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COMMISSIONER NESBITT’S TALK. «• Regular Monthly Letter to the Farmers of Georgia. THE CORN PLANTING SEASON. No Poorer Fayl*»£ Crop Thao Cotton for ili« Farmer*—Cost of Ksiaing wheat and Corn on One Acre of L •*»«!— F*7 an Tou Ho —A Few flint* on Uoiiij Mix¬ ing of Fertiliser*, Ktc. Department of Agriculture, Atlanta, Maroh 1, 1895. As _ I glance , toward , the , outside world, ,, , far as the eye can reach, I see noth lg but bare brown trees, with here and Here a green pine, and snow every . .vhore—stretching liko a thick whits mantle ovor the fields, piled up in high drifts against the buildings and fences, ompletely hiding the face of Mother ■Garth, and inflicting ranch suffering on man and beast. As I turn from the contemplation * of this most unusual •jpnthern . I T realize ,, that . before , . scene, tjiis heavy layer of snow cap melt and the land be ready for the plow, another week must pass, which will leave only a few more days in February in which to complete the preparations for the usual March plantings. As on many farms the first furrow has yet to be run ^or tho necessarily, crops of 1896, be much those plantings delayed, nnst, This is is not altogether due *0 the uu tavorable weather, for sine * Christmas, there have been several days when plowing could have bee.: done with both dispatch and profit. But the ma jority of farmers have fallen iutc the habit of allowing thb first part oi Jan 4 m-v to slip by before any decided start is made on the year's work—one throughout r-ason the perhaps being that fiouth farm labor is more or less tremor alized after the Christmas holidays. Since the rains set in, about tire min die of Jauuary, we have had ai- unin¬ terrupted succession of snows, rains, t.loets and freezes, finally culminating in the almost uprecedented colri during 1 he first of February. Where the laud was properly plowed inring the fall or early in January, the xtr 9 me cold, preceding the heavy fall if snow, will put it in splendid coudi ion, disintegrating and breaking up he particles of soil and thus increasing heir power both of absorbing and re- 1 aining moisture. Old farmers predict phenomenal crop year. Anjid the general gloom this iR cheering; indeed, 1 here is some comfort to be extracted ven from present hard conditions. In Edition to the benefit to Mm land, the reeze was the death blow to many roublesomo and destructive insects. rmt trees were not sufficiently ad unced to be injured, and the check f hlnrid?™ wilMhe bnndaut fruit crop. Tho intense cold unniiiK ■ “ppv boJow i?r«“‘ z^ro, 5 U (1 furthbr south ' M?v?d C t™ds y of'bisect ^s' ,oth so destructive to the interest? of i-uit growers While only this latter ass can lay claim to all these advan ages, the average farmer can appro .riate his share, and though hhrraesed ’ y low priced cotton, delayed work and ■ eneral uncertainty and indecision, jeod not despair. Let him gird him self for the coming contest; let him ; >ok ahead, and with clear brain and uerring judgment, lay his plans for . stored success. In e recent report ol' the soate com i.ijttee on analytical and applieu chem i try in Virginia, occurs the following, • hioh coincides so exactly with the - ws we have always expressed, promulgated, 1 id it is so forcibly that we t* ould like to quote at length, but have < lly room for some of the leading feat t res^ “When we consider the fact that the Market value of our lauds and all the products of agriculture the have materially ceclined during past few years; trmt the average decline in the prices *,f our staple crops, to whioh fertilizers gro applied, amounts questionable to fully 60 per f»ntt and that it is wheth «r any crop can be grown at a profit *Oder existing conditions, is it remark gble that our farmers are at their wits’ iojnlant, Ua4 *0 know how to proceed, amt what if by chanoe they May make kc*n ends meet? la support of this position, p rm Jie to quote from the statistician c. fcgrkmltural O., March, department, 1893. At that Washington, date p. wheat y*s selling at 57 cents To and oorn at 86 Cents In Chisago. ascertain what fibe f*”inera broadcast. were doing, Replies he sent out Circular* *5,000 practical were re¬ paired of from wheat, 38,000 farmers, in in #*ge ana revised case of pom- These were and correct fd by 4,000 replies from experts—1. e ., graduates at colleges, etc., engaged in farming, with the following RB 8 U 1 .T: Oort of raising an acre of wheat.... .*11.69 of raisin* an of com....... 11 73 . . l^rhfcrre Thytatistician's and°corn K report- acrTonThe^hfrm for Deoem Sr«t per For wheat, $6.16; for corn, #8.31: JTvwry %-Weh shows a virtual loss of $2.05 on fa.W aore cultivated in wheat, and per acre of oorn, iu 1895, leaving vt* the straw, chaff and stalks. SHell we draw what consolation we gteu ftom. this unprofitable the condition of t-uficultnre ■Threw in country 5 at large, and np tho sponge ?’ Or shall we taidTuas ourselves gravely to the sitoa men and sco what can be done te ame - |-<*at< this condition of things ? Ftp To committee meet this discouraging situation. recommends that: 1 . In the opinion of your committee, Vie *xpeniiture of #4,500,000 for arti trial fertilizers, is by tho farmers of this jrsfe, firing conditions. unwise and improper We are forced underex ie Conclusion to r_ because we believe that t Uy one-half of this outlay is a total * **' 2 Tba second question is: Can this w jtJBditnre 1 *™ «> anything to diminish this ex of #4.500,000 for fertilizers t St t!l9 sa “® time increase the |.voLt*ot e , agriculture without injury aeher to f ay interest? W# think it can, But It involves a totnl change of sys¬ tem. We believe that fully one-half of this large auiu can be saved to the farm¬ ers of th's state, thaF the fertility of their lands can be augmented at the same time and the balance changed from tho debit to the credit side of the ledger. tSSZfigZSgf&gZXi to stop this nnwise and reckless expen¬ diture, curtail the amount to be spent this year to $ 2 , 000 , 000 , as follows: 1. Pay cash for everything. cultivated 2. Reduce the acreage to be In “money crops” to one-half. :s. Co-operate buying and mixing of fertilizer ingredients. grinding of bones. 4. Collecting and 6 . The increased nse of lime. 6 . Manufacture your own nitrogen at h 7Vr. „„u«o» „ >«. —» nuros. of The first item Is ths most difficult' occomp;if , hm9nt an ,i w hiks John Ran , philoso dolph may have discovered the pher’s stone to be “pay themselves as you it only those can avail with which or to who have something in pay. Take the matter of oats for stance, many farmers have mot with a heavy loss in the destruction of both w ” hont means to'agaT’buy indeed fallen seed. such the “lines have this in hard places,” and in cases like we would advise that the land be planted in eatiy maturing com ana f orage cropg> mi]let> fl 0 rghum, peas, the all 0 f which will help to tide over difficulty, and if the millet is manured highly and forced forward, it will or course be ready to cut much earlier, The second, with our preconceived hard under ideas of fanning, will bo a taking, but a strict adherence to its recommendations would do much to set us on oar feet again. repeatedly urged The third, we have as offering tho best solution of the ter tilteer question. The fourth, if earned out, would re dnee the cost of this valuable fertilizer at least oO per cant, The fl’th but follows in the lead of that eminent scientist, George Ville, who classes lime along with nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash in forming a complete fertilizer. Where lime is deficient in the soil it is very import aut that It be supplied. fact that in The sixth refers to the leguminous plants the farmer has a certain and comparatively cheap meth od of supply iug not only the most ex pensive element of nitrogen, bnt potash ; and phosphorio aoid also, for he ean re¬ move the top crop and still leave in the roots and stubble a largo amount of fer tilizing material. The seventh sounds the keynote of all successful farming. As is briefly said, home manure performs on the farm, the same office that money does In oommerco, it develops, utilizes and brings into healthy aotion all the dor nmnt resources of the soil, typographical errors in last report Th la lagt two mont serioug h'» typographical In the report {, how much nn3wer to the iuquiry M t ° ( n j tro "f g on e’ phosphorio aoid and with potash hat a V r age of 00rn draws from tho soil HhoQld read about Sl-7-7 j; » «. _._|j l. i i i t*? °f potential ammonia (not 7 ,} s ca P* We of J^ing that amou Irish potatoes and starch factories. There appears In this issue two arti cles that were crowded ont of onr last report. One, a reply to an and Inquiry as to the preparation, both planting the spring saving and of Irish potatoes, fall crops; factories and the other on establishing starch in the sonth. The snb Jects are allied and pertinent The to southern industrial development. ootton factories for the manufacture of a finer grade of goods are in a measure depeu dent on staroh factories, and these three industries are more intimately connect od than a careless glauoe would reveal. Tho cotton faotories will need the staroh, the staroh faotories will need the potatoes, and if our farmers can learn to produce at remunerative fig urea the proper kind of potato, whioh suitability depends more on quality than ou size, we have another money crop to whioh our olimate is peculiarly suited. Elsewhere I give Jeff Wilborn’s plau for raising three crops, two of Irish potatoes, one of peas, on the same land, and also an article from Dr. Payne on starch. I have had several letters from parties anxious to establish these starch faoto ties. They are bound to come when the cotton factories do, and before an other twelvemonth there will be a de njand for the manufacturing material. The question is, will our farmers in f or m themselves on this business and manage It in such a way as to clear money on it? The truth is that at 1 present prices NO FOORER PAYING CROP THAN COTTON can be found, and the farmer who trusts to a large crop to meet the press¬ ing needs of nis situation is risking bankruptcy. The present month must decide this momentous question. Be¬ fore another monthly report is issued from this office the decision as ‘to the RBDOCTION THB corro * *««ag« throughout , the state will have to b« j^ly fannehedonthe sea’tJ’futnrUy' 1 <*o not assume to dictate as to how “ lt ? no r a ^ l e eac waat > “f® 1 have sha11 so P often la , nt - 1 repeated, onl T re whioh . , ample home supplies is, aeoure Planting a full provision crop, mak dae allowanoe for unfavorable sev , ! ,ons a P d P erfe °t arrangements far ’ aa : *® P 0 ***"* 0 *° raise HOGS. Regard this with as mnch careful thought, akill and and plan for it with bestowed as much 1 judgment as is I other farm on : operations. Provide a sue cession of crops for them. Do not trust their development to a few nub bins thrown hastily into their filthy feeding quarters, and then leave them to slake their thirst at the first stag nant pool. See that they are provided with clean, comfortable quarters, that they have pure water to drink. The hog is naturally a healthy animal, and ft is much easier to prevent the few ! malignant diseases to which he is sub i ! ject, they than to stamp out the germs, once obtain lodgment. In the inquiry column will be found j a remedy by friend for choiera, which was sent u» a with the urgent request .a * <& ft The Old Friend And the best ST-“B friend, that never Ster you hear at the mention of tbs excellent Liver medicine, and people should not be persuaded that anything else will do. It is the King of Liver Medi¬ cines; is better than pills, and takes the place of Quinine and Liver, Calomel. Kidneys It acts and directly Bowels on and the gives new life to tho whole sys¬ tem. This i3 the medicine you want. Sold by all Druggists in Liquid, oriu Powder to be taken dry or made into a tea. Hai e-EVBRT PACKAGE'S* the Z Stamp h in red on wrapper# J. H. ZEID1N CO.. PhHadflrhte. Pi*. that we have it published. We also five the remedy published by the United States department of agri¬ culture. We as yet have had no means of testing the efficiency of either one, bnt would like to hear from any and *11 who should have occasion to use them. If their olaims are sustained and we can thus be seenred against the fearful ravages of this disease, the meat question is settled In onr favor for *11 time to come. sweet potatoes Will soon require bedding. For par¬ ticulars as to selection, bedding, culti¬ vation, preserving, eto., I refer to a most full and explicit bulletin recently published by the Georgia experiment station. Every farmer who expects bulle¬ to raise potatoes should possess this tin, number 25, which can be had by sending application with your address to Director Redding, Experiment, all Spalding county, Ga. In planting Orops be careful to SELECT GOOD SEED. In corn, this should be done before the crop is gathered, taking from the finest stalks the best matured ear 3 , and •re planting, reseleoting the best devel¬ oped ears from the pile. In another oolnmn full formulas are given for fer¬ tilizers for differont orops. Law IN REGARD TO SELLING FORMULA*. I must call attention to the fact that no formula for makiug fertilizers can be sold in this state, unless first sub¬ mitted to the department for examina¬ tion. Violation of this law subj eota the party to punishment for misde¬ meanor, under a section of the code Of Georgia. •hch We will reported esteem it to * this favor de- ^f oases are partmeut. R. T. Xesbitt. CITY DIRECTORY. Mayor, A. (J. MeCalla. Mayor Pro tena, J. B, Irwin. Clerk, George P. Til ey. Treasurer, J. C. Stephenson, M. Chief Police, W. H. Austin. Marshal, E A- Haper. Street Overseer, W. B. Smith. COUNC ILMEN. J P. Tilley, II C. Summers, J Rliwin, J W. Jones, L. J. Al mand, J S. Johnson. STANDING COMMITTEES: Street: L. J. Almand, J. R. Irwin Finance: J. P. Tilley, J W. Jone Sanitary: J. S Johnson, M- C Summers. School: J. R. Irwin, L. J. Almand Charter etc : J. W. Jones, J. R. Irwin. BOARD OF HEALTH. Dr J A. Guinn, J. P. Tilly, J. S. Johnson. County Directory. Ordinary, O. Seamams. t le.k, W. T. Huson. Sheriff, W. H. M. Austin. Tre surer, Jobu E VVhiti.ker Ta t Collector, E. F. Cook, Tax Receiver, R. L. Hudson, Surveyor, R- A. Guinn. Co .'oner, L. T. Farrill. Ordiuaries Court first Monday in each month. Superior Courts first and second Mondays in April and October. JUSTICE COURTS. Town, 4th Monday, each month Sheffield, 1st Saturday each month Honey Creek, 2nd Saturday, each month. Aorr&ine. 3rd Sai*rfi*y, each month. Church Directory Primitive BkptI8t: J. F. Almand, pas„o. Preaching second Saturday and Sunday. Baptist: B. D. Ragsdale, pastor. Pi eao’nng 1st and 3rd S a turd a vs and Sundays. Saturday before the 1st Sunday conference day. Sunday School 9:15 a. m. D. M. Almand, SupL Methodist: Dr. J. W. Quillian, pastor. Preaching every Sunday. Sunday School 9:45 am. B. Y McCord, Supt. Prsbyterian: Dr. Henry Quigg, pastor. Preacbiug 2ud and 4tb Sundays. Srnuav School 9:30 a. m. T. D. O’Ke’ley, Supt. tit 9 A IV • % I u *« ty In Queen Mary’s Reign There were troublous times in old England and brave knights had many perilous adventures. A par* ticularly interesting romance of that period is entertainingly told in The Story of Francis (Me By STANLEY J. WEYMAN Author of “A Gentleman of France," “The Man in Black," “The House of the Wolf," and other his¬ torical novels that have given him world wide fame. READ IT IN THIS PAPER HOG CHOLERA. Prescription and Directions for a Success¬ ful Treatment of the Disease. Dr. T. J. Dodge of Hamilton, Illinois, writes as follows to the Iowa Home¬ stead on the subject of hog cholera: “As the price of Hogs is sufficiently high to pay the farmer to use every means of protecting them from the ravages of the cholera, I deem it my duty to give to the public, free, my re¬ cipe for the cure of what is termed hog cholera. I have used this remedy for 85 years, and raised hogs on my ranch in Nebraska and never lost a hog. I have experimented by placing one well hog with a lot of sick ones, and keeping it well by the use of this reme¬ dy. You will confer a great favor upon the farmers of our oountry by publish¬ ing this reolpe in full. I am now en¬ gage! in other bnsiness, and have been for 16 years, and am willing to let oth¬ ers prosper by the long years of experi¬ ence of mine with a remedy I discover¬ ed myself for the oure of this dreaded disease. The prescription and directions are ae follows: Arsenic, one-half pound; cape aloes, one-half pound; blue vitriol, one-fourth if a pound; blaok antimony, oneonnoe. Grind and mix well the remedy before using. The following are the directions for using: 1. Sick hogs in all cases to be separa¬ ted from the well ones, and placed in dry pens with only five large hogs or eight in each pen. 2. Feed nothing but dry food, but no water only the slop containing the rem¬ edy until cured. 8 . When hogs refuse to eat turn them on their backs, and then with a long handled spoon put the dry medicine down their throats. 4 . Dose for large hogs: One teaspoon¬ ful three time a day for three days; then miss one day and repeat amount until cured. Shoats or pigs one-hail the amount. 5. As a preventative, one teaspoonful once a week will keep your hogs in a healthy condition to take on fat. loan place one well hog in a pen with 100 sick ones, and with this remedy keep him well. 6 . Let no other stock but hogs hare access to this remedy, as it is to them a deadly poison. Dr. Dodge adds that for many yean he sold his recipe for $5, and treated of hogs at the rate of #1 per head, paying the owner 10 cents a pound for all that died after treatment began. W. S3 L. SHOE Douglas 13 THE BIST. TIT FOB A KINS. 3. CORDOVANT, CALF. FRENCH A ENAMELLED ■y |f4.*3S0 W *3A° FmECttf POLICE, MOWBAWd 3SOLES. ■ n J»2.*1.7?BDYS'SimSH(U * -TADICS he-rgsis-NA. ySBHBSXaU* Over One Minioaftsoirfemertte w. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes All our shoes are equally satisfactory ss&tfs&s Their dualities ss \° a T nnsnrpaised. £iv B v$i. wearing uniform,—stamped ar» tot The prices are en Prom Si to $3 eered over other make*. If your dealer cannot iupplyy<m we can. Sold by An agent wanted. As soon as one is ecured the name will appear here. g^r GROW MS IRON BITTERS Cures Indigestion, Biliousness, Prspepeia. Mala, ria, Nervousness, and General lability- Physi¬ cians recommend it. All dealers sell it Genuine has trade mark and crewed red lines oawrappoa ICTOfl ilCYCLES; Si Us 1MIGHEST IK1 GRADE ONESTLY MADE For beauty, strength, lightness, durability and easy running qualities, no other bicycle can equal the Victor. Buy a Victor and know you have the best. OVERMAN WHEEL CO. Makers of Victor Bicycles and Athletic Goods. BOSTON. NEW YORK. CHICAGO. DETROIT. DENVER. PACIFIC COAST. SAN FRANCISCO. LOS ANGELES. PORTLAND. l -#JOB WOP,^.#* \ —AT— \ v: CgEAP I PRICES. A \ For the year 1395 we will be better equip¬ \ ped to do Job Work of every description than ever before, and we are going to make \ prices to suit the times. If you want \ LETTER HEAS, NOTE HEADS, l BILL HEADS, STATEMENTS, \ ENVELOPES. \ Or any other kind of Commer or Legal Printing, Book or Pamphlet, send us your order. Remembeor ourprices will be the Very Lowest. Respectfully, Conyers Weekly. Conyers, Ga., Mch. 15th. 1895. i TAKE YOUR CHOICE ait Join. I Breen Foil Thi goods the Club bought last year and guarantees to be the 8 ftl analysis. Either one of these goods may be had for 340 lbs. of middiinf cotton from car or 345 lbs from warehouse. We have other standard brands of Guano, hLh grade Acids aci Cotton Seed Meal for sale also. We want your trade and will try to maxe it to your interest to se as before you buy. Smith A. J. J.P. Tilley. GUANO FOR COTTON Thanking the people of Rockdale and adjoining council for their patronage in the past I respectfully ask a liberal sh3, of the same this season, I represent the Geo. W, Scott Mfg. Co. Their celebiiate Gossypium and “A. A.” Guanos and high grade Acids _ arc well and favorably known to need any comment from me, 171 than to say they are of the Highest tirade Goods on He fiffl will Soil for CASH COTTON and will meet compel 0 I or in prices. fail before buy. Don’t to see me you Respectfully, Conyers, Ga., Feb. 20,1895. J. A. LIFSEY. TDM Jill Ht TIT llU Sells the foliowing Standard brands of Guano: ETAW DISSOLJtJEDBONE^^ SOTTHERN AMMONIATED q%0 BREWSTERS COTTON GROWER, and others. Also, High Grade Acids and Cotton Seed Meal. ^ e s£li Cotton or Money It will pay ' ou - to «• As cheap as first class goods <an besold. before you buy. TUCKER & McELVAJig*