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MR. STEVENS' LETTER
COMMISSIONER AGRICULTURE
OFFERS MANY VALUABLE
SUtiOKSUONS,
ROTATION OF CROPS URQED
The Drparttudii's Estimate of Cottou
Crop Made In Si-pt. Other Is
Now Yn ifl-d.
The heat method of keeping np the
fertility of our lande is a vital question
MdoYwaM* "he 1 LmTnme
How it
grow remunerative crops eveiy year is
a hard q-ue.uqu io,answer.
When our land,* were original for-
eeM.natnre^ptnp^efortilu^of too^T^alling *tw*ig e ** leaves’and her
more
brauchee, The plowman, on the other
hand, begins hi# work of depletion of
aoll from the fii-Bt ynar’s cultivation,
and has continned thii plan down to
the present.
Now we must right about face and
return to nature's laws and give back
to the soil as much plane food as wo
take away every year, This can be
done in a measure by rotation of crops,
Judicious manuring, proper cnltivatioa
and drainage, both overground and
underground.
ROTATION.
For the past RO years tbs demand for
the staple crop of the south has oteadily
increased. The planters of the cottou
belt have met this demand, and tbe
cotton crop has increased from
4,600.000 in J 869 to 11,000,000in 1898 99.
Has this been a wise policy, viewed,
from the standpoint of soil preservation?
Can we continually raise this clean,
exhaustive crop on the same fields and
maintain the fertility of the soil? The
long suffering fields of Georgia in 1898 99
yielded 1,600,000 bales of cottou. For
this bounty the fields got for their share
only a few dried leaves and sticks. The
eottou lint was all gathered and soid at
S cents and the seed at 10 cents per
bushel, with a promise that cotton seed
should be returned in the spring. Ro¬
tate your crops if you would preserve
the fertility of your land. Don’t kill
the goose that lays the golden egg.
And just here we refer with reasona¬
ble pride to our estimate on the cotton
urop of last season.
During September we issued a state¬
ment that the crop would be about
9,000,000 bales, and that while cotton
was bringing between 6 and 6 cents
We b«heved the price would reach
S cents by Jan. 1, 1900, and by March 1
9 cents.
This estimate was made after much
correspondence and through oompila-
states. Mr. Neil of New Orleans at
the same time made his estimate at 13,-
° 00 ; 000 -
Nothing in ourexperienee wHl restore
wasted and thin lands so rapidly and
•ffeetually as the cow pea. After yon
«ut your grain in the spring sow down
in peaa After tbe first frost turn under
*he vines and seed to wheat or can.
Continue this rotation for three
undyou can increase the fertility 0 f
your laud three fold. The pea vine to
the south is what the clover is to the
west,
JUDICIOUS manuring.
One of the beet methods of restoring
our lands is by keeping more stock and
feeding the products of the farm and
returning everything to the land in the
way of manure, except the fattened,
finished article.
I use all the home raised manure I
can make and prefer to cue same on my
grain crops. Commercial fertilizers are
good when the barnyard manures give
out, hut they should he bought judi¬
ciously. .Cotton is high now, and so
are commercial fertilizers. Next fall
eotton may be lew. Will guano bills
due next tall be low also? Again, wo
>ay, be careful. Don't buy too rnujh
guano.
PROPER CU'LI iVATlON.
The object of cultivation is not only
to keep down the obnoxious grasses and
.weeds which might destroy our crops,
but to stir the surface is order that the
atoms of soil may be exposed to the
actions of the elements, that ■vflt may
assist nature is doing her perfect work;
to turn under the vegetable matter
that it may decompose and becom'i rich
food for the future plant; to make a
i loose, mellow _ ii. bed , , that , .i the seed . germs
may easily spring np and grow off lux-
uriously. But we muss not forget tbe
fact that the giant food is in the soil
and the ahr. and we only plow and dig
to makA this food more available to tbe
plant. Often muob fertility lies under
the top soil. In this case deep plowing
and subsoiliug is advisable, but if tbe
underlying clay is fleaky, tenacious and
without fertility, I would not mix this
clay with the soil I am an advocate
for deep plowing in preparing land for
»he crop, bet when this is over cultivate
as shallow as possible.
In the words of Mr. Loylln let ns,
then, make a careful study of the wants
of our different soils and an earnest
effort to maintain, perhaps increase,
tneir fertility, remembering that we are
but stewards of our farms and have no
moral right to draw out and sell all
their fertility, tbns robbing posterity of
lt« rightful inheritance.
U B. Stevens,
Commissioner,
Our Georgia Pine Lands.
The following from the Farmer
and Dairyman, Holton, Ga., ex¬
plains itself.
Lnmberton, Miss.
Inquiry. — Are the pine lands of
Georgia selling at a high price, and
as rapidly to eastern and western
agents as they are in Mississippi?
Answer. --Immense tracts of pine
lands are being sold ill this section .
at prices from $5. to $10 per acre. |
Most of these puclmses are being
made l»y tbe lumbermen of the north-
we8t » notably Minnesota and W
conssiu. 1 he splendid pine forests,
0 f this section are being rapidly cut
up an d the squared timber shipped ;
north, west and to South America|
and Lurope.
What prices arc obtained in Gcor-1
gj a y q'j le inclination to invest in |
Georgia pine lands has been on a;
rapid increase for some tune. Dur¬
ing the past twelve months there
have been a number of buyers and
other agents and representatives
traveling along tbe lines of the
Southern railway, the Southwestern
and Georgia Southern and Florida
railways in Georgia, and thosebord-
enng on the pine lands in Florida,
j[ ast train loads of lumber are be-
. ^ gh j , d daily out 0 f this state,
and the pine districts will soon be
exhausted.
The remarkable boom in lumber
is attracting the attention of the I
saw mill men to Georgia. It is said j
that much of the property cleaved
has been done with money borrowed ;
on the standing trees. The land
itself has a very low estimate placed
upon it, although generally very
productive.
The buyers of our pine forests
put up the standing timber in then-
banks as collateral, and they can
borrow all the money they need for
this purpose.
We would here write a word of
warning and advice to tbe owners of
Georgia pme lands, to get the full
value of their land and of their tim-
ber when the sell. The old price of
^ | *9 per acre is absurd, and
our I Jine • lands , , are as valuable , , aS
those of Mississippi or any other
state,
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Bankpr Routs a Robbe r-
J. R. Garrison, Cashier of the
ban k 0 f Thomville, Ohio, had baen
robbed of health by a serious
trouble until he ne tried ir e Dr Ki'g’s u
New Discovery for
Then he wrote: “It is the best tued-
j oine j evor used for 9 sever9 eo ld
bsd f | 6 troub le. I al-
, bottle band.” , , „ _ Don’t ,
ways keep a on
suffer with coughs, colds, or any
throat, chest or lung trouble when
you can be cured so easily. Only
50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free at
Dr, G. H. Macon & Co.’s drug store.
Pearson, Ga., Fell. 20.—Saturday
night last while sitting at his table
handling his telegraph keys, Mr. T.
L. Butler, agent for the Plant sys¬
tem at Pearson, was astonished aud
no little electrified by the report of
a Winchester rifle, fired three times
in rapid succession, and three Balls
came crashing through the bay win¬
dow near where be was sitting! The
b.ic*, i/hot cduro being & l&tUi
one, tbo ball passing within a few
inches of Butler’s head. They
fired by some party unknown, who
was standing on the main line of the
railroad track, a little cast of the
depot. Mr. Butler says he thinks
ho can locate the party who did the
shooting and is justly indignant at
the outrage.
lie „ „ Fooled , . The turgeons.
All docteror told Henick . Ilamil-
ton, of West Jefferson, O., after
su ff er i ng 18 mouths with rectal fis-
’ be wou ld die unless a costly
opend* 011 was persormed, but he
cured himself with Buckliu’s Arnica
Salve, the best in the world. Surest
n# cure 0£J eartb . 2 5c a box, at
L, Dr G _ H „ Macon „. & . Co n 8 drU , 8
’ ’ '
’
store.
Sweet potatoes aie worth 50 cents
a bushel in Moultrie. There isn’t
hardly a piece of land in this county
that wouldn’t produce a hundred
bushels per acre if properly culti¬
vated. There seems to be money in
them where a market is accessible.
—Moultrie Observer. That would
be considered a small yield over
here. Perhaps you meant two hnn-
dred bushels.
Wasted Sympathy.
Site is a charming widow, pretty,
bright, and light-hearted, saya the
Memphis Scimitar. She was a charm¬
ing young woman before she married
Mr. Blank and moved away to live
in Georgia. Her married life was
in08t happy, and the death of her
husband was a great loss to her but
she bore np under it. After the fu-
u( . ra i and a general packing up of
Things she returned toller old home,
Tbe day after ghe arrived there she
wa8 met on tlle Btre ot by one of ber
aolomn-faocd friends, who intended
tQ give her a cluster of that sym-
alhy lhat makeg one f eo [ as jf t h e
sympathizer had thrown something
at a nd on t h e sympathizoe.”
“Oh, Mrs. Blank!” said the solemn
..j am so glad you are so well. ”
“Yes,” answered the widow, “I
am a s well as can be. I watt never
ill in my life, you know.”
“And, Mrs. Blank,” continued
the solemn tones, “I’m glad to see
you so happy.”
“Why, yes. Yes, I’m very happy.
You know it was not I that died. It
was Mr. Blank.”
What’s Your Fac e Worth?
Sometimes a fortune, but never,
if you Ltave a sallow complexion, a
jaundiced look, moth patches and
blotches on the skin, all signs of
liver trouble. But Dr. King’s New
Life PilIs tf ives cle!ir sliin - K,8 y
cbe ” ks ’ rich complexion. Only 25c
at k)f ‘ Macon & Co.’s drug
store.
Mr. Eli Clark informs us that
among the last lot of bogs killed by
him, which killing took place last
Saturday, was one two years old
weighing 405 pounds net. The hog
eas of the Poland China breed, but
was unusually largo for its age.—
Moultrie Observer. That's a
good sized shoat, but is a mere
suokler compared to two ■ re-
cently killed by lion. T. B. Young,
of this county, which netted 1,2S0
pounds.
We hfl¥e sa „ d many doctor bil]s
slnce . De a " Cbamber!aln ri . , . ,
W0 ~ USU ’ g 8
Cough Remedy iu our home. We
keep a bottle open all the time and
whenever any of my family or my-
self begin to catch cold we begin to
use the Cough Remedy, and as a re-
suit we never have to send awag for
doc or and incur a largo doctor
hill, for Chamberlaia’s Cough °
edy never fails to cure. It is . .
ly a medicine of great merit and
worth.—D. S. Mearkle, general mer- !
chon and farmer, Mattie, Bedford
county, Pa. For ., sale , by , Dr. n r G. , Ik ,,
Macon <fc - Go., druggists.
Wbile in the woods cutting 1 (J S S
,
tor Corbett & Crawfords mill, a
few miles below Moultrie, last Mon-
day, Mr. Doss McKinnon was struck
by a falling limb and seriously in-
jured. Drs. Morris and Williams
were called in and found that his
skull had been crushed, and it was i
found necessary to remove a portion
of the skull. The doctors seem to
entertain some doubts about his re-
covery.— Moultrie Observer.
A. R. DeFiuent, ’ eTitor of the
Journal, Doylestown, Ohio, , . suffered _ ,
for a number of years from rheum-
atisrn in his right shoulder and side,
He says: “My right arm at times
was entirely useless. I tried Cham-
berlain’s Pain Balm, and was sur-
prised to receive relif almost irmne-
diately. The Hain Balm has been a
constant companion of mine ever
siuee and it never fails.” For sale by
Dr. G. II. Macon & Co., druggists,
A, th, SSSTSa, county
tord ot etineation l.»t S.tnrd.y
Col. J. II. Gary, of Nashville, was
ejected county school commissianer
for the ensuing four years. Mr.W.
S. Walker, of Alapaha, elected 1
was
president of the board of education,
the place made vacant by Colonel
Gary’s resignation, The vacant
place on the board has not yet been
filled, Judge Hansell leaving that to
the grand jury—Tifton Gazette.
Jaoksou, Miss., Eeb. 20.—D. L.
Lewis, a prominent planter of Hinds
county, to-day reported to the State
B»«l »' “S'«“
have died in his neighborhood during
,h„ present small pe, infeetion. The
disease continues general through-
out the state, but has abated con-
siderably in Jackson.
Whistle.
If the wont tier doesn’t suit you an’ you're
feelln’ kinder blue,
Try to whistle.
If your liver’s out of order an’your notes
are failin' due,
Try to wliiaUp.
Had you thought ’twonld help the weather
on a dark and dreary day?
Did you know ’(would scatter sunshine all
aloiiK the weary way?
Would you s'post; ’twould help your liver?
Make debts easier to pay—
If you whistle?
If your business sorter worries, an’ the
things are goiu’ wrong,
Try to whistle.
Jf your frlen’s are kinder keerless an’ your ;
courage isn’t strong.
Try to whistle.
Don’t you know’twill add in dollars to the
business you can do?
Don’t you see’twill lighten labor? Make
more congenial, too?
Give you hope an’ cheer an’courage all tbe
weary hours through—
If jou whistle?
—L>. U. Bickers.
A very painful and what came
near being a very serious accident
happened to Mr. Roswell Ewing last
Saturday afternoon. Mr.
lives at Reidstield and works on the
section of the Abbeville and Ocilia
branch of the G. & A. railroad tin-
der Foreman Tom Sutton. While;
going from Abbeville to Reidsfield
on the lever car with the rest of the :
section crew, Mr. Ewing became
overbalanced and fell off of the car
striking the railroad track just in
front of the car, which was going
so rapidly that the remainder of the
crew could not arrest its speed
quickly enough to save Mr. Ewing.
The car passed over biin, dislocat¬
ing an ankle, laseeratiug one of i»is
legs and cutting an ugly gash on his
head. Mr. Ewing was picked np
and placed on the lever car, which
was headed for Abbeville, where
Dr Crawford was quickly guin¬
mone d and applied his healing art
t0 the 8U fferer. By last accounts Mr.
Ewing was doing well.—Abbeville
Chronicle. Mr. Ewing is a nephew
of Judge David Ewing, of this
county.
M. B. Smith, Butternut Mich.,
gays. * fc DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are the very best pills I ever used
for costiveuess, liver and bowel
troubles.” R. R. Allen & Go.
Sunday evening last, at 4 o’clock
the soul of Mr William \V hitley,
son ot Mr. and Mrs. J. W , \V hitley,
of * Lis county, winged its flight from
its habitation of pain and sorrow on
earth to the Father in heaven,
ga' e it • Dntn. ,•> Willie vv une Whitlev nuiey was a
on 0 r a ^ out nineteen yeais^ of age,
hut was known as one of Berrien’s
best and most exemplary young men.
He n,. was highly hii»hlv esteemed esteemeil wherever wneie
known, and loved as much tor hm
noble, generous heart as admired
f or b ; s Stirling manly qualities and
bl .jg]H intellect. He had been suffer-
°
ing for MVBral wee ks with typhoid
fever> and all that i oviug hands or
mcdk . al skill could do wa9 done for
his relief> but on his Bob i e young
brQW death had set it8 „ e al and all
efforts to stay it8 oour8e were m
y The remains were interred
Tuesday at R ube rsou church eeme-
tery> being f 0 u 0 wed to their last
resting place by a large Borrowing concourse
of bereaved relatives and
friends.—Tilton Gazette.
T — __
My mother suffered from chronic
diarrhoea for several months. She
was attended by two physicians who
at last pronounced her ease hope-
less. She procured one 25 cent hot-
tie of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera
and. Diarrhoea Remedy, and five
doses gave her permanent relief. I
take pleasure in recommending it as
the best on the market.—Mrs. F.E.
'Vnt.on, Aiken, Ain. Fore.lebyDr.
U ' M.e.n & On, .l .n e8 „l».
Clara> the i itt i e daughter of Dr.
and Mrg j Edi0) d ; ed at Xash-
yllle recent iy.
Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure
OifJCStS wh&tyOU Celt*
gtructing the exhausted digestive or-
caJX approach It in efficiency. It In-
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea.
SickHeadache.Gastralgia,Cramps,and imperfect digestion,
all other results of
Prepared by E. C. DeWItt ftCo.. Chicago-
D. II. Paulk. J. L. Paulk. R. V. Paulk.
PAULK & CO. 3
.
Dealers in General Merchandise,
OCILLA, GEORGIA,
Such us Dry Goods, Dress Goods,
Heady-made Clothing, Shoes,
Hals and Caps, Family Groceries
Crockery, etc., Wagons, Buggies, Harness
And Saddles. FUR NIT GHE of All Kinds.
• • • • Coffins* and Caskets • ei»
Stoves, Cooking Utensils, etc., Farming Imple¬
ments of all kinds. In fact, we have a full
stock of General Merchandise, which we arc
selling at prices to snit the times. 7-9-tf.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J. J. WALKER,
attorney at law,
Ocilia, Georgia.
Rooms No. 1 and 2, Henderson Paulk & Go’s.
Brick building.
io-5-iy.
EMMETT V. BALL. M. D.. |
• OCILLA- GEORGIA.
OFFICE at dwelling on Irwin Avenue.
General practice solicited,
{ MAKE A SPECIALTY OF DROPSY.
8-18-ly.
DR. W. G. FORD,
UK.MTST,
OCILLA. GA.
Office over Henderson, Baulk Sc Co.’s Store.
3-I7-3m I
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J. E. GOETHE,
Physician and Surgeon,
Ociila, Georgia.
Office: Cherry street, south of Fouri
street,near Powell’s store. Residence: Ir¬
win avenue, north of Methodist church.
c a n s promptly attended, night or day. All
j medicine furnished from my office. 7-30-’98
J. C. LUKE,
Physician and Surgeon,
Ogilla, Ga.
Office in Dr. G. JJ. Macon & Co.’s drugstore
3-31-tf
ify Leave calls at Drug Store.
C. H. Martin. B. 11. Henderson.
MARTIN & HENDERSON,
Lawyer,
Ocii.i.A and Fitzgerald, Ga.
,
Prompt attention to all legal business <
; A ^» l fo1 ' hre insurance. Office in Powell,;
: 1Julldnl & Co .. s oW building. 5-14-tf. ;
L. KENNEDY,
Attorney at Law,
Fitzgerald, - Ga.
Offices in Phillips’ Block. 2-19-lyr
E. W. HYMAN, I
Lawyer,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
Booms 2 and 4, Phillips Block. 1 l-lb-iy
I). B. JAY,
Attorney-at-Law,
GRANT STREET,
Fitzgerald, Georgia.
H. R. SYMONS,
Insurance,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
Representing over $50,000,000. Room l,
Fitzgerald Block, 3-12-98-tf
c. W. FULWOOD. H. S. MURRAY.
FULWOOD & MURRAY
Attorn eys-at-L aw,
Tifton, Ga.
Office in Tift Building. n0698
E. II. WILLIAMS, W. A. SHIPMAN.
wiluus & shipman,
LAWYERS
6 and 8 Bowen Block.
FITZGERALD, - GA.
$3f“WilI practice in all the Courts. I
12 - 22 - 3111 .
T. J. LUKE,
Attorney at Law,
Irwinville, Ga.
Office in Court House.
i-ai-’t?.
MAT FELTES,
CONTRACTOR ftND. BUILDER,
OCILLA, GA.
RLSO ntfPTiV Paints Sash, Doors. IPincis, oi‘T.
II Call Irii. anti sue me. I can save you money.
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Directory Irwin County. .
Judge Superior Court— C. C. Smith.
SoUeitov-General—,1 no. F. DeLacey.
Comity Judge—J, B Cleinefits.
Comity Ordinary—,1. Solicitor— .1. W. H'. Way.
l.ee.
Clerk Superior Court—J. B. D. Baulk.
Sheriff—Warren Fletcher.
Tax Deceiver—.1.Baulk,
Tax Collector—i£.(! . Fletcher.
Treasurer—Jas. Walker.
Surveyor—E. .1, Hogan.
Com’rK’ds and Revenue—M. Henderson
School Commissioner—Marion Dixon.
SOARD CP EDUCATION.
John Clements. Chairman; K. L. Hen¬
derson, Lucius Baulk, eorge \V. Hotelier-
and G. C. Ball.
JUSTICES AND NOTARIES.
4 D District.
(i. \Y. I’ridgctra.. Justice of the Peace
G. J. Prescott..... .......Notary Public
518th District,
T. V. Kdge .... ...... Justice .of the Peace
J. A. J. Nobles ............Notary Public
690th District.
T. E. Fletcher. Justice of the Peace
G. VV. Conger.. .......Notary Public
901st District.
Marcus Luke Notary Public
9S2o District.
D J. Parker ... . .Justice of the Peace
11. W. Cockrell. ........Notary Public
1388th District.
A. Mclnnis... J ustice of the Peace
Jacob Fussell ......Notary Public
1421st District.
J. H. McNeese.........Justice of the l’eaeo
1539th District.
vViii. Henderson.... Justice of the Peace
-Sweat....,....... ......Notary Public
1537th District.
I). W. Paulk....... .. ..Justice of the Peace
W. B. Moore_______ .........Notary Public
1550tii District. .
z> Stl ,,„ n .... Justice of tbe Peace
j j. vv hill(lon ., ......Notary Public
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L J. XL Goodman A Co.,
Proprietors,
FITZGERALD, GEORGIA.
Pure drugs and medicines. Latest im¬
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fumery and soap3. Lamps and fixtures,
Optical goods. All kinds of cold drinks.
Prescriptions a specialty.
Live and Let
Live • f
Prices at
WEJTSTEIN’s
JEWELRY
STORE.
It will be to your interest to
consult our Prices for Goods
and ' work before
going •
elsewhere.
H. WETTSTEIN,
' hk Pioneer Jeweler,
FITZGERALD, GA.
BRING us Your
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Satisfaction, in
work and prices.