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THE AA EEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA* GA.. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 9 1884. TWELVE PAGES.
FARMS AND FARMERS.
SHORT TALKS WITH FARMERS ON
FARM TOPICS.
Why Btqck Should be Improvad-Trsfoicg Boys for
Farmere-Tbo Wheatttraw Worm???Cotton
flaking by Machinery???Carp - Crop
Votes in General, Etc., Elo.
r Stock Should Be Iupbovkd.???Tho ira
portance of improvement should bo made evi
dent to every farmer in the land, not only as
n matter of profit but for many other roa3ous.
The farmer who doea not improve does more
???ban deprive himself of tho advantage to' be
nined thereby, for he incurs an actual 1933 by
uch meglect, which, however, cannot bo
lemonetrated until improvement itself has
een tried. As tho practical 'evidences are
acking, the difficulty is to make tho fact plain
those who have not given it the careful con-
iderntion it deserves. And this loss occurs
every department of the farm and on all
lasses of stock!
If wo wero-disposed, as a people, to progress
uniformly in nil directions, it would at ouce
perceived that while we have bred
horses to greater speed, vigor and endurance,
have not greatly increased tho size, though
there ore many large horses. Tho average
farmer has continncd to breed his horses more
quickness of motion than for strength, aud
wo are importing hundreds of Clydesdale
and Percherons every year. Wo are willing
admit that the heavy frames of tho Scotch
and French horses render them too slow tor
average larm worn, and aro also expensive,
but such is not the case with tho half breeds
which combine the strength??? and size of the
with the fine bone, elegance and activity
the dam. Such half breeds, if preferred,
ay bo br^d back in either direction, accord-
1 to circumstances, and the cost of the im-
???vement will not entail a heavy expeuso.
The economy of tho cross consists inthosav-
ng of labor, as greater size and power is con-
entrated in a single animal which requires
additional care, management or skill in
ving, and the farmer who uses horses da-
ieient in strength is of a necessity compelled
0 support three whero ho may profitably use
nly two, tho failure to improve causing an
nimal loss of one-third tho capital invested
n his horses. t
Nor is tbfl dairyman excepted. lie may not
bink it advisable to improve and thereby add
0 the value of tho stock itsylf, but I10 Will,
evertheless, not bo exempted from loss, for
he cow that yields largely of milk aud butter
emauds no greater outlay of time and labor
ban the one which is less profitable. Even
le oxen used on farms may be made more
Iryiceable and efficient by breeding such
tock as the Devons, a siuglo cross of which
nkes a very marked improvement. It is tho
"??? experienced in using a slow, plodding ox
. odds to tho importance of breeding for
in activity and strength of tho Devons.
The number of fanners who huvo added to
le value of tho wool clip aro many, but few
comparison with those who annually sudor
loss by failuro to improve, and though tho
??s of individuals may not be great, appa-
sntly, yet, when wo considor that tho country
1 largo is poorer by hundreds of millions o'
ollars simply through neglect of improve-
ent the loss becomes of great improvement
nd yet no animal is moro easily invproved o
durns a larger profit for the capital invastai
mu the sheep.
It is unnecessary to make comparisons of all
le animals, for ns it is with the horse, cow
ul i-hcep. so with tho swinoaiid poultry. Tho
nner who conducts his farm on businoss
Irinciide* allows of no loss that can bo pro-
fcnti-J. lie invests his capital in tho bo3t
lock and tho most serviceable machinery, but
he farmer who does not improve injures his
irofits and wastes his resources, though roally
Itgmjjitlng to economize.???Philadelphia Ba-
burning life ?egoUUon anZ ft hnf dried ?? d ??? uftriIf- f ??n ' vho .???!' nm n .; tlln ?? ,1ll ?? to burn nnd crash to a powder, so
The usual absence of wings giveVus another fhriA .nV ??* r *??? !ultu 1 r ?? there will be, with to .pread on the ground. Abettor plan is
resource against its injuries?? sfncoe simplere- I adv.neem.nt J'V opportunity break up aa fine at nossible, and then lea..
tntion nfw???. I ???* r advancement. They will, it is argued, in I them to soak several months in lyo from wood
ashes until thoroughly softened, when they
may easily bo crushed.???Journal of AgricuD
ture. ???
Abhor Vit.e for Poultry.???Mr. E. A. Roby,'
of Kent county, Michigan, writes tho Prairie
Farmer that there is no necessity for so m ich
Jy in wheat and the third in elover, u-
ninety-three per cent of the stalks wero in
rested m the former and only about five per
cent in the latter. Probably the individuals
earned away in the straw are killed by the
labor may be wasted through tho ignorance c
indiftercfice of his neighbors.
???Dogs troubled with mange should," it is
recommended, ???be washed with warm water
and castile soap. Twice a week sprinkle on
the parts affected a teaspoonful of dry sulphur
and rub it thoroughly in through the hair.
Continue this for some weeks ns tho sutphur
will keep oft* liens, which are so troublesome
??? ??? some dogs."
Almost any kind of material loft oil tho
ground under fruit trees will act as a fertili
zer. It will at least prevent tho growth ot
gross and weeds and thus check loss of moist
ure nnd fertility that tho tree needs to perfect
its crop. It is ns a mulch that tho advantage* I
of straw in orchards consists. Its fertilizing
value is small, nnd nouo of this is available
until the straw is rotted.
never be troubled with tho ailment so much
compluincd nbout. Whito cedar, or arbor
vita*, keeps the fowls healthy and drives ofl
the vermin.
dsual absence of wings giVefui'another I tISftTnY ???l Bg , ncUUU - re ???erewm be, with | to spread cm tho ground. A bettor plan Is to
'?? another | thrift andl economy improve.! opportunity break up as line aa possible, ami 111??? leave
tor advancement. They will, it is argued, in 1 v ??? 4 ??????*?????????-
* ! ??? ' ???qh means of this cotton
and planters, instead of
1 see no reason why tho
injure tho laborers in the cottou
belt permanently, any moro thau tho reaper
and binder, or the thresher, injured tho
laborers in tho wheat belt. It will enablo tho
planters to increase greatly their acreage, to I disease among poultry. Givo the foulYplenty
gather their crop at tho critical time when it of room, clean, well ventilated quarters, whoro
burning u ??? I is ready, and to add largely to their profits, they will be exempt from extremes of heat 01
aai-najssSp "?????*sss.???cs&jrssjaa si,4!zszixsxusx#!
hSnJZtSE Hi???? h therefore protect Cakp.-TIio following instructions will prove
A^* 0 , u f,* er ^??9* < ! a,1 8 er that his I of value to thoa&of our readers who aro antic
ipating engaging in carp culture:
The ponds???Great pains should betaken in ,
building carp ponds to have them deep in tho I A Substitute for Rain.???noeing, and tho
center to prevent them Ireezing to the bottom I frequent stirring of the surfaco of the soil, are
in the coldest winter. The carp is a hiberna- good substitutes for raiu. Those parts of tho
ting fish and requires a soft muck or muddy I garden that aro most frequently cultivated
bottom, ??s it burrows in tho mud in tho deeper I ??bow tho best results. It is probable that corn,
S ortions through tho winter. Havo tho over- I watermelons, tomatoes, Lima beans and cab-
ow of your poud so arranged with a wiro I bages, and possibly other plenty, if well start-
screen as to prevent fish being carried out in I c d, g????d, deep, soil nmy go through a
fioed time. The carp is partial to stagnant I two month's drouth without very serious dum-
wotcr, hence thrives best in ponds. It is well I age. A deco, well manured soil suffers much
to cut holes in the ico in winter to give tho figh I loss than a shallow soil. Subsoiling and nu-
nir. To bo successful in carp raising, no other I nuro are to a certain extent substitutes for rain,
fish should be in tho pond, as they devour tho I Moisture comes from below. Uudcrdrniuiug
spawn and young carp. Carp spawn in May I i* also a- safeguard against drouth. Tho course
and June, according to tho temperature of tho I of the grains in the garden can easily bo mark-
water; and at this time they requiro a good J cd in ft dry season by tho ranker growth of
deal of food to pi event thqm from eating tneir 1 vegetables above them. Irrigating in many
. own spawn, which they will surely do if not I parts of the north will pay. Tho soil, if well
No matter how sloppy tho food given to I properly fed during tho spawning season. I prepared, could use to good advantage twico
pigs, they should have dfidy a good supply of Keep turtles, water snakes, frogs and muskrats I the quantity of water it receives from rains
clean, lresh water. This is especially needed j out of tho pond; all are very destructive to tho I during tho dry and hot mouths of summer.
spawn and young fish. I
The Food???The carp is a domestic fish, oats I Ubb Good Tools.???Farmers certainly err
cooked food of almost all kinds; vegetables, the I seriously, says tho New England Farmer,
refuse of the table, etc. It is a hearty cater, I when they spend valuable time using worth
aud, in spawning time, should bo fed at least I le** tools; but it is of littlo use tourgo a man
three times daily. During balance of spring, I to plow his land well when wo know that I10
summer and fall, twico a day. I has not a tool on his farm fit to work with.
The carp grows with woudorful rapidity if I Our tylvice to a man who proposes to make
well cared for???tho first year attaining a | farming a-business would bo to sell ofl* many
weight of three pounds and at tho eud of the I of his old tools occasionally by auction, or U
third year, eight pounds. It is also remark- I men who have but littlo use for mrming tools,
ably prolific, spawning, according to climate I n??d replace them with tho best, well testodf
and eare, at one, two uud three years, a fivo I bow styles he can find. A now plow point
year old fcinalo depositing, sometimes, a half [ ??iny co *d 5?? cents to $1, but it may enable tho
Tbainiko Boys for Farmers It is not to
be expected, nor is it to be dosired, that every
k * y upon a farm should bo n farmer. Somo
II havo a genius for and must seek a living
other callings. Still it is host, no doubt,
[hsl the majority of tanners??? boys should
hcmselves follow tho samo colling ns thoir
tbers, best for them and best tor tho country.
But how to keep the boys on the farm, and
iow to train them into good, practical, pro-
rcesive and succcssfiil farmers aro questions
Ron asked and seldom answered. Wo bo-
Qve it depends almost entirely on tho homo
raiuing the boy receivos as he grows up. It
h ns natural ior boys to dislike hard work and
i aselcss drudgery, as it is for city bred pao-
e to be fond of show and excitement, aud if
e homo.life of tho farmer boy is all work
d no relaxation, rest and reasonable amtiso-
tut, it is not to be expected that ho will
ow up with a lovo for farm life.
To make a long story short, let us say. that,
our humble opinion, tho best way in tho
>rld to keep a hoy on the farm and causo
ini to become a good, industrious and success-
ili farmer is to give him a little farm of his
wn whilo he is a boy, and encourage him to
ultivoto and improve it. Give tho boy
kenty-five or fifty acres of land, with tho
rMnisc that it shall be his witfi more added
lien he becomes a man, and give him tho
leans, aid and encouragement necessary to
liable him to woi??k it; tell him that all tho
ropg and stock lie con raise shall be his own
in o proper manner, ns iu the purchase
r clothes , (books, education, etc.; and then
How the boy amplo time to work his littlo
rm. even all his time if necessary, and if
ist boy lias any energy or acquisitiveness at
I, ho will soon be seized with a now spirit, n
iw light will kindle in his eye, ho will soon
kc an abiding interest in his work and will
me to love it. This is tho way to keep him
1 the farm.
If fathers would give somo of their boys
is tort of chance and training, tho boy
ould soon bo a better farmer than tho old
on. Tbo boy would become self-supporting
on early ago, and would grow with selfere-
iucc am! practical knowledgo instead of that
'(solution nnd indecision that we often see.
;t fathers take on interest in their boys and
!p tbcm to make themselves ni??*n of indtu-
f and sagacity. Is it not infinitely better to
i*e the boys this help and start in life than
wait till you die for your property to be di
l(d, and perhaps, squandered????Index-Ap-
Tuk WnxATBTRAW Worm.???In the last crop
x??rt of the Illinois departmcnTof agricu't tre
ofessor 8. A. Forbes, state entomologist,
-es an article on this insect. It is aboutone-
n ofran inch long,'and a little flattened from
ove downward, and has a distant head and
>??ir of brownish jaws moving laterally. The
n is naked, except that each segment bears
tr short bristles???two ventral and two latsr-
The closest external examination trfll ro
il no clew to the cause of the injury; but if
> straw be carefully split, a minute, pale
low, footless grub will bo found a few inches
>vc the roct, and wholly within the stern,
; cavity of which it kfs enlarged by eating
UL the inner surface. These larva* are
Ittaa&d so low in the stem that they
lett in therwbble when the grain is cut,
ic-ugh a few a^^nubtle** carried away . iu
strawy Here ti^y remain until early iu
following spring (a few sometimes complel-
their trsnstpthnation in winter), when they
as minute, shinning black insects, but
itle mere than one-tenth of an inch in
?th, the great majority of which have only
less rudiment* of wings; in fact, of tho??e
serto bred, not one in twenty has hid the
r cr of flight. Professor Forbes suggest*
irsl remedies. As the greater part 01 the
remain in the stubble,- especially if the
in be not cut very close, and os they con-
e here, in one form or another, at least un-
nidwinter, and usually until the following
ch or April, it is at once evident that near-
lie entire brood may be exterminated by
sing the stubble. In ease ot a light yield,
here the wheat basvrown np to w -edi, it
often be difficult to born the field over;
if the insect it seriously destructive it will
This
in summer for pigs kept in pens andVith lit
tle green food. But there is scarcely a pla*o
where pigs can be kept whero more or lew
green fV*>d con not die had as part of their daily
ration. Weeds from the garden are excellent,
especially the pigweeds and purslane, both of
which ore very nutritious.
Reports from many localities show that
groin crops liovo been beaten down by heavy
rains to an unuaal degree. This indicates
weakness of straw from excess of nitrogen
rather probably from lack of mineral manure*.
Potash in the form of wood ashes aud com
mon salt, arc each or both combined, excel
lent for topjlreasing grain whero danger from
falling down is apprehended. They will.also
increase tho brightness aud plumpness of tho
grain.
In sections where potatoes ore largely grown
farmers prefer to plant them on a clover soil,
and all tho better if tho clover has made con
siderable growth before plowing. Tho amount
of green herbago turned under causos the po
tato plants to make moro rapid growth from
the start. The green manure also insures a
???apply of moisture, from tho Jack of which po
tatoes planted on land whero nothing was
plowed under aro apt to suffer when tho tubors
aro forming. *
It is a mark of tho unprogressivo character
of grazing husbandry that the grasses iu cora-
??? m use aro tho samo in number and variety
they were fifty years ago, Timothy, rod
top and clover are still tlio main rolianco,
thoqgh two or three kinds of clover aro now
grown. In all other crops there are variolic*
almost innumerable* and many of much greater
valuo than any formerly lenown. A largo
variety of grasses is a subject worthy the study
and attention of our farming classes.
ATLAS ENG
INDIANAPOLIS,
MANU(T_
STEAM ENGINE
Carry Engines and Boilers In Stock for lmme
(HOW known. It Is made of tho best
crops, particularly COTTON, CORN
In cultivating (young) Cotton, and a proportion
rnmplilcts sent on application. We havo Agents
pled territory. Address THOMAS
WANTED
and others, whoso time Is not fully occupied, will
farmers' sous and other young men just coming on
vantages, both as a means of making tnoue;
million eggs.
plowman nnd team to earn $2 where tho old
one would not earn $1. Poor plowing by
tho use of a worn up. plow may diminish
crop very materially.
Good Eaas.???An oxefiange says: Tho dif
ference between on egg laid by a plump,
Arsenic and Tobacco for Lick and Sheep
Ticks.???In answer toC. F. II., Pennsylvania,!
would say that I havo tried nearly everything
for the destruction oflicoon cattle, shoep
ticks, etc., and havo found one of tho most w - * , ??
dangerous opplicatinso to be tobacco. I havo I healthy hen, fed with good, fresh food daily,
known many deaths consequenco of a thorough I and an egg laid by a thin, poorly fed hen, is
wetting with tobacco water for tho killing of I 0* great as tho diflcrcncc hetweon good beef
lice, is sheep, dogs, calves, full growth cattlo, I ?????? poor. A fowl fed on gorbngo and weak
ot least two horses. The arseneous tnixturo I Blops with very littlo grain of any kind, may
which I recommended to tho readers of tho I c gB H f 1?? l*?? 8Uro ?? but when thoso egg.* are
Country Gentleman, never, to my knowledge, I broken to boused for cakes, pies, otc!, they
even injured a single unimal, neither havo I I will spread in a weak, watery way over your
ever heard of akinglo case of injury caused by I dish, or look a milky white, instead of having
its ure. Tho mixture, as I recommend it, has I a r * c b# slightly yellow tingo. A ???rich egg"
* . ..1 retains its shopo ns for as possiblo, ami yields
to tho beating of a knifo or. spoon with more
resistance, nnd gives you tho conviction that
you ore really beating something thicker than
water or diluted milk.
been used twenty-seven years by persons well
known to mo in New York* state???in Niagara
county, etc. I have read tho article you refer
me to on page 415, issue of Moy 15, and did
not remember it. The applicatson is safe, aud
it is a prompt remedy; but, ns a matter of
course, all such drugs as arsenic must bo
handled with care. In tho application, tho
mixture must be constantly shalcon whilo be-
Indigestion in Fowls.???The male bird soom
more frequently to bo tho victims than hens.
Qur hens havo suffered occasionally from the
_ ???j crop
usually rather full, and, in addition to tho
moss of fo6d, contains a yellowish colored,
very offensive, watery substance, which will
run out of the mouth If tho bird is hold with
head downward, aud the crop ia pressed by the
fingers. ??? p l
Wo believotha primary cause of this trouble
to be indigestion, to which fowls ore very sub
The horse radish is an interesting plant I jug used. The animals should be kept warm I iomo cause, nnd wo havo never boon ablo to
asidcfroinitspcculiarculinaryimportaiice.lt I immediately after tho ^sponging, and dry ??ombat tho diseaso successfully, oxcopt when
never produces seeds. Darwin regarded it as I afterward.???Win. Horne, in Country Gontlo- I the caso was taken in baud at tho first appear
an instance of vegetable impotency???illustrat- I man. I ance of tho trouble.
ing on inability to produce seed because of k " I The symptoms, as wo have observod them
long cultivation# Although tho plant ha* boon | A Nf.w Tonic.-??A practical poultry broodor I were, first, a loss of appetite and moping,
informs us that ho has repeatedly saved chicks I speedily followed by a weakness of tho logs
ond adult fowls, even after they were appar- | * n< ??? a disinclination to stand. The crop is
ently beyond all hope, by administering a
spoonful of a solution of wliat ho thinks
the best tonics known: . .
For a chick take fivo drops brandy, two
diops tincture iron, and put in as much
qumino os will rest on tho point of a small
kiiile blade, or, we would suggest, from ono-
half to n grain.Forbowel diseases add two drojii . = ????? ???
laudanum, or what is better, one-fourth of a I if 01 * ????? that if tho fowl is taken in hand at
teospoonful of paregoric, doubling tho dose for I commencement of tho attack anil n
adults nnd lessenning it for very small chicks. I castor oil poured down its throat, after
For colds, croup, and such like, take 'one-half I Purging it well, feeding it on soft aud slightly
groin quiuinc, ono grain red popper, ono asafo- I , g a curo ma ^ ?? x PO R tod. If
tida, half groin opium, ami tnreo drop* tine* | >??wl Is neglected too long, it become* fovor-
ture of iron. One hour after giro half tea- I on< * weak ond a purging would result in
spoonful of castor oil, doubling tho doso for I ?? e ??th. If the bird has boon troublnd for any
adults. Should tho chicks appear to be weak I length of time, wo would advise feeding with
ond droopy, with bowel discharges, put a I *??ft stimulating food.
pinch of quiuino and a little tincture of iron ill I *110 following is highly rocommended as a
the drinking water. ^ I tonic for debilitated fowls: Cinnamon bark
For a quick, active stimulant, when tho M u Ahe powder, three parts; gingor, ten parts;
chick*is very feeblo, tako a drop of laudanum, I gentian, one linj-t; aniso seed, ono port; carbo-
a little red pepper, aud two or three drops of | ????te of iron, five parts. ^ Mix thoroughly,
brandy, lie careful to add a littlo wuter al- ???
ways, for fear of strangling tho chick,
cultivated for a less length of tune probably
than some fertile plants, it is to bo
that the horso radish yielded sootier
natural effects of cultivation. A seed-pod on a
horse radish plant would be a great bontanical
curiosity.
According to a comprehensive report re
ccntly published by tho state department at
'Washington, Er. Frelinghuyscti estimates th*
amount of our wheat crop for 1831 at 500,000,-
000 bushels, and of this amount 800,000,000
bushels will bo required at home, leaving 200,-
000,000 bushels to he exported. Great Britaiu
is supposed to want 220,090,000 bushels or tin-
wnref. If we behave ourselves like good chil
dren, we may supply a good sharo ??? of Great
Britain???s shortage. If wo do not supply it it
will not bo tho farmers??? fault.
???Formers arc," says tho Boston American
Cultivator, ???continually accused 03 having no
tosto for lldwcrs. The statement is not truo.
Some formers do not liko flowers and somo city
people do not. As a rulo tho farmer enjoys tho
beautiful things of nature moro than people of
other occupations do. Ho may not, liko them,
bo constantly going into raptures over country
scenes and mrul beauties, but it ho lacks tho
frivolous interjections of city pcoplo, ho posses
ses a more desirable, a more persistent love for
nature ond jewels."
In laying down land to grass, tho usual
seeding of the English farm is thirty to forty
pounds of mixed clovers, whother among a
young barley cron or on a well manured tilth
In the spring. These seeds commonly inoludo
the fescues, rye grasses, meadow grasses, cocks
foot, foxtail, and tho red, whito aud yellow
ulovcis, to which sweet vernal grasses and per
haps crested dogtail ure sometime^ added. Six
to ten pounds in all of tho scvcrul fescues,
eight to twelve pounds of the rye grassos, and
one or two pounds each of the other gra**<>*
named, with from Ifro to five pounds of each of
thp clovers, make a sufficient seeding for an
acre.
Tho grazing of land by a tnlxpd stock of cat
tle, sheep and horses results iu tho land being
more evenly gruzed tlmu where ono kind only
1. 1???..* \ui....... 1,
Tiir. Bert Weight for Mare ex Pigs.???The
style of morket pig has uudergono a groat
change within a fow year*. Thq large 4(10 or
500 pound hog is now seldom found. 1 ho over-
f ;rown hog is no longer sought after, nml pig
ceding has been more carefully studied of Into
years. Shrewd feeders havo found that tho
older the hog tho moro its carcass costs per
pound. It is also found tliut tho flesh of tho
large hog is coarser and stronger, and not ns
notee ..
tcaspoonful to a pint of food is all that should
be given. Avoid giving raw meal dough to n
! sick fowl. Wo find a great want of kno .vlndgo
concerning this very complaint.???National
Livo Stock Journal.
Various rink Phenomena.
From the Boston Globe.
A Ttnnfweo exchange publishes tho fact, ns 11
it weresomclhlug remarkable, that a pair of pink
hones are owned In 0110 of tho towns down ttiuro.
Do Lancy Jones, a Boston
town a good deal, says that ho
swict oiitl lino flavored ns a ten or twaive I Vfu , ?? on * t 9J r w ! t * 111
month.??? pig. lti. trao, the older tnd oror | ??&?,*{ K* 1 1 ^ P0 "
A number of our friends soy they often soo pink
reptiles of various kinds tied up In knots iiprin tUo
fattened hog yields moro lard, but this dot
carry profit with it, uk lard often bring* no
higher price than tho side pork. Tho induce
ment, there tore, to grow thoso largo hogs no
longer exists, and the 800 pound pig ha* dis
placed tho 500 pound hog.???Live Htock
Journal.
is kept. Where, however, many sheen aro I The Demand for Kories.???A prominent
grazed with cattle, as they tuck* out all tho auctSopee? states that tho sale* this year have
finest of the grasses ond , clovers with thoir | Jicen fully twenty per cent larger than last
year, despite the fact thatgeucrul businoss has
been so quiet. Tho demand for horses Is in-
grasscs
narrow notes, tho cattlo will not thrive so
well. But sheep,*oil the other hand, eat with
avidity and impunity much that cattlo di*!iko
and avoid. Many pastures, grazed only with
cattle, ore in springtime quite covered with
weeds, which a fow sheep mixed in with tho
cattlo would keep down. IIor.*cM, when kept
in a pasture by themselves, aro very uneven
grazers. A few, kept in a largo cuttle posture,
will graze the rank places whoro cattle have
previously lett their manure, and also about
gate-places where the land ha* been trumped.
Both noraea and sheep will thrive much butter
when they are able to select their owu fo id.
Cotton Ptckino Bv Machinery.??? 1 The pur-
fiction of the practical cotton picking ma
chine is regarded as certain to ???revolutionize
labor??? at tho south. A Machine of this kind
has long been desired, as second in importance
only to the cotton gin; and it is claimed that
a ecccesi has at luNt been attained by Mr.
Mason, of Buinter, South Carolina. An ???im
perfect?????? model has already picked 300 pound*
in an hour. The improved machine, which
the inventor has now completed, i* expected
to pick COO pounds an hour. One hand and a
p&ir of horses will do the wprk of fifty hands,
os at prueut employed. Harvesting that now
cost* ?:;o is reduced to 5-2.50, the saving per
laic being ??fi. Mu^on is spoken of enlh tiiu*-
tically as ???the Mahdi of the south, win {a t >
deliver the cotton grower front hi* greatest
trouble, and rescue him from merchants???
claims and storekeepers' bills???to revolutionize
the entire situation ol labor.???
The Baltimore American, from' which vre
glean these statements, says the inventor ha* j
refused 5I??0C0,a00 for his patent, and, backed I
by abundunt capital, will engage in tho inmu-
fseture and sale of the machine*. It is prob-
able it will be found that there ore still ddll-
ruJlic# to be overcome; but if a trial machine
has actually accomplished what i* claimed for
it, there can be no doubt that the invention is
perfectible. In view of the mechanical pro
fess during the past thirty years, it will not
o to ray that a contrivance of this sort is im
practicable.
The effect of such an invention upon col
ored labor???fcr.this is the only sort that has
teen trained to pick cotton???is variously esti
mated. The southern papers generally con
cede that it wilj, at first, greatly injure the
colored people in the cotton states. But event
ually, it is thought, ???the cotton picker will be
e??f r??.st*rial benefit to the southern colored
people, as they will be drawn from the fields
into the mills as operatives, or into the cities,
where they will earn more money as house
servants, and the like, with better educational
creasing every year, and, n.i tho supply does
not appear to incrcaso iu the same proportion,
prices are running higher, nnd this year range-
from 15 to 25 per cent higher than last year.
The main demand is for good roading horsej,
those having good size, style and action. A
reoeonablc degree of speed is looked for, horses
being expected to roal ten miles an hour
easily. Great speed is not u customary de
sideratum, but is rarely objected to.???Boston
Commercial Bulletin.
Honors to Women.???An official return has
juit teen published in Franco of tho worn*
who ore members of the order of the
Honor. There ore sixteen in all, and just
the number are sisters of ono religion* order
another. One of the lay member*, the wife of
a provincial mayor, carried tho cro*s by de-
lending the mairine against an armed attack,
under what circumstances is not stated???an
episode of the war, doubtlcs*. t One name well
known in the world of art figures on the list???
that of Bora Bonheur. The only foreign fe
male chevalier is Lady Pigott, who received
the decoration from M. Thiers in 1872, in ac
knowledgment of her services during tho war.
???Brooklyn Eagle.
A Substitute Tib Rain???Hoeing, and tho
frequent stirring of the surface of the soil, aro
goed substitutes for rain. Those parts of tho
gulden that are most frequently cultivated
show the best results. It is probable that
rn, watermelons, tomatoes, Lima beans and
cabLoces, and possibly other plants, if well
started, in good, deep soil, may go through a
two-months??? drouth without a very senons
dai%agc. A deep, well-manured soil suffers
much lets than a shallow soil. Hub-soiling
end manure ere fo a certain extent substi
tutes for rain. Moisture comes from bdow.
Undordrcining i* also a safeguard against
diouth. The course of the drains in tho gar
den can easily be marked in a dry season by
the rai.ker growth of vegetables above them.
Irrigation in many part* of the north w.ll
pay. The soil, if well prepared, could use fo
On Trial. ' *
Tho littlo daughter of Mr. T. M. Corn I, #
Corydon, Iowa, was cured of a severe burn by
one application of St. Jacobs Oil, tho magical
pom-cure, leaving no mitrks.
Clipping from Grlfllu News.
For somo time post wo havo bcoo mirfeHoimoV*
Dentifrice, manufactured by Dr*, flofines, Macon,
from had teeth, its use icave* a very olcmut
taste and feeling In the mouth.
IIORSFORD'H ACID PHOSPHATK
Aa n Refrigerant Drink In Fo vers.
Trr. C. II. fl. Davis, Meriden. Coiru., sayi;
???I hove used H as a pleasant and cooling drink
STEAM WASHER
E J
chine made. 10,m>0
Hold In Six Mouths.
Time mid Lab
Saved with no wear
on Clothes. Price 91Q
lllg Discount to Deal???
???MTIf you cannot bujr
..... .j bjf
express, all charges
prepaid.
! ???I am delightod
with, tho Missouri
Steam Washer, and
Immediately, as it does all that Is claimed for
It.??????Mrs. W; W. Allen, of Corset Emporium,
4th Ave??, Louisville, Ky.
???My experience with tho Missouri Hteara
Washer Is all that is claimed for It. it is as
far in advance of tho old way us steam ear*
are over the old stage conch. To try it is to
buy it."???Mrs. Joseph Allen, Dufcterlck's rut-
tern Store, Louisville, Ky. ,
AOKNTS WANTED I For Circulars, Terms,
etc., address Fatton A Mekiwktiier. Geu???l
Apt???s for Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, and
Virginia, No. GH ttn Avo., Loulsvlllo, Ky.
RETAILERS
OF
FLOUR
CAN SAVE MONEY
AND 8ECURE BEST
Patent Process Flour
MADE FROM ^
EAST TENNESSEE WHEATS
By. addressing
E. H. PLUMMER,
CLIFFORD MILLS,
CARTER DEPOT, E. TENN,
Every Package Warranted,
julrlwky
INE WORKS
S. A.,
IND.. U.
TUBERS OF
S & B OJ L E R ST
dl.te delivery, gem) tot Catalogue and Priaa
Kmb just taken First ITemlum an.l jVodal at tho
Southern Ezpoaltloil at honittUk', Ky., over J7
competitor*. <p JJ E BEST.
WARRANTED to bo tho REST PUI.VERIS5-
& Whito ogt.ndltcel. It ranliily and chcantycultl-
WHFAT Jt will positively SA V E ono
11 I m I i hoeing nnd two plowing,,
ate amount in Corn and Wheat. Full Illu.tmt.it
In nearly every important town. A <1 E N T 8
HARROW CO. Wok.
LIGENT AGENTS In (
BOOKS and FAMILY BIBLES J
find it to their interest fo correspond with u*. To
tiie field of action, this business offers mmyad-
nf inir nnliiirn fo. *
WINSHIP & BRO.,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
W E ARE NOW OFFERING OF OUK OWN MAN-
ufacluro a superior
PORTABLE STEAM ENGINE,
For farm two. at a low price which wc guarantee
to be good. Wc make to order nil styles of
STEAM BOILERS
You esn save money by corresponding with us??
ALH)
THE WINSHIP COTTON GIN,
THE WINSHIP COTTON PRESS,
SHAFTING, PULLEYS ETC
THE ???SCIENCE OF LIFE.
ONLY Ml.00 BY M.tir,, TOST PAID.
PERKINS BROS.
Carry tho largest stock of
MACHINERY
In the south. Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Cora
nnd Wheat Mills, Separators, Reapers, Mowors,
Brick Moraines,Planers,Matchors, and all kinds
of machinery at lowest prices and easy terms,
Wo keep on liaud all sizes Ruginos niul Roll
er*, from 2 to 50-borso power, and
SAW MILLS TO SHIT,
for prompt delivery.
Our rood engines for threshing, hauling logs,
lumber, etc., have no equal,
bet our prices beforo buying.
PERKINS. BROS.,
89 to 43 Wost Alabama Street*
ATLANTA,GA.
Mention this paper, why
FRICK & CO.
81 SOUTH FORSYTH T???
ATLANTA, .... GKORGIA
MANUFACTUHEKH OF THE
ECLIPSE ENGINE,
Saw Mills i Collon Gins, Condensers & Feeders.
order of the Legion of I in fevers, and havo been vory much pie*
un in all, and jiut half I
county, Miss.
It is raid that the Mormons have taken po-ucs-
???Ion of the toyu of Harepta. Ml**.
Sprains afcd lore* are cured by 8t. Jacobs
Oil, the soothing and healing ointment.
Lain is needed In many Parts of Mf*ibi??ippi.
YOPNO MMM-ItKAD THIS*
Tax Voltsic Belt Co., of Marshall, Mich.
offer fo send their celebrated Blrgtro-Volmio
Bklt and other Elkctbig Afpliawcsji on tm!
for thirty days, to men
with nervous
manhood, and
rheumatism, neuralgia, paralysis, and man;
other disease*. Complete rcsforatioi fo
health, vigor aod manhood guaranteed. No
rirk is incurred as thirty day* trial is all-??W" I,
W rite then??? at once for Illustrated phsmphlet
vr c-r.M.TBin ArruiAXCK/i on mil
rs, fo men (young or old) afflicted
debility, loss of vitality aod
d all kindred troubles. A!t> for
Ciscixsati, O., April 14, !?*i???g. B. JWith
k Bbo., Covineton, Ky.???Esteemed 8irs; I
have been troubled with a serious kidney af
fection, and seeing your advertisomout, con
ge*,d fd vantage twice th'e quantity of water it I though without mueh^hope of'lvinYbvntfftll
receives from rams during the dry and hot by Itr The first bottle wrSkod ??? *??? "
months of summer. * *
Homc-Msdk Fbbtilizkm^???All the loose
bon#* that accumulate on the farm should be
raved, not fo sell but to apply as fertilizers.
If the fanner docs not keep sharp watch ped-
did* may nick op these stray waifs and rake
tbcm to cit:ea where they can acll them atone
cent per pound. They ara wor.h much more ,
I splendidly, and
persevering with its use, I am entirely relfoved
of my painful illness. Any one can write fo
me ana I will rtitermte what is here written.
Mas. E. With kb,
Walnut Kills, Cincinnati, O.
Perrons wearing artificial tact*?? should nv>
D'-Iiau??? Ua??h and Dentifiice. it willk<j*.v tic
ferns heal hy and free from sorent* ; keep tze
plate from gutting loose and being offensive.
Birch's Key will Wind any Watch
AND NOT WKAR OUT.
T\bp watchmakers, fly mall 2lk??. Clr
JljUlne. J. H. Birch 4c Co., 38 Dgy Ht. N. Y.
LONG TIME g percent. LOANS.
Principal to stand ns long as Interest Is
paid. Men of moderate menus should writo at
once for particulars, curio/Jm; ft cts. for Ixnn
forms, etc. I'craonal Nccurlty only for Inter
c,%t. it. West,ftoc'y, SI W. oth Ht??? ClnelnnaU,
I^LETImuINQy gJLLI^ gKATE,
" irtsBlIas MU aVuIh tfismsrksl.
1*1 Oct. 1*. |M0,sad As(. ???*
fl
/Asssa ??? v iiT.Nf.KY,
and MAQtdLoTnrcr,
Itlrbmond, I ml.
MOTHER???S CORDIAL,
-OR-
ParturientBalm.
T ADIKfl ABOUT"TO BROOMK MOTfCERS
Jj should take a package of this cordial, as It cer-
tsinly and survly redevea (be pann of chlhl-hlrth.
To those who have suffered it will be a b!e??ed re-
liif. To tfio-v who have never experienced the
ramp, it will save mnuy hours of pfin .uid an-
Thousands of tcatimtmfals can be furulsiie<l as to
Its efficacy.
Price fl per package. For sale only at the Reform
Dispensary, corner Broad am! Walton streets, At
lanta, Gh. ^ M. T. SALTER, M. D., '
8m wek Proprietor.
FARM FOR SALE,
ITT.A FABLE ^ARlf^OR SALK ONE AND A
. half mile* from Brooks sution on public
road. Containing 400 acres, aw original forest,
balaice In high state of coJtivatiou; 40*croief
goo-1 branch bottom, well ditched; good 1 story t
room da tiling. Urn. gin house and tenant hoove;
all In grod repair and comparatively new. Tines
perfect; fe*r price and tenua lalfor a#Idre*s t???*e
ubdeihixued- at Brooks station. Fayettecoiuty,
W.O. BMUOP.
irk 3m
KNOW THYSElFu
A. GREAT MEDICAL WORK
ON MANHOOD.
. .^tbaiistcd VitnUty. Nervous and Physical Do-
hlmy. Premature Decline In Man, Errors of Youth,
and tho untold miseries resulting from iiidlscro-
or excesses. A' hook for evory man, young,
_???..le aged and old. It contains 128 prcHcriptlona
fSf *V sente and chronic illseoses, e-.ich one of
Which is Invaluable. So found by tho Author,
whose experience for 28 years Is such ai probably
never before fell to the lot of any physician, 300
psges, bound In beattful French muslin, ombosa*
ed covers, full gilt, gunniiit< , ed to he n finer work,
in every sense???mcnhaiileal, lltcrnry and proft*-
sioiml???than any other work sold In tills country
for 12.50, or the money will bo refunded Iu every
instance. Price only $1.00 by mall, post paid. Il
lustrative tinmplo six .cents. Horn! now. Gold
medal awarded tho author by Via National Me<ll-
cal Association to the officers of which he rofers.
The Science of Life should bo road by tho young
for'Instruction, and by tho afflicted for rollof. It
will benefit nil???London Lanoet.
There Is no member of society fo whom Tho
Sclenco of Life will not he useful, whether youth,
jjwjat, guardian, instructor or clorgyraan.-Argo-
^Address tho Peabody Medical Institute, or Dr. W.
II. 1 nrker, No. 4 Bulflueli street, lloston.M us., who
may be consulted on all diseases requiring skill
???nd experience, Chronlo and obstinate .flxawca
that have IwfUcd tho ski Hoof all XT rn A r other
physicians n speciality. S||I???I|X1X-J??X
ed successfully without an nP'KrVCS'CTr
instnnco of failure. T Cl X Oxli Lji?
$3 10 $18 .jV'.vu nou ! iUihX I.'i W.IN I hi) j
CLEVELAND
AND nFmm Complete, OffielAl* Illas-
. 1 ,: *r n,p ' 1 ur ????? l, y C,,L Frank
Trlnlott, assisted by farolllea nnd friends of tho
dhtincnlslicd candidate-. Oct TUG ItGSTf Outfit
Fine to rictiml canvoMcre. ffmwdaf terms to thoso
ordering from a distance. This Is tho hook you
wnnt, Writoqtilr-k for circulars, or send BOo. for
prrsrectus. My lllnlne A Logan book takes tho
It'Sd, nnd thoso Mnrveloin* Pocket Manuals al-
wsts???oil. Address W.lf.Thompson. Puhllslior.
4C4 Arch Sf??? Phllaflclphls, Pa. *
Kitablfahad I840bt
TUB Caf.RBRATCU |
???BRADFORD???,
PORTABLE MILL
CORN, WHIAT k Fill,!
rum .lun.cmaoir.
Jrvaosntasrr,
TH0S.BRADF0B04CB.???
' 01N0MNAT1.O
nEOROIA, IUI1UN COUNTY-W. IV. MuDOW-
'I elL .locator and trtutro ol tlis hut wiiiol
???RIM. ??I. Hlnith, ilcrnuul, ol Otlncomtio poimtr, .
Norm tatolljui, hula duo lorm .pplleittotna
umlor>l??ni???il(orlcsvoto,< ll Iho lnml. Ixlonoln.
to tho c??inlo o, uhl ilu utwil, that fo in thl,
fonntY, inn! uid .ppUoMlim will Ijo h???ur.1 on tbo
lint Monilnjr In October next.
Apiutttth, hum. Lafayette wall.
5ix . Or lliinrr.
neOROIA, KABUff COUNTY???A, BLALOCK,
17 Hilixliihtrnbirof Mlram Hull, ilccoui-l, riinro.
unt. to the court In hfo rwtltlon, that ha hiu hill*
???ilmliiUtfredMIrnm llall'amtato. Till. >.. tli.ra-
fnre, to cite all person* couccrnml to show cnise,
Many therein, why said administrator should
not be dlschsiycd from his aduilnUtruthm and re
ceive ltd ten oitdmlufatrotion on tho first Monday
in No vein I er next.
August 5tb, 1M4. LsFAYKTTE WALL,
wky Ordinary.
AT IIUMK 01(
to Travel. State
amount wanted per
EMPLOYMENT
J..,. which preferred; also
rooiith lor services nnd expenses. nii<tiuesa
c<w,| J r operated. Write
(LOAN 4c CO,, 806 George street, Ciueluniitl,
ROSES^r
iV V/ \^J JLJ Vj ruoiMiAu,
eh>., free.
L'l.orly 1,000,000 l-I.ANTS;;.,rel.ct from.
FRANCIS MORAT,
Comer Second and Onuabjr Art., LouitTlIla. K/,
CHAMBERLIN, JOHNSON & Co
66 and 68 WHITEHALL STnEET,
ATLANTA, O-A..
Will offer trora now till ctoa. of tha Hummer,
BARGAINS
White Goode, Table Llnoni, Tooele,
Dleeohed ond B "own Sheetlaga,
Bhlrtinge ond Pillow Cams
CoUona, hllkn, BlocZc
Goods.
CARPETS!
LACE CURTAINS, WINDOW SHADES.
FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, MAT
TINGS, ETC.
AMO.
BEST STOCK SHOES IX TUB STATE !
For L dlct, Gents, Cldldren and Infant*.
Also, AgrnU for Butterrlrk???s Patterns.
L???lfAMTIKRMN, JOHNSON * CO-
PEOPLE HAVE BECOME
easy to ream???paying large
???vimri j
for-