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WORK OF 0ULT1VAT3ON hay is Tin; iion rn xoroRious KOH T!IK GROWING OK GRASS AM) WEEDS. FARrt WORK MUST BE RAPID _ Comm j-sioner of Agriculture -Give* Some Vr.I liable Pointer* to Farm¬ er* on Handling Crops. Atlanta, Ga., May 1, 1900. May i* notoriously the mouth in which the work of cultivating the general crops begins, gra ss and weeds, as well as the crops, will now spring up and grow, and farm work must be rapid and frequent 4? i(V»” your crop with case and satisfaction. In Middle and North Georgia a large jmrt of the cotton area is yet to be planted. This was caused by the Into rpring ami too much rain in the latter part of March and April. This can 1*2 largely remedied by putting' forth our best efforts in the field and judicious ose of wide sweeps and cultivators in tho cultivation of cotton and corn. If land has been properly prepared before planting, you oau use these wide •tretchiug implements to great advan tage, the object being to break the crust and stir the surface to the depth of 1 or It inches. In this way you aa run over your crops every 10 or 12 days ho Hint by July 1 the fields of the energetic and faithful farmer will show little signs of the Lite planting. Watch the May grass and smother and stifle it at birth or even before it peeps through the surface of the earth, Continue this process until June 1 and you will lie master of the situation. If you let the May grass get the start on you, lay down the harrows and culti Tatars at once and take up your sweeps or shovels; for the May grass must be conquered. Do as much of your work as possible with the horse and plow; for “thi' man with the hou” is a very costly luxury, frequently doing as much harm as good in the cotton field with a hoc. Follow tho pi >w at intervals of six or •even days, that lie may not uncover the grass so well covered by the plow, “Blocking” out of cotton is labor lost. Use your harrow until cotton is ready, then cut to a stand at once and lay aside the hoe a:; far ns possible, us it is too ex¬ pensive. Cultivate your cotton fre¬ quently while young that it may bo pushed rapidly beyond the stage of “Sore Shins” and darning iusects. After this period so work your cotton crop as to keep it growing steadily, but not too fast. During tho next throe months we may aspect dry weather and the wise farmer therefore will do his best to keep the re¬ served moisture in the soil. To accom¬ plish this end, we advise flat culture. High bods increase surface exposure and thereby increase evaporation. We often damage plants by throwing or piling too much dirt around them. Lot the sweeps thou be set flat aud keep them so. Au othor means of preserving moisture is frequent and shallow cultivation of the anrface to prevent tho formation of a crust. This acts as mulch and keeps the •oil beneath moist. But after all that may be said, each Individual farmer must determine, with •11 the lights before him, that which is Wisest and best to do for himself. Ho must consult his own surroundings and profit as best he may by his past experi¬ ences and resolve to act well his part Whatever others may do. On account of the drouth that was prcvnlent during last year, which pre vented in some sections of Georgia the production of grain and forage crops. •ml the extreme cold and wet spring during this year, that prevented the sowing of spring oats for feed, we advise those who could not sow down their lands aud consequently would have to purchase hay or other rough food for their stock and cattle, that it is not too late to prepare their land for corn. A splendid crop of corn cnn be produced on upland planted ns late as May Id, and bottomland as late as June 15. Of course those lands should be well pre pared and manured, to insure u good re turn for the labor expended. Wo ad rise the use of the earlier varieties of «K\ru for field pmqxisos, such as “Dent’s Early White,” or “Dent’s Golden Pro lifio,” “Blount’s Prolific,” or such other •eed of early field corn, as may be best *nited for tho various sections of our ■tate. However, if yon desire green forage for the months of June, July and An gust it will be necessary to plant some •ucculc.ut plant that will produce untri mentiu its green state for three To do this, on small plats of land and in order that yon can cut it three or four times, then yon must plant such crops •« will succor (that is, put forth new ■hoots after being cut.) The best vari •ties are kuowu as the ‘-cattail” millet, •orghum and Kafir com. These differ •"t forage plants can be raised to a great •dvantage both as green food and aloo m forage for the winter purposes. The land should be well broken and sub •olid . and . highly manured in order procure the best results. The sml W ^>wu m a-foot druu aud of ailtlvaliua Write * * * of corn ^ ' ’ low plows in orrler to give the p’ant the benefit of the feed roots that are more or less near the surface of the earth. To cut these roots only retards the growth and the gathering in of the elements of plant food which arc contained in the soil by natn# and artificial manuring, Let it be understood that all succulent plants are very exhaustive to the land, as they are producers of fat and muscle of auiinal life and hence require from the land elements of plant food to de velop such nutrition as will produce the best results in forming these qualities of animal life. It t herefore behooves the farmer to give such an amount of maim rial qualities and in such qualities as wdl produce the highest results. When tSSd! ^ ^ Wc also advise tint German millet ZaX»5^ftte-Vh"pil“ur^ to a great advantage. However, the last two liain0( j plants can only be cut once. They should be allowed to grow until ; the heads of the millet and the pods of t j 1(; j„, a to ripen, then cut them, an q cure p jr } JU y_ 0 f these plants will give good ro su ]tH if planted upon good laud, prop¬ erly manured, in proportion to the fer tility and preparation of the same. Of course meager manuring, bad prepara tioy and poor land gives poor results aud dissatisfaction, O. B. Stevexs, Commissioner. SESAN)E CULTURE IN SOUTH. - New nad Lucrative Crop for the Planters, My attention has recently been drawn by a gentleman of this city to the plant known as the sesame or benne plant. I have been endeavoring to learu all about it that I could in a limited space of time, «»' 1 take this opportunity of givingtho.se interested such results as I have been a blo to obtain. I quote such facts as I bare been able to find in various works reference. The plant is valuable for its leaves and its seed, particularly the hitter. The seed are small, but full of an excellent oil, known variously by the names of oil of sesame or oil of benne or gingelly or teel, principally, howOver, by the name of oil of sesame. The plaut is Piwii largely in India for the sake of its oil, which is pressed from the seed. The oil i» used largely for the same purposes as olive oil, aud though not ho widely known by name, is used for the same purposes ns olive oil, for cooking, for eating and for pharmaceutical prepara¬ tions. The plant does not flourish in Europe, but it is commercially import¬ ant there, from one hundred to one hun¬ dred and seventy-five million pounds of the seed are imported annually into France. The seed are sweet and oleag¬ inous, the oil pressed from them is bland and pleasant to the taste, and is far su¬ perior to all other oils in the length of time it will keep sweet and pure, being rarely ever known to turn rancid, being thus especially fitted for use in modiciuo and as an article of food. In Egypt the •eed are eaten strewn on cakes and also used in confectionery. Tho cake from which the oil has been nressed, mixed with honey aud citron, is esteemed as an oriental luxury. The oil is also much used by the women of some eastern countries as a cosmetic. Tho leaves ill*nurd in a gummy substance which they readily yield to water, making a rich, bland mucilage, which is used by tho negroes of the southern portion of the United States, who grow it in small patches, as a demulcent medicinal drmk, the loaves and seeds being used by the natives of India for medic innl purposes. The United States De partment of Agriculture writes me as fol lows regarding the plaut: ‘‘This plant i s very easy cultivation in the warm sections of the United States. It does not succeed well north of Virginia. Where it is cultivated at all, tho methods wv much the same as for growing pea nuts. The seeds are planted in warm soil of medium texture und fertility, and the plants kept free from.weeds out tho summer. Even when left to take care of itself in fence-rows or other out of the way places, as is tho common practice among the colored people who grow it, it yields fairly well. ” Now bore is a new and valuable plant, the growth of which in tho south is no experimont.it having boon grown hero for a number of years in a shiftless, careless way bv a few darkeys. If intcl ligont, wide-awake fanners will fake it up, it may become a new source of wealth to them and their section. The oil is worth in Atlanta about 70 cents a pillon, and the gentleman who first brought the matter to my attention, but who does not care to have his name given, would be willing to i*»y that price for about 6, 0oJ gallons of the oil per annum. With the production the demand would grow, aud it is quite probable that those who are enterprising enough to take it up at once, would find a good demand for tho first year’s crop for planting purposes. I have received the following kind let ter from the United States Dejxirtment of Agriculture: _ Washimvton, April lbth, 1900. Professor John M. McCsuidlcss, Depart raent of Agriculture, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir.-In accordance with vours of April l'Jth, I have mailed von a jiack age of se.same scvwi. We have about 40 pint package* of this seed imported from ITwhhent, Ruwjau Ttykestaq, afldtbeaq f b’ placed at the disposal of j cnn your cor respondents. Very truly yours, j Jared G. Smith, In charge Division Botany. The time remaining for planting is short. Send in your names and I will have the seed sent to the addresses of as j many as possible, with the earnest re quest (hat, they sow them as soon as practicable after receipt and cultivate carefully, an l report on same. Respectfully, Johx M. McCandlsss, State Chemist, j Ocd „ , . IS UOO „ . . . I 9 t her« (De person in Coll >' ere ^O-day whoso heart does not go out ill sympathy to the u, i 0 Tutv°of !I «'i° toKive “and Jive v lin t v,« ' old , , h, , .. wh . • . 0Cr,te8 scrying P ° out and telling the people on the streets that it is the work of the Lord. It’s nothing of the sort. The Lord made the world, fixed the laws of nature, put the machinery in motion and— the Indians are in a dry streak. Crop9 have failed for want of rain and—they are perishing. Is there one of these old “or thordoxians” who does not be¬ lieve that the Lord, if he is taking personal special cogni¬ zance of the affair, could have sent rain in time to make I he crops of India as well as the crops of America! Do they charge that He sent the famine purposeh! If He did we lmd better hands off. If He caused the famine purposely why is he over here geting up money and provisions to relieve it—why don’t he send rain— mama— locust and wild honey—bread and butter? How long,O are the peoplo to he kept in ig noiance and darkness: rode, robbed and ruiued by thesd priestly masters! The whole world should run with full arms to aid and relief of these poor, starving creators, but in the name of common sense and justice do no* cal! it the work of Him who is all love and mercy. He is too wise, to kind and too loving to he 'ending plagues and famine.) in one country and at the same lime organizing relief commit¬ tees in another. The people of India have simply been struck by a dry streak—the WO k ef nature— ami it is the dut of « J one * to give them aid—quick and ample. J. N . Hale. n U011 1 ISnifo Kn,te Him Gim Prom hrOITl Petty Spite. Mr. LdI'IOH; J do nof* Oil j 0y writing for Dublication — It’s hard WOI k and tbero is bm lit _ K‘ 01 'y Grid no lino ticial re III U - negation attached. I want, bov y ever ’ say {l f ew >V * r Or0s j n ^ . . ot . follow 16 Hltere8t Olir -Cl fcl Zen, Geo. W. GloatCB , who is a candidate for Judge of the Su¬ perior Court. I hear it said occasionally that there are some mon j n our county who will sn PP ort , Jolin T , Candler ,, III pref- . CteilCe CO tlieic home Ulan, Geo. Gleatou. It we had uot been told this by truthful men we "'OUld have been slow to believe it. Why should any voter of this county vote against George Gleatou for John Candler, or for any Other lawyer, for that ma t ter V Who can Say J that Geo. ulQhton ^ is llOt HS able, as honest, ns worthy and a8 de serving as any J of them? He is not an immoral man; he is not acloso, bard U 3chat itablt» man: . ho . . is not an i igrate or a hypo crUe - hat, liow, we say, is there about. I his old *C<»nfed’ to make aDV voter ter here here gO xfO a-rinsl a^ainst , ■ ^ * know that there are ' some men who have had differ ences with him in tv legal way, Sifl! OO I Sis! I Sis! Latest Mix mine r y* I am showing the prettiest and most stylish millinery this season SVQT bFOUglit ° toCOnVerS. J I lliake aUUOUHCeillOIlt B,H& t]l8 ladi6S may come and veirify it with their 0W11 OVDS. The HOWCSt ShapGS in liaLS 1 -|q4-q ana Q Dfl 4”V»|a, UlG pi GltlGbL "fl 11UWUI&, T*lT^ 11U« DOHS, mouseline etc., may be seen . lH Hiy SbOI*G. Hiss Edith Ray is an accomplised trimmer and will be pleased to make up a hat to suit the most fastideous tastes— If you want the best and newest in millinery this season. Cali on me. MSP* li§L¥<i@@®* Some men he has had the ‘op¬ posite side of the case’ and, of course, some little feeling may have gotten up but when it t comes to selecting a man for Judge, surely these little petty spites would not lead a man of sound judgment to go against a man so well qualified as Glea ton. We say to those in Roek dale who are thinking of knif¬ ing him to give the question five minutes quiet thought. Home pride is an ennobling trait in any man’s character. Rockdale ELECTORAL COLLEGE OF 1900. Following is a list of the states and the number of votes each of them will have in the electo¬ ral college in the coming presi¬ dential election : Alabama 11 Arkansas 8 California 9 O dorado 4 Connecticut 6 Delew'are 3 Florida 4 Georgia 13 Illaho ' 3 Illinois 24 Indiana 15 Iowa 13 Kansas 10 Kentucky 13 I.ou,s,ana • - 8 e Maine 0 Maryland 8 Massachusetts 15 Michigan 14 Minnesota 9 Mississippi 9 Missouri 17 Montana 3 Nebraska 8 Nevada 3 New Hampshire 4 New Jersey 10 New York 36 North Carolina 11 North Dakota 4 Ohio 23 Oregon 4 Pennsylvania 32 Rhode Islaud 4 South Carolina 9 South Dakota 4 Tennessee 12 Texas 15 Utah 3 Vermont 4 Virginia 12 Washington 4 West Virginia 6 w \Y . tSCOnSJU ^ 12 Wyoming 3 „ T , , ^ Most men never appreciate 1 anyone’s troubles but there ‘ own. WM To THE PATENT may our PATENT aid. be , secured Baltimore, Good Address, RECORD, by Ideas Md. Subscriptions to The Patent Record *1.00 per annum. A FRiCANA will cure Ecxem* and C» *» tarrh to Stay Cured. ATTRACTIVE FEATURES OF THE ATLANTA Semi-Weekly Journal. la addition to its stiperb news ter* rice, covering the world at large and the southern states in partic* alar, The Semi-Weekly Journal has many attractive, entertaining and Instructive features, invaluable tot southern homes and farms. ■THONG HEWS SERVICE. Th« service of tho Associated Fresi. hrlnglng the news from all parts of tho wortd, la supplemented by tho special news service of The Journal In Georgia and the southern states, and the tele¬ grams and letters of Its Washington cor¬ respondent, Mr. James A. Holloman, who will pay special attention to matters at the national capital which interest the people of the southern states. SPECIAL FEATURES. In addition to the contributions of these and hundreds of local correspon¬ dents, The Semi-Weekly Journal will, from time to time, print letters from SSV:u°cce^„ d Tarr d tS: showing how they ichleved such results. The Semi-Weekly Journal has a di» tlngulilied list of contributors, including Rev. 8am Jones, Hon. John Temple Graves. Mrs. W. H. Felton. Hon. C. H. Jordan and others. ■AM JONES. Rev. Sam Jones, who has been called the St. Paul of his generation, will con¬ tinue to contribute his breexy letters. written In the course of his travels, from different parts of the country, full of wit, wisdom and originality and seasoned with hard sense. MRS. W. H. FELTON, Mr*. W. II. Felton, the Georg* Eliot •f the south, has taken charge of a new department, to be known as “The Coun¬ try Home.” This distinguished lady la known far and , wide ,, . by tu the power of her pen. and her ability wag recognlxed dur late gtirred up much enthusiasm by her letter* and speeches on country life and the means for making it attractive. JOHN TEMFLE GRAVES. Contributions from Hon. John Tempi* Graves will b« printed from time to time. Mr. Graves is on* of th« princes of the lecture platform,a man of extensive travel and experience, a gifted and eloquent •rutor. a fearless writer and an indepen¬ dent thinker, whose utterances have had much to do with ahaplng the policy of Georgia's educational institution* and have had their effect In recent political campaign. HON. C. H. JORDAN. The agricultural department I* it charge of Hon. C. H. Jordan, chairman of the committee on agriculture In the Georgia house of representatives. He is a successful and practical farmer, born and raided on the middle Georgia planta¬ tion. where he now resides. His crusade for diversified, self-sustaining agriculture and his work for the establishment of farmers'institute# have made him friends all over the south and hi. practical talk, twice a week In the Semi-Weekly Jour* JUVENILE DEPARTMENT. Juvenile department contain ng utter, iron . t«ui • ^ le ‘ ll ^"'advemura. ^ "will eoatlBu# te *t«wet «M ton F. A * 1 lo l>lvi USi d ENTist. 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