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FARMS AND FARMERS
Cotton Area Convention.
Wh wish that the convention* that are
*>>on to awu-mhlo at aeveral different points
in thw south for tho purpose of bringing
about a reduction in the area of cotton this
apring may su<ovl In their efforts.
While w* conf.ws to but little confidence
In th., practical results of nier.* resolutions
to n-<lu«'e area, and do not believe any ma
teria! induction has ever l>eeti accomplished
by men. agreement, or resolution, yet very
much good may indirectly result from these
ci.iiventions. Mu hav.i no doubt that a
majority, at least, of those who attend the
conventions and pledge thems. lies to re
duc* their acreage tn cotton do. In good
faith, carry such pledges into effect, and
that they faithfully endeavor to induce
fn« ir constltwnts l<> follow their example.
Doubtless many of th* rank and file—the
million of fiu'mers who do not go to the
conventions&algpr fail Into Him and in a
spirit of self-denial and patriotism, cut
down their cotton areas, in accordum-w with
the convention resolutions. In tills way a
few thousand farmers actually fall Into
line and aid In the effort to curtail produc
tion by carrying out th., vicarious pledges
of the convention. But if ten thousand
farmers reduco their area by. say an aver
age of M' |*:r coni, while twenty thousand
iia-rms* their acreage by an average of-■ •
per .viit. It would s.ietn that no good would
result. It does appear that way on the
mere statement of the j.n>|*>sltioii. Hut in
actual practice there will lie a som. ntiai
different i.sulf, which Is thus explained:
TTioso fanners who reduco their nr< ar
would <if they a. t m nsihlyf throw out the
po<>r» r or less productive acres, and so in
creasa the yield per acre on th* reduced
area. ,<»n the otter hand those who think
they will "make , Jack” by increasing tli-lr
acreage must of necessity as a rule take
Imo cultivation outlying old fields not be-
T..r« considered worthy of cultivation, with
the • ffcct of reducing the average acreage
yield. Moreover, those who r<*tuc« their
I acre-.gw and throw out th., least productive
I P.-hls will also. If they ml sensibly, con-
I central* the fertilizing on the smaller ar. a,
j and thus secure a larger yield per acre at a
; smaller cost tier i-.un.l of cotton. On the
oth« h.ind the others who puriH.se to In
crease acreage and take in some old fields,
will Just as unsensibly attempt to make th*
same amount of guano tor even less> go
ov.-r the largely Increased area; with the
effect to Increase the output in bales of
cotton, but at a greater cost per pound.
What the effect would Im on the aggre
gate <x>tton production would depend on the
relative number on each rid* of the ques- -
tlon of pr.ictic,*. If n<> change result.*! in |
the aggregate number of b.u<s produce! it
QUESTIONS FROM FARMERS
The Agricultural Editor Answers Queries on
| Subjects of Interest to Farmers.
<ros«i»K Two Kinds o» lotion.
J. W. I'tomey. Monterey, Ala.—Can you
or Fi»tn« of th* writer* of the farm depart
ment t*ll how* many years It takes to <-ro-.-
two widely different vari<ti<s of cotton by
mixing th* *eed equal and dropping them,
j or can It be done?
What Ims become of The Constitution
| more* curious to learn what has In-com* of
! th* s.'<•'. as I have seen nor heard nothing
; of it sit.ee last fall.
It would require a long but indefinite pe
j rlod to produce a variety of uniform < har-
I a- tertslh s by merely planting th" M-eds of
' two very d.sshnilar varieties. Indeed, w*
do not believe it could is* accomplished nt
all In that way. Two v:»ri«-tle> of cotton
growing side by side very readily < ro-*
fertilize with each oth< r; that is to say,
more or less of tho flowers on the plants
of each variety will b* fertlllz.-d by poll, n
from flower* on the other variety, and thus
pr.sluci- a cross. But a large majority of
t‘i* flowers will become self-fertllfzi-«l, i e.,
th* stigmas will be fertilize.! by the isdlen
from the anti* rs of th* same flowers. If
th., seed be saved at random tutd planted
n.xt year It Is manifest that a portion of
the plants of th* second year will be half
t>ro*ds. <.r crosses, while tho greater por
tion Wil! !"• «<f th* same type of the original
two varieties. When the crop commences
to flow-r and fruit some of th.- It ilf-I.r. eds
| will cross with on.- of th* original varleti. s,
producing three-quarter-breeds; some will
I"' i-eU-fortilized and wil! remain half
breeds. Next year some t iire.-quart.-r
--br.-*.is will cross with half-breeds, some
with th." original, and so on. a.l Infinitum.
Th* proi»*r, praetl.'al way to sc. tire n.-w
types. <»r varieties, is by careful selection
of tho best stalks that are alik. T:i<* -ei
entltlc mod. —but not difficult- is to cre.ss
f.-rtlllz« by hand, as .'<>'» would cross
i one variety of .-..m on another, by
! k. '-ping th* young shoot of one stalk cov
j *r*d with a i>a|..T big until the ailk comes
j forth and then shake ov«r the fresh and
1 unf. rtiiiz.-d silk ;i fresh, “ripe” tassle from
I th* other variety.
Th- cotton it. wer Is d'ff-rent from th*
( corn flow-r in the fact t.'i .t th.- male and
f.snale organs of the former are contained
i In th* same flower. The m.ile organs, or
i nntn.rs, which ar* th., little p.dl.4s, or
noduhet. < lust, ring around tin- . enter of
the flow-r, must be carefully tetnov-d from
i a flow.*- the d.ty I*, tor.- ’ Will be fully
opoti. and th- whole flow.-r immediately and
I <!-. !■. covered with a paper b««. N. xt
morning about t* to 11 o’cio'k. pluck a ri|*s
freshly opened flower from the variety you
wish to cross from, ami gently rub its
m le organ-! over th" uj.p—r part of the <-«-t>-
tral column of the first plant (tit* Camalo
‘ organ, or stigma). Tin ti e<»v-r th- flower
with tho bag. let It remain a day of two.
j <uxl th-ti rexnove it. If tb.e young boll
•’-ti ks" nnd th<» <»n has t» -n care-
fully performed, that boll -will b" tlie prod
uct of a perfect cross, and its s-.-l should
Is- taaved and planted th* n.xt year.
But even with this plan no very definite
! result* will follow the next year. We
liav* had four or five different types of
cotton, out of a dozen plants all of which
ram* from th« seed of a single boll The
s.-.-..nd year’s planting inust be s*l* ted
stalk by stalk, several blooms bagged to
pr-vent further crossing from other plants
find th* pro. «-ss repeated year /tfter year
uat I a deliidto utsiform type, with desira
ble qualities, shall be th- result. It Is no
easy matt- r to devel.q. or originate by this
| method a fixed type that will always com*
. true. Forth* average farmer It is advisable
tn buy or otln-rwts* procure a good variety
j and keep it up to its origin. d statnlarei and
I ev-n improve upon It. by c.-ir-ful annual
' s. I«-* lion of the seed for the Iw-st stalks.
' as we have m—re than olice advised ami
■ described.
< etery Culture.
To W":lll.un Brice. Fort Nerossity, Ta.--
W- hav* no experience In tho culture of
c-lery. but ar- mor® or I. ss f uniiiar with
i th.- g-nernl requirements. Better send 30
Ic -nts to orang.* Judd <’<•.. New York. . Y..
for a copy of Greiner's “Celery for Trofit.”
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1897.
is probable that th* average cost of pro
duction iht |H>und of cotton would remain
about tlm same. But the farmers who re
duc'd area and concentrated work anil fer
tilizers on the smaller area, while they
have produced a smaller number of bales ol
cotton, have also produced them at a con
siderably smaller cost per |K>und. Os course
sia li farmers find themselves at the close of
the season In much better siiape. <m the
other han.l the other farmers who have ex
tended their cotton area, wile harvesting
an iiHTeasci numb, r of bales, find that
their cotton has cost more per pound. More
over. they are short on corn, potato, s. peas
and other supply ciups and must go into the
market and buy.
The effect of such a resultthis new ex
perience gained by a farmer who reduced
area ami r.iiuee.t cost of production, aul«*<l
by his observation of the condition of the
farmer who inereaaed area and inercaseil
cost of production, cannot be otherwise
than salutary and In highly beneficial. Af
ter such a personal exisTience, and with
ol.servation of the eondition of his neigh
bor w ho pursue! an opposite ixillcy. a farm
er who -hall again venture into the unwise
!>o'iey of largo area and higher cost of pro
duct, might l>.< liketwd to the “sow that re
turns t<> its mire.” If ho is wise an«i senst
ble enough to adopt the j.olk y that has
proven a huc< css he should hold on to his
wisdom and sens* and adhere to th* same
plan in future, lie has everything to en
tourage him to pursue this course—his own
ex|H rlenee, his fr.-e.lorn from worry and
embarrassment. Ids full cribs and smoke
house. and on the other hand the failure
of his neighbor, his embarrassed condi
tion, his .l. j.'. tion and desiM.ndeiiey.
\V.< have Often endeavored to show that
the cost of cotton production In any Igven
f .rtn varies invert, ly is the yield per acre.
That Is the small, r the yield per acre the
greater th.- cost per pound of cotton, and
contra; th., greater the yield per acre, the
less the cost per pound. It Is a general
rule and as su.-h lias an occasional excep
tion. Its general correctness Is illustrated
on the farm of every man who has ear. tul
ly kept account of expciis. s, the outgoes
and income of an acre of cotton.
We have insisted that It is sound po’lcy
for a farmer to . ..neentrate Ills efforts di
rectly to r.aiuehtg cost of production. Ihe
cost of producing a bale of cotton is nteas
urat.ly within the < ontrol of the produe. rol
it. Th., price at which he must sell it l
ix-yond fits control or intlu. nee. To redtic.
cost lo* has only to sole, t the better acres
of the be t« r fiejds and thus necessarily re
duce ar.-a, and concentrate tits manures, his
labor and his . kill. If ho makes a smaller
num!" r of bales It. will cost him two or
thr.-n cents per JH.und less to malt* this
smaller number. So he Is all right, even it
Im be th.- only farmer who reduc, s area. If
verj body r.duc, s acr. ig«’. then ever, bod*
will get the sum* ixivantagc of producing at
snialiereost. while, also, in tha tease there
1 will 1... a large reduction In aggregate pro-
I ductloti and th., price will go up.
* H. J. KEDDINQ.
f ultlxntors and Other Improved Im
plements.
T F. Covington. Bertha, Ala.—l. What
kind of cultivator Is most practical for
corn mid cotton culture, th* sulky plow or
the walking plow, und what makes hav*
you found to b— most desired? Do you con
sider the harrotv a useful machine for dif
ferent farm -reps, if what make do you
recommend'? I am anxious to get ine best
and lot. st Improv-d tna< lilti-If it pays
at .ill to buy them giv- me all ll)formation
you can in regard to these machines.
2. M 11 300 pounds of high grad* mid
phosphate. 1 weiity-ltv- p.oimls of muriate
of laitash ami ten bush-is of cotton st ed
b- t weil-balattceil composition for corn
an.l e.dtoti per ttcre ou sandy pine land
1 til., imlii; d to rust <>r blight. Would you
put mote noiash. if so, how mm h?
1. W- hav* n-v-r used ti riding cultiva
tor mid know very little of them. I'or use
on small farms ami in the hand* of the
.larky vve rather think the walking . nlti
vators are t<> b- preferred. We have used,
with great s .tis:aetio i. the Dlan-t. Jr., cul
tivator or horse hoe. There are many
oth.rs, notably one made by B. I’. Avery
A Sons. J">ulsville. Ky., some of which
, nt iy bo as good, or even better, but vve
have not tried them. I consider the har
row an indispensable implement on a
farm. We have used 4'lark's Riverside
Cutaway harrow. Margin's Spading hat
row, among the disc or revolving blmle
typo®, mid like both, but • "i.eally the
first named. Ev in steel sectional harrow
is the smoothing harrow we have used.
i It is impracticable to tell you of .I'l the
It arrow and all about tlefr improved m.i
--i chinos in an answer to an Inquiry.
2. Two hundred j.oumls of high grade
add i'iio phate. twenty-five i'.mnds muri
ate of i».tash mid leu bushel:! of cotton
s< ..I would do very well lor cotton. Prob
ably thirty -five pounds of muriate wa uld
be better, as your land is "sandy, piny
woods sml." For corn we would use at
1. ast lifte.n bushels of cotton seed mid
not more than fifteen pounds of muriate
of potash. If you -an g-t It Just as Well
vv - would pr-ft r (for cotton) 110 pounds of
kainlt instead ot thirty-five pounds of
mux.ate.
Rice Culture.
| Is It not mt opportune moment for tho
farmers of this section to extend tlie cul
tivation of ri. e? Rico is a very nour
ishing and concent rati ve footl and Com
pare'S favorably with .my of the cereals,
it is not so well balanced as wheat and
f.>r that reason not as well suit'd for mt
exclusive breadstuff, but that circumstance
k- offset by the very notable advantages
it enjoys over tho greatest of th* cereals.
While tho ...st of preparation of the crude
rice from tlie field to the kitchen is con
siderable. it is not greater than wheat.
When it r. a. h. s the kitchen tho process
of cooking is more inexpensive.
Flour is now much higher than it was
one year ago. ami tills rise In price Is n
Serious matter to the farmer Speaking for
this suction of Georgia only. It is not
adapted to wheat, our soils are too thin
mid too deficient In phosphorus, ami II
w ill hardly be gainsayed that we < an never
rais<- wheat for the market against sec
tions of the country more favored in point
of geologic formation. The question, then,
in what <un we fine! an all-round substi
tute for wheat? Klee is now raised al
most exclusively on tho coast, but there
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Mention The Constitution.
are varieties of rice which bring good crops
on uplands, it adapts itself to a much
wider range of soil than wheat. Many
people are yet ignorant of the fact that
rice cun be raised successfully on up
land. H Is quickly matured and til tills
respect, resembles the Irish potato.
Os course, I understand that th* great
dlffculty in th* way of using it for food is to
get rid of the husk, for which special
machinery must 1.0 employed. However,
this is important for the first year, since it
would be a good start to raise seed enough
the first year for a larger crop, when ttie
size of tlie < rop would warrant. In the
meantime, enough could be beaten out for
family use in tlie old primitive way. The
expense of building should not be greater
tiian that ot grinding wheat, saj, one
eighth of the whole. Finally, in rice, wo
have a food more concentrated than that
In wheat, though not so well balanced, but
much easier of preparation atui Incom
paratively less expensive, the rice requiring
no Ingredient to reader it palatable, noth
ing but silt and water. Il n quires in the
cooking much less heat than cornl.re.id.
There Is no greater blessing to poor labor
ing p 'ople than < ornl.rcad, but it is a food
for the healthy and strong, while rice, by
its ease of digestion, is suited to the feel.lo
is well as to tile strong, to tlie convalescent
is well as to the laborer. In tael, it is
not only a substitute for wheat bread In
the way of light good food, but It is even
more easily digested than win at bread.
Now. as to the want of balanci , if Is
pot so ri< It in gluten as wheat, arul there
fore not as well adapted for use exclusively
as a breadstuff. Fortuntitely. however,
we have something to which our soils are
almost universally adapted, which, use,l In
varying |>roportions along with rice, will
establish tile proper balance in the ration,
namely, peas.
For tin so and many other reasons, why
should not tlie Georgia farmer extend
the cultivation of rice? 81I.V1US.
W* have never approved th* Idea that a
farmer should product, everything that
he ne<-ds on his own farm. The true rule
should he to produce thope things that he
consumes most largely, and to which his
farm and other conditions are best suited.
I'or instance, a farmer, as a rule, should
produce bls ]>rov< ho r of all kinds for his
live sto< k bacon and lard, fruits and vege
tables. milk and butler, etc. and many
farmers should produce a home supply of
wheat. Rice, however. Is not a very
much us-ed article of diet among farniers-r
--good "grits,” or small hominy, being gene
rally preferred. There are farmers, how
ever, who have one or more aer< , of I nd
that is especially adapted for rice rich,
moist, sandy loam- and such may find it
profitable to produce enough rice to sup
ply a deinandsttgar
ply a considerable local demand. We re
peat. that it is not sound policy for a
farmer to diversify to such an extent as to
divide his time and energh s and fritter
av.ay much of both. In the endeavor to
supply every possible, or even all the ordi
nary wants of his family.—(Editor.!
EDITOR.
I.rime Hors*.
T. B D., Sunset, I.a. -Your description
of the ease is not sufficiently clear to ena
ble us to say with any eoumh nee what
is the nature of tin' swelling. advise
jou to bath* it in hot waler, half hour at
a tlm*. three times a day. ind between
times keep It ( loss ly bandage I. Keep the
bandage on all night, but remove It when
she Is taken out for moibr.ite exercise,
giving the Joint a good hand-rubbing each
time after removing the bandage. She
should not l>e worked if lame.
l**aa and Corn.
W. H. Allison. Brevard N <’ I hav*
forty acres of red day land which I wish
to sow in peas. Will you advise me wiiat
kind of peas to sow and liow many to the
acre? Also, st itc your opiniot about mix
ing corn with the peas and h< w much.
We advise you to sow the I’nknown pea
at the rate of on - and one-fourth bush'ls
per acre--if broadcast—or one peek to the
aer*. If In three or four-foot rows. We
presume you alm to sow broadcast. If
you Intend the p< is for hay. we certainly
would not sow < orn with the peas. You
might very well sow one peek of German
millet on ea< h acre after sowing the peas
and harrow tn lightly. They ripen, or are
ready to cut for Imy, about th> . imtime.
Some sow tvo or ti.ree quilts of tally
amber sordnirn wti p. is. wi b the view
to holding up the p.alines. It you sow
millet with the peas It must • well fer
tilized. If your purpo-e is simply to im
prove the land, don't mix anything with tho
peas.
The Knrlicst Sweet Potatoes.
C. A. Norman. South Knoxville, Tenn.—
What is the earliest sw « t potato grown in
the southern stabs? l'l>as<- give me Its
n.itne and description and win re seed catl
be procured. By answering through the
farm department of Tho Constitution you
Will oblige gr-.ltlv.
We would gladly answer tlie above, but
fear that the gr, at numbe r of synonyms
among the fifty or more varh-Ths of sweet
potatoes would ri suit in contusion. Prob
ably the "White St. I lomingo” is the earli
est of the varieties that are productive,
but it Is of poor quality. The foliage is
"deep green, or idlvc, with purple veins,"
leaves round, xita.s purple, tubers large,
roundish with »l!|f skin and pale yellow
fl« sh. Hitt Me do not know who has them.
Mr. J. <I lrid<'water, Mt. .billet, Tenn.,
is a progressive grower of sw - t potatc,es
and could probably give y ou valuable Infor
mation.
Tobacco mid Iron Fencing.
C. E. B . Montgomery, Ala.—Tift Bros.,
Tifton. Ga.. tire experienced tobacco grow
ers. You do not say what sort of Iron
fencing, whether wire, c.ist iron or w rought
iron. Wrlto to ' Sltellabergcr.” Atlanta,
Ga.
*t rarigii-H— lit Hl*'in per.
Mrs. M. .1. Ellerbe, Cash's Depot. S. C
The condition of your horse is probably
du* to the dl.-temp r. For tie discharge
and cough, put one ounce of turpentine
Into a pail of boiling water and hold his
nose over the )>ail, eov- red around with a
blanket, so that he will be compelled to
Inhale the vapor for live minu.es or more,
and repeat several times a day Also pow
der and mix and divide Into twenty-four
doses, four onne- of <-opp< ras, four ounces
of saltpeter anil two ounces of mix Vomica,
one powd, r to be. given twice a day in u
bran mash.
Mr. J. J. Wood, of Columbus, Ga., writes
a t letter giving a detailed account of his
success as a fanner, during an experience
ot six years past, lie having been a con
federate soldier and only commenced farm
ing in IMO. Owing to tho criwihd state
of our columns we cannot give space to
the very long communication. He has been
successful in the cultivation of eassavoa,
and believes it will provo to boa good
hug crop. He has sent us a. few tubers
for planting for which he has our thanks.
Mr. Wood would be willing to send a few
tubers to any one who would lute to ex
periment with the plant, or exchange for
some good seed corn or cotton, or for a
registered Berkshire bore two it onths old.
I eriilizliig mi tppl* Orcliiird.
W. W. C., Blue Springs. Miss. 1 have
just planted an apple or< hard; also a J» ach
orchard. The appie arehard is on a hill
side with an easy slope to the south Hint
has be. 11 in pasture lor several years. It
iiad on it a tun light growth of sage. I
terraced and biddcd it last fall The soil
is very thin with a red clay subsoil, some
gravel. 1 want to Improve tin fertility'
of the ground and apply some fertilizers
directly to the trees if neces<ary. (It Would
it be better to sow it broadcast in peas
or plant it. rows? (2) What kt id and how
much fertilizer p r acre should be used?
(,'t) How und when should the lertilizeis be
applied, befon subsoiling or after.
(41 How much and what kind of
fertilizer Would be applied to each tree?
(5> Peaches are on som>* kind of land, but
mu<'h more fertile, (tit Would like to have
a reliable work on fruit culture.
You hav* made a mistake In planting
apple trees on a poor hillside, but I sup
pose you will have to make the most of
It. Apples require a deep, moist, rich,
heavy loam. Peaches do not require rich
soil.
(1) We prefer to plant th<> peas in three
nr three und one-half feet rows, fertiliz
ing them with 2ou to 30U pounds of acid
phosphate per acre. You might break tho
land (subsoiltngf, then lay off the rows in
Muxch or early April, scatter tho ferti-
lizer along the rows. List on the fur
rows und In latter part of April plant the
peas—unknown or Clay.
(2) By all means apply some fertilizer
directly around the trees. Mix up one-third
each of acid phosphate, kainlt and cot
ton meal and apply two pounds around
each tree* within u radius of two feet, and
work it with a fork.
(3) Answered under 1.
(4) Answered under 2.
(5) The same mixture will answer equal
ly well for the peach trees, using a little
less, say ono and one-half pounds to each
tree.
(tilt Send to Orange Judd Company. New
York, for a copy of Thomas’s Fruit Culture,
new edition, just published; J2.5U.
l-'ortniiln for Cotton.
D. G. C . Atheville. S. C (1) I have about
twelve acres of fresh land (original for
est! part has been in cultivation two years
and balance only' one. Thai which has
been in cultivation two years was planted
in cotton last year; that of one year
planted in corn. It is a dark, deep soil,
as rh h as any land in these parts. 1 want
to plant the whole in cotton this year.
Tell me what kind of fertilizer to use and
how much per acre. (2) 1 also have a fine
piece of land on which I have never been
able to raise a good crop of cotton. It
makes fine corn and grain. In which crops
it has been mainly planted for the last
ten years; is a dark, stiff land, rather
low and Hat; was planted in wheat and
oats last year, and part followed in peas.
\\ hat kind of fertilizer and how much per
acre?
1. Wc have so often published our formu
la for cotton that we fear tlie dose and
careful readers erf this department will
tire of seeing It in print. Mix together I.ooo*
pounds of acid phosphate, 100 poutiiis of
muriate of potash (or 4'K> pounds of kainlt)
a,nil 700 pounds of cotton s< ed meal. Pos
sibly your land may not require so much
potasfh. and possibly not so much cotton
meal. The formula is for average uplands.
Suppose you reduce the niur. ite by one
th.nl and the cotton meal by one-half.
Apply anywhere from 2< : 'J to 6W pounds to
tin; acre. On this land you might use any
high grade ammoniated goods to auvan
tage.
2. The second piece of land Is prolxibly
not suited to cotton, b Ing too damp and
cool. Yog would probably secure bi tier re
sults by planting on high beds, and using
only pho.-ph ite of lime (acid phosphate) as
a fertilizer. You do not state In wiiat par
ticular tho crop fails, whether from too
large and succulent a growth of weed, or
rot. or what. Also select a rather dwarf,
early variety ot cotton.
12\ 1 <‘riii ii>:it liik •lohnwon
To “A Subscriber." Birmingha.m. Ala
YVe cannot give from yiersonal experience
tho "most < ffeetual mode of ilistroying
Johnson grass.” Those who believe In this
grass do not generally agree In their modes.
Probably the most effective plan is the
following: <'omnu-ncing now It would be
more troublesome than at any time of the
year, as It would be impracticable to get
any other crop well started before the
Johnson grass would spring into vigorous
growth. B*tt*r wait until summer, in hot
weather In July ami August, turn over the
sod as di .-p (no diaper) its the roots go.
Harrow thoroughly, using preferably a
spring tooth harrow. Repeat tho harrowing
every two or three weeks, when the weath
er is <lrx’ and hot. In September sow in
oats, set'ding at the rate of three to four
bushels per acre, and fertilizing well. Next
June, aft.-r cutting off the oats, turn over
the stubble an I .-ow two bushels of cowpeas
to the acre, adding 2t*> pounds ot acid
pho-phate, and harrow in. In the f ill, after
moving the peavines for hay. turn under
and sow in oats again, as before, and fol
low flic oats with a late cro|> of corn or
p. as again, this time sowing In drills and
cultivating If there is a quicker way that
will not involve a large amount of labor,
w* do not know at. \V* have reference In
the above mode to land that has become
well soJded in the pest.
fiojn Benn inul Bllndn***.
W. S. Bm hanan. Delhi. La.—Many people
are under the impression that the sola bran
makes stock go blind. Do you know, or
hav.- you ever heard ot It doing so?
We have never heard such ' a charge
against -oja beans. The beans are a very
<•.■!,< entr it. d nitrogenous food ami It is
possible, when fol in undue quantities to
Weak-.yed animals that the effect might
),o deleterious. We do not believe it is
correct us stated.
Keeping Bacon.
Mr. G. A. Dougherty, Mont*. Ga.., wants
"some r* tder of The Constitutl xn ’ to tell
him "how to keep hairy worms out of
tmat, an I also kippers, and how to cure
it to keep well.”
We published answers to similar Irqu.rles
within the last month. Hut If any reader
has tny better method please rend it to our
correspondent or to us.
W indsuck Ing Horses.
F C J Centerville, N C.—l have n 41s
eased horse, known in our section as a wind
sucker. Pleas-e Insert this lin your farm
local to get best rorm-dy for such disease.
O.tr re uli*rs are welcome to give their
exporlenve. W* know of no euro lor wlnd-
Stlek’ing, no way to prevent it.
Fertilizer* for Gronnd Pen* on Sandy
M. G. Tltoimas. Fneetl. Ga. - What ’s the
bet’ fertilizer for ground peas on sandy
land?
Ground peas or peanuts require n sot!
with plenty of lime In it. or there will bo
many "pops.” They also require phosphoric
nod and potash in about equal quantities,
but little or no nitrogen. A mixture of equal
parts of tie: 1 phosphate ami kainlt. ?•»)
to 3uv pounds to the acre would be good.
a ills Hog.
/Mr. 1,. W. Hudgins writes an interesting
letter to tell about his big hog. but it Is too
loi'V for ou ' limited space. He has no means
of taking a picture of the hog or of weigh
ing it Vet aloe. it is a cross b< tween White
Ch' ter nnd Jersey Red, black <nd white
spott.sl. He (the hog) is "'nearly or quite
s, xen fe t from nose to end of ham. five
feet around the jowl, eight feet around the
bo>ly, two feet six inches across the back
and carries that size from the shotil ler to
ham. and three feet six Inches high, lie Is
str. ixht and active, lying down ajtd getting
up with eas*. etc. He Is two years and ten
months old. My opinion Is that lie -will
dres i l.otxt pounds, but some say h* will
go at li-xist 1.3o0." Mr. Hudgins says he
wishes s< ll "Dick." Here is a chance for a
Bide show man to get a live curiosity.
Pecnns—Sugar Can*.
C. B. Smith, Bellville. Ga.—l. Is then* any
pay In pecan culture?
2. How to ' ultivate them, fertilize them;
how long before tho trees will boar?
? Would It hurt to plant cotton among
them while they are young?
4. What fs a good fertilizer far sugar
cane?
5. Same for sea Island cotton?
1. We do not know, from either exporfetnc*
or observation. Many articles have been
p iblts-lie l advising tlie planting at pecan
groves and claiming that there Is a great
profit In their culture. But we think most
<»f these articles are written by men who
have piHxin trees to sell.
2. Plant, the trees (or nuts) about 40 feet
apart each way. on good, light, loamy soil.
Just as you would carefully plant shade
trees. Cultivate the field just as you would
tun apple or peach orchanl.
3. No. You may plant a peach’ tree be
tween every two pecan trees, and a row
of pi-aeh trees (or plums) betw.'.in each
paid of pecan rows If you like. The peach
trees will generally die of ago and worms
and neglii t before the pecans commence
to bear and may then be rcmovetT.
1. One-third each of acid phosphate, kal
- ami cotton meal.
5. Acid phosphate I.OSO pounds, kainlt 500
PARTIiROT BALM
Makes Childbirth Absolutely Painless
Its name tells its virtue. T’sed as di
rected. it relieves the pains of that critical
period of motherhood.
it never t*!?s to ameliorate, and often
abolishes all pain. By mail SI.OO. Address
Dr. 8. W. Price, I*. O. Box 652, Atlanta, Go.
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Mention The < wc.tltiiUon.
pounds, cotton meal SAO pounds would prob
ably give good re sults on sandy soil.
t'nppcr Hock.
R. M. Hooks, Cuba, Tenn.—l hav* a val
uable hors* mule four years old. He has
a swelling or enlargement on the point of
his hock joint behind. It is about twice
the natural size; rather loose. Jelly ilk-:
not sore; no humor; no lameness; seems to
be growing slowly. What is It? What will
n-ntove it?
From your description, we would say that
it Is what is called "copper hock.” or cap
ulet. whlclt is always caused by a bruise,
frequently from blows of a single tree
when pulling a wagon, ami sometimes from
kicking against some object. The first
thing to do when th* swelling first occurs
Is to rub It two or three times a day with
a solution of one-haif ounce of acetate of
lead in one quart of water. Do this for
two or Ihrt-e days and then n.b in one dram
of biniodlde of mercury and one and one
half ounces of lead; rub a little on once a
week ami continue for two or three months.
A Ilig Ti-.xn* Hog.
J. A. Landrum. Corulla, Tex.—l noticed
an article in a recent issue of The Con
stitution from some one who owned a hog
Weighing WI pounds. Now. that is :i
very good sized pig. but Texas can easily
lead in this as a hog raised by Mr. l_is
tarjette, in Roberson county, weighed 1.2'17
pounds. His nephew living at this place
traveled with the hog for some time, show
ing him at different points in the state.
Even at this great weight the hog was not
fat and his owner would not permit him to
get very fleshy, as he was then so hard to
induce to stand for hours at a time, as he
wished him to do when on exhibition. I i
am Informed by parties who know tho ‘
hog that tie could have been fattened so >
as to weigh from 150 to 3JO pounds more.
Sea Island Cotton.
"Subscriber.” Edisto island. S. ;
wishes to know how to “ent the growth” of
her Sea Island cotton plants about on* I
foot by using a special fertilizer. In reply
we would say that agricultural science has
not yet reached that exact “adaptation of
means to ends” ns to be able to reduce
the height of a plant by a given amount.
<>f course our correspondent knows that
Sea Island cotton naturally grows much
taller than the upland varieties, even when
growing side by side, and lias much longer
limbs and joint.-. On the seacoast this ten-
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CASH COTTON PRIZES
Given for the stalk of cotton having the largest number of open bolls
during the year 1897.
First Prizesloo.oo in Cash.
Second Prize 50.00 Cash.
Third Prize 25.00 in Cash.
These Prizes will be given to the person growing a stalk of cotton having the largest
number of open bolls tor the year 1597. The seed to be planted must be
TRUITT’S IMPROVED BIG BOLL COTTON SEED.
This cotton is pronounced by cotton experts to be the finest grown. It has been brought to the
very highest point of development and mav safely Le sail to i-e w tnot. t a peer in the w-r. 1.
It is a healthy cotton—it is very little affected by long dr. ught and ci n’int; us rams. The
1 sts son at it stands
perfection in a full, open boll. 0:1 upland as well as in bottom lands.
Mi. Geo. Truitt has made as manv as four bales of cotton, aver g ng 450 pm Is to the
acre in U'ing this seed. this enonnous yield was largely du- c: ■ : t , 1.
In order to widely dis-etninate Truitt’s New Improved Big 1 > • n. a ot cash
prizes are here offered to the persons growing stalks of cotton having t: larg -t number of
bolls upon it during the year 1597.
The contest will end December Ist. and the person grow mg a stalls I .-.-, mg the largest
number of bolls on it will receive Stoo..*>’in cash, the nest err'. ■ ' ■ ne
third largest number $25.00 in cash. These prizes are worth str g1- r.
The seed from which these stalks are to be grown, must be Truitt's New Improved Big
Poll Cotton Seed. They are for sale at Jl.oo per bushel. V.'tiling '• sf~n 1
sold. Send in vour order for one bushel or ’.lore seed, as there is < n;v a ... - v or
sale this seas. n. All stalks must be shipped to Ordinary of Troup comity, la' .11 . <• < rgia,
who will count the bolls.
»o GEO. W. TRUITT. LaGrange, Ga.
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THE CONSTITUTION.
Corn
is a vigorous feeder and re
sponds well to liberal fertiliza
tion. On corn lands the yield
increases and the soil improves
if properly treated with fer
tilizers containing not under
7% actual
Potash.
A trial of this plan costs but
little and is sure to lead to
profitable culture.
All about Potash—the results of its use by actual ex
periment i n the i.est farms in the United State*—*
told in a little l-..r.k which we publish and will g adv
cu.l tree to any fermer in Ament a who will write for iw
GERMAN KALI WOKK.s,
93 Nassau St., New York.
Mention Tho Constitution.
dency to grow tall Is Increased by th*
greater amount of rainfall an<l soil moist
ure, especially in dark, mucky soils.
These soils usually contain a largo
relati** jiercentage of nitrogen
(ammonia) an element that is known to
have the •■ffsct of Inducing a large devel
opment of "weed,” especi'lJly when mois
ture is abundant.
It Is a logical conclusion, then, nnd sus-
H •
a fertilizer f< rn'ti'p fw • *oH that is in-
*
•'weed" should contain a much ‘-mailer
quantity of nitrogen, or ammoni.t. Wo
therefore suggest that our cr.rresnondent
reduce the proportion ot cotton seed, or
ether nitrogenous Ingredient, say *»y one
third. or one-half. He migt t try for him
self different proportions anti note th* re
sult. But w* have natch faith in the pol
icy of careful selection of the plants that
are more stocky, -‘barter anti closer joint
ed. and saving the s.—d from them, and
thus originate a more Meal variety.
Ferrets.
Mrs. J IT. Weaver. Cullman. Ala., wants
to know th* t.tlt.rests ot some person or firm
of whom she can get a pair of ferrets—
white the color preferred. She thinks they
“wi'l be bi tter thin cats.” If any „n*
knows where they can be had, please writs
direct to her ;.s per altove.
Tanning- Coon Skins.
Subscriber. Weston. G t . wishes to know
what is the cheapest way to tan • oor, skins.
Will some one enlighten him?
White “Chalk Mud” for Paint.
Thomas Dickson. D-nt. Ga.. has a very
fine "chalk mud" with which he proposes to
i mix linseed oil ami paint a house with it
i and wants to know if it will stand and if it
' be a very easy matter to try It.
| We do not think you -will find that it will
I stick, e:-;>eclally when applied to th* Outsid*
I of t buildinc. W* presume It is nothing
more than an Imptire kaolin or clay. There
! is nothing that will equal pure white lead
I and oil. as tl-.e lead forms a. hard body
which adheres closely to th* wood. ft
would be a very easy matter to try It.
E irhangr.
Rep. Madison county. Alabama.—W. L
Tlilii.ird wil' exchange pure bed brown
leghorn eggs for eggs or chickens of any
other pure bred poultry; also pur* cotton
seed. Peerless, King’s Imperial or Texas
?<lammoth, for pair of pure bred sheep nr
pigs; Bangal hound pup. Jersey or Devon
calves; aiso books for others, such as Gull
-1 ver’s Travels. Dorris’s Fortuny for Unci*
1 Josh's Trip to New York,” c r "federate
money and stamps.
Kalamazoo, Mich., 1* farr.ouz Tor celery.
Fee Thomas Slater's article, headed "H*
Bends It Free," on page 9.
Confederate Stamps
bought at best cash price.'. Prompt re
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list. PRESQUE ISLE STAMP CO .
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