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' n v' X ’"a Dorn I"-ad Cabinet Sewlnx Machine. v \ 4 j, rith weekly one year. $lB 00. about 900 local papers (almost all . -T? das« weeklies) clubbing with Ths tup flrot-cLa o - ers for these are expected to Constitution. papers making the offer, tome through . f u!! af ],. er tlsed price. no-onamßsion e ‘* =ut)nn . npv „ r through the loc*' rnone y /fTder, express or R ' rr ” we a.«eume all risk. CONSTITUTION, . . Atlanta, Ga. U Iff* -i 4* r L* P t/a ft- NotlGG to InqiilrGrs. I. Write plainly and to the point, Air ing only queatlona to which answers are dcalred A Confine Inquiries ,’rlctly to matters concerning the farm, 3, Nover ack for answers by mall. 4. Nsver ask where in article oaa bs b*d. 'nor the price. g. Always give your full name and ad dress If you do not wish roiw name published, say so, and Initials only will be printed. *, Carefully file this page for futurs reference and before writing examine your nia to ess If it has not been already answered. T look ahead and rend In your Inquiries early Do not expert uo to "imwer In next paper.” Tbs editor nrJ ** hand tn hie copy a week before the paper i» published. g. Address all Inquiries and communloa tltne for this department to THE CONSTITUTION, (F. end F. Departmenl., L. | The Georgia State Agricultural, j Horticultural and Dairy Asso ciation. This editor spent a most enjoyable sea son In attending the annual meetings of each of the above associations, which I were held la close connection during tho same week and at tho same place, viz, Athens, Ga. I have been attending the convention of the Agricultural Society for thirty-two years almost without a break. While not feeling like a “father” of the organization, yet I realize more ami more as the y.ears roll by that 1 be long to the “old guard.” At the late meeting not a single delegate or ofilcer present eould respond to my challenge for an older member to raise his right hand. So, as we grow older, among the aches and disappointments, etc,, of added years there are some redeeming features. One gets into a more and more exclusive, select class, as lie grows older. I went first to the Dairymen’s Associa tion meeting at Athenaeum hall. <»f this association I probably claim to be the "father," because nine years ago I per sonally Inaugurated the movement, on my own motion and conception, which result' d in Its organization, and 1 was the president of the same for seven con secutive years, finally declining to serve longer. President W. L. Williamson presided with perfect arise and effectiveness. Tho main feature of the occasion was the presence of Dr. William A. Henry, dean of the Wisconsin Agricultural college and director of the experiment station of that state. Professor Henry Is one of the leaders in the “new agriculture” and especially In the department of dairying. He made a most impressive address and was frequently called to his feet In re sponse to further drafts on his varied . store of scientific an’ practical info-- j mation. In the afternoon of the same day I | attended a session of the agricultural I convention in the chapel of the univer- I sity. Here Professor Henry was again I the “drawing card.” he having been bar | rowed for tho occasion from th" Dairy- , ■men’s Association. His talk was ex- I ceedingly interesting, relating ma nly to the progress and development of modern agricultural agencies both In Europe and In the United States. I believe such an address delivered to the general assem bly of each of the southern states, espe cially that of Georgia, might result in I greatly stimulating and developing tho I agricultural Interests of this part of the I union. 1 A paper by Professor J. AV Campbell, biologist of the University of Georgia, on 1 "The Relation of Bacteria to Agrictll- i ture" was exceedingly instructive at x entertaining, and was well received by the audience. Mr. L. B. Magid. of Tallulah. Ga., de livered a very interesting address In be half of tho prospective development of the silk industry of the south, and of Georgia in particular. Mr. Magid Is a thoroughly educated and intelligent Ger mnn-Amerlcan, who known all about the culture of silk worms and silk In every department, and' is now devoting hls energies to the encouragement of the business in Georgia. It Is tn be hoped | that lie will succeed In bls work and that ■ this industry, once occupying a prominent place in tho list of early Georgia enter- ■ prises, may bo revived and greatly ex tended. Unfortunately tho writer could not reach AthfnFs before the adjournment of the meeting of the Horticultural Society, which covered Monday and Tuesday of the week. To Mr. and Mrs. Jack U. Hart and their energetic ami indefatigable son, Mr. Jack Hart, Jr., and no less to Miss Ora Hart, under w'hoso hospitable roof this weary wanderer was made to feel entirely at home, hearty and sincere thanks are here repeated and. emphasized. R. J. REDDING. FARM CORRESPONDENCE. COTTON DOES NOT "LIMB.” I. A. Chastain. Tigerville, S. C. Being a reader of your paper and a farmer I would like to ask you a few questions. I i live a little north of the 35th parallel. Cotton grows from 2 to 3 feet high, but j does not limb. I plant king cotton; the land is mostly red; cotton rusts very bad, makes from 6<lo to 1 OW) pounds of seed cot-: ton to acre. 1 use 200 pounds of guano to j the acre; the analysis are as follows: s.:>s; ; 2.2. Now what I want is to get a cotton I that will limb better and not rust. I would i pay the chemist and make my own ; guano, but don’t use more than twelve,' sacks. They’ll not break a sack. ] am i thinking of buying a 10:4 acid and cotton ; se°d meal and mixing it half and half. How do you think it would suit my land? I want to know if you will have any cotton seed for sale that would suit this land. Retergin is the best I ever, tried, but cannot g"t the seed about here. Answer—l have, not been able to find Tigerville on any map within my reach. If you are farming in one of the north western counties at a high elevation you SAW LUMBER! /tdff Jp WE MAKE SAW MILLS 0 - v Ir |B9 that cut accurate lumber and plenty of ct \ _■ ITO it- Hto 30 hnrse power. Capacity ra 1 4,000 to 20,000 feel of lumber per H M! Prices from $l6O t» S7OO 3 Reasonable in price, economical to H Bl ° maintain, greatest capacity. Every' K |ft 1 "" ■ ? ]Lr Mill Is a Money Maker. Write ■ B ~ ‘ for large free Catalog No. S 36. B THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. AUGUST 10, 1903. cannot expect any better success than ! others have attained under similar condi- I tfons. The best you can do is to secure an I early variety of cotton. 1 know of no j variety that will excel in the matter of ; ’’limbing.” Peterkin is not considered an j early variety, but is quite prolific. For | seed apply to 'l'. A. Peterkin, Fort Motte, i S. C. If I understand you the fertilizer you use analyzes; Phosphate acid 3.65, potash 2.00, nitrogen 2.00. It should give good results If liberally applied. 1 have very often given formulas for home mix ing of fertilizer Ingredients. You do not need to “pay the chemist.” Join In with some of your neighbors and buy a few tons of acid phosphate, muriate of potash and cotton seed meal. These three are a.ll von want. Possibly Shine's early cotton may do better for you than King's. The 10-4 acid will supply you with phosphoric acid ami potash and the cotton seed meal will complete the requirements for a com plete fertilizer; 1,200 pounds of the 10-4 acid with 800 pounds of cotton.meal would be better than half and half. AVrltc to the agriculturist of your state station. Professor J S. Newman, Clemson College, South Carolina. GRAZING FOR HOGS AND COLTS. G. M.. Union Springs, Ala —Please an-j "■wiT the following and oblige your many I readers; Which do you think would he th" 1 ' most profitable for grazing hogs ami colts i rape, vetTn and crimson clover or barley; I ami rye? What month would you sow. | vetch, r ipe and crimson clover? How ■ much per aria ? I want to use them only for wint< r grazing. Would they do best, on sandy or clay land? AA hat Is the best month to sow? Answer—l have never known rape, vetch I anti crimson clover to be sown together on tile same land. Rape may lie sown from . March until August. A’etcli seed and crim- i son clover should bo sown in September,, barley and rye in September or October. | Sow .■> pounds of rape. 20 pounds of crim son clover, 60 pounds of vetch, 3 pecks of rye, 2 to 3 bushels of barley. Barley will not amount to much except on a rich soil. It is more important lhat flic soil be good than that it be of a particular character. KILLING "CAT’ BRIARS (SMILAX). T. M. Park. Lorenzen, Miss. —To A. N. McLeod, Neellon, Ala.: I will give my ex perience with the briars you spoke of. In breaking the land 1 used turning p'low and followed in some furrow with colter that proved satisfactory. Will some of the readers please send me the address of tho man that wrote from Arkansas last Feb ruary under the head “Home of the Red Apple.’ FEEDING PARROTS. F. G. Hewlett. P. O. Box 192. Scotts boro. Ala., wants to know “what is good to feed parrots and what to do lor them when they get sick.” I beg to say that I do not know. Parrots are not agri cultural birds. AA ill some kind-hearted parrot-fanci”r come to the relief of AH', it. Perhaps one of your nearest neigh bors, if within earshot of t'l' e parrot, can give you a bill of fare. (1) BARREN PERSIMMONS. (2) MUL BERRIES. E. A. T., Clayhatehin, Ala.—(l) 1 want some information about ou.r common or ; wild persimmon. I want to know how ; to make them bear. I have a great many on my land. Some of thorn near, , I but very lew. I tried to get some buds j I to live which 1 took from a bearing tree land put in a non-bearing tree, but so | i Jar 1 have not got any to live. Can I you or an; of vour readers tell me how I to make the b at live or tell bow to graft It! ein and When? 1 am very an.rious to know, as tiie persimmon loves to grow I on my land, and if they all would bear fruit it would be very profitable to me. | (2) Which is the best mulberry to plant I so: hogs? 1 have some mulberry trees i r.< arly fifty years old, which bear well i yet and fruit about three months, hut their principal fruiting is In May .and June. is there any better kind than those I 'have? Answer —(1) The failure to bear fruit of a large proportion of the native per simmon (probably half the. whole num- ■ In r) is due to the fact that the persim mon is what is called a diaecious plant, 1. e.. the male Howers nre borne on I one tree and the female, or fertile flow ers, on another tree. Unless a tree with ] only female Howers stands in close 1 proximity' with a tree bearing male How ers, the female tree will not bear. Os ; course, tho tree with only male Howers i (staminate) cannot bear. The persim mon is similar in this respect to the hop plant and to some varieties of straw I bet ikes. (Any non. beat ing persimmon ' tree may be made to bear fruit by bud ding or grafting into it s ions from a bearing tree. Grafting is mu li more successful than budding, and should (preferably) be performed on seedlings one or two years old. it would hardly pay to attempt to bud or graft a well established ti Some efforts have been made to improve the common persim mon by planting the seeds and selecting i from the seedlings, after they come into I bearing, tho.-e bearing the best fruit Grafting should be done in February, just as the buds commence to swell, using scions that have been cut in the dead of winter and kept in moist 'S?uT3 in a cool t'l i'.e. Cleft on whip grafting Is the plan. Flant tho seeds in the spring, after keeping over winter in moist sand, and when one year old graft them with scions from good To this end buy a few trees of known bear ing quality from some nursery man and use tln> branches for grafting. (2) The 1 ticks is the longest bearer and is probably the best for hogs and chick ens. but the Downing Is of better qual ity. I don't know what kind you faave. The Hicks beats through a period of 3 or 4 months. (1) BEST HROP. (2) CANE STUBBLE FOR PLANTING. (3) TIME TO PLANT CRIMSON CJ.cVER AND VETCH SEED. C. E. C., Iluffins, Tex.—AA’o have about 1 two or three acres of crook bottom; -was i In cultivation about fifteen years ago, ■ now grown up In blackberry briars. 1. AVhat crop would pay me best on It ' next year. Jri. h potatoes, ribbon wine, or I . cotton, and what kind of fertilizer and , how much per aero? I don’t think it will 1 need much nitrogen. i 2. How will cane stubble (this year’s ; growth) ilo to plant next year? Take them 1 up this fall and ito.l like seed <*tne; can j get all I need by digging. ■ 3. AA'hat time is best to plant crimson , clover and vetch In cotton, and how cover ‘ the seed? AA’hero can 1 get a United ■ States rain gauge? Answer—l. I cannot advise as to the ; best paying crop unless better fnfotjmed 1 in regard to conditions, distance front railroad, etc. The soil would doubtless produce either cotton, corn or Irish po tatoes; but 1 am rather doubtful In re gard to Ils: producing sugar cane. The fact that it has been turned out for fifteen years and permitted to grow up in briars is rather suspicious, if rich it would doubtless produce cane finely. 2. I have tried the digging up and hlll- SAW MILLS, «H. P. cola 2,000 teat per day- All Sizoa—Plan era, 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. Boz 701 Atlanta, Ga. 114 Liberty St., N.Y. SB!; Jmil' ing, or banking, cane stubble, and have known others to try it; but I never se cured any stand from such planting and do not know of any who thus succeeded. 3. Crimson clover and vetch should be planted so that the seeds may germinate in September, if possible, or very early in October. I think it well to sow on your cotton field not earlier than last week In August. Run a cultivator along the middles first, then sow the seeds and no covering will be needed. Don’t know about rain gauge. Try Queen & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. RESCUE GRASS. IT. C. C. and C. R. C., Metcalfe, Ga. —I send you by today's mail under separate cover a sample of grass seeds which I have been planting on a small scale for several years, for which we have no name except “Klondike oats.” This grass Is undoubtedly the very best for grazing or early hay I have ever seen. I had less than one-fourth of an acre this year and gathered fifty bushels of these seed from lhat small tract, besides saving quite a lot of hay, of which both horses and tattle are very fond. I plant In Septem ber. and it comes up as soon ns the nights begin to turn cool, and grows rapidly, no matter how cold the weather gels here. Please say what kind of grass it is. Answer—The seeds aro those of Rescue grass (or bromus unioloides), to which occasional reference has been jvjade in this department for years past. You can sell your seeil to any of the large seed dealers in Augusta or Atlanta. AV HAT PART OF THE CROP. James R. Meigs, Harrisburg, Ala- Kindly give me a little Information in your Farm ami Farmers’ department. AVli.it is customary rent on lands planted in the following crops Oats, sweet pota toes. sugar cane, or what part of those crops would the land owner be entitled? How often should Irish potatoes be plant ed tn the same patch? Answer—l know of no generally ob served rule on the subject that applies to either of the crops named. You can get at it by estimating what Is the rental value in money, and then estimate the probable yield of a particular crop and ascertain what part of such probable yield would give the v:..ue as sumed as the rental value. Ir,%i potatoes, as a rule, should not. bo planted in the same soil oftener than once In three years. STRAWBERRY CULTURE. Subscriber, Garden City, Ala.—l am go ing to plant 8 or I'l acres to strawberries this fall. When is best time to put out same,? Can I expect a crop from same first year? Will th.”, do well on new ground, sandy pine land.’ Please give cultivation for same and oblige. Answer—As you evidently know but lit tle about strawberry culture I make bold to advise you not to go Into it on so large a scale as 10 acres. That is quite a large strawberry plantation and Its successful management would require the services or direction of an expert. It would be better to try on a smaller scale, say 1 acre, first until vou shall acquire actual experience. To make a success in growing strawber ries very rich, highly fertilized soil is re quired. The “new ground, sandy pine land’’ would not be lit for strawberries unless made quite rich by added fertilizers and manures, it would not bo practicable to give all the details of culture in a re ply to a letter in these columns. Late in October or very early in November is the time to set the (plants. .No fc.rop worth speaking of wou.d result the fol lowing y< ar. .'. & on the subject. PICKLING PORK. T. A. D., Mlcaviile, Ala.—AVe have a quantity of pickled pork, put up last tai', to all appearance it is sound and good with the exception of a red or brown color on the outside. Th meat has a very disagreeable taste (not sour) and we do not like to use it in its : resent condition. What would you advise doing with this "T've wish to kill and pickle some shotes for late summer and fall use. AA ill vou kindly (through the Farm and Farm ers’ department) advise me as to the best method of curing same? Answer 1.1 am not. p: pared to advise what to do with the rancid (?) pickled pork. Possibly some one who has had the same experience can answer jour ques tion. I suspect that the mistake you made was in not taking the pork out about the first of Mare!., reboiling and skimming the pickle, adding more salt and water and then pa> king it down again. , , . • Tho following is a recipe from a book that 1 have; Rub the pork well with salt, let it lie in a cool place a few hours. Then put it into a !>i<’kk formed by dis solving 12 pounds of salt. 2 to ■> pounds of sugar and 6 ounces of saltpeter in b K a ‘- lons of water. F.’.'k <hc meat closely in a rh-an vessel and pour the picKa o\<t iu ..nough'to cover foe meat well. Increase the bulk of the pickle as the quantity of pork may require. NO NEGROES HERE. AV. 11. Elrod. Floy. Ala.-As the ne gro question s>_ems to be very much ex cited just now, I would like to say a few words through your farmers’ dppart m, nt in regard ’to our country. AVe have as good a__£arining country as most any. except bottom lands. We have lint little of tljfim. Tills i.~ a sandy plateau, and will grow from one-half to iwo bales of cotton per aero, and from I*l to 40 bushels of corn, and vegetables of any variety. It is as healthv as any country, with churches, school.- and g'gj'l society. lias been settled so far with people from Georgia. South (hirelii* and Tennessee. It Is in easy reach of railroads, and not a negro here. There are some good lands here yet that can be had from $4 to $s or ?10 per acre, according to the Im provements. All persons wishing a good jjome where there are no negroea-can get the same by coming here. WINTER CABBAGE CULTURE. A Subscriber, Delhi, La.—Please give me some Information on winner cabbage CUIttUT-. 1. (•'liquid the seeds be planted In be,ls; If so. what tini; '! 2. What time to transplant? 3. How to cultivate” 4. AVhat variety is best for winter? 5. How much a'eed should J purchase to plant one-half ficre? This is my firsit year farming, and I will be very thankful for any information you can give on this subject. Answer—l have several times endeav ored to grow winter cabbage, but have never fl.chlevr<] very satisfactory results, so I will refer your questions to some one who can telljiow to succeed. TOMATOES ON NEW GROUND. S. S. P., Ravenswood. La.—Can I suc cessfully grow tomatoes on new river botitom la-yd? 1 have about I’.i acres of new black sandy land that I want to plant In tomatoes. Wa s - planted in corn Biis year, which Is the first year culti vated. The l’ ;; . tcs wll make two bales of cotton without fertilizing. AVha't I want to Unify is how much tomatoes It will make, a.nd what price I can get for them? I (tan ship them the same day they are packed, and they will reach the market also same day. Answer—l see no reason why you may not secure a. tine crop of tomatoes from tho land described. Probably 150 to 200 crates per acre, but I not ad vised on tilts point. Can’t say about prices. You ojight to know better than I, bring within less than a day of your mar ked. and knowing your market—which 1 do no(. BLIGHT OF TOMATO. AV. L Epps, Spartanburg, s. (,’._[ notice xor the last two or three years that my tomato vines die when they are just about grown—some times before. Some have suggested that it was caused from some kind of a worm. I have more than once examined these dead vines and X fall to find the worm. Can you tell me what the trouble is, and give a remedy? Answer—You do not give details of the disease and therefore 1 am not able to say which of the two or three diseases It is to which tomatoes arc subject. One disease is called “bacterial blight” (or southern tomato blight), and another “To mato leaf blight." Bordeaux mixture, sprayed on the plants from the time they commence to bloom is the remedy for both of the above. Irish potatoes are sub ject to the same disease and these grow ing near tomato plants will communicate the disease to the latter. Potatoes and tomatoes should never follow themselves or each other on the same soil. Burn tho dead leaves and plants. (1.) INOCULATING THE SOIL. (2.) SEC OND APPLICATION OF FERTILIZ ERS. B. H., Ingleside, Miss.—l. AA’hat Is meant by inoculating soil for crop? 2. Do you think It pays to make a sec ond application of fertilizer to a growing crop? Answer-1. Certain plants, particularly the leguminous plants, such as clover, lu cerne (or alfalfa), cowpeas, vetches, crimson clover, etc., have growing upon ’their roots small tubercles or nodules, caused by a minute microscopic bacte rium, by means of which the roots ab sorb nitrogen (ammonia). It. sometimes occurs that a particular soil does not con tain the spores or germs of these bacte ria. suited to a particular species of le gume, and such a. soil will not grow such plants successfully. It is then in order to supply a bushel or two of soil to eaeh acre from a field that has grown that particular plant, satisfactorily. This is called "soil inoculation.” If you will pull up an ordinary cowpea or garden pea or bean, you will not fail to see the little warty ’looking tubercles. 1. UULTIA’ATING ORCHARDS. 3. BLUE GRASS AND CLOVER AMONG TREES. 3. SHREDDERS. R. C. A., Jacksonville, Tex.—l. Please state implement .vour leading orchardists use in cultivating after breaking. 2. Is there anything in the theory that blue grass, or clover, grown among ma ture trees maintains fertility and mois ture and does away with necessity of <■nll.iva.ting. 3. Is there a corn stalk shredder on the market made similar to feed cutter. Ihe S3OO power ones are too expensive for small crop. 1. too. find cat-tail millet and pentjillaria identical and prefer sorghum for general use. Answer T. No particular Implement has been generally adopted by orchardists. so far as I know. Some usu the Planet, Jr., cultivator, others a cut-a-way har row, others the Acme harrow, according to the character of the soil. 2. 1 do not think It is true that blue grass or clover or any perennial plant growing among orchard ties will main tain soil fertility and moisture. 3. Yes, plenty of them. Some carry In terchangeable cutter-heads, by means of which the machine can he used as an en silage. or feed cutter, and also as a shred der. Have just bought one of these com bination machines. BAG WORMS. Mrs. I. M. C-, Binnsvllle. Miss —Please tell me what you think of the inclosed? Last summer my husband placed a worm, from which all of these have come, on a large arbonftnr tree; now It has perhaps a thousand busily at work. The cocoon was taken from a tree while riding over the farm. Is It a silk worm? And what can I do to make them profit able? Answer—l will tell you what it Is If you will promise not to hold me responsi ble for a "broken jaw” In the effort to pronounce the name. It Is Thyridopteryx epherneraeformls. The common name is "bag worm." It Is often common in or chards and shade tres, but Is particularly fond of arbor-vitae. which it sometimes kills. On deciduous tres they are usually noticed during winter, hanging to the twigs in cone-shaped bags of silk vary ing from a little less than an inch tc an IncC and e quarter In length, and stud ded with bits of sticks and leaves. If the smaller of these bags be cut open (the male) there will be found an empty pupa shell, but In the large ones will be found a mass of yellow, fluffy material em bedded In which is a great mass of eggs. In tho spring these eggs hatch and come forth to feed on the leaves, at once con structing for themselves cases made of leaf fragments held together with silken threads. The perfect insect (the male) is a black moth. The female does not de velop into tho usual winged moth, but remains in its sack, a grub-like object, lays its eggs and dies. The insects are harmful, the silk is worthless. Pick oft the bags and destroy them. "BEE HOUSE.” Subscriber. Minor, Ky.—Will you please give through the columns of your paper the proper way t n build a bee house; also give advantages of this waj; over th fashioned log hive. 1 have heard it. said that by building a house, say S by 8 and 6 or 8 feet high and placing a colony in it that they will never swarm and will increase in n few years until they will cover the under side of the roof and up per part of the walls with honey. When tho. bees become dormant In winter one can enter by a door and rob them. Answer—l know of no Intelligent bee keeper who advocates or uses such a nee house as you Indicate. 8 feet square and 6 or 8 feet high In such a roomy house it Is quite probable that the boos would never swarm, neither would they ever til] It, because no one queen could lay eggs enough to keep up a colony of a million or more bees. I surmise that some one has been "stuffing” you. If you wish to engage in bee keeping buy one or two books on modern bee keeping and sub scribe for a bee Journal. Your informant probably had heard of a bee house in which to keep a. large number of ordinary, movable frame hives during the winter. MARE AVEAK IN LOINS. J. J. L S.. Kingston, Ala—Please give me a remedy for weak loins in mare. I have one about 9 years old that foaled colt about three months ago; she Is in fair condition, eats hearty ami seems to lie strong and all right after she is up, but can hardly get up when down. Any suggestions or remedies will be appreci ated. Answer—lt Is probably n mild form of paralysis which sometimes appears be fore foaling, but usually passes away after that event. Give her one dram of pulverized nux vomica every morning and one and a half drams of copperas in the evening in bran mash and continue Tor throe 'U four weeks. If not cured in that time try Fowler’s solution In two table spoonsfiil doses twice daily In the feed for one month. LAME MULE. C. R. W., Chalybeate, Ga.- I have a mule that has been lame In her loft hind leg for two months in tho knee joint. When ft first got lame I noticed a small cut on the inside of the knee. I com menced to bathe with mullein tea and used Mustang liniment. It began to swell and got quite lame. I kept this up sev eral days and it didn’t got any bettor. Knee very much swollen. I had a physi cian to examine her; ho lanced the knee anil probed it. and was under tho impres sion that tho mule had boon shot with a ball. I kept up my treatment for a couple of weeks, but It did not get"any hotter. I had a veterinary surgeon to treat her: ho was of the opinion that, she had a lick with a rock. I commenced to use his treatment, blistering and using some wash and a liniment of bis own make. She can walk very well, but the swelling is still in the knee. Have not plowed her two days In two months. While she Is in motion, gets along very well; when stopped for a little while, seems to hurt her to get started off. Please name disease, if one. and give remedy. Answer—l am not certain, but I think your horse has an attack of bone spavin, probably caused by a kick, or blow, or other kind of violence. It is doubtful if you can succeed in curing it. If the in jury and the seat, of the swelling is low down on tin’ bock (not knee), there is x ■Painkilkr Chlllß (perry davis’) Cramps How Weak Men Become Strong “BY MY METHOD NO MAN IS SO OLD THAT HIS VITAL POWER CANNOT BE RESTORED.”—J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D. My appeal Is to men; I mako a specialty of their diseases and their shortcomings. I know man as the engineer knows his machine. I know him thoroughly In health and In sick ness. Knowing him so perfectly 1 know by what means to cure him moot ef fectively and In the shortest possible , time. I have made a special study of It for nearly half a century, and I ought to know. I Vja rffWjmr will not only stop those drains and losses, that Impotency and annoying weakness, but I will make you a perfect man once again, a man that can love nnd bo loved. No matter what your age Is; by my new method I can make you as perfect and capable as you were when In your prime; and the young man whoee secret vices and excesses have made him a some hope of a cure; but if high up, 1. e., directly on the joint, there is but little prospect of a cure. The first requirement is complete rest. Dissolve one-half oune.c of sugar of lead In one quart of water and apply some of it all around the Joint two or three times a day, or tie a cloth arou'ud the. hock and keep it wet with the lotion. The object of this is to draw out the sore ness and fever and allay the pain. After three or four days, rub In some blister ointment made by mixing together one dram of biniodide of mercury, two drams of cantharides and two ounces of lard, luet it remain on twenty-four *ours. then wash off and grease with lard. Repeat every second week for six or eight weeks. Give at least three months' rest. If this does not cure, resort may be had to firing with red-hot iron. (1). SWOLLEN ANKLE. (2). TRIM MING CEDARS. Z. S., Rosebud, Ark. —Will you please tell me what would be the best thing I could do for a good 3-year-old mule that has a large anklp on right hind toot (or leg.) She got a little lame in that an kle. about one month ago, and I used several kinds of liniment:, but used more mullein tea with salt In It than any thing else. She did not get too lame to worK and when she was about well she backed into one of Buffalo Pitts’ Diamond Steel 'Frame Cultivators and skinned that ankle severely. While, she has not been lame since and has done hard pulling, that ankle has never gone down to Its natural size. or. the .’ize of the other For the past week I have been using Kendal’s Sprain Cure twice a day and rubbing about ten minuites with haijr.s The ankle has reduced In size some,, yet I fear It will not be as small as the other when I have used up one bottle of said liniment. Have been a subscriber to your paper for years. Answer—(l). So long as the treatment you have been giving it reduces the swell ing constantly, I see no necessity to change. But. If necessary a blister would be th£_nroper thing. Mix 1 dram, of binio dide of mercury with 1 ounce of lard and rub some well tn with the fingers. Re peat in two or three weeks, if necessary. If there is the least soreness, enough to cause limping, the animal should have rest. (2). I think you may trim the cedars safely at the time Indicated. BLOAT OF COWS. J. M. 11.. Jackson, Tenn., says that a very simple but effective remedy for the ailment called “bloat.” caused from eating green clover, wet sorghum or peas, or apyihlng of th.e kind, which makes tho anjmal swell up and die if not re lieved, Is the following: "As soon as discovered, tie a stick of stovewood In the animal’s mouth (crosswise.), so as to hold the ni.outh open, and th£ gas will escape very fast. An animal with bloat will hold Its mouth very tight if not forced open. STAGGERS OF COW. G T. Waters, Horse Cane, Ky I lost a cow this morning with a peculiar dis ease. Her calf was twelve days old and when she dropped her calf she appa rently did as well as a cow coufrl, but the morning of her death she appeared to be weak all over a.nd blind, but she nursed her calf and when I turned her calf away from her she staggered off about 20 steps and stood for about, ten minutes; then she began to stagger and hold her head high and appeared like she was perfectly blind, and she began to fall and pitch and ball and froth at the mouth, and she died In twenty minutes. She was in good flesh and had no chance to get anything poisonous. Please name the disease and give me a remedy, as it may benefit me in the future. Answer —I think it was a case of en cephalitis, or "staggers," an affection of the brain. I have lost several at differ ent times, two in one morning, usually dying Inside of an hour. It may be caused by a blow on the head, or by eating ergot, or other deleterious vege table substance. A grass called Atamrtsco is said to cause it sometimes The dis ease is sometimes called "grass staggers." Treatment I- quite generally of no avail. The thing to do if discovered at once is to bleed very freely from the jugular vein. Then give a purgative, say 1-2 ounce of pulverized gamboge. 20 drops of croton oil. 3 quarts of water, all as one drench. Also give injection of warm soap suds into the rectum every two or three hours. SCRATCHES AND THRUSH. James L. Smith, Harmony Grove, Ga. I will b glad Tor you to tell me what ails a. mare it’, my possession. Each foot has a dry crac k in the middle behind, and the hoof is very brittle and has hardlv any frog In it. and smells bail. Her ankles swell when she stands up and when she Is taken out they pop just under the ankle. Above the crack are wrinkles. Seems tn drag and pitch her feet, forward. There seems to be no pain. I have used liniment In the cracks, but it did not. cure them. Some say use carbolic acid. Answer—Your mare seems to have both thrush and scratches. For thrush clean the foot (or feet) thoroughly, and If lame apply a hag poultice of linseed meal for a few days, changing it daily. If not lame proceed at once as follows: When the foot Is dry press a little calomel into the clefts and crevices of the frog and stuff a little soft paper, or rag. to keep In the calomel and keep out the dirt. Clean out and renew the calomel evet y two days until the clefts become dry and h'lilthy. Remove the cause, which Is usually filth In the stall. For scratches it may be necessary to poultice the heels for a few days to remove the Inflam mation and soreness. Then apply an ointment of one ounce of oxide of zinc an.l two ounces of lard, once a day. WORM REMEDY Subscriber, Mossy, S. (.’.—Please give me your standard worm remedy. 1 have a horse that Is wormy, and now that the work is about done I want to "doctor him.” Answer—The following is a standard vermifuge for horses: One dram of cop peras. one dram of tarter emetic, two drams of linseed meal (or cotton seed meal). Mix nnd give as one d<rse. morn ami night for a week. Then give a purge of one ounce spirits turpentine and one pint ra-g linseed oil. Repeat the en tire treatment after three weeks. Pre ventive: Provide only pure spring or well water for your horses. Stagnant water is what causes worms generally. FOWL “CHOLERA." Mrs. C. C. Head. Richmond. Ark.— Will you please give me, thi/»,gli your columns, a remedy to cure chicken cholera? Please answer as soon as possi ble. as my chickens are dying one or two every day. Answer —You do not describe the symp toms, and therefore I must accept your diagnosis as correct and prescribe ac cordingly. If it be true cholera, a highly contagious disease, it is hardly worth while to try to cure a fowl that is sick with it. The sick should bo removed to a distant point, and thosa not affected to weakling when he should be the envy and r.ot the displsed of men—l will make that youne man stop his hahlt nnd cure him of all the bad results already produced. Hut more than this. In all men I will cure their catarrh, their kid ney or stomach trouble, their rheumatism, their urinary disorders and whatever else may bo complicated with your disease of the nerves, tho muscles and the parts. I do not use the method of the ordinary doctor, who does as ha was told in college. I have a special method of my own. developed during nearly halt a century of continuous practice among men— the very best school—and you can get the benefits of this special knowledge In no other way than by applying to me. Come to me It you have any disease of the nervous system, losses or drains, Impotency, varicocele, str! • ture. hydrocele, prematurity, weak back, urethral discharges or any similar affliction I ask those who cannot call In person to wrlie. stating In tbclr own words what they are suffering from, and. tree of charge, I will tel! them what to do to be cured In the shortest possible time consistent with permanency Others may not understand your case. I wll not only understand it, but I will tell you the truth. Call or write. DR. ,b NEWTON HATHAWAY. 42 Inman Bldg., A-.lanta. Ga. still another point. Dead fowls should be burned to ashes. Clean up the prem ises thoroughly, burn ’lie droppings or mix them with an equal bulk of lime. Disinfect the fowl house by drenching the floor (after cleaning up) with a saturated solution of copperas. Then spray th‘ interior with 5 per cent solution of car bohe acid and then whitewash (1) SOREHEAD OF FOWLS—(2) CHICK EN CHOLERA. H. A. D., E. L. N. and Mrs. A D. F. —Several remedies for sorehead of fowls have been published from time to time In this department. Nitrate of sli ver and carbolic .-icid seem to lie the most satisfactory healing agents. Apply to the sores with a soft brush a little of a th per cent solution of c.trbolic aetd two nr three times a day. Once a day touch the sore places with lunar caustic. It 1- well al tho beginning to separate th" sick from the well and rive the former a little Epsom salts. CHICKEN CHOI ,E RA. All cases of so-called chicken cholera result from impure or unwholesome fond, nr filthy drinking water, and overcrowd ing at night in filthy houses, being obliged to breathe an atmosphere reeking with the rank odors of the accumulated drop pings. True cholera Is of an epidemic character, and the fowls are suddenly af fected and soon die. Cme of the surest symptoms of cholera Is the discharges of the bowels which aro generally of a yel lowish green or as has been termed, "like sulphur and water," becoming thinner, greener, more frothy as the disease runs on The breathing becomes labored and rapid, and the crop accumulates mucus and wind. The sick fowl becomes exceed ingly weak and mopes around, the comb and wattles may turn very light, or near ly black; there is considerable fever and thirst; pulse become rapid but weak. These are some of the symptoms- You can judge from the above whether your fowls have "cholera" or simply actuta Indigestion—lnduced often by the causes described above and a gluttonous appe tite or feeding one food too long. In either case the first thing to do Is to remedy the causes that have produced the trouble. Separate the affected fowls from the flock. If you are sure cholera prevails use Dr. Dickie's remedy given below. Fowls that are too sick to eat should have every four or five hours a pill made of the following ingredients; Blue mass 60 grains; pulverized camphor 25 grains; cayenne pepper 3) grains; pul-, verized rhubarb 48 grains; laundanum 65 drops. Mix and make into twenty pills. When they have had time, to act give half a teaspoonful of castor oil and 10 drops of laudanum to each. Give boiled i milk or strong white oak bark tea to I drink If It is Indigestion give s tea spoonful of soda water, followed half an hour later with a teaspoonful of eweet oil. Do not allow any food for twenty four hours. Then give the stale bread moistened with boiled milk. SAVE TRAYLOB, SPENCEE & CO.’S TAGS. Subscriptions for Tobacco Tags. Subscriptions to Weekly Constitution will be accepted paid by tobacco tags from the following brands: Plumb Good. Gold Basis, High I.ife. Right of Way. Bob White, Spencer's Special, Good Will. Natural Leaf. 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Laredo, Tex., August 3. -The quaran tine against San Luis Potosi, on account of yellow fever, winch was r»r«’-■! es tablished yesterday by the Ijnited Stat.-s marine hospital authorities it Washing ton, has been rig'roiislv established it this point and all incoming pass, ng e who cannot make affidavit that they have been away from an infected point for live days are being turned back. Three persons were returned to Mexico today. While the s’ate health officer has received no specific instruction as to the enforcement of a quarantine, he Is acting in conjunction with the federal author ities. Not much apprehesion is felt -of the In troduction of yellow fever from San Im’s Potosi, as It is thought the epidemic will soon die out at that point, owing to its high elevation and delightfully cc.ol cli mate. THE PREMIUM BIBLE. Our Customers Are Always Pleased Mr. C. C. 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