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MR. NESBITT’S
MONTHLY TALK
The Commissioner’s Letter to
the Farmers of Georgia.
IMPORTANT MATTERS DISCUSSED
Crops of the State Damaged by Heavy and
Continued Kains Farmers Again I'rgail
to Plant Fall Irish Potatoes—Ths Com
missioner Advises the ‘owing of Peas and
Millet on Overflowed I-and.
Agricvt.tvrai. Department,
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 1, 1896.
The heavy and continued rains
throughout the state, succeeding the
protracted drouth. worked some
damage to the crops. The fields, at
1 time phenominally clean, now begin to
show some grass and weeds and cotton
has suffered both from the wet weather
and the cool nights, causing a too rapid
growth and a disposition to rust. When
the steady sunshine comes again, it may
become necessary with late cotton on
account of these conditions, to plow this
crop again—the rains having prevented i
■ the work at the proper time, but it
1 should bo done on a level and so shalloxv
! that no injury is done the roots which
now penetrate in all directions very
near the surface. Ordinarily when the
first of August comes, if the crops are
i in good grooving condition, no further
work is needed. At this season we are
anxious that the energies of the plant
should be directed to producing fruit
rather than foliage. We knoxv that
, tirring of the soil promotes the latter,
therefore if the cotton has attained a
good size and there is not enough grass
to seriously interfere, let the plows stop.
Keep the
SWEET POTATOES
■ clean and with a hoe or fork loosen the
vines that may have taken root in the
. middles. They will only form small,
inedible potatoes, each one of which de
, tracts that much from the main vine.
I If the patch is intended for hogs, hoxv
! ever, it does not make any material dif
i ference—if the vines are left to root at
will.
FALL IRISH POTATOES
should also bo planted. Wo have re
peatedly referred to the importance
which this crop is assuming and have
given full directions for those who wish
I to try it, and haven’t the experience
necessary to make it a success. As a
strictly full potato the Lookout-Moun
tain stands, as yet, without a superior.
1 They will produce a practically perfect
! stand, which is an undertaking of some
i difficulty with the ordinary spring
grown seed, but they cannot be used for
the early spring crop, as their powers of
re production seem dormant until a
later period. Therefore if the fall crop is
planted with a view to ri-ising seed for
! the early spring market, potatoes from
those dug last mouth should be used
under conditions to which we have
heretofore referred at length.
FODDER PULLING.
Until some economical plan is per
fected by which the entire plant, stalk,
blade, ear, shuck and top can be saved
and housed, we are compelled to con
tinue the time-honored but expensive
process of fodder pulling. Under this
plan much of the feeding value of
the corn crop, one of our principal re
sources, is absolutely lost—wasted in
the fields. The machines at present in
use for cutting up and storing the en
tire product are too expensive for pri
vate use, except in the case of extended
furin operations, but when the farmers
have solved the question of ,<’«r.n;/ the
whole crop xvithout the unnecessary
waste of any part of it, doubtless the
necessary machinery to store and pre
serve it will be at hand. This has been
the history of agriculture, and it holds
good in every department of our xvork.
The Englishman, who used the first
drill for sowing seed, only excited the
jeers of the incredulous onlookers,
whose comment was that he was ‘‘soxv
iug pepper out of a cruet !” In England
today the drill is universally employed
and the farmers wonder hoxx’ they ever
managed without it! It is an encourag
ing sign that inquiries on this and many
other subjects connected with the de
velopment of our industry are being
received from different quarters. The
time may have been xvhen anything was
considered good enough to farm xvith,
but that day has passed. The conviction
that careless farm methods do not pay
is becoming more firmly grounded each
day.
PREPARATION FOR FALL CROPS. |
The moat that can be done this month
is to prepare for crops that are to be
I planted later on. Success with these
crops means that xve give them a good,
deep seed bed aud plenty of food. Ou
poor, hard soils it is useless to make
the attempt By care in the selection
of seeds and soils, and by judicious pre
paration aud manuring any farmer may
have an abundance of grain forage dur
ing the winter. If xve have stable ma
nure nothing gives a better foundation,
and on this we may build xvith commer
cial fertilizers. Clovers, red and xvhite,
and winter grasses thrive best on stiff
•oils. Os the latter orchard and red top
are better adauted to our soil and cli
mate than blue grass. Bermuda, if
grown with the xvhite clover, furnishes
a moit excellent combination, neither
■ Interfering materially with the other.
The Bermuda is shulloxx' rooted and a
hot weather plant, the clover deep
rooted and Retaining its best growth in
the cooler months. On sandy or light
•oils none of these clovers or winter
grasses succeed well. On this quality
of land It ii better to plant crimson or
burr clover. They are hardy, and prop
erly managed will hold 'their own
against all odds If the stock is taken
off or the cutting stopped by the first of
April the clover seed xvill mature and
•oattar over the ground. The land can
then be put in late corn or In peas, and
when theso crops are token off the Sep
tombor rains will causa the dormant
clover seed to spring into life and soon
cover the ground with another crop,
which will furnish good grazing or cut
ting during the winter. Rye and bar
ley arc also suited to light lands and
furuleh splendid green food for xvinter
u»c. All manure for these crops should
be thoroughly worked into the soil, and
the laud brought into the best condition
by repeated plowings, harrowings and
rolling*. From tho first to the middle
of September is about the time for seed
ing—sow liberally, cover lightly and
roll.
The land for sowing wheat should
have been selected before this, and kept
as far as possible free from weeds and
grass, as wheat does best on clean land.
W ho.esome. unadulterated, homemade
flour is a blessing, and the manure for a
wheat crop, and the stubble after the
crop is cut. furnish both food and humus
on which to build future crops, and the
latter assists in preventing washing of
the land. Don’t delay sowing the fall
•'.its. which in uine eases out of ten suc
( ceed. better than the spring sown grain.
1 Be careful to select southern grown and ■
I winter raised seed. On general principles
it is well to sow in grain or grass every
| acre on the farm, which can be so util-
I ized. The work cau go on from the first
of September and xx-ith favora le sea
sons continue into December, and once
accomplished acts as a safA tuard again-t
washing and consequmt m.iching of th©
soil. Besides, the harvistnl crops fur
j nish a residue of humus for succeeding
| crops.
1 SOWING PSAS AND MILLET ON OVER
FLOXVEG LAND.
We have had s veral inquiries as to
the advisability of sowing peas and mil
let on the b >tt >m lands xvhich have been
overfloxved by the recent heavy rains.
Our reply has been invariably that
it be done at once. Wo are now
engaged in soxving a rich bottom on
i which the corn lias been “droxvno 1
j out,” in these txvo crops, ajid if tho sea
sons are suitable, will gather an abun
! dant harvest of splendid hay. Tho mil
’ lot lessens the difficulty of curing the
! peavines and together they form a first
i class feed.
TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS,
I which have been in use to make tins
year’s crop should not be left to rust
and ruin in the fields. Good xvork can
not be done xvith tools in such condi
tion, and not only this, but they require
extra power to xvork them. It is less
trouble and expense to clean them off
noxv and put them und r shelter than
to struggle xvith them, rusty and out cf
order, in making another crop or to buy
new ones. With a little care the o d
I ones will do just ns good xx’ork.
R. T. Nesbitt, Commissioner.
CROP CONDITIONS.
Too Much Kain In July Proved an Injury
to Cotton In Soin ' Sections.
CO TTON.
Too much rain through July has in
jured this crop in many portion:', of the
state. The early planted cottoa that
camo up promp ly is good, having groxvn
finely and fruited xvell. On tho other
hand, tho cotton that was planted late,
or xvas late in coming up 0:1 account of
tho dry April and May, has not and is
not doing xvell. While it has groxvn
rapidly and made a largo xve >d, it his
not fruited correspondingly. A good
deal of rust also has developed in tho
cotton fields, particularly on sandy anil
flat lands. In tho southern counties of
the state picking has begun, tho
crop being a fexv days earlier than usual.
Tho indications noxv arc for a good
yield and a full average crop.
CORN.
Another bountiful ('roti of this valu
able cereal is assu'ed for the state.
While in some portions of tho com
monwealth the crop is cut off by dry
weather, in m ist counties the yield xvill
be as heavy as it xx'as last year, and
again, as in 1895, Georgia will not have
to look to the xxost for her bread and
moat. Tho heavy rains of the past
month have caused overflows in most of
tho livers and creeks, and much of the
bottom land corn has in that xvay been
injured or t daily destroyed. Most of
tho crop throughout the state has been
“laid by.” clean of both grast and
weeds. Fodder pulling has commenced
in South Georgia, but daily rains ren
der it alm >st impossible t > save any in
good condition.
WHEAT AND OATS*.
Not much xvheat planted in the state,
but tho yield of that plaure I xvas very
satisfactory. Oats in many cases xvere
an entire failure, and the crop in the ag
gregate xvas very short. We can never
count on a full oat crop xvhen planted
in the winter or spring. Tho true time
to plant oats in G orgia, is from the
middle to the last of September, accord
ing to locality. Planted properly at that
time they will survive four out of five
winters, and yield good crops.
FIELD PEAS.
I think there are more field peas
planted than ever before. Tho farmers
seem fully axvake to the importance of
planting this valuable renovator of the
soil, and now wherever yon go in the
state you xvill find the fields tliat were
in outs or wheat, soxved to peas, and
peas groxvingall through the corn fields,
broadcasted or drilled there at the last
ploxving. This is just as it should bo,
and indical s that the farmers have de
termined ti. enrich their lands xvithout
relying solely on commercial fertilizers.
CANE AND SORGHUM.
These important crops arc both in
fine conditi m, xvell advanced, and prom
ise a bountiful yield. Without a drouth
in the next few xveeks, homemade syrup
will be abundant in Georgia next full
and winter.
RICE.
The crop of lowland rice is unusually
promi ing, atjd if the equinoctial storms
| pass xvithout damage, the yield will be
j gratifying. Upland rice has also done
! well, but there is not enough planted;
1 every farmer should plant at least a
' “patch” of this valuable grain, xvith the
j same regularity that he plants his other
I crops.
GROUND PEAS, SWEET POTATOES, ETC.
j These crops are all doing xvell, except
j in certain limited areas, xvhero there has
j been a deficiency of rain.
FRUIT-.
Excessive rains in July have injured
j the various fruit crops seriously, caus
ing peaches, melons and grapes to rot.
Still tho supply of these fruits seems to
: be fairly abundant and the markets are
; wall supplied at very reasonab e prices.
I find many of the peaches affected with
the “curculio,” and our fruitgrowers
should take more pains to get rid of this
enemy, so destructive to their crop.
STOCK.
The condition of all kinds of stock is
reported as good throughout the state,
but little hog oholera prevailing, and
the prospect flue for a full supply of
homemade meat. Some cases of glan
ders have been reported to the depart
ment, but the animals have been
promptly destroyed, audit is hoped that
the disease has been stamped out.
Beetles Injuring Grape Vines.
Question. —I send some bluish col
ored beetles that are injuring the buds
and leaves of my grape vines. Will you
tell me their name and give a remedy?
Answer. —The bluish colored bug*
are known as the grape vine flea beetle.
They do their greatest damage by bor
ing into the buds, upon their swelling
in the spring, though they continue
feeding on the leaves afeerxvards. The
females lay on the under side of the
leaves clusters of yellow eggs, which in
a fexv days hatch out small dasla colored
larvae. These at once begin to devour
the foliage, and when in large numbers
soon leave only the ribbed skeletons of
J the leaves. When fully grown (which
takes about four weeks) they leave the
j vine, enter the ground, form earthen
’ cocoons aud change to yellowish pupae.
In about three weeks these are trans
formed into the perfect beetle, which
again attack the leaves and lay eggs for
another brood of larvae. The Lest rem l
edy is spraying with Palis green (one
ounce to 20 gallons of water.) They
can also be destroyed with pyrethrum
or insect powder. The beetles are quite
sluggish on cool mornings, and may
then be collected on sheets by jarring
the vines. The cheapest aud beet rem
edy though, is the Paris green.—State
‘ Agricultural Department.
QUESTIONS |
AND ANSWERS
Commissioner Nesbitt’s In
quiry Box For the Month,
MUCH INFORMATION FURNISHED
How to Detsroy Willows Growing on Creek
Banks—The Hest Time to Prepare a Hot
bed— Keniedy For Tick* on Cows—tlonr
and When to Kill Bermuda Grass—The
Jersey as a Dairy Cow-
Question. —Please give mo the best
plan to kill Bermuda grass. Shall I be
gin noxv, or would it be best to xvait un
til later?
Ansxver.—The late fall or winter is
the best time to begin operations to de- '
stroy a Bermuda sod. Have a sharp ;
turning ploxv and set it to run about
three or four inches deep. The object
is to go just deep enough to get under
the mat of roots and turn them over,
exposing them to tho drying influences
of sun and air. As soon as they are
somexvhat dry, run the har oxv over the ■
field. This xvill drag many rooti to the
surface xvhero they xvill dry more thor
oughly. The horse rake cau noxv gather
them into winrows, and xvhen dried
sufficiently to fire, they should be
burned. Repeat this through the win- .
ter, as opportunity occurs—first the
plowing, then tho harrowing, lastly rak- '
ing into winrows and burning. When
the spring opens plant tho land in some .
cleanly cultivated crop, and when this 1
is taken off, put in a quickly groxving,
smothering crop, as cow peas, or later, |
rye, oats, wheat, if tho ground is in fine ■
tilth, crimson clover, or vetch. While
Bermuda is dreaded by many farmers, I
on account of tho difficulty of eradicat- i
ing it, xve would, if xve had a xvoll set
! pasture of Bermuda, hesitate a long '
time before xve would decide t’o destroy i
it. It is peculiarly adapted to our cli- !
mate and both as a green food and for j
hay ranks among the first. Like every 1
other green thing, it improve? under i
culture, and xvith plenty of food, but
xvill also make a bravo fight for exist
ence even under the most adverse cir- !
cumstances. With cow peas and Ber
muda and the assistance of such fertil
izers as xve can save or buy, xve ought ?
to in time be able to fill up the washed 1
places and cover our worn red hills.
Howard, an authority on the grasses of ;
the south, says: “To destroy Bermuda
grass run a coulter or narrow hull
tongue through it, then sot a turning
ploxv to run very shailoxv, and turn the j
surface over but not vn lrr. This expo- ;
ses the roots to tho cold and frost which
xvill as certainly kill it as it will sugar
cane.”—State Agricultural Department.
How to. I’repire a Hotb.td.
Question. —Can you give me some
dots as to h ixv to prepare a hotbed?
Alsoiell me xvhen is the proper time to ]
prepare one and soxv seeds to secure [
early spring plants.
Answer.—Throw ont tho soil to a
depth of 12 or 15 inches in a space as :
large as desired. Around this aud on ;
top of the ground set ]2-.nch planks
supported in place by stakes and firmly j
joined at the corners. You noxv have 1
a pit about txvo feet deep. On the bot
tom of this spread fresh undecomposod :
horse manure aud loaves to the depth >f
|l2 inches. Tramp this solid and over it
spread three or four inches of fine, rich
; woods earth. This xvill bring the bod
up to about eight inches of the top of
tho boards. Make the cover of oiled ’
canvas or glass and have it fit elosgly to 1
exclude the cold air. In a .short time
j the decomposing horse manure will
cause the temperature of tho bed to rise
j rapidly, so high, indeed, as to ki 1 the :
I germs of any seeds, which may bo i
planted in it. No seed should Le soxvn
until the heat subsides, xvhich may be
tested by inserting sticks at throe or ■
four different p iuts and leaving them
for 24 hours. When xvithdraxvn their
heat is a sure index of the temperature
of the bed and we should be guided ac
cordingly. The time for preparing the
1 hotbed varies with locality. In the far
I south January and February or even
j December will not be found too early;
further north, February or March.—
State Agricultural Department.
To Prevent the Kscape of Ammonia.
Question. —How shall I prevent the
escape of ammonia from my manure
pile and also from my stables? That it
does escape, I am convinced, as more
than one sense bears testimony to the
fact.
Ansxver—The most popular absorb
ent of ammonia is fine ground land
plaster or gypsum. Any low grade pot
ash salts will also prevent the escape of
the ammonia. If either is sprinkled in
the stable daily it will prevent any dis
agreeable odor arising from the decom
posing manures. As to which should
be used depends very much on the land
on which the manure is to be applied.
If the laud needs potash, then use kainit,
which contains about 12 pounds of pot
ash to the 100 pounds, or some other
potash salts. Where the land needs
lime, use plaster. Woods earth is also
a good absorbent.—State Agricultural
Department.
To Destroy Growth on Creek Banks.
Question. —I have tried vainly to
kill some willows growing on creek
banks, but they invariably spring up
again from the stump, and Instead
01 one stem send out several luxuriant
shoots. Can you give me any certain
plan of destroying them, without the
yearly vexation of seeing them multiply
instead of die.
Ansxver. —We suppose that you have
committed the error of cutting down
the willows, during the growing season,
when the effect is, as you describe, to
encourage a fresh and perhaps more I
vigorous and also more troublesome
growth. A better plan is to girdle the
trees about three feet from the ground,
and then peel the bark down to the j
ground and leave it hanging there. If
no strips of bark are left growing on the
trees, they will be thoroughly killed to
the root. —State Agricultural Depart
ment.
Remedy For Ticks on Cows.
Question. —My coxvs are troubled
i witn ticks, the first time in my exper>- *
ence that they have appeared in'any
; considerable numbers, and I am at a
loss as to bow F shall get rid of them.
Please tell me some remedy not too ex
i pensive, whi h will be effective.
Answer —At the Texas Experiment
Station various tests have been made
i and tne following was found to be the
most effective: Cottonseed oil, l 2 Rok
Ion; place this in a suitable vessel over
a slow fire, then add 1 a tumblerful of
dea-d oil and the same of pine tar. Stir
together, and when the tar is melted re
move from the fire. When cool it is
ready to apply, and one application is
usually found sufficient to destroy the
ticks in 24 hours. If not thoroughly
effective apply a second time. After a
little practice one can judge accurately
of the amount necessary to do the work
in one application. The dead oil is
nothing more nor less than crude car
bolic acid, and costs about 30 to 59 cents
per gallon, according to quantity. The
cost of the other materials is nominal,
j If the theory that the ticks transmit
! fatal diseases holds good, it is very im
-1 portant that they be destroyed.—State
! Agricultural Department.
To Stimulate the Growth of Cabbage.
Question. —How should I encourage
jmy fall cabbage to quick growth? Last
I year they were healthy looking plants,
but grew so slowly that they had not
thoroughly headed when cold weather
1 came.
Answer.—Doubtless your land was
j not rich enough. Cabbages are gross
5 feeders, and unless the land is very rich,
or made so, they will not produce good,
| hard heads, even whee allowed plenty
lof time. The land should not only be
filled with plenty of v?g'table matter
by broadcasting st able m inure, or plow
ing under green crops, but a commercial
fertilizer with full per cents of nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash should also
. be added, and this should bo thoroughly
j mixed with the soil in the rows before
I the plants are set out. After being set
[ out, if their growth is not satisfactory,
I a top drossing of nitrate of soda, from
j 100 to 209 pounds to the acre, will be
* found a wonderful stimulant. It should
j be applied just before a rain.—State Ag-
I ricultural Department.
The Jersey the Rest.
Question. —Another year I expect to
keep two or three good cows. I will
i have ample and comfortable accommo
! dations ami firstclass food. What breed
would you advise me to invest in?
Answer —All things considered, we
believe the Jersey offers the greatest in
ducements as a dairy cow. She can
adapt herself to most situations, and on
the same food her butter product will
be greater than that of any other breed.
I She is not adapted for beef, her frame
' is small, but as a milk and butter ma
chine she has no superior. In the past
few years the more general introduction
and grading of this breed has caused
prices to fall, and at the present time
the possession of full bred Jerseys need
not be limited to men of large means.
i A fine cow can be bought today for far
i less than the price demanded even a
i few years ago, and the graded c one
half, three fourths or even four-fifths
I Jersey, can be bought at very reasonable
figures. State Agricultural Depart-
: ment.
••Black Rust.”
Question.—There is a disease that is
killing my cotton, and already the
stand is seriously injured. I send you
some stalks and hope that you can give
me the name of the disease and some
remedy.
Answer. —After a careful study of
; the plants you sent, I am satisfied that
j they are suffering from what is called
“Blackßust.” In some points the leaves
bear a resemblance t? what is called
“Frenching,” and they also have a
likeness to “leaf blight.” A microscopic
examination is frequently necessary to
distinguish these diseases one from the
other. “Black Rust” is due to the com
bined effects of several microscopic
plants called fungi, which, growing
within the leave; of the cotton plant,
destroy the living tissues. Many theo
ries have been advanced relative to the
"Black Rust” in cotton. Some say that it
is due to the physical conditi n of the
soil, or to a want of some fertilizing in
gredient. The subject has not yet been
sufficiently investigated, but it is certain
that the disease has been destructive on
good land well fertilized. Another com
mon theory is that "Black Rust” is due to
atmospheric conditions. This is an er
ror, though it is true that certain condi
tions of the atmosphere conduce to the
growth of the fungi. Wet weather con
tinued for a long time is unfavorable to
the cotton plant, but is favorable to the i
growth of the parasites, which cause '
"Black Rust.” There is no remedy for
this diseas when it makes its appear- 1
ance and some years it is very destruct- .
ive. By a rotation of crops, which would i
bring the land in cotton only once in
three years, it is thought by many that
cotton would be less liable, not only to
this disease, but to others which now
attack it yearly. The constant cultiva
tion of the same land in cotton year
after year, enormously increases the
parasites and fungi, which feeding upon
the cotton plant cause it to sicken and
die. By a judicious rotation of crops, '
I believe that su:h diseases as ‘ • French
ing,” “Blight,” “Mildew,” “Root Gall”
and “Rust” might almost be obliter- |
ated; while on the contrary, our present
i style of planting encourages their j
growth as well as t heir virulence.—State
Agricultural Department.
The Cotton Moth.
Question. —I send two moths which I
think lay the eggs that produce the cot- i
ton worm. Am I correct, and if so, how
shall I best fight the worms.
Answer.—The moths yon sent are. as
yon supposed, the cotton moth, the fore- |
runner of the dreaded caterpillar. ■
While as yet then have breii no com
plaints of coterpil' :>rs. the wet weather
| of the past m > ith is very favorable to .
their devel-pmeut, and I daily expect to
hear of their appearance in the cotton !
■ fields. Upon their first appearance act- ;
ive warfare should be waged against
them. This can be done successfully ■
and cheaply with either Paris green or
London purple. One pound of either
’ I
of the above arsenites mixed with 39
pounds es fl ur an I ten pounds of cot
tonseed meal, will suffice to dust over
’an acre of cotton. This can ba applied
by enclosing a half pock at a tinn of the
above mixture in a burlap sack, and
shaking over the cotton plants, while
walking rapidly between the rows.
This should b? done soon in th? m >rn
ing while the dew is on the leaves, an 1
must be repeated after rain, if the
worms are still present. The poism
should bo very thoroughly mixed with
tire dilumts. Wool ashes would do as
well, perhaps better than the cottonseed
meal, to mix with the fl mr. Tho solves
very commonly use I in some parts of
the country, are too w isteful of the ma-
■ terial, using from 50 to 75 pounds to tho
acre. It is not so much the quantity,
but the even distribution of tho poison
that is desired. In some parts of the
west, the plants are poisoned by attach
ing a bag containing Baris green to each
end of a pole 6 to 8 feet long, balanced
front the pommel of the saddle. The
■ rider passing down the cotton rows the
| poison is dusted over the plants at. each
I step of the animal he rides. This is
probably the most rapid way of distrib
uting th? poison. At the cad of tho
day’s labor tho animal should be well
washed, to get rid of any parti des of
poison that may adhere to him. So
cheaply and so thoroughly can the cot
ton caterpillar be destroyed, that no
farmer can have any excuse for letting
them eat up his cotton cron.
Tho “Grapvbfrry Motli ’•
Question. —I send you some grapes.
I find them stuck together in bunches
of three or four. They look like they
are ripening, but upon examining them,
I find they have been bored into by some
kind of insect. What are they, and
how can I got rid of them?
Answer.—The grapes are injured by
the "Grapeberry moth,” (Eudermis
botrana). The injuries inflicted by this
insect, are not always easily distin
guished from the black rot. The grown
moth is an active, small, bluish cold: ad
insect that lays her eggs late in May
'or in the early part of June. Th°se
hatch in a few days, and the worn! at
once begins to eat into the grape. Tho
j last of June or the first part of July, the
grapes that are attacked begin to show
a discolored spot, at the place where
the worm ente ed.
Upon opening such a grape, you wi 1
find a very small white worm, with a
: brownish head. It feeds on tho pulp of
the grape, and as it grows, if one grape
is not sufficient for its sustenance,
i it will fasten others to tho one it has
. destroyed by means of silken threads,
' and bore into these one after the other,
! eating tho pulp of each one. As it
| matures it becomes darker and finally
' spins its cocoon on tho leaves of the
, vine, whence it emerges in about 13
i days, a little bluish colored moth. Rem-
■ edies: The only remedies now known
i are clean culture, gathering and burning
i the fallen leaves in winter and picking
j off and destroying all infested fruit. —
I State Agricultural Department. ...
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ST. VITUS’ DANCE
A Nervous Disease Characterized by
Involuntary and Purpose=
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Notwithstanding the poor are always witli
us, Thanksgiving is 'none the less a day of
rejoicing. Many charities have been dis
pensed and through numerous instrument
alities the necessities and sufferings of many
a worthy person have been relieved. Absent
! members of households reunite at. the old
! homestead and gathered around the festal
board recount the incidents that have taken
I place and the various blessings that have '
been vouchsafed them,since they assembled at j
the last, annua] meeting by tho same fireside.
It. is a time for memory’and for joy. Among'
the countless families of Chicago there is'
perhaps, not one to-day that feels a deeper
sense of gratitude to the Giver of all good
and perfect gifts than Mr. ami Mrs. Alfred
Collier, of 4904 Armour Avenue.
Mr. Collier, who is the electrician at. the
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad shops in
this city came here from Hamilton, Canada, ’
a little more than nine years ago accom
panied by his wife and little daughter, their
i only child Etta, then aged four. Little Etta
j was a bright, and beaittiful girl, but not a
I very robust one.
j For the last few years she had been some- ;
! what ailing, but her condition was not such i
j as to create any uneasiness in the minds of |
her parents, who almost idolized her. In
i the school she was regarded as one of the j
brightest scholars of her class and was the
| envy of her class-mates. Although but. a
I little over twelve years of age, her intellect
: was phenomenal. She was possessed, how
ever, of a very nervous temperament which
is frequently the case with children of her
advanced intelligence. Early tn the month
of June, last, owing to a sudden fright, she
was thrown into violent spasms, to recover
only to be afflicted with St. Vitus’dunce in
tho worst form. The consternation of her
parents may well be imagined.
Os course the best physicians were sum
moned at once but their efforts to restore her
to her normal condition were devoid of re
sults. Sb" continued to grow worse, her
appetif" wholly failed and commencing with
her right arm her whole rivdit side and lower
limb became limn, numb, and useless mid
what little nourishment she was able Io take
had to be administered by others. To add
to the seriousness of the case she was unable
to obtain any sleep whale ter.
It was while in this deplorable condition
hovering between life and death with all
the prospects of a premature, grave before
her, that one day on returning home from
his duties Mr. Collier found awaiting him a
newspaper, which an old netjuaintanco in
Hamilton, his former place of residence, had
sent io him by mail.
In the local columns he read of tho case
of a certain person he had known years be
fore having been permanently mired of the
complaint of which his own, daughter was
. now suffering, by the use of Dr. Williams’
Pink Pills for Palo People. He had often
heard and rend before marvellous accounts
. of the efficacy of this remedy hut ns no
names with which he was personally familiar
> appeared, he not only doubted but positively
disbelieved the statements. I’ut here before
his eyes was apparent evidence from one he
' knew. He therefore lost, no time in mak
, ing assurance doubly sure and as soon as lie
learned that the story was absolutely trim;
’ he lost no time in procuring the i’iiik Pills
for his suffering daughter. This was on the
15th of September. Prior to this date and
after consulting doctors of different schools
of medicine, he had taken her to tlm Home
opathic Dispensary whore her ease wti-■ dis
cussed by nil the members of the Ihmilty
who unanimously declared in the presence
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of the class that there was no longer any
iiope to be held out ns it was a malady which
in this instance at least was inerrable. It.
was therefore with a feeling of utter despair
that Mrs. Collier first began to administer
the Pink Pills.
She says a perceptible change came over
the little one before even the second box had
been emptied and how after having used six
boxes her health is entirely restored. In the
early part of her illness her intellect was
very much clouded. She hail become ex
tremely dull of comprehension hardly real
izing the meaning of work; whert addressed.
Seen to-day in the cheerful home of the Col
lier’s on Armour Avenue, she is the person
j ification of health. Her nervousness has en
tirely disappeared, her intellect is bright,
keen and active her strength has returned
and the roses in her cheeks attest to the com
plete recovery of her bodily health.
She is now ready to resume her music les
sons and as soon as the schools open after
the holidays she will again take up the
studies which she so suddenly left off on that
j eventful June day. The sister-in-law of
i Mrs. Collier, Mrs. Lewis, who was present
at the interview emphatically confirmed all
that Mrs Collier has said regarding the past
and present condition of little Etta, adding
that a famous physician in Hamilton in
variably recommends Dr. Williams’ Pink
j Pills in such etiscs as this and many others.
I Mrs. Collier herself has for a number of
’ years been a constant sufferer from a female
! complaint which so far has baffled the skill
of the doctors, and during a period of lejs _
than six months her hiisbauxl_l':is-expended
■ over two hundred dollars in fees for inedi
| cities. She has now begun the. use of Dr.
I Williams’ Pink Pills and while it is as yet
too early to announce a cure in her case she
' feels so much improved as to express the be
lief that her physical troubles will shortly
jhe of the past, These are some of the rea
sons why the Collier family return thanks
lon this our national day of praise and
j festivity.
I The above is a correct statement of facta
concerning my little daughter ami myself.
Mrs. A. Collier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
• . 2nd day of December, 1895.
Dan Greene,
i Notary Public.
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People
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I their properties shows that they contain, in
■ 1 a condensed form, all the elements necessary
'Io give new life and richness to the blood
i and restore shattered nerves. They are an
I , unfailing specific for such diseases as loco
■ motor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus’
i dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nerv
ot's headache, tho lifter effect of kt grippe,
i palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow
I complexions, that tired feeling resulting
from nervous prostration; all diseases re
■ suiting from vitiated humors in the blood,
- sm']i as scrofula, chronic erysipelas, etc.
■ . They are also' a> specific for troubles peculiar
i I io females. .ra h as suppressions, irrogulari
’ ! ties and «fl forms of weakness. They build
i ! up the blood, and restore the glow of health
?i to pale and sallow cheeks. In men they
> j effect a radical cure in all from
• | mental worry, overwork or excesses of what
• ever nature. There are no ill effects follow
• I ing the use of this wonderful medicine, and it
■ can be given to children with perfect safety.
- I These pills are manufactured “
■ . CoiflpanyrTschcnci tady',
, N. Y., and tire soTl only in boxes bearing
G the firm’s trade mark and wrapper, at 59
■ cents a box or six boxes for $2.50. and arc
I : never sold in bulk. They may be had of
s all_ druggists or direct by mail from Dr.
- | Williams’ Medicine Company. The price at
-i which Ihc.-e pills are sold makes a course of
: | treatment inexpensive as compared with other
e I remedies.