Newspaper Page Text
4
FARMS AND FARMERS.
«Il OPT TALKS WITH THE MElf WHO
G VIDE THE PLOW.
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 be had or
the price. Editors have no better sources
of information about these than other peo
pie. The editor has nothing for sale and is
not interested in anything advertised in
the paper.
Questions of anvcharacter concerning the
farm wili be cheerfully answered by tn®
editor of this department. Inquirers ni.l
please make their questions clear and to <<’
point. the editor of this department, v. lit
give all questions close research and wiu
give the icauc-s of The Constitution ilia
benefit of any information that can oo ob
tained on all questions propounded.
Address communications i'or th'S depai
Bient to THE CONSTITUrION,
Farm and Farmers’ Dept.) Atlanta. <>a.
“Resiiiife” Lund.
Ever since we can remember it has been
a belief current among farmers that Du id
should be **r< td” i asi mally. '
lief is based on the idea that the land be
comes tired, or partly exhausted, as an
effect cf continuous cultivation, somewhat
as a horse becomes tired from continuous
work. However close the resemblance may
be we contend that there is no correspond
ing resemblance in the remedies applied.
When a horse is tired from long c ntinued
eTorts we rest him by permitting him to
gland idle in his stall or run loose m pas
ture, taking care that food and water be
supplied regularly. In the exhaustion that
i dl s ha l work there is a real loss of
muscular substance, which mu.->t be re
j i.;.'od by the digestion and assimiku on o.
n-iti i.iei/s food, whereby the strength and
vigor are restored. We do not expect that
t im’d ,i rest will re; tore this strength and
vigor. The rest simply gives time for the
food to be converted into blood and the
blood into tissue, into nervous energy and
, ■ ■, he hors • ceases to ex
pend n ■ . and takes in a fresh
supply of tie- raw material that is convert
, i, bv as mil.-itioii. into a renewed slock of
force* for the next d inand. Hat
, . ut lan : to rest -at least
EUC h is the common j r.\ tice there is no
food placed at hand, no resource from which
the tired soil maj recuperate its energi s.
(in the contrary it is often the case even
. sinus ar< left d tvn, or are per-
mitted to rot away, and the v: rant cat
-1 ted to take ar. 1 carry aw; y ths
little v station with which me soil m
stinctivclv covers itself. It is as if a tired,
htmgiv criminal be turned out into me
I , as best he may,
- . .. ; . el ■ayor an ear of corn.
is th< res imblance between
... s ti n g ,i piece of land
is no first appears, and
! less so, if it does not cease ■
. to apply the restora
i’iv<- The fact is I..nd does not become
t ~ an atimai. If you suspend a
I r- to the head of a work horse
.. d p.f hit ent as he works, he
, ) . • tired, if no* h« n *
ri ' There most be absolute rest or there
< j < tiri n “Patten-
i; it how is it v th tne sol.. Ii you tt.rn
< it of cultivation a field that has been
co , uonslF- l in corn, small grain,
cotton, etc., for many successive yeais,
I itscll • the pi ivi-
I to produc vegetation. I>y
. ■ . foi e the last cult n ited
, . s 1 .. harvested from i.s bosom
, w eeds, briars a d busn
, ~v • „ ir... .i.-l in anticipation of a
, ... Ch ■ land will not r< >t;
■ ! to rest. The only way
that it can replenish its
uit food s to pi tu< e
. . it can of indig. nous weeds, by means
. > supply of soluble plant
i , lated. The con t t
thus “t urne i out to rest”
h or a yeai
< r two t:.e ordinary weeds of cultivated
lands, a little crab g..: s, or clover, an oe
. sional plant of cow peas, etc.., will spring
>, grow 1 and die. In a few
:rs the field will be covered with young
j ; ■ o- I>, inons, sassafras, and
< •, r *’ t grow th arding as the adja-
i pro ss of r
< .. . n ■ ■ i.. . Nature gees back
io “lit. < i r.i.cit Ns.” Hut this is a very
slow ].,■■■.<■■ s i i I. V. ib’,tout any cultiva
t:.n rt all the oi’ir.mal forests yield'd a
s . '.ty m the form of wild fruits,
.- <• >ral .. rri -s, etc., and wild animals—
t • w inder'.).',' tri" s of i. '.lt mixed savages,
f<*w in nunil ’ and often on the verge of
starvutie.n. The natural precess of recu
j -ration ai i renoval ion is to > sli .. tor
■ . : <;. . r J : is < r-
i"i t, : -t it." application is not su.neientiy
vigor is. Vi iiat ve want to lo is to h
• Sorts < f nat tie -to supplem- nt the
. -v ] r "• s. V, e h ive seen that the soil
<! H t 1 .-t via a leu to its.it. L’nis
cu . T.::>;.••■■.d of leaving it to bring
forth a .<,'atny growth of wild weeds and
, it is ur privilege and duty to
s >:•: it with both seeds and manures,
to ci ■>>!, it t? prcdui ea more abundant
v.'gi •••.;<>,,. Tl’i is the 1, and:.lion or La
s s of s-.il improvement. The . apply seeds
of clow.', cow peas, vetches or other leg
it: ninons p: ■ which are p< . ttiiarly adapt
» i to aid me process of r.' t■•ration. We
a iii a Pttle cheap fertilizer—acid prosphate
and K-dnit. Tlr v. nm.'m.iy me eltorts
< na.iiire, ;rd instead of a second growth
of weeds and briars, we get tons of hay,
wl.)'• at the same time me land improves
fcle.ic.iiy and surely.
< liv.W AND <H !>. l ivN BOX.
' -srio’.is .no, <>n liU-Ji the Farmers
.1 k I iiCuriniUioii.
d. it. i- r .. '.aC.'.'iig . (?,■•_—Truitt, the cot
-1 a, <... i-..' i!,»- older cotton will suc
‘ - rs in m<i Farmers’ column
v at you think about it.
■ r> ■■■> indent will have learned from
1 ei-. • uvatto,; iiie the above
»’ ■ ,t. in "nr uJ.-Eion, 1 i:e"uton plant
!■ i .i- 1 tt a limb lower down than
th >nd r of leaves. In other ■..
i ■ ■■■■ ■ -b" li 'ibs o Sir ois /roiN tl. : axils
<■l ti: ■ .••••! le,;'.'e-i but elf tin: we are not
certain. We wiil test tile matter.
. Sub . .!•• ■■, W< tthviiie. Ga.--f have a
• t come nto bearing t his
J" -. i :<•- y-mng vines have grown from
; ' 1 ■ ' ■ i te-r bloom i ng. What wouid
1 i cut tiff the vin - . sa; t n’
ii.' i’.i s a. .. ; i r," hunches t n r.iay or-
• '' fit ■ young?
id h . • done very well to pinch off
the ar0',."...; ends cf the fruit-bearing
• in May; but it is not advisable
i" cut t ,ein oil so short after they have
to ten feet long. It woulil an
sswer every purpose to simply pincn oil’ the
ends cf the rowing vines, and also the lat
erals ait ;• they .tart out. Close summer
pruning is not generally practiced in the
t- uih as formerly.
,T. Salem, S. have a horse
t .••mt twelve ? ; old thal has the bellows
or h iv«-s; has a h- .1 cough and a jerking
in his sides as he breathes; in good condi-
“Best liver Pill Mads.”
Festively cure BILIGL~.-XF.SS and SICK !:F\LA(’F«E,
♦•xpe’all impuritii •s lTc:n lIIC bi< ot’. ? I j«-cis. live
Jc. I. D. JUiI.XSON CO. lAihtAH, MaSn,
Cans Crsap, Colds, C:re Throat. Creeps, IVir.s.
Stop,- iiu i i-ii.ai' :i in body or Unib. like magic. Cures
< A-stiun i. < .itnrrh. Colic, Cholera Mcbui. lihi u
in 'ti- I'.-i!>•<.•..■•:)• ?:r 1, L iitn- Back, StMt Joints.Stn ins.
Mu tra , . k free. ' rice. S 3 < i r-<: s-i-: j? i-l
"aU dru.agista. i. S. JOHXSOX & CO., J;..,lva, Mas*
tion and hearty. Can you give a cure or
something that will give relief.
There is no cure for heaves, or broken
wind, and all that can be done will be to
alleviate the distress as much as possible by
careful feeding, giving as much condensed
food as possible, with a view to getting the
greatest amount of nourishment in the
smallest bulk. If hay or fodder is given, it
should be of the best quality, free from dust
and dampened before feeding. Clean, shell
ed oats and a little wheat bran, both moist
ened, is a good ration. You may also give
the following, twice a day, in soft food:
Two ounces powdered lobelia seed, two
ounces linseed meal.
T. J. F., Flake, Ga.—l send you a bundle
of cotton plants taken from the row as
they grow. You will see that seme of them
are dead, some in a dying condition, while
a few may survive, yet there has not been
a particle of growth since the cold wave
struck them a week ago. The great damage
done is more apparent each day, and we
realize now that the plants which survive
will be shorn of their foliage and will
be no further advanced than a new plant
just up, with the usual flisadvantages of
being badly diseased. At least half of
the crop had been put to a stand. In this
case the damage is greater than where
it had not been thinned. Altogether I never
saw anything so devastating and general
in its character.
In comment we would remark, now June
Ist, that the cold wind of the 19th in
stant has resulted in more serious injury
to the cotton than we thought several days
after it occurred, but the plants are now
commencing to grow. The prolonged effects
of the casualty were due to the exceeding
ly dry and cool weather that followed. We
are somewhat surprised that the market
has not been apparently affected as a result
of the present condition of the cotton crop.
We think it has been very seriously injured
and cannot possibly recover fully.
V 11. 8., Montgomery, Ga.—Give some
good method for curing' tobacco, and is
there anything that can be put on it that
will keep it damp or in case the whole
year round. (2) Is it a good idea or not
to breed hogs together that are closely re
lated, say brother and sister. If not, please
state the reason. (3) At what age can pigs
be weaned from a sow without stunting
them?
(1) The process of curing tobacco is too
long and detailed to permit us to print it
in these columns. Write to Major li. L.
Ragland, Hyco, Va., for a copy of a
pamphlet on the subject. We know of no
method of keeping it in case the year
around. It is a question of moisture. Os
course if the- room in which it is stored
is kept in moist condition the tobacco will
be kept in case, or if the tobacco be closely
prized or boxed. But so soon as exposed
to our ordinary dry atmosphere it will go
out so case. (2) It is not considered prudent
to breed “in and in” too closely. The au
thorities lay down no special rule on the
subject, but we would advise not to breed
closely at all, except for a special reason,
and then not more than once. The result
cf continued in-and-in breeding is a weak
ening of tne general constitution and vigor
of the offsping and is apt to develop and
exaggerate any latent disposition to scrofula
and blood poison. (.:•) Rigs may be wean, d
as soon as they have learned to drink
from a trough, but if under one month old
they should have a good drink of milk of
some kind every day, and oilier soft,
nutritious food.
C. R. R., Washington, AV. Va.—l. I have
sown some cow p ;is lor hogs. At what
stage of the growth should t turn in tne
hogs?
2. What is the name of the variety en
closed?
3. Will the cow pea mature here where
we pl ; it from list week in April to May
t'.'ih, aid rarely have frost before Octo
ber Ist?
■l. Will it <lq to sow peas and rye in corn
at last plowing (about June 2'th', the rye
to prevent washing in winter? This is in
a young orchard, and I want Co "Ut up ami
haul off the corn and fatten hogs on the
land.
1. Turn the hogs on when most of the peas
are ripe and dry. »
2. Can’t say, as Chore are not less than
fifty varieties in cultivation and in many
if the in the ripe, aiu.-lled pi as are very
similar, an I yet the vines, habit of growth
and oarliness may be very dissimilar.
.dost if not all varieties wili mature in
ninety to one hundred days from dale of
pl.For laic planting you should
plant th w hip >ooi will or sp ckl d pea.
4. If you sow the whippoorwill variety
they wili mature sowed as late as June 2utli,
and the rye will n< t interfere with the peas,
first sowing the rye and let the hogs root
and tread i.i the s< i.
To A. D. F., Bogan's Store, N. o.—l. It is
very probable that the jack i
a spraii I back. Examil ■ c; rei illy, pinch
. th fin; ■ thumb, inch by Inch,
and if a tender spot is fo'ir l throw y-.iiir
Weight suddenly on it and lie wili give
away -evincing pain. If th is is found to
be the cise, clip away the hair along' the
back and rub in an ointment of- ounce
of cantharides and 2 ounces cf lard. Oil
trie blister daily and repeat in two weeks.
Give a, long' rest and pasture.
‘2. it is impossible from your d< scrii tion
of the sore to say wji: t is the can.' ■ of it,
b..,t we .-I it was originally ) ••■.. : ■( I?.-
. ■ 1 h injui ' the bone. Was i tin
sine chan and nu.ke tin opening to allow
the matter to escape freely. If the sore
appears to extend to the bone it will be
. known by the pi ".iliarly olfcnsive sir. tl ot
| ii-.« tec iii. Scrape the surface of the
bom with a dull knife and dress it twice a
ci w: a a lotion: 2 <ira< hms of hyilrc.e'hloitc
and and 'A pint of water, applying wiin a
swab direetly io the diseased spot on the
lio’.’e av, not to the liesh. Wh>. a the bone
appears to be healthy then cease the dress
ing and u.ij on the flesh a little tincture of
5. W. Bro< k: ville Ala. I have a
| rm re, live years old, and has been hied the
i la. t two years. She breaks out in sore.:
■ her le;' -1 head in the summer and
cures up in Un; jail. ’J 'ne sores have only
brom out i"r the la- t i vro years. Fiease
■ ■ it ii a a.
Tni'i ; an ;.o many skin diseases to which
horses are subject that a very careful de
j s iription of the symptoms is n • ry hi
; order to enable a cot re.-t dagnofs. Fos
| sibly it is what is called eez.mia, in which
| there are always scabs formed from biis
! tecs. Or it may be what is c.tiled summer
sores, from the presence under the shin of
a parasite. Or it may be any one of sev
eral other ailments. The description is
too imperfect to enable us to prescribe a
specific treatment. Apply an ointment of
vaseline, 1 ounce; oxide, of zinc, 1 drachm.
First, grease the sores, if scabby, and when
the scabs have softened wash with warm
soapsuds and then apply the above oint
ment. Give a laxative of one pound of
gi.iul er salts in three or four quarts of
v.-.i.r. Give twice daily 2 drachms bi-car
bonate of potash in the drinking water.
This is a harmless treatment and may prove
effective.
11. 11. W., Oscarville, Ga. —I have six
hogs : l i!)- s x months old si. k with a very
pejuliar disease v.ii: h I am unable to iiame.
\\ ould like to know what it is and remedy.
They seem to have weakness in loins and
hind legs, in fact, so weak at times they
are unable to walk or get up—hind legs
entirely useless. 1 have them in pen with
dirt floor 20xtii) feet, penectly dry; have
had them in this pen ev- r since November;
appetite good all the time and have not
fell off any during sickness. Please name
the disease and 'give remedy through your
valuable weekly paper.
It is probable that your pigs are infested
with either lard worms or kidney worms.
If so no treatment is likely to be effective.
Sometimes what is called broken loins is
caused by a blow or other violent injury
to the spine, but, of coarse, this accident,
would not occur to so many at once. Y'our
keeping them confined may be the cause or
may have afforded the opportunity for
the worms. Change their quarters and give
green food anil pure water. It is not like
ly, however, that they can be cured of the
trouble. As a rule it does not pay to
physic swine, but it is better to use pre
ventative measures, including entire separa
tion of the well from the sick.
D. M. D. McL., Blenheim, S. o.—l have
never annoyed your department with any
questions prior to this, but as I am highly
enthused on the subject of raising peavine
hay for the market as a substitute for
cotton, I beg that you will give the follow
ing questions your mature considera
tion.
I packed and sold last season ftbewt 20,000
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY. JUNE 11, 1894,
pounds of the hay and it was pronounced
by consumers as fully equal to Timothy. I
plant'peas in every third furrow and have a
mixture (using the the shinney pea) of
about three-eighth peavine and peas, and
balance crab grass.
1. Ho you think it best to wait until
the hay be thoroughly sun-cured before
packing?
2. Dont’ you think that to press after the
hay is in good wilt the proper way to
handle it, thereby realizing a great saving
of hay to the acre?
3. Do you think when it is pressed in
comparatively green state that the exclu
sion of air from the packing is proof
against danger of spoiling?
4. Don’t you think there would be a
ready market for hay so handleci, at a
good price for profit?
5. Is not the proper way to get a lawn
set in bermuda to sow the seed in prefer
ence to transplanting? if so, how many seed
per acre?
By answering the above you will very
greatly oblige.
(It does not “annoy” the editor to receive
legitimate questions. On the cqpfrary, it
is both his pleasure, as well .■/ ity, to
give advice, information and i ac
cording to ability.)
As a rule it is not considered rac—
tice to sell the fertility of in
the form of hay. The excepti< «iere
a man has unusual facilities sis :ing
hay, never-failing and conyen ket
and facilities for getting nianre ‘ply.
The objection is not against! icing
hay; but the point is made th ' ould
be fed to live stock and th stock
products sold. Feavine hay is i* ! eru.lly
preiurred. by llwry stable me 'twith
stainl iig the fact that it is fftf uperior
to the best hay made from 'gM :s, not
excepting the popular timothy ha., .ocalled
—that comes to us from the west.' i*
1. The peavines should have as little sun
as possible; five or six hours the first day,
I’m n into cocks, the cocks opened next
morning but not spread; cocked again in
the afternoon and not opened any more.
We have no experience in pressing peavine
hay, but know that it is not necessary
to have it thoroughly dry before housing.
We would like to hear from some one who
has definite experience on this line. Try
your suggested plan and report results.
3. It would tend to reduce the danger of
overheating. A certain amount of com
pression or close bulking is necessary to the
heating, but when pushed beyond that
point the tendency to injurious heating and
consequent spoiling is lessened.
4. It depends on the locality. Major W.
11. Warren, of Augusta, Ga., generally
meets with no difficulty in selling his enor
mous hay crop in that city at good prices.
a. The quickest and surest way to set a
lawn in oermuda is to plaint the jointed
stems. If seed are sown it will require
six to ten pounds of good seed per aci?,
sown in March or April.
8 IL, Durant. Miss.—l. We have a pony
that is said to be stilled. He is very lame
in his left hind leg. What could be done
for it. he is valuable?
2. We have a young mule three years old
that seems io be par., lyzed, all over. He
walks u'.vk'.vard. llis -e.-m to be lim
bi';-, his sh ul 1 rs 1 otherwise healthy
anil line : iz<, lii’te. 'i hands high. W nut
cun I do for him. Flease answer immedi
ately in The Constitution.
1. “Stifled” is a term appropriately ap
plied only to a case where there is a dis
location of the stifle joint. Jf this is the
condition it will be known by inabilty to
move the leg forward at all. In this case
tie a rope around the postern of that leg,
pull the latter forward and a little out
ward at the same time, the man handling
th? rope standing about three feet from the
animal's shoulder; then another man stand
ing at the stifle shoves the bone back into
its place by pushing towards the horse’s
flank. It will slip in with a snap. Then put
on a. shoe with the heel raised two inches
and bathe the s title as continuously as p •■ -
stble with a lotion as follows: One ounce
each of muriate ol ammonia and saltpeter,
anil one quart of waler. When the inilajn
matioa tout follows has sub 'filed blis r
all around the joint with ointment of i„ ’
half o'.inee cani.hr.rldes and two ounces')
lard. When entirely well repla.ee the 1:
heeled shoe with an ordinary one. and
a long and absolute rest. If only as;
of the stifie joint (no dislocation),
treatment should be the same. If bu;
mile case, instead of a blister, a strong
iment may be sufficient, say one ounce ta.-i
oi liquor ammonia, tincture of arnica, fix
ture of opium, spirits of turpentine and al
cohol, and oils pint of water. Rub well
twice a day. Absolute rest is required.
2. It is probably a case of locomotor
abaxia, a species of paralysis and may be
fatal, especially if due to an abscess in the
brain. Give internally the following pow
d : One drachm of powdered mix vomica,
two drachms of powdered* gentian root,
ci e-ha If ounce linsi id meal. Give as one
U'.se and repeat it once a, day for two weeks
or until twitching of some of the muscles
occurs; th.en discontinue for a week, and
then continue again.
F. B. J., Young, Ark. —The woods are full
of ti e so-calb d locusts and there is such
a diversity of opinion among farmers ? ;
to their coming and going and the ab
sence of any definite authority on the suiw
,j"i't we would be pleased to have you tell
us som “thing of their liabiis, et through
the columns of 'i' ■ ■ -iitution.
Cicada, commonly called locust, is re
markable for the length of time the larvae
speeds in the ground— s< vente n years in
the north and thirteen years in the south.
The adult lives about four weeks, eats
but little and only damages the small
twigs in which it lays its eggs. If the in
sects are very numerous these twigs and
sometimes small trees will be killed. The
female selects twigs about one-quarter of
an inch in diameter, preferably oak, thrusts
her ovipositor through the bark ai?l lays a
pair of eggs. These eggs hatch into larvae
in about six weeks, which urop to the
ground, into which they descend, where
luey live, feeding cn the roots of trees, for
periods of seventeen or thirteen years, as
the case may be. '1 hey then transform
into the winged state and ascend ’to the
surface. There are said to be twenty-four
cifteient broods in the United States, some
of which overlap, resulting in more fre
quent “locust years.” The same brood,
however, appears in succession at the end
of definite periods.
Subscriber, Stanfi. rdviile, Ga.—l have a
mare inuie that .1 bought January of last
year. Sh? seemed to be all rght until
ab ut tie 10th of March. Whih Blowing
on ■■■ began IO I'.::.'. ; ...... 1. iu-.l
the ba! n tnat day. She did not pant
any more fi r about three weeks. She con
tinued to blow at times until abcut the Ist
of June, ofter which she ceas'-k’’or the
: th< y< ar. She bega i v w again
this year,about the same linn- did last
year: blows worse from plowing han any
oth -r t: •: and swiats more frei.hnfcUan any
other t iiie. lie:- spells are n TliK’equent
this year - han last. Oth :wi , .ti se< ms
' healths and lively. :" . ■ about
eight years old. t think I>.g., .>1 was
injured in breaking. Fl..use M i,le dtinedy.
It is a case of “r aring,” and# e I><J ie too
far to be mu< h be; etiti b.r U g . Try
a’ blister of cantharides, ! ,j o-. r<> '■.; _ :1, 2
ounces; well rubbed in on the e B also,
inject well back into the tiilecidt?®,’ the
mouth, three times day, 1 ara A>"!u'nl
of a mixture of 1 ounce of fjl iron,
1 o.ur.' of tincture of gentian i fJI ounces
of water. jr
5. E. S., Fayetteville, Ga.—l have ;• mule,
about three years old, that is stringhaltci
in both hind logs. 1 would b* glad if jon
or some ot your readers will give me a
remedy. I >o< s stringhalt hit t a mule? I
have been a read"’' of The Constitution a
good v.-l’ile and this is the fist caiestioii I
■have asked.
Stringhalt is a nervous affection in which
the cause cannot be definitely located, but
it m?.v be due to any local disorder, which
should be ascertained and relieved. Direct
treatment for the jerking symptoms is very
unsatisfactory. It is gcnenlly considered
incurable. It is not a disa>ling affection,
but an animal aillicted with it is generally
thin and poor.
,J. F. 8., Mapleton, N. C., wishes to know
the i"ii st- of cabbage and "Ollard.-t turning
yellow and dying, '.'lie disense around here
is called yellow sides. My garden has it
very bad and would like to know the cause
and preventative, it there :.s any.
The yellow, sickly appearance and dying
of the cabbage and collards is probably
duo to the attacks of the “cabbage mag
got.” The female perfect iisect deposits its
egg on the plant at or lear the surface
oi the ground, and the naggot hatching,
eats its way into the stalk After the plarft
assumes the sickly, ycllw color it is too
late to save it, but it may be pulled up,
a little bisulphite ot carbon poured into the
hole and a new plant set in place.
Vd. T. H., Ceres, Ga.—l wish to know
where I can get carp fish. How many will
it take to stock a pond 30x70 yards and five
feet deep and what will they cost? Is it
necessary to clean the brush out for carp?
Is there any bulletin on carp raising?
Flease answer those questions and accom
modate i subscriber.
Write to Dr. H. If. Cary, superintendent
of fisheries, LaGrange, Ga., for information
about carp and carp ponds.
Every Mun Should Read Tills.
If any young, old or middle-aged man suf
fering from nervous debility, weakness,
lack of vigor from errors or excess will en
close stamp to me 1 will send him the
prescription of a genuine certain cure five
of cost. No humbug, no deception. Wili
also furnish remedies if desired. Address
Mr. Thomas Barnes. Marshall, Mich.
OF IS r TO E-AHHE/ifi
The Cauliflower.
The prices that cauliflowers command
in the market at all times, it would seem,
are such that their growing’ may be made
exceedinly profitable—mucn more so in fact
than is the general case with cabbages.
For table use cauliflowers are becoming
more in general use every year, and when
properly cooked are much more palatable
than cabbage. The plants are first started
in hot beds and then hardened by being
transferred to the cold frame. Good, rich
soil is best to set out the plants in, but
nothing but well rotted manure should be
used and that that contains as little odor
as possible, as the cauliflower, like the cab-*
bage, will show the results of strong feed
ing when it is being cooked. A previous
season’s enrichment of the ground with
some other crop that has been heavily ma
nured is the best method of preparing
the soil for cauliflower growing. The
richer the ground the better. Then at the
same time the plants are growing a line
crop of radishes may be raised between
the rows, or early lettuce. The early plants
are out of the way time enough for a turnip
crop, of celery may be sown between the
rows, as they will not be injured by the
slight shading they will get and when the
cauliflowers are removed there is ample
time to work and bank up the celery. Some
plant a hill of potatoes between each cauli
flower in the rows. As soon as the latter
i.s cut the roots are pulled up and the po
tatoes then have the full benefit of the
land. The pure whiteness of the cauli
flower heads as often sent to the city
markets by the truck farmers or market
gardeners is a matter ot astonishment to
some farmers who do not understand the
matter. To make, or rather kedp, the good
color of the heads bend a good-sized leaf
so it will fall and lie over the head and
thereby protect it from the rays of the
sun. For a late or second crop the seed
may be sown in the open ground in Mary
land and Virginia about the 13th of May.
When the heads begin to form, and even
before, the plants must have plenty of
moisture, which, if not provided by fre
quent showers, must be furnislied artifici
ally. Shouid worms appear on the heads
sprinkle well with tar water. The cauli
flower does be.>t at high altitudes where
the nights are cool. The same cultivation
given cabbages is the proper one. Those
wiio have enjoyed the caulifiowm- properly
cooked declare that bull ii cabbage is but
a weed in comparison.
fu b’iy 'lime.
I’rom Farmers’ lU view.
The plague cf flies—for it is little less
wili soon lie upon us and upmi our stock,
and it bchouves every owner to use his best
endeavor t? lessen its horrors. There are
some b"..rrlt.: s men that do not seem to no
tice the suil.'i'ings of ifii'ir stock during liy
time; and if told ol it affect to count it a
subject too insignifi'.ant for notice. But
surely the poor limnb beasts deserve to be
made as comfortable as possible. Tie sen
e 'kin Os the home makes him panic .-
’ i.iriy prune to sutler from the bites of flies,
yet hundreds of farmers never think it
necessary. to put fly nets on their horses at
work in th? field or upon the road, and as
for fly screens upon the doers ; n.i windows
of the stabies, why those are out ol’ the
question entirel.-.'. I-l:xid working horses
('. serve ami pay for nets ar.d screens, and
should have them by all means, while the
dairy cows, if stabled during the summer,
must have “fly-tight” quarters. Screens
and doors and windows arc ii" r sufficient,
however, to render a barn “tight” against
flies, j.’ur we find that the little pests com
monly ent j 1 y the ventilators, which,
therefore, fciiould be covered w.th wire net
ting, or gauze the same as the doors. No
matter how securely doors, windows and
t entilators arc screened, some flies will get
through, but not in numbers sufficient to
prove troublesome so long' as the stable is
darkened during the day time. Flies bite
viciously in a stable where the windows
are not shaded by means of sacking, but
don’t trouble under the opposite circum
stances. Besides darkening the stable, an
other absolutely necessary precaution is to
keep the inside ar.d outside of the barn free
from decomposing manure, which breeds
flies by the million and, besides fills the
atmosphere with noxious odors. If cleanli
ness is observed inside and out the gypsum
(land plaster) is used to fix the ammonia
a. 1 prevent decomposition, flies will be fax
less bothersome even when the doors, etc.,
cannot be made proof against them. The
protection of animals going at pasture is
a different and more difficult mutter, yet of
equal importance. The writer once saw a
bull come up from, pasture covered with
flies from head to foot. Not a square inch
of skin was visible about the head, neck
a.nd shoulders, so thickly was it covered
with flies; do wonder that the poor boast
had lost 135 pounds in weight in a month's
time. 'This animal was speedily made com
fortable by sponging him all over with cold
water, in which had been dissolved eight
ounces of baking soda to the gallon and a
couple of ounces of oil of tar. Afterward
he was turned out with a light sheet upon
his back and speedily began to regain his
lost flesh. ’The “ox warble fly” may be
largely prevented from troubling cattle
upon pasture by once a week smearing the
backs of the latter with fish oil and kero
sene; kerosene emulsion, creolin in water,
L : N paint the best is the cheapest. —Don’t be
| misled by trying whet is said to be “just as good,” but whne
you paint insist upon having a genuine brand of
Strictly Pure White Lead
It costs no more per gallon than cheap paints, and lasts many times
as long. Look out for the brands of White Lead offered you ; any
of the following arc sure:
“ ANCHOR ” (Cincinnati). “ RED SEAL ” (St. Louis).
“ ECKSTEIN ” (Chicago). “ KENTUCKY ” (Louisville).
“ SOUTHERN ’’ (St Louis and Chicago). “ ATLANTIC ” (New York).
<t COJrfLIER n (Pittsburgh). JEWETT ” (New York).
For Colors. —National Lead Co.’s Pure White Lead Tinting Colors.
These colors are sold in one-poun -I cans, each can being sufficient to tint 25 pounds of
Strictly Pure White I the desired shade; they are in no sense 1 ee.dy-niixed paints, but a coni-
• bination of perfectly pure colors in th : handiest form to tint Strictly Pure While Lead.
A good many thousand dollars have been saved property-owners by having our book on
“ainting and color-card. Scud us a postal card and get both free.
lead CO., New York.
Mention The Constitution.
ROLL CAP, V CRIMP, CORRUGATED.
Quality Always the BEST. Price Invariably the LOWEST.
w wl
OUR STEEL CAP FOR DWELLINGS IS UNSURPASSED.
CHARLES H. CONNER & CO«> suciayst., Louisvuie, Ky*
Meii Lou The UoaoUtuiiou.
i rancid butter, crude carbolic acid or pe
’ troleum, sheep dip or oil of tar or soft snap.
An occasional wash of brine is useful m hid
ing eggs and larvae, and all cattle should be
provided with adequate shelter—either shade
or shade trees. t
CO'i TDA JX TEXAS.
A General Increase In Acreage and an
FJnornioiis Yield Predicted .
i Houston, Tex., June s.—Tomorrow The
■ Post, whose crop report last season proved
I io be accurate as to acreage and yield, w:il
I jublish the first report of the crop of 1891.
i The reports are from every cotton growing
I county in Texas and are full and complete.
With scarcely a i exception th re is general
increase in acreage, aggregating, on a
: conservative •estimate, at least 10 per cent,
some of the largest cotton producing coun
| ties in the state showing an increase of 25
' per cent. In one county where no cotton
■ was raised last year 10,000 acres are under
’ cultivation this year. Fabulously high
I prices for cotton seed last season—sl4 and
' sls a ton—stimulated prices so that 7-cent
i cotton meant 10 cents a pound on old
methods where the seed was wasted. Be
sides this the immigration has been very
large, the newcomers cultivating cotton
through necessity and adding to the
acreage. At no time in the state's history
has there been promise of such an enor
mous yield. In [he past few days season
able rains have fallen over a large area
of country. Ail of the reports give condi
tions as being fair to the best ever known,
the latter being in the majority. The plsiit
is healthy and vigorous and the fields are
clean and in a good state of cultivation.
No destroying insects or worms have made
their appearance and the outlook is gen
erally for an early crop. From present in
dications the yield should exceed two and
a quarter million bales. The crop of ’93-91
is between 1,900,000 am.! 2,000,000 hales and
was grown under the most unfavorable
weather conditions, the acreage being over
4,000,(i00; hence this season’s crop will be
difficult to bundle by January with an
open fall. Ten days ago bulls from Fort
Bend ami Brazoria county plantations were
exhibited here.
I’lovizia I.'p CDtfon. •
Dalton, Ga., June 3.—(Special.)—Farmers
report cotton in this section as being badly
injured by the cold nights. Some are plow
ing it up and replanting with corn and
peas.
CORIH i’T CD’ NCiLUEN.
One of Acw Orleans’ Officials fiitiicied
for Bribery.
New Orleans, June 8. —The sensation of
today in New Orleans was the indictment of
• John T. Callahan, aiderman from the first
! district, for bribery. He is charged with
' having received SSOO from L. S. Witney,
' president of the Fennsylvania Coal C'ompa-
I tuy, to influence his vote and obtain a grant
of certain wharf p-ivileges on the river
front. For the past month the. streets have
been filled with charges that the city coun
< il was corrupt ami definite assertions were
made that certain members of it have re
i ceived money for their votes for fat con
tracts which the council has been giving
out very liberally of late. Callahan was
one of those most freqmntly mentioned.
He was a poor man when he entered the
council and the rumor was that he had pros
pered since. It is reliably asserted that
five councilmen will be indicted for bribery
on Hu; strength of investigation already
i conducted. The whole matter is indirectly
the outcome of the Illinois Central attempt
to work u licit road privilege through the
council, despite the objection of the com
munity. The- council passed the bill, but it
( was repealed a week later, the Illinois Cen
i tral withdrawing.
The Government Cotton Report.
t Washington, June 9.—The returns of cor
respondents of the department of agricul
ture, June Ist, show over a greater area of
the cotton belt that the weather condition
ox itie plunt.im-' season lias beer? only mod
erately favorable to seeding, germination
and growth.
i The cold snap cf the latter part of May,
. with continued coolness since, has discour-
■ aged the growth of the plant in the states
i of Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas, Mis
; sissippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee.
, In addition to tlie cold weather, drought
in some sections has been a retarding in
fluence on both germination and develop
ment.
Flanting has been delayed to a consid
erable extent, in some sections, and owing
j to dryness and cold, preventing germina
tion in others, replanting became neces
sary.
Some abandonment of the crop, and sub
stitution of other crops, is noted in not
a few localities.
The best conditions are reported in ÜBe
states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and
Mississippi, ranging from 91 to 97, while the
lowest conditions are reported in Tennessee
and Georgia, being 78 and 76 respectively.
As will be noticed, there has been gen
eral deficiency of rainfall in the greater
! part of the cotton belt during Muy, and
j that rain was needed in Oklahoma, Arkan.-
i sas and in portions of Georgia, Alabama,
T< nn< ■ e • Louisiana, Mississippi and. Texas,
i The northeastern part of the belt seems to
i have had sufficient precipitation.
The average condition of the crop in the
con-'olidation of the reports is 88.3, as com
pared wit!i 85.6 Im t year and 85.9 in 1892.
Tiie state av ■ are as follows: Vir
ginia, 97; Ni" Una, 84; South Caro
lina, S 3; Ge Florida, 92; Alabama,
88; Mississ .ouisiana, 95; Texas, 91;
Arkansas, messee, 78; Oklahoma and
Indian Ternnay, 100.
The returns show a slight general in
crease of the area planted, as compared
with last year, due entirety to increase in
the states of Texas, Mississippi and Arkan
sas. The average percentage is 100.6. The
state percentages of acreage, as compared
to the acreage of last year, are as follows:
Virginia, 97; North Carolina, 96; South
Carolina, 99; Georgia, 95; Florida, 97; Ala
bama, 99; Mississippi, 102; Louisina, 98; Tex
as, 107; Arkansas, 107; Tennessee, 96; Ok-
I lahoma. and Indian ’Territory, 120.
It will be observed that the condition has
increased nearly three points over that of
: last year, and that the acreage has not
I materially changed.
Rich Jewelry.
A large showing of jewelrj
pieces—exquisite conceit and
finish.
—at retail.
Spaulding & Co.,
(INCOKI’OBAZED)
State & Jackson Sts., Chicago,
36 Ave. de I’Opera, Paris.'
Our “Suggestion Book” mailed free.
Mention 'I uc Constitution. m
eoio PLATE
' < l i Tii ; - OUT u.iiJ u nci it Io us
» / ‘ .■'gXV \ T .vttD your ii'i’nr jiti-’i ittidos and we
'Vi!t H'.h! v'h: th '■•nu hhv c.<pn-s3
... ' •'-M <<<■• ts" 5 > ui'ii chain ar.d
/'■-'•«?!«-!• J' it you thinkit
!”’>* onr sample
W 771’I’' 1 ’' , Z-.?••». •••-r*; it is yours,
l f \ ■ t >L ' j ' ’’-Rv engraved
■•z’A* ! I . ■!>'< ar; H.iiied the be>rtime-
I •;< < p.-r in the V orld for the
I I and equal in appear-
lyli j n • to a penuine Solid
I ' ■ ■ - w.; /:: //"a
FORTIES CO,,
‘W' ? ' 33^;e&RB3RH STREETj
I O C-HiCAGO, JI.L.
Mention The Constitution.
' '.'V-T’" - 7 < ’ '
.'■ ■ • F?£ie»T.
J"',.',' E' . "■ ’"-’j'' •/■. '. -’lArn dm
t'jsj ' i
Tl iA- x’?'/)- "'rJ ’ "fl • j; i !<•’ i(i r«*vv?h
V’i if
i 4 dir ;
'.‘l’’ ■'!; r.’i):q>- > mi” tvhtn? < a
® ?,'i tpj ’ • \’r. ... ao :lin y n-qirred m . (ivance.
- ■- . ■ . '■ .
TA CIS. Buv )?■ "ictfry :.n. Mfc r- ai I U'.l-U.-? prut.tl.
k REE ■■ ■
GSFCRS 30.3'42
Mention The Uoxistiiatkm.
Don’t
fe
well
Why?
Ch j f don’t know. Worry ! expect.
Worrying about what?
WeM, you know the .servants are a
heap of trouble.
The children y, g/ry mfc a heap.
J am broken clown.
In the morning ’ generaHy have a
headache;
A!ong toward” evening my back
feeig as if it would break.
Every time the baby cries ! nearly
jump out of sny skin, I am so
nervous.
Your system needs toning tsp. Why
cot take Byown’s Iron Bitters
thebivt Jrc j.gther’ug ?uedi'.-.’fiema.de ,
It win give you a good appetite, make
your blood rich and pttre, give yc'l
strength, make Ei'c a pleasure. Not
only take it yourself, but give it tc
the children. It is pfeasant to take.
Small dose. The only iron medicine
. that don’t blacken the teeth. But get
the genuine— it has cros.Svd r.d fines
on wrapper.
BROWN CHEMICAL CO. BALTIMORE, M 3.
THE PROGRESS
“SELF-TRMffINS'
Cotton Press,
JQv ? lii-m t)'<".my>ing in the box.
L' (jnl.-es but hand 10 pack
•Cy. ,q— A i'.’ to 1 i.i two 20 to 2 - bales
m j ' I ‘‘ iy. V< ry.-i;eng. simple,
yfi. <■ nick and durable. Also our
w f yISBL’EAYTO
< ,J /moimti'J ri tv! no? mounted. Steel
tVfy'. lit cd. ‘ pros. l '.35S'ENGINES AND
iL*-.-- . 'OUEES. Co : pleto < .'innlDg and
< Grinding outfits. Architectural
Irons, Foundry, Boiiero .Machine shops. Addresi
PROGRESS ?ZFG. CO., SOLE K’F’RS.,
?.,c- ■. c: v?: n; •»? .« y., yssss.
Mention The Constitution.
./ . jii
BEST 7'ARM FEXCB. made of GALVAN*
3Z4DD STj’ ;:u IVI Ji ,L l-’E >C as and GATES
for ail jn Yv-ite ipz free ca.ta.logu*
giving particulars and prices. Address
'X
Name thi3 paper.
WSOO
IVeofler you tlio Soln Agones lor an article
that is A','::i.trij iii livery ISotne and Xridis
pensible ?> K very Office, something that SELLS
AT bSGIUT. Other articles sell rapidly aS
Double the '’rice, though not answering th*
purpose half so well. You can make from
SMN) to HiltiO in three months, introducing it,
after whieh it will bring a A Steady, Liberal
liic:>.':w, if proper!- attended to. Ladies do as
well is men. in town or country. Don’t Missthl*
Chance. Writo <tmo to J- »v. .TONES, Alan*
ager, Spriiiglse’ri. Ohio. Mention this paper.
Mention The Constitution.
CM 3S
Mention The Constitution.
MARRIED LADIES’ Safeguard; patented]
no m< iiefiie; no equal; money refunded if
rot satisfactory. Bund 10c. to Ladies’ Nov*
City Co., Kanias City, Mo.
Mention The Constitution.
T —’) ”1 <"S and Dip needles for pro»>
r\ i J i viT P'-etors. Miners and Trea*»
seekers . cir. 2c. P. ft
M. Agency, Baehmanville. Pa.
Mention The Constitution.
Scientific treatment. fcr.rg© Abdomens
redueed permanently. We guarantee a cure
or refund vour rnon.w. jV,? methods.
TREMONT MKDICAI, CG., iiostonj Mass*
Mention The Constitution.
ly FRrE,W-al’nci.t •a.’h pr; ’ f icd f,ry< ur individualc-.ni*. It costs vo-j
Mctl/.1.X f? hwHirrem -di*, a -.-ml trent imnt free to prov-wecin cure yon.
PillSk. lA.SS- nSi lTi ’ ‘ ’;i 2 Masonic Temple, Chicago. 111.
Mention The Constitution*
i I NITED STATES "AND
* i S .VD s 3 t.iincd on reasonable
■ terms. Address MAT'D!EWS&CO.. McGila
8 flu Id’g, Washington, D.C. Name this paper.
PLAYS sBSiSBSS
'!’>!» jUQaatltuUoo. '