Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901, March 13, 1897, Image 4
mm o i GUANO! GUANO! I am in the market with fSC.'Jov he follow ing brands of Guano o o KETNESEW ANIMAL BLOOD AND BONE KEN IESAW ACID, PLAIN AND WITH POTASH. These goods are well known to the farmers of Rockdale and are unsur¬ passed b\ any other goods on the market f e are in the market to profit you in the Guano tine and invite you to get our prices before you buy, Respectfully, J ohn Stepheqson. ''ANOSANDORGANS M. SCHULZ C0„ ESTABLISHED 1869. THE BEST GOODS FOR THB LEAST MON EY IN AMERICA. r L Pianos and Organs honestly and substantially e art: nu's ihe very finest material and in the very latest and most *ii;:..n les. The tone is full, round and sweet while the sing i“g c|ii ;.i maare unsurpassed by any instruments made. 'The - ship direct from the factory, make no bad debts, and a- 'i,ev make their own goods and own their patents etc., they are aide to undersell all other houses in this section by a hand¬ some per cent. Vv e give belov an honest certificate from one of the most excellent ladies and eflkient music teachers in Middle Georgia. Wo print it with pride because of its honesty and worth : Messrs. styie M. Schulz Co. Tue “K ’ Mahogany Jf. Schulz Piano bought of you is a most lovely instrument I lie tone is full, lotind and sweet, while its singing qualifies are a’motc pert ct. I c nsider it the equal of anv Piano on the market; by far the best, rot in place, i have ever used. If 1 could not get another like it I would Out take :: handsome profit on what it cost me. Very respectfully, Mrs, Mamie Davis. Thin e is a btool, Book and a 10 years guarantee with each and every instrument. Address: . O. DALE, State Agent, Conyers, Ga., or The Atlanta Constitu c has another t : y' • round sentence with a missing word in it: or one dollar and twen “ V *tive cents v on can get paper, t he Coiistitu t «i od md a guess at the uissing word. Come iii and subscribe at once. ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES Questions on All Sorts of Sub¬ jects For the Farm. EOIEIJTIITO, PRACTICAL AUSWEE3 “The *| p'e Tree -Aphis.” Question. —I send yon in a small bot¬ tle an apple tree twig covered with small eggs, what are they? Also a bug which I wish you would name? If these ate injurious to tree or fruit give me remedy for them. Answer.— After a careful microscopic examination I find the twig covered with the black, shining eggs of the “Apple tree Aphis. ” They are laid in the fall of the year, and at first are of a light green or yellow color, but gradu¬ ally become darker, and finally black and glossy. As soon as the buds begin to expand in the spring these eggs hatch out small lice, which insert their bills in the buds and tender leaves and suck the juices from them. These lice attain maturity in 10 or 12 days, and then com¬ mence giving birth to living young at the rate of two or three daily. They continue this for two or three weeks when they die. The young lice repeat this process of reproduction exactly like their predecessors, and so it goes on uu til the fall. At that time a stock of eggs is deposited on the bark of the limbs and twigs to continue the species another season. Remedies—Scrape the dead bark off the trees during the winter and wash (he limbs with a solution of soft soap and soda. This is done to destroy the eggs. To destroy the young lice syringe the trees at the time the buds are put¬ ting out with either strong soapsuds, weak lye, or tobacco water made by boiling 1 pound of the stems or leaves in a gallon of water. A cold spell after the lice have hatched out will kill mil¬ lions of them, though no degree of cold seems to hurt the eggs. The bug you sent for identification s called the “Two-spotted Lady-bird,” be¬ cause of its having two bright orange colored spots, one on each wing cover¬ ing. The Lady-bird is the friend of the fruit grower, as she and her larve eat great numbers of the lice. Rotten I’ino SI raw as a Fertilizer. Question.—O n a branch which runs of through my farm is a large deposit swamp muck, composed of rotten pine straw, leaves and other vegetable mat¬ ter, mixed with soil washed in from sur¬ rounding land. Is this valuable as a fertilizer? If so how shall I use it? Answer.— Such a deposit as you de¬ scribe is valuable if you can utilize it by a short haul. The value of muck lies in the nitrogen and organic matter, the amounts of potash and phosphoric acid being insignificant. The nitrogen be¬ comes more quickly available by com¬ posting the muck, which brings about fermentation. By this means, also, the organic matter is converted into humus, so important to the growth of all plants. It will he best for you to throw the muck out on the bank and let it become dry before composting. Either of the three following formulas will give you a good compost: no. 1. Muck............ ... .4,000 pounds Cow manure..... .... 2,000 Green cotton seed. ... . 1,000 «* Acid phosphate... ....1,500 •• Kairnt............ .... 500 tl NO. 2. Muck............. 2,000 pounds Stable manure.... 1,000 Green cotton seed. 700 : Ashes............. 450 : Acid phosphate... 1,000 : No. 8. Muck............ 1,571 pounds Acid phosphate... 280 1 1 Dried blood....... 112 I I Muriate of potash. 37 If In each case after mixing cover with earth and let fermentation or heating take place before using. Amount of Fertilizer In an Acre of Cotton. Question.— profitably How much fertilizer cotton? may be used in an acre of I have been trying different amounts, but so far my experiments are rather contradictory and disappointing. Answer. —The amount of commer¬ cial fertilizer which may be used on an acre of cotton varies so widely with the quality and condition of the soil, the seasons, previous crops grown, and many other circumstances, that no set rule can be laid down. Generally speaking, if the land has been brought to a very high state of cultivation very heavy applications may be made, bnt for ordinary Georgia soil* in good con¬ dition, that is, which have been care¬ fully cropped and improved and not al¬ lowed to become hard or destitute of humus, ati application of about 700 pounds per acre has been found most profitable. When this quantity is used it is advisable to apply half in the drill and well mixed with the soil at plant¬ ing and the other half at the second plowing, in the siding furrow. A bulletin from the Georgia Experiment Station says: “It has been shown that $8.00 worth of well balanced fertilizer may be expected to increase the yield of seed cotton on one acre 1,000 pounds. But such results can only be attained by concentrating the fertilizer on the best land, not by scattering it at the rate of 100 or 200 pounds per acre over a large, worn out plantation. The mis¬ take should not be made of applying large amounts of concentrated fertil¬ izers on thin, worn ont laud. The larger tjie application the more imoortaot i* is mat the land be in the best possible condition.”—State Agricultural Depart¬ ment. the I*ropf-r Proportion, of the ItilT.rent Element. In a Fertilizer For Cotton. Question. —Please give me yonr views as to the best proportions iu which to combine phosphoric acid, potash and nitrogen to successfully fertilize a cot¬ ton crop. Answer. —In fertilizing a cotton cron phosphoric acid is relatively the most important element and controls the ac¬ tion of tlie other two. Its presence is very important to tlie development of perfect bolls, and while it may be used alone with soma beneficial results, it is much more effective when combined with the other two. Neither nitrogen nor potash, when applied alone, produce any appreciable increase iu the yield, and these only do their best work when combined with each other and with phosphoric acid, which latter exercises the deciding influence as to the quantity of each, which can bo profitably used. That is, in making up a formula for cotton, the amount of phosphoric acid should determine the amounts of the other two. Potash and nitrogen are generally used in the same proportions, and the amount of phosphoric acid should be from 2% to 3 times as large. Thus: Potash, 1; nitrogen, 1; phos¬ phoric acid, from 2% to 3, would be about the proportion for general use, and these proportions we would get from a fertilizer analyzing: Soluble (available) phosphoric acid, 9; potash, 8; nitrogen, 3.—State Agricultural De¬ partment. Is It Best For Cotton to Apply Fertilizer In the Drill or ISroadcast? Question.—I have decided to make a heavy application of commercial Would ferti¬ lizer to my cotton crop, you ad¬ vise me to apply in trie drill or broad¬ cast? The laud is in moderately good condition. Some of it was in corn last year, some in grain and some in peas. Answer. —Our experience has been that when large amounts of fertilizer are used it is not advisable to apply in a single drill. Either two separate appli¬ cations should be made, one in the seed drill at planting time aud well mixed with the soil and the other in the first Biding furrows, or if the seed are to bo plauted very soon after the beds are made, a part of the fertilizer may be drilled into the center furrow and the remainder in tlie two listing furrows. The experiments at the Georgia station show that “it is by no means necessary, nor is it desirable to broadcast the ferti¬ lizer when iess than 1,500 pounds are to he applied to an acre of corn or cotton or other wide row crop. Broadcast ma¬ nuring should as a rule be confined to crops that are planted broadcast, as . <<i wwm <4; r. >• .0 m, v gpglilg ijl r M m&m. '/ 1 i % df Tp! m % Tk ■m .■ //// / *2 Superior To All Sarsaparillas. 4 Down 5n Georgia, over fifty years ago, & marvelous medicine was discovered. It was what Is now known as P. P. P., ( Lipptnan's Great Remedy), and its fame and reputation has been growing For with Rheumatism, the years. Blood and joints, Dyspepsia, Malaria, Scrofula, and Poisoning, ail Blood Pain and in the side, wrists, it shoulders, back equalled. 1 Skin Diseases, lias never been — its _ Pam is subjugated, influence. Health Renewed, Appetite restored and sleepless nights banished by % Cv fy\ J wonderful P. P. P. is wonderful tonic and strengthened Weak should always take a women % '•T' the I*- country, P, It because builds them publish up. It the has formula the universal commendation of medical trial will men convince throughout the ' we on every bottle, and one 1 most skeptical that it ii ger sine health restorer. 4 Read The Truth And Be Convinced* A Wonderful Curoo I was a martyr to muscular rheumatism f r, thirty years; tried all medicines and doctors wit*, no per tuanent relief. I was advised to take I\ P. Y., and lielore I had finished two bottles tnv pi in subsided so I was able to confident work. I feel better ”tk«.j. 1 have for years, and am of a complete recovery. J. S. DUPR1SS, NewaauviUe, Fla. Testimony from the ffilayor. I suffered with Rheumatism for fifteen years, tried flU the so-called specifics, but to no purpose. My grandson got me a bottle of P. P. p., and I feel like a new man. W. H. WII/DRR, Mayor of Albany. From Two Well-known Physicians. We are having a big sate for vou- P. P. P. t and vre prescribe it in a greatmany cases, and dud it an ex- The above letters are taken from many received by us. P. P. P., {Lippman's Pacific. Great Remedy,) is a medicine whose virtues are known from the Atlantic to the P. P. P. begins its work by purifying the blood, which is the source of all life, and does not cease until a perfect and entire cure is effected. Tlie mortifying eruptions that disfigure the complexion, the tired feeling that pre¬ vents thorough accomplishments of the daily tasks, sleepless nights, loss of appetite, from irritability of disposition, all mean a derangement of the system consequent impure blood, which can and will be cured by p. p. P. people P. P. P. (. Lippman's Great Remedy), is conceded by physicians and permanently the to be the Greatest Blood Purifier of the Age, It positively and cures. For sale by all druggists or direct from us; price $t a bottle, six bottles for $5 LlFPMAi! BROS ■* FKiRISTOBS, sou Lippman Block, SAVANNAH. GA. small grams, grass, etc.” Keep in mind that cotton following peas requires a fertilizer running lower in nitrogen than when put on land which has been planted in corn or small grain.—State Agricultural Department. Proper Foil For tlie Cultivation of Pecans. Quest-on. —Will you kindly write mo something about the cultivation of pe¬ cans? The proper soil, the number of years before bearing, etc? I am told they must be plant d from the nut, for the reason rhut if in transplanting the tap root should be broken they would not bear. Is this true? Answer. —The pecan tree requires for its best development a rich alluvial soil, being a native of the rich bottom lands of Texas and the states bordering on the lower Mississippi river. They maybe grown successfully on rich uplands of the cotton states, bnt viil never amount to anything on thin, thirsty soils, where many have been planted. On suitable land the trees should be planted not less than 40 to 50 feet apart each way, and they should be well cultivated while young. It is not true that should the tap root be broken off in transplanting the tree would not boar. At the same time care should be taken to mutilate the roots as little as possible. Some growers prefer planting the nut where the tree is to stand, others prefer to transpl an t. Under favorable coitdi tions the pecan will commence to bear in 12 to 14 years. The “Harlequin" Bug;. Question.— I am a large grower of turnip and mustard seed. In the spring before they ripen much damage is done the plants by a spotted bug. What is it? Gan you give a letnedy? Answer.—T he bug that injures jour crops is without doubt the “Harlequin” bug, the worst insect enemy of all cru¬ ciferous plants. Tiiey live through the winter hidden under leaves or trash of j any kind. They are ready to deposit! their eggs from the middle to last of! March, and then in from four to six days these hatch ont a brood of larvce, which at once commence their destruc¬ tive work by piercing the leaves and sucking the sap. The leaf thus pierced soon wilts and dies. These insects aro shy and timid, and upon the approach of a person try to hide behind anything that will conceal them. They are very difficult to contend with, as they cannot be reached by any of the arsenical poi¬ sons. All rubbish under which thobugs may take refuge during tlie winter should be carefully burned, and infested fields or gardens should have clean cul¬ ture. Hand-picking into pans contain¬ ing water or kerosene is often resorted to as a remedy. Pyrethrumin decoctiou or powder, and kerosene emulsion may prove effectual when the bugs are young. cellent thin^;. V?c handle about one dozen bottles a tors. J. U. & M. T. RICHARDSON. Piedmont, S. C. Hot Springs Surpassed. A bottle of P. P. P., has done me more good than three months’ treatment at the Hot Springs, Ark. JAMES M. NEWTON, Aberdeen, Browa Co., 0. Pimples, Sore3 and Eruptions Cured. 3 tahe great pleasure in testifying to the efficient qualities of the popular medicine for skin diseases known as P. P. P. I suffered for several years wltn an unsightly aud disagreeable eruption on my lac€. After faking three bottles in accordance with dtfeo tions, 1 am entirely cured. Capt, J. D. JOHNSTON, Savannah, Ga. of Johnston & Co. Cabbage growers IT Wa „, tween the rows of , mst ^ ing preferred by the V’ Ja8f ‘ S- whic >i iu l*rge.numbers, nnlly destroyed with are cessfnliy Possibly you if might adopt'!- ‘ mpla kw ° se your turnips •- It ! are sowed iu drills, and most it j w thu'I° and report result to Uwil11 -State Agricultural Dep^^ 999 * To THE editor :— ] |'| !r, ' !e dy ior Consumption. By p of S£ently its power that I consider k 5c: /d A ® 0 bottles ^ free to those >Throat,Etsi^ of ° i ^stofficfaddjL^y ns ?/ n Pf‘ on *4 express and St*3| ?. A. SLOCUTI, H. 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