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VOLUME IX, phate apa kaitfifc rattier^lhai'a' the'lime. The kaicit will arrest the formation of amwionia and the superphosphate will present its escape. They also rmpply potash and phosphoric acid, in whioh the manure is somewhat deficient. II is much more important, however, that the. manure heap be properly construc ted, than that ws invest’ in expensive materials to prevent thet , escape bf its valuable plant fciod elements. • In build ing the manure heap, if : we are careful to exclude the air as 4 ffer as possible and to keep the moisture; uniform,’ that is not haying the heap 7 ’too wet.ai one r. dred pounds of fertilizer may. seem'a t heavy application; but you will be am- Igjfeiepaid by the increased crop. Cnl- ; tlvate as you would corn, keeping down i all weeds and grass. With a good stand s and necessary rains, a crop planted as r .directed should make not less than 400 gallons of syrup to the acre.—State Ag ricultural Department. i • !> - ; Olive Tree* la Georgia. ' Question.—Will olive trees grow in South Georgia? Where can trees be : bought, and at what price?. ‘How old will the trees be before beginning to lands.' L - advise- its planting on thin hillsides, where it can be pastured dar ing the.'summer, all stock.beiaj'fojid of it. Sow: in the spring, broadcasting from 15 to 28 pounds o| seed to the acpre. —State Agricultural; Department.: U»e Kye. 1 Question: —Is them aim cheap crop that I can cover ’ my land§ with during the winter? 1 know ifc is i mistake to leave them bare, but clover and vetch are expensive crops, and Unless the land is rich and. all conditions editable they often fail. I want something within the reach-df an ordinary f&mer, and; which I can take off in tfae Spring in time for other crops. | Answer.—For your pntpoxe I think .yon could use nothing bettor than rye.' It is of course an injiuy-io?the land.to remain bare for several months, subject And it can be easily told by their Trade Mark- -Question.—Please give mo some in formation regarding the ringing of pigs. What shonld.be the/ size of,, the ring, and of what material should ifc be made?. How long can the ring Question. —My la^esquaahes find on- cumbers are always injurei more or Wn by bugs. Can yon give me- some rem edy whioh will check the ravages of these little pests? , ‘Answer —Saltpetre is saidi to be a never failing remedy. The plan is to dissolve in water a sufficient-quantity of saltpetre to apply to all the hills. While the plants are still young and before the bugs begin work, make a little ditch axonnd each hill and. ponr in the salt petre water.—State Agricultural De ment. Warts on Males Ear*. Question.—I have two mules with warts on their ears. Please tell me the beat method of removing them. Answer. —There are various methods recommended for removing warts. The best plan, however, is to cut them off with a sharp knife, and either burn the place where, cut with & hot iron or wash it for several days with acetic acid. The warts are simply attached to the skin and Will not return if treated as di rected. —State Agricultural Department. Celebrated for its great leavening strength and healthfulness. Assures the food against alum and ail. forms of adulteration common to the cheap brands. .Royal Baking Powder Com- pajnvy New York. manure is one that has received the most careful study; and’itis found that the most effective methods are thesim- pleat; those which involve the smallest intelligent expenditure’ of : time; money and labor. Any unnecessary handling is expensive and we should plan so a* to secure a maxixnnm return at a mini mum cost iti all the items.—State Agri- cnltnal Department. ; | Jabutcm Grai*. j Question.—With all the light* befora yon, would youafivise a farmer, to plant' Johnson grass for hay? Answer—-There is probably no hay croj? more certain than Johnson grass, and some farmers; who' have tried it;; pronouueeit unsurpassed fdrabundance of yield and quality. But there are many things to fie taken into consider- efiou, and other tarmors-af» 'equally \ prouoonoed in their -opposition to it In view of snob conflicting’ opinions, it is only fair to state botfarxidds Of the qnes- tion and leave each individual to choose whether it suits Ms special needs of whether it is better to Ibave ; its culti va- 'jpgoa to some uueelse.. ■ ’ > sfk : -~ ~ In thefirst place theuitB advantage^ follows:^ It is .perennial, that is. made?. How long can the ring remain in the nose without injury? Answ-er,—Rings are pht in the noses of pigs or. hogs to preveiit their rooting. The ring should be placed in tlie tough cartilage at the top of the nose, through which a hole must be punched to re ceive, it The ring should bei from 1 to inohes in diameter, ahd should be made of either steel or copper. It can reniaiu in the liese of the hog dur ing its life without injury; Should yon turn the animal on a field of potatoes or grouudpeas. where yon want him to root, the ring mast be removed. Where hogs are kept on grass or clover through the summer they should, always be ringed, as otherwise they do much damage by rooting for worms or grass toots. —State Agricultural Department. liufTalo Bor. " Question. -^1 enclose s plant, for iden tification. It came up in my garden, where I planted a paper of lettnoe seed. It is something like the horse nettle, as yon see. i.Is it good for anything? ' Answer rr-The weed is what Is known as the Buffalo Bnr (solanum rostra- tum). Its native home is the western plains north of Mexico, whence it has traveled slowly towards the east, until now it is found in every state in the Union, though still quite rare in Geor gia, This plant differsjfrom the horse nettle in .haying yellow flowers, instead of white, and bears thorny burs, in stead of smooth.-yellow berries like the nettle. It is an annual- and .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, Iwfore the seeds maters and are carried t» other places by sticking to any ani- A THRIVING CITY, By sowing from 8 to 4 peeks of lyt to the acre from Sept. 1 to 15 yon will pro tect your land largely from washing, you will hate a good pasture through the late fall and winter Jor all your stock, and you will have the^gmeaWtub- ble to turn under in the spring. You can plant rye without iffjnry to tha grow ing crop by running a shallow sweep furrow through the mid&lasof the rows, having first sowed the seed ahead of Ihe plow., Tnis plan can also be prac ticed successfully with oats, pasturing them in .the .winter and turning them .Under in the spring. Of the)tw.o, how ever, I prefer the rye, as better able td Withstand the cold, and as being of more rapid growth and earlies kfeifcL ..turity, Should you prefer to maka hay of the rye, cease'to pastor* It after Christmas, and cut when starting to run up and then turn under Ihe stub ble. Where you expect to cul the rye you must of course knock down the cot ton stalks in good-time,.ko that they will not interfere with the reaper of cradle. —State Agricultural Department. g»-'■JryfYT.r Sugar Cans ■■ Question.—Give me some Informa tion about planting, manuring and cul tivating sugar oaue; also yield of syrup. . Answer—Sugar 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 88 degrees, though it is planted to some import them from Europe, as I know of no nursery at the east or south where they can be bought. In California they begin to bear at five to six years of age, and continue in bearing for a long term disposed of, more marmlactu l-/, more push and enterprise here than elsewhere. Let’s stand together as a com- imuiity.: Everybody pull for the wei^afe, pRSsperity and future sup-, cess of Gainesville. Work togeth er for a common end. In union ther8^|^gt*|ngth. Gainesville is in the front ranks, but maybe jther advantages which can be secured, other opportuni- -iies thfct may be grasped, further results that may he attained. of yeara They should _ be planted not less than 80 feet each way, ’ and great care should be taken to preserve the roots from injury. Even if you have the proper sofl and climate, I would ad vise against your planting more than an experimental plot.—State Agricultu ral Department. - BpjllijN? Wire trancing. Quxstion. —I want to put no consid erable wire fence this fall; and l want { our advice as to posts. I have a choice etweenpin** poplar, magnolia, sweet gum and oak; which is best'for the pur pose?- What is the best treatment to 'give the posts in order to preserve them from decay? Will small trees cut in proper- lengths last as long as large trees sawed or split for the purpose? . Answer. — Among the woods yon mention, good heart pine is a long ways the best If yon coaid possibly get cedar posts they would be the best, but aside from cedar there is in South Georgia no bettei wood for posts than the heart of a sound yellow pine. A good and economical treatment to make the posts more durable is to apply%»- tbaura/heavy coat of tar. covering ev ery portion of the post that goes in the ground, and for 6 or 8 inches above the ground. Better still, if yon could boil ia tar for the space of half an hour the ground end of your posts they would be rendered practically proof agamBt rot. The large trees split or sawed would last longer-t>- the trees only large enough for ] at You will readily see the reason o. ..is, from the fact that the small tree would be entirely sap wood, which rots very quickly when exposed to the weather,, while the posts from the large tree, being all heart, would be much more durable. /Never, use for posts anything but heart wood. —State Agricultural Department beauties of the Queen City as -from the top of the court .house, and hie . impressions are given The Cracker readers in the Ibglawing happy style: jj Viewed from the court house there top, the “Queen City” presents quite a business-like and strikingly beautiful appearance. This is a fine point from which to look over the city. Away above everything else, one can look down upon the. many attractive possessions, of the beat little mountain eity 4o be fouhd^n^ America to-day. In any . Rucklcn’s Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chil blains. Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay re quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per dox. For sale by M. C. If will last for a number of years. If is uulike man; other grasses in Its de pendence on moisture at a certain pe riod of its giowth. All through the early spring, the summer and 'hate (all tt resDoadS to rains. If thesniij£|eaiH£SS? ant three or font nuttings ere possible, and even under adverse clrcumatahcea. one. catting is always certain.u; Once set, therefore, ft may be dreaded on for an almost, certain fieidjto WJfc successive y ears. , V: U k On the other -hand, amPUR/^he disad- vantages of having a permanent 'field A Happy Thought. Fair Bicyclist (hysterically)— ft Oh, Mr. Officer! somebody has stolen my bicycle.” v „ ©ffitjcr—“Phwat koind av a Commissioner Nesbitt’s Inquiry * Box For the Month. I are interesting. It wax early one ? morning that I went up the stairs of Hall*a seat of justice and came to the small apartment in the top, wbenTthe big clock bell rings out the hoars as they pass, and where the alarm bell is situated which sets the city times of fire. HUMBER <)TQUESTIONS ANSWERED Hoar to Harvest 8niOnilpiif — Johuaoii ['• Orassjra# fyasVTar to stop fill# Rav- of liti.s an Mjuntm ami Cucum. nsrs—patuogUi* Coinpait Heaps Pot ^hsa la Hie Sprint,,K:c ; - - - QuESTiON. —Piease give me a quick and effectiva method of harvesting gtnundpeas SO as to .save the viu6s as wiiu as the nuts. The gathering of this crop C9mes. it such a. busy season that I am always'more or'ies3 perplexed as to bow I shall manage to get everything properly attended to. By the nsnal melb'od of digging ,and drying by band the hay is not saved in good condition, .and much Of it. is often lost; This plan is alsb" stow and .-wearisome when . so much other work a pressing. Answer -;-Thd Spanish groundpeas '"itf Tnhriarrn mranr sin Tin '-ta. spread, both by^nndergt^dhd ttema and by its millions of seeds, which, if al lowed ui mature/ a^scot^redin every direction The hud ^sfihy: bs entirely ; prevented by mowmg ifieSE^ the plants show t disposition .to jailed seed, three or four times its; sea* son of growth. 1£ the field in which this grass is grown is in a measure., iso- , lated from the rest of the [farm, and if no plow is.pnt into it, whereby a care- 1 less farm band may transport the toots from one part ot the farm to another, there is little danger of propagating it in this why. Another disadvantage ia that, while Johnson grass, if cut at the proper stage, that is, jnrt after it has bloomed and ie ready to. form, heads, will nuikV splendid hay, if the cutting ' is delayed 'beyond'this . period the hay becomes tohgh and' woo iy and; stock: will not edt'it.^ Still another objection is that If is very difficult to eradicate it. ; Once it has'taken possession of afield, ik .-most, be given ! over to it without question. While under some conditions . this might eonstitata-a very serions ob jection. nnder others it might bo re garded as a positive advantage; The hay* when; ont at the proper time and properly, cured, is fine, the yield is cer tain and generally abundant. In view of them facts, it one has ra field suited for its cultivation, why not let it take possession and thus secure at little post and trouble a hntritiota" bay. the de mand for which ie ueveir' fnl 4 y supplied. We know some intelligent farmers who are enthusiastic supporters of Johnson ; grass when planted uuder the above; re- - strictions. —State Agricultural Depart ment. - Herman, Cdmt»« >ul Cf»m, Question —Does German or Crimson clover impr <ve the laud as much .as the Red or White clover? Is the gathering qf nitrogen the. only benefit which the clovers render the laud? Please tell me something about Japan clover. 1 have extent much higher hp th0 oouutrf£3B| requires a long summer for its fall de velopment, and consequently does best in South Georgia Belonging as it does to the family of grasses, it requires an abundance of nitrogen, and will hot make much growth without it It is very customary in the wiregrass section of the state to plant cane on land that has been'bpivpehned the previous year, and veryfine crops are made. in. this -geared, hollow-axle, self-oil- detachable tires, movable Question.—Will you please publish for the benefit of. myself and other fanners the standard Weights for Geor gia of the various' farm products? Answer—The following are the es tablished legal weights per bnshel as given by the code: Wheat, 60 . pounds; shelled corn, 56 pounds; corn in the ear,. 70 pounds; peas, 60 pounds; rye, 66 pounds;- oats, 82 pounds; barley, 47 pounds; Eish potatoes; 60pounds; sweet potatoes. 55 uonnds; white beans, 60 pounds; clovt^-seed, 60 pounds; timo thy seed, 45 pounds; flax seed, 56 pounds; hemp seed, 44 pounds; blnegrass seed, 14 pounds; buckwheat. 52 pounds; dried peaches (unpeeled), 33 pounds; dried peaches (peeled), 88 pounds; dried ap ples, 24 pounds; onions, 57. pounds; turnips, 55 pounds; corn meal, ^48 pounds; wheat bran, 20 pounds; cotton seed, 80 pounds, and of ground peas, 25 pounds. —State AgriculSnral Department. and—oh, yes! now I 'iwime to think of it, my baby was attach ed to the handle-bars. ”—Judge. in lively motion in Up here things are comparative ly quiet, but the whistles of-the factories and the beat of the blacksmith’s hammer on the aaVl} ; can, be distinctly heard. The twit ted ug of the happy, unconcerned sparrow fills the air with melody, adding'charm to the place. Tho mellow morning sunlight comes to drive away the darkness, and all seems vtfSliiSSfeES^ A Safe Speedy and PasiUte Care •Th« Safest. Rest BLISTER evetBsed. Takes the p^i^c^aU ^ Removes all Ranches or Blemishes from Morse* tom T.swTtTev^7n-^vrTfT 1AMS < -'0 « Cleveland CK. happy and contented, may t As the big clapper tolls -Oat" the uearlj hour the universe seems ready to duea 6e shattered to atoms, bntiti»: 'soon over and everything isqaiet agaiq. The court house fronts almost dub west. From the ’window at the front can be seen the beautiful home place of Judge J. B. Gaston, Gainesville’s honored mayor, while to the right a little way the Prei- hyterian church is situated. The next building that greets the vis ion is the Arlington Hotel, large in its proportions. Uncle Sam’e mail office department is in the left of the building as every one knriws. ? In^A northern direction the best vieWofthehuainess houses around the public square can be obtained. These stores, set . off with a most delightful little city park in the center of the square with beautiful shade trees, present a charming picture. The Hudson Hotel and the Hunt House show ap promi nently. A bit further to the right ammagnificent residences; and around in all directions they present themselves. New 1 shingled roofs can be seen in abundance aMmeerthe city. Ill the distance Laad Strack by LislitnlnE. 3 Question.—What will restore land that has been struck by lightnings and how long will it taka? Answer.—There is a prevalent belief that where the, ground is strnok by lightning it is rendered sterile and un productive for years. This is an. error deteot. When a portion .of a growing crop, snob as cotton,-is strnok by light ning, all the plants whioh receive a share of the eleotrlo current are, of course, killed, and it is possible, and even probable, that- chemical changes take place in the ground receiving the current that render it barren and un productive for a short time. This con dition has been noticed by every farmer, T suppose, but continued observation would also have shown that the strtoken spot gave no evidence of sterility the following year; By that time, what ever harm had been done to the land by the lightning, will have been remedied by the forces of nature, which are con stantly at work, and the ground will be restored to its original fertility.—State Agricultural Department. and ihN hay /cnTed r snfflcn!ently to be stored, Grdhndpeas belong to the fam ily of Iegnmes, and like all of their kind, the tops are good for forage. . For other varieties than the Spanish it will be necessary to nse a plow made especially to run under the vines and tut the: top root; when it will be found eomparative.y easy to puli the vines np withontdoo3eiiiug the nuts. But if the noil is very heavy, even this will not answer. In such a case run a turning plow near tlie Vines first, and in this farrow Tun ft swesp. which has had one- wing turned np to act as a bar or land slide, and-the other flattened and made sharp to run under the vines. The gath ering.,, curing and'stacking oan then be managed as above.—State Agricultural Department. Flratehu,* Compoit Heapi, Question.—In the intervals of leisure from more pressing work, l am anxioua \ to pat ap some firstclass oompost heaps i for use when my spring crops are planted.. L have tried mixing kainit ' and superphosphate with the manure" with snccess, what I want to know is, will-caustic ime be equally effective in 1 helping'to preserve the manure from l wasting until such time as 1 may wish , to use i.t? . Answer—One objection to using ■ caustic lime iu a manure or compost i heap is. that after fermentation begins t, the lime has a tendency to cause the es- l cape of ammonia This might be, in a > measure, prevented by covering the heap closel' with earth and packing 5 down. Lime also tends to convert the I Available nitrogen ot manure into less desirable forms, and although, after 9 the lime is applied to the soil, this loss is iu a measure made np for by the » power of the lime to promote nutrifioa- " Won in the soil, we do not think it e fully compensates tor the first lose. q Lime should never be used in conneo- j Won with a superphosphate, because it will convert its phosphoric acid into in- n soluble form. -Ts caused by torpid liver, which prevents diges tion and permits food to ferment and pntrify in the stomach. Then follow dizziness, headache, Pr A.U made of Best Ma- with BcslAVoek- ; mans,1 ‘f’ hi Rest 3Ian- nrr - M '" 1 t : in u^c “t fuel, splendid '*•JKmK steamers. - and most free . from' Kj»arkt<. HoreLEF- '"— ieu-t EXGIN FS in.J^ 4 .; : thruugnout the -S-uth than^any other make Range in capacity^ up. Alt about these engines fininew pamphlet . D, c°P7 ” and any further information desijjg^. furnished frc-c- on appiicafapn insondna, nervousness, and, if not relieved, bilious fever IIA or blood poisoning. Hood’s I B I Sh Pills Stimulate the stomach, ® ™ rouse the liver, cure headache, dizziness, eon» stlp&tion, etc. 25 cents. Sold by aU drugrists. The only Pills to take with Hood's Sarsanerilla. ing an annual it probably does not im prove the land as mnoh as the biennial / Red clover. White clover, though a le gume, does uos benefit, the land as mnoh as either the Scarlet or the Red clover, the roots not penetrating the earth to the same depth as the others, z Where a green crop U ueeded tor turning under in the early spring, the Sc-arlet olover is the best of the three, as it makes a very XUpH heavy growth in the' late winte^^daS early spring. The clovers and other le- - I games not only Rather nitrogen for fu- ,, ’ ■ S tnre crops, but their strong, long roots ’i -l penetrate the subsoil and loosen it up* I thus rendering the succeeding crop less | liable to tnffer either from excessive rains or from drouth. In addition, their decaying roots famish humus so the soil. Japan olover (Lespedesa striata) belongs to the family of legumes and is > an annual. On poor land its growth is low and spreading, but on good land it will grow from 15 to 20 inches tall and /A i. yield a fine crop of excellent hay. It ** W seems to prefer dry clay sfiils and .will grow on lauds of this character that are /a.q - too poor for the other clovers. It is a W»- Therefore we would ad vise the eon finned use ot tl& .spgexphos- Li