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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-20

"a Farmer" Cohutta, Ga.-There Is n
plan Of renting farm for halves, the lahd-
lord furnishing the land, stock and tools
TO work with and the tenant 10 prepare
land cultivate crops and harvest the same
I'm the best possible manner to obtain best
Tho above IS the outline of the plan as
I understand IT, so far all right. but !
wish to get your idea Of what IS lust ana
equitable between landlord and tenant
about furnishing seed. Should the land
lord furnish all the seed or should each
furnish half" ~.
wheat. oats. clover. millet and 50 forth the
cost is considerable. Should not rhe ten
ant gather corn, fodder ana save II J!Sl
of the land to be kept by the tenant also
Ali these things should he fully under
stood 10y both parties to the contract AT
Would It he more profitable 20 rent land
TO a tenant who can furnish his own stoG <
the landlord receiving oue-thrd OF the
crop. or by the halves. as above
on account or inability 70 look after hired
hands I will be compelled to adopt some
such plan and n clear cut. concise, equil-
able plan for both parties IL what want.
We would cheerfully answer the above
question I'm detail. but II is impraelicaoie
to do so without pretty thorough knoWi-
edge OF the character Of the land. us pro
ductivencss ease or difficulty of cultiValloh'
atc II &c manifest that the poorer or
more unproductive the land IS the greater
should be the share Of the laborcr or ten
ant. or tho more the concessions that must
be made TO the lahorer. ON a rich ana
easily cultivated soil and where the cost
of cleaning up and preparing the ground
f. at a minimum the laborer or tenant
would be and ought TO he content with a
smaller proportion OF the crop Ihis IS
equivalent TO saving that the hest quality
Of land ana the farm that affords the best
natural facilities for cultivation should
command the higher rent
Every farmer should make these est-
mates for himself. for no one can do II
for him without 4 familiar knowledge OF
the conditions involved. There are very
considerable differences between the quail
tiles Of different Individual laborers and
tenants which should be taken into ac-
count We confess that we are not able
TO give n concise. clear cut, equitable
plan" without any knowledge whatever Of
the land to be cultivated, the tools TO be
used the quality of work. stock conven-
fence to market, etc. Any suggested plan,
under circumstances. would be little bet
Ter than guess work One basis principle
may be laid down and n smart. industrious
laborer. assisted to some extent by MS
wife should have at least substantial food
and clothing for themselves and an aver
age number of dependent children. as a
return for the faithful labors OF one year
and a little money to pay for medical at
tention. pay his preacher. etc. on poor
land he could hardly accomplish that much
and leave anything for the landlord. If
SO that lana is not worth rent, since II
will return no more than enough to bare
~ sustain the laborer
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Short ealks Wieb tbe nep Wbc
Guide tbe Plow---nsPy Queselops
about tbe Farm apswered BY tbs
Horticultural Editor of The Wssk-
ly SoDstitutioP.

speciiic ophthalmia. or moon blindness,
which Is incurable II will recur again
and again. each time leaving the eyes in
worse condition. until finally the sight will
ba destroyed But. although incurable, the
final catastrophe may be lors postponed
by proper treatment, as follows: When an
attack comes on keep the animal in n
dark place and battle the eyes three times
A day ten minutes at a time; after each
bathing apply TO the eyes a lotion or eye
water made Of: Ten grains of acetate of
lead. ten drops of tincture of opium, one
and a half ounces of water. Olso give one
drachm of iodide Of potash Gin bran mash)
twice a day for four days.
> We would not turn under the weeds
in July unless at the same time the land
be sown in peas. 1t is believed that turn
ing under green matter and exposing the
naked soil to the hot sun in midsummer is
injurious TO the land.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-20
Cabbaee Root Fungus.

A. p. Myrk. jefferson. Ga- WIN you DE
SO Nina Ass GO ten me what is tn" matter
with my collards ana cabbage. ! set them
uut aud they seem TO 40 Wen for several
DAYS until th.v began TO grow nicely and
ali 40 once They began to die ana on eN-
animation I find that the stalk has rotted
un even with the ground. WIZ you tel
wf,lt causes il and remedy for IL?
Do not cabbage "club root We are not
able TO say what it is. but it is the result
of the attack of some species OF fungus.
We suggest the necessity of rotation as a
means OF prevention, there being no cure
See that cabbage and conards are not
planted after the same or after turnips
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-20
Wet Bottom.

A. r. C., Mecca, Gal. ] am a farmer:
live about twenty miles northeast OF GIil-
fin, Ga, i'm Campbell county. My intention
is TO farm on the extensive plan; nave iitu
very good success on the common Piah
But the thing / want to know is about SUP
soiling. l have some low bottom Iahd' las
been cleared probably fifty years. ne
soil is sandy lean, with a miNttre OF piue
and yellow clay suhsoil. In winter lIiis
top soil becomes tough and compact, water
standing top Of It. | have II talrly Wen
drained, but water will not slTk. Now,
shall | buy a suh-soil pillow and break TINS
to the depth of fifteen or eighteen mciles'
or not2
Q Tell me how 10 prepare this land to
raise clover or grass successfully.
l. We cannot give explicit advice without
a better understanding OF the mechanical
condition and topography of the soil. You
say you have 1t fairly wei drained, nut
water will not sink, which suggests that
the draining is not as thoroughly done as
IT might be. You should be the best judge
Of the treatment necessary TO accomplish
your purpose since you are familiar with
the behavior of the particular SOIL. we
have seen sons-saw such one a rev
weeks ago-that sucked up" the water
from below like a sponge, and all eiforts at
draining by bitches had proved abortve
IT would not be an expensive experiment
10 buy and use a sub-soil plow and see IL
1t will remedy the difficulty.
.. Such a soil would he fine for red top
grass, but not for clover. You have only
to get the soil in good. mellow condition in
September or October and sow two and
half bushels of red top grass seed on it.
Sow on freshly narrowed surface, and do
not harrow or otherwise cover the seeds.
j. ID. Mex, Bellevue, s. CT VIII II pay
to let our renters SOW peas on our stubble
lands and give them the peavine hay free,
in order to get the roots on land?
2 If peavines are left on land TO he
plowed in for manure, when should they
be turned to get the best results.
l. We think not. nor is there any reason
why a renter should. receive the whole
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muck and in what proportion to get best

muck and in what proportion to get best
results.
Muck itself contains only small guam
tity of plant food and cannot be converted
into fertilizer by any practicable process
rs chief value is due 10 its contents of
vegetable matter. If dug up in the fall,
placed in heaps and allowed to become dry.
il makes "A good material for littering
stalls in stables. 1t also makes good
material for covering seeds that do not
come up well when planted on stiT,
baking soils. As rule we do not think IL
PAYS to handle muck.
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and in anticipation of others To come as
TO the methods 81 curing peavina nay W.
cannot do better than 10 repuhlish eN'i''t'
fIcm an article prepared 10y as an" p"'
lished iu Press Bulletin No. y OF the 1F"l
ssia Experiment Station. July, lNi' We WIN
only add tl,at Tie hay caps used last 20,
AS recommended have confirmed All thdl
was said about them. Those made OF COT
ton drilling. six feet square. answered Jus,
as well as those made of wood pulp an"
are considerably cheaper. L. j. T.
Curing Pea Vine Hay.
In the Press Bulletin Of June il was mt
mated that in this ISSUE we wouih "lS' ~
the methods of curing peaNlnc nay. -
tracts were given from bulletin No =, IL -,
rrinl. experiments mad" in 1874. th" r'.'.4ta
81 which showed THAI the best dl~p"9ltlo.
to make Of crop OF COW if'lts ~ to ."iit
them into hav. These results " ere ''l
firmatorV Of similar rNn' rlmehfS H."' "'
th. station farm in 1S.2 Is. Indeed me r.
suits were not surprising or untA i,ctgt. ~.
IL stands 10 reason that p Woui" ~ ~
iu tn, long rUn-to turn nnhCr q 'lut :"
peaKiueS. 81 nearly ready to l"' S,'''' ~
the barn. and so valuable % l"nH. hr 8'
rset idea Is TO feed the pea vines I" s'o'N
ana then retur1 the manure q" tiH i"i
Ia this way We ct' th" 1904 i'''' N"t"'
the crop ami afterwards ,tccof iiiiA t ~
best authorities per cent 't q. y, r,,,,,
value may De- r. turned To the ltta iii i"i 20,
- manure from The animals lHaS ,i5 ~.
the p.a vines Every farmer Shoulu ~,
q copy of bulletin M. p wHlch iiay y"
had for the mere asking. tAadr'Ss ,f'oi "a
Experiment Station, Experiment Ca - NJ,
also for bulletin n" =. Nh-'h
the experiments FOR l&2-.S1 49,,
Farmers generally consider u4t ~
vines are difficult geo cure. II l- t't.'ii. 80
rlittcd that b requires more uinc ana hi'i'
careful haudiiuE 90 make E""I l'i w.
hav than Is d'mau i"d 20 MAKE h'i4 :"
ordinary urassts The same is true OF
clover lue.r.,e. ana particularly 81 forage
corn. sorghum. tte.. y-t many mliiloHa ca
tons OF HAY are annually made rom ~
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Disternper and Lung Fever.

W: A. Balm. Meltonsville. Ala.-The dis
temper is among my horses. Some oil
them are bad of. | believe two of them
will die. one fly Is very bad. Her
sides draw in at every breath. There rs
"a horse Jockey i'm the neighhorhood VINO
saws that she has got lung fever What
shall / do for them? Answer through
The Constitution.
We are AT a loss what disease TO pre-
scribe for. You suggest that your ami
mails have the "distemper:" while your
ncighborhood Jockey says the disease is
lung Fever. Which Is il? You do not
describe it, II it is ordinary strangles
C'distcmpcr'D little or no treatment Is
usually required. Keep in a well ventil-
atcd stable. give easily digested food ana
no drcnchng. If an absccss forms
poultce il with warm linseed poultice'
changing once a day. When the swelling
becomes soft and the skin very thin, open
IL and let out the matter. Immediately
inject into the space "a lotion of half an
ounce OF carbolic acid in one pint of water.
Lung fever is a very different and much
more dangerous disease and requires the
services of man who understands doctor
ing horse The animal VIII have either
died or recovered before this reaches you.
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A. T. B.-You will please inform me
through The Constitution to whether it
will injure cotton To SOW rye in it in July.
Is ii too soon to SOW it in cotton or not2
VIII it be in my way ia picking it out?
Does it make a good pasture in winter or
not? Please answer soon as YOU can
1t would not injure the cotton to SOW rye
In it the latter part Of july. as the rye
would make very little growth, even if it
should survive. We would advise You TO
wait until the latter part of August. or
early in September, to SOW the rye. 1t VIII
make fair pasture In winter on good land
1t Will not be in the way of picking cotton.
c. r., Negrcet. La.-Oue Of my neiGhbors
has mule colt. two years old. that has
been affected with a swelling Of the legs,
principally i'm the knee joints. has been so
for about nine months. To coniine MN IN
a stable makes him worse though exercise
relieves the swelling some. tie always
gets worse before rains and during h1t
weather. The swelling in his knees We're
very hard and is sore TO the touch, has
been treated with lniUents. but they gave
no relief. Please give disease ana remedy
1t is probably "a case Of rheumatism
Make an ointment of one ounce OF can
thardes and three OUNCES cf lard ana rub
the swollen joints. repeat iu three days II
necessary Give half-ounee doses of salt
peter three times a day for three or four
days. Then give two taHiespoontuls Of
wine of colchieum three times a day Keep
in a warm place in cool weather. and dry.
W j. Neville Rahun Cap. GAVIN you
answer the fOllOWiug question for AN old
subscriber Is it against .he law for a
man 10 make "a thing for has own use and
not to sell that mas been patented. There
has been au agent selling rights TO build
wire fences in our community
Certainly it would Boz "a violation of the
patent laws FOR man 20 make a thing
that has been patented for his own use and
not to sell" fl would be violation OF the
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-20
COTTON GENERALLY IS GOOD
Wheat and Oats Injured IN some
States-Fruit Abundant and
Good IN the South

=
Good IN the South
v,-.a7.t-.--.r fure rt-Fnlioveiur are ex-
tracts from the summary "i 'h- -
climate eros. bulletin u Che weather '1-
r.au issued tniyy
Richmond -f-2te--ivf- alt con,.5 i,l.
MON has done. rtls-a damage t. wheat,
-- ...,....... ana -ettcf. iu tire south
-- -s.- - .-.-.rrs..-. uartu.rly tWo-tilfts
r--r.. r~-. r-.-- -s.a-lal INJURY. and crops
rpo-tel ia so'i .....i.'sa,.-
North Carolina
paf..-r- Vv.-k extremely unfaVarahie'
viii excessive rsi.-. nnul.uE myers il't"
French Bread te i.ntr.se. -es.''l ~
fr.,...zsn.7- as bushels nf inlslaat corii5 OH
~ r-sf.- srfa~..t Hsy erau...a- H.tter al't .'-
al zsr~rr- an tire N-n- cotton NNt ~tiA-itts
.ia-rsral though shedding some
present estimate as uaraH-
South Carolina
Columbia Heavy rains iu uorfhvns'eru
portion caused uNert.us ..t'ua- i,'l
r1uu ans broke corn. fal-lei LARGE cot-
fru ana SHOOK u-6 reFn.t.luE ltN-A. f'tk
little -uu sfIu.- falling uH iu general cons
ai--C1 ot cora aud ',-i"1 rii.t.- -A tFi'-'''
but minor crops fnrrnEe#L -trl3r-lt-
Georgia.
AtIartl-T1.lry PAINS lcriue early part
lands Eur s-e.T ts.sa-l. ule cotton ali
eu-u velrha- lae prevailed for several
days and all CROPS age s"inE well. cotton
g. frli-lrE at.l.-e. EtIsr are Ena-. rAt
Florida.
Tlazs1rv .l..-- gteti. uui.ltorah..- over west
auI north 4le-rt -e t"r cotton AuN corn
ON ltH -ttrf1.f-t- storm passed over w.
srG coast csr-lifs and portions uf north
district. testr.. lne fglt. ra-iritius cnrn
seriously astna@l-e r.tt4u at.A lA many
r.esee-s rtarE-r- nri-af Frczir ts O. one
81 Failure. TIMBER interest -ftatiy injured
Alabama.
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Warts.

Mr. Joel I. f., Linton. Ga, writes that
the way to drive a wart away is to change
the name of the animal to Filley," and
have every one to understand that the
change has been made and the animal must
not be called by any other name. He says
the wart will disappear in a few months.
We give the receptC0 not because We have
the slightest confidence in II. but to ex-
press our establishment at such supersti-
ton. 1t is surprising that men are to be
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Moles.

W w p. Pineapple. Ala Please tell
me how 90 cxterminate moles from my
potato patch as they are very numerous.
@ win IL do 20 cut OFF early water
melon vines. fertiiZe and work 70 make q
second crop2
l. They say" that small pieces OF potato
or apple. lightly smcared with arsenic and
dropped into their runways will destroy
rnolee They never have troubled US Sc
riously.
p No. YOU will have your labor TOT
Your pains" After making one crop II IS
the natural thing 10 10 for the vine TO
ll..-lainr ~ hnmstel of Nitality.
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wish to build silo viii you at an early
date give the best practical plan for build
Ing slo above ground2 Give size of tim
bers for same, etc Whether to feed from
top or side door: if partitions are neces-
sary.
1t would not be practicable to give de-
tailed instructions for building . silo in 2
short newspaper reply. Send to Silver
Manufacturing Company. Salem. Ohio. for
"Wall's Book on Silage." which viii give
drawings and complete details.
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Cabbage Worms.

V. c. Stafford. Seviervile. Tenn.-What
is your remedy for killing cabbage worms
CThe first page OF your letter was mis-
laid in the business Office and did not reach
u.s.. Byrethrum. also called daimatian, ana
California buhach powder are the best
remedies for cabbage caterpillars. MIN
one pound with four or five pounds OF hour
and apply II carefully to every part OF the
Infected plant blythe means Of the bellows
usually sold with each box of the powder.
The remedy Is perfectly safe and harm
less To the human being.
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William Watt. Double Sink. Fla notice
a very valuable and instructive article in
your paper Of June 18th Insects in
Stored Grain" and would like TO ask would
Inc volatile fumes of bsulphide of carbon
do any injury 10 the horses, as many farm
eIs hHld their stables by the sides Of their
cribs. ana many cribs are not boarded I'd
on tAe side where the stable iso
bisulphide of carbon is certainly poison
Gus liquid, and the vapor is also poisonous
IL is this property that makes il effective
in destroying insects. etc; but there would
be no danger 10 horses and mules in
stable adjoining to the corn crib in which
the liquid is employed for destroying
wecviiS, unless the stable were practically
Albright The mere smelling Of the vapOr
would cause no appreciate deleterious ef-
feet. IL Is the breathing OF the air satur-
ated with the suphide va0or that is de-
structive 20 life If the CRIB is not itself
pretty close, OF nearly alright. the sui
phide would not prove effective in destroy
ing the weevIs. unless used quite freely.
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Wire Fence and Lightning.

To J. \. Joiner. San Saba Tex--"A per
feet network of wire fence" would not cause
a deficiency OF rainfall by conducting the
electricity away" 1t would have no effect
whatever Rain is not caused by electrici-
~. but the latter as well as rain. is one
of the results Of certain conditions of the
sttuosphcra
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found who firmly believe in such quackery.
and yet are sensible men in other respects.
Now the proof relied on is that the wart
will Ego away in three or four months"
But the fact is that most warts so away
In a comparatively short time without any
treatment whatever. But the recipe is
really too ridiculous to discuss.
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TO q. 5. Gilchrist. Billiard. Tex.-There
are several machines for shredding dry.
cured corn stalks. viz: keystone shredder.
Keystone Manufacturing Company. Ster-
ling. H.; A. w Stevens & Son, Auburn.
New York. We have used the former with
satisfaction
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Timothy Gras

To J. NJ. Stewart. Caledonia. Miss.-The
grass sent is timothy. or phleum protense
the standard hay grass of the north and
west 10 is not esteemed as a valuable
pasture grass and is sown only for hay
1t IS no sense a pest
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One-Sided Foot in Mule.

A. W. L.. Weston, Gal have mule,
three years old; her hind hoofs are growing
one-sided, running them down on the inside
like a person runs down a shoe. Please
say what ! shall do to stop it and get them
straight; has never been shod.
The defect may he remedied by intelli-
gent shoeing. Shorten the outer side of
the hoof at each shoeing and let the in
side leg of the shoe be thicker than the
other or you can put piece of hard
leather between the shoe and hoof on the
inner sides. DO this each time the mule
is shod and the hoofs will gradually
straighten up.
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To J. r. o., Algary. s. C.-You can get
the trees desired of Z. J. Berckmans
Augusta Ga.
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Observe the following symptoms. result
f1s- rr0ul diseases q tlse digestive orSths /;
s-ss,,sss,,,tv..n inward piles. fuliness Of blood
= - hs.,t .-i.Istt- III tn. stomach. nausea
Nesrthslrn disgust Il fool. fuiiiiess OF
weight of the ss.pni-ch. sour 'Iuctatiohs.
sfr,E-fwr- NJ sfuttarimE II the heart. cnohlhS
- ,-.T.,..stsr,s- ss.us.atfous when IN a iyins
r-oSs1lre- fimnsss Of vision. dots or wehs
hefrre tire sight. fever and duil I'alt IN
~. h.s,s slerigisu-v ~ PRECIPITATION, yellow
ne~s ~ the skin and EYES. pain iu TN. Sihe,
chest. limbs. and sudden tiusnes OF neat
burning i'm the flesh - -, &. ga,
frsr the system OF an u the above named
disorders -.. -
price ~, a box. Sold by druggists or
sent ~ NAH -, - -,
ss.,uf 20 UIg ROADWAY 4 CO. lock box
A. <rvv York Tor book 81 advice
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crop for the labor of sowing and harvest
ing.
2. The best time to pillow under peavines
is not to plow them under at all. 1t is ex-
tremely bad farming to grow a crop or
peavines-food, and then convert them
back into soil. In other words. the hay
will be worth much more as food than as
a fertilizer. Moreover. if the hay be fed TO
cattle and the manure from the cattle be
carefully saved. the latter VIII return at
least so per cent of the value OF the pea
vines Gas a fertilizer) to the land. But if
you do not make hay of the cowpea vines
the next best plan is to let the peas ripen
and pasture them off or pick them and
turn under the stubble. However, II you
are resolved to turn under the green
vines the proper time is when tint peas
are forming rapidly and the vines are
at their most luxuriant stage.
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BLADDER Stone for Sale.

Mr.. G.. w Thomas. Locust. N. c. mas
a gravel stone" for sale and asks LOT
bids lie says it is about the size OF a
meek rock" shines like glass. Is nearly
round and is a beauty. He took 1t himself
from a hogs bladder.
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To Magnolia" Magnolia, Ala.-Write
to Moore Bros. care of Country Gehtle-
man. Albany. N. Y, for their special treat
ment for such cases, inclosing paid ad-
dressed envelopes.
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Japanese WineberrY.

W. e White Avilla, N CT How IS
the Japanese wineberry prOpagatcd%
Can the scupernong grape he propaSated
by cuttings like other grapes?
I. We do not know. but think that the
japanese winebcrry is propagated by root
ing the tips of the canes. We have them
growing. but no desire to propagate them,
as they are OF little value.
. Not easy to propagate scuppernong
vines by cuttings like other grapes 1t is
usually done very successfully, by layer
ing" and now Is the time 10 DO il.
To c. c. Pace. Winona, Aiss.-Ford's
early is a standard early melon in the
north. Apply to any northern seed dealer,
say Burpee & Co, Philadelphia. But we
advise you in advance that il will not give
you satisfaction, as it has but one good
quality, viz: earliness. We have never
seen an early variety of melon (water) that
was excellent in any other respect. Early
watermelons of good size and good general
qualities can only be secured by getting
an early start with the plants, of an APP
proved variety. The Augusta rattlesnake
melon is somewhat earlier than other large
varieties, but not much.