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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
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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
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Cotton Seed Meal for Pigs.
(from Bulletin 76. Arkansas Experiment
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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
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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
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j BECAUSE. — They are constructed under many all- i
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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
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others follow—their fat-tories being among the finest I
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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 |
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| machines—ten times all others combined—enables the I
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I here set forth may be had for the asking.
The De Lava! Separator Co. $
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| 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
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Shincle, Lath and Corn Milla, Water Wh*el«. etc lllHir itu’ ! ' in
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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
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