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JLIant#’ Tl.at Are t-oijinnna# to the Humnn
Touch—How to Vtillxs Terrace,— Item
e,|y Kor the Cabbiffe I’laito- Some
I’oint# on J’urc'jaOnjS Fertilizers—li*e
Amonot of Sa;ar llailo from UocH.
-QtTBSTIOx. — Will Iccerne or alfalfa
grow in the sandy soils of the wiregrass
section of Georgia? If so, what is the
pr >per time to plant, an 1 how ranch
seed is needed for an acre?
An-sweb.— Alfalfa should do finely in
South Georgia, under proper conditions,,
.as it delights iu a light, sandy loam,
which, however, must not be underlaid
by a stiff _ subs , id. .. imperious . to water,
The subsoil mu t be penetrable by the
roots of the plant, which sometimes
reach to. the depth of 10 or 12 feet At
the same time the soil below the surface
1 i in net not be wateraobbed (as it is
termed) or alfalfa will not thrive upon
it. With the above conditions of a well
drained sandy loam, with a permeable
subsoil, you are ready to raise alfalfa
successfully, provided -you follow direc
tions. If your soil is deficient iu lime,
it will be essential to success to appiy a
liberal dressing, say 100 to 150 bushels
t the acre, as lu :erne will not do well
on land deficient iu this fertilizer. Iu
additioa to lime, you will need a com
pl'-te fertilizer, rich in nitrogen, potash,
and phosphoric amd, and it mnst ba ap
plied with a liberal hand, as alfalfa
will give a very poor return on laud
that is not rich iu all the ingredients of
plant food. With yonr land now highly
enriched, break it and subsoil it as deep
as possible, the deeper the better. Then
harrow and reharrow until yon have it
thoroughly pulverized and free from
ciods. Yon are now ready for planting,
and I would urge you not to broadcast
the seed, as is so often recommended,
for if you do, the weeds and grass are
almost sure to choke out the young al
falfa and you give up the experiment m
aespair. P.ant in rows 2o to U inches
npart, and use from 20 to 2o pounds of
seed to the acre. You know the im¬
portance of a good stand in any crop,
and with alfalfa yon want the plants
thick enough to hold their own against
the grass and weeds which are sure to
spring np with them Plant about the
last of September or the last of Febru¬
ary. As soon as the plants are np well
commence the cultivation, eradicating
all weeds and grass and keeping the
ground mellow by frequent stirrings.
Cut when 16 to 18 inches high, and
after that cut as often as necessary, not
allowing it to go to seed, and it will
: spoil cover the ground and keep down
the weeds. For hay it should bo cut
when the first flowers appear. It should
improve np to the fourth year, pud after
that Will yield yon four to five tons of
the best of hay, annually, for many
years, provided, of course, that you
r keep up the fertility of ike laud and
keep out the weeds. The hay is equal
to, or oven better, than clover, and is
niuch relished by stock. If yonr soil is
suitable I would recommend yon to
try it.—State Agricultural Department.
Cott=in«ep«l From a Northern Latitude,
Question' — Do yon think there is
any benefit to a farmer iu South Geor
' gia, getting cottonseed from
a rnoro
northern latitude? •
Answer.—T he farmer iu South Geor¬
gia would undoubtedly increase his
yield of cotton if every three or four years
ho would get his planting cottonseed
from a point 203 or 300 miles north of
his farm. The farther south the plant
is carried the greater, the tendency to
“run to weed,” as it is termed, namely
to make a large growth of wood and
leaves at the expense of the fruit. This
is clearly shown iu the coast regions of
Slexioo, where frost is unknown or very
rare; there the cotton plant grows to a
small tree in size, bearing however, but
few bolls, filled with inferior lint. Our
farmers as a rule pay too little attention
to the selection of their planting seed,
especially cotton. It is my opinion that
if every farmer would iu person, or j >
through a trusty hand, go through his !
cotton fields and pick the bolls only
from the best stalks of cotton, and?from
these save his planting seed, the crop I
would be increased at least 25 :
soon per
cent without any increase iu acreage.
Those farmers who by careful selection i
of seed have so improved their cottou
that they make usually a bale to the
acre and readily sell their seed for a
dollar a bushel, began the improvement
in the way 1 have indicated, and keep
it up continuously ifi order to prevent
deterioration of their seed, If you will
follow the plan suggested you will not
need to send anywhere- else for cotton¬
seed but will soon find your crop mate¬
rially increased and yourself famous for
having the best cottonseed in your sec¬
tion. The same theory holds good in
selecting seed corn. . Go through your
fields before gathering your crop and
select for seed the best ear from su h
stalks as have two or more well matured
ears. Continue this practice for sevenil
years and you will find that your corn
has become more prolific aud that the
yield has perceptibly increased. Year
by year wa should strive for improve¬
ment and r>ot be content to continue in
t l " oll l rats made by our father.-. They
cu. ivated our lauds wheu they wera
fresh and made pood crops r.:.
any circumstances. how, h,w r:.
ditioiis are chaugea and a '.a: an.-.- •
be wide awake and prqgrr--.v* iz .
cannot h.D* to make at: U.'u: - m
meagre crops.—&tute Agti a.iu:.;. i-'.- 1 -
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the slab pit c.ivi Lj i ban uf ; -
from the fnriiu-?. In ;*.d ir; on, I
60,000 pounds of h-rsc m :'-.a: • ^ " ir
roar advice h /.v t > use this ia . m
ilycottcu p ost. I can pet kainit. mrid ph -p s ■’ >.
dies wuli the • brack r > . ’
Wliat can I use t > st >p it?
Axsweb.—I uco:ss?qa-:meof tin r :•
certain value of the ashes, it is not c:t
matter to . s:it;-.netoi_. . t
easy give a : :•
swer toyonr question. Ashes vary f: ra
l to 5 par cent in phosphoric acid and
from 1 to 20 par coat in pitash. av : i
ing to circumstaucea The ashes fr a
the slab pit have, of coarse, ha i r.::a?
upon them , and , are undoubtedly ... tn :
or less leached, making those iu the b
tom of the pit much richer in porr-h
than those nearer the top. In con to
queues, they mu it be thoroughly mi:: .1
before using, so that the potash may is
eqnaUy distributed throughout the mass,
Assuming that your ashes carry 8 per
cent of potash and 3 per cent of ph »
phoric acid. I would suggest a comp '
made of 600 pounds of ashes, 600 pounds
of cottonseed and 800 pounds of acid
phosphate. This would give yon a for
tilizer containing about G 50 per cent of
phosphoric acid, about 3.3 of potash and
about 1 per cent of nitrogen. If your
laud is in the habit of causing rust in
the cotton crop, you had better add 151
pounds of muriate potash to the above,
which would give you a fertilizer with
nearly 7 percent of potash. The “black
root" in cotton is hard to deal with
an <|. difficult to snbdae. No u -nbf the
G?st plan is to rotate your crons, bring
j U n cotton on the same field no; oft .: :r
than once in three or four years. By
this plan you can at least diminish the
damage from this disease, and some
times entirely eradicate it. Concerning
{] ie j 10rs ^ manure, j suggest that you
add 2,000 pounds of it to 2,OOD pounds of
the above described compost, and after
mixing thoroughly apply say from 550
to 600 pounds to the acre for .cotton,
g ] 1CiU !d make you a good crop
should the necessary work and rain ao
company it. — State Agricultural Do
partmeut.
rnrchaiinj Fertilizers.
Question. —The farmers in nr»v neigh
bortaood have formed a club, an ! won d
like some points from you on bavin:;
fertilizers as cheap as possible. Give
us some suggestions.
Answer.—T here are two ways
to individuals . , , or cluos , , to get their fer
tilizers. Tlio oao most generally fob
lowed is to buy their goods already
mixed by the factories, with the gu tr
an teed analysis branded upon the sacks,
This plan saves the farmer some labor
botli of head and hand, and consc
quently is tho most popular. The other
plan is to buy the ingredients yourself,
either as individuals or in clubs, and do
the m’xitig yourself. This plan will
impose upon you some thought aud
some labor, but will enable you to save
from $2 to $4 a ton on your fertilizes
bill. This is tho plan adopted by many
of tho shrewdest aud most successful
farmers of tho state, and if adopted by
all would save about $1,000 003 an: u-.vily
to tho fanners of Georgia If, now, you
want a cheap fertilizer for corn or cot
ton, such as you have usually paid 51-S
to $20 for buy the following inure limits
and mix them thoroughly before using:
Acid phosphate (14 per cent avail
Cottonseed able).............................1,200 lbs
meal (Nitrogen equal
to 8 1-2 per cent, ammonia)...... 30011)3
Kainit (12 per cent p jtasb).... • • y i,! !i, 3
Total o p. 0 m j -
The cost of the material should bo at
wholesale prices, about $13, not iuciud
iug the cost of mixing, which should
not exceed a half day’s wages of one
hand. Another higher grade fertilizer
for corn or cottou, wi uid be the follow
ing:
Acid phosphate (14 per cent avail¬
able)....................... ......1,300 Its
Blood (XI to gen equal to 16 per
cent nmm u:n) ................. . 300 lbs
Kainit (12 per cent potash)........ • J ~-’ ;
Total . 2 , 00 .) lbs
Cost of materials for above mixture
should be at wholesale prices, about
$16.60 per ton, while the usual selling
price is about $23 a t n. Add to T
cost of the above materials a half d -.y’s
wages of one hand.
Some farmers demand a fetilizor of .
higher grade, c utaiuing more nirv u
aud more potash. This demand cm be
easily supplied, but of courso will cog
more money. The following:
Acid phosphate (14 per cent avail¬
Blood able)...............;.............. (Nitrogen equal 1,300 lbs
to 16 per
cent ammonia)........ .... 400 Sb l
Muriate of Potash (a0 per cent
potash).......................... 300 lbs
—
Total...... .......... 2,000 !b;
would give you a fertilizer of a v ry
high grade, the ingredients of which
would cost yoa about $21 at wholesale
prices, but for such goods the usual sei
ling twice is about $26. You can get all
the ingredients for making your ferti i
zers from any of the large s maiinfacrc
rers, and , T I suggest that , your club d: ;
cuss the matter, find out just how mu .1
they want and then buy it in carl mi
lots. They will make a decided saving
by this plan. The mixing must ;■>
thoroughly done aud all lumps Iv ,k :<
up. The prices given above for ma'o
rials for fertiliz :rs does not iuclcl
freight, which on uu average wUl not
sd-l more than a dollar or a dollar anti
a j K , f toa to thc ;i „ t given
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n? . ;0 cr; D. t . {,
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pc ^ j, or j.,« t . ,, e . dried
b , , t%v;C3 „ ri ,.. ia uirr >
pea as is cottons?.-.! moat, a id muriate
of p .r.ssh is roar rimes as n il iu potash
as is fc iiuit, eouseqnentlv to got a del
f* »Wi
x - 4 * clia.^3 it *J.d on y 02 .vht a.*
nu; h u. bio >d a- on cotrju>?ei in?ul
a: 1 o»*©-f-;urtJ 2 a? :ni 2 ?h 0:1 muriate of
Pvt.isa as on kuiait. Before mixing
t-:: : the materials with a common
sr.:d sereou t-o get oat the iuaips which
fc-c th?a be earily crushed. I have
epruted.’y urpwl the farmers of Geor
g:a t > va x tueir own fertiii/e's, ail I
trust that this season a great many
will follow my advice.—State Agmalt
nr... Department.
nauti t >i ferraGoA
Questiox.— Is there no way that I ccn
n j:,j z .. mr terraces? I have a good % many.
amt I have ic-eu thinking hat eo me
thing might be planted on them.
• : '.va;,—O: coarse you cm plant
T" cr terraces iu various crops, ana yon
are wasting some good laud if you are
not doiug.so. Some farmers plant their
terraces iu fruit trees,
P-«:ns, but I think this a poor plan, as
the tree soon branches out and prevents
plowing right up to the terrace, with
oat injury to the trees. Where terraces
r - ro Jiaar the house I have seen fine
strawberries raised upon them, and I
think they would be excellently adapt
cd to growing raspbarries or blackbar
: riss. The roots of any of these fruits
would be useful iu binding the terraces
£u d thus preventing thair washing
away, while they would not interfere,
; I think though that on the whole, sor
gaum, or cattail millet, or chicken corn
; would bo the best crops to put ou the
terraces. The roots of either of thesa
would oiler great resistance to any ten
tiency of the terrace to break, and any
°f these could be cut green for soiling
01 could go to maturity for see l or
grinding, and iu both cases their roots
would be left in the soil, rendering
it difficult to break the terra
ces with even very heavy rains,
. Of course this planting of terraces is
best done before they become old,
pocked and well sodded with gra?3.
Then they are better let alone, for any
disturbance in the way of cultivation
would only weaken aud injuro thorn.—
State Agricultural Department.
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Question.—I have a fine young horse
vbi-a has lately developed a short
wheezing cough, and when driven out
of a very slow gait, seems to breathe
with difficulty, his breathing then being
short and fast. YiTh-.it nils him, raid
what can I do to cure him?
Answer. —Your animal undoubtedly
is suffering from what is called heaves
or broken wind. This disease is caused
bv ruptured or enlarged air cells of the
lungs, and is consequently incurable, as
no medical science can repair these
bursted ceils. The best that you can
do is to lessen the evil, by paying strict
attention to the food of tho animal,
Don’t give largo quantities of hay or
fodder, but feed liberally of oats with a
small quantity of fodder. Tho idea is
to distend the stomach as little as pos
sible, as to do so in such cases is always
harmful. Always dampen the oats anti
fodder before feeding. Bran inashes
are also good. By feeding carefully as
suggested, the trouble will bo to somo
extent alleviated, and tho animal ren
cere 1 more serviceable, though you can
never hope for a euro.—State Agricult
nral Department.
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Question.—E nclosed find some worms
a ,j,; a y.vjtij which produce? them. The
"'Orms have seriously injured out cab*
bages and turnips, eating off the tops.
Please name them aud give a remedy
against them.
Answer —The insect is called the
Cabbage Plusia. It works great injury
t many garden crops, but especially to
c nbagos and turnips. Tho female moth
(dark gray in color, with a bright spot
near the middle of each front wing,)
i sits her oggs either singly or in
clusters on the upper surface of the
cal l age leaves. The eggs soon hatch,
and tho young worms begin at ouo.e to
devour tlio leaves aud to bore small,
irregular holes iu the cabbage head Iu
this section there are several broods of
till - . ^tractive insect each season. The
ra ills usually fly at night, but may
.-•■ra .Mas be seen flitting about during
a u iy day. To get rid of them, dust
u; - tiie plants pirethrum. (insect pow
dor) mixed with three times its bulk of
fl ar. They may also be destroyed by
st raying with kerosene emulsion. — Stato
Agricclturai Department.
PoIrohous I’lants.
Qtti: ) cion.—A re there any plants pois¬
on r : 0 the human touch?
Fortunately there are bat
few plants that cannot be haualad with
impunity. The poisoning, or poison
o::,r. a climbing vine, is one of these,
Few persons cau handle this plant with
our Audiug r^smselvus poisoned, and
somo aro 80 susceptible to it that if they j
ev-m pass aesr it they are affected.
'' *”«?“ ^c. tae sap
of v .rich, getting „; on the skin, will canss
p ..,. al biiste s>m , varioties o£
mas rooms aro also very poisonous,
even to handle and causa death
if eaten. There are quite a turn- |
b.-r of plants 1(i doubtless that arts poisonous mysterious if]
< - — a ’ many
ca^s of death among cattie or horses
1,8 tra £f il t0 f ' us ^aso—State
^cu-turai Department.
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purchases.
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growing I.heunia'isfn, years.
Tor Blood Poisoning, Pain in the side, wrists, shoulders, back and joints,
l Dyspepsia, Indiana, subjugated, Scrofula, and all Blood and Skin Diseases, it has never been equalled.
Lain is Health Renewed, Appetite restored and sleepless nights banished by
its . wonaeriul iiuRucuce. m
% / P. V. P. is a wonderful tonic and strengthened Weak women should always take
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J-caro: tried ail medicines and doctors vitr. L«, J. M. &M. T. RICHARDSON, Piedmont, S- C. A
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bo.ore I ha.l finished two bett’.es my pi in subsided Hot Springs Surpassed.
so I was able to work. I feel better t..t,. j have for
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2 J. S. DUPRISS, Ncivnauviile, Fla. three months' treatment at the Hot Springs, Ark.
JAMES M. NEWTON, Aberdeen, Brown Co., O.
Testimony from the Mayor. (f
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new maa. qualities of the popular medicine for witn
W. If. WlkLLR, Mayor of Albany. known as P. P. p. I suffered for several years
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From Two Well-known After taking three bottles ia accordance with direc¬
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