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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1897)
Tncu^ T feL-v ^nwnr" gKji j\^l\\ r= / k * --J pV. lS L% ■i OK 3* m r\ ( -se ^ VOL. XXI. local News Items Crowded off The Regu¬ lar Local Page, We call attention to the Con gtitution’s big “ad.” in this pa er \Ve ofler our paper with this great paper for only $1.25 and you S et a £ U68S afc miss to word. Subscribe at once, toa only have about a month in which to enter the contest. The local talent of this place organized a first class dram itic club under the management Messrs J. F. McCalla and H.P. Anstin. They will appear before tbe public in the near future first in Conyers, then to fill other #n?agements. The Southern Express Com¬ pany was robbed of $4000 between Winder and Social Circle one day last week. The money ba lonsredto the Bank at Winder and had been expressed to the Lowery Banking Co., in Atlanta fi'iute agent Butts has been ar rMed. The presiding Elder, Dr. Lew¬ is, will Dot preach at tbe Moth odist church next Sunday sight, but on the 5th Sunday night [The Quarterly Conference will lit E^ton Monday, February 1st, 9 o’clock A. M. The Church Conference will not meet next puday, but on 5tb Sunday, 31 it. Mr. R. M. Everitt, of Coving ton, recently sold his large stock of buggies and harness to his son, [Mr. petthe R. E. business Everitt, who old will stand con at the p Covington. He will also con pinue the branch bouse at this will pee, and Mr. E S. Everitt Will be in charge of the Conyers Branch house. I Mr. J. J, Langford has placed P phonograph in his store for the posement of his customers, A pech Pine, by Mr. Bryan, “My An and an Irishman as a pwtear mortorman, are among Pffiany other selections, and all Pgood. We thank Mr. Arthur Pthe privilege of hearing sev- 1®* T ery fine selections free of Ye. W. D. Almand was pain- 1J about the head on Saturday as the result of a ^ t-way horse. His horse be frightened near the depot r&n, and being on the ground Almand was unable to hold Was jerked down, the fall sing his face and cutting an • over the right eye. It narrow escape. ^ Joe Ragsdale son of Mr. lorsd Ragsdale ’ whn wno TAf>fin re cenuy |i v {« ... P‘ ac e to Atlanta, li*} 11 rriday, p . the inst. i 8th Dia was the cause of t ‘hat Sllfirak saved a heritage life. of rich and poor, Lung has affections h For Throat and «^!i Cold C0l?’r'L *JI Va rou * Ua bIe. * Whooping*Cough. it never fails to cure DR. ^?« BULL u S ^ P an£ ^ SVRUP is the best. Pr ice 25 < __ ***’* PLU *S.Tk«6rs»lT»k*TO» ArMM*,10c. Detlkrt 9t asaAC**** * Co > CONYERS, GA., THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 1897. death. Every one around Con¬ vert knew Joe and his death was quite a surprise to our people. He had worked t.imse!f up in tl;e city and was getting a #ood sal¬ ary at the time of bis death. We deeply smpatnize with the be¬ reaved. $5,300 JAIL. The jail committee met in the Ordinary’s office on last Tuesday and accepted plans for a new and modern jail to be built on the lot of land purchased of Mrs. J. J Cook, on Mill street. Messrs Golucke <fc Stewart, architects of Atlanta, hare been employed and they will begin their work at once The work on the jail is to com¬ mence at an early day, probably about the first of March, and will be a handsome as well as a safe structure. The residence will be the handsomest now on Mill street and, ua the jail will be behind it, it cannot be objectionable to prop erty owners. On the other hand, it will greatly improve the value of the property in that immediate vicinity for several reasons. The lesidence will be a credit to any street, and the place select¬ ed is a most suitable one for a jail, being near the court house and where prisoners can be car¬ ried to ano from without any in convemenca. The jail and residence will cost, with the architects fee added, a b ut $5,000, and the lot of land $500. This is not a very costly jail at last, when we consided tbe cost of the old jail, which has, first and last, cost the county fully $ 10 , 000 . THE GRANDEST REMEDY. Mr. R. B. Groove, merchant, of Chilhowie, Va., certifies that he had consumption, was giv¬ en up to die, sought all medical treatment that money could pro¬ cure, tried all cough remdies be could hear of, but got no relief; spent many nights sitting up in a chair; was induced to try Dr. King’s New Discovery, and was cured by use of two bottles. For past three years has been attend¬ ing to business, and says Dr. King’s New Discovery is the grandest remedy ever made, as it has nas uuue done SO »u xuuvu much m for u.ur him and »«« al 80 for others in his community. Dr. King’s New Discovery is gaar anteed for Coughs, Colds and Consumption. It don t fail, Tnal • I u Bottle liu free at Dr. W. W H. TT Lee’s Drug Store. The ---;- Southern Cultivator, one of the very best agricultural south, pa pers published in the now issues twice a month instead of onee a and will be clubed with the Banner at the same price as heretofore, $1.25 per year. jj 8mem b er you g 6 t our paper ev ery wee jj an( j the Southern Cub tivator twice a month for $1.25. Subscribe early. LIBRARY TO REOPEN. - It has been decided to make an effort to re-open the Presbyterian Sunday School Library and in order to be able to jet a complete list of the books belonging to the Sunday school, I request every member to look through his li¬ brary and see if they have any of the books belonging to the S. 8. library and return them at once to Mr. Chas. A. Argo, librarian, so they may be properly listed. Also, if you have any good books you would like to contrib¬ ute to the library for the use of the children, they would be glad¬ ly received- Members donating books to the library will have ac¬ cess to them the seme as if they were in their home library. These books must be listed the same as those that belong to the library. Please do not neglect this mat¬ ter and look up the books you have at your home and send or bring them as soon as possible. T. D. O'Kelley, Supt. Pres 8. 8. A DRY RAIN. According to the Kansas Star there is one place in the United States where a man may be out in a heavy rain and not get wet,even though he has neither mackintosh nor umbrella. Tn the Colorado desert they have rainstorms during , vhich not a single drop of water touches the eartht The rain can be seen fall¬ ing from the clouds high above the desert, but when the water reaches the strata of hot, dry air beneath the clouds it is entirely absorbed before falling half the distance to the ground. It is a singular sight to witness a heavy down-pour of rain, not a drop of which touches the ground. These strange rain storms occur in regions where the shade tem¬ perature often ranges as high as one hundred and twenty-eight de¬ grees Fahrenheit. OABTOHIA. tlalle It «• ilgsatura eury St Ttifftr. Ths Cabbage Maggot. Question.— I had a fine crop of ruta bagas. when in September I Upon noticed they began to wilt and die. ex am j na $i on X found a small fly or moth w hi C h laid the eggs on the stems of the plants, and when they hatched the worms or maggots ate their way down the stems of the ^ plants to the roots, eat also> h ich of course killed t h e mta-bagas. I send one of the flies. Tell me the name, and a remedy for them, Answer.— 1 The cabbage maggot (An thomyia brassicoe) is the name of the pest which destroyed your ruta-bagas. They are a two-winged fly, and look something like the common housefly. The eggs, as you mention, are laid on the stems of the plauts, and soon hatch ont sma n W hitish maggots. These bnr row down the stems into the earth, and there feed on the roots of the plants. In from 20 to 23 days after hatching the maggots pupate, and a few days there after appear as adult flies. There are three or more broods each season. Many unsatisfactory remedies have been sug g es ted for this insect. Perhaps the is the kerosine emulsion applied about the roots which kills the maggots. Dr. Riley has suggested the use of slacked lime or ashes as a probable remedy.— State Agricultural Department. I'urohising Fertilizers. Question 7 .—The farmers in tS mr neigh fertilizers It as cheap as possible. Give us some suggestions. A.vsveh.—T here are two ways open to individuals or olubs to get their fer¬ tilizers. The one most generally fol¬ lowed is to buy their goods already mixed by the factories, with the guar¬ anteed analysis branded upon the sacks. This plan saves the farmer some labor both of head and hand, and conse¬ quently is the most popular. The other plan is to buy the ingredients yourself, either as individuals or in clubs, and do the mixing yourself. This plan will impose upon you some thought and some labor, but will enable you to save from $2 to $4 a ton oh your fertilizer bill. This is the plan adopted by many of the shrewdest and most successful farmers of the state, and if adopted by all would save about f1,000,000 annually to the farmers of Georgia. If, now, you want a cheap fertilizer for corn or cot ton, such as you have usually paid $18 to $20 for buy the following ingredients and mix them thoroughly before using: Acid phosphate (14 per cent avail¬ able)............................. 1,200 lbs Cottonseed meal (Nitrogen equal to 8 1-2 per cent ammonia)...... 800 lbs Kainit (12 per cent potash)........ 800 lbs Total 2.000 lbs The cost of the material should be at wholesale prices, about $15, not includ¬ ing the cost of mixing, which should not exceed a half day’s wages of one hand. Another higher grade fertilizer for corn or cottou, would be the follow¬ ing: Acid phosphate (I t per cent avail¬ lbs Blood able).............................1,300 (Nitrogen equal to 10 per cent ammonia) ................. 800 lbs Kainit (12 per cent potash)........ 400 lbs Total.................... 2,000 lbB Cost of materials for above mixture •—1 J 1»A »»!■ mlinln""^* *■ , W v/UU $1G.()0 per ton, while the usual soiling price is about $22 a ton. Add to the cost of the above materials a half day’s wages of one hand. Some farmers demand a fetilizer of a higher grade, containing more nitrogen and more potash. This demand can be easily supplied, but of course will cost more money. The following: Acid phosphate (14 per cent avail¬ able).............................. 1,300 lbs Blood (Nitrogen equal to 16 per ibs cent ammonia).................. 400 Muriate of Potash (50 per cent potash).......................... 300 lbs Total 2,000 lbs would give you a fertilizer of a very high grade, the iugredients of which would cost you about $21 at wholesale prices, but for such goods the usual sel¬ ling price is about $26. You can get all the ingredients for making your fertili¬ zers from any of the large manufactu¬ rers, and I suggest that yonr club dis¬ cuss the matter, find out just how much they want and then buy it in carload lots. They will make a decided saving by this plan. The mixing must be thoroughly done and all lumps broken up. The prices given above for mate¬ rials for fertilizers does not include freight, which on an average will not add more than a dollar or a dollar and a half per to* to the amount given. One advantage in buying, mixing and using the higher grade goods is the saving in freight. For instance, dried blood is usually twice as rich in nitro gen as is cottonseed meal, and muriate of potash is four times as rich in potash as is kainit, consequently to get a defi¬ nite amount of nitrogen or potash the freight charge would only be half as much on blood as on cottonseed meal and one-fourth as much on muriate of potash as on kainit. Before mixing screen the materials with a common sand screen to get out the lumps which can then be easily crushed. I have repeatedly urged the farmers of Geor gia to m r. their own fertilizers, ani I trust that this season a great many will follow my advice.—State Agricult oral Department, Journal and Ban¬ ner 1 year $1.00. 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