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P , « et o) ror^s m lo never send your SI.OO direct, or lh ßemi’t by a ™ 0 " ey order ’ k r Remit cy g wherein we assume alt risk. •^‘ Stered S CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ga. U artffikJrMh 4* ' J NotiGG WJnQinrers. |. Write plainly and to the point. fIT» Ing only questions to whloh anew •re desired. .. ... t Confine Inquiries strlotly to matters concerning the farm. •. Never ask for answers by mall. 4. Never ask where an arttcis oaa »• had. nor the price. a Always give vour full name, ana aa* drees. It you do nut wish. r«» name published. Bay so. and initials only will bo printed. •. Carefully silo this page for tutors reference and before writing your file to •<* 11 ba " nOt **•* already answered. T. Look ahead and rend tn your l , oarlv Do not expert ua to answer niet naner" The editor must tend m his copy a week befor. the ft am! commuaW Uons for this department to THE CONSTITUTION, U. nnd F* Dcpnrtmeafc, Shocking and Shredding Corn. Several correspondents have requested that the details of the method of harvest ing corn by cutting down the stalks and curing the same in shocks be published again. I have no doubt that very many others will be glad to see such a re publication. If I could thereby Induce several thousand southern farmers to . adopt this method I would not hesitate to keep the description as standing matter throughout the month of August. 1 con sider it the greatest stroke of economy that may be at once inaugurated ami practiced by a farmer. In one hour s time a farmer can make every essential preparation for doing the work. One may read this article during the noon hour of the day In 1 commences the hot and <■ xli-iusting ami prolitless work of pull- ; ing fodder.” become a convert to the | ■ shocking” method, and put It into prac- ; tieal operation when the hands go to | work after dinner. All that is needed is , a piece of small plow line, 6 feet long. , with a trace ring tied at one end of it, a | few sharp weeding hoes, a frame or | "shocker” upon which to stand while I tying a shock, and a supply of ordinary baling or binder twine. The proper time to cut and shock corn is about one week later than the stage at which farmers are accustomed to "puli fodder.” If it be a little later no harm will result except the few addi tional blades 'that may turn brown If the weather be iiot and dry, which will then be liable to loss If a rain occurs. Tiie work of cutting may be done regard less of the weather, provided it be not a •titally raining at the time. I have had the hands engaged at cutting and shock ing to be "run In” by a heavy shower of rain, and resume the work so soon as the rain ceased, the only result being a .TTg'.it wetting from handling tiie wet stalks. The stalks may be cut down with a sharp weeding hoe. 3 or 4 in. lies above the ground, or with a regular corn stalk harvester, which will cut a row as fast as a team of two horses will draw It, and tie the stalks in bundles of fifteen to twenty stalks. From 150 to 300 stalks, varying Inversely according to their height and ’size, may be put into one shock. Where the stalks are more than 6 or S feet in height it Is well to use a "shocker,” which is nothing more than a. piece of scantling 3 by 4 inches by 12 nr 14 feet long, with two legs 5 or 6 feet long put on tiie ground. There should be a 1 1-2 Inch hole bored horizontally through the “cantllng about -1 feet from the legs and a loosely fitting pin, or rod, 4 or 5 feet long, insreted to its middle point in tiie hole. Tile use ol the shocker will be at once obvious: Place it at the position where you wish to make a shock. Bring the ent corn <as soon as cut, if de sired) by armfuls to the shocker and place in first one and then another of the four angles form* 4 by tiie ruj and the scantling, until the desired number of stalks is thus placed. Then one man mounts on the lower side of the shocker, throws the rope around the top. places tiie hand end of the rope through the ring tied at the other end and draws tiie top of tin shock logether as tightly as possible a little below tiie tassels. Then tie tightly with strong twine and at once release the rope. Tiie rod is then withdrawn and the shocker moved to tli*. place for tiie next shock. Care should be used to jab each bundle of stalks firmly against the ground while holding them in tiie slanting position in which tin y should stand. Let the butt inds of the stalks spread out somewhat. It is a good idea to go over the field a week or ten days after building the shocks and tighten the twine, as the stalks will shrink a good deal in that time. How long should tiie shocks stand In the field before they will bo ready to haul up t > the barn yard? It. is like asking the <pi> stlon how long after cut fruit is put out to dry before it will bo dry. Tiie l answer in both cases would be—"lt dc pends or, tiie weather and the size of the . stalk , o. the size and thickness of the ; pieces of fruit.” That Is to say, the i shocks should remain in the field until l the ears are dry enough for the crib and • the stalks dry enough to shred arid keep ; sound. With no rain at all, and open, i hot weather I have known tiie shocks ! to be sufllciently dry in four weeks. Un- ■ uer more unfavorable conditions, five, t six or even eight weeks may be re i quired. It is important, however, that i tin 1 stalks should be absolutely air dry, | else th*, shredded stuff will not keep well. , Some may ask if tin* ears of corn will ■ be as heavy after cutting and shocking : tnd curing as they would be if left to ! dry on the stalk as usual. Tiie answer i is— The ears do not lose weight by j this process of harvesting, in comparison l with the common method. On the con trary, experiments Indicate that the grain of corn so harvested will be a little heavier, because it was cut a little later than the fodder-pulling stage. It should be understood that if the blades lie stripped from a living stalk of corn all • vital processes cease at once, just as B JOROVerjoyears k | * n Cane Mill construction. They are imitated, ’ll— of course, but they stand alone and supreme in IS| [I gzttttgEsl these essential points: t- 5 PERFECTION OF MECHANICAL DETAIL.—STRENGTH r 1 IN every point.-saving in repairs.-siuplic- ITT.—COVERED OIL ( HANNM/l IN BOTTOM PLATE. —PATENT REVERSIBLE. FEED Gl’iDE. ENCASED t GEARINGS.—DO MOST WORE WITH LEAST POWER. There is metal where metal is needed, together with skilled workmanship and pracHcal knowledge of syrup makers’ requirements. Write for complete Cane Mill and Evaporator Catalog, b-06. AMERICAN SEEDING MACHINE (0., LOUISVILLE, KY. THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1903. promptly as if the stalk were cut down or pulled up by the roots. Do stock eat the shredded corn with a relish? The answer is—yes, especially cat-> tie It is not so good as cured corn I,lades (in the old way), nor as well cured crabgrass hay, nor nearly so good as good cowpea hay, or alfalfa, or clover hay. But it Is better than cotton seed hulls, better than oat straw, much bet ter than wheat straw, better than shucks, even better than No. 2 timothy hay (such as our kind western friends send us) and Infinitely better than nothing! According to careful experimentation and estimates the amount of actual gain by the process is about as follows: AA here a field yields 30 to 40 bushels of shelled corn per acre the yield of dry, shredded stalks (exclusive of the blades) would be about 40 pounds for each bushel of corn. At per ton these 40 pounds would be worth about 24 cents. Corn yielding less than 30 or 40 bushels would probably give a somewhat larger yield of stalk in proportion. Suppose a farmer makes 1,000 bushels of shelled corn. T hen, a lowing 40 pounds of stalks (excluding the blades) to the bushel he will secure 40,000 pounds of shredded corn stalks, or -0 tons! Ami this in addition to the blade fodder which is also saved, but not in cluded in the above calculation. Another advantage, and it is no small item is that tiie corn stalks are thus got out. of the way of preparing the laud for oats, wheat or other crops, and many insects destroyed which habitually find secure winter quarters In the dead corn stalks and will be ready to come forth with renewed life and hungry maws to commence their work of destruction in the spring. Now. lot some plain arithmetician mul tiply 35,000,000 bushels of corn—a fair coni crop for Georgia—by forty, and he will be astounded at the product. It will be no less than 700.000 tons of good roughage more than twice the total amount of cotton seed hulls that, might be got out of the entire cotton crop of Georgia! It would be nearly three times the i possible weight of cured corn blades as usually harvested. It would be enough to give each of the 350,(W cows In Georgia 2,000 pounds of forage. At. $lO per ton it would equal In value the total cost of ail the commercial fertilizers used in Georgia in one year. it J. REDDING. FARM CORRESPONDENCE. SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC, MOON. ETC. ; Mr. R. L. F., Apalachee, Ga.. writes a I long letter about operating on animals ! according to "the signs.” etc.—too long j for publication unless It contained some- I thing else than bare assertions without ; any proof. I will quote and reply to but ! one position that ho takes. He says: : ■ Now, as to the educated, scientific man believing in such things, it is because | they are all taught not to believe In such | things. It is only the self-mafio man i that watches such things.” Mr. R. J., F. Is altogether In error In ! the assertion that "the educated, scien- ; title man is ’aught not to believe such things.' No direct effort Is made at [ school or college to keep the student from j believing "snob things.” The teacher j aims to train the mental powers of the , student and to store his mind with use- ' ful knowledge of the laws of nature, the ' principles ot science, etc. The pupil has ; all that he can do to acquire this useful knowledge ami no time to devote to stor ing up knowledge that Is not knowledge. ■ because It has no foundation in fact. 1 have no doubt that our correspondent is j a sincere friend of the general education of th*- masses, although perhaps uncon- ! scious of the fact that one of the funda mental olijects of general education is to rid the people of error and superstition by so filling the rninds of the school ‘ boys ami girls with high ideals and genuine knowledge that there will be no loom left for error and sup* r. . ition. 1 dare say that if Mr. R. L F. were the father of a dozen sons and he should send thorn off to college, or even a good school of lower grade than a college, for a period of three or four years, not. one of these sms would agree with his father on "such things” on bls return home. SECOND CROP IRISH POTATOES. '‘Farmer’s Daughter,” C >ve City, Ga. — For the benefit of several of your read ers who have asked about “second crop” Irish potatoes I. wish to say a few words. As the editor says, it is a good plan to prepare ground some time before plant ing. In planting late or “second crop” potatoes it is, I think, a good idea to run a deep furrow, after land is other wise prepared, put in fertilizer and bed as If you Intended planting on it. Do this some time before planting time and when ready to plant rebed your land, throwing dirt to what Is now the “mid dle.” In doing this it throws your fer tilizer in "middle,” In which plant pota toes, and when they are large enough work dirt back to them. Tills plan is especially effective in a dry time, but would not suit on low ground during a wet spell. Don’t think it wise to “cut and dry” potatoes. Have seen It tried; result, no stand at all. 1.. R. Fowler, Oak Grove, Ga., don't you think it would be wise to prepare a different piece of ground for your "second crop?" Cut and plant your Triumphs as soon as dug. Small potatoes may bo planted without cutting. AVe have been successful In raising two crops In this way. but don't even think of drying them a week. AA’ell, don't, know that thinking would injure them, but it would bo best not to put such thoughts in practice. In planting potatoes from last year's crop there is no especial need of waiting until August. It is best to have ground ready ami plant when you catch a. season in July. Another suggestion, if ground is dry when you wish lo plant potatoes, run I your furrows late in the afternoon and i plant, early the following morning while j ground is still moist. I am far from oe ing a "know all" on farming or any j thing else, for the more I learn the more I 1 see there is to be learned, but if a : few disjointed Ideas from a north Geor- I gia girl will be of any benefit to these seekers of knowledge, sons of honest toil, I they are welcome. SECOND CROP POTATOES. A’ A. A, Holly Springs, Miss.—ls W. J. Harbon. of Ennis Miss., will follow my plan for second crop Irish potatoes he will have no trouble in getting a stand. Dig the first crop as soon as vines turn yellow; put them in cellar or some cool place until ready to plant; any time from the 10th to tfce 25th of August will do. In other words, the first SAW MILLS, 4 H. T. cuts 2,000 feet per day--All Sizes- Plan ers, Shingle Mills and Edgers with Patent Variable Friction Feed—Portable Grind ing Mills, Water Wheels, Lath Mills, etc. Send for large Catalogue. Freight don’t count. DeLoach Mill Mfg. Co. Box 701 Atlanta. Ga. 114 Liberty Bt., H. Y. ralrt that comes in August. Now for the plan: I usually plant my second crop where I had first crop. I rebed this land every seven or eight days, until the. time comes to plant. By doing this you will pulverize Ulg land an.d keep up moist ure. Potatoes should always be cut, say, two eyes. One will do. As soon as it quits raining. Doij't wait for It to dry off. but run a bull tongue deep in the middle. Drop your potatoes about 1 foot in drill; put your foot on each potato so as to press ft down firmly In the soli. Now put on 10-inch shovel and bed out on potatoes. Let stand twelve or four teen days and hatxow off, or run drag over them. I never cultivate second crop. They do better without it. The best crop that I ever made was planted on August 20. (1). SOWING CLOA’ER. (2). MULBER RIES AND CHICKENS. H, C. AV. .Smithfield, N. C.—l want to Improve lands that I now have cotton crop upon by sowing clover. I have sow ed peas lasX. plowing of corn, but they would be In way in cotton. Which would be best variety of clever for improve ment of lands only, ami best plan of get ting it in lands In time to .plow next spring In time to plant cotton or corn. Must I sow It In last plowing of cotton this month, or wait untjl about the first, of December, after cotton Is harvested and brink land and plant? 2. AVill eating mulberries kill young chickens? Th.efr bowels run off. and they droop up and die all along until they are weaned. I have the white sugar mulberry in chicken yard, and all the chickens like them so well I want to keep them. Is there no remedy? Is it true that chick ens hatched In May stand less chance for holding on to life th,Tn if hatched in other months? 3. I have 2 acres low black level lands, but not swampy, though water stands upon It after rains, containing a few mulberry trees fenced off from main pas ture. I want to plant for winter pasture for hogs and cows. What must I plant, and when, and how manure? Answer—l. The best clover I know of for Improving lands In the south is the cowpea. Os course, the cowpea is not a clover, but It Is often called the “clover of the south.” because it is better adapt ed to pur climate, soils and conditions than is the genuine red clover. As a rule, a southern that would produce a sat isfactory growth of clover is already as rich as most southern farmers desire. Crimson clover might answer your wants. Sow In September 20 pounds of seed per acre on wgll broken and harrowed soil. Last plowing of cotton would be rattier early. 2. 1 havj» understood that too many mulberries are not good for little chicks. It is not a suitable food for young, growing fowls. But 1 would say that a small quantity p<r day would nut oe harmful. Growing animals require bone and muscle-producing food--which the mulberry Is not. 1 suppose the claim that i chicks hatched in May stand less chance I for life than if hatched In any other I month is based on the simple fact that | May is the first of the hot months and i Is £rllpwed by a hotter one. It is not probably true. 3. Plant red top (or Herds) nnd white clover. In October Stable manure or hlgn grade guano. RATS IN CORN. S. T. 8., Thomaston, Ga,—Will you or some one else please give me a remedy to exterminate rats. They are so bad where. I live until I can't have anything for them. Is there invithing I can put In my corn when ! house It to keep them out of it? 2. 1 have a hor: » 7 years old. My feed has been very poor and lie has fallen , SwiTy to skin and bones. Will it lie a good idea to put him in a good pasture without any feed at el! and no work? AVill he improve or not 9 Is there any thing to give him to itone iiim up any? 3. How Is the best wa; to feed sulphur to horses? Is it a good' thing for them? Answer—l. I know of but one remedy for rats that is always and entirely re- ; liable, and that Is to fix the corn room I or corn crib so that the rats cannot got I into It. This may be done by setting the , crib on posts or pillars that the rodents i cannot climb, or on ordinary round blocks or pillars witli a flange or collar of tin, or sheet iron around tiie top of each pillar. Another way is to line the corn crib or bin with wire cloth with about half inch meshes. This pian is absolutely reliable and !s the one I have used for years with perfect satisfaction. 2. A. good jyasture during the. day ami a good feed ot shelled oats or corn at night would be just the thing. If his hair is smooth ami his appetiti is good he will require nothing more—exempt good wa (tar. If he seems to need a tonic, pul verize and mix 4 ounces • ich of saltpeter and copp*ras, divide into twenty-four doses am.l give one every night in a bran mash. 3. lie does not need suinhur. OYSTER SHELL BARK LOUSE. (2) COTTONY MAPLE SCALE. R. A, Naves. Ester, G.i. I send by to day’s mail bundle apple tree twigs, which are covered with some kind of an in sect. They have killed tree. What are they? How can the:: ravages be ob viated? Please answer in The Conutitu i tion. Answer- The specimens were exhibited to I’re.t-s.sor H. N. Star ■ <. biologist and horticulturist of the Georgia experiment station, and the. following is his reply: "The apple twigs submitted to you by R. A. Naves, of Ester. Ga., ami referred to me for do'ermin.llion, are Infested by two distinct scales—the smaller and more numerous (and the one that has done the damage) is the "oyster shell bark louse” (mytalaspls pomorum), and the larger remains are the exuviae or cast off cases of tihe 'cottony maple scale’ (pulvinarla innumeraibilis). A large num ber of the bark specimens are punctured . by different members of the 'aldy bird' family and consequently destroyed, but there are plenty of living young left. "It is not difficult to control thia scale. Either kerosene or lime, sulphur and sail (or * r* w wash' * applied as per di rections in press bulletins 38 and 39 of the Georgia experimental station will hold iit in check. The cottony maple scale may be likewise controlled, ami is by no means so pernicious as the bark louse, I which is itself not particularly to lie i dreaded. There were no Indications I whatever ot the presence of San Jose scale.” ROCK PHOSPHATE. J. M. Terrell, Spring Hill. Ohio.—l. What per cent of acid has Tennessee rock before treating? 2. A fertilizer containing to 18 per cent available and 2 per cent insoluble would have in one ton: Pounds. Available 320 Insoluble 40 Balance 1,640 Total .2,000 What does the “balance” consist of? Answer—l. About 35 per cent. 2. The balance consists of sulphate of lime, insoluble phosphate of lime, car bonate of lime, moisture and a little sand, j clay, etc. (I see no good reason for repeating the answer to your question in issue ot Fi brv.ary 23. simply because your stale was given as “Alabama” instead of "Ohio.” It was probably due to your careless writ‘ng.) ALFALFA NOT PEST G. D H , Jones Mills, Ala.—Please an swer through farm and farmers depart ment: 1. Can alfalfa be gotten rid of or is it like Johnson grass almost impossi ble to get rid of? 2. AVill it .do to plant ns !ate as October 15, and how to plant it? Answer—l. Alfalfa, or lucerne, is not in any sense a pest and it can be. got rid of without any difficulty. buy 2. Yes, October will do very well for planting. It requires a very rich, deep clean soil, preferably a deep, sandy loam. Prepare the land by deep and thorough plowing and sow the seed in drills 24 inches apart precisely as you would ruta bagas or turnips. COWPEAS DYING. NEMATODE ROOT GALLS. J. H. R. Jennings, Moore, S. C.—l have three acres of land that I have been planting tn oats, following in corn and peas for four years. The first year made good crop of peas; second year pea vines died when peas began ripening; third year the vines died about the time they began to bloom. This year they are all dying while they’ are small. They seem to die from decayed roots. Answer —The cause of the cowpeas dy ing Is doubtless duo to the presence in that particular soil of nematode root galls (Heterodera radiclcola). a species of minute thread-like worms. These worms are so x’ery sma.ll, not exceeding one-hun dredth of an inch in length. They attack the roots of many of our economic plants, but are especially bad on peas, beans, beets melons, cucumbers, potatoes, to matoes cabbage, turnips, parsnips cotton and young nursery stock. These attacks cause knots to form on the roots, and when these reach their greatest size they begin to decav and the roots also rot oli. No means of destroying them has yet been ciscovered. AVhen the infested land is 'repeatedly planted In the same <~wP (as you have, done), they become worse and’worse. In your ease the remedy >s to not riant the land In cowpeas for two or three years. Corn, oats, wheat, sor ghvm. sweet potatoes, etc., are not sua ject to attacks of nematodes. SHOCKING CORN IN THE FIELD. J M. 8., Harleyville, S. C.—Please in your next issue tell me how to shock corn in the field. How much can I put in on«> shock, nnd how long - will it t«iko to cure? Also, if necessary to tie in bun dles? Answer—lt Is usual to put from 150 to 300 stalks in each shock, tho smaller number when the stalks are very largo and tall. Get a 3 by 4 scantling 12 or 14 feet long, or a light poplar polo of the same length. Bore two 1 1-2 inch auger holes through pole or scantling and put in two legs 5 or 6 feet long like the legs of a high horse used by white washers and wall paper hangers, the other end of the pole or scantling to rest on the ground. Now bore a 1 1-2 inch hole horizontally through the scantling or pole about 4 feet from the leg and put in a loosely fitting pin or rod about *> feet long. This contrivance is called a shocker and will be found very helpful in putting up a shock of corn. Cut the corn down a few inches above the sur face, siand about one-fourth of the en tire number of stalks in each of the four corners formed by the loose rod, taking care to even tiie butt ends so that the shock will stand secur.ely. Have a piece of small plow line about 6 feet long with a bridle bit ring at one end. Stand on the pole and through tiie ring end of the rope around the top of the shock, catch tin* ring as it comes around and use tiie rope as a noose to draw the stalks tight ly together. Then tie around with a piece of stout binder twine or baling twine, withdraw the rope, remove the shocker ami go on to the next shock. It. will require from four to eight weeks to cure, depending on the weather. No necessity to tie the stalks in bundles. CATARRH OF COW. M. G. Ellis, Lauderdale, Miss. -I have a fine cow. milking and In good flesh. 1 feed on hulls and cotton seed meal. Three days ago I noticed her breathing hard one evening. Next morning discov ered it was in left nostril. Since then the nostril becomes nearer and nearer closed up. Breathing getting harder. She occasionally sloughs out something ■ and leaves more in sight looking like de- I cayr-ii flesh or between liver and flesh, j It is sleek and hard io pull out. Not j rotten or offensive. Appetite good, j Would have written you sooner, but ; thought she would die or get better be- ; fore I. could hear from you. But think i now best to write. Y"ou will very much : oblige mo to consider and write at once, | stating the trouble and remedy. Answer —The symptoms Indicate what ; Is called "malignant catarrh,” an Infer- ! tious and usually fatal disease. The : treatment, is as follows: Tho animal should lie housed in a well ventilated ! place with good hygienic surroundings, j Give hot medicated inhalations, such as a bucket of hot water with a j spoonful of turpentine on tiie surface to • be held under the nose. If high fever, | give 1 to 1 1-2 ounces of saltpeter in the I drinking water three times a day. Dis- } fusible stimulants such as 1 ounco of I carbonate of ammonia, every three or > four hours. Separate the well from the | sick ami thoroughly disinfect the quar- I ters >e< ipied by the sick. ’ _—- TUMORS ON HORSE. J. B. J.. Easley. S. C.—Just behind the , left shoulders and m front of where the ■ girth or band works on my horse there are three large tumors or warts, under : the skin; they si-,'m to lie Imbedded very i closely together, and are fully as larg* l as a man’s first: they are not sore at I all and do not c-iuso any Inconv* nlenee in the work of (lie animal, but they are growing very rapidly now an I will soon give a lot of trou'de. They have been growing about, three years. Will you do me the kindness to tell mo what to do to remove them. If it can b<> done, with out the use of tho knife? AA’ould be plea', ,I to have you diagnose the case and tell me what they are. Th*re Is also a : few knots of th,' same sori on the horsob : tail bone, but they are very hard an,l do ; not move about under the ' kin like those behind the shoulder. Answer —If .you are satisfied that the tumor contains a liquid (blood), open steely with a sharp knife, squ, ■zo out the contents ami then inject into the opening about a tablespoonful of solution of 1 dram of chlorite of zinc in one part of water twice a day until heal' J. If found to contain no blood or other fluid then make one or ;wo openings into about tiie center witii a knife blade AVhen it stops bleeding roll up about 2 grains of bichloride of mercurj- in a piece of tissue paper and press into the oottom of each opening. Repeat every thirl day until the tumor disappears. SORE MOUTH OF COW. R. H. G., EIX rton, Ga.—l Rave a cow that was giving J!» gallons of milk until four or live days ago, when she began to fail and quit eating anything much. Her Jaws and throat are swollen now. and she runs some nt the nose. The tip of her tongue is red and raw-looking. She seems to be hungry and warns to eat but will only eat a little fodder or cane; will not eat cotton seed nor meal and hulls, the feed I have been giving her. Have had her In good pasture day ami night. Please tell me what to do for her. Answer—l think it quite probable that wni »!.« W ikiiEi. MMitES The kind well posted man uses. Why I not buy tlx. latest nnd beat! Old etylo : machines are “not in it.” Our late ones are : great money earners. Address Loomis Machine Co., Tiffin, Ohio. SAXA/SSSd Guaranteed to run better than when new. or no pay. Retoothing and < titling down a specialty. Second-hand brws bought and sold. ♦J. 11. MINER, Lumberton, Mi ms. MO g grlyrn Kj LU of ref.ronon.. ’JS re»r. » »veci»lty. Book on M KH Hom. Troatrntn*. ».nt f REE. Aii<irM» S. M. WOOLLEV. M. D.„ Atlanta. Oa. Monarch Stump Puller. Will pull 6 ft. stump in three mm utcH. Guaranteed to stand 250,00 C lbw strain. For illustrated catalogue and discounts address Monarcii 3rubber Co., Lono Tree, la. S Y@wr Farm no matter where it is* Send descri; ti .n, state price an I learn how. list. ’96. Highest relcretu es. Otiu in 14 uilA-s. W. Al. Ostrander. 1265 N. a. Bldrr.. Philadelphia I WANT to correspond with any one who will have melons to sell by car load during month of August. Address W. S. SHELTON. .1 arksonvtlie, Fla. SOUTH GEORGIA FARM For Sale. Address W. F. WAHD, Owner, Douglas, Ga. CORN STOVER I SHREDDED BY I THE M?CORMICK j is ■■ I I HERE arc many instances where corn stover has I m keen scientifically tested and found to actually b contain more nutriment than timothy hay. Stock | ( relish the corn stover; then why not save this part » | of your crop, and feed your cattle; and, if need be, sell your I hay. I A. R. the trouble was caused by the cow eating some poisonous or acrid plant. With a sponge or something similar, mop the inside of the mouth and nostrils with a solution of 1 ounce of powdered alum dissolved in 1 quart of water twice a day and give her bran slop to eat. See if you can find any foreign substance wedged In between the teeth or a splin ter in the tongue or inside of the cheek. HORN FLY. S. K. D.. Clay HiU. Ga.—Will you please give me_a remedy to keep Illes off cattie. They are about half the size of a house fly. They worry the cattle a great, deal; are in great droves on the cat tle. Is there anything you can put on cat tle. that will kill the fly and not hurt the cow 4? Answer—From your partial description I suspect that it Is ithe "horn fly.” so called because of its habit of clmrterlng on the base of tho horns of cattle when present In large numbers. When on the horns they are resting and doing no harm. AVhen the tiles are feeding they attack the back, the flanks and the legs. Certain cattle of a herd will suffer but little while others will lose flesh rapidly. Almost any- greasy’ substance applied to the animals will keep the tiles off for several days, such as axle gre*ase. whale oil, carbollzed oil. The following is good: Coal tar, 2 parks; kerosene, 1 part; axle greasj, 1 part. .Alix all togeither and add a little carbolic acid. Apply as often as may lie necessary or once a week, with a brush, on cloth to all parts of the body. These flics raise in the droppings of the cattle in the pasture prevention consists in burying tiie droppings , r cov ering witli lime once or twice a week. PARALYSIS OF HIND PARTS OF COW. L. O. C., Comer. Ga.—l have a cow 1 that was due to find calf yesterday, tho 22,1. She lay around all day, but got up, grased some, but just before nignt «'*io lay down and cannot get up; seems weak in hips or hind legs. She will eat when carried to her. The bowe'.s move; It seems to be covertd with thick phlegm of something of the kind. Cow lias al ways been in good health and is now fat and sleek No pain; seems to be weak Can you give me cause and remedy? I send self-addressed envelope tor reply. Please anwer so it conies to Comer at II o'clock tomorrow. Thanking you in advance and also for the abundance of good I get from this department. /vnswer—The troubl is probably a form of paralysis of the hind parts not very uncommon with cattle during the last stages of pregnancy, but usually affect ing cows that are in poor condition. It not piove fatal In any c ■ .-■■■ <live her a good dry bed ami bran mashes, rub her Spine and loins with a liniment of equal' part ot sweet oil and >;urpentme. Also give her one-half pound of Epsom suits ami one-half ounce ginger and one half ounce gentain every other day until slie calves. It is probable that sne has alreadv dropped her calf, after which a cow usually recovers without further treatment. CATTLE FEVER. A PLAIN CASE. ('. A. C., Summerville, Ga.* I have a heifer about 18 months old that should I bring calf about October 15. She appeared drowsy on last Saturday, at first standing ' witii head lowered and ears dicoped, ale ■ mincingiy Sunday morning and lias eaten : nothing to amount to anything siu< , ; ; ris I been running out on the range this spring I and was in good condition. She was I literally covered witli ticks, the first time i she lias ever had any on her. as she was i in pasture last year. As tiie r ise has de i veloped She lias seemed to weaken. ’ especially in tiie loins. Can hardly get ,■> I when down; has high fever and now lies with head stretched forward and chin Jn ground amt when up stands witli chin I rear the ground. 1 thought at first she I Jmdmurrain and gave one pound of salts I :i,:d bowels moved freely; also bled her a ’ little ami blood was very thin and it I first but little more than colored water, i Have been feeding (though but very dt tle since grass put up) on hails ami meaij also have another heifer calf about 7 mouths old that was taken in the same V.ay yesterday. Nothing "that 1 do seems to do any good. Answer—You have given about as good a description of a well developed case of Texas fever as might be given by a man i thoroughly familiar with the disease, i There would have been no difficulty in i ranking such a diagnosis even if you had i not mentioned the fact that “she was ! literally covered with ticks, the first time ; she ever had any on her.’ The first tiling to do will be to destroy all the ticks by simply greasing them after set aping off as many as possible. Three parts .ix ■■ grease and one part kerosene Is good . > destroy* them. Tho salts was all right Keep her bowels open. Give her one-halt ounce doses of spirits of nitre every tic • _■ or four hours to keep down the fever. Give half-ounce doses of carbonate ,*f ammonia every three hours or half tum bler ot whisky as a stimulant. Being a young animal she may recover. It Is sur prising that there are yet men who own cattle who do not know that cattle cause this dangerous and generally fatal disease—Texas fever--and that they do not get rid of the ticks. ROPA' MILK. F. A. Marrow. Stout's Mountain. Ala I have a cow whose milk is lumpy and ropy; she is all right every other way. AA’liat is the cause and the remedy? Answer—lt is probably due to the pres ence in tile system of the cow of some unhealtliful bacterial germs and it is probable that it is caused by drinking bud water. Lot her have only pure well ol spring waler and give her two drams *4 bisulpliate of soda daily. WARTS ON COW. J. 1.. T., Mossy, S. ('. 1 have a very tine heifer th.it is dreadfully afflicted witli something like warts. The fust time 1 noticed them was two or three months ago. I noticed a large lump on her stom ach. 1 had it cut off and while this was being done found she had a great many more and they are growing fast. 1 sup pose now there are a hundred on her. I would be grateful to know some remedy for them. She is in good order and seerni well. She runs In pasture. Answer—l have so often published reme dies for warts that I am afraid my read ers will “strike” on me. The simplest remedy for warts is to grease them once a day with any kind of clean grease, and probably this is the best remedy—if found effective—when there are so many on a cow. Castor oil is probably* the best ap plication of this sort. Powdered blue stone is another simple remedy. The sur face ot the wart should be scraped or cut with a sharp knife and when bleeding stops apply the bluestone. Instead of the latter butter of antimony may be applied in the "Same way. Every third or fourth day the scab tyhleh will have formed should be scraped off and the butter of antimony again applied. TUMOR IN HEN’S CROP. W. B. 8., Paradise, Fla-—I have a hen that has something growing in her crop it is in tiie shape of a heart, about aa large as a turkey egg. I cut her crop open and then cut the enlargement open. It. was hollow. It bled but little. Tho blood was very black. It did not seem to hurt her when I cut the enlargement. I would like some Information as to what it Is. Answer—l would call it a cystic tu mor, SPRAIN OF BACK TENDONS. W. F. Moore, Mount Pleasant, N. C. —I have a good horse 7 years old that be came lame in his left front leg la-t August, which continued to get worse from day to day for several weeks, whor lameness seemed to leave him, but the leaders or tendons in. back of leg have now drawn his foot back and now the horse walks on his toe and it it gets much worse will pitch forward over his toe. Leg is not. fewerish. but is slightly swollen behind and below the knee. Answer—The cause of the trouble ts sprain of the back tendons a.nd tho ten dency Is for the fetlock Joint to 'go over” more and more. The first condi tion of a cure Is absolute rest from la bor. A horse suffering from sprain of this character cannot recover if kept at work. In severe ‘.’ases a high-heeled shoe should be put on. which will elevate the heel and slacken the tendon. Bathe the part with cold water for half hour and then apply a lotion composed of 1-2 ounce of sugar of lead and 2 ounces of laudanum in one qpi.stt >f water. Do this three times a day. In tiie case -o your horse (chronic) it would be well lo blister at once, as follows: Mix 2 drams of cantharldes with 1 ounce of vaseline. Rub in a little of the ointment; let :t. re main twenty-four hours, then wash off and grease with a little lard. ECZEMA OF HOGS- J. W. Vandiver, Jefferson, Ga. —I have a hog that has a serious skin disease. It seemed to be in good health, but some weeks ago there < ame welts or swollen places over it and it soon began rubbing against the sidtyi of the pen and rubbed the. hair off its sides. The skin soon cracks. It lias never faile! to eat. Some of my other hogs are getting m the same condition. Answer The disease is called eczema, being confined entirely to tiie skin, al though caused by some impurities in the blood. Give to the animal a dose of one to two ounces f Epsom salts. Folic v this with a tablespoonful once a lay of flowers of sulphur for a week. Bathe He affected parts three times a day with lotion of 1-2 ounce each of sugar of lead and sulphate of zin-.’ in one. quart ot water. If the skin becon: ■« hard use ointment of one ounce of oxide of zinc and two ounces of vaseline. WORMS IN HIDES. J. W. Efurd, Louisville, Ala.—l am a subscriber to The Constitution and would like to know through your columns what will prevent worms or bugs from eating dry cow hides? Answer—l am not able to say. I pre sume that there is some simple prevent ive In use among- dealers In hides, but I do not know what it is. Will some read er give tiie desired information? 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