The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-21
copperas and gentian and half drachIn Of nux
vomica every day. Feed liberally and let run
on pasture at will.

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/ VIII see that they are brown III the center and
underneath they covered with small white eggs
and li't.e insects. Some month or - back Believe
they made t!ieI appearance in ny cotton and have
! been steadily advancing Aiing every part Of lie
stalk, h5t the leaves, then the squares aud little
bo.ls, ani i.;aiiy the stalk succuihbs There axe
! tbles farms in my lmmcdia g vicinity that axe
trJl bed IN tie same way and with icentcaly lie
same symptoms First the leaves turn brown IN
the cea.cr, with a green border. and finally die and
tleu oil tae siua-es dry up az once and everything
drops Of leaving naked stalk. None Of Us have
e9et seen anything Ike ii before. We arr uude-
cded 20 whether 1t Is rust On the eEeots VI lice.
We ue3e. kncE lice 10 ousy hurt cotton before
IN The mo9tA Of jay and during hot dry .pel,'
such as we are n " having. Would be glai 70 near
from yOg on the sub eCt.
We are out Of reach Of orr microscope just
nos, and cannot examine critically the eggs
and Insects Of which you speak, butare inclined
TO think the trouble is not caused by insects
II has the appearance OF one Of the biights that
attach cotton, and which are usually spoken OF
rs rust. We hope work at Our experiment sta =
ton will, at some time not very remote, throw
light on these matters.
7. A. Vs., Shorters Depot Ala J. How much
guano would you advise on ising glass river land
that has been Iatured two years The land has no
lime In 1t and grows cotton waist to shoulder high
wthou. any manure. Do you think it viii pay to
use guano such lands? ?. Please tell me name
Of enclosed weed 1t is known here as wild clover
aud grows very rapidly on cultivated lands. It is
wore han crab grass and is giving Us great deal
of trouble Horses and hogs are very fond of Il. Do
you think il would do to cut it, Ifso, at what Fpe
Stage, and how cured to make best hay. II VIII
grow Two feet high on poor land without any ma
nure
/. Land that will produce as large cotton as
you describe does not need either heterogeneous
or potassc manure. If it needs anything at
all it is phosphorc acid, and this could be most
| cheaply supplied as acid phosphate, not as
Quano. You might try 200 pounds OF acid
phosphate per acre in drill: actual trial alone
can decide whether 1t will pay or not. 2. The
plant sent is variously called Spanish, Mex
lean and Florida clover. Its book name is
"Richardsonia scabra." 1t is not a true clover,
does not belong to the clover family, but is
very valuable forage plant. We should not try
to get rid of it If it were on our farm. 1t can
be cut when in full bloom and cured like ordi-
nary clover.
" r. r. Elder Ga: | have o Iiece Of second
year land cleared from the original forest that
want to put in wheat. have but few bushels Of
cotton seed and will have TO manure mostly with
comm ,rcial manures How much and what should
use to obtain the best CROP regardless OF expense
The land is in and will make three barrels per
How much wheat should be sown to the acre and
at what time shall SOW?
To get best returns at least expense we should
suggest applying 200 to 300 pounds of acid phos
phate per acre But as you say regardless of
cost, would say apply 800 pounds of it broad
cast at wheat sowing time, and either plow it
in Just before sowing the wheat, or blowing il
in with the wheat. In February apply 200
pounds of kainit per acre as top dressing and
towards the last OF March top dress again with
100 pounds of nitrate of soda. Sow one aud
half bushels Of seed per acre. and SOW imme-
diately after the first killing frost, or SOW so
that the wheat will be just coming up at tho
time that killing frost usually occurs in your
locality. If wheat comes up before frost it is
liable to be injured by the fly.
A H. Dainbgidge Ga: Please tell me how 10
pack eggs through the summer TO keep them fresh
and prevent the yolk from settling, they will be
fresh next winter Is there any perfect egg tester
| II So what patenE
| II is useless to pack any but fresh-laid egg
Small kegs or boxes are best to pack in, and
salt the best material. Put the eggs in with
small end down, completely surrounding each
egg with salt When full head up so that the
key may be turned upside down from time to
time This turning will keep the yolks in pc
stion. The eggs should be kept i'll a dry we'll
or cool cellar. Do not know any perfect egg
tester. Any arrangement which will enable
you to place an egg between your eye and the
| light of a good lamp that you can look
| through the egg will answer, Ii fresh the egg
will be quite transparent.
JK. C., Asheville n. c.: have a copy of extracts
| from the work of Colonel Hays the angors goat
AMI would like 10 have the work itself, VIII you
! kindly Inform me where can get IT.
| Get your nearest bookseller to write to some
! book firm in Boston, We cannot tell yop who
| the publisher is, but Boston bookseller doubt
| less can.
| w. c. W. Gordon. Gu: /. l have some silk coo
| oons Can you tell me where / can sell them, :.
| have mare that will not fa,ten; she is Texas
| pony eight years old, eats hearty and eats dir her
| hide IS tight 20 the flesh. Can you tell me how to
make her thrive
| /. We cannot .. Keep her bowels open by
! occasional half-pint doses Of raw linseed oil,
and by feeding as much green food as possible.
After doing this for couple of weeks give five
| grains of arsenic, mixed with a good feed of
! bran, every other day for two weeks Then
give a drachm each of oOpperas and gontian
daily, and if dung is hard give again occasional
doses of linseed Oil
Ndtuu, Ark " lldl lilSIeUleltS SQOul1
be put in apple wine after fermentation TO clarity il
aud not destroy its taste: How should they be
| applied
If anything is used for the purpose indicated
we do not know, and shall have 10 ask our
readers to tell u.s. Wine of grapes is clarified
by allowing impurities TO settle and then draw
ing off the clear wine very carefully. We see
no reason why the same could not be done with
wine made from apples.
ER. B, Brunswick, Ga; planted eighteen acres
of watermelons in May for late crop. l notice
that the vines are shriyeling UP and DIVING. The
leaves have at first glossy look, as If syrup o.
grease had been poured on them, and the grouuC
immediate under vine so affected is dark in colo
aud hard and Crusty, ana the vines gradually withe
and die. Upon examining the leaves notice OF
the under side hundreds Of small insects OF vel
lowsh.green color sticking closely TO the leaf tina
seem 10 develop gradually into a dark gnat witt
long wirgs Please tel me what brings about thi
failure of the vines, whether it Is the insect and
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