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THE CONSTITUTION, '
F. anil F. Drp«rtn>e»fej
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HOW TO TERRACE LANDS, |
’Quit? a number of readers have re- 1
•{jested the r-nubilc.iti in of the follow- i
Ing article on terracing, which originally ,
br.peared in this <!• paitment n•■■ ir’.y two I
years ago, and it Is, therefore. presented I
si gain. it. .1 R.) j
In the first place. It Is w-.il to unfi> r- I
stand what t macing is intendeu to ae- |
comphsh. Ihr common Idea is that the |
svstem is to be . 1 >nt- -i for tin sola ,
purpose of preventing the soil from be- j
'ae wash'd away. Indeed, this is the
principal and most important service th.it j
the terran.- is intended •,.> perform, But '
ilte Im-iu a tai purpose I- to conserve (er
- <v«) in< w. ■■;• e. the ■ • ni'iy rains" for ;
•he use of the cops il'ji:;" t:.e growing
season, in -as,: tin ” tier rains" should ;
'.ill short. rote, believe that this last ,
<»bj"-t Is the pr.'teitxil If not the essen- I
ml or." At ary rate, the one practically !
."icludec- flu C't'ii r, if the terrace. doer its j
vork properly.
A DEAD T.HVEI,
An essentiil i'■ n in terra <ng Is the j
ocatJon of the lines on :<■ perfect level ,
and not op a grade, however small. •
But there tr. y he sotii" eo...Elions which |
•,v;U justify giving 1 little fall on the |
ides of the tic 1. so , < t<> make sure i
. : getting the water out of th" field by J
■-’■■•- n-: ■ os! ’. 'a:.- to ti e woods, or to a !
public roadside ditch, wlwr. it an net be :
ofhervise cmtrolh..; |
Th" theory "f the v»rr:i.'c system Is .
, i prevent the rain wot'r from a< ■::• I
mulMlng in any •-. ■ ' in swh volume ;
:».i<i with such tot ls - a- to wtush the land ;
>• t . gullies tv farcing th- wnt.-r as it i
f ills to remain t.-.ii s-cik into the ■.'■‘ i i’. I
if rah -a. >n| i tai. p rapidly th in |
••it toil t>. take it in, it w.il roll' t
- . ■ w: euiiiv.iiid rows, and
if til. cmnpclb-ii to ■■spread itsol'.'.” I
wil o - . in a broa 1 thin she et. daw- I
'ng « .<-r ard u c.vn I th nev t-rr.f' - j
DEEP PIXJWI.XtI.
I: Is .nt. th-.n. that de- •■ md thor- '
o.ua piowmg, U>mg .»• tmr.'Ws pare ;|
t the t. ’.rav.- lim •: and throwing the ’
i arrow Pliers down lb<-. bill. Is •;,-i< t':- il- '
ty also an < -sential ' ar. r- of th" b.i i
•I. «= T ■..• deep, r the soil is broken ni'd I
-in more tlmr ioi;‘,iy if is d• -,utc;t d< ■'
th. more 1 i'n water it wdl In id and t m I
c.'nger it will : '■■"’ ■ th" w .t<’r wilt i
P’ll 1 by th" law of grrvity to flow ’.o '
.he Sow. st point u: 1. n -- 1 f fight an- '
g to ttv o-rr. “ Hr.;-'. I wot Id stress 1
llio import..n. ■ "f ,at. 1 thorough
Viewing. ■,vit:">i!t -a . • - m. u. ae.'ti- j
■ t. instr ... • o-i '
r ‘Utally ■ ‘ • O •.. ■ ■■ • will r. t 10 I
EEV El J NG INS IRi’MEN'l'
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y :>r.’ .'in: m it.-■ mir.-’i: t it must !••- I
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then tl » . ■ ' will be i
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g Loach M’.'t Wiq, Co., Bo . AUnnta, Gr.< ®
flM— 114 Liberty N- w f orfc .
EXCEL 6BIMIHB MILLS.
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f Exe< I llarufavturing Co..
JZ lie Liberty Street New York .
MALLORY’S ALL STEEL ADJUSTABLE COMBINATION PLOW.
ft Z* ft’s a Perfect Clay , Kounter ,r a threat Lahnr Saver.
P e .■: s set ’t PI ws.bj Mallory’S vtoile. land can N
ncliiw deep and liave the rows laid <??■•»>»
,ff in ’ tne th?in it u-»uhj take to mm it - \ 1 «’
"•■■■■• >• s.b-p. i’ win ABtott-irtv ' /'K
7‘ 1 ! \ TiVb-VtTi ; '"C t*»4 •'•-'"a W»»hing. The »W :• Tnr- 7 / <5
U / , . • ! n-r for hill-siding fins no , pin!, '. ’rite fiTUCHta ■ P
t • ; ”‘1 ' for catategue ami learn nil about t. sfas p
MALLORY PLOW CO., Rox lit). E«»t Chattanooga, lenn
essential requisite wf terrace-miking Is
that the lines be run on an exrc.t level,
the importance of a perfect leveling in
strument will be at once recognized.
With each instrument is supplied a
leveling staff, with a. target which is
movable up and down, and the st iff is
graduated in feet and in ltes (better feet,
tenths and hundredths). With good
telescopic leveling Instrument these feet
and inch marks and figures may be rend
100 to 150 feet away, and which will be
found very convenient in running grade
• ditches.
TO UAV OFF THE TERRAi'ES.
I Set the leveling instrument at the hiffh
! est point in the Held, or portion of the
i field, to be terraced, and as far from
I where life first terrace line will com
mence as the operator can see t ie target
| distinctly through the sights. By means
i of the leveling screws (or other appli
| ance for leveling the sighting tube) ad
just to a perfect level. Bring the staff
to the side of the instrument and slide
i the target until Its center i« exactly on
! a line with the sights. Thon slide it
| up just throe feet higher and secure it
j that, position. Th" assistant now goes
i directly down the slope until he Judges
that he has reached a point, about thr*e
1 feet lower than that at which the in
' strum tit is located. Ho faces the oper
jator and at signals from (he latter moves
j the staff up and down tbc hill, till tho
I target is in level line with the sights
■of the Instrument, when th" operator
will cry, "Th-it’s right.” (The commands,
; and "down'” mean that the staff
i must he moved up or down the slop*).
I The assistant now stick? n twelve Inch
peg at the foot of tin* staff, and im
mcdlat'ly moves the latter about 15 fret
■ ;.iong th; level line toward the beginning
! ;■ ace of the terrace line, anil repeifs the
■ op rution just described as directed bv
I th" operator, and “o on till lie reaches
I 1 .i<‘ beginning end. He then goes back
I under the direction of th operator to
I :h>. next. 15-foot st:.'Jon l>- on 1 ! the, first
!j. .-atio"., th" operator turn? bls sights
or the staff ag'-ln, and so on until the
' siaff gets .is far : ~ th< operntnr can
|; c the targe dMliictly. Wm n this
I hist point I r - rr-tchd the assistant hold 1
I the staff in its position, the. operator
' maven his Instrument along I■> the diroc
; lion of th. other '-nd of tha projected
i ■'■'i-.ic- line a? far as ho c-nn look back
j and .;<•• the tnrifft. Ho now :;i-ts up the
I tril-.'-.i, levels hl» instrument accurate;.-.,
1 1 oks through the sights nt the static,
I direct? the as.:. t;.ni to .hi the target
: ;p or down until !( coincld ■ with the
i sights; th- u. sisti;nt sets ’.lie peg. re
! I'v.'ves !::■■- stuff to anoth' T 15-foot s‘:>-,
I tion, and so on tv before.
Whi-'i tin- farther cad of tho te-rnce
j .‘ir.L I" ;"""he‘J by ti : :’"sistant th" tai
' g-.-t ntai be 'ild up Bfe t higher. If
! i.i" .ah be long r.ieitglr. and drop down
I th- slope to b’gm ‘.be next t- rrace line,
i if tiie .-lair shot.l Ib" too short to admit
' "f moving th" tary-t ’ foot higher, th n
ill" assistant should b" dire : -■! to hold
I' i<- staff in the i'i‘t posiU'iti of the line
I just run, ti:" operator n.oves his level-.
:-u- instrum at dow:; th" slope tn about
I whoi'- ti; •r- '.t terrac. line will nm. ad
! j >■-{:-• th" sighting fi’tp, firns it to the
I stair diteci:- ti." target to b” slid down
1 tinui ■. 1 a bvel line with the sights,
: Is-" diri- -t - It to b" sll'l up 3 feet
| j :,.i- ’ "••<--.r.<-d. The assistant then
■ xtOV ’.op'.; (•? tin sup-
■p.- id k- iiTn of tin next t rr.i'-. Ur?
land the work go s on as des riicxi until
; tie lowest point in the thid. Or por
■ tion of ill- llehi is reached.
1: is v-w. II : n.••«, to m':rk the
’ tir. • I'ti'i .a t poi» ion > ' 'h'- ■ ■ 'IT <m
1 t.-rr.-iee line b' driving a stake
: setting . . tl-.at th
■ ,:. stone, sh lib»
‘ -,r Jt.rtt (he same iv-I ut which the
‘ KE<'Tt:-'Y (N<? TE il TKHRACt: HINE.
At ■;::■■■ time the .'p-fmay quit
m tr ■meat and d’"'”.-i ’::>■ permanent
-. ~ .iis.m mt of lite' • m.ir>t''d
th- )s•:<«. Sn••': .-< line will ’’■■ m.-rc
■ r I -s >'f • /.tc;’ :., '.o.tour, and will
r- ••'■:',! to h tv.- : t? " ii'l''.- r '.mdc'l Into
. m. •■’• - . Seine do It is ov I'.n_>!v
i .i- ■■ . liulgment ■: thi plow■
man who runs th- tlrst furrow in throw
( lug ir> -he t'-tvai iin-.'k; bIK I think
' .i ■ ign ■•■;: of the m >r■
! iliv •■x--r.:'.~e' 1 . tin- ', nm” 1> .iono
! with -i retT.it tory male •■ l 'l un. Killed
plowman, is het ■ i-allwi "■« piny. !l«
I s -.oui !go nio'.’g t). ■ "n- . moving
u’e- or nv:-' a :i’.t'." up t' ■■ -l-u'". so a?
: > form :. ’.- t-i • "f gimdiini vmi graC' -
... m■. H . li.mlti forth,
-.- ; .i'. tin -■■. until ■'>U; 1 ■’ « i: li
:h- a.: in 1 •nn i ■.'■.•■ e :-gultrill"'’ In
‘ of rg.s nr-- <ar..w<l by j'i'lelng
'th,- ".'.ft' .. •■ iii'llm : in a Utt''' d"’ '• -'*>n
, ... -.!>• or ■> ; a slight elova.t’Oti. Th '
1- : ■:'. ■: I ;i .-tstiir.t will ii'ii'.'n to avot i
; .t : mnfl tb.rt w.m th ■ !>."1!-
... .- ■ m It' Ipient
-.-■ > .- ./.i ".'■ I tin gully i’ wlh
i .. -■■-;!■ ■ . hi". This -.ho-.'.ld b.'
... . ■ . the
. t :■-
I P'l'f ■/ ■HE • •>: ■■ BANK-
; ■.: ■is bw-i dem- w(b •- two-ho so tt rn
’ >v ■">!'/ ti-i i c ' b<»v»‘ ? • I'.iio
i ' i T.'.-tv,' ■/. : ‘ trmw
!' !• ‘.lii. It ' 1;, ' '>!»< ;■• -■'’•le
■ of .... fir.-i fpi.cw Imow the s<."..id
’■ ’ ’.-1./ ;i bmad
j list. Run ."round, on fm -v
, .■.. -- . ,r...1:1ni- a b a'l
W macs fl det ill my ex a: riene<-
.V- .1 n to in:'!?* upon, a.lth'.'ilgh I ImV"
File loot ■
. •iiotild .'-mootb'd over from cml
■ er-d v.i't’. *i h "rev. and tb'.m a ,:>!!"r.
■■ ; he: v.- dt' y. so :- to compact the
.i ..- n." -'1 poss'bl-?. T’n*' le-. i ling
. r: m*-nl h -id *" used ; J !-<1 the stall
.• hr to d'-teet ?.\ high or I:>W ; 'ace,
... l.i-t'-:. Th< high places.
■ 1 ' ■ nd . Ilow places
... ilt UP c Itli ■ -■■'- ■ I ore •■"' and well
t. .lov.Ti r ..naie.’l witii a sod
-.1 :•«!. I imi.st wr going over amt
•.,-if; : 'g the !■■■-. •! 0 Ein f: : '■ of If
i o ■ I ■ There will
be !..■■; .< A'lis Wt;. plow wit! riot
throw up much soil tnd the bank will
i. ■ ' i •-. . ... will „• lat 'Jdt-
! ;:- :<ons !:; tl e- <ri c- of th ■ field .chore
.■-.••• I- ’.: Ihi-d to i>::th‘.r into volume
■ id y . '.■ Tie. .'l»'.'."t "heuid be built •'>
f ' '.'.■ i’.i 'I:- ■ il' . - ill'll; tl. ■ :r: ' leV'-l
i.f ills i-.'ink and well rammed down. It
■ is w.-i; it' g.ill.er tie? loos-. : tor.,-:’ r.'.ar by
THE WEEKLY OOMSTATimONt <HaAJ9T4L. MO.PAX. DECEMBER 14, 1903.
and cover them up into the bank at these
threatened places.
After the terrace hank Is finished It
need not stand more than a few Inches
1 higher than the general surface. I do
not like the idea of building up a huge
bank or dam, or permitting such a dam
to grow higher from the effects of the
annual turning of the furrows down the
hill In breaking the land.
PIZ>WING ON TERRACED BAND.
The annual breaking should be done
1 with a hillside or reversible plow, turn
ing all the furrows down the hill. It
will be necessary to put In short furrows
In finishing the upper edges of the ter
races in the wider places. After plowing
out a terrace the loose, plowed soil, ibank
<m! up Just above each terrace bank, may
be raked over the bank onto the next
terrace below, and so avoid making the
bank so high as to prevent the water
i from running over. You don't want, the
terrace bank to become a datn to accu
mulate a tiond or a long iniddle of water.
If the bank is made a< i-nrately as dlrcet
ed and after It has settled and become
firm, and especially after’ grass roots
shall have bound it together, the surface
water that may not. sink readily into the
soil will flow over to a thin sheet and do
little or no injury.
T.AYING OFF ROWS.
' Commence at: either edge of a terrace
> and lay off until the center is reached In
' the narrowest place. Then move the
1 plow to the opposite edge and lay off
i until the rows touch at the narrow place.
: Then lay off one row above, the next
’ below, rind so on. filling in somewhat like
the shade lines, on a lake or other body
of water are drawn on a map.
By all means use a row gauge or row*
marker when tlrst laying off rows for
bedding or for any purpose.
R. J. REDDING.
FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
TEXAS BOLL WEEVIL.
Mr. R. B. Rhodi's, Crawford'ille. (la.,
says In regard to the weevil. "It is i -i
--tainly disastrous and should be clie'.'k' d
as soon as possibl*-. It can bo done. 1 do
not know how long It will take. I s.-c
rome one wants to i|uar.intine against
Texas cotton seed ami hay. I hat is ’ll
foolishmss. 1 would just as soon plant
* Texas seed as any. The idea ot the
I mother weevil depositing on tin- cotton
| after It opens is foolish. She deposits
some time after th bloom drops, just
Under the shuck on the boll, between
April and July, owing to seasons. We
might as well quarantine against I’.un
■ nnii.ni cabbage .seed as Texas cotton
i:- ed. Jt is a tl” that deposits the < gg and
there is a oiffe-rent fly for every different
i plant and at different seasons ot tin* year
I they make their deposit. The potato bug.
th, tomato, the cabbage bug; in tact all
garden vegetables are dani'x ' 1 more or
I:- is < , e;y year by such Ins'-et'i I s:ty 1
can catch them. They do their work at
night, they hate the light .b bad ns a
roglsh n- gro does. Anything that travels
at r.lglr: Is troublesome.”
Comment—l thought on reading the first
few lines of Mr. R.’s letter that he was
going to tell us something ;Sbout the
habits and life history of the Texas boll
weevil, from actual ixperlenee and ob
servation. But It seems that lie never saw
one and has never b?<?n in a hundred
miles of one. unless he has- b- en in Texas
sir- e tho weevil put in its appearance
! there, in the first place tho weevil Is
j not a fly at all. but is a beetle, and Is
.about aa much like - fly as a jaybird Is
i like a spring vhieken.
('lie I’nlted Suites department of agri-
I culture has had expert men In lite field.
In Texas and in Cuba, for a year or
more and Is ;-p-tiding and preparing to
s:*end many thousands of dollars in the
effort to discover some me:,ns <»' eheek
ing the advance of this terrible pest. The
] ;iresilient in his late message to • ongr-" :
| lias called attention to the evil. The
! Lnited States depariimfa n,> issu'd a
I bulletin on the subject in which I: Is sa.iu:
! "Although the Im-'el does not. except
neeldentally, hibernal- within th" Irill of
| the seed, every seed house atlaehed to a
I gin in tile Infested territory harbors any
j that nr, brought tn from tne Helds in th»
I seed cotton. They crawl into the seed
bins as they would , ra.wl anywhere for
protection. All danger would be ivolded
by fumigating the seed or by leaving it
f.icki'd in storag rooms isolated from
mw cotton for a year previous to ship
ment ’
in another j.di.e thi bulletin says. "The
I w .sll !■; remarkably free from parisites
land diseases, ....mnpi s but ! ertven days
I from egg to adult, and the progeny of a
I single pair In a season may reach 134,-
I 000.000 o." we \ ils.”
j 1 lik .about ill"!-" l'|i: gno danger 'rom
' :t prolUß u:iu <h*s(’ d<-:ivt i-cat as
■ I i;d\lse tlios- who :ire ,nt"r-sled In tin
subject to appl.' to H'-n, .1 nm Wilson,
!se. i"‘.aiy >t agriealture. \\ a<l.:ngton, D.
.-op., ot that bulletin on Texas
I t-dl weevil.
1 One more extract from th.: bulletin
; shows v.nat tne Louisiana exp rinicnt.
, si.ui'm thinks of th" past, how ;lioiouglily
: and regatcl.-ss of its director
(took measures for its ties'.’•action, as fo.l-
| "The wrevll has nd. bt n found mishit
■ that state except in the instance wliich
■:: d in August at tho Lo t a
sugar exprriment station at Xu-lttiiop.
i park in the environs oi New Or: in .. In
- tha-t <■:’?o tho circumstances ha !•'! the
Louisiana, authorities to th.- conviction
h, pests wore pi: p"""ly placed In
|t:.<- cotton plots by sr>m,- ait'-rested jvr
son. Tho .station authorities promptly dr
ist;o\ -d al! Hi.’ cotton nl the exnori
: lU'.'ii'l 1 plots by picking th" fallen fruit.
| uprooting and burning the 01.-mts, and
■ Mii) :i"|ii"n: 1 y jilowed nnd (load' d the land
oft. r ii l ad l>-“!i taorpuglilj y"'l with
- crude petroleum. As there are no cotton
I field- within 10 mti'-s of Audubon park,
and " ’eral •.-xaniinations- b;. tin «..p"ii
•• it emo legist failed tn r"' oal any weevils.
|i is . i" ’'robable th, it ih? colony was
v'HHpl'.tfcly exieiniinnt *».
IRISH I'i>T\|-'i tTI/L-KI-:.
I <5. urge -M. Smith. Laur.-l, M.ss.—Will
I • .-j nlo-isn I'lvise mo through Th, <‘*or
-1 stitution how a beginner . '" Irish
j petal ics Th< kind, of soil b- st
to 'lien:, qm, ntit.'. ,n<! kind 1 -’t:liZ'.-r io
I :;c. . time to plant and ga’in-r?
: A.'dW'.T-As a rule it is itnpr.o-ip-p.bl" in
a I't.'p!'. wfii-.in roasonabb limits to say
al! th >t :■ ' !>■ :.iinv. i" should knew about
: the cuituie of Irish potato. Iyou ox
, peel to plant on a nsiilcraii! ■ scale for
: market it would lie well to vi.-it -' "ni"
I expt rieneotl and sue •« isf il truck r in
: your .section of ."o.ir s.:i.-<- and * g t onto”
; his methods.
I In the sot.th the best soil for the Irish
i potato is -'t light, sandy loam, with a good
i clay subsoil and of as good quality lit- io
’ prod > 'tiveness -is c. a lie had. This soil
i should be deeply plow'd in (lie early win
i ter and subsoil If practicable, specially
in the rows in which th" seed potatoes
,e <• t , be pic -t/d. A goon '. i tlljZ'-r :a:.y
•w prepared as follow.”: High grade acid
pbosj'hate. 600 pounds; c otton se- d meal.
1500 pounds; muriate ol potash, 150
, jiutmus, in all 1.250 pounds, would not
be to.) ranch lor one acre ot fairly good
' soli. The land being first wi U iilidt. a
i tl..sli. an dll' -I' d. lav off row. 3 feet
'apart with .: big liau.l, sealti".- 'he fer
■ tli’.z : In these rows and run a long
' s-'odt'? (subsoller) in them 2 or 3 limes
to mix the. fertilizer with the soil. Cut
: the seed po .itocs in pieces of 4 to I
! oidi-. e.- in wi.'iglit. taking c.ir ■ tha • a !i
i pi- .-" shall have al least one ”eye.” Drop
la pi- ce every 12 indies and cover wiili
: loose, mellow soil about 3 inches deep. It
I is ti-n.il to plant about three wccjt.s be
! fore tlio pr ; ailing time of planting field
i corn. Cultivate shallow every ten days
land do not throw t bed or ri.lg,- to tp.
'rows of pl-ints. jii.-.t as the Plant” emn
menee- to come up It is good practice to
! scatter along the rows about 50 to 75
• pounds of nitrate of soda per acne. The
j fertilizer should have liven pot In a week
j or so before planting and a fresh scooter
; furrow run in th" open furrow just a - .
| j'lantlng time. It you purpose marketing
the fresh potatoes If m»y prove profitable
j to commence digging and shipping as
Cotton Must Have
Potash
Potash is an essential plant food
which must be added as a fertilizer or
the soil will become exhausted, as is
true of so many cotton fields.
M e have books giving valuable details about
fertilizers We will send them free to any far
mer who asks us for them.
OIIKMAN RA».I WOKKS.
New York- t»S X.srhii street, or
Atiiinto. Cn.-SS'-; So. Broad St.
soon as the tubers arc as largo as hen's
eggs. This is a matter of expert judg
ment. If you prefer not to ship until
matured then wait until the vines com
m-nee to turn brown or yellow and then
dig all iogethr. Plant Early Rose, Prido
of tile South. Early Puritan, etc.
T.Mt'ROVINJ }><>(>!’ SAN.DY LAND.
H. C L.. Luray. S. C—l wish you
wen’ll giv,- me, v’our opinion and advi"o
concerning my lands and their culti
vation, "te. These lands arc light sandy
sol! and very poor, and t desire to im
pi ve them, ns rapidly a.s I can with
my limited means. I have bi n nl-’nling
lii'-m in corn -ml cowpeas first, followed
by oats, and. after oats, cowpeas, always
making hay out of the latter crop. Alt
crops i.rc fairly wi ll fertilized, but while
some iinprovem. tit Is n'.'tcd the result Is
not satisfactory. My plan of preparation
h i.- been to break up these lands 6 to 3
Inches dee; , tiurniiig up the villow .subsoil
until the surfa-'" is all yellow. Cultiva
tion always shallow. Have I erred in
tinning up tins yellow subsoil, as some
of my old farmer friends think? Tho
fact is this yellow s il is right at the
surface, and, to reach it, you would
only have to go about 2 inches down.
Is my rotation of cropa correct? I
don't plant cotton, and do you think lime
broadcasted on tlieae lands would help
any?
Answer—l think It imquiestlonablc that
yon err In plowing uch land "6 to 8
inches deep” and turning up so much of
the poor yellow sand to the surface. I
do not sea what possible good it can do.
Corn and cowpeas, followed the next year
by oat;- and cowp- is. should bring up
such land quite rapidly provided you will
fertilize the oats lib. illy and sow them
in tiie fall (October and November) and
a’ o fertilize the evw, as after the oats,
it is not. safe to apply more, than 200 to
300 pounds of commercial fertilizer to
corn, but you can apply 500 pounds per
acre to o.ats with reasonable prospects of
good i<-sult.s. To the • ’rn apply, say 125
pounds 14 per c-nt id plio.splia.t- . 10
pounds of murlat" 1 potash (or 40 jiouiids
kainit) and 150 pounds of cotton seed
meal. To tiie oats apply 200 jionnds
14 pe.r cent acid. 50 pounds muriate, 250
pounds of cotton s- ed meal, at sowing
limo (sow by the ''open furrow plan”)
and top-dres.'- in Marc i with 75 pounds
nitrate, of soda. To th- peas 200 pounds
or 14 per cent acid nd 25 pounds of
muriate (or 100 pm’nch kainit). Cut'ami
shock your orn .. ,m anted the stover.
Make liuy of tin: cowpea vines. Don’t sell
any hay oi grain, but :"ed to horses ami
cattle and return manure to the land. I
would not dare to apply lime to such
a soil.
WHY H. \V. M<-\V.'S SVBSOILTNH DID
NOT BAY.
T, L , Spurt:niaurg. S. C.--I have just
rend 11 \V. M '.V.'s Kirillin. Ga.) i-xpc-
rieii •’? in subs-iiling. <!■ -p plowing, etc.,
and I think 1 n c.- very plainly the
i':i:i; , ot hi" laibu" to raise a bale or
more cf cotton to th" acre. He did not
use guano e. nigh If he will repeat Ills
pre;>.ll uion in 1901. nd apply from 800
lo 1.200 p-ounds ’f high grad - guano in
the acre, -mil cultivate shallow and often.
Have his row: I !• "t wiiic.. and Ic-ive
liis laud Ic-v.-i la ying by he will mak?
his bale or more • ry acn so planted.
In plowing land very de»p and mixing
■lay with topsoil, It , quires more fertil
izer to warm up ■ "lay that I.’ so
mixed ami cause ■<> produce a fall
crop. The <!■ p plowin'.; enables (be soil
to .stand i drought better A large quan
tity of gunno In shallinv plowed land
a.uld : ,t do .' ill. ii -.H' e u would burn
up Hie '.lop In time of drought. This is
my experience, and I give it for wlrat
it is worth. I hope other.-, will reply.
Answer I feel constrained to remark
that T L. s explanation <l'r s not seem
to explain tie cause of H. \V. MeW.'S
failure, at least, not .-ati'factorlly. The
th ory e; deep subsolliug is certainly han
dieai'P'il if in prai-tice it then becomes
ii""< .-?;■'■ t-j apply 800 to 1,200 pounds of
legli-gradu guano to mak" one bale to the
a- re. It. would seem to be "paying ton
dear for tit whlsth " 1 opine that the
land in qm l i m. with ordinary good prep
aration, pl.’Wi:i, to the depth of 6 or 8
ir,'. in-;, aii't apply ini; 200 pounds <if the
proper fertilizer, .nigiit to have yielded
not 1- -s than a I.- I Isi ■ to th" aere—
without any sub. olli-ig. Vol If tfure be
merit in sn depth
th" nsil: should ha V be l:. at least,
200 or 300 ’■< .'s mor". Wh.it our cor-
r.-sp nii' iit in".i . ”v. "ming up" the
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She! yvilJc, Ky,
clay dues not. clearly appear, but the
necessity for applying more fertiliser
where stibsoillng has been practiced Is
rather heavy on subsoiling. The extreme
advocates of the practice, as I under
stand them, do not admit such a prac
tice renders necessary a heavier applica
tion of fertilizers, but that it simply
makes it safer to do so.
COMPOST FOR CANTALOUPE.
Belcher Bros., Bainbridge, Ga.—We
have several tons of stable fertili
zer anil have It In pens out of the weath
er. one. ton in each pen. Quality ot fer
tilizer good. Now what we want to
know Is this: Wo want to compost it
:md want to know what chemicals to put
in same that will give us the best result
for fertilizing cantaloupes, I. e.. what to
mix with each ton and how many pounds
to put to each ton after composted. How
many pounds per acre. We have the
stable fertilizer, and of course, want to
use ft, and want to know what chemicals
to use with each pen of a ton of s ’le
fertilizer to get the best results.
Will say we also Jiave on hand cotton
seed meal and hulls, acid phosphate 14
per cen: k.anit and nitrate of soda, but
don't know that ft would be good, and if
It was good, don’t know how many
pounds to mix with each ton of stab’.'*
fertilizer to g"t best results.
Answer—T have yours of tho 3rd In
regard to composting stable manure with
chemicals for uso on cantaloupes. If you
have not received the bulletins of the
Georgia Experiment Station, especially
No. 57. allow me lo express my surprise,
that you have not availed yourself of
thefr help. No. 57 covers the subjeet r.f
fertilizing mixtures for anything tn je
gard to the use of stable manure, for the
simple reason that most farmers
find it impracticable to secure
enough stable manure for their
purposes. There is no doubt, how
ever. that a well prepared compost,
based up"ri stable manure, cannot be ex
celled as a fertilizer of cantaloupes. Then
to page. 174 of Bulletin 57. ami you will
find that we recommend a fertilizer which
shall contain 8:7:3. This can be secured
bv using the formula described, to-wlt:
.Add iiho.' pbat" <l4 per cert) 1.000 lbs.
Muriate of potash 250 "
Cotton seed meal 1.000
Now you can consider that a. ton of
well prepared stable manure Is equiva
lent to about 100 lbs. of cotton seed mcai.
containing, as it does, about the same
quantity of nitrogen. Now then. you
have only to put in as many pounds of
stable manure to tht 1.000 pounds of
aclii phosphate as may be convenient,
and then) deduct from the amount of
cotton seed meal 100 pounds, for every
ton of stable manure. Thus:
Acid phosphate 1.000 lbs.
Muriate of potash 250
Stable m.'wure 4,000
Cotton heed meal 600
But if you propose to use nitrate of
soda (and I would advise you to do so),
you may reduc< L ..
400 pounds, and substitute 250 pounds of
nitrate of soda, to be used partly at
planting time and partly subsequently.
I’l'rhaps even a larger quantity of nitrate
of soda might be use,) to advantag* . say
as much as 250 pounds. In which ease you
would I'.-av. off 500 pounds of cotton seed
rm al; I pound of nitrate of so la being
about equivalent to 2 pouu Is, in which
eas- you would leave, off 500 pounds, of
cotton seed tn'al, I pound, of nltrat" of
soda b'-ing about equivalent to 2 pounds
of cotton seed meal So then, a good
formula would be as follows:
Add phosphate (14 per emit).. ..1.000 lbs.
Muriate of potash 250 ''
Cotton seed meal.. . 300
to be composted .a month or two before
planting time, ar 1 put In the hills or
rows not less tl'.'i: 'wo
weeks before planting time. At the time,
of planting I would apply anout a '"a
spoonful or so of nitrate of soda to each
hill, and subsequently, ray at intervals of
two or three weeks, tho remainder of th"
250 pounds of nitrate of soda. If von
will bear in mind that thlrtj heaping
tvaspoonfuls of nltrat'- of soda equals 1
pound, and knowing the number of hills
and vines per acre, you will have no dif
ficulty in applying the requisite amount
to each hill.
1 would advise that you lay off your
mw- live im six feet apart, open out i
broad deep furrow, scatter the compost
nil along this furrow, mixing it well wttn
tho soil of the furrow by one or two small
scooter furrows, and then make a broad,
flat bed and plant the cantaloupe seed
not 1. . than a dozen seeds in a lilac?,
ever? 4 f. ot.
The above formula is based, as you
will see. on 1.000 jioumlH of acid phos
phate and the whole amount is about
sutli'-ient for thret or four acres of canta
loupes. Von may find it desirable to
make fresh applications of nitrate ,»f
soda. In addition to th" amount of 250
pounds In the formula, which allow:: for
only about 80 pounds of nltrat" of soda
per acre, the vvhol amount being di
vided among the three acre:-.
Bear in mind also that the formulas
above given assume that the stable ma
nure is all first-class quality. The hulls
ir-- not worth any tiling to the current
« top of cantaloupes as. they will not de
< omo'isK with sufficient promptness. Bet
te use t.ln-m a:-: feed or bedding for your
cat He.
If you ar" not receiving th" bulletins >t
the station. I will take pleasure In send
ing tiiern t.o you on request as per notice
card.
CORN AND FEAS ON Lt'i’ETtNE !
LAND.
W .1 L Luxord, Ark.-T have ,
.: piece of land I would 'ike to i
plant in corn In March about the 25th. \
ami I want to plant stock peas in tho ,
corn. Tin- I.'in.l is now sown in alfalfa. :
’ would like to have the advice of the ■
)' ami F department ns to how and '
when to plant.
Answer. lit does nos clearly appear I
.j st what, the conditions ami your pur- I
pose ar.; Do you want to destroy the i
.ilfalfa and then plant corn? If so turn ’
under the alfalfa the latter part of Feb- j
usry or v-:y early in March, using a i
;..:ge two-horse plow, or a disc plow. ‘
Harrow once or twice ami plant at the ■
time you indicate. Von say you want !
to plant the corn about March 25. and
-. i you ask ’'how and when t” plant.” !
I do nut see the point you arc after. '
I'lunt tiie peas eitln.-r at s.-. ond plowing
of th ■ coin, or sow broadcast at laying
by.
i
NITRATE Ul' SODA ON STRAWBER
RIES AND APPLE TREES
C. T. ¥.. Jackson, Tenn.—l de- :
site to use some nitrate of soda :
o strawb-irios the corning Spring. Will
'■■il pleiis" inform me through F and !■'
department how much to uso per acre. |
is hen ami how to apply same to best ;
advantage. :
Would also like to know how much .
to ns.- per tree on bearing apple am) ■
plum trees. t
Answer. Nitrate of soda should not
he applied to plants except when they
are In a growing condition. The proper
lime is just before the blooms commence
to appear freely. Then apply about, fifty
pounds to the acre, or one pound to
every fifty <>r seventy feet of row, scat- .
b.'iing it along among the plants. In
two weeks, or more apply sevonty-livo
pounds more in the same way and ro
jH-.-it In ten days, or two weeks If thought
necessary.
I would not apply nitrate of soda to
bearing apple or other fruit trees. What
thev want more than anything vise Is
plenty ot' acid phostihate- and potash, guy
turn pounds of high-grade acid phosphate
and one pound of muriate of potash (or
four pounds of kanit) ami one pound of
C S. meal around each tree in a circle
six •>:■ eight, fi-ei in diameter ami lightly i
t.o: Red in with a pronged hoe. This i
should be done early in Fe.bruarv. <
’ i
BEST VARIETY OF COTTON I
J. D. Mi l<„ Traveler" Rest. S. C.—}
1 want to toll you that 1 get some goo,’,
from .'-our advice to farmers through The ;
Atlanta Constitution. I would not take!
the paper if it was not for the farmers :
d -partmenL 1 have drilled a few oats !
after your plan. If they prove a sue- i
cess here 1 will plant no other way. I j
enjoy.-d your talk at Clemson college. I
I want your advice about the different ■
kinds of cotton, which is the best for
th" south. Which has proved the best
kind at the experiment station in Geer- I
KBMI y
1../ uYn; MEDicist tl L om woo ewf
JwT J2J J-? that
[ay xJU
MiLK.
B mnv times ovct by curing a sick cow and making her a nood nulker, K|
0
ii aX CM will be sent yom g
' iJTfiSrS’I I
W ’ndPo’ll?” '^ O i“ ff
X&lm : a handsome <*ow that got nick and I thought «he Jwu
mA die. your Black-Oraus'u: Stock Medicine
jSBSb • ?.’•? jj«r ft ten •j’oonful in her eiop every t ven in?.- * 9 IffiPflifii,
rood health and gi re* more mi’k than an.v of the others.
AUGVST Hor.M.<TG. AP.ard. Minn.
gla. I would like to see a brother tell
ing about th" different varieties for the.
last season as the frost was about a
month earlier than last. y,ar. 1 hart tho
cotton planted and 'lid not mak" much
over half a. crop. A great deal of it was
frost bit. I don't think I will like it is
well .is some others I I’.'ve pl-intn-.i
Last year the spring was • arly and frost
was lot" anil I made a fa!:- crop of It,
htlf with a. tatc spring ami arly frost
it wont do hole as well as some other
cotton I have tried. I write to got your
ndvic, tie best cotton, taking one
year with another.
Answer—l am glad to learn that yon
have ventured to "?,>w a. few oats after
your (my) plan. If von h'iv" follow I
directions In th" manner of sowing and j
fertilized liberally It will be no fault i
of the plan if you shall not succeed. 1
I have little doubt the late hard freezes j
have much damaged, If not killed oats,
sown in the old fashioned way. If not,
their safety was probably due to the '
dryness of the soil.
I send you bulletin of cotton expert- ;
ments of last year (1902). This year’s,
results of the variety tests have not yet j
been worked up, but I have gone suffi- !
clently far to learn the standing of th"
twenty-one varieties tested as regards
total yield of seed cotton per acre The i
indications ar" unmlstakabh that th !
early varieties hav- done best this j “ar. ,
while last year th" reverse was true.
I think I stated in my lectn:,- on cot- !
ton at Clemson college- If m :. 1 have '
often so stated in this department--that j
| tho best variety Cot a f irmer to p.ant i ‘
! one tint' uniformly proiliie, s a .‘ -iti.-i- I
i factory yield in value of lint and s -"'i.
[taking a nurnber of years t'lgeth'T. Such i
la variety may vary, and po ib icvur,
I stand at tin very head of a consider- |
i able list of good v iri' lb a . 1 yet will
generally b- found among tin. ’»■ s'.
Some varieties will st:i".d tlrst on< • ear
ami "go foot" the ver’, next i-,-.u. This
was the case with the "A:.lean Limb
less”—so call'd. In the middle' part, of
the cotton belt the best v.irh l.y will
generally be one that is neither very
early or very late, but what is called I
medium. Preferably ii. . honl.i Im'." large I
bolls, should nut be clustered, and they
should open well. Some (at b-ast one) I
ot th" best, varieties for tniddl ■ Georgia ;
and farther south, are too late for j
North Georgia, amt the corr rin Log I
region <.'f South Carolina. The variety:
you me'itlon (T h ive suppi. s.scd tho '
j name) Is such a one. I should a) that I
in th" section °f South t’arolinn lying ,
north of the line of the South- rn Rail- ’
waj leading from Atlanta to Charlotte i
N. C.. and for orm distance . outh of !
said lino, early v>:.rl'-l! s of cotton "honld ,
planted, in narrow rows and close in ,
the drill.
I It is my convictinn. based on several I
years' actual experiment, that i mixtii’e
of seeds of two vorietios, one an , Hy
and the other a l iter, would give larger
yields as a role, in the middle and south
ern portions of the cotton bolt, than
either variety planted alone. (' :» : ■
each of such two varieties should bo
the most productive of its class.
SOWING WHEAT.
J. D. McKinney. Trav- lit . Rest. S. C. j
1 am -owing some wheat b' plowing ft .
in with small shovets. sowing my for- j
tilizer on the surface and running a L
heavy brush owr it to cover it. 1 have ‘
! never tried it that v.nv. but it oecnr>e.l
to mo It would bl- a good nay win 't ■
'does not grow verv •!• •■:> in the ground.. >
| and the rains wi" arry the strength
lof the fertilizer down as the wheat '
I comes on. Have 1 mado a mistake or ‘
i not? I would be glad to get - our ad- I 1
I vice on any line.
Answer. Tt is w. 11 settled that wheat
I will do b"ti'T when sown with a res ,lar
| grain drill thn;. when sown broadcast !
I nnd plowed in. The next host wav won’d |
i be tn first break the ;an,l well and then •
: harrow it smooth and level. Then "rib” , :
I the surface by running furrows with a j .
I small, short plow as close together as J ■
! possible—not to fill the furrows Just
i previously opened. Then sow the grain ! 1
; ami fertilizers broadcai-t am! cover by |. !
! means of a heavy brir-h o. a light. '
■ slant toothed harrow, rim crosswise the ,
I "ribbing" furrows. Nearly all of the
1 seed ami f- rtlllzer will cither full ini” j .
tie- open furrow.'- or b i-rush'-d in’" :
them, when you go cover ■ suggest- j
i ed. ami the w’e :,t will ip,>. .<•• in pretty j .
: v.-e’l delined rows.
: When small grain -ed fi">i sown ~
‘ broadcast and th n ri.n’-veil in. the (
: will be cover'd at deoth- ranging from;.
I nothing (n"t covei' ,1 at :'H' to thr.o or ,
■ fo-’j- im-be.<
: Th" riT'bing mav b, .va i, ois! ■ dor ,
I t.v rm-nns of ' double shc-v- L or b«»tlor. '
by using a Planet. Jr . Mtivatm wif'i | ’
; a four-inch schooler on c-.i- , ol r.i-.
I side nml the cent r standard, adj : >("■!, a
: properly. ! 1
SUGAR-MAK ING AT HOME
‘C. B. T.. Watts. S. C i Please. an
SWer through your pnoor if there :.- a 1
reliable place of m iking crude sugar i ,
from sugar, or ribbon. . .-im . with ' m ,
K-ommon country outfit, emisisting. ol < io . (
horse mill and boiler to suit. If ifier
.please give description and any otb."- 1 ..
formation you can. 2. How wo-ilo P ■ :
do to separate ymtr cane roots ami x
in deep furrier about 2 ■"■■( upai, nml .
cover with turn plow now r or next ye ir 4 .
cane crop? |
Answer.- t. There is no insupe.r.'ihle ; •
diffieulty in making sugar on tho farm IS
with the ordinary appliances to will, it ! ;
you refer, and nuniy farmers, ' dining the- | '
war.” made till the sugar required '.or i
their own use, ami some of them made I
it t" sell. This wis continued lor some j ’
i years after the close of the war. The ; .
I sugar thus made, however, was usually j
' :i very fine grained, more or less dark j
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brown sugar. It answered the ord
purpose, but was satisfactory onl
long as it was impracticable to gs
fined sugar. I made considerable ■
myself, during wartimes, and endea
to bleach it by the use of clay,
without satisfactory results. f a
you not to attempt sugar-making
confine your efforts to the product!'
a fine quality of sirup, seal it up
hot in bottles, jugs and (Ins. sell er
of your sirup io buy your white s
The making of white sugar <r<
sugar) is strictly a manufacturing
cess and cannot be profitably com!
on a small scale.
2. I have tried the plan without
cess. The. roots will not germinal
llablv.
I CONTRACTED HEEi,S AND BAH
WIRE WOUND.
■ Subscriber, Marl. Ok'u. I have a
8 .rears old. Vfiout one xear age
got le r fore font cut on a. barbed
;Ju?t at the "!ge of tiie hoot
| the hoof was b.'.diy ent also. Last
nur she got tin same foot hurt ;
I right in the old scar, and her in:
| b.-'illy contra ted Please let me
| if her re'-l can be widened to Its )■
I width and give remedy. There is
! :i.n enlargement caused by the win
; which has left a very ugly scar. I
, let me know if it can be remov.d
| out tlw knife. Some say causti hr
j will take it away. Is this true; if
, give remedy, if any. The enlarge
! seems to have some puss tn it. but
| more of a grisly nature, it being c:
< fore foot, right at the edge of the
■ and where it Is ■ asily buri, and I
[ to remove if i, it can be done
: mi'Heino without any gri at im-oi
i tence. Pb'ise a, a■ r
j Answer:- i 1-,av<- hear.l that causti,
; :®tn Is V --’.- ,'ff 'tii-,' in such ei:'"
i In case it fails try bi -liloride of moi
applying a little <iv:-r the surfa-c o
< xci eseence by m -,:ns of •’ smooth
ev. ry third <ia. . m ver ::Pi lying at
time more than would lie on a 1
Continue to use it until the proud
(hardi is burned liown to below the
rounding' surface. Thon bathe it 1
I twenty-four hour- with a cofution of
I (wo ounc,. of tiii.'tii.’e of ernlc.i am
quart of water.
| The contraction of the foot is th
suit of not being able to use il.
;on a bar shoe with rather high
I calks at first. Wh- n the diseased
dltion at tho top of th, hoof is rcl
and slio cm bear bor w< tglit freely o
foot. It fs probable then the so- '
gradually specie). It is Well to po.
the foot.
LUMPY JAW.
To H. 11. Donal,! on. Eowßown. <
Th" following Is a reply mad" to a
ilar Inquiry tn th' Issue ol Augiu-1
last:
An: W'-r Th"re i n » doubt tli.it. th"
case is "hat; is commonly called ‘‘Ju
ja w ” but more correctly m-tinomyi
ft is v.-ry nood pcaeti-e In the e
stag'."’, am! win ti the tumor !s.:i‘'t
t.'iehod to the bom', lo cut out and
move it entirely; but when atrar'iei
the bone, and < "p< cia.lly when in a r
:i'l::n'■«! sia.gr, th proper tfe.itrii
and Li<- o’i'? t at has in all cas''s g
the best, insults, is il.e, adniinlstratlo
iodide of potassium In on* 'lrani d
every morning and night for flirei
In a b’-.-iu masli. Jf during thi ■ time
animal's e> • s .-liould get watery an
good ,1 :,i of saliva run from the mo
stop tip- lodid" for a 1. w days and 1
commince again. Also rub' tic ii
once a. week with a little ol' an olntn
composed of one dram of biniodidi
meremy ar.d one oun of lard. Cont
tills ointment for sev.-rnl months
the tumor will gradually disappear.
BLOODY URINE OF MARE (HE.
TURTA.)
J. W. G.. Pleasant Ridge, Ala.--'
you be so kind as- to give mo a 1‘
information through your paper? I it
a mate ,ib -lit nine y. old. that h:
urln.-try troubl -, her urine look:- ns re,
i’lcml. ami she makes considerable cf
It-fore getting through pith o:p.-1: piss
1 don’l. know exactly bow long s’n.
been In tl
running in th pasture all summer
early part of fall. The tir.-t know!'
I had of it was about live weeks •
She Is v -i fat. am) eats hearty. I
hl r very little » mtetimt s drive hot
my siurey. Sh. is in foil, about >ix
seven month: gone. Any inform.<■
yon may give me will be gi'- atly ap;
ciat d. 1 have not given h, ; - ~t.yil
except Lit’ ina ional st..ok food, wlc
* oniniene, ,) as, w days ago, but can
no ciiangc ye:.
Answer It is probably a. mild
1: -inntur.a, wl ieh is sometimes cans 1
, :r.lng some a. id plau:. am! sone li:
"Ci’iirs wiiho'i; any apparent eau.--.
a rule, whop an animal seems to
hearty and otherwi>, in good health,
notice should be taken of th urine,
you may give her one oum " each of a
amt pulveriz'd ginger, dissolv’d tn
water and given m- a drench with ab
half a gallon ~f cold water iin all’, i
tow tin- c,p. i-.'.tleu of the purge bv gix
on.’ ounce e.-u-h of tincture of chloride
'.’■'■n. tincture of gentian and tinctur.-
ginger at a dose three times a dav.
half pint, of water. Give plenty of’
waior n ,|. v.boL.some. food.
"DOWN IN THE LOINS."
W. IT. L.. Luverne. Ala. i have a ■
is. (what, i call) down in the lo
She has pro, ;i -ailv u () -,-. s r. o f ; I( . r i.indp:
She -at - hearty , ? r finders, wui. h sli, ’
turned tn ott t., fatten. Ph ms- glv m
remedy that will cure her.
Answer it is a case of paraplegia,
patalysls of tiie liim'.ports. eotnmo
called “down in the loins." and has b
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