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FARMS AND FARMERS
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THE CONSTITUTION,
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SWEET POTATOES.
The questlors, when and how to <l;i
potatoes, and bow to k...-;. th-m through
the winter are like ;•-•:■ r.nial plans ; th- '
spring up anew every y. or and tnn t be
annually answered to w-t the inquiries
of new comers, or th” crisioiems of tho •
who have r.ot sue-■ •■■!. il in the past in
prevei: ~ rot
It • ems t . >o p.-etty well understood
that the pot :l stag*
at whi h I- I'd to be "ripe" before
diggi sb< Id < nnmence. The idea un
derlying ::i i- ‘hat it ripens like an
apple >r io-o h -ir c- : 1 ■*l < But the
tweet potato ' . is tv-.tur.iily .. never-
dying, or Ije-'l.s- ll pern; and aS till
80-c.iiied tuber ■ a-C -a n- more than
enlarged too.-- of-• :..-i hey are lir.e
wise per i Wet > ere no killing
frost, the th. 'o' ;■••: •• >uld continue
to grow somev.' . !v The •n-
larged roots art • u. bf’.-r.t ill? speaking,
tho fruit of the v cs D fruit proper
consists of tie .-ee>” tn, i■ ’w the
flowers. Like t .■> ;i sugar cane,
the sweet potato ■■ ■■ long Loen propa-
gated by slips eu: tngs and otherwi-<
than from true !. that it now t truly
flowers, and still mote rarely prodines
eeid in til..- Innate. It.dee ■ ! ,uti” var.• :;••
Mem no . ” >-r . ill. There D a
Stage, hew. ”, r. t vi: -h tin potato root
may be ■■ I : • ■ and W • ••. dug at
this stage and properly stored aw .y under
favot ii-.e surra .r dt: gs it will k util
-next spring." and even inter Chis au
dition of ripen. S dees no. dtp.:: on
the age of tiie vine, the lime ■ ' the J ar.
or the sig” of roots. A ;.. ■ : wdl
"ripen" in midsummer, or in early tall
just
A root n one’s thumb, ol
which th.!-- its mo' • ~r 1 ■<••. -r.
■ i.e e g; ■ time, will keep ju.-t
as well as on. at is several Inches ir
diameter. lb r -niag. as it c called.
Is a conditio w hls n ichi-.l wher ever
the growth of we vine and its roots is
susnende,'. fro " ■ ny cause, drouth, cool
weather, or what not It is a condition.
of the roots become m in fully converted
Ir.t. star h. or. is often expressed, les-
Os course we wish to prolong the sea
son of a late as m.i.v 1” sate,
so as t- g-t a maximum yield. The
ground Is dry. Lie grow •
• s s d< .■ on that account, and when a
the "vin. s ,:r - k>l!.- ’ ' a the : st that
to arr.o mt .> a i ■!. : ■ fr.-. witere-
As a ■ •>..• ■ 'is t- n days ot
that . . ; :. tint. Io d:g
.•<■ ■ . .. a mecbai'd-
(lppiiar.c. s- nt 'land The usual way is
to Strip ft trie vim bi running a plow
ulong the middles Tien "bar off' the
ridges conta nng .he roots. Then with.
that wli; a ; sw r th., .-anie purpose, run
n deep furrow underm.-ath th. roots. Then
jd k u; :>y 1 .rd, aided by a pronged
use. and enough of the smaller to sup
ply seed
It is not proposed to go through with
all th. details ■ f ” ..rkit.m" ••hilling
or ••housing." Th. underlying condition
thai must b.- i . -t is to ke ;• the roots
at a uniform, low temperature and pro
tected from moisture. It may be done
in banks, or hit .■ .r it) ho is. .- made for
the purpose. Keep the potatoes dry and
freezing, and the Conditions are met
which ar- iiecs-ary to su.aess.
But tirere is one precaution that is often
neglect, d. viz.; To be sur.- that no soil
or earth, >.r other material, be used in
contact with. ..r mar the stored potatoes
that was in or about the old hdls or
houses of the previous season, especially
If there- was more or less rotting the past
season The several kinds o! rots that
affect potato.s all proceed from "spores’
..seeds,, of the fungus that causes the
rot These spores will live In the soil
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"ata- paicE j iiwiumwl:
IH 88 \\fGW tegw $33.501
HCHEuiT \TOWH FBEE. iTTrr™" jfk
V X' //\ >r Factory to Cooeuinar* it factory Prices, f.'la
'' .'This guaranteed Bugsy ot y^. ; •"); < •» /
Jfej r* / or Easy Monthly )’■ yi e:’3. Wo i. ? F~’’g
fc?s z X K? S /•.>.. /!'/ •\/ 5k honest poopic located in ail parts oi lac ■'s
K'ifAyk X/\ world.
Saf j '•!'. ■ ’
CENT,ii!Y ! ' :FSi "
PxAZ'Z 'K/< MX/ Mien tN» PW- East SL Louis, Ills. M
g| L«< . OEP’T 2.03 <-
fax .
r— — " TERR r C ’■ AND IRRI T ’ T” YOUR F ' RT I
S - I BEG I.'' RIGH T AND HECiN RIGHT NOV Don't pay hun-
Zj? l£wl ■'’■£ o-, .p of doli. : for fertilizers ir.d let the nun wneh
'l— i ---y »u <-' an Buy a BOSTROM IMPROVED FARM
AH' P % 3 \ I.I'IVI'I. with r. I ope r.T $lO lone withon.t Tobe. f..-i
.nfetl TrSr / />. 15. and SAVE IT A ’A. by properly terracing your f. rm For .
iWH V £-' ra /j[I\ ’, irngatlon and Ric- Culture Ditches, Tile !■:.linage. Road Build- ;
z ■ ■ . \ ay Ing ■ ■ -
u * .X, UZ’ty f.., n 1.- . Is, them is no better Instrument ma le. W rit, for
-g-. 1 g-, ... << rl|.ilv circular lUI<I Treatise on terracing, r-tm, Free. :
—1 .. .—> Hostrom-Bradr Mfg. <‘o., 40 W. Ala. St.. Atlanta, Ga.
MALLORY'S ALL STEEL ADJUSTABLE COMBINATION PLOW,
ft’s a Perfec.'C r ay 'Jfousfar” anrf a tabor Saver.
>—/ With this set of Plows, by Mallory’s Mod®, land can , . ft,
bo P re P are d 10 to 12 inches deep and have th" rowh laid \\ << •
Bf off -n !chh tune than it w-.uid tJike t<> turn it broad ca?t Ju _\ ’/ p
-J ? MALLORY PLOW CO., Box 110, East Chattanooga, Tenn, j
from one season to another. It is prob- |
able thai a v.-ry common cause of failure i
to keep potatoes is at this very point, i
Kverv year a fresh location for the lolls. -
' or banks, should be sele< ted, one which
| has not been used for the purpose in at ,
j least two tears. If potato houses are i
i used they snould be thoroughly cleaned ;
out and then sprayed with a solution of <’
i blue stone of fumigated with burning ■
sulphur. R. a. REDDING. |
TO SIN’GLE WRAPPER SUB-
SCRIBERS.
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separately with your address ou the
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per one year free, and allow you four
I estimates in the port receipts contest. -
' FARM CORRESPONDENT
, A MISLAID INQUIRY ABOUT A
VVI-1 ED.
Some one (name not remembered) sent
an inquiry about a -plant several weeks
ago. but failed to inclose the plant. Etter
he sent a specimen in a letter, but I have
mislaid the letter The plant, however, is
what is known in different sections as
Poor ..i.e,’’ "poverty weed,” "Joe Pie,"
the botanical name being diodia teres, li i
is utterly worthless tor any purpose what- ,
ever. I never knew <>f animals of any i
kind touching it for food.
THE OIL MILL AND THE FARMER.
tV. A. )V. Okolona, Ark—l wish to
know if the meal and hulls from a ton of
cotton seed will go as far for earth feed
as the ton of seed? I have been told that
the meal and hulls from a ton will go as
far and is much better feed. \ now oil
mill h. re will start in a few days and the
farmers would like to have Information ■
on this subject, ai d as the readers of The
Constitution In this community regard
you .I.- good authority, we w-old esteem
it a special favor if you will be kind i
enough to answer the above question. If
it is tr ie that the meal ami hulls from a '
ton of seed will furnish as much feed,
then at present prices of seed and nnal
and hull-, it would be a saving to the
farmers to sell their seed and buy meal
and hulls for feed
Answer —The cattle would do oeiter on
the meal and hulls Th. following arc ■
the quantities • ich of meal and hulls in
~ - ton of seed and tb< ■■. ■ . Is ■ . r.
’• .win. the numb->■ of p ain.is of di- ■
gestible nutrients in each:
Carbohy-
Rrotelns dr;.’ • Fats.
Pounds Poti” I-.. Pounds.
2.000 lbs. seed . ..250 600 154 ;
750 lbs. me tl .. ..279 127 90
890 lbs. hulls .. .. 2.67 294 15 i
■ Total 281.67 421 105 ’
■ You will sec that the 750 pounds of meal
;■ d 870 ponds of hull- contain 31
p.-.md-. of di- b' proteins than th. ton
of so. of wi.ic'a they are products Mind
y<> i tin- amounts of proteins include only
such as are digestible, the tin. r divi- .on
of the hulls am) in.-al ami fre u-g tie m
< f so much oil, making them mor- di- :
gestible
The cotton se-<1 eon'Ln a large ex -css
of carbohydrates and f.its. mme than
twice as much as can be utilized bv the
' animal, while at the sarm- time wortidess
as a manure. But while the cotton s.-ed :
is a very badly balanced r.ioon for cattle
- ‘ont.lining - ntirely too mm h oil and ear- ■
|...hydrates, the 750 pounds of tm il and
890 j-.-.mds of hulls contain rather too
little carbohydrates and fats. 'lbero
should be cither more hills, or wh h
would be bett'-r. an addition of sone <-m-n
meal and good gruss hay. But there is
another way to look at it 'I he fertiliz
ing value of one :..,i of : •. ,i is equaled
by about 800 pounds if th. cotton m- tl.
But the Oil mill man gels -.<>■ ■ t 40 g :!- ■
ions of crude oil from each lm> of ■ otrn.n
seed, and that amount of oil. at 27 cents
a gallon tpres-mt market . ■ wi 1 set.-h,
f o. b. it mill. SIO 80. The 750 pounds
of meal will sell for $8 25 and th. 890
pounds of hulls at. .-aj $5 : t n. woul 1 i
bring $2.22 ami the 22 pounds ol linters
say 66 cents. So the mill will get out of
th.- ton of Sled as follows. 40 gal’ons . i I
o’! $lO 80: 750 pounds of meal, $8 25; 890
■ pounds of hulls, $2.22. ami 22 poun.l,-- ■■(
linters, 66 cents- total s2l 93 It cost the
mill nil told ‘labor, interest, superinten
dence. w.-ar and t* -r) about $3.50 per ten
to work up the s.-.ii. This leaves $lB 43
out of which to pay forth. • -.1 ■''nd g-t
; the profits. I believe the mill can afford
to give the farmer 1.400 pounds of meal
-for a ton of seed, both 'lebvi-red at the
mill. In my judgment an on a
I fair basis Is better than t straight out
; sale, liecause the farmer will then have a
i load home. Os course it would be easy
i adjust the basis of exchange so that
i the farmer would carry back all tho
| hulls and more than all the m»;i! that
I each 'on of seed would make. If it costs
i tho mill only $3.50 to wo:k up a ton of
.■ ed and he gets SIO.BO worth of oil
i and 66 cents worth of linters, it ought
to let the farmer have in exchang- all
the meal and bulls and pay him (in meal
and hull . or hulls alone) for a large part
of the oil- What do the mill men say to
, this?
1 think 1.400 pounds of meal a good
basis of exchange. On this basis the mill
will not be able to pay for all Ihe seed
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA.. MONDAY. OCTOBER 26, 1903.
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, . ‘•AAV MI ELS. ♦H. I
F. nutß I).000 fe«t per
I’.ay-Ah
A-| Shingle Mills and
| Edgers with Patent |
Variable Fr iati o n
at: / <* 1 Fast!- Pcrtablo Qrlnd-
Lath Mint.
■ ] X‘" h "?Hn Mf ,_ on.
ft'TX YOl Atlanta-, ftru
114 LitxHv St-. N. Y
Monarch Stump Purer
i, Will pull d ft. stump in three inin«
utna. Guaranteed to Htand 2.»0,(wa >
lbs strain. For illustrated catalogue
and discounts address Monarch
3rubber Co., Lone Tree, lu.
I j
'■ ’tu.Hp Puller pulls ar y stump.
; *s^****•.*■_*• ti'r.e. labor and money. •
, Cat .' ■■ i-r ’f. t -rc i*r. . Cc,. OopL c? , Centerville h j
P C N TREES iND mS ni
(1.2 and Byears old.) THE G. M. B ACOd PECAN CO.,
(Juc.) Dewitc, Ga.
TAOR -Al l: Good Farm. 450 acres, improv-
1 ed, one mile from station <>n SA.I. .11 miles
i from \tiauta. •an be divided. Terms easy.
'■ \ \ 1 i; 1 l', lid ker. <ia.
* | BU. Schley ami (’hrist'-pher’s Improved
oonr-rorss skezo,
made best average a! G.a. Ex peri imint >t atmn for
lo years. >-<.u lots, 7oe per Hu Discount on lar-m
orders Pu ipie s - raw --••( >i Wht.at, ■1 30 per Bu.
: R. I». TATIM, Fair View Farm, Palmetto. <Ja.
, - ,
Tree until January Ist, 1904, The
Weekly Constitution and Sunny
South. See particulars on page 9.
it buys in meal and hulls, but will have
to use some of the money that it gets lor
the 40 gallons of oil to make up the
amount that the farmer ought to receive.
(I) JAPAN CLOVER— (2) PLOWING
"RIDGE” LAND, 8 TO 10 INCHES
DEEP.
R. W W.. Helena, Ark.—Has Japan
clover the quality i f req.-wing lands as
is done by peas and other plants called
legumes? Does it make good hay. an
how does it rank as such? If plowed
under this fall will it come again next
.‘-pring? I have many acres of rolling
land. 2 to 500 yards l»tw<- n depressions.
I will hiv- t<> m.-ik” th,- soil on ridge and ;
have d-ei'l.-d to plow up r-.l clay on
ridge 8 or 10 iii.' h. s deep. b‘t it lie out ;
ar.d "si.ick” this winter and plant in I
peas next year. Cannot sow in any |
.-■over crop. Shall I do so? I will not j
have time to do so at pmi planting time. I
.’rill next spring without a.ldll iomit plow
ing. i.-r will th. damage by leaehing be
. o serious -s to mil ri-emnpctn e nr- for ;
't-.uli’i'.’ The b.'ight of the ridge above :
ihe depr.-ssion Is 2 to 3 feel, making
wash < isily eon’rollo.l,
Xtiswet —(I) Japan clover is a legume '
and like ill ollur legumes pn—.-ss.-- the ■
power to draw nitrogen from th. air of i
the soil, in.l is therefor.-- a soil Improver.
It has also the iidv.intage of i>.-ing able ■
o live and lake c.'iic of itself on V rv
pool soils. It mak, -a good bay wii.-n
grown on land that will cause it to g. t
high enough for the mow : and <ut i .- ,
■•is it g--i” ini . bloom. If pl" ••- I i.-rnb r :
l it. in ir plenty : will
i .-iv” matured by lha- lime ar.d will come
up ii< xl spring i! you d i e.-d cover too
1.. ~ I>. or will : ■ ; 1 .w tho land ami bring .
(2> 1 *,'. .mid not ' plow up ’.li” red may ,
on-TiOg. Lit. . 8 10 ,• ! i - etc,
as y. i propose, to b< sown in pi i mxt I
spring Blow it 4or 5 itt.--i.-s de ~i now, '
barrow wel; end sow in oats illb-rahy j
: -r’il-zed; and sow it; p-is .liter :be oat
I. !-y. ;t Tb... damage by lea.-hing woul.l ■
not 1.. Dill I'---il'l- tin re Ding itti 1 - or no ;
solulile food to 'e-i'-ii ont. If 'mt cannot ;
-ow in oats, tii-ii plow it roughly, i.-av- ,
ing the furrow sli s hnlt turned to the
■I. t h of 4 I-.. 5 irn lies. Inst! d of 8 <T '0 1
re lics. Some writers at" almost "wTI" I
. , D.” subieet of .l”.-> blowing an.l sub- '
~f v, rv po ,r <•! 'Mod- 1 ttmn ;
M.VDbu.l V SEED.
i ' ’ '
~i when to so 1
•be d ihromrh 'll • wint r. if they
■a It), ■ ■■. lin . b.-.x ■mi '• a v th” '
box 3 or 4 i’l.-lr - nn-l. r the s -i i' ice In
sh-'-’i ;.>! book in th- gnrd whore
m l n v- ” not g-q then). About
th- middle of F'-br ary tak-- them up
.-)»-<} it T.m apparently ready to sprout
.-oik th.-m in s.-a'ding water for twelve
hours m l plant !tr nu-.lin •• 1 v In a mellow,
loose, ri-11 soil, about I in-h deep, an i ’
■ •over tb” ■ i”< vvhii . light mulch if
■in grown i should I - omo dry.
MURIATE OF >" "';SII, NOT ”KAT-
» ■ -
Tv'/'bum!”.-i 't'lmw l -- i'<-id' " 250
• • ,E- meal I 50 mmmls pobwh.
kn ' A-id ■ this fm-wlrt' th result
I am parii- til.r in makinr:_ inquiry
1.. in rcr.ly to cm-rosnoni’e”t gave
•1, for-mi'a a- o p.mm’lmp f. > L’D.er for
~t<= to Wt. I i’Ch Jim.r.ls w-i-l 500
.... ~,,1... m. .1 . ’m n.-mnds I; .'. A •> >
r-nti '.' there is con ■: l. r-ibD dirr.-renee.
Not bavin"- i--”l .■"•n.mrri ”>1 fertilizer to
inv (.<l’l'4’ ’ I'.-!■' .xr- nt on oa<s I am at
.. -, A,, to know bow to T iror< ”d. I think ;
’hi-- Is a verv imu.'rl'int s ihje.-t for farm- :
. to consld-r now and anv Informa
tion vou can r've will b" appreciated.
Answer- Mark-D- of r-i.t i-h and not pot- I
■ >,--i emi iv ,s wh it T wrote, or Intcmle-l
io write in the replv. or article referred
• . 1 noth "d the error in the piner but
-ni.pns.'l tl. it no on. would be likely to !
■■ . nd--'. ,| bv It. '.tone potash pure and i
simple is never ii'-.- I: it is always some i
■ --J- of no'asb. such ns muriate, s-i'nh-ite. ;
■ c.irbonat" or knlnlt V.-s. the formula ■
j w the rc=ali of n tnal r<--ne,atod ex-pi-rl- j
i ts at the s'nimn. Tho editor who I
| advised the t i .200 nnunds of acid. 500 I
; no -:.D of meal nn l "CO pounds of kainit
; would ho a "complete” fertilizer for oats |
■ was right In the sense that it would :
I contain each "f 'hr thrr-" valuable ele-
■ men’s t.-i- : that 1- n'l that "complete” j
' means In such connection) Rut 1* would .
not b ■ a. m- ...nrlv ’'bii’ ince.l" fm-li'i-’er I
nets Mnvbo I" Intended t- wrl‘o |
, -.ono” <-’-t0.a.l of "t poo." If so h r - would
' :,e. .. bee" much nearer right than the .
te-1 ci "t .’gent is. E.-jt 1! is nrobahln ;
that b. nici.ni It just as printed, since .
■ the then* mo’mts sum un I”st one ton. j
; tt would analyze about 9 00-2 20-1.75.;
i nntirolv too !■ v in. potash and nitrogen.
CT O’-ER SAT TV VTIKC TtOESES.
T- T S’colo Rekin. N C. —T wi-'b to .
1 know v<b-it vou ih'"k s t’-o cnnse of the ■
. ce-on.i m-.m of o'..v-o- m .t-mg bo-sos and
: nr,wen s’ ■ 'C'-.w sL-.'-C’cv worse nut on ,
It of a mo’-n!"!’ '’"'n nut on tn tiie eve
. , 15n£ , ■ gnmn of our wi<- «””» b hd it that ,
It.e sneon.t oron war r> 'L-onmis and now
‘ ,b.w s..v that it Is a swill nlnnt called.
I .te-ia’-rl m* sO'-'o c.ioti num.-, ramie ,-.1 mnv
■ . -el’e them c'nl 'le*-, but t pore I- no’
! •i.”'i.>>' ( i in a'l clover of cocond ■’•'■■ iwih T
I 1 ~,-n cn—e In th" nn.mll’o'nn t'”V tl ts i
I _<lllnnc of VO"’--* snt lore H"'t nia'-'o tile-" .
' e’c’-bi"- T" VOn will evamtne yOll Will
. Sn.l millions on cnnnn.i "T-OWth.
; Vncn’or. Tl le mote I’enorallv Conno'led
I that olov.T *p-o'lncos salivation, nsrtoo'al- ;
Iv the ser-nnd cron*, but so far as I
I know the Irritating, nrlncinlo in tho clover ,
i that causes the salivation b-is not l<oi*n
: discovered. There are other plants that j
' produce the same est ct. particularly b s
| pedeza. (Japan clover). It has also long !
| been known that grazing on the clover ■
I when wet with dew or rain is more likely .
to result in this affeetjon than grazing on
dry clover. Ido not recall the statement
that doddar ("love vine") causes saliva
tion. Nor have I before heard it sug
gested that what you call "spiders”
•causes it. You may bo right; but the
mere fact of the presence of the “spiders”
is not conclusive proof of the truth of the
suggestion.
(I) LIEB’S BATENT FORMULA, (2)
analysis of mixture.
AV. M. C., Spartanburg, S. C.—l. There
is a. man selling- a patent formula for
making a guano at a cost of about $3
a ton. Ho says ho uses the same things
that we get in our guanos and that they
may -bo got in Baltimore. If I mistake
cot the concern’s name Is Lipp Company,
that owns the patent. Do you know any
thing about ft? The farmers who used
the formula this year whom I have talked
with about it. are well pleased with it.
2 What 8:2 acid and potash with one.
thousand pounds of cotton meal analyze?
Answer—l. If you have been reading
this department for two years you should
have seen what J wrote about Lipp’s
forrftula in The Weekly for April 14.
1902. In reply to a letter from ”W. T,.
B-. Yorkville, S C.” T advised him to
write to the commTAi lner o f agriculture,
llaleigh. N. C., for a '-opy of a bulletin
jest recently issued liy that department,
in which the chemist gave the analysis
of. and his opinion about, the said for
oiul.'i. j rlli.-r stated: “I indorse most
h.artilj- that opinion. The lime ami the
salt furnish rm plant food and are in
compatible with th., acid phosphate, ni
trato of soibi and stable manure. Tho only
valuable ingredients, the acid phosphate,
nitrite of soda, muriate of potash and
s' iuliat, of ammonia v Hough to make a
ton, according to the formula) could be
b'.iight in the market for about $3 50. A
ton of the com- ii-t niade up would nn
aizo about 0.70:1.25:0.30—a very badly
aDnceij !'■ rtiliz r and not suited for
anj crop that I know of except possibly
.sweiq pot.:;<n .- on v> ry sandy land and re
quiring fr -’I) one to two tons to the
I also iilil.-I, in concluding tin!
"It is astou .-sii’g that farmers wilt
allow then-selves to lie ‘taken in' by self
si-.-king pretenders, when there are so
m li-Li.y .-.--.i.-n-ii'i-. liisinterested men
ii”. ■ . to advi a. 1 eounsei farmers to be
w.-ii” of all ;atented and secret fertilizer
formal; s. 1 have .<-•< i n many, but never
on (J ri .Tt was worth Ibe paper it was
I-i-inu • on. If go",; they ate not new.
and If new they are not good, as a gen-
2. )"”ii do not state how many pounds
of li. - 8:2 .Hid and potash you propose
: • add to th.. 1,000 pounds of cotton
m - >l, bat a runiing that you wish to
1 mixturi ■ : equal ;. irts of eacti.
or 1.000 p.-imds of 8:2 acid and potasTi
and I.OCO pounds of cotton meal, the com
i'-.:.l won;.] aniilyz.- iil. ut 5.25:1.75:3.50
Wiii -li would do fairly Well fur com,
but would cuatuin tw.ee two m.icli r.ilro
gcut i :.; about enough polish lor cotton.
1 a.t 3ou to siiL'k to the formulas 1
li-i' ol ti-n putdieit.-d ;or .-■v..ai yeais
<ih C'.H'O, OR q GRASS. (2;. CORN
LoLlr.Uihi:.
■' ■ ion, Stiuouta, Aiis.s.- -<I >. The
B |LiJ t ;.... to :lie gardeners of tilis town
ls ■ ""i out grass. n tavn; ls any
‘i Amu of L..:. p.- t you will
cunnt , -.ivoi by puihisnmg it.
I h:tV” i.-us season made a line corn cre-p
:1I ‘" HW-H..1 a . omiivaii:,- tor u:i-
i vd.ng i: mto Hi crib. J will describe
ni > Pam. .... .-very i.irmer wbo makes
" - ' i -'li 'mi h .ve <m< t make
aootit '■ •• .-ma I w.igm bodies about
'• '■ u 1 <-l long each will hold
1 Haw tli. l.oiiom o. th...
•’ ’ ’■ t ■ ii ■ and swing
w:'h liin. lib dmilile doors. Fasten
'hem iip tit : ; i.-n Now, have frame
on your -.-. ..on tong enough i n your bod
i<-s- i• . i .. loa.iJlieni up and I---is: by
!!1 of h: 1 ..hi im,.:-.. Hive tracks
ti>l> o . i ;o, with tru.-k on it and
w/v n : >.i h< is# -on'4 O s fht bodlt s run
lU’ I. ■ i.<h rit ’!' : 11 It to back .sb!'-
of i-ib ar.d I ■it 1.-it< h loose, letdng
<1- ri! > ope- am.' .-orn will fall in
crib. ii i.- a ,-”:it labor savor. J also
II "'d h r '-. 'h ay f >rk and carriage,
like they vs. ut, norlh. but if they
a.'- is -..- i ”.n'i i lmg corn tip Uh-ic
! have not o-- l>.”i’-.l of it. Bqth the
■ -'.'ti and liny o hoi'-teii with mule : >w.-r
and can 1 .. , aslly and <i-”< klv
Answer- 1. I know of no "royal”
nut!: | of externiin.iting ca..o. or nut
I s 1' 1; . !<■••■. ),- 111 advis-d to
smother il .. :■ by sewing i- ts in th.- fall,
till.-ID s ■<■<■■ i amt liberally fertilizcil.
R< an the o it: in the spring and imme
d: .' ly thii-kiy i-i cowpeas, 2 bush
els per - Hops it the operation next
iiHCvLIOOf?
oliif i L O 0
Opn Rp Ourprl
UUH MU VUS Uli
I Have Made the Most Marvelous
Discovery for the Positive Cure
of Deafness and Head Noises
mid I Give the Secret
Free.
With This Wonderful Mysterious Power
i Have Made People Deaf for V.- ars
Hear the Tick of a Watch In a
Few Minutes.
Send Me v u M atey S’mpiy Write About Your
Case and i st nd You lie Sec ct by Re
turn Mail Abso utely i roe.
Af’ r ■ti - -f r« bf'irch along- tho lines of
tb- ■ j-'nli’D niysturi's of the occult
, , I iiivl .!.’ -t N'.Hut-D-tV.r. us I have found
G.. . tn • cure ->f .tfnexa; and h- a !
u .«4, and I un enabled by tn*.- sanio
• ei
I
i j-*. 1 " 1!
vy . -"rz.
J
I '
I Have Demonstrated That Deafness Can
Be Cured —Dr. Guy Clifford Powell.
fret h-.irlng again; it.d 1 say to tliose who
> ive thrown iway tl ,r money on cheap
a; •. raiu 4 ’. salvs, air pump--, washes, douches
li-t of innumerable that !s
•■:: vu.l t>.f public through flaming adv* r
t. -nunts. I c<in and will cure you and cure
: stay cured. 1 ask no money. My
; : rr'.-n! m<’* bod is one that is so simple
!t vin be u■ a in >• ar own home. You can
•.• -tig.'t ■ fully, ahsoluttdy free and you
j., r n >nly aft- r y“u are thoroughly con
x 1 that it will cure ymi, as !t ha.s thou
sands of mln rs. It mako no difference with
marvobm 1 new method how long y>u have
h*. h .1-as. ii'-r what < aused your doafne s.
lb •: new treatment will restore your henr
h : quickly and pnrmanon‘ly. No matter
ht.'.v n any wom di ( -s have failed yon —no mat.’
te how many doctors iia\*' pronounced your
<. -r 1 ipelf-ss. thia new magic method of
ii • .Am Tit will eur- v you. I prove this to
a . b. f-.rc you lay a cunt for it. Write
• !av :tnd I will S'-nd you full Information
.lijiulv froe b\ r'tm’n miil. Address Dr
f d. (’lifferd Powell, iOO Auditorium Building
7> il!. Rum nl»*f. send no money -sim-
• , ’..nr name anil address. You will re-
. ;v. . n immedt.ib ar aver and full infer-
(nation by return mail.
that the land may be cultivated in cotton I
without difficulty. A small patch ot trip
pest—less than an acre —may be converted
into a hogpen for a. season.
2. A better plan to harvest the corn
crop Is to cut and shock the stalks, in
stead of "pulling fodder,” and when dry
run the whole through a machine that
will snap off the ears (shucking most of
them) and shred the stalks and blades.
FALL PLOWING-LEACHING OF THE j
SOIL.
M. G. E., Lauderdale, Miss.—l have i
never run a two-horse turning plow, but I
my corn lend has a heavy coat of crab I
grass on it. and, according to your ad- I
-Ice, I thought I would turn U broad- j
cast with twy-horse plow about iirsl kill- ;
log- frost. Must I do it deep or shallow?
We do not do any fall plowing here, ex
cept planting a few oats. But I have
a two-horse middle breaker that will re
verse three cotton rows beautifully at
one going. Now. my cotton land and
drilled pea stubble land is reasonably -
clean. Would it be best to bed It out as j
mentioned for next year's cultivation? I
Some say to turn over Lind in the fall I
that it will leach by the winter rams, i
i like the pouring of water through an ■
ash gum will take the strength from the i
ashes. I don’t want to make any mis
take b.v fall plowing, so will vou please I
consider ami advise me directly? You )
always avoid such questions as you don’t i
want to answer. Os course, vou do right
In so doirvr. but I would like for yon
to express yourself ns to wh- n you think
I cotton will demand 10 cents again. I
t assure you it will cause me to make no
’ bid move, either one wav or the other
' I think the farmers bavp, rm-■’) to feel ;
i grateful to von for In your valuable ad
vice through The Constitution. I r-or
t-.iiilv ".-Lb I con'd visit your farm and
talk with yon some.
Answer—-Ts you have followed the gon
er:’! plan of rotation of crons so long nd- i
vised and urged, then vou have h- j rveste l
'he corn from that land by cutting .and
curing In shocks .and tlma shredded th”
eorn stowed. The land would then (now)
l.“ rradv to nron T” and sow in cats. But.
I am afraid that you have not done so
and that the corn stalks to the amount of
40 or 50 pounds for every bush’d of
corn gathered, are now’ standing in the
tii-'d. where they will be In the way of
; ri -xt year's crop and will not be of
advantage to the said crqp.
I would turn the soil (if clay) 6 or "
; 7 inches deep with n wide 2-horse plow. |
: and I would not actually wait until frost. ,
j but only for a. good "season.”
j 1 would let the clean cotton land Ho as I
llt is until February. The pea stubble j
should be turned undi-r early In the win- .
t- r—before Christmas. The plant food '
I dues not leach out from the soil .so very |
readily as s-wne writers would have us j
believe, as If it were like sugar, or salt. ,
, Th” soil holds onto phosphoric acid. ami. I
‘ particularly, '.o potash, with great tenae- i
ity. Th.- loss -s from so-called '!■ aching” ;
are mainly the result of the soil being ■
'v.isfi. il away bo lily carrying with it I
\ whatever it may contain. Soluble nitro- i
gen. however, is thought to be more Ll;.--
ly to be carried away by leaching than j
■ anything vise.
My oj.'.-iion about the price of cotton is 1
, worth no more than lli.il of any oilier I
man, and espe tally as to wln-n it will i
■ reach 10 cents again. But. I believe it ;
, wiq before April I. and pro-u.i ilj much i
before. J am going to ' hold ' until Jan- i
. U ry> at 16aSt
; TUBERCULOSJS (C('NSUMBTION) IN I
CALI-'. '
W. B. I’. Edger!.'. La.—l have a fine
i Ji-ra-y heller calved in Hist part of i
i J-.i.v. 1903. which commenced to eougn
lat interv. ls some tin -. weeks ago and :
’ would choke and bleat during tlus.- ,
: .-1 I used doses of castor -..1 ami i
| white of an egg given as a drench and ■
I m e:ned to give some relief, hut the
.Ci gli has now gotten to i regular ■
v hooping cough stage ami s •'ms to dis- :
I tress it. Calf docs not run at nose i
i . nd bowel-- -.ii.l kidnevs seem normal and j
. his no fever; cuts heartily ami sucks ■
I mother as usual. Neighbors tell me it
; has lost its cud and one says It suffers i
i ' “ SLJ_ '
its,- MAX'I’A Gl.Afb il tS I’KCICSI'.JS'i'S S-OK OCR V IS<> S» V '« 4 ; ..v
3vo O.M ' wo l iooos j
FREE! FREE!
1 »tS™ Cash Prizes
FREE! occiCoun,:
p . ,ano .
H <**'*-*•—**- If this Santa Claus gets destroyed inanv
d w ujkes^oi !I ’LrH.» Cluuh. j paper upon receipt of stamp t p.iy pnsto. .
d SUCCESSFUL F ■ a/;; .
:DlmnZl rectly or nearest correctly, or Tn ■> ■fu i m the p-ibon using best pirn for counting.
I, two 11 l i’ivr’i'l'ii' l’( A* EIItST I’R *ZEs. one to n Indy nn<l one to ilgentlcmnn:‘Jnd prize S> 50 Cold; 3rd n I-'nll
H i’euuiiicßiomoti’hnH'iig. pin <>r »tu<l (••’«:'(•«'■ f " '■ ' ! d l *'!*•>’»' 5 ’ " ’dh-vI.- . ..
MLi ."!• 27-. < li" '• ik-MsA; It’-" -.‘s’Ll cm-b mid 1>» o-.. t -<-i;>i I’nze. ,5,,i.-... ,u sI 0U .u.-b, -■ . .
S do still better and offer aSOOewtrn prizes worth 81 ench to tho.-e Inivl ng tin ei-eon taell and ba’
fl are uni enougb correct counts to tuke nil tin- prize-, and ive do not expect any abaolut-ly correct count*, then the prizes v.i.l go to tli. e near-st eor.-
d ComeHtojientoall. I-Uty cents pays on- fml yar (■■ s-:. pR|2JF WINNERS IN PAST CONTE'.”-
11 CCMITioHS!.... ”1 £ "it Mi.oe. t - - °
■ BMi> 'srecuit prizes. ....
tl <!<>U mull if t-'i< a hHVAthre.-t .HintH enteral 'I hat is. haw paid lor ** yut-.rs X --d' y ’d 1 A TOP lillllO’S. ' ,F
. f, 1.-- . ■ |L( Mor ih< two years it w;> xi;.a . _ ■ tail :
! I*l « .up count \ <»u get tup P am* only. it sou have three counts >oug* t V I .OUextft. au-.i nu that tM -<» j--,r
Mll will pav von t' lihvp three counts. '.- a«.tr. •• t t ».viv <• ./kt.it -. '
f* MAO will t>e awarde*! to thoHo who c* nt < 'rr*“ t:y nr nearest <k. caa »• t.o • ' : > .
i i’WU uortei , -uHoHUflyfl th- . > tl ;. * .it Pimm: s-mid won MiiiA h n .-Uan, ba . <. ii.
ill r nu-.t n- <1‘ 1J ’ '--’f •♦•et and HO on. In case of a tie i c -un: I'.i pi i/« vib .:•» \‘>-v ■ » n in < .
■ M nerH.m giving best plan-d counting, Reuond to next piuu nod so on. Friz. 4 s. - A rt«nO 10F Pennsylvania. ' 1 - i ;
; Pj will likely gu for beat eoui.tHttH there will be a large difference In the .•om;ts l o _> -r: ■- >... i ev.-r .... ... .
F; ? indies And gentlemen both tin equal chance, tao piuiuz* ur*’ oiit-red. • •*. \ «r,; .. . i >
-v bother von i nter ladiea’or genta* contest. y< ,A'.': ■ '■ iat r o <u. i Mh, •• r.- » t**?
nn:*7F We feel thost entering early Rhonld be rewarded nnd to the per- th-n -v x v t •. ho • . .ua ' .
llmfc rnlfcfe* Ron winning 2nd prize we uib pH.* it.i t-xt'.R p. < il* >!<- [ prte; ■ ut ... . ; C'V ••■hx
Cl a grand prize of $200.00, if In by N’ovemlMT Ist and $20.00 if in before Deceml/er L U NUTT, l*«P« r h. I. FHt> max, knox. ..it.r*. u r,;:. ohx’ w ;
Hii ■»»’'!»«* 'i»» sir TOPCr AftiltlTC »wsmniw tlien you arc eligible for the || e on fl pj ano liefer recj.l© KuoxvilJe, Pa. i :
I[j PAYS TO HAVE THREE COUHTS 5p...-ii, nb.f.e a piano , i
■ B uhino you make Shin.OO cxtin, if .'<><'tuive nnly on- <-”’int you--1 (h-i-iHno ..niy. c.: .. .. —---■
« iiu.-(--’’lilt's vou can tiik<? one on ein-li side ol wiiut you tl.ink is tlio correct 'i.: .. ’.5i,.:?.-T..'-':)- or j-j-i.t'.i I» ■ ’ v .- ■'V'-'"V
: t’i m,.) are t>o<. innei. more likely to lilt it. We believe it will pay ail to I.uve '1 r u'' '• ' ■:■ . u N ■
: H ...roe counts enti-rr '. pr “'* «• L El.l.iorr. Au.lubon, '■• !» ■ -Si
G'; raer MfITE Every diamond is ndlstlnctdinmon I. Somenrenlatnertlian CT; Die ■- c Inn An p r ;-_ i • . yioo and uj, Sf ;i •;
T 4 PLEASE KO Ic. Olhors and von I.mst khil; cioe to find them ”Ot. Count . 4?^.. 51 ’ W ’” U 1 r,Ze ’ 1-- o.- <-<ule.: , ’
td •• bite and t)i-<‘ k‘’• th. If you can find them all or even most «>| tin m you will A '.. - Ifver ‘ • an- bar !to ~ .--'H ! M
■ (S' ‘ 'irrdv win | ppre is n>. u ieHB or tdiHinv about It. It is a pure question of skdl. s?’ >•/.;* count but Ikh a < • i rUes go tu tbn«a : s>.
I[s Xoii.idv !ivm. -n D's M.-m.-sor uonnecled w ith unr ?nper will »»e allowed toc«»mpete. wUo W, ?mv ’»• ?v a » e ' It-
Vj iiafft.nf-r* .I’"'judges of this conieat are men of untjiPHtlonet! Integrity, Mayor f" ' •v,,'V..v . A.n n ■ h .an n-• *, ta- . h k i
- duDSht*. of Hes Hohiew. lion. JH. Bi ciif.iu; I y<ecrr •ui yof <c. W Won $350 Cash. I ‘ ’ h *
,4 cion. ta ;». 1.. I>«fhson; rresKh nt l>es (’om’l I xchnnge. ilon. I>. 5 X X r - . ' , •
B Tiienwardlnß of prizes wilt be entirely tn their bands. Tins -i.s.u - |>.
'4 J.'-'.l”"" fair ir’-i.tm.-nt lorn!-. Th.-y say. ”We k now -uei-es-tul Farrnii.e n.D W. C. M.LIOTT, ‘'' ‘, j” ’ .\' ; ’ • ;. : T' -• •
■3 I’>..|r I'onli si viil He i-on.|.i(-tr-.l fairly. Every prize wl ibe paid. On request Audubon, I« ti,'”,' h , ' ■ " ", " :a> ’ v.,u' . t i
■ 1 (I- ” •r.n5....b.il as Jmlg.s anil KuarK.<t;.e all fair treatment.-J. M. 1... . Wr,,.., tO .. . i.„,. ... t.uHorno.U, 1
Si BI'tEX’TOX.OKO. 1.. DOBSON. I). B. LYONS. BSO.OO CASH ■ ; exn niA’lstrj H
j 'riu. i-erso'i ilvitiK tne larthest from Des Moines Is ns likely to vin ss a person fix,.. vs' . ' ' SolLOu ( ASfJ . ,
iS ~.,„e Xu'jo.tv In Des Moines is allowed to eompefe. Tl.e latest count bi stnn.is as D 550.00 TOT Canada. .<• ' " ' 1
S in,!,-)( s’lio-v of vli’nlm; us the first, us prlzesnr-ijiven for plsiis I c,,,.. ■, t v . v " 1 ”!' ■" ■■ ■■ /
d' . eios.s snr-ir.tny nluht. December lit!., and every letter mu-.( slii.w by t i ,*,o| i 1..... <'"J I-‘ > : »
■ S postmark It was msiled on or before six p. ni„ Dw. !Bth. Contest. •-u -S*,,. ; , g ,
ij 1,,. (i il(; t).rce counts entered msy enter nddltlonnl counts at 2oc each. i- Miss s; Fc-i kmeu, jt.tun., Quebec , f.— 'DV-. f, - '■
j Pub.. SUCCESSFUL FARMING. 323 Msnb.llan Bid,.. Be. Moines, lowe. & Others Who \\ on; ‘ c
3 Enclosed find » for subscription to Successful Farming. I nin i d ! .’A4’A Pr ”’ " K »"- ’■ i ’> ’i'wVfej
Jj < < w 09 ’ ftl ». ri: “hinat!, O oq s. /M I
4 npwnrold) subscriber. My counts on Sun to n diamonds are ■ v- ‘ - v:?v ’‘' :i ’ H ’ 1 s Irv < t '
g. (new or oiu; / euuinie fouhniek s ' vpr > 221 h Mt, 8.,m , r.. mi
„ , . Mutaue, qut’iMH-. ' M Han,M nntn ,„e. M. ( . |2SAO NEWTOK BASICS,
2 < - 3 - ... v —R*»v. .1. SleprM. Qre«>i «!tv W'« L.K-’iiler Ind.
3 •• !l ■ ■ ■■■ K.s ■ . s.- T
'j - Enter my counts in (ladles’or gents’)contest. ( „„ q >~j.. ;
li Na , n( , J wtaaer.to.wy.Mw ’ ke W »'•”“«'» "““'7 fur ol ti.e.u pa. We hj. prtri J
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1 J 51 y plan of counting Is SUCCESSFUL FARMING,
4 V- L 3 2 3 Manhattan Blk., DES MOINFS IOWA
E Farmers \l
Scattered all over the World
g are finding a
I 08 Laval Cream Separator
hi
the best investment
they ever made in dairying
not this be true luit/i you too? i <
ffl . K
g.' Let the nearest local agent bring yon a >"
B machine to sei and try for yourself. PM
That is his business, it will c st you f
- j nothin'?. It mav save vou a gr3at deal.
i If» you don’t know tl: • agent send for his
fc] name and address—ami a catalogue. :
H I
De Laval Separator Co.
General Offi os, 74 CortlnnJt St., Now York.
A. pecial Selling Agent, J hu.6
137 Vkhitehall St., Atlanta,Oa.
( -J Lam-X-~JU| LI-.-O-M-. -ae. ■ '.ti f.
, ... ■ ’ ' .■ .- -/D-. -.- ,
from iiid’ye:-tion. It is very dry and no
lain for eight weeks. Have been pastur
ing in an old garden and on a sweet po
tato bed. In old garden I noticed these
calves have tafen tomato vines to ground
or almost to ground. What is the matter
with this calf, and what remedy would
you suggest?
Answer- 1 am inclined to the opinion
that ydur calf has tuberculosis of the
lungs, commonly known in the human
subject a:- '’pulmonary consumption ” if
corr.. t in this opinion there is little rea
son to doubt that, the disease was con
tracted from the mother of the calf.
There is n i certain method of de'erntin
ing whether it is tubet-'-ulosis--a t this
stage "f the disease- ”xeept th- "tuber
eulin t.-st,” which consists in the injec
tion into th” circulation of a small quan
tity of a pi •■;.■)!•..•<J si r.im caih'-i ' .üb. t
r ulin ” i advise you to writ” ■ o li. W.
p.,!-imo! I station. Baton Rmtg--. La. It
Is a matter of too much importance to
let pass by. The cow in.iy h :ve tuber
culosis. and may have given ft to the
calf without hers- ls manifest.: g any
eharact isti” symptoms of the disease
There is no such thing as "losing the
iud.” except in the sense that a cow
gets sick and quits rating. A calf that
gets its living by sucking or by drinking
milk from the pal; does not "chew th
-
A "WASHY” HORSE.
<’. A < ,1- nn, Stone (Tty. 1' x —I have a
hors. 7 viars old :l;a: I driv. to town
(about ti miles) oner week. If” is. fed
icgul. rly and every tim. I drive him
that distance Id takes the scours. What
is tht -ause and mire? I 'o<- not have
:■•■• :. xcept f d.-lt- him som- <l:s‘-nec:
commences to evacuate as soon as 1
start from home and by th., time T ge
hack he lias colicky scours, som.-tiri:-
very bad. Driv • only moderately.
5 mi'es tin hour.
Answer—Diarrhea of horses Is J m’ t
eating mm.id) or musty fool, di-i-ikir.
stagnant wa or. a diseased condi'i.e.
the te- tb. oati-ig irritating sub-: n ■■
etc., or io S'>me morbl-1 or jnflammater
condition of th” bowels. If you kn>.-
your horse has not been subject to nr>
of tli” corn’itiont; named above he is wii .
i washy.’
and iiri.ii.. Always give water : ■
fe-dir.g and ivt after, : i I do r.o'
ing and feeding. Look particularly
:f not of the pu.-. -t imi D-t ...
Si.b.-:ti: te shelled - its in ph. C C 4
I am incline I to b.-liev.-- th t; no no .
or physicking is m m at” 1. Look .i. :
the teeth also.
TWO H' lIiSES I- ED-ONE RE< >■'
J. K 1- W . • ’ '
Continued on Page Seventeen
Make Your Own Ferife
XstiTty of Small Cost with
i'l ■( Wilsan’s Phosphab 't< .-
H •• ‘.'f ' • - • burn* I ve«t I. '
Bj £».''s>■■ A hum lltiml IHIN. '