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POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder nevo.r varies. A marvel of
parity, Htrength and wholosoraenoes. Morn
•Boao'mir.'ftl (Imn the ordinary kinds, and
•annot be sold in competition with the
multitude of low tests, short weight, alum
or phosphate powders. Said only in pans.
Royal It akin a Powdius Co., 100 Wall St.
New York. 19 ly
Agricultural .Department.
An application of lye will restore to
rough trunks and branches of orchard
trees their original smoothness.
One plant of the cow pea raised at
the New York experimental farm con
tained sixty-one ripe pods and shelled
out 634 peas.
Beet root sugar is an immenso in
dustry in Germany. As much as
twenty million pounds wore manu
factured in that country lust year.
Tiie small mess of milk furnished
hy one cow may he far richer than
the larger quantity obtained from an
other cow. And it is the butter yield
that is the best test of a cow’s value.
The greatest kindness you can do
to a young chicken is to simply leave
it alone for the tirst twenty-four hours
of its existence. There will he little
difficulty experienced in getting it to
eat afterwards.
In various sections, and we hope iu
all, small grain is reported to he do
ing well. Many farmers are planting
corn. A change in our seasons makes
it rather risky to plant it. extensively
as yet.
Potato crust for moat pies is made
by adding one teaspoonful of cream
to six large potatoes that have been
boiled and mashed line. Add flour
enough to roll and a little suit, and
handle as little as possible.
Dr. Sturtevant, at the New York
Experiment Station, found that
mulching the soil lightly between the
rows of peas with straw retards the
attack of mildew very perceptibly.
It h the late sown crop that sutlers.'
Very young ducklings are tender at
iirst, and should neither he allowed to
go into cold water nor he exposed to
chilling winds while they are under
twenty days old. Such exposure
causes cramps, and they often die
suddenly from these results.
Hydrangeas in bloom qre benetifted
by an occasional dose of manure wa
ter. Young plants in their first year
like partial shade in the summer. If
the soil about trees and plants is some
what poor applications of liquid man
ure to them will greatly assist the
crop.
' r he price of meat and lard has
gone almost out of reach. If a Han
cock farmer had an ahundunce of
them to sell he would find as much
“ready money” in it as in cotton.
But, then, if the farmers, generally,
had large supplies of these products
the price would he lower. That,
however, would not he very distress
ing.— Islun {elite.
Whkat BrAK.—Wheat bran, the
elements of which are in such form
as to readily decompose, dissolve and
become assimilated hy plants, is re
ported as having been applied with
much success as a fertilizer for tobac
co in tiie Connecticut Valley. It is
also claimed for it that it answers the
same purpose equally well in cotton
and corn fields.
Tiie respective advantages of thick
and tDin seeding depend upon circum
stances, some of which can not be
known at time of seeding. So far as
the weather is concerned, sowing a
crop will always he like taking a tick
et in a lottery. As a rule, the rich
er and better fitted the ground, the
less seed will he required of small
grain.
What is Farming.
Texas Journal.
It. is something more than staying
on a farm. It, is something more than
skimming the soil. It is something
more than selling liny or potatoes,
and bulky crops unaniinalized. Farm
ing is a business, a profession, a prac
ticul and scientific operation. The
process of nature must be understood
and worked in harmony with the
chemistry of the earth and air. The
process of nature must be understood,
if not in their technical terms and lan
guage, iu that sensible understanding,
that common sense way, that their
own advantage and capabilities may
he turned to the best account.
The lawyer works hy law and prece
dent, the physician works by symp
toms and indications, the merchant
by rules and observation, the mechan
ic by measures and capacities. The
farmer must work hy all—hy rules,
laws, observation and experiment.
He must he a skilled workmen in the
productive, operative and commer
cial circles in which ills business lies
and his sphere of circulation extends.
AN AGRICULTURAL MEDLEY.
FERTILIZERS FOR POTATOES—SOWING
RYK.
At a recent meeting of the Elmira
(N. Y.) Farmers' Club tho following
letter from I. N. Baker, Bath, N. Y.,
was read:
I asked your club last spring for a
fertilizer for potatoes, and you recom
mended wood ashes, which I used
and found that they increased the
yield, but there were more rotten po
tatoes where they were applied than
where the planting was on inverted
clover sod. I have fonnd that to
cover potatoes four or five inches deep
with si ;raw or coarse manure will give
the best results. I planted about
threo acres of clover sod, ploughed
this spring, and a part of it being,
very stony, I thought I would cover
it with straw to save‘cultivating
among the stones, and the result was
that the potatoes were larger and
more of them in the hill. I planted
the potatoes in the usual way, cover
ing about four inches deep, and in
digging ail we had to do was to pull
the tops and take away the straw
and there were the potatoes clean and
smooth. Rose potatoes should be
covered deep and evenly or they will
sunburn.
In the discussion which followed
one member said that If ashes increase
the tendency to rot, the fact is not
generally known. They certainly do
S remote growth and augment yield.
. T. Billings said that potatoes may
be raised under straw covering. He
has tried the plan without any great
success, however. G. 8. McCann had
also tried it, but could see no special
advantage in the practice. President
Hoffman thought, straw would have
to he spread thickly to retain the re
quisite moisture and to prevent
growth of weeds and grass. It would
require a great deal to cover such
areas as we give to field-planting. If
cheap production is to he considered
it will be difficult to show that il can
be effected hy stra.w covering. In re
gard to the pasturing of rye, Mr. Hel
ler repeated the statement formerly
made by him, that he did not doubt
the feasibility of pasturing rye late in
the fall, or even in the winter, when
the seed was sown early. He knew,
too, that pasturing in the spring as late
as the latter part of May would not in
terfere materially with the grain pro
duct except to delay it. Such a course
had been practiced by his father, when,
as one of the early settlers of this
valley, he had limited resource* in
the way of pasturage.
Southern Cultivator.
Wooden silos, says the Southern
Live Stock Journal, of Starkvilie.
Miss., are decidedly the cheapest and
we believe the best. Build them
wedge-shape,gradually widening from
the bottom to the top. We have one,
built this year and now full of ensi
lage, and each of the four walls are
six inches wider at the top, than at
the bottom. We did not tramp the
ensilage, simply scattered it evenly as
possible and it readily settled of its
own weight. The pressure of course
was so great towards the wall that
there was no necessity for tramping
around the walls. We were enabled
to get more or at least as much for
age in this silo than one beside it
that was larger; and as there was no
necessity for keeping two or more
hands in the silo to tramp, of course
the expense of filling was lessened
this much. All of the ensilage was
put in whole, none cut hy a machine.
We do not believe there was ever a
silo whether of stone, brick or wood,
tlmt was ever built, whose walls were
perpendicular, that would keep ensi
lage perfectly around the sides and in
the corners. We believe that the
walls of the silo, constructed as we
have stated above, wedge-shape, that
in this kind of a silo, if properly con
structed, the ensilage can he preserv
ed perfect along the sides of tiie walls.
Probably no extra feed is quite so
handy for milch cows as brand. It
is the first mess given after calving,
and it is better adapted for this time
than any stronger, richer food. It is
excellent for increasing milk flow, only
that it does not make milk richer in
butter-producingqualities. Some feed
with more of fat-forming elements is
better for cows kept to make butter,
and none is more generally profitable
than Indian corn.
Lampus 'in Stock.—Lampus is a
swelling of the roof of the mouth next
the front teeth. The swelling may be
produced from the mucous membrane
there being irritated by biting ears
of corn or anything else which bruis
es. More frequently, perhaps, it is
the result of some form of indiges
tion. Cutting the bars in the roof of
the mouth so as to let them bleed
pretty freely xvill generally relieve
the swelling. Sometimes th'e swollen
part is burned out with a hot iron,
hut this is cruel and unnecessary.
About Burning off Land.—We
are opposed to burning off land—it
saves trouble and probably increases
tiie first year’s crop, but if is too great
a waste of plant food. The land will
need it all after ft few years cropping.
Our experience has been that first
years new ground Is deficient in
available nitrogen, and that crops on
it are benefitted hy the application of
a little nitiogenous manure. Fifty
pounds of guano xvitli the seed would
start the crop off finely.
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June 22, 1880.
00 cw ly.
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I HAVE MOVED my Mill into a fine lot of new timber, and am
prepared to fill orders promptly for any and
All Kinds of Lumber at Lowest Prices,
in any quantity. Will fill orders and deliver Lumber on short notice.
W. HI. H.
Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 10th, 1887. 27 tf.
IB. IR. SGHTsTBlIIDK^,
—IMPORTER!—
—Wholesale and Retail Dealer In—
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Waters, Whiskies, Gin, Porter, Ale, Etc.
601 and 802 Broad Street AUGUSTA, GA.
*»“Agei)tfor Veuve Clicquot Ponsardln, Urbana WlneCompauy. Also, sole Agent
for tho Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, St. Louis, Mo, Special Brewings
il. Barrett,
Invites his friends to call and examine his new and complete stock
of Groceries. He has endeavored to open a ’
First-Class Grocery Store,
in Milledgeville, and intends, so long ns he continues in business to
keep up a full and complete stock of FRESH GOODS and to’sell
just as LOW as the same goods can bo sold in this or any other
market. Ho does not propose to cut under his Brother Merchants
but it will be a “cold day in August” when ho is run out by the
Brother who proposes to undersell him. His advantages are no
better than any other man, BUT JUST AS GOOD, and ho can well
afford to meet their prices. Ho
Makes a Small Profit on all he Sells,
and “Don’t you forget it.” He does not sell at COST, lie buys from-
the best houses, pays cash, gets the benefit of cash discount and
therefore can and xvill
Sell Goods as Low as Any One!
To mention the articles would be useless, suffice it to say, ho lias
nearly all tho goods usually kept in a First-Class Grocery Store in
cities of any size. He will endeavor, by STRICT HONESTY, and
polite attention, to merit a full share of the public patronage,’ and
if successful in business, will promise to do all ho can to build up
the interest of the city that has so kindly received him. 1
S. BARRETT.
Lager Beer kept in stock.
Dec. 15th, 1886.
23 ly.
No. 17 South Wayne St.'.
T. E. WHITE & CO
We iuvite all our Patrons and Friends to come and examine our
uexv goods, which we are daily receiving. We can suit any man’s
pocket book, both in quality and price of goods. We do not pro
pose to make any cuts on prices but xvill sell you what you xvant and
Guarantee Satisfaction on all Goods.
Wo xvould say, particularly to our regular patrons, that at all times,
we xvill try to fill tlieir orders xvitli tho
Nicest and Freshest Goods,
tho market affords. Wo do not buy in very large lots, but buy
often. By this means, xve can always sell fresh goods. We cail
particular attention to
Our Stock of Flour,
which is complete. We have on hand “White Swan,” “White
Loaf,” “White Satin” and “Jersey.” The above grades are patents.
Then xve have also “Nexv Constitution,” “Moss Rose,” and “Odd
Trump.” If you xvant nice xvhite bread, buy good Flour and the
best Lard. We have the finest Leaf Lard on hand, which cost very
little more than poor stuff.
Our stock of Canned Goods, cannot bo excelled. Fancy Candy
and Crackers of all kinds.
Sugar, Coffee, Teas, Spice, &c.
Iii fact, anything ^ou may
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want. Bran for your cow at lowest price,
fliiis, Breakfast Bacon and White Meat. Jersey Butter,
alxvays on hand and on Ice. AVe invite our country friends to call
on us and get prices, xve xvill sell them their goods as cheap as any
ono. Tobacco by the plug or box. Remember the place.
GREEN STORE!
Aug. 31st, 1886.
No. 17 South Wavne Street,... .Milledgeville, Ga.
T. E. WHITE & CO.
31 ly.
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Tlio purchaser of Irish potatoes
for seed, will find it to his advantage
to select those that have smooth and
even surface. When they are peeled
the waste is less and some who lmve
the rot in potatoes say it is greater
in those with rugged surfaces than
tiie smooth ones. Those who have
noticed this advise the selection of
smooth ones for planting and they
state in doing this, from year to year
but few will have the ragged and une
ven surfaces.
fihcridiin J a Condition
Powder is absolutely
pure and 1
oentrated.
1b worth a pound of
any other kind. It is|
strictly a medicine to
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TXltEEDERS of high class Poultry.
DEggs for sale now, chickens in fall.
Breeds, Plymouth Rock, Brown and
White Leghorn of the best and purest
strain. For prices apply to
W. A. COOK,
(Successor to C. O. Wilson.)
Millkdgkvillk, Ga.
March 1, 1887. 34 3m
Strayed or Stolen.
A MOUSE-COLOIIED, mare mule,
ri xvitli a black streak down her
back—chunky, xvitli shoes on hind
feet and none on tiie fore. A liberal
reward xvill be paid for the recovery
ol the mule and capture of the thief,
if stolen. Notify.
C. W. ENNIS, Sheriff.
Milledgeville, March, 22, ’87. 87 2t
No. 23 S. Wayne Street,.
Dec. 14th, 1886.
. Milledgeville, Ga
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Marcli 8, 1887.
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MILLEDGEVILLE
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Satisfaction Guaranteed
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application. Correspondence solicited.
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Lock Box, No. 1, Milledgeville, Ga.
Jan. 11, 1887. o 7 t f
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