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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY MARCH 8 1887
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cottcni ecd meal and add phosphate mixed will
make a good fertilizer? I bare been told that too
much add will torn cotton rad. Would it pay bet
ter to uce add pboapbate and cottonseed together
for cotton? Which will pay the beat on corn,
cottonseed meal or cottonseed?
FARMS AND FARMERS.
8HORT TALKS WITH FARMERS ON
FARM TOPICS.
Corn On tbs Farm, and Wow to Cultivate It-Flantlns
OB Oretard- What fa Kafnltf Brat Mod# Of
BilMDI ffinrnOMl-Onpa Onllareaad
no out Vorutli. 10 XUSF.
Corn on (ho Form.
Wbst > wonderful plant Is our common corn
or malic. It adapts Ilself to every variety of
climate from Honduraato Maino an<l Canada.
Towards the tropica It attains great also of atatk
and foliage, but the yield of grain la not rela
tively ao great aa that of the dwarf varieties
of New England and Canada, and thla Inverae
ratio of atalk to grain holda good In all locall-
tica Where climate naturally tanda to make
largo atalkf of corn, a diminutive atalk la not
neetsaarlly an indication of a large esrg for It
nay he a weakly atalk, a “rant," to borrow an
expression applied to animals. Where tho
stalk, however, Is vigorous, bnt small, the ear
will he found disproportionately largo. Thla
hint should not be diregard ad. Seed corn
should bo selected from rather small stalks
with largo earn— and manuring, planting and
cultivation should all be directed to the pro
duction of largo-oared, amall-italked variation.
Early planting contributes to thla. Tho young
plant la retarded In Ita growth by cool weather,
bnt its vigor Is unimpaired. Ita energy la ex
pended In developing roots Inatcad of stalk. It
may oven ho cut down by frost, bnt ft aprlngs
up again, apparently with equsj, If not greater
vigor; shown not In alio of atalk bnt that of
car. On all lolls dry enough, plant corn there
fore aa early as poreible. I'lant In water fur
row. There are objections to It, but tho advan
tages outweigh them. The young corn la
liable to be drowned by water, and If rows are
on a lavcl, to bo washed away by heavy
rains. On tho other hand it daereasaa
the coat of cultivation greatly.
When the young com la below tho general sur
face, it la ao easy to cover np tho young gnus
that comes up around It. Side the corn with a
sweep running very flat, and the amount of
dirt thrown In the farrow can bo gaugod ao as
to kill the grass, bnt not cover tho com or dirt
it too heavily. The miatako Is often made of
“dlrting" corn too heavily when young. The
crop la threatened by grass and the dirt la lap-
pad and piled np around the oorn to kill the
grass. Thla forces the oorn to throw out * new
■at of roots near the surface prematurely. But
when planted in water farrow the dirt can be
thrown«round It gradually and noetrelvely,
without covering ita loots too deeply. Deep
running tuning plows are sot required to
cover up gnaa, consequently roots are not eat,
Ud tho crop Is not laid by on great high bods.
Danger from drought la wardod otr, and tho
liability of tho soil being waahod away by rains
decreased. Early plaited corn thoold always
bo covered very shallow; one lnoh of dirt upon
the grain la ample. Planted deep tho ana's
heat cannot reach it; moreover, additional dirt
la llabls to be washed down npon the
young corn when planted In water furrow.
Shallow covering is therefore doubly impor
tant.
A common practloo la to put manure on oaoh
aids of grain whonltla planted. This makes
the young com grow otf rapidly aud gives It a
Duo appearance, but it also gives it a large atalk,
with a stroag impulse In the asms direction
Soring subsequent growth. This la objectiona
ble. Unlaaa the laud la very poor It la bettor
to apply no manure at flrat, lot tho oorn atari
off at a more mod onto gait and projoct Its
•talk upon a more modest scale. Aftercards
when too also of the stalk has boon dxod give
It manure wherewith to mnko ear. (live flrat
working early, ao aa to amothor promptly tho
flrst crop of gnaa. At aeeond
Working, apply manure on each aldo of hill
and It will be covered np by vho dirt which
fella In the farrow. Tho water furrow plan
work! finely In ovary direction, if properly
tarried out. Bat If corn planted in It taoovsrod
deep, and tho (know Is flllod np too qulekly
afterwards, it will proro a failure. Difference
In the mods of executing It, explains why with
some It has succeeded admirably, with others it
beta Allied utterly. W. L. J,
abate la a good proportion for medium land,
Such mixture la preferable to phosphite and
whole cotton seed—It can bo distributed more
easily and uniformly—otherwise It baa no tpe-
Somec
than tho meal. The point haa not boon! aa tit
to decide positively.
clcntly tested t
,T. tv. B., Grontvtlle, Gs.: I have throo acres of
good, strong land, and with to make 1 or Are bates
of cotton on same. tVliat kind of fertilizer must I
use, and how much to the acre? To make tor?
bales, bow shall I prepare tho laud ? and how cut
tlvate tho samo7
Composts aro’tho moat perfect manures. (It*,
bio manure and cotton seed ore considered aa
the moat valuable natural fertilizers, hut for
many purposes they are not well balanced
some Ingredients are in excem above others, ol
tome deficient in quality. By adding to thoso
natural manures certain amonnttof pbosphato
and potash, a proper balanco among ingredi
ent* la produced, and a very perfect fertiliser
results. Hncli a fertilizer It eminently suited
to either very poor or very rich soils. To tho
flrst It aupplfea everything, because everything
Is needed; to tho oecond, which la supposed to
contain everything, It adds to each ingredient
of plant food more of the samo kind, and en
ables the land to produce still larger crops.
Now, aa ycure Is “good, strong laud,”
capable of producing good cropa without
manure, an Increase of production calls
for the addition of every ingredient of plant
food. Thla, a compost, like one made by Fur
man’s formal*, wlu supply. Bow much must
ho applied to an aero to raise the yield up to
a definite point, we are not prepared to
Agricultaral science haa not reached
spy.
that stage of perfection which enables it to aay,
crop. But in aiming for largo crops, one
should apply as largo quantities of manure, as
experience has shown can be safely done. Now,
on soils In good heart, supplied with a Mill
clency of humns deeply broken ami thoroughly
pulverised, a ton of compost may ho safely
applied to an ncro. Thu Is best
applied
done by applying It in threo furrows instead
of one—open drill and put in
one-third of the ton; list on this, put the re-
vucuiMu v* tun wii, lint uu tmo, yuie iud in-
mnindcr in tho two list furrows, and complete
bed as usual. On good land so heavily ma
nured, amnio distance shonld be given tho
ilants. The rows shonld not bo less than four
rt in
rcct wide and plants some two feet apart
drill. All cultivationahonld boas shallow
poriiblo.
J. IT., McDonough, (in.: I havo n plcco of flat
gray laud which was planted in cptton last year,
and I wish to plant It in corn this. I am going to
uic compost made of acid phosphate and stnblo
manure, mid would bo glad for you to tell mo how
to prepare in*’ land, aud how much manure to uso
per aero to produce tho best crop. Would It be
better to plant In the water furrow, on bods or on
a level?
If the land Is so levsl and tho soil so reten
tive of moisture that a crop on it is likely to
be drowned out in ordinary seasons, plant on
a bed by all means. Out if there is little or
no danger of this, plant in water farrow. Tho
latter plan makes the cultivation of the crop
so easy, and supplies dirt to the plants Jnst as
they need it for sending oat snooessive whorls
of roots. Break land deep and bring it into
i«Vk J'iuvti uiuiug aa retaaaaa* a,aw. aw w VUIJ iui-
portent that the seed bo covered vary shallow,
when the com haa abont four lcivea, plow
with sweep, running very flat, and throw Jnst
enough dirt into original drill to oovar np gram.
Don’t dirt the com aay more than oan bo
helped. When ready to work it tho next time,
apply manure on each aide of hill of corn, using
such quantity of aompoat on an acre as contains
from ICO to COO pounds of add
phosphate, *nd
cover It np l>y running sweep aa at drat work
ing, throwing in again a moderate c
dirt, and not qntto filling up th* original drill
frirrow. After proper interval plow again with
sweep, filling up drill frirrow and dlrting oorn
freely. No more working will then bo needed.
F, T. G„ Thomssv tile, Miss.: What Its kalnlt?
What amount of It would bo safe to put on ono
aero of land where seventy bushel, or cotton seed
had been plowed In broadcast. Will kalnlt affect
Tils FAKM (j LOTION BOX.
Dr. W. I. Jones, confessed this hlghsst and safest
Was* termers and otliora lutare.tad.
It. A. r., Newton, tie: 1 have an orchard of vart
oat kind of fruit trees, five hundred tn number,
ago three years. It is most too .shady to plant lu
any crop, ricaao Inform mo what to do for Us
good.
Break It up broadcast lu winter, not plowing
▼cry deep, and culttvato It shallow iu summer
at you would n crop of cotton. At last plow.
raff
,snj Cist of August, sow peas broadcast
laud to bo
let them remain on the
at the nest winter's plowiug,
) plowod
M. P„ Louisville, (is.: I have one hundred two
hors*wagon loads of stable manure, mock fed ou
•ora and foddef. Pina straw used fbr bedding;
haa not been exposed to tho weather. 1 hauled It
to tho grid abont ono month ago, putting ltlu
heapa-ten loads in a heap. 1 wish to uso acid
phosphate and It alone, want to put It on eighty
acrea-half In cotton and hair lu corn. My land
la gray with clay subrell, will make a halo of cot
ton to two and a half acres without any fkrtUlring,
Ora I use tho above without composting? If so,
how? I don't think 1 could farm without Tnu
Yca almply mis tho acid phoaphata thorough
ly with the stable manure, when you are about
to nut manure In drill. Yon will hare ono
nna u quarter loads of maaure to oaoh of the
Waciua, To thla 11 load of manure add 800
pounds of add phosphate, and you will htve a
1. A. O.. Cawthon. Ga: I here a red stiff Ml that
■akta plenty of weed, aud ts rery thinly. I wish
gaarffgajggass asvar
IhaTtnaeMMtSMdurnuuuraorany kind to
nornga* with, llow would the above do far cotton
lAm weed indicates a fall supply of potash
and lilupni'tks hlian to fruit pointa to a
dangy of phosphoric add. Arid phosphate
would upply the latter, and It is advised that
you nss it aloae ou cotton. Hare seen and
rasaHi froai ks are lu similar CMS. stiff Clay
^rra&S^lou*^ to
todnalta ekiaf ratal Ita tat would uetprob-
Two hundred pounds of phosphate Mr aero is
i£Sts^SS’} at, 2S9 J 1 "* 4 * kalnlt may ka
of com also.
X T. M., Gibson MaUtaqN. C: What amount ol
InJurO . _
in cotton, also ono acre in com, with tho samo
amount of cotton m il, Wc havo no^tronbloln
this section ol 1 country with regard to wood aud
stalk, but It docs not Ault well: wo want some*
tiling to mako fruit. Can't vou tell mo what wo
should uso.
Kalnlt it ft natural salt dug oat of tho earth in
Gcrtnsuv. It contains about twelve per cent,
of potaen (in tha form of sulphate), also some
VI I'Uiwu (III IVIIU VI bwv mmito
thirty per cent, of common salt, and a good per-
eentugo of magnesia compound. It la valued
ehltfly for Its potash. It Is neither desirable
•r safo to apply large q nan titles of it to land
-100 to ISO pounds per acre la allowable. Tho
chlorides in It (especially that of magnesium)
aro injurious to plants when proa ‘
us t« plants when present In largo
quantity. Kalnlt doaa not Injure a auparphoa-
slnltmay be safely mixed with any other
kind of manure. Whore land produces largo
■talk, It la a pretty aura indication that It la
not lacking in potash—where It falls to mako
corresponding fruit, the Indication la that it is
lacking In phosphates. Land upon which 70
bushels of cotton seed haa bean applied will
bushels or cotton seed baa bean applied will
bear, and take kludly, 400 pounds of phoaphata,
SCO pounds of It applied broadcast, and 100
pounds put in drill.
S. M. G„ Pantile, 8. C Do yon think It wrould
pay to raise sugar cane In upper tiouth Carolina? If
■o what variety would bo moat profitable? what
variety ofmusk aud watermelon also would suit
upper South Carolina.
Norghom cauo may ba rorccaafally raised in
upper South Carolina; tropical or Louisiana
cauo could not. Tho early amber sorghum is
beat adapted to region* whore the season is
abort You had bettor select anch melons aa
txparlcuro has shown to havo bean most ano-
ccsatnliy grown In jour locality.
J. W. r„ Columbus, Ga.: Please I toll mo tho best
mode of raising watermelons. My land Is a sandy
loam and lies well. Ibava* oompost haapofoot.
Ion rtod and sttbl* manure. Ia that a good ma
nure tor melons? Twenty acres of th. samo kind
of land I wkh to put In cotton; do you know of any
thing that will prevent rust?
Yon havo th# right kind of noil for melons.
Birek It deep and bring Into ffneat tilth. Then
bed up tanda ton tint wide, leaving aa broad
and doop water fUrrowi aa possible. In them
pound of acid ptoaThta and a quarter of a
pound of kalnlt or two quarts of untoaebed,
or a gallon of 1 sacked ashes. Work np this
mixture thoroughly Into tho mil for n space
three feet In diameter, making finally a broad,
flat hill, and covering tha tojv of H with enrth
not mtied with manure. Lverythlug -a now
ready fbr planting. Throat seed Into tha mil
downward.
with'aye downward, m it can coma np without
turning over. Tut them In lino with centre of
water power, ao that In plowing tho plants
■warp or scrape, running plows at short
Intervals, so as not to allow grass to got a atari,
and to keep soil In finest tilth. If beetle at
tacks th* young plants, dost them with ono
part cf pans green to one hundred parts of
cbetp Hoar. After plants become well estab
lished, thin out to two In each hill. When
they begin to run arrange th* Tins* tn the di
rection of tho drill, eo as to allow claw plowing
as long as possible. Ax tho vine* spread plow
farthrrsad farther from drill, not loosening
tho vines from their fhsteutagt. nand weed
along drill If it ta neeeaeary.
Plenty of rateable natter tn the mil with
application* of petaasie manures are tho host
preventives of rust, hut nothing ta Infallible,
valnit haa been used eucccasfully income in-
■taunt.
LCV., Hampton. Ga: Please give o* your
toss on grape raltnre-th. beta kinds tor this off.
mu, tot shipment, tnmeplanttag. hew tat apart,
howto cultivate, prune.tartittsa wni It do to
rata* other crep* with the young flaw? The best
crop to plant with the vines, whether cotton or
corn? Is It b«t to keep tied to stakes or allowod to
run on trellises? There are many outers beildci
myielf that would be glad to know of your plan of
cultivating the grape.
First aa to aoil and exposure—Gray toll with
good clay subsoil ig rather betterthan red land,
thong the latter lx wall adapted to soma vsri-
etieg, and will grow grape*, generally, quite
well. Grape* aro very impatient of oxceulvo
moisture, hence well-drained land ami soil* not
too close suit them best. A high, southern
slope is tho heat for a vineyard. Btaking ban
one advantage over trellises, it allows the
grapes to lie plowed In more than one direc
tion. This ia very desirable In the genural
breaking np the vineyard should have in win
ter, otherwise there Is no special advantage in
staking. Wire trellises are cheaper than
stakes, aa comparatively few post* are required
for tho trellis. Tho vineyard shonld ho plowod
thoroughly, but not too dooply, every winter,
havingeare that the roots of th* vines are not
torn up too much. Borne will necessarily
bo cat Before plowing, scatter around each
vino (not right up against it) a
mixture of sshea and cowlot manure or wood
earth, or something similar; from ono to threo
quarts of ashes to each vine ia desirable. Any
quantity of wooda earth, the more tho better;
bnt of manure only a moderate quantity
should be applied. The lint year the vines
are ret cut some crop may be planted in the
middles, bnt tho rows should not bo nearer to
the vinca than four feet. Borne low-growing
crop is preferable. Avoid ono which will shade
the vinca. Cotton la better than corn; peas,
that do not run too much, bettor than either.
After the tint year give up the vineyard wholly
to the vinca. Aa land tan minorconaldcration
in this country, give the vinca ample distance;
ten feet each way ta none too muck, though
ten by eight ta frequently adopted.
Tha Ives ta one of the earliest and
one of tho hardiest varieties; docs
not rot, and when allowed to ripen fully, ta o
passably good mja But it ta not fully rlpo
until some weeks after It tame black, is gener
ally eaten green mad therefore regarded aa a poor
grape. Next in ease of cultivation and cer
tainty of bcariog ta tho Concord. It rota badly
at times, but 1* a aura bearer, and is porbapi
tho moat popular variety with tho massos.
The cuttings root very readily, and tho vines
arc very strong and thrifty. The Perkins is a
hardy variety—free from rot, bnt musky uud
not reliahed by some. Elvira ta hardy anil
good. Delaware tho most popular of all with
those of dainty palate, bnt is delicate when
young, and requires more manuring and bottur
cultivation than moat varieties; does well alter
it ta well established, and is comparatively freo
from rot
THE WEATHER.
Ottawa, Ont. f March 1.—Railroad men say
that the recent enow storm was unprecedent
ed in the history of railroading |n Omnia.
Trains in every quarter havo been snowed up
for three days, and relief parties with provia-
lens to keep the imprisoned p*83en?ers from
starving have to bo seut out ou snow suuea.
Several of the ministers of tho crown on tho
way hero to attend an important meeting
of the cabinet In connection with the fisheries
question, aro snorved up and cannot reach the
city. Lumbermen rei*»rt that there ia from
twelve to twenty feet of snow in tho woods,
and that it is impo«nbJo to do anything iu
getting out logs. The lumber trade will sm-
tain a great loan, and there ia cortain to bo
great scarcity of legs in the spring. It is also
feared that owing to tho enormous depth of
snow in tho woods, thero will bo tremendous
floods and freshets when tho spring opens.
Watertown, Dak., Marih 2.—Mr*. Elmin-
fitor and son, living six miles from Henry, left
that town Friday with a hoi so and sleigh.
They were found Sunday frozen to death, ten
reds frem tho home of a neighbor.
Huron. Dak., March 2.—Railroad men say
that lact Saturday’s tnow storm was tho worst
ever known in Dakota. It blockidcd the
Northern Pacific road so badly that it is only
open as far eas as Lake Benton this morning.
Thence to Tracy it is to solid that it must bo
shoveled out.
Winona, Minn., March 3.—The superintend
ent of the Winona and St. Peter railroad stites
that between Mankono and Tracy snow drifts
are in many cases six feet abovo tho telegraph
poles, and that linemen have had to spile
icanuing to the tops of the poles to get tho
W. C. B., Pendergrass, Ga.: Which U tho best
fertilizer for old-field new ground first year, add
phosphate or guano; olio how much per aero for
tho best yield for cotton land cleared last summer ?
Guano is tho better of the two; two hun
dred pounds per aero is a good application.
J. R. C., Catawbs, N. C.: |I havo composted my
horse and cow manure together; putting u layer of
one, then a thin layer of rich earth, then a layer of
the other,then earth, and so on, keeping damp aud
tramping.
flow will tho abovo mixture do for cotton or
corn on second year's land? Land was in tobacco
last year. Boll gray, with yellow porous subsoil
and not very rich.
Would you advlso tho addition of acid phos
phate; If so, what quantity and how apply?
Also, what quantity of tho mtxturo should be ap
plied to the aero on inch land# The manure was
taken fresh from the stalls.
Second—I havo composted ashes (leached) with
cow stall manure and chip or wood pile scrapings,
using a wheelbarrow load of each of tho last two
and about a half load of the; ashes. How will this
mixture do fbr cotton or corn on land described?
Would phosphate, used In connection. improvo
the mixture fbr either cotton or corn?
What quantity (In bushels) use to the sere?
1. The mixture described is good,bnt would be
improved by the addition of add phosphate
and kalnlt. Kalnit is suggested because to
bacco draws heavily on the potash of tho soil.
Of the mixture you could. uso two thousand
pounds or more to the nere, (equivalent to 40
raahels) together with 100 pounds each of
phosphate and kalnlt
2. The second mixture is a good manure for
either corn or cotton. A little phosphate might
be added to advantage, say 100 pounds to 30
bushels of tho mixture, and that quantity ap
plied to an acre.
In B. M„ Fort Lamar, Ga.: 1.1 have two tons of
compost of stable manuro and cotton seed that I
wish to apply broadcast on two acres. What corn-
met dal manure and how much per aero put In
drill, uould recommend to accomplish good re
sult*?
Does Petcrkln cotton yield as much seed os
other varieties per acre?
3. Is the topping of cotton beneficial?
1. Instead of applying nil the compost
broadcast, reserve 1,600 pounds of it and mix
with 300 pounds of add phosphate, and apply
this in the drill to two acres.
2 V Not informed on this point.
3. Sometimes it is, and sometimes not. If
done about the first of August, and the weather
is not too wst just after the work is done, the
result is good.
0. R. C., Washington, Wilkes, Co., Ga.: First,
how would cotton seed meal, add phosphate and
kalnlt, mixed, do for cotton on thin gray land?
What proportion of each should be used, and how
much per acre; would |lt .be (equal to ammonlatcd
guano?
Second, I have several pens of leaves and pins
lse with them?
1. Exceedingly well—fully equal to tho
best ammonlatcd guano-150 pounds of acid
phosphate and fifty pounds each of meal and
kalnlt per acre.
2. If the leaves are well rotted, U would ba
well to nix them with the manure—otherisIm
not. The whule would bo improved by the
addition of acid phosphato-.regutattng the
quantity added, eo that ISO pounds of it may
bo applied to an acre.
Dallas, Fanlillnt County,Ga: I havo live acres
(third year) of good red land, It slopes to tho cast.
I with to om what bam-janl manuro I havo ou
other land. 1* there any guano that will bring
good results Ifrom said land, how much to the
acre, and how ahall I apply to It aud culUraU to
get bait results? When Is the best tlnsa to plant"
Any ammonlatod guano would giro good re*
suits on land described. Get
one containing
not 1,re than 21 per cent of ammonia and ap-
land deep and thoroughly. Cultivate
often, bnt very shallow, otherwise you will not
ft! good results from guano. Plant ao aa Just
to miss 1st* frost.
Take It Thla Mouth.
Spring I* rapidly approaching, and It ta im
portant that a very one should bo prepared tor
the depressing affects of tho changing season.
This ta tho tim* to parity th* Mood and
strengthen the system, by taking Itood’a Sarsa
parilla, which stands unequalled aa a spring
medicine, and lire endorsements of a character
seldom given any proprietary medicine. A
hook containing etntemante of the many won
derful cure* It has accomplished, trill be aanl
npon application to C. I Hood A Co., Apotheca
ries, Lowell, Hare 100 Dose* One Dollar.
Omn ailver-backtd penknives are the
very latest expression of tha Si IT* question tor
those glided youths who condescend to carry cut
lery tn their pockets
Where the xotd Oread Tima Will Be.
The Two-hundred-and-aecond Goad Month-
It Distribution of the Louisiana State Lottery
will take place at New Orleans La., on Tues
day, Barth 15, 1887. when $S35.000 will be
mitered all one th* world tn com from
$120,000 downward. Tickets cots $10; tooth*
$1. For Information, apply to M. A. Diaaphln,
Nsw Orleans La.
lira now they my that Christine Nibaon
han’t married her Spanish count, ant the Spantah
count won't marry her. after all! So much free ad-
rentalng thrown away!
many of the drifts aro twenty-firo feet deep,
and packed ao hard that tho company dares
not send a snow plow through them. One
thousand men are now at wo k shovollng
snow between Maukono and Tracy, and the
line will not be cleared for aaveral days.
Moktbxal, Ilarch 3.—'Tuesday Inst a large
gang of men, logethor ivllh two engines and a
plow, wascaught lu a soow slide, at Selkirk. Six
orthe men were smothered before they could he
got out
Jitssxv City, March I.—A colored man who
keeps the Pennsylvania railroad ferry house clean
picked up a small glass bottle from behind the
doorof the gentlemen's toilet room In the depot at
midnight. The bottle, which contatnod some kind
of acid, exploded In hfs hand, and tho flooring
caught Are. Fora time ft looked as If the big build'
ing was doomed, but the company's lire force was
brought out and tho flre'ivas extinguished before
any serious damage had been done. A tramp who
had been In tho toilet room Just before the explo
sion occurred was arrested on suspicion of having
evidence exists against anybody.
“What wo' learn with pleasure wo never
forget.'—Alfred Mercier. The following Is a
case In point. “I paid out hundreds of dollars
without receiving any benefit,” any* Mra. Emily
of McBrides, Mich. “I bad female
I! lioads, v, wwj.iuh, . unu ,,
complaints, especially 'dragging-down,'
over six years. Dr. B. V. Plcrco’a ‘Favorite
Prescription’ did mo more good than any mtdl-
' ' lady to
cino I ever took. I advlso every sick .
take it.” And ao do wo. It never disappoints
its patrons. Druggists soil It.
TO BENEFIT HIS TRADE,
MR. A. Oe HOWARD’S SUCCESS AS A
MANUFACTURER.
Tli« Tobacco Trade of tho Cltjr—Famous
Brands—Tho Immense Business of
Oar Alanta House-
Personal Notes.
Few persons possibly ore aware of tho im
portonco of the tobacco trade of the city; and tew
cr know the firms who control the trade.
Among tha veteran tobacconists of the city Mr.
A. G. Howard, of A. G. Howard & Co., Isons of the
leaden. Since 1866 he has been in the bnslncn in
the city, and his reputation throughout the south
shows how well he has succeeded. Abont a yea
ago, Mr. Howard, who Is ovar alive to tho Interests
of his trade, In order to ftimlsh It with the best
goods at tho least possible cost, decided to manu
facture his goods, and for this purpose formed a
copartnership with Henry Sampson A Co., of ltelds-
vlllo.N. C. They not only hove ono of the largos
but ono of the liest equipped factories in the
finest tobacco region in the .world. He was thero
by enabled to tarnish the* trade with superior
goods direct from the factory or from tho Atlanta
warehouse at factory prices. Tho factory is oper
nfed by about eight hundred hands and last year
manufactured over a half million pounds of tobac
co. This year they havo greatly Increased their
capacity and will manufacture much moro. Among
the many brands they manufacture are Howard’s
Rest, Parole, Teach and Honey, Silver Leaf, Hope,
Uoo Doo and the famous Mary Anderson, which
Mr. Howard assures us Is tho finest nine-inch four
in tho world. Tho leaf for this tobacco Is grown in
the famous Piedmont section of North Carolina
and Virginia, which gavo the Gravely and Slultz
brands their reputation.
Merin. Howard A Co. also do an Immense bud-
ness In cigars. In evidence of their large business
they havo one brand alone, the famous Rabbit
Toot, the sales of which Is over ouo hundred thou
sand per month. Messrs. Howard A Co. keep con
stantly on hand over half a million of cigars and
their stock of tobacco comee direct from their fac
tory aud is therefore-unsurpassed In quality and
price by that of any firm in the south. They have
on tho read from the factory and tho Atlanta house
about fifteen travelling men who sell their goods
from Virginia to Californio. Among their sales
men are Mr. J. M. Jones, the Junior member of tho
firm, and coutrols a largo fouthwest Georgia trade,
Mr. M. J. Smith, who has a large trade In north
and northeast Georgia and Sonth Carolina; Mr. J.
O. Davies, who sells a large amount of goods In
eastern Georgia; Mr. L. D. Brown, who has the en
tire state of Alabama, and Mr. 31. C. McDonald
who Is one of the most popular and sooceastal
drummers In the city. Their goods outsell any
manufactured. With the advantage! tho firm has,
we see no reason why they should not lead the
trade in Atlanta and Georgia and the south. The
firm is composed of experienced and well qualified
business men, whose reputations are known to all,
and who have the means to posh their goods.
They pay particular attention to tho wants of
their trade, and whenever they need a new brand
of tobacco they manufacture it at once.
No doubt this will ba a surprise to many of the
readers of Tun Constitution. Few are aware that
thera was such a btulnea In tha city, and all will
bear of Its great aneeem with genuine pleasure.
Meson. A. G. Howard A Co., are at 25 E. Alabama
street, and from their house moot of the goods are
shipped. Merchants from tha smaller towns wll
find It to their Interests to call on these gentlemen
when In the city. 6uch enterprises Tub Constitd
txox takes pride In bringing before its readers, for
It shows tha progress of Atlanta, of Georgia and of
tha sonth.
Ta image, tha leading tenor In Verdi’s
’Otollo,” gate 9700 a night; Moure!, the baritone,
S ts KWh and lime. Paltaleonl, tha “Xdaal Des
man, w gets only Max
My friend, look hart! you know how weak
and net vous jour wife Is, and you know that
Carter'a Iron Pllla will rallava her, now why
not be fait aboot it and bny bar a box ?
mi SHE OF JERSEY MTIE.
March, April, May
Are the month? In which to purify the blood, for
at no other season Is the tody to tuscepiiWe to
benefit from modi sine. The peculiar .purifying
•r.dlrevlvlng qualities of Hood’s Pajsaparllla are
Just wb»t are needed to expel disease and fortify
the Fj-fctem ogtlcfit the dcbiltating afreets of warm
weather. Every year Increases the popularity or
Heed’s Bar*apariilii, for it Is Jut whtt people need
at this tenon, it lathe ideal spring medicine. If
you hare never tried it, do so, and you will be con •
vlneed of its peculiar merit.
Heed’s Sarsaparilla
ftewan's stable, 24 West Alabama street. Atloni
t. Atlanta,
regtetcced
WHMBMIthia heed have been
flgregriOtat--. i
"I’ormanv month! I snffc-rcff grestly. My whole
zyftcm teemed lo be entirely run down.my ambition
tvag sone, hod palm in my bock, and s feeling of
looitnde which I could not throw off, I woo
treated unsuccessfully for kidney trouble. One
day at my brother’s I satvsbotte of Hood's Sar
saparilla and determined to try it. Before the tint
bottle woa taken I can candidly toy I woa relieved,
1 have uted the medicine off and on ever tlnce.
i nd recommend it for kidney or liver complaints.’’
Mxt. IV. H. Stjuno, 037 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
N. B.—II yon havo madenpyonr mind to get
Hood’s ysrtaparills do not take any other.
(Hood's Snnsptriilsta
Dandelion, Mandrake, Dock, Jnnipor Berries
other well known vegetable remedies In tnchs
peculiar manners* to dartre the toll acdldna
valne of each. It will euro, when In the powera
medicine, tcrotols, (Bit rheum, torts, bolls rim
pies, *11 humors, dyspepsia, billon,nets, rick heat
ache, Indigestion, general debility, catarrh. raZ!
mstlsm, kidney snd liver complaints It era
comes that extreme tired.feeling ca used by china
of climate, season or life.
Purifies the BIcod. |j
"Seven years ago, while my little boy
tag In tho yard, ho was bitted by* spider,
poison entered bis blood, snd sores soon broke
about his body; they Itched terribly and m
him Intense suffering. Several times we snecceder
In healing the sores up, bnt In spite of all wacw™
do they would soon break out again. Finally
tried Hood's Sarsaparilla, snd hetookone beta
and onc-thlnl of another, when tho sores dijsp
peered. He has not s goro spot on him now., andl
consider him perfectly cured." Yin. u. b, \y UB
Downtagton I’cnn.
"We all llko Hood’s Sarsaparilla, It is so strength
cuing." Luzi e Bxlfous, Auburn, B. L
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Sold by til druggists, tl; tlx for IS. Pcro psredby CI Sold by all druggists. Sl;stxfor»5. Prepared bye
L HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Moss.
I, HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell,)
100 Doses One Dollar. 100 Doses One Dollar.
Over6,000,000 .peopleuse
FERRY’S SEEDS
to M WJ$i au
D. f'l.VCRBYS CO'S
_ 23XSZ
/ImmtBBBDS
tend fer it. Addrars
•.NhfKMVAfi*
Detroit, Mich.
GRASS IS KING
mns FARMER8 OF THE SOUTH ARE NOW
I (turning their attention more than ever before to
the cultivation of the grasses, cloven, eta. xn<l for
their information we publish the following icbed-
ule of prlcei. and quanlty necessary for an acre:
Kind.
I Quantity
for 1 acre.
Red Clover lOtolSpd*.
White Clover.... 5 to8
Lucerne or Alfalfa... 15 to 20
Orchard Graaa 1 to 2 bush.
Kentucky Blue Gran 1 to 2 u
Herda or Bed Top... 1 bushel.
Timothy Grtse .11 peck.
Johnson Gran lbuibel.
Tali M’d’w Oat Gran 2 to 3 bush.
Tex aa Blue Graaa 3 to 5 pda.
No.p
per bo.
Prioe.
S3 00 bus.
25 lb.
251b.
1 75 btU.
2 25 box
90 but
3 00 box
2 25 but
8 001b.
175 bUA
now toll
Millet. IHtq»bui.l ..
--’e GraaMs and Cloven can be eown from
April. Prepare the ground by thor
ough plowing and harrowing. Sow the gran as
toflorbrtuhTn. Don’t cover withplow or harroi
We keep the above and all other Field and Garde
We keep theabove
Seeds constantly on hand. Terms are cash with
order. 4Sr*Bemlt by draft on Atlanta or Mew
order or postal note, registered letter,
as prepay charges. Pro try oUdtod an 1
ompt attenSooV*Wo refer to bu«-inc*
of Atlanta. Address, with plain In-
-shipping, JosephII. Johnson A Go.,
Mark *
it co so., Atlanta, Go.
P. a Mr. llork W. Johnson is atm with the
houacand gives his personal attention to the seed
department. Name this r»pcr. wky lm
Sawing' Made Easy-
ffpsgflg T.IHHTMIHUflAHroro MfllJHlHB
BENT OH
OO DAY®
TEST TRIAL.'
Hun* this paper.
Southern Medical College,
ATLANTA, GA.
a of this institution will begin Octobet
S d continue until March 1st, 1837. jgThi
the school fbr giving a complete medl
naro perfect. Fall clinical instruction
it HooktaIs in connection with college
bre going elsewhere should investigate
rth£i college. For circulars or informs
DR. WM. PERRIN NICOLBON, Dean.
Constitution HnUMS«g.
CHERRY
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PHOSPHITES
As Its name Indicates,
1s a combination ol
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Liver, Increasing tfct
appetite, OMlsting dl
gcstlon. thereby mak
ing ft applicable foi
Djipcptla in its various forms; Loss or Appetite
Headache, Insomnia, General Debility, Want o?
Vitality, Ncivcus i ruuxatten, etc, etc.
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