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BOTTLE OF
eating the raising of 3f£ cent cotton at
a profit is hurting him no little. ’
“In making this statement we unin
tentionally did Colonel Nesbitt an in
justice, and now gladly make the cor
rection. While the statement was made
and published in the reports issued from
the department of agriculture, volume
18, 1892, page 30, it was the result of an
experiment made at the Experiment
Station under the direction o: Director
Redning, which gave the result of sev
eral tests showing that cotton could be
raised even at 2% cents per pound. On
one thorough test, however, the publi
cation referred to above said: ‘Mr.
Kimbrough, the agriculturist, estimates
the aggregate cost of plowing, harvest
ing, hoeing, picking and fertilizers—
nothing being allowed for interest on
the land or superintendence—at an
amount which would make the cost of
the cotton 334 cents per pound of lint. ’
Colonel Nesbitt did not say that. He
only published this experiment with
other tests made at the Experiment
Station, and we trust that our readecs
will so remember.”—Cherokee Advance.
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To feed the nerves.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Cures nervousness,
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Gas tori a is nut up in. one-sizo bottles only. . It
is not sold in'bulk. Don’t allow anycna to sell
yon anything elso on. the pica or promise that it
is “just as good” and “will answer every pur
pose.” See that yon got C-A-S-T-O-E-I-A.
STY OF FARMERS !N
THE PRESENT CRISIS
Heavy Provision Crop Should
Be Planted.
W1B AND COTTON PRICES
Commissioner Nesbitt Points Out That
There Will Be a Big Demand For
Breadstuff's, Etc., While the
Fleecy Staple Is Likely
to Tumble.
Department of Agriculture,
Atlanta, May 1, 1898.
OUR DITTY IN THE PRESENT CRISIS.
I.Vow that war with Spain has been
[finitely decided on, the gravity of the
tuation demands that we, as farmers,
We ourselves to a careful study of its
earings on our agricultural interests,
otii individual and collective. The
pinion among competent army and
ivy experts seems to be gaining ground
it the campaign, after hostilities ao
illy begin, will be neither short noi
sy, and it may drag along for months,
ider these apprehensions what is on*
lin duty? What do we owe to our-
lives, our families, our country? While
army and navy on land and sea are
lforcing a recognition of the great
iciples of hnman independence,
hat are we farmers to do? How can
re help in the struggle that is to set
aba free? We are to supply not only
at home demands for provisions, but
p&re to supply the “sinews of war”
ota armies in the field by a bounti-
food crop. Besides the usual home
Remand there will be a heavy demand
or breadstuff^ and provisions to feed
R" armies. Should peace be declared
ritkout hostilities the demand will still
heavy. There will be thousands of
^omeless, helpless people in Cuba to be
Bd. Thus in either event, war or peace,
11 surplus supplies will find a ready
id a profitable market. Therefore, if
re have not already done so, we should
it in unusually heavy provision
Fop, even ii we have to appropriate foi
purpose some of the acres intended
0r > or already planted in cotton.
effect of the war on cotton.
I When a farmer sets himself fora hand
• hand struggle with an overwhelming
-on crop, he necessarily consigns the
fision crop—the bread and meat
PPply—to the domain of chance. Under
mt conditions every consideration
f self interest, every prompting of patri-
appeals against such a course,
generally accepted idea of war, ag-
ilturally speaking, ig cheap cotton
id high provisions. A war with Spain
jmld almost paralyze our cotton trade,
ile the price of provisions would ad-
ice. In view of these facts, what
be the fat® of the man who pro-
ices a large cotton crop, for which he
11 get a low price, and who depends
buying the whole or even part of
eded provisions for which he will pay
ighprice? It is scarcely necessary
and while he has injured bim
bo has <£so, to a certain degree, in-
his state and ooantry, both of
are now looking to him to do his
in the struggle which is upon us.
iow that some farmers may argue
as the general crop may be much
lcw L now if the time to take the
ice snd put every 1 available acre in
but there was never a graver
,ta ke. If. ever .there was a year to
increase the food crops and decrease the
cotton, this is the year, for the reasons
already given.
THE FLOOD IN THE MISSISSIPPI
also furnishes another argument with
some farmers for planting a large cot
ton crop in Georgia. They reason that
it will be so late when the cotton crops
in the fertile Mississippi valley are
planted, that the yield will be very
much cut off. But they forget that in the
year just past, there was au almost un
precedented flood in the valley and that
the crop of ’97 was delayed almost later
than was ever known before, certainly
much later th&n the present flood can
possibly do. Levees were swept away,
property was destroyed and the making
of a cotton crop in that section seemed
an almost hopeless undertaking. Geor
gians and fanners in other states pre
sumed on this and put in a big crop, but
the valley planters were also busy. Sev-
* era! weeks later than the present date
1 they too put in a big crop, and the con-
I sequence was the largest general cotton
crop on jecord and ruinously low prices.
At present
THE PRICE OF COTTON IS ADVANCING
and this also may allure the unwary
farmer into'" the error of overcropping
himself. I have always maintained that
the true policy is to provide bountifully
for every need of the farm, and then to
put in just as much cotton as can be
well managed. And that tale still
holds good. The man who does this is
safe in any event, be the price of ootton
high or low, because he is not compelled
to sell himself to the provision dealer or
merchant for bread and meat. He is
also in a position to exercise his judg
ment in the disposal of his cotton—to
sell or to hold, M circumstances sug
gest. Wo»>W farmer thus inde
pendent the contrd of the cotton, mar
ket would be virtually where it be
longs—that is in the hands of the pro
ducers—rather than of the men who
deal in “futures.” It has been well
said, and it has come to be a fact, that
hot supply and demand for spot cotton
affect the price, but supply and demand
for “futures” establish the price, and
this “future” market is controlled by
J jrofessional operators and manipu-
ators, which could not be possible were
each individual farmer able to sell or
hold his cotton at will. As things now
stand these operators are so sure
of the entire cotton crop being on
the market within a certain period, that
they actually sell the results of the
farmers’ labor 12 months in advance !
And so far, the farmers have quietly
Submitted. Why ? Because their short
sighted policy has rendered them pow
erless to resist. Ninety-nine one hun
dredths of our farmers are compelled to
force their cotton on the markets early
in the season and the speculators thus
become masters of the situation. Full
barns and full storehouses in the south
tnean independence to southern farm
ers, because their cotton crop is thus re
leased from bondage and they can exer
cise their judgment as to when and how
to sell it. R. T. Nesbitt,
Commissioner.
FALSE STATEMENT NAILED.
Mr. Nesbitt Did Not Say Cotton Could
«s Raised at 8 1-2 Cents.
It has come to ;iny knowledge that f»
report is being circulated over Georgia
that the head of this department has
said that Georgia farmers could raise
cotton profitably at 3>4 cents a pound.
Such a report being well calculated to
injnre the usefulness of this department,
therefore, in jnstice to the department,
and all concerned, I feel impelled to
correct the false statement. The fol
lowing from The Cherokee Advance
fully explains the matter:
“COLONEL NESBITT WAS UNINTENTION
ALLY MISREPRESENTED.
“In making mention of Martin V.
Calvin retifing from the race for com
missioner .of agriculture, two weeks ago,
in which We made impartial reference
to the candidacy of Commisiiner Nes
bitt and Colonel O. B. Stevens, we said
that 'Colonel Nesbitt’s mistake of a£vo-
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INFORMATION FOR FARMERS.
State Agricultural Department Re
plies to Many Inquiries.
Question.—There is a bug eating up
my Irish potato plants, a specimen of
which I send you. Is there any sure j
remedy for them, and if so what is it? j
Tv hat is the name of the bug?
Answer.—The insect you enclose is |
called the Colorado potato beetle, and is j
very destructive to the Irish potato crop. [
They have only appeared in Georgia !
during the last few years, but are !
now thoroughly domiciled, and for
tunate is the owner -whose patch
or field of Irish potatoes is not attacked
by them. They should be attacked on
their first appearance, as they multiply
rapidly, and any delay renders it more
difficult to get rid of them. They may
easily be distinguished from the striped
blister beetle (also an enemy to the po
tato plant, but less destructive), the lat
ter being much more slender in body and
longer, with longer legs, greater activity
and more ready to take flight. A very
effective remedy against the Colorado
beetle, especially on first appearance, is
to pick them off by hand, at the same
time destroying their eggs, which may
he found on the under side of the potato
leaves in masses, and are easily recog
nized by their orange color. The usual
remedy is to dust or spray the plants
with either Paris green or London pur
ple. If dusting is preferred use one part
of the poison to five parts of flour and
two to three parts of air slacked lime or
finely sifted ashes. Apply with a sifter or
perforated pan. If spraying is preferred
use 6 to 7 ounces of either poison to 50
gallons of water. Most persons prefer
London purple because of its cheapness
and better mechanical condition, being
as a rule more finely powdered than the
Paris green. These applications may
have to be repeated two or three times
during the season.
Remember that Paris green and Lon
don purple are both deadly poisons, and
should be handled most carefully. In
dusting apply in the morning, while the
dew is on the plants.—State Agricult
ural Department.
To Distinguish the English Walnut
Scale From the San Jose Scale.
Question.—We have what is called
e English walnut scale in our orchard,
bw may we distinguish it from the
Sdn Jose scale?
Answer.—A tree infested with the
San Jose scale presents different appear
ances according as it is badly infested
or only slightly infested. When tho
roughly encrusted with this insect the
tree takes on a grayish-brown ashy ap
pearance as though the trunk and limbs
had been painted with dampened ashes.
By scraping a limb with a knife the
scales may be removed, cohering like a
mass of wet bran.
If the tree is only slightly infested
the bark will be found to be dotted here
and there with very dark gray, often
black scales (about 1-16 of an inch in
diameter) surrounded by a purplish
tinge of the bark. The blackish appear
ance of this scale is especially notice
able during the winter and spring.
Later in the season, when the
overwintered insect reaches maturity
the scale takes on more of the grayish
appearance. Aided by a pocket micro
scope the female scale will be seen to be
circular and conical in outline, termi
nating at the center by a minute nip
ple-like prominence, surrounded by a
distinct ring. The male scales are
smaller and elongated, with the nipple
near the anterior end.
The English walnut scale is larger
(about one-twelfth of an inch in diame
ter) and more fattened than the San
Jose scale. It is circular in outline and
of a pale, grayish-brown color. The
nipple-like prominence is at one side of
the center and is reddish-brown. By
raising the waxy scale the body of the
insect is revealed, which is larger and
of a paler yellow color than that of the
San Jose scale. When one once be
comes familiar with these two scales it
is not difficult to distinguish them.
Left unchecked both will eventually
kill trees which they attack, but the
San Jose is much more prolific .and less
time is required for its destruction of
the infested plant. W. M. Scott.
• Entomologist.
To Develop Tom«tees J5vealy end Give
ThemVUilftirm Calor.
Question. — Although I have suc
ceeded in raising very large crops of to
matoes, I have had great difficulty, in
ripening rneui- \TAirormiy, ana wruie
some are smooth and evenly developed
a large per cent are rough and uneven,
which, of course, injures their market
qualities. Ii you can give me some
hints to enable me to overcome these
drawbacks, I will be greatly obliged.
Answer.—While tomatoes will grow
and produce abundantly on any medium
soil, there is one essential to their suc
cessful cultivation, and that is very
thorough preparation. If the land is
subsoiled so much the better, and it
should then be harrowed and rehar
rowed until not a lump remains. It is
not necessary to broadcast the manure ;
if a complete commercial fertilizer, with |
a preponderance of potash and phos- j
phoric acid, is used. Use a handful of j
this, a handful of wood ashes and a
tablespoonful of nitrate of soda to each
plant, being careful to mix thoroughly
with the soil, and to prevent any of
these ingredients touching the plant.
After the plants are set, that is in two
or three days, give them a thorough
working with the harrow, or cultivator,
and, of course, the weeds are to be kept-
down throughout the growing season.
When the fruit begins to set repeat the
application of fertilizer. By this plan
the plants are strong and stocky and the
fruit abundant and evenly developed, j
Stable manure may be used, but it j
should be thoroughly decomposed, made j
fine and mixed with the soil. If the
plants are troubled with insect enemies
they should be sprayed according to the
directions we have frequently given.—
State Agricultural Department.
Words of Wisdom.
Cheerfulness is the daylight of
society”.
Gold is not wealth, nor medicine
health.
A fine disposition sees plenty of
fine weather.
Helping a child is putting money
at long interest.
A poor youth, like a poor team,
travels a hard road.
Honor 3 7 our wife and your hon
eymoon will last a life time.
Some wives are like watch
chains—always on the outside—of
home.
Those who are too selfish to help
the poor benefit the world by leav
ing it.
If each would do as well as he
would have his neighbor do the
millenial blossoms would be open
to-morrow.
Get you a home, not a big plan
tation, but a few acres of land and
an humble cabin. Raise what you
need to eat and feed your cow and
horse and hogs on, and keep out of
debt, and in a few years you can
add to your small possessions.
Don’t be ambitious to grow rich,
but to be comfortable and to raise
and educate your children. This
is the most laudable ambition that
can fill the heart of any good man.
—Marietta Journal.
■ WOMEN MARTYRS.
Lots of women suffer constantly,
and seldom utter complaint.
Our habits of life and dress tell
sadly upon women’s
delicate organiza
tions.
They
ought to
be told
just where
the danger
lies, for
their
whole fu
ture may
depend
upon that
knowl
edge and how to overcome the dangers'
that threaten them.
There is no need of our describing
the experiences of such women here—
they are too well known by those who
have suffered; but we will impress
upon every one that these are the
never-failing symptoms of serious
womb trouble, and unless relieved at
once a life will be forfeited.
Lydia E. Pinkham’S Vegetable Com
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has held the faith of the women of
America fc* twenty years.
It gives tone to the womb, strength
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When children are attacked with
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Blandon, Pa., writes: “We have
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Matches are made in lieaven.
The fire never goes out m the oth
er place.
To Utilize Wet Land.
Question.—I have some wet land
which is very rich, but I have never
been able to cultivate it with success.
Can you advise me as to what plan I
shall pursue to get the best return from
it? It generally dries off some time
in May.
Answer.—There are two or three
plans by which yon can make such land
profitable, but the foundation of each is
thorough preparation. As soon as it is
dry enough to be worked, plow it, that
is, break it up deeply and thoroughly
|Bd harrow until smooth. Now sow if
in peas, some upright variety which can
be cut for hay. When these are taken
oil plow and harrow again and set in
Bermuda grass. It wiU. make a perma
nent pasture, or royal hay. Some of
the finest Bermuda hay is produced on
just such lands in this state.
Another plan, which we have seen
highly recommended, is the following:
After the preparatory plowing and
harrowing, keep down the weeds by
harrowing once a week until the mid
dle of June, then sow in millet, a bushel
to the acre if grown for seed, a bushel
and a half if grown for hay—the Ger
man millet if the seed is to be used, the
Hungarian if for hay. When this crop
is taken off go over the field two or
three times with a cutaway harrow in
opposite directions so as to thoroughly
break up the surface. Repeat this op
eration every week or ten days until the
middle of September, and then sow
timothy at the rate of a third of a
bushel to the acre, with 250 pounds of
fertilizer, harrowing it in lightly. By
either plan you will have a permanent
meadow, which can be grazed or cut as
yon prefer—State Agricultural Depart*
ment.
Effect of Mineral Manures.
Question.—Do mineral manures tend
to exhaust the nitrogen in the soil?
Answer.—The mineral manures ena
ble the plants to make use of the nitric
acid that is in the soil. Indeed, if they
are absent, the crops cannot taka up title
nitric acid, no matter > how great' the
amount that is diffused through the solL
Therefore the mineral manures cannot
be strictly said to exhaust the nitrogen,
for although they cause the .plants to
take up a larger amount than they other
wise would, this does not increase the
exhaustion, as the the minerals only ar
rest and hold for the use of the crops
that which would otherwise be washed
away.—State Agricultural Department.
One wife has been known to see
a man to wondering why he was
ever born.
Best of AU
To cleanse the system in a gentle and
truly beneficial manner , when the
Springtime comes, use ? the - true and
perfect remedy, Syrup of Figs. Buy
the genuine. Manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for
sale by ali druggists at 50 cents per
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