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pueetiouaof uujr charai ter couccrni’ie the
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please make their quest ions elear nnd •«* *•••'
point, the editor of thio department Will
K<»e nil qneMimi* clone reoe«r«'h and will
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tained on all question- propounded.
tddrree couMuaoiration- f«r thia ««q»ar
inrnl to THE t <»N>I I I I TltlN.
t »>tn -it ! farmer-' l , e;-t > x:l mt
The I’m Crop.
At the late agricultural convention st
C - rrollt »n, an assemblage of farmers from
Mil parts of the state, tip* common remark
was al-ml the unusually in?- urea in cow
p»as in every section, ar* I the r rnrsrkab’.e
luxuri.” eos the vines. This is as it should
b-. We do rot know how it is in other
states, but G* »rgia farmers, it seems, are
I— mire thoroughly alive to the value of
th-- ; .*.- afo 1 and renovating crop, and
It.. . n. sent important place in the ro-
t it. <n <t.-:n of every farm. The dove
s ; -- r turn with empty gamebags from
nef c ; iM»rh H..IS where they <•* • r-v. ..d in
th, . !S i ,»u-. they lunger lln-l the
bare wi- I and -at •Dibble fields that are
j.. t . ih.-s - bi: l-<- The farmers
1 iv* l< sn«- I II «t it is not th* b-st plan
t . I- • la- stuldilc fl id* l>- during the
z s to 1 1 -he •• a scant h**rl«age of
cr.J* gr.i.-s . -■’» abimd :l» • of- -Is of
r worthless plants. It
d it ;*ay to r-t land, in the sens*- of
p. s . or* no* grass and
v. is to it diirs ig July. A-igust an 1
B»-p* r»! r. V. •- have said til’s Is-ioi . but
* w . • .. | ,i | i. rpt ate i until the
tru’l’ sb ill I**.* impr-*-s»sl *>n the mind
r. ■ ■ farm-r. Il d.~-s pay to rest the
v, y ,!>•- of the hard-worked horse,
p J . ~* -| luains of a h ir-i thinker.
•*-* ... . t il f-i gu- that cannot Is* re-
j* \ . • -tr. re. It«» th** roil does n>t
l„ . r I !-• the sense that a man era
N'chh-r will the soil r* st -
.... |„ ... h.tation If left to itself.
x A . r r I a I ff* rent xx.ty in ‘
w .:• il I’,-t rs*ti|wrale and n*| !• tii-'lt
it-- -s b ib! - (*«-!; for exhaustion
.
s *v it it "s simply the reduction **f
t -i-ly ' aiuli e plant f«» -I to such
, >1 • -• that it will no longer yield
r ., . , u rt-e » of corn, •■•<tb n. el.-,
j.,, I . . . ... n--v, r l*> ■■•m«*s s» exhausted
l> . !t ... ,q ah-olutelj nothing.
Eh- - 1 *’•! «•—'s as may i-
w i, . i . , -i - in ■■ of the sii’iace
w ill s* I*, make a more <r h SS f.-Ide
r- .» I. as must r !y on the v -ry
‘ • t <»t o • Hide plant fo*«d. di* and
d* • ay. i -fs *l* - .’.v r* turns to the soil the
little s:» -of plant I- «l which the latter
had suppii* !. with a cons d- rat’.** addition
th It w s t.ia* n froi’i the aim -ph-*re dt'r
irv th- i and gr wth ot the plants, to-
• th«-r w h :in s.d-l.uo- il small quantity
that had I--it mad- ••üble by certain
* !i-m- I pr --i* that slowly o|» rate
ail lh« tine, but e-j—dally during the
grow ing .--i - i. This, hr - lly. is nature's
g.;. ..f f i *. lion at. I r Up -Ition. it
I man's i>rivii«-g-* au*l duty t» stlpjd meat
j .; ■ es lie does this by sub-
t. -ui -■ a cittiva * ! plant i.ke ekn*r,
V»-h** ’*r th- :■• ••■ He i'.r’ilizas this ren
<.. ■it,." ’• ••. ; ply dig. those eh-ment.- in
c >n«’artiv ■ small < >i.*ntity of which the
s-ffl has l«« • i--it—-l by suer*• sive annual
cr- - a:<-i •• -s the emp supply it-’-if with
r str ■- a am? « rl -n froia the ainio.-ph re.
It.-i ».ov*-r la- long h> i I lirst place as a
, , xuling - ; I -s ex... ii-gl: X*. 11
: . p:--i >lu* J rj- «-n soils that sire
I • l « |-ght n! But the cr-q* to
t .-..r.. th-* xx -t.- places ot the south is
ti • C XX I-a. Bus what shall be done with
tis ct.-;- ex’. . it h;t - !• -«*n grown? Shall it
I t.ir- - i nt -er in Auvt-t or S-*pt-till- t ?
By no n. • This is Just why tvo write
on th- d>. t Jost at this time. The |«-n
crop u •-ii ’. jp full bluotn. By all
ii. cs- ma'- .* hay of th-* crop, feed th-* hay i
to h • -. 1 •■il* . cattle and sh«-ep. and r— ;
turn the • uitiie t.» the soil. A ton of i-a- I
v ne t. worth B*. as a food. If turned ;
ur.b r - isi • t would not b- worth to the |
soil *-x. -<! is- x--n or eignt dollars as a !
manure say Th* n. as a simple pr« ;> »si- j
t »n. it w-uld b** Utter to feed the hay.
or -11 it. buy the eight dollars’ worth of ■
feriiilz* r and put th** diff.-r.-n-- 57 -in the !
I-. k-*t. But. stop! We will not s. II it. but .
feed it to horse or ••■*«, and return the j
manure to the soil—misiur- that is werth !
at I. ast 57 -? dines, or within St of the
yah- ins mauurri of the t »n of hay turned i
under gs.-en. Write to Georgia experiment
;;.*t...!i l<>r a copy of Bulletin -i. showing i
t..- r- ultr of an -Xf»-rii:i.-nt made for the I
purp .. tinding out the most i
J - 111 J I- w y- to di |M*-e of a | a crop. '
N-xt. after making hay d the vi’ies, the |
i* plan is to h l th- i—its rip. aai 1 gather |
tie r-. or turn *t<»> k on to si.ish r for them- '
r*iv»s. The results are v*-i > significant.
B. J. BEDDING.
I Altvi AMi <»l I -ittiN KOX.
Varlow* b*ibj*n-t- <>■* Which the Farmers
Aok lafuro.at
To T. M. 8.. Greenville, Ga.-The grass
T> J. \V. D.. r's Station. Ala.—Tour
1 *• I I hat till:, h. s. answer to J.
1L S.. Jftr.i ! .re. Ala B.*il>- the leg in hot
v Her, i : .o «• :i l» l-*rn*-, three times
• day, ~n>i an hour at a. time.
It. S E.. Evans.. Ala.-I’l< tse t. Il nu
ti. yo.ir ’-iq -T wh.lt is the name of
• it n.~-. at d if it is g--.d for stuck.
The Sim-- is a si-t-i. s of p.tspaliini. B Is
a r- tive, p. iin.in 1.1 ki-.ss and is valuable
fcs a pustule ui. i hay grass.
.M It. 8., bhiloh. Ala —i s.-e G. V,’.. of
<'•■;und.. . i. i.. wants inf.ninatlon as to
j.l.i* tii.i. v.-teh s—■■■! m spring. What lam
im-i. : i t- k*i*.w *d vetch is whether it
will Brin.--, plant l in spring or fall <n mv
I t; I h .. f.*ur a.-r. s plante.! in
1 r „ .~."'Jf cr .‘ ,i ’ i r u,,u * tl llhe to sow v-t-h
Sprit x* t hisn.t of nn y value In this
rlimate. Th.- winter v-’.-h should be sown
• arty in Sept*-ml—r. Th** se- ds come up
with the early rains, th- plants grow
through th- wint.r. mature in May
**■ * *“• '* «he. It wall mature Very much
In Curing
Torturing
Disfiguring
Skin Diseases
©iiGiira
Works Wonders
S’.l'l throng bout th** wo-fl. I*ric«*. CcTt’-t’l**,
•>- . -'ui*,: <*.; Ittßiirrsr. Jit. I'.atrn l»i;t J
AXI> C.tl.M. (mm*., Huie l*ropri.”>r», Boston. j
X* •* Uvw t v Cure Every fc’kir. Dueaee,” tree.
THE WEETCLY CONSTITUTION; ATLANTA, GA., AIONDAY. AUGUST 13. 1594.
farther north than your locality. We do
not recommend vetch very heartily as a
grazing plant, it being more suitable for
hay. It is usually sown with early fall
oats and cut with the oats.
J R. 8., Strasburg. Ala.—l have a mule
nine years oil. I noticed about six months
ago that h< was getting lame in one of his
front feet. The back part of the frog and
lotfom of he**l Is all torn and sore and runs
a watery stuff that smells very bad. He
pitches forward on his ankle Joint. Please
give remedy through your valuable pajier,
and advise whether he should be kept shod.
Your mule has what is called thrush,
which is caused by standing in tilth, espe
cially in his own excrement. Trim off all
the ragged parts of the frog, clean out all
the holes or crevices witii a case knife, or
something similar, and then apply a lin
seed poultice, or boiled and mashed turnip
poultice, with powdered fresh charcoal
sprinkl’d over the surface. After twenty
four hours clean it all off and dress the
affected parts with calomel well introduced
into the cracks and crevices with the ease
knife. Ke|*eat this once or twice, letting a
day intervene. When it is all dried up dress
the part with pine tar.
I*. F. W., < >no. Cal.—l have a horse four
years old that lias a small bunch on ttie
inside of on- of bs front legs just beloxx
th- kn-*e joint, it dot*s not se.-ni to affi'-t
him yet. lie is in g..od condition and I do
not use him much. The lump only appeared
a few weeks ago and is of a very hard
nature. 1 do not see that it is growing
any- lately, it is n-ar the size of a large
lima b. an. The horse runs on grass pasture.
I l> it I ke’y to cause .m injury, and what
I should I do for a < ure.
The hard lump on your horse's leg is
<all d splint, if the splint is an inch or
more below the knee i: is no permanent
•i trinii nt. Lut if nearer than one neh beloxx'
the knee it may cause fiermanent lameness.
When lirst noticed you should have applied
either hot or cola wat< r, folk.-..ed by a
lotion < f 1 <>,inee of muriate of atutnonia. 1
< nee of saltpeter, 1 quart of water. Bathe
I xxith water, as directed, three times a day
j and follow win n dry witii the lotion. XVi>--n
' all s.irencss seems to i— gone a«-tdy a blis
t< r ointment coiin»o.-ed of « t ounce powdered
c.intharid* -, 1 drachm of I* modid- of in- r
• . ry ami j oun* s of lard. Rub this \v. il in
in.til ldb-l<i*-d. iv<* a coupie of weeks’ rest
..nd fe--d *>n soft, light so-xi, such as scalded
*»;...-, er bran, and clean hay or fodder.
Janies M. 1!., Cross Keys, 8. C.- Will
you or some of yi.ur leauers telt me xxhat
to do lor lax <-oxx ’ She had a calf about
the -’’th ol .xl «y. Wueii about Ixx’o xv-eks
I old her teats had r<-<i spots to <sinie on tn< in,
I a lii-h looked nk- < a.-.ppi-q places. The\
| form* <i t >geth'-r and a . i-» llraliy covered
I hail her teats, they got well and then
I a hi.i., larger Ilian a Iva cup app’ cred Ob her
I under. at~»ve one id her ba- ii t ats. 'I fie
! lump xveut doxvn and her t-ats got sore
‘ again just like they were before. Hhe runs
j i: a g-od pa. tin*, but looks poor and bed.
| 'i iv e.iif sucks t’Vi’-e a uay.
‘ 2. Also, xxhat must I do for my mule':
houl’i. rs. When I plow them 'ln w.ir.u
xx.r.iti ,- small xxehs com. <ai them,
. Hill, h net Here, and XX h-n turned out ti-.ey
Will rub th-m till they bieeu against any
thing that will s< rau h them, and 1 *annot
cure them.
i Your cow has xxli it is e.-.11.-d "cowpox.”
M'ik I. r very <3,-ef:iliy and g'-ntly. Wash
In r t- ..is frvqu«-n*ly with a soluti on of
hyp >-ph >sphate of soda, one-hull ounce m
one pint of water. it.-.the th- swoll n
pait in hot waler and grease xxith l.irl.
2. Bathe the sh'*uldvis With hot Wat-r,
■ xxith t little suit in it, thiee or four lini.s
a day; wij*«- dry and .-■p.mg • with one
<<utiee of good vinegar, one-half ounce of
tannin and one quail < f xxliter. Be sure
that the <■ -liar Ills properly.
J. M. D. V.. I.ois, <la.—l. I’l- tse name
dis. as- and < urv for m.x muie. He is eight
y-ar old. a q.. ,r- to l»- healthy, xxith tin*
ex -piion tiiat i is boxxels roll -nd keep a
li” -*- tc Hiy ;•!! the time, and generally
; ft.-r a i ;td drixe his b ax-l- are thin.
, 'Hus is it : alxx 'js the -‘as-, but g-nerali’.
I i.-- a litt?** "washy.” For the last t’nr.”
I years. 1.1 the spring of the year. In* has had
• a li..i!u;s< on, almost all oxer, his n.i.ly.
j Th- skin li. . o;r-s i<>tich and appears to
it- h. as In* ruiis and gnaws it until th**
< *k;:» is removed in pla* es. It did not ap
l jx-.tr last spring, but lias begun now. This
ix. ar it s. vins to be generally on his fore
legs. After it is rulfb-d and gnawed by
him it r» sembles a bi.»od wart. The places
are about the size of a dim**.
1. It is more than likely that your mule
is naturally j>r« <!is|v.sed to scour, which is
called "washy" and all that call be dom
is to Ih* careful in fe’-diug, watering and
xxorking. Always xxat. r b<-fore feeding and
never put him to w<*rk immediately aft-r
eriting. 2. The sor.-s arc x< ry probably Wh.-it
are eall-d "summer sores” and are c:iiisi-d
by the presence of a minute parasite, simi
lar l*« tiie mange mite. It requir, * very per
■ sisient efforts to give relief. First place
th- animal in a cool place und da-h several
[ bucketfuls of cold water over the affected
parts. Anoint the surface of the wounds,
• or s«-i’-s. xxith iod >forin, and cover it with
j a coating of colkkiion, repeating tin- appli-
I < iti’.n every day for lifteen days, or until
■ ti • sx>res beat up. Ur, instead of the iodo-
•
‘ xx...*l an 1 swal> the sores for two minutes
and thin paint with collodion. Keep his
head tv u up so that ite cuutiot bite hints* if.
ot put a nfuzxie on him. The txvo affections
hav.* probably no connection with each
I other.
J. Bolen. Gm— T have a large h use
; whose hoots are so rotti-n or brittle that,
i 1 cannot keep shoes on him for ov.-r t-u
or twelve day's at the time and his feet
i are so Hat that lie cannot stand my xv -rk
' i.tiiat of a woods hor.--i without sh<n*s.
: I'le is,. give i<-m—l.v for hardening the hoofs,
ot method of shoeing so as to last.
I also l av- a horse th it run away
with the plow on th<- H»th instant and cut
or tore with the hook his heelstring about
midway I—twe<-n the fetlock and the kmc.
1 hux- kept him in a close stall since it
was done. Th«* wound does not seem to
h’-al any at all and when he bears any
xx-ight on that foot it s.-eins to give way
and l»-n I at the )»oint where cut. I'i-asc
give n-medx for treatment and stat- i£
tin r • is any xxay to treat it so the heel
string will grow together again.
1. Such hoofs shoiilJ be trini’iiod (when
sho’-ingi short at the toe ami none at the
h«- I. The shoe should have a wide web.
Make the following hoof ointment: Four
vunees of pine tar and four ounces of whale
oil. Bub into the corom-t and the upper
part of the hoof once a day. 2. A "ham
strung" leg requires very careful treatment
for a m >nth or two. If only uno tendon is
cut in two it may be caused to r-unite with
pr..p.-r care; but if both are separated it is
very doubtful if anything can be done.
The horse should be put in sll-i-gs. so that
he will rest very little of his weight on
his feet. This may often t> • done. h<»xv< ver,
by putting a high-h«*eled and !<ar shoe on
the foot of the wounded leg. the h-els ex
tending two inches back of th*- heels of
the hoof. Trim the etuis of the tendon 1
nicely and replace them in proper position
and draw the skin together ami bandage,
first washing the wound in warm <-astiie
soap suds and then witii a lotion of hal' an
ounce of carbolic acid in one pint of xvater.
After the flesh has commenced to heal
change the lotion to six drachms sulphate
of zinc and one ounce of sugar of lead in
one pint of water. Use the lotion two or
three litnes a day.
D. V., Catherine, Ala.—l wisli to make
a winter pasture for colts and mares now
In fold. Will need the pasture next xvin
ter. I have been advised by neighbors to
sow rye, wheat, bark x- and a u-z- n other
things, but none of these men have ever
tried anything they advise, nor do any two
of t’nin agree about the time to begin th*
w irk. \V,. have good prairie land, with
tdenty of lime. It grows x*ery -.-•io I oats
and corn nnd will make one-half bale of
cotton p**r acre.
It is not !ik< ly that one who Vc ’vs noth
ing of grass culture (as you admit you do
not> would meet with great success at once,
by following such directions as can be
given in a short newspaper reply to your
question. I xvotild, therefore, advise you
to icly mainly on rye, oats and barley for
grazing next winter and until you estab
i-h pastures of perennial grasses. The
first an ) most Imjiortant point is that your
land will not make a good pasture. Rye
should l«- sown last of August and Ist of
September, at the rate of half to one bush
el per acre. It does not require as good
land as either oats or barley. Oats may
In- sown (winter turf)) at the same time,
two and a half to thre»» bushels per acre,
and liberally fertilized. Burley is better than
Positively you
have the genuine
DeLong Patent
1 look and Eye if you
see on the face and
back of every card
the words:
See that
hump?X|jr
TR*at-M**K HtS. *PH. 1» j*
IL /
Richardson /WB,
*\ I ><■ 1 .on” Bros., sss* vsr
I‘inlauelpiua.
Mention The Constitution.
... -J« nit -J-Jiii . -jib-
rye or oats, provided the soil is rich
enough to make one bale of cotton per acre.
I’-rhapu it would be well for you to con
line yourself to your oats, except on rich
patches. For one acre at least tour bush
els < i barl< y are required, and it should
l> • sown in September.
In the meantime select some of the best
land for p- rennial gr.nses and prepare by
ti ei'otigh plow ing and harrowing. '1 iie fol
lowing mixture is worthy ot trial: 1-or one
acres. Tall fescue, 20 pounds; orchard, 1U
pounds; red top, :• pounds; tall' oats, 10
pou i.i,., w hite ciox r, 2 pounds. Mix the
swi j-r an a r< all together, wet them and
then stir in 2'o pou.ids of good guano. Sow
. hall one way. the remainder cross
win: on fr< shl; harrowed land, and do
not cover. Sow in September or October.
1». M. S., Kiverside, Tex.—l have a horse
tb.a't nas 'a i -in n. Jb_- coughs badly at
tine a, runs sonic at the nose, say once a
k. H had distemper last fail, so the
man i- lu me that hioilghl him Hom out
a t. ii had no ease lust winter. I trad
id tor Inn. the Ist of April; was thin in
i.-i. In.: did good wa ih and thrived all
j, DI. S ne linnii lie na- glanders. What
do you tli.iiK ot him? What will help him?
It is not pi’ibalde that your horse lias
gland, rs, Iml it is possible. For the cough
treat as dn -ti-i in t-piy to W. W. MiU.,
Bee, Miss., above.
S. li., Box 253, Athens, Ga.—To make
"rosewater:” Gather while fresh, after the
d,-w is off, i ~;ht pounds of rose petals.
Place them in a retort witii two gallons of
rain wat« r. Apply moderate heat ami dis
till ov-r om- gallon. 'Io make "double" rose
wat-r add to the single gallon 8 pounds of
ft. sh ros. and d.stili over the one gallon,
t onsult y< a druggist lor the necessary
apjaratus.
To J. A. R-. Peachland. N. C.—Give your
■i w elve ounce®
■ tip. e.i -.ills, on- otuice of gentian, four
s of . nip and water to make two
. q I-. I -.1- .IS one dose. After purging
! ; over give the following tts one dose, re
p .iti: g nn.r Hng anti night for one week:
Half eunee tincture muriate of iron, one
. i n e tmeture cinchona, two ounces of
w ater.
Mrs. J. W. Bluff Spring. Fla.-I have
a < nv who lias been suff< ring with an
I .iff. . lion ol lite back and loins. When site
! lit s down sue cannot get iii> w ithout assist
e.ii . w. 11 hut her back and hind
p-.rt -i,, u.s witii d’tliculty. Site gave
i.trth to a me.- i .If during the time. Can
: you ti ll m» ai ’tiling to do?
V<> :i < \ is ) rtial y paralyzed—parysle-
.J . Gi\ I, -;i mild purgative, say twelve
.. f-.p .m . dis, | ounce of ginger, one
im <„■ of gentian, tom ounces of syrup and
! vx.ll r to mak- two qua tvs. Then give ev-
I cry lugi: and morning for a month, us one
i <1 two ilia, inr ; of nux vomica ami
i half an ounce of saltpeter.
I W. W. D., Snead's Fla. I have a heifer
I about i hiecn months old that ha < quite a
I number of Imn-hes growing in the flank.
I They s.em to be growing and are now
.-> ■ .nt tin- -otor ami size ol small Irish po
' tn .. . rii. t. nre four large bunches and
I a space as large as the palm of a man's
I,at. I covered witii small ones about the
j size of a btt \shot. How must J do to re
ntov them? \n answer in The Cunstitu
j tin will oblige.
The ease is rati - r a novel one, ami we
I do not un lerstand whether or not the
. ••:.-iti. ‘ii.’." as you term 'hem. are tumors.
You d.» not de fibe them particularly. if
| they ar- not attached to tin- bony struct
ure It might be as well to dissect the
buneiies on: witii a knife and cauterize the
wounds. Th-re is a preparation a kind of
ointment eul.d assidine, that would prob
ably r> move the tumors by simply rubbing
it un for several days.
It. W. H., Denver, S. C. 1. Please give
me your opinion about plowing out cotton
middles Where tile cOiton is very tendei
and about waist high: tin- rows are about
four feet wi ie. The middles are not very
grassy. Wh it I want to know is will it
make the cotton any better.
2. I iiii-s it d ■ any good to top cotton- if so,
w?" ’i i < tit" b.-t time to top it? ) least
answ-r as s ><in as you can ami oblige.
1. We would finish out the middles with
a shallow furrow, using a cultivator or a
sweep or he. I scrape. We w 11 start plows
in our cotton t nortow morning (August
21), where it is perfectly clean and the cot
ton full* three and a half to four feet high,
ami exj’e.-t it to make tile cotton better, or
we would not do it.
2. Sometimes "lopping" cotton does good,
but oftener it does harm. You can never
l.’iow 1. so-. i ami whether il will do good
.):• do harm, therefore, we advise against
tin- practice, as a rule.
.M. R. MrC., Decatur, T-x. —I have a horse
that has a wind gall on his hind leg. Will
it t'-rmina e in anything else? What will
destroy it?
Wind-gal’s do not “terminate in anything
else." in fact, they do not generally ter
initiate at all. permanently. They are pro
duced by hard work, either road or heavy
dra-t Make frequent applications of cold
wa .’-r for two or three days. Then rut
well in a liniment composed of three
oum es of tincture of iodine, one ounce of
aqua ammonia, one ounce of turpentine
(s-plri(s), one ounce of glycerine. Rub
twice a day ami keep a tight bandage
around the leg until well blistered. Then
omit tiie liniment, but continue the band
age, witii gre-tse applied tc the skin ami
give tiie puffs ail the pressure possible.
I’e ees ’if cofk laid over tiie puffs and lalild
acing ov. r th’-t*’ <• ’ ' is very effectual.
When trn' skin lias healed, repeat the lini
ment ami continue for three or lour weeks,
then give the horse a tun in the pasture.
Tliis treatment will prove effectual if per
se,, ted .n, but tiie galls will return when
ever lite horse is put to hard work.
M. 1.. 8., Cleveland, Ga. - Please inform
me how to keep pea vines and also how
Jong tm-y ought to la- cut before hauling
them up, and you will oblige.
See art e ei-.-w iier. entitled “Curing
I'e. Vim s,” iiy tiie director of tiie experi
mental station.
“Jack," Newton, .1 . s.—Your horse has
chronic lai yngitis, the result of tiie attack
of "distemper,” or strangles. Rub mus
tard paste well into tin- surface and around
the swelling ami up towards the ears. If
tin- swelling does not yield to the mustard,
apply a soft, hot linseed jioultiee to it and
change it ot. ea day. Also hold his head
over a bucketful of boiling waler to which
a ti'.blvspooiiful of spirits of turpentine has
been add, I. If necessary steam him an
hour or two at a time, renewing the hot
water I wry lifteen minutes. There will be
no oa iger in burning tiie wart down to tiie
.. . 1 skin. Or, if possible, you
may tie a small, s.rong cord around it tight
ami lighten il every day until the wart
drops mi. Ur you may burn it off with ni
tric acid.
A. M. N., no ofii. e given.—Give your mule
two tablesjioonfiils three times a day of
tiie following: Kight ounces bromide ot
potassium dissolved in one pint of water.
To A. M. c. J.. Broyles. S. C. It is Im
possible lo -ay from your description what
is the matter with your mule. It may
be worms or it iua> nut.
GEORGIA'S FARMERS.
SEMI-AA'XU.t L COXrKNTIOK OF THE
STATE AGEICUETVKAL SOCIETY.
Governor Nortlien Makes n Speech and
State* TI at he Will Never Again Be
a Candidate for I’ubllc Ofllce.
Carrollton, Ga., August B.—(Special.)—The
August meeting of tiie Georgia State Agricul
tural Society has brought here a large
number of ret.resentative farmers. Rev.
A. W. Williams opened the convention
witii prayer. SpeecheH of welcome were
made by Mayor G. H. West, of Carrollton;
W. F. Brown and J. S. Cobb, of Carroll
county. Dr. E. D. Newton, of Athens, spoke
for the society. President Waddell delivered
an address thanking tiie railroads for their
courtesy to Hie delegates and putting in a
good word for the roads. He adv sed the
farmers to raise more of tiie products they
consume, and he touched on state aid for
fairs. “The inspection fees which are paid
liy the farmers are sufficient to meet the
expenses of both the departments nnd the
experimental station,” he said, "and pays
Into the treasury of tiie state a snug sur
plus which is placed to the credit of the
common school fund. Besides the experi
ment was established with funds donated
in greater part by the general government.
I positively assert that the railroads have
I done Infiniti ly more for the society and
I tiie cause of agriculture than have tiie leg
' islatures during the past fifteen years. From
the suite, during that time, xve have not
received one dollar. The railroads, on the
contrary, have made large contributions in
money, they have transported county exhib-
I its to and from the state fairs free. To the
- fairs they have given the lowest possible
rates ami to this society, witii but one ex
ception in over twenty years, they have
given free transportation both ways to the
delegates to our agricultural conventions.
They have done more to sustain the society,
to perpetuate it, than all other agencies
combined. Tiie facts sustain those assertions
and it is but an act o£ simple justice to
■ make them.”
i In closing, Colonel Waddell paid a hand
! some tribute to lion. O. A. Barry, tiie
‘ general vice president, who had resigned to
i go to Texas.
He said Mr. Barry's devotion to duty and
t > Georgia had been conspicuous and he was
heartily commended to tie- citizens of Texas.
A resolution to this effect was adopted
by a rising vote.
A Tail, xxith Governor Northen.
In response to an invitation from the so
ciety Governor Nurthen addressed tiie con
vention.
lie said that he felt honored in speaking
to a society that lias honored him so high
ly in the past, ami he could say tins Hon
estly, as lie was not nor would be ever
a„am so long as he lived a candidate fur
pclitical office.
He referred lo tile great influence wielded
by tiie society, and gave tin- members much
I encouragement for the future.
H argued the importance of educating
; tiie chii'lren in the rural districts of Geor
gia, who, taken as a whole, were mq being
; educated, lie referred to his home in Han
cock. m ar w hieii there was no white school,
! but several admirable schools for the ne
i gi'oes. He said it was time to begin devel
, oping tm brain of Georgia, ami lie <itll< <1
I forth iipi’lause when he said he was unalter
tiidy oppose 1 to planting any dynamite in
j Georgia, to bringing any man here who
i does not understand our system of govern
j nii nt and is opposed to it.
lie said further that lie was opposed to
people who would formulate strife, or who
advocated strikes. The great question be
fore Georgia today, lie declared, is what to
! do to benefit tiie country districts that they
may sustain not only- themselves, but the
| other general interests of the state.
He referred to the people going to Texas,
i ami said that they were going there b<>-
cause they could get better education than
in Georgia.
This afternoon Colonel J. S. Newman, of
• '. .I'.inia. formerly assistant ci ’imlssionet
of Agriculture, of Georgia, was introduced
‘at i add’-essed the convention. II spoke on
i the waste of native fertility of soil through
I th'* negro tenant system excelerated by
hillside ditches. He recommended the intel
ligent use of terraces, tiie use of cow peas,
deep plowing and recuperating agents.
Colonel Redding, of the experiment sta
tion, spoke interestingly of silos and ensil
age.
Dr. N. I*. Jones advocated scier.tic fram
ing.
Dr. G. F. Paine, state chemist, read an
able paper on the oil resources of the
south.
Captain J. J. Kingsbery, proprietor of
the Oak Lawn stock farm a mile north
of Carrollton, invited the convention to visit
his place. Tiie city offered con
veyances and the convention accepted.
The visitors will be driven out tomorrow
afternoon.
Colonel Tom I.yon proposed a change
in the constitution so as to hold annual In
stead of semi-annual sessions and it was
passed. Wiii'n tiie proposition to hold the
annual meeting in August came up an ani
mated discussion was precipitated, but it
was finally agreed to.
The convention adjourned until 8 o’clock
tomorrow. A stock show on the streets was
given tills afternoon by Captain Kingsbery
and others.
Tiie society adopted the following:
“Whereas, Our distinguished governor, W.
J. Northen, will visit tiie state of Nebraska,
in tiie near future; and,
“Whereas, Tiie citizens of Georgia feel a
deep interest in bringing to Georgia a class
of immigrants that will |iid in building up
and developing Hie resources of our state,
therefore, be it
“Res >lved by the State Agricultural So
ciety, now in session. That Governor W. J.
Northen be,and he is, hereby requested to
inv'te all good citizens who intend to re
move from their state, to visit Georgia be
fore investing elsewhere.”
THE EXPOSITION ENDORSED.
Captain Ex-an P. Howell Speak* in Behalf
of an Agi icultiH nl Exhibit.
Carrollton, Ga., August 9.—(Special.)—A
convention of farmers lias half a day’s
work done before a convention of city men
would get settled down to business. This
morning the agricultural society got tc
work about 9 o'clock. Colonel J. F. Fannin
called the body to order. President Wad
dell was with the executive committee.
Captain E. P. How ell’ was introduced and
he spoke in behalf of the Cotton States and
International exposition.
Captain Howell said he hoped the society
would memorialize the legislature in be
half of an agricultural exhibit at the expo
sition. The products of Georgia's farms
should be so display'd at Hie exposition as
to do credit to the state, he said. He spoke
of what Georgia’s farmers produce and
how the farm products of this state com
pare with those of other states, excelling
at almost every point. He felt that h<
/ HF S HE best investment in real-estate is to
keep buildings well painted. Paint protects the house and
saves repairs. You sometimes want to sell many a good
house has remained unsold for want of paint. The rule should
be though, “the best paint or none.” That means
Strictly Pure White Lead
You cannot afford to use cheap paints. To be sure of getting
Strictly Pure White Lead, look at the brand; any of these arc safe:
“ANCHOR ” (Cincinnati). •• RED SEAL >’ (St Louis. )
“ ECKSTEIN” (Cincinnati). “KENTUCKY” (Louisville).
“SOUTHERN" (St. Louis and Chicago). “ATLANTIC" (New York).
‘ COLLIER” (St Louis). . “JEWETT" (New York).
For C olors. —National Lead Co.’s Pure White Lead Tinting Colors.
These colors are sold in one-pound cans, each can being sufficient to tint as pounds of Strictly
Pure White Lead the desired shade ; they are in lo sense ready-mixed paints, but a combination of
perfectly pure colors in the handiest fortn to tint Strictly Pure White Lead.
A good many thousand dollars have b’in saved propertv-owners by having our book on
painting and color-card. Send us a postal iard and get Luth free.
Seveuth St. & Free man Ave., Cincinnati. NATIONAL LEAD CO., New York.
Mention The Constitution.
would have the Influence of the farmers,
he said. . _ T ..
From the exposition Captain Howe
branefied oft on Georgia farming, immigr.v
tion and good roads, ft is a good sign, said
lie, that the fanners of the state have
taken to growing a greater diversity of
crops. They need to keep it tip. rhe
speaker told a story of two farmers he met
one day. It was in -May. One remarked
that he had finished planting corn, and
asked his neighbor how he was getting on.
“Uli, I never plant corn until June,” was
the reply.
"vVhy is that?” inquired the first farmer.
“Well, by waitin’ 'tel June I save two
plowin's and a heap of gatherin’.
Georgia now makes more money crops
than any other state. Tiie reason tiie Geor
gia farmer is not more prosperous than he
is is because he buys too many foreign
made things to make his crop with. He
; buys his mule from Kentucky. He throws
> on it a set of harness nr .e in Bennsyl-
I vania. His plow comes from Indiana, and
the only thing that is made in Georgia is
the furrow.
Georgia is the only state in the union
where one acre will produce enough to buy
live more acres.
On the subject of immigration Captain
Howell said that it is more important to
keep Georgians at home than to bring in
peopje from the outside. There is no bet
ter place man Georgia. He said that there
were tunes in every man's lite when tie is
impelled to go away and see if there is a
better place than home for making a liv
ing. The captain went all over this coun
try once himself, amt came back convinced
taut Georgia was the best place.
Captain Hoxveil auvocated working con
victs on the public roads.
His speech was splendidly received. Every
point made a ilit.
Dr. H. C. White, of Athens, followed
Captain Howel!, ami heartily endorsed ev
erything lie said about tiie exposition ami
tne desirability of having a tine agricultu
ral exhibit there.
On motion of Major G. M. Ryals, of Sa
vannah, a committee of live was appointed
to prepare a memorial to the general as
sembly.
on tiiis committee tiie chairman appointed
Major Ryals, J. M. Ogletree, of Oglethorpe,
W. O. Waddell, of Bibb; A. T. Hoit, ot
Bibb, ami T. J. Lyons, of Bartow. J,ater
mis committee made tiie follow :ng report:
"Recognizing the gr»a> importance to be
derived by the souib by a. proper exhibit of
the material resources of the states of the
soutll at the Cotton i-o:i . . mi (nation
al exposition to be held in Atlanta, cum-
i menciag October, 18!'.1; <iier fore, tie it
"Resolved, That we recommend to the
approaching session of the general assem
bly that it mak< such an appropriation as
can be eonstituttonally made to have a
proper exhibition of tne resources of the
j state of Georgia made through the agri
i cultural department.”
| Tne report was unanimously adopted.
Dr. W nite made an able address on the
I progress of Agriculture.
Mr. Ed Searcy, of Spalding, spoke for the
| removal of the agricultural college from
' Athens to the experimental station at Gris
; till.
I Judge Mark Newman, of Washington, of
’ feted a resolution to that effect and urged
> that tiie agricultural cuil< ge be removed
j from tin* literary college of the state to a
I place near tiie experimental station.
' Janies Barrett, of Augusta, advocated it,
saying that the farmers’ sons were not
given an equal chance with others to learn.
Major Ryals, one < f tin* directors of tiie
exjierimental farm, sjioke against the reso
lution. lie answered Mr. Barrett by saving
that he hail been trying to get farmers’ sons
to Griffin, but they would nut come.
Major R. E. Park, of Macon, spoke against
the resolution, and on his motion, it was
la d on the table.
The society proceeded to elect officers for
' the coming year.
| Colonel John (>. Waddell was re-elected
preside'*!. Mr. Walter T. Arthur was elect
|ed geiiei-.il vice pr< . ident. Dr. Sam Hope
, was re elected secreiary. J. Clayton Cl« »o
--j eels was elected treasurer and the following
I x ici presidents were chosen: 11. C. Kittles,
■ it. F. <’hittend* n, J. H. Black. Roderick
l.eorrird. A. J. Smith. T. S. Shar.man, W.
’!'. Bit’-tiard, J. 11. Holland. George H. Junes,
J. S. Johnson and T. J. Smith.
The following w* re selected members of
the executive committee: (J. S. Rountree,
J. M. Howard. W. 11. Felton, M. R. Fiits
s-11. <5. W. Lloyd. J. K. Ebmhart. J. N. Mc-
Clure I*. B. Walk, r and A. T. Putnam.
Addresses were made by Dr. ii. 11. Carey,
Colonel J. S. .Newinan, It. T. Redding. Dr.
George T. Bayne and J. Lindsay Johnson.
W. <>. Wadley and G. R. Kennedy spoke
in behalf of tie [Xxie Interstate fair.
Tin- > cietj will meet next August on
Cumberland island.
Hliltsi; 'I’D RKCEIVF IT.
Cotton Billed In Siiicnr Siickn I*t Linble
to Rejection.
Augusta, Ga., August 9.—(Special.) Cot
ton merchants her > have received a circular
i tter that is of much interest in this .’<•<
tion of the country, it is a protest again t
tiie use of sug ir sacks in the covering of
cotton bales. Tiie protest Is signed ny the
treasurers of tiie leading cotton manti!'.'
tuning companies of New England and is
ad'it s".e<l to tile presid' nt of tiie New 1 oik
cotton exchange. Tiie protest is as follows:
"We, tiie treasurers of cotton manufac
turing comp.inies in New England, hereby
enter our protest against the use of su
gar sacks in th covering of cotton bales in
th” state*- growing .-ution for the reason
that being closer tntn ordinary Jute bag
ging, it takes w:'t‘*r quicker, aiisori s mote,
retains it longer and stains and damages the
cotton immediately n xt to the covering
rrueh more than the jute. Any extra lo -
to the mills from such covering would cause
us to reject any cotton thus cover-d.” The
Augusta mills have also agreed to 1 fuse to
receive cotton baled in sugar sacks.
FOUNh IN lIIEF URRO B’s.
Savannah Press: Morgan county will be
too busy witii her big cotton crops and
mammoth corn crops to pay much attention
to populism this fall.
Jonesboro News: The man who says farm
ing don't pay always has time to jeove it
in a loud tone of voice. The man wiio |
knows it does pay is usually too busy to j
say much about it.
Covington Star: We saw a field of fin
corn, tiie other day, and none of the ears
were over two feet from the ground. Tiie !
'trough', was the cause of the stalks being !
so small; but the 'tains came just in time
to make the ears large. It presented an un
usual sight, with its small stalks and large
ears of coin.
Barnesville Journal: The smiling counte
nances of “the tillers of the soil” tell us
they are mu' h gratified over the tine corn,
cotton and small home produce seen in
every’ direction. Tills is equally gratifying
to the merchant ami professional man, for
on th * farmer they ail depend to a more or
less content.
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