gold Cure,’ 5 which has been perfected
after many years of close study and treat
ment of inebriates. The faithful two ac
cording to directions of this wonderful
discovery is positively guaranteed to cure
the most obstinate case, no matter how
hard a drinker. Our records show the
marvelous transformation of thousands
of Druukards into sober,industrious and
upright men.
Wives cure your husbands I Children cure
your fathers! This remedy is in no sense
a nostrum, but is a specific for. this dis
ease only, and is so skillfully devised
and preparod that it is thoroughly solu
ble and pleasant to the taste, so that it
can be given in a cup of tea or coffee
without the knowledge of the person tak
ing it. Thousands of Drunkards have
cured themselves with this priceless
remedy, and as Many more have been
cured and made temperate men by hav
ing the “Cure” administered by loving
friends ani relatives, without their
knowledge, in coffee or tea, and believe
to-day that they discontinued drinking
of their own free will, ©o not wait*
Do not be deluued by apparent and mis
leading “improvement.” Drive out the
disease at once and for all time. The
’‘Home Gold Caaa*e” is sold at the
extremely low price of One Dollar, thus
placing within reach of everybody a
treatment more effectual than others
costing $35 to $50. Full directions ac
company each package. Specific advice
by skilled physician when requested
without extra charge. Sent prepaid to
any part of the world on receipt of One
Dollar. Address Dept. C478. Edwin B.
Giles & Company, 2330 and 2382 Market
Street, Philadelphia.
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Buggies,
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arness
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Isaacs’ Cafe,
413 Third Street,
MACON. GEORGIA.
Regular Meals 25c.
Bill of Fare to Order
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POPULAR PRICES.
Prompt and Efficient Service
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WOVEN WISE
FELD FENCE
Made of large, strong wires, heavily galvanized.
Amply provides for expansion and contrac- /feneT
tion. Only Bgst Bessemer steel wires
used,-always of uniform quality.
Never goes wrong no matter
how great a strain
Is put on it. Does
not mutilate, but
does efficiently tuna
cattle, horses,
fesgs and pigs.
gWEEV EOS OF AMERICAN FCNCK GUARANTEE*
byfchc manufacturers,
Oall and see^it. Can show yon how it will save you money and fence
your fields so they will stay fenced.
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