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10 ' W»U»o»>-«r Notice to Inquirers. I. Write pial.-.ly and to the point. «1»> *r«K only q’j-b- ont to which szwwwcb <re desired c, Conf.T.e Inquiries etrlatly to itoUtar* ecr.oesr.lng tbs farm. Q. Rever aek for anowere by 7.41 L 4. Never a»k where an article c*a *• i bed. nor the prior. a a'waya »'••— vc tr f ill naive and M* i ■tmt published, eay ff©» usd in.t»ftl® i . file v’Tw* for **»»• k * %erenVs nr. beferr w lt!ny , your flic io *< •• aB no * e ®* i T Zook*she.?d a'-*": * c! tn your tnvilHee I ' ea-H Do n rvpe't us to "answer gUta iV r week trforr th. i J inX-» I time for this def ar'.n.er. to THI- CONSTITUTION, J'. r.n<! v. t’npartiaeafc.. VARIETY TESTS OF COTTON. Pres? Bulletin. No 44. Georgia Experi ment Station, containing a preliminary > "port of th* variety tests nt the year ■- * C'-~*ing, ’.□ st .*. car*?d *T*lio reg- u'.it annual ' . ’■■■tin. which will contain r . culture, Wil r ■’■ be read} 1 r publication until some ■ me in January. as ether bulletins are • ttitlcd to pre< ■!•'a -‘e it' c ite of Issil’. ' ..is bulletin gives tho main points— • ’ •!-■■ that ar’ most dewrrd by practical | farmers—the comparative ylelfls per acre I •ri the several varieties and th* com- I •_ rativo earline.-y of may ri y. Th" twen- I i ■-one varieties Included In th-:- lest are i nt-a: ged in the several tables in the or- , rof their to.a; yi’ld per .. ’r of lh>’ -,d seed, the lint being valued at I , ■ nts per round, nnd th" . ■ •'. at 70 er-r.ir j t :-r 100 pounds—t;.e market prices. r< h . -,.i VP ].. on tj, e day the calculation" ■re made. This 1? the logical and -. oper method r-f grc'i:ny cotton «? . ■.-.lide to the practical farmer in select- ~ the most profitable f r hl:- use. According to this basis the first ten • irleties of the list arc follows, glvine | so the total value per of Hnt and ■ i’ll. Cook’s Improved, £78.17; (21. Prize, 557.14; (3 Mess’ Imp- . Cd. $66.92; J ■--j. Texas Bur. $65.26; <s>. !Ban , ••••ft’s Herlong $64.32; 8) Greer’s Im- 1 r -o\- l. $64.27; . ’ Culpepper’s Improv- 1 -1 163 14; <Bl. Lay: >n’S Improved, ‘ 12.76: 9’. S'-hi’y. ’62’l • <10) TVmr- n*s Improved. *S? 6. ’’h* remaining r ever varieties follow In order, falling tr. «« low as $51.40. va,. o of lint and ' f ad per acre. . -irj}.’')2r■ ,-on oT tT sis to n - . ■ ■■ nd ■ pe- . illy int.-esting and •« Viable to those . ■ '■'.*.*'*.*■ v? plant in high .'-nd . ; -.tltudw. ami to t.. ■ farm.’ rs of the boll . weevil distr:’ta of T'-svis Two methods r-' det6rrn!ni’.'.g e.-T-iine-’s are given: > based on th® per- | • entagc of •.;• ;>.:.i' yiebl p.-r acre harv- Ti® s :ot d meth- od is bas d or. .he total yl» <i per aero ■> s. -.- . . - ->2, .I’.'.jut reference : I • . • ' .’■ :■. r mo;ho I. is. i i; ••r’-.aps ' - . ■ '* ; and rate • guide, e—; where very little cotton , may be rea« nably ex’.w'ed t.o mature ■ Accord::;- ; ■ t’.' 'a -: :r.< plan. ! . ■ ... .... to i" th- ’• r ■’ eat’ n riurity 11), i ■ v>er’s 1: : f’v.k’s Impr-c ~ d, * Texas 15). Prize < Sb ins’s J::pTOvc-d. (7 • Nancy ' I .. (9). ! I irra: ~ i- ■ . < ?' ;G.. 3 hlev. But one-haJc of the ii • !.- here given. ’ as it ■ ■ n ' ■ not rhe ■' tables, •.-'.'.biting i:,;-g details. t i here included. Among thsse 1' a. list of 1 ’ ;e names and addresses the persons 1 ‘‘ w’hom -c'd= '* ’- .x several varieties ' were procured. free copy of t' ? ‘'.’.ist;. will b® sent : r ; reque-: -r. a; pers-.n tn or out of I Address Georgia. Experiment Station, Taper.inert. ’ : ; ,-..■; -a copy of , Press Bti.eti.T., Ns. 44 E I. BEDDING. | FARM CORRESPONDENCE, r_r : pt::t -vn ashfts compost ■ - - •-•’i nn ' ’ . V ■ .sn na V ; S ,. iroug’t th* • pf’P'-*! if !t . well ’?• • •.;■-,•■> sfi-iif-t . j■' r;-ii3no. cotton . , '-'1 TT.-TSi . • rh’o ■ .- ■ •• n- I .’-’’l grjai.o '. .-ott • - ’ n-fa! .- 1 «■>■--- si: 11.1 ”>>■ ‘ ■ acre A,Lp-7rer - ■ ■■ !•*'■ . e«- irn • r ' • • • v : ;■ • ? , t 4y of pin- '■:mber> h* <•" ■.- *'a.i..'ft an an <• of t •■ < i i; -.’ fur:■ >i.’ ; -n.. It wouM ’j-• a*id anythhiA '■■ f'.- • ;rn * ta] < f the j. opof’e-i rnix-B’ro the plant f-ixl r- !r ;i. or ' <;•' > •- true of the t >tton nv-a! a: ’ sto>»ie n. • m.i-a. in v. rriP, th«ro wouAj in, the • • . total •* 'i -tc <*. men ». ?» ; ? no r-pe' .t-.’ . i won!-] r* tit hv n xine th*’ t< r , ' •<’ ♦’.><> j-i c<&r m ; .{ft *f t>,s t-; ;> -flrl and asiir-s ft t • -•■’■■'■ i •>. ”,-1 yn-r garden ■-ftcr breaking 1 the ,«'>!'> .yry! har-otv in. \c orllr-ff 'o my r.''* ; I exp- r ; P - •* * ”v- t" t. 1- x op ■ r»a ly ;-!ch to j .->y '•• simply h. -lii-iR- !• 8 fev-.- -. •• ..- i y. ■ t ■ nay of the labor of mixing It w!*: • • mam ! ro n-.I the • >- The .•.-■-.■-'‘i an 1 i;: 1 ' 1 i-a o - elhillt ATT’t- Because *r.d '.. -xt < b- Cut* t.lCft ■ ft »-s*v. r.ine-i. fen-.tff.o ?f. > * i ... ... .-.y p # t- ■ tS t P»rUt « li, ’ : MCI W i e. g, ■ I<»: M’’ (■ -• a .. , t> ’. I'-‘l. wettfre-./htM. ■ D« Lorch Mill Mfg. Co., B<i TOt f Attnr.ta, Ca. jg • " 1— ——- ■ - lALLORY’S ALL STEEL ADJUSTABLE COMBINATION PLOW. Vii f s a Perfect Clajt ‘Rouste.r” ami a Great Labor Saver. With thie sot nf PiowH, by V ;>llorr’s Mor(c, land cm .-'T-"C‘ be prepared 1C to’.? mr es deep and hnve th* rows laid (SJ - -• <•' . ir'ss ••me tii:v- !v mi take to turn it hrond r,;M. jf ' \\> \'.LV? 0 •■W--7 v- ' <<r-p. !• ftiil ABSOLUTELY AT* •" iVaWiIX 2LJ HH O ■" ■!<■-.•>■ <„d Irarn .- II sb.-.«ft. 4ZWWZP ' ‘MALLORY PLOW CO., Box 110. East. Chattanooga. Tenn cation for either rweet or Trleh potatoes and especially good for melon*, grape vines, fruit trees. Substantially the same remarks apply ta stable manure Haul out your stable ma nure directly’ from the bam yard with mi little handling an poaetble. throw it from the wagon into furrows opened to receive It and cover it lightly—ae soon as possible. You may consider that each two-horae we yon load <say I ton) of the stable manure is about equivalent to 100 pounds of cotton seed meal. Then take for a ba*tw the follow ing formula: FOItMT’uA NO 2- FOR COTTON. I Acid phosphate <l4 per cent>.... 1 .000 pounds , tMuriafe of potash 75 pounds I Cotton S’-cd men) 700 pounds 1.775 pounds | The ibove formula ie the one I recommend ■ for general U6O on otherwise unfertilized up , lands for cotton, and to Bufftclent for. say, 4 i acn*. Now. then. If you shall apply 4 tons i of the stable manure to I acre, which would b* 16 tons tn 4 acres, you can leave off I 400 pounds of the cotton seed meal and your • fornnrlß wdll be »•> follows: ’ A-Id phosphate (14 per cent)..,ooo pounds Muriate of potash. 75 pounds ■ C »tton sec I meal .- 300 pounds ! Stable manure.. .. 16 tons Os cmjr-'e you esn divide the amount among j 8 acres If you prefe~. and It would be better i to do so than to fertilize 4 acres liberally i and the remaining 4 acrea scantily. In other words, It would be more profitable to apply | 200 pounds of ft nullable fertilizer to each I of 10 acres ■ I ton In nil) than to apply 400 I pounds -f the ?ame fertilizer to .each of 2 ■ acres and the remaining 1.200 pounds to the I remaining 8 acres (or 130 povude per « acre). Thl.’i advice Je based on r princlpai quite of tnn. If not generally, o-er!rw>ked by farmer*. That principal Is thlr: That n moderate, or even v«»ry light, application of a fertilizer to an acre will almost invariably yield a larger ; percentage Inoreaae on the Investment (•'■>«!* , ” r fertilizer) than will a larger dose on j the same acre. This does not argue igalnet . ill era! fertilizing, but it dm* argue against } a heavy dose on a tmall area, nnd » scan*}* ! application on s large area, APPI.E TltEB BORER. | J. T. Sj’.js, SlmsviHe. Ala.—My apple trees 1.-. re aff’Ctcd with a. small white worm that p under the bark precisely as a peach r d it--. T cut down several and burned Wha‘ v. i do to prevent them from | • ■ i »y!ng tny apple trees ' Answer—lt is probably a grub and not a ■ '... and Is known os the a-pie tre - borer, w’hlch there are two distinct species, :i -n n re-spe •:I vely as the "flal-headed” borer :,.! th* “round-headed” borer. Th* parent of i;e r-u nd-headed borer Is a. beetle about ; ;ron quarters of an Inch nn ■ of a :>”"v;?:sh co.'or, with two whitish stripes on j the back. The grub is About three--iiartcrs ' .<f an in h long, white, round, brownish nd. The leniale beetle derposlta Its eggs on \e l ark non.- ti-• g. '>jnd, and upon hatching J th“ grub enters the wood. Th'' flat-heade I ‘'.orer (the parent beetle) t« | *-Tr .Iler, of a dull '.vlor. with a lus i ter '1; flrrub Is* yr-linw’sh and when full greivn. about I in- : long, with a email head. r ’bus brAt’n lays !':• r ggn an.vwhere on tho *:••• ..!{ or In.rge -ray. ?hes of the tree, especially f-.e and the <’rib the wool when quite small. This grub remains In the ■ tv o years an 1 that of 'he round-headed hr.or three yen*. The fen.- h v I* preventive, because when tin N: *r getx» in’o th? interior of the trunk i’ , ’Otner .-<> seriousr oarniiged it will sel dom r' oc- (!.<• grub ht” just i-ntcr.d and tii'j hole -nn he discovered a wire run Inf- the hole or a jet c.* Braiding water or tt:’ l>* forced in wjth a small syringe, •j will generally prove elTft'tuai. The b*t ; event!v* U a wash ;nud<» ar. follows. , Corrosive sublimate.. ..I ounce S.-u> soap 10 gallons Alcohol I pint i V.’.r.rr enough to make e atlff paint. Dis ! r o ths sublimito in the r'oohol. a.d.4 the i.. ip tl>'u th. water. Apply this wiah 1 v. i’.”» a bito th* tree early In May au i nvw within tw< n’y .•i-iys or earlier ee . ng the 't'.otles are seen flying about. Coat th $ . <. and the large lirnbe an l especially the 'll) I’REFAIUXG PGR O»PIWh CHIP Ma.Nt RE .3/ TOPPING «X>' TOh-i-M i CAITALL. MIU47r T»R CHICKJCNH. 1 I • •.-?, 1 Celt)and. <;••„.•-I. I : ? e »■ . b ve) o:. : v. <>f sligot Jilll that I wish tu plan; a 1; Ci. n'.’ta'.ii iA.-L y.: c ju<' , a? 1 2. Arumui v.m- piA /about feOO yards fro.u . :t lauc) theru Is c-tvcral Inches «.h ••.ceu ! .. ' zk .?• -. ba.l k leavo, xuu«h; <!eca>id, . ’■ i; ;:*y me to hai:> this an 1 ; -i. - 4 i lai; !" Hb.-.uld it be broad • ,t . or put in furrows? ~ \\ . u!d y->.i .-j. '- '. • topping cotton ••■, it /: tail? If ?•'. <h'n should It bo | don-j 7 4. Cm I plant cat tai', rrdilet fjr chickens I «ame rye, or v ! '. cold kill it? ! 5. \V:>m ft., -ui 1 tppki an'« peach trees be I a: Wh'.n io rdao: a-, ?; w'ftd*’ Is It • brst to < ru«h si ?-! plant kernel" - 6. 1 hiivn some vnrv deep gullicri nn our , is tl/'ro ar •' way with reasona’/ie ex- ‘ p'.-nse to fill these? i 7- i ’ o a ■ ,aco. water stands i < n n-<ir’y all the tin:? in winter and spring i.l gr. .• up oi fennel. I think It Ja rich. ■ tv-m' .-an 1 plant or It tha.t will pay me ’ , I th i: ■ o* iantinx it In vice. W’il it do wlth.v.; <W-h:n R ? < 8. !».: ;.ou like ■as wen a.* ground j • $.•-■? Will they yield sk muclx? V.’T-ro cauid I » get and whnt j rir -1 ? 9. Ii -•■• ; :■£ .**■. ■dd one keep ft goyd brood 10 Are spring r’lrnipsc worth much as food ' for hogo and cows? How corly ran I plant ’i -• ’.>? H v early can I plant early p- e« (not ■ Hngllrh?) ; > Kj-^r—l. You j.7’vo no hint of the c'harae- . te: . pcreser: condition of so!!. <*T?ept ' t It !■' “Irvrd on t/’P of a si’., it hill.” I cannot xrswer except tr ? hypoth'b’e'd v? I v;v.ocld require too much space. ! 2. It would hardly pA,y t<j haul “ hip rnn- 300 yard* Apply ft to sweet or Irish i , >L.i’ -e?r. In the bedding furrow*. Fevered tons I :■> t;... «cre anfl »;,o 200 or 300 poun4? of i mixture of e pial par?s of a-- 4 phospha: .. < 1. !rJ' and c. ton sceZ! meal “C’.lp ma .uro" I . r->t a manure tn any b.j»b sense—verj’ Httlo, ■: If ar.”, o*tter then good rtrb. *op sol’ from ! ■.’•:■? WOO <s* > 3. iv a Hile It 7* ,_•... n,>» - • “top** rot- : • 7 ’ <!■ •- «-.•■ ■ ».<ons. but y.- t cannot rhe 'oas ms long enougl In lad tncr. The Georgia station tof which ! m ll’-octir) has-', mad* exhaustive ?xpr-l --! rti-Df'? on this line. f'ITo you get the bulle- I M.cs? If not, why not?) i 4 Cat -Il :ypr.r'.) ir.tllct Is aver- lender ! plant and <r/-i'.d not T? planted until after • cotton time i 5. Apples should ij* grafted In February, i Ft'.' • trc*p are not usually irrsfted. but are : budded In Mav, June, July and August. > [ •Teach r!*.* In damn sand In a box buried 1n e . « until Ib -cuary; then plant. Tita . kernel alone Is ntrt reliable. 6 It depend* on convenience of material f. r filling it. Perhaps tlm best thins? Is green pine houghs laid in with tofts up the ' I 'd. Terrace your rolling land. ! 7. Oon’t plant rice, ar you ax * no market j for it. Pitclj the low place If x-.n (r»n do i .*•- wit-: n gr».-a*'-r than $lO per- acre 'of land thus drained. } 3 much ?'<■!'* r peanuts to ch'.ifas. ! 9 S = long she breeds! regularly and ! brings healrhy piqs and able to uur •• i w' 11. 1 10 Th--.y are ea’Tii:/ nn.i appetizing, but • not very nutritious It would not pay to THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION! ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1908. Corn | mutt have a tuffleient supply of | Potash! in order to develop into a crop. No amount of Phosphoric Acid or I Nitrogen can compensate for a lack of Potash in fertilizers [for grain and all other crops]. We shall ba glad to #etid free to anv farmer our Httle book which contain! valuable infor mation about no!', culture. GERMAN KALI WORKS. Row Yort-»« N ; „.u Streot. ft? r g> I grow spring turnips for stock. You may plant !them February I. 11. Cowpeas or fleldpeas may not bo safely planted before cotton planting time—better a, ; week or two later. (A “hoy farmer” us such Inquiring habit, and capable of writing so ; well, should gat a few agricultural 1%-ks >. and study them. Glad to hear fr-»m th© place. ’ I have often parsed through, when It bore j the euphonious name, ‘’Boxanklu”) ■ (I) TOMATO CANNING—(2) MURIATE OR j KAI.NIT FOR COTTON RUST—(3) RE BEDDING LAND. W. J. Havaes, Grady, Ala.-—I. Will you kindly give me the names of some parties who have experience in canning tomatoes for market? J v. ish to build a, canning factory <-n my farm and have no experience in the 1 business at all. 2- On sandy hammock land where cotton ni>U<. would muriate of potash be a better ; preventive tluin kninlt? t 3. Would It be of advantage to bed and 1 rebed the land before planting? You may ’ have answered these questions before, hut as i I am a new subscriber J have not seen the answers. Think the Farm and Farmera’ de partment of The Constitution worth more than the price of the paper. Answer—Write to the Dennis Canning Company. Atlanta, Ga., for information. 2. Kalnit Is considered to he more effective in preventing rust of cotton than muriate of 3. Not knowing about the character and I condition of the land, I cannot answer d tl nitely; but I will say that few farmers ever plow their land too much before planting. I ’ It Is stiff clay land I do not doubt that It will pay you to bod and rebed, or, better, hr* al. broadcast and then l>ed. HOGS AND COTTON SEKD. t To r. H. J., ’■ 1 think your hogs aro • dying frmi the effects of eating cotton seed, !as indicated by the symptoms given. It is ‘ not lh*» hnt of feed tha’. does the killing. ’ Cotton seed meal will U!1 tbvin just as ■ certainly as the seel if fed to hv»gs tor some - time. (You failed to give your name and i add res.* ) i (!) VETCH ON BURNED SOD -(2> EIAY ; HACK. • F. J. 8., Slat® Springs, Miss.—You will ’ greatly oblige by answe.ring some question*. I. I see come man rays that one may just ■ .'•'imply aow hairy • er*;: bo»-.l on s.d without iiny breaking of sod ?-nJ obtah a fine winter pasture (sowing teed In autumn). If this I? true. It seems to rne that It would be Just as well to sow in pasture where stock, has run all spring and sunum.u. Is tm.> true of this seed 01 any other seed to any great advantage 2. It Is practice v. build a V-shaped hay rack that la ecif feeding thiough center f building 43 by 60 let Pho point I want 1 to know Is: On I rill this itu/.k wir.n <tii •space above and on eitl;or side so that cat j tie can eat rack empty, then will hay slide ■ into rack again without traub;**? Tee only ; f''«r If that after empty hav vs, pa and ; ’»«■ lae e’.*ovr and will not into *. a- h ! -itde. Wliut should s’ m of rack pic-T* ■ and sp - '•. b - (2 b-’ 2 h.c!> F,-a<.e’». i 3. Win do well here (Hill county. 1 r’ath m, Ni ; A«.‘i. ICO ind *n from 'i>un-- J line and 100 ea.it of Mississippi river? 9an iy loam soil. Answer —I. Y**i» I have fr*-ident',y said so a tel have often verified the statement In my I actual experience When sown In r :-h rn;;.n --i ner ft should b-* <j nr not later thou Horrm ' tb .n tn (and a? much o Or c.-- j yon please?) so that the first rainy In j October will bring them up. The same is j trtift of :e*cue gra.-v: rec 4, bur clover and : cvlmsnn clever. I would pr-.-Tr to go over th® soil with a. borrow of some sort, thus insuring « gomew'.uit earbe- germination of •h* seeds. Fow tlv? seed and then harrow j two or three times. 2- I rec no reason why v.i.l ni.■.■• ••• not ea.Jly 1 construct such a hay rack. The slats or ■ nay be 2 inches In 4 a meter and ' made smooth nnd ’dralffh* and *•-•:: 6 InchM opart In the clear. Rut hay or straw ' that Is not actually p--.it into th« ra.lis will i not get In of Itself and will not be drawn In •he sinking of t .st n 'hat you nctm.'ly jut Into lite lock. You would be obliged to *!’! I? rrver” da” or so oi whenever It becomes ■ empty. 3. t ea, the pe. rn wfl ■sni<H’»eed :n the • loiver Mjsaisfflppl 1 •* jeiow S’. Loui?r and kouth <’f Ohio river and the Mi*v >id river, end even further north, along the rlv r bottoms. V-ASFIV MULE. ; v. r’ TVA>*:’{■»<,<r. Gattei'-b’-ro. N. -T b.r-vs ’ 3 m . r 3 ycmj’ <1 that b.-u? Io s® bowel?. }t*gnrdl*?of 1 he 1a fol or what b.e b* : fed on cannot keep b?m In flesh. If have any rem rd j- for same pica/ mibllsh :i i The Oi netltutlon and you -wlli greatly oblig* • a. subscril>er. i (in-v. r- -I ha - .® often aZ'.he* In regard t ; such cases. b’; <-b a mah' (or !;•:*-» It* ■ called •'wa.ishy/’ or predisposed to dlarr’.e.;, ior loveness of the bowcT. All that, can bo , done Is ’o be very careful o freed orlv ' .sound and nutritious fc-od. always fee i rem, larly nnd three times a day, and ab ays wu. t«r before feeding ar. 1 not after. In add! lion the rca-rr ould Lr pure end < >37. j The ar.tir.nl shomd aot be put to w r> within ■ an hour after •.-♦.itins. | It may b-t ’’■ell f r you to '•xamhi® hts •rr'th tn ere if there are any Irrcgularit or a de- ry.-A. tn .y,. or anything ..a; miyt-t ; prevent thorough ma t?tlcat!cn of the food an.l . relieve th* troi'LD Also bn sv • -.bt;t he ■* i not wormy You rm.y als■. find • at thn fol • 1-r.ing w*H ■•’’:•■.■* th* b.. -- . •*st’■ c Mb: t<- . Fvtj-;or equal -f common £'■■ *% ;:.-.w b?” 1 ; ginger and powdered gen-tian a.nd give .1 heaping tah’esrwonf’.'l twice a day before feed- ! Ing. it D best given by stirring Irdo half ; pint of wa*'»r and g’-.'ng ;<« a drench. ' FERTILIZER FORMVT,.'. FOR SEA IST/AN’D ; b M C-vvart. Pvtal, Ge - I have bo ", re* I ■ 1 Ir.g y.-riir advb •. on fanning bw th* ' a-r six Knuths and h/n-o b*. <:tm interested. Plea-,.. jvnsW'U qu<«?L>n* below: I. Would b,rmu;r?. No. 2 for rott.-n be a j svltabl® fertiliser for sea >!/.r 1 cctmi;'* T r how much per a re woui i give ’••*-: r on what is dlh-.l red plnudy Lmii? 1 j Dace alvut 25 r>-*ren -> at I wish to ir. •• itt/.n, part In upland and part In sea irloii cotton and ;-t t > hav- fifteen c-r twcti*. - tv.o-hor»e loads of .corse lot manui’. ! Would b pay m* to ~-j this />■ emhe 25 acre?.’- r •maid that be spreadh •: ■ I* *' ;n? rT'w mu h chnui.) I pur ' n the horse lot manure oe r a- and hould T ?7>refld formula No. 2 In s.imn furrow with ‘ the lot manure, and how much of : fiirmula ?Co. 2 s’cculd T put with ii<nv.‘ lot r.>anu*-e per acre, n d h<ytv much 1 put wlu’re m h!ng !-. ; ut but formula No 2? ( Said ’an b* wlh make with 2CO p-nnd- of an 1 ordinary and good seasons nho ? ; '-r..' bale •»* ’ ; 'and to over”. 2 aero.- ; PV-a;-». advise how and when to prepare my land terrace. 1 •vouid I>e giad to hear 'ro:n | you on terra -Ing land. I An«rft"*t -While T have had no eppe t tm'.li.v . to make a practical field text to determine ' .o ’ question. I know of no rcaEon why a f-:.' ti’Jzer formul ti.vt b» effective fo»* nhort st:. 1 pic eott n should not also answer for s• • ! island c.o‘ton. T'.c- char’.Ter of th- .>■.-•?! might , 'e.nilrr some modification of furnr.iii No. 2. !♦ Is a. fact that a very large pr« portion ♦. * . the land area, devoted to sea !-I»in«l cotton i of a much more andy texture han the so Is farther north and at higher ejevatLm. This far: F - .’.ggv ' : th:i* a. larger p -reenuigt: of p.a r.sh in the formula w iM • o better, s-ay 25 to 50 r cent mare muri it*- of j -ash. 1 would apply n<d >■-/! '■ m 300 pound-: p’ r ; a-T- • f N" 2 and would preer 500 pound i. i Twon’id r ■ advise spreading fifteen to ♦w-'i •” ; tv.-A.hnr.-e W 'gen loads f manure (. er 2h , t’onten’rate the stibi m/nurt* on a smaller i area, nea: barn yard, oa v 1 ..••> • loads to the acre (2 • ’• 3 tons) and have ■ at ■ the f-rm til a so” on* - * nme 100 poi.i.ds of on see-1 mvil for •’/ch lon of stable ma nure I >n th'- remaining and more distant ■ potions nppk formula No. 2 a’me. I r® pe*t that you may safely assume that onft two-liorsQ load of good stable manure ( to 1 ton) 1» about the equivalent of ICO 'pounds of cotton seed meal. Thera l« ti) “hard-and-fast’’ method of preparing the land. Break broadcast as soon as you pleaae, using a twoliorss turn plow or rotary diac, and going r.n Inch or s»? deeper than you have be*«n accustomed to plow in the past. In March, open furrows 3:4 feet, dietribute the compost mid fertilize In these furrrows. run a ecoot plow in the furrow, .then ll«t, and just before planting brunt out the middles, barrow the beds smooth and level and plant. See editox la I In the Weekly for December 14 (last week) on terracing. COTTON ON CTWRERTiAND PDATEAU, TENNESSEE. John R. Warner, Ek-’tlll Springs, Tenn.-J I have 10 or 15 ocrea of mulatto heavy clay land on which I wish to plant cotton. The I'” - ’ 1 will make 20 buahela of corn without fer tilizer. 2. i‘lease advise me rs to what kind nnd bow much fertilizer would be best on such land on the Cumberland plateau. Would na. live or seed from Georgia do better on such land? Any Information would be thankfully received. is is beat to break this land this n-Inter or next spring? It was hi clover this year. Answer J have had no experience tn form ulating ji fertiliz'-r for cottton tn Tennesrea. Not only is your soli different tn geological character frm the soils of middle Georgia, but the rllmate is also quite different. Bui there is good reason to •believe that you should use a complete fertilizer, that Is. • >ne that s;hal! contain phosphoric acid, pot a<' and ni: ( \>ren. Since your land has been In <•!.-.•.. r th’s y< ar lose nitrogen would be neces.’;niy. q’he. fact (ns you state che vvh«*re) th;it ash < seems to be a “complete’’ (effective?) ferlo./T indicates Hint the «<o!l needs potash, while in a very largo major ity' of r.otis rn--re phosphoric acid Is needed than pot.osh; and, further, that nitrogen Is morn or •-•fm needed on all tolls excepting dark color albr/ials •w on frosh sol’s, al! !n --db Jite ji “<• niplete'’ fertilizer. T would fld v-o any good commercial fertilizer conr taining 8:2:1, th n first* referring to available phosphoric acid, and the last to nfltrogen or a mixture of 400 p’Hinds 14 per cent, acid i-h'»snhate. 03 . >unds muriate <*f potash and ICO pounds cotton meal. 2 1 wHi rejected natl.-r seed rather than Georgia, unles-ri yi ■) get seed of an early v.s ri- y from Georg!;]. Plant In rown 3 feet wldo and Iy, ♦ > 2 feet between plants tn the row. Break the land at once. SPINAL MENINGITIS OF HORSE. I) it <’ "■]. I.m. l oirburn. Go.— \bout thff l.otb'r part o' September I went :o the barn t*» ('■•'••d. and i.f!» 1 I had done eo I turned to go to the houpc. and on hearing a. thumping in the b-raij whei ? my t-uggy hors** was, : opicted th.-! door to see what the trouble ”-.is, and found thn horse stanchng with tils head to one fdde champing the corn he had bitten •ff hs >f he ■va- In great pain, I then supposed that he had bit a hard aubstance and hurt, a inotl; or had been strung by a •i p. etc, I t-.?k l i out ar.d examined him clurcly, but could see nothing wrong waab-ver. After being placed back he ate I.’ S-t’-d «•» usual—very iearty. After he had fbiitdri i. I hurbof'.snd hhn t • the buggy an-l ftar , '*d "•.th my •< *'e and baby to Fairburn. A.b;'ut. one mJ-* f- -m home we noticed that !•.>■ ...tr' io ’ old up bis head very high, at the same time turning to the left, until nc began t » climb ou a stern bank on the ride of ht ■?.■• !. iTc did n- t appea- t.» give a:;y heed t » the ;•< In . r whip. It only la.sted about I’Ue v/n-jfp. or eo. Wa t >ok h’r.i lose, hut »u’d not see ary sign of or ill-effects re main. I. 1s ”»‘i l.■•arty and |» dn fine condition, wa !n moderate condition then, and H]>- • -f, to I; • sound .as ?ny herse could be. ( <■ \ ••!-.i.<y ho , - ;3 ridden a short distance hll'T.cd <■ a tree f-ne of those spoil ra.-iiA on him and he broke the bridle u . off in ti'.e < xme manner h described above, ft pji --. •■ 1 of. as before, without leav ing any eign o. - harm. lie • > • ■ valuable horse: In fact. ?ie H :1m !••••■: aroiii’? horse I over knew, pud I w-cil ■ ‘ ■ glad to know of €om<• -Jdr.’. :■• nr<-'f>nt the 1 ■•ib’ o . ne would not b< .<■]('• "or r- wife to dii'-'o aa it is. An !y ro; -y win b.- h!.,hly appreciated. K «. wish • ’ .‘lso place this Jitter and ihc answer before -our !’ will Np al! right I npglr-'h i to rev that a. trembling . cm-’v to pa-s over him e« the spell off Answer- I a < : able to deterinfre with ce rt iiH i hr :c> die a: * but am pret ty ccv.fldent h :V e.;r hmma has Infiamma tl-.n cd’ the no: ■ ie-1, r': of the brain or f c 1 iff cult to io- ?€!-!.dne th- tty* ? of the troub. : r•' ’.‘ous d!. a . ;is^< It ■ ould be well for y '.!’ t. » hav rt a. V”*- rlnary sv.rgeon o pcrffonaJ i; 1 k.u.-.<»!<• the amma . v. -on ould hc j.dv-iift <:■ itnling h.lrn to At lanta. 1 . the meantime it would well to jTvo tro horse 2 drama .*f iodide of potA?- t ’.■ !'.••!<•« a d:ty, in V pint of water ar a . ..nd I dr.-i.m of c.l'/ncl onco fi, day. Ao u’t'i'.y can t«li a rides blbsr ointment be hind uio coll, 2 drams vs cantharldeft to i <>z (.■-■ h-*r.i. l think It Is «- ■;•.«« r.f chronic uk niny: ■ .s. <;) IfAVBIPt WIRE MAOUND -(2) CODTC of mi’m:. Jo.'-.a b. Comp-t'in, -mj m, Mu - !• J hfl.vo ;; m .hat wa* ’P. Hy <i;t on baited wire on <-’ • in front a' o.it I Inch a’we knee j r t Cirri’#? th”. grisFiey portion u* the leg; v..’. u«‘(. a ■ «:• biiF * . ar if done wlt'h a knife an-l was .. roi-s big: wound U . • ~t!: • . •_ ■.!.'••■;) , • ! tj. . 1,-.’. -veeHr.i .ib'.-n and bck-’A cut sill’ remains. Skin s-..v .uf* 1 the* cut bc-Mme about heal- ed u? I i. ’! vl th© leg seemed stiff In joint. - •.&;<” - Bt.epplr.g ’ver d-x>r a;il, etc, ' is . . vly ic ■•(•<.do hen mule is walk ing around. Mule had u*’ ip-od iP-e of that ■ ‘hK ...s t’.io ’.her • ..f'. process of heallr.g .•-.:s eifocp.A. Stiffness r ao marked when . j? i-3 re. ~g at hi-;:-) a* when kept In . ir.’ „■ T w ?.a: K be’t to reduce the !kel up condition fl.r.d tha fftiffne.sfc of the joint. 2. I a>o have a mule 4 years old which li? - i.\ several sy .-il: of coif ~ recently. Muh? 15 ted on cor l and goou timothy l:a?.y drinks very good pond v.rd, nr Would 2?u ad visa • .iJng- of f. >l7 I (: Ink It prc-babls tha? th~ are caused by cost,vencss as his ! , -l , fl.- em ■ ?■' *c a? during the K’.mm»: Wr.t. •.v.- j’.d you advice to over- >:n' th it? Answer--See artlc’e 1n W«>kiy of this date under head ' “contracted and Barbed M ire Wound. “ i' : t;s thickened ccm'iltlon of th eakin r;.-.. ~’.-i 4. of • fallowing ointment: Two Ir.tms tdniodlde of mercux’y, 4 ounces cf lard. !/•♦. It remain on twenty-fo.ut houra (keep it tied up), then wash off and grexi.se • ‘th ’ rd r. at eve:; second week until the thickening and enlargement disappear. It w b'f w ell to gi " the mule Liilf aa crun-,0 of R4;.itpe' r thteo times a day in Its drinking water f-T n. few day.i. 2. < a.nge of and water •« the very first thing I u.tul;l the wa ter. Give corn and thellei oats, half-and ?’f. and an o’ch; lor.al feed of wheat bran. Give ; .re ve ; r-r .T-rtn.g Feed regu- Hriy throe a ar.d alw.iys water . .-pg-e in*; and n-v after. Be sure tiist the mule b not wormy, « ’ory probable result of drlnk ’ g stagnant t.iiUT BAD MLDK. C. I>.. Co?;‘er, Ala -We b.ove a cow Bust 5.4 i ,b . - veil gott.c b.’-w; that !«, I.or milk j; turn in ’he ■ Blip it on.yht to; nellhcr ’-’ 111 g-ither, and after churning it 1-r a 1-. g timo v.e can’t nv-.ke any butter that v e chn g<t>■•■.'*,■. It t.<_> be al* Ir.ib- l.rnj ;..•■] foam Iti -/v place of ocing butter. It Itos vj] this war- -,?ver a m-mth. Sho gives Radway’s PILLS Purely vegetable, tt.‘l 1 and reliable. Regulate the Liver and Digestive Organs. The safest and ben medicine In the world for the CURE ’■•f all disorders of the Stomach, Liver. Bowels, KLidnoys, Bladder. Nervou.s Diseases, T*oes <>l A; petite, Hea la.'he, Constipation, Coctiveness. Indigestion, Biliousness. Fever, Inflammation o’ th.? f’-.welh, Piles and all derangements of ti e Internal vtsocra. PERFECT DIGESTION i will bo accomplished by taking RADWAY’S ■ PILLS. By bo doing DYSPEPSIA . c :<-k Headach-, Foul St->ms-*h. Biliousness will b" avoided, as th- food that ts eaten con ti ilmt.-s its nourishing properties for the sup p'.; ■ of ib. natural waste of the body. I’r 1 . >■ 25 cents ;>ei- box. S.-ld by all dru<- c or sent by malt on receipt of price. RADV’AY & CO . 55 Elm S ; . New York. ; I t» eat; we feed her on boiled cotton seed and meal, shucks. peavlue hay and sometimes a ! little fodder. Her calf fs 10 months old. Bhe . will come In again next Marell. We can’t I drink the milk. It does not taste nor smelt I«s we think it should. The cow ts 7 years I old. We are an old subscriber. Will you T>lee«e slve us your advice and remedy, t? any, about the cow and milk. She runs in the pasture tn the day. Th»re Is some acorns on the oak trees in the pasture. Answer—lt Is probable that bad "beoterie” !;«v» become generated In excess from want of cleanliness In the stable or stall, or In the room where the milk Is kept, or the foe seis used for the milk. Have a thorou<h cleaning up of ovoryfhtng connected with the cow. Including the milk room, milk ves sels. Use plenty of scudding water and soap and finally rinse off with a 6 per oent so- ■ lutlon of carbolic acid In water. Take a fresh start. Get some buttermilk from a neighbor who haa no such trouble and put a teacupful of It tn a 2 gallon pan of milk when you aet It to "turn” or Immediate ly after eklmmltig It. Also leave off the cotton seed for a while, not forever, for It ts not good food for a milch cow. Swap your i cotton seed tor cotton seed meal and feed the latter. CASH d'ATA’E OB' MANURE. A bulletin issued by the United States department of agriculture shows in a. most emphatic way the value of manure and its economical mmployment upon the farm. It says experiments show that the ! lerullzing value of the manure of <k>- | mesUc animals roy one year is ns follows: i b'or the horse, ezr; fur i.tte cow, Sis; tor the nog. ami for the sheep, 42. Computing the total value of uw tertlf- ■ jzlng uigremems according to urn number |ox amma.s xeporieu in .lie live e<oca census of 1900, we h.'.ve for the enormous aggregate, in round numbers 42,774,000,- 000. The result, though approximate, is ' correct in representing Hie commercial value of the fertilizing rilements— niirogeu, ■ phosphoric acht and potash--found in she animal excreta. I Os course, it ts Impossible for the farm | er in genet al to go to the expense and trouble of shedding bis barnyard to guard | against extremes ot drought or moisture, j exposure and heat, or tiu- erection of a ! lean-to in connection with his stable and I the consequent attention Involved, but it ils possible and practicable for every f irmer to attach such importance to thia variable farm product, for such It is, as to utilize it in rhe most practicable man ner possible In sustaining the fertility ot his farm and In increasing the rm chanicai - ar.d physical conditions of the soli. Some of the more important, points In the sum mary i’ given below: I !. Barnyard manure represents fertility , drawn from the soil, which must be re i turmd if productiveness ts to be main . tained. 2. The value of manure obtained tn cat tle feeding often represents largely the ; profits of feeding. 3. Manure contains the fertilizing ele -1 merits of th’ soil, renders the already ! present elements more avallablerimproves ■ mechanical condition, makes it warmer ; and enables It to retain more moisture j or draw It up from below. 4 The urine is the most valuable par* j of the excreta, containing much nitrogen and potash in easily available forms. The , nitrogen easily escapes into the air unless ’ the manure Is mixed with the solid ex crement or straw. 5. Poultry manure ranks highest in fer i tilfzlng va,iiu3, while, sheep, pig. horse, and cow manure follow in respective order 6. In a given class of animals the value ■ of tl.-:ir manure is determined more large ly by their food than, by any other facto:. 7. P"terl'matlor. of manure results from f'ermeiithtfon, or by leaching or weather ing. 8 AVl.’p possible, It is generally best to ; apply manure In the fresh condition. ’ -.-sp elally for Improvement of the mc- I chanicai condition of heavy soils W ell i n'tt.d manure Is best for improving con : ditlnn of light sandy soils. 9 P’resh manure has a forcing *ff«d. : and it Is, therefor’, bettc,’ suited to the ; growth of grass and forage plants than i to cereals. 10 Direct application of fresh manure to root crops often proves injurious. I l Manures should tie spread on the ; land uniformly and no* left in heaps. And it might be added that evenness of ap plication is bett* r obtained by use at the manure spreader, f’nl’ss the manure Is anplied pvenlv. the soil is only fei tihzet. iri spots, and the best results cannot be expected. 12. Mixing of manures often eonducns ' to rapid fermentation and the consequent j lots of nitrogen by evaporation. HUMANITY TO HORSES A pretty sure wav to bring a horse’s I bonr to the surface nnd fix in liis mind ' th idea that ’'This world’s a wilderness < of woo,” is. after a hard day’s work, to 1 drivi him two or three miles to town, tie i him In front of Tlit; store and let him 1 eat "post meat.’’ for an hour or two. I wlvle liis own’’.' Is discussing natrinn i financ . the Panama canal, the '’bines’ i vrolor Turkey and the powers, says Rural >.'-w Yorke". Mair good horses ' have "gone to pleci'."” a.t 12 years of 1 Iwtitiite they have tutu t'< <1 " s £ roueh > overtlm’ Thov are not given th’ time i for eating and rest that nature requlr’s ' and av often tied tn cold, wlridv places i .irnftv 'beds, which tend to give them 1 colds ,id stiff joints. Os course tt U v ,„ f( „.. to -iv Vc making a horse work so im’rd during the dny # that h’ t without Innjury taken on. n nlriit but the press of farm work often n-7 es nece-arr to -rowd the team more than is tooA 'or Hmm. AU H>eh times It la both economy n.n<l humanity , to let the horses have the whole night I to themselve:’. i SFTHTHER CONTROL EGGS. Tire Y’oat Virginia experiment station give’ a timelv and Interesting report, i showing the dlfi-rence tn egg production wb-re the same food and same care was given two groups of pullets. One group was warmly housed, while the othm was I sheltered In n cold house. There were five periods of time accorded the fowls of thirty days each. The record was «s fol lows'for eggs produced: FIRST PERIOD. Warm house Cold house 4 - a SECOND PERIOD. Warm house Void house Bbo THIRD PERIOD. Warm house Cold house 8&B fourth period. Warm house .. !’22? Cold house 1,033 FIFTH PERIOD. Warm house i,2Bi Void house 1' will be seer, that the hens tr. iha 'warm house laid 1.103 more eggs than those in tho cold house during the time allotted to this test, which should be con clusive evidence of the advantage Os ; warmth In the production of tvintcr eggs j It was a protltirble luva.st.ment as well as ! more humane io provide w.irmth for the : biddies. I With w’r.dows properly prepared and a i drop curtatn of some kind to exclude cold lon midwinter night’ to cover them there 1 will be a saving of food and a saving of | siiffe.rings with farm fowls. THE UNNF7CEHSARY FENCE. As an exercise tn figuring, suppose you ; take paper and pencil and see what tt costs you per year—capital invested, wear and tear and Interest on Investment—to i !<<•'! up the unnecessary fences on your farm, advises Metropolitan and Rural Home. We say unnecessary because if you have stock it may be needful to have j a pasture or at least a paddock for them. When you have done that to your satls j faction tigurc out how much land Is wast ,/SeedsV cost more—yield more— save all experimenting— j jSfcty save disappointments. 48 Years the Standard Seeds. "vtjMr kv a,, ‘ dealers. JOO4 w|fl| Seed Annual postpaid free, ffMR ; nUW to ail applicants. ! iSff D. M. FERRY & CO., Wig ft Detroit, Mich. eg f “TAKE-DOWN” REPEATING SHOT GUNS These guns are a high-class production at a low-class price. For strong shooting ar.d lasting qualities, they are in a class by themselves. They are inade In 12 and 16 gauge, In full cylinder or modified choke for brush and field shooting; or full choke for j trap and duck shooting. They can be taken down ■ instantly without any tools. To get the best re sults always use Winchester Factory Loaded Shells in these guns, as one is made for the other. FREE—Send for our 160-page illustrated catalogue. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., NEW HAVEN, CONN. ed by being occupied by fences. Then fmw ’ ■ much worse than wasted by furnishing harbor room for weeds, insects and ver- • min. When that is done, figure the vr .ue i .of the time lost in turning a l , the. ends of j the furrows in plowing, at .he ends of tiie i rows of corn in cultivating anil me turns In mowing and harvesting made because : there is a fence between the fields. ■ Add all these "costs” together and ask yourself whether It really pays to have so i many fences on the farm. If ft does not, ; why continue them? Are you not .'arm ing for the money in the business? If not for that alone, it is a good tiling to have thi? added incentive of money return to ' the fact that we arc farming be ause it . Ls our chosen profession—the thing in life at which we feel we can get and give the most good. Did you ever notice how sightly the landscape is as it stretches off from the i ; road uninterrupted by a fence. Wia; a. • thing of beauty Is the corn or grain field j that comes clos> to the wvll-kept road’s •side, reaching off unmarred with an un- ’ sightly fence! How many farm fences ' i have you seen that add beauty t<» the i scene? Do the fences on your farm mnk the landscape more lieautiful than it was ' ■ when the wild prairie was unbroken or i ; the trees of the forest unf lied? If n-.t. • iwhat is their use? If they ar- ;i needless expense from a money point of vlt w and I add nothing to th n'ttr.,.. n-. ness of rhe : farm, why not do away with thorn’’ ' If you decide to do with less fen". ’ on ■ ! your farm do not let those that are un j necessary fall down or go into decay— ■ j that surely will make an unseemly sight. , Take down thos; you decide are not. ' i needed and house i’ne material for keep- ■ Ing up the fences that must remain. If the road fence 1? one of those ; ot I ' n’eded. grade thn lawn from the house to ; 1 the road and keep it ni< '-ly mowed, riulti- I vate the fields to the rood ditches. If ih< y . ’are needed with you. otherwise clear ;; ■ ■ i roadside, if the road doe not n;a\; the ■ ■'line” of your farm, plow and ci.lti'-nte j across i’:e road, simply raising the m » ■ chine in going over, and sav man: turn- | : Ings- long furrows and bouts count. ; Do away with the unnecessary fence. A' .RTCI'I/rrilAE NOTES. , A Remarkable Industry. In German- I town, a suburb of Philadelphia, there Is ' in. firm devoted C th’ manufacture of novelties, which ts making a specialty of providing for tho large demand for "the left hind foot of a rabbit." Near’.j every one is familiar with tho southern : superstition that “the left hind loot of : a graveyard rabbi; kUi , wi ' th. uiooe looking over the left shoulder” brh gs ■ ; good luck. This firm prepare., th" -u left hind feet as badges, watch charms an-.: souvenirs for the holiday trad’. There It always a large demand for these trinkets tn the south, an.j they are becoming mors arid more of a f?“hlona-ble ad I: the north. Five cents n dozen and ex pressige is the price paid for the f many of which art; obtained tror:: Kai:-;-,.' City the principal rabbit market of the ; j country. Profitable Alfalfa—The Kansas Mall ; i and Breeze says: R. M. Patton, a far i’tner living near Hobart. Okla., has real- i (zed 3865 from 18 acres of alfalfa this ! year. Patton secured four crops ot hay ’ from it with an average of a top to ■ tho acre each cutting. He sold I.?■ SIO a ton and he saved 25 bushel.’ of • ! seed from It, which will bring t 9 a ■ bushel. Tt would be difficult to find ; a crop that would yield more than SSC an acre for one year. Breeding Corn—Great strip’s have been meda in breeding corn, say- Tloci ■- stead (fowa.) It has been only in _e- nt years •h:.l this bu.dness has been thought. i possible. It is only a modification o’ j live .stork breeding. Corn produces a crop every year an.l one grti.i.i will pro duce a. thousandfold. By ’election cer tain attributes can be obtained This : -s to be kept up long enough to prociu« a fixed type When this is done it. i: a breed, and not until then. A Big Grain Farm.■-Oklahoma, says an exchange, claims to have the . irg .: farm in the southwest. It is the 101 ranch in the Ponca reservation. a'id '.= - ■ big It is necessary to plant sw, mi varieties of wheat In It—one of whim . ripens several days later th; n th. otho: 1,-In order that al) of then: maj u-.- I. .; ■ vested at their prime. On this 'Arm the ‘ wheat fields are of 1.000 to 1.500 ac r< s j each a: 4 pasture 6.000 h*‘*ad ua;.'y ' the com rows are oae and a half mil:- i long, requiring 500 mules and 300 men t .. ■ handle the crop, .and it takes 30 s’.f- J binders three weeks to cut tho wk at crop and a dozen or more steam .'resi: : ■4O days to tresh it. Tin e are 50.000 i acres in the ran-?.. i A Remarkable Cow—An lowa farmer J had a cow killed by a train on the- r:;il ; road, says Texas Stock Journal. I' > presented hl.“ claim to the < ompany 1 1 ;a note in which he sain; "Thirty loll.tr ; I will be considered sufficient, ns the ani- I mal killed was but a common cow and 1 by no means the best of my herd.” The i ciaim agent of the road answered ihe I letter promptly and Inclosed a check | so, 3100. He wrote the farmer: "It is the first instance since my conn? ;tior; with the road that any other but :• ( full-b.ooded animal of great value hat ; been killed by our trains, and I inclose I 3100 damagts and a reward for yrir I honesty, and f would humbly ask for vrmr photograph to ba framed and placed In my office" Cutting Trees : y Electricity -It is re ported. says Richard Guenther. United State.’ consul general at Frankfort, in the German pre.’’ that succe;-; Sul expe riments have been made in various forests of France In cutting tree’ by means of electricity. A platinum wire Is heated to a. white heat by an ele; tricnl e.irrent and used Uke ;■ saw. Tn this manner the tree Is 'oiled mwl: easier and quicker than In tho old w:;v; no sawdust Is produced, and th* slight carbonization caused by the hot, wire i acts as .1. preservative to the wood. The i new method is said to require only one | ehrtli of the tint’ consumed by the old j sawing process. Plowing 20 Acree a Day.—A man living j Itn Oklahoma, says Pratre Farmer, is i doing his fail plowing with a thrashing ; niicplne engine and two dlsck gang ; plows. Tile scheme was begun as an i experiment and has proved n great sne > cess. At each round of the field the ma ' chine plows, eight furrows, doing th* work of 4 men and 118 horses. In this way 25 acres of wheat stubble are turned tinder every day at an average east of about 60 cents a day.... THOROT-GHBRED GUINEA HOGS. A. "E. William.’. Denmark, S. O.—Kindly Inquire through your paper and ivfm-m mo where I can' get sonic thorough!'", d Guinea hogs, and at what price. I want tn feed for lard. And oblige a sub scriber. Answer- So fa- as I am Informed th’re 1s no •’thoroughbred” Guinea swine and ha.’ never been In this country. 1 re member that more than fifty years ago flier’ was a so-called Guinea hog. Tt was rather short-bodied, short-legged, small bog. bluish and brownish in color, | with (usually) long wattles under th’ . jowls. My impression Is that it w..s an ! imported breed, but has not bee;; kept | pure In this country. Immediately before I I and for some years “after ths war” I was familiar with a so-called "big ; Guinea” (bred it mv-elf), a medium sized. ' full black hog, except a white star in 1 forehead. It was probably called "big in contitadistinctton from the breed first above mentioned, and was an excellent hog for producing family pork, but not particularly a "lard” hog. This “big Guinea” has often been Inquired about ' and possibly some of the readers of tho Weekly can supply you with stock. If so, let such write directly to you LETTUCE CULTURE IN FLORIDA. H. C. Brown, Gainesville, Fla—We plant what we call outdoor lettuce and frame lettuce here. The frame lettuce. ■of course, means grown under cloth TV« ■ plant tali, wlntei and spring lettuc. Hanimoek land Is supposed to be the bf J for lettuce. Answer—l would be glad to publb your method of cultivating lettuce mo:-> in detail. Can you not prepare an article, at once, covering the ground fully? TANNING SHEEPSKINS J. E. Kilpatrick. Holly Springs. Ark.— I would be glad If some one would ’ ’ me a receipt for dressing a sheepskin I without taking the wool off. It I eve saw anything concerning this in the col s unins of the paper I do not remembf : ■ it. Or how to dress any kind of hide I without taking hair oi wool off. j Answer—Anyorc who has a good recipe : f..; :a ruing skins without removing tl.e , hair or w ood will confer a favor by g-. j ’ng tho same for publication. i NAIL FUN CT RE TN HORSE’S FOOT H. C. Brown. G:Unesvl:!e. Fla.—Will you . kindly tell me what to for a mule < .-iat. -;,ot a r.af) in frog of foot about ) three months ago and is still lame? I There seems to be Tver In foot, but no corniptioa. The nail was a ten-penny , and went In at point of frog very dee-.-. ' Have used evtrrythir.g for it I could think I ’j l- '.turpentine, a- nica. tallow and pin© tar, beside-’ r-veral liniments. The toot ■ up to ank:e joint is swollen some a-.d i aVto-fe ank ’ He walks on toe. Th’ foot or hoof seems dry and dead. Th* frog has already rotted out. That is, •: ■• , ho.'.f. and 1 believe be will finally sh.-d ! entire hoof. Appears In good condition or- . excer- he eat; dirt. I k?ep '"-■k S’lt n barn all the time. Would ■he adv!.-- -,le ■? work him? When I d-» .: s •;■'> o hurt him and he keeps Ilf* ii;g lit ; foot :;r> when standing, as though ii V.. 1-: throbbing or paining him. Ha » tnougnt of standing him in branch, h • f’-erf’i! of cold getting Into his foot. T titink I o;sht to get fever out of it and - use rome.btng m soften the hoof. Have not tried blistering. i Answer-—lt Is a very serious case end ! eh-ouid. if possible, receive the personal j attention of a qualified veterinarian. It is probable that the puncture extended I to the coffin bone and this bon© Is 1;,- I jtired. Examine, carefully for indications | of rnoii’r forming and seeking an out- -I< t. Ts in y -ur judgment there Is mat i ter. pare the sole thin Immediately* arm.:: .i tile opening and make a.n open ; ir.g sufficiently large to let the pus es cape. Then put the foot in a poultico r." bran or mashed turnips, and change the poult! e once :i day for «bout three divs. If this treatment is not followed j by roll’;’ you may safely conclude that th* coffin bone has bean Injured, and tt will nr. ne'ossary to have an operation performed, which will require e veteri nary surgeon. Do not attempt to »i» the animal as long as he is lame. Only- One Brand. (Fr;.;.; The Chicago News.) ■'Got any oysters?” asked the guest In a village restaurant. "No. sah.” replied the sable waiter "We all ain’t got no shellfish ’cept eggi, salt.” 3 “Once Grcsyn Always The Maule motto for more than 25years. Mr new iSEEDi BOOK for 1904 i Cost over $50,000 to publish. If vou I nave a garden you can have a cb r .v I the asking. Send a postal for It to j Wm. Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pa. | i ‘ ■ WOO I ? « “ Baa , ‘ ! ’ a! terms Writ " ■> ! irmrmtee-.atisfactl.w' t,s!p 119 s’our 5 ’ our wo ’" 1 tttxcoßp tvooj.jen milt, NdckaJ <ck, fii. EXCEL GRiSS MILLS, ■yvl'r. /*•, • • ’■ * •*’ ex «.• »-■ a’ <4’ r " r h ” ~‘ f • ' ' ■' ‘■" • ■••'••■" ".*•«■..■••■ • . - ' /7? vA ;' \V J*. *■«•. .''l-r-.-e. M-1 f r n 'T. iIL . v * i ' ay 5 i **' || ,s< t I-xcet 51 iinafactoring <’r 7 HO Libert •• Street, New Totls I. STEEL ROOFING $2.00 ’ 1 3 •’ M »! e J tv '° *ldcs; nt;l’.» Include/! .'ft|i I S ,v n « w F- .bvr. 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