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Rgricultural Department,
FARMERS OF THE STATE.
MANURES.
Some people labor under the mis
take that the game kind of manure
will do for all kinds of crops. That is
the reason why a farmer should study
the characteristics of the soil, for it is
important to know the mineral ele
ments contained in food, crops, so as
to judiciously apply thatkind of min
eral which is most suitable for them.
Farming, strictly speaking, is a sci
ence. Fortunately mixed manures
contains a variety of elements some qf
which are useful in the production of
corn, cottoh, wheat, potatoes, or oth
er vegetable products. Ashes, for in
stance, may be a component of an
agricultural formula and it would be
useful for almost any kind of produc
tion, for they contain seven or eight
properties which would make them
useful in the production of corn, cot
ton and several other food produc
tion's. Lime is a good fertilizer for
some lands and yet injudiciously ap
plied would be injurious instead of
beneficial.
It is for this reason, and founded
upon scientific principles, that ma
nures are especially made for corn,
cotton, wheat, turnips, &c. Farms
are seldom liable to any serious injury
from the fact that they make on their
places and use fertilizing materials
which long experience has shown is
adapted to such production as they
are engaged in securing from the soil.
FEEDING GROWING PIGS.
PURCHASE YOUNG TREES.
MEETING OF THE SOCIETY AT CAR-
TERSVILLE.
Cartersville, Ga., Aug. 10.—The
opera house was crowded to its ut
most capacity at 10 o’clock this morn
ing, when President Livingstone called
the Agricultural Convention to order.
Praver was offered by Rev. Mr. Dan
iel of Griffin. Addresses of welcome
were delivered by Col. Atkin and
Hon. W. H. Felton, and were re
sponded to by Col. Hatcher.
Mr. Waring of Bartow, on behalf of
the Superintendent of the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, extended an
invitation to the members to visit the
ore beds of the county. The invita
tion was referred to a committee.
The President’s address, which fol
lowed, contained many valuable sug
gestions for the society. He referred
to criticisms of his action regarding
the location of the State Fair, and
said that the society had determined
upon a permanent ground.
experimental farms.
Mr. Waring offered a resolution
looking to memorializing the Legisla
ture on the subject of establishing an
experimental farm station.
A substitute was offered by Mr.
Barrett to establish three stations,
one at Albany, one at Marietta and
the principal one at Athens,. making
provision for utilizing convict labor
not convicted of felonies. This was
approved and referred to a committee.
* Cartersville, Ga., August 11.—
The second day’s session of the State
Agricultural Society was full of inter- |
e6t.
Dr. Felton declined to speak.
Mr. S. H. Bassett, of Fort Valley,
delivered an address on the relations
of capital to labor.
A committee was appointed to per
fect a bill to establish two experimen
tal farms, one at Marietta for whites,
and one at Albany for negroes, and
an experimental station at Athens, to
be presented to the next Legislature.
The election of officers resulted in
electing L. F. Livingstone, president,
and ten vice-presidents.
The winter session will be held at
Americus.
MANURE.
Every farmer can if he will have a;
pretty good supply of manure, with- 1
out buying it. He can easily save a j
great deal from a few cows, hogs,
sheep and horses. It is a poor way to I
use none and depend upon land with-j
out heio. unless it is rich. If it is ;
poor it would be a great help to get |
from his hills of corn two or three !
large years of corn instead of as '
many nubbins. Surely any man with
a horse, two or three cows, and a few
hogs, with scrapings from lots and
yard and hen house, could get a t few
thousand handfuls of valuable ma
nure. A handful to.each hill of corn
would give him one or two large :
ears of corn to each hill. A farmer \
ought to feel ashamed when looking
at a little pile of nubbins, in liis au
tumn corn crib, when it could easily
have been made a large pile of big
ears.
PRUNING GRAPE VINES.
To The Editor of The Weekly
Sun—Sir: I have just come into pos
session of a place with a number of
four-year-old grape vines which were
not trimmed last fall. Can they be
trimmed with safety during the Vin
ter, or shall I wait till next fall to do it?
SUBSCRIEER.
Prune the vines as soon as possible,
and before the warm weather sets the
sap flowing; put them into proper
shape for training on any plan you
may adopt, and do not leave too large
an amount of the last season’s growth,
if you drsire fully developed fruit
next fall. Six tc twelve inches of
young wood left on each cane will be
enough, and perhaps too much.
Gardens.—To the looker-on, noth
ing about country life generally seems
much stranger than the small num
ber of good gardens to be found on
farms. It may, therefore, do some
good to let the Country Gentleman
tell how to set about gardening on
the farm. The first step, it seems, is
to “provide in season plenty of man
ure. Let it he thoroughly intermix
ed with the soil. Arrange for all the
horse-cultivation practicable. Avoid
the common mistake of occupying
more ground than you can keep in
perfect condition. Have complete
natural or artificial drainage,”
Ben Perley Poore says that “a gen
eral and very gross error in purchas
ing young trees, which has often
been pointed out by writers on both
sides* of the Atlantic, is to consider
those as best which are the largest in
proportion to their age. The absdrd
principle of selection makes those
nurseries most frequented by custom
ers which least deserve to be so; such
namely, as are situated in the richest
soil, surrounded by the closest shelter,
and stimulated by the greatest quan
tities of manure and frequent hoeing.
It is necessary, no doubt, that plants
should be of a size to qualify them
for being removed and suit them
to the situation for which they tire
intended. But if they have attained
this size sooner than the due time by
being forced they are in the worst
state imaginable for growing on a
sterile hill-top or on the bleak side of
a highAvay.”
It is too late now to plant forage
corn; the worm will eat and destroy
the bud; possibly early amber cane
Avould mature sufficiently before frost
to make good ferage. We sowed it
last year on the 11th of July and it
matured seed. It can be cut when
the seed is in the dough. German
millet and Hungarian grass may still
be sown, however, and on rich land
will make good yields. Cow-peas may
also be sown for forage. The pea
grows more rapidly in the latter than
it does in the early summer. If pro
vision has not already been mad*
for an ample supply of forage, act
promptly and get in some of these
crops. Do not let the opprobrium of
buying Western and Northern hay
rest any longer upon the South.
Something may be done a little later
in the season in the way of making
hay of crabgrass and other kinds
which * grew . spontaneously. The
mistake usually made with these is to
cut them too late. Crabgrass mown
just after it is in full bloom and pro
perly cured makes a very excellent
article of hay. Remember that dur
ing fall and winter, when the teams
are not A ery busy, they can be kept
almost entirely on hay, and the grain
ration reduced to onefeed a day.
The hog has usually been fed as if he
were capable of digesting all that could
be crammed into his stomach, and he
has been treated as if he were as hardy
as a wild boar, and could endure ex
tremes of heat, cold, filth and ne^deet.
Now, the hog can only digest aT»er-
tain amount of food within a given
time, and when he has eaten too
much he suffers in consequence, and
especially if the food is of a kind not
adapted to his requirement. His di
gestive organs can be disarranged a§
easily as can those of the horse, and
filth taken into the system will cause
him to become diseased the same as is
peculiar to men. The accepted theory
regarding cholera how is that it is a
form of typhoid fever and if this
is true there is but one con
clusion to arrive .at, which is that
filth is at the bottom of * the
difficulty. The eating of filth is bad
enough, but the drinking of filthy
water is worse, as the animal is then
thirsty, and the filth being in a solu
ble condition, is at once carried to
eveay portion of the body. The sup
position that the kidneys cause the
impurities to be eliminated is trne only
when the animal is in a healthy con
dition. If the surroundings are filthy,
the pores of the body will be closed.
If, in feeding hogs, the farmer will
abandon the practice of attempting
to keep them in * an excessively fat
condition while they are growing he
will find that they will entail less
labor of management and he more
thrifty, while the excellent health in
Avhich he Avill find them when ready
for being fattened will enable them
to take on more fat and at less cost
than to keep them fat the whole year.
All that is required with growing pigs
is 'to afford them a variety of food
and to keep their ‘quarters clean.
Above all give them as much fresh
water as they can drink. If slop'is
fed, place it in a trough, where it Avill
be eaten up clean, instead of being
scattered about to ferment. Slop is
not really filthy food. It is only
when it is in a state of decomposition
and filled with disease germs that it
becomes injurious; but to compel pigs
to eat Avhere they have deposited
manure, or to drink Avater that has
been impregnated Avith the same, will
cause disease to brerfk out in any
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A correspondent of Farm and Gar
den says that “the agriculture of the
world is based on live stock. No
system of farming can be prosperous
that is not so conducted. The origin
al quantity of plant food, in new
soils and in new localities, may gi\ T e
prosperity for a time, but it Avill not
be permanent. The earth produces
vegetation. Stock consumes the
vegetable food, and the growth of
stock is the profit of the farmer. The
manure is the balance due the land
and should be carefully saved and in
telligently applied, for barn-yard and
stable manure must be the main de
pendence for fertilizer of a great
majority of those Avho till the soil.
No farmercan succeed without stock.
What shall it be, thoroughbred or
grade?”
On former occasions we have urg
ed the sowing of rye lots for supply
ing green feedjn early spring. Noth
ing is so reliable; rich land, good
seed and early solving are just as
certain to bring a full supply of ear
ly green forage as spring succeeds
winter. The richer the soil the more
the rye will be relished by stock.
This is important because rye is not
as much relished by animals as some
other plants, but its quality can be
greatlv improved by sowing on rich
or highly manured land. It is some
what disposed to become yroody as it
gets older, but a rich soil by promot
ing rapid growth, obviates this—it
will grow high enough to cut before
woody fiber has time to develop.
Give the rye patch precedence over
all others—begin its preparation at
once—break and roll and harrow,
and incorporate manure with surface
soil. Have everything ready to sow
the seed by the 10th of next month.
Sow Southern raised seed, and pref
erably that grown nearest your local
ity. Western rye will not answer.
Seed from Virginia, east of the moun
tains does very well. Sow one and a
half to two bushels per acre. The
nearer the barn the patch can be lo-
ca-uea better; if it cannot be near
the barn, let it be adjacent to a farm
road so that it may be easy to reach
Avith a wagon. In everything have
an eye to economizing labor.
Remedy for Colic in Horses.—
As a general colic remedy take of
sulphuric {ether and tincture of opium
Gx eacb t wo ounces, Mix with a pint
of tepid Avater. Give at one dose and
repeat in thirty minutes if necessary.
Injections ot soap suds will assist in
cure.
Hog raisers are told by The Hog of
Chicago, to look well to tbeir stock
at this season of the year. From
now till the first of September more
causes will arise to produce disease
than during the entire remainder of
the year. Probably more hogs will
die during the fall months, but the
causes will originate between now
and then. . •
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MEMOIRS OF ROBERT E. LEE.
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A full history of his military service and
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Ills private, domestic and personal history,
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MUledgevllle, Ga., June 10th. 1885. 48 ly
L UMBER! L UMBER!!
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, BARNES,
April Ctb, 1886. . 39 ^
Agricultural Implements
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As the prosperity of every country depends upon the success of
agriculture, and realizing the necessity of thet 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 & Harber; White’s Clipper, Meikle’s Blue
Pony and the Boss, and X also, have a large lot of Steel Plows,
Haiman and Southern Plow Stocks, single ancL 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 who 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.
TVT HIFES.
* Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 26th, 1886. 29 ly
Midville, Ga., 94 C. R. R.,
—MANUFACTURE—
Yellow Pine Lumber,
t Oi: Every Description, Rough and Dressed.
Framing Lumber, Ceiling, Flooring,
Weatberboarding, Staves, Shingles, Lathi; Fence Pickets.
VEGETABLE AND PELIT CRATES.
£5TSteam Saw and Planing Mills in Emanuel Countv, connected with
Midville by Private Railroad and Telephone Lines.
April Gtb, 1886. 39 Cm.
Central and Soutnwestern Railroad*.
[All trains of this system are run by
Standard (90) Meridian time, which is 36
I minutes slower than time kept by City.] *
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 15, 1885.
this date, pas-
1 ^**ER Trains pn the Central and
Southwestern Railroads and branches will
run as follows:
GOING NORTH.
Leave No. 51. gg
b S A“weNoV M. 8 “ a ' 5 | J0 P “
“AUgusta D 3.45 pm... D 6.15 am
A20p m ... D 3.20 am
9.35 pm... D 7.32 am
3.42 a m... D 2 15 d m
Perry.... .D E 8 8.45 p m D ES llSs p S
Fort Gaines DES 4.38 pm
Blakeley DES 7.10pm
Eufaula D 4.06pm
Albany D 10.45 pm.. D 2.45 p m
Montgomery.. D • 7.25 p m
Milledgeville DES 5.49 pm
Eatonton . ..D£S7.40pm
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.
Train 53 connects with outgoing train on
Augusta and Knoxville Railroad. Train 51
connects with trains for Sylvanla, Wrights*
ville and Louisville.
At Atlanta—Trains 51 and 53 connect
with Air Line and Kennesaw routes to all
points North and East, and with’hll di
verging roads for local stations.
COMING SOUTH.
Leave—Nos. Nos.
Augusta..18 D 9.30 am..20- D 9.30 pm
Macon 52 D 9.40 am..54 D 10.50 p m
Atlanta....52 D 6.00am..54 D 6.50pm
Columbus20 D 9.00 pm.. 6 D 11.10 am
Perry 24D ES6.00 am. .22 D ES3.00p m
Ft.Gaines..* 28 “ 10.05am
Blakeley 26 " 8.15 a m
Eufaula 2 D 10.55 am
Albany.... 4 D 4.10 am.. 26 D 12.15 pm
Montg’ry 2 D 7.30 a m
Mill’dg’ve 25 D E S 6.37 am
Eatonton 25D ES5.15am
Arrive—No. No.
Savannah.52 D 4.07 pm..54 D 5.55am
Connections at Savannah with Savannah*
Florida and Western Railway for all points
in Florida.
Local Sleeping Cars on all Night Pas
senger Trains between Savannah and Au
gusta, Savannah and Macon, Savannah
and Atlanta, Macon and Columbus.
Tickets for all points and sleeping car
berths on sale at the ticket office, No. 100-
Mulberry street, and at the UDion 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* ‘D E S,” dally except Sunday.
Georgia Railroad Company.
STONE MOUNTAIN ROUTE
OFFICE GENERALT MANAGER,
Augusta, Ga., April 17th, 1886JR
Commencing Sunday, 18th instant, the follow-
lngpassenger schedule will be operated.
Trains run by floth Meridian time.*
NO 18—BAST (dally).
Leave Macon T:ioa m
LeaveMllledgeville 9:19am
Leave Sparta 10:41 a m
Leave Warrenton 12:00 noon
Arrive Camak 12:16 p m
Arrive Washington 2:20 pm
Arrive Athens 5:30 p m.
Arrive Gainesville 8:26 pm
Arrive Atlanta 5:60 pm
Arrive Augusts 3:35 p m
NO 17—WEST -(daily).
LeaveAugusta 10:50 a m
Leave Atlanta 8:00 am
Leave Gainesville 5:55 a m
Leave Athens 9:00 a m
Leave Washington - 11:20 am
Leave Camak 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
LeaveMllledgeville 9:30 p m
Leave Sparta 10:48 p m
Leave Warrenton 12:01 a m
ArriveCamak 12:10 a m
.Arrive Augusta 5:00 am
NO 15—WEST (daily.)
Leave Augusta 9:40 p m
Leave Camak t 1:18 a m
Arrive Warrenton 1:33am
Arrive Sparta 2:57 am
Arrive Milledgeville 4:27 a m
Arrive Macon... 16:46 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.
Snperb improved Sleepers between Macon and
Angusta.
Superb.Improved Sleepers between August
and Atlanta.
JNO. W. GREEN,
General Manager.
E. R. DORSEY'.
General Passenger Agent.
JOE W. WHITE,
General Traveling Passenger Agent.
Spectacles and Eye-Glasses.
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
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our large stock and long experience, we
guarantee to fit the eye. Call and see
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The Jeweler and Optician,
Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 5,1886. 26 tf
Machine Shop.
T HAVE REMOVED my Machine
1 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, 0. ad
dress is Milledgeville, Ga.
A. CORMANNI.
March 2d, 1886. 34 tf
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Wool Carding.
T AM prepared to do Wool-Carding
1 at my place, at Scottsboro. Wool
sent to my address at Milledgeville,
Ga., will be promptly carded and re
turned. All persons shipping wool to
me should, also, mark plainly their
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, tf