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AS TO STOCK
I..I«nT THROWN
BY STATE CMK.tllST J.
«. M'CAX DliKSS.
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HATTER AN IMPORTANT
A Vn»"f Kjtrwvr Discouraged
VartnltiK Hint ,tir ,l0 ’- v l ’ rlcc * ot
Cotton I* Given Advice.
Ta tho State Chemist, Atlanta, Ga,:
D**' 1 SlR-— I ain a young farmer
t, rnw idt light on that subject, as ail
farmers admit that it docs on the sub
j*et »f fertilizers. Can yon give jorns
K3 2S: .”ho" id»o.,L b«
v tat jem to be plain so I can under
stand what you say. A. B. G.
To A. B 0 .
Diua gin— A’ our letter received, and
f he question* you ask open up a wide
l.cld for discussion, and are of the great
•at practical importance, not only to the
larrner, hut to the general prosperity of
}iMb%hola coancry.
Yea, chemistry can throw a great
flood of light on the subject of stock
feeding, which is a part of the general
•abject of animal nutrition. The sub
jeot is usually treated last in nearly
all work* on agricnlfure, but I am
flow going to write to you about it
because you seem specially inter
Mted in it, and aiso because I believe
that if a general and intelligent inter
e*» in tb* subject of stock raising could
I* awakened in (he country it would do
lucre for our agricultural regeneration
th*B thiug (hat I oau think o». t
aoy one
1 maid answer the main question of
your letter at onoe by giving you some
formula* far feeding, but I am not
going to 4o that because you would not
•e* any *«n»e in it, or any good reason
tor it, and I desire that you should an
rierstead fhe principles of feeding first,
then yon will take an intelligent inter
•«t is it, and be more successful in it
than if you went at it blindly by mere
"ml* of thumb.” I am going tons
rum* that there aro numbers of farmers
2ik* yonr**<f in Georgia with limited
but fair education, who tire disgusted
with the all cotton policy, and that this
letter addressed to you personally is also
tff interest to them, and bo I shall print
It in the “Monthly Talks” of tho com
Wiissioner erf agriculture, that it may
have a wide circulation among the
farmer*, and perhaps be of intcrost and
benefit to them as well as yourself to
tehom it is addressed. I expect to write
one of the** letters for each of the
'•Monthly Talks,” according as I may
And opportunity and time to spare from
Jny other duties, and to continue them
ks long as I think I have anything of
practical value to say to tho farmers. As
1 am not writing these letters for those
well versed in scientific agriculture,
but for beginners, 1 shall commence
with elementary principles.
I will discuss in a brief manner some
tit !h* principles of animal nutrition or
of feeding.
The antmai body is composed of water,
that constituting from 40 to flO percent
*ff It, and also of protein, fat and ash, of
which bait hones are the chief part. The
jirotein o* (he body iuoludos all of the
matter in the body containing nitrogen.
The lean meat ( the casein of milk or Lie
rttrd, the white of eggs, or albumen tu-e
■11 forms of protein The term albu
winoids. deriveil from albumen, is often
O’ad to mean the samo as protein, al¬
though that nso is not strictly correct.
The albuminoids are a class of bodies in
Sir add under the general name of pro¬
tein. The flesh, the skin, tho hair, the
anueolee, the heart, tho Jiver, the brain,
the blood, the nerves, all the internal or
gant, the n»tls, tho horns, the hoofs and
lu fact a larps part of the bones all consist
largely of protein. So we see this sub
•tenee, proiein, is indeed a most im
portent one; life cannot exist without
it, end when we go into tho market to
buy it in it* most concentrated forms,
su in beef, mutton, pork and millk, we
find we hava to go down iuto our pock
•te jest a little deeper than for the other
necessaries of life. The carbohydrates
and fat are also necessary to animal life,
The word carbohydrate is derived from
carbon (of which charcoal is a good ex
simple) and tho word hydrate is from
the Greek for water. An example of a
pure carbohydrate is starch, we eat it
tnsmtly in the form of ineal, flour, rice
and petatoea, of which it forms the
greater part. Sugar is tho first cousin
of sieroh (Indeed it can be made from
It) and ia also included under the term
carl'ohydrate*. These carbohydrates
•re the principal source of the fat of
our bodies, and are the chief source of
animal heat and the energy of the body,
in fnet they ore a sort of fuol, and arc so
to speak burned in the body, heat and
•work lieing a result of their oxidation
or burning, just ae heat and work or
taction are a result of the burning or
oxidation of coal in an engine. So we
rhe»# _ caroohydrates . ,
•ee are important,
but w* *\»o find they are cheap as com
pared with protein; whv are thov cheap?
Because as their name implies 15 they
aenvea M ^ . trot** . the , very abundant
cb *«p sabstances, water and
The water i* given us free in the
•*- - -y
of carbonic adn, which is breathed
oo»tinu»ily into the atmosphere by
Jbrius kfliutaj on the surfaoe 0 f
earth by ever/ chimney and hearth¬
stone, which warms a happy family,
by every smoke-stack, factory and loco
motive, which minister to our want*
j and noce gsities. Carbonic acid forma
, tho principal part of all this smoke,
al hmgh it is uot the black part which
wc see, bat the invisible part, which is
clear and colorless like the air.
streams of it are peering ont constantly
in to tie air; why does it not stifle and
suffocate n*, a* it would if poured into
: the rooms where we live? It is becauso
all plant life lives on it, the great forests
absorb it, the crops of wheat, corn and
cotton consume it, the lilies and the
m*.*«*» «* »;«•
together with the water which they
8u , k out of (hc soil, until they turn
back llgaiu iut0 t he very starch from
Which it Mined, .ml d.po,it it in ttoir
cells to be cons tuned by men and other
animals again and again in a wonderous
u?v«,r ending cycle.
V7e see now why tho carbohydrates
are cheap, because they are never used
up, because they form an endless chain,
Do what we will with thorn, eat
them up, burn them up, they “bob np
again serenely,” ready for fresh eon
sumption. They come out of the air
which is free to all, and all that they
can cost is the labor connected with
handling and getting them into market
able shape. But yon ask is not the
samo thiug true of protein? No, in
deed, and in my next letter I will give
yon some of the rensous why protein ir
more costly. Yours truly,
John M. McOa xdi.bss,
State Chemist.
About Hescun Grass.
Question'.—P lease give me all the in
formation you can in regard to rescue
grass?
Axswek.— Itpscue grass is probably
the finest grass for winter grazing, and
the most prolific grass of southern lati
aides. The grass requires a rich loamy
soil, and comes up in September, grow
mg rapidly during even the the coldest
winter. It affords a rich pasturage of
the mo3t succulent stems and leaves
from Dec. 1, to May 1, or it may be
mowed for hay two or three times dur¬
ing April and May, and then allowed to
mature a crop of seed, which in gather¬
ing will ihatter, or leave enough seed
off the groudd to roseed the land, 60
that one sowing, if properly treated,
will suffice. After mowing two or three
times, from 100 to 150 bushels of seed
may be made on an acre. The seed may
be sown from June to February.
There are some peculiarities about
this grass seed. They will uot germi¬
nate in summer. The colder the weather
in winter, the faster it grows, unless
the stems have commenced jointing,
when a freeze will kill it down, only to
come ont again, however, greatly in¬
creased in thickness. When not mowed,
trie grass grows slowly, but when it is
mowed or grazed upon, the growth is
hastened. The plats upon which the
grass has been sown can be broken up
from June J. to 16, fertilized and sown
in peas, or planted in corn and field
teans. By this method the grass will
uot only be improved, but splendid crops
of peavine hay, or of corn and beans can
made. The seed that are left on the
ground in May will lie dormant until
the cool nights in September,
The seed are quoted by seed men at
25 coats per pound, but about 100
pounds may be obtained from Dr. A.
U. Winn & Son of Lawrencoville, Ga.,
15 cents nor pound, or 1» cents pev
pound if as much as 10 pounds arc
bought; also 150 pounds can be obtained
from Mr. J. T. Baxter of Suwanee, Ga.,
ttt the same price. The foregoing in¬
formation is furnished largely by Mr.
J. T. Baxter, who has successfully
grown Rescue grass.—State Agricult¬
ural Department.
Culture of Upland Rice.
Question. —Please givo me some gen¬
information in regard to the culture
upland rice.
Answer.—T he following pi-n is prac
(b ally that of W. H. Dickey of Abbe
ville, a successful grower of upland
Low or hammock land is preferable
the planting of upland rice; in order
guard against drouth, however, the
should uot be wet. Breik the land
end close, and use the harrow if
Are any clods, then use the small plow,
and trench your rows about 24 to
inches apart. Put in the drills 200
600 pounds of good commercial fertil
i,-or, or barnyard manure can be
with gtxtd results if well pulverized.
Drop the rice 12 to 14 inches apart,
ting 12 to 20 grains in a hill, ami
the same with a fork plow.
After this is done, the rice oau be
tivated with very little trouble.
shallow, using the scooter and scrape,
and about (wo workings will be all
is neceesary. Oue bushel of rice
plant from two and one-half to
gores, which on good land and
seasons will yield from 25 to 30
of rough rice per acre. One bushel
tho rough rice, when husked, will
about 26 pound# of beautiful white rice,
Which has an excellent flavor, and
considered by many to be far
f 0 an y other rice that can be found
the market.
lf planted in April the rice will
read Z f ° r h ? rTes,m * ,^ nt \ *
as the bead ripens beiore the
Tiny from one to three tons of
lent per acre.
Mr. \Y. II Dickey of Abbeville,
5K.-£rtS ’SfXAS?
gac k e d and delivered to freight or
press office on receipt of said
btate Agricftltural Department.
Two Remarkable
Of Two Prominent and Well
Known People.
General S S Yoder, Lx Mem¬
ber of Congress from Ohio, in a
recent letter to Dr. Hartman,
speaks of Pe- ru-na es follows".
Washington. D O.
pQ-m-na Dl'Ug M l ’g Co., Col —
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Gentlemen—-I desire to sov
I have foetid Pe I'U ua to
io,
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; . ml thoroughly salisnea aS to
- I cannot find werds
to express n.y grat.ficato,, .. f fo, .
tiie results obtained, AS a Ca
cure I shall gladly reCO
msrni it to all sufferers.
Yours truly, S S Yoder.
Mr. Alex Carter, of Van Bu
ren, Carter Co., Mo., says ■ “ hH
had been troubled with dyspep
sia and indigestion (catarrh of
the stomach) since 1879. 1
have taken two bottles of Pe¬
ru naand I feel like a new man
None of my friends believed I
would get well. I would not
take any money for the good
your remedies have done me I
think your medicines are all
you claim them to be. I enclose
photograph. ;)
my
In catarrh of the stomach, as
well as in catanli of any other
part of the body, Pe-ru-na is the
remedy- Catarrh is citarrh
wherever located, and the rein
edy that will cure it anywhere
will cure it everywhere.
‘•Summer Catarrh” sent free
by the Pe-ru na Drug M’f’g
Co , Columbus, 0.
KLONDIKE LOCALS.
Ilnv, T J Bledsoe from Mc¬
Donough filled his regular ap¬
pointment at this place last Sun
day.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
Advertise your business.
panqcp
signals!
Do you take cold with
every change in the
weather? Does your throat
feel raw ? And do sharp
pains dart through your
chest ?
Don’t you know these are
danger signals which point
to pneumonia, bronchitis, or
consumption itself?
If you are ailing and have
lost flesh lately, they are
certainly danger signals. The
question for you to decide is,
"Have I the vitality to throw
off these diseases ?”
Don’t wait to try SCOTT’S
EMULSION "as a last re
sort.” There is no remedy
equal to it for fortifying the
system. Prevention is easy.
Scott’s
Emulsion
prevents consumption and
hosts of other diseases which
attack the weak and those
with poor blood.
SCOTT’S EMULSION is
the one standard remedy for
inflamed throats and lungs,
for colds, bronchitis and con
sumption, it is a food modi
cine of remarkable power. A
food, because it nourishes the
body; and a medicine, be
cause it corrects diseased
conditions.
sac. and|:.oo, *11 druggist*.
SCOTT & BOW Mi. Chemists, New York
Messrs. B NFord and Earnest
Duffy, of Redan, were here last
Sunday visiting the former’s
mother.
Mr. J C Stephenson, one of
Conyers’ most successful mer¬
chants was out to see his fath¬
er Sunday.
Mr. C W Wiggins was heard
last Sunday night at a late hour.
He had been calling.
Mr. J W Ford was up f.tm
mossomSaui , y .
Mr . auJ M „. E O roweii, of
»ear Lithooja, was down , , last
week to see their friends and
Mr. A F Sims was up from
Smyrna last Sunday.
Mrs. Thursey McDouiel was
in Klondike last Sunday.
Mr. John Granade was here
last Sunday.
Rev- Chas M Stephenson will
preach at this place the 5th Sun
day in this month, All are
cordially invited to hear him.
Reporter.
Love is the livery of heaven.
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can get postpaid one pound of the
celebrated African Limbless Cot
ton Seed without charge.
A pound of these seed will
plant one-fifth of an acre, and
with proper attention should
yield enough to plant a crop.
The seed were tested in a list
of thirty varieties by the Georgia
Experiment Station and a bul
letin recently issued by Director
Redding shows that the African
Limbless Cotton produced 70
pounds more per acre than any
other variety, and 161 pound*
more per acre than the average
of thirty leading varieties.
The African Limbless Cotton
produced 780 pounds of lint per
acre, which is nearly four times
the average on the farms of the
South. This shows what high
fertilization and thorough cult
ure will do with these excellent
Seed. The value of the product,
counting cotton at 5 cents and
seed at 13 cents a bushel, was
over $45 per acre. The cost of
fertilizers used was $4.77 per acre.
The Journal does not guarantee
results, but the result of the test
at the Experiment Station makes
it worth'a farmer’s while to test
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