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Tli fshing agricultural topics of ep»-« lai s<»uth--rn inter- j est that would varj' oui proem* t from the I “all cotton” idea. x .<ub-TiD(! m to this pa per includes -iFo trie subscri t>er’choice of one of the follow ng p..,.x- T’r .'its in I* ul try, “The Hoosier Schoolmaster.’ ’or ”Se- ■ crets of Ih.ilth;’ or one ..f thtt-o beautiful lithograph, d m.-tures, “The Tug -f \var.” or • piece. This <• mbrnat n -overs the only of so’J * n ■ th . ' r. !i ’ orendums THE AMERI' \\ \ ;}{!< LTI’KIST. of New York, a great. we»-klv farm : ipcr This > 1» the or v a. . k:-. agri’-;:inr.i: publication, ; SI per year, that an b* secured t this phe nomenal price, a straight “two tor one” of- THE SOUTHERN rf’LTIVATOR. of A tian- j ’ 8 b e? * . • . , ;ges V.ons are tlm-!y and . u ‘ r fie <. itton and !• stand.- the farmers’ h me pa - r t • the man- r b<>rn Th<* . ">r greatly r-d ;■ e« .1., : . r t p . } . . Jn ?a) . l]ar 113 L i HE TI:T~ST XT’: j-’ XTIM’IR. of Ch.it'ano >ga.. 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B- Address all inquiries and r<-mmuni<»*- tlona far this department to THE CONSTITUTION, (F. nnd F. !>epartma«t»j PLANTING COTTON. As was remarked some weeks ago and now repeat' d less lias ie • n said fhis sea son about the area to be planted in cot ton than for many years. What does this silence portend? I presume it indicates that every farmer is going to “turn him self loose,” so to speak, and plant a large area in cotton. Some writers claim that the limit of cotton production is about reached in the south and that fu ture increases in the size of the crop will be due almost solely to natural increase in the population. Th* y go further and say that consumption has run ahead of production and that, hereafter, there will always b» a shortage in the supply. I do not believe in the veiity of either of th< s“ claims. They do not seem to ho bas«d on rcas »nable grounds; they are not in a<- ord with past experience; they are simply cheery, optimistic guesses at fu ture conditions. Old patrick Henry said. “I have hut one lamp by which my feet arc guided, and that is the lamp of experience,” and It i- a “mighty good" lamp for the guid ance of the farmer as well as the revolu tionar\ patriot. The farmers of the south have burned a gnod deal of the oil of ex perience i n the last thirty-eight or forty rears and some of them have found the jewel wisdom by means of rhe light thus afforded. On this very subject I wrote Ihrce years ago as follows: ‘ A word of exhortation may yet arrest ; nn erring farmer who has his eyas set >n a big crop of cotton and is tempted o curtail the area in food crops in order o spread over broad acres of cotton to bp nadc and su’d fop S or 9 cents. Al! that [ an say is. don’t do it, ] care not if 500 lave curtai’ed your corn area because of 1 large area sown in small grain, or be aus*' Anu have resolver! to plant more mage tops. 1 have often remarked that ’ w do not need to produce more corn in he aggr- gate, but rather to got a. larger ield to • H a.m. and at the same time n plant a larger area in potatoes, cow ►eas. pindors, sorghum and other food Tops that cost but little tn raise. “The temptation : s very strong to in rrase the cotton area, atul I confidently .■ Folic'..’ that the majority of the farmers re g > : g to do that very thing, in spite j if the warnings nnd advice of all who, | peak and write in the interest of a pros- j >»*mus and successful agriculture Every i armor wishes that all the other farmers • vo’i’d control his habitual inclinations ; oward a large area jn enttnn. so that he | na\ reap the reward of a large individ- I ( a! '’• 1. a small aggregate praduetion ‘ nd a big price. ”1 believe in enttnn. I consider it a ■ •ory valuable crop, a providential bless- i ng to the world, a <'rop suited tn the 1 nil. climate and genius of our people, t ’.nt the ertain and generous rewards of ■ otton production will not be gathered by ; ’'.osc farmers who plant cotton on poor and. poorly prepared and scantily for- ! i Izod ' nd that will produce no more ! ITan one bale so three or f »ur acres. ! llu 1 < is no money In such farming for a nan who wants his family and himself to 1 ive ’like white folks.’ even if the market | lops remain nt 9 ents. “It i‘- the skillful and industrious and ; ong-hcaded farmer who understands the ■ ital Importance of reducing the cost of ■ that will come out all right t the .nd of the ceming season, whether J io mak'a big crop or a little- one. (’hen]) , nten -'.‘uno: bo made on poor land. ' utorly pw-p.trod, poorly fertilized and ! cultivated.” Th«- foregoing is equally applicablo tn i he conditions nf today as it was t.» the I •nndd ions of April, 19D0, and the sug- j tcstinns sot forth are earnestly com i ponded to tTio attention of the farmers of he sopfa If • \rt\ f.-irmvr v :il p odi co in abundant supply >f corn, oats. peas. ’ -I rr.l FZ&IDTT ’’ •Ma I | YOUR IMLRESTS X *| I a L .-... | The manufacturers / u has a record of I .w. lof the McCormick / A seventy -two years | •, | guard the interests I H of continuous sue- |of agriculturists by , cess in the. harvest I njy--. _ I building a machine 1 u fields of the world, g f 3 wor^s success- I njy-. g fully in the field,and j j Write for a “Model the farmer should ; Machine.” which -v I guard his interests tells how to guard |by pur- r _ your in- chasing —|| Q / —terestsin the McCormick buying harvest- —a machine that il ing machines. -rr— *=H° 7 G HAYNES, !il| [ I j G '"’ ral A ” nl ,or Atlanta Ga /z ——\S McCormick Machines /ttt HtHH mom THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION s ATLANTA, GA*. MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1903. potatoes, for.-iRe crops, pork, etc., there will be no overwhelming production of cotton. It is plainly evident today that the farmers who profited most by the re cent advance in the market were, those who raised their own supplies and were thus enabled to “hold cotton." R. -J. REDDING. FARM CORRESPONDENCE. Fistulous Withers and Poll Evil. (Press Bulletin No. 121, Kansas Kxpori mont Station.) Fistulous withers, often called “thiste low.” is a running sore that follows the formation of an abscess or “gathering” in the region of th*’ withers of Imides, or in the upper part of the neck ju®< in front of the witluas. A poll-evil is a similar condition occurring in the region of the poll. CAI'SES. Fistulous withers and poll e\ il are caused by specific germs gaining entrance to the system through the food or water, and locating in the regions above dcscrilicd. where they cause pus or matter in form and thus produce an abscess. Il is possible that they may be rails- dor aggravat'd by local injuries such as blows or ill lit ting collars or sad dles. <»r from hitting the poll against the ceiling, or from pulling on a halter. SYMPTOMS At first there is a diffuse swelling of the withers or poll, usually on one side or the other; this swelling . often tend* r and can some stiffness in | the musi It s of the part. Later the swcll ; mg becom< -• more prominent* in some part. ; softens, and. unless opened, breaks ami | discharges pus or matter. 'l'lic sore thus - formed is lined with a smooth “false I membrane” that secretes pus and is very I oifiicult t” h”al. Sometimes a fistula, of j the withers, <»r poll-evil, will discharge 1 for a year or two and frequently causes the death of the anima! TRIcATM I!XT In the early stage sit is often possible to cause’ their absorption or “s. alter” them by ha thing th*-a ffect<el part with hot water, rubbing ami knead Ing tin parts thoroughlx ami applying a. stimulating liniment such as the follow ing: Strong amm-’nia. enm mime; turpen tine. <>nr ounce; water, one ounce; lin serd oil. five ounces. This should be ap plied one* daily until the skin begins to g< t sor»*, when it can be withheld for a few eJays and repeated. Application of tincture of iodim. ami blisters, are also us'm! to “s.-alter” fistula and poll-evil. Alter tnih ii pus or matter has accumu lated il is impossible to tt<*r ’ them, then the y shouhi be opened fr< e|y with .1 knife; good surgeons often dissect them out, at least so far :is is possible. The in< is.«>n should be made’ as low down as possible to give free' drainage. In most cast -a cavity will be found with one or nmre pipes’’ extending into the tissues. In case the’ boms of the withers arc ni ce rated the\ must be removed surgieallx’. 'l'he cavity should be thoroughly clcaneei out and kept clean, all pieces of diseased i tissue removed and the cavity dried by 1 swabbing out with absorbent cotton. Pure tincture of iodine’ should be injected once elaily afte r <-leaning and drying. A solution of one part of carly-tlic acid in twenty-live* parts of water is good to clean it emt. Pure- turpemtine can be used in pin < of ietdi.u’ with good results in sum* j cases. Amdh»’r method of treating after ; opening is to thoroughly swab out the in , sieie- of tin cavity and ’'pipes” with a good ; liquid e ju-tie such as butter of antimony, i In place of a swab, lags saturated with ; butter of antimony <an he packeel in the* : '.a\it\ and ”pip»- ; ’ tin y should be rc : moved m a f<-w minutes. This destroys I the “false* me mbrane. which sloughs j out in a day or two. The* fistula should i be- washeel <mt daily, a I per < e-nt solution |ot carbolic a.ml used, and the parts kept i clean. In using a caustic it should be us'-<l on e carefully and thoroughly, Re . pe-ateel use of caustics* is injurious, and string e-ausde < shou|el be used wdth 1 caution. Rublung with liniment ■>;• applying a 1 light blister about tie* di^•a'-* d part is ' oft'-n us'-i’.i! in assisting the healing pro i c'-ss. Other good solutions used to inject into the -'a cities so;- cleaning and lualitig ar'C Corrosive mblimate* one part, wate r ' one*-thonsandth part; blue vitriol, puiver ' ized. one t'-aspoonful dissolved in a pint . of water, -u a 1 per •nut of creolin or similar coal tar products. In tr< ating the se diseases, a good ■ syringe with a ’ ng nozzle that can !>•- i inserted into all parts of tin* fistula, is j Showering the part nnee daily I with • old wat'S. with <‘onsidera’ole’ I'"!- e 1 i from a Imsc, amt t’>> , rubbing bri d<l\ un i til it is dr>. is est. a ben* ;i«*lal. It j s im ! porlant that the fistula should leal from 1 the bottom: if the out. ide opening is al ! lowed to <-los« before (he cavity has I healed it will break mit again. Animals with a hstula or poll-evil ■ should be well fed with nutritious feiod. 1 Five Free Friends For Farmers Our money winning books, written i by men who know, tell you all about Potash They are needed by every man who owns a field and a plow', and who desires to get the most out of them. They are free. Send postal card. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 98 Nnmutu Street, »w A’ork. llt takes only a sow days to get on r 128-Dawilß catalog of the celebrated SPLIT HICKORY M \ Eli ICLER and Harncee which wo Roll direct |H at factory Oracea. 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Pure Seed I mpoHHible where different kinds are grow n. 1 <>z. ].'»<•; 2 oz. 2">c :’ 4 H'- * , lb. ti.'ir : 1 lb. $1.25: 10 lbs. SIO.OO. Delivered Remit registered letter, or money order. Send for seed annual. Manual on Melon Culture, 10e. M 1. BRA N<’ll P.t rzelia, Columbia Co., (ia. HOOP SQ / • I’ouble throat: v i th out XI; | s j-* • | )e) wings: 3 ft. high : 10 ft. long: 21 twine, !’.» mesh. Sent on receipt of $2.05. Write for SEINE prire list. BOURNE A 80.NP.31U W. Market. Louisville, Ky. / Can Sell Your Farm no matter where it h. Send description, state price and learn how. }-st. ’96. Highest referen- es. Offices in 14 cities. W. M. Oxtrnnder, i<r>2 N. A. Bide., Philadelphia Blount Carriage and Buggy Co.. M anu factu rors HICH-CRADE BUCCIES, Write for I’riceß. ATLANTA. GA. and salted frequently. A tonic condition powder is often very useful. The follow ing is good; Sulphate of iron, one ounce; hyposulphite of soda, one ounce: salt peter. two ounces; nux vomica, seed, one ounce! gentian root, two ounces. AH should tie well pulverized and mixed. A heaping te;ispo i ’nful can be given in the feed twite daily. Cotton Seed Meal for Pigs. (from Bulletin 76. Arkansas Experiment Station.) 1. The harmful effects of over-feeding with cotton seed meal are manifested in all species of animals so fur tested. Hogs exhibit no great excess of susceptibility over cattle when fed in doses proportion ate to their weight. 2. In a first series of tests embracing nine pigs of 30 to 50 pounds in weight, all died in from thirty-four to sixty-four days on a daily allowance of .6 to .S pounds of cotton seed meal in mixture with ground corn or bran 3. Wheat bran or wheat chops in com bination with cotton seed meal proved less dangerous to pigs than a similar mixture with ground corn. ■I. In later tests embracing altogether fourteen itogs. cotton seed meal was t, d in mixture with bran, wheat chops and cut cow pea hay for periods of from three to six months without any evident harm- j ful effects, the dally allowance of cotton seed meal being from .8 to 1.1 per cent j of the boeb weight, nr from .1 to 7 pounds ■ to pigs weighing 50 pountis. 5. In one test cotton seed meal in above ' .loses was fed to a sow during the last. , eighty days of pregnancy without harm > to motlier of progeny. I>. in one test embracing three pigs, ; crude cotton oil was fed for twentj w ks in amount exceeding what is con tained in a fatal ration of cotton seed meal without any evil effects; lienee, il i . probable that the harmful effects ot overfeeding with cotton seed meal are not attributable to the oil which it con 1 tains. 7. The characteristic post-mortem sea- ! tare of cotton seed meal poisoning in all ; cases was an acute drops', of the pleural I and heart sacs with intense congestion I (probable secondaryi of the liver and kid- i m ys. immediate cause of death being suf focation from compression of the lungs. A EE A DE A A R I-!. Augustus. Tenn 1 have re • entl) subscribed for your excellent pa per. wh . h I < onsiilcr the best of the southern w<" klies. Being a farmer. I prize th- agricultural department ver> milch I wish to get some Information In regard to raising ami saving alfalfa. I hat. a lot of laud (about 4 acr. si with claye. „,j| very little sand in it \\ ill make . half bale of cotton to the acre of an avr ago veal. It is a kind nf swag up land \ nry moist. Has been pastured. Mad., tin.■'oats last v.-ar Expect to grow p.-as ..ii It this season I want to sow al t ilfa on ii m xt. What I want Io know is Ibis; What is the best fertilizer I can use to itisute the best results.' How mm h to fertilize each aero? How and ' when to a.pplv? In a word, give a for mula of how tn manure the laml so as io ■. no a e op? 1 have no experience in that line There is no alfalfa grown in tin- onintv in th" iititndn of Memphis. Trim When do yon think would b" th" best lime t" sow? At what time do you <nt it? I’le.ise give me all the informa tion in regard to this, as I am Interest 'd hi th" alfalfa -h<l think it will be a valuable tu-ession to tile agricultural interest of this section. I shall read vour igi ic-ilfiiral department with i good deal es interest. Answer When 1 wrote the editorial on •Eorage Cr ips" in the weekb of March 30. | did not expect that Inquiries in re gard to growing alfalfa woijdd commence ■ oming in so soon Probably the .above was - written before the author received his copy of that Issue. It may not bo amiss to seize th" opportunity to s.ay. witlt emphasis, tliat tlic land described by our inquirer is not . r)apt<‘cl to the success ful culture of lucerne (alfalfa). To get the best results the soil should be a deep, sandy loam, with no clay within roach of th' deepest running plow. In deed, 1 would prefer a location wliero the clay is not n.'.tror than 3 feet of the surface. The so-e.tiled clay which under lies tlio better qualities of Jong-baf pine land of the southern half of the south Atlantic and gulf states is not objection able since it permits easy drainage of the soil, which is another important re- quisite. There must bo no stagnant i moisture within 3 feet of the surface. i Another requisite is that the soil shall be rich and clean. It should be rich ; enough to yield IVi bales of cotton, or i 35 bushels of corn, per acre—rich enough . lo make good cabbage. Please refer my article of M arch 30. and as It is now too late to sow alfalfa its discussion will be deferred until next fall. M O'l’ll TRAPS. Mrs. W. E. It., Coal Grove. Ohio—-As there has been so much written about the moth catcher, or insect trap, which uses a central light to attract at night that has wings or reflecting bumpers to knock down the insects which fly and at tempt. to circle around the light at night and are the parents of the worms that do the damage to bees, fruits and garden. 1 write to give yon the experience of one who has used the device for two years and knows that it will protect bees,, quinces, grapes and gardens, because it has protected them tor me, while my neighbor's fruits were damaged and al most worthless, being slung by Insects. I.x ( Keepers as wen as graiie and trull groweis and gardeners an: interested in uaving sometning to suceessiuliy combat tne pests, amt the question arises, ill it do the worK? WiH it accomplish this object? Will it mak* the fruit yyrtect, as wen as the bees tree Hom worms? For two years 1 have used one of the mox.il catchers in the yard where I kept my bees and have caugnt as many as eighty- I live moth millers n a singb'night; besides fruit moth, cabbage moth, cutworm moth and' stinging insects innumerable. : with several other Kinds ot moths ami Insects whose names 1 did not know. Jn the, same yard were quince trees and grape vines. 'l'he quinces were tin' best we over had from those, trees, while the quinces in the orchard, away from the moth catcher, were stringy and knotty, never being a perfect quince among them. My grapes, too, in til" same y ard, wore perfect, while my neighbor's grapes were f ' stringy and almost useless. neighbor i passing through the yard noticed our per -1 feet fruit, and asked how it was that I , fruit was perfect while his was stringy I and useless. We explained to him how ' Wo saved our fruit, as well as protected our bees. So he wants some this year. He called today to tell me to hurry up j the order for moth traps, that he wanted to have his ready for fruit blooms so as to got an even start. J am sending for some to use in the orchard this year, and am confident that they will repay me. HAWK REMEDIES. H. D. Liml-.11. Rockford. N c. -Noting inquire in last issue about chickens, hawks, etc,, if party will mix small quan tity of sirvehriine with sirup or molasses, and pul a little on the heads of th" lit tle chickens. I think ho will bo pleased with the re-ult. 1 tried it last year and the voa- before, ami also tins spring, ami nave found that it either kills the hawk or gives him enough of "bl. ken to cause him to not return forth" second de.-e. When one has a groat many little chickens it is a good idea to put all of them up except eight or ten and put the mixture on those so the hawk will be sure to got the poison. I also poisoned a mink this way recently. In the coun try it Is a hard matter to fight hawks, and the above plan Is best I over tried. Answer.—The question whether nttx vomica, or strychnine, will kill hawks ami will not kill «-hh'kens lias been pretty fitily discussed in these coltitnns-in Oc tober and November, 1901, nnd it seems to be as far from a satisfactoy solution as ever. Most of people, have been bred up in the belief that the poison will kill hawks ami not kill chickens, and arc not i going to give it up without a. struggle. I freely confess that 1 am "on the fence." but rather inclined to the opinion that the tradition above rcfetTed to is not well sustained by fads. SHREDDING CORN. W. T C.. Rome. Ga —I have just stu died you: bulletin on corn culture. l!M<b. with much interest. Was much struck with your tests as to the value of shredding corm I wish to make tills in quiry: Will corn • it when the fodder Is full' ripe and shocked until fall, and then shredded, do for seed? Answer. Com ent and shocked at the ; proper time is not affected in regard to its germinating properties or any other quality. It mak s just as good corn for atty purpose and just as much of it as If the stalks were allowed to mature in the usual way. You say "when the. fod der is fully ripe." I do not know of any time when the fodder is ripe. We are not governed so much by tin? condition of the fodder as by the, condition of the. ear. The right time to cut and shock is th' time or a little later, when farmers would originally “pull fodder." and most farmers, at least the most intelligent : farmers, .ire governed in pulling fodder >' Ibj Hi" i-ondition of the ear of corn, and not by Hi" eomlition of the blades. | 1 ri’ili say that wo cut and shock all of lour corn every year, ami we use it freely . for seed and fitr .ill other purposes for ’ which we require the best quality of ! corn. if there is any diffetxrnce at all I between the corn from the shocks and , that from the stalks ripened In the usual ; , way, it is in favor of th" corn from the ’ I shocks. You need not hesitate to cut and shock ! ! the corn. After a year's experience, if ; j you shred tile stalks properly you wilt : | no doubt admit it h is proved to be the ; greatest improvement you have ever ! adopted. ABSOEI’TE I’lll-A HNTIVE OF HOG i'HOI.EoA, ,1. W H., t’anor Station, Ala. —Please j ; answer the following questions through I j your valuable columns, from which t . have for a long time derived great hep I elii : Is there an\ sure preventive for ■ hog cholera? If so, please give name and | Answer There is no ‘ absolute prevent ive" of bog eliolcr.i except to keep away from your hog range and quarters all hog cholera germs. if a neighbor "up th" branch" or “up Hie creek" lias cholera among his herd .'on will be almost cer tain to have it among ymtrs, the germs floating down with I lie water. Tlv bureau of animal Industry nt Washington gave out ill-- t dlowing treat ment and preventive several .'ears ago: One pound each of wood charcoal, sul phur. glanbcr salt and sulphide of anti mony; pounds each of salt, soda ami hyposulphite of soda. Pulverize com pletely and mix all together and give each 200 pound hog a daily dnse of one largo t a biospoon f til. and lo smaller ani mals a smaller dose in proportion. This last may also bo used as a preventive ■ when the disease is prevailing in the neighborhood. CI,EARING I P I.AND. R. W. !>.. Keller. Ga. ■ I have recently purchased a farm in this vicinity, and want lo open up new ground. The growth consists of green pine saplings about■; tn 12 ineites tn diameter. I want yon to give mo as nearly as possible the" correct method of disposing of this timber with out injury to the soil. I want to cultivate the laml next year if possible. I expect to plant cotton and corn on it. What will he the injury of cutting away the smaller saplings at this season of the year? When is the proper time to deaden now land or kill I the trees? I am new in the farming cir cle, and any information will lie thank fully received. Answer—l know of no reason why you should not clear up the ground at any time that may suit your convenience, or by any method that will bo most conven ient to you. The best time to do the work is the latter part of August, 'lite limbs may then bo ent off the trees and they wilt die at once, and the trees will stand several years, ami when they fall, or shall lie cut down, they will burn readily when dry. Rut at this season of the year you will lind it ditlieult to got rid of the stems ami limbs of the trees, unless you can utilize them for fuel, which 1 would advise, if at all convenient. You ask, “What will be the injury of HF I AVAL CREAM SEPARATORS I ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN OTHER CREAM SEPARATORS | j BECAUSE. — They are constructed under many all- i I important patents, which cannot be used by any other | I manufacturer and which enable De Laval machines to ■ I skim cleaner and produce a more even and more thor- m 9 oughly churnable cream than is otherwise possible, at ■ I much less speed and wear, and with much greater $ | ease of operation. j BECAUSE.— The De Laval makers liave ever been h B first and foremost in the manufacture of ('ream Sepa- a j rators throughout the world —have ever led where ■ others follow—their fat-tories being among the finest I machine shops in the world and their knowledge of | I Cream Separators far greater ami more thorough than i I that of any comparatively inexperienced would-be 3 I competitor. BECAUSE.— The one purpose of the De Laval | | makers has ever been the production of the very best i I Cream Separator possible regardless of cost, instead of i I that mistaken ‘'cheapness'’ which is the only basis ! | upon which any would-be competitor can even make | 3 pretence of seeking a market. j BECAUSE. — The vastly greater sale of De Laval | | machines—ten times all others combined—enables the I | De Laval makers to do these things and much more in | 3 tlie production of the perfect Cream Separator that | J no one else could attempt. I I A De. Laval catalogue explainingin detail the facts § I here set forth may be had for the asking. The De Lava! Separator Co. $ j Conerai Office, 74 Cortiandt St., New York. | L A. MADDEN, ;s f=» e: cea t_ SEH-t-aiMO 137 WHITEHALL STREET, ATLANTA. GA. .StaWgßCag ;s cutting away the smaller sapling.- at tills season of tit" yi.-ir?" I answer, there will be no material injury as compared with any other season of the year. I am aware that there is a prevalent, opinion among farmers that the eulting of tim In-r or clearing up of new grounds after the leaves put forth, or while the foliage is on the trees, is damaging to the land; but I think that there j s more fancy in the idea than anything else. I advise you to cut the trees -when it suits your convenience, and I have no doubt that it. will be most convenient to do it in mid summer or latter part of August. SEPA RATOR BVTTUIIM I LK. M. 0.. Pollock, Jza.—l keep a few fine cows to supply tin local mark' I. Aly ; trade calls for good buttermilk at a fair ; price. Please advise through Tin Con stitution as to the quality of buttermilk tliat can be made from the milk after it lias been through the separator. Will it keep as well as if the whole milk were churned? Or will it. go too much to whey ; if I should injure my buttermilk trade it would not pay me to use a s.-p a ra t or. Answer- Th- quality of t!> buttermilk made by churning up til" clabber formed by til.- separator skim milk is superior in every respect, excepting that it will not lie so rich, as it will contain practically no butter. But it can be made more uniform, as the sourness of the skim milk will be manipulat'd with sde ri f ence to producing the best buttermilk possible. As to keeping, it ongin t kr p better, since a considerable amount of impurities are removed by the separator T’oii may possibly have sell tll<' -kim milk buttermilk a few > ents ch< apor. but you can afford to do so in view of tin larger quantity and better quality of your butter. A JVM PING COLT ,T. M. Denny. Roxboro. N. ' I have a coTt ths' is very bad about jumping Please give me a sure and quick renu dy to stop him. f am a subscriber to yirir valuable paper. The (’onstitution. a "1 ! like ,'t ever so nin.-h. Please insyy. - through the Farm -anil Farmers' I’- .cir; mont of your papi-t Answer I am not informed of a "siire and quick remedy" lo stop a cna from jumping. I have often soon used the old fashioned “poke," or yoke and poke stick Tills is nothing more than a block "f some light wood, or a piece Os popisr pole I inches in diameter and b) or 12 inches long This Is bored for an ordi nary ox bow and by means of the bow the contraption is strung on the .inim.'l's neck with the crosspio,o down. From tli.’ front side of this crisspioc' pm coeds a “poke," nr a light but stiff pole, say I 1-2 in. lies in dlamoter and I or 5 feet long. The object is to have the poke catch tn the fence as the animal I "X A nt SSJ- | J l/tf FS The Price is Riqht Too. n i 6/L. LA/riV 8 S Known the World Over. trea» a ,- a I FARMERS’ 5125 SAW MILL ' "i jL?’n i> .1 Cut* 2000 Fret Lumber n day with only Th. n. fejr-*.' 1a .» \ DeLoach Variable Feed Saw Milk. 4to 10H h. p., jsEtW ■ ‘ ’ ■ any price. DeLoach Mill Machinery. Planers. : jlfiW “ £' r '& %ft<* .* "»L * Shincle, Lath and Corn Milla, Water Wh*el«. etc lllHir itu’ ! ' in ! HeLoach M!ll Mf C . <e. KoyTOl Ulawta, Ga. jfeirfkorgia I Handsome <’ntaloffue Free if too rut this out and IbKSL-' «.rr*y®»X ’DIOiI t .»nax-m Os paper h 3V o >K aw^ g » nuMl w«»»^ > i l .mi.i, b 3 •~ ■ ?eded ~" ni T ipped Sf ■!l imiiiiiii II 111. I n all - *Any Horseman r ~■ - itfßßjm ■"■' i ■■■■—" i.n.. i is of ex P erience knows that there is no Liniment 7s -• J » so efficient and absorbent and quick as well in 1% i~ * if -3& ' ■ss&s ' its action as Sloan’s Linimeiil I ’ ' nMwlllirr* ‘ s not 3 c neap wash but a genuine "''OHRwt P r ' n reliever and scientifically cura- fe«S tive preparation. ■ Sold by all Healers. Horse size, BOe. and 1 per bottle. Family size, 2.~c, F&MtWS Stl&ip Pullers, I s,- I- -'-X... M tTrit powerful made i<l\ :inta '< <r a H <>? ht E’ully guarant»*.*(L ( - fr< • HUKCI I l> M I •'<, < <)., Dcj>l. < \ . ( I'Ut.'.'-x . I - w;i j YOUHG MEN, BECOME INDEPENDENT. : ()ur School can uriw \ou a \ • : < r; r ary (’our - i in simple .*•*, at home during t : ■ i montliH of your spar** utu .and p!a<" \ou m i ! position to scour.’ a busmen of from *1.210 uj j u art's yoj|’’|\, lupjoiua * .itif.-d and ’rood po- . , lions obtained for su<*. '->sf<i 1 -ludenrs. < t j w-thui rc.-ifli of a l ,:. >.'H: -. a' on juarfinte: ! V rite for full particular- at . Tin Ontario Vf’trrinar.x < <»rr<*>pond< in < x h-. 01, I «>n don. Ontario. < anada. HIGHJGRADE TOP BUGSY 527.90 bii v s our * b'/y’ bugK.v floifi any- \\ \ {/f9S I t < * B ”' where at the price. \}, \{ VvS ti.ifl Sarven j-'J-Tit \ I wheels, elliptic end \], A fjyuiW Kjirings. rubber drill t.-p nnd x spring 1 rush- Z\ /, z A ions. It is S-' handsome 1 y -r"—/‘M-. ...\J pa in t e<! wit hV / /‘■PVt! ' V z/ ■ ■*>67 f' x/ a plain body \>‘ I \X and da r k >4. . •*** green gear in either wide or narrow Rtrlpe. II this buggy Is not perfectly satisfactory and th** equal of baggies your local dealer s- l *.sin.nr return it nt our ♦•xp' nsrt nnd we will refund our mount. We sell yon vPh?h‘SA at the same SAVE FREiCHT CHARGES St. Louis is so 1 »c:u.h| that wo can save you from , >3.00 to 55.00 freight charges on a buggy '■ wagon owr <ub< r markots. Rernomber this I when buying your buggy. \Ve will send BUGGY CATALOGUE * FREE : Upon rc»-'*ipt of request. It show; you oijr . eomidete line of high grade snrrie stanhop.- ~ : phaetons, biiggivs, spring and farm wagons. Luytles Bros. Mercantile Co., St. Louis, Mo. is in the act of jumping. If anybody can give a latter plan lie is invite-1 to do -a 1 will add thu low feticr's ir, usually the cause of jumping, and learning to jump. '■i I.NI TIR.NING ('OLTP. It has Ivi n asserted that al) .-nit:: at the age of about a week will develop a. small sore or raw plus- on th- exterior of the hoek joint, or knee of hind leg. I'h.ll 'his is i fact in a great man,' is s 1. certain, but whether it is genera) is not known Will every reader o' iiii.. notice his eolts tnd report i.- follow- Give sex and state if the i"lt is a hoi'i-c v Continued on Page Nine.
