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THE FIELD AND FIRESIDE.
Vol. I.
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FnSU3HKI BY
J. OK CAMFSELL&CO.
At One Dollar a Year.
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BilttdMf; Mari
etta Georgia.
m-JBHgW-EIHM-gH U—~ MBS
w. m. sksmoys,
Attorney at Law,
MABlfitTA, GA,
OFFICE, north side of rublie Square
in Black well’s Building, up stabs.
Marietta. October 1, W 77. ly
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D>.'I’€LATCHEY,
WERT RIPE SQUARE.
MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
;y )V DKALKK IN
EVERY VARIETY OF
Choice Family Groceries.
Marietta, Sept. 4,1877. ly
DAVID IRWIN.
W. A. r. *’CLaTCHEY. V. B. IRWIN.
Irwin, McCtatghey & Irwin.
ATTORNEYS at law.
Wilt practice in the Blue Ridge, Home,
and Coweta Circuits.
Marietta, March 13,1877. ly
WR. T. WINN. WILL. J. WINN.
W. TANARUS; & W. J. WINN,
Attorneys at LW,
MARIETTA, GF.ORG I A.
March 13,1877. *J
W. K. POWER. H. M. HAMMETT.
mi mm,
Attorneys at Law,
MARIETTA, GA.
OFI'KUS-IN THK COURT HOUSE.
W ILL practice in the Court* of Cobb
and adjacent comities. Collect
ing a specialty. ly
J. E. MOSELY,
Attorney at Law.
WILL Htteud to all buaines i confided
to him in Cobb and adjacent coun
lla*. Oeeick—hcMcjUattitey’s .Build
ing, up stairs.
Marietta, March 13, 1877. lim
E. M. ALLEN,
Nciident im ■ten tiM,
Of more than twenty years.
CHARGES REASONABLE.
Qkmc —North side of Public Square.
Marietta, March 13, 1877. ly
DR. G. TENNENT,
Practicing Physician.
ty Office on Cassvillc street.—-Resi
dence on Cherokee street.
Marietta, March 13,1877. ly
DR. E. J. SETZE,
Physician ' ' *>,rge©n,
TENDERS his piot'rssumal services
in the practice of Medicine in all
its branches to the citizens of Marietta
ami surrounding country. Office at the
Drug Store of Win. Root. inch 13-lv
M. R. Lyon,
0 11 F, ROKF. F. STItE E T ANARUS,
FAMILY GKOCKHIKS
And dealer in
COUNTRY PROD! CK.
Marietta, March 13,1877. ly
M. T. WRIST,
CHEROKEE STREET,
K and Harness Maker
AND REPAIRER.
Marietta, Geo., Marcli 13, 1877. ly
House Building and
Repairing.
SASH. BLINDS, DOORS FINISHED
TO ORDER.
Lumber of all kinds, and at the
lowest prices, for sale.
Thankful for the liberal patronage
hitherto, the subscriber would state
that lie is fully prepared to contract for
the erection n'f Buildings, and to exe
cute the contracts in the most satisfacto
ry manner. SHOP, south side Publii
Square.
March, 1877. LEMUEL BLACK.
CONTRACTOR
AND
BIHLDEK.
rjMIK undersigned continue* biahusi-
JL ueea of Brick Making, Stone and
Brick Building, and is prepared at any
dtu to take contracts on the most reas
onable terms, and to execute them in the
woet satisfactory manner.
H. B. WALLIS.
Marietta, March 13, 1877. ly
OT PRINTING,of all kinds, neatly
and cheaply done at tbU office.
MARIETTA SAVINGS BANK.
JOHN R. WINTERS, President.
G. C. BITRXAP, Vice President..
A. VAN WYCK, Cashier.
Notes Discounted.
. Exchange Bought and Sold.
T. J. ATKINSON,
EAST SIDE OF PUBLIC SQUARE.
MARIETTA, GEO.
dealer in
Choice Family Cirocci'icw!
COUNTRY PRODUCE
taken on the most übkii.u :ki;\i>.
J, B. O’NEILL & CO.
East Side af the Public Square.
MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
DEALERS JLN
ALL JiIXDE OF
immmmtmmm,
Marietta, Sept. 4,1877. .ly
F. A. IRWIN. VS. CLAY.
IRWIN A CLAY,
Attorneys at Law.
Will attend to the practice of law in
Cobb and adjacent counties.
All collections entrusted to them will
be mot with prompt attention. Office
over M’Clntcny’s store, west side Pub
lic Square.
Marietta, August 7, 1877. ly.
W. C. GREEN,
Watchmaker & Jeweller,
M ARIETTA, £§lß* ®KOBOIA.
A LSO, dealer in Clocks of every de
,2‘V scrlption, Repairing of Watches,
Clocks, etc. a specialty. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Sign of Big Watch, west
side Public Square. out 2
HAIKU A INS, KAKCAIA* !
N. G. GIONILLIAT’S
Variety Store,
NORTH SIDE PUBLIC SPUAIiK,
Marietta, Georgia,
WILL SELL CHEAP FOR CASH!!
CALL soon or you will loose a bar
gain. Come and see for your seif.
A large assortment of Dry Goods, Dress
Goods, Ready-Made Clothing, Sheeting
and Shirtings, Boots, Shoes, Hats, No
tions, &c. Also,
GROCERIES!
Such as Coffee, Sugar, Spices, Pepper.
Soda, Starch, Soaps, Ac. Also, fine Su
gars and Tobacco. up 3-1 y
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MARIETTA, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 12, 1878.1
A(jtituHiiriil.
Hetqi Ploughing.
The rage for sub soil ploughs
which was at its height about
twenty years ago, seems to have'
spent Itself upon the enthusiastic*
of that day. A reformer is noth
ing if he does not turn everything
bottom-side up, and the subsoiler,
“ par excellence," was satisfied
with nothing less than putting
his blue clay on top of the soil,
where the sun and air could act
upon if. The theory was that
anotlieruntouched farm lfty be
low the one exhausted by crop
ping. These extreme views did
not long stand the test of experi
ence, for one trial was generally
enough for each experiment, and
his improved plough went to the
lumber room. Stiring the subsoil
without bringing it to the surface
finally became the practice ofsub
soilevs. The benefits observed
from this are now generally be
lieved to be the result of draining
the soil of stagnant water, and
not from any addition to the soil
itself, though this is probably
over stating the matter. The ge
ological character of the country
must, be taken into consideration
before the subsoil in any locality
is stirred. In some localities the
underlying stratum is absolutely
poisonous to vegetation. The au
thor of “Ogden Farm Papers,’’
in the American Agriculturist,
gives his experience with a field
of six acres, which some sevew Or
eight years ago he ploughed
twelve inches deep. He sttys :
The subsoil f blue clay/which
was brought to the surface was a
lasting injury to the land. It still
shows the ill effect of the treat
ment itt spite of time and manure.
Certainly in this case—and I
think many other similar instan
ces could be found—-deep plough
ing was a grave mistake, and it
will be well for all enthusiasts
who are disposed, to follow the
extreme theories of the deep
ploughers, to study cautiously the
character of the subsoil which
they proposed to bring to the sur
face. I confess to having been an
advocate of these for many years
and 1 have seen them sustained
on certain soils, but I have slowly
come to the belief that is usually
the safest plan to leave the
’surface soil where nature made
it, and where she always keeps it,
in her most fertile forests and
fields.”
Remuiteral ive Farming.
To make fanning pay, particu
larly since the changes resulting
from the war, those engaging in
it must think more, watch the ex
periments of others, have an eye
to stock and permanent improve
ments, as well as economical
methods. Draw in vonr fences
and enrich your land. Do not un
dertake to cultivate too much
ground, and what is cultivated, do
it well. Have good stock, then
strive to improve it. It will add
to their comfort and increase your
profiis. Have good tools and im
plements. Keep up the produc
tiveness of your soil. Save and
utilize the waste on your farm.
Iu farm employment, economize
time ; in preparation for crops, be
thorough, increase the depth of
your arable soil,attend strictly to
your business, and then you will
find that farming is remunerative.
The Farm.
Now farmers go to work thus
early in the year, to make your
place pay. If you have too much
land sell it, or give it away-- If
you can sell some of your land,
take the money and put into bet
ter stock and implements. In rais
ing slock of any- kind, use the best
males. Do not lose time and mon
ey with worn out tools, get good
ones. In planting your fields, if
you expect a good harvest, give
something to the land. Save all
the bones, dead animals, and re
fuse matter on your farm and
make manure of these things
keep your manure pile covered
and see that it grows. In fact so
conduct your business, that pay
ing crops will be made while at
the same time your lands will
grow richer. *
Georgia boasts 200 different vu
rieties of fruits as growing sue
eessfully in the .State.
Rural Brevities*
Small grain in some parts of Cal
ilbrnia is already two feet*high.
Three hundred and thirty-six bees
weigh an ounce and 2,1(>0 till a
pint measure-
Clinten County, lowa, lost over
seventy-five thousand hogs the
last season from cholera.
Clover seed still rules low in
the Northwestern market, briag
ing only $4,05 per bushel in De
twit.
Fresh farm yard manure gener
ally contains about 70 per cent of
water andßo per cent, of (dry)
organic and earthy matters.
■ No plants are found within the
Antarctic Circle, viltile within the
Arctic regions about 800 species
have been collected.
A Western writer says that an
acre of alfalfa grass will veild
•lie and a half tons of good hay
every two months during the
growing season.
*ln 1860 there were in Georgia
312,018 sheep; in 1870 only 410,-
305. There are no\v in the State,
according to tax receivers reports
8*0.323.
Ex-Governor Geo S Bout well,
Massachusetts, is running a
dairy of lorty-two cow-power in
which it costs a little over 10 cents
per day to feed each cow.
i Two Scotch farmers were re
cently fined bv the authorities
$25 each for failing to notify the
police of the existence of conta
gious disease in their Docks of
sli ee i>.
. Don’t let your stock get badly
chilled. Kecep them warm, and
less fodder will be necessary than
tthen they are unhoused aiuVsup
ject to all kinds of weather.
The Broom Manufacturers’ Con
vention of Eastern New York,
held in Schenectady last week,
advanced the price of that indis
pensable art icle from 15 to 25 per
cent.
Castor oil bean plants live ten
years in Placer county,California,
and bear a crop every month. A
tobacco plant also grew and blos
somed four successive summers.
It is not injurious to keep in
odorous plants in your room.
Very fragrant plants, like the
hyacinth, honeysuckle,Ac. should
not be kept in the room in great
numbers.
The highest price ever paid for
thorough bred yearling is $30,000.
Lord Lonsdale having recently
given that sum for a brother to
Doncaster, the Derby winner of
1875.
A Toronto paper publishes a
long list of farms lately sold in
Ontario. The price averaged SOS
per acre. This shows that farm
ing is prosperous in Western
Canada.
In hot countries and dry sea
sons the quantity of milk yielded
is less, but the quality is richer.
Cold favors the production of
cheese, while hot weather aug
ments the amount of butter.
The culture of coffee in Califor
nia is becoming profitable. The
plant grows as vigorously as in
the coffee countries of South
America, and yeilds a bean of
strong aromatic flavor.
While the arable land of Great
Britain lias decreased nearly five
hundred thousand acres during
the past seven years, pasturage
has increased nearly one million
five hundred thousand acres in
the same period.
The growing of clover seed for
export itas assumed large propor
tions. It is grown iu every State
in the Union. England lakes
about one-half the export quan
tity, the most of the balance go
ing t o Germany and Scotland.
Mr. George Miller, the noted
farmer and breeder of Markham,
Canada, has just threshed 102
busoels of red fern spring wheat
from three acres of ground. Also
800 bushels of Morgan spring
wheat from 20 bushels of seed
sown.
Every man engaged in the
culture of the earth can find time
to,adorn and embellish hi* prem
ises witji plants and trees, shrubs
and vines, wbild his family will
bo educated to a love of the beau
hint in nature and!*,' . ,
fond attachment. fp t any****"
’"‘"O' s- *
tvgainst ClmsriliTis/ViZV,*
Kepi-ay of putting if,dhit ini
The arts appear* .-- V> r
ture canot be more m*-?™, 'V,-, g
ployed than in' * •
the resources ain w arr
pen-able t<* succo-,„]j|^H™^"
If 1 h(' i■ v ih'r nr
-i it Hi.-Jy
ivi'inrfe
.lcsyffswrvm, i.inß
t ti■/,-(■*.j
auitey. A, and tf.l.nq JNHHnf
U llipo li can hr dour.ln 1 'l! wf'jY£\
licial oli-rrvrr miiret •
possible. No! only can
be retained and seeured I c |,,-^Hjj
tillage and management., hl
rich washings need be ea;tnlr*
away and lost. A resrSde.
should he provided for all snrpTT
water, and oveu heavy rains, for
tut tire use ol’ the crops during the
most protracted draughts. In
cased wet seasons the absorption
and sinking of water from the
surface by moans of deep tillage
leave the soil warm and nmelDil
ated, preserving all the fertilizing
agents that belong to rains, snow,
dews and fogs. In other word'--;
the soil, if in proper eon, ,-R‘
will hold all the moisfu
vegetation requires, and * Db '
which sinks deeper is out of rev'
way or is in store for use ir*
cessive droughts. ml.
The means that mav l> if. <‘m
ployed for this purpose are witlmit
the reach o< all tamers to great '.fi
or less extent, and are embraced*
iu a lew words. It is principally
and si in piy in v< >77. j. ii -i i,.[ Dy deep
stirring of the soil; and, in ad
dition, on hilly or rolling lands,
the employment of horizontal
side hill ditches, kept on a level
which two or three furrows, back
and forth, will) a two or three
horse plough will excavate suf
ficiently. These ditches retain
and retard the washings and
surplus water of heavy rains, give
time Tor fil'd rfTisorpTidn "fin'd <ltf
fusion of moisture throughout the
intermediate soil, and, if there
should still be a surplus, many
situations would alow the mouths
of these ditches to deposit their
valuable contents on meadow
grounds. Of course ott very wet
flat, lands open or secret ditching
should also be employed; and it
is often of greater benefit than a
heavy dressing of manure. In
Japanese agriculture, if the
gently, the fields
are laid out in little leveis, one a
lew inches ablivoanother,so that
the water passes from plot to plot
without the aid of pump or buck
et, and without washing.
To close our subject we would
remark that of late years droughts
are so severe that it behooves the
provident, farmer to use all the
means at his command to abate or
lessen the losses that are annually
and repeatedly occurring on the
majority of farms. Water as an
agricultural agent, we all know,
is indispensable, and farmers
should manage so as to make the
most of it, and, if it could be pro
vented, not a drop should be al
lowed to run to waste. If this is
not entirely practicable we can at
least use all the menus in em
power to retail* and utilize the
benefits which the precipitation
from the clouds affords, and Ihus
retain as much as possible the
fluid* and fertilizing ingredients
even when distributed in excess.
Mr. Horsfall, the celebrated
English dairy authority, tends his
herds us follows: Each cow re
ceives nine pounds of hay, six lbs.
of rape?"cake, one pound each of
malt combings and bran, with 28
pounds of roof sof cabbage. The
food (except roots and hay) is giv
en in a mixed, cooked state, and
while warm. In addit ion to this
food, a cow in full milk receives
two pounds of bean meal daily,
and cows not in full milking or
der, smaller quantities of this ar
ticle.
The Baltimore tin,, says: -‘The
increased demand for our meat
productions m Europe applies to
our bacon aiul pork a.s well as to
our beef, and there is a very
f 'really increased demand of late
or the improved breeds for dairy
purpose. The Berkshire undoubt -
edly take the lead in this direct
ion, and may perhaps be consider
uie-tarjn', ■— t wmc v;*
•v- for J
better for
D.ui any kiud of gram.. '1
Ih it isli landlords are' rcJKgjl
■ 1,1 ienantiSH
husked^d
fcishels of eorn^^^
1 ' , .£]
so .vl:” -JH
The owe
and wilL 1 ;:' "Jj
iihiiv ili 'V.i^H
I"' I ' JPjf
1111 111 11 c 1 T :
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hours, l
' i*"' I ' l, - sotMtflßMfSi
at-in! * ji,i grupMß" -‘
■' 1 ' i • tv <ii .loo.oorißffi
,M,,i ; en iJTiids or hUi
works am 1
to do fhe^P^j 1 t . 1
• ' *inir Q(Mi uotn.d J
One. 1 ' '"•“VC thing" uUtM
taught am.: 1 ' .Jon a farm
use ol’tools. should he a |
carpenter and blacksmith, in fa! A
f.Mc to make or mend almost
implement upon the farm. ,u
lew tools are always necessary,
and the proper use of them can bo
soon acquired, s that, the tar me.
can shoe his own horses, make hi
sleds, build his barns, and thus
turn every day to account. 1
There is a current paragraph- ,
without, credit, but good enough*
to be true—t® the effect that a
Connecticut fanner t urned down,
a rank growth of clover and sow
ed winter wheat, which yielded
twenty seven and a half bushels'
per acre. A neighbor sowed the
same kind of seed in an adjoining
field, not fertilized with clovtAV
and harvested—a fair,, crop of
straw that contained no gram.
The department of agriculture
at Washington announces tha'
the climate and soil of Florida;
Lower California and portions of
Texas are well adapted to the
growth of the ceffee plant. Great
warmth of climate is not essen
tial to its development. It thrives
better in regions where extremes
of heat and cold are not experi
enced. In Lower California and
Florida wild coffee, with manJG
characteristics of the cultivate*!]
plant, is very abundant. TheintJ
port aliens of coffee into the Uiufl
ted .States during 1876 was
840,000,000 pounds, at a eosb 1
nearly $57,000,000. ’,4
To eolor black —One ounce <
verdigris, two ounces of extract.
logwood will dye one dress auc
shawl; dissolve each, separately
in enough water for the good *
wash the goods in strong soap si
and put them in verdigris 15 im
ules (stirringthem occasionally*
then put them in the logwood iMt
hour, then hang out doors a shH
time to air them ; mix the vey i
gris and logwood and put
goods in 15 minutes; then luo
out till dry; wash them in strwi <
soap suds, rinse them a tiumbif
of times in cold water and
press them.
'l'ii vmxh black calico — Who
you have used the above receipt
you can put your calico in; taking
care to rinse well,* ’,
jf gf~ For for fuel,
Waddell’s p' 1 * being on record .
oe Linton S,y J lOl1 *-five to teiJ
a reduced pr^""'* l - Fences aii£
ed the mostSO.frMg
mg
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