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Georgia, Rockdale County.
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Administration on the estate of Harris Miller
late of said county, deceased, and I will pass
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May, next.
A. M. HELMS, Ordinary.
This April 4th, 1896.
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Georgia, llockdalo County.
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in his petition duly filed, that he has fully ad¬
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Gkorgia, Rockdale County,
To whom it may concern;—J. T, Harris,
guardian of S. W, Harris, has applied to me
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such guardian, this is therefore to notify all
persons concerned that I will pass upon said
application on tho first Monday in July, next,
and if no good cause to the contrary be
Bhown grant him Letters of Dismission as
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Georgia, Rockdale County.
W, J. Gee, guardian of S. B. Fuller, M. L, O.
Fuller, J. 8. Fuller and L, E. Robert, has ap¬
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dianship of said wards, and I will pass upon
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next, 1896,
A, M. HELMS, Ordinary.
LETTERS OF DISMISSION.
Georgia, Rockdale County,
Whereas John H. Almand.ladministrator of
J, Wesley Grier, represents to the Court in
his petition duly filed, that he has fully ad¬
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cause, if any they can, why said administrator
should not Undischarged from bis trust and
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Monday in May, next. Given under my hand
and oflicial signature, this Fob. 4th, 1896.
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MONTHLY TALK
The Commissioner’s Letter to
the Farmers of Georgia.
IMPORTANT MATTERS DISCUSSED
Farmers Advised Against tbo Foolish Prac¬
tice of Hanning After Untried Crops,
When There Are So Many Well Known
as Especially Suited to Georgia—Econom¬
ical Methods of Handling Cotton.
Atlanta, April 1, 1S06.
Again our inquiry columns are so full
concerning many of the principal farm
operations for this month, as to leave
us little further to say, but there are
one or two subjects that we would like
to touch on as being of especial interest
to farmers. One is the disposition in
some quarters to run after new and un¬
tried crops, forage crops more especially..
With the experiment stations, run at
government expense, and whose main
object is to test such crops, as well as
the best methods of preparation and cul¬
tivation, we would not advise farmers
to enter largely into experiments of this
kind. There are so many well known
crops of this class which have been
proven to be peculiarly suited to our
soils and climatic conditions that it will
pay better to invest our time and money
in developing these. This question of
forage crops is one of peculiar interest
to the south just now and the stock growing and
tnd developing interest in
tattle raisins: causes a more general de¬
sire for information on this and kindred
subjects. Questions as to the merits of
Sacaline, Lathyrus Sylvestris, Beggar
Weed, etc., have been received, to all
of which we reply as abovo; that their
merits have not been thoroughly estab¬
lished, and until this is the case we
would adhere to those that we know
suit our peculiar conditions, leaving to
the experiment stations the work of
thoroughly testing the claims of these
new candidates for our favor. We are
all familiar with that sheet anchor of
southern farmers, the cow pea, which
not only furnishes a splendid forage
cro p, but pays back to the land in roots
and stubble, more of the expensive ele¬
ment, nitrogen, than the crop has con¬
sumed. Then, there is the fodder corn,
according to all testimony the most val¬
uable silage crop yet developed. Be¬
sides those Sorghum, Kaffir Corn, Millo
Maize, German Millet, give us a variety
of green crops which, if judiciously man¬
aged, will furnish green food during
the entire season. While Spanish
ground peas aud sweet potatoes con¬
tribute valuable and cheap crops for tho
fall manufacture of pork, to be ready
later for a short hardening process on
corn feed, be ford slaughtering.
Silos.
If a farmer lias a well constructed
silo much valuable green food that is
often wasted may be utilized for feed¬
ing during the winter months, when
every pound of such food possesses an
enhanced value. A carelessly con¬ if
structed silo is an extravagance, but
careful attention is given to every de¬
tail, and good, sound silage is secured,
all farm animals, except hogs, have
been found to eat it with relish and
benefit. From careful tests it has been
found that three tons of silage is equal
in feeding value to one ton of hay.
Quoting from the United States agri¬
cultural report on this subject, we find
that “a much larger amount of digesti¬
ble food can be secured from an acre of
silage than an acre of hay. The food
equivalent of four tons of hay can easily
be produced on an acre of land planted
in corn.” It is also a more economical
and oompact method of storing fodder
tliau the hay mow, and possesses the
game relation to dried hay, that canned
fruit does to dried fruit. A silo of 180
tons capacity which will contain 54 tons
of dry matter, will hold only about 28
tons of dried clover hay, which contains
less than 20 tons of dry matter. It will
readily be seen that the “canning” pro¬
cess has several advantages over the
“drying” plan. In feeding silage care
must be for taken not to While depend on it en¬
tirely dry food. it is an im¬
portant and economical addition to farm
supplies, being easily digested, a.nd cat¬
tle and horses judiciously fed on it,
show its beneficial effects in an im¬
proved general condition, it is advisa¬
ble in feeding to mix it with hay and
grain. For full grown cattle 25 or 80
pounds per day is considered sufficient,
while for horses the ration is less. On
first opening the silo the ration should
be smaller, until the animals have be¬
come accustomed to the change in
food, or a too great activity of the
bowels may be induced, and in milk
cows the taste of the milk might
Otherwise become affected for a lew
days. Most green crops may be
successfully oured in the silo. The
proper time for harvesting is before the
leaves turn brown, but when the water
content of the plant begins to diminish.
Corn should be cut when it reaches the
“roasting ear” stage, and if the season
is very cl-y and the plants lack juice, it
is advised to pour considerable water
over th* silage after the silo is filled,
♦specially if the contents are at a high
femperature. Experiments have shown
that it is advisable to cut the corn into
rather •hort lengths, the shorter the better,
than store the uncut stalks. One
half inch is the usual length. It must
fcj carefully distributed, and well
tramped the at the sides setth and corners. As
silage will e considerably dur¬
ing the process of heating and ferment
jhg, the silo should be filled above the
top edge. A temporary covering may
fce put on for a few days. After this
fettling has taken place, the best and
most effigaoii us plan for preserving the
contents inta ct, is to place si_ laxes_ Qf
tarrecT paper smootEly over the surface
of the silage, and then cover this to the
depth of one or two feet with cut straw.
Rapidity of filling is unimportant, so
long as fresh fodder is placed in the sil x
before mould is formed at the surface.
The following table gives the average
composition of different kinds of silage
as compiled from American analyses:
Composition of Different Kinds of Silage.
Nitrogen
Free ex
Protein Fiber tract Fat
Per Ct. Per Ct. Per Ct. Per Ct.
Dorn........... 1.5 0.0 11.0 0.8
Sorghum...... .8 0.4 15.3 .3
Red clover.... 4.2 8.4 11.0 1.2
jSoja Cow bean..... vines. 2.7 4.1 6.0 8.7 6.0 7.6 2.2 1.5
pea 13.0 26.0 1.6
Field pea vines 5.9
Cow pea and
aoja bean
vines mixed. 3.8 9.5 11.1 1.3
The terms Protein, Fiber, Nitrogen
free extract and Fat are explained in the
answer to an-inquiry on Soja beans in
another column.
Economical Methods of Cultivating, Gath¬
ering and Marketing the Cotton Crop.
The question of how much cotton we
can afford to plant having been defi¬
nitely settled, the next subject for im¬
mediate attention, is how best to culti¬
vate these acres, and also to gather and
market the crop in order to get the larg¬
est return at the least expense. It has
been stated on the authority of an emi¬
nent man, who has planted cotton
largely all his life and who has given of a
great part of his time to the study
the various circumstances affecting its
Bale, that the value of the cotton crop,
for the last ten, years has been depre¬
ciated at least one-sixth by the rules cf
the Cotton Exchange, which rules were
founded on and have been since sup¬
ported by the careless methods of the
planters themselves. Our methods of
handling have been such as to give the
buyer every advantage, and it cannot
be too strongly urged that not only
should we cut down every expense as
far as possible, from the time the prepa¬
ration for the crop begins, until the last
lock is gathered, but that in ginning
and shipping, the same rigid economy careful
should be observed. We are not
enough In the sample we send to market,
and the large preponderance of inferior
grades affects injuriously the price of
the whole crop. Again, the chances of
a fair sample in the markets is often
destroyed by exposure and rough hand¬
ling of the goods after they are ready
for shipment. The present form and
careless covering of our bales are re¬
sponsible for much of the damage which
our cotton sustains before it reaches its
final destination.
We believe that if the round, compact
bale were universally adopted, shipping the con¬
venience of handling and and the dan¬
would be greatly increased
ger from injury aud loss so decreased
as eventually to sensibly affect the
market quotations. This tn.fi.eh needed
reform in our methods would, as our
friend suggests, work a revolution in
the rules of the New York and New
Orleans cotton exchanges, by eliminat¬
ing from the markets the greater part
of the inferior grades, which row tend
to depress prices. Tlxe round bale is
gaining in favor every day, and as
farmers more generally acquaint them¬
selves with its advantages, its adoption
will become certain. We allude to this
question thus early, because by calling
attention to its merits now, it is possi¬
ble to market much of even this approved year’s
crop in this neat and highly
form. II. T. Nesbitt,
Commissioner.
Soja lleans.
Question. —During the Exposition I
noticed in the Georgia building a dis¬
play of Soja Beaus, which I was told
were a legume of exceptionally fine
quality for stock feed. Please give me
all the information possible as to this
crop. I would like to know how it
compares with our field pea, both as a
•food and as a renovator of the soil. Also
when to plant and how to cultivate.
What is the usual ^ield per acre?
Answer. —As au improver of worn
■oils and a valuable food for stock the
Soja Bean ranks among our best crops.
The bean is richer in fat than any of
our grains and stock are very fond of
the fodder. The latter if mixed with
corn in the silo furnishes a better bal¬
anced ration thaai the corn alone. From
the following analysis, taken from the
United States agricultural department
reports, it will be seen that as a fertil¬
izer and improTer of the soil and as a
food, the Soja bean takes rank above
our ordinary field or cow pea.—State
Agricultural Department.
As a Food.
Nitrogen.
Free Ex
Protein Fiber tract. Fat.
Per Ct. Per Ct. Per Ct. Per Ct.
Green Soja-Beaks. Fodder.....4.0 6.7 10.5 1.0
Grlnf° ddor ' .14.4 22.3 38.6 6.2
.84.0 4.8 28.8 16.9
CowPeas. 4.8 7.1
Green Fodder 2.4 42.2
16.8 20.1
20.8 V 55.7 4
As a Fertilizer.
Whole Phosphonlo Acid Potash
plant Nitrogen Ct. Per Ct. Per Ct.
Per
Roja Beans 2.32 1.08
Peas 1.95 1.93 .52
In explanation of the terms used.
Protein is the name of a group of ma¬
trials containing nitrogen, lt fur¬
nishes the materials for lean flesh,
blood, , skm, , . muscles, , tendons, . , nerv es,
hair, horns, wool, and the cassein and
albumen of milk, etc., and is one of the
most important constituents of feeding
stuffs,
Fiber is the frame work cf plants, and
is ag a ru i e , the most indigestible con
stituents of feeding stuffs. The coarse
fodders, such as hay and straw, contain
a large proportion of fiber, and are for
this reason less digestible than the
grains, oil cakes, etc.
Ni'rogen free Extract includes starch,
sugar, gums aud the like, aud forms an
important part of all feeding stuffs, but
especially of most grains. The nitrogen
free extract and fiber are usually classed
together under the name of carbohy¬
drates. The carbohydrates form the
largest part of all vegetable foods. They
are either stored up as fat or burned in
the system to produce heat aud energy.
Fat includes, besides real fats, wax,
the green coloring matter of plants, etc.
The fat of food is also stored up in the
body as fat, or burned in the system to
produce heat and energy.
The yield of Soja beans of course varies
with the seasons and with the quality of
land on which the crop is planted. On
rich land, well cultivated, it will pro¬
duce an enormous crop of beans and
fodder. The rows should be from three
to five feet apart, according to soil anti
amount of manure used, The culture
is very much such as is gi iven to cotton
keeping down weeds and grass, and in
terfering with the roots as little as pos¬
sible, Once a “stand” is obtained tin
plants seem Standing to develop water regardless does not of kill the
seasons.
it, while dreuth seems to cheek it only
temporarily.—State Agricultural De¬
partment.
A writer in one of the English
reveiws relates that during a con¬
versation with George Eliot, not
long before her death, a vase top¬
pled oyer on the mantel-piece.
The gieat writer quickly and un¬
consciously put out her hand to
stop its fall. “I hope,“ said she,
replacing it, “ that the time will
come when we shall instinctively
hold up the man or woman who
begins to fall as naturally and un¬
consciously as we arrest a falling
piece of furniture or an ornament.
A tutor of one of the Oxford
colleges who limped in his walk
was some years ago accosted by
a well-known politician TVho ask¬
ed him if he was not the chaplain
of the colege at such a time, narn -
ing the year. The doctor replied
that he was. The interrogator
observed: “I known you by your
limp. a Well,” said the doctor, “it
seemed my limping made a deep
er impression than my preaching.
“Ah, doctor,” was the reply,
with ready wit, “it is the highest
compliment we can pay a ministei
to say that he is known by his
walk rather than by his conversa¬
tion.”
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