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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06
Meadows and Pastures.

While sweltering under the heat Of
an August sun in the effort to save less
than a fifth of ton of fodder to the
hand per day, and while, may be the
small grain pasture is parched, dry
and exhausted, it is a good time to
think about sowing grass seed and
making arrangements for pasture
and hay for next year. Next
month will be the time to
commence sowing grass seed
of most kinds for pasture or meadow.
There are several species of natural
and artificial grasses that are known
to succeed well in the South under
reasonable favorable conditions. Red
clover will do on any clay soil that is
in good heart; but it is hardly worth
while to SOW it on poor land. Indeed,
no valuable grass will do well on
poor land, and most OF them will not
even survive sickly existence of one
season. Orchard grass will grow in
sun or shade and on most soils; tall
oat grass will succeed we'll on light
soils; Herds grass is well adapted to
rather low wet lands; Bermuda is the
best summer pasture grass; johnson
grass will grow wherever corn will
grow, and yields enormous crops of
hay. Get seed ready for sowing within
the next two months. Barley and rye,
however, both of which are grasses,
are equal to any thing for pastures,
and every farmer is familiar with them.
Seed should be sown in September or
October, the earlier the better, one
bushel and upward Of rye, and two
bushels and upward of barley, to each
acre. the better the land the heavier
the seeding, The only objection TO
these as pasture grasses is the fact that
they are ANIMALS and the sowing must
therefore be repeated every year. For
green-soiling-that is cutting and feed
ing green to stock-there is nothing
better than barley and eye-except
lucern. But the soil should be rich
and the seeding very much heavier.
We have sown two bushels of seed rye
on an acre of very rich soil, and
thought the seeding none too heavy.
The yield was enormous. On such
rich lots three to four bushels of bar
ley are not too many. II urged thai
such heavy seeding costs too much, il
may be replied that two bushels Of
rye, or four bushels of barley on an
acre of rich soil, will yield better re
suits than the same quantity of seet
spread over two acres of soil of only
half the fertility.-Dirie Farmer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.
The Corn Eield--Eodder Pulling.

We arc again confronted with the
question M to the expediency of strip
ping tho blades from the stalks of corn,
or "fodderpulling." This question
has been discussed for more than
generation by scientific men and by
practical farmers, and many direct ex-
periments bava been made to determine
whether o. no removing the blades at
the usual time Injuries the yield OF
grain morc than the resulting net value
of the fodder. The results OF these ex-
periments have been as various and con-
ficting as the conditions under which
they were conducted. We still hold
that fodder. pulling does not materially
injure the grain If not done before the
latter has become glazed and too hard
to be easily cut with the thumb-nail
There are many fields in which this
condition of the grain will not have
been reached until after many of the
blades have fired or died. In such
cases the farmer may well pause and
consider whether he will strip the
blades before the corn is quite safe
from injury, and thus get more and
better fodder and less grain, or let the
blades remain untouched and secure
the largest possible yield of grain.
No general rule can be given for guild
ance in such cases, but every farmer
must exercise his own judgment. If
there has been no other provision made
for long forage, most farmers will not
hesitate long before deciding to pull
fodder, even at the certain cost of
damage to the grain to the full net
value of the fodder. The truth is we
should not rely on this resource for
fodder, but special hay or forage crops
should be provided. There is nothing
better than bright, well-cured
corn blades, and hardly any
thing that costs more labor
per ton to save, Moreover the fodder
from crop that will yield enough
grain for all farm purposes will rarely
amount to half supply of long forage
for the same farm. 1t will usually
suffice for the pillow animals and give
an occasional bundle to cattle; but the
crop is often insufficient for the former.
Any farmer who will make it a point
to save all the hay that can be made
even from the ordinary uncultivated
grasses, will realize the difference In
cost and results between stripping corn
blades singly and by hand, and cutting
grass with mower, or even an ords
nary grass-blade.
A very economical way to save corr
fodder, and not so likely to injure th'
corn, is to strip off all the blades be
low the ear and cure in the usual way
and then, after the ears are entirel,
safe, cut off the top stalks just abov'
the ear and save stalks and blades al
together. -Dirie Farmer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06

self. Visitors Judge people
by what they do, II you make
poor display it is needless to contin-
ually complain of it when you have
done nothing to help it out. You may
not get all the prizes you contend for,
but your help will go to make up the
good show that advertises your Sec
ton, and, in the long run, adds value
to your lands and your homes Besides
it increases your crops and inspires
energy. Too many lethargic farmers
cause fair directors to look abroad for
the chances of making a show.
They know from experience that
they can't rely upon home
for the show and they begin to
write to exhibitors from sections more
alive to their interests. These como
and generally carry off the lions share
of the valuable prizes. Thus does a
community, by paying gate fees, con-
tribute to other sections in order to
get them to make the show home peo-
pie will not make. The home ex-
hibitors should be given special en-
enlargement, too, and not brought in
competition in every ring with moro
favored outsiders. This should es-
pecially be done where they have
shown spirit of enterprise. FARM
erS' Home Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06
The County Fair.

The county fair is chiefly what the
county farmer will make of it. Often
we go to one where it is stupid and
dull in every line which depends on
home people to make it interesting.
The average farmer perches on the
top-rail of the amphitheater-gro growing
about the poor show of stock and prod
ucts-never once rejecting on his
own delinquency. Why has he never
thought it his duty to add something
to the show? 1t is no excuse that, he
says, he has only common stock and
old-fashioned things. Why has he
not grown something that will -do to
show? There's pay in it. Why not
breed better class of stock and make
the fairs lively by entering in many OF
the rings. If he will do this he will
find that he takes more interest in the
fair and hundred visitors will know
him-through report-where one will
notice him on the perch OF criticism.
Let him think of it now and determine
to have q few entries next year.
1t is duty he owes TO the
! fair. to his county and TO him
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06
Diversifying Crops in the South.

The wisdom OF diversifying crops in
the South has been so often written
upon that it is now a well-worn topic,
but never so much as at present have
the practical benefits demonstrated
themselves. Some years back no crops
were ever spoken of in Louisiana but
sugar. cotton and rice, planters not
even raising sufficient corn to feed
their stock, whilst now, with heavier
yields of the main staples than ever.
the State produces large crops of corn,
oats, hay, potatoes, onions, besides
many other smaller crops.
Although corn has never been con-
sidered one of our staple products, or
even an important crop. yet very nearly
the same number of acres were planted
in corn in 1887 that were devoted to
cotton, and the value of our corn crop
was over $1O,000,000. Although q
comparatively small acreage is devoted
to onions and potatoes, yet during sew
eral months of the present year Lou
isiana supplied very nearly the whole
country. Hay culture has been in
augurated and is making rapid strides,
Louisiana hay being already familiar
commodity in this market.
That this diversifcation of crops has
been souce of wealth to the State can
not be denied; besides it has encour-
aged immigration, and promises, as it
develops, to do still more in that line.
According to the report of the State
Commissioner of Agriculture, the acre.
age and yield of the principal crops in
1887 were as follows:
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06
Safe and Effective.

BRAypRETH's Pills are the safest and
most effective remedy for Indigestion, IT.
regularity of the Bowels, Constipation,
Billousness, Headache, Dizziness, Malaria,
or any disease arising from an impure
state Of the blood They have been In use
in this country for over fifty years, and the
thousands of unimpeachable testimonials
from those who have used them, and their
constantly increasing sale, is incontrovert.
ible evidence that they perform all that ia
claimed for them.
BRAYDRETH's PILLS are purely vegetable,
absolutely harmless and safe TO take at any
time
Sold in every drug and medicine store,
either plain or sugar-coated.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06
HERE AND THERE.

There is strip of land near Mi
Ian, Tenn, two miles wide and five or
six long, where they have had no rain
since April.
-Overproduction of poor fruits is
going on all the time; there is rarely.
if ever, brisk demand for fruit OF
inferior quality. But the demand for
fruits and vegetables of prime quality,
is and probably always will be ahead
of the supply at paying prices.
The Georgia fruit and vegetable
growers have overdone the business
this year. The market has been
glutted, and they have made but little
money. Unless they can avail them
selves of the Western markets they
will have to reduce operations.
For Buffalo Gnat Bites: In the
absence of fish oil, which had bee n
used previously, / used tallow, with
sufficient pine tar to make it stick tho
hair together, but not enough to take
the hair off. as | was told it would.
Lost none of about ninety mules and
horses.-Jona Pearce, Gtoiney's, Va.
The farm should be supplied with
boxes that will hold q bushel each for
handling farm crops, A box 20xl4xl(
inches with corner posts an inch square
will hold bushel and is of conven
lent size to handle. Beveled cleat'
may be nailed on near the top to serve
for handles.
The choice of soils and situations
best suited for the health and develop
ment of the different kinds OF trees il
even more important in ornamental
than economic planting, and as il
the former the number Of sorts deal
with is much greater than in the latte
a more widely extended knowledge o
arboricultural botany is needed than i
usually aspired to by merely practica
foresters.
1t is many times useful to tel: tn
age of sheep. AT one year there 'r
two large teeth in the center Of tn
jaw, and two are added each year u
to five years, when the sheep Is said t
have ''full mouth" After thi, the ag
can not be told by the teeth, and I'M
less the animal is vigorous it has neal
ly outlived its usefulness and shoul
be prepared for the butcher.
The sweet potato is the staple roc
crop of the South. As ito nutritiy
value is high. the time may coue whe
it will be cultivated there extcnsivel
for stock food. 1t is important to tn
growers to know what are the be-
. fertilizers for this crop. In the e.
periments made at the station, at N
, burn, Ala, potash, in the form I
kainit. gave the best results. Far
} and FtreSide.
} The stalks of sweet corn. aftt
being rihed of their delicious grail
, are generally left standing in Il
( garden to dry out and become next
worthless and any thing but an orn
9 ment to the premises. While matur
but yet succulent, and with the nu
bins left on they will become acceT
. able to mich COWS, and greatly ircrea
Q the flow of the tactical food. Utili
. these stalks while in prime conditio
e and get them on the lsnd.-Fsrm "a
: kTressde.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06
An lnopportune Declaration.

Miss Guiless-Do you know why /
have always taken fancy to you, Mr..
Bashful?
Mr.. Bashful (who has at last nerved
himself up to the occasion and is about
to declare his undying love)-Iam sure
l should like to know.
Miss G.-Well, it's because you're
not one of those soft fellows who think,
because | am polite to them, that l am
in love. They're such bores. you
know. Declaration indefinitely post
poned. Judge.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06
AT ALpEN's.
We were sitting by the chimney,


We were sitting by the chimney.
In the hearth-fire's Pickering light
On the cliff, in Alden's cottage,
Where rested for the night;
And told the scenes and customs
OF the lands beyond the sea;
While old Aldens little daughter
Sat and listened al my knee.
In her blue-eyed radiant beauty
There was something shy and wild,
And the maidens romance mingled
With the wonder OF the child.
Hours had passed, the old sea captain
In his armchair dozed and dreamed;
Sadly moaned the neighboring ocean;
On the panes the iire-light cleaned.
Then shespoke OF knights and Journeys,
And her checks were all aglow,
For all day that little maiden
Had been reading Iyanhoe:
Spoke OF ghosts and OF magicians,
While her voice TO whispers grew,
Toward the panes cast startled glances.
Wondering II such things were true.
And improvised story
Fit for such place and hour;
HOW, Tor long years by the ocean,
In cruel fairy's power,
Lived little maid enchanted.
TIL her faithful knight, one day.
While her guardian fierce was sleeping,
Stole that little maid away.
As spoke. her blue eyes twinkled
With merry. mystic light;
As spoke, she rose and fingered
In the door to say Goodnight.
But her lamp threw such rad ance
Round the roguish, pretty head,
That swiftly stopped and kissed her.
And she blushed and laughed and fed.
When came once more to Aldens
beheld mournful change,
For the little maid had vanished,
And the house seemed sad and strange.
Alden's pale, gaunt look foreshadowed
What his quiver,ng lips would say,
And grasped his hand in silence,
And in silence turned away.
All the proud and cherished structures
BY q lifelong patience wrought,
All the triumph which should follow
Days Of toll and nights of thought,
Crumble, sink away and vanish,
Like the oceans shifting sand,
When that sweet face comes before me,
That lost dream OF fairyland.
-DdUid Shafts Foster, in Atlanta Constitution
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06

INvALIDs, aged people, nursing mothers,
overworked, wearied out fathers, will find
tho happiest results from judicious use of
DR.. Sherman's Prickly Ash Bitters Where
the liver or kidneys are affected, prompt
action is necessary to change the tide
toward health, ere the disease becomes
chronic-possibly incurable, and there is
nothing better to be found in the whole
range Of materfd medicd. Sold everywhere.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06

Don't let your grain or grass stand
until it is dead-ripe before you cut it
To do so not only lessons the value of
the grain, but the hay and straw are
not worth nearly as much for feeding.
[-RaraI Neg Yorker.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06

Toward health and vigor is often painfully
penitential. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
smooths the path, however, and removes
such obstacles in the way as liver COM
plant, dyspepsia, disturbance of the bowels,
collie, fever and ague and kidney complaints.
Physicians, after thirty years Of trial,
accord it their unqualified approval. 1t is
purely botanic and safe. 1t improves both
sleep and appetite.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06

From the above it will be seen that
the acreage in corn is nearly as large
as that in cotton, while the most valu.
able crop in the State-sugar cane
occupies less than 100000 acres.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06

INEXPENSIVE the great substitute for Sui
phur Baths, Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair Dye, Black or Brown, SOC.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06
The PiIrrim,s Progress

A BAKER seldom docs any kneadless
work Merchant Traveller.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRADY.

Benja nin Franklin Brady agr nfty-four, for many
YEAR oMcal Ornamental eng os,er city and State
governments Of New-YoEk led suddenly Friday He
was born in This city. Having q natural talent for
artistic pen wOrk he eng 60 that work His ability
soon recognized and he hal orders for en ssing
thar he couli red l. I'LL Nj. Brady had q number OF
exh Is IN Crys lace when # des royed By hrc
in 1855 ana hal received Pres more than dozen
e2h to 3. Among his best WORKS wee the memorial
D. senator Webster Wage ~ 1885, and The album pre-
sent b. ca tan WI iams several aro by The res
idens d his police precinct Mr.. Brady was for six
yearsfrom 1877 20 lss3-the European ponden OF
The Turf Il ID AM arm " He Mason OF hi sh
degree and was also member Of he Volunteer Fremen's
hsccat on, having been connecei with Enfine No A.
The funeral viii take place al D. Today at NO. 200
West TWENTY rd-st. and the burial will be In Green
wood to-morrOw.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01
4 NEW APPEAL FROM GENERAL BADEAO'
REPEATING HIS CHARGES AGAINST COLONEL
w" Nm ro ppOnuCE MANUSCRIPT IN COURT

pvpr.TrNc HIS CHARGES AGAINST COLONEL
GRANT-To PRODUCE MANUSCRIPT IN COUNT.
General Badeau has furnished another chaptcr IN
tho controversy with Colonel Grant regarding the
M.moirs Of General Grant. 1t begins Once more
IN the American People" and after crcising COLONEL
Grant severely repeats the arguments on the poih''
at issue and concludes as follows:
.m.,icansl which Is your Grant, The man ts'
have described TO you years as honorable oS
~ his frends faithful his bargains the soul OF uu. VI
the nicture offered by his trucking hucAS'eio''
talsyinp his own words denying his own acts " 00"
friend9 Choose between them Soldiers VINO ioi''"O'
him TO victory which was tie Grant you knewf
Dut this case has gone 10 the courts ana 3" INV
eorrts viii show how fulfilled my part OF the agree
ments I will prove what ala in the preparation "
Ceneral Grants book since forced to do TINS oy ms
son 7 will max. my enemy bring out the Mo. Nhi'"
will he found covered with my corrections ana MVef'o'
and revisions all Of which Colonel Grant as my shahuo
SIS coned again before page 10 the printer W."
n,esent the letter Of Nav s. Colonel Grants hsniwhs
apa the original agreement General Grants ana sho"
their intolcrable steney Nothing more WIZ 10
neaded for there is no other OF Grant OF OF o
than the man who coled the letter and allowed II 10 go "
the world as his fathers When IL II seen not 10 De VIC
work OF sane father all the other mputa0ns OF me SUI
are DESTROYED The courts pronounce the agreement
binding The country must decide that was the oeNoou
friend Of Grant 10 the last and beyond the last thai ou
for his supid prasling SON the sspersion OF 'tah'
honor and OF mine would never been made we were
accord for twenty years and more 50 than "hen
he aud revised suggested and corrected me pages
OF his memoirs shall be recognized Hore taan ever d
his defender and hls faithful friend
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01
OBITUARY.


THE REV DR.. w. T. EUsTls-
snr,ncneld Mass. March 31.-The Rev Dr. w. L.
Vii %, many wears pasor OF the Memorial Church OF
Springfield Mass, died suddenly yesterday d. Eusi'
was well known OF the abest Congregational MINIS
tons in Massachusetts, but he came most prominently W.
fore the public connection with the recent tra OF INC
ndove, professors on the charge OF heIesy He was one
Of the Board Visitors Of Andover Theological Seminary
who arc virtually judges as to the orthodoxy OF the
profesors Of institution He has always been an ex
IRENE conservative and Of course strongly opposed 10 the
caed progressive school Of thought in the Congrcg~
tonal Church And he Of the most earnest sup
poters OF the administration In the American Board In us
refusal to send out missionaries who believed IN probation
after death His death this sme Is more than ordinarily
o,ortant jnasmuch as tht other two members OF the
Board OF Visitors divided In opinion as to the points at
issue in the great heresy trial which is not yet ended
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01
NOVEL RyDyv6 AoIDgMY OPENED

Browns Riding Academy, at Nos. 49, 1T ana li'
East seventy ATHEIST thrown open last night 10
large humber Of visitors who found much TO admire III
this new establishment which combines riding scauey
and boarding stable IL Is novelty In riding academies
being the only one here that has an elevated Hhe'
There are two Of this kind Boston and one In Beine'
Switzerland 1t is large. handsome brick building win
tasteful exterior occupying area Of hree city ots III
frontage snd having depth Of 100 feet 1t Ii
credit ts architect George Martin IIusS The base
and second doors have 100 stalls neudng some box
stalls. leaving the street nooi free Tor carriages
The appointments are complete In detail. There is
general business ONCE the noo private smoking
With large lockers Tor men and also lockers
fo their servants On the moor . cosey ladies'
porlor Easy fun~sys connect the noors. Only one
runway 10 required 10 obtain a either for
the road ring passenger elevator connects oil the
nocrs with the ring and the gallery In the latter are
dressing rooms finely fitted up. having hot and cola
douche baths The ring is $4,000 feet 1t was made
the floor to avoid the dsmpness said 70 be ncden'
tai 70 ground hOof rneA ~ well accommodate tive