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FARMS AND FARMERS—o
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THE AMERICAN COTTON BALE
We frv'iuent'y read articles in the news
papers. and ev, n in books, depreca I ing the
manner in which American cotton is baled.
The writers assume an air of almost ridi-
■ o', whin eompaj'ing our American meth
ods v\ :h those of Egypt. India. Brazil amt
ev.di Turke;,; anil the stereotyped illustra
tes -of ill. bales from the.-e different eouu
tr S showing their appearance when they
arrive at Trieste (Austria-Hungary), from
cuts pr. pai d by tin- I'nited Stales de
partment of agriculture, do [dace our
Arneri. in coitoti bale in a ridiculous light.
Tin Egyptian bale and tile Ind.in are reli
ed ;l s trim and square-edged and well
proto. led will! a covering of bagging and
ij. .nd iii almost as good condition as
wi'en they lef: the press. Even the iat.
,ly bale. lai.eb d iii tlie I’nited Slates
department book on " I he < otton 1 I.mt as
•The Turk h Cale,” and in Brooks's more
p- ous volume entitled "Cotton.” as
■Tl.e jti .zi'.i.-.n Bale,” with its grapevine
looks a great deal better than our
own shall, i' ss. edraggled. torn and woe
begone American cotton bale. Indeed, it
]o i . ■ made a football for
la. i.. of . u; i • nddiiLi giants by day, ami
iao pl.vthing of wolves and hyenas at
•,■ is wors< Ilian rid: ulous -it is in
!a. t di:-eroe. fully dis re pit t a Ide. Tim I'nited
k . ivs: "Taken altogether, it. is
gemtally idmit 'd that the American bale
is lb' • lum- '.-t. d.rti'st, most expensive
ami most w . fil package in which cot-
I ommodity of like
value is any where put up. It lias no friends
mat fa* irers. buyers, shipp rs, in
r...ie or prodm. rs. Custom alone seems
1. -ponsible for this incubus on the in
do. ry.”
'l'!., above should be corrected by strik
y: . out ' ic word "producers.” it should
i poor American • ■
: .. s no in. ml but the producer. When it
1, IV.s the bands of the producer and Hie
or th* eavy er ine hooks com
ic.. m e to unload it from the wagon it may
then bid tiooday to the only friend it ever
bad. It las indeed fallen nto the hands of
i - < netnie. enemies at least to its form
. ml semblance. \\ <- commenced selling cot
ton more than forty years ago. We. mid
til I the e-seriti.ils of I ic handling of the
e.eton bale are the same—possibly a little
more sat ig. today as them Every min
th .1 has anything to do with it seems to
li.iv ■ . grudge against it. Every one seems
I; ~n g tting at Its very vitals. It's a
rip . nd .. t.iump. and a tear, and .i bump,
aii liie way from the farmer's wagon to
H, very door of the factory. At every stage
it gathers dirt and trash ami loses cotton
and covering (It in said that the lost cot
ton and "samplings" im well taken care of.
and cut mt small figure in the shipments
from, s one warehous. s, on owner's account).
Now, wiios.. fault :s it that the great
\im ri m cotton bale, arrives at Trieste, or
I. \. Tool. or Bremen, in .such bad shape?
It will not do to lay It on th" producer, or
• ■ven on ti.o local ginnery. As a rule the
bale is delivered to the warehouse in fairly
. ■ . left, the ginnery.
)• -,r 1 ' i'-a' ly makes no difference whether
:i is put up I’lyiilC'l or 2sxß>x3o; whether
it has six y..rds of ’nagging and live ties
01 • nt yards of bagging ami six or seven
I •'.-. Tile bale, is bought according to its
samp, s (a very ’ "healthy” sized sample,
tom. . ml th, price is based on the sample
~nd no: "U the way it is "put ujy.” There
■ no Indm ■■ niei.t whatever for the farmer
to deliver a rie.it, strong and well-secured
p.u !:age. No difference is made in the
pr.ee. A. bale coveted with a. patchwork
. . , o: ... i* i.s or guano sacks is hardly
i. ... fed t) r < ven “docked.” Yes, we will
make an ex eption: The farmer may get
tin- heaviest, bagging ami he may put on
. a bal. 'line yards ami six or seven ties,
so ...s to make almost, if not quite, the
thirty poumis tare that will be "taken off”
in Liverpool from the bale. But if the
: iim.r t Could wrap his bale in cotton
<• . I; (tent or -ail cloth) and tie it with
st I wire cahie, th. whole actual tare not
• x< ceding tin pounds. Im. would not get a
sinyh p. over :>>■■ market price for that
grade of ■ ion. And this, too, in the face
..f tia tact, which the buyer knows, that
G per ci nt of the gross weight of a bale—
.amounting to thirty pounds—is to be finally
d. . 11 tel. ami that Im is gelling for the
, em fit of the m inufacturer, a bonus
1.. ; the bl.urn- for tlo- original imperfec
tions and the otitrageou.s mishandling, re
r filing in the lilial woebegone eomlition of
th. Amoriem ,■ non bil... bo properly lo
w-led and fastened, md not . marge upon
i ... f trmer the sins of otli< rs. Th.- producer
O| the .Otton iie Who created tile v due
ls . bo it the ..my m in in any way connected
wit., in., hmtory of that bile of < otton,
from the g nm ry to the Mane icster facto
ry. who d 0... not m .k. .any money out of
i: Til.TO ought to h ... reformation all
. Hl' llm- from fi. id to factory, and
'.. ill. 1 who should be malniv interested
• 1 eon. lilt' d are tliu producer and the
It. J. REUHING.
FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
The Velvet Bean.
I*. B. B. Asylum, Miss. Our obliging
..ml I'.'pul.ir represeitalive from this <:ou
.. . im il . triet, Major I'a i Henry, sent
n - t-opy of the y ■ i r Viorik issued b; tlm
of agriculture, at Washington,
1' iml among the many agricultural
siil'i. 't- instructively discussed, the most
int. i • -ting (to me) is one on leguminous
pl n: .ml th'ir lorag. and fertilizing val
ue. V few are selected from i lengthy list
is the ia st or mo-t available amt among
th number thus selected 1 Ibid the subject
ot : ninmn .Ibm the velvet bean.
In the .Illy part of tlm past piing I
10l rle i: 11 ura 1 de-
m (which wus
■ . ly ■l ■ ni l eon ly a nsweredl
in r. hrtiou to the y. lv. t bean. That in-
•I: ry was mdie. d by three farmers of
. • • titutlon.
: 11 of whom wrote mo ;. <b - ■rlpti.in of the
b an, habits, mod. of ..ultivatlon. prob
nd < numl r > ent me
.. quart of the b. atis. As i i:• • answer tn
. m ■ - )P doubt as to
('■ ■ maturing in thl latitude. I fdt some
Ip iiff. "on io plantln.. i ven a quart;
Tn I had ■ pl. . o ..r i;i mml near the
ho y :. the fertlllzlng quail
' on onrt h. I eopeludr d
to vivo it a tri 11, ' Im v • never been abb'
to ra . a . rop on It Worth h arvesting. B
■ 1 ■ I in r. in ■ln ng as nnki ■!
as a t'nh.an In-urgent.
I t h ed tn •■•-’.• b..s. mi
nbout '■ n day after tho three frosts of ilm
\prll. and a ft <»r they
. boy ground, which thev
were slow In doii.c, I barred them off. lio-d
them oat ami after five days spread the
middles, .ml that was the sum total of tlm
i il'iyat'o’i given them.
Now it may bo Ih 't 1 am .a little ton pre-
vious In describing a crop that hasn't yet i
matured and from which the only prolit .
or pleasure derived is from the curiosity
of tlie public as to what it is and its won- i
derful growth on poor land, but as it has ,
commenced bearing beans 1 have no fear,
with'an ordinary' raii, that 1 shall tail to
gather one crop from that piece of poor
dirt. Tile vines are four feet thick on tliO
ground; they have entirely <-overed two
eight-foot tows of pinders of a. patch plant
e 1 on one side; on the oilier side they have
covered tlie intervening space between the
outside row ..ml wire fence, a distance of
e.ght feel, ns ilensely as the rows in which
they wire planted; ti.ey have entirely cov
ered the wire fence, and if not checked in
their wild career by an early frost, they
bid fair to reach the public road that runs
parallel with the puteh. I have planted
everv available spot in cowpeas this year
and they have made .-in unusually fine
growth, but as one of my Florida friends
writes, the cowpea is not in it —it would
tie tip’ and kill out a crop of peas
Now, it may be asked, what, does it till
amount to? lit mv judgment, it amounts
to this: There is v.ry little land In this
part of tho world that pays anything above
tlie cost of cultivation: that if they use
commercial fertilizer.-, they are no better
off. as the additional yield does but little
more than offset the expense; that I have
not seen an old-time field of corn with an
average of twentv-flve to thirty- bushels
per aero and every stalk bending under
its weight of vines and peas in thirty
eight years; that if at lay by time, as our
friend. Surge I‘lunket, would say. you sow
of peas a nJ withhold not your hand,
neither in the morning nor Hie evening, and
gather vour corn about the bitli of S ‘l>tem
bei- that von will have no occasion to
draw mi the erib for eight weeks; that
your stock will be in gond eomlition tn
stand the winter at a nominal cost, not to
month n the benefit to the soil: that since
peas and cotton seed are so little used
Hint most of our soil has grown positively
poor, comnar i lively poorer ami poorest,
and thit will remain so until wo learn to
use leguminous ami home-made fertilizers.
Comment have been growing the vel
vet bean for several years as an orna
ment.il elimber. Tlds year wo have them
planted as early in April as we dared to
plant them. They ate now blooming free
ly. some pods half-grown, and the vines
are exceedingly hixm-ant. Imt we doubt if
they will mature one-fonrtii as many seed
In the row as are now ripe and dry "it
rows of tho unknown pea growing within
twenty f.-et of them and planted two
months later. Tim chief objection 1 note
is the long season required to mature seed.
The vines are now as green -ml luxuriant
as possible and are three feet high in the
middle and spread out over a space ten
feet wide. We will know more about them
later.
Mang-e of Pigs.
Tj A. IT.ir'*zig, Covan. S. C.—T have n.
very line pig that, lias the mange. Please
reply vhat is good for it at once and
oblige.
Answer—We have several times pub’ish
»d treatment for mange of hogs. Wash
iho pig till over wit It soft soap ami water,
then rub in well dry flowers ot sulphur.
In a day or two give him another washing
and rub on .sonje mt re sulplutr. A very
sure remedy is to boil for one hour two
ounces of stav,. sacre seeds iti three pints
of water, keep it nearly bo ling for an
hour longer and make up th" quantity
of water to tlie original amount. Rub it
into the skin well. This will kill t lie itch
insect and its eggs also. Repeat in a
week if necessary. Another is to steep
one and a half ounces of tobacco in one
quart of boiling water for two or three
hours, anti after washing tlie pig, apply
a little to Hie affected parts with a sponge.
Salt Spots.
S. G. Womack. Manif"St. Isi.—Can yon
tell me wlt.it makes salty places in land?
In my Is d there ate pl.o < s tin- sir of
lan.o ho i e-pl.u c i" i I rgi r th.,: won't
grow anything, -• •’ < en grass and weeds.
Tlm are whit- wn'i -alt ifter a
rain. What kind off, rtiiiz. i can I put
on to make it. productive?
Answer —W< are mu familiar with tlie
character of the soils in Louisian i, but
we know tliat there are bi is of silt and
salt springs amt wells. We presume the
"salt spots" are due to the proximity of
a. lied of salt. We advise you to write to
your experiment station director, Hr. W.
C. Stubbs. Audubon p::rlt, N“W Orleans,
La., and ask him for information.
Knockkneed.
S. C. S.. Tryst, Al t. - I have a. colt tti.il is
seventeen days old. It was very erookr I
and poor when foaled, but It lias fatiened
and lias straiciueiicd only its forelegs.
Its I'i'.s are crooked out at its km.-s or
kno< 1.-kne- d almost as bad as when first
foaled. It seems to be a ■ colt
Can yon tell me what to do for it?
Answer—Blister tlie km e joints by rub
b ng on and around Hmm .in nintim nt of
two drams of cantharides and one amt
on.-half onmes of lard. Repeat every
nd wt for sov< ral nn The
knuckling and knoekkm os of voting colts
usually get well of themselves in the
course of a few months.
Army 'Worm —rounder.
,T. F. Jones. .Max-ton, N. C. -1. You will
please till tile wiiat. will destroy what is
km wn as tlm army bug that feeds upon
cabbage and collards.
2. I have ~ voting horse that was foun
tlercd four month.-', apo by drink.ng too
n i’eh water while hot: 'the foamier be
came chronic ami ha.- affected het fore feet
very badly. She is improving slowly and
tlie' bottom of tile feet are getl.ng more
firm and solid. Tilt- most trouble now
is that .site is very tender-footed. You will
please give rctmdy.
Answer -I. Tho most effective remedy
against ”i al'bage worms.” or eatorpill.irs,
Scrofula to
Consumption.
Any one predisposed to Scrofula can
never lie healthy and vigorous. This
taint in the blood naturally drifts into
Uonsuniplion. Being such a deep-seated
blood disease, Swift’s Specific is tiie
only known cure for Scrofula, because
it is tlie only remedy which can reach
tht* disease.
Scrofula appeared on tho head <»f my little
grandchild when only 18 months old. shortly
niter breaking out it spread rapidly all over
her body. Thr scabs on the sores would pe« l
off on the slightest touch, and the odor that
would arise made the at
mosphere of the roo m •'*■'’
sickening and unbearable.
I he disease next attacked
the py» s, nnd we feared she KEgy
would lose her sight. Em
ineiit physicians from the ’ ’j
surrounding country were V? fojr* I
consulted, but could do I
nothing to relieve the lit- ** ■
tie innocent, and gave it \Si
as their opinion that the
MSe was hopeless and im ' r , -
possible to save the child’s eyesight. It was
then that we derided to try Swift’s Specific.
I‘hnt medicine nt once made a speedy and com
plete mire. she is now n .voting lady, and has
nevei* had a sign of Ihe disease to rrmrn.
Mils. Ruth Bi rki i i:y,
Salina, Kan.
Scrofula is an obstinate blood disease,
and is beyond the reach of the average
blood medicine. Swift’s Specific
S.S.S&BM
is the only remedy equal to such deep
seuted diseases; it goes down to tho
very foundation anti forces out every
taint, it is purely regefetble, and is
tlie only blood remedy guaranteed to
contain no mercury, potaslt or oilier
mineral substance whatever.
Books mailed free by Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1898.
J.s to .spray the plants thoroughly with a
solution of one pound of parfs green in
150 gallons of water. There is no danger
of poisoning the human eaters of tlie cab
bage if the outside leaves be not used.
In fact, there is almost no danger, any
way, and none at all if tlie cabbage and
collards lie not used until after one or
two rainfalls have occurred. Another, a
perfectly harmless remedy, 'is 'to use
pyrethrum, or Persian insect powder, on
tlie worms. Water heated to 132 degrees
and directly applied is said to kill the
worms. Salt water is also .said to be et
lective. But the paris green is the surest.
2. Put on a thick, broad-webbed bar shoe
beveled toward the inner side on its up
per surface and thinner at the beets than
at the toe. Dress Hie sole an<l watt daily
with hot tar, rub cantharides blister oint
ment around the coronet (mild) once a
week and let him range in a very son,
damp pasture.
Cost of Cotton, Etc.
J T. Sims. Hector. Ala.—l wish to kJ 10 ''
to what amount di i t la* bounty on >u,.u
increase production in tho I nit,, d s -..
ami whether or not in your op.m >n >t
similar bounty of ' a e-’iit a p .urn vv n 1
n . )t 1,. a good law tor each ot 'lm sou h• n
cotton-growing states to oiler on gi u.
raised pork. It s ••.•ms that then. . ■-
wav of d 'oria ing cotton ,ie.-■ ex mt
bv-'law. mid this I ni neve is tne only avail
aide plan, an 1 .vnii- it e. pat "m u. I'l
wo are getting in su'd a bad I’' 1 ”' 1 , .
need tlm fostering earc of some f.i at
P' wer. The business man s.iys lie is no.
to 111 line—it is tlie Tooi f.irm-i. 1 ‘ \ „
neighbor talks if deer.a«::ig ti:s .<>
ae-eauo Im ildiks i; Ins cnance .•> n.iko
a prolit and conseqtmnt'.y be points Uio
more. Imt's see if this is so. 1 lie most
of the m niev that Is loaned in this c 'lintiy
is loaned liv the banks to the war. liousc
man and tho warehous' man Io the nmi
eii mt or planter upon tlie following tmni.-.
For every hunur <1 Joll.irs borr<)W«<l ci‘‘
lias to contract, to store and pay commis
sions on leu barns Os cotton, which amounts
to $1 per bale, and there is no tarmei
tli.it e.i.i tak- sll*l and buy corn and meat,
plow tools and coarse clothing to run the
farm and make the amount necessary to
make tlm ten biles of cotton. It will cost
Sl.B to mak. tlie ten bat 's of colt in. it
will take: , .
T.VO ti.m.'s sev.il months al $. 5
Hoard lor tw<» Biands 7 months at
P' r month
75 bushels corn C's 4<>e *** 'J 11
I. pounds hay dr tihe ?
HO bushels planting seed ’ W)
Interest and commission on s2j2, tlie
amount n cessary to be borrowed. 44 CO
$393 GO
Ginning ten bales cotton 10 00
H ulling to gin ten liabs cotton .... 500
11. nil.ng to market ten bales cotton,
hr $1 .7) per bale • • 1> 00
Hauling seed to market 12 5 1
$436 10
Tim [iroc.-ds of ton bales cotton
Tlie proceeds of.-■ -I ot :■ n b ib'- < ot-
ton 3'l '*)
$267 20
436 Ou
SIC,S xi)
Which loaves tho planter SlGx.xO los. r on
a oim-lmrs'.' farm, so you - We can't
stand this and must g. I mu of it sonm
!mw. and I am advocating silv.-r and
hogs. Give us free silver and plentv of
hogs In tlie south to live <m and w< will
g. t bkiL’T a pound lor our con-.n, is w.
did belore Hie war, and 1 am in to do my
part to bring it about.
Amwer-We have printed tlm . nitro let
ter. as we understand it. and have but a
I few vvors to say. 1. W. have not sta
tistics at hand net •s- .ry to answ< r th
question til",lit cotton, but it. may !■•
admitted t int tlm production of sugar vv
lan inert ast d by tht bounty. It
!•■- to discuss tho qm stion as to Hie , ffe- t
of a bounty off. r d by eaeh cotton suite of
cent per pound on all grain-raised pork.
for Hie simple reason that t'he states have
no authority under their constitution to
offer any such bounty; nor would tlm state
legislature pass such a law if they had
authority. We do not believe it. would be
practicable, even if desirable, to legislate
on the subject..
The statement of expenses given by Mr.
Sims is based on “mighty poor farming”
two hands and one mule to make ten bales
of cotton. He does not. say
how many acres of land, but we presume
about forty were requited for Hie above
crop. Probably Hie estimate was bas<d
on tiie farm of the one-lmrse renter. We
are thoroughly in sympdliy with tlm
farmers, imt we cannot justify any simih
farming as tlie. above, and there is no jus
tification for it. Admitting that Mr.
Sims's tig tires are approximately correct,
any one can see that there is no money Jn
such farming as that. Tim simple conclu
sion ot Hie matter is to give up that style
of farming and commence on Hie intensive
plan. Mr. Sims and' thousands of other
f.-rmers make the mis ake of assuming
that tlie farmer is obliged to produce cot
ton. It. is no sucli tiling. There is no law
of God or man t'aat. imposes sueii an obli
gation on a man. especially when lie in
sists that it costs more to make tlm cott-.n
than it will bring in the mark t. If a far
mer cannot produce cotton al less cost per
pound than it will sell for in tim market,
we cannot see wiiat sense there is in pro
duing it. The jilain solution is not to
produce it, and tlmn it will not be neces
sary to borrow t'he money with which to
pay all those charges. Ist every farmer
act for hlm.svif and decide for aims. If and
not wait to see what some other farmer,
or what all the other farmers are going to
do. Almost ery farmer can make a
little cotton at a less cost per pound than
tlm price lie can sell it for. Imt him pick
out the best land (after allowing tor other
crops) concentrate his fertilizers and tiis
skill on a similar area, and produce a
smaller number of bales, at a less cost per
bale, ami not bottler about wiiat his
imiglibor is doing, or what, t'he south is,
going to do, or w iiat Hie congress is going
to do. Many farmers can make almost,
as much cotton as Hwy have been aeeum
tonmd to make, at a. less cost per pound
than they have been heretofore making it.
Thousands of farmers in each of tlm cot
ton states will make some money even at
tlie present price of cotton. But such far
mers do not plant three or four .•teres to
get a bale of cotton, nor ten acres of land
to g, t s< verity-live btm'aels of corn. They
don't buy bacon and lard and butter and
be. f and sirup and potato, s. If they buy
flour they pay for It. with money received
from the sale of oats, or butter or extra
beef, or bacon.
It Is a great mistake to assume t'hat the
principal. Hie essential liuslms.: of a far
mer is to produce cotton. Il is not .so. His
essential business is to produce, as mar
ly as practicable, everytidng that he con
sumes. If Im wants butler and milk let
him produce it; if Im wants hum and eggs,
or a "streak o' lean and streak o' fat,"
let him produce them; it he wants sirup,
fruits, potato..;, p. as,- oats, corn, etc.,
grow them on his farm. He need not ac
tually produce everj one of t'li. so, tint, ho
may produeo a surplus one and acll or ex
change with ills Height,or for some item
tfi.at lie cannot conveniently raise on Ills
own farm.
Scratches, or Cracked Heel.
IT, L. Giidis, Ivy, N. <’. 1 have a filly
colt ..im y. r .ml, I: lias on,, wbll" : lad leir
w lili li swelled np about a month .ago an t
tti ( . ..kin "i. tho ua. k part and below the
pnstern joint looked red and i.tlanmd; then
In a short Hum It cracked just alio." tlm
foot on ti.iek side of p istern a number of
.racks and yellow looking wiicry : tuff
oozed out; it lias rough, scaly looking
seal's on it now and seems to no going
around the leg, which Is still swollen con
siderable. It Is and lias been ruining out
on it grass pasture ill summer ami fed
twice daily on corn (two ears at a feed)
and is apparently in tine condition except
the leg. I'lease give name of and rente.'ly
in The Constitution as soon as possible
and greatly oblige one of your subscribers.
Answer—We think it is a case ot
scratches or cracked heel, of which there
are many causes, one being Hie standing in
a filthy stable or lot, another is caused by
dew, etc. Poultice the part with a tins, e.d
poultice, changing or twice a. day for
a few days in ord( r to soften the settles mid
scaljs. Then auioint tlie inflamed paces
with an ointment made of one ounce ot
oxide of zinc and tw’o ounces of vase.ine.
Rub on a little twice a day and give the
colt two drains of saltpeter once a day in
a bran mash. It w.ll probably get welt
under this treatment in four or live days.
Roaring.
E. J.. Elberton, Ga.—l have a fme horse
seven years old wlijc’. had the distemper
very bad last spring. I think Hie phlegm
must have settled in his throat or wind
pipe. if I run him he breathes very hard
like a horse bellowsed; he has been very
poor all summer and don’t seem to fatten
any now. I feed him what be can eat. If
his throat is affected it don't show any
knot outside. He was a perfect horse till
he had distemper. If you can give me any
advice I would be very glad.
Amswer—We tire afraid that wo cannot
give you any effective advice. It is alto
gether probable that it if t- case of "roar
ling,” tiie result of undue exposure, of the
horse while convalescing from the strangles
(distemperl, which has produced laryngitis.
Tiie personal examination ot an cxpeit
veterinary surgeon would be necessary to
determine exactly what is the matter and
the proper treatment.
Kicked on the Jaw.
H. R., Mansfield, (la. 1
that was kicked on tiie jawbone aiemt
three months ago. Aftec about three weeks
it b"gan to run in three places and three
or four piei'e.s of lione worked out aisi'l"
of his mouth. Now' these places are still
running and won't Iral up. They have
some proud ilesli in them. Want c'li I
do to cure up these places? I can I put a
|.:t in his rnou: a without giving him pain.
The bom- is enlarged where the lci< k was.
Tho sores are on tiie outside.
Answer It is probable that the parti
cles of fractured bone have caused what
is called a. fistula. It possible clean out
the wound and prole ' arefully and re
move '/very piece of bone or other foreign
substance. Tlien tak' a strip of soft
muslin and dip it in teridilor.de of mer
cury and press it into tiie opening and
liuai draw it out and again put in another,
l.et tiie list remain in tor several hours;
then draw it out and let the wound alone
for three 1 day.-., simply keeping it covered
wall a greased elotn. Til'll repeat th
tei'chloride of antimony and so on every
three or four dais for as many weeks, or
until all Hi' uniiealtov tissue is destroyed,
wnicJi may known by the mouth <>: Hie
opening sinking in and the swelling being
reduced, in addition to the above treat
ment rub on tlie ont.-ade swelling every
two weeks a little of the following; Two
drams of ratiuiar.ues and. one ounce ot’
lard. Rub on a little with tiie lingers. In
a week or two a Her s oppmg tlie use of
Hie antimony, if tiie •>; > inngs show signs
ot' lunging and li..v<: a bluisii. spongy as
pect, use tlm aiitiiiiui.v again a t- w tunes.
Cane Fodder lor Cattle.
H. J. K.i'i,. M. ilester, N. C.—Will
y m pe ase inincni m-- through vour valu
ap,e paper wiivlin i u' not vane fodder is
in*.:i."H . to c ilt:". Al, c.-wa in .u .ike
i,.' i have I inl'i liiat It is not good
lor .-tuck, i stlilt :"r < ows tnat are
heavy. V. e die this last spring
ta.it had liv, n fed on inc fodder througri
tin winter. V. coul n : led wh . was
the ' an. e. Sim was a young , ow. led
not sv' in to stiff i anv pa tl; linger,id tor
soim.' time, tlien w. at off quietly; lay
down and «l.ed. ('all VOL! give tile the
postoftlce address of t.m b. ; peach or-
. .rd 1 sc,- an ae, er given of In your
i.-suc of August 7th, . lied th,- Hale I'eacii
Farm?
Ans wer--There is always mor" or less
danger in feeding animals on coarse ind
compar itivelj indi; bh and ■sj ; illy
partly dvcomp'i ed roughage. You do not
.-a, whether t m ■ • bl..des had been
carefully . nr- d .nt om- d. If s • «■ do
IHH I" lili l" ■ lie'll il.lllg' l' in
feiiling it loan th' - In !• eding other
goarst stuffs, any . whim ire liable to
produce w:iat is callcU impaction Ot tlie
iiiomacii,
Ino address desired is Hale Orchard
L'ompahj, Foi l \ La.
Mod Log- Bite.
IV. A. Hay, Govan, •>. ''.—l have a. setter
dog ma l nas i " ‘en bn ten, 1 Hunk, by ;•
mad <log. it Im;' been one year ago ana
lie nas not gone mad yet. Do you think
mere is any danger ot his having liyuio
pnobia ?
Answer—ls your dig was bitten by a
violently rabid dog le would almost cer
tainly have shown :;y mpioms ot rabies in
from live to eighty days. Most dogs so
bitten show symptom.. *ll less than torty
days, the period ot .iicubation varying
fi ..im live to eighty days. So you may pret
ty safely ■ on itiue that your dog will not
have rabies.
Keeping Sweet Potato Vines.
R. B. Levy, Oik Grove, Tex.—ls there a
bin cesslUl \v;i\ i » pi < ."• I'Ve sweet pututo
vines through winter for spring selling?
j 1 then ,wi pleasi tell me how,
from start to fni-h'.' 1 tried on four dif
f, rent occasions and made a failure eaeh
time.
Answer—We have 'i ird for many years
that it was praeiieab'i to save over potato
\ nvs for si'iiu..' ; "iiting tiie .following
spring. W< '■ ■ ■<\ 's directions
l a b.i iking tie ’n up i ne lull and made a
complete faiia: T..,;" may be away to
do it. but We have. ver seen it done nor
seen a man wlm had done it. if any one
knows how and w i swear to it, we will
gladly publish tl. m thod.
Magnolia.
A B. <’., Gi-i'ii". ,-i i x -I am anxious to
raise -nine ma • ,ii.i Fan I raise them
from seed and imw :.lmilld I plant? If The
(''institution or some "f its readers will tell
me how to mis. some magnolias I will be
very glad. There are many large trees
hero, but no small ones. I want to put
some out in my yard.
.Answer —Magnolia grandiflora is usually
grown from Hie lefl by nurserymen. Tiie
A Fleshy
Consumptive
Did you ever sec one ?
; Did you ever hear of one ? ;
< Most certainly not. Con-
I sumption is a disease that ?
; j Invariably causes loss of ;
< flesh.
If you are light in weight, !
; even if your cough is only ;
< a slight one, you should >
? certainly take !
i gear’s ;
; of cod liver oil with hypo- ;
■ phosphites. No remedy >
? is such a perfect prevent- ?
1 ive to consumption. Just ;
I the moment your throat >
begins to weaken and you I
find you are losing flesh, [
you should begin to take it. >
And no other remedy ?
has cured so many cases ;
! of consumption. Unless ■
J you are far advanced with ?
; this disease, Scott’s Fmul- ;
! sion will hold every in- >
J ducement to you for a ?
■ perfect cure. ;
* All DriiggiHts, inc. nc'l st. ,
o t 1 A Bowm . ' l"'iii X V ,
seed are rather slow ami uncertain in ger
minating and require special treatment to
Induce them to sprout. We. do not know
wiiat tlie treatment is, but it consists in
removing the glutinous covering of the
seed, it may be done by stratifying the
fresh seeds in boxes with sand or soil
and burying the boxes where they will re
main moist until the time to plant them,
which will be in February or March. We
think, however, you will find it better to
buy two or three-year-old trees from the
nurseryman and in tlie meantime also try
your hand at growing them from tho seed.
Stringhalt.
W. Janet. Grove J,vol, Ga.—Wo hive
a mule 'ive years "id. Tennessee mule.
liougi.it last spring. He Ims the stringhalt
very bad, lasts him twenty-live or thirty
minuter, in his left Hiind leg. Please give
me a, temedy to cure him.
Answer—The cause of stringhalt is not
well understood, but it Is beiieve I that It
often depends upon the existence of some
disease or injury to some part of the leg
or foot. Wti n .such is the .case the re
moval of the cause is suggested. There
is no direct treatment for stringhalt, as
it is a reflex nervous action.
Intestinal Obstruction.
J. M. Munroe, Peplar Springs, Ga.—A
four-year-old, 1,200 pound mare of mine was
hale and hearty at noon at .sundown. She
came from pick.ng grass and almost ininie
diat 'ly seemed to have vertigo She would
reel and fill full weig'ht, swelled and
S'etiied to stiffer intensely; could hear
water roll in ‘'er, tnd at 4 o'clock in the
morning ■',* med. After death, when .an
incision was made witii a knife, wa'er
forced its way through and to a height of
I'- feet; was ent open and found to he
bloodsh.it between large entrails, clogged
blood around esophagus; liver, lights
nd near: seemingly -ound and without
blemish. Any information you can give me
in regard to the cause ot her death ami
a remedy for same disease will be greatly
teceived.
Ans.ver— We can only suggest that there
was an obstruction of some kind in some
portion of the liowels, eitln r by a calculus,
a dust ball or other foreign substance, in
vagination, or intersusception. or some
tiling of the sort. It is imt a mere sug
gestion, however, and is not given With
much < oiitidence.
Eating Too Fast, Indigestion.
J M. S. Helton, Miss.—l 'iiave a horse
about ten years old that I trad' d for about
a m ,;>tui ago that cats Ids corn so fast n*
does not 'hew it, and it looks like half
of it passes through him in whole grains
when I feed him lie seems starv'd and
keeps Idling the corn without stopping to
chew it. When he gets Ills mouth stuffed
full lie will < hew it a little, swallow tt
and grab his mouth full again. He has
been in bad ord.-r for a year or two, ami
has been badly treated and about half fed.
He seems to lie all right ev ry other way
and is a good horse. If you can tell me.
anything to do for him th«t. will make him
chew 'his corn and make him fatten I will
be \ ery grateful. I think iiis te th are all
right, for he eats all his cobs after eating
lii- i "in. fie seems to lie starved all tho
time.
Answer —Your horse has a form of In
digestion that is more or less due to swal
lowing his food without niastieating the
same properly. The litter may be due
either to bad teeth or some irregularity or
unsei.ndness of the teeth, or it may be
a mere habit. Sometimes this habit of
"bolting” the food is acquired as a result
of feeding one or more horses from tho
same manger, or it may bo due to natural
greediness, or from Irregular feeding. So
then r i<- beginning and cause of the indi
go Hon is probalily in tlie liabi' of "l.dt
ing” Hi" food. To cure this habit use a
very wide manger and feed shelled corn
and oats mixed half and half for the grain
.'atlon. It is also useful to keep a few
water-worn pebbles as largo as a • iiink
.ipin or chestnut in tlie manger. By
Spreading tile grain over the bottom of a
wid. manger he e innot so easily and quick
ly till 111- mouth with grain. Wo believe
t'aat tin- mixture of oats with the corn, or
oais aloii". will tend to prevent him swal
lowing without win'--. I’, ssilily it would
1,,' w. ll . I o to ent up bis r->n■;liee. • very
short and mix It with t'he grain. But. ex
imine the teeth with oarr—the jaw teeth—
one by "tic, to see if any are tender, or too
long. Horses have toothache as well as
folks.
Give him a dos.- of one and one-half pints
of raw litis*'' I oil. After this 'has operat
ed, boil a tcaeuptul of linseed Into a pulp
with a gallon or two of water, and while
hot pour it over half a pall of bran, ami
put In one of the following powders; Four
ounces copperas, four ounces saltpeter,
divide into twenty-four doses. Give one
dose daily as directed and *'otitinue sev
eral weeks, if necessary.
Preparing Pea Stubble for Cotton.
J. 11. Farmer, (tamnobello, S. I have
a. piece of r '.clay l.aiFl on which I had
wlieat this yei.r | planted p* i.; on half
of It, the other half ha- crab grass and
rag weeds. I am cutting the peavines
am] crab grass for hay; want to plant this
land in cotton mxt year. Please toll me
how to m in:'e it. Will it bc-.a good plan
to turn with a two-hors" plow? If so,
how deep and wli.it time?
Answer Turn over tlie pea and grass
stubble live or six inches deep, about
tlie time of first frost or a little before,
so that tiie pen stubble may make as
much growth as possible. It will do no
harm If you sow it immediately in rye.
at the rate of one bushel of s , <1 per acre,
especially if Hie land is rolling and liable
to was'.;. If you do not sow in rye it will
help to harrow the Held two or three
limes during tho winter, espe. inlly a few
days after a hard freeze. In latter part
of Marcli laj- off in 3 1 - or 4 foot rows,
with s lovel, apply Sub to f,"U tiounds of
properlj balanced fertilizer to cv< ry acre
that may thus be induced to piYiduee one
bale. Plant the other acres in something
for home consumption.
Cowpea Thrasher.
J. T. N., Hawkinsville, Ga.—Please an
swer through your paper if there is such
a, tiling as a cowpea thrasher, and if so,
where ami what price could it lie bought?
Answer—We have seen and used a small
hand-power thrasher, but it did not do
sati.-factory work. We have been informed
by the inventor, Mr. R. T. W ilier. Clarks
ville, Ga., that be has greatly improved
it. There is also a thrasher that is pulled
above tlie rows of peas by two horses and
claims to thrash the peas as it goes. This
is made by the Dixie i’eas Harvester Com
pany. New Orleans, La. We do not know
the cost of either. We find that our ordi
nary spike grain thrasher w.ll answer
V, I V well .IS a pea thi.i. b. r If run at a
verv low speed, but it will split, or break
a good many of the peas.
Hibiscus.
(•I'lri Andre Mechanicsville. lowa.-Will
liind reader of The Constitu
tion please inform me through your paper
wh it io do lor my hibiscus. I have tout
;in ,i they have grown alnio-t three feet tall
ind have not a branch on them. I Iley ar,,
over i vi ar old. Could I cut tti' in off to
tiii’in to branch out? Could I start
Hie cuttings again, as I do the oleander
I understand that tiny are n native of
vour .‘•outhern slates. Please tell me how
to care for them.
Answer You do not give 'the conditions
surrounding your hibiscus plants. i't is
proleible that they do not have sufficient
< xpostiro to sunlight, being too much
crowded by other plants, or. possibly, if
In p pot, It is "pot bound.” We would
cliang" these conditions, If existent, and
< J ut the. stem down to ten Inches. We
Imvo no difficulty in striking root cuttings.
It is best to put the cuttings in clean
sanH, kept, constantly wet, until tho root
lets are att inch or more long, when put
In a I'our-lneh pot.
Fhrenltis, or Cerebal Meningitis.
Jani'S Sherry, Eufaula. Ala I bad two
fine calves six nionttis old. perfect lieiltii
In tlie morning, and at noon one of
'hem got wild, running all around, kmn.'k-
Ing oft palings, etc., and frothing at tiie
mouth, and .it 2 p. ni. the ot'her one got
in same tix, and we drenched him with
lard; 'he linyefed till next day and lie died.
The first one we did not drench, mid lie
died In half mt hour nfler taking. Both
<'.'ilves never left ylird at all, so cannot give
any reason, mid want you to help mo out
The Hancock Rotary Disc Plow
Greatest Plow on Earths
"ry',', .
Chnrlotif, .nr 19, 1.W.-Soiifhorn Agricultural Works Atlant. Gr GontFineri: bought and
thoron hlv t' sted tho Hancock Itol.n v IHhc I’iow in upland, I<»\\ kind. Ntunifo ian»l ano open land ot tn j most r
tract.>rv kind, as well as ordinary. lam impelled by a sens.- of phased ohliiottion to add my testimony to tht ex
rending valm-of the implement. It will <lo w.rk no other j.Io a <• ,n do. and is an 'J-Hh
application of me.-ham< •! science 1 > a-rlcultnral evolution. I ran tine, of them rm;- •*< s n n .‘ 'J ?*
out changin'/ inul-s, turning si xt v eight a- res in groat shape, aml < ' t.timng ml-.. .• - iii -;e H ’ ,!t J. 1 - 1 • T ,
upland and hi.tlom. I have discarded my two iiopp < •!■ \ .-r mid > i.t u.- plows; th' • have - 1 irnu .' an,i
time am! Hl'- t" ’ H' ••H'.m •!-. f"’ .r\ " a Imt the < d Hit t ' ' m- v
Any farmer who h< on( of your plow■■ at work mu t fool that i nt the ta I•nd of ' !"• j.r--Miy n un. lhe
gotsone. 'I he shiftless farmer with poor stock and narrow pr-uidiecs v.as born - - -nd wid d.«; - but U ag
gressive and progn*ssiv<‘ farmer will head his list of tools with a ll.ob ><•!< Plow, as seeding prer.-des 1 ,ie l) ar v < st.
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from you soon, 1 remain a subserJ"'i'-
Answr-We had a six month.-, old cib
that was similarly affect'd at th" liigin
ning' of t'he past summer. It d: I wiihiu
one hour, without Hie slightest c'l-sa' a
of the symptoms, vvlhich were rutiniii:.
against any object, turning around *in«l
around until It. fell; risuig .leain and i -
pealing tlie proei -.-. Wo di igiioS'-d th"
case as cerebral meningitis, or piiri niti-, or
Inflammation of the brain. W dtr* t'd
a stream of water on tiie head from a
live-eighth nozzle, but il di"d in : i'it
evry effort. During its fr-nzy it • uilin
ually bawled, or bellow* I.
Shoulder Lameness of Horse.
j{ ]• < Tuskegee, Ala. I bav a ' i >r.-e
that limp..; it: til" I'' I sbo'tld' ’■ H' »'■
trotting a long and fell on ch
six week.* ago. and I ■
kinds of liniments without relief, t iv
prescribe a remedy.
Answer You do " ty It what condi
tion f.i- hurt >i"'. is. "f «In tfi-r th" k n
v. i roken b; tHie fall, or th ■ ' •th •
Hon of tlhe injury. Y :i should at'' ■
tender spot first of 'll. 'I In a b:it.|e ball
h( , ur at a time, three tim.-s ■ 'l's. let
wHor with a little . .ill m it Alter • a 11
bathing rub on a cooling '>H > >1
‘half ounce of sugar of I" id m on-' <|u. i
Os water. It may boa m< re str iln
Gs tn,, muscles. or tendon • ' ' '
soreness seems gon., then u.i" the lini
ments and let file animal bav e unplcte
rest in pasture-.
Will Goose Betin, Winter Apple.
. M r , Barton, Ala -Can you t< 11
me'wbo raises tit" s * v';'"",.
I ~■■!!!: to get I'Ull' 10l seed. Also Mini'
' I tbe old Wild goose bean? It is a.
white In .111. Witii a red 'A'', gets I II «•
I,' < ~'tobei : kiiowu be o.d farim I s .1:1 the
c. i n held <>• lob r I" an.
Wh.it kind of v inn > ai'iflc wbl do tn st In
( ■ . " ■ • \
about all varieties Io no purpet v.
Answer I. All tile nttr-' tym' u s 11 piti'T
shell pecan trees. Slewart’s Nursery
Oci’.tn Springs, Miss., sell twe bi ll ve) the
nuts. We don't know about tho beans
Perhaps some correspondent will send von
some or drop you a card.
2. In regard to apples for Colbert county,
I Alabama. we do not know what to say.
The nurserymen of Huntsville and Decatur
1 . • rm you. Hu you
: say you “have tried about all the varieties
I to no purp >se.“ W> were going to recom
mend Horse Julian, Red Astrachan for
summer and lekiey, Terry, Hen Dae is
and Yates for winter.
Growing 1 Clover.
M. M Wade, Dothan. Ala. I. Will It pay
to grow red top . low i and orchard grasses
on land that would not make more than
twelve bushels of corn per acre? Would it
d , lies; to:. :f r or -■ pa; Il ■ W I al’s the
difference in its- n tilling ai d what tints
does it mature? How mtn n seed p r acre?
Or would th" ■'.'me 1.." 1 pay b ::i oats’
; Answer rted clover, .>r-lmrd grass and
I tall oat gra t wo m iki ei • xturo
I and would mature nt. the same time, < r
early iti Mat it d top would tie likely to
errwd out the on-bard grass in a few’
Iy. irs I'.u'eit. rtm aiiow or p nr-- and
especially for the latter, it is always bettor
to sow a. mixture of s ver.al kinds. About
one and on, -half hush' Is of orchard, eno
bushels of tall oat and ten I ml of rod
[ clover seed tor on- acre. But land that
I will m ike no ni<o' than twenty bushels of
I corn per acre is Imrdly f el: enough to pro
| due'- i satisfactory ne-adow.
.. ; tipt*?
tails Breech-Loadir -'-s.;
Guns and Rifles from'2: io SSO. He-LD'
'.elvers. “0 c1.,, vp. Knives. Razors.'Jib-Ka
Seines. Tents. Spurtin') Gueds ui nil kinds. ■ 'ifif
Send 3c Hamp.' for 75 paqe Ctilalotiuo and wfe jH
have 26 per cent. 455 W, Mair. Si.
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