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' SEE THAT THE FAG-SIMILE SIGNATURE •OF- Promotes Digestion,Cheerful ness and Rest.Contains neither Opium,Morphine nor Mineral. X\OT Narcotic. jkcv* afOZdnrSSJ*VELEui&hJi pumpki n SeeP~ ^ jILx. Scnru* * po’JieSIc Salts — ^nrse Seed * P/ pemunt - IH Carbonate Sudor * Jffom Seed - fJrrrtlicd Siujar « i\i/uueiyeecpi Ftervvn A perfect Remedy for Constipa- ‘ion. Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions,Feverish ness nnuLosS OF SLEEP. facsimile Signature oF IS OK" THE WRAPPER OF EVERY BOTTT,E OF * 1 . EW YORK. v —. S [fipjmhs EXACT COPVCF WRAPPER. 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. "V? ^ ra pp 8r HiN "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