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TilK CONSTITI Tl<»W.
Atlanta. Ga.
/Form and Formers* Pcpt-l
t.alha.- the t orn.
T «<t w- ek we wrote about the rotton har
t~d nrg- I that the work he pusd!*l
r -th nl P-iHe \ 1 1 11 t J h ' t Z r r n
r „ st t ». eted. It Fhor.l I be gather-
c! and stored awaj in th* crib just «*
. .rtv - it t.*e nv-3 dry enough as mnj
. neats oi th r crops. I« ft .tn four
k
r the ct’cn field - sre "‘white into the
■ o .<■ i.” a* I th* .. uh r line f“" plrk
i •' t w ■’ n-»t !►* p ""I po* >’ to ‘ •'“* ‘De
c.-io; to- .1 ordr t» gather the corn.
*■ 4 i"ie force in the cotton field.
"while the *un shines.**
• >1 •
; ■ • non to • k for two r
t.-.- «nd th»n is the tune to gather
.••-- •• I •
when on e started until the corn is- all
~ • d. T y the plan es breaking off
t... ; > throwing them <1 redly into
t~» n i. as it is >!-wly and intermittently
, , x : ng every fourth or fifth row. We
h ive found it a labor saving. •« well as 11
c*-rn savtrg plan. A two-mule team and
t: v . . r five l.'.'is of corn into the
c .. th game > •>-. by the oM plan
t' r In < : nxr off the ears, throwing them
!i» h-' ip-.-ows. ar.d tb o n pickinc- them up
t: \ s and emptying in the wagon,
vi ; i | : r .•:» ut four I— Is. Now is the
t re to s-1 -et seed c-rn for next year’s
j ::4in,g. I. ‘ the farmer go ov'-r the best
f . . « r tl.e i- st parts of a field of corn.
i • -
c <r> fully ai: t s-dect the -talks having two
(u t n.es-i wi ll di vKoped e i?s. the ends
well ;»r<> -I by th* shuck, the «trelns
c •< p rn ’ t‘.i k. c >'.» s«inn’l to in
use. the gr; t-s of a uni'orm desired color,
t i.t the stalk a ’ vc and below the ears,
sn-1 hang tne two oirs on nn adjoining
ts :Ik. i:t->rtr *tsrr the men when they pass
gl >ng with the wag< n to lay th< -c s lected
ea ■ aside. Pi k out the very «-h ».e- t -talk
an ; «-.irs yon can fird. and lay aside for
planting next y« r's s«. l-c-*rn pxt- h. J'o
this ev»ry j ar, and you will soon establish
er-l will «i r aft r have : prolific, sound
and ethcrw - • choice variety of corn. It
v i l>; labor v .11 expended and to be well
repaid.
lit th- f -t'or-*- w »i> re the corn wetv’ls
»r<- I ~ r ,!en ’H.r, cr r< «-nii. our directions,
in an «-ii t rial some wr-»k* atMUt de
tar<c.tag v v-,s wtib carbon bisulphide.
Alter gathering- the • -- « f corn if >• u
1 ire tir •* to do it we bclievi- ft would pay
t-» cut Q.*- -orn stalks down at the surface
< the I them hme u •
t .• th- "n. or L- • »•- th -m in the barn.
-
; s ,f th.-v h ! b< <*n cut at th f.slder-pulling
time, but they still contain a groat deal
c*f food. Os course, the stalks must be
cut up or shredded before feeding.
K. J. REDDING.
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FARM ANl> 4}( E«riON BOX.
Various subjects ,»n Which the Farmer*
.tsk fnforiuatiou.
To 1,. F. I*., kfinden, T*x.—Write to
F >-.:h rn T,-’ ■. • oni.-1, a journal published
in Richmond, Va.
Prof -»r f'. 11. £.. Ellisville. Miss.— We
are un.. -le to determine from the email
J i it bm’y r»:e -discure tlow.-r, what it is.
It is certainly an annua! and may be easily
< - •« ILj preventing it from going to
Seed one or two years.
"A 8 :1- ribcr." R thbone. Miss., asks
bow wa>.n a manur pie may get before it
Is :iij.ir<-l b> j-.it. We do not remember to
l..i\e n th? temp-rature Mated in the
• We 1.. \ .li xught
that Gie danger line was about 110 degrees.
J. II ’-• Fort Mill. 8. C.— Is there a
t - re t- 4 i u-H! lari-sh ;-.-ns7 if ,-o I
r Ibe glad to g, t one if it will do good
V. j have more than once vaguely heard
c- an; <«h!ne made for the purpose of
1i • ■ • as. but can give no information
J - ' • «>r where
It can be hai.
T» Mrs. S. M. Maunsdale. Tex.—The
t ■; <-r. k. er c i.t I• th hoof, is pr bally
t;• eau.a.- of th, k.men s. At ail events
we are n d ,i .*, from y«.:ir description, to
1- :.le any other of lameness. We
r.dvtte you to treat th* «an 1 v ra-k. Re
tt ve the shoe and ; ,i? away tl-.e bottom
of the v all of t.> hv- f fur an ,nch on each
able < i the era-,-o as to t.<k_ off the
• ■ M of the
craek for one-half <-f an in n on each side
of it. to make it more pltabi?. Then take
u ro-d hot iron with an edge to it, burn
c rcss th-* crack right through to the
|ui K, m-ti. ng t • < it at lea an inch long.
Ti is is to fiart a new hoof growth. Then
hi.ve a plate of iron, half an inch wide
# at d two iie a, long screwed on across the
ctack. while tl hoj. is pinched together
With a pair cf pinchers. Ix*t the screws
1-, about one—fr-urth of an inch long and
acr< w them right into the hm-f. the plate
being placed tierass near the upper end at
the crock. It will have to lie moved down
as the h< of grows, *, y once In a month or
six weeks. A’s-. Mister the coronet all
around (just above the tifpcr edge of the
ho>»0 ex-x-pt ,n the roar, using cantharidcs
blister ointment.
Subscriber, Thomastcm Ga.—My father
has a colt throe n -nth/ oi l which has a
tunning sor on tin ear. ju-t above the
butr. It discharges matter ju*=t the color
of the Whit.- of an «gg. What ta Hie cause
and what must he do to stop it?
it is probably what is called “poll evil."
“Beet Liver Fill Made."
t'oMltiTelr nn* nEAIMCHFL
• e j
tn< 1. S. £:Cu.. Homod,
Cvn Crrj. Ctifz. fair:.
F?Afw laflamftAtuwi In I«*It Lm *. like mMHe.
< <b*. .uth nt. ' atanrfl, C«*lte •*!.« MnrlwM. T?V» u-
• .t|f Pain*. X. ■! L/»m* RaHr. Stiff J«*lM*. >t. lira.
» Ad I. 5. JOiIXSQX «£ CV- LuKva, 21a*
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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 24, 1894.
resulting from striking the head against
some hard object. Poll evil Is a fistulous
sore and requires very careful and patient
treat meat. Tho sore must be opened and
carefully examined for the sinuses or fis
tulous tubes, and these must be slit open
with a knife to their very bottom. Then
wash out thoroughly with warm Fbapsuds
and Inject a solution of one part of car
bolic acid to thirty parts of water, twice
a day, keeping the parts poulticed between
times with a het linseed poultice. Continue
the poultice until the holes all till up with
healthful granulations. Then stop the poul
tice and substitute for the carbolic lotion
one made by dissolving t> drachma of sul
phate of zinc to 1 ounce of sugar of lead in
1 pint of water, and apply it three times a
day.
To Jas. P. G., Matrimony, N. C.—The
symptoms as dcscrilted indicate that th?
steer died of haentaluria. or red water, a
disease that is often induced by grazing
on low. wet pastures, where there are many
noxious plants. The first thing to do is to
give a purgative consisting of a drench of
one pound of Epsom salts, one ounce each
of gingar and gentian, four ounces of syrup
.<n<l waler io make 2 quarts. Give as one
dose. After purging is over give one-half
ounce copperas in a handful of cotton seed
meal twice a day, for two or three weeks.
Make a complete change of food of the most
w holesome and nourishing character. On •
of the best books ia "Report on Diseases of
Cattle," published by the agricultural de
partment at Washington, I). C. Get your
congressman to secure a copy for you,
W. F. M., Mos» ley, S. C.—Please answer
through Tiie ♦’•nstitutlon as early as posa ; -
ble th following question: 1 nave some
pigs tl.si have l <*en sb eping in stable and
1. houses. Now. they are dying with
-- mething like th'* red mango or thumps.
Thry have V-imjs all over them about th-*
str* of a bu'-Jishot. Please give remedy
for its cure if possible.
We think your pigs must have contracted
swine fever, a enetimes called hog eholera.
If so it is no use to treat those that aro
sdek. but they should be killed and burned,
or deeply buried; or at least widely separ
ated from tlio.-s not affected. Remove the
well ones to new and clean quarters. Give
them charcoal, also bisulphite of soda and
saltpeter. 20 grains of each. Mix up 2
ounces sulphur, 2 ounces copperas, ounce
saltfeter, ’ 2 ounce black antimony, 3
quarts of slops. Give each pig bj pint oc ■
a day. Be s ire to give clean well e its: 4
only, and clean, cooked food. Keep
orange hogs uway.
T. Y. V., Kimo, Ala.—l have been a con
stant admirer of your valuable paper for
rome time and desire information as to
sowing timothy. 1 have some low, black
land which ! turned under in the spring
with a two-horse plow. It has a fine crop
of weed* on it now. I alm to break it
n;> very* soon. 1. Should I plow th* see-! in?
2. What amount should f put tn the acre?
At v 1,..; t:mo sh" il-l 1 .---w? ' How
would it to sow r*d top with it? Any
information will be gla Ity received.
1. You should not "plow in” timothy seed,
or any oth*r fine seed. Plow the land well,
harrow until smooth and sow the sc-* Is on
the freshly harrowed surface, an 1 then
run a light brush harrow, or a roller, over
the surface. 2. If you sow timothy alone,
twenty pounds of seed per acre. 3. ’Prepare
The ground st once and sow during the
last of the month or early in October. 4.
Red top does very well with timothy. Sow
six pounds of red top and twelve p- ends of
timothy. We are not much in favor of
timothy as a grass for the seuth.
AT. B. F. L,.. O«yku, Miss.—Please an
swer through The Congiitution the follow
ing:
After raising good crops of crimson
clover and peas on uplar.d, what k:t d
of fertilisers would be l»est for corn and
<ott*n? AVon! 1 it pay to use niir
f rtills- ? W uild it nay to u.--* lino :i
either deed or green pea vines when pi wing
them under at s!.’?» to fl.'>o j>< r b-rrel?
How much clover seed could be gnthcred
per acre?
After a crop of crimson clover, following
a crop of field peas, the fonnr turned un
der, the soil will have be n more or less
supplied with nitrogen and would require
less in the fertilizer tn be applied. But.
It is impracticable, without knowing ;he
exact eenditiatjs, to say whether or not it
would be advisable to apply any nitrogen
in the frrrt’.lr.- r for the following crop of
corn. Wc would certainly reduce the pro
portion of nitrogen, and probably n-mo al
all nerd be applied, unlc.-s a very heavy
crop of corn is deMre.l. We do not think
it would pay to use lime at a cost e.v'-e- •e.ig
K> or 75 cents a bsrrd. We do not know
the usual yield of crimson clover seed p-r
acre.
AV. F. A., Mabry*. Ga.—l wish some <*ne
to t<il m<* what causes the seuppernong
r„jr to ripen prematurely an 1 dr >p efr
The vines have borne about three years.
Wv have the Concord grape; they I ore
w. 11 and rro*n»d fine large bunches s’ fir. t,
I nt they have ri.i>ened a few ut th>-
for two years. Do they get to«j v’.d to
bear well?
We have never heard of such misconduct
on the i>art of the souppern ng. although
familiar with this grape f >r thirty or f- rty
years. It is ;>ossible that the fault ma
ie due to the partt-.-uinr location of th**
tine. The ground may be too rich and
<limp. If any of our readers, having h i i
a similar esperawice, can give a r< m dy.
or the cause, w« will be glad to hear from
tlx rn. We vrou’d suggest fertilizing t?»
soil, aa far as the vine extends, with acid
phosphate and ashes (or kainit).
Subscriber, Biloxi, ATlss. —1. T have a
young mare that seems to be sound In every
way but frequently gives way in her fet
lock Joints and knuckles over. Can you tell
me the cause <”*d cure? 2. What will i i -
vent a horse from striking his front with
his hind feet when traveling?
1. In the majority of cases “knuckling”
is only a symptom of some other trouble,
which should be sought for and remedied.
Among these troubles are sprains of the
suspensary ligaments below the fetlock
joints, bruises on the heels, corns in th-*
foot, gniltor. navicular direase, nail in the
foot. You will have to find out the trouble
and remove it. 2. “Overreaching” is a fault
that has to bo overcome by proper shoeing—
sometim'es by making the fore shoes heavy
and the hind shoes light. Also see that
tke heels of the fore shoes are very short
and s»t the hind shoes well back under
the hoof.
I. W. McR., Snow Hill, Ala.—T have n
horse which had distemper eighteen months
ago; cough stopped in due time, but since
tb'e cough s opped the left nostril has been
running profusely and the disch ir • is very
off-msive. Please give ine a «emedy.
We would say that the horse is suffering
from "nasal gleet,” or a bad form of chronic
catarrh, which may be the sequel of the
distemper or it maj* have bee?i contracted
independently. See if there is not an un
usual fullness of the face, or space between
the eyes, on the affected side. Tap it w f th
the knuckles and note the dull soun-1. and
probable pain. If these symptoms are pres
ent it is certainly a case of nasal gleet.
The cure is difficult when it is a bad case,
and may require the surgical operation of
trephining to remove a portion of the bone
of the face. Hut first try the 'following:
AVith a long-nozzled syringe inject a lotion
of one part carbolic acid to 20 parts of
water, using considerable force in ord--r to
cause a spray when the fluid strikes the
back part ot the nose. Repeat morning and
nlgt.t for a month or so. Give internally
cf the following: One and a half ounces cop
peras, one ounce j»ure saltpeter, two ounces
linseed meal. Powder and mix and give one
tablespoonful night and morning i.i the
I ed. The horse may be kept ut work, if
desired, during treatment.
A Subscriber, Hazlehurst, Miss. —I have a
mare about ten years old that is strangely
affected. No one around here cun tell me
what is the matter with her. Will you
please tell? About twelve months ago she
began to drag tier hind feet as she walked
and she has gradually got worse and
she now has the front portion of her ho***a
worn off. She eats heartily and is in fair
condition, but for the last two months
fhc- has been getting worse, until she is i>-»v
not fit for service. Fhe seems to have
partially lost the use of herself from the
girth back. She is able to walk around in
the pasture but is sluggish and if you force
h r to trot she is continually drabptaff down
on her hind legs as If she had stepped on a
sharp stone or something of that kind, uud
if you force her out of a trot she moves
with a bouncing motion of her hind parts.
This is her condition as near as 1 can tell.
Please tell what is the matter and what
will relieve lier.
Your mure probably is affected with para
plegia, or paralysis of the hind extremities.
It may be due to mechanical injury to the
spinal cord, from a broken back, or a sprain
<;f certain muscles of the loin region. In
your case, it is more probably due to
diseased agents in the blood. It Is very im
portant to find out the cause cf the paraly
sis, if possible, and seek to remove it. Ap
ply hot water cloths across the loins, and
repeat frequently, as hot as can be borne.
If this does not relieve, blister across the
louis with tty blister ointment well rubl.*d
in. Give, internally, one drachm of powder
ed nux vomica, or 2 grains of sulphate of
strychnia, twice a da), until twitching of
' some of th. muscles occurs; then discon
tiaue for several days; t'hen renew the treat
! nient, using smaller doses of the nux vom
ica, or tin- strychnine, gradually increasing,
until twitching again occurs. Give nutri
> tious but not too bulky food, good ventila
tion, clean .'••tabling, moderate exercise—if
she is capable of exercise—and good
grooming.
THE HIGHIDiT OF HONORS
To Dr. Price’* at (be Great Fairs.
From The Chicago Tribune.
The leavenirn; power, keeping qualities,
purity ami general excellence the world’s
fair jury decided that Dr. Price’s Cream
Baking PuA'der had no equal. On each
of its claims it was awarded a first prize
1 or u diploma. All the baking powders en
! tei<*l for prizes were subjected to a most
; exhaustive examination, and the jury was
i the fi.-st equipped to make the decision of
nt.) ever rot together. Their verdict was
supportc 1 by the testimony of Dr. 11. AV.
Wiley, chief chemist *’f the United States
I deparanciit of agriculture at Washington.
1 Dr. AVil-y is an expert en food products
•ai l tin* highest authority on such matters
in America. This verdict settles a long
debated question a> to which among the
many baking pow l»*rs Is the best.
Not<—Since the foregoing was published
th* world s fair triumph has been confirmed
' by highest award and gold medal at the
I California Midwinter fair.
fir is i Eiti:xr io I'.iittfEtts
• • :sl«i as At 01l ns Musclo Needed on (bo
Farm.
Notwithstanding .>ll the natural advan
tage-. of the south Atlantic states, it can
no be drr.ied that injudicious cultivation
? is render- 1 by far too many plantations
too ’.inproduet ive for p'cfit. These lands can,
- in the eou.-a* of thre« years, be restored so
to be pr<*itable. The true way to begin
. i< to improve : few acres at a time.
Tlie injn<t!<’n to clothe the nakwd needs
to be applied to all exhausted, naked fields.
Fa.ll seeding with the crimson cJover is an
oxcellei t wa v cf bi t inning the good work.
Clover eovt rs the grouud more perfectly
that any other crop we cultivate. The
almost coniplete exclusion of the light from
the soil is an indispensable condition of
nitrification. It is to the woodland that we
g-> for ti- ’t light soil for the garden use or
potting piants. A densely shaded soil will
soon become porous and friable. It is for
this reason Hutt stable or cowpen manure
is applied t > the surface instead <rf plowing
it under, ns was f< rmerly the universal
custom. This is a good method of clothing
t’ e land. Do not let the land rest unle»s
red with a btauket *>f cowpea vines or
a heavy crop of clover.
Keep more sti ck; keep enough to proper
ly manure th.? land that is tilled. If more
amber cane wore grown as f< -si for stock
to be fed o»i the firm, and so bo condensed
into !»•• :, th'-re would be less complaint of
bard t. nt<*s and inability to meet current < x
p nsrs. Much clover is ruined by too early
I * :tur.' , Te. As a rule, it is bettor to mow
.••Il kinds of clover and feed it in that way
than to allow the stock to tramp)'* It down.
Most of our worn lands must ba fed be
s re they will pay the cost of cultivath n
and n small margin of profit.. A’egetable
matter must be restored to the soil, and
about forty bushels of litre to the acre
i i to hasten its decomp*jsitton and fit it
!’■ r plant fo :J d. The liquid manure of the
animal: <‘ti the farm should not be allowed
I > be washed away by rains, but should be
f ed ot: tho compost heaps to hasten the
< -'imposition of rse materials used in
a ::klng them up. There t« too much of th*
k'-ep ng a’ -i.g i.i the old' paths, instead es
1 • ' k.ng out for shower cuts to success.
i i.e r. adit g. thinking, young farmer will
be sure to succevd. He will experiment and
take a j-’st prid-- in hfs calling. There is a
- wi<le field for brain w nk oh the farjn. The
notable ixantpbs of Hon. Parish Furman,
the lawyer-fanner of Georgia, is worthy of
imitation. Whoever hits t pon some plan
that will revolutionize and make profitable
so-ne branch of farming that has hereto
l re pr ted improfltable, will have proved
1 imseif Vo hate, indeed, become a bene
factor of mankind. J. av., Jr.
N<.ur AVasl.ington, D. C., Sept. 7, 1891.
Feeding; the Co-vh.
There is a great deal being said . and
writiip nowadays about standard rations
f*r < and mu-h science is brought into
: ui. men to make thus., rations correctly
. i to tit t-ii physical requirements
young fa ran r who
Ji.it>, ; to becoiiie successful in dairying
, .‘•houl I study such tables and become ac-
I eustouted to the technical terms, so that he
will know just what they mean wherever he
J- them. Having done this, he should
b-a’gii the co-4 of different cattle Foods de
livered on his farm, whether raised or
|pi f ed. Knowing this, he should then
; in •!<» ids own standard rations, and when
ever In cannot get the materials for making
{ that standard without paying too much, he
n . look fo* substitutuH iu kind and
• quality.
; '/In* ration, as estimated. Is most con-
veniently the food for twenty-four hours
for . < v.- iv- ighing between eight hundred
- .* ■ This ui'b-h can
; dor.*- with Locks, and is a very useful
I per* > tin h sson. The real test of merit
in tai- wc'.k comes from ths actual feeding
of the cuv. :. The rations may be most
s< i< r.tiil. >IIy cer.-cct, and fed in exact pro
port i- ' and yet fail to produce «r return
Die lir.-it cost, which rhould not have ex
ceeded from 15 to 23 cents per cow. The
b.-st 'uirymen claim to make butter worth
< • :.ts a pound on a ration not exceeding
! 13 cents a day. But it will be seen that
v. ii'-n the ration costs 20 cents, the cow must
give al ]<■:- t one pi un i < f butter a day
I in order to pay her board bill and do much
i b.tter than tills, if any money is to be
1 made out of her.
i V. th a cow in good condition, fat and
i flush, and th'- ration properly mixed, the
- test ma* be said to have just begun. The
i individual charm tcristies of each cow are
1 now to Le st - -35.-1. One will find big eaters
I and small eat.*rn, td'T milkers and small
1 niilkers, rich milker, and those that give
' thin, poor milk. All the virtues, or all
the faults are net to bo found In any single
<OW. A general average must be reached.
For this, do as little guessing about them
as possible. Weigh the milk of each cow
: t every milking, and test the butter fat
in the rniik often enough to learn what
' h« r standing Is. Now comes the vital point
of h< w much to feed her. Having Ic.-.rucj
t hi:. the work will not have to Le repeated
during her life.
When a ration Is made to suit the stnn.l
--i ■ ich cow In turn.
- C the cow’s weight, and start with a
small quantity of feed, daily increasing
it up to the full amount that she can be
induee.l t>» cat up clean. Hold her at this
h, .vy feed for a few days and see at what
* lint in the increase of feed she returned
t ie at st profit. If you cannot get satis
i ~ suits, then change the propor-
Uoi of ration. If siia is very thin in flesh,
i increase the tat-so-ming parts ot tho ration.
Keep expciinienting with the cow until
Fatisfied that she cannot be made profit
able then put her out of the hqrd. One
good way to determine what part of the
ration to increase, is to first feed the cow
about all she will cat and then try and
tempt her with handfuls of Iwan, corn
meal, oil meal, or whatever makes up the
ration, to see which she seems to need the
most. Such tests arc never conclusive, but
they often lead to good result*. The
point Is to study the cows. Each one has
ail fferent nature from the other, aJid the
. to make n-mq-y with them is to
get a thorough knowledge ®£ each one and
then treat ench in such manner that sho
can return all that she is capable of doing.
To make money, one must have good cows,
well fed up to their extreme limit of profit,
and then make a good article of milk, but
ter or cheese. D. S. KA..DIN.
Caring; for Corn Fodder.
I have long been an advocate of getting
more out of our corn fodder. Even in this
Ohio valley a large majority of the farmers
get nothing but the grain from the crop.
They hold that it injures the grain and re- ,
quires too much labor. This claim is not
sustained by modern practice, at least.
First, I put into the silo all the corn nec
essary for my milch cows, it is by all
means the most economical and labor-sav
ing method. It is so much better than any
other that I use as much ensilage as I can.
However, we must have dry corn for horses
and the grain for market must, of course,
be harvested dry. For this purpose I be
gin cutting when the husk is dry. Do not
wait until the blades are dry, for then the
fodder is lost. Go through and make small
shocks of. say, six row.-, so that in a few
days when the small shock is dry the re
mainder can be cut and placed. 1 use bind
ing twine for tying. No on« will have
moldy corn who follows these dimetions.
A\ ken thoroughly cured 1 Legit* to draw
in. If the weather is good 1 husk into
bushel boxes and drtw these in When full,
or if many hands are used have a wagon
along ail the time. Never throw in piles on
the ground. The fodder is Leuna 4ip with
• tie twine and drawn in as scon as possible,
if dry it should be run through the cutter
and elevateo to the mows, it occupies
only one-half the space when cut, but for
this treatment it must be very dry to keep.
If unable to get it dry enoagh I simply
stow away in bundles, it is an easy mat
ter to sta<k the fodder on the same princi
ple us wh« at sheaves. Make a rick anil
feed oft’ one end. In hauling the shocks 1
use a low-wheeled wagon. Secure a broad
board at the rear to walk up on and then
let each man carry h’s Im d up an i de’»sit
it. AVe now cut corn by r ind, although I
mean to improve up n ibis method. Those
who have not fed properly cured corn fod
der do not know its va’r“ -. Horses will eat
it tin readily as buy. Fed with < lover hay
it makes a well-balanced ration, and young
stock vvill grow and do well on it if fed in
a v urni stable.
Flat! AVbieli Are ltt> Profitable Ones.
From The Jersey Bulletin.
The wide difference in cows can only be
rightly appreciated by keeping an accurate
account with them. In a certain herd of
registered cows the owner was induced to
keep such an account for a month. Ho
found tliat of thirty cows twenty made a
daily average of one pound of butter each,
at a cost of 13',£ cents a pound: Fix cows
made a dally average of two-thirds of a
pound at a cost of 20 cents a poutMi, while
four cows made only one-third of a pound
day each, at a cost of 40 cents a pound.
The butter front this herd is engaged at
25 cents the year round, so that twenty of
his cews are making a daily profit of HG
cents each: six are making S' 2 cents a day
ench and tour are losing 5 2-3 eivits daily.
Or. to put it another way, tw.mty cows
make a. profit of lU/a cents on every pound
of butter, .*(x cows make 5 cents on each
pound, while four cows lose la cents on
every pound.
The trial was a revelation. Tho four un
profitable cows were at once s>M to the
butcher, in spite of their pedigree. The
six. being only heifers, are r> t'iin<*i on pro
bation. The owner of this herd has since
bought a Babcock an i is learning precisely
what each cow tan do. His herd is. already
noted for its excellence, but it will improve
year by year under the application of this
money test.
AA’hen health is considered, no baking
powder can be used with safety but Dr.
Price’s. Analysis shows all other powders
to contain lime, ammonia or alurnA.
FARMERS TO MEt.T.
They Are to Hold 1 heir Annual Convention
Up In TVe*t Virginin.
Georgia will be well represented at the
fourteenth annual session of the farmers’
national congress, which will ccravene in
the Academy of Music at Parkersburg, W.
Va.. on Wednesday, October 3, 1891, at 9:30
o’clock a. m. The following deler-jates ap
pointed by Governor Northen hold seats in
the congress: R. B. Baxter, Spturta; R.
T. Nesbitt, Marietta; G. M. Ryals. Savan
nah; W. A. Wilkins. AA’aynesborc»; J. D.
Hand. Pelham; W. W. Dew, Cuttjaert; J.
H. Mack. Americus; Dudley Hughps, Dan
ville; AV'. C. Wisdom, Wisdom's :Jtore; J.
A. Thrash, Jones’s mills; W. G. AVhidby,
Stone Mountain; S. H. Broadnax, Walnut
Grove'; J. H. Mitchell, Zebulon; R. N.
J.MNiur, Milledgeville; J. H. Harlan, Cal
houn; Dr. Beasejey, Stilesboro; VV. Jjl. Mat
tox, Elberton; Henry DeJarnette, Eaton
ton; J. H. Nichols, Atlanta; J. R. Brown,
Canton; George C. Gilmore, AAFnrthen;
Thomas Hardeman, Louisville; A. P.
Brantley, Blackshear; li. 1. Denmark,
Quitman.
Hon. it. T. Nesbitt, commissioner of agri
culture, by request, has appointed '.lie fol
lowing delegates:
J. N. Norman, Flemington; Phil S. Jones,
Herndon; O. B. Stevens, Dawson; J.
D. Boynton, Morgan; Hon. AV’. 11. Felton,
'.hu-shullvllle; Hon. J. B. C. Burktialter,
Americus; O. D. Gorman, Talbotton; S. B.
Hatcher, Columbus; John Duncan, Douglas
ville; Captain F. L. Hudgens, Clai-kston;
Colonel li. E. Park. Maeo’i; Gordon Lee,
Chickamauga; Allen Edwards, Marietta;
Hon. F. I*l. Colley, Washington; Hora. A.
j-’. Pope, Crawford; J. E. Cloud. Buford; J.
M. McAfee, Canton; Captain W. H. War
ren. Augusta; Hon. George W. Warren,
Louisville; Ben Milliken, Jesup; Hon. Bur
rell Atkinson, Taboro; lion. J. M. Smith,
Smithonki; Dr. J. T. DeJarnette, Eaton
ton.
Colonel J. O. AVaddell, president of the
State Agricultural Society, has also been
requested to appoint delegates, and will
likely do bo.
The fare from Atlanta, to Parkersburg
and return will be about #2B.
Governor W. A. McCorkle will deliver an i
address of welcome for the state, v'bieh i
will be responded to by Hon. B. F. City- i
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 are 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 Colors. —National Lead Co.’s Pure WhiteLead.Tinting Colors.
These -colors are sold in one-pound cans, each can being sufficient to tint 2s pounds of Strictly
Pure White Lead the desired yh.ule ; they are in no sense ready-mixed paints, but a combination of
perfectly pure colors in the handiest form to tintlStrictiy Pure White Lead.
A good many thousand dollars have been saved property-owners Uy ixaving our book ou
painting and color-card. Send us a postal card and get both free.
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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION ) AA
And ths HOME and FARM, 1
Os Louisville, Ky.
Mrkto QrtQraaHv Every subscriber under this re-
rAHu . j * m .irkable conibina tiunoffer is
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entitled to a guess in our
$2,000 CONTEST.
Send your guess on a SEPARATE SLIP OF PAPER and sign
your «ame and postirffice address. r
ton, of lowa, president of the congress.
Hon. John A. Myers, secretary of the state
board of agriculture, will welcome the con
gress In behalf of the farmers of West
Virginia, the response to which will be
made by Major Garland M. Ryals, of Geor
gia, first vice president of the congress.
The mayor of Parkersburg, Mon. W. 11.
Smith, Jr., will vzzficome the body in the
name of the citizens, and responded to
by Colonel John M. Stahl, of Illinois, the
secretary of the congress.
After the annual message of the presi
dent is delivered to the body. Captain D.
G. Purse, of Savannah, Ga., ex-vice pres
ident and acting president of the congress,
will deliver an address oir"The City Versus
the Farm.” .
The session will last for three days. The
following speakers are on the programme
to deliver addresses on the subjects given
them:
"Corn Is King,” Mr. M. M. Coad, of Ne
braska; “The Department of Agriculture
and the Farmer,” Hon. J. Sterling Morton,
secretary of agriculture of the United
States; “Tobacco the Golden Crown of a
Diversified Agriculture,” Colonel J. S. Cun
ningham, of North Carolina; "The Immigra
tion Problem,” Hon. E. E. Dunbar, of
Maine; "The A’olvntary and Involuntary
Taxes Paid by Farmers,” Hon. 11. D.
Lane, commissioner of agriculture cf Ala
bama; "Fallacies,” Mr. J. B. Foley, of Il
linois; “The Duty of the National Govern
ment to Sheep Husbandry,” Judge William
Lawrence, of Ohio, president of thft Nation
al AVool Growers’ Association; “Agriculture,
Its Prose and Poetry from a Biblical Stand
point,” Mrs. B. E. Thompson, of Michigan;
“Does the Farmer Need to Be Educated’."’
Hon. C. A. Robinson, of Indiana, president
of the State Farmers’ Mutual Benefit As
sociation; “Large Versus Small Farms.”
Professor J. AV. Sanborn, es Naw Hamp
shire; “The Reinsures of Farm Life,” Rev.
R. F. Butler—“ Uncle Snort”—of Texas;
“Success in Florida; How to Obtain It.
The Erakers; How* to Avoid Them.” Colo
nel T. J. Appleyard, cf Florida. Hon. Will
B. Powell, of Pennsylvania, and Hon. F.
C. Seraub, secretary of the state board of
agriculture, will present papers on vital
topics.
On Thursday the congress will spend the
day on Blennerhassett island, whore ad
dresses will be delivered by Hon. John A.
Hutchinson, of Parkersburg; W. C. Weller
and Hon. H. C. Henderson, of West Vir
ginia; Colonel Daniel Needham, of Massa
chusetts; General H. L. Burkitt, of Missis
sippi, and Hon. A. W. Smith, of Kansas,
ex-president of the congress. On Saturday
the delegates will be token to the oil fields
at Sistersville, W. A’a.
The railroads throughout the country
have granted to all who attend this session
a rate of 1 1-3 cents for the round trip on
the certificate plan.
Georgia ought to be, for many reasons,
largely represented at this session. The
first vice president. Major J. M. Ryals, and
tne first assistant secretary. Major W. G.
Whidby, are from Georgia, representatives
of the two grand divisions of humanity—
the fat aad lean kind.
The Fodder Corn Crop.
From the American Cultivator.
No crop which the farmer can grow will
produce so maeh or so valuable feed for
cattle as will fodder corn. It is not a per
fect rattan, but with plenty of home-grown
fodder corn a farmer can afford to buy
wheat bran, fine middlings ond oil meal to
supplement its deficiencies. It is best to
drill the fodder corn early, for it will then
tassel and ear while the weather is still fa
vorable for securing the crop in good order.
Even when put into a silo, warm, dry
weather is better for doing this job than
weather whieh is cold or wet. The richer
the juices in the stalks the better will the
silage keep. But fodder corn cut early and
well cured is very nearly as good as si
lage, and with a little clover hay each day
will keep young stock through the winter
quite us well. Milk cows do better with
silage, as its succulence increases the sup
ply of milk.
Exrery Man Should Head This.
If any young, oi l or middle-aged man suf
fering from nervous debility, night losses,
lost vigor, atncpiiy., varicocele, etc., will
write me I will send him in a plain envelope,
sealed, free, the prescription with full di
rections for a quick, private home cure. I
also have the ipedicine for sale. Address L.
Bradley, Box 1915 Battle Creek, Mich.
WOMAN ALWAYS HAS EHR WAY.
Miss Bnsbee I.ox «d Mr. Clark and
Married Him.
Romo. Ga., September 17.—(Special.)—A
dramatic scene was enacted on upper Broad
street yesterday afternoon. A pretty young
woman in tears, a demoralized young man.
the father and two brothers of the girl
voicing thoir determination and brandish
ing pistols and knives, made up the dra
matis personae.
Frank Clark is a young man of twenty
one, v.lio has for some time been paying at
tention to Miss Elon Busbee, the handsome
daughter of a well-known and prosperous
farmer living a few mil * from Rome.
For months these two have sworn eternal
love, and Sunday they came to Rome to be
joined in the bonds of matrimony.
The girl's father and her two brothers
followed on horseback and brandishing pis
tols and knives threatened to kill young
Clark if he persisted in his effort. The girl
through her tears cried; "I will marry
him or drown myself.”
Finally she taken home, but today
her father brought her back and she and
Clark were marked. Mr. Busbee stated
that his daughter insisted so that they had
to give in.
Madison Advertiser: Some of our young
m*.t ride bicycles and play ball for exer
cising their legs and arms, and neg.ect
their brains by uon-exerclse.
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