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THE WEEKLY CON8TIFTTION: TUESDAY APRIL 29.1884- TWELVE PAGES.
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FARMS AND FARMERS,
THE GOSSIP CF THB FARM AS TOLD
BY FARM WPS.
Tfe??arcttroraiaMi-Tb?? FarmtfV Work-Making
Horn* C??mferubli-XieqcirM3rivs or Crop*
-??Dlcg??*c Mock-farm ???*????? Homes
-An A or*-A Rait-r lUw.
Two Ghat Fobiuj las.???Scarcely a week
panes without one or more requeue for the
formula of ???Dickson's compound," and elio
for "Farman???e formula." lu ordeqto gratify
many readers, these formulae are glyeu here,
and all pereone Interested in farming matteri
will do well lo cut out this Item and paste it
iu their icrsp books.
The celebrated Dickson's compound is pre
pared according to the following formula:
Peruvian guano - 100 poui
l>l??olr,d Bone* ton poui
Common ralt. ho pounaa.
Land Plaster. to pounds.
Well mixed.
Thii compound has long been extensively
used by eoulheru farmers, and Stands deserr
edly high In the popular estimation.
The ???Furman formula" is best set forth in
in the words of Ur. Furman himself:
???To prepare the compoet I select a pieco of
gronud convenient to my lota, so as to avoid
unnecessary hinting of my heavy manure,
taking care that It Is not In a low spot, where
water might collect and sepo the heap, aud
having cleaned it carefully, scatter my stabla
manure evenly over it, never allowing It to
bn more than three inchee thick, when the
manure is well scattered. If it Is dry I
sprinkle water over it, and this is something
that must by no means be omitted. Water,
ami a plenty of it. is a necessity In a properl
regulated compoet heap, where decompos
tion and chemical reactions are valuable und
esiential. Eseh layer, both niannre and cot
ton eeed abonld be thoronghly wetted ta it it
laid down, as otherwise one dry layer rnn
ning through your heap mty give you cotton
seed that will coma up and give great trouble,
eepcclally U the crop Is planted with selected
feed.
The compost heap should not be built more
than five feet high. Keep the edges as uearly
perpendicular es potsiblo, and flatsh it off on
the top with a covering of rich top dirt from
three to six Inchee thick. Tue heap should
stand after completion at tenet six weeks be-
foro,using It,and If it could beat arranged that
at the end of *ix weeks it coni J by cat p*r
pendlcalarly down, mixed thoroughly and
allowed to stand a mouth loDger, It would
improve the compoit. I mate such quanti
the of ft that 1 have not time to do this, but
as a rale, thn more compost Is mixed and
manipulated the hotter it U.
Take tvcnty-flre (2S) bushels well rotted
atable manure or well rotted organic matter,
as leaves, rauokor rich top earth; scatter it
about three inches thick upon a piece of
ground situated so tnat water will not stand
on It batched off in ev??ry direction. The
twenty-Sve (25) bushels will weigh about 750
pounds; tbou take250 poundsoi ???Garish Fur
man's formuts," or chemicals for compost
and scatter evenly on the sorfece. Take next
twenty-five (25) bushels of grren cotton seed
and distribute evealy on the imrfaoe. and wet
them thoronghly; they will weigh 750 pounds.
Take again 250 pounds "Garish Furman's
formula," or chemicals far compost, and
spread over the eeed. We now have 2,000
ponnds, nr one ton. We then go back to the
atable manure, or muck, nr rich earth, and
pile np in this way as high es we can go-
keeping above proportion???than cover with
six inches of rich tep earth from fence cor
ner*, and leave at least six weeks. When
ready to haul to the field, cut with a spade nr
pick-ax, rqnsre down, and mix as thorough! ???
as possible. Now we have twenty-five (251
bushels of minora, wslghtng7S0 pounds, and
250 pounds of "Farlih Farmin'! formula,"
orccomlcala for compost, and twenty-five
* ???trashela of cotton eeetlt weighing 750 ponnds;
then pot 250 ponnds more of ??????Farlih Fur
man's formula," or chemicals for compost,
and wo have the perfect compost. Yen per
ceive the weight is 2,000 ponnds, valne, at
cash coil:
760 ponnds cotton scad, 25 bnsheli,
10 cents par bethel 12 to
600 pounds ???Farlab Furman's for-
nute," O'chmlcala for com
mu, 07! 00 par top
0 pounds manure, or tsuot, or
r-.i-ed leaves (nominal, a buthels, say
allow for haulins 100
??? nn* low
no oo
One (1) ton of the cbemlcale makee four (4)
tons compost.
Thla mixture makes practically a perfect
manure for cotton and a splendid application
for corn Our farmers do not appreciate cot
ton seed. That oomes nearer to being a per
fect fertilizer than any ona thing in the
world, and yet over 100,000 bnsheli were eold
at my depot for a trifle aod healed away.
"with bis cotton eeed end stable manure
saved and compoa'ed with decayed leaves,
plno-rtraw, etc, eny farmer can beeomo rich
If he wants to, au-t ! ruble the valne of hie
land In three years.???
The Fabhib???s Woax.???The work of the
farmer, perhaps mors than that of any other
man, la dependent upon and governed by the
seasons. There la a special time for nearly
every special kind of work which he be* in
hand, and mnch that he does cannot be done
e-tany other time than in that which has
boon provided for it In the economy of na
ture. He cannottf he would change the or
der of sequence In those things, and there la
no cour-e to be panned except that ef com
pliance with a law which he la av powerless
to amend as he Is to successfully dlsabey.
Tha success of the pursuit of agriculture ta
largely dependent upon the rigid observance
of these laws. Nature ta ever ready to help
tho farmer, but she mast do it la her own wav
and at her own time. No good farmer falls
to recognise the importance of being always
ready for the ebaogee and requirements of
the seasons. He knows that tbare is a time
for fertilising, a time for planting, a time for
cultivating, * Ume for harvesting, and a time
for soiling. He knows that June is not the
time to brisk np the ground for corn, nor
D-ceraber the time for harvesting the crop;
that each grain and vegetable asnst be pieced
in the soil when the season and tho elements
are ready for it; that tha roatnre product, to
beperfeo-, mnatbegivsc sufficient time to
ripen, and yet not be allowed to deteriorate
In qnality by permitting It to remain uncared
\ foroniilthe period of maturity hai been
\ reached. It ii the work of long year* to
???practically and thoroncMy learn these things,
Bet be la not master of hie bnstneaa If be falls
fto familiarise himielf with them. There Is a
-gteat deal, and mnch more that many people
imagine, in being promptly ready for the
changes of the seasons on the lata. That ft
is iaflnltely b'tter to pneh one???* work then
to be pushed by it ie tne experience of every-
one who hie riven both kinds o( management
a fair trial, ft is, of course, impossible to do
the tame kinds of work at precisely the same
dare each successive year. So great are the
variations of season and temperature that
there will necesearily be a difference of a fort
night or a month in planting for a certain
crop this year and next. A late spring or an
early one may raceasitete quite a change in
programme in matter of time. Bat thii need
not and should not Interfere with the farmer's
beit g prepared foraltber event. There is m>
good real m why one chcnld cot be always
ready to take ad vantage of an unusual pro-
C liiooanera of season. If time can be gained
7an unexpected favorable openiogofspring
or early arrival of rummer he ah mid be in a
position to realist the moat paaaibte from the
advantageous circumstance*. If tha season
be late mere Ii no lose in bring ready for it
early. Indeed there is even then again in
being always on time. Thera is >ncb a thins,
of count, as being In too great a hurry in
roshlng the work of the farm. Plotting,
piloting end harvesting may alike be to un-
seasonably early as to be profitless. There Is
no great pronenatt, however. In this direc
tion. We take It that delay is ohargesb'e
with agricultural tailors to a mnch greater
extent than i, undue baste. The moat suc
cessful farmer is the one who avoids both
these extremes. Always ready and always
in good time he never rushes Inconsiderately
ahead of na<nre, and la only placed at fault
in hit calculations by tome very unnsntl de
velopment of season or tome circumstance be
yond hit control. The country waute more
clear-beaded, thoughtful, well posted, ever
ready men tn its agricultural interests, in
order to make the chief occupation of onr
people in the highest degree remunerative
und thriving???Nttiopal 8'ockman.
Maxiso Horn Cohvostasli -In order to
make a term come comfortable, attractive
sod salable, three thing! are esiential. Tuese
are gross, flowers and frnit. Comfort daring
the heated term of summer is n first consid
eration. A cool place of resort at midday ie
a place to be desired, and which but few
small farmers posaeee. A neat, cloeely-
clinped grass lawn, shaded by the deep green
foliage of the maple or other deciduous trees,
answers admirably for this put peso. While
it is true that but few over worked farmers
ami over wotked wives ever become so appa
rently aristocratic as to provide for a few
hours of pleisnrable relaxation, It la never
theless true that a good lawn oso be made
comparatively little expense, and with
good lawn mower, like the Buckeye, can be
easily kept in excellent order if mowed every
two weeks daring the growing etaasn.
If without such a lawn, begin the forma
tion of one immediately. Tee grading and
manuring of the surface, and the thorough
inter-mixture of the material) need with the
soil, will fit it admirably for the reception of
seed, either In September, October or Novem
ber, or very early next spring. Thi kind of
grass seed to nee will depend upon the loca
tion. As a rule, the graaes which make the
best pastores in the neighborhood will make
the beat lawns. To the north of, and iu the
northern portion of the cotton-growing bolt,
we recommend the Kentucky b'luo-grarj for
lawns. Sow from two to three bushels to the
acre. We have seen very enccessfnl lswna
made with an equal weight ol Kentucky
bine-grass, red-top and white clover eeed, tho
quantity required bring about a half bushel
to each one naodred fret square.
As soon ai the grass it well rooted, a few
flower beds should be cut iu the tod. These
should-be near the house, but not located so
os to hinder free noctss to and from the iawo.
The bids can be of oval shape, or that ol the
oak li-af.Jvr of any simple but irregular form.
Small rockeries, aa usually constructed, aro
unilglitly, aud not to be tolerated. Io ir
ranging tree* and fl-wtrs consult Viok'a Flo
ral Guide. Tan-bark is an excellent material
for the making of walks, uasucU walks aro
much cooler and more pleasant to both foot
and rye than when coarse gravel is used.
Groups of trees aro much to be preferred to
rows. Very mnch can bo done by properly
planting them. Twoor three tree) era some-
timesed together, so that when they grow up
they will form natural seat backs. Oak trees
are excellent for tbla purpose.
In conclusion, It may ba as welt to remark
that the omtuber of walks and flower bads
should be limited to only what toem to bo
actually necessary. Baiter have n plain
lawn, with hero and there n shade tree,
than to rntke the labor required to keep It in
irksome task. The less trouble it
order, an
is to no clean about a place, the cleaner it
wiil be kept.???Farm ana Fireside (Ky).
IliQuinsMBNTe or Caors ???Every kind of
crop requites certain elom-nla common to all
to be iu or added to the soil in older to be
grown in perfection. When wo supply to
our long cultivated soil notssh, phosphoric
acid and nitrogen in satUciency, wt have,
with the addition of what th* lands will sup
ply, the elements essential to the successful
culture of any and all farm crops. 8table
manure cental ns these fertilizing elements in
the but known form for application to onr
land. Every fertile soil contains eneugh of
tho aforesaid constituents to prodaco one or
more good crops; bat every crop taken from
the lend redacts the snpply till at last we
come to an exnausted (worn ont) soil, similar
to what hssoccurred to thousands of acres
in all of our oldest eettled firm sections,
whtro the land has been cropped in cotton,
tobacco. com, etc., without manure for many
years. JTh* progressive farmer learns that his
toil must ba fod, somewhat on the same
principle that he feeds bis cows, bat ism fre
quently???once a year, in soino cues ouce in
several yean, answer all the requirement* in
regular rotation.*Bat the question cornea
np: How shall we teed onr land, with ??? able
manure cr with commerclil fertilizers? From
my standpoint, l answer with stable manure,
if one can obtain or make enough, brave
the commercial fertilizers us a Us: resort or to
feed tbi one crop. Their proper plaoe is in
connectio'a witu stablo tuannrs, similar to
tbs rieairrt following tha principal dishts of a
dinner. 8ome tell us: "Each crop must hare
its own peculiar food and in proper propor
tion." When wo bear a person talking in
that way we may conclude test be is tatting
beyond hi* depth -r inaabiil-y to instruct ana
advise farmers profitably, because, ta I under
stand him, he is coining to the theory that
all the farmer has to do in ordtr to gr-jwgood
crops 1, to cell on ths manufacturer or healer
of fertilises and say: * Djcior, l intend to
grow a crop of sugar beets and I want ferttlit
era for the same to that I can obtain a big
crop of sugar," and the "doctor" prescribes
according to his tabic of analysis. This is no
new theory, nail is not reliable as a rule; it
may work in some cases, but generally it
works unietisfaetorily, because it is Impos
sible for anybody to Xuo ?? the salative pro
portion of phoepnoric acid, potash and nf'ro-
pm that is in the soil- before the fertiliser
i medicine) is applied. Analysts fills to givt
solutions*f such questions that are reliable,
as every field, periapt every square yard of
tha sauts field, hai different degrees of fer
tility.???Germantown Telegraph.
Diooiae Ucex ??? In many localities, this can
only be done at a season ol lbs year whan
ths streams are low, which la usually in the
hot wsatnar, though sometimes Octobir tad
Nuveiuktr fiuds ths streams as low, or lower
than August or September, but to delay dig
ging muck until cool weather is to ran the
rsk of not-rigging at all, for it often happen)
that a heavy (ala in September will fill np
the s-resui so that the water iu the meadows
will bi too high to dig muck except os the
top, which, while it give* better muck, is a
(real sun of lan l. When possible to do eo,
t is usually b<at to dig as deep ea the mock
can be easily thrown out, say four feet deep,
that getiiag eight curds to the aero.
Be many mistakes nave been made In the
use of :uu.k ibsi'mtny fa mere bare aban
doned iu use eatTrely, bui when nsed intel
ligently it is a very Important aid to him,
and no good farmer will refuse lo use it. To
eart large quantities of wet mack into the
barn yard as was the custom twenty-five yetti
sgo was a waste of time, as it iddtd bat very
litlje to the value of the manure, especially
If It was lo be app'icd to heavy land. When
farmers begin to use mack lib-rally, they did
not investigate enough ro learn the {set, that
muck it a material that is unfit for plant
food, until it bat been changed from its
natural cotdttion, or that wbt:e it m-ay be
very beneficial toons kind of soil, to a differ
ent kind it may be injurious.
Careful ooeervation and many experiments
beve convinced many intelligent farmers,
tnat, to a limited extent, mock is very valu
fie, providing it bu in the right state, and
is applied to the right soil, in a proper man
ner While mtay deposits o! muck are
fjnnd to be of Dm little value, if notpoeitive
If injurious when nsed green, nearly atl de
posits are found to be good when permitted
become well dried, whether it be nsed as
absorbent or applied directly to the land.
It is now very generally admitted that It is a
wea???e of time to cart into the barn yard, even
of dry mack more than is necessary to absorb
the liquids, if any mere is to be mod i t
should be applied directly to the land and
composted with the soli. Well decompos'd
muck Is found to be very beneficial to light ??? as the surest road to bankruptcy and min,
laud. ! We are now having very propitious weather
The farmer should always have at least for farming. Should Itcontinne eight or leu
three years snppl.v of muck on hand, thni days looger we will be sbrut through plant-
giving it time to become well dried end pul- ing cotton. Corn, g'r (???rally, is a very good
veriztd. One load of this ie worth a dozen stand, and the area pi Died is much larger
of green muck jnst dug ont Before the rainy than last, year.
season sets in, the farmerebonld house dry 1 am proud to stale(a?? I sin a natlveGeor-
muck enongb to use as en absorbent daring gian) that yonr valnaM* paper has tt- widest
the wet and fretting weather.???Mass. Plow- emulation in my cut try (Lauder.,* e) of
buy other. I deem it <u.- i-eper of tbu south
fur the farmer. Brspic-fuly, e
Jung A Bailxy.
Malion Station, Hire., April 15tb, 1884.
Farmers??? Hohij.???There l?? no subject more
important for a farmer to consider than the
one wty boys who are brought np on farms
are tuually so anxions to leave botun. It ie
no duubt true that large cities possess an al
most Irresistible attraction to very many, bat
that decs not account utliciently for the giv
ing up the almost certainty of in independ
ent, honorable, effluent and pleasant career
for a chimerical prospect of great gala, or to
settle down as merchants' clerks, mechanic*
qr hewers of wood and drawers of water in
onr villages, towns and cities. In these days
n? dallw nareinanova nlninuf naefonf mall '
Tna Vibtuxs or Bbttirmilk.???The oeopie
know, aays a writer in the Country Gentle
man, tbs veins of buttermilk. A proper
and constant use of buttermilk will entirely
care the constant craving for stimulants to
which many persons, from long nee, have
habituated themselves. Have it handy, and
whan the appetite esys whisky or other Him-
ulnnt, drink naif a tumbler of buttermilk,
the craving desire will be satisfied, and tbu
ot daily newspapers, almost perfect mail 'stomach will be aiuch hem fitted and
Ul UKIijr ucnffpopufl, HtlUUJIi pcricufc lUO???I . msiisuiwii nuu
Rommanlcaiion, tne electric t telegraph and [???treugthened, instead ot weakened. There
fast trains Ibe m6st that Is enjoyable in the??r* many good effects from a free use ot but-
city is shared by the Intelligent and enter-. termilk. It alone will often care eour
111) 13 OIIAICU UJ IUD imvnt^TUV flllU mikar* i " *??? ??????wuw was* VIICU Vis tv auui
prising farmer, while he baa not to endure; stomach, and permanently. The lactic acid
??? ??? needed hy many persona u supplied by but
termilk mnoh more largely than hy any
the many disadvantages of city life; and it
is ia hit power to secure lo himself almost
everything that makes life worih living.
And just here is the key to the whole matter.
There are a large number of farmr re who
se??m to ignore ths bright and beautiful side
???f life. To them grass was made alone for
cattle to eat, rot for men to look at and en*
joy; to them flowers are weeds, books a snare,
rest aod comfort idleness and telf-lndngeuce.
other known food or beverage. One vital and
iuipirtant tree of buttermilk ie the presen
tation of valvntar ossification of the valves
of thn heart, from which in this country, so
many persons die, especially old persons.
There are many other peculiar so-called heart
diseases which lactic acid, if partaken of
freely, prevents. The so cstied fluttering or
They givn their cattle ths very best stten- 1 palpitation cf the heart, consequent upon a
tiou, but let their ohildrun take care of them
selves and find their own amusements???a
task a, difficult under tho circumztsnoFS e,
fiutt.-ven by the E-yprinnetothoTsraelltea,
of m.irlnir bricks wuuout straw. The homo
is comf -rileas; there is nothing to interest in
the lima oiuter evenings; everything is dull,
weary, monotonous, and the younger gener
ation are only too anxious to escape from it;
aud ths ooly refuge seems to be ihe city,
which swallo??s .h??m up as greedily as the
ocean its wreeks.
Thn remedy ia obvious. Handsome, com
fortable houses???no) merely a number of
furnished rooms, bn* comfortable, home-tike
bourns???snngiy embowered in miniature
>irks, with nest lawns and flower aud vege-
able gardens; good common school edoca-
hlTdren, who ought to be taught
disordered, dytpeptio stomach, can beonllro-
ed by a free use of buttormllk.
ly remove
tiou for tboch . m
the principles of growtti sad liticcrtsfal farm
ing, thus classing it with the sciences; news
papers. mus e, an occasional visit io the cities
to see what they ace like and bow disagreea
ble they are???such things aa these will koop
tho children on tke farm. This is no fancy
sketch, and a c rnsV-ent with the best and
meat profitable fa ming, for here, as every
where e'ee, the best wins, after all.???Farmer???
Friend and Plantci???a Guide.
Ax Acax - One acre of ground In lawn and
garden iteufilcetit to maintain a family cow
in any villnge nr rural locality. Oue who
knows hew it Is done, and has done It for
several yeas'. describes the methods hy which
it is accomplished: ???A quarter of an acre Is
in garden-strawberries, currants, grapes,
raspberries, blackberries, end gooseberries.
There are six apple trees, and fourteen pear
trees. All but the girdrnjla In gross, ch iefly
orchard gross. I am nlready feeding down a
small piece of orobard grass under some apple
treus the third lime by tethering the cows
upon it. Some of the grass. I have just cut
the second time, and tomt- give a third cat
ting. Fifty rows of sweet corn fur table me
are now beginning to yield boiling errs, and
the stalks and busks go to the cow. There
are pea vine* bean vines, beet tops, small
potatoes, and other wulea to help feed the
caw luxuriously, and In this wry tho family
cow may bo kept In abandonee throughout
the year upon one acre, while her manure
will keep the whole acre growing richer every
year, and will provide a liberal quantity for
the flower beds and the shrubs, tnd dwarf
>aars on the lawn. Avery large quantity of
habest manure*is made by throwing the
wards with ell the soil attached to them, tho
leaves that ore raked op, and tho wood ashes
from ths house, together with as mnch soil
as may be needed into a shallow pit in tho
eowyard, snd leading the drainage from tho
manure gutter into I*. If a farm were only
msnagso as one. manage) the garden, every
acre might easily pay a hundred doilsu; but
the labor ia not to be btd, and one pair of
hands cannot do it for more than five or six
acres. But the time will coma when it mutt
be done; when the land becomes fully oecn-
p>ed, and tills great country has its 600,000 000
of Inhabitants, annmber which it caa sustain
with the greatest eats, with a thorough eye-
turn of cultivation."???Tha Dairy.
A Berm Cow ???A writer pale the esse of
the "little baiter cow??? as follosfs In the
Western llnral; "The principal objecteeems
to be to breed a cow that is tba bast for milk,
bailor, and beef combined, which Ii os hard
a job os it Is to breed a horse for the dray,
farm, and race course ail in all In onr, Bonn-
object to tbs Jersey because she it too .small
to turn into boot when she is too old to milk.
New, then, it is generally admitted that the
Jerary will make two pounds of batter e
week more than most of the large breeds, if
nitall. Allowineinoh to be true, wnloh my
experience teaches me it is, two pounds of
batters week at 25 cents per pound would
he 60 cental week???82a month???for, lay tba
tint six month', would tuako $12, and one
pound a week for the next three month) at
the same price wold raake $3, making $15
in a year. Allowing each to be milted ten
rears would make $150 In favor of the Jersey
or bntter; at Ibis age pot both up to fat snd
the Jersey will drees 600 ponnds and the
large cow $00, making 300 pounds ot beef to
offset $150 for bntter, which makes prot-y
dear beef, dots it nnt? Toll it allowing It
coataa much to keep a small cow as it does
a large one. Now, brother farmer, as by ex
changing views no different topics all may
become oensfittad, let's bear from sous more
of you.???
Editors Constitutioh: I notice in the
last Inue of the Weekly en article from Mr.
J. B. Wade, on "the graters.??? I would be
glad if yon would get him or some one else
who bas ezpirienco in tho bnsiursfi, to write
an exhaustive article on the subject, stating
the kind of land beat adapted to them; mode
of preparation and fertilising; ths kinds best
adapted to this section; timo of planting;
bow much reed is required par acre; whether
it ia best to sow two or three kinds mixed to-
gether or separating, etc., and anything eleo
which tho unintated are likely nut to know
and ought to know. Yours truly,
Al# B Fall.
Sxnoia, Ga , April 15???h, 1881,
How to Tan SncsrexiNs ???Where farmers
kill bat a few sheep during tho ssss)n they
can make better use of the pelts than to sell
them if they know bow to preserve them.
For mate take two long wroled skins aud
make a strong ends, usiog hot water; when
it is cold wait) tho skins in it, carefully
squats ng thsin between the hinds to get the
dirt out of the wool, then wash the aoap out
with elesr, cold water. Thru dissolve alum
and salt, each a half pound, with a l(jtle hut
water safflotant to cover the eklne and then
let them soak in it ovtr night for twelve
hoars, then hang over a pall to drain. When
they are well draiueJ spread or stretch care
fully over a board to dry. When a little
damp have one ounoe each ol eaitpeter and
alum pulveris'd and sprinkle on the flesh
side ol etch skin, rubbing in well, then lay
the flesh tides together and hang in ths shade
for two or three days, turning tue under skin
uppermost every day aotil perfectly dry,
then scrape the flesh side with a blnn> knife
to remove eny remaining scraps of Hath.
Trim off projecting points; rub the flesh tide
with the bands. They will be very wbi'a
end handsome, eul'sblefor adoor or carriage
mat. They also make good mittens Lamb-
???kins, or even sheepskins, ot the wool be
trimmed off evenly to a halfer three-fourths
inch long, make beautiful and warm mit-
teion for ladies or gentlemen and tbs girls
with a little practice can make them.
Editors ConstitAion: Will yeu or some
of yonr subscriber* or correso-mdenu Inform
tut- which of the grasses would bo most
profitable to grow io east Mhetaaippi? As I
wish to embark, to e limited extent, into
that basinets, and am a novice. Also how
to prepare my land, fsrtUlMandiow? I no
tice the orchard frees is very highly spoken
of in yonr paper. I want a grass that will
not propagate only wbsrt I tow.
I am a young farmer, and I wish to deviate
a little Irom the path trodden by onr. older
farmers of this section. I look upon raising
cotton to ths exclusion of "hog and hominy,???
A Model GtoaoiA Hoifc???"East mil farm."
oontalulng sbuutone IiuuW-,1 and sever.tj Ovt
tone of fertile lend within and near the corporate
Itm'.tiof Ssndcraritle, is a mi;!el farm and the
'(Arden spot??? of Washington county. II Is the
place above ail others In this county far thorn ta
vlsli who desire la letrn the secret of living at
home. This farm Is the property of Mlrabetu
Buyer, the champion advocate la our
county of mixed husbandry. Everything
about this place, Included Mr. Buyer's
nsileaeo, which ia of the oeaUat and most cun-
rrnlcnt architectural design, indicates cumfortablo
and tutotnl living. There is a restful expression
shout things In general, an sir oi repoaoaud
tqulpeias that is singularly striking and seldom
met with ttethts part ot the world???all of which 1s
tha remit of a thorough husbandry. Ur. Boyer's
snperb raeoeaslully JaitlOcs his adveesoy of this
system of farming. Common sense
asgirity Ulla Ur. Bsyer that tho
only uua path tn indtpendoneo in airlcultnrj la
by diversity of oropi and sttontlon to the null In-
dustrlM. Ur. Biyvr lives at homo in evory sense
ef the *o.-d. Supplementary to his principal crops,
cotton, corn and small grain, aro hla dairy, gar
den, poultry yard, vineyard and peachoroharda of
the choicest vatlulICl, which r.CT.uJ an abundant
food supply for Mr I'ratty aud furulth a consider
able surplus for market.
Hr. Boyer li a great lover of <horoosbbred' stock
On bis farm can bo scon thoroughbred poultry,
buff cochin, Plymouth rock, leg
horn and o.her superior varieties,
brouse turkeys, o'.o, thoroughbred Imported Po
land China begs and a heard of nine head ol the
genuine ???mild eyed Jeracya," beaded by "Honest
John,??? a Urge, handsome, well farmed thorough
bred animat, no s fire yean old, purchseed by Ur.
Boyer from a Pennsylvania breeder, who sayi that
bo can traco hla . pedlgroo, both on tho
sldool tiro end dam, book to Importation. The
cows are first rite milkers. Two, -??????Balsy" and
Mute Noll," give about tea quarts si a milking
Ten quart* of "Little Nell'a??? mill reotntly yielded
oue ponnd aud iiluo ounces of firm yellow bntter,
uosalled. Two handsome little Lulls, 12 aud 14
months oldytie among tho number. Two of th*
blefert, now two years old, of beauty tnd grace,
are now with eatf by "Honest John," and an ex
pects; to droo calves la a few days. Ur.Biysrls
notongagtd In tho breeding of Jerseys purely sat
speculation, bnt merely as a family pUasure.
Mr Boyer saves every year a great deal ol hog
moat, and he aays that he stekes this meat at a cos
of oulysHcentaa pound, and this, too, wlthnnl a
(lain of corn. Ths * goober," eat und pea fields
uko bis hogs through. Ill fattens his bags ou Ihe
'guolMr," and geoeraily makes them go over 8-0
pouuda at 12 muniln.
Mr. Boyer says test he wilt mritaat the tactical-
cult- ton a bus of ootion to the aero this year. Ui
ha* the'greatest faith in UWFurmsn compost."
aud he la proving hla tilth la this
fertiliser by pulttug HOT ta 2000 pounds lo ths sore
nader hit cotton. By energy sud common reuse
,*gidiy, Mr. Boyer hae amused wl.btn thela-t
Alteon years an Independent competence, and Is
gradually withdrawing from other affairs and con
centrating his attention on hla beautiful "But
Hillhro."
Hr. Boyer bit a choice peach In his orchard that
ripcDsabout the 12U> of May. and he hope) tn be
able to ship Tub CoNsrrrurioV soma of tots variety
by ihe lit t proximo.
A FEW SMILES.
Th?? Biggest Thing Yet!
WATESY
FREE
To Any One
SEHS US
Satin Lined Case. 1
Sent bp
Registered Mali,
Postage Prepaid.
An Yearly SutocrlScra to tho
RURAL RECQRH,
.A.T Si.oo run TBAit. . v t
And Each of the Six to Get a Premium.
Offer Only Good Until July 1st, 1J}84. J*???
1 yonraelf cf this offer. Rend uathreeriwo ceiiLTUbipe for sample copy
il Individual premium ll?!. with Instruction* tofitfont*. Hhow
r friends and neighbor*, tor 11 wilt require no ftnUrXtMioMfccjttif? hav*
rn it,ropy, and learn of the hand*omi? premium .each aubs
njceCpt of fcJU 1 H>llun<, wo will forward the watch al once, i
tlpfi.ui llflt and mnll to each their premium. Remember I
Aildmut all Coinmnnleatlom to
OCHS, YONCE & CO., Rural Record, Chattanooga, Tenn.
jmna lor
C.'itiltOKUO
Price ?????
rflA TLASMft
X r ~\ , NOIANapOLIS.IHD???U.L.A,/; 1 ;4:t)*&fe .
- RV.Mfcy.-oito'.v. \ uairorActoaxai or . 'PIjh'srSgStr.??????Mn
STEAM
1 one# m>tf|VAt rl,r>
5 I# amf\
rim-tom, Jiith'i-H, iiiim??linHiiil piviiliu'M ??u?? ???? n????d
tn rseomtnendlndjhfm, Tlw-v nr??>
-?????**. <fc <*0.. 7
miHtte-n vs litIn 1
7 itarrur Me. y???????????????? ??v??lg. ??? ?W+e roll pare.*
3MH581
??? rind couritj to sell our POl???ULAU NEW HOOKS rind x
i??ndoth*r??, wkffMti-nel* not falljr o??c??pitd ( will Had it to their interent
to eormpond with tn. Trifarraara'aonaaad rithrir Tatar men Jaitcamiagon tha fl*M of aritlon v thb
boriineMoffartmanr ridrantRKFa.bothariemririnaeiinrikMprraoaayrindofriaUeultnr*'. Write for special
p. F* JOHIVMOar 4t> CO*> 1,013 Alain Street, Richmond, Va,
termato
THERE???S MUSIC IN THE AIR!
As tho reason approaches far a change ol rs'mes
wo would ???gitln rail ihe eit-utton of parents looo)
LergeHpringH'ockof Biys'and L'hlidrvii's School
am Orest salt*, whlob are being sold aivrry
moderate prices. . . .
It Ie needless lo remind you that onr clnthlns
il well-made, for tltei Is now a well recognised
friOL
When yon are not looking np three good., re
member aono buy till you nave seen our buck.
A. 0. M. GAY,
Clothier, Merchant Taller and Htttti.
???7 I'mcfilreo Htrcet, Atlanta, 41a.
BUSINESS MEN.
home, find tha) theymb'iov have the tie,trod end
neoeewy re??t, fovlbelittledeillrwlefrill,off-rlng,
and slowly end pitifully watting away hy iho
drain**-! upon Its tyrtem rrnm rite sflVrts ol teeth
ing. If they would think to uen lir. B'gRrrs'
Hnuthcrn Ib-mnly, lorn n) sleep end bowel com
plete ts would be unknown. Pi toe 60 rente.
Chamberlin, Johnson ??tCo <
Burocuoralo Chamberlin, Boynton A ck
60 AND 68 WHITEHALL STREET,
ATLANTA, OA-
Imrxrht Mauler* la fieergle la
DRY GOODS,
Fine Drees Goods,
WHITE GOODS,^ ETC.
CAEPETcTi CARPElbl
HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS,
Lace Curtains, Window Shades,
FLOOR OIL CLOTHS.
SHOES! SHOES! SHOES 1
OBNTt), LAD1K8, CHILDREN':).
Agonta for Bntterrios???s Patterns
CHAMBERLIN, JOn.Wte A ro
HEAL ESTATE.
VtV reommead mo foliowl'g Beal Kitato Agent*
aa reliable and captb???.o. Write to them for'what
you want In oountry or city r.nl extato for home*,
or Investment or lufonn??flou.-[2M CorsinonoK.
RICE &???WILSON,
7 8. Droari Hired, AIUu.it, Ua.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
BUY AND SELL-
REAL ESTATE
lor perries oa Comm Moo.
We Sell either at Private or Public Outc-T
Infc-nnetlen famished atadh.taooon tprilotrio*.
SAM???L W. GOODE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AMD
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
21 Marietta Hired. Atlanta, Ua.
I Bent. Bif ( Hal* and 1 Exchange Property ??i
ExamineTHlcaaod prrpnre Abrliacta.
THOS. A* FRIERSON.
REAL ESTATE
A Hicuiuah man has trained biscat to visit
a graerrr an- steal mackerel lor him. Asd yet
CRAMPED FINANCIALLY,
A moorra* bat bran born with only one
wing lu Body e maty, 0*??? la older to gin a pars-
grephtet an opportunity to tey Uistlinaemblea
some chimney*???L c., It hi! a detective flcw.-.Nor-
rietown tn-rald.
Blast In Canton, China: ???Cat???a Utah, C'
biris, un cent* Black eat'a fiysh, ooo email bhsl >.
five cento. Black Cog'e gratae, ono hull, f-vnreeu's.
llUck cat's eye., one pair, fueJetatt "-LwbrllUi
Conner Journal**
A asPTircL meteor was teen In Coaaactlcnt
shout 8:10 Wednesday mornlnf*. A watchman In
Guilford lays H was "as large as a plot measure,
and bad a tall about Ion laches long, and one hall
of the UU was Ilk* firs." Undoubtedly he tew tbs
lisa no speedy re'lef, but cramped In the bowels
has e amo one In the n-not Dr lllrtere' Bnmheru
Hcnredy, ihe great specific for til bowel affucilont
and tn nndonhtrd boon lo parents who hare been
speeding steeples nigh's In mining tbs Hnle curt
Whe had lu, gradually watting away (mm the
drain* go upon lb avilcm from the effects of lee'h-
v upon I
ill girt
uMc.-nts.
SAVED.
That mils child enfferlng with teal night fiend
Jrontol ibefire to dry herself and when oomboi-
Uou occurred fi-d io Ore root and jumped wteo
ground ???Boston Pet).
???Woman," asidoi-1 Mr. Squares, looking up
from hit paper, and plainly imyotelag th* enln-
lagturftcuof hit bald brad, "women ts straogu
creature They???)* dllsrent from men. 'It
a'mott tmponibts tn reform 'am ouce they gets
dowa. When a men fall, from grace he non gala
aptg'te, bat wbwi a women f alia It sorter slaas
her Ilk*, and she don't hare no aabltloa ta rite
tg'ln. Tse. women Ireirairs creature.???
??? Vti." said old Mrs Mntgg,. tboughtloUy, o??
she Interrupted her koti log for n memour, ; a
maorivieialivaltethefril*from gnce.bat y<m
as*hebaln'i(arm 1*11. Wlteowomia tils dlff
erani."???Sommctrllt* J ourerel
Fur lfalf ??? Life Tine.
Mn. John Gtmmell. Mllroy, Ml fin Co., Fa.,
in Ibe spring of U84 Injured her spine nnd
partial paralysis ensued. For nearly twenty
years tbs was unable to wtlk. In the Spring
of 1(83, ah* was advised to use St. Jacob* Oil,
t ??? great onqoe.-orof pain. The first appli
cation gsv* Instantaneous raitef. Before th*
second bottle w ??? exhausted she was able .to
walk and ia cured.
to children, coup, was relleveu by th* tmmedl-te
u,* of Taylor's Uhr ??? ~ "
ted Mullein, i
uw of Teylor'l l-'herokM- Kemvdy ol Hw-vt Gu??
and Mullein, *n undoubted cmnp preventive, sou
curs for ocughs, colds, whanilog iv-neh. co-sumre
tti.n tad all Tung snd bronchial iroub'ee. Price 2V
rente and gl 00 Aek yonr druggist for It, Mann,
freiured bs Weller k. Taylor, Ausuta, Oa.. propri*
lor Taylor's premlom cologne.
M. KLINGKLSMITH,
-GENERAL AGENT???
ECLIPSE WIND ENGINES,
PUMPS, TANKS, Etc.
67 PEACHTREE STREET,
ATLANTA. OA,
RENTING AGENT,
Xo. 1* Wall Htraet, Atlanta, Ox
IDUY, SELL, EXCHANGE & RENT
gores. Beridenera Wa Mill Bites. Water
Vtcca. PHaras Lanria. W1M Lat-rfa,
Timber'' Lin4a fUllr.**! if/oata tor U:oaUe
to j lug Putpoaoa, ???:??.
TWa* to BxnVom. Uarcbaqla tndcIMwol Atlanta
G ROW!A.. RAYrmC fOUifTY-TO AM
?????????on If mar eonrrrn: lUty a Leacn. aAmin*
Murat tlx of RdwaM W L "h, tr, dttenuij, baa fr
ln??* form ap??!U4 to tba bn4*r??<CQcd tor l????Ye ic
rU tba Uoda beloofln^ to iho mto of nM iWm.
Id, and ??a|d aptfllra???lim will b thraM on loifliil
Monday In May next, U>li APrlt 7 l??-f.
LBOBIWvB Ordinary.
Treated nciontlflaiaiy"
and cared witbootUM
knlla. nook on trial
nwalMnt tr????.
I)r$. fjrrtfff*'/ A JCorrtt
ft*. ??????T
CANCER
i < yOK-IIA. PA Yltl'l gOOUHTI
lX Adntolstmiovnf&JLTreyta.
for touersot dtemtwlo* flora raid
and I will para opou sold eppllq.uo
Xa,Q ^l
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doreaaad.aewUa
adatiMrafioa
lion on the first
1 * th|. PrhruM!
B. OHl-ias.
Opllnsry.
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fcLU*ra*\|jutaiVw'ifl??wlratae from raM rtm'ta-
Ordinary-
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