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FARMS AND FARMERS
DANGF.R OF 10 CENT COTTON.
i Under the present system of farming
j in the south and the methods practiced by
la larsic majority of tlie farmers, 10 cents
a pound for cotton is none too high. A
farmer who barely n-.ekts "enough corn
and fodder to do," with the most favor
able seasons, who buys his lard and
bacon, who keeps only a few corry cows
enough to supply his family with a lit
tle milk and butter—and who secures a
yield cf not more than one bale to three
acres, must realize at least 10 cents a
pound in order to make both ends meet
at the end of the year and> live in nfßson
able comfort. I was going to say he
"ought” to get 10 cents a pound for his
cotton, but the word would convey the
idea that, unejer the conditions named,
somebody- the market, we will say—is
under obligations to count, him out fifty
collars for every bale of middling cotton
he carries to town. It is often said that
a farmer ought to get so and so for his
crop beca use it cost Idm so and so to
n ake it. implying that some other than
the farmer is at fault in withholding the
"so-and-so"—the 10 cents a pound. The
obligation, or the fault, should be located
cn the farmer's shoulders. The '■mar
ket" does not care a button to know what
it cost a farmer to produce a bale of
cotton. The farmer whose cotton cost
him 8 i.ents per pound to make it gets
no more <-onsi-.it rat ion from the mark t
than d<Hs the farmer whose eottor. cost
1:1m only 4 cents a po ind, lie is not en
titled to any higher price. The price of
cotton is rot regulated by sentiment, nor
by the "Golden Rul;." The Market <s
like a corporation—which is said to "have
no soul." and no more concerns itself i
about what it costs the owner to produce |
a bale of cotton than does Rockefeller |
trouble himself about the poor woman
who pays Ids agent fO cents for a gallon
of kerosene that cost less than 10 cents
to deliver it. And if all the farmers wore
in a huge trust, with a Rockefeller tor
their agent, it is probable th.it they
v.ould put up the price of cotton and
keep it up. regardless of cost of produc
tion—just as oil is kept up.
But my pen is running off on a. "side
track." It started to write about the
danger of 10-cent cotton. Two weeks
ago it was claimed in this column that
f. iim-rs should have 10 cents a pound
for their cotton for ton years to come—
• that so much is duo the farmers 'who
have borne the bur*'or and heuit of the .
riiy,' who heve struggled along with 4,
5 and 6 cents cotton for so many years. ’ I
But Th-' Market, is not going to bo con
trolled by au v s'use of cenerosity. or
justice, or co: .-hR i.i tiou of past favors,
cr advantages and it the farmers g-t 10
c< nts for their cotton in the future it
v.ill be bceat re of the extension of ntanit
faefuters and the iner< used sale of cot
ton goods.
Now If iho farmers of the south shall
be tempted by 10-cent cotton to greatly
:n< rease the area it Is very probable,
yea, certain, that the increased supply
will "overttke" the increased consump
tlon, and the market will drop to 9. to 8, |
to 6 cents, or possibly lower, in the y * trs <
to ce.rne. Moreover, a material increase I
m the area- of cotton on most farms in- -
volvcs a decrease in the area devoted to ;
food crops, and a. decrease in the pro- ,
d-.i, tion of live stock that depend on I
th* se food crops.
The true policy for the farmers t* pur- <
s UP i S to restrict the area s-< that, the
supply of raw cotton may not got ahead
of the demand. All the farmers, or the
fr.imers as a whole, are not gulng to
do any such thing. Therefore it de
volves or* the individual farmer to act
for himself and adopt, the policy that will
b, safest for himself.
Nine tirj"S out of ton an increase In
the area of cotton involves an increase
In the cost of producing it If a farmer
who now produces 50 bales, at a cosu.
of 6 'outs a pound, shall hire more hands,
buy more mules and fertilizers and plant
mere poor land, so ns t" get 75 bales,
the c< st of the larger crcp may be any
where from I to 3 cents a pound greater
than that of the smaller When cotton
goes up. mules, com and fodder, bacon
and lard, plows, wagons, all, go higher.
This advance is in obedience to the
economic, law, being the result of an
Increased demand for consumption. Now
is the time, of all others, when a farmer
n ay Inaugurate some needed reforms In
his business plans and policy. If he
shall be in "better shape” than usual
after the present crop is sold it were, bet
ter t_> use his surplus money rather for
the improvement of his home, both in in
ternals and externals, rather than invest
it in "more mules and more ‘niggers’ to
make more cottQn." Better get some
better tools in order to do better work
and make more corn nnd more cotton to
the acre. Better buy a few sows and
pigs (if he may), recover the long un
used smoke house, enlarge his barn room,
make his animals more comfortable (and
thereby more profitable). Don't increase
the arcs, in cotton, but rather reduce, it
and produce it more cheaply. It would
| be much better to produce twenty bales
on forty acies, at a cost of 6 cents a
pound, than to produce thirty bales on
seventy-five acres, at a probable cost of
not less than 7 cents per pound. The
larger crop at the greater cost will prob
ably involve a short supply of corn,
forage and everything else that should
be grown In plenty on the farm. The
smaller crop at less cost will be supple
mented by plenty of corn, oats, forage,
bacon, etc., and at the close of the year
ehowhe manper^ P’S Ji I Yellow Pine Stumps
«teci TDpo to the ® Qf | FfiRS,
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not ten yon a.i Our new 2-Horse
about It hi'ra, rflWwi’jjß'.'') IflljyAA .
Hawkeye
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FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
• RUST OR SCALD OF COTTON.
W. W. W., Pitts, Ga.—What will pre
vent rust or scald in cotton? It seems
to be the greatest drawback to the far
mer in tliis part of the state, as well as
: nine parts of middle Georgia, borne
say kair.it will keep it off, but I see
the cotton just rusts right on where they
i'«e it. It seems to be worse on flat
sandy land, but there is but little of this
country entirely exempt. If t-hp.re is
anv kmd of fertilizer or method by which
it can be kept. off. < would be glad of
vour advice in regard to it. Some peu
jdc roll it scald; some c.ili it rust; I
don't know which is right, but I do know
it turns cotton red or a black rotten color
and kills it. stopping further develop
ment of bolls almost as sudden as if
lire imd burned through the field. Will
be glad of any or all information you
can give tn regard to it.
Answer—The exact: cause of "rust" in
cotton Ims not yet been exactly ascer
tained. It is not a disease —-that much
seems to be settled—but is a failure of
vitality due to physical conditions. It
has often been stall'd, ami there seems
no doubt of the truth of the statement,
that a liberal application of kalnit will
prevent rurt. It is but fair to conclude.
I then, that the physical condition that
( lUB s rust is a d< fleieney of potash in
I the soil. I have long .ecu of the opinion
that if the crops on a farm be rotated
■ and liberally fertilized, including a. crop
ol small grain and peas al least once in
three years, there will rarely be any
rust, and when it does appear it will
be about th*' close of a severe drought.
*1) TURNING UNDER BEA STUBBLE
AND GRASS <2) TUI UK D>
KU BI,AN ITID IN S EI’I’EM BE 11. EK.
C. A. B-. Fountain. N. *’. I. When
is the best time io turn under pea stub
!>!, " Soni" ay N ’vemb' T. Would it pay
to turn under grass ami weeds in No
vember and December lor next year s
crop of cotton, corn, or tobacco.
2. What, would you consider a good
manur tobacco on ordinary ligln land
that has t>een pl.ui:. 1 in tnbm <-*> for the
■ last four or five years, using 800 to 9,00
■ pound.-: of common gemno per aero?
3. I'li asc give me some Information on
hop cultut' l Wher*’ could 1 sell them
ami nt what price?
4. What kind of a crop nf truck or some
kind a man < **uld plant now (middle of
S* pt* m'« r> that t < .ibl si'll ami realize
any profit by first of January. The larm
ers in this county ami others are in very
sore straits as they plant'd mostly to
ibaeeo for a money crop and it is selling
so low that they will hardly be able to
pay for their guano t.liey used under it.
I am a subscriber t<> The Constitution
and got a lot of Information from the
I Farm and Farmers’ department.
i Answer I. 'l'bo’erftper time to turn un
i dor pea stubble, grass and other remains
I of crops, is about the time of first frost.
i As a rule grass not turned under before
! February would better not. be turned tin
’ dor at all. unless with a very deep run
. ning plow. Better burn it off.
i 2. A good mixture for tobacco is the
, following: Acid phosphate 250 pounds;
I sulphate of potash 125 pounds; cotton
seed meal 500 pounds. Ju place of the
cotton meal (it it Is not convenient) use.
300 pounds of dried blood.
3. W:!ic t<> Orang* l judti Company, New
York, for copy of book on hop culture.
Sell hops to an;,- brewery. Brices vary
greatly.
4. None that i l:m>w of except turnip
‘gretns," or something- of that sort.
I Don't plant so much tobacco. Plant
more oats and wheat, co-wpcag*. corn.
Raise your bacon, ‘beef and butter. In
vestigate dairy farming. Rotate your
crops. Follow toba-.'-o with wheat ami
cowpeas. Follow c-Orn with oats and
cowpeas. Get out of the old ruts.
tl) ELECTRIC WAGON. (2> HARROWS
F. D. JI.--1. L’oes any one know by
expeiience tlo- advantage of the *
wagon? Is it. a lighter wagon than the
Tennessee or Alabama wagons for our
sand) roads?
2. Which is the best all-purpose har
row. a cutaway, tooth or acme, and its
advantages over any other? Would
like to hear through the columns
of the paper by some, one who has had
praeticu.l experience.
Answer—l. There is nothing tn the
name "Electric,” that is. the wagon so
called is not in any sense an electric
motor. The wheels are. made entirely of
iron ami steel, the tit s are as broad as
ma.v bo ordered-from 3 to 6 Inches.
2. 1 know of no good "all-purpose"
harrow. The i nt'a'vay probably conu s .o
near serving all purpos'-s as any. T use
cutaway, acme. Evan's smoothing. Thom
as' smoothing and several others not
worth mentioning. The acme is an ef
fective and very useful harrow.
A YOUNG FARMER'S ROTATHN.
"W. K. Best, Dailey, La. -I am a young
farmer and know very little of un-to-dato
farming, and so come to you for advice.
Our farm is a gray hill land, part of it
deep sand, varying to a light loam; have
three fields on which I propose the fol
lowing rotation: Corn ami peas first y.
pea vines to bo plow* l under in the fall;
second year, oats, f<>.lowed by peas to bo
cut for hay; third year, cotton. Now for
questions:
I : Is this rotation good?
2. Would it be profitable to sow crimson
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clover on pea stubbles for winter grazins;
anti to he nlewori under in spring before
platitins- cotton?
3. tv I ,it wonbl be best fertilizer for su
gar cane on this* land?
Answer- I. Your Suggested rotation Is
identical with the one I have advised
and urged upon farmers for many years.
if you will add to ;he first year, "corn to
be cut down and shocked and the stover
shredded when drV." i do not advise
turning under pea vines, it thick enough
and tall enough to mow to advantage,
and make into hay; or, If convenient,
pasture off the peas.
2 It might do very well on pretty
good land, but there would not be much
to turn under if grazed during the wln-
3. One-third each of acid phosphate,
kalnit and cotton seed meal will answer
for *?ane. applying about 1,000 to 1,200
pounds per acre.
BLIGHT OF PECAN LEAVES.
P. M. H.. Stockton, Ala.—lnclosed vou
will find some pecan trues and stem hav
ing a brownish-yellow discoloration. Will
you kindly inform me if this is a disease?
If. so. what i.s it, and the remedy? Sev
eral of mv Young tree, have turned this
color, and when they do their growth is
materially impeded. S"ine have died of a
black discoloration, resembling near
blight I would be glad if you would
look into thia matter closely for me.
Answer—l am not enough of a bacte
riologist to enable me to fay what is
the disease affecting your pecan trees.
Send specimens, to '.I - Alabama Experi
ment station. Auburn. Ala.
NOT THE WORK OF AN INSECT.
W. C. S., Lexington County, South
Carolina.—l herewith inclose some insect
that is placing havoc with my cotton.
If. started about tire time it began to
fruit. As you will see. it sticks its bill
in the rib of the leaf and poisons trie
stalk where it first started. Leaves at
dropped off, Now everything drops off
but. the grown bolls. Please let me know*
what the Insect is through The Atlanta
Constitution, arid what is the remedy?
Answer—The aibove letter, with the
leaves and the supposed culprit insect,
were turned over to Professor Starnes,
and the following is his reply:
"No indication of the work of any in
sect. Punctures mistaken for wont of
same are glands, and the cause of tin;
dropping of bolls may be due to many
agencies, none of which, however, are In
dicated by foliage sent.”
(1) OATS IN GRASS STCBBLE—72 1
' pI,ANTING PEACH TREES—(3) PEA.-
NUT "POPS.”
George E. ’£., Muscogee, Fla.— I. I am
now cutting crab grass hay from I acre
of land that cannot pasture and desire
to broadcast oats in November. When
is best to plow, would it do well to turn
as soon as frost kills sod and plow oats
In with disk harrow? What time should
fertilizer be strewed, at time of plowing
or before? Will use 20Q pounds bone
compound and ICO cotton seed meal.
2. X have some choice peach trees that
came from seed planted last spring and
are 5 to 6 feet high; would it be safe
to set them this fail or wait till next?
Has cane fodder any value as fertilizer
when well rotted?
3. I planted I acre in peanuts, Spanish
and Florida varieties, and I am now
harvesting plenty vines and puffs and
but few sound nuts. What must 1 do
to better crop?
Will some of The Constitution readers
wl’.o cultivate the dewberry please write
me? Will return postage. My land Is
high and level and has no clay founda
tion.
Answer—!. If you cannot reasonably
expect another cutting of crab grass be
fore frost I would turn under the sod
at once no that it would rot as much
as possible before you sow tne oats.
I do not like the plan of harrowing in
oats or other small grain. Did you
read the editorial in the issue of the
Weekly of September 7? That article
answers your question as to time of ap
plying and the composition of the fer
tilizer that would prove most effective.
You say you will use "200 pounds of
bone compound and 100 pounds of cot
ton meal.” The name "bone compound"
conveys no definite idea of what the
fertilizer so-called may be. JTlie analysis
should be given; I could then pass judg
ment on it. (See. Weekly of Seiftember
7, which tells how to sow oats in "open
furrows” as a defense against winter
killing.,
2. X would prefer to s<’t the peach trees
in January or February. Cane blades
are of considerable value as an amend
ment to the soli, but can hardly be
considered as good as stable manure.
3. Light sandy soil is apt to produce
many “pops.” Tho remedy usually
recommended is liming the soli. My be
lief 18 that a good potash-acid phos
phate would cure tlie defect. (I send
you a bulletin on dewberries.)
GLANDERS, PROBABLY.
N. D. 8., Salisbury, N. C„ R. F- O. No.
4.—1 have a horse 1 bought in Sav.innan,
Ga., last spring Ho had just been snip
ped there from—possibly Kentucky. W hen
I bought him ne had specks over his
bodv indicating a humor in his bloom
That has entirely disappeared ami h.s
general appearance is good. As I uiove
him heme he seemed weak and coughed
a few times. On the 28th of June I
shipped him to Salisbury. N. C., ana
drove him several times, getting caugnt
in showers while he was warm.
mediately his cough got worse. Since
then 1 found he was very wormy. I
treated him for worms and got both pen
and long white worms from him. Still
his cough remains; sometimes almost
disappearing, th. n returning. It seems
he always coughs worse after a Jong
drive on a hot day. Our family phys •
cia.ii cxnmincd him «'ind pronounced his
lungs solid. He could fine n» reason ror
his condition unless it be heaves, ami
could find no symptom of that save the
cough. I have put a heavy load behind
him and given him a long drive on a
not day through heavy sand and could
hear no cough nor detect, any jerking
ot tlie Hanks; certainly no hard urcatt 1 -
ing. When he coughs he generally
sneezes. When he is about dust hr* will
sneeze often as if something' was tickling
his nostrils. By opening his nostrils and
looking up them you can see signs of
mucous discharges, but rather scanty.
He sweats but little; the hotter the sun
and the harder the drive, the less he
sweats A couple of times 1 have no
ticed his hind ankles were swollen when
l took him from the stable. He is lean,
has a good appetite, is well fed and cared
for. He is still weak.
Now. 1 have given you a lull descrip
tion of the horse and his condition. Be
<*o kind as to tell me the cause and give
n e the remedy. I would consult a vete
rinarv surgeon, but they say there is
none‘nearer than Raleigh.
Ai»swcr —From your description of symp
toms I am not able to diagnose th; case
'with any degree of certainty. I strongly
suspect that your horse has glanders,
vhieh. you know, is an incurable an l con
tagious disease. The inflamed condition
of the membranes of the nostrils, the
slight discharge from the same, th't
cough and the swelling of the hind legs
are all more or less characteristic symp
toms. 1 do not believe that even a
professional surgeon (which 1 am not)
could confidently diagnose the case with
out a careful personal examination. I
advise that you consult a nearby vet
erinary surgeon, first by mall. State to
him whether there are In the nostrils
small nodes from the size of a shot to
that of a. pea—called tubercles. These
are at first rod and har.l, but soon be
come soft and yellow, and finally break
ami form ulcers, or chancres, which dis
charge a viseious, oily matter.
BOTS IN MULE.
W. J. ) . Nichols, S..C 1 have a mule,
3 years old, that does not stay in very
good lix, but I did not think anything
of this, for lie fc* too young nnd did a
very good year'j* work: by.t I noticed
a grub-lookiiji something protruding I'roia
his anus, and T pulled It out. It is a
whitish looking grub, .one-half inch in
length and between one-eighth and
one-quarter of an inch in diameter. It
seemed to have fastened itself in the
manner of a tick. Now the mule seems
to be'doing very well, but I believe he
has these things in him 1 would like
to know if you think so, and. if so. a
remedy.
Answer -You have, doubtless, often
heard of tlie "bots" in horses and mules.
The one you saw and removed was,
doubtless, a bot. or grub, of tho bot fly,
but rgther put of the usual season. Near
ly, or quite, every country horse and
mule has more or less bots in ills stom
ach. and giunc individual animals some
times have thorn in lar.ui' numbers. But
the Lots raryl.v do any harm. Moreover,
it is impujctiea.ble to get rid of them.
The bots fasten themselves to the in
terior surQioe of tlie stomach by two lit
tle hooks qntll the right time comes
for’transformation Th-y then h t loose
and are passed out with tho foeces,
bury themselves in tlie earth, anil later
come forth as bot flies, lay their eggs
on the and breasts of horses and
mules, to be licked off, cat t ied to tho
stoma h ami liatched out as bo:s.
PARTIAL PARAI,YSIS OF MULE.
S. A. K., Sybil, Butler County, Ala.—
1 have a mule that was thrown in a
oitch while plowing. He just fit the
ditch, ami took s-veral hands about two
hours to got him out. It occurred about
feurteen months ago.
I did not know he had been hurt, until
two weeks ago. He is weak in tho
coupling or loins; nearly falls when mak
ing a short turn There seems to be a
weakness in his hips. He staggers in his
hindlegs.
I put a sear cloth or tunintine plaster
on his back. It is off and he is no bet-
He. has done very little work since in
that condition—none at all for the List
four months. He is in a good pasture
and in fine condition otherwise. I wrote
to you a few weeks ago about the same
mui ■ Did not know at that time he had
been hurt.
Please let me know what, can be done
for him.
Answer—See reply to E. A. White, in
itsue of September 14. under head of
"Partial Paralysis of Mare.” I have no
doubt that your mule's spine was injured
by the fall into a ditch.
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.1 S. 8.. Greenville, S. Please give
me seme Information about my cow. She
is a fine half Jersey and half Holstein,
calf about 4 months old. in very good
condition; gives 4 1-2 gallons milk and
2 poi nds of butter dally. 1 feed her twice
per day on best selected food, consisting
of I peck cotton seed hulls and hair gal
lon cotton seed meal and six quarts of
wheat bran and graze her on bermuda
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grass. She coughs more intensely niter
eating. Has had the cough about three
months, and it gets worse.
Answer—l cannot say what is the cause
of the cough. A cough is not itself a
disease, but is a symptom of some irri
tation of the lungs, bron’hial tubes an l
wind pipe, and such irritation may be
due to any orc of several diseas -1 cqn
ditior s. It may be chronic catarrh (D i 1
cold), or it may be due to indigestion. It
may be caused by too long te-ding <>n
cotton seed hulls and meal. 1.u.-'tly It
may Be a premonitory symptom of tuber- j
culosis, or consumption. 1 advise you to j
change her food, gradually, so as to i
Rave off the hulls, nnd meal in the coarse <
cf a week. You might leave oft the hulls !
(list, substituting hay, for -a couple *<f ,
weeks. If no Improvement then leave off !
the cotton meal for two or three weeks. .
If no change or benefit results then you |
nay safely conclude that it is not the I
food that causey it.
FOOT-EVIL QUITTER.
E. XV. 8.. Horn Lake. Miss. -I bought I
a. mule a few days ago that. ha.d his foot
injured by a wagon running over it. But
since examining 1, closely I think it. has
what is called "foot evil." Ple.-iso r-'il
mo the best method of curing It, and
can it bo cured at all. It is swollen about
twice tlie mil ural size and seems to
have corruption in it as it runs all tho
time just a little.
Answer 'lt would have born better ♦ >
have simply and carefully described the
symptoms instead of giving it a. name.
"Foot-evil'' is a. name that Is variously
applied. X presume it is tlie affection
known among veterinary surgeons as
carbuncle of the coronary band, or quit
ter. First poultice the foot for several
days, changing the poultice daily. Then
apply a lotion of half ounce acetate of
lead, half ounce of sulphate of zinc, half
ounce of carbolic acid, tn I quart of
water. Use this several times a day.
If there is a dishurge from little openings;
inject Into each a solution of 5 grains
o< bichloride of mercury, I ounce of al
cohol and 20 drops of muriatic acid. In
ject some three times the first day,
twice tlie second and once a day there
after. When the discharge has ceased
anrt the wound is almost superficial,
stop the injection and apply a simple
dressing of wet tow.
IMPROVING LAND.
SOMETHING I'oß EVERY I ARMER
TO REAL).
AV. E. A . Reedbralie, Ala I have some
land that lias been in euit n ation thirty
years; it will make about 500 pounds seed
cotton per acre with fertilizer. I am de
sirious to bring this land up to a higher
state of cultivation. I have an old pine
orchard in close proximity to this land.
Will it. pay me to haul pine straw and put
on this land anil bed on it this tall; or
will it pay me best to plant Unis land in
peas and let the vines remain on land?
I am after building up the soli. Give me
the cheapest plan. How many years of
pea culture will it take to rnakc.it pro
duce a bale per acre?
Answer—lt would be much sounder
practice to let the ptne straw remain
where it Is that it may gradually restore
the humus of which the soil has been de
prived by past cultivation. To rake it up
and apply to other land would be robbing
Peter to pay Paul. Moreover, th*' expense
and labor of gathering and hauling and
spreading the straw would make the
transaction of doubtful profit.
Nor would it be sound practice to sow
the land to be improved in cow peas with
the intent to “let tho vines remain on the
land.” This practice cannot be too strong
ly condemned as opposed to the first prin
clples of farm economics, and 1 have j
many times endeavored to impress this
truth on the readers of Thu Weekly Con
stitution. You might almost as well use
wheat bran as a manure (for which it is
well adapted) or even the wheat itself.
In other words, the pea vines, properiy
saved in the form of hay or utilized as
pasturage, would be worth at least twice
as much as food for animals than as a
fertilizer for the soil. Think a moment:
The vines that would make a ton of cow
pea hay would return to the soil only $6
or $7 worth of plant food; while the ton
of hay would be worth at least sls, either
as food for your animals or if sold in
market.; and if fed to your own animals
and the manure all saved and returned to
the land it would return with it not less
than 80 per cent of the plant food that
the original pea vines contained.
In general no method of culture is to be
approved that does not al pay ex
penses every year. I would sow the land
in small grain, preferably oats, and fertil
ize liberally (see editorial in Weekly of
September 7). After liarvesting the oats
sow in cow peas and fertilize modirately
—say 200 pounds of acid phosphate and
25 to 50 pounds of muriate of potash pei
acre. When the peas reach tne right
stage mow them and make into hay. You
may, if practicable, pasture the pea stub
ble. or turn under about November I.
Next year plant in cotton and fertilize
liberally, using the formula No. 2, so oti- '
en recommended. The third year plant in I
corn and fertilize lightly with formula |
No. I. This completes a three-v*r - i ra
tion, viz.: First year, small . 1 In ... . "
peris; second year, cotton; t!<i: I i
and peas. If vou wish to Imp: <■.•>■ : i pj
rapidly you may make a. f"iir ■ i •• .
tion, viz.; First year, sm . : gr I nl
cow peas; second year, small ;
cow peas: third year, cotton: '•
corn. By the three-year plan <m< y(
1,000 to 1,200 pounds Os I-* ~ d ■ ’ w
acre the second year, and a l>.i:■ * p ,
j P< r acre the tilth year the t: p ,
j ing good. By the four-year piaa . s(
I eertainly get 1.200 to 1,500 p> . - ' v;
| cotton per acre the third y t ol
| less tnan one bale and some th, «r
I and n. half pei- acre the seventh ■ ■ j,
’ d*-r either plan you get a p.i- p
w
j sons be fairly favorable.
j benefit of the one inquirer, but : ■ s
oral consumption." one resti;' o
' adoption of such a system, inv* . .: ,a.
: parts of the farm to small groin t'
W"*il.i !)*• tl; production of mere * ' t
and hay than the average farr. r
had, and more than his ordinary f -i F
animals *an < onsume. 1 i'o: "Sf l Ilia.'' p
suit and it is just the predicam* ■ ■ ' Si
would like to sc? every southern f' I
get into. He will then see that th n
and natural thing to do will L • f C
more live sto 'k a order to r
surplus grain and hay, Il • w;'.
that ho can I'ai.-o iH 0
i mutton !i" can con
;i good deal lo sell. Would tlia’ ‘
of affairs embarrass a farmer? r
with proper eare to prevent v.
•■' turning all the manure io tin
land will become ri< her and r,
acre of it.
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SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC A*.\:N r
Mr. j, A. M . Arba 'oochee, Al > . ’ t
about the signs of the Zodiac . t
er there is any relation betv-< T
and the oj*‘rations us nil . p ■
animals. Mr. M. eort.ii.'dy <1 ■ . ' i
this department . io-'-'.y fie w
rea 4 . mv am'v*.< l :' i*• a simifii’’ :
The Weekly of July 13. in
stated very • mph ■ '' ~ S
beli< fs tb it the signs ■*' tl'.*' Z ' t
tlie phases of the moon nave a: .
do with animal disa'.'.- a *?r : :a: '
ation.- on anima's .ire Ia- ed iipmi
Irit superstitio::.-* tradition . : 1 t. '
j educated or scientific man, so fa - 1 ,
know, L l -i s any i -li thim.' -
human invention, pure . ■ d .■ ;
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