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DAD WAY’S
D PILLS,
Always Reliable. Purely Vegetable
Perfectly tuslehws. ./**»"«* *'*‘**l
8 , r ,, roeulatc. purify. cleans* atul
Itr.*Kth- ii. Railway’s Fills ” >r . * n.,w U : r s e
of .ill .ii-Kir bri of the "“?•.* ®V /
Kllneys, Ilal b r N* rvous «?.>' 7” 4 ’
ziness. Vertigo.
Sick Headache. Female Complaints
Biliousness. Indigestion, Dv spep
sia. Constipation, and All Dis
orders of the Liver.
niworvc the following symptoms. re suit
lnK from disease. cf the organ*;
Constip .tr. n. Inward Pih «. '««**’ «'
tn the It*:. I. a- nl’ty of the »t«B»l • >* , "’**X
heartburn. disgu-t of <■">•. f
w. icht of th* m’.ch. sour vruct.it tons,
sinking or fluttering of th* heart,
or -tiff.*-time ronrations when m a D'*JJ*
posture, dimness of vS '‘ U *"g *?*?. "r,.** ln
before the sight, fever and dull pain in
the head. deli. U I. V of »" veltow
ne-« of the skin ant ey. s. pain m th- ide.
chest limbs and silddetl flushes ol n. at,
PILLS wilt
free the system of all of the above named
rs, prhe r r«- a box. Sold by .miggists or
’ S. , nd" T to n p’: ItAIiWAV * ’°* k box
y._ New fork, for book of advice.
A Strong: Fortification.
Fortify the laxly against disease
by Tutt’s Liver Pills, an abso
lute cure for sick heatlache, dys
pepsia, sour stomach, malaria,
constipation, jaundice, bilious
ness and all kindred troubles.
“The Fly Wheel of Life”
Dr.Tutt; Your Liver Pillsail
the fl’, - wheelol life. 1 shall ever
lx- grateful for the accident that
brought them to my notice. 1 feel
as if I had a new lease of life.
I. Fairleigh, Platte Cannon. Col.
Tutt’s Liver Pills
COTTON GENERALLY IS GOOD
Wheat and Oats Injured in Some
States—Fruit Abundant and
Good in the South.
Wa*hingt n. July M.-F.4l»wfnc arc ex
tract* from th- nummary of weekly
climate crop leilktin ot ‘hr weath’-r bu
r*»u issued todav
Virginia.
Richmond Ex**— aid continuous
r. rs ill b»- !••’ ‘ I’ ll ’■ datl..ig’ to Wheat,
s . . SIX
mV T. .1:i l.on”run.\au!,u r a,U
harv.>tiiiK imt-—•■‘•l-' »• '• *-
North Carolina.
Rai-irh—Week extr. me|y unfavorable,
will .x • rains. ttoodtofl nvr.« from
.. r.h llr-id to Jloati-ke. destroying
thou-mmls <.: l-n-F-Is »f lowland corn; oth
,r rr<«t. iniur* I by standiniß water and lo
.al ..orms’on the '•!>. -..tton but slightly
dama S >-*L though G • Idmg mi- f m*. a
week of fair weather w: I prvlwibly I-ss«-u
present estimate of
South Carolina.
Cobimbia- H. avy raliiK m northwestern
p. -Uon.- rails. 1 ov.f ft- ,:«ma>:r>K bot
tom land err t - M-ri'J-dy. high winds blew
r >wn and broke corn. t - rb-d lance cot
ton ar I shook oil retn.ii -,ii« fruit; v-ry
little -en >.n . falling off in g- r- r.<l con
fl .n of corn and tton since la t tepert,
but minor crop ; im:>- v* 1 decidedly.
Georgia.
Atlanta- lie..-, v r.t -s during early part
<f week s. . -islv .l.ut .ig*-l crop* in low
lar.-l-". iut ..ad-. lire < otton a.id
corn a -ath l.a • piev;.i..-d tor s. v-ral
days and all ci pw are doing W.-li; .-otton
t> fr it’.ing ...i », gti|-* are g'»l, but
other fruits . i’ •• rt.»r
Fiori la.
J. nv.lb- W««k utilarorabl-ov-r w*-«t
and north listri t f r cotton and corn;
■ n 7th •!• tnh':- • storm |o«- •• i over west
ern coast <o-i u.s and p»rti«nH of north
«! -tr>« t. destn -. im. Iruit. prostrating corn,
s-riou ly dam igiug cotton and it. many
rrtpri. ehai.ging bright pro«i-- ts to on«
of failure, litntr - .r re.-u vitally injured-
Alabama.
M‘nts-im- ry T« mp»-rature slightly de
f-i nt. but -hcw.rs | H n-li< :al, -xe.pt in
aueilfc and *outhw.-st jaurtioia-. where ex
..sdxe rain.* and wind siormo w< urr—l.
Cotteu l- a.lining t» tpeti ami pi king will
la gm about t-u day* with iKuttuse of
latr >!< ■!. cane. mi.i t-a ■ ;-vani»ts and
sw.,l r.,t -, x.rj promising.
The --.r-w.S« *>u lure, tor Chaf
fce’S crop report for the week;
IM*iii>£ th-- u,.k . :<dir-■ Jiilx lah the
—-a!<-r cuu.iit<—- iur till* tioii w. re
a- foi, .w~: T ii|.ralur>' slightly d.-hei<-nt
triroushout 11..- stale >• ;.t|. r.*l and betl
. ’.u iiowefK w.iii i.-iM-raliy lavorubb*
.-• dri<>. ti> Hi. ,--nu.il. b«<tthem and
western • ount 1 -- while exis-ssiv. rains and
Lien wind* v. ie y. ry damaging in the
south* rn ati.l • *si*r- • - .titn-s. in which r*--
SMH. th*- s**-v* .<• . tot • » of Tu.-day. th*- 7th,
l'*-al .low r *—l.- al.-I X. lupi-'i **ul a g.e—l
flow-4 n- » -t tl.* fr*-.«in> ai.d drown**!
otil mat.y h*-|., and *-tt ir.i h and sand. Il
the yi*U <»f l-kih oyton and corn will l»
coti i h-ntldy I—l-.*- th, average.
‘"Take th*- s*at- a- a wh-*!*, cotton is In
fair’; g --I comltfi-n . promises a fair
JHi it i* bunching t-n.l truiluig w-ll in
central and northern * *mi :h ami is lx gin
lung to **|~ n m —me io iliti* -. pi. king will ’
protM-.iy . |.| jh.ul two w.eks. |
x tittle rust . vermin |
to apeak ■ t.
«ii h t •
fi>J4--r in southern and ■ ast-ni counties. ;
b-; 1 . 11. - o.ine ■ ,rn in good con- !
Sugar--ai • • .ni. li-M pea*, i- ari.it*
and sw> -t j 0;,.i - ar- all try promising,
and m>. h 1. 1> b> l--n - iv**l.
-V- ... U |. have nos done
a w. « v . . . n „ j,ardly nee-
es.-ary to say tr-.- fruit of this
»e;wi, a.- it < a .h r. this ~u.
Mississippi.
\ ick slairg -<»o*1 r_. m ..m.- sections,
corn will U- uvund I reparation by
drought in th- D* tta; cotte-.i . .» >. 1.-red the
earliest crop tor years and generally gm-l.
corn td-ouf .ail by and «-ottou being bii.l
hy Mmo enttaa shedding and few boll
worms r-jiortcd
Louisiana.
New Orh-ans—iMought unbroken in more
parishes where *x>ti..ii * tailing and com
badly damaged. *how.-rs f.-|| u> central
and south portions as-l .x.rn and cotton 1
more f.iiomMj reported; sugar can- m
g.H-l ...riilitioii and .Hitinues improving,
n* e fair, some 11* **ll«u.
Texas.
Galveston—<** ti*-ral rains liave <v■« urr* .I
except in a few . tioni and as cotton is
hi a splendid state of cultivation it has
been greatly improved; in some sections
the crop fat excellent, while In others it is
poor, and as a whole the outlook Is for a
fair crop; picking is becoming gesu rai
tn southwest Texas, late corn has !--■ n tn>-
prox* l and vegetables have b*-en greatly
benefited, more ram is needed for the rice
crop.
Arkansas.
I-it tie Rock-Show, rs very local In char
acter and unevenly distributed, a general
soaking rain Is much needed; cotton
stands drought very well and little com
plamt of sh*-4ding is ma l* ; it Is !>. ax ils
fruited and at hast two weeks ahead of
the season; early corn us s. r.uusly injun-d.
lai** corn will do well with seasonable
rains.
Tennessee.
Nashville— Itamaring rains In eastern
portion and excessive In middle portion,
warm, humid weather, promoting growth,
but unfavorable for cotton and tobacco;
enrn developing well; cotton fine prospect,
fruiting well, tobacco extra fine, still much
fror. but*, wheat and oats sprouting In
shock, thrashing and haying retarded;
i young crops growing well.
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H L .KM 5b° rt sa ' tf?e l) UZI?G
m i* <iu,det,?epioui —^ apy
JJ k VV 1 flbout tl?e F arm by tl?«
y Editor of Ti?« U/««K*
'4 / $ *y
Curing? Cow Pea Vines.
In an.iwcr to imiuiri -s already n* elved.
and in anticipation of -tllu rs to come. a«
to the methods of curing peavin ■ hay. w-
< aun-*t do liet’er than to republish exii i-t-i
flint an article frepartsi by us mid y ,llM
Inhed in ITess !:iill*-tin No. 21 of the t.eor
via Hx|M-rimetit Station. July, IV.G. W - '' 111
only add tl.at the hay caps used last year
as nx-vmnii tided have sinllrm-l all tli it
was said about them. Thus*' mad-' of cot
ton drilling, six feet square, answered ju«t
as well as those made of wood pulp, and
are considerably chea|>er. K- '*•
Curing Pea Vine Hay.
In the Press Bulletin of Jun- it was int
mated that in this issu. we would «lim us*
ih»* <»f < uriiiK p« aviit« ~ l \« •-
tta**|j* were giv<*n from bulh‘H» ;
rrini: ♦•vpcrinu-titM iiuvl*- i»* D *L tlw i* «»ni*s i
of which showed that th- Im st dis|H*sitmn
to niak* of a crop of cow jh-.-is is to conxeri i
H-.-m into hay. These n suits w -r- I- i
ftrtnafory of similar ,-xih rini-n’s made «-n
the station farm in 1':-2 Indeed th-* r«‘-
suits were not surprising or uneMicei'il ' r I
it "stands to r-a-on" tl.ai it would not pax ;
in th.- long ri.n-to turn under a crop ui (
l*eaxinew. so m arly r* ady to I-* s »n d m ;
the barn, rnd ?o valuable a food > ‘ ° '
net id, a is to feed the |»:i vines «
mid then return the manure to the .an»>- I
In tins wax w- • the lIH 1 ]
ihv <roi» and nflcrwiai’is .t< «*or lidl' t’» » ’•* I
Ito-st a»JihorH f s->•» |» r nt «»t the iiiaiitiri.il ,
xalu - max 1., r-turned to the land in form |
..f i ..inure from th- animals that . -Hsutn- t
tin- t- a vin* s Everv farmer should hax.
a <•. py of bulletin No. 27. which tnay
had for the m* r- asking. (Address < .eorgia
Kite riment Station. Exi- rim* ni t.a, .xsk
also for bulletin N- 24. vn eh contain*
the « xtM-rini* nts for w?-!'" I
Farmers g. ti« rally eoi sider *’ K *J 1' -l
vims are ditti-ult io ,-ur*-. It <* readily a<t
n<ht<*i that it n-qui-'-s more time and t“ ”e
< ar-ful hbndlbMt t • maki good t • • '' >
ha* them la <••>>.! led to make h*> .
ordinary grass..* The *ame is true of .
clover. Im* r- * . and parti* ulnrty of_ bn age
r«.rti. sorghum. <t niatty nu!.i<»n> «> '
tons of li** are annually made from r**l
clover, forage . otn th* r plants of |
Wh’ch It is iust as dtflb ult to make g.m 1 i
hay. or more >o. After all. th.- w.-ath. r is ,
thf nwrtsf imporirtnt ! •••tor. th< re is ho «ni
lieulty at all if prox :ded there >» tine
four .lavs of hot KunshiiM-. and these are
x.-ry apt to occur in August and SeuteinlH r.
1. A* to th. pt. *»r time to e-it Hi.* vin. s
The earlier th. vim- ar Ute more
succulent they are at. i the longer the time
i.<iuir.*l to cur.- them l.ut they are !•■**
<lis|.— d IO slud th. 1.--.V.S in handling.
But < ut Is fore full I t—>m. the hax- xvlll not
1..* r>t rich and nutrition-*. A ■ a gen* ral rule,
the la-st time to ni. xx :* wli-'i the vines are
in full l.l.Mitn and when there are a few l
full grown pods (but not dry., to be seen
I.ire and tier-. Wli.-n th- leaves have
<-unim*-iie. d to turn vellow ai- i .rop off it is
an indi.a’ion that the proper time for |
m n ng has pass. d.
2. Wait until the d< w is off t • ver <nt
when th- viti.-s ar- a: all wet. Start the
mower al*out o’clock a. tit., and let it run
until noon, and then si<»p tor th- .lay. I.at**
el arp «*ock : alioiit live t»**-t lui-li N. x*
morning aft* r the dew is off open these
i-neks and .“"read the hax around on the
ground li .he late aft. -io. n >ut two or
thrw -f th*-;, •-.wks tos.-ther, oi into -n--.
. t
•I- aeail t r. i’.-i ns cleat and dry. th?
... k tn..* now r.nvtit, ttudis' ur’>. >1 until
erv enough ro t«r.- -xx.ix in the barn,
w hi. h xHI t- in tl • • urso of thro or
r. er .‘a** th. t t.v- x- ; h -.- -e-.-.M-.liiiu to
.. of th*- w.-.th-r. In -a <• of sliow-
<rv xv at!'*-r. If - |-:.i tl* < It* 1 tiny may bi*
•t. l.- I aroui.d a |S»I- |*la. • i lirmly in the
l rotin.l and siaiidb ■: a'.e-ut tw iv-- t.-.-t
high. Th- rronn.l at nn.l tie st v1; p.ib
si.mid t.r t I- .-v.r. 1 x* "i -m pl.-
!<.rm of rail-' laid on •,><.!* s or si*..”-* and
Ihr* •• or lour long poh-s or fem-.- t ails
should I- pla.-.d around th- -enter stack
.1.-, o|-. :i at tin* i..i a.i.! fasten, dto
K-th.r at th- tup. I’ii.f-li th- lop of the
Mok V xh erab grass, or gram straw of
X Hay cap*, ate now mi'.-h i.---d <*n the
not'li -v. t. « Hi.- kin 1 is n.a.:.- tin. k
r l .-ar.l, pi th- sha of a tint. I s.nicer
about thr. - <:• I a half Let tn di;-t. r.
Th.- ar- inverted. * u.- <>v. r <a- li bay
and th- **M*k- ar - n-.t .list irb.-d after th. x
are first put tn* on ti*- day of nio»vmy. But
a v< rv K<"*d I.’V * «r »»»>■ mad’- of ol
•lir.ai - eoltou drilling, or lieavv sh«■etin^ , .
by wiUK together so as to make a sheet
*tx t* • t square, x* : ’li a round hole xv >rk>-d
m *-..ch e--; :ii-r. 'I ■■ • sjo'ets one Io *a.-ti
. ~( - t ~ho«lhi I**’ Sir.-tch’-d tightly over the
....-ks and iast*-m ; down s--<-ur«-lv at «a--ll
lorn, r t.v i p. i- Tti. tiax i- consider* Ito
I • sntti !”1 tly * li i f r -..ring xx en no
moisture • xu.’*-* * twisting a stem lightly
le-txv—a the tins’-:*
4 Th’-i- at- .dh’-t til’ 11. >ds of .-tiring t><*a
vine I.a each with ii- advoeai.-. line
plan. ott. a a* I loijg re- onimend.-d. Is to
Ida— tb« fr-shly .-m p* a vines in layers
alternating with -It* wheat or oat straw. 1
cannot re. -nilm-nd it from exp* rien -e.
Anoth-r way- to build a rail p-n ami
make an «q*eii platf-.rm of rails ex-ry two
or tf.r.- feet, to support sit- • c six.- layers
of vim and k—|> Up mass open. We have
not tr -1 this method. In fact, for live
years pa-f, at tl •«t ition farm v.<- have
i.ad no : -r>ou- ii;ili<-ulfy in m skf’ig a good
• fiialit * > f lias- !■* til- liethod Hrst detail. 1.
I,a* i. .r w .i I !<*! tl.e hsty caps, and the
. .-a- rub to 1..-01. • rve-1 is th- Never
I >db- th- ViP’-.s xx !i* >: partly <-ur»-d. ex
<. f.t Jute in the alt* ri'-.oii or early in the
morning In l.i-t. th*.* should handled
a- little a- t—; -ild’ . in order to pr< vent
ft... 1.. of th- leav It v. ill !»■ found
more diffieiiit to < lire vim s from a p«-a crop
that was cultivate,! an,l k* pt .-lean <»f gra-*
When -own lro.id.:i-t and the native
gra*s*-s allow , d to com.- up and grow with
th,- xfm-s. the < m-i.g i- ,-a*i’-r and th— gross
I product is greater In pt ..port i..i« to th-
I quantity of grass.
FARM QUESTION BOX.
Various Subjects on Which the Farm*
era Ask Questions.
It G Mill. r. Cam.-ron, Ind. Will you I.e
kind .tl .'I: I. t . ;•! wer lie following ques.
lion* in the Farm and Farmers de,<art
*,,|.l,| have a I'Hy three years old that
t.as *’o-i -tiling the matter with her .-yea
at In vain of about ten days. Tli.-x- t-i
--tla- and got weak run water and a lig.-it
c.d..r. J matter and Is Inclined to keep
them -dull most of the tmu- lias been
that xx iv f*r soiiu- time. Sh.* is iust g<-t
--tii.g ov-’r th- effects ..f a. bad s|s 1| ~f di<-
t-mper which she had last fall ha - m ver
Ihvu wmk-d any. Hunte say it is h.arks.
Er-.m tin* script ion can you name the
trould— and give a r-nc -ly.
2. My fatinr lias a pie,-- <.f old red land
(Ivins out this y,a:» that has a good
I growth ~f XV .ds . n it. and he wishes to
turn d with two-horse plow In July or
1 Aug i !»-, you thi k it xvill Injure the
land to turn it at this season?
1 If th,- Inflammation of the ,-yes comes
on |*’’ri'wlh‘ally, subsiding l.*-tw. en the at
tacks. you may lie pr< tty sure that It Is
\\ BRIGHT’S’!
!; DISEASE <!
h -£> can be cured <
J ► ’ * by using < ’
;i Dr. J. H. McLEAETS jt
:• LIVER AND KIDNEY <!
i; BALM I;
! ‘ The Peerless Remedy < J
J > »• M( M tetter I Mu tl M Fsr Bctd* < ‘
I <I * ►
<> T«t Oa. 4. M. McLean Mcoicihc Co.
< * ar. Louia. mu. < (
THE WEEKLY CONSTTTITTTON; ATLANTA, GA., MONDAV, JULY 20, 1896.
s-pe-ilic ophthalmia, or moon blindness,
which is incurable. It will recur again
ami again, each time 'caving the eyes in
worse condition, until finally the sight will
b,* <l. Strove.!. But. although incurable, tile
final catastrophe may be long postponed
by pr<»|H'f treatment, as folloxvs: When an
. attack comes on keep the animal in n
, .la k place and bathe the eyes three times
a day, ten minutes at a time; after each
bathing apply to the eyes a lotion or eye
water mad.- of: Ten grains of acetate of
ban. t<-n drops of tincture of opium, one
■ ami a half ounces of water. Olso give one
drachm of iodide of potasli (in bran mash)
: twice a day for four days.
2. We would not turn under the weeds
in July unless at the same time the land
1.. ..v. in p- ■> I' i; ; p.-ii.-v.-d that turn
ing imd.-r green matter and exposing the
naked soil to the hot sun in midsummer is
• injurious to the land.
Distemper and Lung Fever.
W; A. Bain. Meltonsvllle. Ala.—The dis
temper Is among my horses. Some of
them an- bad off. 1 la-lieve two of them
will die. <»ne filly Is very bad. Iler
sides draw in at exery breath. There is
a flor-.- joek.-y in the neighborhood who
*a\s that she has got lung fever. VV itat
*liail I do for them? Answer through
| The Constitution.
We are at a loss what disease to pre
; scribe for. You suggest that your ani
mals have tii.- ‘■dlsti'tiipcr;" while your
ni-ighborlio.xl jockey says the disease is
lung fever. Which Is it? You do not
des.-ril*- it. If it Is ordinary strangles
(■•distemp. r”> little or no treatment Is
usually required. Keep in a well ventil
ated stable: give easily digested food and
no drenching. If an abscess forms
poultice it with warm linseed poultice,
’ changing once a day. When the swelling
; beeona-s soft and the skin x*ery thin, open
jit and 1.-t ent the matter. Immediately
Inject into the space a lotion of half an
I carbolic a id in one pint of water.
Lung fev.-r ts a very different and much
more dangerous disease nnd requires the
-•■rvl<-«-s of a man who understands doctor
ing a hors.- The animal xvlll have either
died or recox’cred l.ef.n-c this reaches you.
Moles.
\V W. >’ . I’ineapple. Ala 1. Please ti ll
me how to exterminate moles from my
' j.i tato pat. li. a- they are very numerous.
W it! it d- to <ut off early water
melon x in« ■ fertilize and work to make a
| second crop?
1 "They say” that small pieces of potato
; or apple, lightly smeared with arsenic and
I dropped Into their runways will destroy
I tn.d.- They never have troubled us se
| rlously. •
2. Xi. you x* 111 have your "labor for
your pain After making one crop it is
the natural thing to do for the vine to
die— lm ing exhausted of vitality.
Umbilical Hernia —Hernia.
j <* j’ ' ,;t\x i-nec County, Alabama— i
I have a ot’c.y. ar o|<l mule colt that has
ia* 1 riiiuur- What .an Ido for it?
» Ihe hih* «»f soin» firm that
I . iitivators for a mna il fat m
' th-H xxul . la'-l.- :n- to stir th. ground
~U n i d k.-, p it level around my corn
and <-ot‘on.
1. I'ml.ll' al li. rnia is readily’ cured. 1 lace
Ho- an' v-il <>’i it- 1.;., k iiu.l have it re
cur. Iv h- Ito prevent struggling. Press
in the Is. then take the sac* by the
. .-nt. • and pull it upward: then pass a
skew- * la sharpened pi. .-e of wir. about
..... | n< h | ( i. -i t! tough the sack dose to
11.. !,o t! ,’U th a small eord around
th- ... k l . loxx the sk.-w-r tight enough to
t*..p (lie e r. ti'ali.-n. but not too tight, or it
max sl-Ugh off too scon. If it does not
: .ugh oil in nt. days ti.- on another cord.
I'x- th. tim- h sloughs oil the opening
will have • ios. ■: up and there will be no
furtlli r t rouble.
;• Soiitliern 1 -rnt Tool Company, Atlan
ta. Ga.
A Farmer. T... >a, Ga 1. Give recipe
h..xx t<> make elderlerry wine.
W1 <t kind of dll. ks is Iwst for feath-
3. Is a ii ilf a. re pool of water any help
In dm k raising"
4. V\ li. n and how would you pick ducks;
also how to raise th.-m?
."> A voitni’. man In northeast Georgia
wants to Ih- a detective. What corps
should he join?
1. W- l ax- no special recl|»e for making
cld.-r win. W<- request some reader to
furnish ..ne at —nee tor publication.
2. White Pekin.
3 No *...-< ill advantage.
I \V< do not know about p!< king ducks,
i Th-y mote ,a*ily i.at’-.l than ehlck
• • t t a half doz.-t' dm ks and a drake
t and t n thei.i loose on yottr premises
I uii.l i <-v t. ill not med to la* told how to
, in. r<- . . and they will vry nearly take
.ate f ’h. ~| lx. *. P is better Io place
the << s to;- hatching under a large sized
Bral-m , i.en. it piaetieable.
Ut to t’hi.-f Arthur Connolly, At
lam . tor udvi.-e, jit losing a self-ad
lr. -I, pt.-pat-d envelope.
Cabbage Root Fungus. -
X B M.-rk, .1-lfer on. Ga. U ill yon be
so l.inl IS 1.1 tell -lie what 1* the matter
with tn* collards and cabbage. I set them
<> t ...-id ttl.-x .-.-nt to HO Well for several
da* until till* began to grow nicely and
, ali at .. -.- tl- v b, can to die and on ex
a- cation I tind that the stalk lias rotted
■ »: even with ti:- ground. Will you teil
; wtiit rail it and remedy for It?
. . ,1,... .. • . tub root” we are not
able to -a* what it is, but it is the result
iff tl..- attack of onie species of fungus.
We - i e. t tlie ne-, *ity ol rotation as a
... of preventtou, there being no cure,
that cabbage and collards m. not
plant. I after th- same or after turnips.
Nut Grass.
p \v .1 Newton, Mi-S. Please find
I p,.-ii a p. • ini.-n of grass that is very
i tj.-ild- - or- —it my farm. I have found no
*..i to destroy it. nor my stock will not
, j. Pl.as- civ.- its name and can it be
t: -x.d :i it eotnes from the roots, also
front th.- seed, and are there any Stock
that will eat ft?
The si s.-nt Is tlu- so-called nut
gras . To name it is probably sutllcient,
as everybody lias heard of nut grass, one
of the gi-.atest pests in the south. We
know of no si>.-citic treatment that will
promptly and absolutely exterminate it.
Constant digging of it out and destroying
It will, of course, rid a farm of it; but
when* extensive areas are thickly set with
it this plan would b— manifestly impraeti
. abl. . The best .-ours.- to pursue is to crop
til- land very heavily! and persistently
xxith some crop that will furnish a dense
shade through the summer. For this pur-
we knew nothing that to "pmi to
cow peas. Sow early in the season one
and one-half bushels of peas per acre.
When in full bloom cut the vines and cure
into hay. Then sow in peas again, and
again make itay, or turn under. In Oc
tober sow in oats, fertilizing and seeding
heavily. When oats are ready cut them,
and sow it. peas again. We suggest that a
large flock of sheep might possibly destroy
the pest.
Warts.
Mr. Joel I. F.. Linton. Ga., writes that
the way to drive a wart away Is to "change
the name of the animal to Filley," and
liave every one to understand that the
change lias been made and the animal must
not Ih- called by any other name. He. says
the wart will disappear In a few mouths.
We give the receiptC.’t not because we have
the slightest confidence in It. but to ex
press our astonishment at such supersti
tion. It is surprising that men are to be
found who firmly believe in such quackery,
and yet are sensible men in other respects.
Now- the proof relied on is that the wart
will "go away in three or four months."
But the fact is that most warts go away
in a comparatively short time without any
treatment whatever. But the reeipe is
really too ridiculous to discuss.
About Silos.
Sigma of S. C.—ln the last Issue
of the W. < . von c'ose your article on
“Silos ami Silige" by offering to give more
detailed inlerniation, etc. Now. my littli*
faim has about eight acres. I keep only
three cows and one horse. 1 expect io keep
four cows, and shall have sev, ral calves on
hand. You say a silo 12x12x24 feet d> P
will feed sixteen cows six months. 1 should
si j pose a silo XxX and 16 feet deep would
feed four cows six months. Will it pay to
corstruct such a silo? What would be the
approximate cost? is there on tile market
a good separator at a price which one
could afford to pay w ho keeps only four or
live average cows?
You would probably find that It will pay
even to construct a silo FzHxlH; but 1 sug
gest that you will probably he so pleased
wit it tile results that you will lie likely to
wish to increase the bumlier of your cows.
The smaller the silo, the greater will tie
the proportionate cost, as w-ll as the
greater the loss from over-fermenting at
the sides, corners and top. Sixteen feet is
rather a shallow pit, and yet a pit SxS would
require not less titan ten or twelve cows to
consume the silage fast enough to prevent
it spoiling. Tlie size you propose would
hold something less than one-fourth as
much as one 12x12x24. The cost of tin;
smaller size would probably be fifty to
seventy-five dollars, depending mainly on
the cost of material. The studding would
liave to be not less than 2xX and 12 inches
apart from center to center. The siding on
the weather side may lie of any cheap
material that will simply keep out the
rain. Tile inside must lie one thickness ol
surfaced inch boards, one layer of tarred
paper, and tin n finished with dressed and
matched ceiling, running up and down. The
floor may lie of simple rammed clay and
gravel, such material as makes a good
roidbed. Send to Hoard’s 1 lalryman. Fort
Atkinson, Wls., lor a copy of Woll’s Book
on Silos. It gives every detail, with draw
ings and estimates. Tlie Del.aval Separator
Co., No. 71 Cortlandt street. New York, sells
an excellent hand separator at sl<h> that
would lie amply sufficient for eight or ten
eows. XVe use a somewhat larger size—tlie
Baby No. 2. and could not do xvitliout it.
Silos and Silage.
J. M. Jackson, Talladega. Ala. 1. While
til. suhjeeb of sila: .- is before us, let me
ask a quesUon: Suppos*- I build a do to
hold fifty #t. and expect to feed it in UW
days, using- one-fourth of a ton r day.
Allowing forty pounds to tlie eulii.- foot, it
would I.e necessary to liave silo 10x12 and
a little over 2'i f'-et deep; and us.ng off
tlie top Bflo pounds a day would consume
only a little over one in.-h per day over
tlie entire surface. W ould not tlie removal
of so small a quantity per .lay cause tie
silage to sour.’ if so, whu is file preven
tive?
J. A great many farm: (which arc mostly
of red land) produce ten to fifteen bushels
of corn or 125 to 200 pounds of lint cotton
p.-r aen—without fertilizers Now, some
nu n never have enough eash cu li tnd to
pay other expenses and buy fertilizers too;
hut have always got plenty of seed peas,
horses and plows, and could buy a i'lan.-t,
Jr., cultivator. In sucli case, could we, by
a tliree-year rotation of oats, cotton and
corn, with peas after oats and corn, bring
up tin- land in five or six years to produce,
without using’ any bought fetdiz.-rs, thirty
Io forty bushels of grain or 30*' to 4'4)
pounds of lint cotton per a.-r.-? Neighbors
say yes. Is it a fact, or mer, assumption'.’
3. Can a Planet, .ir., cultivator 1.-’ rt li.-d
ci. to thoroughly cultivate the corn and
cotton cr >!>, if tile land lias been previou ly
w.-ll prefiared and the crop harrow. <1 over
a time or two while young, as you so often
re. onnnend ?
4. What implement do yon advise us to
use in betiding land?
1. If only one inch in .1.-ptii of tlie silage
be fed each day. it would certainly si ill
to a large extent. There is no practical
remedy except to f- I it faster, 1. e.. have
mure stock, l-'ur «-.» h full-grown head of
i-at'.lv fed ITorn th* silo, there -ho-.dd be
an exposed surfa ■— ar.-a In th*- silo pit of
about four square feet. So, then, a pit
11X12 feet squaie l;’i> square feet would re
.piire ni-uut twenty live to thirty ii*-ad of
cattle to consume the silage fast enough
to prevent it from spoiling.
2. I’nder r.-asutial ix favorable conditions
and management, w. think tlie result men
tioned might lie r-nelied. It would require
a very careful hu banding of the stable
and cow manure and other nianuriai re
sources of file farm, all pea vines made
into hay and fed to stock on tlie farm, no
hay or grain to lie sold off. or, it so, ferti
lizers to lie purclias-d with the returns.
W<- think it would be easier to reach tlie
amount of cotton suggested than the yield
ol corn suggested. But, why not buy fer
tilizers, if you bitv anything? Fertilizers
yield a good return, even at present low
prices of products. Fertilize at least the
cotton and peas, certainly tlie peas, and
top dress tlie oats.
3. Yes.
4. Lund already vx. It broken and harrow
ed may be "bedded up’’ with t’lark's re
versible harrow.
Plowing Coin or Cotton Deep.
F J. Hmitii. Vinson. < la. 1. Will it injure
.otton or e.un to plow deep midway be
tween tlie rows?
2. Please give advice when to cut and
bow to cure and save pea vines.
3. Where can I get, and what is the price
of the Plam t, Ji . . ultivator?
4. Can it I.e used in rooty ground and
around big slumps, or on land where last
year’s corn stalk were left on the ground?
1. Yes, more or less.
2. See article on tlds subject elsewhere In
tliis issue
3. Southern Farm Tool Company, Atlanta.
Ga.: $7 to ss.
4. N-t so well, nor will anything else that
we ever saw.
"Subscriber," Powers. Ala . does not sign
bis name, lint wwill depart from our rule
so far as to sax that we have published a
treatment for fistula and withers twice tliis
"A Subcrib.r,” Millerton, La., signs no
name to bls letter, and it goes to the waste
basket, a* per rule.
Wet Bottom.
A. B. C., Mecca, Ga—l. 1 am a farmer;
live about twenty miles northeast <>f Grif
fin, Ga., in Campbell county. My intention
is to farm on tlie extensive plan; liave bail
very good success on tlie common plan.
But the thing I want to know is about sub
soiling. I liave some low bottom iand; has
1. . n cleared probably fifty years. ’I he
soli is sandy Irani, with a mixti re of blue
and yellow clay sidisoil. in winter tins
top soil beeonn s tough and < oni| a< t. water
standing on top of it. I have it I lirly well
.trained, l.ut water will not sit k. Now.
shall 1 liny a sub-soil plow and break this
to tlie depth of fifteen or eighteen inches,
or not?
2. Tell me how to prepare this land to
raise clover or grass su eessfully.
1. We cannot give explicit advice without
a better understanding of the mechanical
condition and topography of tin* soil. You
say you "have it fairly v.a ii drained, but
water will not sink,’’ which suggests that
the draining is not as thoroughly done as
it might lie. Y’ou should bo the best judge
of the treatment necessary to accomplish
your purpose finer you arc familiar with
the behavior of the particular soil. W"
have seen soils—saw such a one a few
weeks ago—that “sucked up” the water
Irnm below like a sponge, and all efforts at
draining by ditches had proved abortive.
It would not be an expensive experiment
to buy and use a sub-soil plow and see if
it will remedy the difllculty.
2. Such a soil would lie fine for red top
grass, but not for clover. Y’ou have only
to get the soil in good, mellow condition in
September or October and sow two and a
half bushels of red top grass seed on it.
Sow on a freshly harrowed .surface, ami do
not harrow or otherwise cover the seeds.
J. I). M. K., Bellevue. S. <’.—l. Will it pay
to let our renters sow peas on our stubble
lands and give them the peavine hay free,
in order to get the roots on land?
2. If peavines arc left on land to bo
plowed in for manure, when should they
be turned to get the pest results.
1. XVe think not, nor is there any reason
why a renter should, receive the whole
crop for the labor of sowing and harvest
ing.
2. The best time to plow under peavines
is not to plow them under at all. It is ex
tremely bad farming to grow a crop of
peavinea—food, and then convert them
back into soil. In other words, the hay
will bo worth much more as food than as
a fertilizer. Moreover, if the hay be fed to
cattle and ttte manure from the cattle be
carefully saved, the latter will return at
least 80 per cent of the value of the pea
vines (as a fertilizer) to the land. But if
you do not make hay of tlie cowpea vines
the next best plan Is to let the peas ripen
and pasture them off or pick them and
turn under the stubble. However, if you
are resolved to turn under tho green
vines the proper time is when tht peas
arc forming rapidly and the vines are
at their most luxuriant stage.
Bladder Stone for Sale.
Mr. G. W. Thomas. Locust, N. C.. has
a “gravel stone" for sale and asks for
bids. He says it is aliotit the size of a
"Neck rock," shines like glass, is nearly
round and is a beauty. He took it himself
from a hog’s bladder.
To "Magnolia," Magnolia. Ala.—Write
to Moore Bros., care of Country Gentle
man, Albany, N. Y’., for their special treat
ment for such cases, inclosing paid ad
dressed envelopes.
To G. I*. T>., Newton, Miss.—Write to
Loring Brown, Bolingbroke, Ga., enclos
ing prepaid, addressed envelope, and ask
him to ncomfllend the best journal for
your purpose.
H. w. Wager, Hunger. N. C.— l have
some pigs about two months old. They
tiro not weaned, but cat heart v; have
small, hard lumps nil over them; have
be. n feeding corn. Please give cause and
remedy.
. Which is the best stock of hogs to raise
for family pork?
Which is the best pea for sowing on
thin upland?
What Is the best thing to put up with
leaves, cobs and stable manure to rot
them?
1. It Is probably a skin disease called
eczema: but your description is not very
detailed. Give each pig a tablespoonful
(level) of Epsom salts. When It works
well follow with a tablespoonful of sulphur
once a day for a week. Rub on the skin
an ointment of ounce of oxide of zinc
and two ounces of vaseline.
2. We prefer Black Essex.
3 Whippoorwill or speckled.
4.Airslaked lime; but you cannot afford
to buy lime to rot leaves and cobs. Mix
tho leaves with the stable manure and af
ter a few months pile in heaps.
Cabbage Worms.
A”. C. Stafford. Sevierville, Tenn.—What
is your remedy for killing cabbage worm-?
(The first page of your letter was mis
laid in the business office and did not reach
u«>. By ret lirum. also called dnlmatlan, and
California buhaeh powder are the best
remedies for cabbage caterpillars. Mix
one pound with four or live pounds of flour
and apply ft carefully to every part of the
Infected plant bythe means of the belloxvs
usually sold with each box of the powder.
Tin- remedy Is perfectly safe and harm
less to the human being.
Farm Contracts.
“A Farmer.” Cohutta, Ga. There Is a
plan of renting farm for halves, the land
lord furnishing the land, stock and tools
to xx- o! k with and the tenant to prepare
land .cultivate crops and harvest the same
In th.- best possible manner to obtain best
results.
Tho aliove Is the outline of the plan as
I understand It. so far al! right, but I
wish to get your Idea of what Is just nnd
equitable between landlord and tenant
about furnishing seed. Should the land
lord furnish all the seed or should each
furnish half? .
of corn that is a small matter, nut
wheat, oafs, clover, a’'l forth t. o
cost I* considerable. Should not the ten
ant gather corn, fodder and save it just
the same as anv other crop? The fem Ing
of the land to be kept bv the tenant also.
Ml th.-e tiling* rtiouli! 1h» fully un.lei—
stood by both parties to the contract at
the outset. ...
Would tt bo more profits! .e to rent Inn*!
to a tenant Who can furnish ! t own sto _K.
tho landlord receiving one tlir d of the
crop, or bx- the halves-, as .above?
On account of Inability to lo .k after hired
bands I will bo compelled to adopt some
such plan .and a clear cut. concise, equit
able plan for both parties Is what I want
We would cheerfully answer the above
question In detail, but It is Impracticable
to do so without n pretty thorough knowl
edge of the character Os tho hind. Its pro
ductiveness. ease or difficulty of cultivation,
etc. It Is manifest that the poorer or
more unproductive the land I*' the greater
should be tho share of the labor, r or ten
ant; or the more the concessions that must
be made to the laborer. '’n a ri Ii and
easily cultivated soil and where t’e cost
of cleaning up nnd preparing the ground
1 at a minimum, the laborer or tenant
would be and ought to be content with a
smaller proportion of the crop. This is
equivalent to saying that the best quality
of land and the farm that affords th* best
natural facilities for c.ultlvation should
command the higher rent.
Every farmer should make these esti
mates for himself, for no one can do It
for him without a familiar knowledge of
the conditions Involved. There are very
considerable differences bctxxeen tlie qual
ities of different Individual laborers and
tenants wliich should be taken Into ac
count. We confess that we are not able
to give a "concise, clear cut, equitable
plan” without any knowledge whatever of
tho land to be cultivated, the tools to be
ns.-.1. the quality of work, stock, conven
ience to market, etc. Any suggested plan,
under circumstances, would be little bet
ter than guess work. One basis principle
may be laid down and a smart, industrious
laborer, assisted to some extent by his
wife, should have at lea- t substantial so ul
and clothing for themselves and an aver
age number of dependent children, as a.
return for the faithful labors of one year
and a lilt!* money to pax for medical at
tention, pay his preacher, etc. On poor
land he could hardly accomplish that much
and leave anything for the landlord If
that lanu is not* worth rent, :■ ■* it
will return no more than enough to bare
lj sustain the laborer.
Japanese Wineberry.
W. F. White. Avilla. N. <’.-!. How Is
the Japanese wfneberrx- propagated?
('an th* scupernong grape bo propagated
by cuttings like other grapes?
1. We do not know, but think that the
Japanese wineberry Is propagated by root
ing the tips of the canes. We have them
growing, but no desire to propagate them,
as they are of little value.
2. Not easy to propagate settppernong
vines by cuttings like other grapes. It is
usually done very successfully, by "layer
ing.” and now Is the time to do it.
To C*. C. Pace, Winona, Miss.—Ford's
early Is a standard early melon in the
north. Apply to any northern seed dealer,
say Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. But we
advise you in advance that it will not give
you satisfaction, as it has but one good
quality, viz: earliness. We have never
seen an early variety of melon (water) that
was excellent in any other respect. Early
watermelons of good size and good general
qualities can only be secured by getting
an early start with the jilants. of an ap
proved variety. The Augusta rattlesnake
melon is somewhat earlier than other large
varieties, l.ut not much.
One-Sided Foot in Mule.
A. W. E., Weston, Ga.—l liave a mule,
three years old; her hind hoofs are growing
one-sided, running them down on the inside
like a iierson runs down a shoe. I’lease
say what I shall do to stop it and get them
straight; has never been shod.
Tlie defect may be remedied by intelli
gent shoeing. Shorten the outer side of
the hoof at each shoeing and let the in
side leg of the shoe be thicker than the
other, or you can put a piece of hard
leather between the shoe and hoof on tlie
inner sides. Do this each time tho mule
is shod and the hoofs will gradually
straighten up.
Building a Silo.
C. H. King, Murfreesboro, Tenn.— As I
Highest of ali in Leavening Power.—Latest U.S. Gov’t Report
AT WHOLESALE BY THE TRADE GENERALLY.
wish to build a silo will you at an early
date give the best praeti al plan for build
ing a silo above (round? Give size of tim-
Iwrs for same. etc. Wl;ether to feed from
toji or side door; if partitions are neces
sary.
It would not be practicable to give de
tailed instructions for buildin'-' a silo in a
short newspaper reply. Send to Silver
Manufacturing Company-. Salem, ( bio, for
"Wall's Book on Silage.” which will give
drawings and complete details.
Rye in Cotton.
A. F R.—You will please inform me
through The Constitution as to whether it
will injure cotton to sow rye i i it in Jul".
Is it too soon to sow it in cotton or not?
Will it be in my way In picking It out?
Does it make a good pastor, in winter or
not? Please answer soon a* you can.
It would not injure the otton to sow rye
tn it the latt'T part of Juir. as the rye
would make very little growth, even if it
should survive. We would advise you to
wait until the latter part of August, or
early in September, to sow tl.e rye. It will
make a fair pasture in winter on good land.
It will not l>c in tl.e way of pi king eoltou.
C. R., Negre.-t, I.a —On* of my neighlxir -'
has a nmle colt, two y.oil. that I .*
been affecte.l with a sw. il.ua of tie- 1.-- -.
principally in the knee joint.-; has been o
for al.out nine months. To .-online him in
a stable make , him worse, thou ii ex.-r. i,-..-
relieves tin veiling orc always
gets worse before rains .<■ 1 during '■ t I
weather. Th.' welling in hi- kne* * were
very hard and is sore to the toiirli: has
been treat* ! with liuir.'vnts. Hut they ga e
no relief Pl . ■ . ■ ; .
It is probably a case of rheumatism.
Make an ointment of on* ounce of can
tharides and t' r*e cam . * of lard and rub
the swollen Joints; rep. a* • three days if
necessary. Give halt <»::■: !os*s of salt
peter three times a day f three or four
days. Then give t*xo t ■ spoonfuls of
wine of eolchieum thr. - ti. >*s a day. Keep
In a warm place in coo! we ither, and dry.
W. J. Neville, Rabun Gap, Ga. -Will you
answer tin fol i<•: an old
subscriber . 1 Is it ag ." :-t In- law for a
man to make a tlii g r I own use and
not to sell that iias I* • a p t. nt*d. Th. i s
has been an agent • Ti: rights to build
wir* fences in <>:ir < n.iuunity.
Certainly it would 1., a violation of th*
patent laws for a man to ”m:;ke a thing
that has b. < n pat- iited lor h own us* and
not to sell.” It would b* a Violation of the I
law for one to < linr . buy, sell or |
use as a gift a pat.-nt' I article uni. ■ s by I
the consent us tin own*r of th* puteut.
Muck.
YV. W. Abbott, Is'.ut. tta. Fla.-Wil] you
pleas* give m* . <.m<- information in regard
to river muck as a f.-rt : for vegetables,
such as cabbage, strawb. rri. s an i toma
toes. What should be mixed with the
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is worth and’the’i.rz.'S will be paid promptly by check on Atlanta.
If vou Irix. not alrea.lv -in agent’s outfit send for one. X\e furnish sample *opl*S
and bl ink *tntfon -rx- fr.‘ The time is short; the news of the p. riod covered by
the contest will l.e ot‘greatest int. r.-st. and we want you to go to work. It is possible
for you to make 51 '' besides your commission and what you may secure on your
anesses in the s2.(**o contest.
Conte into the race and help us and help vourself. Every agent has th* same
showing in his own section, and if he surpasses all in the other sections he Is sure
to get a higher prize. o
The Atlanta Constitution
j muck and in what proportion to get best
results.
Muck itself contains only a small quan
-1 t : ty of plant foo l and cannot be converted
! into a fertilizer by any practicable process*.
• Its chief value is due to its < ontents of
, vegetable matter. If dug up in the fall,
1 placed m heaps and allowed to become dry,
lit makes a good material for littering
1 stalls in stables. It also makes a good
In I'.-rial for *ov*rir.g seeds that do not
come up well when planted on stiff,
| baking -oils. As a rule we do not think It
' pays to handle muck.
Shredding Machine for Corn.
I To G. S. Gilchrist. Bullard, Tex.—Them
I are several machines for shredding dry,
cured corn stalks, viz: Keystone shredder.
Keystone Manufacturing Company, Ster
‘ ling. III.; A. W. Stevens A Son, Auburn,
New York. YVe have used the former with
satisfaction.
Wire Fence'and Lightning.
To .1. A. Joiner, San S.ba. Tex.—“A p*r
f. ■ t i.' ‘.work of wire fence’’ would not causa
a deficiency of rainfall by "conducting the
' eictricity away.” it would have no effect
w hatever. Rain is not caused by electrici
ty, but the latter as well as rajn, is one
of the r< -tilts of certain conditions of the
at mosphere.
To J. H. 0., Algary. S. C.—Y’ou can get
the trees desired of I’. J. Rerckmans,
Augusta. Ga.
Timothy Grass.
. .. Mtes.- The
grass sent .3 timothy, or phleutn protense,
the dai.d .rd hay grass of the north and
as a valuable
1 ■' ' nd is sown only for hay.
It is no sense a pest.
William Watt. Double Sink, Fla.—l notice
a v.-ry valuable and instructive article in
your ;a; r of June !9th on "Insects in
Store.! Gr.cn,” and would like to ask would
Ihe vola'C. futr .- of bisulphide of carbon
do any injery to th* hors- s, as many farm
eis 'aid th.- Sable- by the -ides of the:r
cribs, and n any cribs are not boarded up
on t I.e side where the stable is?
bisuip.h ie of c ;-|h>; .s certainly a poison
ous liquid, and tlie vapor is also poisonous.
It is this property that makes it effective
in destroying insects, etc; but there would
: be no dang, r to horses and mules in a
stable a<!. lining to the corn crib in which
! the liquid is employed for destroying
xv. < x- Is, unl. s the stable were practically
air-tight. The mere smelling of the vapor
• tld cause no appreciable <hdet*r;on* ef
fect. It is the br. athing of the air satur
ated with th* sulphide vapor that is de
structive to life, jf the crdi is not itself
pretty close, or nearly air-tight, the sul
phide would not prove- effective in destroy
ing the weevils, unless used quite freely.