The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-08-15

sown early stands several chances OF
failure. Oats, or other small grain,
sown In 4 cotton fiaii early in tao TALL
are not only III u favorable situation to
develop n paying crop. ou5 protect tho
iana AGAINST TIE consequences OF the
ne:ivy winter rains, al important office
When we consider that a large part of
the fertility OF our lands has been
washed INTO the streams ny our policy
or clean culture ard subsequent expo
sure OF the Dace fields to the vicissitudes
OF wind and weather. The grain can
De sown either broadcast and ploWed in
with the cultiyator or harrow, or put
i'll with seed drill The latter plan is
more economical OF seed and also of Ia
Dor: The sowing and blowing should
be done Immediately in the wake of the
pickers. and will thus avoid waste of
the open cotton. In reply to an inqui-
ry In another column will be found
formulas OF fertilizers for oats, wheat
and other grains.
II full crop of sweet potatoes has
been planted, it is highly advisable to
begin feeding them to the hogs. They
are highly nutritious and fattening and
II aided by Spanish groundpeas and
sorghum, will produce fine quality of
cheap pork. very little corn being re-
quired to complete the work In view
OF the usual difficulty of keeping the
potatoes in good condition through the
winter, it will be found most profitable
to convert them into first class bacon
and lard.
COTTON PICKING AND BALING.
Towards the latter part of the month
In the southern part of the state cotton
picking will begin. Necessary precau-
lions should be taken in gathering and
bal'ng the crop, that the loud COM
plants against American cotton in the
European markets be forever silenced.
THE COTTON STATES AND INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION
Now that the heavy pressure of the
busy season is somewhat lightened, the
farmer has more leisure to look around
him and find out what IS going on in
| the busy world. In the last month
there is an awakened and increasing in
terest in the exposition to be opened at
Atlanta and continued from the middle
of September to the last of December.
In this exposition Georgia has an op.
1
has never had before. and which may
not come again for many years. In
last mouths ''talk" we touched on
some of the advantages to be derived
from immigration, but until we show
to the people Of the world our unrivalled
attraction of climate, of fields, of for
ests, Of orchards, Of gardens; our unsur'
passed water powers, our vast deposits
n Two 70 ophl T1 h mr.
words. the numberless opportunities
for obtaining comfort and independ.
epce, we cannot expect the better class
of settlers to pitch their tents within
our borders. ~.
Ia the Georgia state building will be
gathered something from all the differ.
ent industries of the state, and it is
particularly desired that the agricultu-
raj exhibit shall be especially full and
complete. II, therefore, in any section
of the state farmer has any crop
which is particularly fine, we would be
glad to have specimens for exhibition.
They will be properly marked with the
names Of donors and the section from
which they came, and given conspicu-
GUS places in the general exhibit.
Fruits, grains, grasses. vegetables, all
field, garden and orchard crops are in.
cluded, as well as manufactured prod.
ucts Of the dairy, vineyard and apiary.
We hope the farmers throughout the
state will help US to illustrate Georges
in the grandest collection of her prod
ucts ever yet shown to the world.
All packages addressed to R. 7. Mes
: bit. Executive Officer State Exhibit
Atlanta, will COME Free Of charge
These should be plainly marked with
the sender's name aud the name OF tn,
specimen. The executive officer, R. T
: Nesbitt, Atlanta, should be notified BY
, letter or postal card when the article
are shipped.
r. T. NEsBIrT, Commissioner.