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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1897)
DR. HATHAWAY & CO. Thi KEl lASLJt Si ECIALTSTS. Regular Graduates in Medicine, Autkcrixed all by the State. the ffflwaasagSSSE cf* National F.,.uks lor Financial Reference, thousands ol Oired Patients over everywhere free trozn observation, Sexual Debility _ Seminal Weakness ami ^«»!as^sstssA^SB&^^S Syphlll-s, C 3k £ US Blood SSTlnail Poisoning, Skin its forms Diseases. and Ulcers, stages, cured Swel ^ for life, Stricture ■wcctrr.il patient can use pecoliar the treatment to at ecx.ot home. * if jLSCIlC&fyour _ J{_„ those home delicate without diseases instruments. Many your cured after otvn Specialists in th e Untied Stain hO&ESTY DR. HATHAWAY & CO.. SKILL 2*4 South Bt ad St., • Atlanta, Ga. ANSWEES TO INQUIEIES Commissioner Nesbitt’s Ques¬ tion Box For the Month. VALUABLE INF0BMATI0N GIVEN P<iL<vu»ua Plants, Question.—A re there any plants pois¬ onous to the human touch? Answer.—F ortunately there are but few plants that cannot bo handled with impunity. The poisoning, or poison oak, a climbing vine, is one of these. Few persons can handle this plant with¬ out finding themselves poisoned, and some are so susceptible to it that if they eveu pass near it they are affected. Then there is the poison sumac, the sap ol which, getting on the skin, will cause painful blisters. Some varieties of mushrooms are also very poisonous, even to handle and cause death if eaten. There are quite a num ber of plauts that are poisonous if eaten, and doubtless many mysterious cases of death among cattle or horses might be traced to this cause.—State Agricultural Department. Fertilizing. Question.—I have got 2,000 bushels of cottonseed, 100 barrels of ashes from the slab pit and 100 barrels of ashes from the furnace. In addition, I have 50,000 pounds of horse manure. I want your advice how to use this in a com post. My I can get kainifc or acid "black phosphate. root.” cotton dies with the What can I use to stop it? Answer.—I n consequence of the un¬ certain value of the ashes, it is not an easy matter to give a satisfactory an¬ swer to your question. Ashes vary from 1 to 5 per cent in phosphoric acid and from I to 20 per cent in potash, accord¬ ing to circumstances. The ashes from the slab pit have, of course, had rains upon them aud are undoubtedly more or less leached, making those in the bot¬ tom of the pit much richer in potash than those nearer the top. In conse¬ quence, they must be thoroughly mixed before using, so that the potash may be equally distributed throughout the mass. Assuming that your ashes oarry 8 per cent of potash and 8 per cent of phos¬ phoric acid, I would suggest a compost made of 600 pounds of ashes, 600 pounds of cottonseed and 800 pounds of acid phosphate. This would give you a fer¬ tilizer containing about 6.50 per cent of phosphoric acid, about 8.8 of potash and about 1 per cent of nitrogen. If your laud Is iu the habit of causing rust in the cotton crop, you had better add 150 pounds of muriate potash to the above, which would give you a fertilizer with nearly 7 per cent of potash. The "black root” in ootton is hard to deal with and difficult to subdue. No doubt the best plan is to rotate your crops, bring¬ ing ootton on the same field not ofteuer than onoe in three or four years. By this plan you can at least diminish the . damage from this disease, and some¬ times entirely eradicate it. Oonoerning the horse manure, I suggest that you add 2,000 pounds of it to 2,000 pounds of the above described compost, and after mixing thoroughly apply say from 500 to 600 pounds to the acre for cotton. This should make you a good crop should the necessary work and rain ac¬ company it. — State Agricultural De¬ partment. Planting of T«rr*ce». Question.—I s there no way that I can utilize my terraces? I have a good mauy, aud I have been thinking that some tiling might be planted on them. Answer. —Of course you cau plant your terraces in various crops, and you are wasting some good laud if you are not doing so. Some farmers plant their terraces in fruit trees, particularly plums, but I think this a poor plan, as the tree soon branches out and prevents plowing right up to the terrace, with it injury to the trees. Where terraces are near the house I have seen fine strawberries raised upon them, and I think they would be excellently adapt- ed fo growing raspberries or blackber¬ ries. The roots of any of these fruits would be useful in binding the terraces and thus preventing their washing away, while they would not interfere. I think though that on the whole, sor¬ ghum, or cattail millet, or chicken corn would be the best cropi to put on the terraces. The roots of either of these would offer great resistance to any ten¬ dency of the terrace to break, and any of these could be cut green for soiling or could go to maturity for seed or grinding, and in both cases their roots would be left in the soil, rendering it diilionlt to break the terra¬ ces with even very heavy rains. Of conrse this planting of terraces is best done before they beoome old, packed and well sodded with grass. Then they are better let alone, for any disturbance in the way of cultivation would only weaken and injure them,— State Agricultural Department. Cabbtge Plmda. Question.—E which nclosed produces find some them. worms The and a moth worms have seriously injured our cab¬ bages and turnips, eating off the tops. Please name them aud give a remedy against them. Answer.—T he insect is called the Cabbage Plnsia. It works great injury to many garden crops, but especially to cabbages aud turnips. The female moth (dark gray in color, with a bright spot near the middle of each front wing,) deposits her eggs either singly or iu clusters on the upper surface of the cabbage leaves. The eggs soon hatch, aud the young worms begin at once to devour the leaves aud to bore small, irregular holes in the cabbage head. Iu this section there are several broods of this destructive insect each season. The moths usually fly at night, but may sometimes be seen flitting about duriug a cloudy day. To get rid of them, dust upon the plants pirethrum, (inseot pow¬ der) mixed with three times its bulk of flour. They may also be destroyed by spraying with kerosene emulsion.—State Agricultural Department. rrunlac. Question.—W hat benefit is derived from pruning? When and how should it be done? Answer.— When pruning is properly done, at the right time, it is beneficial in several ways. It regulates and im¬ proves the form of healthy vigorous trees, and benefits weak and feeble trees by increasing their vigor. This increase of vigor is brought about simply because all the sap of the tree is directed into a few branches, instead of being diffused throughout a great many, aud thus giv¬ ing sufficient nourishment to none. Then again all the force of the circulat¬ ing fluid being thrown into a smaller number of branches causes the growth of larger sap vessels, aud more rigorous shoots. Pruning also permits freer ac¬ cess of air aud sunshine to every por¬ tion of the tree, and in that way tends to produce well flavored, fully matured, perfect fruit. Pruuiug fruit trees of va¬ rious kinds, should be done, while the trees are dormant, either in thj* lata .fab or in mid-winter or even in the spring, provided the buds have not begun to Mrs. Anna Gagp, wife of Ex Deputy U. S. Marshal, Columbus, Kan., says: "I was delivered of TWINS in less than 20 min¬ utes and with scarcely any pain after using only two bottles of H MOTHERS’ FRIEND DU) NOT S UFFER AFT ERWARD. •1.00 urgent by Express bottle. or Book mail, on “TO receipt MOTHERS” of prto% matted free- per BSADfTKU) REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, 6A. SOLD BE AU DRUGGISTS. sweu. mere are different lffecho'ds ol pruning—a favorite plan is to cut off half the previous year’s growth, this to be done over all the outside branches, as well as the inner ones. This is called "shortening in,” and generally produces good results in peach trees.—State Ag¬ ricultural Department. Early torn. Question.—I am a new citizen of your state, having moved from Michi¬ gan, and want some information. I wish to plant a few acres in an early variety of corn for feed, what would you recommend, and where can I get the seed? For a general crop I can get some flue seed corn from Virginia or Missouri; would you advise me to use this, or the corn raised around me? Answer.—T here are many varieties of early corn and each has its advocates. I prefer for South Georgia, the section in which you live—the "Golden Dent.” You can plant it iu your county from Feb. 15 to 20, and on good land, or on poor land well fertilized, you can count on its making a fair crop. Plant in 4)4 feet rows, and 3 feet in the drill, one etalk to the hill. This corn will mature in time to be followed by a crop of field peas, or sweet potatoes. You can buy the "Golden Dent,” from any seed store in our cities or towns. As to planting your general crop of corn with seed from Missouri or Virginia. I advise from against it.' Get a good seed corn any of your neighbors, and with it you will make a better crop than with seed brought from Missouri Afterwards, improve your seed, annually, by passiug through your cornfield before gathering the crop, and selecting for seed the be3t ear from those stalks that have two or more ears. Sy tiiis plan you will soon add materially to the yield per acre.— State Agricultural Department. Breaking a Colt. Question. —Iu breaking a colt to har¬ ness would you advise me to U 9 e a blind bridle or not? Answer.—M ost horsemen are strongly opposed to the use of "blinders,” as they are called, claiming that in a great many cases they cause disease of the eyes, and not iiiA-&$u 6 utly blindness. Besides this, a horse is more easily frightened when he has ou a blind bri¬ dle, because of the fact that he gets a distorted view of objects by the road¬ side, when Without the “blinders” he would see clearly every passing object, and find no causo for fright. Loud, startling noises-are also apt to frighten the animal whose eyes are covered with blinds. Hearing tiro noise, out not be¬ ing able to see what makes it, he nat¬ urally imagines something terrible is after him, and just as naturally runs to get away from it. No one can give any good reason for using blind bridles, aud my advice is, never put one on your colt, and you are more apt to make a gentle animal of him than by use of the "blinders.”—State Agricultural Depart¬ ment. Vewi and Notes. It is an undoubted fact that cattle are scarcer than a year ago, while feed is abundant. The practice is gaining of cooking food for stock. You lose a most valuable fertilizer when yon permit the droppings of the hennery to go to waste. Watering the stock regularly is an im¬ portant item in winter. When there is plenty of straw, use it as a lining for the walls of wood sheds for stock. It will exclude the cold winds.—Exchange. OASTORIA. n« ?m- — it tlaiL ffli ■ _ a •tCUUM it Buy A Home! We have one for sale, and it is a most desirable one, too, situated on Mill street, 300 yards from the depot and two minutes walk to and three is churches, desirable is not crowded location a most for a home. The lot contains One-Half Acre* more or less, Tbe house*is a good one, has four rooms nicely finished inside. There is an ex¬ cellent well of water on the place and it did not dry up this fall, as was the case with many. This is a good opportunity for any one to get a good, desirable piece of property in town, cheap. Call on, or address tf T. D. O’Kelley, Conyers, Ga. Constitution and Banner 1 year, $1.25 |jfO(jAL ADVERTISE¬ MENTS. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS, Ail persons indebted to tbe estate of Thom¬ as C. Posey, deceased, late of Rockdale coun¬ ty, are hereby requested to make settlement at once, and all parties bolding claims against said estate are requested to present same at once to L, J. Almand or to me. Me?, M. A. Posey, Adra'xt. FOR REMOVAL OF DISABILITIES. Georgia, Rockdale County. Notice is hereby given to all concerned that I have filed with the Clerk of tne Superior Court of said county, mt petition addressed to said court, returnable to the next term thereof, to be held on the first Monday in April, 1897, for the removal of the disabilities imposed upon me by my intermarriage with Lelia Harris, nee Miss Lelia George, which application will be heard at the Court house in said county at said term. This January 21, 1897. Adv’g $4.50 Stewart Harris. Letters of Dismission. Georgia, Rockdale County. To all whom it may concern; W. L. Peek, guardian for W. L. Christian and Rufus L. Christian, has applied to me for a discharge from his guardianship of said wards, this is therefore to notify all persons concerned to flletbeir objections, if any they have, on or before the the first Monday in March, 1897, else he will be discharged from his guardain ship as applied for, Witness my hand and official signature, this Nov. 24,1896 A- M. Helms, Ord Adv. fee $6.00 Georgia, Rockdale County. W. S, Veal, executor of the last will of A.C, Veal, represents to this court, In his petition duly filed, that he has fully executed the will of said deceased. This is, therefore, to cite all persons concerned to show cause, if any they can, whv said executor should not be discharged from his trust ns such executor and receive letters of dismission on the first Monday in April, 1897, Adv’g $6. A, V. Hei.ms, Ordinary. Letters of Administration. Georgia, Rockdale County, To whom it may concern;—Jos. F, Gee has in due form applied to the undersigned for permanent letters of administration on the estate of W. J. Gee, late of said county de¬ ceased, and I will pass upon said application on the first Monday in February, next. Giv¬ en under rny hand and official signature, this Dec. 28,1896. A. M. Helms, Ordinary. Georgia, Rockdale County. To whom it may concern;—S. H Brodnax basin dueform applied to the undersigned for permanent letters of administration on the estate of Austin Usher, col., late of said county, deceased, and I will pass upon said application on the first Monday in February, next. Given under my hand and official sig¬ nature, this 23 day of Dec. 1896, Adv’g $3. A.M. Helms, Ordinary. H. P. Bryant, et ai I Application for Peti vs. tioneisand order Ap Jno. W. Almand pointing Commission¬ et al. ers. In Rockdale Superior Court, April term, 1896. By virtue of an o.der from tbe Superior Court of Rockdale county, in tbe case above stated, the undersigned, as commissioners, will sell at public outcry, for cash, before the court bouse in Conyers, Ga., on tbe first Tuesday in February, 1897, the following par¬ cel of land in tbe city of Conyers, known as the Planters Warehouse, on South R. R, street, joining lots of W, T. Huson and oth¬ ers, containing one-fourth of an acre, Sold for the purpose of dividing proceeds among the owners of said property, returns thereof to be made to tbe April term, 1897, of Super¬ ior Court of said county. Tenants in posses¬ sion notified. This Dec. 17th. 18J6, JOSEPH REAGAN, J. C. STEPHENSON, T. D. O’KELLBY, Commissioners. I m ftta Phonvgrn ■:■# '■ re® I Pitman aiui rj+ 1 ** rt* * c* j 0 rl seller?, or we will ■' - ■1-. - erapuu- Reader nr.a H f'fwnograpkic CeJj- Put i°r cloth, or $ 1 . 15 , boards. TILS LENN PITMAN SYSTEM has for 43 years been the standard, cn::< by the U. S. Bureau of Education “ The Am lean information System." First prize, World's Fair. Ft and complete catalogue, free. THE PHONOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE CV CINCINNATI. OHIO. 1 A 1 ■ ms Search m hi m 1 sy*' S!RI3 m ffi! 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