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12 &25§ES>*7- -> I W-<7 I NotlGGjo Inquirers. I. Writ* plainly and to tho point, ftr <n< only questions to which answer* I are desired. ft. Confine inquiries strictly to matters concerning the farm, , a N*»«r *«U. for aj-.swer, by mail. i 4. Never ask where an article oau> ba bad. nor the pr'.oe. | *, Always give your full name and ad dress If you do not wish your naris published, say so, and Initials only will be printed. B, Carefully file this peg’ for future reference and before writing examln. your file to •» If It has not bsea already ar.ewered f. took ahead and send In your Inanities early. Do not expect us to "answsr !n next paper. ' The editor n ’’ J “‘ hand tn Ms copy a week before the paper Is published. B Address all Inquiries and commualee- Uasia for this department to THE CONSTITUTION. r. nn.l F. Departraes*., THE HOPE OF THE COUNTRY? It If an old saying th it the young j men are "The hope of th" country.'' Os 1 course tl:'-y ar.', and in a very broad i sense; a:.' of < use. too. th., young . w < inien : hided .■ ■ term. ■ for MAX li ■' ~los ir.il. s and females. . just as the term BIRD im hides both ; texes. But the y ’“.ng farmers and their wives, I «::d the farmers’ sons and <l.i lighters not j yet niarrb'd and ' '-of . p j',, r i] ; , mselves,” j ••■•nstlt'fte the < iss now In mind, u 1 ; which. In the judgment of the wise, are the real “ho;—of th.? ei-.mtiy. < in thorn - • ■ar future prosperity and progress, and even the performance of our free Institu- 1 lions, doper.da more than upon any class 1 of our poi ilatfon. City editors and city writers tri.- > -call, d professional rm n, ; life mercli;:a' s and manufacturers, ali j frankly admit tri.it frosh com.try mate- I n; : 1.0 .-. ■; utiy dr awn upon in I order to r. ,-ror.- ; nd m aintain the impair- i e. vitality and vig necessary for the i «= l. <("•- I I a;.. ■ ■ ■ .It io:: --. 11 is tl. well- I known fa . that a large a ropurtion of our , gr .Host an i most --.s, ' i! in r statesmen, I lawyer . a 'nns, merchants, etc., w re i c ■.ait.'.’, i..'.- ■: tin- /.ms of men who it seems to be necessary to draw con s ant r- ii.r ■ -meets of fr- h blood and ea igy la-until-.- country- from the class I who. for ■■ sit • generations, have ' been •: ... g with God and Na ■ : tore, who-, ri.diy busim ss brings them in I • onsta’ ' touch v.ltl. the immutable laaws ’ of plants animal life, the .banging : season.- tl,-. ■-him nml darkness, the 1 1 gentle zephyrs All :Ikt« i;d to vigor- I < i.ils, mus- 1 It is very important, then, that Um j farmer- -■ ss ami d.i-qlit- is should on jo , nil n-.-i iiy a a ii tages iii way of l"o.ks, j- ..inal' and • d.iea. ion.U training. I YntiJ witi.in rim last thirty or forty ytars ' pra : .-...i■ m. effort l.us b. ■ r; made (<• ' r. ppiy fm ilities -.'••:■ enabling the sons c! ' t.-rmers : • s cure a sy. ial education for : the purpose ~r preparing them forth - < v.imtion <■"' farmers. The truth is. the f-.-rrm r •■■m-■ '■'< - ha • mu .-,ske I for or ’ demanded : i< >.-u. di.-1 imeiit of such fa cilities j.'-,- simp’.- reason that tlr y ' had io.- . imps- . with the!: im portance and the necessity for then.. < itanics. ■ -I’gii.. ci ii g. trade and naviga- ! t'on, with ii- result that th'-<«' hare j n .-.de v . .s’ ’ .1 ptor'-ess, La.w and med ical schools ..nd eolioges had < xisted and | 7 ('uri- ; >-• • -•-■ i-<• < ' ‘lumor- ial : F' hools iT;d • h:»v-- of late y<ars t b- tti g“'" ' id!.. ;■ d ami prov d | limir vsef: : . ss. !■ t r.o -y ud itistit i- ' lions f r a i i.g :. • n I- md hands <.f vt aim- f-'i r- ■mens ..r y "m* :■ • \p- -‘tii r v’r at ’ I-list b v.i.-> <-f larni’T.-. , Even :i.' ■ ■ >■! ’-y '-' ultuif, lEu h.-.ve la’v’i i.iyE'. th- ' “land xrii'ii i. ’■ ■■ . <.f 1862. have , silo tarn ■■ . ■ - nmtry But the 5a w for • o. i -.a ' mlani'.-ut. <<•njii. ii s ’ is. :y«- oi su. i: • ]< gis .Hl, . I' . delight by every i d a> ■ f f.irmmg i: . PII it I.r.i' ' 1 O'.hi ma: k tim b ; gt-.l l- o' Fhoubi b* •..'•« ■ : :■■■■• i'“ : ’ F-r - Its f:-r ’’l ; ini ■ til l!”' ' -t 0! J;.t« lllgeEi • i ’1 tn E Tiirni ■ Ei . pi-.: :.i ;tl • pot .i.. <"■!'*> ; ■ '■.’■■■ : ;.t- :Hi <.‘i - - yrepart hi ' H ' , S«* §Hi » «? KSB u-X a *> K t V <5 W dissa o $ P. i B? 1 “Yes, that’s what the boy wanted—a •Stevens’ Favorite, No. 17 —it's stamped fx • here on the lisle. He said he would jgr rather have a ‘Stevens’ than anything r a®»»L h| I could buy. It’s all right. / J;are been ® shootiti% a. 'Stevens jer almost yo years P and it has never failed me yet.' wl I ra We make a specialty of these Rifles : I Jr.” $3.00 B 1 I “Crask Shat” s4=oo | “Favorite” Ho. 17, $6.00 fe J Send for Cur Free Book P®O®i I ©f 138 pages which tells about the “Stevens” SS gives pictures and prices. Contains Liter- />? x esting articles on Hunting. Fishing, Canoe- '-W8& IS ing. Target Shooting, etc, £ A Over Rifle Puzzle will I ' / / f V fc6»l»E> be mailed postpaid for 4c U-'Lk / Bl in stamps. It is lots, of fun—“easy when I \ F*‘ you know how”—but everyone can’t solve it. On you? Try It and see. « jrw- dealer fev tke ~S t<Tens, i and &* X| dent be tnt.ded—insist cn f; fit ins; aur tH »/- 2 feeds. 1/ • Cannet ebtu ri thevi, let ' /-r ,irr i Tr< Tp /6 ‘ J§|wl fsese fi-fa.d, ztfi n re.e; { 'i e/ /:■: e. W a R I flcient mental capacity and energy to J qualify himself for the work, hp should I “step down and out.” and give way to I one who is qualified, or who will qualify i himself. i If I were residing in a rural comtnu ‘ fifty and had boys and girls to send t > ' school, particularly If a farm life had I been determined on by them, I would 1 'move heaven and earth.'' if necessary, ' to have the board of education, or county j school commissioner, secure for a teacher a man or woman who is prepared to teach the elements of agricultural chemistry, the origin and composition of soils, bot- i any, “brlgology,” diseases of plants and ; animals, the objects and methods of pre- I paring and cultivating the soil, the use ' of manures and fertilizers, the general I laws of plants and animal life. etc. If I such a teacher does not offer himself, or i if a qualified man cannot be secured m i the state where the scflool is located, the ; board of education or county school com missioner might write to the agricultural [ colleges of the adjoining states In the search for a competent man. The pa . irons of such a proposed school should ! ris- to the demands of the occasion, and. : if necessary, supplement the salary of : ' such a teacher when found by liberal i : drafts on their own jio. kets. The far- ! , mors cannot afford to lie still and decline ‘ : to take hold of such a vital problem as ; ’ tin proper education of their sons and j I daughters. Thej should meet together | tnd discuss the questions that present | i themselves. R J. RIdDDJNG. I Read Great Port Receipts’ Contest i i announcement on Page 10. Only three weeks more. Don't miss it, FARM CORRESPONDENCE, OYSTER SHELb BARK LOUSE. i ■ I>. H. 8., Prattville, Ain .—Herewith you I , .. \ • a small twig cut from an apple tree whi.'h 1 suppose is infected with the np- ’ 1 pie or oyster she.ii bark louse. I will * thank you to inform me what will de- . : stroy this pest during the winter sea- | son. 1 have a number of apple trees j ! almost covered with them. Answer—The scale on the twig sent is i mu the “apple louse” (which Is not a I s ale insect), but is the oyster shell bark ■ louse. 1-Vir treatment in the winter time ; lor this insect I recommend the use of • what is known as the “Craw Wash.” now I" inc used for San Jose scale with such ! good results. It is prepared as follows: i “Claw Wash”—Lime, sulphur ami salt Dime 14 lbs Salt 7 lbs Sulphur 8 lbs Water 30 gals Shake half the lime <7 pounds! add ti e : 8 pounds sulphur while in ebuliition. 801 l I with 10 gallons water in an iron ]>o._ for ! ■ ill hour. Slake the remaining 7 pounds > • f lime with the 7 pounds of salt, add to ’ the mixture and boll a half hour longer. Inlute with 20 gallons water, making 30 : gallons in all, and apply while warm. PECAN CULTURE. E. J. Hale, Oakwood. Tex. - I have on" aere of rich sandy laud t ight in the above i little town. It has only been in ciiltl i . v.ition one year. I wan: to : it out in i : 1 I. Will it pay me to put pecans on this I 2. Where can I get the trees and what I ! 3. 11.. W old liould trees be to do w 11. i ■ I want the largest and '':«s: p< an t" ■'<’ ■ I i.i inil. and if I can’t pet them that I , : know am good, how would it do to pl.,nt ' | 'li, i>< cans and raise my own trees':’ How I old does a tree have to be before it- will ..■a- and liow many will an average pecan ' tree yield? Answer I. A< coding to the best au thorities, the pecan tree does best on a ■ d. .i . light soil. Whether you will make ■ i: par is a qaestlon that 1 cannot answer, as it will depend ;ts much on yourself as I upon tin- trees. ! 2. 1 cannot in this department advise > of whom you can get trees. Tii.u j would Ire free advertising for the party I whose name I might givi von.. St.ai't.- . paper shell is among the last varieties. : 3. Some ciaim that pecan trees will leer . ! Unit has not been my experience. I think you will do wi 11 to. get a pee.iti grove on :i paying basis tn fifteen years. You <-u 1,., , tin tints am! grow .w dlings from them, but yeti will have t,o assni'amcc 1 ' that the fruit produced i>y ihcse seedlings ' will i- tie- e-me as the nun- planted. Tm .-atost plan would b- to buy tl ■ trees from ■- reliabb ma seryman. or plant the ; i-'it- and bud ■ I”' graft th'- ts ' s wb-n ’ in', owii'kn "Wbdge. how many pounds of I. , an avrragt tr. ~ would b- ar. The ' n, es . nnmem e b> artng ja few phis onlyt I -el .' I- V. a: s old ANGORA GO.Vi RAIS'NG. HV “THE riOATMAN." 1 shall try to answer :'nc questions plainly and briefly In a number of let ier« e.f ia->t mail. T'-t- profits may he (■minted about the same as in sheep i raising, but you e"d not buy costly i gr,---producing range for goats. an i i you need not. !>■ alrild of disease or scab I among goats. All you need I.- a brushy ■ range with many different, kinds of ■ orach and herbs iw-- .Is). Goats will ea* , I THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION! ATL-JUSrCA- GMU. MOMDAX, DEC IL BEB 7,1903 k nearly ail kinds of brush and weeds. Hero in the southern states Angora goats should be sheared twice a year, in the spring and in the fall. We find that March and September ate about the best months for shearing. Mohair is worth about twice as much per pound os the best sheep’s wool. Rut the An gora goats will not average as much in pounds of mohair as good sheep will in weight of wool. Mohair is always clean, while sheep’s I wool is always dirty. Ry this, wool out weighs mohair. If you want to buy 3,000 Angora goats you should keep them at three, different places, at least 3 miles ai>art. Goats like to travel sev eral miles every day. and it is best to I give them plenty of room. If your goat ■ ranches are 6 or 8 miles apart it. is so , much better. They .love to travel all ■ around their home, but they love their homo more than any other kind of stock. There is a gjeat advantage In keeping several flocks in partnership, not too far apart, say not over IS or 20 miles apart, so that the billies can be kept in the mutton flock and the kids l»e herded or kept in a kid pasture to themselves, at weainlng time, so they need not travel as far as grown goats. When the bucks are to bo put with the does the kids should first be taken out of the doe flock and weaned several weeks before the does are bred. You should Instruct your I herders not to keep the flock too close I together, but to let them spread out as much as necessary to give them all a fair ehnneo to feed. Keep the main large boil on one of the slowest goals. In the roar. Some herders want only o< boll in a flock, as it is easier then to i keep them all together. Ton will soon I find that It pays well to have at least : one small pasture f.-nced to keep those I that may not be aid.- to follow the flock, In case that a few might get him", which i sometimes happens, when they got. long i thorns into their feet or by some other I accident. You also need a pasture to I put your does into just a few days be | fore they bring kids: and there you leave 1 them undisturbed till flieir kids are | about two days ohl, when you bring i them back to the main flock; but the i young TtTfls ifliouM be kept separate from I their mothers during the day, and should be all with their mothers during ‘h-’ night only. Before turning out the flock In the morning you should see that all the Itids have sucked all they want. You can keep the kids back in the largo pen i easily after they are used to being kept separate during the day an<| they gayly go t> playing ns soon as they are loft ito themselves. They should bo turned ’ into a sma'il kid pasture during the day, : whore th ; find green herbs and bushes ‘ with young leaves and buds, or a patch of small grain, such as rye. barley, oa'.t I or wheat; and there should be some I trees or large bushes, so they may find i .-liado tn rest doting the hot hours of th i day. I Ido not see why there should not b» ■ any money in raising good goats. Tholr ' mohair will bring a nice pile of money : and their increase is .■ibnnt, doubling the • flock’s value every year. No goatmpn will sol] 6-mon‘bs-old kids for less money I than he ask: for his grown goats. About ■ill the Angora, goats in this country ace ■ bred to tine- Angora bucks during Octo ber. Kidding time should not begin be- i fore the goats are sheared in the early part of March. These goats improve td I range greatly for other stock, especially for cattle, as Iho goats will eat up all , the acorns which would Injure •’•.ft!" . very materially. A’ou need an Angora i buck for every fifty does, if you turn I them loose ail together. You should i keep your kids and no: sell any before I they are 3or 4 years old. If you want I to soil off enough to keep the flock about .i thousand till tie time, you should al | ways sell the oldest goats you hav . > Tile yield of mohair you sho-tr in th-' 1 soring should bo worth about $1 tier iPad, and the yi 'ld of tnohair you sh“ir i in the fall should be worth an averag'- ;of from 51.50 to $2 per head. The mo- I hair from your kids will It worth in til" ! fail about as much as from their nioili- I or- It also I’J.v -■ well to lio. p ymir An- I gora motions for their mohair till they i are Gor 8 years old. if von ! ..'•■<■ ple'.'v lof rang" for th,cm. I - : on 1.000 doc- you : may expo-t to raise 1.000 kid-, if t: i goats .a 1 " well maun ;"'i. and kill- I will lie worth more than their rnoth'-rs. a the I'Ucks it: m■■irlv all eases i,ot ter stock than the <b>.-s. AYltcre you keep 1.000 <ioes. you -■■■ that you must sell aboiit :< thousand In ad every year if you do not want to keep over a Ihoit- ■nd in your flock at that place. If you liavo one or several good wolf-proof pas tures on your raiico yon need only three men during kidding tlm- and on- or two during th" yiar at each ranch of a thou i simi head: but I have seen one man and on,- hoy get along all right through I:i 1- dlng time with a flock ol about n thou sand Lead, but they both had .on-ide:-- ablo e.-o.ierlence in th, goat basil,, s. They rai-.il 100 per cent of kids. In fact, they lost only on.- out of tie l tir-t j 300 kids (when I saw them), ami that 1 one jus' by an a •■■ld.'i.t, Where you hav" plenty of good range you should rot. sell or fatten for merit ohl does bofor’ th' "' ai '7or 8 years old. In a sited you need 3 square feet for each iltf. but It. |is better to have tbrei times or f.'-r' tint ns much room al least during lid ding time. You will find 1: !>■ -1 keep th, muttons in n '. irate flock fv h tli" bucks It is more convenient to li t your kidding tine? last only four or live weel:’--. Gt'o.vn wethers tor goal muttons) will w- igh from 50 to 100 pounds net from a good range, but the r-'il line Angotas •ire mosth as largo as the coarser grades ami higher grade’-. I li-i’- alwav- fall Angora mutton or • ■nison at 5 and 6 • nts per pound net. If you have nothing: but oak under brush you should nor try to keep more than two or three per acre, and whe i Volt see that they do not stay fat all tin time you should give them mor" I room or now range again or f, , d a little 1 cor." cotton s"od or oats. Me. n T. FUCHS. Marble Falls, Tex. ’FERTILIZER FOR REARING PECAN TREES C. O s. Mallard. Darien, Ga -Will ■ you be so kind as to Inform mo. tlirougli : vour department of Inquiry, wli.it Is th ■ j best fertilizer La bearing _ pecan trees, land how and wlvn to tijip'r? | Answer—As- a general formula, or on" l suited to pecan, peach, api-le. pear, plum and grapes. In bearing stage, the follow- ; Ing Is suitable: ; Acid phosphate. 14 per "ord, pounds.. 1.000 [Muriate of potash, pounds 250 i (Or kainit, i .000 pounds.) i Cotton seed meal, pounds 250 j Total pounds 1,500 I Apply 4 to 6 pounds per tree, or 3 > to 5 pounds per vine, scattering the same j In a circle of 4 to 6 feet In diarm-tor and work: in with a prong hoe :ibm:t February I. CRIMSON CLOVER on POOR SOIL P. N. C.. Grove Hill. N ('. I hav. a couple of acres of crimson clover, sown the middle of Oetlbei', on high land. Hal: of the lot Is good land; balance is gray call with a ; liow clay sub soil and a cold moist top soli, and Is poor. W-s In : pea.-, fertilized with a id phosphate fr I the drill. The ; oas would have bet n very ' poor had I not used the phosphate. Now I I wish to know when, kind and quantity of manure to top dress it with. If you advise guano or cotton meal, should 1 put it on just before a rain, so the water may get it next the roots at once, or will the sun injure it? Answer —According to my own experi ence. crimson "lover does not sue, d on any other than a good soil, unless ■well fertilized. Ordinarily an applica tion of 300 to 400 pounds of a mixture of equal parts of acid phosphate and kainit would give good results, without ’ any nitrogenous Ingredient, since tin I plant Is a legume and supposed to ibe fn- I dependent of the soil for a supply of ni . trogen. Rut in this ease and at this 1 season it i.oidd .1.. Will t' add sotim j nitrat e o' "d;i ~f you ■ ~;: get it) or .om well-rotted stable manure. Cotton seed meal docs not supply nitrogen promptly enough when applied as a top-dres ;ing: but nitrate of soda will supple if at once being quickl.v and wholly solfible. So I would apply say 200 pounds of acid phos- IWT Christmas Presents For All Christmas time is spending time. Joily old St. Nick can success- For I*l2ll. Leather couch. Warmovershoes. iuJly manipulate the key to our purses when all other attempts fail. f stoners Shaving set. Magnifying glass for :Is us suggest the advisability of buying all your Christmas presents s^Lkinv Neckties. reading purposes, from the largest and most reliable stock in the world selling direct to Smoking set Matchbox. A pair boots. ’ . the user and saving you the jobbers’, dealers'and agents’profits. Half dozen dress Suitcase. Buckskmmittens. Our prices are always the same the lowest. We cannot take shirts. Watch charm or for,. oweator. '<:'■? A advantage of the liberal Christnjas spirit and advance our prices as Half dozen colored Half cozen pairs na. : some d °’ for our re K ular catalogue figures must stand for all seasons. “/“rts. p a ir of’suspenders. Meerschaum Pipe. We can send y° u everything you want in one shipment, saving p? “F? Pocket or bill berk. Box of cigars. <? you endless effort and delay in buying from several sources. Do-en initial handker- A good warm cap. Shotgun. By purchasing yout entire Christmas needs from us we believe chiefs. ' Heavy overcoat. Cigar Jar. ' t y° u wd * save a ' most one_ tM r d of the regular Christmas prices you Morris chair. Muffler Hunting Jacket, would pay elsewhere. ‘ It is easy to order from our 1128-page Catalogue No. 72, with fine Women ' Books ' Silverware. i «;• \\ pictures of the articles you desire, and you can do it ail in one evening * ’ Leather purse. Fme dec,-.. *'i-M 5 Xh with scarcely any effort. A pretty apron. A new carpet or rug. Bronze parlor or na- v Once your order is mailed you need not think of it again until you Dress pattern. P> weo w 8- a -> s - Se’ fur'- get the goods, for we will take care of it promptly and carefully, s ' et bonno ‘‘ Fair of glasses. Up-to-date suitor guaranteeing safe delivery and perfect satisfaction. Man , re Eet _ v/arm mittens. jacket. Your neighbors who know will tell you it is a pleasure to deal Sewing machine. Medicine cabinet. New Stove. ■'eeujuvLJ'Atj with us. Piano or organ. Easychair. Dining table. V We mention here a few suggestions, all taken from our Catalogue Hat. Bib,c - Box stationery. C, A No 72 Handkerchiefs. Cut glass flower vase. Talking machine. Thousands of other desirable presents for every member of the Pair of fine shoes. Jewelry. Pair of gloves, family, from the hired man down to the baby. If you have never seen our oig catalogue you have missed a great treat. It’s never too late to begin, however Fill in the coupon and mail to us to-day. Don’t wait until it is too late to get your goods c ut this slip out and send it with 15c in stamps Tomvr. 1 before Christmas. Although the catalogue costs us almost one dollar each, we make no charge for it, Montqomery Ward & Co „ ch!cafTo . _ only asking you to send 15 cents to bear part oi the postage expense of sending it. Enclosed find 15 cen s for partial postage on catalogue No. i <dr 9 : j I as advertised In Atlanta Constitution. Montgomery Ward o* Co., _____ Michigan Ave,, JMadison Washington Sts., Chicago postoffice. !« 32 years World’s Headquarters for Everything. .... ’ ■ ig rc < G AS nr, -..as WHET £3 i k all s | Experience h<.3 cf-tubl bed It as ain't, s fl nil »!> rs. You Kfi sow t! • v ,?r«nv. 190-3 Seed Annual poHtTiui’l free to all ap- 5*3 pihautfi. D. M. FERRY &. CO. ;£ j',“’ DETROIT, M!GH. MS ['bate. 200 poniiils of kainit (or 50 pounds of nmijate oi potash) 50 pounds of I nitrate of soda as a t"P dn-sslng and ■ ri'p-at the dose ~f nit:: ' 1 of soda in j February or March. Don’t wait, for al "'lin. !>,it ripply the top ,i 1 ■■.'■-sing .-it once. The sun will not have 1. slightest ef fect on the fertilizer. (I) DUTCH RABBITS. (2) TERRACING. <3l GINSENG. (4) TEACHES. SV. Earle Laughou, Leesville. Va.— Please answer the following questions: ’ I. Where can T get a book or pamphlet treating of Dutch ra'-’ts or Belgian liar, Prefer Dutch ra ’bits 2. What . m bo done with a hill Ido that washes all to pi'-ces. T.no land lia.s a red stiff ■ •lay subsoil vltli soft - id ioek close to j irf.-v". To. land > not cultivatod it, the present. It seon s as if all the -oil works off and loa.'-s nothing but i-iay and the cl.iy got off in,l leaver I nothing hut ro ■)■:, and :hr-ro starts a ' gul'- ' When tl- re : not galls and . Italia s tlie '-oil Is- a good as I need Tin's hill is so ririu-ted that It I (’.aunot ("’ furrow'd t< anv advant- ■ ■ i.'p.. 3. Wli.-r an g n-eng seed be ■ Pda iuod or a a'., 1 f who t pri"' ? Wldoh the best for planting. 4. What i- ilu !>'-s; kind of a-.i.di for plant- for Hi.'i-k'--. "f tli > - varieties? How would I'.'ath elitig in the eastern port of Virginia. 24 mil,- v. st of Lynch burg. do? Is it a goo,! market kind? 1 like tl < d".- ription „r t firs-, and if It cen s up to Its roconm.'ndatfon. which 1 think It will. 1 beli.-t ■ t will prove a good marketer. 5. Will It pay me best to pla.it potatoes i.'triii : to raise seed and plant a second c-op r would It pay mo ’•> buy Hie • „>ta ’ -•■■ i I :nt at flrs*? is t’a -, c lid a . good a- 'll" first, or Is it better? What th.-:’ v. nld you repre sent to plant a. s’, 'nd "p In my lati tude? What Is the pri of first-elnss potatoes as a gem-ral le'.’ Thanking for the Information ' ay obtained tlcmgh tlm Farm and ’’..rmers' depart ment. A' •wm 1. I rm not know of any book on Dutch rabbits, nor on Belgian hares. ---- - - | I' < Sam says it’s J I all right | !c| Uncle Sam. In the per- nnt ten of his goverament officials, is always in charge of every ’ i •V department of (- • (iisiill During the entire process of distillation, after the whiskey fp kd is stored in l-..rrels in. ■ r warehouses, during the seven years it remains there, from the jg iij very rmin v ' L.iy to th'- " i.iskey you get, Uncle Sam is constantly on th" watch. We dare ki| . . hiskey from our own warehous:( unicss he says it ; all rii ht. Ig And’.vlicn le i-.-riswef tat whiskey goes direct to you. with : ' its original strength, rich- cn ■ if.! 1---S.' It:. ".-.trying - NITER STATES RPIGISTF.KF. A . I STILLER’S GU A RAN- S'j E5 'i’i:i: ■ t'i'- ITY m.'i and saving the dealers’ enormous profits. Thai’s why ga : S 3 HAYNI-IR V. KEY i :he b? :-t for medicinal purposes. That's why it is preferred for gS other us'";. . - s v fly e have over a quarter of a million satisfied customers. That's yi; g v.-hy YOU sho. id try it. Your money back If you’re not satisfied. Kg 1 loirewi fr ®ur disiliiery to YOtlg: | Saves Dsders’Profits! Prevsnts Ad«Rera*kml : 8 WHISKEY PURE SEVEN«YEAR-OLO RYE i X FULL $3:20 EXPRESS |®r QUARTS ® PREPAID ! §V7c will send you FOUR FULL QUART BOTTLES of HAYNER’S SEVEN- U YEAR-OLD RYH for J 3.20, and we will pay the express charges. Try it and R if you don’t i.n :it a:, right, and as good as yon ever used or can buy from K: ..J§ Sm its anybody else :. ; atty price, send it back at our expense, and your J 3.20 will be AryiM “• M returned to you by next mad. Just think that offer over. Howcoulditbe JfesfflL fairer? If you are not perfi etly satisfied, you are notout a cent. Better let 5.-, us send yen a trial order. It you don’t want four quarts yourself, get a Hi friend to join you. ’,Ve ship in a plain scaled case, no marks to show what’s h'-side. P'-j urders for Arlz. Cal.. Col.. Idaho, Mont.,N"v., N.Mex., Ore.,Utan. Wash. ffl or IVyo. Tv.-.t ..c on the basis of -1 Quart* for bv Express kJlimit'K' 4 *!? Ed {'repaid or Quart* ror 516.00 by JFreight Prepaid. Write our nearest office and do It NOW. ft THE HAYHER □BSTSLLING COMPANY M ATLANTA* GA. DAYTON, OHIO ST. LOUIS, MU ST PAUL, MINN. w 153 DisTnj.BßY. Trot. O. Ehtablishbd 1866 Cats- PRiCE IIT WILL PAI YOG b i H logue $33.50 H FREE. Hamess, ete. We sell direct from our fcjS i tvj Factory to Consumers at Factory Prices. raM Thia guaranteed Buggy only $33.f0; Cash \ / iX. / or Monthly Payments. We trust ®j| •G.V™ ‘X/ honest people located in all parts of ibe CENWMFB.SO. g Bl Z' , i Mention this paper. East St Louis, ills. • I’" ''' DEP T ’’ J advise you to consider very carefully , before you embark in the rabbit business. | 2. Either terrace the land in que" i tl >n | or put It down to permanent pasture or , meadow. 3. I cannot inform you in the-e col- j umns of whom you can get ginseng roots , and seeds. It would bo free advertising to the parties who sell such things. See rule. 4. of "Notice to Inqulrtrs.” always standing at the bead of this column. 4. 1 cannot answer this question as to your section. Write for full information I and advice (0 Professor W. R. Alwoo.l. bortieulturist of Virginia experiment sta tion. Rlacksbiu-g. Va. 5. Also refer to Professor Alwooa. (I). SWEET POTATO BOTANY. (2). BULLETINS (3>. KINGS IMPROV ED COTTON. (4'. FEED Ct TIER, j. N. Dennis, Coopers, Ala.--I. Does the sweet potato belong to the legume fam- j i ' 2. How may I obtain the bulletins of ! i other state s? i 3 Where can I get the true K ng s . i improved cotton seed for planting? 4. Which is the most <> onoml.-.i] for the small farm. a. feed cutter ~r a small shri'dder, both to be run by hand .-:nd to cut feed for from f-mr to eight mul--.s or cattle'.’ 5. Please give mo your opinion of— mode of preparing land. i Answer —I. No. the sweet potato is not a legume, but b' longs to the cm volvu lus, or morning glory family. Im : ; leal name Is Ipomeau Batadas. A l'-g : ruinous plant may be recognized by the , fact that its seeds are always borne in I a pod (legume) which opens along noth ; edges, like a pod of th«- b'.an. pea. ,-"W- 1 pea, ''lover, vetch, 1 ->eust, Florida eotth-e , and many oth'-r plants. A siligti'. :■ j very much like a legume, but. lias • third part between the two lialv---- ol th j pod. This indicates a plant, of the mu 1 tard family, such as mustard, radish, cabbage, turnips, peppergrass, slieplb-rd's i | purse and many other plants. I’i'D. ,-om- [ ' mon harlequin cal'bage bug, or “Lineotn'' ; I bug, as some call it. will not live on any ' plant except it be one of this family.) 2. By writing to the director of the : station of such state. 3. Read rule 3, of “Notice to Inquirers,” standing at the head of this d-’partmei ' 1 will reply by mail to such qm-sllon.-’. on receipt of an Inquiry, inclosing a 2c stamp I 4. You i-nr. ixvt run a shredder ' Buy a good shredder arid you will not i need a hand cutter, or get a power cut ter. i 5. I ha.ve never tried it. r,or seen It : tried. ONE BALE TO THE ACRE. i R C. R., Beulah. Ala.—l have been I a subscriber to The Constitution for thDe I years, and have been benefited vry much I ' by your adw e the ugh the I -rm a-. : ' : Farmers' department. j Now. to my pui-sdons: ! I have 6 acres of land that were tn I -—r— — -■ - ■ - - - i j MALLORY’S ALL STEEL ADJUSTABLE COMBINATION PLOW. $ a Perfect Clay ‘Roaster” anti a Great Labor Saver. Y / v.’itli this set of Plows, by 3lallory's Mod*', ■nd'ixi fr./ :, P prepared 10 to 12 i-K-lws deep and have t!w rows , as-, tir.\ : A /'{'.Mr i u!) oft in less time than it would take to turn It bro.-ul cast, I iZ- 'OVN P 1 1 (~.-. iu,-h.s ,If.-a. It v.-m ABSOLt-TELY J,e.l i / VEXyZa Keep Laud from Washing. The Dounl,-lie - sueison.r,'? ' c-VleUm Ki / \'■ ' n ' ner for bili-sldlng has no . qual. '■ r.tn X.’7w.7/.T C -jy 1 i j tS for und learn all it > O UV G MALLORY PLOW CO.. Box -mopa. Tenn cotton this year. It. was culGva.od well a.r.d made 700 pounds of seed cotton per acre. I applied 200 pounds high-grade ."lil and 100 pounds cotton seed meal P'r acre. Land is -old, bi.t lies well, sloping to the west. I. Will it p.-iy me to b"d It to the middle with Dixie turner and run opt the stalks wi(h scooter and wings, following In that furrow with 3-in -h scooter sub soiler? If so, what time Is best to do lit so as to bo reb, dded In the spring? i 2. Would .von put. fertilizers In bedding I furrow or in furrow with the seed, and | how much per acre? i I want to make one bale per acre If T can without it costing me too much. Thnnklng you for any information. Answer- I. Premising, first, that I would practice rotation of crops and plant corn on cotton stubble. Ruf if you pre fer to plant the land again in cotton, I would bar off the old stalks, running |as deep ns you can well do It. Do this i the latter part of February or early l ln March. After you have done planting ' your corn crop, run out the stalks with I a good middle burster, or largo shovel. I Scatter your fertilizer In the farrow thus | made and run a long narrow scooter in I tli - bottom of the furrow, as deep as a i mule can pull it, so as to thoroughly mix th • fi-riilizer with the soil of the i furrow. Thon list on it with two fur- I rows as deep as a mule can pull the , plow. Burst out the middles a week bc - f-.ro plmitlng time, harrow th" beds ■ smooth, mmewbat redo.-Ing them in I height and plant, applying about 30 I pu.miis of nitrate of soda in the furrows ‘ with the planting seed or s--.it.fer ft along Oa top of the ground immediately above the seed furrow behind the planter. Buy a good high-grade .'('.id J>h<'Sphale and sumo nutria(e of potash and cotton seed ni'-ai. With these tliree fngreatetits you I can mix just as- good a fertilizer -as tt.ny I sold In the market. Inde -i. y u cam ! duplicate any brand so far as relative j contents of the three valv.ab’.-- elements |a:-e corn-.■ tried. For cotton mix accord- I ing to I FORMULA NO. 2 FOR COTTON 1 A -Id phosphate (14 per eent), 1b5...1.000 ; Muriate of potash, 11-s 75 j (’ >tton seed meal, lbs 700 Total pounds.. 1,775 i | Df ’cmrse. you may use 300 pounds of ; kainit in piece, of the 75 pounds of niti- ■ rlate of potash, and the result will be ' J’ist as. good a fertilizer, although of a : little lowr grad- mat f r of n o essen- : Hal < onsoqmmc", b'-catm,- you can apply , enough more of I- to make up for the I I'At‘T (luality. Apply the whole ,>f t1 ... j above amount to about 3 or 4 acres of : j! it be a good year you may : i.v push one bale to ihu ;irr'\ BITTER ROT OF APPLES. i Linvil!,- X. ,-. ] !invo a i fine llntbi-rtwig apple tr, i- standing in . corner of my yard that has the very ti; • \ i 'st looking apples on ii every year, b it I about the time they begin to ri’i'-n ‘ I tlmy will drop off. am! you may cut one ; ol them open and it is perfectly rott.-n i |<m inside. You won't find <n? but wlm: ; ,Js rotti-n. Please tell me through Tim [ I Constitution wli.it. 1 -ui do to p:e.v,mt.| I them from rotting. I don’t want to- cut I [ the. tree down, for it Isa very fine tree. I : Answer-From your description 1 judge ‘ i that the apple tree is annually infected i ( with “bitter rot,” a fungus disease to ! ; which some varieties of apples are rather 1 j more subject than others. The remedy ; suggested Is to spray the tree thoroughly : with a .-trorig solution of Bomix tnix : Hire, using 4 pounds bluestom . 5 pounds I of quicklime and 50 gallons of water, as follows: Copper sulphate (bluestone).... 4 lbs Quicklime. 5 lbs i i Water 50 gals ! Dissolve the bluestone In two gallons of j ; hot water; strain through the copper ■ . sieve of the sprayer, or through a gunny . sack, into a 50-gallon barrel. Slake the ■ lime slowly in a wooden bucket. When ebullition is over, fill the bucket with ! water, thus diluting to a thick whit" 1 wash. Strain slowly into tlw bluest'-" - in Hie barrel, stirring thoroughly. l-’ill ; , the barrel with water. Always silr thor- ; ' "Uglily before filling the sprayer. The ’ ’ cost of this mixture is less than I gent I ! pel- gallon. Forth" first spraying, be- i f"t-.' Hu buds sw'.Jl, Hie lime may be ' "inittr-il and a simp e bl"i-u>"• solutiun ! (4 pounds t" 50 g-allons) used. In e.-is, ■ tli- mixture is not to be imm-'diately used | it will be best to keep the lime and th-- bluestone solutions apart, to be combined | w! n us'-d not. bet'' 're. Spt'ay just before Hie buds (flower buds) i i op.'ii in the spring and again in July. DAM AGED COTTON SEED. J. 11. I’.. Standing Rock. Ala. - I have I I sex - ral hundred bushels of cotton s< ~1 ] > that is damaged too much to plant and | i I will hav.- I«.» use them uneb r cotton, j I When must 1 put th- m in th- grouml. ; I before Christmas or wait until spring? I Will 25 I>u.-'i'ls per a.-re b- enough or ' van I use more, and what will be best to use with th, s--(-'l to get best n.-sults? : Any information you can give will be : appreciated. Answer—ls the seed are not too -badly I damaged you may be able to exchange ’ them to the cotton seed oil mill for eot- i ton seed meal or sell them straight. If , I tlm s, -<1 W'-re perfectly sound a ton of I ! Ilan would be worth. I'm' I' i'izirg pur- ! i po "s. i •>; ill":'- tli.-iu 800 ] i ,u ] ton sii-.l :u'-al. ami .von 1 "Uhl (,-uibtless l get 1.200 pound- of m ,i] )-• r t mi. (’ai r: , or send, a fair sample t" the "H mill and see what you can get for th'-in in meal. If you conclude, after all, to use them for fertilizing corn, I would not put them in the ground before about Febru ary I. You can Hie: mix about 100 bush els of s-- d with 1.000 p-miuls of high grade acid phesphati and 30 pounds >?f muriate of potash, either in the fur rows to be listed “ii. or In a compost heap, and have the mass made w< enough to cause th" heating and decom position 1 would prefer to put tl " in gredients as given a.hove in the open fur rowtt and b- 'l, or list, on t'-e-ni about :' ru®ry 15. or two or ;hr- we'-ks hefo a <-( tn , pli.ntlng time. I would apply the tlm above to about 6 aeics >f rorn, which would be a it 17 bmh- ■" seed. - 167 pounds of a< ’•! pl’.ospiiate and 5 po'umls of mi tri a ie> of potash. LICE ON MULES. E. D. C., Unadilla. Ga. -I have som» mui( ’ tha t are full of Hee. I tried ■ I ask you for information. The lice m-i larger than hog lice. Answer.—l. Get ona pound of stave sacre seeds and boll them one hour in i about 2 1-2 gallons of water and let i simmer for another hour. Then add wat"r to make up the. original bulk. Arc with :t sponge and rub well into the b 2. Another remedy. Boil for one hour two ounces of arsenic, two ounces ■ soda ash and four ounces of soft soap two gallons of water. Add water ’ make up the original bulk nr.d when c - - wet the animal all over with a little ‘-t it and curry it into the skin. Keep ■' n animal in the st ride until dry. The fr. t remedy above given Is equally g-.-r i Lt mange. I Once grows Always Grow?*” i The Maule motto for more 8 than 25 years. Mvnew u ,- e .,, BOOK for 1904 5 9 Cost over $50,000 to publish. If you » : 3 have a garden you can have a cony p | for-the asking. Send a postal for it to h . j Wm. Henry Maule, Philadelph’', Pa. • I . 1- A Strong Fortification. Fortify the body against disease by Tutt’s Pills, an absolute euro for sick headache, dyspepsia, malaria, consti pation and all kindred troubles. . “The fiy=wheel of life” Dr. Tutt; Your Liver Pills are the fly- i wheel of life. I shall ever be grateful for Ihe accident that brought them to mv notice. J. 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