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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19
CnttIe Feeding and IInnn,.nr

Is large subject and only general prirci-
pies ar To be laiu down. No hard and fast
rules for feeding are now known ANA ,rou5,t-
less none ever Will be known. is the roarla-
SION or the work Of thr Wisconsin and con
ne'ticut experiment stations Il is n..-a~,rc-
less true that the man who exercises the
largest amount 81 good Judgment. based
upon all the most advanced science cam
prnS him, and who tries to put into prac-
tee the knowledge thus acquired Will DO
much surer OF success than one yyfo works
blindly. There may be no best breed no
best ration and no best way az hand
ling dairy stock. hut there ar. poor COWS.
uneconomical rations. and bad ways Of
handling, and the man who learns To avoid
the bad and choose the better is well on the
road towards the best
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19
How to MIKE DniryluS Pay

was the subi'c: Of a paper Icy T.. T.. Norton
70 the Iowa Dairyman's Associate a. DE is
milking twenty-Hine COWS and made ei5f
pounds Of butter per cos. He ships his
butter TO Duluth and New Orleans and 10
net-d him 2it.c by the year. an ;v.r;... IF
$'tt6 per COW. lie estimates the food CT tir,.
COW worth FROM $50 10 So ana that die
rhlnmilk VIII pay for the ia1.r lis feed
Is ensilaEe tn year GROUND PASTURE il its
season and a grain feed for abaut s,{en
months IN the Year. The sran is barley.
oats ana corn IN equal quantities ground TO-
S-'her' ana then mixed half and half with
bran and each COW FED :; ,,.,.,- ,r'5... d.
day. lie waters in the barn. f..,,.,s ct,
IN the trough. and puts the grain eli the
rhs'iage. The baby separator hc finds fb..
best investment dairyman can ma....-
VIII pay to buy one FOR six or seven .o5
COWS
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19
FARMERS N SESSION.
The state Agricultural Society Meets
On CumitcrInnG IrlnnL.

Brunswick. Ga. August l3.-lSpeciai)-
The Georgia State Agricultural Society Is
now ia session q Cumberland. There is a
very large attendance Two hundred and
fifty delegates went down on the first boat
today and after their arrival at Cumberland
the meeting was called to order by Presl-
dent Waddell. An address of welcome
was made by Captain r. i. Park, of Bibb.
After the calling of the roll and the de-
livery OF President Waddell's annual adj
dress. the meeting adjourned until 90
o'clock.
Professor !. II. Hunnicutt. of Athens. adj
dressed the assembly in the afternoon on
FERTILIZERS" Other speakers of the after
neon and nisht sessions were j. Pope
Brown. of Hawkinsvile: Colonel X. J.
Crittenden, OF Shelman; Colonel G. -.
Jones. of Norcross; Major G. NJ. Byais. Of
Savannah; Colonel II. J. Hatcher. OF Ma
con; Mr.. II. w. McAll.ster, OF Lavonia and
Colonel X. j. ReddIng. Of the experiment
station
Sessions will be held "Wednesday ana
Thursday. when the election OF oil ers for
next year win take place. About htty
prominent citizens of Brunswick will so to
Cumberland tomorrow TO royalty entertain
the visitors.
The first days session of the grand lodge
of colored Odd Fellows was held here today
The sessions will continue for three days.
There were several hundred delegates in
attendance. They took part in big street
parade and demonstration I'm the afternoon.
President wncdeii Er-eI, cted.
Brunswick. Ga. August 15.-(Sp -cial)-
The Georgia State Agricultural Society
closed its session on Cumberland today and
the delegates are returning to their homes
President j. O. WaddeH, of Polk county,
was unanimously reelected. The next SEES
sion OF the society will be held in Rome.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19

banner crop of the season. Fodder is
ripening rapidly and farmers are already
busy pulling IL. Cotton has made but lit
tie advance during the week and some far
rers complain of shedding and a nttie
blight: the latter. however. is very slight
Many melons are rotting in the field and
peaches are failing off the trees from rot
Southwest section.
while other sections have been suffer
ing for the want of rain, the southwestern
counties OF the state have been having an
excess, and some complaint is being made
already safe, and most of the fodder has
been saved, though it is of an inferior quail
ity. Cotton is beginning TO open. The
plant has not improved any during the
past week, and only about one-half crop
win be realized. Turnips and cabbage are
being planted. All minor crops are I'm good
condition. Fruit nearly all gone.
south section.
"All crops in the southern section of the
state, except cotton, are in hrst-class con-
dition. the seasons have been good, and
farmers are almost through gathering fod-
Der. Cotton is shedding, and some blight
has appeared in spots, and the outlook
for cotton is not even as good rs il was
is large one. Cane. rice. potatoes and all
minor crops are thriving. Watermelons
have not, as yet, all been shipped from
this section.
Southeast section.
with showers well scattered over the
different counties of the southeastern sec
ton the week has been n good one for
crops. Corn is liz excellent condition and
gives promise of being very large crop.
Fodder pulling is well advanced and in
some eases finished. Cotton is not improv-
ing rapidly but generally shows no signs
of deterioration. little shedding Is re-
ported. but the staple is unusually free from
lice, rust and worms. Minor crops are do
Ing well"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19
.,,,,i,x NciI.s Estimate.

Moutgomery. Ala. August Y. -(Special)-
Hector u. Lane. commissioner of agricui-
t,ro Of Alabama and president OF the
southern cotton Growers Association. re-
,,,.,,al crom Texas today lie says thor
o,,,b Investigation OF the subject has con-
ermea his belief that Statistician Neals re-
cent cotton report is rank fake. lie says
the reduction in the Texas crop viii amount
to fullv . per cent instead of > per cent.
Mr.. Lane urges the cotton growers To holi
their cotton Off the market as long as posi-
1Io ana eavs that Neil and his bosses. the
l,o,rs are irving to encourage them by
false pretenses to market their crop early
i'm son SOIL
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19
NY I,nIc NJ AIhnny.

Albany. TIA, August &.-(Specialo-h-
banv received IT'S first installment Of the
new cotton crop today. One bale was
Grown by r. X. Stewart, of Lee county,
and the other was raised by r. c. Win
chester. of the eastern portion of this
county IL classed strictly good mid
ding and brought the top Of the market.
The warm weather is causing the crop to
mature and open rapidly. Ten days will
cause il to roll in.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19

what funny mistakes are sometime,
rrs.s.. ~ the printer when he is furnished
v5th badly written copy, Last week We
INTENDED to write Poor Joe" but the types
Aaa b -usssr joe We wrote 'rriticum
vulrarr.-. the printer inseniouSly set up
--TrAIrurro NuiEsre.'- We dii not know that
Cur handwriting was 50 wretchcl, '1.oiium
r.er..iua-' appears sodium persuns." etc.
Vel we'll mistakes will occur. and when
the llaotype spells out word We suppose
Il must stand until tn metal goes again
A. rh. mt X.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19
S4,OOO.OO IN CASH
Offered for Distribution Among the
Subscribers TO
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION

Owing to the popularity OF our recent
5000 premium offer and the growing de-
mand for such features. we have decided
to make another in which the people may
test the accuracy of their calculations.
THIS time the cotton. movement IS thu
basis Of the contest and we are sure that
prizes are in easy reach of many of our
subscribers who enter the lists.
The condition precedent for making
guess IS that each and every guess must
be inclosed in the letter sending years
subscription TO The Weekly Constitution.
No guess viii be recorded upon other
terms; 10 forgetting or leaving out by ac-
c.dent or otherwise. or not knowing Of the
guess at the time you subscribe. viii en-
title You to send guess afterwards. The
guess must como with the subscription or
not at all.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19
CITE In Cash for the sixth near
p5V est guess TO the number OF
bales.

Should there be more than one correct
guess for the exact number Of bales the
date upon which the guess was made VIII
decade which premium sum the party max
ing e shall be entitled 70. and the money
VII, be given 20 the iirsJ correct guesser
ana wil not DE divided with any one else
unless there should be another correct
guess within tls same period. that IS be-
fore the day on Wh.ch the premium
amount g changed subsequently,. Il any
correct gueS>es are received later they
VIII take rank in thu number Of prizes
offered as being the nearest guess 10 me
number OF bales and VIII receive 500 n
cash Tor the first 500 ia cash for the
second and So on through the list of prizes
for guessers coming nearest To the eNac.
number.
For instance. should the correct guess bs
made before December /, 1885. the party
making L would receive the whole $500
but if more than one, each win receive his
own equal part Of the 500 cash II
after December 1st other parties should
make a correct guess the first prize nav
ing already been won previously the
guesser would receive a prize as il he had
come nearest 20 the correct number with
out exactly hitting it.
The day upon which the guess IS re-
ceived decides the standing OF the guesser.
To those who have the longest time
against them the largest rewards are
offered; those who wait until the ame has
almost expired viii have chance only al
the smallest sum.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19
I 4 zRVfas 80 ytle s ERs

Short 6alks Witb tbe mep Wbo
Guide tbe Plow---maRy QuestIoPs
About ebe Farm HDSwered by tbe
Horticultural Editor of The Week-
ly ooDstitutioD.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19
E.rmcr. nnd Cold 4.

l. T. WEIGH. Mt Holly y PLEASE let
~ hear through The Constitution what
vs.rr think in regard TO farmers demanding
ee1I sor their cotton and other farm pro-
ducts Would ID not put more gold ~ car
r-sIafioug Let us hear what you think u
the suggestion
We 10 not consider the suggestion Trac-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19
FARM QUESTION EOx.
Various Subjects on which the Farm
erS Ask Information.

on any fertile soils. such as would make
Eaut corn or cotton White 60 Ellwanscr
~ FFarry. Rochester. y Y They scM hop
Eets and viii doubtless give you the d"-
erred information. The hop caterpillar IS
very destructive. especially whore There are
orig few wines bEt may be destroyed los
fFrsyinE with n solution Of enc pound OF
I-aulon purple in isl gallons % water.
Kennedy for >.IG->u-kIns cow.
W- = shelton. HiarksViIle. =. g.. asks
g. Huur Fsgser how - cure the sucking coy
J Wiu give you this remedy. which Is 2
r-r- u--. for ! have got q sucking cow
E-alf. and ! aEu using this plan ON her
Fuw. ami if Ar. shelton viii Try this plan
he viii and it to b. "A good one; i'ut a
b. .saa-rall uu tnr CO.'S and buckle a leather
strap arauui h.r waist with rings fastened
2. rar strap um both sides ~ Ltt' rot. anu
taeu take two uircs Of rorc and tie one cnd
81 the ropes iu the rings that b. fastened
90 fur ETr.Eu aE.prr-Hl the rBn $ waist ami the
other ends fu the rings ~ the h.adstail.
TT - is SURF remedy and viii not prevent
rEa COW from eating or drinking The ropes
wtIl keep her from turning her head around
90 either size 10 suck I hope Mr. shelton
vul Try this plan and let me know how u
GEs~ w r. FREEMAN
harmony Grove. Ga
Wss. J. " T. Lacy. Miss. Expect 70
Tlars an acre In c-ihha-e in September.
What yarietv is best fgr fan planting
land rcd clay suhsnll eight inches from
s.rsaec in so1th Mississippi
What fertilizer should USE VIII
have several one-horSe wagon loads OF COW
manure kept under shelter all summer
The variety known the American
Fiat pufrh Is one Of the best for fall
crop The late Drumhead cabbage is also
Eon.I-
. u is useless TO attempt 10 grow good
truu ~ fail cabbages unless the soil Is very
Tirh- ia fact il cannot easily be made too
rich. ~ by several loads OF cow manure
yel mean FIVE or six. they would fall very
FAR short Of propcsIy enr.ching the soil OF
one acre. Fifty 60 100 two-horse wagon
lna.ls Of good manure would be none too
much. We have applied rs much as lc0
wagon loads TO the acre and did not feel
that any was wasted IL you viii mix
whatever small quantity OF COW manure
you NAV have with ao pounds each o. acid
Phosphate. kainIt and cotton seed meal.
aud aT.,ly IL broadcast. plow and harrow
u in thoroughly. i viii give satisfactory
results
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19

G. l.. Ham, Smarrs, CA have "A fine
young mule four yoirs old that has some
thing Ike fcarcy or breaking out first
attacked the neck and front OF body; Is
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19
CcnfrnI Scctinn.
IInst Section.

Reports received from the correspond
ents of eastern Georgia show that tho
weather of the past week has been favora-
BILE for the growth of vegetation. Show
ers have been well scattered and there are
but few localities needing rain. Corn is
fine, about all made, promises to be the
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19
AGREhT SOUTHERN PORT.

tbs IS the proposition:
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19

Holm Butts Arcadia postoiiice. Miss -
7 have sent today through the mall some
.sra~S-yOu name a.. | fear that il is the
dreaded johnson grass. All nay neighbo.s
who soWed Texas red rustproof oats have
il in patches where oats grew. IL Johnson
grass can I destroy 10 while there is very
little OF 1t. and how Please reply through
v,,ur valuable columns and obliSe.
The seeds have not reached the writer.
Must have been misiaid I'm the business
managers Office. johnson grass seed re
semble very much broom corn seed and
the heads are similar but the brush is
short and not broomlike. You can destroy
IL by carefully digging up. root ana branch.
everv plant. You viii have TO he very
careful 10 get out ali the iointed roots and
remove them TO thu fire. or dry them on a
scanod. Plo%irg will simply scatter them
broadcast.
W. 5. Buchanan, Delhi. La am a sub
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-06-28

Following is a synopsis of the pro.
ceedings in Judge ueckert's court fol
the week ending June ~:
Estate of Francis CARLY, deceased
petition fer appointment OF administra.
tor; hearing August 8.
In the matter of Celia Mather, incom.
petent; K. b. Welch appointed guar
dian
Estate of Horace p. Sanger, deceased
will admitted to probate.
Estate of Nathaniel Kent, deceased
order allowing claims.
Estate of Thos. G.. Green, deceased;
estate closed To creditors.
In the matter of Iona Rose, minor;
sale confirmed.
In the matter of Walter and Willie
Oswald, minors; sale confirmed.
In the matter of Nora NJ Robertson,
minor; sale confirmed.
In the matter of Volney K. King, mi
nor; petition for license To sell real es-
tate; hearing August 5.
Estate of George Peckham, deceased;
petition 10 determine lawful heirs;
hearing August 5.
Estate of Nathaniel Kent, deceased;
petition for license TO sell real estate;
hearing August ~.
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Bran as "a Fertilizer for Wheat.

The following extracts from a paper
read by +. T.. Perry, secretary of the
Winter Wheat Millers' League, at a
meeting Of the league AT Louisville, KY,
in May last, will be of interest to our
farmer friends:
'Some years ago, Mr.. n. Long now
deceased, prominent miller, banker
and farmer of Russellville, Logan coun-
ty, Kentucky, used bran as fertilizer
and the results were astonishing, his
yield being 50 bushels per acre.
This year, Mr.. John Richards of
Nolin, Hardin county, Kentucky, pro-
duced 551 bushels per acre of magniti-
cent wheat, and as we learned that he
had used bran AS a fertilizer, we wrote
10 him for information as To the method
adopted by him, and are in receipt of
his reply. He says he has been expert
menting with different kinds of fertili-
zers for ,25 years in the hope of raising
80 busheles of wheat per acre, and that
he has at last succeeded, but that he
never did SO until he used bran as a
fertilizer. The quality of wheat is
also greatly improved, it being very
much heavier than any he ever raised
before.
Rich soil needs less than poor soil,
and he says that 200 pounds of bran
per acre is the proper amount to use on
good land, while from l 800 TO 1000
pounds on thin lands is the correct
amount.
The bran should be sown broadcast
and narrowed in about three weeks be-
fore seeding time; this will give the
bran time to decompose and become ALB
sorbed by the soil. The bran should
never be drilled in with the seed.
"Mr. Richards writes us that the ben
eft to the crops from the use OF bran
is very much more lasting than from
any other fertilizer, aud that the results
are almost as good the second year as
the first.
But the best plan would be to use
the quantity indicated above the first
year, and smaller a quantity, say only
one half, the second and each succeed
ing year.
II would suggest to the farmers 81
the country that they make an expert
ment with bran as fertilizer, adopt
ing the plan as suggested above by Mr.
Richards, and it might be well tor then
TO try different quantities per acre, viz
Perpare one acre and use 800 pounds
another and use $50 pounds; another
and use 900 pounds; aud still another
using 200 pounds.
IF they will do this, i am satisfied
that the results will well repay them.
The farmers who try the experiment
are particularly warned to be sure the
bran used is not made from smutty
| wheat.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-06-28


Miss Ola BidweI has been visiting in
Bangor.
Mr. Truman Parker was home over
Sunday.
Will Roberts has bought out Willis
Dells' barber shop.
Mrs. 5. j. Dane is visiting friends and
relatives in Colon.
Mr.. Walker has moved his shoe shop
into Dan Robb's harness shop.
Harold, youngest son of l. Monroe,
has been very sick but is improving.
The M. +. Sunday school held the
Children's Day exercises Sunday even
ing
Ten of our young people attended
the {. +. county convention last week
at Hartford.
Tuesday afternoon we had regular
desert storm, q. e., much wind and sand
and very little rain.
Several of the young ladies are home
again from Benton Harbor, where they
have been picking berries.
Our ball team have all had to get
new hats since the game with the Paw
Paw boys; IL to 3 in favor of Lawrence.
If the weather is favorable the w. G..
| i. u. will sell ice cream at their stand
east of Hess Brothers store, Saturday
p. m. and evening.
Ralph Webster is still very low. His
daughter, Mrs. Robins, SOP and daugh-
ter of Chicago, and his son Charlie OF
Rochester, n. Y D, are here.
The Mutual club meets at the home
of Mrs. IL. l.. Cornwell Wednesday
There is especial work and all members
are requested to be present.
Tuesday a certain married lady OF
this town went to Mattawan to keep
an engagement for her husband. From
all accounts we guess she met her.
The editors family, wife and three
children arrived from Kalamazoo last
Thursday and now Walter looks happy
They are living in the Cook house.
The w. e.. Il. U. hold a mothers
meeting at the NJ. f. church parlors
Friday, at 2:30 p. m, after which tea
will be served Every mother is most
cordially invited to attend. 1t will be
conducted by the superintendent OF
that department and the general
thought will be "child training"
Our people were somewhat surprised
by double wedding i'm our midst last
Saturday. The high contracting partie:
being Miss Rose Lawton of this place
and Arthur +. Osborn OF Hamilton, and
Miss Lucy Lawton to MIR. Charles ii
Morton of Paw Paw. Rev. /. b. Tall
man of Watervliet, officiating. May
they live long and prosper.
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Mattawan.

Raspberries are coming into market.
Mattawan will not cele brate this
year. @
Oin Williams has new champion
binder
On Tuesday evening we were treated
TO sand storm.
A daughter of Mrs Hawley's is home
from Battle Creek.
Mrs. John Loveridge of Marcellus,
was in town Sunday.
Mrs Andrew Williams spent week
visiting at Marcellus.
The sister of Pierre Davis made him
short visit on Monday.
Mr.. Long intends to start Tuesday
next for Illinois to visit his son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hathaway of
Paw Paw were in town last Sunday.
Will Miller is drawing brick to his
village house preparing to veneer it.
Harvest is at hand Some rye and
wheat fields have been cut this week
Frank Avery and lady friend of
Paw Paw were in town on Sunday last.
Louis Straw has job braking on the
Pittsburgh, TT. Wayne q Chicago K. X.
A small shower on Wednesday morn
ing makes corn, oats and beans look
bright.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tuckey Of Paw
Paw were visiting friends here on
Tuesday
Several from this place attended the
graduating exercises at Paw Paw,
Wednesday night.
Mesdames Hill and Williams attended
the wedding of Miss Fora Wilson OF
Paw Paw on Wednesday last.
Mrs. Redmond left on Tuesday for
jackson to visit her son John, who is a
conductor on the Nj. &. X. X.
Mrs. Caroline Hill and daughter
Grace, attended the wedding of Miss
Wilson 1T Paw Paw, Wednesday.
Miss Maggie Reynolds and Miss Grace
Harwick made a trip To Parsons Cor.
ners visiting friends of auld lang syne.
Mr. and Mrs. w. G.. Mosier received
visit from one of his brothers, also
the three sisters and one brother oil
Mrs. Mosier on Tuesday last.
An enjoyable time was had at the
ladies' aid which met at Rev. j En-
mons last week. A pleasant feature
was the attendance of several ladies
from the other church, and Mrs. Nor
ris who is so much of an invalid she
seldom gets away from home.
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DR.. Baldwin aud |. Monroe have four
cottages nearly completed az Sleepy
Hollow, that il Christie's lake. They
design 10 make "a fine resort on the
north shore, what is known rs Movers
landing. Nature has dome as much for
very few places as She has for Sleepy
Hollow.
The Il. Y p u. rally was wen at
tended; there were delegates from Cass-
opolis. Dowagiac, South Haven, Ben.
ton Harbor, Hartford and Paw Paw.
The program was changed somewhat,
but was interesting and profitable. The
music by the Lawrence male quartet
was specially fine.