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TH K CONSTITUTION.
(f . and F. Department.
THE COTTON CROP.
AA'e <lo not know from personal observa
tion what is tlte condition of tile cotton
crop In other sections of Georgia than our
own (middle G.-orgia) and in other states,
but w, <1 > not hosit.it>- to .say that wo have
never known a crop more severely injured
by a Jong spell of rainy, dam;, and cloudy '
weather than th? present crop. We have.,
never so, n a I rg.-r numb. r of rotten ball.', ;
i>r ■ la: r number of young bolls thrown
off a.s a result of wit weather. From the
2.-th of n.st to the loth of Septi mber a
] ■ iod of sec, ntei n days—there wen thir
teen .Jays on which rain fell and the re- I
tmifning four days I; was dark and threat- I
ening, only an oeea.-ional glimpse of tlte
s in. as if to : ay i.iat that luminary was
not " T- :i g .ne forever ”
Notwithstanding the heavy rainfall of ]
•Inly, anio mling to 5.7 l in? ies. the cotton :
crop app'i:4 not to be seriously injured ,
i ' t Is . Then followed a period
. nit ■ ■ ft m \ gust -Ith to August
12th. inelttsiv. -in which there fell :>.OB '
inc?' ? of rain. Then followed a period of I
thirteen days without any rain of con.se- :
qucn-c. whi'h brought us down to the
< 1 of Aug t 25th, first noted, and the ,
beginning of another spell of seventeen I
days.
Accounts from all oils of the .state :
indicate a very heavy damn:;? to the crop, j
Unopened bolls have rotl.-l, the oP"ti bi.ls i
have sprouted ami rotted and general 1
havoc has been the condition. AV. do not
know th ■ • nt of the damage. According j
to ou id; , based o ather limited
sphere of observation the injury to the .
crop I not been !■ - i han 25 p t e< nt ■
ai.d we :■ ar our own crop, in which the cot- .
ton plants were of quite rank growth, the I
re ch 11 3 per cent, a.s eomjiared !
with tiH condition and proini.se of August ,
Ist. \\ o arc of opinion that the crop o r i
the south has been cut off not less than 25 I
per cent, not withstanding the more favor- I
able r uis to the contrary. We ni<-an a ,
ta d tian of 2.5 p< :■ cent from the highest ]
condition attained during the s.-as.m.
But. “tm'y say.” Texas will pr diice by i
far the largest crop ever grown in that
state. We will wail and S'e. ami if so it |
mi-t be in: nly due to a large Increase in I
ora l. Os one thing wo are quite sure, viz.
th t the day has passed when a Georgia I
■ r:m r an afford to plant land in cotton ■
that will yield less than one bale to the |
Saving the Entire Stalk.
There w i.-- n<v r n, worse y«*:i.r tor pull- I
Ing fodder in usual way. We doubt |
If 25 per cent <-f the biades of corn /inve i
been rilled into pa-• ab’e Ad i l. We Ci.l |
not intend i . saw .air. by idling and have
not. But the ? ■ mon will for <> a. resort to |
utilizing the s'.? I.s <of corn, vvl i.-h have i
1. it yet b ''il in.iii I .Xv.pt by the loss of !
the bl;td< s. The stalks m.-.y now be per- •
milted to stand until lite ears of corn are •
dry enough for the ■ rib, t hen shuck out th'’ i
• trs. or ".slip shuck.” if preferred, rind
a: down the stalks and shred them. We •
liavi tried the plan several time-, even !
after the "top stalks” had been etil off and i
CUI cd and sto tved aw ay In the I urn. That |
b. . ■ : ■ i
jollied in the usual way and at the usual :
time, the stalks ihove the eais were cut off '
and in red ami .d"i'd away, leaving only I
th" ears ami shucks and the naked butt- i
stalks. V.then shucked out the ears when
thor .I'.'.'i.!y dry. eiit ilo'.vn the butts and i
wlo n perfectly !ry .-bi'dd' 1 them with ;
• 'itirely uisf.o.'tory results.
As to Cowpeas. I
We comm need at. th' usual time, had
t .vo or thin i; days of hay caught by the i
fore :' c< t .: :• i cocks find :
i.:p.-rly r titled. W' waited patiently until 1
... wentmr I'Jrir.md on the 11'11 from j
il.-ipping to dry and now tin? merry clatter 1
of th'- mo.v>: is to ’m- h> ard every day. I
Tile vim'.? ar. largely lilted with ripe peas,
it is true, but altogether we will get as |
much go .d food per .acri' is if the vines )
had bion cut two v.'ccks earlier.
Cod Livttt Oil and the Like.
This editor as bion ill thr wicks— I
fr.un \ m.i. t 2lta to September 13th, during |
whi< h han' oab twice did we - ’ lei' our i
utl.. • . .. six'., .cards from our dwcling.
But hi dm s not na an (with us) quit-
ting work and ‘‘going to bed.” W- have
kep: up, fairly w li, id! our c.arre.sp'mlence
and have fob I only once to writ.- an edi
tor! I. We are now at our offb ■■ desk !
a-.:..i;„ somewhat xnl in str ngt:: nd j
w- a it, but in no ia .sp. et seriously or p, r
niaa' t.tly impaired in health. Ji. K.’
FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
Enzootic Ophthalmia.
J. O. I- rrell, Gin; 'wn, Hihave
several head of cattle that seem to be go
ing blind, eyes are a white, milky color
and water a great dial. It seems to be
ci'.aiagious as il is going through my en
:: Jo:. 1 ’!• a?■ :el! me what il is and
what, to do for it, if yen can'.’
Answer -The disease is what is known
halt i 1
to first, origin;! ’co in some irritant emanat
ing from the soil of low lying jntstures.
Th • fir. ■ thing to d" Is 'u remove all that
have not bl coni' iffeett d to a pasture of
a different cha io et ami also keep them
i.n a different ineiosure or building, at
night. Give to e.ieh of th,- affc-'leil ani
mals I 1 ? pounds o: ep- »m salts, folloW'-J
by 1 ounce of saltpeter ]>■•:■ day for a week.
K' o.j, the patient In a dark, quiet, dry .
building, and keep a doth tied over the ,
eye, s tt'ira: • d with a solution of 1 dram ;
each of nitrate of silver and carbolb: acid
»urd 10 grains of morphia to one quart of
rainwater.
liaising Winter Cabbage.
W. A. Bryant. Golddust. Ala. -I have
raised winter cabbage O'ssfully for live
y ars. Take a rien trod jiatdt, prepare, it
thoroughly in the fall, drill rye three feet
apart, with row of turnips between each
row of rye. In April the turnijis will be
cut iff j)low r between tatws with
small plow, deep, and drill cabbage I,
when rye is ripe cut off and thin cabbage
to three feet apart, and work them. In
set e Q E E I
gMW£ 56 ,L„.!"„X.,.S
EL; •-’' ’ ■‘V .•■ f u jj v ( i PCora t( cl .'< must artist jc (lesion. A rare < ’ ■'!)«•( . You can get
t-, •■ i' \ K A4/z ’. ’ ••’/ t.. it :’i<! nr • cliiiia tea 'A on .i /zc ti-live rt i tTrd t« i spoons tvr
•• ■ z •\ X \ .. j ' y,. ' ■■•' ■ i • \' •t! i i -.\ < • v . !•< •’ •!':! ’• a
<£- '» - “‘L. > •!«•<'<• if Jon (•>•»: >v v.jh'l • xtrnordinary ollcr>» esi-jnl
<rx r _/ .... K -- z- toevc-rv p-r. • < enking a<ivaiH:nre <»t lit ? rii.-enicir To quickly
J ntr odn ;v/r n V .. : U '..V, N.n T . . T ...... .7 hj.-,.. \
~?,'i. ,av,.h'..rd.r.' .... -nd v01...r-..1..z.n S.n. 1'...'..-o'.'. .!■■.■■• v... 1...ur..11.•>• of a .',6 p .-u
*V 10 . ;• . J, I v.,.0 7v i. a. Thu is a liberal .mill.■<■oH-.it t lewry ladv in tbe land .'c all who rec. ived
<J 30 W. (3-h fct.,5.1 .CUj-
• 4 < >j.r< >r. rh»» wt’tntlon.
September, add more manure and plow
them out.
They will commence to head In Decem
ber and last until March. If a freeze Is
threatening, turn the heads to the south,
which prevents water from freezing on
lower leaves. 1 lost 3<V one winter by hav
ing the cabbage frozen.
By following the .above you can raise rye
to cut and feed green; also for seed: a
crop ero], of turnips, ami raise white head
cabbage for your table through the winter.
I Tn .March, cut lightly across the head. I
raise a groat many seed every year and
want them In tl. ■ gardens o’’ our southern
climate. Correspondence solicited.
Comment .Mr. Bryant falls to point out
the essential details of his plan. But pos
sibly he considers all the detail—the
planting of the rye and turnips Jmst as
directed. We submit the inquiry: Would
not any very rich, well-propared soil sown
to cabbage at the sumo time, produce the
same results, without the preceding crops
of rye ami turnips? In other words, what
office is performed by the rye and turnips.
We apprehend that Mr. Cary, and otic r
I inquirers, want to know how to begin, say
In May, to prepare for a crop of cabbage
the .following winter
A Patent Tobacco Stemmer.
A Mr. A. J. Bush writes about
the above and reques.s a private reply; btt’
we cannot write him a lett r without
I knowing where to address il. 11° > 11 11
1 .. iV c his postolliee or stat- Me d.? line,
I however, to "take hold” of his. patents, or
aid m introducing them, as '.ve have no
time to engage in outside schemes.
Pruning Scuppernongs.
W. C. Waldrop. Junior. Ga. - '.’d you
' j,,. s 0 jejmi as to tell me through your pa
per how and when to prune seupia-rnougs
■•nd •■inu'S' also, if planting beans tn tlm
i R.ning will have .anything to do witn
! tbtii bearing. I h iv‘ some lm«- \ n.' -
; tiuit have b< • n blooming f>-r a month anti
> have no beans yet.
Answ* r Senpix rnong vines may ba sale
! iy pruned any time after tlte 'U nit has rip
ened and gone, until New Year's, ami even
I’lantliig beans in the afternoon Instead
ot the morning would have no more in
i tluenee on their "bearing” than tihe ‘min
I in the moon.” Get a better variety of
1 beans and keejt t'iiem clear ot blight and
mildew.
Apples from Seed.
AV. C. AW. Laws. N. ('. -Mr. Editor, you |
i said w lat a ssi I’.a neo did 1 have t'nat apple
seed jilanttd would make the same kind ;
apple. I have jilanted jiei'elt so, d and
I tio-v made the same kind ol pea a. 1 ,
h ive got an apple tr. . that earn.- up Worn ,
' t ie seed and i Chink the apples AVll: b- ■
I t!,.. same. The o i? tl" same, and Whv ,
I not the 'fruit. 1 do b. li< ve 1 will t "I t'.ie
I <am*‘ kind f apple. My Sliding will fruit I
I ism yinr aid I will know thi n. My tre.-a i
! lilooni an.l drop tb m; befota ey |
' trees bioo’ti. and how can they mix'’
I You mux' jilant late eoyn and forw.ud !
I corn in the same Hehl, and if the fol ward
■ blooms out ten days before the late It
j will not mix.
i Answer—VVe have nov,r known apple
J trees grown from se<d ("seedlings”) being
; sold by resjionsiblc jiarlies am! guaran-
I teed to jiroduce exactly the same apple
i . . t'ii.at 'from v.' id'; the seed. It is the
i habit of the Improved apple to sprout from I
| the type, when grown from the seed, re- i
; selling "omi-tim ? in an improvement, but
; mor., often otliorwi. The same Is trite |
i <; tlte j'ciieh—. xeepting .a few varieti s, t. " I
j jilum, tin- strawberry, raspberry ami most I
I Xruits.
You say yon believe you will g':t the |
I same fruit 'from your seedlings. AA e wish i
i that il may be so.
Velvet Evans—Caitlieu Leet.
| Suil.-erilii'r, Sidney, N. C. 1. I plai t and :
| sow tile womu-rful jto.'. an I liml them a ,
i t 'Hid vin»’ i»ri.i«luc<*i’. bir b'-ar i" as v< ry !
j <, int. 1 have heard somethin;', of tlte vel- '
, vet p' -a b ang a good vine jtiodueer. Poes ■
■ j, |,.. ;u . full pea < roji.' < >ur .oil is b'.itn i
1 back and gray samiy loam, some elay m I
Where ■ lid thi velvet i ■
y 0!I tell mi how to can beef to
lac;, through the summer on small scale? .
I W" have a tin" stock co tntry, jil-nty of
I lain ami plenty of grass, and reeds or < me, I
: cm! our cattle git to be nice bee. ill tin- '
lall summer ami fa 11. At ti it tinie the
| mark'.’t is poor, from 2 to 3 c.^nt s sot net
i i. , f ami ’»ut :l limited demand at that :
I Hoe- not 110 Well 111 ]>ek!". Al: HI V ■
‘ of our farmers e.arry as many as fifty head ,
i without : ny feed exi’ept a few shucks in j
l the spring.
I Will the Hancoek rotary disc, plow turn
I mi.’ stubble laml in fall? Our two-hot so
! v. Hiking plows mei .-lx s t the cut on its I
I .dge,
! Answer—l. By ''wonderful” pea we pre- .
r ime you mean the ‘‘unknown” pea. ‘I ho I
I G.- .i-gia exjteriment slation has prim-n con- :
; elusivi iy. by most careful <'omj ■ itive Held
I test, t.liat the so-called ‘‘wonderful” is ,
. , hing more or less than the now ’■'• 11
' known' "unknown.” I'he velvet bean I- a
i r 'markable producer of vines and also quite
jirolifie of beans in the extreme south; but ■
! ji requires a full growing season of six
i n.'-nt!■ in order to ripen its crop. We I" - |
1 , vo ii w tld liar.lly rip.m a pod in the
| ijiaul'. •' Baa igh. The leading se'dsmen
I sell the s>. . J. i
We cannot give the details of canning I
| b .f. You do not get your beef steers large
' enough ami fat enough.
y< . but not as smooili and completely
u. ]; )) | S li 11101(111001X1 tUllliHg Jt’.OW.
Y.uir plow, of which you complain that it
‘‘merely s is the cut on its edge.” was
I probably made to do that way. The mak
;, ■ ,this same jilow should be a.ble to I
I supply a jdow that would completely ii»- .
y.-:t the furrow sl.ee.
Ei-Sulphide bf Carbon.
i‘ T Wi.ni, l.arkinsvllle, Ala.—Ble-iso I
inf • m r< th Hu ( t
(Tm-titutimi Where bl-Slllpilide of e'-""'
may be obtained and .how .ajiplted in tin.
de tri'etion of weevil in gram.
o. will tl? us' of it !<>r t' lc *b 0.. siieci
t;,"i mu)'. ■ injur, or destroy rm g ;rin
of the I ra n in such way or manner th it
it. would render it. unlit t > plant lor anotaer
cron . .
Will it injure wlient or corn foi
\n.-‘W ■!’- It rony b> obtained of any lar? •
drug; -!, but druggists generally k"ep Hie
medium ally pure article, and at a pri e
at whi"’i 'on cottl'i no! afford to us? it.
an ins-’etieiJo. It may be n.id of Ed- i
wail! It. Ta: !"f, ‘f V' laml. < at :?■ for a
Hl'.y-pouml 1:111 or 10 cents a pouml.
us. of bi-su'.p!iide of carbon fir the
d. stroying weevils in grain lias
no off: et on the germin.a ting principle. Nor
does it affect grain for feeding or milling |
juirpos.'s, as it soon evaporates and di.-.ip
pc.ars front an ordinary close corn crib or
| birn. If used to kill weviis in b'-ans or
: oiimr S'i’ilj in airtight gins, jars tin? Jars
‘ should be opened after twenty-four hours
and simply e ivet'i d with a tiiiti cloth lor i
several days to allow the vapor to es
cape. I
Corn Shredding by Horse Power.
J. G. Ilddy. Johnsonville. S. (' I have
noticed li< c of i.iic a e i "I d* a! said .a »oi.it
corn shedding and the theory elaini? a
great <b il of e.-onomy in farmers shredding
' eornslalks, and 1 would like to know it a
I shredder can bo got that will shred the |
I cornstalks by horse jmwor, and if so, i
i what number of horses or mules would be
' required Io operate ill" machine, Wib.it |
I amount of w<>rk co ild be dme per day or j
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA<, G.A., MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 19, 1898.
how many acres of ordinary corn ought
the machine shred a day. what would bo
tho cost of su I) a shredding machine and
what is this stuff w >rtii as a feed aft"r
it is shredded, including stalks, blades am!
shucks, ail to be run through the shredder
together.
Answer—There are shredders of many
sizes, the smallest that wo know about
requiring about two-horse power to oji. rate
it. TMto next size would require three
horse power, the next four-horse power
and so on. As a rule any machine that
can bo operated by steam power can also
I bo run by hors? power. A corn shred'lm*
utilizing the jiowt r of a four-horse eng'.m l
will shred about one ton of dry cornstalk
per hour, if well fed, and require about six
or eight m n ,o haul the stalks, feed tile
shredde.', keeji away the shredded nay and
attend the engine. Tho shredded corn
stalks is not equal to good corn blades, or
to good crabgrass hay. We estimate it to
bo worth at least $lO per ton in the barn,
ami if baled and hauled to market ft
seiould command more. Some farmer
have jumped to tho conclusion that a cow
or horse can be fatt< ned on it alom. Phis
1:1 mistake.
•; j Hi r size shredders that we ha
alluded to above soil at f 1 ,., suO and HT
without extra snapping' rolls (SS) and witli-
“Sirup Turning- to Sugar.”
r j vj ji Alibam.i, writes u : to s'l
that ' 11■ ■ know how to prevent sirup :
turning to sugar and “if anj readet o , ae
Constitution wants to know how i< is
if they will w : ■:<• to me I will ‘/ll him all
about It.” AVe can coneeivc.no v a.-on !"t
this rounda mt way of conveyi r inlorm.y
tion other than that Mr. J. M. !>• exjiect.-
to clu rgo every applicant a leo lor the
.. , , , phis he hi? a t ight '■ ’• bu
, . , n o rig ?: to ex pect us to j
advorti. ing letter. In other w.'i'd.-a it In
kas a recipe to sell he should udterti?" t?
fact in our advert!.ang columns. \Ve will
gl dly publish his recipe If he will send
1. to’us.
Dog- Distemper.
R. M. Molibh, i tinning I im. A -I have
a verv valuable dog which 1 tear has
c >so of di.-: in; Please advise a good
treatment tor i'an.e.
I Answer The Hist requirements ar.?: A
! warm, comfortable bed. pure air and a milk
: and bn ad d -. The diet sh Id t b
exclu ive in dogs that have hi n
i tomed to animal food only. Ail \v p '-nt>
I of cool water Io dlink. In the e irly stages
give 1 drop of tincture of :;«-otii: ' ro t In
ft teaspoonftil of watei every
i and 3 grains of qaitii'a" morning noon ami
: night. If the lungs are affeeted ajtply.
: •rdpate to tl ides, veil t bb< 1. t
, putting on ■ blanket to keep in t e I times.
I If d aflet an h ■ ■
I the mm nd aad ni di" a freah npi'O -:-ti '?
and give of the following: Tl drops ol
t : 'i. tur'i of aeonit *. ',2 onneo each of swee.
spirits of nitre and tincture of gi-ntian, 2
ounce?- of siruji of tola and water l? make
4 ounces. Mix and give one teasjioonlul
every two hours. Feed on T>. of tea. r i'o
eggs, bread and milk. etc. If the bowels
are aff'-etc.l give a t ible.-[toonful of sirup
. I ... the fol-
I lowing: 2 drams juejiared elialk. 1 dram
I aromatic <onf etion, 1 .; oum-.: tin tut ' of
| opium. 2 drums gi'.m arable and water to
I m?ke eight ounces. Mix and give ■
i two tabh'sponfuls, a c irdin:; to the size
of tile dog, 3 or 4 times day. or if V'ry
: bad, alter each evaeualion.
Hairy Vetch.
X ' ' 1 . . Mid y. Ala
I How late will I- do t. .■■"■? H? <■■■ "" t
| etch Wlli r. call i: ■ ',-i:r.- I ,?■ cd? Is
it a je st or Is it i i to destroy?
.■ er \ t vi lo ?, or Hairy vetch,
; sometimes do< s w<-li . 'Wil as late as O'to
! her Ist, but it will much more lik'.lv ?::■■-
i i.'i'v.l if sown In the laiter part of \ lyuat
I and ' iriv in >Sej>p mb.':-. All largi 4
i dealers sell the a ■■ I.
Hollow Tail—Burr Clover.
: Sitbscr.ber, Balt Ground, Ga.—l. I've often
.seen your views in regai'i to < ows iiavin;;
"hollow hoi'n” jnibli. :? 1. .Now, y. i:H ..■>
| y m think of cows iiavhig "hollow tail'.''’
j A.'.. ii our cow -• Is siek tin' <-ow ijoet-c
--comes and says she iis "hollow tail,"
j splits Tier tall, jjuts . alt in it and t? - it
i up.
2. ('an you ti ll me whore to writ" to e? t
I seed of California Burr clove: ?
| Answ< !■ '. w . p Hot ■ “bol
! low horn and hollow tail” hor:i< ;s’ n- , t o
I often that we are afraid we will :"inig
if we jiroi).,- it further. We have no m
■ faith in the -'aoliow tali” t’.ieory I ‘ in in
I tile ‘‘hollow horn." We have ? Im.tt I
i tha i there may be a di.seas of the iorn:
I and also of iho tail, but that Hie dia'-ise,
if any, does mu cum ist In tins.' ayp. ':
l dagos b Ing hollow. Our theory in regard
; to so-ealhd M ilollow tail" is that the ap
-1 parent absenec of several of th. vert-.-brae
i ot the tail due to ii:. ',." ’.lion from tl dog
: or bad boy swinging to I lie tad.
I 2. We do not know. Trv s-.ilsm'-n in
I Augusta or Atlan'g.
Weevils in V/lieat.
i T. T. Mati.’x. v. '''• 'in' . Ga. 1 notice.! in
the pa jut of the 22J u 1 into you sa i.l "u e
j bi S li. {• ii IJ t‘ Os to d< <U'«»v f.1’.i.1l v; i '
viiS. i'l»‘ h i I' d how lo ajiplv <>n wii’ 1 i,
ab . I i.s \ pt).,- .noir-,
Answer—Have your wheat In b rr Is or
in close bins. Place the hiciip.'.'<• of
- 1 • n in a shallow, op n vessel s t n a
slight d<‘i»r<‘.>ion <»n toj> of rue whf.u, us
ing iibout one pound of the !.S do.. ie o
i about thirty or forty bushels of ginin.
Cover over the .surfuct. with a sheet or a
I lot of old bags or .anything ti nt will c.m
--! line ile vuj.oi . The : tuff is ver y vol itlle
and the vapor is heavier tluin air and will
I sink down into t;hi mass of grain. A::
1 twenty-four or thiriy-.-ix hours r. ir .v?
I the cov..ring and lot m tne air. The. vap
j 1 ■ po onous if brentlti d m qu. nt ty, and is
also iiUlammable, so have nu tire about.
Sweet Potatoes Mixing- in Hnl.
(.'. L. Ddl, Diilburg, Ala.—l want to
you to piant out : ri . and then
i, hill ot y.-iiow jioia.ti.s, ot um? id a earn,
side by side, and it t?m product is nut as
i ing-.'t i. akt d and sjiolltd as Jae.ib’.i cattn:
1 will 1..,- much mistaken. 1 tl uk . 4
obseiving larmjts will agree wilt) me that
stte. : jiotatocs du m:x by tile vinos mixin.:,
i at least it is a subject worthy ol inv<
I gat)on, and 1 hope >me ol our progresst■.e
Lattners will give the above plan a lair
trial.
iisw. r -Mr. JI. N. Starnes, horticul
turist of our Georgia exjn rim.nt station
(ol which this editoi is the director), has
I tried the exp i inn tit in a much more ear.-
nil mid eianorite manger than Mr. Dill
. ~ . : : id it wa tin results
exju.-rinii til that warranted us in confident
ly stating that vines of <i:fivr..ni varieties
of jioiato. ?' would nut mix by (.Tossing ami
grafting themselves on each other. .dr.
Starnes actually grafted upon each otter
I Jim kills of Bermtid;,. ll.d ami Early (Joann
and an equal number of Bermuda Red : nd
Gturgia yam. A rooted vn: ■ ol’ each u is
abraded at. a jiuint little- above the ground
dial tied with a soften cotton siring. Ao.nil
10V hills made a. perfect muon. 'J ne roots
ol the white variety wer. disposed on one
I s.de and those ol th ■ i d variety on the
i other side of tin center line of the led.
| of course the grafting was done just before
I planting tlte vines. Tn,- i.suit was Hint
I not a single "ring-streaked, speckled or
j spotted” potato could be found. All tiie
j potatoes growing from the root of each
I variety were oil the same color as the
. original potato. Was this not a most cen-
I elusive test? in other parts of he tn al
an occasional jiarli-colored potato was
found. In a solid jialcii of red jiotatoes
(Bermudas) an occasional tuber was found
that was partly white, when there was not
a singlt potato vine within thirty feet. This
“bud variation” seems most common witn
red Bermuda, red and yellow Nauseinond,
and, rarely, witii Southern. The same ex
periment is in progress the present year—
results not vet ascertained.
Wo thiol.- M’- Pill iun-o-'o.l to :t con-
clusion without any basis except mere
theory; for he does not claim that he has
made a direct experiment to test the cor
rectness of Ids theory. „ . ,
Tim experiment of Mt. (a bove
detailed) has i.ut yet been published.
Onion Culture.
John JI. Field. Climax., N. C.—l. AVhat Is
best i rillizer for onions?
2. V. ill they do well after cowpeas.
•J. AVI-. it is bust time for planting tn Nort i
Carolina.’
4. Wbat variety is best for keeping and
5. \\ here is best place to get seed .
7. What is th<* b<b-ok on onion cul
ture, and whelk' van it be had and at
what [>rice?
Answer—s. Will rotted stable manure,
50 to 100 two-horsq wagon loads to the
acre, is an ideal manure lor onions. But
the following mixture will do very well:
Equal parts of acid phosphate, kainit and
cotton seed menl. If eo'.ton seed meal Is
not availably, use om’-half as much dried
blood. About one ton to the acre would be
a .-noderate application. Apply broadcast
and harrow in some weeks before planting
the ru.lons. Nitrite of soda is an excellent
top dressing to be api'li'-d at the rate of
seventy-five pounds to tho acre as soon
as the onions have started to grow, and
rope; ted in three and six weeks.
2. Yes. very- well; but you cannot hope
to succeed on ordinary land. It must be
.... rich as an ordinmy garden soil, or it
must be ri. li, fresh laml. and add the ma
nure tjuPdrs.
3 January and February.
4. pii.-'.o t;-k. r, Yellow Danvers, Red
AVe the;--If Hid.
5. Probably W. Atl-.-e Burpee & Co.,
Philadelphia, I’a.
6. ' »on’t i:" . . . , ,
;. Gr< im : N< ■■■ '»t ' Culture. AA . At
1, 0 Burpee & Co.. Philadelphia, Pa., uD
cents.
Cheep.
t F. Flowers. !.. nturn, Ala.—What
pure br. d l)U !'i" l .”’
. . t Io cross with th<
native sheep lor -mutli Alabama !
Answ ■ : V\ e < i ' ! Merino ram
far ~ on n ive sheep. Get n< w
cn- e -. t I ears if you wish
to grade up higher.
Shred ing- Cid Corn Stalks.
F J; ; ,i. d ■. Al?. 1. Will ft
p , i o i’U,-.' :■ .ot.. :?■ ■ .--hr.-dder to shred
old corn stalks from several farms after
the corn and foi'.'i. r pulled in Oct".»er,
the e’d way?
2. At I.at .im'- a-:l hoa. must T sow crim
son. . I -v.-r l r wint '.- j> :• lure on land that
A- Whether "it will pay” to buy a.
shreiid. r J'.lder such conditions depends on
.... ie entet prl ■■■ and
the us., lie . in m. P of th., shredded
stalks. A. , ording to o'.r experience the
stalks make a very "1 food stuff alter
. iff in the us ual
iv iy and then e imiit. l o stand until tho
ear's art dry . i • < rib. Wo have done
tliit very tiling ;i- 1 expect to do it again
next mon:h.
2. Sow the .'■■■'d nt • ' co, twenty pounds
per .: and plow In with. sweej» or cuiti-
ea:or, following Inn:, -dlat-dy after the
cotton pickers.
B:; : Ytl.
"A Readi ter Ala. -1 ’lea
toil m> wlmt is -he tl.-. wilii and wliat
I n:.;.-: do ''or m r coi: ’ His right under
' ■ ■ j, a i l.pj . his lower j iw-
■> '.. cnlar " d !" tv; ■ its natural size.
I nope.. | it >■::• ' ■■' k ago. I can't
f, q tb'c H i? my .han it was Ilion.
He 1- :'s blind te th v -T 1 y"U advise Inv-
> . thr ■ years old,
).? ; j, . ru.-tv' in j: ' ire and his been
V. <1 ■' i on". : : ml p.'-m for the
\n- ’t n ?v boa ■ so of bighead.
i
• n to yon; g colts.
: . f the . ■ -■' ■’' * ‘ 1 1 |:; nI.
; j oft :: : ! ' t mashes. Give
■ ?.■ ■ ■ mi ii m 1
< jin :■ ■■ ■' . liy ' ' ’nr days,
then "t.’i) ' ar '-’v- ’ : e'-.mmciT’o again
(in pin ing - f,.iii- davs inl'-rmls
■ ion Os ji:-.,;-" :i . - ■ I. give half an
, inico be:i ■ Iw' It may not b"
bi'ih' i l. Imt th" ■ reatment will do
no harm.
Eczxrna of Hog?-.
s F F -o;. P " It: :ge. Al.n. T
a.R' ./ '■ i
’„ n tj] in go ' order,
but sone them ai.vo- 1 with litt’o
rusty knots. 1 ' " 5 1 n l '
: ■■! 1 i: 1 ’ -' l ‘ ‘
0,,.■?",.-mr>: :i;i|ie‘'- "■ Please give me
a derang d al ite of Um skin. Wo would
■ ... d as so "1 for
‘lie lours ami prob b’y I > the slops, sub-
■ . > .. ... ? . • , ... f0...1. Softe i
h any kin 1 of
dean Pire tse or oil. Give each affected
Ho” one to two o ' ' ■ jlS'i’ll salts and
■ • : . -it • ibl< ' lonfttl of
' ' a ’ ■ a. :' I, half
an o i. .. a " I «1, half an oun -o
■■ o-’ zl: ■ quart of water. Tn
.... . skin I • hard use an ofnt-
.... -:t of one mm ...vide of zinc, two
Rm.-es v; Eno I Tfog Ims become
thin in Hesh give . ten grains of cop
ei-as ::-:d a t:i!.|< ... :1 ' f '"'l liv r oil
twice :. dav in r • u tt’g the same
skin lotion as in '?• 'her case.
Eei-til 1/ r *or Oats.
‘■Su'.:?'!-:l"" ” Gl: mile. S. C. T Imvo
. , ..■■■■ • nlanted in whe-tt
la.-t vear amt oai ? . '"S. In both iiis'an-
’ , . , ' want to niant
o-.ta T'ain al’i.-r -■ . ’ In ■ : a .- talo n oil
t ■ .... ■ •.... n ■ much im! I ami
k: 'nit :o e ' ■ ’.>"!• : "■ "
[ - iv . ."or (second year)
on wb.loh there is f’ mnt. seed to reseed,
but owing to tlmr the crab grass
Is n< i .? kneo-h ’ uld you advise mo
to mow the : nlow tin .in I "• ■■■ ■■!*'
2. Avio n s' on l 1 a ' nlm-ter b? applied
to <-’ever ."'ml Imav rm a per acre?
Amni.r.-', Tim '■ ' i'm' is tho formula
we recommend for o ? or w?m-it, for one
A Id phosi'lmto . . .. 2nn pounds.
Mur at.' >f j."' i I. 50 pounds.
(or kainit. 2-0 !> ■ ?-d. .)
C itton meal4oo p >unds.
(or dri* i >d, :. <» 1 »’.iu Is.)
\V»' '•■‘t only half *0
»n n il or clrl I
bhuid !■' .'inplh-'l ■ • ' • tirn-‘ of sowing,
an.l .c-uhstitute, in spring, 10*) to 5)
rp»on<’- <‘f niti i.to . la as a top dress-
2. Wo v/oa’d <‘< dv mow the grass,
on the arJiciplo never to
I
f<- .J f.i; -'ll I."':’ ~ ' H. i'J S«*
j ' ' 1
'r !.r- - i- ■ >•'iriiying the sur-
face and rolli
■ o ■ ■ d the use of pla»s
--r r f-‘-r cnivr. • f •.■ •• .g ' ’-e. unless it
id >llars per ton;
I.•cause ■ \ ti\\ hi-.; avid phosphate
e c 'airs about •. \v? : of sul-
mt.. <cf iinu (<• . l ■ to p’as < r). The
old rule was to upp'.y when the clover
h ivec w' ’“*i . ■ a jubTcl’s ear.”
\\ . b \< two or 1 !•■ .> d •-I its’ worth of
,f \l phospha:" I .:i. would be more
effective on clos .r t ; .tu -he same value of
land plaster.
Vizheat. Per ?, Wheat.
“Plowboy.” H■ ■' (1 ve, S. *I have
field th; >« n in wtieat:
Ju- : . f’c.‘ ii w 1•• R 1 >ow d pt* i.s,
v/ < u 1•• n-'W on ; nd. How do you
k it w-aild do - - in wlv at again
i iizor »\oiii<l ?, -'J I h) y ,ul tnir.k
Hi foil" .1 I'l' ■:i of 11 mi ,«uUi-
, ■ 1 ; :■: : ' ■ ■ • a stubble With
[ GG1F0022.75
<-.1l X. . mi' lA' I." 5..1.L.1.
<? ..•■ J- ' J-'Cx . : -.
I'd "'r
( / ■'':■• ,L
rn —_- z tl. a ... ?: te?., ((.-In
e...;..i--J ... ■. c.. '- > chicaco.jui.
Mnnttnn T*»<» < ’ Oi'tlm.
turn plow, harrow with disc harrow, then
with Hancock Ro. Disc plow, sow wheat,
nlow in with small twister and harrow with
Thomas harrow.
Answer—lt i.s not strictly a scientific ro
tation. but it is so convenient, and the
wheat follows cowpeas so appropriately
that we do not object to it, especially if
fertilizers be liberally used. We would
suggest as a fertilizer the following; Two
hundred pounds acid phosphate, 30) pounds
cotton meal, or 150 pounds dried blood, 50
jiounds of muriate, of potash. It would be
well to apply only 200 jwuuds of the cotton
meal or 100 pounds of dried blood at the
time of sowing wheat and top dress with
53 to <5 pounds of nitrate of soda in the
sjiring.
The preparation you suggest would bo
amply sufficient. We think it might be
well to use the Hancoek disc plow at tine
first or not at all.
Poll-Evil.
J. J. S.. King, Fla.—Have, a mule that
is said to have jioll-evll. Please give me
your cure for same.
Answer- You should have stated the
stage which the evil has reached, whether
it is hot and juilnfui to 01m touch, whether
it has developed "matter” and broken.
Sometimes a poll-evil comes on very grad
ually, and years elajise before it becomes
a fistula, while at other times it develops
In a few days. In all cases of swelling be
hind the ears of a horse or mule treat
ment should be energetic and well done,
as a fistula w'hen established Is very hard
to cure. In the early stage, before matter
has formed, and it is hot and tender,
baiihe it. for half an hour with eold water
three times a day and follow bathing with
an ai>|'lieati.'ii of. one-half ounce acetate
of li ml dissolved in one quart of water,
on ;> rag saturated with it. After all the
heat has disappeared and the swelling re
mains (not yet opened), rub in a little of
an ointment made by mix-lug two drams
of van; ha rides and one opnee of lard. Rub
o:i a sutiieient quantity of this, and for
ill-. lumps which are developing slowly
and wliiich have no h'-at or tenderness in
them, also blister .-very second week ami
continue If necessary for several months.
Wlun tin- matter forms t'he lumjfs ought
to be op< d. the cavity well cle ined out,
esjweially to see that there are no jiicces
of i,..me in it. Then dip a strip of soft
inn In in ter.-hloride of antimony and
ji os II into the opening, and then draw
a out and I' l alom for three days; then
r p, at. If more than one opening, serve
each in tin? same way, repeating on the
tiitd or fourth day, and so on for three
or four weeks, until all the unhealthy
tissue Is destroyed.
Hog Cholera.
,T. H T. Gravitt. South Boston, Va.—l
will give my experience with hog cholera.
For a lime put out elay, sulphur ami salt,
mix'd for disi'-mper in cattie, but put
j: in a high trough. Later put in a trough
(hi tin- gr.m-id where cattle am! hogs can
. I; the m Xture. 1 have never been
troubled with hog dholera since using the
above. Anotb'-r good preventive a pro
gr< sslve farmer 1 knew <IM was to give
j. a dose of black pepper once or
twice a week in slops throug'a the cholera
season.
Weak. Back of Horse.
I? F Howard, Farmington Ark.—Please
a v'. lem.-'lv for w< 'k back m horse, the
j],',.-''. A b.ek is so weak He can't be worked
:.;ul winks spraddle-legged.
Answer Give -i dose of aloes, six or .sev
en drams, and one ounce gingel, a-s •
jiurm. After purging is over one dram u
■, ■of potassium twice a day m a bran
J .„ t . two weeks, if not cured by tins
. u . ve mi" dram of mix voiruca tn tac
ami one ami one-half drams ot
, .. in the evening for three or four
„ ';■ " !■ this does not cure, give two
t . ,j poonfuh of Fowl r‘s ■■ ilution of ar
twieo a (lay tor one month.
Caterpillars in Potato Patch.
. j; I' , " M.-lntosh, Fla —Please tell
' '', . I„:will - .-'l' the rav-
'it.,' eat', rpillar In a sweet potato
jR- .h. They atm. k-.l the 'im-s about two
"'uinuri it numliers and have i at< n
. .. j, ,v. s and thn at< nto de-
ntire patch. I sprayed a part
j; with jmri.s green trying to Poison
Up n i. but it seems to do no good. the
mi ill" i»mb'r si'!'’ of the lenos,
v. .: ,Joss of toe foliage materially di
minish th" yield of potatoes, or totally ruin
til" mop?
An-v -r- A solution of parts green of
proper strength and properly applied to
foil will certainly kill any cater
pllar tl.it eats the hives so treated.
5 air j'-.n-i.- green may be of poor quality
1; - vou may have had it too weak. One
■ water .'mi
' • . . 1 is effective in cot-
i eaterjtillars. ’1 he loss of the leaves
wii! c rtainly affect the yield of the crop.
A'ott may also try the paris green mixed
with cheap flour, about one pound to twen
ty-five pounds, and shaken on the leaves
through a slazy sack while, the dew Is on.
Fertilizer for Gardens and Orchards,
j \ \Y I’nion Swings, Ala. —After ex
me made fertilizers; 1. What
ts im- best fertilizer fur vegetables and
haw much per acre?
” What best for peach, apple and plum
tr how much pm' tree and when ap
p 11('?
<Tn you recommend some work that
will ; iv. ' -ill details for budding, grafting
and tiu n igement of fruit trees,
from nursery to m? liar.l . Mine is a sandy
.nil, with eiay subsoil.
wer—l. A mixturi of one-third each
of a.-id phosphate, cotton seed meal mid
kainit, at the rat'- of 2.oi>i' I'.-ounds per acre,
answers well for i general application for
a garden. The diff. ri nt families of vege
tables ri quire smnewb.at different jiropor
tlons of tlie above thr.-.- ingredients an.l
tlm special wauls us each may be met at
th, time (lie different crops ar.- located.
It.ets for instance, require more nitrogen,
v.lii. a mav be supjilied by toji dressing
with nitiate of soda after the plants com
mence growing. Tlie same is true of
mi-'jii.- anl ‘."in.ito.'S ami melons. Beans
ami p. as require less nitrogen, and so on.
;■ Tin- .ib vo formula answers well for
p.ach, ijiple and plum trees fur the first
three years, after which tile amount of
cottmi meal should *'. reduced to one
third of tin third. During the first, sec
ond -hi.l third year from two to four pounds
of the mixture, according to the strength
as the •"'.I. should be ajiplied around each
t- ■ . This is to so.-tire, a rapid and vigo
rmis growth.
3. B liley's Nunsoy Book. McMillan X- <’o..
New York, ami Fuller’s Fruit Culturrist,
Grange Judd Company.
Fowl Cholera.
If Mrs. R I’. B. will feed her chickens
twice a (lav on blueing mid' up in their
f,.' .1. in 1". than a week's time sic will
not have a sick chicken. I; will not cure
those that have the cholera, but it will
k. (,> tii" others from taking it. One drop
0 ( carbolic acid will cure those that have
it. Gm- ilron of a.-lil in a tcaspoonftil of
w Her is a dos? for a chicken, two drops
for i turkey. Re. p blueing water for your
fowls to ilrink for two or three weeks.
A'. I‘. In your answer to Mrs. R. B.
I'., of Alabama, you say there is no cure
. . n eholi r t N>w I ha ve tad it
break " it i-i mv flock very often an.l some
t.m.s th.- first ind.< ition would be two or
litres de 1 mi.fir lii" roost. 1 have never
l. ~! I'.’mr sick one after putting a
o' eoppcri's in their drinking water
ai:,| put a large pill of it down the throat
of a siek one ami fl will cure it. ('are
mils: In- t lic it that otli-r water is not in
fR F F
y U ® BtSI MSS3
l,"t us bcnii vuu a I’rce Trial I’neliiiKe orplcnß
uni :.11.! liai-mlcss me li.-ine ttiat a ill ro right to the
spot : -ud .piicklv euro vou o: CoiiHlipation, Sick
lleadii.-lx . !>' spei.s o . liidiaeslion, K idm-y
T> oi-.i.lrs, (.iv. i- ( ofi.plninl. li li.-muatis:.; an 1
all Blood Biscnses. tt <-tii-> sn nc people out of ten.
Addr.ss EGYPTIAN DRUG CO., Form N. Y.
WWMTL » E .®:
order bv fICSAPLEXION. Sample bottle tree by mull.
Evvfv drop is worth its weuxbt in when you
need it Address Franklin TTart. 112 W. 32<1 St.. N. Y
Ths Hansock Rotary Oise Plow
-OThe Greatest Plow on
‘ -
Chai-lotto, N. May 19, Southrrn Airrirultuml "/< i k<. AtHr! «.<>«. '- H ‘ ' 1 1 J/?.’ 1 ” f . nnn
thoron hly the Jhiorock Itomry Disc PI-oa in iiplanr!, lov l.ui. t " _ --•' 1 ' f .
frnetorv kind, dm well ns ordinary. I nm impelh <1 by a Hens** - f i-hI /' • • ' (
c<‘rdlnix Naim-of the ini|.;enH id. ft will do work im> < . Ipt " , , , . ,
npplleat'on of nu'idianical Hcienue to m»rienlt ir.il evolution. I i'.ui t> i; ■ ■ - I t. t
out rlmnnion null. .4-111 a-T-H in :ir< nt ' lutp”, .ir-d ‘ < ■ ■ - • ’■ " • -•
upland and Imttoni I have - isranb d n>\ two horn* <div<
time, an<i are to th<-"Hancoek Rotdiry" what tl «‘old flint lo< - uh' ! j ! ; I' • '
Any farmer wbows npe < i your plow t at work must teel that
nets one. The shiftless farirn r with poor sto- k aiu! narrow pi •••nd.. < v.. ■ ' ‘ '
L’l'i ssivi* and pro-n"" i\ >■ I'af ni'T wiil In-ad hi-* In L"i ’i.'ils Ii ;; 1 • - 1 '
’ Yours 11uly, A. I. i
Manufactured by ==n
THE SOUTHERN ftGRIGULTUm WORKS. Atlanta. 6?.
~ Write for Descriptive Catalogna
Buggies,Phaetons,Surreys,Traps,Harne ■
'■? Buy direct from factory at V» hoicsalr Prices. •”> per r. rif sr.'.' l. '5. / . -
. v ‘' :u ‘ s - Writ.- t.e.k-y H.r [!■• ' -■ I _ s
( p.io- H -■ •. ■
an< l I P'’ s,l,on - (’oud.; sm> 1 ,5
Alliance('iirriaejeCo. “23!)<’out ■ St. ( ::;;-::;nati, mu? sim.‘
Mention The Atlanta Constitution.
' '
their reach, as they don t like tlie cop
peras.
An.-iwer—All tho authority s on Hi.- dis
eases of poultry practically ii -r.-e that it
is not worth while to treat a fowl la.at i
evidently' sick with cliob.-ra. All insis- niton
“prevention rather than cur l -.” If "me
drop of carbolic acid," as stated bv ( o;
a "large pill of copperas," ns ela ni' l b','
1,. V. I’., will cure a chick m
with cholera, it is high time that the
world should 1■ ■ informed ol these fit
remedies. Hence vve publish them. Bui
there are S"veral diseases that are called
“cholera.” Almost tiny di.? ase that is
contagious and fatal is call" ! "< lolera.
Tho standard preventive is some form of
what is known as "Douglas’s J.lixture,” an
English remedy. This is mad', by putting
eight ounces of suljuimte of iron (copp -rasl
into a jug with two gallons of water ami
adding one ounce of sulphuric m id. One
teaspoonful of this is put Into each pint of
drinking waler. So soon as the di?< am
breaks out among the poultry the above
should be given to the well fowls to enable
them to resist the disease, togeiiter wil l
more nutritious and easily digestibl tood.
The sick ones should be carried some dis
tance from those not affeefed, and the
premises thoroughly fumigated with burn
ing sulphur am! whitewashed with Ume
w;ush to which should be added half pound
of crude carbolic a< Id to each pal ful, etc.
To Destroy Weevils in Wheat.
S B. Weaver, Collinsville, N. c,—l'b-aso
give me -a remedy to destroy wheat w- m ■
Answer-See reply to I. T. M. In AVc kly
of September 12th tinder tho head ot
“Weevils in Wheat.”
Cotton Dot.
A. G. Vining, W. D, Barker and A J.
R ton, Ru
: ■ . me ■ ' 'ru
this fririi't out of d ni« i<u t
:■ e san pie m ' ' i '
fore the rain is sprouting hi the m b It
[" this bad all ovet this - n and
u on all averag" ad th? m I a’s < 0..
i[nefi the
people are terribly <ll heart - - '
Imagine now L i iva. -
t ii-4 cotton and p.i ulsn it.
Answer-Your Etter ami th" box of cot
ton bolls were much delayed. It is not
necessary to accumulate evidence of th
ruinous effect of the wet weather on the
growing crop. Your letter as well as om
received from <>. C. Bateman, I.yrmi. <m..
also accompanied by a box of bobs, o
same date, as well as th
own senses and other sources ot intornia
tion are enough to satisfy n< that ' 'm •
ton crop of Georgia, a. least, to --a ■
ltlß of other states, has been imm-n s
damaged. The weather has continued end
inU he damage is certainly tnt
than U was lugust 31st, In an e
ilf forte years we do not recall a
In which the cotton was so damaged Lb
bollworms and rot.
Capped Hock.
sore. 1 first noticed its appeal an. e la.-t
SP Answer-We presume It Is what It known
as “capped hock,” which ts usuallj .. .
the swingie-.r- e in going lud < * ■< ' -?»
•I wagon or In some othei w A
made of half ounce acetate of h • 1 .
f -
made’Jf OU" 'i'
“T l? d r 0 f Ol Xurv ami one -nd t half
bimodide ot m- ..
i i r.i Rub on a Hili’ " >
eontfnu.- '.-r - months.
Sowing Texas Blue Grass Seed.
J- M. WKKS. ;h ’a < ’
k"°i" , ’.'/v '-"ld.-d in bermuu iet • ?'•
bluegrass th- first spring W - kn-w t• '
sprigs of b. rmuda set her" and ,
there In a thick sod of either 1 xas
Kentucky will kill either in a b w j—n
Cotton Seed on Wheat.
h. Standenmlre. Wilsonville Ala I.
hav- a pi. ' d.>k mimttto :„el 1 ■? '
lY.’C.' nT 1 " a’ : "wli’-b ' .'lrLl. ’ v.‘tG'' •!-'ll ’ wit 1 a
.■■'.ru drill; will fertilize with .-"tt-m ’•"•■■I;,
u ..... to turn land with two-horse jdow
and cut with a disk harrow. II >w much
th,, raw.-, be .111'1 bow much wheat p-r
Answer -Cotton seed alone ts imt an eco
nomical manure for wheat. We ..ft'-n so,-
fine crops of wheat that w -re manure.! wi:h
milv cotton s.ed; but In most such ca:- s
j-he yield would have been just i
if not better, if half the cotton s-.'d had
been left out ami their plae. taken by om’- ,
half their value in phosphate of lim ’ ami
potash. If compelled to use cotton s.-- .l we
would broadcast ahead of the two-hoi. e I
plow about thirty bushels of cotton seed j
per acre and 2<*o pounds of kainit and pat
in with tite seed about 200 pounds of
acid phosphate. If you have a regular
grain drill the wheat rows would be eight
or nine inches apatt. If you propose to
use a corn drill make th.- rows eight.- -it
inches apart. A very good way (which
we have tried) is to first break tile liind;
tlv-n lay off three-foot rows, opening out
with a shovel. But your cotton 1 in j
tliese shovel furrows and cover with a
forked plow or double shovel, sow the wli.'.l:
in the double shovel furrows ami cover by
cross-harrowing. Or you could cover file |
furrows containing tlie cotton s? 4 ami
harrow smooth and level and then drill]
in the seed wheat nine inches on < ich
side of the center of the cotton seed fur- |
row. To adopt this plan the land should
Ibo level or net tly s > trad the row i d
together. One bushel of good seed wheat
w. uld be ph ntj of carefully put In In
drills.
Deformed Calf.
To Mrs. .Ai' x M<-K'".'iz;- , Brazoria. Tex.-
AVe think it a ratner Impel'. s calf ami wo
would advise killing the calf. You might
cut the tendon of th? hlndl.?;:, Imt It is
. umlet
the most fav irable conditions *f t: <‘
ment, would ever becomi a . hi ttiy
cow, an.) you should not want any otli-ir
sort.
Dyspepsia. Cause and effect:
“Eat. in haste and sufl'i r at leisure.”
1 . ps:n. <' i;; lon i’ ■ i cure: " 1 ’ "
of your diet and take Hood'.- Sar-apariUa.
I Colored Laborers Drought Home.
I Now York, September 13. Tlie Unlt-d
I States transjiort Saratoga arrived today
from i v Mimt.'iuk I' ■ ■ trat ■-
I port sailed from .- nti u Sep
and arrived it l
with 250 colot d laborer . ■ t ?.
] a;:.I about ' .
latter landing at Gamp Wikoff. The
transport br.mglit to Ne ,v Y : '.'. about-, ■) (
rifles, a part ->f tlu
, Mausers and Remit ?:■' ■?
t " ' —’
1 SEE THAT CgHTE?
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HAVE YOU SEEH H ?
The Lankford Patent Tlu
\\ mane Hor’iv Collar. It’s the
/ \ * mobt humane collar on the
/u « \
jifj V \ v iurantlpa'l. Cover Im? made
<7 Y / t' A of best.■Mt leet 10 and 12-ounoe
/j, f J • ' \ whit* duck, Gather bear-
>• // V • ing*, Mutied with clean cot-
i 4 S k \ ton lint, open at bottom,
' H ‘ lAcry Benin n double lock
rvij I K Btiteh with nil of'Hinfl anti
FjE ’.’l I *.'»- / rawi leea on Inside ot col-
r >. ' ? Inr, thus preventing ravels
, V> J '-Xr.'/ or ripw. it is guaranteed
\ y' /t hard. ItllHold with nrt
! \,. x -vZ ,> z id*' i tr guanint''.* to euro
! or pre’. •nt gulia or aoro
nhonlders.
• ' -t
, R'-fiflon. JI i' a wonderful hucccsm find a marvel of
cheapness. Jobbers find ft profitable to handle.
| < irculats and prices ma “<• knov n upon application.
L’lj-iS, iMiWFACTvriias co.,
SENOIA, GEORGIA.
ft, a- -am.wm
; Djiibis
I Guns and Ritlesfrom *2 lo S6O. Rs-u. 1 i:'
I 'divers, 70 cis. tip. Knives liarc.s, nfi
i Seines. Tents. Spc-llnq Gooes if till kinds. •"7
Sf.-nd 3c - tai ?:.■ ‘ :
save 25 per cent. 4uu W, Main SI. v'-v ji’
; AI.EX.L. SAMPLE fj CO. iceis- :■ if, ky.W
Mention The Atlanta Constitution.
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Primary, < comlary or t< rllary blood poi.
] five da; You < .• • treated ;;t home for
pi-< for i" <otue here. w< will ontraci >
pay ;. r< and hot 1 bill ■ and no
l charge w< f I cure 11' you
t k m mercury lod • j>o . nd s 111
mou’tl ] (B)re’ thro tt.'plmj h . pper-c; otn.l
spou, ulcers on unv part ot body, halt or
eyebiows falling ■ t i tl
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