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About Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1897)
* 1 TO ------. v 7% V ?E trtt A M'AK N ARE G E S H 1N GOING SOM 0 U R E AJk.' i S r i Ii f GO % & ► m it ■ L jWe i clearing c 3 s i o must n ct for n d make ri- s r his. h V> A *«'•'' A k tiie * r~ V'A i mmm ! O >~r1 ‘rar^Tx-** t I reason during I nsr-33H( vr-.—v» f*s RY.' r : 'TXPS * ^•‘*V Y’y V iifs to announce that the present month we will life ' Ml — t P STCVJf.-. rgainsheretofore unheard of, r Rutraon *1 hey are yours for the asking J - >n0 n** t-v - V ♦T*‘ SUMMER'S BIG WHI F 1 ti E STORE f | i f i < i\ Q n.li W ’ lVl S! ) ■ • i illMl Sj 1 / iff I- IdlJ RTl < lib 1 * S . Farmers of Georgia. Demand That a Change Be Made. PRESEIiT PL Ah' UNSATISFACTORY C«>ll !‘l .ion nr of * i; firm J! U Ninbitt Now I,, c ................Wi > IM'ilon »<> «• „ : . .,vl,S V of A.l.>;.fi,isr Ha it* of i«7 J - ., ills I nnai i Y * "s! " ' ’ v ’ Ju J’s. Work r.»r .1y 1 - l Crosn. Dktmi. ijient of Attiiifiui.'ruiiB, ri.i.NTA. Ga., July 1, : luits (OR FKRTU.1Z3UH. • vnriii r imiiuiiiic.itb.n-: re. cm 1 . ' I wo notice a growing in be.: .m. ; the part cl farmers tor colt Cl bn. Mil ii 7 poundi capacity Ill- 8 p. „i c . i-'-nt ii-c.l for sick in-forti lc.’io 'J:n.cotton bag, ’ besides iu:mi iiiioln it in to the long li.-fc ot tuniumis on our annual cotton cron, would have several advantages over | that now v.scd It ■ ; -more durable; shows and retains the brand more por- i fectly; is easier to hatitUo. If fortiii/.er | deal can consistently n ■ the cotton ! n.iH.s. it wiil lie a help to farmer.-:, and | \V‘ are now tilii- G nii'.’i as to ti'i* iiMability au i. do* nirabilif / o: tbo clnni^-, from ibr.ir standpoint, Another matter to which wo wi i.id cull attention is AN ERROR IN ANNUA!, OF’98. ......til:'pr.i'i - ti'iii of L*.trill - lo^u , i . , P r " !l Is : du t 1 r u-iiiM an i •• p if.'iii i (if flour or j It should ........Paris He 4 ' ■" , ‘ N ' '• ■ ^ ■■ 1 ,!i 11 1 • i ^ 1,1 11,1 ’• j ti.’iie lii-t iuj.ye.iH'O.t arc u > t » »*au m j the mix!tiro to slide to too plants Tiiis ; is tho seas.m when the advantage of ' -id 1 igi -Ides . i u ing ii -.-li - mi in 11 ‘ 1 ConU’M P • ’.Vi ; f I i v • irn!! t Dm own- j er.-i of - laid-. ' -i ;.uw- a-id gardens, j wh. di have .been jad -im-iy spj-ayed, me i’.n\v • - j ivi •).: •, e >i:ip ir.iti ve ini mu¬ ni i y ii ..'j, tho G' l-i - inyii.ei i ()C iu K‘, cl Mini fillip '.IS i'.mii; w d • i ur • nr-'v upiiil Hi-'ir giiliDr.,’ Icsv r rwuliy 1 r- vein t liidds. ii i . a fact,, Ii...-waver, ti-.gie 1 iar.1 in a neigh- 1 o oic txirhu-.id of fruit ;;r -.v.-rs bre un -m u "ructi , i HUimbu: mid otTuuse,” be cause or the i-xtni -(i.igoiii;" required t‘> i'ur the i.i'. l:( from ihe more ■ .refully -(Unix A m-i-ig i'-i to date frnit pr.e.vr h en-i g ifdtuu-r-i. Hpruyiug is m univ,- - 1 , us.', ii id is one of the regu ini'‘I \ i ( iiiuti'd cxpi-'i -s. Tiie mm v . ii< .ow i His fruit free; ;wid vojjetv P !•. to f.iko c.itc of ti\omsi*H f oi, wifii tho i > • ;>■ cct of an «;c*casiouul hurriod n U.is n it oiiiv Ionia,i? tho hast ra* tun s i’'r h:s labor, bat his Ciirnlossnaas is a i ;* aai'o to his m« V‘ successful itpiah’o a*. V’ann'vs aro reading -more and iudydtg more oa t lis and kindred R!« j cts, and we “ at to seo tho day v : tin's - pree r: ons will bo nousid CiVd : ou'i.i part, of tho fruit and g;on ,i i-idu-try ns tho i.: intiiig of the In 1 <!! ' *xvtiii- of the . - Spray iug calendars, w.tli full directions, may * ot iiImos! any exn-nment ll:! 1 ’“I ' 1 s' trom the Uiiio l.xaeri- 1110111 Mat ion is arranged on a large frhni't, l,: 1 l: •>' l,, ‘ t-acked to the wall in any c -m -ne-ut inane, and is then al wavs ready for reference. V.’OHK V)H THIS MON l'H is conshicnM to have a powerful do ruling mflu *nee on riir yield of the c roiis. A cvire uily n: mned and exe* cut '.l spl ine and early summer emu- 1 - ' ,;l ’ . «ii. re V marred bv ’ : f, ‘ ' 1 "!gatimsseason. If oth.it tn-object ot jilow ing now - m lime., to break the land as ' ! V ' ' v,v ; is uul ■ 1 ,l I" 111 mnl(!h over th -ii ".e conserve mois tu "' ’''i ’ l! "‘ “ v;> ««, 5 tv' tin* ; wa a*s? in not l . lc Ihe Plow ill too (Bit, ;uki if tno * u'.m r scape m- expanding culti- 1 r ls us'd, tue wo k may bo done A »v eiV* ; > nv am very rapidly. One ti nig to be iciii-uuberod is that differ vio varieties o. tho ■ uiid crop require ciuV out treatment. For instance, the la maturing, 1 i.ro growing varieties ot n arc hou tit ■ i by lati> v. 1 no plowing in sura fields should c.-- - at i no earnest practical © moment, because plowing p^motvs iV> very con uitii'.is \\ iiu a we W ’.-ji ieL.vk namely a i!ev*'i.)pmont ot foliage a the ex V' r iruir. ! ' : a m 'hand, as tlu* it mieuey of tho r. quirkiy mat ur him lauds is to i'-'is. leaf growth am 1 t*‘ t mi finit ve '•'“>• til- * \ " 1 N 1 s ' Allow AiMU't is known * m y i't' sown all duritist this month i vir- utli oi i.ist , ‘ ,u> ' : T! wiitm ‘ v l i t * us ' nrui ^* ’ms c .i used see; to 1 a: n1 .' V>\\ ihe fact that ' • vi u .!:<*> ;;vo lc >u«j ; ; >Ui and fc ,N * w* 5 that at lust farmers aro bo- | t , ,nn,,. , io , . vi.cu.tto .,, r pn lntft fi.ni,, ',101' va i.iiin- ,,ip -s „s a a J forage and an a renovating <Top. If (heir luxuriant growth is encouraged , *, appiic *tion of acid phosphate a; i potash, the extra expense will bo returned in the increased yield of r nutriti-ms and convenient crop and in tiie stored tip nitrogen, which ihey have gathered from the air and deposited in the ground. i*o r a i'Oi; s plan led now make smoother and better 1 i:.-ruing tubers than those put out ear- . !!:r r. Many experienced farmers prefer cuttings taken from the vines to slips , ink a from the bed. Don't commit the m'stake of making these cuttings too u-ng, flaw, eyes ii considered sufllcie.nt to insure rooting. It cut longer there M ;.i be mine potatoes to each vine, but i liev will he smaller and Hot of as good quality. If. however, tnoso lata plant ip are to he used for fattening hogs, it matters urtin whether the cuttings bo lo|lff or sl ,. u . f . For Hils pnr))OSO , that is j ■■„. fattening hogs, sorghum is a | valnable crop, but it should be fed to Inc hogs 1, lore it becomes too hard, « lx: fore the seeds become per isctiv j I ho plantings ot this crop may e intiauo through this month, Ot-h; r farm auituais beshies hogs are vny fond of _ it, but care should be exer in regulating tiie feed and the ra (ion should contain some kind of dry matter us corn, hay, oats, et--. Any green crop will prove injurious if bun- j gry animals, after being previously confined to cry food, are allowed to gorge themselves on tiie more temptin'? and succulent growth. H ) IS are soine.fiities neglected in the natural anxiety to push the other important '•or,-: of the month, hot they should no !-■ aihnved to take their chances of gnltmg food in sufficient amount and variety. Tjato us ai in seeing rhat thoy aro abmiihuit- y supplimt with a hoalth ‘ clean, f u i variety of ftnni and ploutv of fresh water is well bestowed. Keep their iivi-utors iiiivi toeuinjr p a-es clean ■t,'d as far possible copperas! and i;ive an occasional dose of alxjnt a smail toa-spanufui to tho ho^— tins wiil prevent worms. Kerosene inix-.nl with molted lar.l or oil and up plio t tlumugh a watiding pot while the are being fed an i are crowded close t -gather, will keep down vermin A • a liisurc'ctant. lime wash, in wnioll a little carbolic acid is dissolved, is a | powerful agent. If these simple be pro cant ous are observed there will fur | less complaint, of loss from the fatal dis ea.-ca which have heretofore carried off so mm ii v thousands from onr annual hog supply. These ami other means use t for pushing tho spring pigs to iMrly and healthy maturity euab e us to obtain p irk of flue quality mid at a fair profit rcwMNi; fob p.u.i, (atop Afto; tiio summer crops aro “laid by” \.o ',vii! luivo tiuio fo taiso a calm sar* wy ill' our surroundings and plan for mu lad crops and also for the general i> tat ion, which wo propose for another j V' ;1 Hue o the most imp ar.uit laws t!) ,i:iv svs'om o! rotation is that plants o- iikti imbifs im-i growth, ami abstrait lag tho s.i mo o om.mt.s from tho .soil in tin’ same proportion, should not succeed each other. AJJ pkmts demand more or lr ;■( the s no tom nts, but absorb them urn! . sum ..lii -i'-ni conditions and in sn, n different proportions, that plans as to equalizing tiie draught upon tho soil, are w ortii the most careful svu ly. At tho, south, nadei prasontcomlitioiis,tho three year rotation has boon found the most profit able. First oeti, followed the same year :.v peas then corn, then cotton 07 course tiiis m »y hi v.irie i or ox tended to suit individual cases, always _ keeping in min i the rule that no two crops t iik ‘ growth and iijibits should follow each other 1 AM, fiJJ.MN'. Scptomlur is tho urn il month to sow the fa 1 grain crops, but Jqiy is none too early to p an for them. A pea stub bio furnishes an excellent foundation lbr wneat, oats or rye. ami to be put in first class condition tho stubble should be plowed under and the land then liar rowed and rebarrowad until the surface is hue and sm ioth Of course, if tins , work is d-iayed untii the last moment it cat...... be satisfactorily done. After ! rropi ai■) “.aid by,” t gathering ie interval be j tween the making and of tho . :.•])> c iMHor ho barter omp'oyed than by making this thorough preparation ior fait grains and grasses. In some 'seciiv it has boon shown that emu* s.'ti Ci«»ver s)\vn m the corutiohis at the ins: p- wi ll', is a most profitable and con vi‘meat crop. Noe only wUl the lit:io plant; spread and cover thus*mweut the soil with a dens» growtii and washing, hut they will furnish our • ion i with n most acccptivb’.o and nutri¬ tious green food in the into winter ami early spring-mouths, tho time when it is most nm-dt'd, and also thoy will in oustrioitslv gather up ami deposit in ihe soil tins ti-to nitrogon of tho air. the most expensive a id most generally ueedtMl ctamtmt ot puiut growth. The humus formed from the stems and roots, after the clov.'r is cut, perform* the im¬ portant ofii *e of binding together sandy trolls which :\re too norons.or of looscuins the stiiTtsr c *.ys, which have too jrtvat tenacity Kye, in a smaller desjrea, performs somewhat the same work. Tims * who have tried vetch cousUior it better tha-; either rye or emits >:i clover, Of u the United Wr ites Department of Agricuiimt? s.iys as a forage piant it lias no su^Aiior. Mow is the titue to gtucv tnese-niTerent _ „ tail . ,, decide . crops, which-ire ' most suited to onr pirrum K reTv f. llK .p S am heiiT j \ os0 no fj,,,,, j tl ,-ottin-* ' foi n * 'r Nfshitt ’________ fViinmisoinnnr ’ . sorghum "lisht. Question*.— , rhis year my young sor ghum crop lias grown very slowly—the development has been so unusually de layed us to attract my attention, and I notice now that tiie lower loaves are dy mg ana that little red spots in clusters ar{) apuearing find on the plants. O i exam j na tion I that the roots seem nis eased—Wi some cases seem to have rot fp ( [ and even the larger plants may bo pu iled up without difficulty. As'sor ghuin roots, after the first few weeks, arfi usually tough and tenacious, I fault thiuk that the trouble lies in the roots R ,„i not, in the leaves, although the leaves indicate a diseased condition of the the ,,1-mt ! Answeu.—Y ou are correet ia suppos ing that the seat of the disease is in the roots, and the distinct s'pieies of bacte rja cnudiig the blight ” can, only be seen with the am of ln„li mu roscopic power. n lW( ,„ So far as is known, rotation of crops Is the best means yet found for prevent ing this disease, ami also to burn up all gtulks, stubble and rofmtJ from the in feotod sorghum crop.—State Agricult ural Department Spraying Out fiN. Question.—W outfit? hat firm makes the best •praying Answer.—I am not prepared to say which is the best of the many spraying outfits now offered for sale, You must examine and judge for yourself. The desirable points are force in throwing the liquid used and minute subdivision of the liquid in spraying. The aime d at is to cover every portion of the , tree, with ... a fine drizzle as it were, of tho insecticide used, dropped 0:1 the leaves and stems in a liglit, spray that will remain and dry there for the fu¬ ture destruction of the insects. If the liouid is thrown in large drops jt simp iy ,- uns off the leaves and results in little or no good being accomplished. Guided by the points I havJ given, you should have no trouble in buying a first-class sprayer.—State Agricultural ,, department. CONDITION OF THE CROPS. Fleecy Stni’lif I-oiikin- Wel I — IVImat ll-yr v.-steil—-Sprinir O it, Dl,ujittuintieg. COTTON. The.very dry May permitted tho farm¬ ers to clean their fields thoroughly of grass and woods, and through J inn, whore rains have fallen, the plants have m;U j e a jrood growth and are now loo'x ,M . K well As . a rule , tho , stand . , is • * fair, • and there have boon but few complaints of lice and other insect enemies. The rainfall lias boon deficient in some per tioos of tbo state, but in most localities there lias been ouough for cotton, which requires bus little rain until fruiting commences. Taking into consideration all the questions affecting this crop, and the verdict must bo that at this date it is in good condition and growing off well, but from ten days to two weeks later than an average crop. con s. In many counties tho rainfall has not been sufficient, for the b.tst development of this crop, though in bin few places has this serious deficiency been sufficient to cause injure. Tne critical crop, how ever, is just now at its stage, particularly in the lower half of the „tate, and frequent and abundant rains during July will be needed to insure Bu abundant yield. If our farmers vcould take more pains in preparing their corn laud, bv deeper plowing, etc., a good crop would be raised with much less rain than is now required. Snal | ow breaking up of laud forces the corn roots to feed near the surface, and then „ very moderate drouth produces sort ous results, W HR AT. This crop lia? beau hurvostod and threshed, with very satis Victory results, many hoids in North Georgia turiiinp out from 20 to 3d bush els per aero. 1 he rust, which appeared * 11 nearly every Hold during Miy, was confined as a i n o to the blades an i did no harm to the grain. Oats, eto. Fall planted oats turned out well in every portion of the state, while spring* oats were very disappointing. The acro age of fall oats was not large, and the spring oats failing, the crop in total is a B »«ort one The minor crops are doing fairly well and there has been a large acreage ot - swest potatoes planted. The stand of sugar cane is poor, out couditiou good. Fit AM rs. Watermelons . are liaiiij; shipped now in large qu tn titles, but tiie crop is in* ferior bot-u in quantity ami in size of inelons. I made the acreage 25 per cent short of au average crop in my last re Port, but I am satisfied it is even, greater. auu now estimate it io ne at least40D9r j ceut loss than „„„,, iisaa1. Hit. uiuiinisneil , : acroa ' ?e s 1<mul oause good melons to bring high prices. The peach crop is ( ' throughout the state, particularly i fi lolt at the large centers of this industry, The fortunate growers who have , partial crops should get high prices, ; The grape crop is largo and hastening . to maturity, with no reports as yet of injury from any disease. Apples prom iso a fair crop, while blackberries are j abundant on every farm in the state. \ STOCK. ! Many reports of cholera among hogs in every sectLou of the state. With this exception stock of nil kinds are reported as healthy and in good condition. I have noticed that hog cholera is always ! more common in ’ those years when a good deal of western corn is sold in the stat0 mueli , ,' a of “ d the f T i"ter ■ so-called from , cholera this fact is simply t that . Hie result of neglect and starvation. lJronc’iitis In Shoats. Question.—I have several shoals, in good order, which seem to have some trouble in their throats. They have good appetites, but do not seem to di t food eating? cou( r], anc j sneeze, particularly when What must I do for them ? Answer. —Your shouts are suffering with bronchitis, an irritation or iiiflam matiou of the air passages of the luugs. This is caused by coldi, just as in the human being, and is not difluult to cure if treated promptly. Give eacli o-te k teasnoonful of suirits of turDen- fl New mm ^-IWt CONTEST BEGAN JUNE 1-ENDS SEPT, i -«G> THE SENTENCE IS TAKEN FROM THE WORKS OF A STANDARD AUTHOR, AND IS AS FOLLOWS; '■l! 44 We Have Not ’ Enough, and Are Pot to Very Awkward Shifts For Want of Some,” The book containing the sentence has been sealed and placed in the hands of Mr. W. A. Hem phi I President and Business Manager of Constitution Publishing Company who has it in a safety vaui and who will give it sealed to the committee that makes the decision on September ist. icoT THIS r CONTEST is the Fourth of a Series of Extraordinary Interes di NEARLY $4,000 in cash having been distributed-in three preceding Contests, the first of which was ‘announced last \c vember. In the first Contest, ending Jan.-1st, Mr. M. L. Brittain wa the only person to supply the correct word of the sentence then an i Contest closer , nounced and he received $1,033 in cash. The next March 1st, and there were a great many successful gucssers, anion t ! whom was divided $1,700 in cash. The third Contest brought man j correct answers, $ 1,000 in cash being divided among them. ! ! This Contest Lasts Three Months and the Amount to Be Divided W i!i Be Lfllfee. i be but remembei L There may be one correct answer, there may be a dozen, there may more, costs nothing to supply a word, and you may get it correctly. Whether you do or not, you g e ' THE GREATEST OF ALL AMERICAN YEAR WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS FOR ONE : KEEP THAT IN YIEI AND SEND YOUR GUESS, WITH YOUR DOLLAR FOR A YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION Ten per cent of the Guessers’ Subscriptions goes to the Fund to be divided. In ot!l A v> TA’ if this Subscription Fund amounts to $20,000 for the three the months, conditions the of Funa the cor J 0 & the successful guesser would be $2,000. Following are We Propose to Put 10 Percent “'“SEI ’I missing word. For instance: If only contestant gets the word right, he she, as the case imn .ie, " 1 '• one or lntmtv more than one strike it, the sum will be equally divided, each correct answer receiving its proportionate share o . ^JbShm^’TirTirii^ must be accom- j The Condit ion Precedent for S ending a Guess tfa 1 CoN>Tnr it. 1IO X; - or for the cl ^ ^ t I the guess must be sent in the identical envelope that brings the money that pays ' u | > “ ‘ Mtlier reason wiil leaving it by accident otherwise, knowing oi the the time you subsen o r ' nl send out or or not guess at , x! j OU ;j a party not entitle one to send a guess afterwards. The guess must come with the subscription or no ' _‘M|i cnj-ital prize— than he will entitled the fund for each correct guess sent: t leic be no _and d more one guess, or she be to a share of ua Iiy divided every one will get a first prize; if more than one person names the missing word properly, the money »" - 1 stand exactly on the same footing. Persons may guess as many rimes as they send subscriptions. T he Contest Began June l. ^ ^TadT July and August we will publish each week how the fund has grown . . . You need not write y :u The Contest Closes Sept. 1. At which time we win pay i n Making Your Answer iei i te „ ce ..m m r« !! , j>«; --- £ ---out to the successful party -----—------- ;—;—, c, r September I is. or parties the full prize amount that has accrued in the contest. state simply the Missing > OK 1 - ■ '■> ^ ,z*zxz»''' v, ' r '' V ' V ' Address all orders to n THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, a. tine in their food daily for three aays and rub their throats with any irritat mg liniment. If this does not effect a cute, mix equal parts of salt, sulphur .and powder of juniper berries, and .place in a trough or box where they can njve , lLa accoss> t0 lc . At the - same time don’t let them sleep in a dusty bed.—State Agricultural Department ‘ ____ o Colorado Potato Ueetle. Question.—W here can I get a full description of the appearance, habits, e ic., of the Colorado potato beetle? There is an insect^ on my farm which very closely resembles it, but it did not seem to care for the potato vines. Those I saw were oil nettles. Are there two kinds of tiiis bug? Answer.—T here aro two beetles very closely resembling each other. Only an experienced eye can detect the differ¬ ence. The bogus beetles never attack potatoes, hut are quite common on the horse nettle, while the real beetle at¬ tacks both, and also other plants, among them the tomato. If you will write to the Mississippi Experiment Station you can obtain their bulletin, No, 41, which will give yon all the par¬ ticulars you ask for. Address Howard Evarts Weed, Agricultural College, Mississippi.—State Agricultural Depart¬ ment. When to Sow Onion Seed. Dtiesttov. — When should 1 ss~r eg- to mSe "frlv for following spring? ' marks Answer-Sow, in a weJ , seed bed, from the middle beptomber. to th e la When plants ar< to 3 inches high sat them inches wide and on 6 ia ro\i 4 inches apart i | row. If your . land . prepared u is well higuly cultivated year onions sl„ .] ready for market B early enough to - taairn a good price. Should the be exceedingly cold W3a , in the wi„ t ,, light mulching would be of benefi brat-e Agricultural Department. This paper and H m: and Fail for 90c. per year. Testimonial, Alter trying everything ’ e wilhout relieving five members my coughs family, brought who were suffering w | by La Grip pi oou giit. abode of Mother Crossk Cough Cute, and that one boll stopped the coughs in at least thi ej dtys It is the best medicine I used. IV B ParkehI Conyers, Gj
