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Farmers of Georgia. Demand
That a Change Be Made.
PRESEIiT PL Ah' UNSATISFACTORY
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ri.i.NTA. Ga., July 1,
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• 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
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du t 1 r u-iiiM an i •• p if.'iii i (if flour or j
It should ........Paris
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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
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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
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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
