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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
Watermolons.

f.. IT, c., Cayuga. Miss have a piece
of hillside land that was planted in oats
two years ago but las now grown up in
weeds. DO you thlnk the land would be
suitable for WatcrmclonsP What fertil-
izcr should / use and how much to the
hin? / have used stable manure and cot
ton seed meal, but have never had much
success with either. What variety Of
seed is the earliest? How much seed
will il require 10 plant an acre? Any in
formation on the subject will be CRATE
fully received.
Answer: Yes. such land would be excel
lent for watermelons. See article in last
weeks issue on Fertilizer Formula for
Watermelous." which gives general di-
rections About one to one and half
pounds of the formula To each hill would
probably he Notwithstanding on the
quality of the land. / cannot say what
variety is the earliest. but the following
are ali early: Memphis Augusta, sugar
Loaf, Augusta rattleSnake. do not re
call the amount of seed required 70 plant
an acre You can easily find out by al
lowing twelve to twenty seeds Tor each
of 300 hills. see how many are i'm an ounce
by Weighing an ounce. Allowing. TWEEN
~ seeds to the hill TO provide for re-
planting. etc) an acre would require 6w9
seeds or somewhere in the ueishborhood
of one pound. Send > cents to Georgia
Experiment Station. Experiment, Ga. for
COPY of bulletin No. IS. on watermelon
culture.
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Cotton Seed and Cotton Seed Meal.

James }. Lynn, Lamb. : CT. Would
II De admissible 10 exchange ton of cot
ton see Tor 1900 pounds Of cotton meal?
Would il pay to fcrtilize oats now
that We're Sowcd in October They are i'm
line condition and on land that would
make from twenty-five to thirty bushels
OF corn per acre.
, Ii is best 10 turn pea stubble in the
fan or in the spring?
Answer. / would jump Al the chance
to get l510 pounds of cotton meal i'm eX-
change FOR one ton of seed. one ton Of
seed is worth. for fertllizing purposes.
about 500 pounds of meal. as have many
times stated in these columns. \ farmer
who will persist in using cotton seed as
fertilizer instead of exchanging for meal
is blind to his best interest.
=. | do not answer from experience in
fertiliZing fall SOwn oats In the spring
except with nitrate of soda. Doubtless
"A top dressing of a highly soluble acid
phosphate and some muriate of potash
would be very beneficial. but | cannot
say to what extent. | would not expect
any profitable results from cotton meal
applied now as a top dressing. The pro-
per proportion of the ingredients is 100
pounds acid phosphate. twenty-five pounds
muriate of potash and 100 pounds Of
nitrate of soda. Apply as top dressing
the acid phosphate and muriate and half
Of the nitrate at once. and the remainder
of the nitrate about the middle Of March
To April LIST.
J. Turn under pea stubble early i'm No
Vember.
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Not Kidney Worms.

To J. J. and J. NJ Bonnell. Sparks. Ca
Your description of the symptoms mani
tested in the eases of your two hogs,
while not full and satisfactory leads me
tn say that il is not all probable that
either was affected with kidney worms
rather uncommon diSease-but most like
ly il was pleurSy. complicated with soma
tumefactions of the entrails. Pleurisy q
an Inflammation of the lining of the ches.
and the covering of the lungs and is a
quite common disease, and is traceable
to cold wet weather. or to Wet beds
But this is only a surmiSe. 1t is not
improbable that the one that died so
quickly after receiving the drench of oil
and turpentine was killed by getting the
oil and turpentine i'm his lungs I once
killed a hog by drenchinG with oil. He
died i'm less than three minutes.
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Buving Fertilizer in Crude State.

e. II. :. Beueville. Cal. VIII it pay
me To buy my fertilizers in an unmiNed
or crude state?
> What kind will produce the greatest
naturally well drained. pimpiy or small
2 What is good fertilizer for oats
when sown. also for top dressing I'D
spring?
Answer. Yes. / have repeatedly ad-
vised farmers TO do that tery thing.
81 have no experience in fertiAZnS
and cultivating sea island cotton. hnt
nresume the same formula so often
recommended for ordinary upland COTTON
,yould also be adapted TO sea island
2 For oats: 200 pounds acid pnosphate.
90 hounds cotton seed meal. 2p Iounu7
az kainit Top dress with seVenty-HNe
pounds nitrate of soda IN spring.
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MARVELLOUS CURES

Effected in short
time, patients gain
rapidly in strength
and flesh, astonish-
ing friends and ac-
quaintanceS, the men
tai werS become
wonderfully inVigo-
rated. digestion in
creased from two to
four fold. torpid liver
and sluggish bowels
act in a perfectly
natural manner. the
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
COTTON SEED AND MEAL.

! correspondent asks about the rola-
ti,. f.rtilizins value of whole cotton
sod and cotton meal In reply | could
not d. better than reproduce la part
an article prepared by me- and published
j., another paper last week. as follows:
Is already stated. So pounds of meal
ar. fully equivalent To 1900 pounds of
whole seed. as "A fertilizer. The Griliih
oil mill G,nd I presume other mills will
do as well or better) offers 10 give 1io
rounds of meal IN exchange for one
ton seed. or. in other words. the mill
will give the fermcr coo pounds Of meal
more than the ton Of seed are worth
Ia the farmer. 1t is quite clear that
the farmer will make GO pounds Of meal
clear 0ess expense OF hauling on every
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
Fistula and Gravel.

G. w. Upshaw. Ellisville, Miss.-Tell j.
II. Field. Little Rock. Ark, to battle the
fistua twice a day This | guarantee 10
cure If used long enough.
Tell l.. r. Hodge Magenta, La, to
drench his horse twice n day with green
coffee tea and IT will cure the gravel.
Comment: Mr.. Upshaw does not say
whether the bathing for fistula should be
with water or something else. or whether
the water should be hot or cold.
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Tomato Culture.

w. Mllenden, Mt. Nebo. n. c.. wishes
to plant about two acres in tomatoes
soil is dark gray and quite thin. Please
advise me how and when to pant to OBJ
tain good results for canning purposes
and the best commercial fertilizers to use
for said purpose. | am not IN a position
to buy the crude material and do my own
mixing. and must, therefore, use the
ready mixed article.
. Wish TO SOW clay peas in a small
very poor-for the purpose of improving
the soil and also to use as lot for two
or three pigs TO run on. Thus soWn,
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in this state for two years. VIII you
please inform me of a remedy?
Answer-The symptoms very strongly
indicate that your COW has tuberculosis
of the udder. This disease is Identical
with the disease commonly called CON
sumption" in the human species. 1t is
quite generally pronounced as incurable.
1t would be dangerous to use the milk
of such a COW. and especially dangerous
II the person using it Is predisposed (by
heredity) to consumption. The flesh of
the COW might also communicate the dis
case TO one partaking of it, unless very
thoroughly cooked. / advise you to -.lll
the COW unless some one who knows shall.
after careful personal examination, pro-
nounce IL Is not tuberculosis
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
To Heat Cotton Seed.

W. T. Durham Oak Ridge. La--Take a
gallon jug fill it with boiling water cork
it. or nut a cob stopr or instead and place
the jug in the center of your seed on
or near the floor. Then pour a buckctful
Of hot water on the seed around or on the
jug. round Tp the seed over ii and il will
start heat immedia ely that will kill
every seed i'm tha house
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
Hens Won't Lay-CropbOund.

NJ Y. NJ. Pine Log. Cal write to get
some information about my 'hlChtuH.
have nifty hens and haven't got q Single
/ egg i'm ten or eleven weeks. My chlch'ha
have seemed perfectly healthy up ill now
They are taking sick. their craWS "'c
lust as harf as rock and as large ~ %
teacup | never saw anything like II pc
tore-don't know what 10 do Tor tnchi ,
There is wheat all around the mouse anu
, the, have got full usage of II. Does INA
have ANYTHING to do with them. hau
a large turuip patch close 10 the houSI
and they run on 1t all tn IAN ana /
thought maybe IN It had something TO 90
with il and / hal il turned under ana
they still didn't 20 TO laying. / leo on
corn and shattered wheat and sometimes
douSh made up soft out of coarse Srouiiu
meal and gave chem all the Dutlcrmllh
they would drink Now can you tell me
something TO do for the big Craw. cali H.
ana tell ne what To give them to make
them go TO laying. everybody cnICNc"9
around me are laying and are hcalIhy'
Answcr-Several iuquirers have lately
made the same complaint. and feared mat
too much green rye was the cause OF the
failure TO lay. See answers to them
do not know that there is anything IN
green rye or wheat to prevent laYlhS' ~
is probahle chat your hens are too fat ana
lazy Give no corn meal dough- bu'
rather wheat screenings andoalS ana pi'7
of clean meat scraps once ort twice
week eiv, a feed of half chaF nrn, or
til.
cars near enough "A bright u. 4 char
the OUTSIDE Then she'll and feed To the
hens.
what is called 'crJpbound. The only
remedy (othcr than Ircvcntative) is pluck
away the feathers in front. make an licl9-
ion through the skin ana INTO the crop
about one inch long and remove the con
tents of the crop with the handle of a t2'l-
spoon. or that handy tool OF lddE,
hairpiu. Then SOW up the crop with
needle and white silk thread, taking three
or four stitches. Sew up the skin sep3-
ratciv and let the ends of both threads
hang outside. Give mo- food and very 1T
tie water for tWcnty-fCur hours, and put
grain or TWO of saiicNhc acld IN ihc
water After five or six days the stitches
may be cut and drawn out. OF course
YOU should wait "A few days. or until II
appears that such an operation is necesS-
RI to save the fowls life. II you empty the
craw Of che YOU win know what il Is that
they have been stutliug themselves with,
and try TO prevent them DONG so IN lu-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
A New Remedy for Warts.

". :. Benton. Banks. Ala.-Fur The flu
ture benefit of the many readers of your
valuable paper who may he troubled with
warts on stock. l will give a very sim
pie remedy that / have great confidence
in Put on "a good daub of TAR. repeating
as long as necessary. | had "a mule that
had one ear that got large enough %
begin To pull the ear over and Two ap-
pli.-d tons made pCrmcau mt cure. 1t
has been tried where one application was
sufficient
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
Stifle Joint Sprain.

To r. +. l.. j., COnley, GA morse
suffering from sprain of any of the
Joints of his limbs should not be worked
Mix an ointment of two drains OF cam
tharides and one ounce of iard. Rub III
on the outside of the stifie joint only.
After twentV-four hours wash il off and
grease with lard. Repeat the blister IN
week or ten days if necessary.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
johnson Grass.

To w J. Levens. Bartlett Ala.-Nou
may succeed in preventing the Johnson
EElss from spreading when planted on the
wet sandy land, by pasturins 1t c'oSe-
Ia. but if is not probable that the grass
win succeed on such land. Better SOW IL
I'm Red Top grass. Johnson grass VIII
~row an summer. After sowing the seed
in February you may Craze IL hBhtly ny
midsummer.
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George Gould-Irish Potatoes.

To Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Settle. Meador. Ky
| DO not know George Goulds postofiice.
Eight to ten bushels of Irish potatoes
Will plant one acre. varying according 10
size of potatoes and strength of the soil.
l would not risk two years land in pOta-
toes without fertilizer of some sort. Ear
y Rose, Beauty of Hebron. Peerless,
Early Ohio
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
1,,roorian Grass After Oats.

To John Brown, Fort MIL > t.-tiuh-
~, D,iI1et soWn after oats will sue
ceed very well. provided the ground pe
well prepared by blowing and the sea
IONS prove reasonably good OF course
the Weld will depend on the .qualHy OF
tho land. Ninety TO 100 days IS all that
the croD requires To mature
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
LONG Stanle Cotton Seed.

W. G. Neil q SON oxford Miss, who
wish to know where they can get some
genuine long staple cotton seed are in
formed that do not Know and advised TO
apply TO a regular seedman. j. Is. Alien.
Port Gibson. Miss. can supply him with
seed of "a long staple upland variety. but
N ea9 island
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Formula for Cotton.

j. G. r.. Plains. Gal have fifteen
acres of land cleared this winter that
wdat To plant in cotton. II is a red peb-
bic land. How or what proportion would
you mix acid cotton meal and kainit
for such land? | thought there would
be some difference between fresh and
old land. How much per acre. and what
time to plant for best results BY an
swering this YOU will oblige me very
much.
AnsMer-I have frequently Stated when
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
Notice 10 IlQuir6rS.

4. Write MAINLY and 90 the point giving only
ou.s,ious 20 which answers are desired
z Confine inquiries strictly 10 matters con-
corning the farm.
O. Never ask for Answers by mall
4 Never ask where sn article can oe mao
nor the price.
g. Always give your fun name and address.
Ifyou do not wish your name punilshsu'
say 50, and initials only VIII &c prlnteI
q Carefully file this page for future refer
snce and before writing examine your
ME 10 see ~ 10 has not been already an
swerei. .
Look ahead and send IN your lnqunes
ealIy DO not expect rs % answer IN
next paper" The editor must hand IN
hi. copy q week before the paper ir puo-
lished. 49,,
for this department 10
The CONSTITUTION.
az. and Y. Department.
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Scratches

To VIII IT. Koon Fort White FIa.-Yauv
letter was dated January @Hh- In the
issue f the w xiv OF January 22d you
probably saw the treatment given f0r
scratches under that heading. the first
inquiry and answer. Please refe- L. Il
AZ you ovcrlookei il a. the time
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Grass Culture.

j. r. Rives. Goldsjon. y. CT. am
turning my attention 10 stock raising.
Please anSNS three questions. nave
three fields | wish TO turn into past lures
for sheep, hogs and cattle. Fields are
now sown in whelt. Please give mixture
Of seeds to sow On each lot. No. l land
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
Watermelon SUGAR and Strip.

70 W. A. Checkley. Willis. Tex: \ care
ful AND thorough investigation of the
watermelon with regard ia its available
itv for the manufacture of sugar was
made by the California Experiment Sta
zion II was round that 100 pounds of the
Juice OF a ripe watermelon contains about
two ANA thrce-qua rter pounds of sugar,
or about one pound of sugar IN four ana
oue-hilf gallons This would be far too
little to make the watermelon a proiita.
ple source of sugar. 1t was also found 10
the same experiments that if the Juice be
boiled down to Sirup the latter turned so
darll-colorcd that lit could hardly be &C
Ceptablc in the mar<tt T..
If any reader has amy experience to Of
fer We would be glad to have II.
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SelfSuckino Cows.

j. H. Fulmer. Springfield. 5. CT no.
ticed in your issue of January 10Th an in
quiry regarding COWS who suck them
selves. | am using a No. ) calf weaner.
sold by Gufort 81 Turner Co. Baltimore
Md, which gives me satisfaction
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Tuberculosis of Cow

.sscriber NavasOta. Tex have a
COW whose udder is enlarged and is very
hard and the milk is full of particles re-
sembling madden and when it stands i'm
the pan IL leaves a yellow sediment i'm
the bottom. The udder has now been
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
Formula for Cotton.

To c. y. Mullins. Beaverton. Miss see
no reason why the formula for a fertIl-
izer for cotton should he different from
the standard formula that | nave 50
often published in these columns, to-"it'
Acid phosphate. .l,wW pouhgS
Muriate of potash - pouiluS
Cor kainit 800 pOunds)
Cotton meal. =. -" pouiiu9
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johnson Ora SIS.

To ID. +. L.. Lacy Springs, Ala. JOHN
son grass makes a coarse but nutritious
hay. 2 one bushels of seed will sow an
acre. 3. March is probably the best time
to SOW, although the seed may be sown
i'm September. 4. Apply to seedsmen who
advertise in this paper, or insist on your
scotsman getting seed for you. would
not deal with n su-called scotsman VINO
would not get me what | might want II 10
bc had in the United States Don't SOW
johnson glass seed unless you have made
up your mind to give up the land 10 II
Tor good and ALL" and ask your neigh
Iors down the creek if they object to
your sowing il.
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Broom Corn Culture.

To l. Il. Brown. Scottsboro. Ala.-Send
- cents TO Orange Judd Company, New
York for copy of Broom and Broom
Making"
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Moss, Bark, Roots and Herbs.

Thomas II. higgins, Yular. Fla.-Will
some one give me the address of the best
buyers of black and gray mos. banks,
roots and herbs. If |. can get cool sale
for such things | will try to help some
one 60 earn a living.
Answer-You should correspond with
large manufacturers of carriages, bug
gies and harness i'm regard to moss rot
ted, as it is much used I'm making cush-
ions. The following firms buy medicinal
barks, roots and leaves: Sabe Bros, "
Gold street. New York; Higgins & Waters,
Baltimore. Md; Wallace Bros. States
vile. ~ G. Mr.. Huggins says he will be
glad to return postage TO any one who
will write him as above, giving their cX-
perience in selling such things and Will
thank and pay them for their trouble.
TO -. w. Jarrard, Alto. Ga.-See above.
Calamus root, scraped and dried, is worth
about or cents a pound.
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Observation-Disclosures.

To c. ". Moran, Rest. Ark--Your mare
has chronic Inflammation of the lining
membrane of the vagina. due 10 CON
tagion. or Old age. or to a scrofulous
tendency Inject warm wafer plentifully
into the vagina and womb until clean.
Then inject a little of a solution OF half
ounce OF sulphate of zinc. half ounce OF
carboIi, acid one quart Of water. Use
the warm water injection daily, followed
with the zinc and carbolic acid lotion. II
not improved i'm a few days change the
lotion to two ounces perOXid OF hydrogen
and four ounces OF water repeating every
dav. Give her two drains OF copperas
and half dram nuN Vomica in bran
mash twice a day for two weeks: \ our
other letter was turned over To Mr.. Z. J.
Moran
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Bermuda IN kentucky.

+. King. Ocala. KY want 10 set my
yard IN some kind of good sod grass. How
would Bermuda do? Which is best. il or
blue grass? Ii ! SOW Bermuda seed how
long VIII II he before tx Sods2 How must /
prepare seed bed2 Is il am early grass?
Would il make good. permanent pasture
Tor my location. central Kentucky?
Answer am not prepared 10 say
whether or no Bermuda grass would SUE
coed in central Kentucky. VIII some Kind
reader IN that state or IN Virginia or
Missouri who has personal knowledge
please give our readers the benefit of the
same would be glad 10 be able to
Tx the northern limit of the successful
culture Of this most valuable summer mas
turaSe grass, 50 that suitable resolutions
OF coincidence might be offered and adopt-
ct Tor ;hc benefit of deniZenS north of
that me. When Bermuda grass seed are
relied on u viii require at least until
me second summer To secure "a good sod.
sowing The seed iu the early summer 1t
* better To use the roots. Il is not an
early grass, anording its first short bite
ABOUT bean planting time I'm tho spriug
The danger IN Kentucky IS that the
roots VIII bc Killed bV severe and long
continued Freezes. / think If / were "A
citizen of the Bluegrass state 7 would
want nothing better than bluegrass Tor
lawn.
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700 pounds


Apply so as to get from $50 TO zoo
pounds of acid phosphate per acre IN
other words. put the amount OF the lot
mula above given on five to seven acres.
or IN reduce each ingredient To the
amount per acre apply to each acre loo
To 200 pounds of acid phosphate. ten To
fifteen pounds of muriate OF potash kod
forty 10 sixty pounds of kalnlD ana 1Oo
to $50 pounds of cotton seed meal
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Red Bone Foxhounds

To Q. NJ. w. Dewey. 5 CT am not
informed about dogs and cannot give you
the information.
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giving my standard fertilizer formula
for cotton. that on fresh land, or bottom
land. or Wherever the plants grow large.
IT might be modified by reducing the
amounts of cotton meal and potash. say
from - to 20 per cent. This modification is
more important when light fertilizing IS
intcnded-less than go pounds per acre.
The formula for cotton is: one thousand
pounds Of acid phosphate. SeVenty-five
pounds of muTiate of potash tor 300
pounds of kaiuiD aud 200 pounds of cot
ton meal Cor hfty-eight bushels of cotton
seedD / would reduce the amounts of
potash and cotton meal by one-half on
land Just cleared. Say to each acre apply
200 pounds of acid phosphate. ten pounds
OF muriate Cor forty pounds of kainiD
and seventy pounds cotton meal Plant
about 10th of April in your section.