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THE WEEKLY CON8TIFTTION: TUESDAY APRIL 29.1884- TWELVE PAGES. II 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 rOK'IIA. PA YETI BOOUKTr.-J. T. TRAVIS doreaaad.aewUa adatiMrafioa lion on the first 1 * th|. PrhruM! B. OHl-ias. Opllnsry. i 1 ZUK.(l*7PAVkWg t'Ol)??TV.-Sf. L KiP fcLU*ra*\|jutaiVw'ifl??wlratae from raM rtm'ta- Ordinary- avaahaia It U Bmnfiff.0, a D-.fiff a* (suiIbsIMm *aa if m . fKSUnBI THE BEST, imn Tw?? ikatuoafi . aWmolatwly OrsOri Wffrta. ftpntMli. Daari r*r IllaMr??l?? KrtuailsfitPb TWnIt * f MaehldfiUttfi ??; AjHU W$??atrdL??T?? 1 WllJbO* (Vw. BM MACaiUICO., Clil???fffirltw T.P%