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t " ANSWERED i 1 INQUIRIES I I J “s^r some ton °° \ INSPECTING 00TT0N8EED MEAL, j t *v««a«• M»ti« v«rj I’rutuabu •• r«»t« r«Hul_y.w to l»f«troi H«r ..Ssttr.M-1-rot.Bt.. l.rr.r»-r. is Frrlllf*.ri—Crop SUIIitl. , j • a* Olk.r M.w. of Jnt.ra.t. 1 IttrsKTMEI T Of A'.I'.ICCI.TCBF. i Atlanta, April 1, 1895. “NATURAL 1*1,AST FOOD.” the name of "Natural Plant Food.” Pieaso tell n» something of it. its con stitnenle, audit It i» What it c. aims to ^ Food i* mtt.qnerad.ngnnder 1 - Th8 ;: V * tnTa \ ^* fa.se nt eolor*. an ii the Ihe goo,s name usi .s most up nns’eading^ on ' •natket, will render the parties selhng liable to prosecution for misdemeanor. Tue goods is a Florida soft phosphate which claims 1 per cent of potash and 31.00 per cent of insoluble phosphoric arid. Bnt > arefnl analysis reveal* the fact that it ha* no potash and about *. 87 per cent, only, of available phos¬ phoric acid. The department has already notified the manufacturer* that they cannot legally sell it under its present name. If they put it on the market in it* true character with correct analysis and farmers ohoose to bny it a* such, there rat, be no objection urged. INSPECTION OK COTTONSEED MEAI,. „ , , qnir* that all cottonseed meal soul in 1 hi* state shall be inspected, analyzed and tagged with a printed guarantee of ammonia on each sack? Answer a. —Yes. Inspectors have been instructed to exercise great vig¬ ilance in order to detect violations of the law, and have discovered that at tempt* are being made to ship meal Into this state from Texas, and ill or der to avoid the 10 cents inspection fes, effort* are being made to sell this meal withont inspection or guarantee It is to the interest of farmers to report all such cases, ae the meal varies in ammonia. The law requires first grade 8 1-2 per cent of ammonia, second grade 7 1-2 per cent, bnt in some eea ions the in^fil runs be’ovr this stand* erd, end instances of adulterations uro ■i*o reported. VETFRtNMtY SURGEON. Question 8 .—Ha* the state a reteri nary surgeon in its employ? We wish toknowbecaii.se our stock are suffer lug from soliio unknown diseaso aud w« want information aud direction a* to treatment etc. Answer 8.—No provision is specifi¬ cally made for a veterinary surgeon, bnt under the terms of the law the commissioner i» impowerad to investi¬ gate *11 such diseases, and will, when called upon, use fund* fr*ai the depart¬ ment to send a competent surgeon who will sxamitis and prescribe and report revolt* to the department. CKOr STATISTICS, QUESTION 4 —Can yon give me the latest crop statistics for this state ? . Answer 4.—The crop statistic* for 189-1 tell in an eloquent way the story of it* agricnltnral possibilities, and show the wide diversity of its produc¬ tions. and are as follows: Wheat, bush¬ els. 1,733,000; corn, 38,1178,000; oats, 7-, $47,On! ; rye, 131.191; potatoes, 483,88(1; hay, tons, 224,117; peanuts, bushels, 824,528; cotton, bales, 1,191,14(5. It has 106,9*4 horses. 101,024 mules, 873,920 most cattle, 411,109 sheep and 1,791,507 hogs The wool clip was 831,141 pounds; the batter product, 14,8483,323 pound*; honey, 1,050,034 and 48,935 pound* of b-eswnx. The poultry stock numbered 7.357,934 and the egg product 11,5*2,788 dozen of eggs. The rice product was 14.550,433 pounds, and of tobacco 203,752 pounds. These figure* show better than any mere word* that Georgia is well adapt¬ ed to all branches of husbandry, and farther comment a* to its agricultural possibilities i» superfluous. UPLAND RICK. ^mention 5. -Can yon tell roe some lhf!r« wisl no doubt ? Ul to r b.°i bo a good deal of tic* planted in this faction^ of Ucorgia, as we have a good rice Imller and mill. Answer a.—The following is the seeceesfol plan pursued by a South Carolina plantw, who says: "I'M* profitable ... .. grain to , “ grow-the d . » . ‘Th* grain . T for . to# table and forage for cattle. I so toot lept the it.ffest .and on my farm , for , rice cu.ture. It would grow equaoy as well if not better on swamp lend. I break nn mv land verr tlioniturblr bed’ then then runoff run off rows raw* thre-toet three feat wide, wile bed ding the W a. if for cotton, and ns ing about 300 pounds commercial or other fertllixar to the acre. I then . ... >- a small „ plow , and , drill the rice , seen in the drill, only about half a peck to the *** Then putting a board on my p\owstock I dm !bont it ik. deeVTnl ____ . seed sesd abont 1 1 l-S 1 3 inches inches deep. I plant from April 1 to Apri. 15. I cultivate with a sweep, as with cotton. I hull „ ___. IB u °ldfa-<moned ... .. , wooaen _. , beater or huHer; or I send it to Charleston to be hulled. I make from 35 to 30 bushels per acre. I have been fjtaiiof rioe fet three years, Ji»v* been successful In making a good crop eac ), year ” A gentleman near Ri-lge Springs, 8. • C„ showed not long since what seemed ; "nit ZZ*. <*.. — »P-; land rice solely as a forage erojp. He plants it quite thickly, cnts it like oats j _head* and all_afterward feeding the sheaves lie makes at least 40 buslmls j per acre of seed. His cattle are more • fond of it than oats. He considers the I rice a better food, and he cau mat* I more of it than of oats. In the March number of the South ern Cultivator is a most excellent ar and several years after, when we planted in that nection of the state, the inilMtrions neRTO eson the various plan whwTthev mTt ordv^^^ed tothei/own ' but h#d a gorp! u S for „ te> aml the oUfMhiotlrt m0 rt.,r aad ' paHlle P * w hi c h the hull was separated * was oot at all an nn ' K F1VR DOLLAR FERTILIZERS. Question 6.—The following is a re ply to a letter received at the state ag¬ ricultural department asking for infor¬ mation as to $5.00 combination fertili zers. Answer 8.—Dear Sir; Yours of the thirtieth at hand. Yon can bnykainit, muriate of potash, and other chemical* from Wilcox, Gibb* & Co., Suvanuah, Ga. Kaiuit contains about 12 per cent of potash. Muriate of potash contains about 50 per cent of potash, or about fonr times ns strong as kainit. If you wish ci.'eap hauling yon should buy the concentrated fertilizing chemicals You can buy muriate of potash at about $40.00 a ton, probably a little higher in less lots than a ton. As a $5 combination of fertilizer* I snggest the following: No, 1—Murjate of potash containing ^cid 50 ^* 37 phosphate 1 contain¬ ing H per cent of phosphoric acid.... 280! hsfat $45 a ton )2.10 Nitrate of soda (sometime* called ' ' *''* Con talning nitrogen e qillvalent ammonia. to 19 per 95 lhiKat *l5atoa)2.14 cent of .'u Muck or woo earth or marl.... 1588 lbs. oo 2000 lbs. $1.98 jf y (m an ammonite not quite ,nij r ^ aB nitrate of soda, and less likely to “fire” on shallow soils, yon niipfUt use the following: Xo ...-Murlateof acid phosphate potash 37 lb* lbs 2. ’* K ,- m l.- 3 ho tfl Dried blood................ 112 lbs 2.13 Muck,woodst>»rthormarl 1571 lbs ' ,W 2000 lbs $4.98 If yon desire to use sulphate of am¬ monia as nn ammoniato, the following formula will answer: High No.. Muriate acid phosphate of potash 280 37 lbs lbs 2.10 •74 .Sulphate grade ammonia I of (at #■80 H loti)................ 54 lbs 2.1H j Muck, woods earth or marl 1(589 lbs : 1039 lbs $5,00 | No. 1 will giro yon from the ob.em icals alone: < Potash.................... .92 1-3 percent Available pbospho. acid 2.52 percent Ammonia..................90 t-4 per cent .. No. „ 2 will give . you , from ... the chem-j ica'.s alone: I Potash..................... .92 1-2 per cent j Aiiimolda89 1-2 per cent No. 3 will give yon from the choini icals alone: pdtush......................92 phospiio. 4-2 per cent Available acid..3.53 per cent Ammonia...................S( 1-- percent The filler which you use, whether of ; muck, something woods to this earth if well or marl, selected. will add j The sulphate of ammonia is a more : expensive ammonia that either blood j or nitrate of soda. Yon write that you [ will have to pay 8 cents a pound for it. : This is a very high price. If you find any of the chomicals higher priced than figures given above, use about 75 cents worth of yonr potash compound, about f 1.10 worth of yonraci phos* phato aud about worth of yom ammoniato. and then use your muck, j woods earth or marl to make np the balance of the ton. and you will about the proper proportions for your t 5 00 " 1 ” 0 fertilizer. mfi’HaMi’al F.FrrcT of potash. Oi kstion 7.—I #ce in ronr reports t ^ at ;rou lay stress on the mechanical condition of the soil. Do any of the ordinarv ingredients of a fertilizer, phosphoric acid, ammonia and potash have a mechanical efieot? Answer 7.-Aside from the organic mafter which ia gupplied with some form* , of , ammonia, potash, , by . __„.. eombin- . iuR chemically with the sand of the j ’ nctg M a mechanical manure Bv the the commnaiion mbi „, tion th *ue , , *uiincc nr f Rce of oi the me par- par tides of sand is roughened, in which ditioB tbe soU j* less liable to be p d by rain. Thi, mechanical eff ct ,S however ’ of J"; verv K ‘ imjiortanee, for the , reason that it f is onlT duceU whcn the potash is ap L‘ ... . ].„ u fornl ‘ Tne usual I 0 mprp .-». r„ tV P Hed wtth ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ potash in tne form of . kamit , .. or muriate, . which does not produce the mechanical • All - notash 1 ‘ salt* are beneficial 1 as ^.servator* of mo.sture. . stable manure. Question 8.—What do you consider the most economic method of saving 1 stable manure ? Answer 8.—There ia no bettor way ta $void lgi* than by plswiuj msnnre directly Into the soil. Whm the ma During is very heavy, especially on clay ^ils, a benefit arises from its ferrncn »»‘i« in the soil,-a mechanical effect Sw Xi — >•'«" without proper nrecaunon the most ™ inaWe part of the manure will Ik ; - C8! - It must be remembered, however, that it i* only after the manure is tie composed ami thu nitrogen converted >“»<> ammonia that it becomes avails Me for pm,its. Where an immediate effect is desired, therefore, such as in the case of intcrcultnral fertilizing, it '* essential that the manure be com investigation of a practical charactet F | th*t will interest onr readers. irm er» Bulletin 21. experiment Writer station, j it; it will be sent to you free of charge Contents: Manure as a farm resource; amount, value, and composition of ma -tore produced by different animals; comparative value of soiid and liquid parts; influence of age and kind of an i,nal; influence of quality and kind of food; influence of the nature and pro¬ portion of litter; management of ma¬ nure; use of manure; combining barn¬ yard manure with other fertilizing materials; lasting or cumulating effect of barnyard manure; summary. GLANDERS. Question 9.— Is it truo that a per¬ son can contract- glanders from an in¬ fected animal? Answer 9.—The veterinarian of the Michigan state board of health in his last annual report thus speaks of gland¬ ers. It is a caution well worth con¬ sideration: | Glanders is one of the most loath¬ I some, infectious and fatal diseases which infe.ct live equine race. And yet, no well animal kept or worked with one having the disease, is more liabio to contract it than the owner or person who foods, grooms and drives him, unless he has knowledge of the disease and care necessary to bs nsod in handling the animal. Tiie person who unconsciously takes care of aud drives a horse affected with glanders I takes his life in his own hands every j time ho feeds, grooms or adjust* a bridle. The virus from the horse’s nose, ejected by coughing or sneezing, aud striking in the eye, or falling upon a scratch or pimple in the skin, will perform tiie fatal inoculation. Matter from eruptions from the logs and other parts of the animal's body, caused by its kindred disease, "farcy,” will pro¬ duce the disease with equal certainty. Reports of more than a score of men, and several women, who have lost thoir lives by this disease within the past few years in this stale, have come to our commission, the doctors attending almost iuvariably calling the disease "blood poisoning.” Is there not a field opened lie.ro for useful stndy and investigation? Is it not possible that if practitioners bolter understood the na ture and most approved treatment oi the disease, some valuablo lives might be saved? TO DESTROY BERMUDA GRASS. Question 10.—Can yon give mo an ; ,jy..,.f n „| method ot destroying Bermu da grass? Answer 10.—The following, taken from bulletin 35 of the Arkansasexper iinont station, is said to bo entirely gn- ’essfnl: Break close with rcooter (bull tongno, crossplow with 14 inch lieelsweep and j, arrow thoroughlv. Parley A few days later harro>v .„ rT0 or in the fall and ^ m fh „ sprin; , Cat , rai „ { or hay an(l r(>mov0 from the ground. Break Jn with scooter all(l heelsweep a* , )ofore an(l harrow in firy W eather. lf is I)ot all kille( , plaut pea9 (whi rl(riU or lin known cowpeas) {h - ck m fwo au( , a half OT tUree feo , r0W9 , ln( ; cultivate frequently with jloclsweep UIlti i peas lap across rows, very! „ ^ stiU ronlllil!S , which is improbable, rut pearines aud plow and hlirrow :i^ain. The plowing in all cases shouhlbo thorough, no unbroken places p j j e f, Bv this treatment the Ber nluda wi ll bo destroyed and the labor loTed for its destruction will have protlu ; ed two crops in one year on the 8 T •, ’ of which will nvr , labor expended <■ for the production h • of both and tho Bermuda killed inci dentally and withont cost. ' frauds is fertilizers. n .. _ w «fraid w* lia vo been imposed fertilizer's. upon in the pur chase of our How canwo protect ourselves ourseives aud auu ooiamreuress obtain redress’ - i Answer 11.—Keep one of the sacks unbroken and place it under shelter, so that the analysis on the bag will not become b.ufred , or effaced—then ____, . notify , the department and a sworn lnspectoi will be sent, who will draw a sample and forward the same to the depart me.it. _ p . lt where „ hero it it viU wui be le thorouehlv morougniy analyzed without cost to the farmer. I The law is very strict, and if there i*' evidence of fraud, the penaly is heavv and and ‘he the farmer farmer is is net noi compelled compelled to io oav pay for the goods. If fanners would only acquaint themselves with the law and avail aval, themselves tlumselres otitaproriOM, of its provisions il furmsue* t nem ample protection. svRAYtNU operation*. Question 12 — Can you give sohd general directions for spraying fruil trees, Tines, etc ? : Anijws* II.—From valuabi? eiperi ment Btation bulletins we find that spraying operations for t.ns niQiitn wi . include the spraying of apple, pear atm plum treos with Bordeaux mix nre ia '*''»■ Grapevines . should , bo sprayed , befo.e te . j the leaf buds open with a strong soln tioii o: copper sulphate. Just otio.e the flowers open with Bordeaux mix tore aud Baris green, 1 pound to 100 gallons. Raspberry ami blackberry bashes should bo sprayed with Bordeaux mix¬ ture half strength just before the bios soins open. Strawberry vines should be sprayed 1 ai!, l Pans „recn 1 pound to I t* „.u as early as possible, the Bordeaux mix ture without Paris green to be used ^ piS if StiTto be kept over, using both Paris green and Bordeaux mixture, The foliage of the peach is very sus¬ ceptible to injury from copper solutions which should be applied at one-third to one-fourth the strength as used for ap¬ ples or pears. The peachbuds may be protected by bending the limbs toward the ground. THE OX WARBLE OR ROT FLY. thing Question 13.—Can you tell which me any¬ about the maggots are found along the backs of onr cattie, the young ones more especially? What causes them, and is there any preven¬ tion? Answer 13. —Wo have frequently been annoyed by the pests to which you refer, and while they seem to occa¬ sion little pain to the animal, they cer¬ tainly decrease the amount and quality of the flesh and lessen the value of the hides at least one-third. As to their causes, habits and pre¬ vention, vva extract the following in¬ formation from the North Carolina ex periment station: The fly which causes this damage is about the size aud very much resem ble3 a honey bee. It deposits its eggs in the spring, during the period of shedding o* hair, on the legs, tail and belly of cattle, preferably ycarlirgs. By licking these parts the eggs are takeu int0 the anima i* 3 RU li e ts where the maggots hatch and clings to the walls. It soon bores into tissues and eventually—during the succeeding fall or winter—finds its way to the ani¬ mal’s back Where it forms a tumor just beneath the skin. Here it rests for some time and completes its growth as a maggot. Each tumor, if closely ex¬ amined, will show a small pore, ! through which the maggot obtains air. | When full grown the maggot enlarges j this pore, and through it comes out aud drops to the ground, into which it en¬ ters and remains dormant as a pupa for about six weeks. It then comes forth as a perfect fly to lay its eggs as before. shedding, Remedies—During the period should of hair horned cattle have the tail, bellv and legs—especially the parts just above the hoofs—rubbed two or three times a week with a mixture of kerosene or fish oil aad powdered sulphur. In January and February the backs of cattle should be carefully examined for the tumors, which are readily seen or felt just beneath the skin, and the enclosed maggot squeezed out and killed. A little crude carbolic acid or mercurial ointment should bo then rubbed on the spot. If the maggot cannot be squeezed out, the oil or oint¬ ment should be well rubbed in, so as to close up the breaking pore in the tu¬ mor, thus smothering the maggot. The warble flv is not a great traveler and if all the maggots infesting cattle on any farm are killed in January or February, that farm will be nearly or quite free from the parasite for some years, unless introduced with new stock. Killing the maggots in the tu¬ mors is the easiest and surest way oi getting rid of this expensive intruder. OXEN EPIDEMIC. Report of tho Votrrinor.tr Snrffoon on a IJootrtlrtlro IliOHt, In Dootrj CounlJ-. j The following is the report of ths i veterinary surgeon, sent by the depart- I ^ oxen, 60 in number, working at the lumber wood of Messrs. O’Neal & Orosain Dooley county, Atlanta, March 25. h r Lfnrf ,,, . ’ CommlSSIOUer 0< Dear StR-At your request, I visited Hie lumberwood of Messrs. O’Neal & (>ross. at Penia, Dooly county, Ga., on the nineteenth to investigate a diueaso among their work oxen, five were dead ami buried when I arrived and ; f° ur s ' y k in the lot iu Penia. We went 1 - 0llt ° u ' r:,,u ° ar £our mU «* } a «“• woods, where tho oxen worked. The overseer reported about 30 more sick, ne l :, c ', ru an epMlemie c*T*t that won id go through the entire herd and i advised them to be sent into Penia, where they could be put under proper treatment. The following morning I went through the entire herd and found all affected I took the temperature of , each one. many going as high as 103 and 103 3-4. 1 1 he disease is a well defined epidemic °f characteriz'd re<l wart ' r by (haenew emissions alboniinvena). of red oolor ed urine; the discharges from the bow els were tinged with blood and am f 0 " 9 ,-' the P uls9 was quick aad breath lu ?f hornbl< ' I he causes of this outbreak, I thins, are due to impure water from a well the oxen were watered from. Owing to ,he *ow flat situation the surface water from the lo t was washed into it, I consider tiie epidemic a mild form that readily responded to treatment which we gave first by purgatives, fob lowed by antiseptic and alterative med iciaes. Respectfully. J. N. Cook, > eterinary Surgeon. V \ &&&A y COLVIIBIAS—They almost tty. m Physicians recommend bicycling. Dame Fashion says it is “good form.” Two new models for women’s use in— 5®) Columbia fjlcyclcs a“? Model 41 Columbia i Model 42 Columbia Ius HP been especially designed ©c for the many ladies who prefer to wear knicker¬ bockers nther than cumbersome skirts. Ladies’ wheels also in HARTFORD Bicycles at lower prices—$80, $60, $50. Send for Catalogue. Free at any r Columbia Agency, or by r mail for two 2-cent stamps. Six handsome paper dolls, showing for ladies’ bicycle costumes by poted designers, will be mailed nvc a-cent stamps. V . go IHHl H iss?. la® a - f, if 8 —AT— Cf)EAP | pfjlCE For the year 1895 we will he better equip pedtodo Job Work of every descriptor than ever before, and we are going to jnake prices to suit the times. If you want LETTER HEADS, * NOTE HEADS, BILLHEADS, STATEMENTS, ENVELOPES, Or any other kind' of Co miner or Legal Printing, Book or Pamphlet., send us your order. Remember our prices will be (lie Very Lowest. Respectfully, Cckt ri.s Wi f.k i v. Conyers,-Ga , Mcli. lotli. Jb’Jo. CITY D1RET0RY. Mayor, A C. AlcOalla.* Mayor pro tern, J. li. Irwin. Cicrlt, Georffe P. Tilley. Treasurer, J. C. Stepenson. Chief Police, W H. M. Au-tm. Marshal, E. A- Harper. Smith. Street Overseer, W. B. OOUNC ILMEN. J. P. Ti ley, M. (’. Summers, -J. R Iiwin, J. W. Jones, |L. J. Ai maDd, J S. Johnson STANDING COMMITTEES; Street: L. J. Almand, J. R. I> win Finance: J. P. Tilley, J. W. J lies Sanitary: J. S Johnson, M- C. bummers. School: J. R. Irwin, L. J. Almand Charter etc.: J. W. Jones, J. U. j ■ BOARD OF HEALTH. Dr -T A. Guinu, J. P. Tilly. J. S. Johnson. County Directory. Drditiary, O. Seamauis. t lerk, W T. Husod. Sheriff, W. H. M. Austin. Treasurer, John T i. E v u-ht U hi taker, l Tax Collector, E. F. Cook, Tax Receiver, R. L. Hudson.| Surveyor, v R. A. Guinn. ‘ w„..in Farnl! Foroner. r , L i -r T. Ordinaries Court first Mondaj -u each month. Super’-or Courts first and second \f t„,;i , n ,t n.-ii.iiir " ,1 inqiiCF LollCt COURTS COLI-lb Town. Lk Mondav, each monlL hbefli 1st Satmdav ouimuav each envu month muo Honey Creek. 2nd a.urdov, each month Lorraine 3rd ‘Saturday, each <100 ' /> r. Zr ms : j Model 42 Columbia vo ft life® i s m . f ' w Church Directory Primitive Bkptist: -J. F. Airoacd, pa-to. Preaching second^ Saturday and Sunday. Baptist: B.‘D. Ragsdale, pastor. Preaching 1st aud 3rd Saturday* and Sundays. Saturday before t « 1st Sunday conference day- Sunday School 9:15 a. m. D M Almacd, Supt. Q j Methodist: Dr J. " ’’ ,)D ’ - pastor. Preaching every Sunday Schooll 9:-lo a. m. McCord, Supt, Prsbyterian: Dr. Henry Quid?, pastor. Preaching 2ud and Sundays. Sunday School 9:30 a. »• T. D O’Kelley, Supt. THREE SMALL TRaMRs “Rooster,” euphonious “Skipper” names and of ‘‘ cl ^’ are the stopped mtouyer small hobos who the llo Sunday. They.--amo in on ]#rjfe trait) and fotoied the ce " t ; time boys from .... group of men an! the _ » fter . till thev left at 5 o’clock in^ noon, “Rooster” was the on would talk the other two : ee any; “Rooster » "J to be worn out. J known in th'se several parts, tunes, fa ch through here tougher if po 'two r{jarl be time he is boy; was the preceding time. ; 1 with him were about 11 t h“u«h smutty respectively. and dirty, Their / 01 °;^’ y qus litr, utr€ were no: to"- h . but and their faces intelligent k nt ^ ome of the frank and headedI kind hearted citizens u Glenn Alexander bought I-nta (their home) (he , vised them to stay at home #a . uc _, got there, and to steer t 1 - hca the persons as “Rooster. rersi tc ‘f ffl&sirjbiriSi «* runaways. BRANCH STORES: Boston New Fort Chicago San l'rav.cisco Providence Buffalo