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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-09-06
Pinchiug Potato Vine.


H. w. c., New York City: 1. Does e. mate
tne sweet potato more productive to prune the
vines z WIN the roofing of the vines lessen
sne Slle Oh .ne tupers! g. Is it good plan to
IN one and one-half to three feet of the hill I,
T. win the vines make good food for stock
lAnswer by Hugh N. Starnes, Horticulturist.1
l. 1t does not make the sweet potato
more productive to prune the vines.
Experiments result irregularly, but the
increased yield obtained bv pruning
has never been sufficient to pay for the
extra labor involved, even including the
Value OF the pruned vines as stock feed.
and the result is generally directly
against pruning Or ''pinching," as it is
more frequently termed. The Georgia
Experiment Station is now conducting
tins experiment, and details will be
gwen at the end of the season.
2 Measurably, under certain condi-
lions the roofing of the vines lessons
the size OF the tubers. When the soil
is hlghy heterogeneous, or in a very wet
season, the vines, if undisturbed. will
make, OF course, very rank and yipor-
Gus growth, but will at the same time.
ana IN consequence, root at every Joint.
and the tendency will be to produce
small tubers. On the other hand. in a
dry season or on ordinary soils there
resuses no reduction in size of tubers
from allowing the vines to remain I'M
disturbed; in fact, quite the contrary.
All vines, however, are more or less
disturbed" up to a late date in the sea-
son-into August, as rule-by the or
binary process of. cultivation; being
turned back" periodically for the pur-
pose OF blowing out the alternate "mid-
dies" and then again reversed. Hence
they seldom get a chance to begin root
ing until late in the season, and it is
tins normal treatment that appears to
produce the largest yields, irrespective
OF the economic result when the cost of
loosening the vines is taken into CON
slderation. The station is also con-
Quoting this experiment.
3. Unless land is very rich in humus
or the season abnormally wet it will
hardly pay either to prune or loosen
the vines. In fact it is more likely to
prove Injurious than beneficial in an
ordinary season or on average land.
4. Used green, sweet potato vines
make quite palatable and nutritious
food for stock, and our Station Dairy
man reports excellent results. They
are reported, however, as becoming
Shiny in the silo, and their use as ensf.
lage is not advised.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-09-06
State Dairyman's Association.

The late convention of Dairymen of
Georgia, which met at Griffin on the
I'D and 23d of August, was crafty
ing success, both in the number and
character of the individuals, and in the
enthusiasm that was manifested. An
organization was effected to be known
as the Georgia Dairymens Association.
A short and simple constitution, or
articles of association was adopted I'm
der its provisions, the following were
elected officers for the first year: r.
j Redding, President; X. e. Park,
Vice-President; M. l.. Duggan, of Han
cock county, Secretary A. l.. Dalton,
of Chattooga county, Treasurer. The
following were elected members of the
Executive Board: James L. Anderson,
of Cobb George II. Carmichael, of Cow
eta; III. NJ. Edwards, of Baldwin !; J. NJ.
Jones, of Burke; q. III. West, of Car
roll
AS the meeting was the first of it's
character in the state, and for the pur-
pose of organization, no set program
had been previously arranged but
several instructive and interesting talks
were delivered by members. The rules
of the association provide that any rep
utable white person, interested in dali
rying or stock-growing, may become
member upon the payment.of one dol
lar, to be paid annually. Any such per-
son not present at the late meeting may
become member by forwarding his
one dollar to the Secretary, M. T.. Dug
gan, Linton, Ca, or to the Treasurer,
A. L. Dalton, Summerville, Ga. The
time and place of the next meeting
will be designated by the Executive
Board, and it will probably appoint
Atlanta in the place and some time dur
ing the Exposition as the time.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-09-06
Crane Cuttings.

X. E., Carsonvtlle, Ga. Please give the best
moue OF propagatlng the grape from cuttings.
When is the proper time to put them out and
In what kind OF soil? How long should the
cuttings be, and how many buds above ground?
Should they be set in the ground perpandcu-
larry or at an angle of IS degrees Should
new WOOD or second years growth be used:"
Answer, by'Hugh N. Starnes, Horti-
culturist: Cuttings should be made
when the vines are praned. Time of
pruning differs with the preferences of
different individuals. Some vineyard-
lists prune early in the winter. Vines
SO pruned are earlier in putting out in
spring. Others prune in mid winter
and still others in late winter or early
spring. Late pruned vines are less liza
BILE to injury from late freezes, but it
is so seldom that the vine is injured by
severe weather in Georgia, that early
pruning is perhaps preferable Our
practice at the station is to prune as
soon after December 1st as possible.
The cuttings are made from the
canes OF this years growth. All growth
of the current year is known as
shoots" while immature or unripened.
After frost the Shoots become hard
and woody and are then, and during the
following season, known as canes"
The third year and thereafter, if al
lowed to remain, the canes become
"arms," and are tough and covered
with stringy bark. 1t is from canes of
the present years growth-growth
which started the past spring as
"shoots"-that the cuttings are taken.
The canes so used should be about
the size of a lead pencil in diane
ter-neither larger nor smaller-their
length and number of joints being a
secondary matter. In long iointed
vines the cuttings can be made to con-
sist of one joint only, with two buds,
pne at the bottom and one at the TOP
The cane should be cut through with
The primer close to the lower bud and
1T nearly right-angle with the cane.
Cut through about half an inch above
The upper bud and at an angle of 45 de-
grees. Your cutting will thus have an
EASILY distinguishable bottom and top
The lower bud will make the roots
The upper bud the vine, next wear.
In short jointed vines 1vo or more
Joints may be used-cutting through
below the lowest bud and half an inch
above the highest bud, as described
above. In this case one or more buds
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-09-06

may send out rootlets. and one or more
develop aerial growth. The cuttings
should not be under six inches long nor
over foot; this, for convenience in
handling. merely. When YOU have a
good sized handful bunch them like
asparagus, binding with small copper
Wire, adding wooden label with name
OF variety. When all are secured. bury
them top downwards, with butts at
least six inches below surface of
ground. in any convenient corner. Dig
up after all danger of freezing-say
last of March-and plant.
Prepare burrows deep and mellow,
three feet apart or four if ground is no
object. Open out with shovel lay cut
tlngs in furrow on one side-at an an
gle of course-and about four inches
apart, and cover with scooter furrow,
pressing down dirt with feet after
wards. If cuttings are long-shanked
"twister." The place selected should
be good, rich deep soil, though well
drained. Vines so treated will make
a good growth the first year-three to
six feet-and with good season from
so to 80 per cent will live. The follow
ing fall they will be ready for use, but
II not put out in their permanent place,
should be transplanted, after cutting
back to two buds, to rows feet apart,
with vines l foot in row. These will
make extremely vigorous vines by the
second fall, but two year old vines are
not recommended. Better use them at
one year.
These directions refer to all grapes Of
the Labrusca class, as Concord, or Mag
ara. Aestivalis grapes, as Warren, Nor
tons Va, or Delaware, will not grow
readily from cuttings and must be "lay.
cred" for successful propagation.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-09-06
why StOck-Growing Pays.

The English say they raise stock to
buy more land to raise more grain to
feed more stock. etc. No grass, no cat
rotation which will pay we'll. Live
stock is our chief reliance in maintain
ing the fertility of the soil. While the
raising of stock will enrich our soil and
renew it's productiveness, it will mar
ket the farm products better than to
ship the feed away.-Breeders' Gazette.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-09-06
DIR. II. V. REYNOLDS.

PRACTCING PHYSICIAN.
NTHEN NOT ENGAGED ELSE
w where may be found during the oay
at his office, up stairs, in McClatchy Build
ing, Southwest corner of Public Square,
and at night at his residence on Powder
Springs street. two doors above the Metho
dist parsonage, Marietta. Ga. Telephone
No. III
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-09-06
Cow-pea Vines as a Fertllizer and as a Eooa.

J. M. B., Stinson. Ca: What is the relative
value of a bushel of cowpeas to bushel of cot
ton seed as a fertilizer. In other words If I
should turn under 10 bushels of peas per acre
how many bushels of cotton seed would that
many peas be equal to, as fertilizer?
Answer by Director Redding: In
fertilizing value one bushel of cowpeas
is equal to about 2 lilo bushels of cot
ton seed. So, then, if you turn under
10 bushels of cowpeas the fertilizing
effect would be about equal to 81 bush.
els of cotton seed. But the bushel of
cowpeas is worth at least IS cents-the
past season much more-while the
Ito bushels of cotton seed NAV gem
orally be bought for 80 cents. So, 10
bushels of peas, worth in the market
Tor for feed $3.50 would do the crop no
more good than 81 bushels of cotton
seed, which are rarely worth more than
Is cents per bushel, or 1918 for the 81
bushels. You could afford to use cow
peas as manure rather THAI sell them
for less than 80 cents Per bushel.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-09-06
DIR. e. 7. SEIZE.

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.TENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL
i services in the practice of Medicine in
all its branches to the citizens of Marietta
and surrounding country. Office at DR.
j. Setze's Drugstore All calls prompt
ly attended to.
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-09-06
IN ONE.
A BUSINESS,
POLITICAL, and
FAMILY PAPER.
DON'T RE SELFISH!

lfyou take newspaper it should be one
shat not only you, but al! your folks will
find pleasure in reading.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-09-06
POkeberries.

r. N. s., Thomson, Ga. 4: Is there any de-
mand for dried pokeberries by any of the drug
men OF the country. WHAT'S the market price
of them and who buys them !? -agITT go
Answered by Director Reading /:
Dried pokeberries are worth about to
6 cents per pound. Allaire, Woodward
& Co., Peoria, H., are buyers of such
things. I'M Fr
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-09-06
Nj A RI EFT A

Opposite the Kennesaw House.l
CHUCK ANDERSON, Proprietor.
VPHE BEST OF VEHICLES, THE
safest of drivers and the fastest O
horses are always ready, night and day
for hire No man or woman or child ever
has given me call in the past, who has
been, nor shall any ever in the future be
dissatisfied with my teams or the men in
my employ. Everything and every body
about me are No. !.
have cheaped my charges propositions
ate to the stringency of the times For
references as to the truth of what l say
as the turnouts and charges, 60 to my
friends. which means the people general
ly.
Parties hiring are strictly responsible
for the safely of themselves vehicles ard
horses {. A. g. ANDERSON.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-09-06
ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES.

Under this head short inquiries from farm
ers on practical farm topics will be answered
by one of the station stan and published, II of
general interest otherwise the answers will be
sent by mail Make your inquiries short and
to the point. always give your name and post
Experiment Station, Experiment, CAL
High vs.. Low Grade Fertilizers.
T. J. o. Davisboro, Ga. am Of the opin-
ion, after fifteen years experience in the sale
and use of fertilizers what we need better
lowing analysis do: Available phos acid I2
per cent: potash per cent ammonia, 8 to 4
per cent?
Answer by Director Redding: do
not know what quality you have been
using, but it is qnite clear that the only
advantage in using "high grade" fer
tilizer consists in the saving of freight
and labor of handling. For instance /:
200 pounds per acre, of a fertilizer con-
tanning IL per cent phosphoric acid, 4
per cent potash and per cent ammo
mia, and costing-say "a dollars ton
delivered, would be no more effective
on a crop than would 400 pounds per
acre, of fertilizer containing 6 per
cent phosphoric acid, . per cent potash
and per cent ammonia, and costing II
dollars ton. delivered, In either case
you would be applying "a pounds of
PlooPiioAiS a|lu, . PouHuS Oh potash,
and pounds of ammonia; and in Ell
Their case the cost per acre would be
So. But if you were required ~ paw
freight in addition to the prices sup
posed. the higher grade would be the
cheaper fertilizer. but not more effect
i've. The labor of hauling the lower
grade would be twice as great. and the
handling quitting OUT would also be
somewhat greater. As a matter of fact.
however, the very high grades OF fer
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-13
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

The circular silo is advocated be-
cause 1t has no corners 70 spoil the en-
silage.
FAT can be produced cheaper than
lean: always fstten before sending to
market
SUGAR bets are frst-class fattening
food, when fed with corn. for hogs in
winter. Grow some for that purpose.
OvERFEEDINs pigs is a bad and fatal
business. If it occurs stop feeding en-
tirely, except a thin slop, until the
stomach gets into a normal condition.
THERE is an antidiluvian humane
society in Poughkeepsie, " Y. thas
has secured the arrest of a man there
for dehorning cattle. But the stupid
concern never has a word TO say about
the people who are killed and the AMI
mails that are injured BY horns.
PUMPKINS make good food for cattle
in the winter, and they are no trouble
at all to grow. Plant patch of pump
kins, gather them as soon as the first
frost touches the leaves, put them i'm .
cool place, and you will find them q
grand thing for either cattle or swine.
Farmers Voice
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-13
A Simple Cure for Backing.

When horse stops and proposes to
turn around don't resist the turn. but
give him quiet horizontal pull in the
direction he wants to turn SO as to car
r him further around than he intend
ed to go. and if possible keep him going
around a half dozen times. saws a
horse trainer. In most cases this will
upset all his calculations, and he will
go quietly on without much ado. II
six turns will not do give him twenty. In
fact, if he will keep on turning to your
rein You are sure to conquer, as enough
turning will confuse him and leave
him at your command. II he viii not
turn. and will back to the rein, keep
him going backward in the direction
you want to go. He will soon get
tired of that and prefer to go with the
right end forward, but before you let
him go give him decidedly more back
Ing than he likes
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-13
FARM AND GARDEN.
FIGHTING THE CUTWORM.
Prof. Riley Tells How to Get Rid of This
Destructive Pest.

Prof. Riley Tells How to Get Rid of This
Destructive Pest
Young corn is often grievously in
jured by cutwcrms. The following
reply. by Prof. C. V. Riley, to a CORE
spondent of the Scientific American
who has been more than usually
troubled will, therefore, be read with
interest at this time:
If specimens of the Particular cut
worms were sent to the station for
Identification some preventive meas
ures might be suggested, as much de-
ponds ST The particular species. In a
genera. way most of the species have
similar habits in the larval state: but
to deal directly with them when, as in
this case, they are distributed over
large areas, is very serious problem.
The most successful means under
these conditions is by the distribution
Of poisonous bats These may con-
sist of freshly cut clover or other sue
eulent vegetation poisoned with paris
green and made into balls or gathered
into masses, SO as to prevent their too
rapid drying. One mode of accom-
plishing this last object is By covering
the poisoned plants with boards.
These poisoned bats, if placed at in
tervals along the corn rows, will at
tract large proportion of the cut
worms, which. by feeding upon them.
will perish. For smaller areas, or for
garden patches, the same method may
be followed. or the Larvae may be I'M
oh ~. l. IL
plants, where they retire for conceal
ment during the day.
Another method is to take smooth
walking cane and make smooth holes
several inches deep at intervals, going
over the same ground every day and
punching in these holes to destroy the
worms which seek them during the
day as pla &c of concealment and
tumble in. The patent salts, such as
kainit, have proved of the greatest
value against many subterranean in
sects, and undoubtedly will be of value |
against these cutworms- They have |
the additional advantage of being good |
fertilizers, so that their expense as in |
secticides is more than offset by their |
value to the crop and to the land. / |
think with your correspondent that it |
is too late to accomplish much the |
present year, but by a combination of |
the three methods suggested he will |
be able another year to prevent much
Of the trouble. 1t is well. where fields
are badly infested with cutworms. to
plant thickly, SO that two or three
young corn plants may be spared from
each hill without seriously affecting
The crop. 1t is also wise, on general
principles. to keep fields that are to be
to corn thoroughly clear and
;lean of weeds and other vegetation
Turing the fall; and in this hight fall
blowing becomes extremely important,
Is most of the cutworms are Matched
he previous year and hibernate as
partly grown Larvae.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-13
TRAIN COLTS TO WALK.
1t Is Unquestionably the Best Gait fos
Ordinary Purposes.

1t IS lnquestionably the Best Gait foR
Ordinary Purposes.
Many colts are now learning To
work The rate of travel required of
them is important. Confining the
travel mai7ly to a walk is not the rule
with all drivers As soon as the young
animal ceases to rear and plunge in
the harness, it is often considered
broken" and is allowed to take any
gait it may choose The old horse by
which the yOungster is hitched is al
lowed to advance by long. rapid
strides, thus forcing the colt out of
walk from the start. The older ami
NAL needs to be held back and forced
to walk at rate which the learner
can equal. Gradually increase the
rate, but only in keeping with the
ability of the colt to walk A colt
that proves naturally slow at the walk
must be given short trips of not moro
than five miles, and be steadily urged
to faster gait 1t is work to drive o
green" colt properly. The man who
takes the reins at such times fog
pleasure is out of place. The early
habits of the colt will cling to it. For
this reason IL should be made to travel
at brisk walk during the first three
months it is worked The well-trained
horse finds 1t a relief from the walk,
Of course. to be given brisk trot dur.
ing the last one-third or one-fourth of
the journey--Orange Judd Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-13

zontal rollers are made of hard wood.
about two inches in diameter The
stationary upright rollers are 1 foot
apart and 2 feet long. The end strips
of iron are extended so that the Green
can be readily driven into the ground
at the opening of any Enclosure. ID
represents the sliding frame, the
horizontal rollers, ID the upright
rollers and A a peg by the removal Of
which the sliding frame is shifted
Moving the sliding frame places the
upright rollers closer together or
farther apart. The illustration is from
q Wisconsin bulletin.