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U. S. CROP REPORT FOR JULY.
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multitude of low test, short weight, alum
or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans,
Royal Baking Powder Co., 106 Wall St.
New York. 15 lira
Agricultural DEpartment.
The Georgia State Agricultural
Convention meets in Cartersville on
the 10th of Auflust.
The pea crop will grow better in the
shade than any other grain, and ma
ny farmers are learning that it is just
what is needed to sow in, their apple
orchard. Let the pigs harvest the
crop, and with this and fallen apples
a large amount of the very best pork
may be fattened before cold weather.
Grow a crop of peas in the old or
chard and let the pigs harvest it.
Sow early two bushels per acre, with
400 pounds of good fertilizer. Good
for the peas, better for the pigs and
best for the orchard.
Says Waldo Brown in the National
Stockman and Farmer: ‘’The two
most essential points in securing a
good oat crop are early seeding and a
fine seed bed,” and these points he se
cures by using a pulverizing harrow
on the corn stubble instead of plow,
thus very much reducing the labor of
preparing for the crop and getting it
in much earlier than would be possi
ble if the ground were first plowed.
With this management he gets bet
ter yields than formerly, and has
come to consider oats a profitable crop
in the corn belt.
A farmer in New York states that
about 15 years ago he transplanted
huckleberries, from both the high and
low kinds, from a cold, wet swamp
to dry, gravelly soil, where they have
grown talierthan in their native spot,
and produce larger and more abund
ant berries. He advises us to set out
young plants, about a foot high, in
the spring, and then to mulch them
for a year or two, and plow in some
coarse horse manure occasionally.—
They are slow to start, but after they
are started they grow rapidly, both
in bush and berry.
Fruit Trees.—When fruit trees
occupy the ground nothing else should
except very short grass.—Peach bo
rers can do but little harm if stiff clay
is heaped up round the tree a foot
high.—Pear blight still puzzles the
wisest fruit growers. The best reme
dy known or that is likely to be
known is to plant two trees for every
one that dies.—Don’t cut off a big
lower limb. A tree with the limbs
coming out near the ground is worth
two trees trimmed up five feet and
worth four trees trimmed up ten feet.
The higher up you trim a fruit tree
the more worthless it becomes. Trim
down not up if you want good fruit
and an abundance of it. Give space,
trim down instead of up and reap the
greatest quantity of good fruit; be
sides it is easier to gather it. The
trees will not look so neat and pretty
but will double and even quadruple
the fruit and make it larger and
sweeter.
CORN.
The area of corn is steadily increas
ing, with only the slightest impetus
from foreign demand, and still less
from the spirit manufacture. It is the
great American crop, 'its product
three times as much as all the maize,
produced elsewhere. * 'fihe more ex
tensively it is grown the greater is the
demand* and the consumption, be
cause of its greater cheapness, and
of the many economic uses to which it
can be profitably applied. The in
crease in seven years, since 1879,
has been about 20 .per cent.,. and the
present area is about 75,000,000 acres.
The increase is rapid in the more Re
cently settled Western States, for two
reasons: 1. From settlement and
home-making. 2. From substitution
of corn for wheat. Settlers find the
demand for wheat fixed and little
variable, except that the world’s sup
ply affects demand everywhere,
while the demand for corn is elastic,
and may be doubled with prices
sufficiently low.
Wheat means the daily loaf for man
alone; corn is food for man, the mo
tive power in farm work, the genera
tor of animal heat in winter, and the
producer of beef, mutton, butter,
cheese, eggs, and poultry; food,' drink,
and bedding fpr man, and substance
for beast. Wheat is tlie sport of
speculators, while corn has seldom
been cornered.
The total increase is 3j per cent.,
or about two and a lialf million
acres.
WHEAT.
The harvest of winter wheat is over
in the South, and in progresss in the
northern belt. It has not quite ans
wered expectations before harvest,
and some has already been injured by
rains after harvest. The returns re
late to the crop at the time of har
vest. The average has declined from
92.7 to 91.2. It is a small difference in
comparison with the low condition of
wheat in July of last year, when the
average was G5.
The condition of spring wheat has
declined from 98.5 in June to 83.3, in
consequence of high temperature,
drying winds, and want of rain. Last
year the average was 96 in July, and,
in consequence of high temperature
at a critical period, fell to 86 at the
time of harvesting. It is a sudden
fall, and though only 3 points lower
than last year's crop at harvest, a
continuance of injurious weather
would bis likely to threaten further
and serious disaster.
COTTON.
The cotton returns represent the
crop ten to fifteen days late, the low
grounds saturated with the excessive
rain of June, a general prevalence of
the aphis in such situations, and a
smothering growth of grass and
weeds. The drier uplands show a
vigorous plant growth, and in full
handed plantations clean cultivation.
This description will apply to all the
States except Texas, Arkansas, and
Tennessee. There has been improve
ment during June in these States, and
retrogression in all the others. There
will be a small arear abondoned from
inability to cultivate it, and some in
jury to plar Is will result in the pro
cess of cleaning. Reduction in condi
tion is mainly in North and South
Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi.
Georgia was reported low in June.
The general average of condition is
86.1. It was 88.7 on tlie 1st of June.
Last year it was 96 in July, a gain of
four points during June. Favorable
weather in July, with prompt de
struction of weeds, may advance con
dition, but further rains and long-con
tinued drought would work serious
injury to the crop. Wnile a fair pro
duct may yet be possible east of the
Mississippi, the condition of that por
tion of the crop may be considered
somewhat critical.
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
Pickled Grapes.—Drop the grapes
in hot spiced vinegar. Put up as
many as may be desired and nothing
in the shape of pickles is superior to
them.
Preserving- Green Corn With
out Canning.—In a large jar put a
layer of salt, then a layer of fresh green
corn. Thus alternate until the jar is
full with the salt and corn. Then
cover the top with a thick layer of
salt. The day before using take the
corn out and put in water to soak.
In this way green corn may be used
during the winter.
A few years ago buttermilk was
considered a useless article, excepting
in the making of breakfast cakes.
People never thought of drinking it,
and farmers had no better use for it
than to give it to the pigs. Nowa
days, however, things are changed,
and buttermilk is viewed in a better
light. The farmer no longer throws
it into the pig pen, but readily sells
it at a sweetmilk price to the towns
folk, who consider it the most whole
some of all summer drinks.
Tomatoes in The Winter.—
Gather the tomatoes when full grown
and before they change color. Put
two inches of dry sand in a box; place
tlie tomatoes on the sand so as not to
touch each other; put a layer of sand
on them, then cover another layer of
tomatoes and so on. Shallow box
es so as to have about four layers
of tomatoes is best so as not to
get tlie tomatoes mixed up and
touching each other. Put them
up in this way in as many boxes
as may be desired. In cold weath T
er keep the boxes in a room where
the temperature is moderately warm
and uniform. They will ripen and can
be used in this way during the greater
part of the winter. The more that ifl
put up the longer will they last. This
lias often been tried successfully and
the fruit is as good as when freshly
taken from the vines.
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Standard (90) Meridian time, whie.: is 36
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| Savannah, Ga., Nov. 15, 1885.
THIS DA1T, PAS-
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_ GOING north.
Leave No. 51.
Savannah,... d
Arrive No.’ 51.
i i Augusta d
Macon d
Atlanta D
Columbus D
No. 58.
8.40 a. m.. D fc.io p m
No. 53.
3.45 pm... D 6.15 am
4.20 pm... D 3.20 am
9.35 pm... D 7.32 am
4 42 am... D 2.15 p m
Fort Gaines......., 8 ' 45 P m D E S *438 E m
June 22, 1886.
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Iftoany v 10.45pm.. D I'SpS
1 Milledgeviile 1)ES 5.49 pm'. p m
Eatonton — DES7.40 pm
Connections at Terminal Points.
At Augusta—Trains 51 and 53 con-
nect with outgoing trains of Georgia
Railroad, Columbia, Charlotte and Augus
ta Railroad, and South Carolina Railroad,
lratn 53 connects with outgoing train on
Augusta and Knoxville Railroad. Train 51
connects with trains for Sylvania, Wrights-
viile and Louisville.
Atlanta—Trains 51 and 53 connect
with Air Line and Kennesaw routes to all
points North and East, and with all di
verging roads for local stations.
COMING SOUTH.
Leave—Nos.
Augusta.. 18 I)
Macon 52 1)
Atlanta....52 D
Columbus 20 1)
Sos
9.30 a m. .20 D 9.30 pm
9.40 a ih. .54 D 10.50 pm
6.00 a>m .54 D 6.50 pm
9.00 pm., 6 D ll.io am
Mercer University,
MACON, GA.
The fall term of this institution will open on
the last Wednesday (29th; of September next.
The chairs of Latin and Greek have been con
solidated into the chair ol'Ancient Languages, to
which J’rof.» Win. G. Manly, a distinguished
graduate of tlie University ot Virginia lias been
elected.
The Theological department, presided over
by Rev. James G. Kyals, I). 1>., and the Law de
partment with Hon. Clifford Anderson as the
chairman of its faculty, offer special inducements
to students in these departments.
Of the Preparatory department, designed to
prepare boys for the University classes, Mr,
Emerson II. George, an alumnus of the Universi
ty, lias been elected principal to succeed Prof.
T. E. Ryals.
Post graduate courses of study for the degrees
of A. M. and Ph. D., open to the graduates of all
male colleges have been established by the
authority of the board or trustees. For cata-
lougues and other information, address
JNO. J. BRANTLY,
Secretary of Faculty.
July 20tb, 18S6. (2 2ms.
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A STRONG HINT.
To Make Hens La y All Winter.
—Let the winter house be tight and
warm, give them n6 cold water to
drink but let it be moderately warm,
r^new the warm water after it be
comes cold. Change.tlieir food twice
a week, feed occasionally with mash
ed potatoes and meal, give them just
enough to eat clean when it is warm:
if any i? ieft remove it to prevent its
being eaten when cold. A little black
pepper added is useful in making
them lay eggs. Ouee or twice a week
throw parts of a cabbage to them. If
any is left take it from them to pre
vent its being eaten when cold. This
is attended witft a little trouble but the
result will be a plenty of eggs in the
winter. These directions are given
by the Maine Farmer. Follow them
and gather eggs in abundance in the
winter.
A Captain’s Fortunate Discovery
Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth,
plying between Atlantic City and N.
¥., had been troubled with a cough so
that he was unable to sleep, and was
induced to try Dr. King’s New Discov
ery for Consumption. It not only
gave him instant relief, but allayed
the extreme soreness in his breast.
His children were similarly affected
and a single dose had the same happy
effect. Dr. King’s New Discovery is
now the standard remedy in the Cole
man household and on board the
schooner.
Free Trial Bottles of this Standard
Remedy at C. L. Case’s Drug Store.
For Sale.—Pure Plymouth Rock
Eggs for sale from select hens. §1.50
per setting of 13 eggs. Apply to
35 tf] W. A. COOK.
We believe in thoroughly enriching
the soil; but do not believe that any
rest is needed by it. Keep it growing
something, but be careful not 4 to take
every thing away from it, with out
placing anything on it. Our hint is;
let the soil grow one crop for you, and
then one crop for itself. While you
feed on one crop turn the other crop
under and let the soil feed upon that.
This is the true theory of bringing
up your farm, without large money
expenditure, so that it will respond
generously to your labor.
The green crops turned iqjo the soil
act chemically upon all the materials
contained in it, fitting them as food for
tlie growing crops. They are the
great solvents which nature has pro
vided to make mineral substances
subject to the vegetable kingdom.
Jn practice it is merely sowing a few
measures of rye in the fall, and plow
ing the ground next spring, or, sowing
clover in early spring and plowing it in
the falL
After feeding the soil in this way, it
will give you a crop for your own use
which will make your heart glad.
Transplanting.
There is a popular notion that cab
bage, cauliflower, celery, and toma
toes must be transplanted. One far
mer says he grows, many cabbage-
plants, sowing them in rows twenty-
one inches apart, so they can be
cultivated with a harrow. Last year
he pulled the plants from every other
rowctean, leaving the rows three and
a half feet apart from which rows he
thinned out the plants as they were
needed. Finally be pulled or hoed
out the plants until they stood about
two feet apart in the rows. As a re
sult the cabbage left in tlie rows head
ed as well as those which are trans
planted. By far the earliest, largest,
and best celery, he says, he grew last
year was not transplanted. It was
formerly thought necessary to make
trenches for celery; now few growers
in tlie Northern States continue the
practice. Will not transplanting
soon be equally a thing of the past?
Land For Sale.
'fE thousand four hundred and
seventy acres of land in tlie center
of Wilcox county, Ga., all in one
body, all tine farming land if put in
cultivation, though at present, it is one
of the finest timbered bodies of land
in Southwest, Ga. No ponds or lakes,
has never failing water, nine miles
west of the Ocmulgee river. Or I
will rent for a Turpentine farm. For
terms and price, apply to
B. W. SCOTT,
Milledgeviile, Ga.
March 16th, 1886. 36 6m.
SUGAR! SUGAR! SUGAR!
We are selling Sugar very Low and tliose wlio want it for Canning
Fruit or other purposes, will find it to tlieir interest to get our fig
ures before buying.
OUR STOCK OF
Staple and Fancy Groceries!
Is large, and knowing that money is not abundant at this season
of the year, we have determined to put prices low, in order to make
t to the consumer’s interest to spend their cash-with us. A cordial
welcome extended to all.
L. H. WOOD & CO.,
No. 18 S. Wayne Street, Milledgeville, Ga.
June 15, 1886. • ^1
Brick! Brick! Brick!
1,000,000 FIRST-CLASS BRICK for SALE.
P ARTIES intending to build on the line of the Georgia or Central Railroads, would
do well to consult us before making a contract. #
First-Class Paving Brick a Specialty.
We are making Brick with the latest Improved Machinery, on the celebrated Cara-
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as*We take pleasure in referring to Maj. J. FUSS, Architect and Building Superin
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Contractors and Builders.
Milledgeviile, Ga., June 10th, 1885. 48 ly
THE SOUTHERN TEACHER’S
AGENCY.
I NVITES experienced and successful
Teachers seeking a change or bet
ter positions to send postal for blank.
•^COLLEGES, SCHOOLS AND
FAMILIES promptly supplied, with
out charge, with best teachers. $3.00
to $12.00 paid for notice of school va
cancies. School properties sold or ex
changed.
Address E. Bauder, A. M. Mana
ger, Brentsville Seminary, Brents-
ville, Prince Win. Co. Va.
June 8th, 1886. 48 6m.
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circulars address W. B. SMITH, Prest, Lealngton.Ky.
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Magnolia Balm is the charm
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LUMBER! LUMBER!!
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I have moved my Saw Mill into a fine lot of timber, six miles
south of Milledgeville, and am prepared to fill orders promptly for
any and .
All kinds of Lumber at the Lowest Prices,
in any quantity. Will fill orders and deliver lumber on short
notice.
W. H. H. BABNES,
April 6th, 1886. 39 3m
Agricultural Implements
AND
As the prosperity of every country depends upon the success of
agriculture, and realizing the necessity of tliet horough breaking of
land and cultivation of the crop, I have supplied myself with a
large lot of two and one horse Plows of the best makes, consisting of
the Syracuse, Benton <fc Harber, White’s Clipper, Meikle’s Blue
Pony and the Boss, and I also have a large lot of Steel Plows,
Haiman and Southern Plow Stocks, single and double, and farming
implements generally. To all who use Guano, I would recommend the
Chesapeake or Pendleton Goods!
And to all who would like to have a Pump put in their wells, I
would recommend the Buckeye Force Pump, which myself and
many others have been using with perfect satisfaction for some
time. All wlio wish to supply themselves with any of the above
articles will do well to call and examine my stock and get my prices
before buying elsewhere.
IMI. HUTBS.
Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 26th, 1886. 29 ly
Perry 24 D E S G.OQ a m.. 22 D E S 3.00 d m
Ft. Gaines 28 “ io.05am
Blakeley 26 “ 8.15 am
Eufaula 2 D 10.55 am
Albany—4 D 4.10 am..26 Dl2.l5pm
Montg’ry 2 D 7.30 am
Mill’dg’ve 25 D E S6.37 am
Eatonton 25 D E S 5.15 a n
Arrive—No. No.
Savannah.52 D 4.07 pm..54 D 5.55am
Connections at Savannah with Savannah.
Florida and Western Railway for ail points
in Florida.
Local Sleeping Cars on ail Night Pas
senger Trains between Savannah and Au
gusta, Savannah and Macon, Savannah
and Atlanta, Macon and Columbus.
Tickets for all points and sleep ng car
berths on sale at the ticket office, No. 100-
Mulberry street, and at the Union Depot,
Macon, Ga., 30 minutes prior to the leav
ing of all trains,
WM. ROGERS, G. A. WHITEHEAD,
Gen.Supt.,Sav, Gen. Pass. Agt. Sav.
T. D. Kline, • A. C. Knapp.
Supt. Macon. Agt. Macon
W, F. Shellman, Traffic Mang’r., Sav
“D” daily 4 ‘D E S,” daily except Sunday*
Georgia Railroad Company.
STONE MOUNTAIN ROUTE
OFFICE GENERAL MANAGER.fi
Augusta, Ga., April 17th, 1886.
Commencing Sunday. 18tb instant, the follow-
lngpassenger schedule will be operated.
Trains run by 0Otli Meridian time?
N018—EAST (daily).
Leave Macon 7:10 a m
LeaveMiiledgeville 9:19am
Leave Sparta 10:41 a m
Leave Warrenton I2:00noon
Arrive Camak 12:15 p m
Arrive Washington 2:20 pm
Arrive Athens 5:30 p m
Arrive Gainesville 8:25 pm
Arrive Atlanta 5:50 p m
Arrive Augusts 8:35 pm
NO 17—WEST (daily).
LeaveAugusta 10:50 a m
Leave Atlanta 8:00 am
Leave Gainesville 5:55 am
Leave Athens 9:00 a m
Leave Washington il:20 am
LeaveCamak 1:36 pm
Arrive Warrenton 1:50 p m
Arrive Sparta 3:04 p m
Arrive Milledgeville 4:20 p m
Arrive Macon 6:15 p m
NO 16-EAST (daily.)
Leave Macon 7:35 pm
Leave Milledgeville 9:30 p m
Leave Sparta 10:48 p m
Leave W arrenton .12:01 a m
Arrive Camak 12:10 a m
Arrive Augusta 5:00 am
NO 15—WEST (daily.)
LeaveAugusta 9:40 pm
LeaveCamak 1:18 am
Arrive Warrenton i :33 am
Arrive Sparta 2:57 am
Arrive MilledgeviUe 4:27 am
Arrive Macon... f6:4« a m
No connection for Gainesville on Sundays.
The Fast Trains does not stop at Camak.
Trains will, if signaled, stop at any regular
scheduled flag station.
Close connections at Augusta for all points
East, and Southeast, and at Macon for all points
in Southwest Georgia and Florida.
Superb improved Sleepers between Macon and
Augusta.
Superb Improved Sleepers between Acgusta
and Atlanta.
JNO. W. GREEN,
General Manager.
E. R. DORSEY.
General Passenger Agent.
JOE W. WHITE,
General Traveling Passenger Agent.
Spectacles and Eye-Glasses.
Midville, Ga., 91 C. R. R.,
—MANUFACTURE—
Yellow Pine Lumier r
Of Every Description, Rough and Dressed.
Framing Lumber, Ceiling, Flooring,
Weatherboarding, Staves, Shingles, Laths, Fence Pickets.
VEGETABLE AND FRUIT CRATES.
^iTSteam Saw and Planing Mills in Emanuel County, connected with
Midville by Private Railroad and Telephone Lines.
April 6th, 1886. 39 Gm,
OLD EYES MADE NEW!
A N astonishing announcement which
will please the people, is that
JOSEPH MILLER
has the largest, and one of the best select
ed stocks of “King’s Combination” Specta
cles and Eye Glasses, in, the State of Geor
gia. We have studied to supply the need
of every eye requiring assistance, and with
our large stock and long experience, we
guarantee to fit the eye. Call and see
them in prices ranging from 25c to $3.00.
JOSEPH MILLER,
The Jeweler and Optician,
MilledgevilLe, Ga.. Jan. 5,1886. 26 tf
Machine Shop.
T HAVE REMOVED my Machine
I Shop from Milledgeville to Scotts-
boro, where I am prepared to do any
and all kinds of work in iron and
metal. . Any person having intricate
or particular work in repairing would
do well to call on me. My P. O. ad
dress is Milledgeville, Ga.
A. CORMANNI.
March 2d, 1886. 34 tf
Wool Carding.
T AM prepared to do Wool-Carding
1 at my place, at Scottsboro. Wool
sent to my address at MiUedgeville,
Ga., will be promptly carded and re
turned. All persons shipping wool to
me should, also, mark plainly tlieir
own name and address on the package,
so that no mistake can be made in re
turning carded "wool.
A. CORMANNI.
Milledgeville, Ga., March 2, 1885, tf