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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
fRRMERS PROSPERITY.

Ia The Weekly Constitution Of April 5th.
We discussed ~" question: Are Farmers
Prosperous .Npr,-sihg the opinion that
the farmers are not relatively as prosper
ous a. t.cy were formerly. In short
time after that article appcarcd We r.
ceiy,-l "A communication from ouc friend,
Major 4. y. H.. 81 Eaiul-idg". Ca. which
appears elsewhere. in which is a some
what opposite. or what "a" might call a
mr-. optimistic. view. At the time MS
letter reached Us and ever since our
limited snac. has been FUN % Overlooking
with inquiries demanding immediate atl"n-
ton. AMI ", have rot been able To present
h's views. II IS probably not worth while
to discuss Il tngth the question of pros
parity as q fact. far tho simpe reason shat
Il tin. TURNER'S are not prosperous We all
a,,r.c that something should -hc done To
hiring about condition of prosperity; ana
IL they ar, already prosperous tas our
friend IS half inclined to ASSERT II is very
desirable that they should become more
prosperous. Whatever On. real con'iiil bon
then. we are agreed that that condition
should De- sjiH further advanced ard ira
proved. and tie means 10 that end are the
same in either ease In our article we
,rS are. and nav. been for twenty years
and mor. in "a worse condition, relatively.
thgn some GLASSES Of the people at large"
We are san II that ouinion and It is
based ON AN Intimate personal knowledge
81 th, life history 81 Georgia farmers for
NOR. than forty years Bear in mind that
We were referring particularly To southern
farmers. According 10 Al,,jor b, thu south
S. I'm Hs.aff4
iban the northern ami western farmer.
Grant this contention. and our position is
even stronger than before. but We would
prefer To say that the condition OF the
southern farm cr is simply less bad than
that of his northern ana western brother
We will not 40 into "A detailed discussion
to subsiuutiaie IA" fact Of "A mere condi-
tion-for the reasons already given. What
ever thu. condition want To improve IT,
hut IL is suggestive 10 cite the fact that
the wealth Of the whole United states in
l,c, was S7oo Per head. excluding slaves
as citizens but counting Them as property;
while in iSae the per capita wealth. count
ing the negroes as citizens and excluding
them as property. was sle"! Where Is
all this wealth2 Is there evidence Of II In
in. country parts2 Not much. II is held
Ia CITY real estate. bonds. mortgages ana
other evidence of debt. and Is largely own
81 ia thu great cities of the country TIE
great wealth of The nation IS conFestcd M
IT. cities main.- the great cities "i 90"
north and west. hut Also IA "A large extent
Boz ctr southern cii .s. III" United States
arr becoming aasimllat"d 60 the condition
u th.. countries 10 Europe. There Is plenty
80 wheat. corn. cio.hiHr. vehicles. trans
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
Rua After Corn

To J. G. Eddy. Johusonville s. C.-You
ask &c u would be better TO SOW the rye AZ
the iast blowing of the corn or wait until
the corn IS harvested. say about October
LIST" We answer that Il would be too early
90 sow tn rye al the usual time Of laying
by corn. II would be far better 90 wait
until corn is harvested and then sow the
rye. The best plan however, would "a TO
SOW cowpcas i'm the corn at the last plow-
inG-no, later than July lst-at rate Of
thre. pccks per acre Then when the corn
as well glazed. or little later than the
usual timo 81 pulling fodder. cut the corn
down and cure il i'm shocks. You can then
sow the eve as early as middle or last Of
August or as much later rs You may pre-
fer. Wc do not know whore YOU can get
new seed rye. Apply to }. II. Alexander
Drug and Seed Company. Augusta, Ga.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
Cow Has Lost Her Cud.

Barney Smith. Holland. Tex.-Plcase In
form mo what 20 do for COW that has lost
her cud. Nothing else the matter that /
know OF. Seems To- have good appetite;
looks well out of hor eyes and eats as well
as any of the others.
There is no such almeut rs Tossing the
cud" The .cud is nothing more than a
wad Of the food that the COW has eaten
during the day which she brings up for the
purpose of masticatjng (chewingD While
engaged in eating a COW does not chew the
food excepting sufficiently to enable her to
swallow IL. After feeding untu satisfied,
or until filled. she then stands or lies
doWn in the shade and deliberately brings
up C'helchcs' il up) small quantities Of
the food at a time and cnews II. When
swallowed This time It passes Immediately
to the third stomach. and thence 20 the
fourth for final digestion. When cow
Is fed wholly on soft or ground food. she
does not "chcw the cud" because there
is no necessity to do soft is ALREADY
chewed" sufficiently If your COW eats
heartily. digcsts wen and appears content
ga and happy she is all right, whether She
"chews the cud' or no.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
IN LOVE BUT REFUSE TO WED
A Romantic Story Which Comes from
Missouri
St. Joseph. Mo. Correspondence New York


World
Charles Lavallete. son of a wealthy
+ enchman. does not believe in marriage.
His sweetheart. Emma AIohr, is Of the
same opinion. They refuse to marry, and
the law is having hard zine u make
them.
Young Lavam,te and he girl told their
friends apout their peculiar ideas more
than year ago. hut il was not until they
rented a house and moved into it that their
acquaintance paid much attention 10 this
theorizing. LaVallete. ST.. told his son
he must marry the cirl. ana the youuS
man took her away. promising 10 obey the
command. ON his return he told his IA
thor That they were married but a week
aro the old man learned they were not
,,-ntiet. ST. caused the arrest sOf the
Couple This was on Monday LAST. ana
they were sentenced to one .ay In J.ii
The father refused To pay the costs IN
H., case unless they agreed II marry. and
cr they viii marry IS stu an open ques-
iavallette Jr.. who is only twenty-one
wears Of age. said tonight.
~ woman has more rights when she
is not married. J want The woman love
10 have al the rights she can IN conn
NV where women are little better imam
slaves. If We could only 10 iet atone
v,nnIJ live in such = way that there woU-a
H. less OF this marriage fool.shness j..
IN, wears / woulj like 10 teach the peo-
-. II this bensghted section some sense
r. they would be Taught, hut Trey viii
not
~ don; ses Why any ono o.s.. should
object if | am wiling 10 tive with nm
w simply do not believe in marrying
although We expect to observe all tie Gus
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
INDIGESTION in Horse.

Subscriber Maplcton. ; C.-pleasc Let
thc.c IS anything To make n horse ban his
dung. and II So what is it? His food is
corn and fodder.
We know OF no specific treatment except
proper feeding and watering. Your horse
has form of dyspepsia and probably the
following treatment would be advisable:
First give him AT one dose one and hair
plnts of raw linseed oil. After the oil has
operated mix up four ounces Of copperas,
four ounces sai;petcr: divide into twenty
-four doses and give one powder daily IN a
h-an mash. See that the teeth are in good
order. Always water before feeding and
do not nut him to work earlier than one
hom aft,- a full meal. Also see that he is
not wormy.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
Irish Potato Second Crops.

In reply to numerous inquiries on the
subject we repUblish the following extract
from Georgia Experiment Station PRESS
Bulletin No. 21
about the middle of July is the best
time to plant the fall crop of Irish pota-
toes. if tubers of the spring crop are used
for seed. In this case me small tupeIs
should be selected and used uncut. per
feet stand however. Will be impossible.
as many of the tubers will not sprout-
Sometimes they are bedded like sweet POI o1
tatoes, and. after lying in the bed uhtl
they have had time 10 sDrout. are TAX II
up and only those used that snow a as
position to sprout the others h a.v ntand
can be obtained than If all the tuhers were
used
area to he planted is SO large as 10 pre-
clude IT'S economic use take all the small
potatoes from the spring crop ana put
them away on Il bran floor, or in cciliI
or under some suitable shelter for several
weeks. Those with tendency to rot VIII
by that time manifest II. ana only SOu.iu
tubcrs or those likely to sprout VIII bc ~.
IL Is by no means certain. however thtt
all Of these will sprout. and the staho
will stiIl he more or less imperfect
simply throwing back the small potatoes
OF the spring crop in the furrow as they
are dry. and then covering up. ms IL, a. q
cheaper and casier method, but more lihe
~ to result in an imperfect stand thah
either OF the others.
"pcrhaps the easiest solution OF the mat
ter Will be to use Lookout Mountain POI
tatoes This potato, recently Introduces
largely into mort Invest Georgia. may ~
destined to revolution!ze potato growing
in the south. It's popularity is mat
does not do well planted at tho usiIal sea
son-In early spring-hut thriNes II puI ~
q midsummer-from July 18th to August
18th. according to location: here. about NJ
gust list. our crop was marketed last year
November 81. Il was ready for Digging
some weeks before. The yield Is no,
heavy. hut the potatoes are Large ana
handsome and Of unsurpassed quality II
should be cut to two eye pieces and plant
ed lust as the spring crop would be.
good stand Will follow and a very saIlSlac-
tnrY crnn be the rcsmlt in the fall.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
THE WHITE BUFFALO.
The Only One Which Was Eve- Seen
Mace His Escape.

From Fse--. nH S.r.m-
t'ur.1e tt. -aaasr IS 1>s1 hlu,ls ~ In
uisf. ustHrstne trsm huut lar ON ~
the r'e.ue brought Er stories Is. hrlfn,.
u sc aa1 ms times anh in die.r,.l'
ae.sr aru Always -I th2 center ~ a
l.r-, aerL- Write uu.aso They nd us,t.
ttrr l-.r horses ia tss eiCur. % overtak.
l- Geo Uu purpose. never being SOD. tu get
.ulwne-e attr th. animal "a nrst we
E.H r.f uHv hatsa attention g. these SO
ass. hus =rlu "a klpt eroppIn- uu from
tl-s,rtEl c-lzuu-. aHl a. Hast. bee the ftlI Of
-,ss. j Ilg-rIf hal chauce go verify the
truth ut tl- O. raart- / had been --ut u.l
duty l.Eta sluI tae BED Is,-r river and
sa- r..Ee.-vi ussar s llrs- a.iud ~ Black
feet. 81 us we've hausll-=- south II -h-st river.
TOE U..f..liu Eta moved uutth lu vast NUM-
l. .s- -.ul tEe prairie Vaa BLACK win Goa IA.
haI EuuH vat ele mHrAlls t.itl 3D. party
u. EltrAtt,-l Co s.c eH. pf th.lr hunts.
1ua Also Go trs asa kiis lur myself My
horse - AS Euosi uue and Elu. - f..-tcr than
amy u-.uleluB - tue lntilAa hllt.rs.
u-I Eec detached from the Iarty. t,,-com-
lmE rlr.G vi CO.. slaughter. aTi must o.. 81.
r. sl aE Gss.set twenty miles .r.. m tamp.
Wheu / nude for 4 SNAIL clump ~ timber
uu t1r Wls tfata nsthAA To Hailt a ire ami
roast q portion uf some buffalo meat I na.i
on the Sasifsla with me- A I approached
tll.. a-s~sd e htmsi uf sshaut ffsf animals burst
u-g uE tac brush and made OF 80 th.. south.
and EeS. most certainly. Ia the mldii. OF
tf-.m Eas "a white buffalo. Aitnwu.h thev
WEI quarter ~ a fHialr away. rlHr. could
b. m mistake about tt. hc wa th-Ta as
iarE. SIS life. and quite white. and running
HE a Ie-r- There was no time TO much
NOR thau take Coz the scene. hut / rafh-
.red uu che r-ius and was aft hini de-
t.-mi.sI to bag that buffalo OF Kill my
hurae
uis -hrt rare = was. mile after mile.
grg rlthuuEh al the band with an sx-
s.erltfnrs ~ about = dozen had split arr anl
gore lu Fiffersut dire tious. III white ant
nal Wit, his hniy rtsarsl II about a dozen.
RENT g. about she same distance ahead
I could catch q glimpse 81 him now and
chen. and thers was m doubt he was snow
--rf-r Cot within shot 7 could not for
--~-v- miles At last they began 70 tire
~wF although my hCrSe was tired also
rrT s~asnE h0-eS - Cuwlmg mp and getting
y SHOT Alas for SNch chance. or a
...-.r.f.r, NV horse iurrhed forward on his
vnea zans1Iug mo over his head onto IN
r.r-4Ers- and turning \ snmrrsault himself
missing ire hy only Few fee-- He had
~. hts foot into e badger hole and hrouri.
my hopes 81 q white rohe n sudden end.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
Rheumatism in iorse.

w q. Rice. Jr.. Saluca. 5. CT have n
well formed mare. six years old. which
e,.ris 10 suffer from something Ike cramp.
except that the pam seems 10 be I'm his legs
more particularly his hind legs. While
standing. she shifts very frequently her
weight from one leg TO the Other which
motion is attCadcd with cracking sound.
After warming up this cracking ceases
She IS in other respects perfectly sound
AMI hearty. What aiis her? Please pre-
scribe amt obliGe.
II IS probable that your animal has rhcu-
n,atiSm First Civ. her q dose OF drains Of
aloes. ounce Of ginger and / ounce Of
gentian II she has fever give - drops OF
aconite tincture every > hours. 1t Is not
probable. however. that she has fever now
If she is i'm much pain give ounces of
opium three times day in little water.
Battle the less ana loins with hot water,
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TO George H. Welsh. Sandy Ridge. Ca
II is a pretty clear case Of indigestion and
probably founder as a result OF that fourth
days Ovcr-feodng. and 1t has become
chronic Give her at one dose from one to
one and half pounds of epson salts and
one ounce of ground ginger dissolved IN
half-gallon Of cold water and follow this
with one ounce of tncture of ginger, one
ounce of tincture of eentian and one ounce
of tincture of iron in one pint of water
once a day. DO not feed cotton meal and
hulIs until she gets well and hearty. but
give wheat bran, oats and green food.
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tits; rests on the right hind foot all the
time.
We think the mule has Indigestion. and
nlao Is 'vorrnv.' fsiN.- a.. following one
dose night and morning. for a week: ono
Dram Of copDoras. one dram of tartar
emetc. two drains Of linsecd oil ara one
ounce of spirits Of turpentine. After three
weeks repeat the entire treatment to catch
the worms that may have Matched during
that time. You may also give the follow
ing tonic: One and q half ounces ooppcras,
one ounce of saltpetc two drains of foen-
usr,"k seed. two ounces hnscCd meal
Powder and mix and give one tcaspoouful
night and morning in the feed.
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Nitrate Of Soda IS a Fer.

Editor COmStiiution-Wha
]. The cost Of nitrate of
> Is IL a good fertilizer A.,
3 Nnat amount Of soda mixed
with cotton seed meal or ho.,lli MAJ itire,
IS proper quantity for one u land
say for cOtton2
rave been planting clor more
than nifty years. have no - with
fertilizers. only To make seta Die
garden our lands in Tex generally
rich. though / am satiSt1,,.,.oI our
upiands would be benefIttk I ..-lzdllon-
Coil,,n Falls co,,-, ,t - june 10 81
l. The cost of nitrate doout so
ton At cur ports.
, 1t is good top dr. wheat or
oats in the early sp5 AIty TO
seventy-five pounds 10
3 Adding nitrate off, ION seed
rnaal an. ia, ,,,,,,,,-o simply be adj
ding more nitrogen ia .nese fertil-
izers. which already, mat eie-
ment Of plant food VI, phos-
,or III. rs follows: reo
rnn,,ds ~. ie pounds l,ainit
md % no,,ral 80 soda; use from
90 10 fC0 pounds ps---
W. not fail 10 read
Thomas Slater's- he
Sends 1t Free
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FarcY.

J. W. Wiley TABOR. Tex-Please give
me a remedy for farcy. I have a mule
which ] suppose has the disease. II broke
out with something Ike blisters or Tester
ing sores about the size Of my thumbnail
an over. The sores have spread wider UNI
til now some are ~ large ~ silver dol
lar The mule has had II about ten days
e Is by 70 means certain that il is a
case 0f farcy. If il IS. il Is hardly worth
while 90 attempt TO treat it. as it is rare
for a case 10 get wei. 1t is probably some
other disease. Give him two drachms of
limestone twice q day in mash and con-
t!nue Tor q month. feed good hay and
oats. wash the sores and dress them by
dusting on them twice a day with iodo-
form powder. OR you may wash the sores
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28

cultivated I'm corn and cotton of which j
wish to make a permanent pasture ior
milk cows. Please let me know % when
aud how the land should be prepared W
when IL should be planted 90 what erase
would you advise and 90 how much sech
per acre should be sowed? Please answer
Ia next issue.
Let us say In the first place that It is
practically useless to try to make good
pasture on poor or exhausted land. For
summer pasture there Is probably nothing
equal to bermuda grass. and especially on
compa -atvely poor. old land. We do nos
mean that even bermuda will make good
pasture on such land. but that IL VIII az
least I've and hear heavy pasturirg, while
an other valuable grasses Will almost GER
tainly fan
We wolld commence by sowing the land
int"ndcd for pasture in cowpcas at once.
Break up the soil with good two-horse
, yiow. harrow I'm one and half bushels oi
Unknown or Whppoorwin peas and 200
- 800 pounds Of acid phosphate. When
the vines are in fun bloom AID young
peas are forming NOV the vines and make
them into hay. Then turn under the stub
bic and debris and harrow smooth. Ey the
latter part of September or early in DC
toher SOW on each acre as follows:
Orchard grass. E. :. =. :. 49,. 10 pounds
Tail oat grass -. pounds
hcd top grass :. ....lV p"uh.9
Swcct-sccnted ycrnal. :. 10 pounds
White clover seed. ........ pouhcs
Total !. 40 pounds
Also apply 200 to 4o0 pounds Of a high
grade Euano The seed should be dampen-
"a little an mixed together and sown
over the feshly narrowed surface. Then
sow the gUano, and you may then drag a
lislt brush over the surface.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
Turnor on Colts Leg.

10 5. $ league. Canto. y. C.-Your do
scriptiDn is not sufficiently close 70 enable
MS 90 MAKE. d confident diagnosis. We pre-
sume the knot or tumor WIS caused ny
Kick or blow of some sort. Dissolve hale
ounce of acetate of lead I'm one quart Of
water and rub ON and around th" place
two or three times day. When the sore
ness. II any. seems 10 have gone. then mix
one dr1chm of b.nodide OF mercury ana
urp and "a half ounce, of lard. Rub 81 on
once week and continue for several
months IL necessary. Il may be well 70
first open tine tumor if soft and iat out the
matter ana then inject into it twice day
on.. tablespoonful of solution Of one
GTarhm OF chloride of zinc I'm one pint Of
water Try this last prescription first and
il il does not answer then Try the first.
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Chinch BUGS in Corn.

". y. Clinton. Edaemoor. :. C.-Thc
chinch hugs are destroying our corn crops
in this section and il You know of any way
To discriminate them. YOU Will confer "A kind
favor ~ put fishing il in your weekly pa
per.
No satisfactory. practical method has
yet been discovered for discriminating
chinch bugs The Kansas experiment sta
ton (Manhattan. Kans.) has made some
promising Investigations relating to infect
ing the bugs with fungous disease, but no
Tractical results have yet been reached.
Kerosene emulsion. where used on the bugs.
l. e.. applied directly To them, is said to b,
effective ia killing then.
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''1s.l - i s,s,-l,s-. -. law
- ~. -. -. ~ fe OF
f.S,-.Ilof,, ~. I'll tl,f.,- f.,T..d ,,lg at
all about the law. and expocte. nave
~ r,,,,,-L ~. - ,,,,.-,.,,,4 = legfS-
la,,,,. ..,is.;,,- ~. -. n -. tTenty-
on. ,.e.,rs vim -, ;,to 80 cutting
,++.,,.,,, 4. N,.,,.,; - -, # they
were not married by that tin YOU'D
arres- Lavalleta and send him penn
Tertiary.
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Total
A strange Affection i'm a Mule.

Il. J. r.. Rams. Tenn.-My mule is five
years Old; has never done hard work or
h.Cd jumping. when she gets her head
down to drink or Craze she can hardly get
4 up again; when once up she can hardly
get IL down. The skin seems 10 De TOO
tight on both shoulders. She has been this
way nearly one year: her breast seems 10
poe persisted away very much. points OF
shoulders very prominent. she does not
limp. but viii crimple; she will run ard
play q little. | have not worked her any
iOr six months. Please state the cause
or trouble and how to cure her ana Ob.ige
"a subscriber.
We rcgrc; that we are not able to say
what Is the matter with your mule. Il IS
a strange affection TO us.
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FIRM CORRESPONDENCE.
Questions answered bg th6
Agricultural Editor.
Nursery Work.

To subscribe. f,nsl,~eriss. Ga.-Nou
should send a. William Wood 4 CO.. 81. -
ami 4 East Tenth street. New York. fer
copy of the recent new edition nf Tho1its's
American Fruit Cnlturist Also send GO
Rural Publishing Company. New York
city. Cor COPY 81 BaIey's Nursery Book
The. latter IS "A smaller AMI less expensive
volume. aud IS wholly dsv1. = to nursery
details. The FORMER covers THE whole sub
far- ~ fruit culture.
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Cotton Diving After Pens.

". T.. Wynn. I-Ireia. Gal have
upi-hblr who had "a part Of field iH p'us
las; year lie cut tht vines for hay. THIS
year he planted TN field in so-ton. IN"
eutir, ncld was prepared alike and planted
at The same time When he chopped the
cotton IL was some size. an looked alike.
Sow th" cotton whore the peas grew IS
not half as large as where corn grew and
about half OF il has died. What is the
causc2
Tou say part OF the field last year was
soVu in peas and the vines made into hay.
Nou do net say what was planted In the
remainder of the field. but we presume II
was corn. From your statement of the
conditions we are not able To say why the
part planted in peas last year is making
an inferior growth OF cotton. You have
probably rallied 70 give complete state
ment of the conditions. Certainly it was
not because OF the peas. for an annual OK
p-rirncc 81 eight years has taught US that
tar very best preparatory crop for cotton
is - pa crop the previous year. 1t is our
constant and unfailing practice
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L. Il. Dail Mount olive. y. CT l have
a now ground which | wish to put in
stra" berries next August. Would mari
Go wei on il; il So. how much to IN" acre.
,. VIII turnips do well on new ground. If
SO. what kind of fertilizer should y" used.
l. 1t is not possible TO say whether mari
ing the land would be beneficial without
actual trial on the land or Il similar land.
About fifty bushels of finely powdered line
is an ordinary dose for one acre.
>. New ground answers very well for
turnips. Acid phosphate and potash would
probably be an that would be required.
But you give no idea of the character of
the soil. Five hundred 10 one thousand
pounds of mixture Of 1000 pounds of acid
phosphate. $50 pounds of muriatc Of potash.
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burning Brush on New Land.

C. T. Callahan Evergreen. Ala.--f 7
clear up land In July and August and
burn off the brush. etc. in the following
winter. will IT result in injury to the land?
We do not see why it should, and there IS
no reason why it should As a rule We
would prefer to leave the brush unburned
until winter. so that the ground shah be
shaded as much as possible. But this con-
sidcration would not b. sufficient to deter
as from burning whenever ii might be
most convenient. The notions about sap
being up and sap being down as hav-
ing any apprcciahie effect on the soil Is
without any foundation. in fact.
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Tanglefoot or Flv Paper.

Peter Powell. Grove Hill, n. C.-The
sticky substance used for making tangle-
foot is made of linseed oil, rosn and
little honey but we have forgotten the pro-
portions. We started once to make our
own paper, but concluded that we could
buy it cheaper eco cents a dozen Sheets
than we could afford to make II. Send 10
cents to Scientific American, New York,
for copy of their supplement" containing
ha