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Caetoria ia pat up la oro-ske bottles only. It
is not sold ia balk. Don’t allow anyone to sell
yon anything elso on the plea or promise that it
is “just c.3 good” and “will answer every pur
pose.” See that yon get C-A-S-T-0-E.-I-A.
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"OR CATTLE
jrmers Urged to Make Use
[of This Vaiuab e Forage.
UE3EITT DIS0U83ES MATTER
ommi^imter of Ajriccltnre Kfqu.. : .t<
r^iit Soil rillers t-,» Give th« Ni^w
fo.i Stuff a i'rial—-As t<» the Cotton
|rpa;c—Work During the Pant Mont!)
laveii by iiad VV«athor.
[Department of Agriculture,
Atlanta, Feb. 1. 1893.
SHREDDED CORN STALKS,
ia matter of much importance to
iiers, I again call their attention to
intense value of the corn stalks
.a left standing and wasting in the
[when they are shredded and used
rage. I have recently had a coti
llion with a gentleman who is now
Kail he can mako of this forage at
[tonin carload lots, and $12 a ton
poiier quantities. His experience
ft from \ l 2 to 2J~2 tons of shredded
can be made to the acre, accord-
the size and number of plants,
h it a largfc machine will cut each
[lie product from six to 12 acres.
|urse in both cases the amount is
Mined by trie quality aud yield of
pin crop. It has been ascertained
the larger machines accomplish
{profitable and more satisfactory
ftlmu the smaller ones, the stalks
jmore tnoroughly cut aud shredded.
machines being portable, if one
|r cauuoc affQrd the higher price
larger machine, a combiuatiou
ers can invest in one and thus
ring from one farm to another
/ks for a neighborhood may be
ted into a wholesome and nutri-
od. Or, as suggested before, one
ay own such a machine aud by
g all farms in reach during the
d winter the entire crop of corn
may be shredded without expense
owners. A strange proposition,
vertheless true, because the toll
e paid in kind, and is taken from
erwise worthless product.
Ihe experiment station farm the
d staiks, winch had been left
g on the fields until Januarv,
auled up ami stiredded. The pro
as not only reudiiy eaten bv the
uituals, but upon analysis was
ocontain more nutriment than
ai amount of the cottonseed
Mow so popular as stock food.
Glided fodder has this additional
ge over the hulls, it is much
d-hed by horses and mules,, as
cattle, and there is not the same
j u necessary in feeding it. It
fJwn by those who feed cottfm-
at there is danger of its ba-
e °hi 'acted, if fed m too large
es - and that it is always safer
£ With other more concentrated
affs.
Utilization of such a tremendous
of forage will enable us not
F»w more and better cattle aud
" c « for home use, but will give
* tTl8 to stock raising for export.
18 a mowing maud from the
west for southern cattle, and with this
enormous audition to our food stuffs, a
comparatively large number of beeves
may be successfully raised to meet this
market wituout drawing too Heavily
upon the other resources of the farm.
Thus will be opened a new source
of income for the south and a:so
the foundation be laid for a direct
! exportation to Europe of thousands of
southern raised beeves. We have every
advantage of climate and transporta
tion. and once the business gets a firm
i foothold, we can scarcely compute its
benefits to the south. Our superior situ
ation and environment will give us an
immense leve age over our western com
petitors. This plan of shredding aud
utilizing the otherwise useless corn
staiks is growing in favor each day aud
: the time is coming when the shredded
fodder will be as much an article of
[ commerce as the popular cottonseed
hulls, once considered equally worth-
i less.
THE COTTON ACREAGE.
We have no new arguments to offer
on this subject on which hangs the pros
perity. not of the farmers oniy, but of
; the whole south, aud we may say, of the
country at large. In the successful aud
profitable handling aud marketing of
our cotton crop by farmers, buyers,
manufacturers aud others we include a
very large per cent of our national pop
ulation, and therefore the decision of
■ the farmers as to how much cotton they
will undertake to raise in ’98 is a mat-
1 ter of almost as much importance to the
whole country as to themselves. This
decision to some extent affects present
i conditions also, for as soon as it becomes
known that a large crop is to be planted,
the price either continues depressed or
falls lower; whereas, if a reduced area
is decided on, prices and the general
cotton trade show a favorable tendency.
In our inquiry columns are some very
pertinent questions as to the cotton sit
uation aud the conditions of supply aud
demand. We have endeavored to an
swer them fully aud clearly, aud to em-
1 phasize what we have so often repeated
in these columns, that the farmers, ic-
1 dividually, must control this matter.
No convention or set of resolutions,
however intelligent the former, or forci
ble the latter, seem powerful enough to
cope with it. Each farmer must study
the question for himself aud must de
cide, not how much cotton he can raise,
but how much he can raise profitably.
When this is done, and when each man
sets aside a sufficient area for abundant
' home supplies it will be found that a
reduction of the cotton area is a fore
gone conclusion. Profitable cotton pro
duction hinges on home supplies aud by
tha* term we do not mean plain bread
-and meat, but plenty of poultry, eggs,
milk, butter, fruit aud vegetables as well.
In our climate all can be produced at
little cost and in greatest abundance.
But if a man overburdens himself
^vith an expensive cotton crop he has no
time to attend to these socalled miuor
crops and when the cotton is gathered
and sold ten chances to one he will have
no money, to buy necessary food, much
less the articles of comfort, aud even
luxury, which lie could Have produced
on his farm at a scarcely appreciable
cost. Our past experience has made
these facts plain, but the certainty cf a
cash market for cotton, and the uncer
tainty of being able to sell a surplus of
»ny other crop, has tempted the large
body of farmers to continue to plant big
crops of cotton, and to trke the chances
of selling them for enough to buy
needed supplies, implements, etc. The
cheapness at which we pau produce all
rooa crops enoura roiever sec atrresc
this question of home supplies. Our
mistaken policy on this point and the
crowding of the cm ton market has re
duced our income noiu tint source mil
lions and millions or dollars, and when
to this is added short food supplies our
condition is deplorable indeed.
WORK FOR THE MONTH.
Bad weather has somewhat delayed
farm work, although in many sections
farmers have taiceri advantage of file
bright days to push forward prepara
tions for another crop. February is tne
best average'monto or sowing spring
oats it tne son i< tii .t m ice tt r.cn bv-
manures or fertilizers. Oats will not
do we:l on poor laud any more than
other crops, but. with the same care aud
plant.food that vv« give other crops, rhey
often make far better returns, and there
is no better stock food known to south
ern farmers. Whenever the ground is
dry enough the regular field plowing
shon.d go on. Don’t plow when the
land is too wet. This is a mistake which
it of Ten requires years to repair. Use a
subsoiler wherever possible, its good
effects will be noticeable when our
long summer drouth sets in. Glover
and grass may be sown. Both require
thorough preparation and high ma
nuring. In the southern Dart of tiie
state ail the earlier vegetables muv be
planted, and it is in this mouth that the
general Irish potato Crop is planted. Fur
Various reasons the eastern crop was a
failure last year. Prices are ru.inghigh
and will no doubt continue fair. For
this reason a southern crop, which can
be forced on the market early, would
pay. It would be well, however, to
study the markets, and not wait until
the crop is ready before making any ar
rangements to dispose of it. Complete
your arrangements before hand, aou’t
leave anything to chance. Mauy of our
farmers know how to raise potatoes suc
cessfully, but not all of these know how
to market them profitably. Jeff Wei-
born says we can grow them much
cheaper here tha.i they do at the north,
and if the seed used are from the fall
grown crop they will come on much
earlier. He has raised eight c. ops. fall
and spring, in four years, on the same
land, without a change of seed, ami
each year the potatoes have improved m
quality and quantity. After the spring
crop is taken off he sows the land in
early maturing peas. When these are
taken off, the laud is in fine condition
for the fall crop, aud thus he gets three
crops off the same area. The laud, after
the peas, is thoroughly prepared, and he
gets about 160 bushels of potatoes with
out any other fertilizer than the peas.
If the ground has been well broken and
the planting properly managed, a very
shallow cultivation is all that is neces
sary. In field crops, just as the plants
begin to break the ground, it is well to
run a harrow across the rows to break
the crust. Do not run a deep furrow
near the rows. Keep the patch free
from weeds. For the northern markets
ship in 11-peck potato barrels instead of
sacks, they keep better aud are more
; attactive in appearance—both of which
add to the price
R. T. Nesbitt, Commissioner.
SOME COTTON STATISTICS.
Yield ami 1‘riCiw During tl»e Past Few
Years—Kigllren For Farmers.
Question.—What were the total cot
ton crops for 1895 96 aud 1896 97. and
their average price, and as far as known
what has been the crop aud the price
for 1897-93?
Answer.—The cotton crop for 1895 96.
officia. figures, was 7,157,346 bates, and
the average price was 8.09 cents per
pound. The crop of 1896-97 was 8,757,-
964 bales, aud the average price was
7.42 cents per pound. Up to Jaa. 1,
1898, 7.260,033 bales have been marketed,
aud the average price .was 6 05 cents per
pound. By comparing this with the re
ceipts up to Jau. 1, 1897, we find that
there was up to Jau. 1, 1898, marketed
861,841 bales more than to Jau 1, 1897.
We also find that owing to the differ
ence in price, although there was such’
a large excess of bales, the farmers of
the south have lost $54.305,046—a strik
ing commentary on large crops and low
prices. It is almost beyond belief that
the cotton crop, which is virtually a
monopoly, and which should be a means
of independence, is surely becoming the
cause of general depression aud poverty.
-~!5tate Agricultural Department,
Lice hml Mi(«i On Poultry.
Question. —I live in the southern pari
of the state, and, owing to the climate.
I suppose onr poultry is much troubled
with mites and lice. I am careful about
keeping the coops clean, bat in spite of
this these vermin seem to multiply very
rapidly. How shall I destroy them ?
Answer. —The coops should be thor
oughly whitewashed inside aud out
with a limewash in which has been
mixed crude carbolic acid. Every part
of the roosts should be brushed over
with kerosiue, old nests removed and
all litter burned up. Au experienced
poultry raiser says the easiest plan to
get rid of the pests on the fowls them
selves is the following: Fill a five gallon
oil can about two-thirds full of warm
water aud add about 1 ounce of carbolic
acid. Select a clear, bright morning
and dip each fowl bodily into the bath,
covering every part. Hold it up to drip
a few seconds aud then- turn it loose.
In an hour they will be dry aud free
from living lice. —State Agricultural
Department.
The »D(ar Beet Iadastrjr.
Question. —HI s as a tell j&e something
about the cultivation or sugar beets, the '
method, cost, preparation for marketJ Wh31 I TO
kind of soil suitable, etc. How are the i Hill Lvuuj It#
factories in this country succeeding? 1
Is the sugar of good quality and is the | Mrs * Chas. King’s Experience,
crop one which can be cultivated at the 1 A woman's body is the repository oi?
pav for the°in? IUUC ° mauuractarerd j the most delicate mechanism, and ye'.
I most women wil l
Answer.—As yet the sugar beet in
dustry in this country is iu-its iufaucy,
and we have to depend on the experi
ence of others for enlightenment on the
points on which yon request inform;:-
i
tion. The following is from a man oi
large experience b »rh in this country
and in Europe, and what he says on
sugar beet culture is reliable aud valu
able. He says the soil should be good.
The crop will not pay if planted on poof
ground, or on muck laud, or on land
which has not good drainage, or if the
Boil is not in a good state of cultivation.
The cost of raising, an acre of beets is
too high for them to be grown on poor
land. The success of this industry is in
the hands of the farmers and not in the
hands of the manufacturers. No matter
how perfect the machinery or how econ
omically a factory is managed, if the
beets are brought to the factory not in
proper condition the expenses are
doubled and the farmer is docked, which
means loss of time, general discourage
ment and want of success to both man
ufacturer aud planter. The beets when
delivered at the factory should be cut
off flat at the root of the leaves, so that
none of the green top is left. This is
absolutely necess.u-y in order to make a
good standard of sugar. Every beet of
which the green juice of the leaves is
mixed with the beet juice proper is an
obstacle to crystaliziug the sugar, and
every drop of that green juice must be
eliminated before the white granulated
sugar can be manufactured. Ali the
fertilizing properties of the beets are
contained in the tops aud the farmer
meets with a double loss if he carries
them to the factory instead of cutting
them off and leaving them on his land.
He is decked 8 or JO per cent at the fac
tory, aud wastes the valuable fertilizing
properties of the tops which are thrown
away.
METHOD OF CULTIVATING SUGAR BEETS
* The rows should be 18 or 20 inches
apart, the plants thinned out to stand
6 or 6 inches in the row. Do not wait
until the young beets are surrounded by
weeds, but cultivate with the hoe as
soon as the plants can be seen. The
thinning should be done as soon as the
plants have two to four leaves. After
this keep the weeds aud grass down by
the horse hoe, cultivating often to
loosen the earth around the plants and
give air to the roots. As the cultivation
is very expensive no chance should be
neglected which will help to make as
large a crop as possible. If weeds and
grass are allowed to grow they will take
up the strength of the soil, which should
be used to make the beets. The rows
should not be further than 20 inches
apart. If wider than this the beets will
be larger but will not- yield as much in
weight per acre, and besides, what tne
sugar manufacturer wants is small
beets, from 1 to pounds in weight.
These are more profitable to ban die and
have also a higher percentage of sugar
and less water than the larger sizes.
COST OF CULTIVATING AN ACRE IN SUGA3
- BEETS.,
Preparation of land: plowing aud
harrowing * $ 2 C(J
Extra harrowing before putting
in seed 50
Tilling aud rolling 1 50
Cleaning between the rows with
hand hoe 3 00
Thinning out aud resetting plants
to stand 5 or 6 inches, and clean
ing between rows 6 00
Cleaning with horse hoe 75
Cleaning with horse hoe and
slightly hilling up 7c
Taking out weeds hear the beets,
which horse hoe has left 1 25
Pulling up, topping, putting the
beets in small heaps aud cover
ing with leaves 6 0C
Loading and hanliug to market,
estimating 12 tons to the acre,
at 50 cents per ton, a distance of
6 miles 6 O0
let it get out cf
order just as if
it were of no con -
sequence. The ■ v
backs ache,head.?
throb and burn :
they have wander
ing pains, now here
and now there; ex
perience extreme-
lassitude, tha:
dop’t-care an 1
want-to-be-left
alone feeling, ex>
citability, irritability, nervousness,
sleeplessness, and the blues, yet do
nothing to help themselves. These
indicate womb complications.
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com
pound will relieve all this trouble.
Mrs. Chas. King, 1815 Rosewood
St., Philadelphia, Pa., says:—
“I had bearing-down feelings, back
ache, burning sensation in my stom
ach, chills, headache, and always had
black specks before my eyes. I some
times had four and five fainting spells
a day. I had sev ,-ral doctors, and tried
many patent medicines. 1 commenced
to take Lydia K. Pinkbam's Vegetable
Compound, a d I never had anything
give me the relief that it has. X can
truthfully say it has cared me.”
from 10 to 20 tons per acre. The be t
fertilization for beets is secured by r.
heavy application of homemaae manure
on a previous crop. The first run <:
i beet sugar in New Yo k state wa-
made tlip past month aud tin
product was smooth grained, whit*
aud sweet. There are other faetene*
springing up over rhe country aud there
are eight already in successful opera
tion. Professor Massey says: *‘I wa.;
struck with the identity, so far as cuiti
vatiou is concerned, of the sugar beet
culture and that of cotton. I fuliy be
lieve that the negroes, who are accus
tomed to the cultivation aud thinning
of cotton, would make rhe best of hands
in the beet field. I believe that we can
grow the beetjp as well as they can in
Nebraska an i grow them more
cheaply.” He says also that our “cot
ton sweep” as a cultivator, beats all the
variety of tools that he saw used for
beet cultivation. Land for beets should
always be prepared very deeply. Sub-
soiled, if possible.—State Agricultural
Department
$27 Ou
The 12 tons at $4 00 per ton would
be $48 0U
Cost of cultivating as above
27 75
$20 2-5
In this account labor is estimated at
$1 .25 a day, aud no allowance is made
for fertilizers or cost of seed. The
United States Department of Agricult
ure estimates the cost per acre for tins
first few years at from $40 to $50 pel
acre, though in many instances it will
fall below these figures. The cost varies
so, with varying conditions, that it is
impossible to give an estimate which
will suit every locality. The price paid
at the factory is from $4 to $5 per ton,
acoot djng to quality, and the yield u
The Fox anti the Stork.
A fox one day invited a stork to din
ner, but provided for the entertainment
only the first course, soup. This being
in a shallow dish, of course the fox lap
ped it up readily, but the stork, by
means of his long bill, was unable tc
gain a mouthful.
“You do not seem fond of soup,”
said the fox, concealing a smile in his
napkin. “Now, it is one of my greatest
weaknesses.”
“You certainly seem to project your
self outside of a large quantity, ” said
the stork, rising with some dignity and
examining his watch with considerable
empressement, “but I have an appoint
ment at 8 o’clock, which I bad forgot
ten. I must ask to be excused. Au re-
voir. By the way, diue with me tolnor-
row. ”
The fox assented, arrived at the ap
pointed time, but found, as he fully ex
pected, nothing on the table but a sin
gle long necked bottle, containing
olives, which the stork was complacent
ly extracting by the aid of his long bill.
“Why, you do not seem to eat any
thing,” said the stork with great nai
vete when he had finished the bottle.
“No,” said the fox significantly, “I
am waiting for the second course. ”
“What is that?” asked the stork
blandly.
“Stork stuffed with olives,” shrieked
the fox in a very pronounced manner
and instantly dispatched him.
Moral.—True hospitality obliges the
host to sacrifice himself for his guests.
—Bret Harte’s “iEsop Improved.”
Rivals For Fame.
“I’m going to introduce a bill,” de
clared the first legislator, “prohibiting
any and all persons from going up in s
balloon. ”
“There’s where you show your lack
of statesmanship, ” sneered the second
legislator. “My bill will make it ac
offense punishable by fine and impris
onment to tail cut of a balloon. ”- -De
troit Free Press.
Needle workers have discovered that
the threads of Madagascar grass cur
tains, pulled out, and used in place g!
embroidery silk, produce excellent re
sults. This is the foundation of the new
grass embroidery. These threads never ,
fade or fray and will stand washing.
It has been discovered that to bury a
man up to his neck in wet sand is a
practically certain (pure for sppaxsBl
death from an electric