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THE FARMERS’ FORUM
CROWING GEORGIA WHEAT
By J. C. McAULIFFE
There is no doubt but that onoo
sgain Georgia farmers are going to
raising grain aad this season whoa:
and oats planted in the fall will play
an important part. There is a great
deal es valuable information to ba
gleaned by studying soil and fertilie
era, t* say nothing of varieties, when
it comes to planting oats and wheat.
For a long number of years Georgia
farmers lived under the delusion that
wheat could not be profitably grown,
but a fen- years ago it was demon
strated that this was wrong and
many Georgia planters made a suc
cess at the business.
Only the high price of cotton and
the moderate price of grain prevent
ed the work from being carried on
for a longer time and by some hook
or crook the work was allowed to
drop, but now it must be once more
resumed. Many farmers around Au
gusta have signified their intention of
trying to grow exceptionally large
yields of wheat and oats, especially
of the former, as splendid oat crops
are already raised.
From an article by Prof. S. D.
Conner, of the Indiana experiment sta
tion. to Farm and Home the follow
ing facts have been gleaned and they
will no doubt be of great Interest to
'armers throughout this section:
The virgin fertility of much of our
Georgia farms has bean depleted to a
po at where the average farmer is
beginning to ask the question: "Does
it pay to raise wheat any more?"
If he keeps on farming in the same
old way, he may be safely assured
that it will not pay.
The remedies that will turn this
loss iato a profit are: First, more
thorough preparation of the soil, to
gether with a good rotation of crops,
which Includes a legume every three
or four years. Second, the more care
ful production and preservation of
farm manure.
If this product is reinforced in the
Stable with other phosphates or
crude potash salts, whichever ele
ment is most dpfleient In the partieu
lar soil upon which it is to be used,
the increased yield of the crop will
bring large profits. A few farmers
are already doing all this, and still
they say it is not sufficient.
As it would not be either practical ]
or profitable for all farmers to go
into the dairy or live stock raising
THE POULTRY CORNER
Don’t Crowd Chickens
During The Winter
There is » disposition on the part
of many poultry raisers to keep more
fowls than they have proper accom
modation for and the result is les
sened profits. Mrs. Lembke, a well
known lowa poultry woman, says on
this subject:
The great loss each year from over
crowding runs up in the thousands of
dollars. This can be easily remedied
by spending a few cents for half a
dozen organ or piano boxes, which
would accommodate several hundred
chickens. We use these boxes for our
chickens by putting two gunny sack
partitions in the former and one in
the latter. Bach room thus made af
fords room for 50 little chicks. See
that they do not all crowd in one
room, but separate them so there will
Bot be more than 50 in each, and 25
Is even better As a rule you will
find that the majority of breeders
have overcrowded brooder houses and
yards, which is due to nothing but.
carelessness.
Most overcrowding is found in
brooders, and the most, common mis
take made is not to consider the rap
idity with which a chick develops and
hence the necessity of more spacious
quarters The secret is to separate
the chicks into small lots and never
•K CAREFUL WITH
POULTRY DISEASES
It ia Dangerous To Delay
In Giving Attention To
Trouble with Chickens.
A prominent authority on poultry
states that. "That to suceed In doctor
ing a stubborn case of sickness of a
persistent epidemic In his flock is one
of the worst misfortunes that ran be
fall a poultrykeeper" meaning there
bj that it is much better, from the
dollar* and cents standpoint for the
poultrrman to kill fowls as soon as
they exhibit symptoms of dtsaease
than It It to potter about and en
deavor to treat the infected birds.
A* a general rule, this udvtre holds
geed Unless a man ran detect the
trouble, diagnose the disease, and ap
V*- treatment in the early stage* of
Is of much avail. If he mangea
obci* or twice to b» successful In
checking a mild epidemic, or curing
an individual case here or there, he
gets, into the habit of tutting about
branches ®f agriculture extensively
enough to furnish all the manure
needed to keep up the fertility of the
land, it is necessary to do more; sup
plement with commercial fertilizers.
Fertilizer is not intended to and will
net take the place of good farming,
hut always used to supplement it.
It may be safely said that whenever
the soil becomes so exhausted that
the use of stable manure produces a
material increase, then it will also
pay to use fertilizers.
As it is the best practice to use the
j stable manure on the corn crop,
there seldom is enough of this valu
able by-product to properly feed the
wheat crop, hence it has been the
practice of the middle western farm
er to commence the use of fertilizers
on wheat, which will sooner than any
other crop respond to thetr applica
tion.
On lands sueh as the ordinary clay
and loam soils of the central states,
which have been good wheat, produ
cing soils, phosphorous is the element
which is liable to become deficient
first, hence phosphoric acid is most
largely applied with good returns,
and la recommended in all cases.
Unless heavy legume crops have been
turned undtr, or barnyard manure
applied roeantly, some nitrogen will
be found to pay. On white clay er
very black soil, potash will be found
j very profitable.
The following mixture is recom
i mended by the Indiana experiment
station for wheat: 900 pounds steam
ed bone meal, 900 pounds high-grade
acid phosphate, and 200 pounds muri
ate of potash. These materials can
be purchased of most all fertilizer
companies, aad can be easily mixed
on the barn floor with a shovel. This
fertilizer will have a formula of about
1. per cent nitrogen, 17 per cent phos
phoric acid and 5 per cent potash,
and should he drilled with a fertilizer
attachment on the wheat drill, at the
same time the wheat is sown, at the
rate of 200 pounds per acre. On land
especially poor in nitrogen, 50 to 100
pounds of nitrate of soda broadcast
ed in addition on each acre of the
growing wheat, early in April, will
return handsome profits.
By applying to the experiment sta
tion of his state any farmer can get
information as to how lie can easily
to let them pile up. Overerowdlng
results in lack of exercise, food and
drink, which means bowel trouble and
other diseases. I,ack of pure air
weakens their systems; it. is better
to cull out half of vour flock and
raise the remainder in health and
vigor than to overcrowd them and
suffer the loss of your whole flock.
Keep the quarters clean to rid them
of mites and lice which sap the life
out of them In a short time.
Never allow the young stock to be
confined In houses and yards that, are
occupied by old birds, as they tramp
and run over them, nad thus stunt
their growth. Stunted chickens are
like stunted pigs—no good at all; they
may pull through to maturity hut they
can’t develop Inte healthy birds.
Many a promising bird has died on
account of being run over and tramp
ed open If you feed young and old
chicks together the former must risk
their lives to get a morsel to eat, say
nothing about pecks on the head and
hack, and yet mnn.v times obtain
scarcely enough food to sustain life.
The per cent of good chicks raised
each year is very small compared
with the number that could be mar
keted If better quarters were provided
for them —Rural World.
his fowls, dosing them up when they
get sick, and usually ends up with a
lot of birds of enfeebled constitu
tions, predisposed to disease, a lit
tie knowledge of the different fowl
disease is essential to success in the
poultry-raising, but more as a means
of detecting disorders in the early
stages than for applying remedies to
cure th* trouble. The one fact that
a poultryman wants to be able to
graap firmly is that, when once dis
ease becomes established In his flock,
the best thing he can do is to use a
good sharp hatchet pretty vigorous
ly. In the long run It will prove
more profitable than all the drugs In
the world
—lnland Farmer
A wfnter overcoat of strawy manure
Is a good thing for the asparagus
and rhubarb beds. Apply It now
Good time to dig borers out of the
tree trunks. Use a small knife and o
flexible piece of wire
When building a poultrv house look
for convenience Much labor Is saved
if verytblng is properly arranged.
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THE HARLEQUIN BUG
ON GEORGIA COLLARDS
This omnipresent little pest, with
its cnlico coat and Irrepressible deter
minatton to be everywhere at once,
has given more trouble to gardeners
than possibly any other one insect.
It extends, too, over such long sea
son, beginning in spring and only
run to cover by hard frosts, that It
manages to do a vast amount of dam
age. Of no product is it more de
structive than the eollard In late sum
mer. The dickens of It Is that it can
not be combated as most other insect
depredators by one or the other form
of poison or deterrent. Being a suck
ing insect it is immune from the ar
sentte sprays, it can not he smothered
with kerosene on account of the dam
age to the product and it laughs at
tobacco and pyrethrum and hellebore.
Hand picking is so far the only re
liable method of control, aided by
“trap crops" of mustard, planted
around the eollard or cabbage plat.
Mustard and even turnips it prefers
to the more valuable members of the
family—cauliflower, cahbages or col
lards Front the mustard plants which
may be renewed as often as neces
sary. the bugs may be stripped by
hand in numbers or the whole row
pulled up and burnt.
—Southern Cultivator.
test the soil of his farm by means of
fertilizer plats so that he can tell
what is the best kind of fertilizer to
be used for his specific case.
GREEN FOOD FOR
ALL THE_POULTRY
Grazing Lot, or Cut Feed
Adds Greatly To the
Profits iu Raising Chick
ens and is Needed in the
Winter.
Greend feed comes next lo grains in
importance; in fact, it will to a groat,
extent fill the place of everything but
grain, and an abundance of It will
lessen the quantity required of that.
The question is how to keep a plenti
ful supply of this class of food In
our long dry season, and where many
fouls are kept In all seasons It is dif
ficult to furnish them with mifllelent
fresh green feed; snd this causes
more failure in making poultry profit
able than any other tiling
Where there is the space, one may
always have an abundance of succu
lent vegetation. Hut some poultry
raisers have little ground for this pur
pose. Grass, young grain, chard, iet
\ tuee and other salad plants, kale, cab
! bage, nsarly all kinds of vegetable
tops, alfalfa and fresh raw vegetables,
! belong to this class of food, ami are
relished by the fowls In the order
| named
I To supply green feed when oilier
| things fall, grain may be sprouted; In
I fact, where one is willing to take the
trouble, this Is profltab.e at any time,
as the bulk and value of the grain is
Increased four fold It Is flue for the
i noon feed, and with laying stock may
take the place of maah on alternate
; 'lays, while for breeding stock It
; might he used to advantage Instead
■ of mash
Harley I* the best grain for this
puropse; cover It with very warm wa
ter and let it stand 24 hours; then
draw off the water and empty the
grain into a shallow box with holes
Jin the bottom for drainage; keep It
moist with warm WHter and turn of
ten that all may sprout alike; set in
| the sun and cover with sacking, and
| ln * G>w da; it It will germinate and
begin to grow; when It has made a
healthy green sprout, begin to feed
It. By keeping a number of boxes,
a constant supply may he had -South
western Stockman.
If you want long keeping pumpkins
•nd aquashea, gather and atore them
before they are frosted A Toll, dry,
’frostproof room la a better place to
jke»p them than a cellar.
THE AURUSTA HEKALU
Autumn Flower and Fruition
By ./. C. McAULIFFE
The Golden Rods, and many other
glorious (lowers that come with the
fail time are hero. No matter how
wonderful is the spring-time and
how full of promise the summer there
Is something more definite about au
tumn than of any other season
Everybody knows that many of the
tender plants of spring-time fail to
survive the first trials of existence'
and the uncertainties of summer
makes it impossible to count the
results that may come of the sun
shine and rain of the season.
And winter! What a fearful thing
It is when viewed from the stand
point commonly selected. Nothing
but dreary fields ot unending gray,
nothing but the desolate winds and
the creeping cold. No flowers, no
atmosphere laden with the sweet
perfume that arises from earth ttqelf
when nature ts aglow with activity.
What a scenery!
Autumn comes. Around It clings
ihe most magnificent flowers that
bloom. The rose greets one hire
and there with beauty as fresh and
fragrant as if kissed by the first soft
dews of summer and nurtured by the
warmth of southern breezes. The
chrysanthemum rears its beautiful
blooms above the luxuriant foliage
and half a hundred other dowers give
an added attraction to the decline
of the year. But there Is more that:
flowers In autumn. It brings frul
tion as well as flower and makes
life’s tolling seem worth the strug
gle.
It matters not now if the year has
been fraught with uncertainties, and
the vicissitudes of life did gather
(hick and fast at times, the trials are
now over, the triumph has begun
There are only a few more morVis
of winter's chilling blasts and lh\
again the glorious spring-time, re
splendent with new hope, more prom
ising I hail over before.
The world is advancing steadily
nowadays. Time once was when
farmer; laid aside most of their work
at this season and waited for the
coming of another year, but this is
changed. The Helds are no longer
always barren and grny during the
winter. Down here around Augusts,
and throughout all the south, the
farmers are looming new methods
that make it possible for farming
operations to go on apace through
out. the entire year. New crops grow
on through winter and appear won
Some Poultry Notes
By FANNIE M. WOOD
Give the late hatches extra care ta
hurry them along.
Damp quarters are fatal to health
snd health ts the greatest fartor to
success with poultrv.
I know you are very busy this
nice fall weather hut among all iha
hustle let’s try lo find time to do Iht
right thing liv the chick'ns.
It is getting near the season when
fowls catch cold easily. Kc»p close
watch on the condition of your
poultry.
A good remedy for colds is one
grain quinine pill given three nights
in succession. Put. the ailing bird In
dry quarters away from other fowls.
Save the fowl with o broken leg br
wrapping the leg with narrow strips
of cotton cloth saturated In melted
glue.
Some folks don’t want to bellow
that mixed chickens, all nlgeg and
colors, deteriorate In slxe hut ll ;*
a fact nevi rtheless.
It Is s mistake to think that nuts
destroy plants It Is generally plant
or root lice that cause the destruc
tion; but, of course, the ants tire re
sponsible for the presence of the
lice The latter are really the anls’
dairy cows. They care for them and
place (Item on plants of their liking
to get the "honey dew” secreted by
the lire If the lice are aboveground
spraying with kerosene emulsion will
destroy fhem. if they are on the
roots of the plants a liberal applies
tlon of tobacco dust placed at the
roots of the plants, and this worked
Into the surface layer of the soil will
prove effective. Home advocate pour
ing boiling water Into the ants’ bur
rows, but if the lice are already on
tiie plants the destruction of the snts
will not remove the lice On the other
hand. If the lice are killed the ants
will usually l«8ve
There Is a constantly growing de
mand for eggs that are both uniform
In size and color. Such eggs, while
not demanded, are generally the first
selected, and all other things being
even, they will sell more readily
f About the only wav one ran Judge
;of egg* off-handed Is by their *p
pearanee and If all are uniform In
color and size they will be more like
! ly to command a hotter price.
Conducted By
J. C. McAULIFFE
derfully pleasant wherever they are
seen. Progress hns made a mark
that centuries of time cannot obliter
ate.
Wheat, outs, rye, barley and some
other crops are now used to traits
form the' gray of winter into living
green. Alfalfa, vetch, clover and
other plants of similar nature are
now decidedly successful throughout
this section. What a change they
are making in the south!
Back of the progress with the soil
stands the man on the farm. He Is
responsible lor the advance, and
equally responsible It It Is not made.
But it scorns that there ts a spirit
abroad that make even the oldest
farmers realize that some activity
must tie displayed in the future and
that the world needs men who are
willing workers in a cause that will
advance humanity’s interest.
Men no longer live out I heir use
fulness Many of thorn are passing
along the throe-score years and ten
and are still stragglers lu the com
mon ranks of men, fighting for the
higher life, working for the noble*
cause, and never erasing in their ef
forts to create now Interest in bet
ter things. About the best there Is
In life are the little children com
ing on undaunted lo engage In the
struggle of years anil the old folk
who have almost finished their light
and still are keeping the faith.
What a bi>nnt iful Master reigns
over Ihe two! On thv grout mass
of mortals between the two nmv
eoine summer time's destructive
rains, or the blighting touch of
drouth that may put to flight the
dreams of work to lie accomplished
Uut what ot the other twe! For one
the freshness and beauty of spring
with ail Its glorious pleasure and foi
the other? The fruition that comes
after the toil ts almost passed and
also tbe wonderful flowers of both
spring and autumn, ul! combined to
make the recipients feels that after
all ts said mid done the recompense
In a moment of enternlty pays buck
for all the trials of time. And how
miieh greater must Ihnt sentiment he
when tt Is realized line Just beyond
the horizon of mortal view Is stretrh
ed onl Illimitable eternity. Home
limes It soma hard to one In Hint oth
er great Hass to be debarred from re
velling in the )oys of childhood or
realizing the pleasures ot a life well
spent, but It is only the living of It
that makes the end seem sweeter.
FOR PROFIT
AND PLEASURE
If you want winter eggs gel the
hens Into condition and slarl them
laying In the fall, and aim to keep
I hem laving after they are once
started.
The hens do not, enjoy hunting for
their grub on a rainy autumn day
and its up to you to see lhey have
pleasant quarters and a sufltelnut rn
tlon these days. The liens reel one
lay’s neglect
’I hen* is trouble coming around
the comer far 'lie poultry raisir
who crowds his fowla, and falls to
observe the laws of cleanliness and
sanitation.
KggH aie money Just tfow and you
can't have eggs without giving feed
f'ven when there is plenty of forsgi
II Is a mistake '.o send 'he hens to
hed without their aupper.
Fine white dust around crevice
111 the poultry house Is a sure sign
mites are numerous whether you
see them or not.
Many who keep poultry think they
enn get along very well wl'hout
oyster shell grit and charcoal, hr
we find the hens are better when
these things are kepi before Ihoni
Young Mills develop rapidly I ties'
days No trouble to tell positive!*
as to the quality. ir I hey ire good
ones, and you want to sell them, k*h
the people about It win want to
buy. And a good place to talk I )
them Is through tin* columns of a
good farm paper.
Any scaly legg.-d hens eonepleuoin
on your farm - ' Much birds spoil th
looks of the flock. (letter sell ihem
It you haven't time to separde them
from the others and cure them.
My neighbor across the way, a
poultry raiser, and a vondeifully
successful one, picks out Ills earliest
hatched pullets ,it this season and
separates them Into a colony of their
own, where they have a lithe ••(fa
attention In the way of fc'd and can
lo Induce them to start laying early,
Now another thing to remember
Is that ducks and geese need a dry
place to stay and dry bedding wheii
the nightn get cool. The plane
where they stay at night peed not be
wsrtn but It should be dry. Damd
peas causes rheumatism, a trouble
that ia hard to euro—lnland Farmer
“Be A Booster!”
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( Through the courtesy of the Arch Booster, Mr. Samuel Graydon, of
the "Boost club,” of New York.)
The Booster Club of Augusta IS Doing Great
Work in the Present Emergency. Get
in the Game. Be a Booster.
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proved mechanical principle* throughout. These principle! are em
bodied in good materials and good workmanship. A carriage which
avoids the freaks, fallacies and the experiments of more Imitations.
The carlrage which combines tbe efforts of brains, axperlencs and
skill and produced under complete manufacturing facilities. Such a
carriage Is the cheapest for tho owner, and suoh a carriage Is tha Re
liable Babcook.
H. H. Coskery, 749-751 Broad St.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA.
George E. Payne & Co.,
1106 Broad Street.
Wishes Id announce to his friends and former
patrons that he has established a soft drink, cigar
and tobacco store next door below liis old stand,
and lie solicits their patronage.
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