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FABMS AND F AOIERS.
bUOKT TAT.KS » ITH THE MEN WHO
GVJDE THE I'EO.T.
Many Questions About the Farm Answered
by the Agricultural Editor of The
Weekly Constitution.
Please look ahead and send in inquiries
early—ordinarily an answer may not be ex
pected under three weeks. Never request
an answer by mail; the editor has no time
to spare for writing private letters.
Never ask where an article can tic bad or
the price. Editors have no better source
of information about these than 01,11 ■J. "
Pie. The editor has nothing for sale and is
not interested in anything advertised
tne paper. ——
<.motion- of anycbaracter conccining the
farm will be cheerfully answered >y ... hi
editor of thia department- Inquire l **
please make t heir quest ions clear unit to
point. The editor of this departinent m J
give all questions close a»<« " 1
give the readers of The Constitution
benefitof any information that can <>e
tained on all questions propounded.
Address coniuiuiiieat ions f<,r . * , ,‘'A ,art *
ment to I II E COSMBI
(Farm and Farmers' l»ct>t.> Atlanta, <.n.
First Plowing of Corn.
The practice of the old-time fanners, and
yet followed by many, was to give tne
corn crop three stated plowings. 1 lie first
of these plowings was to commence when
the young plants were large enough to
"bear the dirt,” to be repeated at intervals
of three weeks. Our recollection is that
most farmers were punctilious in their ob
servance of the rule, and they felt when
they had done so that their duty and ob
ligation was discharged, and the result was
left with Providence. The “iirst plowing
was to be “close and deep.” A careful
plowman placed the first, or “siding fur
row, employing a long, narrow scooter and
a board nailed on the “helve” of the plow
stock to serve as a plant fender. This
plowman was followed by a less skillful
one with a larger plowshare, and tins by
still another, with a still larger plow. It
was usual to put in not less than live or
seven furrows to do a five-foot corn row.
Since those days farmers have found that
plowing once in three weeks is not suffi
cient cultivation, and that the frequency of
the plowing, or the lessening of the period
between plowings, is much more essential
than depth and closeness of the furrows.
Still there must be a “tirst plowing” and
it is of this we are now to write. The
renowned David Dickson, one of the most
successful farmers the south has ever had,
was a great believer in thorough and deep
preparation of the soil before planting and
broad and shallow culture after planting.
We have no doubt of the correctness of
liis theory and his practice—in the main.
A soft, mellow soil, that was properly
plowed and harrowed before the sc. d was
planted, will not generally require that
“close and deep” tirst plov»ing we used
to think essential. Dickson used twenty
four inch sweeps in cultivating his corn,
crop, fi. m first to last. Higher up in mid
dle Georgia, however, and in the larger
part of Hie cotton belt, the lirst plowing
cannot always, or even generally, lie suc
<•• ■. sillily accomplished with such an un-
W' iidy implement as a twenty-four inch
sw. p or, indeed, a sweep at all. In many
Heids Hie soil is poorly prepared, probably
only broken up Hush, the furrows opened
and' seed dropped and covered. On such
fields it is essential that the iirst cultiva
tion should be thorough, as a. lawyer would
say, “nunc pro tunc,” or now for then.
Such a plowing will be in the nature ol a
preparation, or supplemental to an insuffi
cient preparation. It should be done as
soon as possible, regardless of tile small
size of Hie plants. The idea it to get the
soil into such condition as to permit the
use of the ordinary wide-extended sweep,
scrape or cultivator.
on soils tiiat were originally well prepar
ed. but on which a crust of and inch
thickness, or less, has formed, a broadcast
harrowing is a very cheap and effective
method of tirst cultivation. This plan of
broadcast harrowing is extensively prac
ticed on t’le great corn farms of the Mis
sippi valley, even until the plants are eight
or ten inches high. The need of tie young
plant, win tiler corn or cotton, is air and
sunshine, and easily digestible plant food
in reach of the mouths of the tiny rootlets.
The air cannot easily penetrate even a very
Him crust of soil, Hie result of previous
rains and following winds. And herein lb s
tlie very essence of cultivation—the iireak
. . ; j stiiring the superti ial layer of
soil—say one-half to one inch in depth.
This idea should be apparent throughout
the season—to always stir the surface and
break tliis crust as quickly as possible after
each copious rainfall. To do this economic
ally it is necessary to use a wide-.• Mending
cultivator. A sweep or a scrape does fairly
well, and it costs but little; but a regular
cultivator, or a cultivating harrow, is much
mole effective, easier to handle and in
every respect more satisfactory.
K. ,1. REDDING.
FARM AND Ol EsliON BON.
Various Subjects on Which the Farmers
A*k Information.
To. A. J. S., Blocton, Ala. Your descrip
tion is 100 vague to enable any one to sug
gest a treatment
To W. C. S., Orono, La.—The above re
ply to J. -M. I’., Marcot, Ala., may also
serve for your case.
To Subscriber, (L. A. C.), Senoia, Ga.—
Your horse probably has bighead, or it will
soon develop, for which there is no cure.
T • L. A.. Spio, Ala.—We know nothing
personally of the Ohio Improved Chester
hog.
It. F. Heves, Swetman, Miss., wants to
know where he can get a rice mill. We do
n“t know. Will some one who knows in
form him by postal card?
W. A. S., Carrollton. Ga.-M* know noth
ing personally of the “Wonderful” pea.
We have lieen offeied an article
probably, to the one you refer to and by the
lunii party, lint we declined to publish it,
because we found that the gentleman’s
brother—a merchant—had the pea for sale.
To J. B. V.. Elberton, Ga.- Your horse
is probably suffering from sprain of the
back. Find the exact, location of the sore
ness, cut oft the hair and rub in well
one-half ounce of powdered eartbaridos and
two ounces of lard. Oil the blister once a
day until it gets well. 11 necessaij, repent
the blister after two weeks.
Mr. A. C. T., Adairsville, Ga., says he
sent a specimen of the bulbs of the Blue
Bottle plant, which infests his garden, and
desires to know how to get rid of it. The
specimen did not reach the hands of the
writer having probably been mislaid. V. e
have had no expei-ience with the pl.mt, but
suggest, on gen nil principles, tiiat the tops
be cut down to the ground as often as
they appear. This will certainly kill the
plant out, if persisted in.
Dr. T. J. D., of Illinois, says he will
“mail fr-e” his recipe for curing hog chol
era to any one who will send him a 2-e nt
stamp for postage. We respectfully suggest
to Dr. I>. that it would tie infinitely more
to the advantage of the farmers if he will
S'-nd his recipe to us for publication, which
we will cheerfully do.
W. S. N., Tarpley, Tenn., wants to know
where lie can get silk worm eggs and how
to hatch them. We have answered two sim
ilar inquiries lately, but repeat. Write to
Woman’s Silk Culture Association, Phila
delphia, i’a., or to United States department
of agriculture, Washington, D. C. We do
not know certainly that eggs can now be
supplied from either of the above sources,
but they hale been doing so for years past.
We will add tiiat it is now too late to start
in the* business this year. You should have
made your inquiries a month or two earlier.
To J. A. I’., McDonough, Ga.—Sometimes
rubbing tile warts twice a day, after milk
ing, with any kind of grease will remove
them. If not, then you will be
obliged to use a treatment that will make
the teats sore, which consists in tying a
silk thread tight around each wart, if
i they project sufficiently, or cut them ot£
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY, APE IL 17,1894.
w’tli scissors or a very sharp knife, and
then apply powdered bluestone or nitric acid
(merely touch Hie cut surface with a drop
or two) or sear witli a hot iron. Then grease
it twice a day. ft would be better to wait
until the cow goes dry.
To Mr. T. A. C„ Weldon, N. C„—The ed
itor of this department returns thanks for
the peas, but regrets to add that "one of
the boys in the office” got Hienp. and we
have not been able to recover tlTtfn. Send
a few to it. J. Bedding, Experiment, Ga., if
you please.
E. S. R., Pastoria, Ark.—l’lease inform me
through The Constitution when to plant
Irish potatoes? How and what kind for
a lull crop in Arkansas bottom and oblige a
subscriber.
We answered a similar Inquiry in last
week’s issue, to which we refer this corre
spondent.
J. B. D., Allen, Tex.—My chickens have
the gout, or scaly leg; their feet are rough
and get so sore they can hardly walk; they
eat and drink enough, but don’t lay but very
little. Nearly all of them are young hens.
I wish you would please tell me what to do
for them.
Scrub their legs every morning with
strong carbolic soap, which is sold by drug
gists. Anoint them at night with an oint
ment of sulphur and lard, or with Foster’s
Ointment, sold for the purpose. Scaly legs
is caused by a small insect which burrows
under the skin.
W. R. G., Winston, N. C.—Please let me
know as soon as you can through the col
umns of The Constitution the best way to
use cotton-seed meal for corn. Is it best
to put in drill when corn is planted? If so,
how much
Cotton-seed meal, as well as every oth
er fertilizer, gives best results when ap
plied to corn before planning, but if done
at planting' time, be careful not to put it
in contact with the seed, but about six
inches from it on each side. Use 150 to 200
pounds per acre; but you should also sup
ply about Hie same quantity of acid phos
phate.
J. M. M., Griffin, Texas—Please inform me
through The Constitution the best way to
deaden bottom land that is heavily tim
bered with sweetgum, lin, -'.sit and walnut.
2. What is the best remedy for a horse
that has the heaves and slightly wind
broken?
1. We know of no better way than the
old-fashioned plan of burning the bark oft
the sweetgums and cutting and chipping out
all around the ash and walnut trees clear
through the sap wood.
2. r J here is no cure for heaves, or broken
wind, ft can be alleviated to some extent
by careful feeding with the most con
densed food. I se very little “roughness”
and only of the best quality, and always
V'“t ii Id fore f. "ding. S. .. that there is no
dust in the food, or settle it by wetting.
Io C. It. Sasser, Ga.—Your description
of tile condition and symptoms of your mare
do not indicate big head. The latter is a
disease of the bone, and affects the upper
jaw bone, side of the face and teeth. Slow,
painful ma Heation and an inclination to
chew on one side only are the first sympt
oms of big head. Your description is a good
one of distemper, or strangles, and is sim
ply a slow recovery. Wash the cavity with
carbolic acid water, one part acid to twenty
of water. Let her stable be warm and free
from drafts and do not expose her to bad
weather until she has entirely recovered.
If the swelling occurs again and does not
burst of itself, lance freely and use the
above lotion.
A. S. 11., Daily. Ga.—T have a mule that
is twelve years old. and when she urinates
.r is very bloody. She has been this way
for about live or six weeks. Seems to eat
hearty and as pert as she ever was,
but her hair looks bad. I have been giving
her saltpeter for two or three weeks, but
it seems to do h<*r but little good. Please
give me a reni' dy and tell mi- what is the
cause. By so doing you will greatly oblige.
Halmatuna. or bloody urine, is some
times caused by a severe blow on the loins
oi - a strain of the loins, an i s.imetimes by
cancer, tubercle or abcess in the kidneys,
and sometimes by acrid plants. Remove
the cause, if it can ce located,
and give flax seed tea to drink, and the
following prescription in doses of two ta
blespoonfuls, three times a day: One ounce
of tincture of muriate of iron, one-half pint
of water. If the discharge of blood is
abundant, dash cold water over Hie loins
and keep tlie animal p< rfeetly quiet.
M. G. 8.. Dot, Miss.—l. I have a horse
that nas a bad cough ami Ims had it foi’ a
yi ar. I wisli you would t-il me through
your paper what to do for him.
2. I have a pice- of land tiiat 1 want to
plant, in cotton. The rows are three and a
half fc< t. What distance should tile cotton
lie lilt in lin- rows? It grows about live
feel high; the land is black, stiff land.
1. Tiie following is a good treatment for
a chronic cough, although much depends on
the particular character of the cough:
Ruli well in under the throat and up to
wards the ears a blister ointment of one
half ounce powdered eantharides and two
ounces lard. Give tlie following: Two
drachms dilute prussic acid, one ounce
tincture of gentian, one ounce chlorate of
potash, one r id of water. Give one ounce
three times a. day. by shooting it well back
into Hie mouth with a syringe. Don’t at
tempt to drench him in tlie usual way.
2. Space your plants about two and a
half to three feet.
J. C. R.. Baldwyn, Miss. -1. Will you or
stime ol the r< adci's of T“e Constitution
give mi» a good i’ei ipe for making vinegar
quickly?
2. 1 put out this spring about 100 fig
sprouts. Do you. think i could make any
monev out of Hn-ni raising for (he market?
I V.ould I" glad to heal- from you, or some
of Hie i’ead'. is: th rough Tlie ( ’■ institution on
the subject of fig culture for Hie market.
1. You do not state of what material you
wish io make vim gar, for what, purpose,
nor in what quantitii’S. There are various
appliances and methods of making vinegar.
Some of them would cost enough to buy all
tiie vinegar a man would want for domestic
u.-e dtii’ing a long lifetime, while other
methods would not make enough in a year
to meet one day’s demand. Be more ex
plicit and state whellier you wish to make
vinegar to sell or only a little for home use.
2. We do not think ther-i is rnucii money
in raising tigs to sell in the Iresh slate.
They do not laar carriage well, do not k>:ep
more than one day and are not a very pop
ular fruit. If any one has been successful
in making money growing figs we vid
gladly publish his method.
I M M.. Banning. Ga. -I wish to ask the
(•(n'l’i-poiments through the columns of your
ii-nier lot’ a remedy for hollow horn. One
ot my ii mhliors lias a cow sh-t has a case
that seems incurable. ?*t first discovery
her horns wore bored and began to run a
kind of stiff corruption that would clog and
1 l orn.s were opened regularly until now
Hi. corruption is thin and is continually
dimming and is more white and trothy
,J, " I’.v IV remedy that has been sug-
I .. p witnout < ffect as
for tlie lx tt-r. Now. if au.v one wan and w I!
"ive me a remedy tiiat will eltecl a cuie it
v ill lie highly appreciated, for the cow is a
valuable one, and is young with her first
C 'w" have had repeated inqiries for a rem
edy for “hollow horn,” and have invariably
rt plied that we do not know any such dis
€ ISC . Every cow’s horn is hollow, that
h .ne the normal or natural condition. The
running of the “stiff corruption” (pus) was
doubtless caused by boring (wounding) the
interior core. Saw her horns off close up to
the head, and she will then have no ex
cause for ailing with "hollow horn.”
1 R R., Weldoil, *Tex.-I have a fine
work ox that from some cause or another
his places over his body that the hide
C.imes oil- or is raw. There is a kind ol Uy
that ha for the last three or tour years
been appealing in Hie spring and sl.ijiug
tjl l in die autumn that stays on the
cattle all the time, while they are here.
I vear th- skin came oil of my ox like
n is ;mw, but not po bad nor so early as
Ibis vear Is it the flies oi- some kind ot a
dwease that ails my ox? He is seemingly
well in all other respects.
Your ox probably is affected with a spe
cies of urticaria, or spring itch, and very
likely caused by overloading the stomach
when turned out t" graze in the spiing.
Give a purge of one a hanlf pounds of
Epsom sails and one ounce ginger, dissolved
in two quarts of water. Give soft, easily
digested food, as bran mashes, green rye,
«lc. Wash Hie affected parts with a solu-
lion of common cooking soda, one-halt
pound to the gallon of water, twice a lay.
If the disease seems to persist give a ta
blespoonful of the following in the feed,
three times a day: Equal parts, by weight,
of cream of tartar, sulphur and saltpeter.
Also you may give once a day in his drink
ing water one tablespoonful of Fowler’s
solution of arsenic. The Hies have nothing
to do with it, except to annoy.
A. W. A., Tupelo, Miss.—l. 1 have a Bur
nittda meadow of fifteen tiicres, creek bot
tom land. It has not been plowed in four
or five years, and it is getting a good deal
of sedge on it. I will not nave time to
plow it this spring. Can I kill out the sedge
by harrowing thoroughly wiui a good disc
harrow? I have been cutting about two
tons of hay per acre each year without any
fertilizer, but it is beginning to fail a lit
tle. What kind of fertilizer ought Ito use?
j.ow much per acre, and when to apply.’
Would cotton seed meal applied just af
ter harrowing pay this season, applied, say
by the 15th of April? •
2. 1 have a grow of four acres in front of
my house—natural growth oak and hickory,
and the soil is what we call “post oak.”
Clay predominates. I want to clear off Hie
timber and plant in Bermuda grass, and
set out some kind of tress that will pay me
something. How would pecans do;
how long before they would bear? Or would
it be better to set in mulberries for poul
try and hogs?
3. I have five acres sowed in oats for my
pigs. When ought the pigs to be turned
on to get the best results.
I’lease give best and cheapest remedy for
destroying mites on poultry and in poultry
house.
1. We think not. Broomsedge is the bane
of our permanent pastures, and when the
land is badly infested with it we know of
no remedy but cultivation in some other
crop. The preventive, which is generally
cheaper than a remedy, is to permit no
broomsedge to go to seed ne:'.r l: p.irtm ,
as far as practicable; and then go ever the
field occasionally and dig up cvi ry bunch
of it. If the land is not too stiff and the
turf too strong, you may oestr ;y most ol
tlie sedge by disc harrowing two or three
times, about ten days apart, during this
and next month. Cotton-seed meal would
be a good fertilizer. Apply about 250 pounds
per acre immediately before liarr< wing. Ni
trate of soda, 100 pounds per acre, is still
better, but a 11 .tie more costly. Fert: - .
for grass should be applied after .he yew’i
commences in the spring, and at any time
until midsummer. When you cut ort’ i • n .
of hay, then apply a dose of fertilizer t<
the stubble, except after the last mowing
for the season.
2. Pecans might do, but we have no great
faTth in them. Tlie pecan makes a very
pretty tree, but grows very slowly, and xviii
commence to bear at eight or ten y ■ ir.-- of
age. Mulberries (everoearing) would give
much quicker growth and quicker ret urn
You might set in pecans fifty feet apart
each way and a. mulberry between each
pair of pecans each wa_. Then cut out tin
mulberries in eight or ten years. Turn the
pigs on Hie oats when tin tops commence
to turn brown.
For mites in poultry house—-Thoroughly
soak every part of it with kerosene oil,
and then whitewash with lime .■ a:;; con
taining sulphur and carbolitc acid. Dust
Hour of suipnur into the ii-.itliers of •.n n
fowl. Clean out all trash and burn it.
Strong walnut leaf tea is an excellent wash
for mites.
J. M. P., Mascot, Ala.—l have a mule that
has been lame eleven months in his front
foot or leg'. He can’t press b:s heel to the
ground. His shoulder has perished some from
not using it; .-mall lump ou i. • a pa, of
leg just below the knee; w .lk. i - tr s
all the tini : fon’t pa it him at i>
using the best of liniments, but he does not
improve. I use him some, but not ail Hie
time. I will ’’e glad of any information.
It is very difficult to say just what is the
cause of the "knuckling” of Hie fetlock
from your description. Most probably,
judging from the fact that there is a lump
on Hie back part of Hie leg below the knee,
it. is caused by a sprain of tint back tendon.
Such a sprain sometimes causes what is
called knee-sprung. But. corns in the feet
will also en'ure tlie ankles to lien I forward
in Hie effort to relieve the pressure on the
solo of the foot. It is also true that a
sprain of the shoulder will sometimes cause
the symptom you have described. Every
thing depends first on locating the cause.
Examine the foot carefully. Pare down the
quarters and trim out tlie sole in the cor
ners, or quarters, meanwhile tapping smart
ly with a light hammer to find where the
pain is. If there is no evidence of pain in
the foot, try the shoulder, especially the
point. Apply close pressure of the thumb
and finger to the swelling. \V'ln?~i the sore
spot is located, if not in the foot, bathe with
hot salt water as continually as possible
at least three times a day, an hour at a
time. Between times bathe with a lotion of
one pint of vinegar, one handful of common
salt and one pint of water. Immediately
after using Hie lotion bandage, if tlie leg,
as tightly as the soreness will allow with
cloth bandage. When Hie soreness seems
nearly gone apply the following liniment,
well rubbed in after bathing with hot wa
ter, twice a day, and increase tlie tightness
of Hie bandage from day to day; One ounce
each of tincture of arnica, laudanum, tur
pentine, alcohol, liquor ammonia and one
pint of water. If this treatment does not
cure, then resort must be had to blistering,
and even to the firing iron. In a euse of so
long standing it is probable that the firing
iron will be the only hope. Put a high
heeled shoe on the foot. Absolute rest is
indispensable to a cure, and a cure is very
uncertain.
A. B. M., Foreston. Tex.—l. 1 have a
shepherd dog that will be a yetir old in
July m xt tiiat lias lion distemper very I' id
le. Mill you please give me a remedy?
He is a line dog and a good worker.
2. I also have a fine jack that is fifteen
hands high; will be three years old in June,
of Samson and Mammoth stock, that t
cannot gel to work. What must I (io for
him?
1. There is no i' liwly, in the sense of a
cure for distemper in dogs. It is a conta
gious blood disease tiiat must run its
course. You do not indicate tlie particular
organs that seem most affected. If the
lungs, apply mustard paste to the sides
opposite the lungs, well rubbed in. and
cover witli a blanket to keep Hie fumes in.
If still badly affected after an hour wash
off the mustard and apply it fresh again,
and give the following: Thirty drops tinct
ure of aconite, one and a half ounces sweet
spirits of niter, one-half ounce of tincture
of gentian, two ounces syrup of tolu, water
to make four ounces. Give teaspoonful ev
ery two hours. Feed on beef, raw eggs,
bread and milk, etc. if the bowels are af
fected give ;t tablespoonful of syrup of
buckthorn, supplemented by tlie following:
Two drams prepared chalk, one dram aro
matic confection, one-half ounce tincture
of opium, two drams gum arabic, water to
make eight ounces. Give one and a half
tablespoonfuls three or four times a day,
or oftener if necessary. Cleanliness should
be strictly observed, fresh litter given every
day and all ‘ilth immediately removed. See
that there is good ventilation, no drafts
and temperature of 60 to 65 degrees. Allow
no exercise or exposure until complete re-
2 We cannot advise without better infor
mation. There may be some conginetat
delect.
To Subscriber, Caldwell, Ark.—For wind
galls make frequent applications of cold
ounce muriate of ammonia, one ounce salt
water, or the folloiwng cooling lotion: One
peter, one quart of water, applying three
times a day. Alter two days rub well in
twice a. day a liniment made of three ounces
tincture of iodine, one ounce aqua ammo
nia, one ounce spirits turpentine, one ounce
glycerine, and bandage tightly over it, until
well blistered. Then omit the liniment and
grease the skin, but continue tlie bandage.
A piece of cork laid over the puff and band
aging' over it is Very good. W lien the skin
has healed, repeat the Glistering liniment
and bandaging. Continue this treatment
for three or four weeks. If this treatment
be persevered in it will prove effectual, but
the windgalls will return whenever the
mule is put to hard work.
F M. R., Johnson’s Mills, N. 1. Is the
oil bean a profitable crop? How many
bushels can be raised per acre? Are they
hulled bv machinery? If so. what would it
cos. . Where g-ould we find a market for
them and what ■ mild we get for timin'.’
■Where can I get seed, and how many will it
take to plant an acre?
2. Is broom corn a profitable crop? Where
can 1 find a market for It?
1. Os course the cultivation of the castor
bean is profitable, or is believed to be prof-
itable by those who cultivate it, otherwise
there would be none cultivated. Like every
other crop it depends on the land and on
the man, but “there’s more in the man
than there is in tlie land.” Any large seed
man will supply seed. The beans are not
hulled uy macnineiy, but the spikes are
tun. .a u "•■■ " .• aru vvii u a mi rd clay
Hour and Hie heat of the sun pops them
open. They are then run through a suita
ble fanmill and then thoroughly dried, ot.
Louis, Mo., is the principal market. I im
price varies from $3 or $4 to as high as
per bushel.
she same remarks about tlie profit ap
plies to broom corn. You will find a mar
ket for it wherever there is a broom factory.
Killing Warbles, Etc.. in Cuttle.
W. M. T., Bunnie, Miss., says “pour
about live drops of turpentine in the hole
and it will kill them.”
To destroy or prevent budworms the same
correspondent says: “Take red China roots,
boil a strong tea. and spak the corn in it
for twenty-four hours.’’
’til. CEREAL SITUATION.
The i’rod net ion in LS9I ami 1892 Caus ’d a
IteerC'ise in th.-Crle .
From The New York Daily Stockholder.
Nature, for three years unremitting in its
aid to the bears in wheat, has at last rang
ed herself on tlie side ol the bulls. Ln - -i
Hie country raised 650,006,060 bushels; in
1892 the country produced 550,000,000; last
year, 150,000,600; total, 1,650,000,000 bushels
a result attained on the basis of exports
and crop movements, and alter making due
allowance for the government's underesti
mates. The great harvests ol .1891 and 1892
caused production to overtake and pass
consumption. They resulted in a vast ac
cumulation. first on the farms, then at the
principal elevator and grain venters. This
precipitated a long, trying and disastrous
decline, lasting about three years, and
amounting to over 50 cents a bushel. From
1891 liquiuatioii was almost continuous. Both
seem to be over now—Hie downward move
ment and the apparently interniinable out
pour of long wheat. As stated here early
in Marell, when everything pointed to an
other big harvest, some change in condition
was necessary on which to base new ven
tures. Wiieat was too low to sell. Tne
visible and the crop outlook discouraged
bulls, despite the price. The close of March
brought tlie requisite change and a result
ant change in sentiment, and in the specu
lative outlook. In the winter wheat belt
thousands of acres on which the plant, ad
vanced rapidly by Hie phenomenally warm
weather, and therefore jointed, was in just
tiie condition to be hurt by severe weather.
At this critical lime one of the severest
cold waves ever known at that time of year
swept over tlie winter wiieat belt, doing
more or less harm ir Missouri, southern In
diana and Ohio. As if this were not enough
for bulls to work on, nature furnished oth
er maleiiai. it gave Kansas a drought.
Last Monday wheat ir that state was re
ported to be in a critical condition. Os Hie
1.56(1,666 acres in Kai.sas about 3-5 was in
need of rain. Yet Hie past week brought
little relief. California, too, was suffering
from drought, and in a twinkling specula
tive and legitimate conditions were with
the bulls, wiieat began to recover from its
long depression, and scored promptly a
material advance. Mr. I’. D. Armour was
the big bull m Chicago and Mr. S. V. White
was the bull leader here. Both sold heavi
ly at the advance, realizing handsome prof
its. Probably both* stand ready to recoup
their holdings on rea ’lions for the further
protits, conditions being in their favor,
which await them. From now on the money
will be made on tile long side, and when the
market looks weakest it will be then the
best purchase.
This comparison shows that wheat is still
well below its price of a year ago. Com
paring July with its price at the like period
in 1891 when it was above a dollar, it can
be seen that there is still a wide margin
for an advance. In the midst of the bull
excitement but little attention was paid to
statistics, it was scarcely noticed tiiat the
visible simply decrease was disappointing.
Tliis indifference, we think, is due to ap
preciation of the fact that, the winter
wheat crop being short, Hie presence of
large supplies is no longer a menace to
the market. As soon as crop conditions are
generally realized and accepted, the milling
demand and Europe’s purchases will puli
down tlie visible supply figures with rapid
ity. Exports, both of wheat and corn, de
creased. On tlie other hand the interior
movement of all cereals was materially
larger than week before last. At Chicago,
however, the arrivals daily fell far below
the deliveries of a year ago. in the north
wist. except on Wednesday, receipts were
nearly up to those of 1893.
Corn was dull all Hie week and responded
very slowly to the advance in wheat. Cause:
Heavy receipts. The latter were maintain
ed on a scale which disgusted the bulls,
though the latter kept on reiterating the
assertion that receipts would soon “fall off.”
Gats, like corn, were dull, but the crop has
been damaged; the statistical position is
bullish an' l they are a purchase to hold.
The Hour market has been stronger of late,
following the advance in wheat, but buy
ers have pursued a very conservative course,
no> being disposed to put confidence in the
market. Asking p-ices on flour have been
quite generally advanced, but this advance
has not been followed except in a small
way.
<Ondition of Winter Wheat.
Washington, April 10.—The condition of
winter wheat on the Ist day of April, as
reported by the statistician of the agricult
ural department averages 86.7 per cent lor
the entire country. Last year the average
was 77.4; in 1862 it was 81.2 and 96.9 for the
year 1891. The eorr, .sponding average for
rye is 94.4 per cent. Tne averages of wheat
for tlie principal states are as follows:
Kentucky. 83; Ohio, 90; Michigan, 83; Indi
ana, 96; Illinois, 87; Missouri, 88; Kansas,
72; Nebraska, 85, and California, 87.
Tlie average date of seeding in the Ohio
and Mississippi valleys was late, owing to
dry weather, tn general, however, the con
dition of soil was not unfavorable to plant
ing and germination. Very little damage
is reported from the hessian fly, and tiiat
only in sections of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois,
Missouri and Kansas
The weather from seeding time until the
recent cold wave swept over the country
except in eases hereafter noted, has been
very favorable to Hie growth of the plant.
In the eastern, northern and northwestern
states snow covering has afforded protec
tion in addition to tiiat of a mild temper
ature. 'l’lu' returns in regard to the effects
upon wl.- at resulting from the recent cold
spell are not so satisfactory nor so conclu
sive as is desirable. The injury to the crop
is undoubtedly considerable, if not great,
but tlie comments of correspondents accom
panying thi i ports would seem to indicate
that the full extent of the damage was not
fully determinable at date of transmission.
In Hie eastern and northern states the dam
age was comparatively slight. Ln the south
Atlantic and southern states the injury is
marked and decided, with perh ips tile ex
ception of Texas, while in the states of
(thio, Indiana, Michigan. Illinois and Ken
tucky, the injury from frosting is consid
erable; but tlie extent of the same is con
tingent upon future meteorological condi
tions. The returns indicate that freezing to
tlie ground was quite prevalent, especially
on low and rich, moist lands, but with
roots left untouched, or at least alive, with
good prospects of recuperation on the re
currence of favorable weather, in the states
of Kansas, Nebraska and California the im
paired condition ol’ the crops lias not re
sulted so much from the frost as from
cold, dry weather. High winds are also
noted by our Kansas correspondents ns
one of the causes of unfavorable condi
tions. Rain is much needed in these, as well
as in other important wheat producing
states.
Cotton Crop HI nvi’inpul.
NEW ORLEANS, April 11.—Semi-weekly
movement at thirteen leading inte
rior towns— Receipts, 12,896, against 10,868
last year; shipments 23,398, against 18,011
last year; stock 186,812. against 281,155 last
year. The following statements of the Texas
cotton crop has been issued here: Crop
for the month of March 81,640 bales, against
100.271 bales for the same month last year;
total for the seven months from September
Ist to Marell 21st inclusive, 1.880,053 bales,
against 1.968.796 for the same period of
the vear before. Tlie Texas movement af
ter March 31st last year was 139,727 bales.
The total commercial crop of Texas for all
last year was 2,108,523 bales.
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